19 May 1921
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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1921
Page
1
The Journal presents a puzzle page offering a chance to win cash prizes and a new word game. Readers are invited to follow instructions, decipher clues, and submit solutions for a chance at first prize, with additional rewards for other placements.
A fragmented Mendey night report describes a crowd at a local event with social and ceremonial participation. Mentions Lincoln Lankfernt, Grace Danner, Sheals aides, and graduates with various locals seen at gatherings and dinners.
A seven foot coal vein is reported at a hillside section near Martin County with a superior quality seam thickening at sixty feet. A parallel mine with four foot coal on the hillside was opened, indicating extensive underground resources. Outcroppings suggest a thousand acres or more underland, with blue shale and fire clay connected to coal. Efforts aim to attract clay and shale products manufacturing, near the Bo and O railway for a level switch.
Arla Louisa Bester, longtime resident of this city, died in Alameda California from cancer. She had moved to California seeking treatment and was laid to rest after a service in Elmera. She was the daughter of James and Tabitha Webster and widow of her husband who survived her.
A lengthy community notice piece thanks neighbors for support during a funeral and illness. It lists many local families and visitors including Gaither Eastman, J. Crope family, and Correll relatives from Bedford, Bloomington, and beyond. Also mentions trades, farm sales, and local shop items.
A brief sell listing announces a millinery sale at Baker’s Shop in Indiana. Details are garbled but indicate discounted hats and accessories available to shoppers at the store location.
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