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Newspaper
Van Buren News Eagle
Location
Van Buren, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1919
Page
2
Mrs. Bray visits Marion. Franklin Shroat visits relatives. Minnie Jones returns from LaFontaine. Numerous relatives, guests, and trips feature a calendar of social calls. Notes on hospital plans for E N Gillespie and local church civic events round out the week.
A fine crowd filled the Center church for Monroe Two Agricultural Association’s May meeting. The Twine Committee approved buying twine from Indianapolis Cordage Co. at 20.50 per 100 pounds FOB Upland plus 0.05 extra for car checking. program included Miss Wertz Taylor University readings and Boller violin numbers. talks on Farm Organization and Finance by Frank Tippey and Chas Boxell. selections by Boller Brothers and Eva Maddox. America sung.
The Missionary Society of the U B Church will hold a market at Davis Furniture Store on Saturday May 17 to raise funds for carpet purchase. Good items will be on sale and donations are welcome, with some offered at the store Saturday morning.
Warren County commissioners let the contract for the George Wilson road from the Wayne Street Bridge to Beard schoolhouse then to angling road and Wells-Grant-Huntington corner. James M. Snyder of Frankfort bid $22,985, with Charles McAfee bidding $23,787 as the only rival. George W. Wilson named road superintendent. The north end near the bridge will be concrete for about a half mile to the Dillman road Beck gravel road intersection.
The Farmers Equity Exchange of Van Buren hires J. E. Tewksbury as manager for a new cooperative elevator under construction. He arrives from Montpelier with extensive experience, and concrete work is finished. The contractor’s crew is large and aims to open for business by July 1, with plans to grind feed and handle feed, coal, and livestock soon.
An examination will be held at the Van Buren school building on Saturday May 17 for all eighth grade pupils who have so far failed to pass the township examination.
A Cincinnati authority touts freezone as a cheap, painless treatment for corns and hard or soft calluses. A few drops applied to the tender area soothe soreness, loosen the corn, and allow its removal root and all without irritation to surrounding skin. The result leaves pink, firm skin beneath.
Mr and Mrs Joe Elwood of Marion and Mr and Mrs Kary Duckwall joined Mr and Mrs A Reudlinger and Miss Lucile Stackhouse for a Sunday dinner hosted at their home.
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