Storm Threat Fails to Devastate Deedsville Church
A Sunday lightning strike on Deedsville church spire caused fire in the cupola but volunteers led by Verne Baldwin and others blocked major damage. Leonard risked smoke access to the top. he refused pay, asking only aid if Macy needed help. Church insured, repairs soon. Baldwin wounded lightly. Sunday School notes show 113 on roll amid a day of local visits and family movements across nearby towns.
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Verne Baldwin
Joe Leedy
Leroy Mills
Ellis Wildman
Onis Leonard
Max
Baldwin
Local families share Sunday visits and small gatherings
Ira Karns and wife visited L F Leedy and Mrs Maggie Leedy. Mrs Johnnie Hahn and Dale Hahn with Mary of Perth dined with Mrs Catherine Waymire. Lee Leedy and wife made a business trip to Fort Wayne. Sherman Waymire oversees the depot during Leedy’s absence. Various neighbors, including Edna Lockwood and Truman Kotterman families, spent Sunday with local households at multiple nearby homes and shared ice cream at Odie Hart’s.
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H. J. See
Elbert See
Denver
Catherine Waymire
Sherman
Ethel Waymire
Charles
Charles,Waymire
C. E. ‘Hattery
Little
Peru
Roswell ‘Wildman
Ira ‘Karns
L. F. Leedy
Maggie Lockwood
Leedys
Johnnie Hahn
Dale Hahn
Mary
Pert
Lee Leedy
Ft. Wayne
Sherman Waymire
Leedy
Edna Lockwood
North Manchester
Truman Kotterman
Leon Kotterech
Gilead
Claude Kindig
E. E. Brandt
Automobile Injury Insurance Offer Attracts Wide Attention
A Denver based insurance pitch promotes a $5,000 to $7,500 accident policy covering automobile injuries. The ad claims low annual cost starting at $10 with increasing benefits, no complex rules, and broad eligibility for men women and children. It urges readers to contact Lewis H. Dice, Insurance, Denver.
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United States
Reenawathla
Rural Route 2 Social Notes Across Peru and Nearby
Rural Route 2 items record visits and family gatherings in Peru and surrounding towns. People include Mr Mary Berger and daughter Mary Moore with family, Elmer Lantz from Denver, Mrs Newbold and daughter in Rochester, and others visiting S D Berger and wife, with scenes of hospital death for Mr Hustiss and nearby family events.
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Mary Berger
Mrs
Mary Moore
Peru
Elmer Lantz
Denver
Sullivans
Local Social Notes Details Dice Family Visit and Moves
L. H. Dice and wife dined with J. W. Dice and wife near Weasaw on Tuesday. Hal Maus moved Lee Grimes’s household goods from above the pool room in Denver to South Bend on Saturday. Mr and Mrs Grimes plan to convert to house keeping in South Bend.
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L. H. Dice
Weasaw
Hal Maus
Lee Grimes
Denver
Bend
Grimes
Social visitors and weekend gatherings featured region families
Glenn Brown and family traveled to Lake Manitou for a Sunday outing. The Klines of Peru hosted E B Kline and Wilton with George Rhineberger and family visiting. Hal Maus hosted a six o'clock dinner with Lee Grimes and family, Charles Grimes family, Clinton Grimes and Jay Cornell families. Roy Dillman and Clem Horner accompanied by wives and children visited Otto Goodwin's home. Isaac Anson and family from Wabash visited in the afternoon.
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Nelson Kindig
Norman Bryan
Russell Zimmerman
Woodlawn Hospital
Rochester
Dr. Newell
Roy Keim
Allen Zimmerman
Russell
C. EB. Hattery
Charles
Strasburg
Colo
Charles Waymire
Merritt
Albert
J. E. Hattery
Ernest
Mud Lake
Marvin Maus
Roland
Peru
Clarence Hattery
Chester McCalla
Harry Kline
Robert Kline
Kline and Son
Wilton
George Rhineberger
Hal Maus
Lee Grimes
South Bend
Charles Grimes
Fern
Clinton Grimes
Bobbie
Billie
Jay Cornell
Dean
Gordon
Roy Dillman
Joe Dillman
Earl
Clem Horner
Wilma
Otto Goodwin
Dorothea
Isaac Anson
Wabash
Old Fashioned Sickle For Lawn and Garden Use
The old fashioned sickle trims lawns and cuts weeds around flowers and plants. Made from good material. Price GOc. L. C. Dukes & Co.
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Price Goc
L. C. Dukes & CO
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Third Street
Ager & Wisley
W. 3Rd
Peru, Ind
Deedsville
Cary Lee
Leo
Effie Marburger
Conrad Knauff
Truman Knauff
Frank Farner
Ellen
Nora Cunnigham
Helen Waggoner
Lake Maxinkuckee
Chas. Long
A. C. Cunningham
Dee Brower
Orpha Knauff
Fort Wayne
Wylie Brown
Grant Brown
Harry
Willard Hunter
Eldo Hunter
Kempton
Ind
Chester
Chas. Pottenger
Clark Strayer
Wisconsin
Walter Kraning
Dea
Fouts
Ralph Shafer
Logansport
Keith
Roy_Mills
Eugene Mills
Ray Knauff
Elizabeth Mills
Bell Telephone
Leota Kannady
C. L. Waters
D. A. Leedy
Trene and
Leota Bowen
Pleasant Hill
Avery Brower
Fred Kinley
Willard Chase
Kokomo
Pansy Moody
Mrs. O. A. Moody
Vivian and
Boyd
Ira Karns
Wm. Woolley
Lois
Eunice
Martin Mathies
Topeka
Kans
Jennie Fagan
Rosa
Rosa Robins
Ollie Karns
Odie Hart
Donald Laedy
Michigan City
Hatterys
Claude Rimpler
North Mud Lake
Luke Norris
Ross Robins
Odie Harts
Sipuusiwige
Lewis H. Dice
Insurance
Louisa Lantz
Elba
Mary Sullivan
Claud and
Elvin
Scott ‘Lantz and Wife
CliZens State Bank
Denver, Indiana
Glenn Brown
Brown
James
Lake Manitou
Pennsylvania Railroad System
The
Standard Railroad of the World
LE & W.rr
Lake Michigan
Walkerton
Koontz Lake
L. M. Moulton
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