Charley StuDebaker’s river fish dash ends in comedy
In Landers Indiana Charley StuDebaker rode a river catfish after it dragged him from shore and killed the fish with a knife. He then set up a local fish market, selling eighty dollars worth at ten cents a pound before selling the hide for circus tent work. Local notes list residents visiting, illness, and a new Clevenger store opening on Main Street.
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Landers
Indiana
Charley StuDebaker
Charley
Wallace & Hagenbeck
Landess
Orvil McCormic
Summitville
Thomas Stoker
Simon Clevenger
Edna
Greentown
Charley Clannin
Bluffton
Melvin Endsley
Marion
Ben Powell
Pierson’s Mill
Etta Zuck
Leatha Clevenger
William Knight
David Kitch
Clevenger
W. M. Clevenger
Main Street
Monkey
John Hodson
John
Fernando Lee
Jesse Endsley
Parkersburg
W. Va
Lee
Confidence in 500 Subscribers Spurs Home Purchase
The editor reports buying a home with funds from subscribers in arrears and urges the remaining nearly 500 long-time subscribers to remit dues, offering advance payments up to five years at $1.50 per year. Paper supply is limited, risking a future price rise.
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Clyde Waggaman
South Main Street
Beee
News-Eagle
Convention at Roll Sunday in Blackford County
The Sun day Schools of Washington Township Indiana will hold their annual convention Sunday June 6 at Roll M E Church. Programs include a 1 50 music concert invocation reports and elections at 2 00 with Roll Choir 2 30 talks by township pastors and various choirs 3 00 address by J Walter Gibson of Muncie. Township schools listed include Fairview U B Independence Disciples Maple Grove Church of the Brethren and Roll M E Church. Township officers are President W H Alexander vice president Charles Knox and secretary treasurer Ralph Knox.
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Washington Township
Blackford County
Roll M. E
Fairview Choir
Independence Choir
J. Walter Gibson
Muncie
Indiana
Fairview U. B. Church
Independence Disciples Church
Maple Grove
Twenty Four Van Buren Grads to Receive Diplomas
The twenty four graduates of Van Buren township common schools will hold commencement at R. and D. Hall on Saturday evening June 5. Rev. M. E. Barrett of Upland will deliver the class address. Lines Orchestra will provide music and three class members will read. The officers of the 1920 class are listed with a program including invocations, music, and diploma presentations.
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van Buren Township
D. Hall
M. E. Barrett
Upland
Lines Orchestra
Witmer
F. Harter
Bernice Foreman
Elnora
Thelma Lucas
Faye Camblin
Lines
Popes Egty de C. H. Terrell
Mrs. James A. Paxton Dies in Continental Ohio
Mrs. James A. Paxton widow of the late James A. Paxton and longtime Van Buren resident died after about ten weeks illness in Continental Ohio. Funeral services were held in Continental on Thursday, May 37.
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W. A. Paxton
Jonas Paxton
James A. Paxton
Continental
Ohio
Men Wanted for Work in Factory in Indiana
Help wanted advertisement seeking men to apply now at Boss Pulling Machine Company located in Van Buren Indiana for factory work opportunities and immediate consideration.
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Boss Pulling Machine Company
van Buren, Indiana
Van Buren Lodge Applies M M Degree Work
Van Buren Lodge No. 711 F and A M schedules to perform M M degree work on Monday June 7. Ned R Conwell serves as worshipful master and T C Pike as secretary.
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van Buren Lodge
Ned R. Conwell
Decoration Day Observance Noted at Methodist Church
A Decoration Day service at the Methodist church drew a smaller crowd but delivered a sincere program. Rev. S F Harter urged broader observance, a Decoration Day organization formed, with W F Williamson as president and officers including Elihu Scott and W H Bien. A procession to the cemetery followed, veterans graves decorated and flowers placed for the unknown dead. Ned R Conwell played taps as the crowd dispersed.
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S. F. Harter
Harter
W. F. Williamson
Elihu Scott
W. H. Bien
Austin Corey
H. H. Scott
Ned R. Conwell
August Reudlinger
New Linotype for Converse Journal Celebrated
The Converse Journal under editor Charles Rider unveils a new linotype, giving the paper a neater, more newsy look. Charney praises the upgrade and wishes the Journal continued progress and service.
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Charles Rider
Converse
Charney
Journal
Dan Camblin Heard From Again in Oklahoma Letter
The writer from Ochelata Oklahoma dated May 23 1920 shares community news. He notes cold wet spring damage to fruit but good yields for wheat oats and prairie grass. He reports Odd Fellows and Masons activity in Van Buren and Sand Springs events plus local oil field wells and Empire Company offset wells.
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Ochel&ta
Okla
van Buren
Farrville
Sand Springs
Odd Fellows
van Buren Odd Fellows
Masons
Oklahoma
Ochelata
Copan
Santa Fe
Ozhelata
Rebekahs
J. C. Hodgson
Indiana
Sand Spring
John Page
School of Instruction
Corda Harvey
Virgil Camblin
Empire Company
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Chas. Studebakch
Mississinewa River
George Clayton
Cleveland, O
Clayton
West Virginia
Cincinnati
F. A. Bradford
Henry Cabot
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
Virgil Alexander Pres
R. and D. Hall
Nya
Savings Department General Insurance
Ali
M_HYTDORN, Secy
A&a Tiati
van Buren,nd
Mrs. Paxton
Lodge
Will H. Hays
Will He Hays
Republican National Committee
Ned Conwell
Methodist Church
Ser
Dan Camblin
Warren G. Harding
Leonard Wood
Frank O. Lowden
Hiram W. Johnson
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