09 Aug 1918
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Newspaper
Mooresville Times
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1918
Page
1
Surnames and everyday happenings fill the column: sales ads for gilts and farm goods, arrivals and departures of residents, church notices, and social events. Mentions include John Roberts sailing, Mrs Frank E. Eaton’s family, Keller enlisting, a fire at Camera Seed Co. sheds, and a wedding in progress.
Fragmented OCR text describes the Hodis family leaving a location amid unclear details. Mentions of a Ye, Cliiferrea, and various garbled phrases suggest a chaotic scene with references to people and actions, but the exact events remain obscured.
Partial OCR item notes an auction sale event at Briondsewood on a Saturday with unclear details and date. It mentions location and sale but lacks full specifics or participant names.
The Red Cross and Mooresville volunteers provide comfort kits to soldiers in training. Letters from home describe daily life in camps and the impact of supplies on morale. Troops detail barracks moves, kitchen duty, and weather while awaiting deployment and news from family.
The Times office confirms they will handle the printing task for the submission. No dates or names are specified beyond the office involved.
A dog on the footboard of a speeding car saved a fifteen month old baby amid a collision that injured the other occupants and wrecked both vehicles near Pipestone. The infant, thrown from Mrs. Thiele's arms, was pulled to safety by the dog as the chase slowed, while Walle driving home to their farm from Pipestone, Mero and Mes were involved.
The piece extols Japan’s rapid modernization through technical education and American influence. It notes eight Japanese officer missions, Pumpelly’s mining impact, and Japan’s eight educational districts, 18 higher technical schools, and widespread technician status. It concludes with mutual respect and honor for technical workers in both nations.
The article notes Finland’s inherited Swedish headed aristocracy as an anomaly amid its bid for independence. It claims this elite favored German intervention, sent Finns to join the German army, and warns that German rulers could threaten the Finnish language unless Swedish is displaced by German influence.
In a humorous golf moment a questioning player asks who the strong woman near the green is. His partner reveals she is his wife and warns his partner to proceed cautiously as he lines up his next shot.
The article argues that frost timing is not controlled by the moon or lunar phases. It notes comprehensive frost data shows no link to moon phases and urges readers to rely on official forecasts rather than superstition.
The Methodist Episcopal Church schedules include class meeting at 9, Sunday school at 10, public worship at 11 with the sermon themed God Uses the Weak to Confound the Mighty. A vesper service from 7 to 8 features organ and hymns, with Epworth League activities by Miss Ide Fogleman and a sermonette on Isaac Watts.
S Sutton who rode the fast mail wrecked at Terre Haute Ind Aug 1 is recovering with a crushed right foot and expects return in two or three weeks. He assisted injured comrades before his own pain. Several others from Indianapolis and surrounding areas were killed or badly injured. The crash involved two light steel cars between engines and Pullmans, launching one car 200 feet onto a siding. Other notes mention S Sutton and local residents visiting or selling property and moving between towns.
On Old Settlers Day Tuesday August 13 at Town Park the Mooresville Drama Club repeats the patriotic play Mrs. Tubbs Does Her Bit after a July 4th Library Hall showing. Proceeds go to Brown Township Red Cross fund to aid local soldiers.
The Moores-Ville Fire Department is praised for a prompt arrival after a yard alarm on Tuesday when coal shed roofs caught fire from a passing engine spark. Though not required to act, buckets helped prevent a serious blaze and the Comer & Scearce Co. expresses appreciation.
Items include one piano Morris chair refrigerator hanging lamp and a tray of silver with dishes. View at Mrs. Wim H. Bakers home first house west of Vandalia Railroad on the south side of the road in Friendswood Indiana.
Subscriptions paid list includes Mrs. Margaret Thompson Glenn Roberts and C B Williamson. The War Mothers plan a meeting at the Library Monday evening next week.
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