Local Visitors and Social News From Kokomo Area
Charles Pavey visited Kokomo yesterday as several locals attended a ball game there Sunday afternoon. Mrs. C. E. Evans stayed at Fortville Indiana with friends. Miss Maude Brown visited Frankfort yesterday, staying with Dr Gard. Ora Johnston and Kenneth are visiting Bluffton relatives. Jonathan Morris and Alden Morris of near Flora visited Dr and Mrs A W Morris. Dr M M Brubaker and wife of Covington Ohio visited relatives here and in Flora and Kokomo before returning home. J B Davenport and Mrs Davenport announce the marriage of their daughter Carrie Mae to Tracy Hollingsworth at 8 30 Wednesday evening June 25 at the Davenport home on South Washington Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. M. Brubaker
Covington
Ohio
H. M. Brubaker
Flora and Kokomo
J. B
Carmel Family Visits Friends This Week
Guy Fitzsimmons and his family from Carmel Indiana are visiting friends and relatives here this week, staying with local hosts and touring area sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Fitzsimmons
Carmel
Ind
Local visitors attend events in Kokomo and Prairieville
Arthur Oilar of Indianapolis visited home folks here at the start of the week. Mrs. O. P. Pollock and Mrs. C. E. Evans attended Prof Geiger recurrence at Frankfort. Russiaville residents saw an aeroplane show and fireworks in Kokomo. Mrs Ora Butler and daughter Bessie and Miss Cleo McCreary attended Prairieville commencement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Oilar
Indianapolis
O. P. Pollock
C. E. Evans
Prof. Geiger
Frankfort
Russiaville
Kokomo
Ora Butler
Bessie
Cleo McCreary
Prairieville
Prairieville Church Hosts Commencement and Music Night
Mr and Mrs Enos Fitzsimmons and Mr and Mrs Joseph Ocem attended a Wednesday night commencement at Prairieville church. The Russiaville orchestra provided music. Miss Gwen Hodson and Anna Dunlavy of Indianapolis visited Miss Hodson’s parents. Ewrold Fife, recently home from West Virginia, stayed with his parents on Main Street. Road oil was sprayed along various streets by R C Kincaid using ten barrels. Stern Co. tailors advertise a special sale with suits at 15 dollars and up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enos Fitzsimmons
Joseph Ocem
Prairieville Church
Gwen Hodson
Anna Dunlavy
Indianapolis
Miss Hodson
A. O
Mrs. Hodson
Main Street
For Sale 133 and 80 Acre Lots Near Kokomo
Real estate ad lists 133 acres with nine room house and barn at 145 per acre and 80 acres with a seven room house, 40 by 50 barn and 16 by 40 shed at 85 per acre. Wm M Robins, Kokomo bank address. Also notes a family visit by Galveston residents to Mrs Malinda Middleton in North Liberty Street with a large dinner and social gathering. Mr Emerick and Mrs Robertson visited Geo L Woody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kokomo
Wm. M. Robbins
Farmer’s Trust and Saving Bank
David Emerick
David Kepner
Wilson Fickle
Aaron Robertson
Stella
Oscar Woolly
Galveston
Malinda Middleton
North Liberty Street
Malinda
Alfred Lee
Mr. Emerick
Robertson
Geo. L. Woody
Stern & Co Tailors Ad Promotes Bargain Suits
Local tailor Stern & Co at 115 E Walnut St Kokomo urges shoppers to compare prices noting garments are better made than higher priced equivalents. Suits offered from 15.00 dollars and up with emphasis on value and quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stern & Co
Walnut St
Kokomo
Missionary Plays Featured At World Exposition In Chicago
The World in Chicago opens May 3 at the Coliseum Annex and Auditorium with Missionary Play Hall shows. Mrs Vera Jane Edwards directs dramatic plays and tableaux depicting Christian civilization and missionary work in foreign lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Coliseum
Auditorium
Vera Jane Edwards
Jiddah
Mecca
Mohammed
Oregon Country
St. Louis
Missionaries Expected for The World in Chicago Event
About 200 missionaries will gather for The World in Chicago opening May for five weeks at the Coliseum on Auditorium. Attendance will range from 100 to 200, with many veterans among them and several authors contributing works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chi
Coliseum
Auditorium
Chicago
Tailors of Kokomo Invite Custom Shirt Line
Stern and Co tailors on Walnut Street Kokomo announce a new custom shirt line. The ad invites customers to view the measurement made shirts and to experience personalized tailoring.
Ancient Egyptian penny in the slot water machine
The article notes that over 2,900 years ago Egyptian priests used a penny in the slot device by Hero to dispense sacred water at temple doors. A coin dropped, weighed a lever, opened a valve, and water flowed until the lever angle released the coin and stopped the flow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hero
Suits Converted From Ready Made to Custom Work
We convert buyers of ready made suits to custom work. Special bargain suits from $15. Stern ie Co. Parlors and Custom Shirt Makers in 115 E Walnut Street Kukomo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sternie Co
Kukomo
Local visitors host at Oakford on Sunday
Amos Michaels and wife and W A Freeman of Russiaville were Sunday guests of G W Freeman and family at Oakford, visiting and socializing with the hosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos Michaels
W. A. Freeman
Russiaville
G. W. Freeman
Oakford
Miss Katherine Perkhiser Hosts Thimble Club Night
Miss Katherine Perkhiser entertained the Thimble club Friday at her North Union street home. Rain reduced attendance, but guests enjoyed needle work and conversation before a delicious refreshment course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Perkhiser
Thimble Club
North Union Street
Also Mentioned on This Page
Charles Pavey
Fortville, Ind
Maude Brown
Dr. Gard
Ora Johnston
Kenneth
Bluffton
Jonathan Morris
Son Alden
Near Flora
A. W. Morris
John Wright
Forest
Indiana
Ewrold Fife
West Virginia
J. R
Mrs. Fife
E. Walnt St
H. Allison
Old Reliable Hartford Fire Insurance Co
Home Fire Insurance Co
N. Y
Heal Estate
Home Missionary Society of the
M. E.church
Manda McCoy
Elsie McCoy
Mite Box
Amanda McCoy
Perkiser
Maude McCoy
Belsit McCoy
Ancient
Egypt
OKUMO
Ervin Brothers CO
Lindell Hotel Main
Taylor
Kokomo, Indiana
Elizabeth Wright
Komo
Earnest Eakins
International Correspondence Schools
Scranton
Scranton, PA
U.S.A
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