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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1920
Page
8
The Gray Von Allmen Sanitary Milk Company has bought Dixie Butter Company and consolidates its stations in Corydon Indiana. A new station opens at Market and Chestnut streets under manager J K Morris who offers the same service and top prices for cream or milk.
John Stafford age seventy eight years eight months died Friday October 29 at his daughter Mrs Minnie Treece’s home in Horton Missouri after residence in the county most of his life. He leaves a son Walter Stafford of Iowa and four daughters Mrs Hattie Anderson of Ohio Mrs Kila Thompson of Illinois Mrs Treece of Missouri and Mrs Bert McRae of the county. The body lay at the daughter’s home until Monday afternoon and funeral services were held at Rogers Camp Ground by Rev M A Patterson. He was highly respected and many friends remember him in the county.
Extension official Go M Friar organized two year Short Courses with sessions in Elizabeth on December 12 24 and 15 and in Palmyra on December 16 17. Frank Holmes was named Elizabeth course chairman and W H Coke secretary. Elizabeth committees include Advertising C O Crosby chairman Material John Schumiller chairman Reems Frank Howmes chairman Entertainment Mrs James Glasgow chairman. Palmyra groups list W Clyde Martin chairman John Gettelfinger secretary Advertising L L Coleman chairman Material Jasper Martin chairman Rooms Chas Werner chairman HH Brown chairman Economics Mrs Motife Weer.
Trustee John Muerer of Franklin township plans a practical demonstration at the township institute on Saturday November 13. He will teach concrete work by building a concrete bus trough and other projects, supplying materials himself. He hopes to empower farmers by teaching boys and girls and invites patrons from nearby townships to attend.
Two pieces of desirable property in Corydon offered for sale. Inquiries at third party gas test location.
Mr and Mrs BF Smith of this place returned home after a ten day visit with relatives near Little York Indiana They visited Mr Smiths sister Mrs Lee Hottell and other friends who moved from Harrison County to the Little York area Lee Hottell reports 75 acres of corn and 75 fat hogs with 65 to 80 bushels per acre expected The group also toured farms of Jones Hottell Willard Clottell Ray Miller Arlie Witterman and W O R Kitterman They traveled to Columbus Indiana to visit Mrs C A Watson on the return trip.
Olg-4 for gale notes a male Jersey calf six weeks old from Locust Point Indiana bred by T Breese. calf eligible to register.
Mrs. James Kitterman of Barrison township publishes a clipping about the death of her uncle Thomas Rease Deatrick. Born 1861 in Rockingham Virginia he lived in Corydon Indiana and Coffey County Kansas. Funeral in Burlington led by Rev J W Cone with Greenland Cemetery interment. He left Emma Minter two sons Cary A Bertie Arlington and two grandchildren.
A brief note promotes purchasing the Lest range model by South Bend Malleable as part of a sale at Geo. B. Wahl's. The ad signals a shopping opportunity for kitchen ranges and related goods.
Dr. R E Tulloss, elected president, declares a midwest expansion to make Wittenberg College a leading Lutheran school. Springfield officials praise the plan as Lutheran education surges with St Olaf and Gettysburg boosts in endowment. Local leaders cite the college's wealth and growing enrollment as reasons to enlarge and advance facilities.
Dr. B F Prince of Wittenberg college Springfield Ohio is known as Wittenberg's Grand Old Man He holds the American record for service at one school with fifty five years at Wittenberg He heads the history and political science department and has served thirty years on the prudential committee He recalls students from his era and once reminded Secretary of War Newton D Baker of his father's Wittenberg days
Miss Georgia McPherson, a Springfield girl and senior at Wittenberg College, authored a historical pageant for the inauguration of Dr. R E Tulloss, tracing the college’s history from Ezra Kellar’s founding. The ceremony coincides with a union meeting of Lutheran Church of Ohio pastors and laymen to form a large new synod with about 55 000 members, 420 churches and 250 pastors.
Mrs Narcissus Brown widow of Henderson Brown died Monday morning at the home of her grandson Elza Brown in Boone township after a two week illness. She was 76 years, 3 months, 18 days old and survived by four children in Ohio and Kentucky. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at Memorial conducted by Rev Proprieter of Mauckport. Nearby notices recount relatives and community members visiting Corydon and Camp Knox, detailing local family connections and wartime service of Sgt James F Conway.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fein of Battle Creek Iowa tour Morgan township and Clark county West Baden and nearby areas. Fein, 75, once Harrison county beet farmer and one term county commissioner, was in Corydon yesterday. A box supper is planned at Hursttown school on Friday night November 5 with Miss Maud Lohmeyer as teacher.
Efva Conrad is granted a divorce from Walter Conrad and given custody of their two children according to the New Albany Ledger.
A Red Cross gathering last Thursday elected officers for the coming year. President A. O. Deweese and Vice President Mrs. Frank Self will lead. Sam A. Reily as secretary treasurer. civilian relief chairman Tiuskin Crosby. nurse committee chairman Mrs. Blanche Christley.
The Indiana state board of education postponed the election of a state director of vocational education to November 28. State Superintendent Hine recommended the delay, saying he was not ready to present a single nomination to the board to replace J G Collicott who recently resigned.
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