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Newspaper
Mooresville Times
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1920
Page
4
Entered as second class matter January 16, 1905 at the Mooresville Indiana post office under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1679. 4 éresent communications to W. St SAGE Publisher. Office Phone 89 Residence Phone 158 Mooresville Indiana.
Friday June 11 1920 notes a Sunday morning program at 10 36 including a children exercise and address by Rev Ward Applegate of Cicero followed by a basket luncheon. Rev Applegate also to preach in afternoon services. Several local families and individuals are mentioned in social visits and illnesses.
Stuart Walker presents Polly With A Past a modern society comedy by Guy Bolton and George Middleton at Mur al featuring Yurka as the female lead and Morris as the bachelor. The cast includes Baneke Yurka McKay Morris and others with Walker directing and Zimmerer providing scenery. Matinees announced.
The Bell Telephone Co. after acquiring the Martinsville and Brooklyn exchanges asks the Public Service Commission for emergency rate hikes. Proposed new Brooklyn rates include Business Unlimited 4.00, Four Party Line 2.59, Ext. Station 2.29. Residence Unlimited 1.75, Four Party Line 1.50, Ext. Station 2.9. Rural Business 2.25, Residence 1.75. The company states the changes are temporary to cope with high labor and material costs.
A list of 8th grade pupils in the county who passed the 8th grade exams and will graduate at the Annual County Commencement to be held at Bethany Park likely on July 23. Two towns, Monrovia and Brows, are consolidated and exempt from the exercises.
The fragment lists individuals including Edith Beaman Mary Ruff Washington Frank Alen Carl Cordell Stanley Davee Harlan Clark Haze M Messmer Georgia Cook Cecil McDaniel Fern Daggy Grace Helen Boles Roberta Tackett Louise Schoobridge Lucinda Coffy Wayne Jarrett Albert Voyles Morris Pearcy Horace Crawford Ora Messmer in an obituary/notice page.
The county board met Tuesday approving many road petitions in Ashland Adams Green and other townships. Bid actions included Miller road and Shuler road awarded. J Patrick won Schuler road contract. Several readvertisements and viewers appointed for roads in multiple townships. A census report shows county school age children 5223 with notable movement toward city Mooresville Martinsville.
Morgan County records show 97 school children lost in the recent enumeration by the township trust. The note highlights declines across townships and flags impacts on local schooling.
Transfers show numerous individuals and estates passing parcels in Martinsville Mooreville Jackson two and related areas. Names include Alexander Aubrey Shacre Adams to Dow Goss Jessie Wilson Mary Fogle Haase Rose Cramer Anson Rose Walter Butler Frank Young Fred Haase and others. Amounts include various sums and acreages with several lots and blocks noted.
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