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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1915
Page
4
Society notes and staff credits appear for Bedford Indiana edition with Otis Brooks Thomas J Brooks editor and managing editor Bert C. Wicker plus news editor and circulation manager and society editor Wes RHoda.
Rates for subscriptions and advertising in the paper are listed. First insertion eight dollars per line, subsequent insertions two dollars sixty six cents each. Display rates vary by number of insertions and ad size. Obituary and tribute notices priced separately at two dollars per line.
Mildred and Loren Mitchell seek divorce from Sapha G Mitchell alleging adultery. The suit filed Saturday cites marriage on March 2 and separation since, naming Euphia G Mitchell as defendant and seeking custody of two children aged five.
John Biehl, an employee of the B. M. M. and B. quarries, sustained a painful injury to his left leg Saturday when struck by a spull from a blast. He required medical attention. Dr. Collins of Oolitic treated the injury.
A community official rejects the notion that securing land title is impossible. The discussion centers on property ownership routes and local procedures, with emphasis on persistent efforts and collective action to resolve ownership issues.
A lengthy foreclosure case in Martin county reveals a forged deed swap where a farm owner lost title to a supposed friend who erased the owner’s name and sold the property. An abstract and court inquiry follow as parties seek to quiet title and restore ownership amid threats and court orders. In nearby Linton Indiana a dynamite blast under the town marshal’s home injures no one, with authorities hunting suspects.
Fragmentary text appears from a newspaper page with garbled names and places. readable names include Cas BR Sal Lardre Phi PCP Barina and scattered terms. No coherent event or outcome can be established from the damaged OCR snippet.
The item discusses concerns over land abstracts and title deeds, urging caution in trades with strangers. It cites instances of forged instruments and advises consulting competent abstracters and referees before examining abstracts or completing property deals. Observed in county notices cited by Carlos T. McCady.
Mrs William Rayburn dies at her home in Bedford Williams Avenue on Friday afternoon. Burial held at Mitchell with services and interment conducted by local officials. The deceased was a longtime resident of the area and funeral rites followed at Mitchell cemetery.
A mixed local fragmentary page records funeral notices, family updates, health notes, and weather checks. It mentions William Rayburn's death at 30 and a tribute to his wife, plus neighbors and relatives moving about town, with references to church memberships, civic groups, and farm activity as spring nears.
Leo Williams and Linnie Roberts married in a Friday ceremony at the Presby terian Church. The couple’s nuptials drew local friends and family for a simple service.
Fragmentary OCR text discusses a church service at Prestyrbution church and references reform, workers, and August events. Names and specifics are garbled, but central idea mentions leadership, a religious gathering, and discussions of state wide pool reforms with various individuals.
A fragmented notice from Mitchell hints at a home scene involving Myr Lea and Carrie Holes, with references to a local operator and Stuanland Jahn. Details are unclear due to garbled text but mention of Mitchell and nearby names appears.
Fragmented OCR mentions Brian and Joan Cravens with unclear roles in a state secretaries or blog related post. Notes a relationship to Governor Samuel W. Ratton and Bloomington links. text multiple garbles obscure exact offices and events.
Thorntown High School basketball claims the state championship by defeating Montmorenci 32 to 21 in the deciding game at Bloomington Saturday night. Montmorenci reached the final by beating Fairmount 36 to 20. Mrs Frank Bickenhauser travels to Cincinnati for a several week stay with relatives. Will Goodman and family move from the Hudson property on HV street to the Sears property on 4th Martin Lane. A Heitonville resident, a familiar figure, was in town Wednesday returning from Oolitic.
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