Fortieth Bedford High School Commencement Honors Largest Class
The Fortieth Commencement at Bedford High School May 27 at Stone City Opera House drew a well attended audience and showcased a fine musical program. Forty two graduates received diplomas the largest class in city history. Relatives and friends enjoyed a stage decorated with flags banners and palms as Rev. Herbert Bigelow delivered the address Life's Work. The Boys and Girls Glee Clubs performed and the class was listed including Bernice Fish Ola Harrell Kathleen Hart Colette Johnson Agnes Joyner and others. Alma Braden received flowers from the Boys Glee Club in appreciation of her service as music teacher.
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Bedfordigh School
Stone City Opera House
Opera House
Herbert Bigelow
Cincinnati
E. W. Montgomery
Bernice Fish
Ola Harrell
Kathleen Hart
Colette Johnson
Agnes Joyner
Henrietta Sohn
Dorothy Bailey
Cprah Blackwell
Marguerite Bowman
Gilbert Dubber
Florence Dye
John Emery
Lawrence Graves
Paul Huff
Boys’ Glee Club
Alma Braden
Horses, travel, and war market news across centers
Scott made a business trip to Indianapolis Hammond and Chicago last week returning Saturday He learned from an English army officer inspector that 900 horses had been received and that 1200 were shipped a few days earlier His government had purchased and shipped from the Kansas City market 60 000 horses and mules since the war began last fall The note also mentions local society events births funerals and names several residents and visitors
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Scott
Indianapolis
Hammond
Chicago
Kansas City
Paoli
Dora Adamson resigns from Globe Clothing for DuPont Powder Co
Dora Adamson leaves The Globe Clothing Store after about three years to join The DuPont Powder Company in City Point Virginia. The Du Ponts recently secured large contracts and employ about 15 000 people.
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Dora Adamson
Globe Clothing
City Point
Virginia
DuPont Powder Company
Mr. Adamson
Globe
du Ponts
Adamson
Medora Man Witnesses Holstein Calf Triplets Birth
Howard Smith of Medora planned to enter stock raising after his Holstein cow gave birth to three lively calves. About three hundred visitors toured his farm this morning to see the mother and her triplets, reinforcing his belief in a profitable venture.
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Howard Smith
Medora
Barber Shop on J Street Gutted by Thieves
Thieves broke into Perry Davis barber shop on J street last Thursday night, taking about 125 to 150 dollars in goods. The haul included nearly fifty razors, shears, clippers, a hat and gold eyeglasses. Bob Owens bloodhounds tracked the culprits toward Indianapolis.
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Perry Davis
J Street
Democrat
Davis
Bob Owens
Charles Newkirk
14Th Street
K Street
Monon Yards
Indianapolis
Father of East End Merchant Dies in Freetown
Wilbur Acton, aged eighty one, Civil War veteran and influential local figure, died suddenly in Freetown. He leaves son Charles Acton and a scattered family. funeral held Sunday at the Methodist church in Freetown with interment in the local cemetery.
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Charles Acton
Freetown
Wilbur Action
Acton
Frank Sharr
Kilctreet
Robert Wee Limall
Robert Hunsucker
Carload of Horses Mutilated in Mattoon
A carload of fine horses bound for Europe was found mutilated at Mattoon Illinois on Wednesday. Their sunstrings were cut and the entire carload had to be killed. Investigators concluded a razor was used. The act is described as a brutal crime amid wartime violence.
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Europe
Mattoon
Ill
Smedley
Brewer's Station
Bellsburg
Divorce Petition Alleging Cruelty Filed in Clyde Couple
Florence Eller Brown of Clyde asks for a divorce from Clyde Brown alleging cruelty after their marriage on April 23, 1914 and separation on August 11, 1914. She seeks restoration of her maiden name Florence Eller Terry.
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Florence Eller Brown
Clyde Brown
Florence Eller Terry
Tapeworms and Troubles Dominate Bloomington News
The Bloomington Star reports odd local happenings including Dr McFadden’s sign about tapeworm removal, minor injuries from a fall of fodder, and Squire Hartsock hauling a bath tub. Other items mention liver trouble from hard boiled eggs, a stomach bitters purchase, and a dispute over rocks hurled at chickens.
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Love Ann Long
Doc McFadden
Hessian Fly Ravages Vigo Wheat Crop Warns of Drought
Terre Haute Tribune reports the Hessian fly has damaged Vigo and nearby counties wheat this year. A. O. Cox of Indiana State Normal explains the fly’s origin, life cycle, and control measures including late sowing, burning stubble, and deep plowing to limit future harm.
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Vigo
A. O. Cox
Indiana State Normal
United States
Countie
Terre Haute Tribune
Bold Medal for Proficiency in American History Awarded
Miss Rosa receives the annual D A R award for excellence in American history. The event honors rigorous study and scholarship in U S history within the chapter.
Bedford Honor Student Rosa Seletz Wins D A R Gold Medal
Rosa Seletz, daughter of East Side clothier Mr. Seletz, wins the D A R Gold Medal for American History with top score in a rigorous exam. Born in Pruzany, Russian Poland, she emigrated in 1912, learned English, moved to Bedford, joins the high school class of 1916, and plays in the Bedford Concert Orchestra. The award is shared with several finalists.
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Rosa Seletz
Bedford
Rosa
Elizabeth Voris
Ruth Drake
Indiana
Virginia Hogan
Polis
Miss Rosa
Keeping Up a Society Four Flu
Bloomington merchants form a rating bureau to rank credit seekers. Laboring class fears blacklisting. others argue bad debts come from all classes, not just the poor. Merchants claim they chase those who overspend and do not pay for essentials. A recent local business failure cited unpaid debts for food. Also notes on local residents Charles McCormick and Mrs. Stipp amid family visits and health updates.
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Bloomington
Groundhog fright causes accident on speeding car
Mose Thomas of the Southeastern bridge department trapped a young groundhog on a track. He secured the animal in a toolbox on his car with a rope to the handle, forgot it, and when he started the car the hog was pulled free, struck him and he jumped aside injured.
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Mose Thomas
Southeastern Bridge Department
Mose
Seymour Fines Sues Nellie for Divorce and Child Custody
Seymour Fines petitions for divorce from Nellie Fines claiming bad moral character and mistreatment of their two children Luelle six and Inez three. He seeks custody of the kids after their 1906 marriage and 1915 separation.
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Seymour Fines
Nellie Fines
Luelle
Inez
Inspectors Examine Old Vandalia Right of Way Near Gosport
Master mechanic and officers inspect the abandoned right of way from the Gosport road to the Big Creek quarry. The Gary steel works have options on nearby land to mine flux stone and may develop the quarries, potentially needing a railroad outlet via the old Vandalia line, a move that could boost Stinesville. Officials declined to comment.
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Vandalia
Gosport
Big Creek
Gary
Stinesville
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