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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1919
Page
4
Advertising notice outlines pricing for display ads with two to three insertions. Rates include two dollars per name and fifteen cents per inch for five to twenty insertions, with per inch pricing applied to each insertion.
Local notes report Needmore High School commencement at Needmore High School on Saturday night. Various visits and birthdays are recorded including Mr and Mrs William Lewis hosting friends for Delbert Stewart’s sixteenth birthday party. Mrs Mary Cook and relatives visit, and Mrs Will McKinley and children plan a Chicago to Wisconsin trip to join Mr McKinley.
L S Field president of the Field Glove Company died at the Bloomington home Wednesday from paralysis after a long illness. A Bloomington pioneer in dry goods, he founded the glove factory that bears his name and later opened a Bloomington branch. Funeral services are set for Friday at 2 50 PM in Bloomington with burial there.
The Weltonville Heltonville Baptist church hosted the May 1959 commencement despite poor weather. Seven high school and twenty six common school graduates appeared on stage with County Superintendent W C Roberts and Trustee W H Inman praising teachers for their dedication. The community thanks the Baptist church for use of their building.
The engagement of Miss Kate Todd formerly of this city to Mr Oliver Ensley is announced with nuptials planned for next month. The couple will marry in a ceremony overlooking local traditions.
Relatives in the city received word of the approaching wedding of Miss Kate Todd formerly of Bedford gin who lives in Ontario California to Mr Oliver Ensley. The couple plan to wed in June and will reside at Verret California after marriage.
Julius Barnes, wheat director, reports a broad agreement among millers, jobbers and bakers on readjusting wheat trading to guaranteed prices with contracts. The plan aims to secure consumer relief, prevent price drops, and keep grain movement efficient through cooperative controls and railcar allocation.
New York police arrest two youths for stealing $100,000 in diamonds from Meyerwitz Bros. on Broadway. Officers recover all missing stones at the home of one suspect. Bertrand Maron alias Bert rand Burgess, an 17 year old messenger, faces theft charges with Solomon Green also charged in the case.
A 1919 text urges all Americans to back the peace treaty and the League of Nations. It notes President Wilson’s address and calls socialist and Democratic groups to unite for international democracy, while naming figures connected to the movement and opposition.
A Belgrade dispatch reports Italian forces landing at Zara and joining large units along the Dalmatian coast. British forts in the passes hold strategic positions while Serbian troops move eastward to fortify ridges and passes in the region.
Chicago May 18. Ice price increases of 40 to 60 percent are announced by local dealers. The higher costs are blamed on a poor crop season and natural shortages affecting supply.
Paris May 15 The Austrian peace delegation arrived at six o'clock led by Chancellor Renner. Reports say a special commission will consider bequests and ententes while a blockade may be arranged if the foe refuses to sign the peace treaty. Berlin and Paris dispatches discuss German notes and the status of Adriatic territories in ongoing negotiations.
Lawrence County reports show the Victory Note sale surpassing the $375,8350.00 quota. Detailed township reports will be released in several days with a final publication forthcoming.
The Salvation Army plans a nationwide campaign for an ElSome service fund starting in May and running to the 26th. A per capita basis of 15 cents sets quotas, with Lawrence County asked to raise 4500 to 5000. Clo L Walters named county chairman as township groups form to broaden the charity work.
Reports from Tannelton show an unusual boom with Sallee & Wer expanding hardware stock and building a large garage while Speer & Farris establish a flour and feed exchange. A marriage note mentions Mrs. Margaret Riggs of Yocker, formerly Miss Margaret Neal, widow of Kersey Riggs who died in Nausas City earlier this spring and was buried in his former home at Yocokey.
Alberto wb Phuri, named new Mexican minister to France, presented his credentials to President Poincare in Paris. The Mexican government reportedly ordered a withdrawal of a diplomat amid delays in Paris before credentials could be delivered.
70 acre farm 3 1/2 miles east of Bedford featuring a 3 room house and a 4 room house, abundant fruit trees, and a very cheap asking price. Seller Riley Foodrill.
A National headquarters statement outlines recruitment changes, including women joining the Legion and eligibility for leadership in wartime corps. Police raids at Vanderbilt University seized whisky stocks and four students faced charges under state statute.
Mr and Mrs Lt Thornton traveled to Indianapolis to meet their son Capt James C Thornton just back from France. He received an honorable discharge at Camp Upton where the 77th Division has been stationed. He plans to marry Miss Jillian King of Plainfield after returning to New York.
Notices announce the consolidation of the Mutual and Monroe County Building associations. Monroe County began about four years ago and will be absorbed by the Mutual. Wm. L. Fee serves as secretary for the Bloomington Telephone.
A group of men including KL W Hughes Wirles Clark Andy Neil Walter Woodburn Wyatt May met at the Chamber of Commerce to organize a band. They will rehearse Thursday and invite players to join for the Red Men memorial on Sunday. The Chamber of Commerce offers support to help the effort.
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