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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1919
Page
4
The Otis and Brooks publication lists staff including Thomas J. Brooks editor Red B. Otis managing editor and other editors. Rates shown include $1.40 per square for first insertion and 60 cents per square for subsequent insertions with display ads at 25 cents per inch for four insertions and 72 cents per inch for five to twelve insertions. Local reading matter ads cost 10 cents per line and obituaries and cards priced per item.
Lebert B. Howell through attorney RL Mellen sues Mars B. Howell for divorce alleging separation on June 25 1915 and desertion to another man. No children are involved in the case.
On Griffy Creek hill three miles north of Bloomington a car left the road tumbling over a steep embankment. Mgr. AL Stanley, 48, suffered two broken leg bones while son Ralph sprained an ankle. They were taken to the city hospital. later moved home. Other cars followed, including a Martinsville party en route to a basketball game.
R Zipp describes the First Division’s movements in Germany from Verdun through Luxemburg to Coblenz and Wirges. He recounts meeting his brother and receiving chocolates from Earl Baker while noting Germans are beaten and war fatigue. He expects a wait before returning to the U.S. and signs off from Coral A Headquarters Det. 1st U.S. Engineers.
Robert Thomas, discharged from Camp Dodge Iowa, arrived Friday night with his bride Miss Bertha Greenwood of Battle Creek Iowa. They wed February 12 at Sioux City. The couple will visit Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Vhoirts east of town before making Battle Creek their home. A note of thanks from Mrs Mary Jane Edwards and Jane Loyd expresses gratitude for support during illness and for floral offerings.
A W Speer aged 65 died at his Heltonville home Tuesday at 8 15 following several months of poor health. He was born near Heltonville, worked in a shingle plant, ran a hotel, served as a justice of the peace, and was a charter member of the K P lodge in Jefferstown. Survived by widow, daughter Rowena, three sisters and two brothers. Funeral at Fairview church Thursday at 10, burial at Park View.
Short and impressive services were held Tuesday at 3 PM at the Campbell home on M and Eighteenth streets. Rev Toole led the tribute with relatives and friends present. Pallbearers included G A Munn James Pouch Walter A Pitman and others. interment followed at Greenhill.
Charles Tipton, a Nashville farmer, raised 5000 pounds of tobacco on seven acres near Brown County. He expects at least 50 cents a pound for a crop described as the largest in two decades. Tipton, from Kentucky, moved two years ago and sparked interest in local tobacco with one grower producing 600 pounds from half an acre yielding $2254.54.
A pleasant Saturday evening gathering hosted by Mrs. Harry Byers assisted by Miss Cleo Gray featured friendly conversation, light refreshments, and graceful entertaining in a home setting.
Master Wilfred Johnson, precocious son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Johnson, delighted a Springville audience with impersonations of Harry Lauder at a Saturday evening event hosted by Mrs. Byers and Miss Cleo Gray. He visited Ward No. 35 at General Hospital earlier, singing for patients and drawing cheers with his comic performances and requested encores.
Courier-Journal reports fourteen suspects tied to Spanish radical groups arrested in New York. An inferred assassination plot against President Wilson is referenced by a New York correspondent. Authorities describe the operation as a crackdown on anarchist activity in the city.
Dorris Choa the fifteen month old daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward Roberts died at home in Avoca Saturday at 3 30 pm of pneumonia caused by influenza. Funeral was held in Avoca at 10 30 am Sunday with burial in Avoca cemetery.
Calvin Williams brakeman on the Monon was struck by falling coal from an engine tank at Greencastle. He suffered a scalp wound with stitches and a possible skull fracture with a light paralytic effect. Williams was taken to his Lafayette home for treatment.
Lillian Wright, daughter of Mr and Mrs James Wright of Lincoln Avenue, is ill with influenza. John Morris of Shoals visited today while en route to Bloomington.
Cold streams show early signs of the run with suckers already appearing in Leatherwood and Indian Creek said to be alive. Weather remains unsettled but anglers expect a quick start to the season in April.
Bridwell son of Mr and Mrs Bridwell arrives home after twenty three months away with seventeen months overseas and four on the firing line. He was gassed in battle and is a 1910s era veteran in the service with prior enlistment in March. He will return to Chicago for employment after visiting his parents and sister.
Petrisol advertises relief for rheumatic soreness claiming fast action against stiffness. The copy emphasizes joint comfort and swift improvement, targeting readers with chronic aches seeking easy relief.
Henry Pitman through attorney R L Mellen filed for divorce in Lawrence circuit court alleging cruel treatment since their October 14 1918 marriage and December 18 1918 separation. He cites abuse in his presence and a prior agreement to raise children from a former marriage. The case names six children and a legacy of dispute.
The Red Cross investigates French losses from the German invasion in northern France. The report estimates rebuilding costs at four million for public works, two billion for agriculture, and a total national loss not less than ten billion dollars, with one eighth of wealth destroyed. It condemns Germany for war aims and violations of neutrality.
A 1918 food production briefing from the U S Department of Agriculture notes a corn deficit of 402 million bushels domestically while Europe’s needs loom. Indiana farmers are urged to plan corn acreages carefully, balance labor, and sustain barley and oats production amid high livestock demand. James Kline reports.
An editorial frame condemns German actions as devastating and robbers while noting the absence of regret or repentance. It laments societies that shower murderers with sympathy while ignoring victims and the broader crime.
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