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Newspaper
Mooresville Times
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1916
Page
1
Local item notes Clara Kimball Young in Marrying Money at the Dreamland with a subert feature next Wednesday. Also mentions Otto Duke of Indianapolis visiting, housework ads, visits among local families, straw hats at Reeves, and a general sense of community notices and upcoming sales and events.
Ideal Sunday weather drew many elderly attendees to a special Old Folks Day service at the MM EK church hosted by the Epworth eagle members. The church featured blooming plants and bouquets, jasv chairs for comfort, Rev. J. W. J. Collins delivered a sermon, and solos were sung by J. P. Calvert and W. H. Gregory with old hymns sung throughout.
Forty or fifty men from the Brightwood M E church Bible class will conduct services at the M E church on Sunday evening July 2. The piece notes local visits, family gatherings, and social events around Mooresville and Martinsville.
The Little Light Bearers and The King's Heralds held their annual June party on Thursday afternoon June 22 in the M E church basement. About forty attendees included mothers and auxiliary members. A brief program featured readings and songs as Mrs. Jeffrey could not attend due to a car accident. Mrs. Chester Lawrence led social time and refreshments followed. The event supports a child missionary in twelve countries with Miss Hobert in China and Miss Carr in India as in charge. The L L B unit marks its silver anniversary this year with 31 491 members and growing. Monthly meetings are the first Sabbath at 2 PM at the M E church. all children are welcome.
The notice records marriages including Charles Bowell and Mamie Berth, Chas Fraker and Opal Schorley, Forest K Shuler and Mildred Rusie, Lemuel E Stevens and Goldie M Nichols, Arthur L McKee and Verna M Thrasher, Irving G Harris and Hattie S James, John Tiemier and Hazel E Hemmick, Harry K McKee and Nettie Thomas, and A K Elliott planning a business move in North Salem. Also mentions J M Bishop and E F Hadley attending the Farmers Bank foreclosure case in Danville.
About sixty Yeager relatives from Marion Senders, Putnam, Owen, Monroe, Park, Boone and Morgan counties gathered Sunday in the town park for a family reunion. John Yeager and daughter Mary of Martinsville visited with Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Wilson. Floyd Yeager and daughter of Rockville joined. On Monday H. M. Smith toured visitors to Plainfield to meet more kin.
Next Sunday patriotic services mark National Independence Day with a morning historical review of America and a higher patriotism. The evening features The Christian's Defense with a young men's quartet and a violin solo by Robbre Freisner.
Thomas Allen a Civil War veteran and former resident of the area now of Martinsville called on friends here last Saturday. Mrs Mary Thurman and daughters hosted dinner for Mrs Ella Reagan and Mrs Marion Loop and daughter Sunday. In the afternoon Mr and Mrs George Dollarhide from Indianapolis visited.
A Sunday morning collision near Plainfield Indiana killed Mrs Cora A Torr instantly and seriously injured her husband Claud D Torr when the car they rode in was struck by an interurban. The Torrs were en route from Indianapolis to visit relatives in Brazil. Funeral services were held in Mooresville with several Indianapolis pallbearers and a local family as survivors.
Uncle Buck Stone takes a bold chance on a Buick at Martinsville and expects to ride home in the car July 4. Mrs. Marion Loop and their daughter return to La Grange Illinois on Saturday and may join later for a longer summer visit driving through in their car.
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