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Newspaper
Van Buren News Eagle
Location
Van Buren, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1920
Page
2
A long list of social visits fills a local column with appearances from Fort Wayne to Decatur. Travel spans Grand Rapids Indianapolis and Warren with numerous family and friend gatherings. Community members attend dinners funerals and yesterday’s Fourth of July events while mumps affect Elbridge Marsh and locals share hometown updates.
The column lists numerous residents and guests visiting Marion and nearby towns. It notes multiple family gatherings with relatives in Kokomo Arcana Warren and Van Buren plus out of state visitors from Cincinnati Los Angeles Oklahoma and Kansas. It highlights a humorous Rev Harter Buick mishap and local social events including an ice cream social at Dillman on Tuesday July 13.
S V Shimp prominent citizen and retired farmer died suddenly at his Last Main street home in Van Buren today at 3 PM from heart failure. Born 1849 in Berkeley County Virginia he moved to Van Buren 50 years ago married Mary Long 41 years ago. Survived by widow daughter Amelia Dunkin and grandsons Raymond and Ralph. He served as justice of the peace and was a United Brethren Church member. Funeral plans pending relatives' word.
After 12 years in Van Buren millinery Miss Capitola Deane departed Wednesday for Chicago to join a wholesale millinery house and make her home there. The Deane family were longtime locals with 28 years on Second Street, a property later bought by Bert Breedlove.
The past week brought unprecedented rainfall, flooding fields and nearly ruining corn. Oats wheat and barley suffer declines with a light poor quality wheat harvest expected in this locality.
Rev Scifres of the Church of Christ Warren will preach at the Van Buren public library next Sunday at 2 30 pm. The public is invited. A men s Bible class was formed last Sunday with over 25 members.
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