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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1920
Page
1
All veterans of the late war may obtain the Victory Medal by presenting discharge papers. Cassel Post will assist with the process. A rep will be at the K of P club rooms next Monday evening from 8 to 10. A formal presentation with speeches and music is planned for Armistice Day November 11. Straw Family Reunion notes.
The Ling family announced the marriage of Otho Ling to Miss June Marian Howse of Naples New York on July 31 1920 in Lansing. Mrs Ling the Lansing Industrial School dietitian said the news surprised groom Harry Ling and wife who plan to host the newlyweds in early October. Friends extend best wishes. Clark Robison Reunion Held August 19 1920 at Brown farm near Lake Gage drew relatives from Toledo Detroit Keego Harbor Sandusky West Unity Coldwater and others with 40 members present. A dinner blessed by Margery Corey followed by photos and talks closed the gathering with new officers elected led by Prof D L Clark president and Bruce Corey vice president.
Kendallville hosts a Ladies Auxiliary to the American Legion while Coldwater plans a hair pin factory the only one in the middle west. Burr Oak Michigan attracts a rubber plant and Fort Wayne expects 1000 homes for International Harvester employees. Ernest Beard returns after 27 years, Charles Camp named head of the state banking department. Orville Gaw drowns at Baw Beese lake. Henry Firth retires after 28 years as Coldwater mail carrier. Art's Girls band travels on a two month chautauqua engagement.
A southbound New York Central passenger train collided with a freight train one mile north of Hillsdale injuring several and killing Charles Allen of Jackson, veteran engineer on the Fort Wayne Branch. Brakeman S E Betts was badly injured and W S Elwood suffered a head injury. Ora Lindeman led the passenger train as conductor. Exact cause of the wreck remains undetermined.
Next Monday September 6 is Labor Day and Fremont stores will be closed all day Patrons are asked to shop on Saturday and stock up on necessary supplies at the earliest.
Sunday events at the Methodist church include 9 30 Sunday School 10 45 Public worship with S P McNaught of Indianapolis who heads Indiana Anti Sa loon League Law Enforcement. Epworth League 6 30 and evening service 7 30 on The Place of Work in the Scheme of Things Pastor L W Kemper invites all.
In Mexico the atmosphere stays tense. Cork frequently resurfaces in reports. Olympic swimming favorites include Finan. Government control changes fail to ease car window openings. Poll tax burdens hit men differently and court scenes echo bargain sales.
The Northern Indiana Editorial Association with over a hundred publishers will hold its golden jubilee in Angola and Crooked Lake, Friday and Saturday. The Angola Rotary Club outfits events including a Steuben county sightseeing trip and a Crooked Lake banquet with addresses by notable newspaper men. The Hope Hospital Fort Wayne group invites the Girls Band to Labor Day dinner, with travel planned by auto.
The Girls' Band presents a final season concert on Tuesday evening September 1 featuring Crawley's March Forever Blowing Bubbles Pluribus Unum March Inspiration Overture Leaves of Autumn Waltz Tramp March Beautiful Ohio Booster Boys March Determination Overture Roses of Memory Waltz The Undertow March Let the Rest of the World Go By Officer of the Guard March.
The thirty-second annual Farmers' Picnic drew several thousand attendees with a full program of speakers, races, and contests. Kinderhook defeated Fremont 11 to 9 in a pitching game amid a rough field, with Fremont’s Girls' Band entertaining the crowd and a stunt aviator performing late in the day. Passengers in the plane included Martha Shively, Paul Fletcher, Russel Eckert, Harry Shutts, Lyle Berry, Orley Cleveland, Mrs. Cleveland, Grover Collins, Melvin Miller, Cecil Keyes, Feral Fees, Ralph Test, Pauline Lower, and Roy Stage.
Yon L. W. Fairfield argues that the Republican Congress reduced spending, countering Cox’s charge of inaction. He cites a $1.2 billion cut for 1920 and another $1.2 billion for 1921, totaling about $2 billion in savings, with cabinet heads and Bureau chiefs resisting wasteful spending.
A Sunday school anecdote cites the ant's daily labor and a punchline from Willie about someone stepping on him. The note on France by Wilson is seen by some as an appeal to Polish voters.
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