Accident Touches Oliver Child as Dress Catches Fire
In days gone by a boy named Morton Forsythe, youngest son of Ben and Ettie Forsythe of Oliver, suffered severe burns when his dress caught fire near an open grate. His mother rushed to help, smothering the flames and removing burning clothing. A doctor was summoned as Ben was away at work. Ray Wiser of Marshall visited Harry Williams, and Daniel Eckel of Spiketown with Mary Shaw of Robinson visited relatives here last week. A Barred Plymouth Cockerell was chased from Bruce Boyd for 30 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth
Bruce Boyd
Eckle
Ray Wiser
Marshall
Harry Williams
Daniel Eckel
Spiketown
Mary.Shaw
Robinson
Morton
Ben
Ettie Forsythe
Oliver Vicinity
West Union note hits 1912 local news reel
West Union items recount Charles Gideon finishing sheriff’s residence at Marshall and Wabash river rising inches per hour. Local visits include Mrs. Potter of Bowling Green visiting Mrs. Foster Martin. socials with Meta Mora Council Pocahontas Circle. theater trip to Winning Widow in Terre Haute. Stock breeder Daniel Spittler arrives with Belgian and Percheron stallions. families relocate to Bevin Texas. Miss Louise Dittman hosts G L G. Nell Keys returns from Colorado Springs after illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Union
Charles Gideon
Marshall
Mary Potter
Bowling Green
Foster Martin
John Rademaker
Terre Haute
Flora Hagist
Meta Mora
Pocahontas Circle
Millard Hedrick
West Union
Dan Hull
Dick Davidson
Bess Mayer
Daniel Spittler
Huntington
Indiana
Spittler
John Remlinger
Bevin
Texas
Louise Dittman
Wm, Lutz
John. Salter
Laura
Ernst
Squire
Nell Keys
Colorado
Springs
Col
Keys
Twenty Years Ago Mrs Taylor's Bridge Luncheon Announces Margaret Taylor's Marriage to Cecil Forcum
Twenty years ago Mrs E L Taylor hosted a refined bridge luncheon where the engagement of her daughter Margaret to Cecil Forcum of Tulsa was announced for February 3 1923. Other items note scarlet fever care by Maude Paddock, trips to Terre Haute, a serious injury to Mrs Ben Duran, birth of Betty Lee to Mr and Mrs Clifford Beck, and resignations and moves involving Irving Honderich Lucile Ralston and school and publishing roles in Oklahoma and Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Taylor
Margaret
Cecil Forcum
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Maude Paddock
West Union
Sam Prevo
Grant Pritchard
E. M. Duncan
Indiana
Terre Haute
Emma Mitchell
C. D. Mitchell
Middleton
H.-Mitchell
Ben Duran
W. A. Williams
Dave Godden
Godden
Clifford Beck
Paris
Betty Lee
Oklahoma City
Okla
The
Oklahoma Publishing Co
Ten Years Ago Olney Visits and Local Trial Costs
The Olney weekend visit featured Mrs. Glenn Elmore and Miss Nelle Hoenig with guests including Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bloodworth and Mr. and Mrs. Emery Bloodworth. The German family returned from LaGrange after a death in Blue Island triggered travel. Louise Bubeck of Black Hawk visited CM Bubeck’s family. A Herald reporter estimates Clark county murder trial costs for Filbert Moorin inc circuit court at about 1959.50 plus circuit judge and court reporter salaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Elmore
Olney
Nelle Hoenig
Frank Bloodworth
Martinsville
Emery Bloodworth
James Diel
Oblong
George German
LaGrange
Robert Hacue
Robert Wague
Emma. Hacue
Blue Island
Louise Bubeck
Black Hawk
CM Bubeck
Clark County
Filbert C. Moor
Herald
Funeral for Bert Eckles Held at Clarksville
Nearly 1000 people attended the funeral services for Rev Bert Eckles Sunday at 2:00 pm at his Clarksville residence with Rev James Paddock of Terre Haute officiating. Interment followed in Marshall Cemetery. Mr and Mrs E E Bauer and children of Urbana visited their parents. Myrtle Poorman spent the weekend with Mrs H D Tucker of Casey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert’ Eckles
Clarksville
James Paddock
Terre Haute
Marshall Cemetery
E. E. “Bauer
Paul
Virginia
Urbana
Mars
John Weir
West Union Social Notes and Red Cross Meeting
Mrs Mae Pletys West Union hosts Red Cross meetings on Tuesdays and Fridays at the school house to boost the quota. Several local residents visit and dine with families, with news of births, illnesses, travels, and anniversaries among community members.
Local church notes and community birthdays in Snyder
Rev Kemp filled his Sunday appointment at 9 30 am and joined by Mrs Kemp and sons for dinner with Mr and Mrs John Dickerson near Darwin. Friends and relatives gathered to celebrate Mrs Sarah Hollenbeck s 79th birthday with a dinner and to mark Mr Cornwell s 67th birthday and Ellen s first anniversary. Others hosting and attending include the Collier and Cornwell families, the Morgans, and the W S C S group meeting in Marshall with numerous members listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kemp
Harry
Charles
John Dickerson
Near
Darwin
Sarah Hollenbeck
Lawrence Hollenbeck
Otto Alabauch
Georgetown
George Miller
Olivet
Janet
Wayne Hollenbeck
Palmer Cornwell
Emery Morgan
Joan
Frank Morgan
Charles Ogle
Marshall
Gilbert Chapman
Dan Gard
Emma Holwick
Henry Blockinger
Raymond Low
Esther Strohm
Clarente Cy Collier
Ola Collier
Gilbert, Chapman
Roy Woods
Frank Morean
Oole. Vickors
T.con Cannady
Vera Strohm
Linda
Community notes on social visits and church events
The page lists numerous local residents visiting relatives and friends across Paris, Terre Haute, Marshall, and West Union. Frequent names include Miss Lola Jeffers, Mrs. Lida Collier, Mr. Homer Hollenbeck, Vern Hilbert, Vern Hilbert of Terre Haute, Mr. and Mrs. Steve Newport, and Otto Hutchison, now stationed at Camp Wallace, Texas with many others joining in weekend gatherings and church attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tomy Marrs
Ellen
Collier
Marilyn
Chapman
Gene Thacker
Guindiy
Lola Jeffers
Clarence
Irene
Hilbert
Opal Mae
Pitteriger
Milo Collier
Paris
Lida Collier
Homer. Hollenbeck
Dresser
Sarah Hollenbeck
Louis’Tingley
Fenton
Vern ‘Hilber
Vern
George
Terre Haute
Steve
Newport
Ova Draper
Marshall
Ralph Jackson
Danny
Emery Morgan
Joan
Katie Pratt
Julia Thacker
Lola
Jeffers
Thacker
Jake
Fawyer
Ola Collier
Gilbert Chapman
Frank Sanders
Marshall, Wednearday
Janet
Alice and Rocheney
H. C Bohn
Opal Mae Pittinger
Fridaay
Marion Garner
Lida ‘Collier
Steve Newport
Wayne Hunt
R.A. Woods
Clarence Tingley
Jake Fawyer
Mattie Blockinger
Imogene
Ermagene
Eugene Siverly
Sharon
Church Services and Local Social Notes in Darwin
Rev H J Kemp led Sunday night services to a good crowd at the church. Mrs Loren Hunt of Bluffton returned home with her mother after a clinic stay in Bluffton. Comings and goings include Mr and Mrs Raymond Lowe and children visiting Mr and Mrs Commodore Frakes for birthday dinners. Wilburn Renshaw recovers from illness. Local families, including Haddix Harriett and Paddock households, attend clubs and visit neighbors in nearby Martinsville and Washington Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loren Hunt
Bluffton
George Paddock
Raymond Lowe
Kenneth
Hilda
Kemp
John Frakes
Albert Prevo
Wilburn Renshaw
Albert Haddix
Walnut Prarie
Simon Harriett
Martinsville
Ema Holwick
Ene Gard
Washington Center
Ika Lee Paddock
West York Social Notes and Weekend Guests
Sunday school at 9 30 and prayer meeting at 7 30 at the Methodist church. Mrs Murray Wheeler of Robinson stayed with her mother Mrs Melroy Bruner and husband. Earl Bradbury of Bailiff vicinity visited Mr and Mrs Ellis Stanfield. Mrs James Rush returned to Lidell Illinois after a week with her son Charles Rush. P F C Charles and Carrol Ryerson from Pecos Texas arrived for a short furlough with their parents. Mr and Mrs Bell and Mrs J G Harrington of Paris visited Isaac Seymour and Emma Moore Sunday evening. Estella Clements bought Guy Hand property and moved last Wednesday. Ruth Winters RN of Lebanon Indiana visited her parents Saturday and Sunday. Charles Ingram and sons of West Union were Sunday guests of Guy Harar and family and Mr and Mrs Percy Eliott and son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Lou Prust
Edna Baker
Emma Baker
Fannie Bartlett
Ernie Ralsner
Terre Haute
West Union
Meda Carlyle
H. L., Smith
St. Elmo
Clara Shroyer
Jeff Helleine
Anna Vargas
Katherine
Wisconsin
Kate Williamson
Charley Cornwell
Mission Circle of the Christian Church
Mae Piety
Samuel Fisher
Horace Crumlin
Harry Kaye
Mary Doris Oathout
Paris Hospital
C. O. Highsmith
Chicago
Edna Sheets
Evansville
Indiana
Sam Sheets
Ruth
Robert Coryell
Indianapolis
John Coryell
Wright
Bensonville
Illinois
Harnett
Edith
Marion Collier
George Heilene
Homer
Catherine Williamson
Mary Ferguson
Fairfield
Ilnois
Arthur, Walker and Son
Farmersburg
Frances Walker Harrison
Owensboro
Kentucky
Field Williamson
Gary
Harry Williamson
Gary Indiana
Thos. Castleman
Dave Gideon
Clinton, Indiana
Ted Williamson
Bud Williamson
Portersville
Dlinois
Vince Williamson
Robinson
Raymond Williamson
Sally Miller
Myrtle Williamson
Gertrude Logue
Joe Williamson
Marshall
Garfield Bohn
Fairbanks
Esther Bohn
Rockville
Methodist Church
Murray Wheeler
Melroy Bruner
Earl Bradbury
Bailiff Vicinity
Ellis Stanfield
James Rush
Lidell
Ilinois
Charles Rush
P. F. C. Charles
Carrol
Lebanon
Charles Ingram
Guy Harar
Percy Eliott
Green Moss by Ferne Tingley
Sunday school attendance stood at 23 reported in a local note. Mr and Mrs Will Walters and their son Kelth visited relatives at Westfield Sunday. Mrs Walters and Kelth were also noted in the outing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Walters
Kelth
Westfield
Local notes of visits and moves in Martinsville area
Fragments report hospital visit for enlargement of the liver to a Paris hospital. Training at Great Lakes naval school noted with pneumonia recovery. Local calls and visits among families including the Wilsons, Dugan, Walters, Nicholson, Hallock, Mars, Bragg, Reedy, Ross, and Morgan. Moved households and Sunday gatherings referenced in Martinsville and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashmore
N. Linzy
Wilma
Jimmy Francis
Paris Hopital
Great Lakes Naval
Roe Davis
Jimmy
Francis
Martha
Walters
Jean ‘Dugan
Will
Martinsville
Truman
Ross
Truman” Morgan
Truman Ross
West Union Christian Church Attendance Drive and Scout Change
A West Union Christian Church notice urges members to attend next Lord's Day and explains no preaching until February with Communion and Sunday school. Pastor Brownhis town will conduct a two week preaching salon. Scout meeting date moved to January 26 with a Scouting pictures presentation for boys and parents.
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West Union Christian Church
Scout Movement
Methodist News Charles Archer Ministers Bible Hour
Sunday 9 30 Sunday school special world service program with Mrs Bubeck Scholfield Welsh and Miss Bertha Batson. 10 30 Morning worship Rev Archer preaches Perils of the Noontide. 4 00 Organ vespers with Mrs Wayne Hollenbeck theme Temples of God. Readers Mrs Goff Miss Eater violinists Mrs Leslie Archer Vaughn Arney. 16 00 Methodist Youth Fellowship Betty Medsker in charge Thought for the Week Jesus had so much to give to the world that he had no time to question how much he was giving up We are so busy trying to get something from the world we grumble over the sacrifices
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bubeck
United Christian Education Plan At U B Church
U B Church under Minister Perkins reports Sunday school enrolled in the United Christian Education Advance. Denominations cooperate to spread teaching with Sunday school at 9 30 each Sunday morning and evening worship at 7 30. Prayer meeting Wednesdays at 7 30. Centenary Sunday school at 10 with morning service first and third Sundays at 11.7 forane SPall Sunday school at 10 with preaching second and fourth Sundays at 11.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Our Sunday School
United ‘Christian Education Advance
Unfolding Road Theme At Christian Church Service
Christian Church led by Thos W Bass schedules morning worship at 10 30 with sermon The Unfolding Road Baptismal services follow the preaching. Church school at 9 30 led by Paul Baker. Evening worship at 7 30 with youth invited as Christian Endeavor meets at 6 30. The message calls for making disciples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Baker
Christian Endeavor
Jesus Christ
Chust
Congregational News and Sunday Worship Schedule
Congregational News notes church school at 9 30 a m Christian Endeavor at 6 p m and Sunday morning worship at 10 40 a m Prelude Canticle seriose cantata and vestry processional Holy Holy Holy Venites offertory anthem How Lovely is Jesus solo by Miss Mary Widger recessional Blessed Assurance and postlude Largo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Endeavor
Boyce
Tao
Harker
Mary Widger
Handel
Methodist Circuit Services Set Across Churches
The Methodist circuit led by H. J. Kemp lists services this Sunday at Asbury 9:30 worship and 10:30 Sunday school, Auburn 10:00 Sunday school and 11:00 worship, Oak Grove 10:00 Sunday school and 7:30 evening service. Congregants are urged to assemble to worship in spirit and truth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asbury
Auburn
Oak Grove
Reporter Calls Fire Department by Mistake
A Mankato Free Press reporter dialed the fire department mid shift asking where the fire was. The dispatcher replied the second floor linotype room held the blaze, but only the reporter’s dignity suffered the blow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fire Department
Mankato
Minn
Point rationing program outlined by local board
Ritter, chairman of the local war price and rationing board, clarified February start plans for the point rationing program. He urged housewives to buy sparingly, use only immediate needs, and rely on home canned foods where possible. The Q and A covered start timing, items rationed, stock declarations, book use, inventory, and uniform national point values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gustave. Ritter
Ritter
OPA
Toma
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mae Plety
Miss Ola Collier
Mrr
Georg
West York
Elsa Miller
Ferne Tingley
West Union Christian
Harry G. Kaye
Methodist News
Leslie"c. Archer
U.B. Church
C. Ww
Perkins
Congregational News
Gwylyn Isaac
H. J. Kemp
Kroger
WESCO
United States
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