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Newspaper
Montezuma Enterprise
Location
Montezuma, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1920
Page
1
Bettina and Jean marry in Belgium in 1914 and endure four years of war. They work under German occupation, aid wounded and homeless, become naturalized Americans, and return to Indiana wiser and with a daughter named Bettina.
Primary pupils Kelso and Aikman visited the building on Thursday. Helen Hann and Josephine Peterson return to 4th grade as families move and reentries occur. Fr anc es Schauffer and Mrs Causey visit Terre Haute while Hollis Dawn readers spark interest. Absent pupils Maud Kennedy Russell Guy Evelyn Newkirk and Marie Runnion resume classes after illness or travel.
A Sunday program list featuring Vivian Orchestra with Carry Your Cross and Melody of Love selections. Classes include In Shadowland and If Your Heart Keeps Right. Eugene Higbee appears among the performers in a faculty or program role.
Several used cars offered for sale with favorable prices and terms to responsible parties. The Montezuia Garage advertises units available for purchase.
Sunday School at 10:00, preaching at 11:00 a m and 7:30 p m for revival services. Prayer room at 7:15 prior to each service. Prayer meeting Thursday 7:00 p m. Choir practice Friday at Parsonage due to events. Ladies Golden Rule Class meets Friday 2 p m with Mrs Harvey Kohr. Public invited.
A partially readable note describes a Ford manufactured car dated to the company’s early era. It mentions an eight horsepower engine, twenty eight inch wheels, a two gallon gas tank and ownership by A C McCarthy of Oregon. The car remains in use and on the job though aging brass horn and engine are noted with no immediate plan for a new Ford.
Letters to the editor discuss Bible readings in public schools. A reader urges attention to an attachment and references a unanimous fad adopted at an interdenominational convention held in Cleveland.
Hershel Rateliff sold his stake in the King Hotel Barber Shop and opened a soft drink parlor in the former Barney Davey room. John Norris works for Mr. Lindley in the barber shop. A civil service exam for village and rural mail delivery vacancies in the P O will be held in Rockville on March 6, with Mrs. Bertha Hunt overseeing.
A resolution states that the Bible should be used in public schools as a moral textbook and read daily by teachers before the entire student body. It urges school authorities to require Bible readings as part of teacher duties.
The M. E. Aid Society held an all day meeting at the church on February 18. Members quilted four quilts and a fine dinner was served. The group added five new members, bringing total to 52, with many friends and relatives visiting.
A daughter was born Sunday February 22 to Mr. and Mrs. Vernal Millikan. Oscar Norman opened his sugar camp on Saturday. Mrs. Cora Brown visited Mr. and Mrs. Russell Bowsher on Sunday. Mabel Norman visited Friday with her grandmother Mrs. Harvey.
John Simpson enlisted on Tuesday and the Owls played Monday night. Clinton Nest members conferred a local Hoo Hoo birds degree at a feast that ended late. Mr W S Rawlings and family plan to move to Terre Haute. he led the lumber yard, with Mr McCord to take charge. Lumber sales remained strong despite a slow construction year.
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