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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1911
Page
5
A compact community digest from Covington and surrounding towns covers social visits, engagements, weddings, and travel. Entries include Miss Levia Bilsland’s return from North Western, Miss Clifton’s marriage, swaps at J Loeb stores with new embroideries, and visits by Mrs. Turney Hedges and Mrs. John B. Martin. Also noted are craft items at Mayer's Hardware, rainier's Pharmacy, and ads urging home advertising in local papers.
Obituaries, births and visits mixed with sales of second hand buggy and a surry top buggy. Mrs Price at the millinery store handles residence property sales. Kiff estate interests pursued by Robert N. Voliva. Kingfisher area weather and a hurricane near Mitch Conover farm. Miss Blossom M Buvnard hosts Daisy luncheon and handkerchief shower for Miss Adda Clifton.
Miss Dorothea Nebeker celebrated her tenth birthday with an afternoon house party at her corner Fourth and Harrison home attended by about fifty girl playmates and friends from the city and abroad. The entertaining guests enjoyed decorations punch ice cream and cake as the neighborhood shared in the festive mood. Out of town guests included Dorothy Maxwell Edith Wilmeth Margaret Hicks Faith Tesh Esther Redding Lucille Redding Catheryn Baker Esther Lyons Susan Edwards Mary Elizabeth Cone and others from Camber Waynetown Charleston Illinois Indianapolis.
Indiana shoe dealers at the State Shoe Dealers Association meeting in Indianapolis last week passed resolutions endorsing newspaper advertising. They pledged to inform the public about the real merits of honestly made goods, embracing a policy of honest advertising.
Danville Junction’s Wabash station reopened Sunday morning at 6 o'clock after being closed since February 23 1907 when the Wabash and Big Four railways withdrew. The line pledges to keep the station open regardless of Big Four return and shared maintenance. Staff listed includes ticket agent William E. Baker telegraph operator James Harriser baggageman Nig Fitzgerald and outside sentinel D Rowse.
Glenn H. Curtiss will perform inland hydro aeroplane demonstrations at Winona Lake Indiana on July 14 as part of health week. He designed the Curtiss biplane and earlier set speed records at Ormond Beach. The event highlights aviation progress alongside lectures and music.
The assembly offers six weeks of daily musical programs with special bends and features nearly every day. Strong musical organizations from across the country will appear, making this season the best yet.
Sixty lecturers will participate in the Winona assembly program this year. The lineup includes straight lectures, entertaining talks, and some performances that blur the line between lecture and entertainment, offering a mix of informative and amusing sessions.
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