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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1919
Page
8
Farmers in Clay township plan a two day meeting at the M B church in Claypool starting tomorrow with W T Martindale and Mrs H J Dellar speaking. An illustrated lecture by W B Zechiel on Better Poultry closes the day with talks on organization and making farms pay better.
The Farmers Institute of Seward Township will meet at the M. E. church in Burket this Saturday December 13. Principal speaker Frank D. Yoder will address the group and Mrs. R. M. Brown will discuss Household Efficiency. Zechiel will present a chart lecture with Burket high school recitations and music in the evening.
Advertisement notes an eight room house with cistern well and cellar, some fruit, two lots, a good barn and close in location. Offers encouraged after bargain. Dallas real estate office for information.
The double barred Red Cross marks seventeen years this month since 1902 when the emblem was adopted by the International Anti Tuberculosis Association in Berlin. Proposed by Dr G Sersiron of Paris, it combines the Croix de Lorraine and the Greek Catholic cross to symbolize charity. The symbol spread to the United States in 1906 with the National Tuberculosis Association and now supports the Red Cross Christmas Seal drive.
A series of revival meetings opens next Sunday December 14 at the Church of the Brethren two miles east of town. Evangelist J. W. Norris and song leader William Heisey head the program. Past services drew large crowds and officials invite all to attend and share in the blessings.
If you have a son, daughter, brother, sister, father, mother or a friend living away from here why not have the Record sent to them for a year. Only $1.25 and they will thank you many times each week throughout the year. Now be good to your absent friends and let them know that you think of them.
A freight wreck near Elkhart and a separate collision at the Fiie and Vandalia junction southwest of North Manchester caused two derailments. One man was killed, several injured, and damages near $75,000 with eight freight cars demolished and locomotives badly damaged. Hundreds gathered as cleanup crews worked.
The notice urges making applications for auto licenses for 1920. It states the Record Office has all required data from the Secretary of State and can fill out blanks for applicants at any time.
Entertained members of the Mothers club were hosted by Mrs. M. E. Murphy last Friday afternoon. The Embroidery Club gathered Friday at Mrs. C. A. Person’s home. Victoria Reading Club met Monday night at Mrs. D. F. Homman’s residence.
25 name cards printed for 16 certe for a short time at the Rec ORD office. Ambitious young men and women urged to apply for business positions with resident or home study courses and high salaried rapid promotion. Catalog free from South Paid Business College, South Bend, Indiana.
Dr. Livingston Farrand chair of the Central Committee of the American Red Cross urges public support for a seal sale campaign. He expresses hope for generous contributions and emphasizes the Red Cross need.
Dr Livingston Farrand of the American Red Cross strongly backs the 1919 Red Cross Christmas Seal sale led by the National Tuberculosis Association. The drive aims to raise over 6.5 million dollars for 1920 educational and preventive work against tuberculosis across the United States and allied groups.
New records for the Sonora Mrs. C W Shipley from northwest Claypool visited over Sunday with local friends. Tuesday men cut four cords of wood and hauled it to Mrs Saurers home. The donor was thanked for the help. Rexall store hosts Sonora Shop at the Rexal store. F S Maurer from North Manchester visited his brother E H Maurer Wednesday. Newton Lautzenheiser and son were in from North Manchester last Saturday on business. J W Kerverda returned from Indianapolis on business. Mr. and Mrs. John Holdeman went to Hammond last week and attended the Chicago stock show. Ford Station Claypool. Mrs Roy Hanes from Warsaw visited with her parents and friends, accompanied by her sister Mrs BE Gresso.
The National Tuberculosis Association issues Health Bonds this year with denominations from $5 to accommodate large subscribers. Proceeds fund the 1920 tuberculosis fight, aiming to reduce deaths after 150000 fatalities last year. Bonds available through state and local tuberculosis associations.
The Seventh district promotes government Savings societies in industrial plants. Posters urge workers to cut waste and save, with slogans Work Save and Succeed and Don’t buy what you don’t need. Workers are urged to invest in War Savings stamps and Treasury Savings certificates as safe securities. Company representatives and department timekeepers serve as organizers and reminders.
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