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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1915
Page
4
The Bedford Weekly Mail issue from Bedford Indiana dated May 21 1916 lists staff including Thomas J Brooks editor Fred B Otis and Mrs Harry Askew, notes publication details, and provides subscription and advertising rates for legal display and local notices.
Master Billie Boruff, son of Mr and Mrs Ray Boruff, celebrated his sixth birthday with a West Thirteenth Street party Saturday afternoon. Juvenile games, gifts from friends, a six candle cake centerpiece, and favors for girls and boys accompanied ice cream cake and mints.
A reporter tours the Lawrence county orchard belt near Mitchell, noting large orchards between Mitchell and Orleans and between Mitchell and Bedford. The Rose Beach orchard two miles north of Mitchell highlights Elberta peach trees on fifty plus acres with strong bearing age stock. The rolling terrain offers broad views though rains so far have caused some soil washing. last year yielded thousands of bushels with signs of a strong crop this season per the Odon Journal.
Waterbury Bedford defeats Elletsville 5 to 4 in a Sunday game at Athletic Park. Bedford pitcher Strikes out 16, allows six hits, and clubs a two base hit in the eighth to spark the win. Zunker, Akers, Keel and Parks spark offense with two-base hits. Campbell scores the winning run on a drive to the right field fence.
The fragment describes F. E. Railsback, a First Christian church Sunday School teacher, as an engaging and fine educator. His class of young boys toured Hamer and Donaldson Caves then enjoyed a large picnic lunch. They traveled over forty miles via Lawrenceport and Rivervale and returned tired but enthusiastic about the day. The class roster includes Harley Donica, Howard Owen, Perle Owen, Paul Gipson, Earl Bell, Harry Whittenback, Roy Knight, Russell Salmon, Donald Bock, Raymond Jovall, Fred Tobias and Ralph Kennedy.
Geo W McNabb and Mollie Borders of Lawrence County Kilza Moore obtain a marriage license. Moore has bought a new bungalow on North Lincoln Avenue, recently erected by Fred Lemond, for his town residence.
Bessie M L Hackett files for divorce from Lawrence Hackett alleging cruelty and non support. They wed April 15 12912 and separated May 3 1915 with one child Joseph Hackett aged two. She seeks divorce custody of the child $500 alimony and $20 monthly child support.
Way iman, a 15 year old boy who fell from a fast freight train on the B and O main line near Mitchell two weeks ago sustaining a broken leg and severe injuries, died at his home Saturday. He had his leg amputated after the accident and died from complications. The family had moved to Mitchell from Kentucky.
Crawford, foreman of the Machine Shop at the P M and 2B quarry, suffered a painful accident Saturday forenoon when he stumbled and fell over a truck, fracturing three ribs. The injury will likely keep him from work for a week or ten days but is not bed confinement.
A late circulation report claiming a man drowned in Salt Creek was proven false. Oscar Smith of Barboursville Kentucky, ill with rheumatism, was being transported to Monon Station by friends with about fourteen accompanying him and he was sent home on No. 5 Sunday evening.
The obituary notes the death of the Byers daughter at her home in Oolitic on Saturday night. Funeral services were held at home on Sunday afternoon by Rev Calvin Bair with burial in Springville at Gentelery price.
Rev Lenig pastor baptized fourteen new members at Leatherwood Creek on the Pine Hall farm southeast of the city. The rite followed candidates wishes to be immersed in accordance with their faith.
A baby boy was born on Sunday afternoon to Mr and Mrs Lawrence Moseal of North H Street Agon.
Miss Sallie Scogean aged 85 suffered a Sunday stroke near her brother Cash Mecoggan east of the eff. The paralysis affects her body and throat so she cannot talk or swallow. She celebrated her last birthday in frail condition with no hope for recovery.
Robert Turpin and John Spickner returned from a Williams fishing trip with a fine string of fish and a 10 pound spoon DH catfish, the first for Turpin. Local waters have seen scarce catfish but reports say they are resurfacing along the river with fishermen catching them at various points.
Thirty three new uniforms arrive for the Bedford Concert Band duplicating a prior set for the Consolidated Band of Southern Indiana. The kit features white caps with blue and red trim and Bedford on the front, white coats with blue and gold epaulettes, white pants, and shoes. They may debut at the open air concert season opening on Thursday evening May 27.
A Bloomington delegate reports the Columbia Club of Indianapolis aims for 5 000 members while Bedford already lists Joseph R Voris W J McCormick Senator Lanz Fred Norton M P Keith Ben Sherwood James Avery Frank Humston Karl G Short Charles H Allen Fred J Tratfield Will Weitknecht and other locals. Monday adds 125 new members statewide. 900 in the last 60 days.
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