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Newspaper
Monticello Herald
Location
Monticello, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1920
Page
8
Mrs Meiser and her daughter Marie were in a car en route to Loansport when a washout forced a sudden stop. Marie suffered a hand injury with a thumb damage feared. doctors later hoped the thumb could be saved. The car was lightly damaged and the family returned home.
Laval friends report the death of Hugh M. Dick Ellis son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ellis of Muncie. He was killed when an acetylene tank exploded in the Indiana Union Traction freight depot last Wednesday afternoon as he was moving the tank at Classcock Manufacturing. A Purdue sophomore and Boilermaker shortstop, 22, Ellis was active in university circles and Theta Iota fraternity. He was well known to the Cras families of Dre and Mrs. A. B. Cras and their relatives in Muncie.
Women and children proceed toward the city, seeking quiet refuge and library access as they search for dress goods and magazines. The article notes best dress options and the ongoing fair selections amid the bustling public scene.
Edward F. Williams of Omaha Nebraska visited his brother Guy A Williams and family on South Blatt street. He is a splendid singer and sang at the Methodist church union service. Williams is a member of a fine Omaha male quartet and comes from Lake Geneva Wisconsin after attending a Y M C A conference and will depart soon for his home.
Rev Harold T Wilson pastor of the local Presbyterian church will deliver the sermon at the third union service to be held in the Christian church next Sunday evening. Special music is being prepared. The second service at the Methodist church last Sunday drew a splendid crowd with Rev Daniels of the Christian church as speaker.
Miss na Gaskill of Indianapolis and Miss Ethel Hatfield from Tippecanoe County visited last week to inspect county health work led by Miss Linnie Best and Miss Emma Holladay. Also in town were Miss Marie Zucker of Fort Wayne and Mike Zucker who recently took over as field representative after Miss Rose Krause’s resignation due to her marriage.
Miss Linnie Best county nurse and Red Cross home service secretary Emma Holladay attended a Ladies Aid meeting at Mrs. S. M. Burns home in Chalmers on Tuesday afternoon. Best outlined her work and several further dates are open for societies to co operate and aid in keeping White County health records clear.
Miss Cecilia Tully and Joseph Sullivan of Wolcott married yesterday at the bridegroom's home at the corner of Washington and Dewey streets. The couple are well known in Wolcott and receive best wishes from friends.
The local Women Voters League held an interesting meeting at the home of Miss Johia EL McCuaie located at the corner of Washington and Bint streets.
On Monday evening the League continued study of Carrie Chapman Catt lessons, with members reporting strong benefits from the regular meetings held on the first and third Monday nights each month.
A brief weather-related incident reports minor damage to the G. We Love County Clerk farm residence, south of the city, after a Tuesday afternoon electrical storm. Lightning tore weather boarding and plaster from a closet wall, splinters penetrating the opposite wall. damage estimated at several dollars.
The Young Ladies' Guild held a picnic supper in the Presbyterian church basement on Tuesday due to foul weather. About thirty members and guests attended including Mrs. Edgar Johnson and her daughter from St. Louis. Hostesses were Mrs. C J Burns Mrs. Harry Meredith Mrs W S Thompson Mrs Hobart Fairfeild Miss Leta Gardner and Mrs Arthus Boones. The next meeting will be at Mrs tl's home.
Local report notes an incident involving T Wilson on South Blue Street during Tuesday evening on July 19, with details pending official confirmation.
A list of marriage licenses issued in White County with names and residences. Entries include Laurence Nelson and Laura Kennedy of Monon, William Downs and Little Kells of Monticello, William Young and Jennie Martin of South Bend, John H Butler and Harriet Parsons of Monon, Irving Long and Blanche Read, Robert Heeter and Mary Hanna of Chalmers Bur netsville, with dates in June and July 1920 and officiants in Monticello Reynolds Monon and Monticello.
A fragmented OCR item notes a local topic about trees. It mentions KReodaks and flims, but details are unclear and no concrete event or date is readable.
In White Circuit Court September Term 1920 Drainage Commissioners report shows lands of Harvey Blinton Harry Blinton Walter Godar named as affected. Court fixes September 7 1920 as hearing date on the report. petitioners Stephen H Vanderporten et al. filed the petition and are represented by G W Kassebaum and OC McClurg.
Diamond dust is a fine duat produced from cutting diamonds and is used by jewelers for cleaning stones. It can be purchased in jewelry stores with usage instructions. Another method is to make a soap and ammonia lather and apply with a toothbrush.
Fragment reads a rural saying about work and danger with a dash attributed to Drowsy Dan. It shows dialect form and unclear attribution.
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