Local notices and social updates from a mid-century issue
A collage of short items notes Beckett cleaning wallpaper, shopping at Spradling's, Os Pierson visiting Flora, Marcus Harris buying a car, Knick's Ice Cream for sale, a birth, and various visits and social events. Local residents including Fred Joyce of Indianapolis, C. E. Greenwood, Herschal Williams, Mrs. Margaret Marsh, John Butler, Fanny Haynes, and others are referenced. Also mentions Panama hats sale, funeral attendance, Penny Club plans, and several farm and household updates with multiple names and places such as Logansport Kokomo Marion Gary Russiaville Gas City and McCoy's Grocery.
Musical fete for Carnegie library in Walton
Miss Marian Shirley Mrs Mabelle Zehring and Mrs Audra Thomas plan a musicale at Walton Thursday evening to support the new Carnegie library building. Glen Lawrence marks his 22nd birthday with guests Willard Lawrence A G Spurgeon and Mrs H C Beckett at a Wednesday dinner. Baptist Sunday School youths visit Kokomo for fellowship with the North Street Baptist Brotherhood class. attendees include Sallie Weaver Elizabeth Hicks Ethel Carney Hazel Rayles Elsie Emry Ruth Allen Glee Spradling Mary Klepfer Arthur Saylors Caan Pickering Clyde Scott Mason Wood Franklin Emry Russell Rayles Harl Rayles Walter Hicks George McIntosh Glen McClain and J A Funk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marian Shirley
Mabelle Zehring
Audra Thomas
Walton
Carnegie Library
Baptist
Kokomo
Brotherhood
North Street Baptist Church
Misses Sallie Weaver
Elizabeth Hicks
Ethel Carney
Hazel Rayles
Elsie Emry
Ruth Allen
Glee Spradling
Mary Klepfer
Arthur Saylors
Caan Pickering
Clyde Scott
Mason Wood
Franklin Emry
Russell
Harl Rayles
Walter Hicks
George McIntosh
Glen McClain
J. A. Funk
Seven Social honors the seventh at Christian Endeavor
Thirty one attended a Seven Social at H. Z. Carey’s home on May 27 to benefit Christian Endeavor. Admission was seven cents with seven free admissions for overdue dues. The program featured seven lines of song seven verses of the seventieth Psalm seven words of prayer a We are Seven reading a seven seven Bible verses hunt and seven peanuts. Receipts totaled 2.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Endeavor Society
H. Z. Carey
C. E
Kokomo Visitors Include Williams, Burrows, and Others
Herachal Williams and wife Mrs. Willard Burrows, Mrs. Minnie Elle man, Mrs. Blanch Tidrick, Mrs Maude Woods, Rev. Trinkle and family, Mrs. Nellie Ashley, Mrs. Audra Thomas, Mrs. Albert Wagner and daughter Ethelyn, Miss Burl Bevington were Kokomo visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herachal Williams
Willard Burrows
Minnie Elleman
Blanch Tidrick
Maude Woods
Trinkle
Nellie Ashley
Audra Thomas
Albert Wagner
Ethelyn
Burl Bevington
Decoration Day Observances Amid Rainy Weather
Decoration services drew many attendees despite almost continuous rain. J L Puckett of Kokomo delivered a fitting address at the hall. A rainy procession to the cemetery followed the services led by the Galveston Band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.L Puckett
Kokomo
Galveston
New Idea Club Hosts Gathering At Mrs Emerick’s Home
Mrs Cora Emerick entertained the New Idea Club at her home south of town on Thursday afternoon. Members included Mesdames Funk Johnson Burrows Hahn Kepner Carey Henderson Elleman Thomas and visitor Mrs T W Login. The next meeting will be at Mrs Frank Ssi’s home for members and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora Emerick
New Idea Club
J. A. Funk
W. L. Johnson
Willard Burrows
I. S. Hahn
Dave Kepner
H. Z. Carey
Chas, Henderson
Elmer Elleman
Iss Pearl Thomas
T. W. Login
Train Schedule Fragments from 1916 Northbound Service
Readable bits show limited trains and time stamps across morning and afternoon hours in 1916. The fragment mentions agent J. M. Lines as timetable contact and lists several departure pointers like 5.56 A M and 7.32 with a P. M. 11.30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Lines, Ag
Also Mentioned on This Page
China
Galveston Drug CO
Sears
Pure Food Grocer
Indiana
Lyle Brown Agency
Office Conwell Bank
Mortpigje
Kokomo Trust Company
Beckett
Spradling’s
Os Pierson
Marcus Harris
Knick’s
Harry Fickle
Friday
McCoy
Fred Joyce
Indianapolis
Galvester
C. E. Greenwood
Gary
Herschal Williams
Prairieville
Margaret Marsh
Jack
Logansport
John Butler
Fanny Haynes
Willie Jay
Chicago
Eliza Barnhart
Harry Persinger
Ethel Reed
Minnie McDonald
John Hitesman
The
Penny Club
Fossie Ault
Emma Roferty
Aeg
McCoy's Grocery
Tom Patten
Ed F. Conwell
James Lines
Harry Baker
Dave Cook
Sam Sprinkle
John Marshall
Ida Kemp
Russiaville
Nellie Klepfer
George Spann
Gas City
Willard Lawrence
Hull
Abe Smith
Eber Ballard
Chicame
Cornelia Smith
B. F. McClain
Minnie Lawrence
Fluteau Walker
Marion
James Bell
Geo. Oden
Fr Davis
Tom Fording
C. R. Ogle
Wambr
W. A. Bell
Taining
Union T
Ent
South Bound
perennemioNal Tailors DI
F. H. Thomas Store
Majestic Theatre
Jess Willard
Censor Board
Kerns Klean Kafe
J. F. Kern
Hubler Bros
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