Odon Girl Marries Odon Girl in Peru Indiana
Miss Rose Flint and Ralph C. McWilliams were married Monday April 5 at Rev. Robert Sellers home in Peru Indiana. The bride is daughter of Mr and Mrs J C Flint of Odon and has worked in millinery in Odon Converse and for Gantz and Flint. The groom is son of Mr and Mrs Charles McWilliams of Plainville and works for Goodyear in Akron. They will reside in Akron with best wishes from the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Flint
Ralph C. McWilliams
Plainville
Peru
Indiana
Robert Sellers
East Main
Ohio
Akron
Smiley Couple Marks 64th Wedding Anniversary
Last Saturday May 22, Mr and Mrs Harvey Smiley celebrated sixty four years of marriage. About thirty relatives gathered at the Smiley home in east Odon for a dinner and congratulations, as the couple marked decades of residence on East Main. Mr Smiley is 86 and his wife 85.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Smiley
Smiley
East Odon
East Main
Qodon
Mr. Smiley
HAPPENINGS ABOUT TOWA AND NEARBY SALE EVENTS
Happenings about Towa note a special sale for Totem Pole toilet paper five 8 cent rolls for 25 cents at Rexall Store near the post office. Other items include local residence painting with Dutch Boy lead and Linseed oil, and various visits, travels, and family news across towns including Indianapolis Bloomington and Vincennes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rexall
P.O
Growth of Fairview Gardens and Greenhouse Beckons Visitors
Odon notes its sister town Elnora and its thriving Fairview Gardens and Greenhouse. Bedding plants bulbs roots flowers and shrubs are produced in large quantities and shipped nationwide as demand remains high. The business started small and has expanded needing more space, with praised goods service and the cheerful Oscar Hackler cited by some as a contributing factor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elnora
Fairview Gardens
United States
Oscar Hackler
Salvation Army work shown in Cherry Blossom land
The article notes Salvation Army officers in Japan wearing uniforms akin to their western counterparts, with women adapting to kimono robes. It highlights the Army’s presence in 66 countries and 40 languages, demonstrating its global reach and unity despite cultural differences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Japan
Local Riggins and kin visit with Rigging family
RAGLESVILLE reports Sunday visits as Russell Riggins and family dine with Jas O Rigging while Aunt Mat Riggins and Walter Sims families share time. Mrs William Clark and Miss Forrest Riggins travel to Odon for a business trip. A birth is recorded for Mrs Vern Clark’s May 20 son Freidly Cunningham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Riggins
Alva Callahan
Mat Riggins
Walter Sims
Dias Riggins
John O’conner
Curt Riggins
Jas. O. Rigging
William Clark
Forrest Riggins
Odon
Vern- Clark
Freidly Cunningham
Local visitors from town visit Orleans relatives Saturday
Ernest Dobbins and Mr and Mrs Richard Correll with daughter Ruth and Mr and Mrs Howard Allman with daughter visited relatives at Orleans Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Dobbins
Richard Correll
Ruth
Howard Allman
Daughthter
Orleans
County Commencement Held for Eighth Grade Class
Arrangements are complete for the county commencement in the Christian Church at Washington on June 12. The 1920 class has 222 graduates, the largest in Daviess County public schools history. Prof L J Rerger will deliver the address with a Washington High School orchestra providing music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Church
Washington
Daviess County
L. J. Rerger
State Normal School
Washington High School
Roger Trueblood
Longfellow School
Mary Rust
Mildred Gaitner
Scudder
Veale
Leo R. Norris
Vanburen
George Davis
Sugarland
Edna Albright—Turk
Steele
Clara Proctor
Plainville
Barr
Bogard
Elmore
Harrison
Madison
Reeve
van Buren
Drowned Girl in Ferry Accident Near Hazelton
Hazelton May 26 Miss Marjorie Steelman twelve year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank L Steelman drowned when the car carrying the family plunged from a ferry into White river during a return trip from Vincennes. Mr and Mrs Steelman and another daughter were rescued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazelton
Marjorie Steelman
Frank L. Steelman
White River
Steelman
Marjorie
Vincennes
Hazleton
What’s On At The Star Weekly Film Schedule
Friday and Saturday show Picadilly Jim starring Owen Moore. Tuesday and Wednesday feature The Orphan with Wm. Farnum. Friday and Saturday June 4 and 5 present The Belle of New York. Tuesday and Wednesday June 8 and 9 show The Terror with Tom Mix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim
Owen Moore
Wm. Farnum
The
Belle of
New York
Tom Mix
Miss Helen Breden Hosts O. H. S. Glass of ’19 Reunion
Miss Helen Breden entertained Ralph McCoy of Akron and O. H. S. Glass of 1919 at her South Grove Street home. Green and white decorations reflected the class colors with divinity favors and lily of the valley flowers. The group, including Edith Lane Blanche Pickett Eunice McCallian Genevieve Ward Ruth Core and Bonnie Sommers, enjoyed games music and reminiscing before departing late.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Breden
O. H.S. Glass
South Grove Street
Ralph McCoy
Akron
Metry
Edith Lane
Blanche Pickett
Eunice McCallian
Genevieve Ward
Ruth Core
Bonnie Sommers
Eye Opener in Odon Daylo Picture Contest Window
In Odon the Daylo contest offers 31000 in prizes with 104 awards including 3000 first and 1000 second. Contestants write a twelve word letter for a chance to win. The entry period runs June 1 to August 1 and the display is in Mr. Keck's window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Keck
Keck
Odon
Neighborhood Visitors Share Sunday Gatherings
Burns City residents hosted and visited family and friends including Tilford Kutch Kirby Kutch and Dan Osborn among others. Dewey Shelton and Fern Lankford joined local hosts for Sunday activities while Miss Hazel Hays vacationed with her parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tilford Kutch
Kirby Kutch
Dan Osborn
Bunkum
Social notes and local visits in Valonia and Akron
Misses Nellie Burress and Helen Deal visit Rev. and Mrs. C M Bless of Valonia Indiana. Mr and Mrs Richard Baird of Akron Ohio are visiting friends. Housecleaning and paint and varnish sales advertised at Rexall Store next to the Post Office. Money to loan at six percent on good farms for five years with prepay option offered by Odon Realty Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Burress
Helen Deal
C. M. Bless
Valonia, Ind
Rexall
P. O
Richard Baird
Akron Ohio
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Sallie Ketcham
Manford Overton
Odon Drug Co
Harry Odell
Farmersburg
Bert Hasting
Charleson
West Va
Q.ive
M.B. Ulrich and Co
Aaron Jollff
Oll O’dell
Margret
Madeline
Ethel Jolliff
Joe Callahan
Ira Bowman
Indinapolis
Bowman
Methodist Hospital
Towa
Sarah Shields
Newberry
Milo Smiley
Bloomfield
Dwight
Joy Baker
Robinson
Lone Scouts of
Mt. Olive
Taylor School
Russell Graham
Clella Graham
S. E. Bowman
Indianapolis
Henry Connel
Frank Funcannon
S. P. Sears
Worthington
George McWilliams
Helen Gantz
Flint
Michigan
H. S. Burton
Ashtabula
L. D. Holloway
Glendive
Montara
Rev. H.S. Garret
Circle Montana
Holloway
Douglas Mead Co
West
Detroit
Tre
Raglesville
Chas Riggins
Dennis
Pate
Ann Myers
Miss Lois
Evansville
Harley Beasley
John
Armour & Co
Will
Simon
J. H. Callahan Grocery Store
Baer
Dorothy Doyle
Merle Hedden
Mary Poindexter
Mary E. Smith
Eira Williams
Elva Burris
Edna Albright
Yeale
Mildred Gaither
Burns City
Fred Winklepleck
Bazlesville
Burke Ketcham
Dewey Shelton of
Lyons
Fern Lankford
Nellie Edmonds
Union
Chas Plummer
Rebecca Walls
George Maryfield
Hazel Hays
Huntingsburg
T. A. Hays
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