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Newspaper
Monticello Herald
Location
Monticello, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1920
Page
1
White County allocates Sod208 for educational work of ex service men through the War Work Council fund. Indiana portion amounts to 3 00? and supports collegiate courses and civil engineering related studies for veterans.
Dr Wo BL Morris died at Home hospital Lafayette on Thursday. Funeral at Presbyterian church at two with Rev Perry officiating. Active church member, pallbearers listed. service followed by burial in Root Cemetery. Relatives and community members attend, with notices of post funeral events and memorials.
Judge B F Carr starts a five week between terms plan to speed trial prep and reduce delays in the circuit court. Attorneys must indicate readiness for trial at assignment, enabling the court to schedule cases in succession and avoid repeated delays. A list of February term assignments and dates follows, including cases like Bradto versus Standt and Day vs Day.
The Herald reports a fresh supply of Christmas cards arrived yesterday after the previous run sold out within days. Cards feature neat engravings with seasonal greetings and come in several styles. For a small extra fee names can be printed on the cards. Remember friends with a cheerful note this Christmas.
The annual Christmas party for the Pythian Sisters is nearly ready to be held at the K of P hall next Friday night at eight. A Christmas tree and Santa Claus will entertain the children, with all Temple members and families invited. Mrs. R A Layton chairs the arrangements with committee members, and officers for the new year include Maude Cullen as President and Ruth Layton as Manager, among others.
An advertisement announces factory cost pricing on phonograph stock. It promises the full line of portable machines and reading records, with two records offered for the price of one. Miss Ahaa Gus promotes the deal at the local furniture store on North Main Street.
A Christmas pageant will be presented at the Presbyterian Church next Sunday night by the Sunday school, featuring the nativity scene and a world today segment with a Red Cross nurse and scouts. Also notes on toy buying, Christmas dinner at Forbis Hotel, auto top advert, local obituaries for baby Prank Bell and Mrs Aranda Brady, and toy displays at The Fair with Ackerman Music.
Newton Pronk relays from his son Vinton that after dredge work near Poplar Blunts Mo he sustained severe facial and hand burns and was admitted to a hospital. The item appears in White County notices compiled for Herald readers with local town reports.
Joseph V Younger fell gravely ill last Monday and has been confined to his home. Tuesday doctors Covner and Netherton were consulted with Mrs Lilian Kellogg of Brookston assisting in care as his condition remains serious.
Saturday evening Micjah Poller Jr and friends played atop box cars when he slipped and fell to the ground. He suffered a broken arm in three places a sprained hip and bruises before being treated by Dr Cov Reiff and taken home where he remains confined.
Adam Helsie aged twenty three years died after a lingering illness at the home of his daughter Mrs Eo Wo Me Chane. Surviving wife and two daughters listed. funeral services scheduled at Burnet with burial in nearby cemetery. Verdana rooming and other fragments indicate family names and locations.
Special from Chalmers reports the marriage of Miss Mabel Plostan of Wis piner ood hart Boek to Mr. Bhek in Gary on Saturday December 11. Mrs Bhek a graduate of the doenlich school and Bradley Polytechnic Institute at Peoria. Wend has been a successful teacher. she will teach Domestic Science at Gi ven and reside at 457 Van Buren St Gary after January 1.
Special from Burnettsville reports Jack Whiteman died of cancer. Survivors include his wife and daughter Mrs Whiteman and Mrs Hewitt of near Attica, Mrs Sir Marion, and Mrs Brown of Monon. Funeral held at Frankfort by Rev. G B Heeter on Sunday morning.
White County Board of Education announced a Christmas break from Dec 23 to Jan 3 with exams on Dec 22 and 28. County spelling contests run between Feb 19 and Mar 6, leading to a county final on Mar 14 in four divisions.
The case Nelle Cimttlly versus Robert E Grubb went before Special Assistant Frankfort Judge Combs Tuesday. Judge Combs will issue a decision Friday regarding Mrs Grubb seeking possession of property she claims to own. A divorce suit in Jasper County remains pending and has been sent there on a variety of motions.
The Electric Shop showcases a new display featuring racks of rooty and fixtures including doors and windows with a broad range of products. The store touts a Chicago buying trip and a 25 to 40 percent holiday savings, promoting various goods from purses to dress sets and tableware.
Advertisements show staged sales from the Model Clothing Store and Ackerman Music Shop with discounts on winter wear, shoes, and musical goods. Local merchants trumpet Christmas gifts including silk hose, violins, cases, and records. Census notes promise rural district changes and population shifts in White County.
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