Local Gossip From Elnora and Nearby Towns
A crowded column lists visits and travels of residents including John Swartz in Linton, Miss Mabel Jones from Black Hawk, Mrs. Wm Kays in Lyons, Carl Scott of Greer Wilkinson Lumber, and many others visiting relatives in Sullivan Bedford Indianapolis and Terre Haute. Several reports of funerals, illnesses, and family trips accompanied by names like Horning Winklepleck Beck Richardson and Yokum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Scott
Greer Wilkinson Lumber Company
Sullivan Sunday
Epworth League Marks 27th Anniversary with Mother's Day Program
The Epworth League at the M E Church observed its 27th anniversary alongside Mother's Day on Sunday May 14. The event featured songs readings and talks by members including A E Pershing on Famous Mothers of History. Installations crowned officers for the coming year with Ward Courtney Laverne Courtney and others. A large crowd attended, and mothers were invited with transportation provided for the aged and unavailable attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth League
Leagers
M. E
Ward Courtney
Kattie Effinger
League
Harry Winklepleck
C. T. Amick
Lois Cherry
Gay Johnson
Roland Pershing
A. E. Pershing
Gertrude Mix
Bernice Boffitt
Neva Johnson
Mother
Elnora Christian Church Observes Mothers Day
The Elnora church held a May 14 Mothers Day program with flowers, music, readings by Junior girls and Misses, and an address by Rev. J. J. Bare. The event featured the Elnora orchestra and drew a large crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Bare
Estella Earl
Jamita Shaw
Georgia Brown
Catherine Tomey
Laverna Taylor
Vernelle Earle
Our Lord
Elnora
Daring Divers at Thursday Island Reach Deep Waters For Pearl
The explorers pursue pearl-shell beds in deeper water off Thursday Island with divers risking one hundred eighty two feet. Historical notes describe dangers of high pressure including the bends deafness and paralysis and discuss perilous depth limits and fatalities among Japanese and colonial divers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thursday Island 2
Thursday Island
Persian Gulf
Sulu
Gulf of
Mannar
Finisterre
Leuconia Reef
Mediterranean
Torres Strait
Manila
Improvements in smokeless powder speed up production
A Wilmington correspondent reports two advances in smokeless powder making that cut processing from three months to as little as sixty hours in some cases. A new process allows powder to be produced from raw cotton in twenty one days and seasoned in five, with hidden methods closely guarded by Dupont and government officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Wilmington del
Dupont Company
Lessons From Acts 4 The Missionary Journeys and Trials
Teachings focus on Paul and Barnabas in Iconium and Lystra. Persecution followed triumph as they proclaimed the living God and urged turning from idols. The return journey reinforced new believers and appointed leaders while warning of cultural idols and future trials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iconium
Ramsey
Paul
Barnabas
Lystra
Antioch
Konia
Thekla
Selencia
Jesus
Mr. Moody
Caesars
Herod
Tarsus
The Hidden Side of Caste and Reincarnation Theory
A historical analysis outlines a fourfold caste scheme tied to reincarnation. It describes the producer, distributor, guardian, and teacher classes and their duties, education, and restrictions, tracing how souls ascend through successive lives toward Brahman leadership.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Elnora Section
John Swartz
Linton
William Jones
Miss Mabel
Black Hawk
Wm. Kays
Lyons
William Horning
Miss Irene
Bedford
Mr. Horning
T. M. Nugent
Washington
Lena Braund
Newberry
Reece Woods
French Lick
Nora English
Indianapolis
Ernest English
Mrs. Shake
Sullivan
Rev
S. J. Shake
E.S. Harstine
Bill
J. E. Courtney
Tom Killion
William Smith
Chris Weaver
Robert Orr
H. H. Yokum
John Manley
Ernest Winklepleck
Florence Skemp
Odon
Emma Lee
Vicennes
Robert Anderson
Levi Hastingss
Walter Wade
Elbert Eubanks
Iv@Eubanks
Terre Haute
Ia Cox
Plainville
Emil Cox
John Nugent
Cora
Milton Beck
John Richardson
Mr. Beck
Mr. Richardson
Richardson
Squire
Mrs. Milton Beck
Jonas Winklepleck
Harry
Mary Beach
Miss Pearl of
Misses Nelle
Ruth Stewart
Mrs
James Quilliams
Montgomery
H. H. Yocum
Mack Flinn
Freelandsville
Lorenzo Reimer
J. B. Abel
William Henry Richardson
Poplar Bluff
Missouri
Albert E.and
John D. Pershing
G. W. Hastings
St. Louis
Whiltshire
Clay County
Chester Gartner
George Porter
McG. Porter
Madge Porter
Epworth League and
Christian Church
Elnora Christian Church
E. O. Sellers
Moody Bible Institute
Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
Phoenix
THE
Odon Drug CO
Barkley
Earth
Kshytrya
India
Samurrai
Bushi
Japan
Pitt
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