11 Sep 1914
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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1914
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR of ads and notices shows mixed letters and stray phrases. The readable bits hint at trades and listings but lack coherent events, names, or clear dates. Overall content is a garbled collection of market notes rather than a complete story.
Fragmentary text reports a runaway accident injuring an aviator in fall. Names, places, or dates are unreadable but indicate a midair incident with injuries.
A dramatic accident during a Labor Day flight ended with fatal injuries and a ground collision. Emergency responders reported a broken collarbone and severe rib injuries to a person, while others sustained injuries as a crowd watched. Authorities began investigations at the scene.
Garbled OCR text mentions Pepys and a play by a team named Les bend fubtes. It lacks clear events, dates, or locations but hints at a sports or theatrical context with scattered proper nouns. The readable fragments are insufficient for a coherent event summary.
Notice outlines piano tuning services and requests for advice on installing a player in a plane. Mentions winter readiness and up-to-date corps methods, with special instruction at a Chicago factory involving Wallace Smiles H.C. Johnson and others.
Phosoe Yonge of Brastesville appears as executor in Phucbe Young's will filed January 67. The document names heirs and a list of legacies and was witnessed by F. Premer and Bova.
The fragment notes the death of Mr and Mrs Lewis Kranklin of Bo Card Township Mes Prauhain and Stephen Madlette of Van Barren POWs DSEAD. The garbled text references Miss Saehie Medei and a funeral or public notice with unclear details.
Mrs Sallie Clark formerly sued the Gazette and Herald Co of Washington asking for a venue change in Daviess circuit court. Judge Oden transferred the case to Knox County. Rev Davidson is expected to appear for the newspaper.
Citizens form company to take over Flnera Electric plant operations. New firm plans to supply power, appoints directors, and aims to improve service in Eddera.
The annual conference at Dale last week announced assignments for superintendents and pastors across districts. Rev. T. Garriott and Rev. McCos received charges, with broader reorganizations linking Washington and nearby districts under new leadership.
The Van Buren Township Republican Convention convened last Saturday at Beiglesville. Delegates selected ticket candidates including Assessor-dinness Thehtood, Justice of the Peace 4D. Hack ler, Constable Bloomer Southe panera, and Board members John Curve, Jacob Sivers, Elisha Suiffle. Supervisors named NL OG Gsbaru and Esha Chestnut with Ed. Disc. AL EL Reed, Diaz, Chae, and Ghibli among the slate. Digest Husedia was at Linton Saturday.
A Tuesday afternoon blaze of unknown origin swept a quarter block of businesses in Bicknell, destroying stores including Richards Furniture, Hoover Keith & Plefer, Shurtzer drug store, and several dry goods shops. Fire departments from Vincennes aided response as flames damaged multiple structures and windows.
Louis Ferguson and Aliss Cora Irene Campbell were married at the Christian parsonage in Washington on Tuesday evening. Ferguson is the youngest son of Marion Ferguson of Odon and a prosperous farmer. Campbell is the youngest daughter of Abner Catepbeil of the township. They plan to reside on Ferguson’s father’s farm northeast of Odon.
A reader advocates converting town shade trees to fruit and nut varieties while preserving birds. The piece argues birds control pests and enriches communities, notes younger readers favor protection, and warns against eradicating birds even as it envisions a bird-friendly town with fruit-bearing trees and student shade.
The Sommers reunion of the Sore aers family met at Cedar Lake Ave on the 20th. Attendees from Odell included Mrs. ML Bo Fisher, Boss Freenmian, Mrs. Low Freeman, Mrs. Rachel O'Dell, Mrs. Pearl Laughlin, and John Sommers. A Girls Band from Brighton performed a concert to the delight of all, a business meeting set the next gathering for Oden, and relatives traveled from Indiana Michigan and Obie.
The Rev. L Schoonover, longtime pastor of the U B church in Vincennes, is appointed pastor at Red Key in the White River conference. The Rev Afr Schoonover is noted as a former resident of Odon.
Prosecutor Clark of Knox circuit court dismissed the case against Dr D V Wolfe who was earlier indicted by the grand jury on charges involving a Knox county melon grower and a sale proposition tied to New York money.
Mrs Clyda Frazier who has been visiting relatives here for some time returned to her home in Indianapolis Friday.
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