20 Dec 1920
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Newspaper
Fort Wayne News And Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1920
Page
1
A garbled OCR item notes an Indianapolis bank being robbed and a thief obtaining about ten thousand dollars. The fragment references Indiana National Bank and mentions a Patterson-Fletcher Co promotion offering 10 percent off winter clothing.
Robbers entered through the roof of an Indianapolis bank around closing time and stole money from a book vante during deposits after 1 bank. A watchman on duty was not seen by authorities. The incident is under investigation.
A government official predicts a large majority for the mon ychist party in the Spanish election. The notice also advertises a sale on silk lined Mocha Gloves, reduced from seven dollars to five dollars.
Washington dispatch notes a Senate committee summoning officers for testimony in a probe into the coal industry. The inquiry, linked to a New York investigation, seeks evidence of price fixing or illegal agreements. Officials foresee no improper deals but await planned hearings starting tomorrow. The report urges government supervision under the Federal Trade Commission.
Misa Nellia Dodge from near Butler was a guest at the Welters home. Mary C. Smith, long a Hicksville resident now with her daughter in Detroit, heads to Los Angeles for several months. J O Price and daughter Alma of Montpelier visited Mrs. Mattie Price and daughter Minnie. Mrs. Ralph Moore departs for California. Orley Jolly bought a Hillsdale meat market and will move there next spring after selling his Svipio township farm. Herman Vetter and wife move from near Paulding to the vacated farm of Ira Jump. Jump and wife move to Clark farm near U. of Clark for the interim.
Payne high and grade schools plan a Christmas program next Wednesday afternoon with all invited. The schools close Wednesday for vacation and reopen January 3. Primary students report selling 1,000 Red Grass seals, aiming to surpass 20,000 total. C. C. Lehman elected cashier of Payne State Bank, succeeding K. E. Sutherland who resigned to take a Bentoo Harbor position. F. Thomas Enerr joins the school board to succeed Sutherland. Dorr Blick hired as bank clerk. Residents travel to Cleveland for the state orange event. others attend funerals in Norwalk for Esther Spitzer. Several locals visit relatives in Lima and Fort Wayne, with activities across Van Buren and Gary regions. Women gain eligibility for all teaching and administrative posts at the University of Rio de Janeiro, per new regulations. student representation on the university council is reduced. Public notices note the ongoing notice column and Christmas season updates.
A round of birth announcements from OSSIAN INDIANA and nearby towns lists newborns at several residences. Entries mention parents Charl Born, Ray Herty, Van Hadsell, Merle John, Philip Martz, Henry Bowers, Adolph Wagner, and F C Kensler with locations including Roanoke Hicksville Columbia City Corunna Maples Ligonier Canal Zone.
An old advertisement touts Pepto-Mangan as a simple harmless tonic that rebuilds red blood and boosts energy. It claims doctors recommend it for blood quality, supports weak nourishment, and suits delicate stomachs in liquid or tablet forms, urging buyers to insist on the Gude's name on the package.
Albion and Howe Indiana reports list several birth announcements. A son born recently to Mr and Mrs Robert Johnson. a son to Mr and Mrs Loren Dixon. a son to Mr and Mrs Ralph Kelly. another to Mr and Mrs Glenn Turbert of Auburn. Names, dates, and locales vary in the fragmentary notices.
Improvement in Cardinal Gibbons condition was noted over the past three days with reports from Union Mills where he stayed two weeks ago. Friends had earlier awaited a sign of recovery as statements from the hospital area emerged.
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