State President to Open Farmers Institute Session
The Farmers Institute for Van Buren Township will hold a one day session on Friday January 6 1922. Noted speakers include Mr R A Ogg of Greencastle Indiana and Mrs Elizabeth T Stanley of Liberty Indiana. Mrs Stanley a farm resident and state president of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union will discuss Vocational Training in the Public Schools and Making the World Safe for Humanity. Mr Ogg operates a 160 acre Green County farm and a 14 acre orchard and will speak on Green Matures and later on Some Things My Failures Have Taught Me.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Institute
van Buren Township
R. A. Ogg
Greenecastle
Indiana
Elizabeth T. Stanley
Liberty
Stanley
Simon County
Sumner
Ustate
Woman’s Christ In Temperance Union
Farmers’ Institute
Ogg
Indiana University
Kentucky
Institute
John P Andring Dies After Illness in Van Buren Home
John P Andring a Van Buren resident for two years died at his South Main Street home Tuesday evening after a long kidney illness. He was about 60, born in Luxembourg and survived by a widow and thirteen children. The funeral arrangements list services at a local church followed by interment in Canton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. Andring
van Buren
South Main Street
Mr. Andring
Luxembourg
Germany
Surviv
Rare Musical Treaty by University Trio at Central Church
The University Trio of Taylor University will perform at Central Church of Christ on Friday evening December 30 under Crescent Sunday School class. Admission is 20 cents for children and 35 cents for adults. The trio, noted for chautauqua and lyceum work, offers classical and modern music with vocal solos, duets, trios, marimbaphone and piano pieces, and readings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University Trio
Taylor University
Central Church of Christ
Crescent
Leah Miles
Music
A. Verne Westlake
Leschetizky
Geneve Dickerson
Oberlin Conservatory
Goulda G. Horne
The
College of Musical Arts
Indianapolis
Ellen Kinsman Mann
Chicago
United States
Australia
New Zealand
Lyceum
Chautauqua
Quiet Christmas Observed in Van Buren Town
Christmas was observed in Van Buren with church events and family gatherings. Banks closed Monday, post office part day, and stores limited hours. Central Church of Christ and Methodist Church hosted crowd events, a Santa Claus pageant performed, and charity drives collected food clothing and funds for twenty needy families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Buren
Central Church of Christ
Methodist
Christ
Marie Ducknall
Opera House
M. E. Sunday School
Joyce Lutes Guest at Kiwanis Boys Luncheon
Joyce Lutes was hosted by Mr. W. K. Fraizer at the Kiwanis Club Boys Luncheon in Marida Wednesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joyce Lutes
W. K. Fraizer
Kiwanis Club
Marida
Oldest Township Resident William Leverich Dies in Indiana
William Leverich born September 12 1832 in Morgan county Ohio died December 24 1921 at his granddaughter’s home in Grant county Indiana aged 30 years 3 months and 12 days. He traveled from Ohio to Indiana in 1848 with his family and settled in Van Buren township. He married Philinda Balsley on October 10 1858 and had six children. Funeral services were held December 28 at the Farrville Church with burial in Farrville cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Leverich
George
Catherine Leverich
Morgan County
Ohio
Charles Miller
Grant County
Indiana
Guernsey County
W. K. Kirkpatrick
Leverich
van Buren Township
Philinda Balsley
Lydia Davis
Nellie Leverich
Church of Christ At
van Buren
Stephen
George Leverich
Jonas Palmer
Rell
Abraham Banter
John Leverich
Farrville
Obituary of Daniel Kouitz Pulley of Van Buren Township
Daniel Kouitz Pulley born January 19 1840 in Grant county near Antioch Church Van Buren Township died December 23 1921 at his daughter Lavina Keltner home near Van Buren aged 81 years 11 months and 5 days. He spent life near his birth place married Emily Knight April 18 1861 and raised three children Leroy Willard Salathiel and Lavina on a series of farms before settling in Van Buren after his wife’s death. Surviving are two children Salathiel and Lavina eight grandchildren six great grandchildren and five half brothers with one sister and three half sisters deceased. He joined the Methodist Protestant Church at Antioch in 1861 62 and remained active a faithful life praised for Christian principles. Funeral at Church of Christ East Main St conducted by Rev M F Iliff burial in Van Buren cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel
Samuel
Margaret Kouitz Pulley
Grant’ County
Antioch Church
van Buren Township
Lavina Keltner
van Buren
Emily Knight
Leroy Willard
Salathiel
Lavina
Church of Christ
East Main St
M. F. Iliff
M. P. Church
Antioch
van ‘Buren
Central Church of Christ Plans Bible School and Musical Program
The Central Church of Christ invites members and friends to Bible School at 9:30 a.m. Carl Stewart of Marion will speak at both services, D L Johns of Swayzee will lead singing, and a special musical program is planned in the evening. A basket dinner is served at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bible School
Carl Stewart
Marion
D.L. Johns
Swayzee
UB Church Sunday Services Schedule
Sunday schedule lists 9:30 a m Sunday School and 10:30 a m preaching by Rev W R Howard at 7300 RP M Christign Badesvor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Howard
Van Buren to Feature Zandorff Entertainers at Opera House
The Van Buren Lecture Course ends with the Zandorff Entertainers on Tuesday evening January 10 1922 at the Van Buren opera house. Lucille Brogan harpist and Gladys Anderson reader impersonator contralto headline a program praised for verve and variety. Local citizens expect a thoroughly pleasing attraction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zandorff
Lucille Brogan
van Buren
van Buren Opera House
Gladys Anderson
Miss Brogan
America
Chicago
Miss Anderson
van Buren Township
Death Notice of William Perdue in Kokomo
The community mourns William Perdue who died in Kokomo on Monday at 11:45 p.m. He was about twenty five years old and had suffered sixteen weeks from heart leakage before his condition worsened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Perdue
Kokomo
Perdue
Insurance man Miller in chain of bad checks affidavit filed
Dean Paxton a local druggist filed an affidavit in Marion against Jack Miller life insurance agent. Miller is accused of writing checks without funds across Van Buren Upland Gay City and Gas City to cover prior checks. Authorities say the chain worked until Miller failed to honor the checks and left the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Paxton
Marion
Jack Miller
Miller
Paxton
Upland
Gay City
van Buren
Gas City
William Saxon to Celebrate 77th Birthday at Home
Mr. William Saxon of South Main Street, confined to home for two months, will observe his 77th birthday on Sunday New Year's Day and invites friends to call during the day or evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Saxon
South Main Street
Obituary Notice for Calvin Perdue and Family
The obituary notes Calvin Perdue of Kokomo formerly Warren died after two weeks of weakness. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Calvin Perdue and married to Miss Geraldine Miller of Van Buren in 1919. Survived by his widow two children Betty and William Robert and his parents. The Christian Church at Warren conducts the service at 2 pm with interment in the LO OF cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perdue
Calvin Perdue
Kokomo
Warren
Geraldine Miller
van Buren
Betty
William Robert
Christian Church
LO. O. F
Program of Van Buren Township Farmers Institute 1922
Program notes for the Van Buren Township Farmers Institute at R. & D. Hall on Friday January 6 1922 with a forenoon session starting at 9 30 including music invocation address by Rev E E Lutes discussions by high school agriculture class and the R A O with topics on green manures vocational training in public schools making the world safe for humanity and lessons from personal failures followed by reports of committees and election of officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E. Lutes
Elizabeth T Stanley
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Elizabeth Stanley
Wwe
Canton
Rauccal
Catholic
Ice
Crescent Class Central Church OF Christ
William *Leverich
Farrville Church
A. L. Martin
Daniel Pulley
UB. Church
William. Perdue
Farmers’ Institute R. & D. Hall
Rau
Music High School
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