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Newspaper
Monticello Herald
Location
Monticello, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1920
Page
5
Fragmented town notes cover local visits and family updates. Mentions include residents in Monticello and nearby areas sharing time with relatives, travel to attend events, and routine activities such as schooling and church visits.
Local residents report weekend arrivals and departures from Indianapolis and Delphi. Dr J D McCann returned from Indianapolis after Eclectic Medical Association duties while guests of the Burns and Simons families shared time with locals. Newport and Connersville visitors, along with various relatives, populate a lively social scene with trips to theaters and a Symphony concert in Latrave e and a Shortridge High School play in Indianapolis.
A Monticello column recounts a Red Men hall dance with about fifty couples and music by the Peppy Four. It notes visits by Mrs. Herman Hibner and Mrs. S. J. Rogers, birthday celebrations for Eugene Wiser, and William McCully's appointment as Brookston postmaster with sister Joy as assistant. It adds plans for a Girls' Athletic Association camping trip to Winona Lake, a Purdue Phi Zeta initiation for Miss Dorothy Million, and community band concert news along with health updates on Mrs. Moo. Hott mat and visits by local residents, plus a Republican delegate race in Henry County.
The church reports a successful sale preparation with furniture refinishing and a sale set for Saturday May 22 on the church lawn. Brookston plans a 49 by 80 foot stock and farm sale pavilion with horse sale facility and 250 seating, stock shares available locally. Schuyler Mowrer Indiana University junior president to speak at Senior Convocation. notes on family visits and medical matters accompany regional social updates.
Ralph Pearson nineteen died at St Joseph Hospital following two abdominal operations for appendicitis and bowel obstruction. Born in Hopedale Carroll County he moved to Burnettsville with his family and attended local schools. The funeral was held at Hope Dale Church with burial in Prickory Grove Cemetery. He leaves his mother one brother John Pearson and four sisters Mrs Olea Quim, Doris Pearson, Mrs Harley Stick and Alice Raymond Coble.
The Wool Pool committee of the White County Farmers Association discussed a pooling system to combine wool from all members across White and surrounding counties. The aim is to boost prices by coordinating sales and deliveries. Members with sheep should contact Spencer Carson in Monticello, Indiana, with their expected wool quantities to be advised on bids, prices, and delivery details.
Readable fragment notes Juliette Janfants and Cirls showcasing white dresses at THE FAIR. The item signals a fashion display amid fair events, suggesting a focus on apparel trends within the exhibit offerings.
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