Week in History Highlights From October Milestones
The column lists notable dates: Oct 11 1865 Confederate pardons. Oct 12 Columbus lands in the Americas. Oct 13 Battle of Queenstown 1812. Oct 14 Harold II killed 1066. Oct 15 Lincoln Monument 1874. Oct 16 John Brown Harpers Ferry insurrection 1859. Oct 17 Burgoyne capitulation 1777.
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Alexander Stephens
Columbus
Amelia
Queenstown
Harold II
England
Hastings
Lincoln Monument
Springfield
John Brown
Harpers’ Ferry
Burgoyne
Robbery At Vandalia Coal Site Netted 8588 Dollars In Cash
Two masked men robbed the Vandalia Coal Company office at Lattas Creek taking 8588.42 in payroll envelopes including silver coin. They fled on a red motorcycle toward Shelburn with one suspect described as about six feet tall with a red beard. Authorities extended vaccine alerts and a $500 reward for capture. One man, Henry Davey of Shelburn, was arrested in Terre Haute as a possible participant. The rest of the note includes a string of dated quips about politics and life.
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Vandalia Coal Company
Lattas Creek
Earl V. Smith
Mr. Smith
Shelburn
Jasonville
Linton
Bailey School
Sullivan
Merom
Henry Davey
Ind
Terre Haute
Davvey
Poultry Show Meeting Called for Odon
All poultry men and interested parties are invited to attend a meeting at the Journal Office next Tuesday night at 7:60 o'clock to discuss this season's poultry show in Odon.
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Odon
Journal Office
Linton Eagles Fall to White Sox in Late-Started Game
The Linton Eagles were defeated 22 to 11 by the White Sox in a hit and run game played Sunday. Woodville started on the mound for Linton with Sims pitching for the locals. Errors plagued both sides as Cooper hit two homers and the finale stretched late after a band concert.
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Linton Eagles
White Sox
Woodville
Linton Aggregation
Sims
Cooper
Birthday celebration for farmer near Epsom marks 66th year
Last Sunday marked the sixty sixth anniversary of Jno M. Vanos'rin a prosperous farmer near Epsom. About forty relatives and friends gathered for a bountiful dinner and an afternoon of visiting. Guests departed late wishing him many more happy birthdays.
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Jno M. Vanos’rin
Epsom
Mr. van Ostran
Cookies From A Vintage Home Kitchen
A homey collection of cookie recipes for all tastes includes butter sugar milk and vanilla cookies with a quick oven bake and sugar topping. It provides Sugar Cookies Ginger Cookies Jumbles Snaps and basic directions for making dough rolling cutting and browning to suit family gatherings.
Molasses Gingerbread Slices Bake in Hot Oven
Instructions describe heating sugar with molasses until melted, dissolving soda in warm water, mixing into hot molasses, adding butter and flour, adding more flour to roll thin, cutting into small rounds and baking in a hot oven.
Keck Jeweler Offers Ever Ready Lights and Fresh Batteries
Flash lights and repairs highlight a display by Keck the Jeweler and Optometrist. A selection features Ever Ready handy lights with batteries described as strictly fresh.
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Keck
Revival Meeting Draws Crowd at Union Chapel
Miss Bertha Chambers traveled to Washington Monday. Obe McNabb and family of Odon visited relatives here. H. M. Connell and family saw QO. S. Connell and family of Odon Sunday. Orrin Osborne went to Lyons Saturday. Local residents attended the band concert at Odon Sunday. Paul Connell of Odon visited Sven and May Connell. Charles Taylor plans move to Newberry this week.
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Bertha Chambers
Washington
Obe McNabb
Odon
H. M. Connell
QO. S. Connell
Paul Connell
Sven
May Connell
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the Oden Journal
DENT
Odon Indiana
Odon, Indiana
Co-operative Telephone
Flint-Kyle
Co-operative
Jno
B. Storrs
Lattas Creek Mine
Makels
Chaplin
SATYR
Howard Arnold
Fern Kopp
Indianapolis
Alfred Coyle
Liberty
J. T. Sears
C. H. Buchanan
A. H. Bauserman
Rexall
the Odon Drug Co., Inc
Scotland
Greene County
Indiana
John Shirts
Ernest E. Woods
Florence
A. Jolift
Orleans
Bunkum
Union Chapel
Orrin Osborne
Lyons
Chas
Taylor
Newberry
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