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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1918
Page
2
The Odon Indiana weekly urges readers to buy War Savings Stamps, noting they earn 4 percent interest compounded quarterly and that adults, not just children, should invest. It references national participation and 3.4 million women registered for war work under the Women’s Committee of National Defense.
War Department statement describes a tar object called swerve cry under Liberty i weighing 25 pounds and rated at 30 horsepower or a weight of 12 pounds per horsepower. It mentions gasoline consumption near 646 pounds per horsepower with approximate figures.
An article outlines a youth work program offering agricultural training and farm work for youths aged 16 to 21 with parental consent. It describes two intakes, housing, and supervision by Purdue staff, with transport and wages, as part of a broader effort to prepare young workers for rural employment.
The article lists numerous visits and hostings across families in the area. It notes Sunday calls to and from the Meeks, Summervilles, Carvers, and Stout households, plus Monday visits among neighbors and relatives. Several towns including Odon and Riley are mentioned with kinship connections.
Sunday visits are recorded with multiple families hosting guests including Shiloh Huot with Frank Byrer and Elva Hattry with Harper. Other entries note travel from Illinois and visits to Jacob Chestnut, Virgil Land, and Dunmiel Dinkens, with odd garbled lines about voting and local notices.
An attendance list records residents and visitors in Liberty including Anke 1 pay, Oral Riggins, Harvey Byter, Ridenbark family, Thelma Ridenbark, Roach family, Harper family, Mag Harper, Blanche Herndon, Chestnut family, Kelsey family, and others. Mentions travels, gatherings, and a local ice cream party at Will Klepleck’s. Roy Rosenbury and C O Hinkle travel to Looquotee. several visits to Eaglesville and Otwell noted.
Wheat, rye and oats harvests near completion and satisfactory. Aden Westfall visited Loogootee on business. Ernest Winkelpleck and son from Elnora were here. H Toon family and others spent Sunday with relatives at Loogootee. Sheldon Toon and Vernon Storm helped with harvest near Plainville. Jess Goshorn of Washington visited. Col Dan Ketchem arrived safely in England. Miss Edna Gore visiting Trinity Springs relatives. Hervey Walls and family visited John Mary Fields. Hattie Boyd and Rolla Garrett returned from State Normal. Dan McCarter hosted by Burroughs family. Orville Hubbard spoke at Salem. James Marshall and Storm spoke on stamp drive. Vernon Storm left for Purdue to train for Army. Martin Anthes enlisted and works in Plainville garage awaiting service. John Storm and Vernon Storm, John Garrett visited Terre Haute. Kenneth Toon returned from Iowa by racer via Clinton and Lafayette.
Mr. and Mrs. Windell Mumaw and son spent Sunday with Cullen Mimaw and family. JW Pershing and family, Mr. and Burl Freed and son Dwight visited Mr. L Mumaw. Mrs. Stella Brinegar of Bedford stayed with her father Abner Campbell. Rev Milton Herron and wife with Mr and Mrs John Mumaw visited Chas Freed. Clarence Campbell and family visited Chas E Freed, Roland Arford and family visited Leonard Malone.
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