St Johns Day Observance By Van Buren Lodge 711
Van Buren Lodge 711 invites members to a morning St Johns Day service at 10:30 June 2 1922 at Van Buren M E Church with Rev E E Lutes delivering The Palace Beautiful theme includes prayers hymns readings solos and a sermon orchestrated by lodge plans with members assembling at 10:00 for orderly arrival.
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Rev
Utes
van Buren
St. John’s Day
E. E. Lutes
Lutes
John Corey
Memorial Service for Rev H W Miller at Van Buren Cemetery
Memorial service for the late Rev H W Miller will be held Sunday afternoon June 25 at 4 o'clock at Van Buren cemetery with a song and praise service at the grave. The program at M E church includes Junior League at 2 30 Topics The Life of Jesus by Mrs Beasley Childhood and College Days of the Wesleys by Mr Lutes Memorial Service at 4 00 Epworth League at 6 30 Miss Bertha Barrow new president Evening program 7 30 features Mrs S C McNabb missionary who spent 22 years in China and survived cholera.
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H. W. Miller
van Buren
Miller
M. E. Church
Jesus
Beasley
The
Wesleys
Mr. Lutes
Epworth League
Bertha Barrow
S. C. McNabb
China
America
Boy James Breedlove Nearly Choked At Powers Home
James Robert Breedlove, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. O. Breedlove, choked on a chicken bone during a dinner at the Powers home on East Wiley avenue. A doctor arrived as Mrs. Breedlove removed the bone, relieving the child’s suffering.
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James Robert
F. O. Breedlove
G. A. Powers
East Wiley Avenue
Cattle Car Arrives at Van Buren Stock Yards Saturday
A carload of young cattle from Kansas is due Saturday morning at Van Buren stock yards. The shipment includes yearling heifers and steers. Farmers interested should contact L. C. Fornshell at once.
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Kansas
van Buren Stock Yards
L. C .Fornshell
Cream Station Cash for Goods at Roy Myers Grocery Market
Local sale advertises converting cream and other goods into cash at Roy Myers Grocery Market and Cream Station. The notice invites customers to sell their cream products for immediate payment at the market location.
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Roy Myers Grocery
Melling and Doyle Take Over Interurban Cafe
George Melling and Verl Doyle purchase Interurban Cafe from Jesse Johnson and Son Hack Johnson. They took possession Monday morning and plan to continue strong business with Mrs Melling and Mrs Perry Butler in charge of cooking. Johnsons return to Warren.
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George Melling and
Verl Doyle
Interurban Cafe
George Melling
Jesse Johnson & Son
Hack” Johnson
Perry Butler
Mr. Melling
Mrs. Doyle
Johnsons
Warren
Children’s Day Program Shines at Methodist Church
A superb Children’s Day event Sunday night at the Methodist Church drew high praise. Young participants impressed, with Mrs. Claude Dillon and Mrs. Trace Draper in charge and Miss Abbie Doyle at the piano. The morning service featured a strong children’s program as well.
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Claude Dillon
Trace Draper
Abbie Doyle
Public sale season opens August 15 says Ben Puckett
Grant county auctioneer Ben Puckett announced in town that public sale season begins August 15. He noted sales start earlier than before but season length seems unchanged and urged prospective sellers to engage him well in advance.
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Ben Puckett
Grant County
Ben
Teacher Hershel Griffith Enrolls at Chicago University
Herschel Griffith, who recently finished teaching at Sullivan High School Indiana, spent three weeks with his parents in Van Buren and friends in Huntington then left last Saturday for Chicago University to attend summer sessions.
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Herschel Griffith
Charles A. Griffith
van Buren
Huntington
Sullivan
Indiana
Chicago University
Children’s Day Observed at Central Church of Christ
Children’s Day program at Central Church of Christ features orchestra, violin solos, recitations, flag drill, and addresses by Kenneth Stepp and Rex Darwin Morman. participants include Delores Jolliff Catharine Akers Mildred Philip Evelyn Stepp Adalene Griffith and Wm. Hilliard. The event closes with collection taking and a concluding address.
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Miasi
Sas Orchestra
Kenneth Stepp
George Landers
Delores Jolliff
Mildred Philip
Catharine Akers Soncert
Haa Poets
Pheete Ee
Adalene Griffith
Pfen
Miss Philip
Evelyn Stepp
Rex Darwin Morman
Wm. Hilliard
Jury Disagrees in Bank Note Suit
In Grant Circuit Court the jury disagreed in the suit of Van Buren State Bank against Charles Atkinson on a note. The case will be tried again.
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van Buren State Bank
Charles Atkinson
Grant
No peddling around to get checks cashed when you sell your cream
A terse notice warns sellers not to peddle or seek checks for dairy sales to Roy Myers. The brief implies a strict stance on direct sales arrangements and payment handling.
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Roy Myers
Optimistic War Finance Chief Reports West and Southwest Revival
Eugene Myer director of the War Finance Corporation returns from a six week tour to say agricultural and financial conditions across the west and south are improving. He notes best crop outlook in years with reopening mines in Utah Montana and Arizona and some railroad work resuming in the southwest after five years. He cautions farmers will limit purchases, wages stay conservative, and labor supply remains adequate. Businessmen in Van Buren see brighter prospects and prices and finance ease improve.
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West
Eugene Myer
War Finance Corporation
Utah
Montana
Arizona
Southwest
Mr. Myer
van Buren
First Fishing Story Of Season 19 A Whale Of A Whopper
Ima Stinger and Puss Struble chronicle a grand homecoming for famed fishermen Everett Chub John D Lee and Alva Arbuckle Duckwall in Huntington and Van Buren. A city crowded with spectators brass bands and flower showers greeted the heroes as they spoke from a court house platform amid humorous asides and cheers in a lively, tongue in cheek report.
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van Buren
Fishers
Chicago Tribune
Landersville Clarion
Clarion
Jawn Huff
Huntington
Everett Chub
John D. Lee
Alva Arbuckle Duckwall
Jawn Mathias
Wabash
Marion
Sousa
Fisherman’s Club
Lee
Duckwall
Standard Oil
Douglas Shoe
Leefeler
Robert E. Les
Court House
Frank Bull-Buyer Newkirk
Ima_ Stinger
Mr. Lee
Puss Struble
Bond sale funds water mains extension in town
Five thousand dollar bond issue sold Monday by City Clerk Milton Camblin to Farmers Trust Company. The Town Board plans to extend the water works system to the town limits to provide fire protection to more residents. The board will let the contract for the work on Friday July 7.
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Milton Camblin
Farmers Trust Company
Van Buren Township grads to receive diplomas Saturday
The 1922 graduates of the Van Buren Township Schools will meet at the Van Buren School Building on Saturday afternoon June 23 at 2 o'clock to receive their diplomas. A photographer will be present and a class picture will be taken.
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van Buren Township
van Buren
Roy Myers Market and Grocery Bests In Town
Roy Myers Market and Grocery claims the best meat in town with fresh cuts and full-service counters. Local shoppers praise quality, selection, and friendly service in a short, inviting note.
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Roy Myers’ Market and Grocery
Prominent farmer renovates buildings with Capital City Paint
Robert Losure, a leading Van Buren township farmer, completed painting his house, barn, and 12 other structures with Capital City Paint from Paxton's Drug Store. Lewis Young, with 35 years’ experience, applied the finish using linseed oil to ensure a five year guarantee against cracking or peeling.
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Robert Losure
van Buren Township
Fins
Capital City
Paxton
Lewis Young
Young
Lost Lakes Road Fill Progress in Wella County
The sinking road at Lost Lakes in Wella County progresses satisfactorily. Crews of six teams and many men work on the fill, and observers believe the roadbed under construction will hold permanently.
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Lost Lakes
Wella
Jones and Williams named in Grant County road charge
State Board of Accounts releases findings accusing John A. Jones and Will Williams of owing Grant County 1704.40 for allegedly unused stone on Paxton Wilson and Flanagan roads. Merle Blinn and Ferrie McCracken charged 1728.65 for Westfall road stone. Jones denies the claims and notes road work met specifications. detailed schedules support overcharges.
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Grant County
State Board of Accounts
John A. Jones
Eleventh District
Republican Committee
Will Williams
Jones
Merle Blinn
Ferrie McCracken
Westfall
Wédashington Township
Clyde Strait
Vic C. Palmer
Paxton-Wilson
Flanagan
Williams
Blinn and McCracken
Fim
Fulst
McCracken
Landes Christian Children’s Day Program Summary
Children's Day program planned for Sunday night June 25 at 7 30 pm at Landes Christian Church with a large cast of local participants including Hazel Hewitt Lavina Dykes Earth Bradford Geraldine Stout Nadene Weesner Irene Swarts Wilma Bradford and others. The program features recitations songs readings duets a drum drill and a closing song with remarks by the pastor and a collection.
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Landess Christian Church
Hazel Hewitt
Lavina Dykes
Earth Bradford
Geraldine Stout
Nadene Weesner
Irene Swarts
Wilma Bradford
Woodrow Pulley
Vivian Bradford
Ota
Louise Stout
Inez Brewer
Glen Pulley
Dinocue
Bessie Teckard
Evertt Ross Reading
Verne Robinson
Lernice Corey
Harold Vannetter
Kathleen Swarts
Lester Webb
Jenne Pulley
Lara Fisher
Dixie Dykes
Mildred Pulley
Genevia Powell
Beulah Powell
Atea Samuel Bechto
Jessie Heckard
Gretchen D'evenger
Neil Dykes Thatcelle
Grandma’s
Mable Fisher
Esther Holden
Violet Welch
Kathleen Weesner
Rirs
Scott Reading
Mo Foot
Dorothy Dykes
Get Good Tires Now
C A Sheiler United States Tires dealer recalls a time when tire repairs were common and prices high. He notes modern tires last thousands of miles with a top 29,000 mile record and cites the pleasure of selling quality tires at the lowest prices in history.
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C. A. Sheiler
United States
Boston
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E. E. Lutes Solo
Mrs. Oavis Breedlove
Children's Day
Central Church of Christ
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Alva Duckwall
Chub Lee
Michigan
ST. Joe River Jones
Ima Stinger
Town Board
Examiners State Board
Landes Christian
Jimmy
Stloas
Mark Pence
Madaleene Hiddle
Daisy Heckard
Lorene Nicewanger
Pastor
Mary Fisher
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