School enrollment largest in years in Reserve township
The Reserve township and Montezuma Public Schools opened as planned on September 2, 1920, with enrollment reaching four hundred. The high school now has over a hundred students in a six year program. Officials urge continued cooperation and high attendance, note eight months of schooling from grades 1 to 12 in Parke County, and ask patrons to keep children in school and report study difficulties to teachers or the superintendent.
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Reserve Township
Montjuma
Parke County
Montezuma
Jenebb
Birthday Dinner Honors Joseph Cheesewright
Mr Joseph Cheesewright celebrated his eighty third birthday this Sunday with a dinner at the home of Mr and Mrs Geo Mathas. Attending were Mrs John Smith and sons Ralph and Myron Mr and Mrs Will Cheesewright and granddaughter Helen Marie John Star Mr and Mrs Dan Machin and children Mrs Anna Machin Mr and Mrs Sam Pressler and son Parke Smith and family Frank Smith and family Parke Dooley and family Mr and Mrs Fred Vathas Mr and Mrs Frank Mathas and daughter Agnes Mr and Mrs Dee Pressler Miss Alma Snyder and Mary Pressler.
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Joseph Cheesewright
Geo. Mathas
John Smith
Ralph and
Myron
Will Cheesewright
Helen Marie
John Star
Dan Machin
Anna Machin
Sam Pressler
Parke Smith
Frank Smith
Parke Dooley
Fred Vathas
Frank Mathas
Agnes
Dee Pressler
Alma Snyder
Mary Pressler
Triplets Born to Luther Manwaring Family
West Union birth notice reports Luther and wife welcomed triplets on September 25, two girls and a boy named Mary Catherine Alma Gene and Jack. Nearby residents Mesdaies Margaret Harvey Elien Cummings and Boyd Collins visited Thursday with Mrs.
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Luther Manwaring
Mary Catherine
Alma Gene
Jack
Margaret Harvey
Elien Cummings
Boyd Collins
Our School Plan Emphasizes Vocational Guidance and Civics
The school focuses on vocational guidance, physical education, supervised study, cultural guidance, fundamentals in math science and language, and community civics to foster love of America. New teachers are committed and the community is invited to meet them. Local social notes mention births, visits, and family updates, ending with a note on Eidisons and Pathe Phonographs at Murdocks.
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America
Federation of Farmers Meeting In Montezuma Indiana
There will be a meeting of the Reserve Township members of the Parke County Federation of Farmers at the Town Hall Montezuma Indiana at 2 P M Saturday October 2 1920. The presence of all members is earnestly requested. Frank Arn Chairman.
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Reserve Township
Parke County Federation of Farmers
Montezuma
Indiana
P. M
Frank Arn
Lightle Family Visit to State Capital
Albert Lightle from Indianapolis visited his mother on Saturday and returned Sunday morning with his brother Paul and sister Ruby to spend the day in the state capital.
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Albert Lightle
Indianapolis
City
Paul
Ruby
Local Notes and Visits Highlight County Life
A roundup of names and short notices from West Union and nearby towns. Connor returns from the east. Murphy visits Clinton. Bartlow and Bartlow family host and travel. Esker takes a bank post in Terre Haute. several health, housing, and home repair updates. community events include a Rummage Sale, a garage project, and a school theater push in Chicago for a Cannibal adventure film.
Local notes hint at community life and upcoming registration
Bits from Hillsdale Indiana include social calls, funeral notices, yard sales and auctions. Mentions of residents traveling to Indianapolis, Shriner events, a birthday party, and letters about taxes and population shifts in Montezuma.
Train Schedule Fragments for East West Lines
Fragmented timetable shows train times for East and West routes with listed departures and arrivals including Sunday schedules. It includes station abbreviations and division notes such as BRAZIL and S th dates.
Paul Thomas to pay for Dead Animals and telephone charges
Paul Thomas of Dana Indiana agrees to cover costs for Dead Animals and associated telephone charges as the settlement item in a local notices brief.
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Paul Thomas
Dana, Ind
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J. Dee
John Rodman
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Alex Armstrong
Yeddo
Orph Millikan
Mrs. Frank Osborn
Marshall
Ira Hatch
Kingman
John Manwaring
Terre Haute
Ozro Deljaun
Tangier
H. Z. Manwaring
Pathe
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Stetson
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Fred Murphy
Clinton
Julia Bartlow
Son
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Raymond Esker
McKeen Bank
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California
James Cone
Jim Cole
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W. F. Blue
Muskegon
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Cliff Marner
Calvin Laney
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Rockville
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John Norris
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James Daniels
Delcia Hann
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A. G. Kay
Decatur,Ilinois
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R.C. Murphy
Fred
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Glinton
John Houchin
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North Salem
Wm. M. Morris
O. L. Brown
Clyde L. Brown
Danville
Chas. Vantuile
Vantuile
Brown’s
Revel Picture
Clara Broderick
Broderick
J. H. Black & Sons of
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Mrs. Clearwaters
C. G. Thomas
Levi Linebarger
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Lockville
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Montgomery
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Will Blue
Homer McCampbell
Earl McCampbell
Lucy Farrer
Highland Park
Dash Inn
Hillsdale
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Lawrence
Kansas
Joe H. Burns
S. P. Hancock
Kuhn
Jack L
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Mr. Manwaring
Mellie Linebarger
R. L. Dooley
Chicago School Board
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Acago
Esrouble
S. A. Bryan
Frank
Jayana
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Miss Edwards
Frilight
Eidwards
Grace Thomas
Washington
S. J. Kegley
Scottland
Kegley
Chrisman
Exchange
J. M. Whitmore
Elsie
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Mt. Vernon
Wm. Routien
Waterloo
Mr. Whitmore
CLI& W. East
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Rolin
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Jones National School of Chicago
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