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Newspaper
Mooresville Times
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1922
Page
1
Members of the Masonic lodge dedicated their newly fitted lodge rooms above A. Keller’s hardware store on a Friday night. The Grand Master of the Gate was expected to attend. Lyons Orchestra, largely composed of masons, provided music for the evening and light refreshments were served during the social hour.
Pooresville Lodge F. and A. M. will serve St John’s day next Sunday. Members in a body will attend service at the M. E. church at location to be announced.
Announcement notes Saturday and Sunday specials at Mooresville Candy Kitchen with fresh marshmallows priced 250 per yard. Also notes M. S. Rich will use gowns for all occasions and remodeling, contact via phone 11-77 once of Mrs. E. H. Anderson.
An all day celebration of the one hundredth anniversary of Methodism in the M E Church. A morning service featuring Bishop Letto, an old time love feast at 9 30, a basket dinner in the town park, and an afternoon talk by Dr H H Gobin on the History of Methodism in Indiana. An evening song service precedes the address. Congregations from Brooklyn Weat Newton Waverly and Monrovia invited. Special music at each service.
The Eastern Star Auxiliary invites the public to an ice cream social on Saturday July 1 at the Farmers State Bank corner. Proceeds support the auxiliary's local charitable activities.
The town board met Tuesday evening to postpone actions on the Franklin Street sidewalk to fix specifications including a curb. It discussed cement paving for High Harrison and Main streets, and accepted an offer from the M E Church to turn over the old cemetery on West Washington Street for town care.
Miss Erna Lyon eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs W A Lyon married Fred Bishop son of Mr and Mrs Charles Bishop of Brooklyn. The ceremony took place June 10 at the Friends church parsonage in Plainfield with Rev Huffman officiating. Miss Lyon a Mooresville high school graduate class of 1920 has worked at Black s in Indianapolis and helped in her mother s millinery shop. Bishop is a railway mail clerk. The couple, now visiting relatives in Terre Haute, are highly regarded and look forward to a prosperous life.
Miss Bers Hutchens of Pana Illinois visits Mr and Mrs W H Newman en route home to Turkey Run. Several attend Henry Jackson’s funeral in West Newton. Descriptions of grocery ads, library notes, teaching contracts, and community doings across Mooresville with multiple residents named and weekend plans.
A H Keller was notified of appointment by the Farm Loan Board as Federal Land Appraiser and ordered to report for duty at The Federal Bank in Louisville on Tuesday, June 20. He will appraise land across Kentucky for loans by Louisville Joint Stock Land Bank. Keller previously ran a real estate and farm loan business from Mooresville and Indianapolis. he sold the Mooresville office to C W Weldner.
Plans are being perfected for the one hundredth anniversary of Methodism in Mooresville with speakers Bishop Lite Doctor Hilary Gobin and others. A basket dinner at the town park will be a feature and the program will appear in next week's issue.
Earl E. Applegate transfers property to MinnieB Summers in Morgan County. Leo Kiser conveys to Sarah Myers in Indianapolis. Frank M Hohenberger of Nashville transfers to Katheryn B Lewis of Martinsville. Harley Scott of Monroe County deeds to Viola Gilbert in Monroe County.
The notice invites attendance at Friends Church for Sunday School at 16 00 with a Children s Day program afterward A cordial invitation is extended Prayer Meeting on Thursday at 7 45 Christian Endeavor at 6 45 on Sunday Evening service at 7 45 Pastor J E Hart suck
The children day offering totaled 30 dollars and Sunday school attendance reached 2064 last Sunday. Next Sunday schedule includes Nass meeting 8:45, Sunday school 9:30, worship 10:45, with Masons as guests on St John’s day. The pastor will speak on The Measuring Line. music by the mate quartet. Epworth League 6:45, worship 7:45. Ezra Hutchens, minister extends a cordial welcome.
The forty first Johnson family reunion gathered about 240 people at the town park on Sunday June 28. Brent Johnson of St Louis the oldest attendee at 81 years had not joined in 25 years. Four other men were over 80. A 100 foot long table displayed a bountiful dinner with 37 large cakes including a white iced cake marked 41 in red. A short program followed dinner and a pleasant social time ensued.
The third Turley reunion took place at Mooresville town park on Sunday June 18 with good attendance. A bountiful noon dinner followed by hymns and social time. Attendees from out of town included Ada Turley Los Angeles A J Turley Gosport Cyrus Watson Broad Ripple Mary Helen Neese George Yeager Indianapolis Wm Yeager near West Newton Frank Bass Hattie Dorman Martinsville Emma Swope Brooklyn.
The article notes vast undeveloped agricultural potential across Western Canada led by Saskatchewan where 384 156 000 bushels of wheat barley and oats were produced on one-fifth of arable land. It describes a map and booklets by Ottawa’s Natural Resources Intelligence Branch detailing land parcels owners soil value buildings railway proximity and more, offered free to residents of the state upon request.
For sale 50 lb refrigerator kitchen cabinet oak dresser and washstand. Contact Strevens Upholstering Shop by phone 213 for details and pricing.
Court records show foreclosure mechanics liens and possession in several cases including Kiger & Co against Henry W Gossard Paul Kerlin against John Duckworth and Joan Schmidt against Wm Orme. Divorce Elise Moran vs Cecil Morn orders weekly support and restraint on property. partition sales appointed commissioners. guardian appointment hearings dismissed. several burglary pleas resulted in sentences and bonds.
Quick tire service from R Heine proprietor at 21 North Indiana Street with phone 131 offering speedy vulcanizing and related tire repairs.
Goods delivered. Phone 118. List of available food items implied by a grocery ad with delivery service and contact number.
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