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Newspaper

Elkhart Weekly Truth

Location

Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jul 08, 1909

Page

5

Community Announcements For Midweek Church And Club Events

The W O W and W will host a basket picnic at McNaughton Park on Saturday with all members and families invited to bring well filled baskets and enjoy a good time. The M M B club meets with Mrs Chas Hoeger on Garfield Avenue all day Friday. The Kings Daughters meeting postponed for one week. The Mayflower Chorus pic nic rehearsal at the home of Mrs A J Baumgartner Friday evening. Grace Lutheran Missionary Society meets at the church Friday afternoon with a penny supper served at 5 o'clock. All are invited.

McNaughton Park M.M. 8. Club Chas. Hoeger Garfield ‘Avenue Mayflower A. J. Baumgartner Grace Lutheran Missionary.society Cluirch

Engagement Celebration Prepares for Buckner Nuptials

Society notes from South Bend report Miss Blanche Miller and Miss Grace Hootman hosting a hosiery and handkerchief shower for Miss Wadill. The party in pink and white featured a mock wedding with Miss Miller and Miss Stella Campbell as brides, music by Miss Irma Hootman, and a three course lunch amid wedding motif decor. A subsequent luncheon at Mrs. Belcamp’s on South St. Louis Street is planned for Friday evening.

South Bend Elkhart Christian Church Cc. C.buckner Sy Griffith Buckner Blanche Miller Grace Hootman Wadill C.C. Buckner Stella Campbell Irma Hootman Miss Wadill Belcamp

Goshen Social News Briefs Highlight Weddings and Showers

Miss Emamia Vincent and Miss Blanche Thumm hosted a miscellaneous shower Tuesday for Lillian May Helsel prior to her marriage to Edward Thomas of Pikhart. At bride’s home on South Main Street Marion Bay Jackson and Miss Orpha Aust wed at 6 p.m. with a two course luncheon, plans for housekeeping in Burkhart. Lydia Rowe hosted H. H. club at Goshen Avenue Brethren Church. Miss Kate May White and William Henry Bomb wed at Lake Wawasee in the presence of relatives.

South Berd Emamia Vincent Blanche Thumm Lillian May Helsel South Clinton Street Edward Thomas Pikhart John South Main Street Marion Bay Jackson Elkhart Orpha Aust Goshen J. A. Wood Burkhart Lydia Rowe James Street H. H. Club Avenue ‘Brethren Church Kates May White William - Henry Bomb Chicago W. J.gronert Wawasee M Miller Syracuse Ind Evschiurch

Engagement and Society Notices from Chicago and Area

Announcement of the engagement of Mrs Electa Miles Cleveland and Dr Jesse Bell Porter. A luncheon hosted by Mrs C Chicago and Mrs Ey B Teal on Magnolia Avenue featured sweet pea decorations and eight place settings at their Beardsley Avenue home. A group from the Ziesel Bros store plans a picnic at Island Park this evening.

Ey. B. Teal Beardsley Avenue Ziesel ‘Bros.’ Store Is¢land Park Electa Miles Cleveland Jesse

Salvation Army to hold social on West Lexington

The Salvation Army plans a social on the lawn at the hall on West Lexington avenue this Saturday evening. Frank B. Tracy of Second Baptist Church in Chicago will preach tonight at 8 o'clock following the street service. The Trumpet Notes concert was postponed a week due to the director's absence and will be held next Wednesday at the monument. Bernard Wiefer takes over management of Clark Three-Cent restaurant yesterday. O A Clark of South Bend discussed a management change in the city. T G Sweetland, former manager, is in South Bend on business and may take a vacation before a new position.

Salvation Army West Lexington Avenue Frank B. Tracy the Second Baptist Morgan and Monroe Streets Chicago Salvation Army Hall Bernard Wiefer South Bend

Judge postpones case against Arthur G Keene

Judge Hughes postpones the case against Arthur G Keene a South Main street feedman accused of violating the garbage and refuse ordinance. The hearing set for this morning was delayed due to absent attorneys City Attorney Turner in Chicago and defense lawyer J L Warman in South Bend. The case will be rescheduled for next week.

Hughes Arthur G. Keene South Main Street

Illness Report From Elkhart Avenue

Sick list notes O. D. Olsons baby at 112 Elkhart Avenue taken ill yesterday. John McDowell recovered from a stroke about a month ago. Mrs. James Dodge Jr. is up after an attack of tonsillitis.

O. D. Olson Elkhart, Avenue John McDowell James Dodge, Jr

Police Notes Record Local Missing Goods and Staffing Shifts

Officer Fonda found an Iver Johnson wheel in the rear of J. W. Fieldhouse’s Lexington Avenue office. Mrs Mary Gardner reported a basket of clothes lost after her goods were moved by John Luce 618 Cleveland Avenue and asked for help locating it. Patrolman Arthur Withers began the day shift, succeeding Rabot who was promoted to desk sergeant, and W Christman started a vacancy assignment at noon, Elois serving as plain clothes man.

Fonda Iver Johnson J. W. Fieldhouse Lexington Garfield ' ‘Avenue Mary. Gardner John ‘Luce Cleveland” Avenue Arthur Withers John Rabot W. Christ Elois

Benes a thie ng to the new fest

Benes a thie ng to the new fest. The fragmentary OCR reads as a local event item with unclear details and potential misreads. The readable words indicate a festival or event invitation but lack concrete names, dates, or places to anchor a full summary.

Local residents and visitors parade through the city

A flood of social notes lists Miss Alma Harding of LaPorte visiting friends in Goshen and many others from Beardsley Avenue and nearby towns. Guests from Chicago Milwaukee Denver and Kalamazoo travel for weddings funerals and theatre while locals plan trips to Winona Detroit and Lake James.

Puritan Tolerance and Vatican Diplomacy Amid Modern Shifts

A speaker reflects on religious tolerance rooted in Puritan ancestry while noting recent changes over 25 years. He cites historical limits on Vatican diplomacy in the Philippines and observes broader shifts affecting church-state relations and diplomacy with Rome.

Train disaster strands 300 passengers in Kansas floods

Reported injuries include a four year old daughter of Ned Carrie Rose of Chicago. Women from St. Clair and Boston were injured while helping Nannie St Clair. Tracks undermined as a detoured train sank slowly. Rescue used boats and rafts. passengers housed at farmhouses until floods subside. Relief train from Ottawa brought food and supplies.

Ned Carrie Rose Nannie St. Clair Emporia Pannona Marias Ottawa Kansas City Ewestern

Fragmentary OCR Clippings From Local Page

Sparse readable bits mention a person and event but details are unclear. The fragmentary text hints at names and places without complete context or dates.

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