11 Aug 1921
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Newspaper
Montezuma Enterprise
Location
Montezuma, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1921
Page
1
The publisher warns subscribers that many renewals are overdue and some accounts in arrears will be dropped if no response is received. A paper notice will run this week urging renewal to cover bills from supply houses taxes insurers coal dealers and other cash creditors.
The Home Nursing class met in the domestic science room Friday at nine. Nineteen members attended with four unable to attend after school opens. The group is limited to twenty, but Miss Mahatha plans to admit four more next Friday to complete the twelve lessons.
Saturday program at the home theater features Frank Mayo in The Magnificent Brute and Tough Luck as the comedy. The double bill showcases Mayo star power with a mix of action and humor.
In a fast ten inning ball game at Mecca on Sunday Montezuma lost 5 to 4. Mecca led 4 to 1 after eight, but Montezuma battled back with two pinch hitters and an error to tie 4–4 in the ninth before Mecca won in the tenth. Batteries were Taylor Roberts and McMullen versus Thomas and Cummins.
The notice urges car owners to offer rides to those without transportation for a forthcoming local drive. People able to accommodate others should contact P. F. McNamee at The Enterprise Office to arrange specifics.
Brazil defeated Rockville 4 to 2. Clinton beat the T. H. Valley team 12 to 9. Newport shut out Cayuga 2 to 0. St. Bernice cancelled the game with Clinton 36's.
Readers critique service delays while noting punctual bills. A comment questions German steel dental fillings from Krupp, warning they may rust in dry climates.
The Cathrine Curtis production of Ralph Connor's The Sky Pilot plays at the Home theatre on August 17 and 18. King Vidor directs a rugged Canadian wilderness tale featuring Colleen Moore John Bowers and David Butler in a drama of adventure and sensation.
Cecil Millikan, Montezuma tractor operator, was seriously injured at the Volunteers of America construction site on North Main Street in Clinton. A loose scaffold board caused him to fall about fifteen feet, breaking his left leg, arm, hip, and sustaining cuts and scratches, before being taken to St Anthony's Hospital.
Mr and Mrs Frank Jones start installation of a modern heating system for improved comfort in their Arcola residence. The project focuses on upgrading the dwelling for better warmth and efficiency.
A bath and water work project is underway using premium materials. Mr. Fillinger, known for top quality in this trade, operates with a reputation for excellent work. His business serves Vermillion and neighboring counties.
A curdled note on inflation and scarcity contrasts with playful doubt about frost timing. The author jokes about editors finding copy and readers preferring different content. Katydids chatter six weeks before frost, while insect forecasters are accused of bending truth and misreading forecasts.
Glenn J. Brown aged 21 and Lord Newlin of Indianapolis were struck by a 22 caliber rifle fired from a tree house near Bloomingdale around midnight Saturday. Brown died at the scene while Newlin survived with a back injury. The youths, Pickett and others, planned a prank that escalated when the rifle was fired to frighten them. Funeral services for Brown were held Monday at Bloomingdale's biodist church with Rev. Woodard officiating. burial followed at Coloma.
The boy, who was raised by Mr and Mrs Morris after his mother died when he was three, died near that place. He had recently been staying with an uncle in Bloomingdale. Deepest sympathy is offered to the family for this sudden loss.
The drought ends as frequent rain improves grass color, pasture growth, and corn development. Plowing becomes feasible, water supply rises, and disease danger diminishes, yielding broad agricultural benefits.
A historic overview notes the Old Bridge of Spain, once Manila’s landmark, eclipsed by the Jones Bridge named for Virginia Congressman W A Jones. The pontoon era bridge dates to 1590 1600, the stone span to about 1630, with earthquake damage and flood damage in its history.
Fred White of Myers Car and Tractor Co will resign to join Smith and Moore Ford dealers of Indianapolis as manager in the Parts and Accessories department on South Meridian Street near Union Depot. He will leave Montezuma for the 15th of this month but will remain manager of the local Baseball Club this season.
The C. and E. I. will run another excursion to Chicago Friday with Pageant Rates at 4 dollars 60 cents. Call the local agent for details. At the Shriners picnic at Turkey Run state park a permanent Fifth District Shrine club was formed led by W. P. Montgomery as president and John Harkness of Terre Haute as vice president with Frank Arn as secretary-treasurer.
The guest list for the evening includes Mesdames Bert Cook Ben Underwood KK L Dooley A Powell Harry Reeder Harry Becker C G Schulte Frank Arn M C Phillips and Miss Lora Reeder.
An upright Everett piano is offered for sale at 75 000 with contact by phone at 123 Montezuma.
Stray cow described as dry with horn tips bent upward on left and downward on right, small white forehead spot and white under body. Owner urged to call J. R. Dale of Montezuma Indiana R R No. 2 Phone 97-1.
R. T. Bailey advertises a household sale at his residence offering a sideboard dresser fruit jars jelly glasses a small phonograph and records available for purchase.
Local sale offers a Majestic Malleable Range a Radiant Home heater a library table brass red chairs a six one stand table and a bed spring. Call the provided phone 147 for details.
Paul Thomas of Dana Indiana will cover costs for dead animals and related telephone charges as part of a local matter.
At a county board of education meeting M O Titus of Howard township was named county truant officer for 260 days at $4 daily. The board also authorized hiring a 260 day assistant at $2.25 daily under a new law. Rockville Republican reports.
Readable timetable notes show multiple daily trains on East and West routes with morning and afternoon departures. Sunday slots list early and late trains, while additional services include southern and northern lines and a Brazil division schedule with afternoon and morning times.
Several residents traveled to Mecca on Sunday afternoon to attend the ball game, joining a small march of spectators who supported the event.
In the tale Two Moons a romance unfolds amid a frontier feud between rival clans. Mutt and Jeff likely appear in the miniseries as quirky counterpoints to the tense plot and dusty western backdrop.
Al Christie's Robertson-Cole Super-Special delivers laughs from undertakers and water gags. The spoof proves the only way to get a kick out of water is to involve bathing girls in the scene.
Fatty Arbuckle shows Sunday August 21 and Wesley Barry stars in The County Fair on Thursday August 25. Pearl White appears next Thursday in Know Your Men.
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