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Newspaper
Monticello Herald
Location
Monticello, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1921
Page
6
Monticello again weighs a school consolidation with Union township as improvements are planned within nine months. The Monticello school board favors consolidation, urging township initiation, with action expected soon to resolve the issue.
Rural counties will discuss business aspects at a short course at Pardue University. The program includes agricultural specialists and practical guidance for farm operations and cooperative marketing.
Reeder's Trucking Co. announces pig-haul service to Flora Commission Company market in Flora Indiana. Trucks run Fridays and Sundays to Monticello to load hogs at 20 cents per hundred weight. Call Main Garage Monticello 361 or Reeder 9 Trucking Flora 317. 10-6-11 All the new imported toys at The Fair.
Babcock, a chinatype operator from Rensselaer employed briefly on the Herald, was held up Thursday evening between Heningson and Rensselaer. He was forced to stop his Buick roadster at gunpoint while a Packard with Wisconsin plates tailed, then released after the raiders learned he was not a bootlegger. They apologized and sped away as Babcock continued toward Rensselaer unmolested.
About sixty young women representing thirty Indiana counties attend the International Livestock Exposition week in Champaign. Winners, selected for excellence in agricultural or home economics clubs, receive trips funded by Wilson Packing Company Armour and Company and local farmers associations. They tour packing plants, stockyards, and hay presses, with events hosted by Purdue leaders and their parents.
P Vankirk reports warm winter quarters ready for auto repair. The Fair advertises Christmas toys at discount prices with bold promises of savings during the holiday season.
A fragment lists benefits of home ownership arguing freedom from rent, control over property, building equity, and respect. It claims owning a home reduces dependence on landlords, aids retirement, and can profit as property values rise. The copy repeats several points about stability, savings, and personal independence.
Indiana Near East Relief reports 4172 carloads of corn donated by Grain Bureau area farmers plus 250 883 68 in cash to buy more corn for starving children in Belgium Poland and the Near East. A. R. Simpson notes every bushel reached intended receivers. farmers seek 200 carloads for current appeal.
Silk hosiery gloves and underwear advertised at the fair with low prices. DOLLS and TOYS promoted for Christmas gifts at the fair. peddler notes loans on farm land, and shoppers urged to visit various stalls including Thompsons and Thoutpeons for umbrellas clocks and ivory ducks.
A corrected Monticello Market note highlights wheat and corn prices with sparse figures and urges early holiday shopping. The item ends with a promotional pitch for jewelry gifts including lavalieres pendants bookmarks and brooches at Thompson's ahead of Christmas.
The Strand Theatre presents Mary Miles Minter in Jennie Be Good on Thursday December 8 with a Sunshine Comedy Book Agent. Friday and Saturday December 9-10 feature Charles Ray in Two Minutes to Gov and Harold Lloyd in Number Please. Monday December 12 shows Douglass Mae Lean in The Home Stretch and Johnny Lites Comedy Torchy Trans Cupid. Tuesday December 15-14 Norma Talmadge in The Wonderful Thing with International News and Mutt and Jeff Comedy. Tuesday and Wednesday December 15-16 include a Rolin Comedy and Mutt and Jeff.
The Lyric Theatre presents Lester Cuneo performing Blue Blazes on Saturday December 10 with Pathe News. Wednesday December 14 features Edith Roberts in Opened Shutters and episode 1L of Winners of the West.
A vintage catalog style notice promotes a selection including a floor lamp and a cedar chest for gifts as well as kiddie articles. It highlights PAUL JONES middies two in one and a bacon processing service promising real bacon from side meat. It invites customers to visit The Fair with courteous service.
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