Perry-Wooley Wedding At Whitestown Home
Alma Gertrude Wooley wed Paul Perry last Wednesday at the Whitestown area home of Mr and Mrs Will Wooley. The ceremony featured Lohengrin's wedding march, a canopy of roses, pink green and white decor, and a supper to follow. The couple will reside at 361 North Michigan Avenue after a brief wedding reception.
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Will Wooley
Whitestown
Alma Gertrude
Paul Perry
Lohengrin
Mina Vandiver
M. E. Church
Cyrus Wooley
Lebanon
Perry
North
Michigan Avenue
Latta Porter and Miss Bessie Grace to Wed in June
The Cincinnati Commercial Tribune notes the marriage of Latta W Porter and Miss Bessie Grace to be held at the Church of the Covenant in Cincinnati on the evening of June 30. Miss Grace will be attended by her sister Mrs A W Highlands with Walter Tarr as best man and a list of ushers including William Porter Walter Huston Parker Grace Ernest Brown Charles Mathes and Charles Powell. A musical program will precede the ceremony. Highlands hosts a linen shower for Miss Grace this afternoon at Hyde Park and Mrs Worth Weller will host an event tomorrow afternoon in her honor.
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Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Latta Porter
Bessie Grace
Cincinnati
Latta W. Porter
Church of the Covenant
Watson
Grace
A. W. Highlands
Walter Tarr
William Porter
Walter Huston
Indianapolis
Parker Grace
Ernest Brown
Charles Mathes
Charles Powell
Worth Weller
Hyde Park
Taxpayers sue county over Shiloh road project
A new suit in the circuit court by Henry Hodges George Walker John C. Shelhorn Henry Townsend Albert G. Taylor and John Rigor against the Decatur County Board of Commissioners seeks to enjoin awarding a contract for the Shiloh road about three miles long. Plaintiffs argue levee costs would exceed $5,000 and protect only a small area of bottom land around the project site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
Henry Hodges
George Walker
John C. Shelhorn
Henry Townsend
Albert G. Taylor
John Rigor
Decatur County Board of Commissioners
Wickens & Osborn
Shiloh Road
Souvenir greeting postcards show ten Greensburg views
A Batterton's card offer features ten Greensburg views priced at five cents each. The card set highlights local scenes as collectible memorabilia for visitors and residents.
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Greensburg
Batterton’s
Delightful Surprise For Mrs Riley On 68th Birthday
Mrs. Smith Riley of West Washington street celebrated her sixty eighth birthday Friday. Mrs. Mozingo joined early for country visit then guests arrived with baskets of eatables. At noon Riley returned to a dining room filled with twenty three guests and a banquet.
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Smith Riley
West Washington Street
T. M. Mozingo
Mrs. Riley
Physicians Hold Meeting At Carnegie Library
The Post Graduate Club of physicians met at the Carnegie Library Friday night in a well attended session. Members Drs. Bentle Bland Christian Rei cheval Morgan Sanders Thomas Tremain Welch Williams White and Wood participated in discussions on Secondary Anemia Pernicious Anemia and Cheorosis with Dr Bird absent.
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Post Graduate Club
Carnegie Library
Drs. P. C. Bentle
Curtis Bland
Henry Christian
C. F. Reicheval
Bert Morgan
I. N. Sanders
R. M. Thomas
M. L. Tremain
O. F. Welch
John Welch
B. S. White
Charles L. Williams
J. M. Wood
Dr. Bird
Greensburg Band Delights Square Crowd
A Greensburg band drew a large audience last Thursday night in the square, featuring five musicians from Indianapolis including Sig nor Lucci of Creatore's band who are slated to perform at all upcoming concerts. Businessmen complain a Saturday show would boost trade, since stores close at seven and the concert starts at eight, with merchants counting on display windows for profit.
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Greensburg
Indianapolis
Signor Lucci
Creatore
Surprise visit to Whitestown pastor during Liberty neighborhood trip
A group including Rev. J. B. Morgan's Liberty area parishioners and several couples traveled to Whitestown on Friday to visit their pastor at his home. On the way back they stopped at Crawford Industrial School for a look and conversation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. M. Thompson
Charles Robbins
Ev. Smiley
John Gilchrist
George Wright
B. C. Garver
Liberty
Democrats Nominate Ticket As Decatur County Holds Convention
The Decatur county Democratic nominating convention in the opera house endorsed John H. Deniston for Representative Nick Patterson for Sheriff Ed D. Donnell for Treasurer Henry M. Redelman for Commissioner Third District Will L. Perry for Commissioner Second District Henry Black for Surveyor and Dr Curtis Hill for Coroner Patterson won the sheriff on the third ballot amid a convention with strong saloonkeeper participation and debate over temperance planks.
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Decatur County
New Opera House
John H. Deniston
Nick Patterson
Ed D. Donnell
Henry M. Redelman
Will L. Perry
Henry Black
Curtis Hill
Will Ryan
W. H. Reynolds
C. F. Northern
Earl Hite
Stokes Jackson
Ed Kessing
Lee Fremain
Tom Gannon
Patterson
Tom Tumilty
Marshall
Indiana
Bingham
Scottsburg
Democratic Party
Lacy
Greensburg Named In 1822 by Hendricks Family
On June 14, 1822 the Hendricks family suggested the name Greensburg for Decatur, then a small trading point. Over time the city grew into a celebrated Hoosier metropolis known for elegant homes and rapid development in prosperity and agriculture.
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Hendricks
Greensburg
Decatur
Hoosier State
Presbyterian Church Closed for Unsafe Condition
Mayor Thomson orders the Presbyterian church abandoned until repairs remove danger. Workers inside face collapse risk as walls may give way. services moved to the Grand Army hall and will remain there until the building is deemed safe again.
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Thomson
Presbyterian Church
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Minear Dry Goods Co
Murmer
Bart Schaffner
Marx
Carter & Co
First National Bank Building
Greensburg, Ind
Porter-Grace
Temperance Plank
Wise
Ocratic
Republican Party
J. K. Ewing
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