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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1920
Page
3
A Locust street M.-Church service at 7:30 p m features a meditation on What does God's Best Gift Bring to the World led by Rev Clippinger followed by a Christmas Sunday school program and a gift collection for suffering Children of Europe.
Earl Sourwine, a DePauw student, will depart this week for a Southern tour during holiday vacation. Miss Mary Wade visits her parents Rev. and Mrs. C. A. Wade for the holidays. Josephine Wade, teaching in Paxton Illinois, arrives to spend the holidays with her parents, Rev. and Mrs. C. U. Wade.
Cleve Thomas traveled to Indianapolis today to bring back a Buick for the Christie Thomas Agency. Mrs Edna Lockridge a music teacher in West Lebanon schools will return tomorrow to spend the holidays with her mother Mrs F A Arnold and other relatives and friends.
Lillian Ethel Ferrand born December 24 1879 near Somerset died December 17 1920 after an 18 month illness. She married Alva S. Pruitt on November 30 1898 and bore six children. Survived by husband six children a mother four sisters three brothers and many relatives. Funeral at Brick Chapel conducted by Rev Marshall with pallbearers Carl Roy Leslie Berlie Edward Cecil and burial at Brick Chapel cemetery.
The Pruitt family thanks friends and neighbors for flowers support and help during the illness and death of their beloved wife and mother Alva Pruitt and Sons.
Court approved sale of two tracts totaling 40.11 acres described by metes and bounds. Tracts include 34.82 acres and 5.29 acres, with paths along north and south lines and the center of a National road. Sale cash only, under court administration led by Otto B. Rector and William B. Peck. Auction dates listed as 410. Thursday Dec. 16-23-30 Jan 6.
Classified notices urge quick property sales before year end by Putnam Realty Co with offices in Indianapolis. McCurry Furniture Store advertises a fine selection of rocking chairs as ideal gifts.
A floor lamp or a table lamp will please the wife. See them at the McCurry Furniture store.
Multiple classified notices from Greencastle Indiana list for sale items such as a registered Duroc boar and box candies, trade offers for 10 and 6 room dwellings, farm purchasing preferences, and a kitchen cabinet at McCurry Furniture Store. Brown & Moffett handle farm buy requests within 1.5 miles of Greencastle and nearby Floyd township with cash offers and down payments.
Meat markets will be closed all day Christmas Day. Vancleave and Sons two stores Thomas Meat Market Feitelforge Meat Market Miller Meat Market. Box candies from Johnsons and Huylers Chocolates. Found Xmas cards at Ed Hamiltons Book Store. Pocket book with money found owner to identify and pay advertising costs. The McCurry Furniture Store open every evening until Christmas with gifts for delivery Christmas morning. Moose dance and news items for Herald Office. Girl sought for reporting work at The Herald Office.
A fragmented excerpt discusses children’s teary responses and youth's heightened interest in new experiences, contrasting it with later life and implying mishaps or danger without specific details. The tone is reflective and nostalgic about early years and risk.
Antiquarians mourn the theft of a Byzantine silver gilt cross and medieval relics from Grave dona parish church on Lake Como. Battista Ondion organized the raid with help from English speaking visitors. loot was broken into pieces and melted, then sold to a Milan silversmith for 510 francs though the cross alone valued at 1,000,000 francs.
Miss Lorena Trickey captured the world all around championship at Cheyenne Frontier Days in Wyoming. She dominated bronco busting relay riding Roman standing racing trick riding and other events reflecting her western ranch training and riding prowess.
W T Boswell, 48, found intoxicated in Atlanta, spent two hours in a police cell. He offered $6 collateral for release, then asked to stay. officers refunded the money and provided a bed for the night due to his condition and cold.
Administrators with the will annexed of Isaac S. Peck deceased announce a private sale of the decedent's real estate in Putnam County Indiana. By court order, the sale starts January 17 1921 at 10 a.m. at Lyon and Lyon Greencastle and continues daily until sold. The property is part of the west half of the southwest quarter section 11 township 13 north range 4 west.
Advertises a corn need by John Eitel & Son, Greencastle Battery Company N, Side Square. Window sign asks buyers to see the listing for corn in Greencastle.
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A small group of women in Tovey TL collected forty thousand used bricks and sand for a church project. They cleaned the bricks themselves and worked part of each morning until completion, obtaining sand dumped from railroad box cars.
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