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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1915
Page
7
The article urges better egg handling from producers to reduce millions in losses. It advocates clean nests, daily collection, no washing, home use of dirty or small eggs, cool storage, avoidance of incubator eggs, daily market sales, odor control, and culling roosters after hatching season. It notes the Indiana Food law bans sale of rotten eggs and flags unusable eggs for disposal.
The Palm Beach Florida Post reports that Company L held an election to fill a vacancy created by Major Sass. First Lieutenant H. K. Ferguson was unanimously chosen as captain and First Sergeant J. Chambers elected as first lieutenant. Additional NCO vacancies will be filled by competitive exams. Ferguson, born 1889 in Belle Plaine Iowa, is a recent Kentucky Military Institute graduate and undertaker partner. Chambers, eldest son of Captain J. M. Chambers, has twelve years National Guard service and leads the Alcazar Electric Company in civic circles.
Mr and Mrs Bert C Wicker of Bedford Indiana travel by motorcycle from Indianapolis toward San Francisco for health and sightseeing. They report good Missouri roads and cheerful hospitality on the journey, with Mrs Wicker journaling and plans to visit Denver via Pike Peak.
County Councilman James Eversole a Marion township farmer was brought from Mitchell to City Hospital Monday afternoon by Dr. John Gibson suffering a strangulated hernia. After examination by Dr. Short in charge the condition was corrected without an operation and he returned home later.
Remains of Mrs. Elizabeth Koon mother of Mrs. David Cray died at her daughter’s home Friday morning. She was taken to Ulster, Pa for burial in the old hometown. The body was accompanied by Mr and Mrs David Gray.
Mrs Roach aged 75, mother of John Roach a known furniture dealer and undertaker and Thomas Roach a prominent merchant, both of Cale, died at her home Sunday. A highly esteemed Christian resident, funeral is planned for Wednesday with burial in the local cemetery.
At Leatherwood next Sunday the community plans a 156 feet long table for the annual meeting. John Buchanan and James T. Stipp commit to arranging it and ensuring it is done. An interlude of decoration by the Old Soldiers and Redmen will accompany the event.
The Radford High School senior class of forty two prepares for a full commencement week. Friday features class day exercises and an annual Junior banquet at the First Methodist church annex. Sunday hosts two baccalaureate services with Rev. Rank Leuig as speaker. Commencement on Thursday May 27 at the Stone City Opera House marks the largest graduating class.
Harry Retter and a young woman were arrested near the Catholic church corner Monday night on charges of associating drinking and using foul language. The woman faced no charge. Retter was fined five dollars plus costs by Mayor Fields on Tuesday.
A committee of ladies urged the town board to appoint night officers after several houses were entered in the absence of families. They suspect home talent may be behind the thefts. Mrs Otto White of Trestonville was in the city shopping. Mrs E N Welsh visits Bloomington relatives. A daughter Joyce Pauline was born to Mr and Mrs Charles Turpin of Peerless this morning.
Mrs. Carl Schmidt and Miss Blanche Kendall visited Miss Hetty McHargue in Heltonville on Sunday. Bedford pitcher Daniel Phillips, long active in the Oolitic Quarries, travels toward Kurtz to visit relatives. A Reno Nevada birth announced in Erie Pa notes, a daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. John C. Brumblay. mother and child well. Vic Aldridge, Bedford pitcher, sold to Denver and then to Erie in the Central League. A Hickman birth reported, a son. Purdue Exponent notes J O Malott class of 1916 in electrical engineering, exponents editor roles, Wilbur Scholar, Tau Beta Pi member, home Bedford Ind.
Bart Cole died recently at his residence in Connersville. He was a long time resident and member of the community. Funeral arrangements will be announced by the family.
Bart Cole of near this city mourns the death of his brother William M. Cole who died May 7 in Connersville Indiana aged 41. He served four years in the Union army and was held in Libby and Belle Island prisons for nine months. The electric high service tent on R street hosts the protracted meeting led by Rev D Califf with Rev E G Grimes of Lafayette assisting. The tent replaces a church not yet completed expected by late June. A T Hert of Louisville visited with relatives in Bloomington before returning home.
Miss Della Stafford of Indian a Springs daughter of Mr and Mrs Benjamin Stafford prominent residents was in the city Tuesday returning home from Bloomington. She met a painful accident Monday in Bloomington when she fell and broke her left arm between the elbow and wrist. The injury will keep her from school duties for some time.
Mrs M J Howe returned to her Worthington home after visiting her daughter Mrs A G McCain who will spend the summer there. Mrs Howe plans to join her husband in New York City in the early fall for permanent residence.
Grace Lawson and Sallie Watson pleaded not guilty to an associating charge filed by Chief of Police Woodruff. Their trial was set for Monday at 2 o clock. Col and Mrs V V Williams will travel to Lebanon for the High School Commencement where their grandson Vinson Hartley, son of Mr and Mrs Oscar Hartley, graduates. Little Christine Woodruff, daughter of Mr and Mrs Geo Woodruff of Indianapolis, is slowly improving after pneumonia and brain fever. she wears steel braces due to spinal curvature.
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