Tragic Car Crash Kills John Hollingsworth in Vermillion County
John Hollingsworth aged 53 died last Thursday when a car driven by George Phillips went over a grade near Hillsdale. Phillips and Nolan were injured. Nolan fled to Indianapolis for safety. The crash left Hollingsworth pinned under wreckage. liquor was found in the car. Funeral services were held at Hazel Hillsdale with burial in Opedee Cemetery. One daughter survives in Cleveland, Ohio.
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John Hollingsworth
George Phillips
Hillsdale
Phillips
Nolan
West Montezuma
Grover Rohr
Hollingsworth
White Nolan
Indianapolis
Vermillion County
Brown Undertaking Rooms
Henry
Brown
Newport
Opedee
Gleveland
Ohio
Thanksgiving Dinner Gathered Thirty Six In Merritt Farner Home
Relatives and friends totaling thirty six gathered at the Merritt Farner home for Thanksgiving Day. A bounteous feast followed the afternoon gathering with baskets and numerous dishes shared by attendees from Yeddo Dana Princeton Terre Haute Sylvia West Union and other nearby communities.
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Merrit Farner
Bert Farner
Estella
Dorothy Wiliams
Debby Williams
Jesse Bknel
Mrs Williard Orrell Died In Dana Indiana
Mrs Williard Orrell died at her Dana Indiana home Saturday morning November 27 1920 aged 40 years months and 15 days She was born near Newport Indiana daughter of David and Martha Dice She survived by husband four children Claude Paul Bessie and John Patherson relatives and friends Funeral by Reverend Asher of the Dana M E church at 10 o clock Monday at her home Burial in Bono cemetery
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Williard Orrell
Dana
Indiana
David
Martha Thomas Dice
Newport
Claude
Paul
Bessie
John Patherson
Asher
Dana M KE
Bono
Quiet Wedding of John Seely and Gurara Hendrix
John Seely and Gurara Hendrix wed quietly on November 27, 1920 at John S. Houchin's office. Seely is the son of Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Seely, a farmer, and Hendrix is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Vendrix of Hillsdale. The couple is praised as respected locals with wide circles of friends and received hearty congratulations.
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John Seely
Gurara Hendrix
John S. Houchin
M. T. Seely
Fred Vendrix
Hillsdale
Montezuma Edges Newport In Fast Basketball Match
A high speed game at Newport on Friday November 19 saw Montezuma and Newport trade leads. Thomas scored 13 for Montezuma as passes and quick breaks tested defenses, with strong play from Maxwell Billings and Clary for Newport and Sanders Aikman Miller shutting down many Montezuma advances. The closing minutes delivered thrill as the scoreline remained tight.
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Newport
Montezuma
Maxwell
Thomas
Billings
Clary
Hoor
Tom
Sanders
Aikman
Miller
Husky
Montesums
Montezuma and Newport End Close In Classic Clash
Montezuma defeated Newport 21 to 18 in a tight game. Key players included Montezuma Captain Maxwell Thomas and Newport’s Davis and White with multiple field and foul goals. Substitutions included Crabtree Kennedy Dulgar and Sylvester for Montezuma and Aikman Sanders for Newport.
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Newport
Montezuma
Montezuma Maxwel
Thomas
Billings
Clary
Tom McMasters
Crabtree
Kennedy
Dulgar
Sylvester
Newport Davis
White
Miller
Aikman
Sanders
Maxwell
Davis
Our Duty After Elections Emphasis on Duty and Patriotism
The piece urges newly elected officers to resume work and pursue wages and living conditions that benefit all. It defends popular government, notes differing political methods, and argues obedience to the will of the majority as the germ of government begun before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth.
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America
Plymouth
Methodist Church Christmas Exercises Invite All Montezuma Children
The Methodist Sunday School educators urge every child not in Sunday School to join Christmas preparations at the M E church in Montezuma. Classes will assign parts tonight after school to stage a bright, festive program with Santa Claus present Sunday night before Christmas.
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Methodist
M. EF
Montezuma
M. E. Church
Santa Claus
Red Cross Roll Call set to be largest in Lake Division
Reports to Lake Division headquarters in Cleveland indicate the Fourth Red Cross Roll Call will be the most successful in Ohio Indiana and Kentucky. Columbus Ohio has quadrupled its enrollment while Elyria Ohio exceeds its entire previous membership in canvassing. The pageant The Red Cross of Peace by Ruth Mongey Worrell has been shown in over 200 communities illustrating the peace program. Junior Red Cross Boy Scouts and school children have enrolled thousands, with high schools directing the effort in several places.
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Lake Division
Cleveland
Ohio
Red& Cross
Indiana
Kentucky
Columbus
Elyria
Red Cross of Peace
Ruth Mongey Worrell
Dayton
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Boy Scouts
Real estate transfers reported by Lambert Abstracter
U. S. Trust Co. transfers to D. C. Johnson a lot in Lyford for $10. Albert H. Bradfield transfers land in Wabash to Walter B. Murphy.
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C. EK
U. S. Trust Co
D. C. Johnson
Lyford
Albert H. Bradfield
Walter B. Murphy
Wabash
Land transfers and deeds across multiple towns
A series of property transactions listed with grantees and grantors including Elvin Morrison, Johnson Clore, Frank Keller, Thomas A. Daniel, Chicago Title & Trust Co, Charles M. Taylor, Win. Road, James W. Bennett, Ida May Taylor, Martha M. Connelly, Frank A. Danbury, Claud C. Vandegrift, Frank H. Wann, James Burley. Amounts range from 90 to 8000 with parcels in Bloomingdale Penn Klondyke Lena Lena Lena Sugar Creek Reserve Adams Waterman Rosedale and other locales.
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Frank Keller
W. E. Fellows
Klondyke
Thomas A. Daniel
William F. McGee
Penn
No Place Like Home for Christmas in Old Song Nostalgia
A nostalgic essay urges celebrating Christmas with family, recalling old songs and the warmth of home. It emphasizes cherishing loved ones, lights, stockings, and simple feasts as symbols of enduring family joy across generations.
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Olhays
Pehat
Weather and town notes from the Montgomery area
The town reports remarkable weather for the season and a repaired bridge area grade. School resumes after a one week break. A Half-and-Half dance is planned for Wednesdays in Montgomery Hall. The C I and W excursion was enjoyed by locals. Mr Strand Long survived a near mishap on Thanksgiving Day. Mr A J Miles buys a new 6 cylinder Buick for taxi patrons arriving Thanksgiving Day. The M E H Aid Society will count Christmas chicken dinner tickets at the December meeting and tickets should be purchased by December 15. Mr M T Seeley found a pocket book containing five to six dollars. the owner retrieved it after advertising in The Enterprise.
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A. J. Miles
M. EH. Aid Society
M. T. Seeley
Local Social Roundup From South Liberty and Nearby Towns
Wilson Jackson made a business trip to Terre Haute last week. Cecil Griffin married Roscoe Armstrong of Montezuma on Wednesday. Families gathered for Thanksgiving at Cayuga hosts including Ray and Grimes households. Spivey, Lewman and Grimes families connected through visits and a preacher to Howard church next Sunday. Dan Hobson moved into the Ephlin property for the winter.
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Wilson Jackson
Terre Haute
Cecil Griffin
Roscoe Armstrong
Montezuma
Sale notice for 12 month old colt and dining room set
SaLE twelve month old colt call 195. dining table chairs sideboard bed springs mattress Murdagk. Distinct lines mention highwayman remark and Samson as a house drawing actor. Minor unrelated lines about opinions.
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Murdagk
Farm and piano for sale in small town notices
Classified items include a farm or land for sale by L Jones Olney Illinois and a Crown piano with bench offered by Mrs B L Lewis Dana Indiana for 100 dollars. Local social notes mention Thanksgiving dinner plans and praise for local advertisers in The Enterprise urging community support.
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L. Jones
Olney
Ill
L. Lewis
Dana, Indiana
Twilight Of The Year Poem By C F Wadsworth
The poem reflects on New Year’s twilight and past resolutions, urging forgiveness and renewed purpose. It contrasts hopeful beginnings with the risk of unkept aims, and ends with a call to keep a bright, clear outlook as a new dawn approaches.
Rev and Mrs Claris Visit Dana for Sunday Service
Reverend N W Claris and his wife traveled to Dana on Sunday where he conducted his regular services.
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N. W. Claris
Dana
The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come at the Movies
A film adaptation of John Fox Jr.'s celebrated romance The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come features Jack Pickford in a lead role with Pauline Starke, Clara Horton, James Neill, and others. Wallace Worsley directs this 5800 foot production showcasing a frontier romance era story.
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Little Shepherd of
Kingdom Come
John Fox, Jr
Jack Pickford
Pauline Starke
Clara Horton
James Neill
Edythe Chapman
H. Park Jones
Lee Phelps
Dwight Crittenden
Aggie Herring
Clark Marshall
Names of Newport and Montezuma residents tied to marriages
The record lists several fiancés and spouses from Newport Hillsdale Montezuma Roscoe Jamestown Paris Ill and Bloomingdale. Individuals include Eurl Leon Hardesty farmer and Orpha Barker both of Newport and Willard Wesley Mayes farmer with Olive Blanche Swinford of Hillsdale.
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Eurl Leon Hardesty
Newport
Orpha Barker
Willard Wesley Mayes
Olive Blanche Swinford
Hillsdale
Thanksgiving social highlights across West Union community
Mrs. Wm. Sherrill and daughter Esther spent Thanksgiving with sister Mrs. Murt Hollingsworth in Newport. L J Linebarger hosted diverse Thanksgiving dinners with Mattie Brown John Linebarger Mary Blue and families. Garrard and family visited Bloomingdale and other gatherings occurred among Waldridge Cory Sherrill Wilson and Causey households. Irma Gosnell visited grandmother Mrs. Bord. Carrie Manwaring traveled to Evansville. Bertha Manwaring stayed with aunt Mrs. Dave Dowdell as Christmas nears.
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Wm. Sherrill
Esther
Murt Hollingsworth
Newport
Lewis Waldridge
Geo. Cory
John Wilson
Ivan Sherrill
Train Schedules and Times Listed by Route
The document lists daily train times for routes East West North and South with morning and evening departures and arrivals. Times include 8:05 AM and 9:13 PM on East and West. Sunday trains show 8:55 AM and 5:55 PM for East and 9:00 AM and 8:00 PM for West. South trains run 6:08 AM to 1:46 PM and North 11:46 AM to 4:01 PM.
Will Rogers in Cupid the Cow Puncher Bray Pictograph
A concise note highlights Will Rogers in Cupid the Cow Puncher as a Bray pictograph production. It outlines the show’s historical context and Rogers’s role in a western theme work.
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Will Rogers
Cupid the Cow Puncher
Bray Pictograph
Jack Pickford in John Fox Jr. tale Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come
The item notes Jack Pickford appearing in John Fox Jr.'s enduring story Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come, highlighting a dramatic collaboration or adaptation for readers.
Don’t Ever Marry Back To God’s Country
Film notes warn audiences to watch for the dates as the western drama returns with related selections and showings.
Paul Thomas to pay Dead Animals and telephone charges
Paul Thomas of Dana Indiana will cover costs for dead animals and related telephone charges.
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Paul Thomas
Dana, Ind
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R. C
Roll Call
Elvin Morrison
K. Raper
Bloomingdale
Johnson Clore
Chicago Title & Trust Co
Gyford
Charles M. Taylor
Admr
David Sapp
Adams
Cassius T. Wall
James W. Bennett
John Bennett
Sugar Creek
Ida May Taylor
John B. Davis
Martha M. Connelly
John
Brubeck
Lohn Rockville
Frank A. Danbury
Claud E. Vandegrift
Lena
Claud C. Vandegrift
Oby Cox
Frank H. Wann
James C. Swaim
Waterman
James Burley
Roy B. Eads
Rosedale
Montgomery Hall
South Liberty
Clinton Cristy
Basil Grimes
Chas. Garignus
Mike Grimes
Clark
Howard Church
Paul Ray
Cayuga
D. D. Ray
Lew Grimes
Basil
Alfous Spivey
John Grimes
Earl Ray
J. F. Lewman
Andy Cristy
Ethel
Everal
David Grimes
Dan Hobson
David Ephlin
Samson
Frank Jones
Sarah Linebarger
Miss Jones
Geo. Kemp
Walter
Orph Milligan
Near West Union
C.F. Wadsworth
Publishers’ Auxiliary
Seeley
Farmer
Clara Hendrix
Henry W. Overpeck
Miner
Sadie KE. Crowley
Harry Sullivan
Jennie Harshbarger
Foreman
Chester A. Steward
Jamestown
Iva A. Trump Judson
Wilbur G. Wells
Paris
Grace Hinote
West Union
L. J. Linebarger
Mattie Brown
John Linebarger
Mary Blue
Boyd Collins
Eloise
Rupert
T. A. Garrard
Frank
Thad Fellows
Mary Mathas
Mrs
Lou Mathas
C. H. Causey
Ivan Causey
Ernest Causey
C. Elmer Garrard
Wm Manwaring
Susie
Tom Causey
Carrie Manwaring
Evansville
Bertha Manwaring
Dave Dowdell
CLI& W. East
West
Brazil
Charles Ray
Strawfoot
Shirley Mason
Mutt and
Jeff
Mable Normand
Pinto
John Fox Jr. Great Story
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