Odon High School 1920 Commencement Closes Year
A large crowd gathered at the Christian Church for the Odon High School 1920 commencement exercises. Twenty four seniors, the largest class, received diplomas after Rev J Boyd Jones spoke on a life worth while.
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Christian Church
Odon High School
Hi'Travatore
Rhys- Herbert
Shake
Supt. Childress
J. Boyd Jones
Bloomington
Jones
Sup. L. A. Childress
R. R. O’haver
School Banquet Named One of the Best Yet
The annual high school graduating class banquet was held last Monday night with a program by each class including readings talks music and class prophecies. A lavish spread impressed attendees and the event was praised as one of the best yet with Miss Kermit Cochran of Lewis visiting J M Scott and family.
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Kermit Cochran of
Lewis
J. M. Scott
Death of Mrs. Emerson Sims Shocks Community
Mrs. Emerson Sims of this county died suddenly at home five miles southwest of the city from a complication of diseases with heart trouble. Born Ida Laughlin in Martin County on May 24 1878 she would have been 42 next month. She married Emerson Sims on November 14 1896 and leaves nine children Zelda Bowman Carl Orin Noel Ray Fay Opal Ira Maysel two sisters Lottie Huff Essie Dant Lando Indianap olis Ossie Dana and an aging mother. She joined the Methodist Episcopal church at Burns City at eleven and lived a Christian life. Funeral arrangements not yet announced.
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Emerson Sims
Sims
Ida Laughlin Sims
John D
Nancy Lauhlin
Martin County
Zelda Bowman
Carl
Orin
Noel
Ray
Fay
Opal
Ira
Maysel
Lottie Huff
Indian Springs
Essie Dant
Bramble
Methodist Episcopal Church
Burns City
Taxpayers Face First May Installment Deadline
The semi annual tax rush begins at the county courthouse. The first installment must be paid on or before the first Monday in May. After that date a 10 percent penalty for delinquency is added by the county treasurer.
Card of Thanks for Mrs Morton Keller
We thank friends and neighbors who assisted us during illness and death of our wife and mother Mrs Morton Keller. Special thanks to Miss Iva Beasley for help, the Revs Shake and Dawson for consoling words, the choir and Bro Ross for comforting songs, and Mr Henderson the undertaker for his kind service.
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Morton Keller
Iva Beasley
Shake
Dawson
Bro Ross
Mr Henderson
Salvation Army seeks 500 recruits amid harsh realities
Colonel Alexander M M Damon explains the demanding life of a Salvation Army officer. The Army needs 500 recruits in the United States, offering no pay for years, long hours, and on call work. Officers aid jail prisoners, neglected families, missing relatives, and disaster victims, while earning only 14 dollars weekly after commissioning.
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Reilly
Salvation Army
Alexander MM. Damon
West Fourteenth Street
New York City
United States
Salvationists
Flinders
Dowden Carr Couple Wed in East City Parsonage
Frank Dowden and Miss Hazel Carr, well known residents east of the city, united in marriage last Saturday afternoon at the M. E. Parsonage with Rev. Edwin Shake officiating. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Carr and the groom the son of Mr. and Mrs. James Dowden near Scotland. They plan to live in Indianapolis Barn, with Mr and Mrs Ed Garten welcoming a son.
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Frank Dowden
Hazel Carr
M. E. Parsonage
Edwin Shake
Joseph Carr
James Dowden
Scotland
Bob McCallian Wins Ford Car With 25 Cent Ticket
Bob McCallian won the capital prize Ford at the Shriners Carnival in Terre Haute by a 25 cent ticket. The event offered 100 premiums and drew over 40,000 tickets. He and Frank Crooke traveled from their area to retrieve the car, driving it home the next day. Miss Lovey Smiley visited friends in Elnora Thursday.
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Bob McCallian
Terre Haute
Bob
Frank Crooke
Overall Club Formed Encourages Wearing Overalls
A movement forms an Overall Club to protest high clothing prices. Members pledge to wear overalls or old clothes all summer, emphasizing economy and use of affordable garments rather than new outfits. The author urges avoiding purchase of unnecessary overalls to prevent price increases for manual laborers.
Universal prayer begins the campaigns in churches
On Sunday at 2 pm the largest Protestant fundraising effort opens with five minutes of silent prayer. The call urges Christians and nonmembers alike to contribute to a global war effort through church funding between April 25 and May 22, led by the Community Committee chairman.
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Protestant Churches of America
Isle of Conquest at Star Theater with Norma Talmadge
Norma Talmadge stars in The Isle of Conquest showing at the Star Theater tonight and Saturday. A tale of a woman who hates men and a man who loses faith in women cast ashore on a tropical island, they each confront love and trust as a rescue arrives ending the drama. Two shows, 7:30 p.m., 10 and 20 cent admissions.
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Norma Talmadge
Isle of Conquest
Star Theater
Miss Talmadge
Ethel Harmon
van Surdan
Ethel
Arnold
Marriegs
Isle of Conquest at Star Theater Tonight and Saturday
The Star Theater presents Norma Talmadge in Isle of Conquest tonight and again Saturday. Listings show Isle of Conquest on Saturday, with additional showings of The Country Cousin and Eastward Ho on later dates. Miss Hazel Crooke of Carlisle visited local parents over the weekend. May Pictorial Review is available for sale.
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Isle of Conquest
Norma Talmadge
Elaine Hammerstein
Eastward Ho
William Russell
Lover
Eugene O'brien
Girl
Bohemia
Peggy Hyland
Auction sale set for new Odon Addition inspection day
Mrs A C Swayze of Burs City spent Tuesday in this city. Last Sunday featured inspection of the new Addition to Odon opened by the U S Real Estate and Development Co. The Park Addition has laid out streets and concrete piers at the entrance. The sale next Saturday is expected to attract many buyers while the Odon Band performs at the street and the new addition in the morning, with all roads leading to Odon.
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Odon
U.S. Real Estate and Development Co
Odon High School Baccalaureate Service at Christian Church
The baccalaureate service for the Odon High School graduation was held Sunday evening at 8.00 o'clock in the Christian church with about 750 in attendance. Rev. Ernest Roberts delivered the address while the Girls Glee Club and high school chorus performed, featuring a duet by Helen Connell and Trula Sims. The sermon by Key Roberts urged graduates toward greater future efforts. Junior Class served as ushers.
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Odon High School
Christian Church
Ernest Roberts
Helen Connell
Trula Sims
Key Roberts
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Des
Hess
Odon Drug Co
Nellie Smith
Princeton
Mary Blough
Louise Griepenstroh
9Cup Odon Drug Co
Coivation Army
Alexander M. Damon
Mrs. Dowden
Indianapolis
Ed Garten
The
Universal
Hazel Crooke
Carlisle
H. H. Crooke
Odon Druy Co
A. C. Swayze
Burs City
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