Carnegie Library Fund Advances Building Plan
The Carnegie Corporation agreed to provide 810000 to build a public library in Van Buren. The town met required subscriptions totaling 16839 and 50 real estate taxpayers’ signatures to qualify for the donation. A committee led by O R Witmer, H W Scott, and Dean Paxton seeks a suitable site for a reading room and library to be established soon, with a goal of a library by fall and building funded by Carnegie.
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Carnegie Corporation
Indiana
Vanuren
van Buren Township
van Buren
Qarveyte Corporation
Carnegie
O.R Witmer
H.W. Scott
Dean Paxton
Mr Lew Shaw and Family Visit Warren Hosts
Mr Lew Shaw and family from Warren spent Sunday evening with Mr and Mrs Martin Cail, sharing informal conversation and hospitality.
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Lew Shaw
Warren
Martin Cail
Notice of May 23 Barnstorming Show at Worsters Bar
A tacked notice recalls a past barnstorming stunt and invites participation in a May 23 show at Worsters Barn Nails. Owners Forest Worster Pierson and Gooray are mentioned with a playful crowd appeal.
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Tone
Ad Mishou
Palmer
Forest Worster Pierson
Mothers Day observances at Methodist church
Mothers Day exercises at the Methodist church featured two songs by a quartet Misa Crystal Kern, Mrs. Skerd, Mrs. E. H. Beeson, and Miss Susietelle Skerd. Rev Campbell gave an address on parental duties and motherhood, noting a diphtheria scare reduced school attendance to 256 families.
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Methodist Church
Misa Crystal Kern
Skerd
E. H. Beeson
Susietelle Skerd
Campbell
Sunday School Council Meet in Van Buren Township
A township council of the Van Buren Township Sunday School association will convene Sunday at 2 o'clock in the Methodist church. All township officers and Sunday school superintendents are urged to attend.
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van Buren Township
Methodist Church
Town Board Approves Sprinkling Attachment for Street Sweeper
A special town board meeting approved adding a sprinkling device to the street sweeper. The cost is about $100. The order follows a health officer directive to stop sweeping without sprinkling. After delivery, Marshal Hess said streets will be cleared every other day.
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Marshal Hess
Abraham Mahl Dies. Funeral Held in Indiana
Abraham Mahl, formerly of this area, died last Friday in Richmond Indiana. His remains were brought there for burial. Funeral services were held Wednesday at the residence of John Howard conducted by Rev. J O Campbell. Burial followed in Van Buren cemetery.
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Abraham Mahl
Richemond
Ind
John Howard
J O. Campbell
van Buren Cemetery
Riverside Farm Club Program Highlights Grant County Meeting
The Riverside Farm Club of Grant County unveils its annual program after printing at the News-Rays office. Officers include President I. Kh. Waggoner and Secretary O. W. Harreld. Members feature twelve families with topics on farm crops and social life, plus a planned meeting tonight with piano solos and crop discussions.
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Riverside Farm Club
Grant County
News- Rays
O. V. Harreld
John Crawford
I. Kh. Waggoner
Clare Bradford
O. W. Harreld
Corda Cates
E B. Bentley
BB. B Bentley
W.G Bradford
Clint Cretsinger
O. M. Delamore
Rupture Expert to Visit Marion
H Seeley, a noted truss expert from Chicago and Philadelphia, will visit Spencer House in Marion on Friday May 26. He touts the Spermatic Shield as capable of retaining ruptures and closing openings in 10 days on average without surgery or prescriptions, offering free demonstrations for charity cases and verified statements before Federal and State courts.
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H. Seeley
Chicago
Philadelphia
Spencer House
Marion
Tiz Eases Tired Sore Feet Advertisement
An old time ad promotes Tiz as a remedy for tired swollen feet. It claims instant pain relief for callouses bunions and burning feet and promises comfort and relief from shoe tightness.
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Worsters Barn
News-Eagle
Ralph Rug
E. R. Elwood Plano
Ruth Waggoner
Otis
Crane
Mra. O
Earch
Sharon Concrete Post Company
Fox Station
W.A. Paxton&co
Innis
Marquette Building
Square
Price
Coldwell
Corey & Pilkington
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