Parr Family Dinner Guests Mark Decoration Day
Mr and Mrs Fred Parr and daughter Rosemary hosted dinner at the J O Parr home for Decoration Day. Also attending from Lebanon were Mr and Mrs Frank Hamstean Miss Ferm Dillon Miss Mabel Dillon and Lena Groover and J V Y Barker from Litten plus others at the Parr home Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Parr
Rosemary
J. O. Parr
Frank Hamstean
Ferm
Mabel Dillon
Lebanon
Lena Groover
Litten
J. VY. Barker
Standard Oil To Erect New Filling Station
A Standard Oil filling station will be erected at the corner of Sixth and Main streets. The company has appropriated funds for construction. Plans are completed and gravel was hauled this week as work begins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Oil
Sixth
Main Streets
Standard Oil Company
Rosston Farmer John Cooney Dies at 72
John Cooney, a Rosston area farmer in Boone county, died last Friday of uremic poisoning at age 72 years and 4 days. Funeral services were Sunday at Rosston church with burial at Eagle Creek cemetery. He is survived by his widow and one daughter. The Cooney home and outbuildings were destroyed by fire about a month earlier, forcing the couple to live in a nearby schoolhouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Coyoney
Rosston
Boone County
Rosston Church
Eagle Creek
Cooney
Hortonville Community Notes and Local Visits
Sunday activities include a children's meeting at M E church at 7 30 led by Rev Hoover and a Sunday morning sermon by Rev Hoover. Local families visit and host, with Lou Taylor improving and various Moore Fouch Macy and George households mentioned among recent calls and gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E
Hoover
Lou Taylor
Pettijohn
Lou
Noblesville
Clyde Pettijohn
John Harbaugh
Sheridan
Landis Moore
Irvin Moore
Fred Pierce
May Moore
Denzel
Indianapolis School
Lawrence Macy
John Fouch
Mort Moore
Lowell Myers
Rev. Guyer
Clark George
Local families host gatherings across Indiana towns
Kirklin visitors include Mr and Mrs Ernest McKinney and several relatives. Guests with ties to Lyons Warsaw Arcadia Greenfield Marshall and Westfield share dinners and afternoon calls. Community members like Mrs Funk and Nina Robbings birthday are noted along with visiting relatives and news want ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Grace
Marjorie Fox
J. Fox
Arcadia
Geo. Fox
Ana Mero
John Fox
Harry Phillips
John Robbins
Indianapolis
Ward Ault
Chas. Robbins
Nina
Iane Lanham
Doris Baker
Loraine Henderson
Lizzie Horton
Marshall
Tent Meeting Opens at Boxleytown by Wesleyan Church
A series of tent meetings opened at Boxleytown on Tuesday night under the Wesleyan Methodist church. Evangelists Rev. and Mrs. C. A. Curtis of Knoxville Tennessee conduct services at 7 45 each evening and 2 30 Sunday afternoon for several weeks. Rev FE. E. Cory the church pastor invites all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boxleytown
Wesleyan Methodist Church
C. A. Curtis
Knoxville
Tennessee
FE. E. Cory
Coldest May in 50 Years Reported by Weather Bureaus
May ended as the coldest in fifty years per weather records. Snow flurries are common in May, but a full snow storm last month is rare. Prolonged winter left coal bins empty and households short on fuel.
Weekend visitors and social notes from local families
Pearl Godby and Miss Etta Stout of Indianapolis were weekend guests of Spencer Southard and family. Several local residents hosted and visited relatives in Indianapolis and Decatur, with picnics at Northern Woods Beach on Decoration Day and a card of visits around town. Renewal of subscriptions urged at end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Godby
FOR SALE Classified items and rental notices
A batch of small ads lists items for sale including a Ford truck with starter, a good 1 row cultivator, two work mates aged six and seven, used 34x4 tubes, a six room rental on Sherman street near Maple, pasture for cows for rent, and multiple service notices. Also requests for laundry help, hot water radiator inquiry, and a lost purse with cash found near Kempton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Ringer
Sheridan
A. C. Jinman
Sinclair Station Nears Completion at Main and Second
The Sinclair Oil filling station at the southeast corner of Main and Second streets nears completion and should open Saturday. Construction has progressed rapidly, with stucco coating about to be applied. The building will feature two drives and is designed to allow entering from any direction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sinclair Oil
Main
Second Streets
Rummage Sale At Christian Church Basement Tuesday
Rummage sale announced for Tuesday June 12 from 9 A M in the Christian Church basement. Community members list include Merton Hinesley and family Rochester and others visiting Benton Hinesley. Mrs Drucilla Hinesley to visit. Decoration day gathering hosted by Mr and Mrs Wayne Morehead with several friends from Arcadia and Kokomo. Daniel Smith and wife plus Mr Ramsey and Eleanor Lidkey visited John Gaddis home Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merton Hinesley
Rochester
Benton Hinesley
Drucilla Hinesley
Wayne Morehead
J.D. Hershman
Emery Dickey
Arcadia
Dora Wiles
Kokomo
Daniel Smith
Mr. Ramsey
Eleanor Lidkey
John Gaddis
Noblesville hosts Duncan and Johnson couples at supper
Mr and Mrs P O Duncan of Noblesville dined with J B Johnson and wife Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. O. Duncan
Noblesville
J. B. Johnson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Stsandard Oil
John Cooney
R. I
Tom Barron
Lawrence Wright Sheridan
Indiana
Procter & Gamble
Ladies Union
Ats
Grandison
Pauley
O& Ie
Winchester
Fairbanks-Morse and
Aermotor Engines
Richey Hardware Co
Hortonville
Ernest McKinney
Matilda McKinney
Della Amos
Bessie Cory
Max
Kirklin
Lyn Temple
Hens
Filmer BR. Punk
Warsaw
J. M. Thistlethwaite
Funk
Mae Floyd
City
Boxley
Arthur Southard
W. EE. Swafford
Spencer Southard
Famiy
Franklin Weiman
Cincinnati
Mary Wilson
Taylor
J J. Richardson
Frank Darnell
Hayes Remsen
EL. C. DeVost
Decatur
Ingle Harris
Olive Cox
Mary Kathryn Layton
F. E. Beauchamp
Charles E. Chew
Belle Cooper
Perley Weaver
Lora
Lawrence
Trene MecNinzie
E. J. Mendenhall
Walter Pritsch
Ilo and
Ione
J. A. Branson
Northern Woods Beach
Decoration Day
C. A
FE. E. Phillips
J. L. Harvey
Sherman Street
Maple Drive
Mutchler & Spencer
F. P. Davenport
Kempton
Sinclair
Christian Church
Tom
Couden
S. C
S. C. Rhode Island
Hoosier Poultry Farm Hatchery
Michigantown
M. D. Cobb
North Main Street
Library
International
United States
International Harvester Co. of America (Incorporated
Michigan Ave
Chicago, N
O. T. Kercheval
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