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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1912
Page
5
A large gathering from Raglesville and Shiloh attended Sunday afternoon baptisms in a pond on Mrs. Odie Wadsworth’s farm south of Raglesville. Local news notes include residents visiting Ridge Farm, encampment news from G A R, and community farming activity amid hopeful fruit prospects.
Wilbur Wright, famed aviator and inventor, died at his Dayton home at 3 25 this morning from typhoid fever contracted May 4 in the east. The obituary notes the Wright brothers rise from a Dayton bicycle shop to aviation prominence and records Wilbur born April 6 1867 in Henry county Indiana and educated in Richmond public schools.
Citizens and organizations in Odon observed Memorial Day with tributes to Civil War soldiers. The morning events included services at Walnut Hill cemetery and church bells tolling at noon. An afternoon parade on Main Street led to Odon cemetery for flower tributes and ended with a address by Rev. Co. M. Day at the U B church.
The White Sox lose 5 to 4 in ten innings at the South Side park as Washington Elks secure the win. Freeman allows seven hits and nine strikeouts for the Sox while Nolan hurls for the Huskies with five strikeouts and seven errors hurt Chicago.
Joe Dawson, driving a 3 National car, won the international 500 mile sweepstakes at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 6 hours 21 minutes 6 seconds setting a record over Harroun's previous time. Teddy Tetzlaff finished second in a Fiat owned by E. E. Hewlett. Ralph DePalma led early in a Mercedes before breaking down. five cars wrecked and Bob Burman was injured. Crowd estimated at 80,000. Dawson is a former Odon boy with a long local memory and racing lineage.
E Baile and family Mrs Jane Baile Miss Abba Baile and Cecil Aishe and Arthur Phipps visited Andy Baile on Sunday. Conard of Brocton Ill visited here earlier in the week. Chas Blough and family spent Sunday afternoon at W P Howard s. Bertha Chambers visited Mids Dot Baile. Wm Coward and family and Mr and Mrs Wic Bechtel of Farlin visited Henry Connell and family. Oscar Wallick and family spent Sunday afternoon with Chas Herron and family. Mrs Nora Connell and Miss Kittie Smith attended church.
Local residents record social visits including Miss Minnie Stanley with Oll Hinkle near Shiloh, Ethel Hackler with Sion Hackler in Epsom, Ruth and Clyda Byrer with Joseph Noblett in Shiloh, Edith Willkey with the Mallette sisters, Lola Brock visiting Joseph Brock in Terre Haute, Marion Bell with Jonah Arney in Baile, Tena Balding with John Arney Jr, Balden Chambers visiting William Chambers, and May Wilkey with her parents. Preaching mentioned with invitations to attend.
Mt Olive Baptist Church announces a Saturday evening 8 00 p m commentary service and a Sunday 10 00 a m Sunday School session.
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