Red Cross Notes In Morgan County Red Cross Class Instructed
The Red Cross rooms opened this week with a class of twelve receiving surgical dressings instruction. Mrs Sadler of Martinsville and Miss Leafy Branch led talks on the importance of Red Cross work. A circulating rumor that participants are paid is denied. all work is volunteer for the benefit of the enlisted servicemen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Leafy
Iel Sadler
Martinsville
Mies
P. Culbertson
Arthur Keller
John Stevenson
Bert Cooper
H. C. Scearce
Edith Hadley
Helena Henderson
Irene Carlisle
Pey
Morgan County
Mooresville Utilities Pause for Five Hour Sunday
Notice states light power and water will be suspended about five hours Sunday morning to connect and inspect a new booster. Several social items list visitors and travel, including Mr. and Mrs. Ben Cooper hosting relatives, Mrs. Katherina Hughes staying with Helene Browne, and others attending dinners and visits in Indiana Ohio and New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mooresville Publice Service Co
William Boyer
Bloomington
Ben Cooper
Boyer
Indianapolis
Navy
Wheeler Sells Mill and Elevator to Comer Co. Mooresville Milling Co
A. E. Wheeler sold his mill elevator and coal business to the Comer & Scearce Co. The enterprise will operate as the Mooresville Milling Co. Wheeler has owned the mill for twenty six years, moving his family to town the following March. The article also notes various local visits and events including births, visits, and thrift stamp drive results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Wheeler
Comer & Scearce Co
Mooresville Miling Co
Wheeler
Soldier Letters From Great Lakes July 1918
A soldier writes from Great Lakes Michigan on July 8 1918 describing first liberty, detention, and a visit to a northern town Wankegen population 35000. He notes sailors replacing soldiers, a lighthouse out over the lake, sighting the Great Lakes fleet four large training boats and coal and other details of camp life and travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mom
Pop
Wankegen
Indianapolis
Bapett
Dewey, Co. Q
Shirley
Unclear fragment on seed varieties and dates
Fragmentary OCR note mentions seed varieties Sweet Corn and Purple Top Globe with possible planting windows from July to August, and references to Bantats or alysth and Taraipe with stray dates.
For Sale Residence on West Harrisop Street Mooresville
Desirable residence on one of Mooresville’s best streets with a large fur sized lot. Will be sold for two thirds its value. For details contact H. B. Mendenhall or Lieut. M. F. Brackney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisop
Mooresville
H. B. Mendenhall
M.F. Brackney
Huntington visitors and furloughs noted in local column
Huntington residents and visiting relatives are listed with names including Horace Mills O S Dry and Joshua Hadley. A soldier Heracles Hadley from Camp Taylor calls on relatives in town and returns to camp. Various local references to farms kinship and a sale of pilara in excellent condition are mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heracles
Joshua Hadley
Broad Ripple
Camp Taylor
Louisville
Flora Henley
Herschel
Young Peoples Meeting Topic at Union Church
Young Peoples Meeting set for Sunday at the Friends Church. The reg Christian Endeavor will discuss Less Favorite Parables to foster understanding. Led by L Willard Reynolds, the event aims to boost inter-society contest performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
Young Peoples
Friends ‘Church
L. Willard
Reynolds
Mooresville Socials And Local News Summary
Local social life highlights include an ice cream social on Mrs. Almira Hadley’s lawn and a Fourth of July celebration past. Upcoming events feature the annual old settlers meeting at the town park on the second Tuesday in August. Various residents travel, study, or entertain, with theater shows and multiple visits between Bloomington Indianapolis and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mooresville
Old Settlers
Subscriptions Paid List from Great Lakes to Chillicotha
A reader notice lists subscribers paying dues including R. H. Thompson of Great Lakes Illinois Wv D Macy of Brooklyn C E Lawrence of Newelston Louisiana J A Newman J L Matthews T B Rooker and Harry C McNeely of Chillicotha Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Thompson
Great Lakes
Ill
D. Macy
Brooklyn
C. E. Lawrence
Newelston
J. A. Newman
J. L. Matthews
T. B. Rooker
Harry C. McNeely
Chillicotha
Largest wheat yield reported on Wheeler farm
A seventeen acre field of wheat on A. L. Wheeler's farm north of town averaged 45.2 bushels per acre with wheat weighing 62 pounds to the bushel. This is the largest yield reported in the neighborhood.
Mrs Tubbs Does Her Bit Delights Dramatic Club
The Dramatic Club staged Mrs. Tubbs Does Her Bit last Thursday with a great success. About fifty attendees contributed to the War Chest drive during the performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Tubbs
Reward offered for theft of leather belt from thrashing machine
Charles Dolen offers $25 reward for information leading to conviction of the thief and recovery of a leather belt sized four inches by ten feet stolen from a thrashing machine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles ‘Dolen
Birth announcement and community notices from local era
Mrs Minnie Hadley announces the birth of a 7 lb 9 oz daughter to Dr and Mrs B F Daggy on Tuesday July 9 with Daggy at Camp Sherman Ohio. A service flag at M E church bears twenty three stars presented by Dr C L Hallam and accepted by H C Scearce. Relatives report deaths of Elmer Wolfe and Mrs William Elmore. many local families host gatherings and visit old landmarks on the Hadley farm area near Irvington and Kokomo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Hadley
B. F. Daggy
M. E
C.L. Hallam
H. C. Scearce
William ‘Elmore
Kokomo
Mahlon de- Wes
Mahion Dewees
Marths
Mersey
Bena Ae
Millér Vault Cleaner Seeks Work via Marshal Nelson
A brief notice indicates Geo Millér asks interested parties to leave word with Marshal Nelson for vault cleaning services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshal Nelson
Geo
Millér
Also Mentioned on This Page
Red
Mias Katherina Hughes
Cleveland
Ohio
Helene Browne
General Electric
Hot Point
K. E. Smitherman
W. H. Wilson
Albert Ward
Carl Keller
Norris Talley
Mra H. M. Dixon
Westfield
Mr. Dixon
Columbia University
New York
Horace Townsend
Lafayette
C. A. Evens
Ford
Ierace Townsend
Eirewood Arsenal
Baltimore
Vauce
Frank Na Sanders
North Alabama St
A. E. Wheeler Sells
MIEL
The
Lawson Ford
Andrew Stout
Belleville
Otis Lon& and Family
J. A. King of
Firs
A. P. Hutton
Florence Taylor
Mabel Warren
Mattin Cook
Laura Reed
W. P.reynolds
Ellie Stone
W. O. Park
Turkey Run
William Swope
Brother
Anderson
A. E. Crawford
Eel River
Quincy
Helen York
Clara
Richardson
Monrovia
Faye Knox
Topeka
Kas
E. L. Shaw
Brown Township
Chester Allen
Dorsabow
Edward Dey
Ora Sharp Ang Son
Greenwood
Q. W. Bass
Great Lakes, Mlinois
Frost
Farmers State Bank of
Ind
U. S
Total
Gov
U.S
Trust Securities
E. F. Hadley
Mooresville, Ind
Capital
Serpius
Public Depository
J. J. Reeve
W. F. Hadley
C. L. White
Ase
Horace Mills
Huntington
Mrs
O. S
Wilson’s
Theodora Romine
Phoebe Lindley Doan
Abel Hens
Frapx
Freighier
Washington, D.C
Chas
Walter Stephers
Muncie
Doan
Howard’ Lindsay
Abel Doan
Martha Bray
Starr
Pilara
M “Fe Brackney
Young: Peoples’ Meeting
Z. M. Smith
Frenklin
Mr. Smith
Morgan
Corden Gregory
Ming Mary Stevens
Newcastle
Misa Schraveng
Miss York
DePauw University
Wil Dorman
Near Waverly
Chillicothé
Tims
Marion
Hera
Ella: Ree- San
la Grange
Reagan
Clyde Calvert
Howard Lindley
C. A. Eveng
Walter F. Kelly
Irvington
Walter Wolfe
Elmer
Wolf
Ares Tooneberry
Matherine Hughes
Ey Ek Dercon
Helena:Browne , Dorit
Phoepe’ ‘Dean
Charles Walter Stevens
Frank Streightory
Stevens
Streightof
Mr. Lindley
Alva Hadley Farm
Mooresville. Ind
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