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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1921
Page
3
Local notices recount multiple Christmas and New Year visits among Indiana residents with trips to Indianapolis Cincinnati Madison and Louisville. One death of Mrs Brockschlager in Vevay is noted along with funeral plans at Oak Lawn and a church cemetery.
The article explains geographic measurements across the United States including the shortest Atlantic to Pacific distance near Charleston and San Diego at 2152 miles, Canadian and Mexican border lengths, and Atlantic coastline and Gulf Coast extents. It discusses map latitude curves causing misperceptions of which states extend farther south and notes examples like Texas, Flora, and Cuba misplacements.
Roy Inskeep and Mabel K Perry, described as a well known colored couple, married on New Year’s Day by Rev William Grant in Madison. The report also notes visitors and local movements, including a long list of residents and events, with court activity and a death of farmer Anthony Brinson among the items.
Bernard Wolf age 17, son of Mr and Mrs Charles Wolf of Pleasant Ridge, was badly injured while clearing a corn shredder at the George Smith farm on Telegraph Hill. An ear of corn jammed the machine and his hand was amputated below the elbow. Dr GE Denny performed the operation with assistors present.
Telegram from New York reports the death of Mrs Kie Middleton mother of Mrs Mabrey at Mabrey's Portsmouth Ohio home. Remains will be brought to Madison for burial arriving tomorrow night and taken to Schneiders chapel. Funeral time to be announced. Survived by daughter Mrs Mabrey and son George Middleton. The Methodist chapel service is planned with burial at the local cemetery.
Madison reports on residents traveling by train to Indianapolis and Lexington for business and visits. Local events include the WoMen Verers League meeting set for January 20, school and church ties, audits by the county board, and changes in burial allowances for soldiers. Also listed are hospital shots, Purdue studies, and departures for Lafayette and Louisville.
Eleanor Richardson and her husband Fred confront an unexpected newborn found in their car after a New Year’s Eve visit. The couple, once content with a childless life, face a turning point as they consider keeping the infant and changing their future. The scene shifts from festive revelry to cautious hope as Beth and Jim plan a future around the new arrival.
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