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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1922
Page
1
A late afternoon crowd of up to 25 000 witnesses the annual Fats vs Leans battle at West Side Ball Park. Dr Blosser on pink motorcycle leads a first aid unit. H E Ling officiates as arbiter. Elmer Sidel captains the Fats with Burl B Baker catching.
Abner C Smith and wife and Roy Smith's family drove from Flint to Lapeer Michigan in eight hours covering 131 miles. They joined a Smith reunion with about 50 relatives, visited the Buick factory for repairs, and returned home the next day after extended travel and a few delays. Mrs Albert Smith joined the trip from Coldwater and visited relatives near Page. Additionally Miss Attiyeb, born in Syria and Americanized, spoke at Chautauqua after New York Herald features on Turkish life.
The first Arctic sawmill will be built at Herschel Island at the Mackenzie River mouth. It will operate a two cycle engine that runs on fish oil or Fort Northan crude oil. no carburetor or ignition is required.
The Epworth Leaguers of Fremont won the Winnie Silver Cup at Bluffton for highest percentage during the year. The cup, on display at Mertz drug store, honors regular meetings study and prayer, missionary support, League literature, and hospital gifts. Rolland J. Weaver is the group president.
The chautauqua committee will meet Monday evening July 10 in the directors room at First State Bank. All who signed the guarantee are asked to attend.
A jumble of witty quips on language, teeth in mosquitoes, radish growth, plural wives, Irish men, loud fans, and conscription. mentions a loom invention by an Englishman promising double production and automatic weaving, plus a plan to curb temperamental film figures.
Records show the oldest postoffice building in the United States is in St Augustine Florida. The Seville Spain archives indicate the structure was erected between 1568 and 1603 by Gonzalo Mendez and was purchased by the king of Spain in 1604 for a residence linked to Florida's early settlers.
Clar ence Fr iinchon from Fremont was among nearly 600 Indiana University students in the Reserve Officers Training Corps honored by the War Department as a distinguished college in military science. Ohio State Purdue and DePauw also earned the distinction in the fifth army corps area. Under Major R. E. O'Brien Indiana's unit has won the rating and high honors at Camp Knox, Kentucky.
The Rochelle Canneries reports farming 5245 acres with 3400 peas 1030 sweet corn 50 lima beans 245 oats and 20 pasture. It lists 22 Twin City tractors 6 Fordson 4 Samson 1 Moline 118 mules 36 pea reaping machines 83 wagons and 700 total workers during pea harvest. In 11 days they canned 122816 cases averaging over 11000 daily with a peak 14613 on June 22.
If laid straight the citys paved streets would form a 40 foot wide roadway stretching from Lake Michigan to Seattle, illustrating the vast expanse of Chicago infrastructure.
The Fremont Girls' Band announces its opening concert for Thursday evening July 13 featuring pieces such as The Bandgirls' Delight and Garden of Eden. Led by Fred Richardson, the group has held regular rehearsals this season and seeks community support. Separately Charles Dally, Route 2 Montgomery, had a troubling late Friday night experience. by Saturday he was found dazed and unable to speak, with his car issues unresolved during transport to Montgomery.
A seven passenger car overturned Tuesday near Reading Michigan killing Mr and Mrs Snyder of Eaton Rapids Michigan. Their young son suffered a broken collar bone and shoulder others injured. Cause unknown but high speed and crossing impact left the vehicle a complete wreck. Relatives live in Camden Michigan.
University of Arizona plans open air sleeping quarters for students due to dry mild climate. Officials say open air sleeping could cover the entire college year and provide comfortable, economical housing options.
The American Red Cross pulled back from Europe on July 3 after spending hundreds of millions of dollars on relief work.
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