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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1919
Page
4
The page lists staff positions at the Bedford Indiana newspaper including editor and society editor and shows display advertising rates. It notes second class matter status and provides ad insertion pricing by inches for varying insertions.
Trban Rainbolt writes home from Brest France on a card dated ume fth stating he owns a sightseeing trip in Paris. He is finished with the voyage at Brest and expected to sail back to the States on June 11.
Anna Murcia reports on residents visiting relatives and traveling for business. Floyd Green and Ebelon Terry marry at Jeffersonville with well wishers. others include Mr Baxter and sister Mrs Mary Sutton visiting West Baden. families from Mitchell, Paris, Shoals, and Louisville travel for visits and updates. Harry Young, former Bedford Democrat printer, returns from overseas and Camp Taylor discharge.
The wedding of Miss Agnes Joyner to Mr. William Hatfield layered a blend of prominence and fashion on a Tuesday ceremony at the Joyner home on West Fifteenth Street. Out of town guests from Chicago, Louisville, and elsewhere attended as families shared a lavish breakfast for about 150 guests.
Ralph Fox Mitchell and Miss Vinn Rose Mitchell married Wednesday at 11 o clock by Justice J L Smith at his office on the east side of the public square. They will reside in Mitchell after their wedding.
First Sergt. Fred Allen who visited his sister Mrs A S Jacobs and family received a Belgian Chevalier De Vorde De Leopold Second class decoration. He earned a distinguished army cross for extraordinary service under fire and three French government citations entitling him to the Croix de Guerre with two gold stars and a silver leaf. An additional furlough extension brought him to town for a longer visit. Brother Joseph Allen, discharged at Camp Sherman Ohio, arrived Wednesday from the Mallet division, reuniting with his sibling after months apart.
Miss Evalyn Owens and Leland Moore Richardson were married at First Christian Church in a formal noon ceremony. The bride wore a heavy satin gown with Brussels lace, pearls, and an Egyptian style veil, and was attended by bridesmaids in orchid georgette, with a pink lavender color theme. A wedding breakfast followed at the Owens home, and the couple planned a honeymoon to Atlantic City before moving to New Haven for Mr. Richardson’s Yale law studies.
At 2 15 this morning an electric iron remained plugged into a socket at Mrs Juda Embree s home at Nineteenth and M streets. The iron burned through an ironing board and the cord broke when it fell water dousing helped prevent a fire. Firemen shut off the electric switch and the incident caused little damage.
Joshua Younger a long-time Mitchell resident since the 1800s died Monday morning at his home at age 85. A Civil War Union veteran and skilled mechanic he helped build local residences. He is survived by his widow and one son Curtis Younger. Relatives from Derby and Bedford visited in Bloomington, with plans to spend the summer in the area.
Sunday at the home of James McFadden a large family and about 300 guests celebrated Harry McFadden’s return from overseas service. The event included a 300 square foot table of plentiful foods, a family group photo, and remarks by Rev. W. A. Sanders.
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