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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1919
Page
2
The article outlines a scheduled session for city and township officials to prepare a unified program. An equalization meeting is set for the upcoming Sunday to organize and adjourn midweek. Owners with assessments should not rush, as detailed schedules for each section will be published multiple times.
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Whiting traveled to Mitchell Friday to greet their daughter Mrs. William Singian and her young child en route from Tulsa Oklahoma. Mr. Kingman plans a move to Tampico for health reasons after a period of illness.
Homer Fisher a former Bedford resident now living in Mitchell drove a Ford into a tree at the corner of 17th Street and 317 Street during Decoration Day. He suffered only minor damage with a badly bent fender and no serious injuries reported.
Judge James A. Cox acquitted Harry C. Drake of Indianapolis of arson charged after Drake burned his own store at Clear Spring. Testimony linked Drake to two earlier convicts from Indianapolis who aided in the investigation. Other relatives in Campbellsburg attended Decoration Day events.
Several troop trains moved through Mitchell last week carrying thousands of soldier boys from the front in France. The RB&O SW line conveyed the men, bound for various western camps where they will receive honorable discharges.
Martin and Crawford, who sold two bloodhounds from their Pennsylvania kennel on Thursday, planned to bring two more dogs to Springfield. The best Owens dogs had been kept by Martin and Crawford, and the new purchases promise strong stock for their kennels.
Memorial Day observance at Green Hill featured schoolchildren marching with the Bedford Concert Band to the G A R hall. World War veterans carried the Co F flag while Womans Relief corps and other groups followed in procession. The program included songs, invocations, addresses by Rev Toole and Comrade Crim, Lincoln Gettysburg address, roll of honor, and taps.
James Childers, home from France, shot groundhogs along the B&O railroad and hit a stalker asleep in the grass. The man, punctured by eighty shots, was saved by distance and received hospital care and a doctor’s attention. Moral: avoid sleeping in groundhog territory. Captain Morrison Johnson arrives home from overseas after wartime service with the 89th Division. Mrs Carter and children visit Paoli relatives.
The 1919 Redpath Chautauqua features Kryl and his band on the fifth day with a pageant War Victory and Peace. Marie Rose Lauler discusses women of France on the sixth day while Star delights with It Pays to Advertise. The program also includes a debate on public ownership and topics like The League of Nations and The Freedom of the Seas. The Orchestral Sextette opens the first afternoon.
The 500 mile sweepstakes at Indianapolis Motor Speedway drew outrage over casualties. Report notes three killed and two wounded among an audience, condemning the event as a wasteful display of speed maniacs. Organizers, drivers, and sponsors face sharp criticism for endangering lives for entertainment.
A Paris cablegram informs Lieut. Raymond J. Whitney that he is assigned to the Courier Service of the Peace Commission at 4 Place Concord Paris rather than arriving in New York as expected. Whitney, a Croix de Guerre recipient, joined the French American Field Ambulance Service in 1918 and later the aviation corps before the armistice.
Hundreds of city pupils in festive attire perform in the first public exhibition of physical culture integrated with the regular curriculum. The Junior Orchestra, folk dances, ribbon drills, and games drew praise as teachers receive credit for guiding the effort. The Junior High Athletic Meet followed at Lawrence Driving Park.
A pleasant luncheon was served to about thirty five attendees of the Teacher's and Officer's Conference of the Christian Church Bible School on Monday evening at the church. Following the meal, Sunday School business was transacted and the innovation was deemed a success. Florence Smith and Caroline Meglemre attended the Manual High School commencement in Indianapolis, where their cousin Josephine Grat graduated.
Mrs. Catherine Schuller of Toledo died Friday at noon at her home there. Her son William Schuller, resident here, left Friday night to attend the funeral in Toledo where burial followed.
Miss Gladys Hannah daughter of EH Hannah of Elnora and Charles L. Caress son of John Caress of Elnora were married by Rev Toole at the First Methodist parsonage at noon. They left for French Lick for a few days and will make their home in Elnora. The groom is a machinist and the bride a trained nurse.
Mr. Henry Herschell Sears and Miss Lillie May Lanz wed at St Johns Episcopal Church with Rev A E Cole. The bride, daughter of Senator Charles W Lanz, wore blue and gray accessories and pink and white rose bouquet. Sears recently left the U S Army and will work in Akron Ohio. Guests and friends witnessed the couple depart for their new home amid rice shower at Monon station.
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