Harrison County History Society Autumn Meeting at Court House
The Harrison County Historical Society holds its autumn meeting at the Court House on Thursday night November 1 at 7 30. Father J A Holland will discuss Catholic churches and Rev J G Moore will speak on Protestant churches with gospel hymn singing. Members urged to attend and bring friends for a strong turnout.
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Harrison County
J. G. Moore
Father Holand
Moore
Harrison County Historical Society
Covre House
Prayers and study close Oak Grove Upworth League
The Oak Grove Upworth League holds a November 4 topic on The prayers of Jesus with leaders and a choir including Miss Stella Luther and Miss Fern Grable. Readings include His Last Prayer and Their Naturalness as part of a five week prayer study led by Mr. Lawrence Hershman and others.
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Jesus
Stella Luther
Lucille Shaffer
Dora McClaran
Lannie Blake
Fern Grable
Lawrence Hershman
Earl Grable
Homer Wise
Wes. Blake
D. C. Davis
Andrew Byerley
Grace Shaffer
Christ
Claude Davis
Weldon McClaran
Oats for Sale from Harrison County Farm Bureau
Good heavy northern oats available from Harrison County Farm Bureau. Contact for price and delivery details.
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Harrison Co. Farm Bureau
Pleasant Gathering Near Georgetown Marks Simple Country Visit
A quiet Sunday gathering was hosted by Mr and Mrs John Snider two and a half miles south of Georgetown. Attendees included Mrs Fd Cavein of St Louis MO Mr and Mrs Charles Rochert and Mr and Mrs John Snider plus several others from New Albany and St Louis. Guests enjoyed the day and looked forward to future meetups. Ever Ready Battery Solution promotes longer life and power for batteries at Rowe's Garage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Snider
Georgetown
Fd. Cavein
St. Louis
Charles Rochert
New Albany
Inv Kerr
Raymond Quebbenan
Alma
Wilma Arnold Agnes
Merrene Kechert
Irene Snider
Edgar Cawein
Jennings
George
Walter Kechert
Roy Snider
Minward Vaughn
Rowe
Moberly E L Program Highlights Local Recitals
In Moberly the E L program featured topic Prayers of Jesus by Abe Sieg with Miss Janetta Alexander, a song by the Choir and a duet by Mr and Mrs Chas Gurtz. Recitations by Martha Cole and Sarah Engleman, readings by Miss Elva Engleman, and other readings and entertainments including Malcolm Alexander and Alice Trencin.
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Jesus
Abe Sieg
Chas. Gurtz
Sarah Clunie
Martha Cole
Sarah Engleman
Malcolm Alexander
Alice Trencin
Elva Engleman
Fish Stocking Assignment Reaches Corydon Area
Government hatcheries sent 300 crappie to Harrison County for creek and pond stocking. Percy L. Davis received the fish and placed them in Big Indian Creek near John Day's premises north of Corydon. Additional applicants received 50 bass each for private ponds: Walter Bartley, Paul Seipel, Ed Bratine, Forest Turley, and Grerge W. Kopp.
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Corydon
Percy L. Davis
Harrison Country Fish, Game and Bird Association
Big Indian Creek
John Day
Bureau of Fisheries
Walter Bartley
Paul Seipel
Ed. Bratine
Forest Turley
Grerge W. Kopp
Turning Grain Into Eggs in Harrison County Farms
Farm Management Notes explains how low grain prices and high egg prices incentivize poultry work. It argues Harrison County’s proximity to major markets like Louisville and New York boosts profits, and outlines a balanced rations approach using bran middlings corn meal and tankage for winter eggs.
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Harrison County
California
New York
Louisville
Durbin Flock
Corydon High School
Pie Supper at Nevin School Gains funds for district
A pie supper at Nevin School two miles north of Corydon raised about 27 dollars after expenses. Miss Fern Grable led the girls in voting for the prettiest girl and Miss Lillian O Banasa led the race for the best teacher. Edmund Stoy and Lew M O Bannon competed for slowest man with O Bannon winning a bottle of catsup. Local auctioneer Charles Emily managed the pie sale and contests, sharing in a pleasant community night at the district school.
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Nevin School
Corydon
Fern Grable
Lillian Obanisa
Q O'Bannen
Nest
Edmund Stoy
Lew M. O'Bannon
Local notices and social items from Corydon area
Community snippets cover purchases a Majestic Range, sales, visits, travel and local events. Notes include Alonzo Sappenfield’s return from Palmyra, Halloween social at New Middletown, and a Spirella Corset rep in Corydon. Also mentions doctors, cancer recoveries, plane sighting, and local travel plans plus renewal subscriptions and family updates.
Community Notes From Milltown and Nearby Towns
Miss Ethel Carroll remains on the sick list. The Saltsgavers and families from Dry Run were in town shopping. Edmond Berkshire of Depauw visited on business. Mr and Mrs James Carroll hosted relatives from the north. Several residents from Batmans Ridge and New Albany made in town visits. Uncle Joe reportedly poorly. A ten pound boy named George C Stroud arrived to Mr and Mrs Wm Stroud. J J Buliett & Son advertise Sharp les and Dome Cream Separators with a demonstration.
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Ethel Carroll
Samuel Saltsgaver
Perry Saltsgaver
Dry Run
Edmond Berkshire
Depauw
William Jacobs
Ralph
Edgar Moser
James Carroll
Lonnie Jones
Russel
Francis
Batmans Ridge
Margaret Bitner
Master George
New Albany
E. J. Bye
Joseph Mathey
Frenchtown
Joe
Geo. W. Murr
Mt. Lebanon
A. B. Harris
Marengo
George C. Stroud
Claud Poe
M. Watts
Annie Stroud
Chas. E. Sieg
Charles Atz
Jeffersonville
Busy social notes and local visits fill town life
Residents catch up on winter prep as several families report illnesses and travel. Mrs J H McRae remains unable to come due to sprained ankles while Mrs Ruth Wolfe and her mother, Mrs Jordan, are on the sick list. Visits span New Albany Corydon Detroit Speeds Campbellsburg and Louisville with multiple relatives noted. Watch for Busy Bees sale planned near Elizabeth on November 30.
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J. H. McRae
Wm. Heckelman
New Albany
Ruth Wolfe
Jordan
Wolfe
Helen Ging
Corydon
Ed. Wolfe
Charles Hansfield
Campbellsburg
Ind
U. B. Church
Twins to Old Couple
Dr. C. A. Towne of Little Rock Arkansas becomes mother to twins at age 52. She and her husband C. E. Towne, aged 75, celebrate a bouncing boy and a girl. Towne has ten children and a history of twins and triplets with two marriages. she is a France native.
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W. J. Crandall
Crandall
C. A. Towne
Little Rock
Ark
C. E. Towne
Dr. Towne
Towne
France
Jasper Herak
No Hunting Notice on Farms of Local Landowners
The notice warns that no hunting with dogs or guns or trespassing day or night will be allowed on the farms of Hez Luckett Ben Hanka Chas G Smith Amos Lemmon Will Hauswald George Rook Louis Gleitz Ben Wheat Chas E Smith Ed Bruch J Paul Argo James Conrad John Walter. Gutters and spouts offered at reasonable prices by The Wahl Grable Co.
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Hez Luckett
Ben Hanka
Chas. G. Smith
Amos Lemmon
Will Hauswald
George Rook
Louis Gleitz
Ben Wheat
Chas. E. Smith
Ed. Bruch
J. Paul Argo
James Conrad
John Walter
Reverend Jann Seeks Address Change to Indiana
Rev. E G Jann asks to change his address from Porterville California to Sellersburg Indiana RR 1 The Conference grants him a year off due to his father illness they plan to return to California next fall with his parents He has many friends in this county where he once served as pastor
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E. G. Jann
Porterville
Cal
Sellersburg
Ind
R. R
Jann
Indiana
California
Northwestern Ea Company Elects Dent Leader in Tacoma
Farmers exchange wheat for Carnation flour as New Middletown Wilie Company announces May 28. Mrs C H Jones aged seventy seven of Tacoma Washington is elected head of the Northwestern Ea Company a $1 000 000 corporation.
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Carnation
The
New Middletown Milling Company
New Middletown Wilie Company
C. H. Jones
Tacoma, Wash
Dent
Northwestern Ea Company
Unable to extract a coherent headline from damaged text
Damaged OCR fragment shows scattered phrases about stoves ranges and a Wahb office. No clear event, date, person, organization, or location is identifiable. Summary cannot determine a concrete news item.
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Wahb
Ramsey N. 8 reports a flurry of local visits and travels
Residents and visitors fill the week with social calls. Names include Askren, Martin, Crosby, Sappenfield, Eskew, Harmon, Durnil, Davis, Holsclaw, Hughes, Beal, Welker, Sigler, and Maynard among others. Notes mention recovering illnesses, trips to Evansville and Corydon Junction, and a pie supper at Routh school.
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Askren
Arvil Martin
Evansville
Naomi Crosby
Mott
Emma Davis
Gordon Sappenfield
Byrneville
Philip Eskew
Corydon
Harley Harmon
Salem
Ind
Joe Durnil
Bertha Davis
A. E. Housel
Charlie Pinaire
Ed. Adam
Ed. Davis
Harley Goss
New Albany
Riley Davis
Indianapolis
Harry Davis
Herman Holsclaw
Oliver Eaton
Mary Jane Bye
Charlie Bye
A. I. Martin
Shelby Whorney
Palmyra
C. H. Welker
C. P. Swarens
John Crayden
George Isterling
Robert McCoy
Orland Helfrick
Madgeline
New Salisbury
John Askren
Willard Shaffer
John Burd
Hobart Hughes
White Cloud
John Hughes
Messrs. Wm
Earl Sauerheher
Margaret Elizabeth Beal
Geo. Beal
Louis Beal
Dorothy
Alma
Katherine Hiser
Hiser
Virginia Welker
Alex Brock
Mattie Sigler
Fort Wayne
Roy Shaffer
Hobart Wayne
William Conrad
Frenchtown
Frank Maynard
Chico
Cal
Maynard
California
Albert Claybourne
Kentucky
Roy Idol
Resolutions of Respect for Mrs. Charlotte Kost
The Ladies' Aid Society of Salem Reformed Church in New Middletown adopts resolutions honoring Mrs. Charlotte Kost on her death. They note God called a faithful member from sorrow to everlasting happiness and extend sympathy to her husband, children, and relatives, entrusting them to divine grace.
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Ladies’ Aid Society
Salem Reformed Church
New Middletown
Charlotte Kost
Elety
Revival Meetings Planned at German M E Church
Rev H J Propheter will lead revival services at the German M E church in Central Barren Morgan township beginning Sunday night November 4 1923. Rev J G Moore of Corydon will assist. Mrs Wesley Dellinger of New Albany visited Corydon friends. Mr Dellinger, formerly at Wood M Co., is suffering from rheumatism.
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Ed. Young
Near Central
Corydon
Emery Wiseman
Habermel Sanitarium
H. J. Propheter
Central Barren
Morgan Township
J. G. Moore
Wesley Dellinger
New Albany
Dellinger
The
Wood Mo Co
Corydon High School Honor Roll Names Revealed
The Corydon High School honor roll lists freshmen Sophomores juniors and seniors who earned at least three A grades and no grade below B across six weeks. Notable names include Sarah Adams Lois Crosby Evely Hauswald Leola Hottell Ruth Jones Ward Staut Chriséan Engleman Laura Decker Kinsey Windell John Lee Evans Harlan Bickel Clyde Taylor Ruth Hinesley Lois Kitterman Roy Bruce and others. The superintendent is J GEO REUTER.
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Corydon High ‘School
Sarah Adams
Lois Crosby
Evely Hauswald
Leola Hottell
Ruth Jones
Cceue
Alda Miller
Lucile Stark
Ward Staut
Chriséan Engleman
Cecsaes
Mildred Kepner
John Lee Evans
Harlan Bickel
Clyde Taylor
Charles LaHue
Ruth Hinesley
Lois Kitterman
Roy Bruce
J. Geo, Reuter
Poultry Feeds For Winter From County Agricultural Agent
Frost changes demand new grain rations for laying hens. A balanced share of corn, wheat, and oats is advised, with two standard mashes and self feeding. Germinated oats boost egg production, prepared by soaking and germinating in water until the hull splits.
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N. I. Clunie
Corydon Beats Pekin In Rough Away Game
Corydon H. S. basketball team won 17 to 13 at Pekin in a fast clean contest. Referee Hinkle of Salem praised play as both teams wore black then white shirts in the second half aiding visibility. Lineup included Brown Kemp Montgomery Kirkham and Bender with a late basket disallowed. Next game travels to Salem aiming for a repeat of last year’s win.
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Corydon H. 8
Pekin
Hinkle
Salem
Corydon
Kirkham
Kemp
Montgomery
Stepro
Brown
Bender
Orydon
F. Churchman
F. Kay
C. Anderson
Kemp G. Mattox
G. Herthel
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Court House
OAK Grove Upworth League
Moberly E. L. Program
Linder
Janetta Alexander
Nevin
Wahl-Grable Co
Alonzo Sappenfield
Oaktown
Rowe’s
Isabelle M. Arnold
Firman Sieg
John H. Arnold
William
Wm. Housel
Ross Housel
Jack McClaren
J. A. Miller
Spirella Corset Co
Niagara Falls
A. R. Connor
Vina Highfill
Winona Lake
Wm. Groves
Chas. Louden
N. G. Bishop
Paul Kahl
Vincennes
Florence Weininger
Rachel Hickman
Dewey
L. Stroh
Y. H. Bullett & Sons
Ira D. Funkhouser
LaCrosse
Harry Benson
Hursttown
Claude Miller
James
Elwood Radcliff
Mr. Miller
Henry Miller
Wm. P. Reinhardt
Millard Ott
John Ott
Lloydale
Penn
O’s. Parer
D. J. Rhodes
Herman
Muncie
R's
Lemuel Blake
Bessie Rhodes
Clarence Reid
Emma Rhodes
Eaton
John A. Rhodes
Newman, NL
William Lewis
Millard Thomas
Roscoe Lewis
John W. Cline
Milltown
J. J. Buliett & Son
M. E. Church
Norvin G. Bishop’s
Elizabeth
Ramsey
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