Guernsey Picnic and Local Social News Recap
Tippecanoe County Guernsey picnic at Otterbein featured eight cows judged for placement with reasons. Williamsons of Lafayette scored 140 and claimed first, Rinehart second with 137. Local visits include Rineharts, Leshs, Krammas, McCracken, Byrums, Williams, Moss, Overholsers, and Darlene Lull joining Catron Beauty. several names and travel notes populate a Sunday scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Rinehart
Tippecanoe
Guernsey
Otterbein
Williamson
Lafayette
Mr. Rinehart
Local families share birthdays and visits across communities
Mrs Myrtle McLaughlin and Mrs Frank Hoshaw celebrate birthdays with relatives in a nearby gathering near Flora. Odyssey of visits includes Marybelle Haslet staying with Virginia Haslet while Gordon Stephenson meets his grandmother in Rossville. Families of Buck Creek Lafayette Delphi Colburn Ida ville and Cheyenne Wyoming join in social calls dinners and travel plans across the region.
Bringhurst Notes and Local Farm and Game News
Bringhurst residents report vacations in Iron River Wisconsin and visits from Daylight Tennessee. Rainfall boosts corn prospects and profits for area farmers. The Bringhurst Greyhounds beat Lebanon Merchants 12 to 0 in a Sunday game, with Doc Joyce allowing one hit. Earlier Lebanon won 3 to 1. Threshing rings report 9 to 20 bushels of wheat per acre locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bringhurst Greyhounds
Lebanon Merchants
Lebanon
Doc. Joyce
Local Notes Highlight Hospital Roles and Social Visits
Mrs Dewey undergoes operation at Cass County Hospital after a Saturday evening transfer. Parish and civic activity include Farm Bureau July 21 meeting with John Witter. Doris Wagoner resigns as clerk to join Indiana state Farm Bureau office in Indianapolis. Social visits span Chicago to Kokomo with multiple local families mentioned.
Wheat yields compared to acre and local events
Farmers report wheat averaging 9 bushels per acre and more in some fields. The Kokomo baseball team hosts the Greyhounds this Sunday. Miss Dorothy Bowman of Chicago visits with Miss Naomi Quinn. Wilkinson Oil Co opens a new bulk plant with an all day fair on Saturday July 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kokomo
Greyhounds
Dorothy Bowman
Chicago
Naomi Quinn
Wilkenson Oil Co
Local Notables and Family Visits Across States
Mrs Dora Alker and Mrs Dena Wieland with daughter visited relatives in South Bend. Mrs Ray Gardner and sons visited relatives in Flint. Gene Willey hosted a birthday party for son Buddie. Tom Sanderson and families joined Mitchells at Frankfort reunions. Rev Lewis Stanger, once hospitalized in Indianapolis, returned home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora Alker
Dena Wieland
South Bend
Ray Gardner
Flint, Mich
Gene Willey
Buddie
Tom Sanderson
Carl Raber
Evan Sanderson
Charles Sanderson
Mitchell
Frankfort
Lewis Stanger
M. E. Hospital
Indianapolis
Local Socials and Services Highlight Busy Weekend
Burrows and family visited Mrs. Lillie Benner while Mr. and Mrs. Charles West celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary at Lockport. The Christian church picnic at French Post Park featured services, a basket dinner, and baptisms. Dorothy Sharp of Peru, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Sharp formerly of the community, was mourned in funeral services after a fatal auto crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles McGriff
Lillie Benner
B. O. Brown
Charles West
Lockport
Christian Church
French Post Park
William Cronin
The
Dorothy Sharp
Peru
Miss Sharp
James Sharp
Local Families Visit and Health Notes Across Counties
Mr and Mrs Price Hodge and daughter and Mr and Mrs William Sink of Ohio plus Mrs Earl Bowman and daughter visited the Starkey family Thursday and Friday. Mrs Mary Lesh Baldwin of Madison Wisconsin has stayed with her father since her mother's death and went home Sunday. Mrs Sam Wasson was taken to Cass County Hospital Friday evening and underwent an operation Monday morning then was reported doing nicely. James Arnot son of Rev and Mrs John K Arnot returned home from visiting relatives in New York. Roy Green and family spent Sunday at Rockville Indiana. Harold Welch and family had Sunday dinner with the Welchs at Rockfield. Della Wagoner, long ill, is improving. T B Starkey and family of Young America visited the Starkeys Sunday. Mary Alice Carrier daughter of George and Mrs Carrier Lafayette is visiting her aunt and uncle the Dorsams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Ross
Ike Michaels
Goldie
Ed Griffith
Carrollton Hill
William Michaels
Evelyn Anderson
Colburn
Glen Jackson
Ted Ohls
Lafayette
Gordon Lee Stephenson
Stephenson
Rossville
Woodrow Myers
Frank McLaughlin
Effie Baker
E. E. Maxwell
A. L. Akers
Indianapolis
John Cain
Delphi
Ben Felthoff
Oliver Musall
Idaville
Bruno Peter
Willie Peters
John Kirkpatrick
Cheyenne
Wyo
William Hoshaw
Annie Bohannon
Harley Smith
Rockfield
Martha Mills
Jackson
Farm Bureau
John Witter
Charles Rice
St. Vincent Hospital
Walter Hawke
Arthur Shank
Turkey Run State Park
Doris Wagoner
Price Hodge
William Sink
Ohio
Earl Bowman
Thomas Starkey
Mary Lesh Baldwin
Madison
Wisconsin
Sam Wasson
Cass County Hospital
James Arnot
John K. Arnot
New York
Roy Green
Rockville, Ind
Harold Welch
Welch
Della Wagoner
T. B. Starkey
Young America
Starkey
Locals and visitors share Sunday calls across several towns
Clarence Kite and family visited in Logansport. Everett Stricker and family near Plymouth visited with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Clawson. Miss Elgie Thomas, a Frankfort teacher, leaves for a California vacation. Delbert Bell family spent Sunday at Columbia Park Lafayette. Frank Bougher family from Fort Wayne spent Sunday with William Bougher. Melvin Keys family from Detroit visited Lawrence Clawson. James Bougher and Mrs. Lawrence Clawson in Lafayette Saturday. Adelene and Billy Gilliam of Kokomo visiting relatives here. Vern Wise and James Bougher families visited Don Newman’s near Star City with Pennsylvanian friends. Jane Johns spent a week with son Frank and wife in Burrows. Adelina Galbreth home from visiting relatives in Niles Michigan. Florence and Dorothy Kerlin with Mrs. Fred Rankin of Winona Lake visited their grandparents John Kerlin. Mrs. John Bowman returned from Terre Haute after a short course. Lawrence Schwartz and daughter returned to Chicago after visiting Russell Popejoy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darlene Lull
Catron
Lake Manitou
Frances Ferguson
Mary Elizabeth Hufty
Jean Haun
Geneva Patrick
Kathleen Milburn
Kathleen Austin
Marda Jean Towe
Julia Mae Catron
Helen Richey
Max Hollingsworth
Frank Austin
Rochester
Axton
Frankfort Park
Brethren Church
Royal
Colored Radio Singers
Frank J. Niles
Raymond Barber
Frank Bougher
Fort Wayne
William Bougher
Melvin Keys
Detroit
Lawrence Clawson
James Bougher
Lafayette
Adelene
Billy Gilliam
Kokomo
Vern Wise
Don Newman
Near Star City
Florence
Dorothy Kerlin
Fred Rankin
Winona Lake
John Kerlin
John Bowman
Terre Haute
Lawrence Schwartz
Chicago
Russell Popejoy
Death calls Forest Stauffer in Ann Arbor
Mr and Mrs Doris Smith Rockfield and Mr and Mrs Max Stauffer are notified of the death of their son Forest Stauffer in Ann Arbor Michigan due to heart trouble. John McCleary and his Sunday school class hosted a picnic at Ideal Beach. Mrs Anna Bohannan of Camden visited relatives here. Dr and Mrs John Walker are on a two week vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Stauffer
Ann Arbor
Michigan
Forest Stauffer
John McCleary
Ideal Beach
Anna Bohannan
Camden
John Walker
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Burlington
Orville Gilbert
Lester Reavis
J. D. Lesh
John McCracken
Minnesota
Earl Byrum
Marvin Byrum
Clara Williams
Deer Creek
Dillard Williams
Reyburn Moss
Susan Rinehart
Fred Lines
Lula Overholser
Gary
Charles
Holser
Mrs
Merle Landis
Lawrence Landis
Ockley
Myrtle McLaughlin
Frank Hoshaw
Clarabelle Gee
Olaf Jackson
Clarence Beard
James Troxel
Flora
Marybelle Haslet
Kékomo
Virginia Haslet
Luther Rude
Bill Rude
George Felthoff
Dunn
Walter Long
Westle Rees
Minnie Jackson
Fern Whiteman
Irilla Enoch
Josephine Felthoff
Charley Reef
Here
Oscar Hall
Buck Creek
Hargraves’ Motor
Delphi, Indiana
Westinghouse
McCain
North Side Square
Lage i
Big Pwa
Delphi, Ind
Bringhurst
Ernest Stephens
Melvin Platt
Iron River
Tiffon Jackson
Daylight
Tenn
Ed Stephens
Lee Flora
Patty Ann
E. S. Stephens
Bessie Hallam
C. E. Baker
Weinand
Logansport
Washington
John J. O’connor
O’connor
House
Senate
Supreme Court
Burrows
Walter Gochenour
Indiana
Mary Alice Carrier
George Carrier
William Dorsam
Radnor
Clarence Kite
Everett Stricker
Plymouth
Charles Clawson
Elgie Thomas
Walter Curts
California
Delbert Bell and Son
Columbia Park
Pennsylvania
Jane Johns
Frank
Adelina Galbreth
Niles
Doris Smith
Wabach
Errr Prt Mead
Sees Bay
Carroll County Abstract CO
RCA
Unday
Sabu
Rudyard Kipling
George O’brien
George Beale
Bob Burns and
Martha Raye
Mountain Music
Ozark Mountain
Ethel Cripe
Jane Wither
Jane
Joan Davis
Jack Denney
General Motors
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