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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1920
Page
6
An X marks the top of the front page signaling an expired satayription with requests for renewal. The piece lists several residents visiting relatives over Christmas including Miss Cecelia Rebelher from Cincinnati and families from Evansville Indianapolis Huntingburg and Detroit.
A commemorative piece extols Jose Rizal as a multilingual reformer and martyr who fought Spanish oppression, inspired Filipino nationalism, and wrote the poem My Last Farewell before his execution. It recounts his life, letters to family, and lasting legacy across the Philippines.
The Gret tine in the debates of the Filipina House of Representatives was conducted in English. Principal speakers Haaker De Guzman and Virata are University of the Philippines graduates. English is taught in public schools and literacy among Filipinos over age ten reaches about seventy percent according to a census estimate.
Dr. D. M. Gandler, superintendent of the California Anti-Saloon League, after returning from the Philippines, says many claim independence is desired by all islanders and believes they can govern themselves. He cautions independence may or may not be preferable given current conditions.
Local notes report William Palmer of Troy returning home Friday night from a trip, accompanied to Huntingburg by Miss Gertie Reinacker. Numerous visits mark the holidays, with residents like Frank Ruxer of St Meinrad, Miss Frani Hoge from Louisville, and families from Evansville and Louisville joining relatives in Ferdinand, Huntingburg, and nearby communities.
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