Thirty seven Van Buren pupils pass township exam
Thirty seven eighth grade pupils in Van Buren Township schools have passing marks in the township examination and will be eligible for Van Buren high school next year. Fourteen failed. another exam will be held at Van Buren high school on Saturday May 20. List of passing pupils includes Bernice Sparks, Minnie Anna Jones, Earl A. Cloud, Ethel Furnish, Thelma F. Ballard, Sylvia E. Baker, Forrest L. Pierson, Ralph Sander man, Kieth A. Howard, Beryl Boller, Delores Oxley, J. Robert Bradford, Omer Hodge, Clarence W. Joliff, Opal Stepp, Philip Struble, Lorena Smith, William L. Collins, Gladys Delight Bowman, Cleo Williamson, Mabel Delene Keffer, Virgil Butler, Dorothy James, Minnie Furman, Opal Camlin, Paul Hoffman, Helen C. Haup thof, Kenneth Sharon, Goldie Mildred Hodge, Glen Brock, Reba Ann Peters, Estaline Henderson, Edna Mae Compton, Maggie Marie Boyer, Jesse J. Collins, John Waggaman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Buren Township
van Buren
van Buren High School
Bernice Sparks
Minnie Anna Jones
Earl A. Cloud
Ethel Furnish
Thelma F. Ballard
Sylvia E. Baker
Forrest L. Pierson
Ralph
Goldie Mildred Hodge
Glen Brock
Reba Ann Peters
Estaline Henderson
Edna Mae Compton
Maggie Marie Boyer
Jesse J. Collins
John Waggaman
Indiana Fruit Prospects Improve Across State
Indiana agricultural statistician Geo C Bryant reports planting will miss June 1 finish due to heavy rains. Upland corn progress is rapid. winter wheat in good condition. oats and barley progress. meadows and pastures excellent. Early potato acreage short. livestock in good shape. farm labor supply adequate. transplanting of sweet potatoes tomatoes and melons progressing well. onions fair.
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Geo. C. Bryant
Indiana
Farmer W. Jones Injured by Harrow Teeth Near Lake School
William Jones, a farmer living near the Lake school southeast of Jonesboro, suffered severe injuries to his right arm when harrow teeth pierced the arm near the elbow while he worked on the farm. He went to Jonesboro where a physician dressed the wound.
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William Jones
Lake School
Jonesboro
Boss Sprayer 5 Successful One-Man Farm Unit
Indiana business press notes Boss Sprayer Co of Van Buren markets a one-man sprayer operable by hand or gasoline engine. The device sprays disinfectants, paints buildings, and treats fruit trees and vegetables with compressed air pressure, promising easy transport and full coverage for farm use.
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Indiana Businessen
Indiana
Boss
Boss Pulling Machine Co
van Buren
Boss Sprayer Co
Mother's Day Observed at M E Church Service
Mother's Day services at the M E Church featured a program after Sunday School with vocal duets, readings by several participants, a dialogue The Songs That Mother Used to Sing, violin solo, orchestra, and messages by Rev. E E Lutes. Mothers were honored with potted plants presented by superintendent W F Williamson. Evening sermon theme The Motherhood of God.
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M. E
Delores
Dorothy Wright
Margaret Lutes
Mother
Mrs. Toney
Anna Margaret Paxton
Tyris Pickenpaugh
Edna Compton
Minnie Jones
Helen Wright
E. E. Lutes
W. F. Williamson
God
Sweetser farmer injured by exploding gun during crow drive
Rudolph Retz a well known farmer northwest of Sweetser was blinded in one eye when an old shotgun exploded while he used it to shoot crows. A fragment penetrated the eyeball and may affect the other eye as well.
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Sweetser
Rudolph Retz
Local items from the Van Buren News 1903 brief notes
Chester Hamrick resigns from Hamrick Whitecotton Co to study chemistry and medicine at Indianapolis. Spencer Saxon and Henry Williams depart for Atlanta for 8 to 10 days. A. N. Thompson couple separate. furniture split. Nate keeps wheel and gun while wife takes go cart and children. Steve Nicewanger injured when pipe strikes leg. tibia cracked. Dr. Toney treats injury.
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van Buren News
Lon Calvin
Chester Hamrick
Hamrick, Whitecotton & Co
Indianapolis
Spencer Saxon
Henry Williams
van Buren
Atlanta
Georgia
Land of Dixie
Nate
Steve Nicewanger
Ohio Well Supply Company
Mr. Nicewanger
Dr. Toney
Auto turns over in four feet water on Hoosier highway
A Ford driven by George Kelley with his wife and three daughters overturned after sideswiping a Dodge driven by Grant county auditor Austin Hunt. The car landed upside down in four feet of water near a bridge west of Van Buren. Roy Boller rescued the occupants. no serious injuries. Kelley, Hartford City school principal.
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Austin Hunt
Grant County
Ford
George Kelley
Mr. Kelley
van Buren
Hoosier Highway
Roy Boller
Kelley
Hartford City
Illness strikes Mrs. Nancy Rowland with lockjaw
Mrs. Nancy Rowland became seriously ill from lockjaw on Saturday. Three doctors from Van Buren and Marion were summoned to treat her, with Dr. Brimacombe also attending. Despite great pain, she showed signs of improvement by the time of writing.
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Nancy Rowland
Corey
Bridge
van Buren
Flinn
Marion
Brimacombe
Primary election costs exceed five thousand dollars
Auditor's office figures show the recent May primary cost 5,817.17 dollars with full details including printing supplies election boards canvassing boards and notices. Salaries meals and polling place rentals totaled 3,982.85 dollars with a few minor bills still outstanding to raise the total slightly.
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Bugher
Farmers Elevator twine orders due in Van Buren
Farmers must place twine orders at Farmers Elevator in Van Buren by Saturday night May 20. Adam Hilliard serves as president and WM Bien as secretary.
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van Buren
Adam Hilliard
Wm.bien
Mileage economy in U S cord tires
The Van Buren Vulcanizing Works becomes the U S Tires sales agency with Royal Cord and Usco tires advertised as offering high mileage value. Royal Cords promise long mileage per mile at low cost in gas, comfort, speed and road service with prices $16.45 and $10 on the wheel. The News Eagle urges readers to buy through Van Buren Vulcanizing Works in Van Buren Indiana and notes the ad on page six.
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van Buren Vulcanizing Works
United States
West Main Street
U. S
van Buren
News-Eagle
van Buren Indiana
Aging Couple Ties Knot in Huntington Ceremony
Marvin Welton 74 and Mrs. Mary Bayless 83, both in good health, wed at Huntington in the county clerk’s office. Rev J E Etter officiated as they plan a Warren honeymoon and residence, with the bride formerly of Milo and well known locally.
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Marvin Welton
Akron
Ohio
Mary Bayless
Warren
Huntington
J. E. Etter
First Christian Church
Warren Tribune
Milo
Van Buren Township School Enrollment Falls to 547
Enrollment of Van Buren township pupils is complete with 547 scholars of school age, down 14 from last year’s 561. The figure reflects a local decline in student numbers and summarizes current enrollment.
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van Buren Township
Curious Lightning Strikes Indian Farmstead Near Fairmount
May 16 Fairmount Indiana reports a lightning storm causing extensive farm damage. On C A Eakins farm over fifty window lights were shattered while on Frank Downs’ adjacent land a lightning bolt struck a fence then the check row and planter, injuring Downs’ son as he aided his father. The horses bolted and twisted wire as the boy was knocked several feet by the shock. The Downs family recently moved from near Van Buren.
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Fairmount
Ind
C. A. Eakins
Frank Downs
Downs
van Buren
Administrator Appointed in Obbie Tribolet Estate
George Tribolet was granted administrator's letters in the estate of Obbie Tribolet this afternoon. The personal estate is about $12,000. Heirs are daughter Helen and husband George Tribolet. Monday's Bluffton Banner.
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George Tribolet
Obbie Triboelt
Helen
Bluffton
Miss Duckwall to Give Recital at Marion School
Miss Dorothy Duckwall will perform a piano recital May 25 at Marion School of Music with vocal support by Mrs Macmillan. Edward Turechek presents a program featuring Chopin works, Grieg, Rachmaninoff and other composers, inviting all interested to attend.
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Edward Turechek
Dorothy Duckwall
Marion School of Music
Duckwall
Ferrer Hinkel Macmillan
Martin Scherzo
Eee
Mendelssohn
Macmillan
March of the Dwarfs
Grieg
Ae Grieg
Rachmaninoff
Marion undertaker firm changes hands at Stuart and Frank
Chan Ocott Hho moves to purchase half interest in the Stuart and Frank establishment on Sixth street Marion. The firm, a leading local embalming and funeral service, has been operating eighteen years. Scott will remain in Marion with caskets and supplies and his funeral car. He and his family moved to Marion and will reside at 621 North Washington Street.
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Chan Scott
Marion
Stuart and Frank
Sixth Street
Washington
Adams
Stuart
Scott
van Buuren
Frank
North
Washington Street
LaFontaine Herald
W C T U Members Hold Meeting at Mrs Beasley's Home
The Woman’s Christian Temperance Union held a Wednesday afternoon gathering at Mrs. Lylah Beasley’s home with Mrs. Mary Plummer and Mrs. Fred Sanderman assisting. The program included scripture, papers on motherhood and observance, and a social hour with refreshments.
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Lylah Beasley
Mary Plummer
Fred Sanderman
America
Amy Palmer
Mary Newton
Johnson
Lee
Emma Flummer
Celesta Plummer
Ida Miller
John Jones
George Lee
Wm. Plimmer
Harrie Plummer
Floyd Johnson
W. O. D. Palmer
Cecil Palmer
Central Church of Christ Sunday Services Notice
The Central Church of Christ schedules Bible School at 9:30 a.m. and preaching at 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. by Rev. A. L. Martin.
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Central Church OF Christ
A. L. Martin
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ME. Ghurch
Perry Lemon
Jesus
A. N. Thompson
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Ralph DE Palma
Indianapolis, Inc
Ralph DePalma
Duesenberg
U.S
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Chopin
Northern Lights
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