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Jeffersonville Star

Location

Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 11, 1921

Page

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Court actions and filings span debts deeds and divorces

Judge James W Fortune heard Benjamin Humpich versus Petey L Masterson and Mary Masterson to recover 200. Whittenghill guardian seeks disposal of minor heirs real estate. Lemuel. A weekly support allowance of 1650 in Henrietta Cain v William Cain. Bertha Pangburn seeks notary bond. George Rowlett bonds for Elizabeth Rowlett estate. Inez Jones granted divorce and child custody. appeal filed in Aylette Osborne v Thomas Rosebrook after $85 cow death award.

James W. Fortune Benjamin Humpich Aginst Petey L. Masterson Mary Masterson Masterson Lemuel Whittenghill Mary Gelhaus Henrietta Cain William J. Cain Bertha Pangburn Charlestown George Rowlett Elizabeth Rowlett Inez Jones Charles C. Jones New Washington Aylette Osborne Thomas Rosebrook

Holden-Hedge nuptials tie Carmen Holden to Hazel Hedge

Miss Carmen Holden married Hazel Hedge at 8 Friday night in the Holden home 610 West Market street. Rev Walter Mundy of the Morton Memorial M E Church officiated. Attendants included Miss Lillian Hall and Mr William Myers. A reception followed and the couple will live on Spring street.

Carmen Holden Hazel Hedge A. Thomas Holden West Market Street Walter T. Munday Morton *Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church Lillian Hall City William Myers Louisville Margie Powelesson Toledo Ohio

Rev Merritt Machlan Officiates Quebbeman Brocklehurst Wedding

The Rev. Merritt Machlan officiated at the marriage of Leroy Carr Brocklehurst of Indianapolis, son of Mr and Mrs George W Brocklehurst of Sellersburg, to Myrtle Helene Quebbeman daughter of Mr and Mrs Albert Quebbeman of Sellersburg, Friday evening.

Merritt Machlan Omateg Leroy Carr Brocklehurst Indianapolis George W. Brocklehurst Sellersburg Myrtle Helne Quebbeman Albert Quebbeman

Knights of Pythias Uniform Rank Clean Beech Wood For Picnic

The Knights of Pythias Uniform Rank plans a Fourth of July picnic at Beech Wood near the city. They will clean and equip the area to make it a top class picnic resort.

Knights of Pythias

Harland D Sanders Resigns Chamber Post for Columbus Business

Harland D Sanders, previously secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, will end his duties there this month to take a similar position in Columbus Indiana and pursue a business venture in that city.

Harland D. Sanders Chamber of Commerce Columbus Ind

Girl Scouts Present One Act at Lawn Party

The Girl Scouts will present a one act play titled Two Aunts and a Photo at their lawn party Monday evening in the Presbyterian Church lecture room. Ice cream home made cake and candy will be for sale.

Girl Scouts Presbyterian Church Gale

Jefferson Lodge hosts Glenwood picnic for lodge home fund

Jefferson Lodge Independent Order of Odd Fellows plans a picnic at Glenwood on August 20 to raise proceeds for a lodge home purchase. Members and neighbors urged to attend to support the fundraiser and community gathering.

Jefferson Lodge Glenwood

Walter Kenney Undergoes Nose Surgery

Walter Kenney underwent nasal surgery to remove a bone fragment and is reported to be doing fine after the procedure.

Walter Kenney

The Big Picnic at Glenwood Park Thursday

On Thursday next June 16 the Chamber of Commerce and city merchants host their annual picnic at Glenwood Park with music dancing a country store and amusements plus a baseball game. Prizes await ticket holders and Civic Society ladies will prepare meals. Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts will perform contests for the public. The Breeze expects a large crowd and a joyful reunion.

Chamber of Commerce Glenwood Park Breeze

MABE It lively for young folk

Street in Wheel Barrow scene as Hazel Hédge is paraded by friends after a prank wedding proposal. He is tied behind a Ford wearing pajamas and a straw hat while autos honk in celebration. Later he returns with a wheelbarrow bride surrounded by her friends in white.

Spring Street Hazel Hédge Market Court Avenue West Market

Fiftieth Anniversary Of St Pauls Reformed Church

The fiftieth anniversary of St Pauls Reformed Church in Sellersburg Indiana will be celebrated tomorrow with morning and afternoon services. Rev Jacob Elmer of Crothersville leads the observance for a church with about eighty members. The first pastor was Rev Julius Heorld.

St. Paul’s Reformed Church Sellersburg Ind Jacob Elmer Crothersville Julius Heorld

Lost pledge list sought after Chautauqua year

Secretary B McBride and Mrs Joseph Warder seek information on the missing pledge cards signed for 1921. They urge anyone with knowledge of the list's whereabouts to contact the two organizers and help locate it.

B. McBride Joseph Warder

McCulloch Grounds Hosts Trinity Church Games Afternoon

Raised from four to twenty five dollars and costs, the event aims to curb drinking. McCulloch and Trinity Church are scheduled to play this afternoon at the Mc Culloch grounds, highlighting local sports action.

McCulloch Trinity Church McCulloch Grounds

Hanover College President Weds Crawfordsville High Leader

Dr William A Millis president of Hanover College married Harriett Harding principal of Crawfordsville High School last year and former English teacher at Hanover. The ceremony took place Thursday at the bride's parents home with only family present. Millis was Crawfordsville schools superintendent for years.

William A. Millis Hanover College Harriett .Harding Crawforsville High School Hanover Henry W. Harding Crawfordville M. H. Appleby Thea First Methodist Church Millis Crawfordsville

Society notes reveal weddings and moves in Bullitt County

Mrs Jimmie D Egaan wed Benjamin Homer Backus in Shepherdsville Kentucky on Saturday June 4 per Lindsey Ridgeway Clerk Bullitt County Circuit Court. Miss Lucille Coombs Cogswell of Charlestown graduated from Hanover College Friday. Mr and Mrs Jack Millholland and their son of West Maple Street are moving to Ohio Falls.

Jimmie D. Egaan Benjamin Homer Backus Shepherdsville Lindsey Ridgeway Bullitt County Lucille Coombs Cogswell Charlestown Hanover College Jack Millholland West Maple-street Ohio Flls

Bennett Family Attends Bloomington Funeral

Mr and Mrs George Bennett returned from Bloomington last night after attending the funeral of Mr Melvin Bennett.

George Bennett Bloomington Melvin Bennett

Miss Blagche McBridy Recovers After Norton Infirmary Operation

Miss Blagche McBridy underwent an operation at Norton Infirmary and is doing as well as can be expected.

Blagche McBridy Norton Infirmary

Walks Mile in 103rd Year in Wabash

Wabash Indiana resident Uncle Jack Hig gins marked his 1003d birthday by walking from his North Thorne Street home to the downtown business district, a distance of over a mile, greeting friends and sharing news of a brief illness that had kept him home the prior month.

Wabash Ind Jack Higgins

Surprise Birthday Party For Miss Nonna Ruby

A delightful surprise party was given Thursday night at 203 Bowling Avenue. The home was decorated with daisies, music and dancing, and refreshments were served. Attendees included Misses Dorothy Howard, Maxine Hydron, Bertha Catlin, Crystal Youngblood, Edna Scott, Jean Craig, Irene Parker, Mary Yates, Helen Ginter, Edith Ginter, Norma Ruby, Louise Ruby, and Messrs Bruce Collins, Dorsey Craig, Carl Harris, Marion Cardill, Jack Kennedy, Orvill Strauch, Jamies Duffy, Marvin Applegate, Chas. Garmon, Craig Samuels, and Harry Edwards.

Nonna Ruby Bowling Avenue Dorothy Howard Maxine Hydron Bertha Catlin Crystal Youngblood Edna Scott Jean Craig Irene Parker Mary Yates Helen Edith Ginter Norma Louise Ruby Bruce Collins Dorsey Craig Carl Harris Marion Cardill Jack Kennedy Orvill Strauch Jamies

Twenty candidates to take initatory degree at Tabor Lodge

Twenty candidates are due to reserve the initatory degree in Tabor Lodge of Odd Fellows Tuesday evening June 14. The lodge membership is 350, with fifty new members added since January 1. A class of fifty will be recruited in the summer to reach about 400 by early fall.

Tabor Lodge of Odd Fellows Wening

Perry family plans Sunday trip to Seymour

Mr and Mrs Ed Perry Mr Louis Perry and Mr W Holder plan to motor to Seymour Sunday to visit Mr and Mrs Pete Bowell.

Ed.Perry Louis Perry W. Holder Seymour Pete Bowell

Miss Virginia Culp Hosts U S E Club Gathering

Miss Virginia Culp hosted a United Sewing Enthusiasts meeting at her East Seventh Street home. Members sewed and enjoyed Lloyd music with cream and cake, including Loretta Scheer Avis Berry Leonora Enlow Josephine McKee Ruth Watt Melacina Scott Mable Buckner Thelma Riech and Virginia Lee Culp. Ruth Watt was chosen as the next hostess.

Virginia Culp Waas East Seventh Street Loretta Scheer Avis Berry Leonora Enlow Josephine McKee Ruth Watt Melacina Scott Mable Buckner Thelma Riech Virginia Lee Culp

Betts Family Weekend Visit In St Louis

Mr. Sidney Betts of St Louis spends the week end with his parents Captain and Mrs I W Betts on East Front street.

Mr. Sidney Betts St. Louis Captain Mrs I.W. Betts East Front Street

Important Evening Meeting With District Echoes Program

An urgent evening gathering is called for all members to attend. The program features a segment titled Echoes from the District Meeting.

Englis club social closes season at Miss Burke home

Miss Mayme Burke hosted the Englis club on East Chestnut Street for a social evening after completing their study for the year. The group will meet next at Mrs. James Sweeney’s home for a year end party.

Mayme Burke Englis Club East Chestnut Street James ‘Sweeney

Churches Children Day Exercises at Sunday Service

At The Churches Children Day events occur Sunday morning with Sunday school at 9 30 in the main auditorium for the main program. The pastor will baptize babies and receive probationers, inviting others to unite. Epworth League led by Miss Ada Frank at 6 45. Sunday School 9 45 and Christian Endeavor at 6 45. Parents urged to attend.

Epworth League Ada Frank District League Scottsburg Christian Endeavor

Maple Street M. E. Church Children’s Day Service

Samuel Reid pastor leads a 10 oclock Children’s Day program followed by baptism and reception of members. There is no Sunday School for this service. A 7:45 p.m. preaching service features the sermon A Struggle For Supremacy. The public is invited.

Presbyterian Church to Offer Morning Service Only

Owing to the pastor's absence a Boy Scout school lesson will precede the sermon. The pulpit Sunday morning at 10 30 will be occupied by Rev Z P Osborne who has been taking a Post Graduate course at the Presbyterian Seminary in Louisville and is preaching at Bethlehem Indiana There will be no Evening Service.

Z. P. Osborne Presbyterian Seminary Louisville Bethlehem Indiana

County seeks 120000 bonds for new roads note Robb Road

County Commissioners ask the State Board of Tax Commissioners to permit 120000 dollars of 6 per cent bonds for proposed roads. the board will send Mr Brown to investigate. Robb Road from Bennettsville to Borden is not included. The board recently approved 9000 dollars for the McKinley road and 20181 dollars for the Robinson road.

State Board of Tax Commissioners State Commission Brown Bennettsville Borden State Board McKinley Road Robinson Road

Desiccated Cactus Binder Twine Draws Attention

A curious note reports excellent binder twine produced from the despised cactus. It notes a while, the Mongolian antelope can run sixty miles an hour. Bees yield honey and wax from nectar. Australia has a railroad extending 300 miles straight. A wheat farm of 200000 acres operates in Montana and Wyoming.

Australia Montana Wyoming

Goer to Circuit Court Over Bicycle Theft Case

Hampton Whitey Kellis remanded to Circuit Court by Police Court and jailed in default of a $500 bond. He was caught by Chief Summers with a bicycle belonging to the son of Conrad Eberts on East Maple Street.

Hampton (Whitey) Kellis Summers Little Son Conrad Eberts East Maple Street

Uncle Ed objects to road speed law on Nell the mule

Uncle Ed from Prather jogs beside Nell the mule as they pass a road sign promising 15 miles per hour. He scoffs at the law and asserts Nell cannot reach such speed, declaring he will not push her to comply.

The Fit Foe Drives Vehicle Near University

Fragmentary OCR notes describe a motor vehicle incident labeled The fit foe near the university. Details are unclear but indicate a traffic event occurring at or around the campus area.

Vate Ender Ithe Uniivensa of

Famine fund closed as rains assure crop relief

The famine fund in China is closed as recent rains secure harvests and erase the need for further aid. The decision highlights a view that some supporters know when funds have reached sufficiency.

Canadian herd of 3654 bison in Alberta at Wainright ter

The Canadian government maintains a herd of 3,654 bison at Wainwright Alberta. The report links Venezuela's auto shortages to a scarcity of automobile mechanics.

Wainright Albertater Venezuela

George Bennet Returns From Brother's Funeral

George I Bennet has returned from the funeral of his brother George Bennett at Bloomington.

George I Bennet George Bennett Bloomington

St Luke's Reformed Church Weekly Schedule and Events

Sunday School and Bible study at 9 30 a m with special offering. Morning worship at 10 45 with baptism and sermon Our Friendship for Christ. Evening Children's Day program with songs promotion and pageant. Consistory meeting Monday 8 pm and board meeting Tuesday 8 pm. All welcome.

Morton M. M. E. Church Children’s Day Service Schedule

The Morton M. M. E. Church under Pastor W. S. Munday presents a Children’s Day service at 10:00 replacing both Sunday School and preaching. Junior Epworth League meets at 2:00, Senior Epworth League at 6:45, and the evening sermon at 7:45 titled Be Still and Know That I Am God.

Epworth League

First Baptist Church Sunday Services and Programs

Rev. F. M. Tolbert presides with Sunday school at 10 with late morning service at h o clock and evening service at 8 on A Model Prayer. B Y P U gathers at 6 45 p m for worship and invitation.

F. M. Tolbert

Water lilies support a child's weight study

The article notes water lilies can bear a child’s weight and mentions the University of Idaho dental college creating a dummy law for beginner practice.

The University of Idaho ‘Dental College

Con versation Openers and Ancient Glass Evidence Noted

The text contrasts Chinese greetings with How old are you and How do you do. It mentions heartbeats audible via sound amplifiers to a crowd. It reports Miss Mary Peterson elected mayor of Red Cloud Nebraska. It notes Roman use of glass windows in Tiberius era and Pompeii ruins showing glass windows before 70.

Mary Peterson Red Gloud, Neb Pomepeii

Dickens Works See 25 Million Copies Printed Since First Appearing

It is estimated that 25,000,000 copies of Dickens works have been printed since they first appeared a little more than seventy years ago.

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