Pleasant Park Social Notes Include Visiting Families
Pleasant Park fills with visits from Sarringhaus Siebert and relatives from Indianapolis Batesville Ballstown and St Paul Cross Roads. A crowd serenades Carrie Busch on her wedding to Henry Norwold at St Pauls. Dallas Peetz marked his 18th birthday with music games and a three course luncheon.
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Will Sarringhaus
Adam Siebert
John Berrmahans
Emma Battisti
Elenora Klostermeyer
Fred Kops
Tamuly
Richard Kops
Indianapolis
Carrie Busch
Henry Norwold
St. Paul's Church
Cross Roads
John Gunter
Sophia Dieckman
Batesville
William Menchhofer
Ballstown
Jolin Wisman
Sunisy
Herman Dieckman
Henry Miller
Marie Siebert
Fred Dieckman
Martin Oswald
Elmer Davis
Wilbur Siebert
Garriet Wisman
Dallas
Greensburg Shoppers and Local Weekend Visits
NEW PENNINGTON Mr and Mrs Elza Walker were Greensburg shoppers last Thursday Mrs Louise Reddington and children of Greensburg spent the weekend with Mrs Reddingtons mother Mrs Ollie Koenigkramer Mrs Rhoda Palmer called on her daughter Mrs Neimeyer at New Point Saturday afternoon Laurie Brown spent Saturday afternoon with Gladys Williams Our school closes Thursday May 8 Claude Colson and children spent Sunday at Harry Sieberts Mrs Emma Brown and daughter Bernice and Virginia Thackery were Batesville shoppers Saturday Harry Siebert and family entertained relatives Sunday evening Rev and Mrs Ringo called at Ambrose Hickmans Sunday afternoon Henry Meyer and wife visited at Dick Bultmans Sunday The young people tendered Pvt Percy Williams a surprise party Saturday night Several from here attended the exhibit of war trophies at Hatesville Thursday Nellie Meyers after a severe spell of the flu and pneumonia is able to be up again.
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Elza Walker
Greensburg
Louise Reddington
Otter Creek Social and Visit Notes from Penntown Area
Attend the dance at Penntown Hall on May 10. Charles Fellerman visited Ferdinand Butt who is very sick. An aeroplane passed overhead last Saturday. Christ Loganhouse visited Charles Fellerman Sunday evening. Ora Ray made a business trip to Versailles Monday. Ora Ray with Harry and Clarence Fellerman attended war trophies at Batesville Thursday. Raymond and Wilfred Butt visited Ferdinand Butt last Wednesday. John Thielbar and wife shopped in Osgood Wednesday. Geo Krinhop helped John Thielbar break in a colt last Thursday. A pre social at Brunner school drew many local youths last Friday. Ora Ray is laying tile for drainage. Jake Nye and Albert Butt visited Charles Fellerman last Thursday. The two little boys of Walter Love are visiting John Meyer for a few days.
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Penntown Hall
Charles Fellerman
Ferdinand Butt
Christ Loganhouse
Ora Ray
Versailles
Harry
Clarence Felterman
Batesville
Raymond
Wilfred Butt
John Thielbar
Osgood
Geo. Krinhop
Brunner School
Jake Nye
Albert Butt
Walter Love
John Meyer
Local Social Roundup From Ballstown Area
Wm Kar and wife visited Ervin Wenning and wife Sunday evening. Wm Menchhofer and family guests of Jno Wisman and family and Mrs Ahring and daughter Sunday afternoon. M Volz of Morris on business Saturday. Christ Steuri of Batesville in the area Friday. Ervin Wonning sold his farm to Mrs Charles Harvey of St Marys. George Bessler called to Lawrenceburg illness of his father. Rev Herman Flantz did business trip to Versailles last week. Fred and Walter Norwold aided their uncle Charles Dieckman last week. Claude Dorrell wife and son visited Wm Menchhofer and family Sunday evening. Ed Wessel and family visited Mrs Fred Norwold and family Sunday. Ed ward Hesse of Huntersville and George Menchhofer on Sun. Farmers busy plowing for corn and planting potatoes.
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Wm. Kar
Ervin Wenning
Wm. Menchhofer
Jno
Herman Flantz
Versailles
Fred
Walter Norwold
Charles Dieckman
Claude Dorrell
Ed Wessel
Fred Norwold
Edward Hesse
Huntersville
George Menchhofer
Do You Enjoy Life Chamberlain’s Tablets Ad
An advertiser claims that a healthy man enjoys life while the ill can improve with Chamberlain’s Tablets to tone the stomach aid digestion and regulate the bowels. The note urges readers to try the remedy and reach buyers through their publication.
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Chamberlain
Navy Best Place for Him
A small town tale centers on a local drunkard as World War II stirs town life. The editor, town teller of fish stories, and a weekly paper set scenes while youths enlist. The drunken figure is linked to wartime talk as family and friends react to rumors of his service with humor and wary judgment.
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America
Tom McDonald
Tom
West Africa Imports Drive Lace and Embroideries Trade
African demand for laces and embroidered dress trimmings exists across West Africa with English French and Swiss machine made goods dominating imports. Native women favor embroidered tops chemises and kimonos with inserts and laces, while light voiles and dimities from Senegal are popular though cheaper dimiles sell wider. Trade importance is noted though importer statistics are unavailable.
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West Africa
England
France
Switzerland
Senegal
Conenlar
New Explosive Lead Azide Emerges Against Mercury Fulminate
The Scientific American notes a rise in lead azide and mercury azide as rivals to mercury fulminate. Large crystals of lead and mercury azide show strong sensitivity to mechanical shock, with larger crystals more prone to detonation. Even a single 3 mm crystal can explode if brushed.
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Scientific American
Contrivance Defies Germs by Waxed Paper Edge Protector
Baltimore woman Mises Cornelia Wiske proposes a simple germ preventing method for drinking glasses. A square of stiff waxed paper folded at the center is placed over the glass edge to shield lips from contact with the glass, preventing germ transfer. The paper can be carried easily or made from cellulose or similar material for longer use.
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Baltimore
Mises Cornelia Wiske
Self-Sacrifice in War Time Comment
In the Birmingham Age-Herald a humorous note shows Spongeleigh claiming patriotic duty to avoid borrowing beyond five dollars as friends buy Liberty bonds and contribute to war philanthropies, reflecting wartime thrift and sacrifice.
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Spongeleigh
Birmingham
Herala
Cause for Thanks in Wartime Hospital Quip
A war hospital surgeon recalls a cheerful injured soldier who, after losing a leg with rheumatism, gratefully said it was the leg with the rheumatism. The anecdote highlights optimism amid injury and hardship.
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War Hospital
Edith Cavell to be returned to England for burial
The body of Edith Cavell, the British nurse executed in Brussels in 1915 for aiding imprisoned countrymen, will arrive in Dover on a warship on May 15 and be carried to Norwich for interment near Westminster Abbey services in London. Her death sparked global outrage and became a rallying cry for British troops with "Remember Cavell" heard on the front.
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Edith Cavell
Brussels
England
Belgium
Norwich
Dover
Westminster Abbey
London
Cavell
Salvation Army to use Bonds and Stamps for fund drive
Liberty Bonds and War Savings Stamps will replace nickels and dimes as primary Salvation Army contributions. A Home Service Fund Campaign is set for May 19 to 26 to finance next year’s work, with bonds and stamps accepted at par to help Indiana meet its Victory Loan quota and then support the Army again.
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Salvation Army
Army
Indiana
Notice to Non-Resident in Ripley Circuit Court
In the Ripley Circuit Court April Term 1919 Fannie Toneges vs Louis A Toneges Complaint No 755 Divorce The non resident defendant Louis A Toneges is a necessary party and must answer to the complaint on or before the first day of September term 1919 at Versailles Court House Indiana The Clerk CHRIS H KASSENDICK affixes seal at Versailles April 11 1919
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Ripley
Fannie Toneges
Louis A. Toneges
A. B. Wycoff
Indiana
Court House
Versailles
A. D
Chris H. Kassendick
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A. C. Foerster
Batesville Fertilzer Co
Saul
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