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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1915
Page
7
An OCR fragment lists names and numbers such as R.R. Yeains and FPOrsos oo, plus mentions tents, performers, aerialists, elephants, and numbers like 400, 60, 2, 400, 60, and 32, all in a disjoint parade style. The legible items suggest a historical event or festival schedule with uncertain details and several misread terms.
Weather Bureau records show a historic cold spell this summer with May to August averaging well below normal. The four consecutive cool months created the coldest May and June on record and an August average near 65.8 degrees, far beneath long term norms.
The Maccabees Baseball Club defeated the Knights and Juniors of Honor Club at Athletic Park Sunday by 7 to 2 in the first game of a three game series. Huddle son hit a ninth inning home run with two on. Umpires Acten and Hoach.
Laporte was no match for Peru as the Greys rolled to a 15 to 5 victory. Peru scored ten runs in the first four innings off Ainsworth, washing away any Laporte comeback in a lopsided American baseball game.
A large Bedford crowd gathered at Old Union on Sunday for a basket dinner and all day meeting. Attendees included Ridward Steele and family, J. M. Knight and family, Thomas Selby and family, and Noble Tatoin and family.
In the twilight league the Furst-Kerber baseball team beat Shea- Donnelly 7 to 6 on the Shea-Donnelly lot in a high scoring game. Sunday morning Furst-Kerber defeated the Consolidated 15 to 12 with heavy hitting and rag-chewing. Mrs. Duncan visiting daughter Mrs. Gloria Murphy returned home to Springville on Monday morning.
The annual Tabor family reunion and descendants gathering took place in Freetown on Sunday with many from the city attending. A large dinner was prepared by lady members and enjoyed by all. among locals were Mr and Mrs Granville Tabor Mr and Mrs Price Tabor and son Harden and Misses Gladys and Bernice Tabor, prominent Bryantsville area farmers.
Bill Rariden displays rare catching prowess in the Buffalo series, earning praise from Hal Chase and fans. His strong throws and savvy play back young pitchers Moseley and Moran, proving the catcher can make or break a hurler and drawing major league attention.
Mrs Ned Hanner of Heltonville returned home after visiting relatives in the city while enroute from Clear Creek. Mrs G W Henderson and her son Nobile of Bloomington were in the city enroute home. Mrs Jacob Hits coded left Saturday from Trinity Springs for Blankenship to visit relatives for a few days.
The county teachers institute opens this week at Bedford High School. Sessions run 9:50 am to 12 pm and 1:30 pm to 4 pm with public access. Noted speakers include Prof. Hubert W. Nutt of the University of Kansas and Prof. R. L. Lyman of Chicago University. Parents and teachers are invited to attend.
Edmund B. Thornton purchased the Dinkelspiel corner at 18th and I streets for 36 500. The 8734 feet frontage on the square and 180 feet on 16th street were described as a bargain at 236 590. Thornton plans improvements as Mr and Mrs Dinkelspiel and Louis Dinkelspiel attended the signing with Mr Weinstein of Louisville.
Mrs Tierschell Moore and her young daughter spent Saturday in Springville. Miss Bernicee Strosnider returned home to Owensburg after a two week visit with her sister.
Frank and James Bittles traveled from Bedford to Greencastle and back in a Ford that became a steam engine on the return trip. They used about thirty gallons of water as the radiator leaked, stopping at each branch and firing up for water. The journey explored Lawrence county hills, with views from the highest ridges and rough terrain near Bedford, as reported by the Bord. Greencastle Banner.
Andrew Agers faces assault and battery charges while Joseph Rainey Charles Rainey and Raymond Agers face affray charges from a late week incident at Williams. The cases were continued as the involved parties reportedly patched up differences. Local social notes mention Chromer Browning visiting Heltonville and several residents traveling to Yockey and Heltonville.
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