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Newspaper
Denver Tribune
Location
Denver, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1923
Page
5
Dreaver church holds Sunday School at 9 30 with Epworth and Junior League at 6 00. C W Montgomery pastor invites all to services. Curron church at Chili has Sunday School at 9 30 with Doud superintendent. Preaching at 10 30 a m and 7 00 p m. Everybody invited.
Baptist OMUROM offers Sunday School at 9:30 led by Omer E. Zook and Morning Worship at 10:30 with a sermon God’s Incomprehensible Love. B Y P U at 6 PM and evening service at 7 with a New Year sermon. Prayer meeting Wednesday 7:30. Brethren Church hosts Bible Study 9:30 with Homer Ward and invites public.
Hazel Day daughter of Mr and Mrs Ed Day of near Erie married Fred Berger youngest son of Mr and Mrs Albert Berger near Deedsyville last Saturday at Rev Irvin Fisher's home in Mexico. Witnesses were the couple’s parents and Miss Mildred Wilson and Frank Payne. They will reside near Erie while starting housekeeping.
Wayne K. Miller of Indianapolis spent Sunday in Denver with his mother Mrs Olive Miller and grandmother Mrs W W Kirby. He erected the aerials for a radio outfit bought for his mother and expects to bring the instruments home this week to install the large, wide-ranging system.
Mr and Mrs M M Dukes entertained all their children with a big turkey dinner on Christmas Day. Attendees included Clayton Dukes and family of Warsaw Wesley Bowen and family near Gilead Mr and Mrs Glen Rule of Vi Wert Ohio Fred Kinley and family Avery Brewer and family near Deedsville L G C Dukes and family Aces Dukes and family and N B Hunt and of Denver Mrs Dukes wife enjoyed this celebration.
Prayer meeting Thursday evening at L. F. Leedy home at 7:00 o clock Sabbath School Sunday at 9 30 with song responsive reading led by Marie Kinley Mrs Ross Robins Prayer study of lesson roll call solo by Metta Leedy Watch meeting on New Year s Eve led by J B Waymire program includes songs scripture readings prayers duets readings and quartette performances with Rosa Robins Libbie Kotterman Eliza Leedy Jerusha Brower and others Miscellaneous notes D P McCoy is pastor.
Derek Grimes and wife share a letter from son Grimes of the U S Navy. He explains his Christmas absence was due to short leave and that he spent vacation with friend Bill Griffith in Philadelphia. He will depart New York aboard the Colorado on December 29 for Europe for several months. Grimes says he is well and likes navy life aboard a 1400 crewed ship fully equipped for comfort.
Claude Bridegroom and his wife traded their touring car for a new Gray sedan bought through Tyner agency in Peru. The couple say the smaller car is better equipped with late improvements and offers solid comfort, making them very proud of their purchase.
Mr and Mrs C E Millery report a plush robe taken from their car while they attended a Christmas entertainment in Denver Monday evening. Police seek the thief and urge return of the article at once.
Revival services at the Denver Brethren Church conclude after several weeks of nightly gatherings. The Sunday evening program marked the final event, ending a period of religious activity led by the church.
Albert Eikenberry of Denver will become deputy county treasurer under Arthur C. Bald win on January first. He brings vast business experience and deep local ties, having lived in Denver most of his life. Eikenberry will move to Peru with his family to serve in the office, and residents expect prudent public service and added integrity for taxpayers.
The Mi ami County Sentinel notes the Tribune's view and the many friends of Mr and Mrs Eikenberry in Denver are sorry they cannot make their home in our town but are glad they will stay near.
The Women’s Missionary Society of the Brethren Church will meet Thursday afternoon January 3 at Mrs Rose Shoemaker’s home with Mrs Goldie Eikenberry as leader Special business will be discussed and attendance is urged. The Ladies Christian group of the Baptist Church will gather January 3 at Mrs Edgar Lewis’s home with plans to hear from Loganport ladies about the Loyalty Luncheon All members are urged to attend the New Year first meeting.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Denver M E Church meets at Mrs Lewis Gustin's home on East Harrison Street Wednesday afternoon January 2 for monthly devotional services. Members listed include Mesdames C C Pyle George Kessler and Claude Bridegroom and Walter Ehikenberry. A planned program and roll call with the text word Blessed are noted. attendees urged to be present.
Arrangements set for a joint revival to begin Sunday January 6 at the Methodist church. Denver Baptist and Methodist congregations unite for this effort urging all to attend.
Oil markets see a tentative rise as investors weigh supply concerns and demand signals. Analysts note persistent volatility with OPEC commentary and geopolitical tensions influencing near term prices.
Mrs. Lucy Ann Metzger aged 80 died at 2 45 Tuesday morning at her daughter’s home 516 North Pine Street. Survived by two daughters Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. D C Stowman Denver Indiana and two sons William Newell Metzger and Herbert Metzger Indianapolis. Short services held at 4:00 Tuesday afternoon at P H Ruebel chapel. Body sent to Denver Indiana for burial.
The funeral procession reached Denver Wednesday evening for Mrs Metzger, taken to daughter Mrs Lottie Stowmen’s home. Services were at Denver Methodist Church Thursday at two, led by Rev C W Montgomery, with burial in Chili Cemetery. Former resident of the area, she had lived with the Stowmens since her husband’s death and died about five months ago in Little Rock. She was highly regarded and mourned by many friends and relatives.
Norman Benham resigns from Allen A. Wilkinson Lumber Co. in Denver and will move to Aurora Indiana to work for R. C. Mattox. The Mattox yards will become Benham’s, marking a promotion for him. The Benhams will depart after a replacement is found locally. Aurora lies on the Ohio River near Cincinnati and has about 5000 residents.
Mr and Mia Lewis Gustin entertained at dinner with guests Clyde Miller Charley Wade and Jerry Williams from Peru and Don Trent family from Denver. Later Tom Savage of Macy visited. A Christmas tree by Mrs Black and niece Miss Marret distributed gifts. The family kept Xmas dinner for Sunday due to guest plans for Christmas Day.
Mrs W. R. Carson received a large bag of English walnuts from her sister Charles Roney of Fullerton. The nuts were grown on the Roney family orange grove.
Converse residents start a temporary basket factory project with carpenters enlarging sheds damaged in a four year old fire. The plan hints at a larger, permanent plant next year as the old plant’s floors and sash remain usable. Downtown closings and a moved sawmill warehouse accompany the project, with completion targeted by January 1.
The Denver Parent-Teachers Association schedules its regular meeting at the school house next Tuesday evening January 1. Attendees are urged to participate in discussions. The program includes instrumental music Pearl Smith reading Mrs Waymire music Mrs Long talk Mr Powell duet McHenry and other items led by N B Hunt Russell Long and C H DeWald with further readings and music by Mrs Kraning and Mrs Musselman.
The Misses Florence and Mayme Stowman of Indianapolis arrived in Denver for Christmas with their mother Mrs. Lottie Stowman. They delayed their trip home after learning their grandmother Mrs. L A Metzger died Christmas Day in Little Rock Arkansas. Burial in Denver followed for Mrs Metzger with extended family attending from Indianapolis Chicago and Little Rock.
The annual meeting of the stock holders of Citizens State Bank of Denver Ind will be held at the bank office on Wednesday January 2 1924 from 2 to 4 P M for election of directors and any other business. Noble B Hunt Cashier.
M Brown travels to South Bend tomorrow with son Glenn and wife for a New Years visit with the wife's aunt Mrs Saline. The Brown party will stay Friday night at the Saline home and return Saturday, the farm family continuing to host their daughter and her husband.
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