Decoration Day Observed in Winchester with Patriotism
Winchester held its 1921 Decoration Day with a cloudless sky and a full program. The procession, including Williams' band, World War veterans, Sons of Veterans and the Grand Army of the Republic, moved from East Line to First Methodist Church, where speakers and music honored fallen soldiers. Afterward the crowd visited Fountain Park cemetery for readings, Gettysburg Address, ritual work, and taps. Graves across the county were decorated by local committees at multiple cemeteries, with speeches in White River, Buena Vista, New Dayton and other sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams’ Band
Sons of Veterans
Woman’s Relief Corps
Grand Army of the Republic
First Methodist Church
S. V
A. M. Addington
Spencer
Reinheimer
Fountain Park Cemetery
William J. Purdy
Lincoln
Gettysburg
George Coats
Henry DeSelm
Bert Hinshaw
S. of W
Fountain Park
Old Cemetery
Mt. Zion
Old Dunkirk
White River
New Dayton
F. C. Focht
A. L. Nichols
Buena Vista
Charles Watkins
White River Horse Thief Detective Association Meeting Notice
The White River Horse Thief Detective Association will hold a regular session on Saturday June 4 at 7:30 p m at the usual meeting place to transact important business. W d Parcey secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White River Horse Thief Detective Association
W. d. Parcey
Winchester High School Alumni Banquet Set for June 5
The Winchester High School alumni banquet will be held Monday evening at 6.15 in the K of P hall. Carl McCamish will be toast master with Rev. Payne Esther Simon Judge A L Bales and Rev. Lockwood of Union City delivering responses. A musical program includes Mary Alice Cheney Robert Mills Marjorie Graft a Mills duet, a quartet from WHS, and John Wallace singing. Parry's orchestra will provide dance music after the banquet. Tickets must be reserved by Friday, June 3, with signs of officials and dues detailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester High School
K. of P. Hall
Carl McCamish
Payne
Esther Simon
A. L. Bales
Rev. Lockwood
Union City
Mary Alice Cheney
Robert Mills
Marjorie Graft
Ruth Starbuck
Randolph County Bank
Clyde Engle
Engle’s
Doris Browne
County Auditor’s Office
Franc McNees
Citizens Heat Light & Power Co
Jennie Pessup
Citizens National Bank
Helen Chenoweth
Wenger
Will of W. W. Canada Probated and Estates Listed
The will of W. W. Canada admitted to probate dated December 10, 1920 leaves household furnishings to wife Carrie E. Canada, gifts to granddaughter Loretta Conklin, £200 to son Lance Canada, and a trust estate to Carl Puckett as trustee. Provisions for Adela Alverez, education for grandson William W. Canada, and subsequent distribution to Coral Matheson and Launce Canada follow. Various estate settlements, judgments, and local legal notices accompany, with ongoing county board of education activities and marriage licenses listed.
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W. W. Canada
Carrie E. Canada
Loretta Conklin
Lance Canada
Carl Puckett
Adela Alverez
Carrie C
Coral Matheson
Launce Canada
William W. Canada
Jennie Jessup
Alonzo E. Farquhar
Frederick S. Caldwell
Wilmer Davids
M. H. Block
Robert McIntire
Charles F
Anna McIintire
Helen R. Bunker
Mamma
Anna B. Way
Ethel Stump
Ray Strahan
John Stephens
Harriett
Stephens Estate
C.c. Co
St. L. Ry. Co. Exparte
Railroad Street
East Street
Wayne
Clinton I. Ritchey
Chester
County Board of Education
Local Youth John A Reynard Dies After Illness
John A Reynard 21 son of Mr and Mrs Ira C Reynard died Wednesday night after a prolonged tuberculosis illness. He graduated Lincoln High in 1919 and worked as a bookkeeper for Goodrich Bros Hay and Grain in 1920 before illness halted his job. Survived by parents a brother Herbert of Traverse City Mich and sister Anna at home. Funeral services were held Friday at Benna Vista church led by Rev N H Thornburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Reynard
Ira C. Reynard
Lincoln High School
Goodrich Bros. Hay and Grain Company
Herbert Reynard
Traverse City
Mich
Anna
Benna Vista
N. H. Thornburg
Eye Examinations Offer for Chenoweth’s Office
A number of school children are having eye examinations and eye lenses changed for the upcoming period of close study at Chenoweth's office on the south side square.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chenoweth
South Side Square
Adv
Wayne Township Sunday School Convention Date Change
The Wayne Township Sunday School Convention originally set for Sunday June 5 is postponed to a later date. An announcement with the new schedule will be issued subsequently.
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Wayne Township
Pearl Screen Wire Will Not Rust Ad
Magee Hewe Company advertises Pearl Screen Wire as a durable rust resistant product. The notice promotes the wire for builders and manufacturers seeking long lasting screening material.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magee Hewe. Co. Adv
Band Concert A Musical Treat In Winchester Public Square
The first band concert of the season drew a large crowd in the public square last night. Sam Williams directed the old time Winchester musicians and county players delivering real band music. A crowd of spectators filled the square as machines blocked the space. Concerts will continue Tuesday nights each week for a real musical evening.
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Winchester
Sam Willams
Concert Program Preview for Next Week's Performance
The draft programme lists two parts with marches and overtures including Sousa Overture Stars and Stripes and Head Up. It features intermezzos and waltzes by Keler Bel a Fahrbach plus Strauss selections and a Star Spangled Banner finale.
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Esc Slonic
Tee Sousa
Sunshine
Hazel
Palesteena
Conrad Osorio
Eeie Pee
Baccalaureate Sermon At Friends Church On Good Citizenship
The Friends Church overflowed Sunday evening as Rev. Frank Cornell delivered the baccalaureate sermon to the class on Good Citizenship. He urged graduates to seize every chance to help build a better country. Local residents, including I P Watts and wife visiting South Bend relatives, were noted along with other family travels and visits among townspeople.
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Friends Church
Frank Cornell
I. P. Watts
South Bend
Engaged: Mary Mendenhall to Dr. Thomas Whitner Jr
Mr and Mrs Lee Mendenhall announce the engagement of their daughter Mary Mendenhall to Dr Thomas C Whitner Jr of Atlanta Georgia The couple plans a autumn wedding Miss Mendenhall is a Winchester High School and Earlham College alumna who studied and taught at Johns Hopkins University and taught at Meredith College This year he is to join Johns Hopkins faculty after completing research for Southern Cotton Oil Co in Montclair New Jersey and Savannah Georgia Dr Whitner is a Johns Hopkins and Georgia Tech graduate and will join Johns Hopkins University faculty later this year
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Lee Mendenhall
South Main Street
Mary M
Thomas C. Whitner Jr
Atlanta
Georgia
Miss Mendenhall
Winchester High School
Earlham College
Johns Hopkins University
Meredith Colege
Raleigh
N. C
Dr. Whitner
Georgia Technical School
Southern Cotton Oil Co
Savannah
Dr. Wesson
Mont Clair
New Jersey
Johns Hopkins
Memorial Day Service At Presbyterian Church
Patriotic societies gathered for Memorial day services at the Presbyterian church. The Rev. G. M. Payne delivered a loyal and engaging sermon to a large congregation. Special music featured a quartet of Turner Reed Hunt and Reinheimer with the church choir.
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Presbyterian Church
G. M. Payne
Messrs. Turner and Reed
Hunt
Reinheimer
Fire at Frank Ralston Home in Northwest Town
Firefighters responded to a small blaze at the Northwest home of Frank Ralston last evening. A section crew discovered the fire, quickly extinguished it, and the loss was limited to the roof while Ralston slept inside.
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Frank Ralston
Ralston
Key of City to Be Turned Over to Firemen
Portland Indiana gears up for June 16 as Northern Indiana Industrial and Volunteer Firemen convene. May C. O. Mitchell leads the executive committee planning Portland’s Big Gala Day with a citywide holiday, bands, parades, floats, pageantry, and special rail service for 12 000 to 15 000 visitors.
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Portland
Ind
Chamber of Commerce
Northern
Indiana Industrial and Volunteer Firemen’s Association
C. O. Mitchell
Pennsylvania Lines
South Bend
Kiwanis Guests From Richland Attend Richmond Meeting
The Kiwanis Club hosts fifteen Rich ee Club members who bring a coralsette and listen to W B Fenley of the U S Chamber of Commerce describe its aims. W Ray Weisbrod outlines local progress and awards the attendance prize to Chin Pierce. Regular meeting set for Thursday at M E Church with Walter Yingling to discuss the Cleveland trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Club
Richee Club
Chamber of Commerce
W. B. Fenley
United States Chamber of Commerce
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
W. Ray Weisbrod
Richmond Club
Chin Pierce
M. E. Church
Walter Yingling
Cleveland
Car Ads Reveal New Prices and Agents in Winchester
The Journal Herald shows a large Buick price cut and a new Chevrolet ad with C. G. Doyer listed as sales representative. Winchester car salesmen cover every make from Ford to Pierce Arrow, eliminating the need to seek cars outside the town.
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Journal- Herald
Buick
Chevrolet
C. G. Doyer
Ford
Winchester
Auto Derby Draws A Large Crowd
Ten Mile Race Purse 150 Homer Ormsby of Columbus Ohio in a Hudson Super-Six won first prize 75 with Harry Murray of Toledo second in a Murray Special and Ford Lichlider of Toledo third in an Essex Time 13 31. Fifteen Mile Race Purse 175 Homer Ormsby won first in a Hudson Super-Six Ralph Ormsby of Columbus second in a Cino Ford Lichlider third Time 21 03. Twenty five Mile Race Purse 375 Mort Chandlier Indianapolis second in a Monroe Special and an Essex third Time 34 43. The judges were J H B White Olie Giest Waldo Hickman Walter Yingling and George Pike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Ormsby
Columbus
Ghina
Harry Murray
Toledo
Ohio
Ford Lichlider
Ralph Ormsby
Mort Chandlier
Indianapolis
Ford
Spectacular Decoration Day Races Draw Big Crowd at Funk's Lake Speedway
About four thousand spectators filled Funk's Lake Speedway for Decoration Day auto racing. Homer Ormsby won all events aboard the Hudson Six as crashes and mechanical woes marred some laps. Chandler faced multiple spins before quitting. The crowd praised the strong lineup and promised an even bigger Fourth of July show.
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Funk's Lake Speedway
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Electric Supplies
Mavee Howe. Co
Florence
Magee
W. W
Canada
Carl C. Russel
Julia C. Russel
Exparte
Mirvle Orban
Ruth Henderson
Lynn
Patriotic Service
Richmond Kiwanians
J. H. B. White
Olie Giest
Waldo Hickman
George Pike
L. H. Clark, Carl Summers
Leon Alexander
Glen Davis
Essex
Alexander
Davis
Glenn Davis
Chandler
Speedway
People’s Loan & Trust Co
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