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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1920
Page
9
Twenty Corydon Troop members camp this week at Elie River two miles below White Cloud on Joe Wiseman’s farm. The group aims for a model camp with daily programs and wholesome fun while welcoming visitors.
A heavy storm on Sunday June 18 with rain wind and hail damaged crops near Wes Fen Chapel and New Middletown. Trees blown down windows shattered telephone wires burned. Tobacco patches and potato ridges severely hurt. A shock of oats and a barn were struck by lightning.
A collision near Palmivra left Clyde Ocis driving a Ford out of control into a ditch and a telegraph line, throwing three men from the car. Roy Zimmerman, unconscious until the next morning, Ollis remained unconscious for two days with head and shoulder injuries, and Willie Coleman suffered only minor injuries.
Andrew Weathers and daughter Miss Florence of Marengo, Mr and Mrs Charles Cook and daughter of New Albany, and Mrs Verna Wright Corydon were in Boali a short time Monday afternoon en route to their homes from French Lick and West Baden Springs Paoli News
Rev BE G Jann, once a popular county pastor now in Porterville California, writes of a good church year and crops. He notes alfalfa land prices 1 to 4 hundred dollars per acre and irrigated fruit land at 1 000 to 2 600 per acre ten miles from the Sierra foothills. Mrs Jann and two children visit Indiana for about three months starting June 14.
Rev J M Caress of New Albany passed Corydon after aiding Rev Younsblosd and Rev Jesse Shuck at a Washington township meeting. At Wolfe's Schoolhouse leaders organized a United Brethren church with six charter members and nearly $1008 subscribed for a church building site secured.
The notice lists weekday and Sunday bus departures from Corydon and New Albany with multiple unclear times. It mentions Ben A. Flock as the proprietor and operator of the route.
Mr and Mrs Ira Dick and their young daughter from Indianapolis visited their parents Mr and Mrs C S Dick and sister Mrs Roscoe Anderson and family Saturday and Sunday July 17 and 18. They traveled in a Dodge and were detained three hours at Salem due to a severe rain storm Sunday evening.
Prejudice against glasses is noted yet wisdom lies in accepting vision help. Conner's Cruz Store at Pearl and String Streets in New Albany Indiana offers thorough eye examinations and affordable glasses with proper lenses and fitting frames.
Crandall defeats Kentucky Lads 5 to 1 at Crandall in a home game. Carl Wasner struck out 10 for Crandall with two walks while Sherzer fanned two for the Lads. Spaathing brothers from Tourville pledge Crandall’s strength ahead of next Sunday matchup.
Dr Chas e Stevens four miles northwest of Corydon reports a new potato bug discovered while studying potato crops. The pests were first seen eating potatoes on Thouraday and measured about one and a half inches long with gray color. When disturbed they try to flee. Stevens says she has never seen anything like them.
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