South Bend Notes Show Local Social Activity and Visits
Mae and Ruth Stewart called at the Moorhead home. Mrs. Una Prugh and Mrs. Ascar Anderson visited Mrs. Jacob Shoup. The B. S. L. M. Club gathered at Miss L. A. Townsend’s. Residents faced sickness and bad roads yet enjoyed a pleasant afternoon. Several families hosted visitors, alongside shopping, farming, and community events throughout the South Bend area, including a quilting gathering and a bell ringing concert at the Commodore high school.
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Mae
Ruth Stewart
W. A. Moorhead
Una Prugh
Ascar Anderson
Jacob Shoup
L. A. Townsend
Bruce Kepple
Larkin Products
L. M. Henderson
Collins
West Lebanon
Townsend
Apollo
Sam Peterman
John Kepple
Joehn McGeary
Vanderarift
Sturday
Ralston Rupert
Henry Townsend, Jr
Harry Renrick
Hugh Rearick
Jamey Keeley
Salinburg
Clarke Stewart
James Phipps
Paterson
Plumville
Rena Wray
South Bend
Wray
Diana Beighley
Oscar Anderson
Sadia
Maria Smith
L. A
Gilbert Rupert
Harry Guggie
Rosenberger
Garrett
Tom and
Nettie Rupert
James Boyer
Thomas Miscus
Wilson Barnett
L. M. Martz
Austin Say
Lloyd
Clarksburg
Lester Salsgiver
Pearl Bruce
Wilda Niupp
Frank Walker
Gon. Milton
Cockport
Jesse Ferrier
Olive Kerr
Bertha
Mary Ferrier
W. W. Nichol
Cherry Tree
Commodore High School
Pluma ville Visit Highlights Family Gatherings and Birth News
Mr and Mrs Whert Brewer and daughter Emma Pearl joined Mr and Mrs Earl Lewis and family G T Lydick James Elkin John Elkin and son Wade Norris Johnston Mrs Merie Marshall and Mrs DR C Wella among Pluma ville visitors Saturday J V Mogle rejoicing over arrival of a daughter Br J H Elkin had supper with brother G H Elkin and family Miss Vernie Hall employed at Indiana spent Sabbath at
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Whert Brewer
Emma Pearl
Earl Lewis
G. T. Lydick
James Elkin
John Elkin
Wade
Norris Johnston
Merie Marshall
C. Wella
J. V. Mogle
Br. J. H. Elkin
G. H. Elkin
Vernie Hall
Indiana
State May Get Former Convict's $2700 Estate
Nashville story tells of William Hartley a 79 year old ex convict who died in a downtown hotel and left 2700 to the state after 16 years free of prison. Hartley once killed a woman in Memphis in a drunken brawl and served 20 years in Nashville penitentiary. He lived quietly worked at a foundry as night watchman and shipping clerk until his death. His bank book shows the savings but without known relatives the money likely goes to the state. He is buried in a respectful grave with an epitaph noting he came well.
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Nashville
Tenn
Lny
William Hartley
St. M. Jennings
Memphis
Che Crline
William Fldntley
Tie
Hess
St. Tie
Restoration of Watts Tomb Honored at John Wesley Chapel
A service at City Road chapel commemorates restoring Isaac Watts tomb in Bunhill Fields, the historic burial ground for English dissenters. The altar-tomb now displays Watts’s name boldly. nearby graves include Daniel Defoe and memorials to Susannah Wesley.
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Sungili
Watts
Doctor Watts
Tiaac Watts
Daniel Defoe
Robinson Crusoe
Susannah Wesley
John
Charles
Ladybug Pest Control Clears Citrus Groves
In Los Angeles entomologists report ladybugs have completed a pest suppression in local citrus groves. The beneficial insects were released to combat a decade‑long threat, notably the scale of coccomy and other insects damaging fruit trees. Initial results show reduced pest activity and improved tree health, with ongoing monitoring advised.
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Los Angeles
Senate
Gonus
Laos
Benton Man Grows 76 Pound Pumpkin on Exhibition
In Benton Arkansas Drew Caraway raised a 76 pound pumpkin and sent it to Mingnolia Pave store for exhibition, claiming it is the largest pumpkin grown in this region.
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Benton
Ark
Drew Caraway
Mingnolia
Benefits of natural gas urged for long supply and cleaner use
Dr J B Garner of the Mellon Institute urges scientific use of natural gas, saying Pennsylvania has ample supply for years with 350 cities served and over 400 000 domestic consumers. He lists economic and health benefits and notes 2 775 942 acres of gas, 18 746 wells, 79 compression stations, and $104 million invested with 634 workers employed.
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J. B. Garner
Chemical and Engineering Research
Mellon Institute
University of Pittsburgh
Garner
Pennsylvania Public Service Information Committee
Pennsylvania
Location of Famous London Well Unknown
The Kansas City Star recalls the holy well of St. Clement in London once a pilgrim site and social spot. It lay between the Strand law courts and St. Clement’s Inn, near the modern law complex, with St. Clement’s Church nearby and Dr. Johnson once seating nearby, though the well was bricked over during building.
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St. Clement
London
Strand
Law Courts
St. Clement’s Inn
Johnson
Kansas City Star
Local social notes from Buck Run area weekend visits
Mable Burkhart and Helen Moorhead spent time at home here while J G Strong and Edwin Fyock visited relatives in Ohio. The Grange hall hosted a largely attended farmers institute and a pre social is planned for Friday March 13 with many local residents listed as callers and guests.
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Mable Burkhart
Buck Run
J. G. Strong
Boise
Lyman Mardis
Lowry Houck
Helen Moorhead
Indiana Normal
Edwin Fyock
J. W. Burkhart
Ohio
Farmers’ Institute
Grange Hall
Murray Conrath
Budille Swisher
Orren Wise
Derry
Robert McAdoo
Cockport
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Joseph Kuhn
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Leroy Warden
W. Hazlett
Delmer Whitsell
Margaret
Plainville
Dorothy
Simicksburg
Cookport
Clarence Henry
Marry Wentzel’s
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Lewis Henry
Gon Doyle
Stafford
Hoyt Keating
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Quinter Russell’s
Felix Trimble
Hillsdale
Quinter’ Russi
Glen Campbell
Jesse Ragsey
Doyle
Jerry Lydie
Queen
Dean Meekins
Dixonville Hospital
H. R. Spicher
Smith and Junior
Rossmoyne
Glasser
Indiana, Pa
al Kidds
HS State
Anders
The
Indiana Progress
Tennessee
Ladybug
Pittsburgh
State Department of Health
R. R. Sayres
United States Bureau of Mines
Sayres
Pennsylvania Public Service Information Committees
Dratanya
Penn Run
Dixonville
L. H. Pearson
Walter Boné
H. B. Reas
J. C. Glasser
Edward Fisher
John Rugh, Jr
Altoona
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