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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1913
Page
7
An international club from India aims to play three matches against local teams in Naples. The group requests quick arrangements and invites local organizers to host, schedule, and confirm venues and dates.
The Rev. R. K. Richard Edwards succeeds as pastor at First Christian Church in Martinsville and will preach Sunday. Born in New York City, he trained as a machinist and studied sociology at Syracuse. he has served in Syracuse, Kokomo, Bedford and Syracuse University. He and wife Lena have two sons, Tyler and Edward. Martinsville Reporter.
Mrs. Clark reported her $5 Christmas savings missing from her pocketbook after shopping at a crowded five and ten cent store. She bought peanuts on entry and suspects the purse was either left on the counter or stolen. a thorough search found no clear culprit amid the bustle.
Charming in all details was the Chrisques party given Monday evening by Miss Grace Hartman to her coterie of friends. Lovely Christmas decorations enhanced the rooms. Music and contests furnished lively amusements for the event. Refreshments of pineapple sherbet cake and candy were served.
A special grand jury in Bloomfield Indiana returns two indictments against Edward J Duncan one for murder and one for assault and battery with intent to kill. The case stems from a recent incident at the home of Tilman Taylor and Lula Taylor formerly Mrs Duncan where Mrs Taylor died and Mr Taylor survived. Duncan is reported to be in the caves nearby.
In the church annex Sunday afternoon at 2230 o clock the Junior League staged a Christmas program with songs and recitations. Children performed creditably and the room featured Christmas colors and a decorated tree on the rostrum. Each member received a Santa Claus postcard with Christmas greetings.
The state emergency board, convened in Salem by Gov. West, proposed a $50,000 fund to employ the unemployed on winter state road work but rejected using state funds, stating only the legislature may authorize such an appropriation.
Christmas toy and candy distribution at 10 oclock by the Elks brings joy to many city children. Washington officials accuse express companies of a giant scheme to undermine parcel post and push Christmas gifts by express. Postmaster General Burleson says there is no congestion and parcel post is advancing better than last year.
Bloomington December 22 Indiana university Y M C A led by A L Miller organized a five mile trip to camps of Italian railroad workers and taught reading writing and spelling in English for three months. Students Laurel Angleton and Michael Blew oversaw two gangs of about twenty men each with twice weekly lessons. By the final class the men wrote and formed sentences to roughly a third grade level. The program aims to foster American citizenship and naturalization. The effort is part of broader student social service work reaching about seventy five boys weekly and including jail outreach and juvenile court probation.
Guthrie township residents urge Frank Weaver near Ft Ritner to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Justice Thomas Solienbaugh. The move aims to appoint a new judge of the peace to serve the community.
Representatives from the Socialist party and Industrial Workers of the World led a petition at Los Angeles City Hall demanding an immediate 500000 appropriation and plans for 5006000 more for public works to employ 35000 idle workers. Thomas W Williams presented the petition amid a crowd of over 1000 gathered at the city hall.
Jos Ketcham was fined one dollar and costs and given ten days in jail for intoxication in police court. Four vagrants were moved out of town Tuesday morning. John Williams of near Port Williams appeared in the city Tuesday. Ruth Duncan a Brazil teacher vacations with sister Mrs L E Rainbolt. Mr and Mrs John S Bailey and grandson Joy Bailey visited Robert Bailey and family at Martinsville and returned home. Ernest Sharp arrived from Lincoln Nebraska and will stay with his parents I N Cook before starting housekeeping with Wm J Cook cottage on L street.
The American Sheet and Tinplate plant in Gary Indiana shuts today, laying off 1800 workers after months of part time operation due to lack of orders. Some mills may resume December 29. United States Steel plans to pay 14,000 Gary mill workers 1 400 000 tomorrow to provide Christmas money ahead of December 24 pay day.
Noble Smith of Lawrence County weds Olive Niedeffer of Lawrence County. Lawrence J. Withers of Bedford marries Vreell Kirk of Bedford.
George Beddoes of New York spends holidays with family in the city. Miss Hazel Dillon of Jasper schools arrives for vacation. Mrs Hierman Taylor and Frances of Jasonville visit relatives. Harold Beddoe of St. Louis to see family. Wendall Waltheiser departs for Ohio. James Stevens and children visit a relative near Bolivar Tennessee. Mrs. Frank Guyild of Cleveland visits her father M. C. Montgomery. Mrs. Williams Perkins of Lafayette enjoys holidays here. Mrs. Elizabeth McClellan of Olitic ill recently. Will K. Houston of Cincinnati improves to spend Christmas with his mother. Lida Hitchcock travels to St. Louis for Christmas with her daughter. Eugenia Southerland to spend Christmas with Heltonville relatives. Philip McDougall of Buffalo and James Thornton arrive with Bonnie Malott to spend Christmas in Brazil with the Thorntons. Monday in Williams. Mrs James Mitchell returns from Washington. Leslie McClung of Williams visits on business.
Dr. C H Emery received a fine Rome Beauty apple from W H Holcombe at Brewster Washington. The Washington fruit is described as a fine specimen and will feature prominently in the family Christmas decorations at Dr Emerys home.
Dr. and Mrs. R. B. Short depart Tuesday for Oklahoma City to visit Dr. Short’s brother V. B. Short. They will then tour Texas New Orleans and Florida before returning home, away about two months.
The piece extols Christmas as a universal virtue promoting unselfishness charity peace and good cheer. It argues the season's spirit benefits giver and recipient alike and should guide behavior beyond December for lasting benevolence.
Aaron Sharum of Bedford visited his daughter Mrs Newton Wildman northeast of town on Saturday afternoon, according to the Loogootee Sentinel.
Qsey Bay and son from Port Williams were in the city Tuesday. Mrs C S Driscoll son and daughter visited relatives in Harrisburg over Sunday.
Arthur Hatings returns Sunday after visiting friends in Seymour. Mrs. Heil of Campbellsburg visits daughter Mrs. G W Batt in Bedford. Arthur Benzel comes home from Seymour. Carrie Baker of Bedford visits J M Baker before continuing to Moores Hill. Various other residents host or visit relatives for the holidays including Drs Driscoll and McCarthy, Miss Malotts, Mrs. Tapp, and Otha Marks family.
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Murray of Mitchell visited the city on Tuesday. Miss Irene Bailey and her brothers Hubert and Alfred from Bedford are in town to spend time with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Crim.
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