Local News Update From Various Towns
Thanksgiving closures announced for schools. Harry Davidson Sr. moves family to Clinton. Miss Margaret Underwood visited with home folks over Sunday. Ralph Johnson returns from Brazil trip. Sam Skeeters did business in Terre Haute on Saturday. Mamie McNeal shopped in Terre Haute last Saturday. Mr and Mrs Ben Ross hosted visitors from Indianapolis. Martha Farner recovering from rheumatic attack. Sydney Stevers stayed with Rockville friends Saturday to Monday. Charles Packer and family relocate to Armiesburg after weeks in Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Underwood
Ralph Johnson
Brazil
Local residents visit from surrounding towns
Clyde Tucker and wife of Marshall were in town Sunday. Miss Etta Penny of Indianapolis spent Sunday at home. Mrs Etla Langley and son Paul were in Rockville Tuesday. Will Wood of Bloomingdale attended Sunday School here. Mr and Mrs Will Laughlin were Rockville visitors Saturday. Mr and Mrs Fred Thompson and children of near Wallace visited Saturday night and Sunday with relatives here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Tucker
Marshall
Etta Penny
Indianapolis
Etla Langley
Paul
Rockville
Will Wood
Bloomingdale
Fred Thompson
Near Wallace
Elbert Clark
Nat Newlin
Old Bloomingdale
J. J. Clark
Family outing precedes local theater goers to Terre Haute
Walter Murphy and his mother and sisters traveled to Terre Haute on Saturday to see The Shepherd of the Hills at the Grand. Vernon Bradfield has been appointed Government Gauger in Terre Haute, resigning as postmaster and planning to leave Mecca at year’s start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Murphy
Terre Haute
Vernon Bradfield
Mecca
Woodard family notes and local social happenings
COLOMA S. Woodard traveled to Indianapolis on Friday. Jim Barnhart from Mecca wrecked a buggy here Sunday with no serious injuries. Mrs. Linus Woodard visited her daughter Mrs. Boughton last week. Will Carter and Charley Vickery installed stock scales for E. M. Woodard. Rev. Arthur Hayworth of Farmersburg preached at the Friends church and visited Chas Woodard. Lavern Woodard visited Rev. Ira Newlin in Bloomingdale for Sabbath school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Barnhart
Mecca
Linus Woodard
Arthur Hayworth
Farmersburg
Chas Woodard
Friends Church
Lavern Woodard
Ira Newlin
Bloomingdale
Local Visitors and Social Notices Across Town
Maud Goodwichian visits sister in Cayuga for a few days. Evan couple from Tuscola visit relatives. John Penny and Frank Swaim deliver lumber to Howard last Thursday. Master Max Swain shows slow recovery from illness. Ice cream and oyster library benefit supper planned at the school house for Saturday night. Many residents, including the Engles, Wilder, and Elstons, host or visit relatives in Layfette and Bloomingdale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Penny
Frank Swaim
Howard
Mort Goodwin
George Elston
Lena
Layfette
G. B. Elston
Grimes
Hillsdale Notes on Local Residents and Moving Plans
Mrs Dorthy Ingram is sick. Gordon McLaughlin visited Dana. Henry Martin will move his meat market here this week. Victor Selfe from Indianapolis spent Sunday locally. Mr and Mrs Ren Church visited R F Church at Center. Mrs Sylvia Kendall hosted the M E Aid society Thursday. Sam Flemmings returns after years away. Henry Osborn plans southward travel for winter. Mary Amos and Thelma shopped in Clinton Tuesday. Mr and Mrs John Luce and Anna visited Walter Luce Sunday. Rev Thrasher preached his first sermon here Sunday. Locals traveled to Terre Haute for theater. Paul Mack and family head to California for winter. O P M Ponton and Mark Harding will open a store here next week. James Smith, Edgar Russell and Margaret McCarty attended Frank Underhill funeral in Clinton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Martin
Victor Selfe
Indianapolis
Mrs. Ren Church
R. F. Church
Paul Mack
California
M. Ponton
Mark Harding
James Smith
Edgar Russell
Margaret McCarty
Frank Underhill
Clinton
Ladies Aid Announces Thanksgiving Market Event
The Ladies Aid society of the Christian church sponsors a Thanksgiving market on Tuesday November 26 at the Murphy building. Proceeds support church activities and local charitable efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid Society of the Christian Church
Murphy Building
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Wortezuma Enterprise
G. L) Overman
Montezuma
Indiana
Montezuma, Ind
Wabash Township
Harry Davidson Sr
Sam’ Skeeters
Mamie McNeal
Ben Ross
Martha Farner
Sydney Stevers
Rockville Friends
Charles ‘Packer
Armiesburg
Annapolis
Mrs
Will Laughlin
S. Woodard
Daisy
Crosscountry
Parke County
Maud Goodwichian
Cayuga
Mrs. Evan
Tuscola, Ill
Albert Thompson
Max Swain
Mayme Stanley
Alta Wilder
John Wilder
Waveland
Mrs. Fatner
Russiaville
James Engle
Jake Swaim
Near
Hillsdale
Dorthy Ingram
Gordon McLaughlin
Dana
Sylvia Kendall
M. E. Aid Society
Sam Flemmings
Henry Osborn
Mary Amos
Thelma
John Luce
Anna
Walter Luce
Thrasher
M. HK
First National
Aikman’s Department Store
Aikman
H. Aihnman
Prop
Roy Aihman
Mgr
Headquar
F. A. Stebbins
Jack Frost
Cornwell & Spencer
Montezuma, Indiana
Pitman & Son
Decatur
J.S. Ferris
S. I
Humrick
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