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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1923
Page
4
Local residents and visitors frequent Corydon and surrounding areas with travel to Cincinnati Louisville and Frankfort. Listings include families moving, a restaurant sale, bus schedules Meek’s bus leaves Corydon for New Albany daily and grape sales in Ramsey Indiana.
Earl Shireman spent Thursday with his parents and is a trumpeter in Art Payne's Orchestra in Louisville. The group finished summer work at Waverly Beach in Appleton Wisconsin, then tours Kentucky and winds through Owensboro Henderson Carmi and Decatur Illinois before visiting Knoxville Tennessee and finally Florida for the winter.
Lew M. O'Bannon editor of The Democrat with his family and Miss Rose Keller accompanied his son Robert P. O'Bannon on a return trip to Philadelphia. Robert travels to the Henry Vogt Machine Co and had a two weeks vacation with his parents. They planned to go as far as Dayton, Ohio and expect to be back home today.
A note lists a reward for returning a seater 10 with a five and a one dollar bill in a case. Additional local items mention Mrs. H. Carr Miller of New Albany improving, visits to Indianapolis hospitals, and several residents in Louisville and Corydon health events and travels. A man claims to be an organizer for the K K K in the area with a meeting planned under Constitution Elm.
New Middletown residents announce Sophronia Piper’s upcoming wedding with broad community notice. Brothers Eisman and Brett join local clergy moves. gifts and social visits noted. Several residents travel, visit, or return from Indianapolis Detroit and Mass. 3 Sunday School plans an outing on Buck Creek.
The annual fish fry on September 8 at Morgan's Landing drew Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Richard and family, Carlt Basham, C. L. Lamkin and three children, Dorothy Beatrice and James from Meade county, Prof. H. H. Miller of Bowling Green, A. M. Shireman, H. E. Beanblossom and families, Mrs. Walter Daily, Paul Richard, K. C. Beanblossom, and B. H. Beanblossom of Mauckport. A noon feast featured pies cakes pickles salads and plenty of fish. The evening included social chat and bathing in the Ohio river. Attendees hoped to meet again next year.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Keller of Scott township host ten children and four grandchildren for a week marking the first such reunion in nine years. Des Moines Des Moines Vic tor. McLean Illinois Mrs Geo A McCutchan. Seneca Illinois Mrs Wm Hunt. Williamsville Illinois Mrs Fred Law son. Bloomington NL Miss Roxie Keller. Clem. Indianapolis Mrs Ira Bennett. Misses Minnie Annis Rowlin with two Bennett and Hunt children. Relatives and friends visit on Sunday for a happy time.
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A surprise dinner honored Mr. and Mrs. Chris Miller of Nevin after they completed a new home destroyed by fire earlier in the summer. Relatives from Borden Fredericksburg Central Barren and New Middletown joined the gathering with baskets of dinner and a noon feast on the lawn followed by music and social talk.
A family memorial notes the one year anniversary of Newell Shireman son of Mr and Mrs Thos Shireman who died September 9 1922. It speaks of heaven and eternal rest and the deep sorrow of losing the child with lines about his lips eyes and heart now at rest beneath the tomb. Grandmother Shireman
Mr and Mrs W R King hosted guests including Otto Voyles Harry Snyder and numerous Byerleys and Whites at Georgetown area homes on September 9. The gathering marked the first reunion in fourteen years for Frank Byerley’s family with his step children’s children. Warren Seconds of New Rochelle New York claims to be the youngest living member of the Grand Army of the Republic.
The Courier Journal reports that Mr. Bullett will resign as chairman of the board of the bank. He became president in 1917 and later shifted to chairman in 1917 with Earl & Gwit joining in 1922. The board will meet at 3 this afternoon as five new members join the old eleven.
The Platter couple marked fifty years of marriage with a Bradford gathering on September 6. A noon dinner featured gold and white decor and a large cake with fifty candles, followed by ice cream and punch for fifty guests including family and friends from Harrison County and nearby towns. The event honored a long marriage described as a perfect day and wished for many more anniversaries.
Miss Sallie Roby of New Albany visits her uncle EN Shields. Roy Reeves and family, plus George Frakes from Corydon, visit Mrs. Anna Reeves. James T. Shields family visits Mrs. Frank Peters in Triopsis. J W Best and mother stay with Charlies Best in Indianapolis and attend the State Fair. Ola Evans buys Beitner property in Laconia. Chas Leibert and family visit Ellen Crosier. Roy McKim and daughter Carrie visit Mrs. Henry Shoemaker near New Middletown for her birthday. Rev. Rosier of Mauckport preaches a final conference-year sermon at Laconia. War department maintains pigeon lofts across the U S and territories.
Robert B. Kirkham has been appointed and qualified as Executor of the will of Jennie Rowland of Harrison County Indiana. The estate is believed solvent.
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