Local Residents and Visitors Soapbox Daily Movements
Local names report visits and moves across Plainville Odon Linton and Bedford with residents such as Jance Prather C E Gillaspie Curt Sharpless Lewis Clements Clifford Farris Harry Laughlin and others visiting relatives on Thursdays Fridays and weekends. Plans include a 14 by 20 foot room for the telephone exchange and continued activity in nearby towns and schools with several residents traveling for business or to attend funerals new moves noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curt Sharpless
Lewis Clements
Clifford Farris
Harry Laughlin
Plainville
Dinner Entertainment at Stalcups Draws Local Guests
Mr and Mrs Steve Stalcup hosted a Sunday gathering at their home one mile northeast of town with a noon repast and an evening of games. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Charles McMullen of Elnora and Grass and Keith of Terre Haute along with several local residents and their guests. Three trips were needed to return everyone home, and all reported a good time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Stalcup
Charles McMullen
Elnora
Messrs. Grass
Keith
Terre Haute
Clarence White
Oscar Alford
Odessa Gadberry
Pearl Inman
Della Kays
Clara White
Catherine Burdsall
Verna Burdsall
Agnes Roberts
Elvada Tegmeyer
Bernice Elmore
Fay Gadberry
Mr. Stalcup
Church Notice at Elnora M. E. Church
Pastor S J Shake invites worshippers to Sunday School at 9 15 am led by superintendent J E Pershing. Services at 10 30 am and 7 30 pm on the coven t of Friendship. Prayer meeting Wednesday 7 30 pm Epworth League Friday 7 30 pm. Strong Sunday School praised with music and teachers, room for you to join. Everyone welcome to worship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Pershing
The
Christians
Epworth League
Christian Church Minister Announces Regular Services
Pastor C Lioward Buchanan preaches every 2nd and 4th Lord's Day. Bible School on Lord's Day at 9 30 morning. Christian Endeavor on 3rd Lord's Day at 7 15 p m. All welcome to every service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Church
C. Lioward Buchanan
Ing
Christian Endeavor
Jimtown Residents Share Visits and Local Baseball Win
Jimtown notes show visits from Killion and McCulley en route to South Dakota, plus nearby residents from Elnora Plainville Mud Pike and Odon. Jimtown edged the Pickups 2 to 3 in a rain soaked ball game, with a boxing bout afterward and plans for next Sunday on the home diamond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis McCulley
Saxton, Mo
Mr. McCully
South Dakota
Jimtown
Southern Steele Community Happenings Note Local Visits
Mr and Mrs Wim Eaton visited their son Waldron Eaton near Epsom. Tyra Fisher and Mrs. Fisher visited her parents Thomas Wilson. James Carroll and daughter Mary drove to Washington. A large dinner at Hinkle was enjoyed. Families, weather notes, and farming activity are reported, including chicken pox cases in Floyd Fisher and Burl Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wim. Eaton
Mrs. Waldron Eaton
Near Epsom
Tyra Fisher
Mrs
Thomas Wilson
James Carroll
Mary
Washington
Floyd
Burl
Frank Wilson
Will and Testament of the Grumpy Timrod Totten
The piece parodies a will by Timrod Totten who mocks relatives and invents absurd bequests. He names Henrietta Peck and Henry Peck, Dorcas Stang, the Weekly Clarion editor, and two stone monuments. Executors are his avowed enemies Laban Lattimer Geo Swank and Joel Judson as an ironic twist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timrod Totten
Henrietta M. Peck
Medlicott
Marrage
Henry Petty Peck
Dorcas Stang
Clarion
Main and
Bayberry Streets
John Doe
Laban Lattimer
Geo
W. Swank
Joel Judson
Certai
The Limit on the Country Ride
A couple rides through a rural landscape. The girl exclaims That’s the limit about a giant boulder named the fare limit. The fiancé and conductor react as the man searches for change.
Clean up and paint up for civic pride and employment gains
A rhapsodic plea argues that cleaning and painting whole town spaces boosts employment and dignity. It urges thorough upkeep of homes, fences, bridges, and streets, linking cleanliness to public health, safety, and civic harmony, and mocks resistant naysayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odon
Uncle Sam
Mr. Knocker
Orchard Burning Message Sparks Pest Control Debate
A terse directive advocates sweeping and burning brush in the orchard to destroy harboring spots for insects fungi and other pests. The call emphasizes immediate action to curb infestations and preserve crop health.
Youth confronts sage in tale of wisdom and love
A Yonkers youth named John Smith visits a famed sage in sage brush to buy wisdom. The sage claims to know all, but admits he never heard of Sally Jones, prompting ridicule and the warning that love outshines all knowledge. The piece ends with a wry moral about romance beating encyclopedic knowledge.
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Ispahan
S. E
N. W
Township 22
Range 49
Greenwich
Bagdad
Wall Street
Trebizond
East Orange
New York
Alkassan
Caliph
Yonkers
John Smith
Wisdom Factory
Sage-Brush
Sally Jones
Jay
Harlem
Erebus
Allah
No Grumpy Parents Needed in This New Home
A suitor vows not to bring back the old family ills saying there will be no harsh father, nagging mother, abusive big brother, noisy younger siblings, or trashy reading to burden his bride. He insists he will provide a different home.
Schooled by Experience Politician Drops Living Issue
A politician meets a living issue and quickly drops it after a sting. The incident proves profitable, turning him into a practical politician who passes by on the other side.
Money does not make the man but the man makes money
The idea that wealth does not define a person remains central as individuals strive to earn money. The pursuit centers on character and effort rather than title or fortune, contrasting external status with personal achievement.
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Mr. Elnora
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Jance Prather
C. E. Gillaspie
Staunton, Ind
Charles Pershing of
E. S. Harstine
Frank Burroughs
Owen Crevelius
Pike County
James Caylor
Indianapolis
William J. Lucas
Spercer
John Caress
R. S. Pershing
John Strohaker
Homer Crchard
O. C. Adkins
J. C. Swartz
Linton
David Waits
St. Bernice, NL
Delas Bowman
Sam Brock
Cale
S. B. Shake
Corydon
Ind
S. J. Shake
Henry Bunch
Mrs. J. *. Danner
Curt Hannah
Bicknell
John Stout
Burns City
W.S. Whitman
Martinsville
Chas. McMullen
Roy Quill'ams
S. C. Kight
Andrew Wilson
E. A. Daugherty
Isaac Patrick
Wiliam Horning
Bedford
John Weaver
Lora Pershing of
Irene Horning
Henry Carpenter
Myers
Odon Road
T. J. Alford
Duff, Ind
Lee Wadsworth
Eaglesville
Mrs. Wadsworth
Sidney Bowman
Mrs. J. C. Swartz
Sheriff Harmon
Arnold Eubanks
T. M. Sears
Fairview Carden
Killion
Wm. Palmer
Geo. Collins
Near
Harve Hackler
Near Mud Pike Church
John York
Geo. Hackler
John Eads
Clyde Shaver
Harry Swartz
Near the Marsh
Roy McMillion
W.A. Lucas
Spencer
Henry
Roland Ketchem
Harold Dillon
R. A. Hackler
Marsh
Wes Moore
John Swartz
Southern Steele
Wm. Lester
Robert Lester
Earl Wilson
Jacob Cornett
Near Washington
Calvin Perkins
Reel E Oe
Odon Dig Co., Inc
Castoria
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