Irene Sam Sparks Ill. Local News From County
Irene Sam Sparks has been on the sick list. Many local residents and visitors attend Decoration day events including Claude Wells and family, Esther Adkinson at Bicknell, and Dan Smith and company. A Wells school house replacement contract is set for May 20 after a recent fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Sparks
Esther Adkinson
Bicknell
Wells
Local notices and visits fill region churches and towns
Many residents, including Solsberry and Bloomington travelers, visit family and attend church events across Pleasant Ridge, Newark, Ridgeport, and Gaston. Contracts for a new high school and church material gathering push June deadlines as locals plan visits to Bloomfield, Stanford, and Switz City.
Local Docket of Visits and Trades Spotted
A modest timeline covers calls to James Foddrill by Tanner and Homer Burch by Ada Price in Cincinnati. Mules traded to Ode Sexs, and travel home from Oolitic after Dixie highway work. Ammon Collins returns from Bloomington where he has worked since February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Collins
Ode Sexs
Ray Moffitt
Wm. Collins
Oolitic
Ammon Collins
Bloomington
Hendricksville Corn Leads County Planting Efforts
Local reporting notes Hendricksville corn is nearly all planted and thriving. Visitors include Guy Abram from near Bloomington and Hulda Abram from Elwren visiting Elmira Burch. preacher James Pearson and families are mentioned among regional residents.
Local Residents Refer Weekend Trips Across Town
Eagle Nest Mrs Mary Stanley traveled to New ark on Saturday. Mr and Mrs Sherman Wells visited Worthington Saturday. Mr and Mrs W J Vandeventer went to Solsberry Friday. Luther Fry and children stayed Friday night at George Frys. Mr and Mrs J W Johnson spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Earl Britten. Mr and Mrs Paul Britten and Orpha Fry stayed Saturday night.
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Mrs
George Fry
Edward Well’s
Mary Stanley
Newark
Mrs. Sherman Wells
Worthington
W. J. Vandeventer
Solsberry
Luther Fry
J. W. Johnson
Earl Britten
Paul Britten
Orpha Fry
Local Folks Noted in Weekend Visits and Beginnings
McVilie Sam Miller purchased a new Ford. Charlies Minks and family spent Saturday with friends at Hendricks ville. Several from here attended the ice cream supper at Freeman Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. John Burks visited with Mr. and Mrs. Guy McHaley and family. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Noel visited with Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Arthur near Newark last Wednesday. Misses Asa Carpenter and Eva Camden of Adel attended Sunday school at Salem. Mr. and Mrs. Owen Eller and son spent Sunday with Grover Thacker and family near Adel. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brown spent Saturday night and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Everett Maners. John Freund and son Walter of Linton, with Henry Freund of Chicago, motored up from Linton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeman
Asa Carpenter
Eva Camden
Adel
Salem
Owen Eller
Grover Thacker
Near
Mrs
Charles Brown
Everett Maners
John Freund
Walter
Linton
Henry Freund
Chicago
Evansville Guest News and Local Happenings
Newberry Frank Kennedy of Evansville stayed with friends over Sunday. Merchants free street shows offered each Saturday night. Dr Bowman and wife of Qodon visited Mr and Mrs W D Bynum Sunday. Reason Hilburn and family of Patoka visited his parents the past week. Lex V Deckard and wife of Lyons were in town Monday on business. Mrs Catron traveled to Scotland Monday to visit relatives. George Benham and Charles Crooke cheer as a boy holds an official post at Petersburg. Epworth League attendees Edna Tague Iva Catron Lella Bogard Emma Emery and two from Simpson Chapel attended Loogootee. Violet Hinds won a twelve week Indiana University scholarship for all expenses, a DAR honor tied to Civil War grandfathers Bart Hinds and Kite Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lex V. Deckard
Lyons
Newberry
Loogootee
Edna Tague
Here
Iva Catron
Lella Bogard
Emma Emery
Simpson Chapel
Violet Hinds
Indiana University
Daughters of the American Revolution
Bart Hinds
Kite
Local visits and travel notes across Bloomfield area
Friendship Mrs Cinthia Cox visits Bloomfield for weeks while Clyde Kent and family pass through the vicinity last Sunday. Mrs James Bailey of Linton visits relatives in the area and Newberry. Joseph Hasler and family stayed with son Wm and family last Sunday. Charley Anderson and son of Simpson Chapel travel to Newbury en route. Clarence Westmoreland and family visit Burns City to see Mrs Westmoreland's parents Mr and Mrs Williams. Mr and Mrs Langdon Lester attend the funeral of Mrs Lester's sister Mrs Geo Hasler at Elnora last Friday. J M Strauser and wife visit son Harley and family then spend Saturday with sister Eliza E Thomas and mother. James Thomas of Scotland visits Calvin cemetery Sunday and brings flowers. guest of Marion Thomas and family at dinner.
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Charley Anderson
Simpson Chapel
Newberry
Clarence Westmoreland
Burns City
Langdon Lester
Anderson
J. M. Strauser
Harley
Eliza E. Thomas
James Thomas
Scotland
Calvin
Marion Thomas
Local residents listed amid illness and visits from Bloomfield
Rockwood resident Rockwood Alva Allen is very sick with typhoid fever. Lexie Roach works for Amos Hostetter near Marco. A D Isenogle and son Bishop went to Bloomfield Wednesday. Grace and Fern Combs dined at Will Denny's Sunday. Mr and Mrs Cleve Anderson visited Lester Hasler and wife. Mrs Noah Wade remains seriously ill. Nearby residents at Bloomfield Saturday include Mrs James Combs and her children Leo and
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Amos Hostetter
Walter Burcham
Ruth
Robert
Fred Chaney's
Bloomfield
James Combs
Leo
Local social notes from Walnut Grove area update
Esther, Willie and Bishop Isenogle attend visits. Ruth Mitchell hosts guests as families share dinners. Memorial services planned by Modern Woodmen and Royal Neighbors. decorations day at Walnut Grove draws crowd and remarks on aging veterans. John Ockerman and Nancy Stalcup wed at Mrs. Stalcup’s home with about twenty relatives present. Various local residents visit relatives, attend services, and travel to Bloomfield and Centralia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McColly
Nancy Stalcup
John Ockerman
Nancey Staleup
Local Births and Community Visits Reported
Doans born to Mr and Mrs Jess Johnson last Wednesday a boy. Noah Martin and dale welcome a boy Claude William last Sunday. Kenova and Anna Brannon spent Thursday with aunt Emma Achor. Tom and Pink Pearson held a meeting at G W Ferguson store last Wednesday night. Emma Martindale spent Saturday with Addie Gibson and joined Children’s Day at Kentucky Ridge. Families gathered for Sunday visits at multiple homes including the Martindales and Ellas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess Johnson
Noah Martindale
Claude William
Kenova
Anna Brannon
Emma Achor
Tom and
Pink Pearson
G. W. Ferguson’s
Emma Martindale
Addie Gibson
Kentucky Ridge
Indianapolis man visits relatives and guests spend weekend
Plummer Rollie Benham of Indianapolis visited relatives here last week. Guy Ashbaugh and family were Sunday guests of Charles Jordan and Mrs Earl Melntire spent Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rollie Benham
Indianapolis
Guy Ashbaugh
Charles Jordan
Family
Local Notes from Ridgeport and nearby towns
Ridgeport and Bloomfield residents were noted visiting and calling as Miss Jeney Frye stayed in the area. Floyd Kindred from Allen City joined a Sunday gathering while Laura Porter gave a sermon. Olive Bates visited Miss Lizzie Allen in Lyons and several locals attended church or baptisms near Tanner.
Sunday Visitors From Nearby Towns
Open Sunday visitors at Alie Work were Mr and Mrs Will She and son Charley, Mr and Mrs Workman of Linton, Mrs Mar Workman and son Claude of Ground, Mr and Mrs Harley Conde and son Earl, Miss Faye Graves and Josephine Workman of this, with Miss Mabel Sh Camp Ground, motored to Jaspy Sunday to visit Mr der's brother Lary Conder and also Miss Ws sister Mrs V Hayes and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will She
Charley
Workman
Linton
Mar. Workman
Claude
Ground
Harley Conde
Earl
Faye Graves
Josephine Workman
Mabel Sh
Jaspy
Der’s
Lary Conder
W’s
V Hayes
Indian Creek Farmers Near End Of Corn Threshing
Indian Creek farmers are nearly finished harvesting corn. Wm Garsnett and wife visited Bloomfield on Friday. Mrs Nora Burch visited at Garsnett’s Thursday evening. Mrs Mary E Donahay and Miss Delia visited relatives at the creek last week. Miss Lucindia Weaver returned to Bloomfield Friday after visiting home folks. Wm Vandeventer and wife of Bloomfield attended Decoration Day at Carmic cemetery. Commencement exercises at the Cincinnati church on the 17th with 12 graduates. Wm Russell and family of U visited Mrs Russell’s brother Martindale last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Noel
Switz City
Nora Burch
Garsnett
Mary E. Donahay
Delia
Creek
Wm. Vandeventer
Bloomfield
Carmic Cemetery
Decoration Day
Wm. Russel
Sunday Church Gatherings Noted Across Gaston Area
Sunday night attendance at Camp Branch Luther Frye events noted as well as visits by Miss Rosa Wells Miss Minnie Bland and Miss Ruth Ferguson with various companions. Church services drew crowds in Gaston on Saturday and Sunday with families including Mr and Mrs John Johnson Earl Britton and kin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaston
Fishermen Sight Easy Tackle in Evening Haul
A brief note recalls steady catches at sea with plentiful fish and steady luck despite the deceptive lure.
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