Bedford High School Class Of 1919 Graduates Reach Records
Principal M J Abbott highlights Bedford High School class of 1919 as marking an unusual record in activity, scholarship, readership and loyalty. Sixty percent of the 65 graduates are going to college at Indiana Purdue Michigan Wisconsin DePauw Earlham Frank Mn Ward Belmont with multiple scholarships awarded and several members already employed or teaching.
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M. J. Abbott
Bedford High School
Edith McPike
Margaret Thorsman
Leona Litton
Gail Clark
Mary Gowen
Barney Crowe
William Currie
Morris Bridwell
Clark Beiriger
Iain Dalton
Nelson Joyner
Arthur Hughes
Catherine Pease
Virginia Hogan
Charles Conselus
Ruth Stephenson
Maurice McFadden
Farry Newland
Orin Toole
Rose Seletz
Mary Fillison
Marion Mitchell
Joseph Dussard
Carl Dalton
Ray Holland
Eather Hawkins
Lee Schaffer
Wy Auerback
Harold Standish
Cark Reiniger
Warry Newland
Charles Wibble
Purdue
Indiana
Indiana University
Earlham College
Northwestern University
Loya
Toen
Marriage Announcement of Miss Hattie Lovall and Mr Henry Fortner
The couple from Louisville were wed on January 25 in a quiet ceremony. Miss Lovall, formerly of the Leader store suit department, and Mr Fortner, a county school teacher at Englewood, are described as popular young people with many friends wishing them happiness.
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Louisville
Hattie Lovall
Lottie Lovall
Henry Fortner
Leader Store
Fortner
Englewood
Mrs Homer Harris Injured In Bloomington Accident
Mrs Homer Harris formerly of Bedford and now of Dugger Greene county superint ends at a telephone office was injured in Bloomington Sunday night after stumbling onto a baggage truck tongue. Her right elbow dislocated she was cared for by Dr McDonald and left for home in improved condition.
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Homer Harris
Dugger
Greene County
Harris
Telephone Company
Bloomington
McDonald
John Bell
William Bair Injured In Bicycle Collision On O Street
William Bair a blacksmith was badly injured Saturday when his bicycle collided with a Smith taxi driven by Blankenship near the Jack Hughes home on O street alley. He suffered a severely cut right hand and bruises but was not seriously hurt.
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Wiliam Bair
Jack Hughes
Blankenship
Bair
Peculiar Accident Burns Ella Torphy at Home
Miss Ella Torphy suffered severe burns to the head and chest on Saturday in a strange accident at home. While cleaning a refrigerator she lifted a boiling water vessel, its handle caught and the contents spilled over her head and right side, a family physician diagnosing serious burns.
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Ella Torphy
County Commissioners Open Bids for Coal Delivery
The Board of Commissioners received bids for 100 tons of coal for the county farm and 40 tons for the county jail. The lowest and best bid was Indiana Coal Company at 5.60 delivered to the railway for damages, and 4.90 delivered to the county jail. The Bailey v. C L & L Coal case is noted as a separate matter.
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Board of Commissioners
Lawrenet County
Indiana
Bailey Va. C. 1 & L. ‘Coal Company
Railway
Happy Family Reunion Celebrates Shoulty Milestones
The home of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Shoulty hosted a Sunday family reunion honoring Mrs. Shoulty’s milestone and welcoming home son Charles Shoulty from overseas. A noon chicken dinner with trimmings followed, served by Misses Evalyn and Helen Shoulty and Lucinde Shoulty, with roses as decorations. Family members present included Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Shoulty. Charles Shoulty. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Shoulty of Terre Haute. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Shoulty of Lafayette. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Shoulty and son. and Mr. Lean Judah and daughters.
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JA Shoulty
Evalyn
Helen Shoulty
Lucinde Shoulty
J. A. Shoulty
Charles Shoulty
Frank Shoulty
Terre
Haute
Claude Shoulty
Lafayette
Otto Shoulty
Lean Judah
This City
Infant Son Dies of Meningitis in Local Home
Lloyd Thomas, thirteen months old, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Roberts, died Sunday at 8 o'clock from meningitis. Funeral services were held Monday at 2:30 p.m. from the home with burial at Green Hill.
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Lloyd Thomas
Charles Roberts
Green Hill
Roll Hogan Rolland Bush Pleads Guilty in Car Robbery Case
Roll Hogan Rolland Bush pleads guilty for car robberies connected with Frank Cook and Elmer Webb in the Monon at McDoel incident last January. Judge Miers will decide on parole. Bush, 23, has prior prison time in Bloomington.
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Rolland -Bush
Frank Cook
Elmer Webb
Monon
McDoel
Miers
Pla
Bloomington
Carrie Taylor lashes out in police court after fine
Carrie Taylor, fined five dollars and costs with a suspended 30 day jail term, punched John Taylor as she left the court. He then filed a fresh charge against her and asked officers if his eye was turning black.
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Dearie
Carrie Taylor
John Taylor
Mrs Taylor Pleads Guilty to Assault and Battery in Downtown Incident
In Bedford Limestone, Mrs Taylor pleaded guilty to assault and battery and was fined five dollars plus costs and sentenced to thirty days in jail with the term suspended. She had earlier faced charges including carrying a concealed weapon and intoxication in related proceedings. The sequence began when Taylor confronted Baxter Paxter on downtown streets and Baxter Paxter drew a revolver, prompting police arrival.
Trinity Springs Club Beats Fiedford Champs at Washington Park
The Trinity Springs club defeated the Fiedford Champs at Washington Park on Sunday. Mrs. Taylor filed an affidavit charging her husband with assault and battery after a dispute. he pleaded not guilty, bond set at 190 dollars for his trial Tuesday at 10 o’clock. In Cincinnati the Reds beat Boston 1 to 0 with Bill Rariden shining as a key player.
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Trinity Springs
Washington Park
Cincinnati
Reds
Boston
Bill Rariden
Hhim
Bedford Wink
Rau
Braves
Birthday Party Honoring Miss Nellie Mitchell Enjoyed
An unusually delightful birthday party was held Friday evening at a house on the Hodd farm south of the city. Dancing and games filled the event with Miss Nellie Mitchell receiving many pretty presents. Ice cream and cake were served. Mr and Mrs J W Matotch acted as chaperones.
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Nellie Mitchell
Hodd
Mitchell
J. W. Matotr
Railway Workers Demand Wage Concessions Post War
A Bedford area letter to the editor from the American Federation of Railroad Workers calls for publication of conference resolutions sent to the President and Director General in 1919. It urges wage increases and a cost of living reduction, plus a potential profit sharing plan and board representation by employees.
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Washington, D. C
American Federation of Railroad Workers
Washington
D. C
United States
Walker D. Hines
Congress
Bek
American Federation of Railroad
United Efforts
Railroad Board of Wages
Congress of the
Woman Falls From Auto Breaks Arms And Thigh
Mrs. Matilda Ryan sixty of West 11th street left the city hospital Friday evening after a fall while entering an auto. She sustained fractures to both arms and the right thigh above the knee. Dr Kensling attended and set the bones with favorable progress though she suffers acutely.
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City Hospital
Matilda Ryan
West 11Th Street
Speeders Collision Injures Two on Bedford Bloomfield Line
Virgil Agnes suffered a head wound and slight skull fracture while Grover Tenderson sustained a painful cut to the right hand in a collision of two motor speeders on the Bedford and Bloomfield branch Sunday evening.
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Virgil Agnes
Grover Tenderson
Bedford & Bloomfield
Bedford Iron and Metal to Ship Copper Carload
The Bedford Iron and Metal Co will ship a carload of old copper to the Indianapolis branch this week. Seven tons come from the old cement plant with additional large quantities from the oil road shops and quarries and other out of town sources. The carload will be worth over $8 000 with about $3 000 from the cement plant.
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Bedford. Iron&. Metal Co
Indianapolis
Oai Road
Avire
Bedford Shipments Highlight Local Livestock Trade
Harry Montgomery of West 14th street shipped 14 three year old steers averaging 1410 pounds to the Indianapolis market and 128 hogs averaging 250 pounds from Monon pens here Friday. Arthur Nehf of the New York Giants visited with Mrs Nehf and the Humphrey May family before rejoining the team in Cincinnati after a 2 to 9 win in St. Louis.
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Harry Montgomery
West 14Th Street
Monon
Indianapolis
Bedford
Arthur Nehf
New York Giants
St. Louis
Resignation of City Policeman Callahan Reported
Sherman Callahan submitted his resignation to the City Council and will leave immediately for a higher paying job. Reports say firefighter Thomas Dixon may also quit, with Dixon handing in his resignation on Tuesday.
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Sherman Callahan
Thomas Dixon
Birth on Monday Afternoon near Springville
A baby named Burned Was Born Of Oval Evans near Springville on Monday afternoon. The report lists no further details about the birth or family.
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Oval Evans Near
Barn Fire Destroys Oval Evans Farm Barn Near Springville
A threshing barn on Oval Evans farm near Springville burned at 2 50 PM Monday. About six hundred bushels of oats stored inside were destroyed. Vance Braxton of Paoli and P J Paxton of Princeton, both 139th F A lieutenants, visited Leslie Pitts in town after an army year. Paxton returned to Paoli, while the others planned to stay at the Pitts home. Dr and Mrs Jackson moved from Accam property to Lincoln Avenue residence recently bought from Mrs Greta Graves. Mr and Mrs Tom Conner occupy the property formerly held by the Jacksons.
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Oval Evans
Springville
Vance Braxton
Paoli
P. J. Paxton
Princeton
Leslie Pitts
West Fourteenth Street
139Th
F. A
Mgr. Paxton
Pitts
Jackson
Accam
O Street
Lincoln Avenue
Gretta Graves
Tom Conner
Proberty
Funeral Services for Mrs Traley Sears Abbott
Funeral services for Mrs Traley Sears Abbott will be held Thursday at 2:30 in the Sears home at 17th Street Louisville. Interment will follow at Green Hill. Attending relatives include Mrs Abbott of Chicago Mrs J Hodges of Paragon and Mrs Mary Bennett of Sullivan.
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Traley Sears Abbott
Louisville
A. I. Sears
17Th
Sears
Green Fill
Abbott
Chicago
J. ©. Hodges
Paragon
Mary Bennett
Sullivan
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