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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1921
Page
4
Governor Warren T. McCray his wife and daughter will visit Corydon on May 8 with friends including ex State Senator W A Guthrie. A reception at the Corydon Public Library is planned for eight o'clock with services moved earlier to accommodate the visit.
A county superintendent will be elected by the County Board of Education on the first Monday in June. Eligible candidates include those with a three year Common School License or a four year Normal or College degree. Names mentioned include T. J. McClaren Clyde Martin Grace Carroll Hugh Hayes and others.
Miss Lydia A. Blake died at her Boone township home last Saturday at 10:30 am aged 63 years 1 month 12 days. She is survived by seven brothers four sisters a stepmother and numerous relatives. Funeral held Sunday at 2:30 pm at Bethel A B church Central with burial in the church cemetery. Personal property of Anne Reader to be sold by private sale next Saturday at the decedent's residence.
A Paoli reader urges citizens to oppose relocating the Indiana Reformatory to Putnamville arguing the move would waste up to 2.6 million taxpayer dollars and says the people should decide quickly. Also notes a baseball game at the Fair Grounds where James Clarke Jr. of Louisville beat Harrison Post 22 to 7.
George L. Hurst and Homer Spangler near Greencastle Indiana face trial in Crandall for arson on Charles H. Ashworth property dated March 2. The circuit court hearing was scheduled for Wednesday May 4 with no report available yet on prosecution or defense actions.
The State of Indiana charged Stay Love and William Barksdale with robbing James Coleman, an old soldier from the county’s north. The case was reset for trial on Friday May 13 due to missing witnesses.
Next Sunday May 8 marks Mothers Day with observances by Sunday School and church organizations. Readers are urged to honor their mothers in an appropriate way.
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Rev J G Moore will deliver the baccalaureate sermon in New Amsterdam next Sunday night. Rev M A Cossaboom returns to Corydon after a month in Ohio for church duties.
Mrs Mary Barger of Elizabeth receives a letter from Banbury Kansas reporting her brother John Moss was stricken with paralysis on Wednesday afternoon April 27 at the home of his daughter Mrs Mie DeLong in Banbury He spent several months in the county last year and was married to Miss Alice McRae then Also an ad notes for sale Johnson County White seed corn at 1.25 per bushel by Daniel Gettelfinger A 37 2w Eureka phone Ramsey.
President Harting and ex Presidents Wilson and Taft unite in a historic appeal to aid famine victims in China. The trio announces renewed relief efforts and forms an American committee led by Thomas W. Lamont to coordinate donations and support for China's distressed people.
The American Committee for China Famine Fund reports sales of Life Saving Stamps reach thousands of dollars in the first month. Over 10,000,000 stamps issued to raise about 300,000 for China, with campaigns nationwide in 2,000 cities and involvement from Woman's Foreign Missionary Societies, schools, churches, and clubs. House to house canvassing drives sales, while big-city firms use stamps on mail and parcels. A ten-stamp quota per adult is set, with many centers surpassing it. write China Famine Fund Committee, Bille House, New York, for stamps.
Citizens urged to purchase ten stamps each at 30 cents to exceed a stamp quota. Stamps available from the local China Famine Fund Committee or from China Famine Fund, Gible House, New York City.
Indiana state officials and 90 county advisory boards mobilize to raise 259500 for the Salvation Army 1921 Service Program. Brigadier George F. Caster and Ed Jackson urge comprehensive local planning as counties report social needs from dependent families to juvenile delinquents and missing persons.
The Salvation Army operates 84 industrial homes and 55 working men's hotels across the United States. Over 400 men passed through the Indianapolis Industrial Home last year.
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