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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1919
Page
4
The fragment from the Bedford Indiana Postoffice announces the newspaper as a second class matter with officials and staff names and lists subscription rates and advertising prices. It notes legal advertising rates for initial and subsequent insertions and local reading matter, obituaries, and cards of thanks.
A naval unit details its long transport from Camp Greene through Washington Baltimore and Philadelphia to Jersey City. They sail aboard the Patria Marseilles, join convoys across the Atlantic, reach Brest on July 5 and then travel to Romorantin and Milan. The writer notes sickness, Red Cross aid, life boat drills, and rough travels with limited meals and comfort.
Smoke at Mrs. Carrie Priest’s West Thirteenth street home prompted a fire call. Officials attributed the scare to an overheated chimney with no damage reported. The narrative then shifts to wartime letters describing training in Turin and Milan, motor work, and family greetings from Corporal Elsworth G. Fossett of the American Expeditionary Forces.
The last will of Mrs. Nancy Marley dated December 11 1918 was recorded in the county clerk's office. It provides payments to caregivers for her during illness and names George T. Carter of Orange County as executor. The will directs shares for her sons James Alfred and Bell and division of the estate among Harley Walter Joe and Columbus share and share alike.
Oklahoma City paper notes Francis P. Mulky son of Mr and Mrs B L Mulky of 261 West Pourneenih Street volunteered for wartime service after the United States declared war. He joined Camp Bowie as a member of the 14th Field Hospital which aided the 36th Division at Mont Blanc and in France. The unit was led by Oklahoma City officers Capt John Z. Mrasz and Capt A M Young. Mulky’s family history includes Revolutionary War ancestors and a praise of the division's roles. Extracts from a letter after the armistice describe celebrations and American and French flags in town.
We express heartfelt gratitude to neighbors and friends for kindness during illness and after the death of Ruby Embree Wykoff. Special thanks to Rev. O A Cook for comforting words, the singers, and floral donors. Lester Wykoff, Mrs Lula Embree, Roy Embree.
A simple home ceremony in South I Street linked Miss Reginia Dotores Gaussin to Arch Oliver Carter with Rev. Willlis Guarrix officiating. The couple, amid yellow and pink roses, began a French L itinerary to a Southern trip after a private reception, with mournful guests of the city.
Newly elected county officials assumed duties Wednesday as incumbents departed at midnight. A farewell reception followed the ceremony with officers present and gifts exchanged. William Denniston presented Mara Edwards with a suit while Ure presented a dine.
A difficult to read wedding notice notes a ceremony at the home of Mr and Mrs Withan on N Street. Details are garbled but indicate presence of several relatives and local officials, with mentions of names Moore Owens and others in a formal ceremony context.
A late wartime letter from Corporal Car Moody of the Rainbow Division describes marching in Luxemburg and the push to the Rhine. He recalls Nazaire, Cherignon, Belleau Wood, Chateau Thierry, Verdun, the final drive, and celebrations as the war ended, with plans to return home once peace is settled.
Fragmentary text recalls a city scene with names and events, mentioning a return home and a leader. It notes a prior controversy, a boss figure, and references to a university, homefolks Chrivénes and fioscre, and a sense of repayment of a debt.
Names of residents and families visiting over Christmas and Sunday are noted. Several couples and individuals are listed with affiliations to local towns, including Wood, Crardener, Speer, Mathis, Crawford, Jackson, Dodson, Bair, and others visiting relatives or returning home.
A letter from Amzie W. Turner, soldier in Luxembourg near the Rhine, reports moving shells, cold weather, and admiration for the neutral country. He mentions guarding the Rhine, driving four mints, and awaiting a return home to loved ones as soldiers and locals exchange kindness and German spoken, not liked, by residents.
Mrs. Fleta Mathis reports influenza cases easing as several families, including Williams and Paris, show improvement. Liala Mathis and Mrs. Pearl Allen visit, while Cooper family moves to Abegous. A report mentions Clendenen and Guthrie in Bedford on business and school returns after illness.
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