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Plainfield Messenger

Location

Plainfield, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Apr 28, 1921

Page

8

Local Greetings and Social Notes Across Oak Ridge and vicinity

Mr and Mrs Rollo Jenkins and Chester Storms spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Herbert Harris on Oak Ridge. Indianapolis visitors J W Price attended a Ben Davis high school play. Mrs Harvey Hurin stayed with sister Sallie Hollingsworth at Oak Ridge. Several families shared Sunday visits with Mrs Oscar Bradford and Mrs M S Glidewell hosted Civics Club on April 13.

Rollo Jenkins Chester Storms Mrs. Herbert Harrison Oak Ridge J. W. Price Indianapolis Ben Davis High School Harvey Hurin Sallie Hollingsworth Ruth Walton Earl Blair Ed Blair Helen and Russel Warre Oscar Bradford Drexie Jane Scudder Ken Davis Lillian Parnell Civics Club Mildred Pettago

Local Social Notes From Avon and Nearby

Mrs Shep Simmons and daughter stay through Monday. Miss Mable Ellis of Plainfield visits Sarah Lucile Parnell. Ladies Auxiliary gathered at Mrs John Bradford home Thursday. James Francis of Avon visited Monday. Mr and Mrs William Barker of Avon hosted relatives Saturday. Mr and Mrs Boston Shoemaker stayed over weekend. Mr and Mrs Dudley Robey and Mrs Tillie Wood visited Monday. Miss Mary Roark and Mrs Lillian Parnell spent Monday at Danville.

Shep Simmons Simmons Mable Ellis Plainfield Sarah Lucile Parnell John Bradford James Francis Avon William Barker Boston Shoemaker Dudley Robey Tillie Wood Mary Roark Lillian Parnell Danville

Quiet title actions and note suit in Martom and related cases

Legal notices list several civil actions including Lydia R. McCollum versus James H. Rigsby et al for quiet title and Steven A. Moberly et al versus William J. Goff et al on note. Blanche Cline versus Deviney seeks change of venue in Martom county amid continuing civil proceedings.

Lydia R. McCollum James H. Rigsby Steven A. Moberly Willian J. Goff Blanche Cline Deviney Martom Geo. C. Brinkmeyer J. W

Adams Faces Unnamed Witnesses On Notes

An article notes Adams with an unspecified Christian name facing questions about notes. No further details on the case, location, or parties are provided.

Adams

Marriage Licenses Granted in Indiana and Texas

W R Croyle of Windfall Ind to Dorothy B Gillespie of Denton Texas wins license. Robert Cottingham of Indianapolis to Elizabeth Cornish of Indianapolis. Scade C Bowden of Danville to Emma Moore of Danville.

W. R. Croyle Windfall Ind Dorothy B. Gillespie W. Oakstreet Denton Texas Robert Cottingham Indianapolis Elizabeth Cornish Scade C. Bowden Danville Emma Moore

Grand Jury Names From Various Townships

Othar Doty of Union township Roy Hodson of Clay township Preston T. Long of Marion township Melvin Jones of Washington township Bert Tharp of Union township Otis Duncan of Lincoln township listed among grand jury members representing multiple townships in the region.

Grand Jury Othar €. Doty Union Township Roy Hodson Clay Township Preston T. Long Marion Melvin Jones Washington Township Bert Tharp Otis. Duncan Lincoln Township

Parish and Patterson probate bonds posted

Rozetta Parish named administratrix of John Parish estate with a $3600 bond H N Patterson named administratrix of John W Patterson estate with a $4000 bond with Mary J Patterson and C L Hunt as sureties. both bonds filed as part of probate proceedings.

Rozetta Parish John Parish Bond George .B. Davis Harry N. Patterson John W. Patterson Mary, J. Patterson C. L. Hunt

Rubber boots offer protection against lightning

A brief note explains that wearing rubber coverings protects a person from lightning by preventing the electric current from passing from the earth to the wearer. It says the soles block the electric path and instructs to avoid contact with anything but the floor during a storm.

Dolls From Africa Trace Burial Rite Near Nyassa

Art galleries in New York last year featured African doll makers. A tribe near Lake Nyassa preserves a doll image of the dead, placed in a tent with thousands of dolls believed to embody souls. The tent is sacred and medicine men alone may approach.

New York Africa Lake Nyassa Lfe

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