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Newspaper
Mooresville Times
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1920
Page
4
The Mooresville Times notes its status as second class matter since January 16 1905 at Mooresville Indiana. Communications should be addressed to W. HL Sage publisher with listed office and residence phone numbers.
Friday July 2 1920 notes Bethel for G M Reynolds and family of Zionsville Indiana spent Sunday with relatives. Wim Stringer sold his farm last week and gave possession. Mr and Mrs Ernest Revs were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs Walton Wevs. Various neighbors are visiting. several farm sales and moves are recorded.
The text sketches a late life obituary heavy with spiritual ties and fraternal affiliations. It mentions a religious path, a family lineage including brothers and a sister, and associations with Masons and other lodges. The narrative hints at a funeral or memorial but remains fragmentary in detail.
The Friends Church outlines Sunday school at 10 60 a m worship at 11 00 a m and 7 00 p m Prayer meeting is Wednesday at 7 90 o clock Pastor J E Hartsuck leads the church community.
Obituary notes the death of Jacob Gekers, known as the Clyster King, long based in Long Island New York. He rose from a modest start exporting 1900 barrels of blue palvit oysters to building the largest U S oyster export business, with shipments infamous for their scale and reach in European markets.
The shah of Persia will visit the United States soon and could calm a long standing gap between Persian and American customs. His grandfather a Teheran noble once dropped a handkerchief at the feet of many women, drawing sharp reminders that such proposals clash with Western norms.
A child and mother discuss Harold Heaver, a baseball pitcher, noting he is well known and considered wildly capable as cited by newspapers and sporting reports.
Washington D C The nomination of Senator Harding and Governor Coolidge to lead the Republicans reinforces the belief that America is the land of opportunity. Both rose from humble beginnings, Harding working on a railroad and as a printer's devil and Coolidge as a farmer boy, proving that honest diligent boys can reach the nation's highest honor.
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