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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1920
Page
1
Preparations for Odon's Old Settlers Meeting intensify as three day program and premiums expand. Ground work done, concessions growing. visitors already arrive for vacation and picnic. Premium list includes many local contributors from Odon Band to Terre Haute firms, plus cash and merchandise gifts.
R F Myers made a business trip to Chicago Tuesday. Mrs Frank Funcannon and daughter Grace left Friday for St Bernice for a few days visiting relatives. Nell Sears returned to Worthington after a few days with relatives. George Kemmis and wife spent the first of the week at Trinity Springs. Mrs John Speder and Geanette Elizabeth Speder returned to Terre Haute after visiting here. Betty Lile of Chicago visits Mr and Mrs R C Skomp this week.
Mr and Mrs Charles Boston of Washington visited with J W Odell. Frank Boston of Indianapolis stayed with J Odell and family. Mrs Len Bair and daughter Wilma visited. Joe Henry Keagy of Massillon Ohio joined relatives. Cider business resumes Aug 12 with weekly Thursdays 25 gallon minimum 1 dollar.
The Daviess County Swine Breeders Association will tour the county on Tuesday August 17 accompanied by Purdue Extension’s Mr. Schwab. The group meets at Bret Cabel’s farm at 9 00 am and plans to visit several local herds with a noon stop for dinner in a grove.
Census bureau findings indicate Washington Township shows population gain while other townships like Odon Elnora Plainville and Montgomery lose residents. City life and Baltimore and Ohio railroad shops lure workers, with Camp Rotary hosting nearly a hundred county boys enjoying discipline and activities at the park this week.
CIDER on and after August 12 1920 offered every Thursday weekly with terms for 25 gallon and over at 4 cents per gallon. Barrels available for sale in addition to empty barrels. Contact W. R. Neeriemer for details and arrangements.
Next Sunday the Railroad men hold their annual outing at the city park. They arrive on the morning train from Terre Haute, with four or five cars needed to transport them. 100 gallons of ice cream and many cases of soft drinks are ordered for the big dinner. A local band will offer a concert in the afternoon as plans call for a great day. The park has hosted their outings for the past three years.
A religious reflecting piece contrasts two human types, the KNOCKER and the BOOSTER. It describes the origins of each, labeling the knocker as fearful and divisive while the booster embodies hope, equality, and civic virtue. The text asserts humanity inevitably chooses between these opposing personas.
Odon Clothing Co announces no pressing next week due to the peak Old Settlers workload. The standard service resumes after the busy period.
Our specials over Saturday and Sunday will surely please you. Try them at the Rexall Store Fountain.
Alfred D Beasley and Charlotte Codell Maryfield were married last Wednesday at six o clock in the home of the officiating minister Rev C H Buchanan of this city. Attendants were Miss Flossie Plummer and Mr Charles Williams. The bride daughter of Mr and Mrs John Maryfield resides five miles southeast of the city and wore dark blue taffeta. The groom son of John L Beasley trustee of Van Buren township is a farmer. After the ceremony the couple dined with about seventy five guests at the bride’s parents and will farm southeast of Odon.
A large crowd attended the lawn festival at St Joseph's church southeast of here on Wednesday evening August 4. More than 400 people contributed to the event's grand success and a net of 361.67 was raised for the church.
The note guides writers to use one side of the sheet only and four paragraphs per item with generous margins. It emphasizes plain spelling for proper names, capitalizing as needed, proper titles before names, and avoiding state names after towns in this commonwealth. It also reminds that tomorrow refers to the next publication date.
A sequence of family and neighbor visits across Loogootee Odon and Bedford includes Tom Resler and son Herschel on a business trip and returns, James Overton and family with Mr and Mrs Orville Overton and daughter Martha with Curtis Overton, and Mrs Billy Chestnut with Liza. Preaching at Raicy Springs drew many attendees.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Resler of Rossville Illinois are visiting friends and relatives in the city.
Next week's Journal will publish on Thursday instead of Friday due to the Settlers Meeting. All copy must be in the office a day earlier than usual.
Mr and Mrs Herschel Pershing of Terre Haute and Mr and Mrs Col Edmondson of Elnora spent Thursday with Mr and Mrs Edw Pershing of this city.
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