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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1915
Page
3
Odie Padgett and family spent Sunday with J. M. Toon. Richard Williams and Bramble friends visited locals. Epworth League and Rev. Barker events highlighted church activities with several baptisms and plans for spring immersion. Various residents visited relatives, while a Ford salesman pitched to farmers.
James Dougherty of Plainville visits Epsom while G W Tomey hosts. multiple families travel between Plainville, Trainor, and Alaska. News notes include visits by Green Wade and Miss Callie Metheny, a horse loss for Millard Faith, and high school boys basketball game in town. Sunday guests list includes Will Hart family and others.
In Jimtown word spreads that Oscar Perry Hackler of Elnora may resign as mail carrier after several years. He plans to convert part of Fairview Poultry Yards into a greenhouse and will likely stay busy with greenhouse work and Elnora Poultry Association affairs through the summer. Local residents note church attendance and visits among neighbors as Sunday activities continue.
William Miller Farlen and his Brazil wife were in the vicinity Sunday. Several locals from Odon Burns City Holtsville Union Linton and Sandborn were noted passing through or visiting on Sunday and Monday. The list includes Ward Ledgerwood Heshelman Edmondson Dalton Hubbard Bechtel Ogden and other neighbors with family and friends visiting nearby communities.
A speaker argues that long established merchants assume locals know their goods but pass by their stores in favor of competitors who advertise. The piece urges adoption of ads to raise awareness and drive traffic, noting that print presence beats reputation alone.
Miss Mary Long returned to Terre Haute after a short visit with her parents Mr and Mrs Alfred Long and family. Mrs Joe Rosenberry and her daughter Doris visited Monday afternoon with Wyss Dillard Boardman and family. Vern Beasley spent Sunday with Paris Hasting. Mrs A N Lon3z and daughter Mildred spent last Thursday afternoon with Mrs Jonah Arney and Mr Bert Buseiman.
A playful exchange unfolds as Ruth cracks a kitchen mishap. Arty’s cheerful note leads Ruth to suggest a quick fix for missing rice by crumbling a shredded wheat biscuit into soup to mimic noodles. Aunt Ruth mulls the improvised solution in the doorway.
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