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Newspaper
Van Buren News Eagle
Location
Van Buren, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1916
Page
2
Social items list holiday entertainments among Rumples Merrells Hewitts and others. Marriages include Frank Farr and Alice Godfery in Bluffton on December 21. Visits and church meetings are noted for Whitecotton Leverich and Waggaman families with local farms and professions mentioned.
Local notes list numerous holiday visits and guests across Bluffton Ossian Marion and Warren. Families such as Shielda Bockmuer Duell Taylor Taylor and Shields are mentioned with relatives in Blackford Wayne Covington Ossian Marion and Marton. Several individuals and couples are noted spending Christmas or holidays with relatives.
Misa Gladys Kern of Northwestern College Naperville LiL plans to return to studies this Saturday after holiday visit with her parents. Arnal Merrell expresses gratitude to the Athletic Association members who honored him with a fine silk scarf for his work with the basketball team.
Christmas was quietly celebrated in Van Buren with no special events. Men enjoyed the fine weather, some hunting, and the old settlers remarked on a beautiful day. Several inches of snow covered the ground as baskets were distributed to the poor and general cheer prevailed.
Citizens learn of a new Van Buren Real Estate Service Bureau acting as a go between for buyers and sellers. Sellers list property with full details. buyers state needs and show ability to buy as the bureau advertises and matches buyers with sellers.
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