A. D. Homman Dead In Silver Lake Community
Andrew Homman died at about one o clock after a long illness. He was over 72 and spent most of his life near Silver Lake. Funeral was at United Brethren church and burial in Lakeview Cemetery. Survived by wife two sons Wilford and Harvey one daughter Samuel Bush two sisters and two brothers plus many relatives.
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Silver Lake
Andrew Homman
Samwel Bush
Hixhart
Mr. Hamman
Bright
Samuel Bush
Hikhart
United Brethren Church
Lakeview
Honiman
Wilford
Elkhart
Harvey
Argos
Hila Mille
Warsaw
Joshua Leffel
Joseph
Ohio City
Ohio
William
Glenwood
Minnesota
Visiting Grandparents Bring Fort Wayne Visitor
Joe Cline traveled from Fort Wayne to spend a Sunday visit with his grandparents Mr. and Mrs. A. 8. Cline, along with other relatives and friends.
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Joe Cline
Fort Wayne
Mrs. A
Cline
Picnic Held by Wabash Methodists
The Methodist people of Wabash county held a picnic in the city park at Wabash last Friday. A large attendance gathered with many locals from the south area among the attendees.
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Wabash County
Wabash
Here
Mrs Laura McGlennen and sister return from Michigan trip
Mrs Laura McGlennen and her sister Mrs Jilsie Ball came home last week after a ten day visit with Mrs Ball’s daughter Mrs Harry Lee and family near Ann Arbor Michigan.
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Laura McGlennen
Jilsie Ball
Visiting Old Home Delights Family in Indiana
Mrs. Basinger and her daughters from Black Water State spent ten days visiting relatives. Nancy Basinger returned to Elwood Nebraska after a weeklong stay with brother Emanuel McCrmery and family south of town. The widow of George Basinger had not seen Indiana relatives since her father’s death twenty years ago. She traveled with daughter Sarah an Elwood teacher and college student in Chicago and another daughter Mrs. Rose Vian of Elwood.
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Nancy Basinger
Elwood
Nebraska
Emanuel McCrnery
Dayton Couple Visits Sister in This Week
Mr and Mrs William Sharon of Dayton Ohio are here this week visiting the former's sister Mrs J R Norman and family.
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William Sharon
Dayton
Ohio
J.R. Norman
Gill and Molienhour Unite in Michigan Wedding
Word arrived Monday that Calvin Gill son of Mr and Mrs J D Gill of Warsaw and Miss Annabelle Molienhour of Mentone were married last Saturday in St Joseph Michigan. Gill has been employed in Elkhart for some time.
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Calvin Gill
J. D. Gill
Warsaw
Annabelle Molienhour
Mentone
St. Joseph
Michigan
Gill
Elkhart
Art Professor Mrs Mary Shilling Visits Local Home
Mrs. Mary Shilling, an art professor from Upland and longtime Taylor University faculty member, visited several days this past week at the Manuel Shilling home north of town, continuing her husband’s legacy after his death years ago.
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Mary Shilling
Upland
Manuel Shilling
Harding Dies Suddenly in California Palace Hotel
President Warren G Harding died at 7 30 p m in the Palace Hotel San Francisco where he and Mrs Harding had been staying due to illness A Cal Coolidge oath made him the thirtieth president for four hours before transfer of power The body to Washington then Marion Ohio for funeral rites set for Friday afternoon with more details on pages two and three of this issue.
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Warren G. Harding
United States
Palace Hotel
San Francisco
Washington
John Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge
Richmond
Vermont
Marion
Ohio
Harding
Coolidge
Dealers Urged to Return Plates and Renew Licenses
State highway police call all auto dealers to return license plates immediately and renew licenses for the rest of the year. Dealers had extended plate use during the period of reduced license fees.
Road Going Down Sight Years Ago
Commissioner ER A Arnold said the road bed is sinking again at the old sink hole site. The west edge shows ground subsidence with water over the road, risking travel. detours and a new route with a possible new bridge may be planned.
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Arnold
Silver Lake M. E. Church Holds All Day August Meeting
The second quarterly meeting of the Silver Lake charge of the M. E. church is set for Sunday August 19 at the South Pleasant church three miles south of town. An all day session is planned with a basket dinner at noon and everyone is invited to attend as services are expected to be interesting.
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Silver Lake
M. E. Church
South Pleasant
Time for Family Reunions Report
The Recorps invite notices of upcoming family reunions with officer names and addresses for the coming year. Readers will find the notices of interest.
Visiting Old Home Town Man Returns From Toledo
Kata Rager, summoned here two weeks ago by his mother Catherine Rager's death, came back last Saturday from Toledo where he visited his brother M. M. Rager and family. He started for his California home on Tuesday.
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Kata Rager
Catherine Rager
Toledo
M. M. Rager
California
Lev Smith Dead at 85 After Long Illness Near Warsaw
Funeral held at home near Warsaw on Sunday for Levi Smith aged 85 who died after months of illness following a paralysis stroke in March. Survived by wife predeceased, son Alonzo, and three daughters Mrs Sherwood, Mrs Eaton, and Mrs Eliza Bowen, with burial in Palestine cemetery.
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Smith
Alonzo Smith
Sherwood
Burket
Eaton
Palestine
Eliza Bowen
Palestine Cemetery
Silver Lake Schools Set Open Date and Staff
Silver Lake Schools will open Monday September 3. Trustee M. D. Yotter has prepared the building with painting and repairs to be sanitary and homelike. Instructors for town include Episakeel A. Smith Graden sennos Hetel Franks Mildred Wil trout Paul Smith Agnes Krom Catherine Hay Mary Clymer Raymond Smith. Four miles east instructor Bryce Houser and Laverne Correll.
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Silver Lake
M. D. Yotter
Yotter
Episakeel
A. Smith
Graden Sennos
Hetel Franks
Mildred Wiltrout
Paul Smith
Agnes Krom
Catherine Hay
Mary Clymer
Raymond Smith
Votter
Bryce Houser
Laverne Correll
Public Schools in Indiana Show Growth and Aging Buildings
The report notes 90 percent of Indiana school buildings predate 1910 with some still from the 1840s and 1850s. Enrollment rises by 8,000 to 9,000 yearly, and 1920 21 state spending on permanent improvements totaled 7.572 million dollars. Indiana has about 575,000 school children, with 820 public high schools and 86,980 pupils in 1920 21, up from 741 schools and 36,169 pupils in 1900.
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Indiana
Sister Welcomes Glen Switzer Visiting From Wa bash
Glen Switzer visited his sister Mrs. M. O. Smith and family last Friday. He previously suffered a serious accident southwest of here that led to the loss of his left leg above the hip. He is recovering and getting along nicely.
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Glen Switzer
Wabash
M. O. Smith
Mr. Switzer
Here
Guilford Rager Weds Ida Swank in South Bend Ceremony
News arrives that Guilford Rager of South Bend married Ida P. Swank daughter of Marion Tillman and wife of North Manchester. The couple will reside in South Bend where Rager has worked for years.
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Guilford Rager
South Bend
Ida P. Swank
Marion Tillman
North Manchester
Rager Haes
Local resident Lando Kline in frail health
John Lynch and family visited Laketon for the day and were joined on the return by Mrs. Lynch's father Lando Kline. Kline has been in poor health for several years and is unable to work, prompting the brief town stop.
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John Lynch
Laketon
Homman Family Attends Ohio City Funeral
J P Homman of Ohio City Ohio visits with his daughter Mrs Bates Franks and husband and relatives. He came for the funeral of his brother A D Homman held Monday afternoon.
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J.p.homman
Ohio City
Ohio
Bates Franks
A. D. Homman
Cottage Erection Begins at Lake Road for Warsaw Resident
Work started this week on a cottage project at a lake site for Frank Gillworth of Warsaw near Vourtland Park. The Lumber Company coordinates the erection as part of a local building drive.
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Vourtland Park
Frank Gillworth
Warsaw
Picnic by Warsaw Sunday School at Myrtle-Glenn Park
The held picnic of the Sunday School class of the Brethren church of Warsaw Missouri gathered after morning services last Sunday and enjoyed a pleasant time at Myrtle-Glenn Park.
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Brethren Church of
Warsaw
Myrtle-Glenn Park
Mr and Mrs Walter Tridle Return From Iandinapolis Visit
Mr and Mrs Walter Tridle came home late last week after visiting relatives in Iandinapolis for two weeks. Mr Tridle showed some improvement. He has suffered rheumatism and related complications for over a year and has been largely confined to his home.
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Walter Tridle
Iandinapolis
Mr. Tridle
Preliminary Institutes For Township Teachers Set at Claypool
The preliminary institute for teachers of Clay Lake Monroe Jackson Seward and Franklin townships will be held at Claypool on Wednesday August 22.
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Clay, Lake, Monroe, Jackson, Seward
Franklin Townships
Claypool
Pleasant family gathering at Henry Clinker home
A pleasant day was spent last Sunday at the Henry Clinker home southwest of town. Attending were Mrs. Nancy Basinger and daughters from Elwood Nebraska, Mrs. Mary Albertson and family of Atwood, and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Kuifton from Fort Wayne.
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Henry Clinker
Nancy Basinger
Vian
Sarah Basinger
Elwood
Nebraska
Mary Albertson
Atwood
Ernest Kuifton
Fort Waye
Great Fair Adds Ku Klux Klan Day to North Manchester Event
The North Manchester Fair schedules a Friday August 10 Memorial Service for Warren G. Harding with hymns led by a band and quartet at 2:30 p.m. A noon address by a national speaker precedes a hooded Klan parade and a large fireworks display in front of the grandstand. The day features free attractions alongside the regular program.
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Warren G. Harding
Klan
Phillips Family Reunion At Myrtle-Glenn Park
Members of the Phillips family held their annual reunion at Myrtle-Glenn park last Sunday with about seventy five attending. The group planned to meet again at the same location next year.
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Phillips
Myrtle- Glenn Park
Silver Lake Detectives Banquet Set at Littler Grove
Members of the Silver Lake Detective Association will hold their annual banquet in the O. T. Littler grove two and a half miles south of town on Sunday afternoon August 12.
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Silver Lake Detective Association
O. T. Littler Grove
Public Sale at Late Catherine Rager Home
Francis Rager will hold a sale at the home of the late Catherine Rager on Saturday afternoon at 1 o clock. Household and kitchen furniture will be sold.
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Francis Rager
Catherine Rager
Six-year-old Donald Davis Has Tonsil Removal
Donald Davis aged six of two miles north of town underwent a tonsil removal operation at a Warsaw hospital on Tuesday.
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Donald Davis
Town
Warsaw
Silver Lake Beats Chili in Long 12 Inning Game
A large crowd watched as Silver Lake held off Chili 10 to 9 after twelve innings Sunday afternoon in Rochester. The tied game at the end of the ninth went to extra innings with Silver Lake scoring the deciding run. Next Sunday Silver Lake travels to Rochester for another matchup.
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Chili
Silver Lake
Rochester
Birth Record Mannie Lambert Jr Born in North Manchester
A son was born last Sunday to Mr and Mrs Mannie Lambert at their North Manchester home. Mannie is the son of Mr and Mrs Mack Lambert and is well known in the community.
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Mannie Lambert
Manchester
Mannie
Mack Lambert
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Black Water State
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ER. A. Arnold
Old Home Town
Lev Smith
Mrs. Eliza Bowen
Levi Smith
Lake Township
Lando Kline
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