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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1919
Page
4
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Oolitic defeated Bloomington 15 to 4 in a baseball game at Bloomington Sunday. In the fourth inning Oolitic clinched the win by sending 7 hits for 5 runs off Lefty Sanders, then added 10 more runs as the bats heated up. Ben Taylor pitched effectively for Oolitic striking out 18 Bloomington batters. Batteries Oolitic Taylor and Fierter Bloomington Sanders and Allen.
The funeral for Miss Lula Harbaugh was conducted from her brother’s home on Thursday, with services referenced as held there due to circumstances described in the notice.
The funeral of Miss Lula Harbaugh was held from the home of her brother Lem Harbaugh east of the city on Thursday at 10:30. Burial took place in the Lawrenceport cemetery. Mrs. Elizabeth Prow of Kingman Kansas, visiting her sister Mrs Emme Young on Lincoln Avenue, traveled to attend. Mrs. Prow, a native of Salem, plans to visit relatives in Salem and the West after her return.
The Public Service Commission has set a hearing in Bedford Indiana on October 21 1919 at 1 pm in City Hall Council Chamber. The petition from the Southern Indiana Power Company requests authority to raise electric rates by seven and one half percent.
The Englewood school box supper Saturday evening, organized by Miss Dorsey Ridge and Henry Fortier, drew a large crowd. Doris Pitman won a five pound jelly box as the most popular young lady, Vanie Walters earned the homeliest man award, and the event raised $50 for the school benefit.
An automobile driven by Erwin Emmons skidded while passing a buggy on Leesville road Monday night and overturned. The driver escaped injury. The car sustained only minor damage.
Late word from Mrs James Fitzgerald who underwent an operation last week in Indianapolis is to the effect that she is getting along nicely.
Johnn and Wilbur Lutteral will be taken to the Boys' School at Plainfield by Sheriff A J Lee probably Tuesday. The boys have been in much trouble and could not be controlled by their parents.
The War Mothers met Tuesday afternoon at the library. They discussed filling an emergency chest with infant clothing at City Hall and making stockings from discarded stockings. They thanked Allied Service Club for a phonograph and arranged future entertainments and Red Cross drive support. Mrs. Wallner spoke on the National War Mothers convention. Mrs. Pearson and Mrs. Whitney will attend the State War Mothers meeting in Indianapolis.
Lt. Ben Harrell's exhibition flight began in Seymour and missed Bloomington but he finally landed at Rogers field at 10 15 this morning. He then performed loop de loops and stunts for a crowd, planning to stay two or three days offering rides at 15 dollars.
The Bert Clark farm near Springville hosts a tented city for fox hunters known as the NT Springville camp. The first course of the annual hunt will be run Tuesday, drawing lovers of the fox hunt to the area.
Lieut Harrell and his Curtiss plane drew crowds in Bloomington as wind and clouds limited flights. Miss Madge Whitesides of Huntington, the first female over Bloomington, rode with Harrell and may attend the Indianapolis football game. Harrell plans to return to Indianapolis Friday and to establish an aviation instruction field near Huntington with ten planes next spring. Capt David McNabb and Lieut Ralph Huntington, Kelley Field veterans, praised Harrell’s piloting.
Raymond J Whitney son of Mr and Mrs W W Whitney has entered the U S diplomatic service as the tenth of this month assuming the post of Vice Consul in Bucharest Roumania working under Consul Edwin C Kemp He has a notable career from 1916 in the Chicago American later serving in the American Field Ambulance Corps earning the Croix de Guerre at Verdun and serving in Lafayette Esquadrille duty before becoming a Second Lieutenant in aviation and later serving in the air depot and courier service in France before mustering out in September He planned to begin the Bucharest post after a rest in Paris.
An official announcement states King Albert Queen Elizabeth and Prince Leyshold of Belgium will travel by special train through Mitchell on Wednesday October 22 during an extended United States tour.
Mrs Norvel Southern visited Pedford Monday. Paul Finley, son of Mrs Lovin Finley, fell during basketball Friday injuring his knee. Dr Short was called and an X ray at Dr Simpson's office showed a knee burst in four places. He is getting along as well as could be expected.
Mrs. Fred Baker remains quite ill while Joel Goodman and Clifford Henderson wed earlier in the week. Needmore beat Springville 10 to 0 with injured or missing players noted. Sheriff Lee escorted youths to Plainfield Boys School as Judge Cox handled recent sentencing cases in Bedford. Nearby families visited neighbors at Peerless and with the Mayos.
Leesville Sunday morning at 10 30 Fort Ritner Sunday afternoon 2 30 Tunnelton Sunday evening 7 30 Public invited to these services Roscoe C Todd
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