23 Dec 1921
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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1921
Page
1
A. P. Chinn of this city, now residing in Terre Haute, was struck by a passenger train near Hulman steel station last Tuesday and seriously injured. He died later at the hospital after being taken from the scene. additional relatives and hospital care details follow in the report.
A Farmers Federation gathering attracted a large audience as Sit Abas, a state representative, spoke on the federation's drive for broader farmer support. Music, speeches, and refreshments followed, with plans to organize fundraising and outreach to members and relatives.
Vague OCR reads list of officers and roles including secretary and treasurer. Names appear garbled with scattered titles and references to a meeting at a local lodge on an unspecified date.
Local greetings mix with health updates as residents report diphtheria cases in southeast Massachusetts and nearby towns. Family visits over Christmas, travel to Indianapolis, and social gatherings feature among small town events while market prices dip due to recent weather.
Mrs. Martha Clark Wirt, longtime resident of this city, died yesterday afternoon at two o clock from apoplexy after a year of declining health. She was born Martha Clark in 1844, married Thomas Wirt in 1867, lived in Kansas and Michigan City before returning home. Survived by her husband and a brother William Clark of Arlington Kansas. Funeral from the residence with burial at Walnut Hill Cemetery.
A circular-essay extols the Boy Scout pledge and Christmas spirit, praising the church as a world body of peace and stating Scouts perform daily good turns. It emphasizes brotherhood, loyalty, helpfulness, friendship, and cheer as central to the season’s message.
A Special Meeting of the Modern Women is set for Tuesday night December 27 with District Deputy Bray of Elnora presiding. Refreshments will be served. At the regular Modern Woodmen meeting officers for the year were elected: Elmer Sears consul Spence Browne adviser Alva Callanan banker Ciem Aishe clerk W H Smith escort Chase Sears watchman Eli Cenningham sentry Dr J DeMotte physician Loust automobile jack Chester Sommers. Virgil Henderson, home from Cincinnati for Christmas, visits his parents.
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