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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1919
Page
4
The sheet lists Thomas J. Brooks as editor and Red B. Otis as managing editor with Bert C. Wicker as city editor. Society editor Harry Skeew, James W. Glover as manager, Job Department rate 40 cents per 70,000 insertions likely, price 1.06 dollars for 59 26 03.
Mrs Virgie I Holbert aged 56 died at her home in Oolitic on Wednesday at noon. Funeral services were held Thursday with burial at Beech Grove. She was the wife of Thomas Holbert.
Mrs Ethel Viola Edington 28 died at her city home. She was daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas McGuire and is survived by husband and one child. Body will be taken to Spencer for interment. Funeral arrangements incomplete. Edington family references and local movements noted.
Lawrence County Board of Commissioners ordered re-advertisement for bids to let the Bedford and Fayetteville road. The project, first let in February 1917 to Short and McBride, remains unfinished as farmers press for highway improvement.
The father of Mrs J H Cook of M Street died at his daughter's home in Terre Haute. Funeral arrangements were to be announced by family.
Andy Wolfinger, by attorney R L Mellen, filed for divorce in Lawrence circuit court from Rudy Wolfinger. They wed May 28 1917 and separated Feb 26 1918. He claims she abandoned him for thirteen months and left home day and night, kept company with other men, and committed adultery since marriage.
A War Mothers gathering Tuesday included a pretty musical program with Edith Keach, Ramage, and Howard Hatfield performing violin, piano, and cello. Dorothy Walters gave readings. Miss Rutherferd, recently returned from Base Hospital No. 32 in France, spoke about her year of service as a trained nurse overseas.
Cpl Benj Dorsett writes from a central France village near Verdun to share life in a forward area. He describes freezing mornings with frozen shoes, daily drill, and anticipation of moving to the Rhine to relieve another division. He notes torn battlefields, Verdun trenches, and long winters with health steady despite hardship.
The body of 72 year old J S Patrick, Civil War veteran and father of Mrs J H Cook of this city, was taken to Seymour for burial after dying at the home of daughter Mrs Frank Kattman in Terre Haute. A funeral was held at 2 pm Wednesday with daughter Gladys and others present, Patrick having been severely wounded at Stone River and his wife having died earlier.
A local fireman reflects on a fishing item found near a scene. The remarks suggest interest in the object and its potential significance to the community.
An Evening Daily Mail reporter has been warned away from Fire Department No. 1 after confusion over a visit. Flare Potter Jiernest Buhr and Thomas Dixon reportedly went to Williams to fish but none went fishing. Sheldon Byers spent a day off at Williams and brought home a catch.
Jack Moore of West 13th Street is unable to work after a back injury suffered Monday at Ingalls quarries. He moves with crutches and endures considerable pain while seeking recovery.
Mrs Homer Dowden of Terre Haute returns home after visiting friends. The grand jury met Wednesday and returned fifty one indictments after a hurried session. Nathan H Sanders, his wife and four children, former Lawrence residents now farming in Minnesota, visited Heltonville with Simon Sanders and Mrs M Butcher.
The grist mill under construction at Mitchell by Hess Brothers of Orleans is practically completed. The company has operated an ice plant at Mitchell for several years, and Mitchell has lacked a grist mill for some time.
Interment of Miss Caroline Smith follows her fatal illness with burial beside her parents in Green Hill. Local residents J W Wolfe travels home from Caled, after services at the Baptist church. Helen Glessner and Helen Williams return from Spring vacation in Franklin. Paluion and Ella Love travel with Claud Stevenson to West Baden for a day trip. Anna Auerback returns to Chicago after weeks with her son C A Auerback. Moneta Elizabeth Davis improves from pneumonia scare. J B Roach and son Monovan return from Caled visit with Mr and Mrs W Roach.
The Mitchell Tribune laments watermelons priced by the pound and recalls 10 cent melons. Growers plan big plantings this year hoping for ample supply. The piece contrasts frugal eating with the old era of affordable, shared melon slices and the fond memories of indulging in a sweet, sliced fruit experience.
A Bloomington World report recounts Prof Hogate’s frightening encounter with a huge rat that jumped on his bed, bit his ear, and fled through a hole in the closet after plumbers left an opening in the steam pipe area. His wife and daughter witnessed the incident.
100 ft. 1x8 wide and 8 ft. long with 22 pieces 2x5 10 ft. long, 6 pieces 2x0 12 ft. long, 100 ft. 1x3 12 ft. long. Sugar or Beech. Must be reasonable. J. J. Williams Bedford, phone 729.
Miss Mary Brooks went to Bloomington this evening to spend the weekend with her sister and attend her sorority meeting.
A Los Angeles Times piece censures provocative women’s fashion exposing throats and chests in cold weather. It links the pneumonia neck to fur scarves and V shaped openings, arguing such dress endangers health and invites illness. It mocks the vanity of ostentatious displays.
A World War I era letter dated February 24 1918 from Holy Co Camp expresses homesickness and longing for family. The writer notes missing meals at home and jokes about money delays while mentioning Roberts and Godsey and referencing ordinary camp life. The tone reflects wartime correspondence and personal connection with the sender's dearest mother.
Myrtle Bangs of Bedford Indiana travels with husband John Kennett as a steeplejack crew. She estimates twenty five years in the trade and aims to become the greatest steeplejack in the world. The couple’s latest job includes a 20 foot smokestack in Indianapolis where she worked alone while her husband painted another. The photograph shows her performing the work she enjoys.
Mrs. William Bair received a card from her son Roland stating he arrived in New York City on April 4 and will report to Camp Upton. He has been serving overseas in Company E of the 33rd Infantry.
Siew-Etat Lee Rainbolt, a grocer on 15th Street, sustained a deep cut on the right thumb when a saw struck through a piece of beef. A local physician required several stitches, and the injury is described as painful but improving. Hugh Evans returns to Hammond and plans to live near the West Sixteenth Street overhead bridge.
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