Death of George Rosenberry at Evansville and family
George Rosenberry aged 73 son of William Rosenberry born April 8 1846 in Tuscarawas County Ohio died in Evansville after four weeks illness. He married Clara Mills in 1877 and had twelve children. Funeral at home near Evansville with burial at Walnut Hill. Thanksgiving reflections follow with exhortations to gratitude.
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George Rosenberry
Evansville
Mr. Rosenberry
William Rosenberry
Tuscarawas County
Ohio
Clara Mills
Charles W
Clark
Carl
Dwight
Earl
Champaign
Roy
Geo. Adams
Minerva
Chas. Moore
Newberry
W. E. Myers
F.C. Dickman
Dewey Bollinger
Cincinnati
E. J. Pearcy
Greensburg
United Brethren Church
Eaglesville
Knest Roberts
Walnut Hill
Odon High Defeats Sandborn 22 to 4 in Tight Victory
Odon High beat Sandborn High 22 to 4 in a Friday night basketball game. Odon showed faster speed precise passing and strong shooting led by Dearmin Helms Osborn Webster and Crane with field goals totaling Dearmin 3 Helms 2 Osborn 1 Webster 5 Crane 2.
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Odon High
Sandborn High
Odon
Sandborn
Dearning
Crane Helms
Osborn
Easton Webster
Jackson Boyd G . Hart DeMattee
Hildebrand Gantz
Dearmin
Helms
Webster
Crane
Farmers Short Course to Be Held in Odon Indiana
Fifteen good progressive communities were chosen for special farmers short courses, with Odon selected in Daviess County. The event on December 11 and 12 features W A Ostrander on soil and crop improvement and C L Burkholder on fruit growing and home beautification. Demonstrations include corn tables for seed study, soil fertility sessions, home economics by Miss Alma Garvin, and practical topics on planting, pruning, spraying, marketing, and storage. The event has no fees and aims to benefit both fruit growers and homemakers, while a new fire truck was recently delivered and showcased in town.
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Indiana
Odon
Daviess
W. A. Ostrander
C. L. Burkholder
Ostrander
C.L. Burkholder
Alma Garvin
School Notes and Activities Highlight Thanksgiving Vacation
The school will dismiss Thursday and Friday next week for Thanksgiving. Fire drills occurred Monday and Tuesday. The orchestra, with ten members under Miss Hanna, practices Tuesdays and Thursdays. Outdoor sketching enjoys the drawing classes, and Nel son Humbaugh is named yell leader in support of the basketball team. The team wears new suits funded by local donations. The High School chorus rehearses a Christmas cantata alongside the Thanksgiving musical.
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Hanna
Nelson Humbaugh
Wives of Men at Star Draws Record Crowds Odon
The Star theater in Odon hosted a record audience for Wives of Men, with Florence Reed's standout performance praised as the best photo play yet seen. Tomorrow presents The Blind Girl of Portica, a lavish production with a quarter million dollar budget and a 500-strong cast, limited to two shows starting at 7:00 with box office at 6:40. Other notes cover High School music progress, domestic science luncheons, a William Fox lineup featuring Clara Kimball Young and Theda Bara, Eddie Polo’s final Star appearance next Tuesday, Lyons Moran comedies with possible William Hart or Texas Guinan, and a crowd-pleasing Nine Tenths of the Law.
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Star
Odon
Florence Reed
Toomorrow
Mile Paviowa
Portica
Eddie Polo
Lyons-Moran
William Hart
Texas Ginan
Eddie
Happenings and notices around town
Local column reports hunting prohibition on farms, visits among residents including Miss Myrtle Winklepleck and Thelma Richardson traveling to Washington, and various social calls. Advertisements mention Palmolive soap, Opeka coffee, and Rexall Store sales with multiple residents noted visiting relatives and friends.
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Myrtle Winklepleck
Thelma Richardson
Washington
Stringtown social from Cornettsville sale and visits
Readable notes list local attendances and visits from Stringtown and nearby towns. Names include Richard Williams sale at Cornettsville, Bennington Jasonville, Alfred Myers, Bertha Singleton, Mildred, Cora Fiddler, Goldie Myers, Gee, Tomey Charley, Grace Groves, Blanch Faith, Elisa Scott, Harvey William, Alvie Hindman, Edward Scott, Tom Scott, Arlie O Bri an, Joseph and Austin Myers, Ben Harvey Faith, Rosco Myers, Shiloh Gee, Hart, Fiddler, Bernard Singleton, Russell Cox Indianapolis, Bernice Standiford, Lillie, Wallace Bonnie Ivan Singleton, Agnes and Ernest Myers.
Doctor Battling Berberis Bush Sparks Local Feud
Residents witnessed Dr Ira Bowman vigorously attacking a beautiful barberry shrub in his front yard with a spade and grub hoe. The plant, a government target for rust spread to wheat, may be destroyed. Indiana citizens are urged to remove such shrubs by December 31 as officials search for locations.
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Ira Bowman
Indiana
Plainville High Boys Edge Local in Tight Wednesday Contest
Plainville High School beat the locals 15 to 16 in a hard fought game before a large crowd. The junior squads opened the night with Plainville defeating Odon 10 to 5.
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Plainville High School BB
Plainville and
Odon
Plainville
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Mel Cooper
Odell
William Fox
Clara Kimball Young
Theda Bara
Owen Moore
Jess Overton
City Garage
Miss Ruby
Bonnie Monts
D. W. Besler
Wm _ Garrett
Clark Lamb
Mrs. Dawson
Bessie Lamb
Mary Fidler
Bedford
Olf Hinkle
AN. Long
O. G
George Eichel
Dennison
C. W. Ejchhel
Ferrol Stines
Indian Springs
Mrs
Earl Stines
Rexall
Belle Ledgerwood
Burns City
Rabina Stotts
Frank Marshall
M. P. Kutch
B.H. Gaither
St. Bernice
Mr. Gaither
A. C. Helm
Mrs. W. C. Lamb
Mrs Lamb
Oscar Summerville
Rockwood
M. B. Ulrich & Co
J. A. McGoy
Henry Harmon
Orrin
Margaret
Marshall Cooper
Martha Sommers
Frank Jacobs
Madge Jacobs
Henry .Welsh
DeKalb
Russell Dearmin
Linton
Stringtown
Richard Williams
Cornettsville
James and
Evans Bennington
Jasonville
Alfred Myers
Bertha Singleton
Mildred
Cora Fiddler
Goldie Myers
Gee. Tomey
Charley
Grace Groves
Blanch
Faith
Elisa Scott and Sons
Harvey
William
Alvie Hindman
Edward Scott
Tom Scott
Arlie O'brian
Joseph and
Austin Myers
Ben
Harvey Faith
Rosco Myers
Thomas Faith
Shiloh
Gee. Hart
Ed Fiddler
Lawrence
Bernard Singleton
Russell Cox
Indianapolis
Tom Cox
Bernice Standiford
Lillie. Wallace
Bonnie
Ivan Singleton
Agnes
Ernest Myers
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