Elnora Woman Dies After Cancer Operation
Mrs. Robert Anderson of Elnora Ind died Friday morning after cancer of the bone and amputation. She endured years of illness with Christian fortitude leaving a husband two children and various relatives. Funeral services were in the M E Church and the body was taken to Marco for burial.
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Elnora
Ind
Robert Anderson
Mary Jane Anderson
John Coats
Knox County
Indiana
Robert M. Anderson
Emma Lee
Vincennes
Jerry Anderson
M. E. Church
Oln Bruner
M. E
J. Shak
Marco
Tickets for Odon Chautauqua Announced with Star Acts
Tickets for the coming chautauqua arrived this week with promotional material. The program begins July 23 and runs a week of notable performances including Meister Singers Male Quartette and organ chimes. Dr E L Williams of Grace Methodist Church Chicago lectures on The City and the Soil. New York Marine Band with conductor Vincent Lo Zito performs a grand concert.
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Meister Singers
E. L. Williams
Grace Methodist Church of
Vincent Lo Zito
Odon
Memorial Day Observance Planned by Grand Army of the Republic
Memorial Day activities include a May 28 gathering at 10:00 a.m. at the G A R hall, a march to the U B Church for a memorial sermon by Ernest Roberts, and church invitations. May 30 schedules a 9:30 a.m. meeting, a cemetery decoration at Walnut Hill, and a 1:30 p.m. parade headed by S L Band with Sunday schools and societies in line.
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Grand Army of the Republic
United States
U. B
Ernest Roberts
Walnut Hill Cemetery
Rochester
Main Street
S. L Band
Odon
U. B. Church
W. R. Twom
J. W. Trowbridge
John A Logan
Lincholn
E. T. Laughlin Oole
Zella Ackerman
Florence Stickels
Alfordsville Man Dies By Hanging In Home
Mack Gootee aged about fifty five a well known citizen of Alfordsville ended his life by hanging in his home Thursday He was mentally unbalanced according to acquaintances and relatives Gootee was last seen shortly after dinner Thursday His absence was noted Friday morning and S S Wininger and George Allen found him in the doorway his body suspended from a rope about 10 o clock The body showed signs of having been dead for some time before discovery
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Mack Gootee
Alfordsville
Gootee
S. S. Wininger
George Allen
Lead for MIT walls prompts buoyant paint market
Thirty five tons of Dutch Boy white lead mixed with lead oil were applied to MIT Cambridge walls by H Newton Marshall of Boston Che Odon Drug Co after extensive tests. The demand for first class paint rises as dealers report higher sales this year.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge
Mass
H. Newton Marshall C
Boston
Che Odon Drug Co
Mary Pickford Returns to Odon as The Dawn of Tomorrow
Mary Pickford stars in The Dawn of Tomorrow at Star Theater on the Paramount Program. Glad the waif endures hardship with faith while financier Holt and lover Dandy circle her path. Orchestra music and Georgia Brown singing accompany the film with strong critical praise for Pickford's performance. Overture at 7:15 and pictures at 7:30. Worlds feature tonight Body and Soul.
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Glad
East Side
Mary Pickford
Famous Players Film Company
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Star Theater
Paramount
Miss Pickford
Oliver Holt
Apple Blossom Court
Arskin
Ross Tommorrows
Robert Cain
Forrest Robinson
David Powell
Dandy
Paramount Triumph
Georgia Brown
Plainville Lodge to Build New 40x80 Foot Hall
The Plainville K of P Lodge plans a new two story lodge building in Plainville. The structure will measure 40 by 80 feet and aims to enhance the town’s appearance as it grows.
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Plainville
Local Marine Louis B. Pate Qualifies as Sharpshooter
Louis B. Pate of this place is named in a Marine Corps bulletin as a qualified sharpshooter. He enlisted December 6, 1915 at Spokane and serves at Mare Island awaiting expeditionary duty, with officials predicting future record marks in gunnery.
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United States Marine Corps
Washington
Louis B. Pate
Louis
Cecelia Ann Pate
Spokane
Wash
Marine Barracks Navy Yard
Mare Island
San Francisco
Calif
Scout Notes from Troop 1 Welcome Woolen Flag and Patriotism
Scout notes report 18 present 6 absent at U B Church meeting Monday. A large 4 by 6 foot woolen flag gifted by W J Danner inspired cheers and a pledge to be useful citizens. Decoration Day graveside work planned 8 00 to 8 30 am. Next meeting Monday night with field practice Thursday at 7 00.
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Boy Scouts of America
U. B
Dr. Bowman
W. J. Danner
Mr. Danner
Danner
Commonwealth
U. B. Church
Methodist Unity Moves Forward at Saratoga Conference
The general conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Saratoga Springs voted against abolishing missionary Episcopacy and endorsed plans for potential church unification in the north and south. It approved delaying a Singapore missionary bishop election and left open a 1918 or 1920 path to a united church, with bishops Craston Hamilton and Hartzell set to retire.
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General Conference
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Methodist Church
J. Frank Hanly
Indianapolis
Asia
Singapore
Board of Bishops
Earl Cranston
John W. Hamilton
Joseph S. Hartzell
Pearl of White River Shines at Washington Showing
One of the finest freshwater pearls ever taken from White river was shown to several Washington men on Tuesday. P W Connell, a russel digger and pearl fisherman near the Straight Line ferry, held the pearl. It is nearly perfect, marble sized, weighing thirty five grains and valued at 600 dollars. It is brilliant and perfectly round with a small blister that does not affect its value.
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White River
Washington
P. W. Connell
Connell
Plainville Woman Held in Muncie Jail
Amanda Petty of Plainville is held in Muncie jail on insanity charges. A telegram from Charles F. Bowden, Muncie court clerk, informed relatives and Mrs Petty’s husband left Plainville for Muncie after notification.
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Plainville
Muncie
Amanda Petty
Muncie, Inc
E. E
Circus Court
Charles F. Bowden
Mr. Meade
Pioneer Society to Mark Centennial in Odon Indiana
The Pioneer Society of Indiana will hold its centennial celebration on August 1 at Old Settlers Grove in Odon. The board selected the site after a search and will arrange speakers bands and attractions. The event aims to foster Hoosier friendship and is free to the public. Odon’s park offers ample space and abundant water for large gatherings.
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Pioneer Society of Indiana
Old Settlers Grove
Odon
Indianapolis
Odon’s
Miss Eva Miller among Mount Olive visitors at Union Chapel
The Misses Eva Miller Britta Ketchem Ava Ledgerwood Eunice Hazel McCallian Opha Myrtle Mowery Florence Stickels Murl Laughlin Edna Ledgerwood and others attended a Mothers Day program at Union Chapel Sunday afternoon. Various social visits and gatherings followed including picnics and parties with local families and relatives.
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Eva Miller
Britta Ketchem
Ava Ledgerwood
Eunice
Hazel McCallian
Opha
Myrtle Mowery
Florence Stickels
Murl Laughlin
Edna Ledgerwood
Ira Bechtel
Russell Taylor
Ross O'donald
Paul Sears
John
Chas. Ledgerwood
Homer
Rufus Mowery
Union Chapel
Mollie Nelson
Pleasant Hill Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Dale Mumaw attended Indiana Central University in Indianapolis on Saturday. Elbert Eubanks and family visited Charles Freed on Sunday. Mrs. Levin Freed visited Earl Freed on Friday. Robert Freed and family visited Leonard Malone on Sunday. Rev. Ernest Roberts visited Roland Arford on Sunday. Mrs. Mary Dove spent Sunday with Jackson Boyd. Rev. M. E. Snyder and Jord Fields shared a dinner with John Mumaw. M. L. Mumaw and Clifford Farris attended a quarterly meeting here on Sunday.
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Srl Bechtel
Rev. W. R. Thom
America
All
Benediction
U.S. Marine
E. Roberts
Kay Todan
MT. Olive
Mabel Miller
Ruth Ledgerwood
Marie Toon
Elva
Edith Barrett
Florence Richardson
Cha Dalton
Thurman Dalton
Roy Carpenter
Ralph Richardson
Thelma Dobbins
May Sanders
George Myers
Mrs. Leonard Mowery
A. D. Bechtel
Ava
Henry Ledgerwood
Sam Mowery
Dan Mowery
Pleasant Hill
Dale Mumaw
Indiana Central University
Elbert Eubanks and
Charles Freed
Levin Freed
Earl Freed
Robert Freed
Leonard Malone
Roland Arfords
Mary Dove
Jackson Boyd
M. E. Snyder
Jord Fields
John Mumaws
M. L. Mumaws
Clifford Farris
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