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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1915
Page
2
The Journal features holiday pieces including several Christmas stories and the opening chapters of The Sacred Nugget. It also urges readers to inspect every advertisement for holiday needs and buy early to avoid the Christmas rush and help overworked sales staff.
The weekly issue notes a 20 page home printed Christmas number and 43 years since the first editor’s paper. Circulation has grown from about 200 to nearly 2000 with 78 columns of advertising. The paper reports busy printing of catalogs and small jobs in the past two weeks and extends holiday wishes to readers. Local society notes follow with Ada Hendren and several residents visiting, traveling, or spending time with family.
Local items report candy at Odon Drug Co store a library re papering and various household and social moves. Banquet of Alumni Association at Odon High School Building December 27. Dr and Mrs Bowman visited Bogard township. Mrs Boyd returned from Terre Haute. Richard Baird and L C McHenry in town from French Lick. J Weaver in town en route to Calvertsville for an auction. A L Huff and son Quincy back from Jackson County farm trip. Huff purchasing 269 acres near Caruthersville with a spring move. many minor farm and shop notices and ads throughout.
A J Williams writes from Worthington Minnesota recounting farming life in Madison township Noorles county. He notes crops wages rough labor scarcity and warns locals to avoid certain individuals while praising Odon and its growth over twenty eight years. He asks for news to be sent to The Journal and praises the paper.
A reflective note on leaving behind the year 1916 with its evils sorrows and heartaches, hoping the new days ahead will ease the memories and bring better times.
Miss Mililereta Hill of near Enora visited friends Saturday and Sunday. Mr Brown, Montgomery schools principal, visited Warl Freed over Sunday. Miss Pearl Boyd stayed Wednesday night with Miss Freed. A hay wagon load of Mt. Olive youth attended church here last week. Rev. Ernest Roberts and wife and Rev. Milton Herron visited John Mumaw Tuesday.
Newborn Jesus described as small and helpless held by Mary as shepherds travel to the only fold. The poem pleads to the Lord God of all things to keep the speaker close by staff and rod and to recognize loving and small beings with open arms.
Sunday a small ceremony was held at J. R. Ketchem's home four miles north of the place. Jenni Ketchem married Air Ema Birch in front of a few friends and relatives. The Birch couple will reside on a nearby farm with the bride from the Ketchem family and the groom the son of Issiee Birch.
Mrs Malinda Faith seventy residing with son in law Alf Myers south of Ensom suffered a broken hip after a fall on icy ground yesterday morning. Dr Bowman treated the injury and she is moving toward recovery, though slow at her age.
Miss Edith Skemp and Marjorie Hostettler celebrated birthdays Tuesday night December 14 at Mr and Mrs C E Skemp home. Guests included George Benham Edith Skomp Cead Hasler Anna Hasler Ruth Skomp Ray Slinkard Earl Keller Edgar Busch Herbert Asdell Ralph Keller and others. Bronze baskets priced 69 79 89 and 88c were noted.
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