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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1914
Page
4
A shopkeeper announces a total stock clearance with a vacate date of October 31, 1914. Customers are offered fall merchandise at from 65 to 75 cents on the dollar in a money saving opportunity never seen before in Corydon.
A.W. Conner and Miss Mary Segar travel Corydon this week to advance the Boys Friend Movement aimed at improving Sunday School and church youth programs. The Harrison County Sunday School Association holds its annual convention at the Presbyterian Church, Corydon, featuring state workers, devotional sessions, and county reports.
The article notes William E. Cox assigns Harrison county youths to prestigious academies John Martin Hull to West Point and Jack Walters to Annapolis both funded by the government with stipends and future officer salaries. Cox, active in Congress, is praised for backing Wilson administration goals and is expected to win re election with strong support from Harrison and Pioneer County Democrats.
County Clerk Amos Lemmon and County Auditor J L O Bannon urge all election inspectors to visit the clerk and auditor offices on Saturday October 31 1914 to obtain ballots and supplies for their precincts. The law forbids distribution before October 1 and inspectors failing to appear will be charged with their own ballot and supply delivery by the County Board of Election Commissioners. Inspectors must come to Corydon on Saturday October 31 1914 as directed.
Mr and Mrs Lewis J P Beal of New Salisbury thank friends and neighbors for kindnesses and favors during the time Beal was unable to work due to a broken leg.
The Scott township Sunday School Convention met at Mt Solomon Church last Sunday afternoon with township president Henry Sauerheber presiding. C Blaine Hays Corydon and Dr O W W Hattie Corydon spoke along with Rev M J Peter Mt Solomon. Four Sandey Schools exist in the township with Mt Solomon and Blue River Chapel represented.
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