09 May 1919
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Newspaper
Mooresville Times
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1919
Page
1
Thieves broke into the First National Bank of Monrovia between late Monday night and early Tuesday morning. They damaged vault locks and opened deposit boxes containing Liberty Loan bonds and War Savings Stamps, belonging to customers. No cash was stolen and no suspect has been identified yet.
The public school displays drawn from all grades at the library last week include colored animal and floral drawings in the lower grades, landscapes in the seventh and eighth, and clothing and embroidered items from the girls. Manual training items feature hats and umbrella racks, stools, trade boxes, broom racks, and more, praised as the best yet and reflecting credit on the teachers.
The Juniors invited the Seniors to a Friday evening reception at the school building. Attendees enjoyed contests and games in the library, with punch and lunch served. Teachers and many guests attended including Miss Ruth Toreart visiting from a hospital, while others planned a trip to California in June.
A fragmented notice mentions Cho A. Keller and Pearl screen wire, claiming authenticity tied to copper salvage and quality. The readable text presents a dispute over genuineness and material sourcing without clear outcomes.
A noon wedding at the First Peeptist church united Miss Hertha Jane Meesan and Rewmione Wollinina Gremory of Mooresville. The ceremony, led by Rev Blu Grover York, featured Mendelssohn Wedding March and a floral setting with palms and pink roses.
Library notes announce new pictures of Indiana history now on display with an invitation to visit. The American Library Association plans to deliver 75 000 books to France before July 11 as part of wartime relief, and seeks half a million more from libraries in American camps closing. Local notes mention hospital visits, family updates, and a request to buy late fall and early spring chickens for cash.
The Mooresville district hosts the first meeting of the Central Indiana Milk Producers Association aimed at building a solid dairy industry. Committees push membership as activists prepare a second meeting on Thursday May 21 at 8 p.m. in the Mooresville library hall with R D Sellars as president and W E B Wheeler as secretary treasurer.
Mrs W Sheets and daughter Miss Helena of Indianapolis visited Mr and Mrs R C Townsend over the weekend. E J Mithon considers moving his show to Brooklyn after missing a Monrovia site. The public library shifts to 1 PM opening now that schools have closed.
The senior class staged Miss Somebody Else to a full house Tuesday night with a large cast including Constance Darcy Bernice Long Irene Roberts Mildred Olive White and Catherine Friesner. Greens Seed Store Martinsville promotes seeds and supplies with multiple product lines and farm goods featured.
Lannie Haase and Dorothy Skaggs both of Morgantown obtain marriage licenses. Richard Franklin Mains of Indianapolis and Catherine Helton of Brooklyn, and Albert Thacker and Ethel Lane of Martinsville also listed for licenses.
B. F. Jones offers Red Sussex Langshans and Buckeyes with eggs for hatching. Langshan cockerels and a pen of Buckeyes available for sale.
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