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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1920
Page
2
Railroad and Industrial News reports Bowser Park marking a 25 year milestone with new members. It notes an employee home-ownership plan funding housing with nearly 250000 invested. An accident at the power plant injures two workers, with details on locations and departments.
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Canadian and Texas salesmen from Bowser companies are set to attend the Bowser convention in Jones. Preparations for the event are underway with the committee organizing sessions and program details.
The event lists official names for judges and clerks. Offices close Saturday morning at 11 o'clock to allow time for employees before the picnic. The picnic opens at 12:30 with an address by BF S Hunting. Events run through the afternoon, supper at 6, band concert after, and fireworks at 8.
Commutation books issued by the G R and I will go on sale tomorrow. Witty ticket books cost 22.88 and 300 trip books 41.55, same as last year. A special train will tour the west for 1p weeks, visiting Yellowstone and other points, starting August 3 and returning later. The party to the tour will be formed soon.
The Pennsy festival is indefinitely postponed because grounds are too wet after yesterday’s rain. The decision disappoints the shops union and festival committee who had prepared extensively. A joint executive-board meeting of Tenneyivania A. C, Apprentice A. C, and the shop committee will set a new date next week.
Frost resumes duties as fireman after absence. several engineers and helpers return to work. Many transfers resignations and new hires ripple through Bowser plant. a club picnic, athletic events, and a summer schedule loom. Widespread staffing changes include vacancies, vacations, and a wedding trip for Romary. Local sports feature a workers’ league baseball win at Lawtons Park.
Promotion offering a free Leather Kit with purchase of U S Reds Sole Combat shoe or Hold Fast Bar with suction sole and leather patch ankle for boys scouts. Prices listed at $1.98 for Combat and kit. Sold by G R Kinney Co Inc at 207 209 E Main St Fort Wayne Indiana.
In Lagrange Indiana on June 17 Pr Jean P Lieb and Miss Wave Deal were married at the bride’s parents home with about 50 guests. The couple, graduates of Lagrange High School, will live on East Spring Street. The groom is a World War I veteran and the bride has taught. Also noted: Runpell North and Miss Thots Kings wed at the Presbyterian church. William Murrey of Topeka and Mrs. John Olinghouse of Lagrange wed at the Methodist parsonage and will reside in Topeka.
Byron Price of Associated Press from Washington reports on the Chicago publican national convention and will cover the San Francisco event. Mr and Mrs Martin Kerns celebrate their golden wedding with 90 guests. longtime county residents since arriving from Obi over 40 years ago. Mr Kerns is a civil railway worker and his wife a teacher in the Learanay county school.
The Cass County Chamber of Commerce has asked the state health board in Indianapolis to send a health officer to Logansport to manage a typhoid outbreak in Shultz Town. Many cases and several deaths have occurred, linked to typhoid infected wells supplying drinking water. The board of works orders pipelines carrying water to Shultz Town from the local plant shut as soon as possible.
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