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Newspaper
Plainfield Messenger
Location
Plainfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1920
Page
8
An Indiana political ad urges voters to support Warren T. McCray for governor, praising his business, farming, and civic integrity. It portrays him as a nonpartisan, practical leader with vision and moral stance, capable of balancing public affairs and serving the needs of ordinary citizens.
Mr and Mrs Elmer Cox visited Plainfield with Julius Stringer. Robert Heninger returned from Jeffersonville after government work. Harry Thompson and wife visited George Thompson's family at Ben Davis. Maude Cox stayed with Alonzo McClure near Clayton. Doc and Arthur Edwards and Lester Tucker joined Danville Red Men visiting the Indianapolis Lodge last Tuesday. Albert Fanchers moved to a new home.
Farm near Martinsville recently vacated by his son Leon hosts visitors Delbert Winstead William Lamb and William Pringle at Center Lodge Indianapolis Wednesday night Virsil Prewitt of Martinsville visited S J Prewitt Sunday The Bie Heads H Quinn Amos icCormack and Wm Harrison families shared a four course dinner J L Grave hosted The blue blonds Harry Ward Frank Carter HH Quinn sr and Mrs Harrison dined with Amos McCormack Saturday night Doc Edwards lost several teeth Tuesday morning while hitching a mule for breaking it up
Edwin S. Sweeney minister. Bible school at 9 30 a m preaching at 10 45 a m and evening service at 7 p m All are welcome. Friends Missionary Meeting Woman s Missionary Society meets with Mrs Alice Charles next Wednesday Feb 11 at 2 o clock Lesson led by Mrs Rushton
A. M. Shaw and Ernest Louis schedule a public auction at the Shaw farm starting Wednesday February 25 at 8 am. Additional sale dates include Richie and Hail on February 10 Orlando Atkinson February 11 Len Watson February 17 Geo W Jessup and sons hog sale February 20 and Worrell February 26.
Mrs Charles Reynolds improves under a trained nurse. D C Morgan returned to Martinsville sanitarium after a Saturday trip. Elihu Morgan of Mooresville was at his son’s bedside Friday. Horn family projects a two month West visit. Butler and two children accompany. Walter Barnett welcomes a baby girl. No school Friday due to basketball at Indianapolis. John Routon confined to his room all week. Austin Mendenhall family ill with flu. Bertha Reynolds in poor health. Don Burk worked at Vandalia station last week. Almina Maker travels to Cincinnati to visit daughter A N Patton and family.
Hazelwood notes include two birth announcements a nine pound girl to Mr and Mrs Hubert Sawyer on Feb 1 and a Jan 31 boy to Mr and Mrs Clair Shields. Social mentions cover visits by Urban Elmore and family, Ella Bayliss, Gladys Hazelwood, Gladys Mercer, and others. death of Mrs Ella Reeves Hinshaw in Indianapolis Jan 28 aged 22, funeral at West Newton and burial at Center Valley. a Sunday gathering of SS Craven Morris Lowell Bertha and Reena Reeves with C O Osborne family.
Allen Hawkins and family moved into the house vacated by D. S. McGuire and family. Mrs. Rosie Jenkins visited Mrs. Rosa Jenkins. Henry Spray of Indianapolis visited friends here and at Buckeye Station. Mrs. Bert Overholser stayed with her mother Mrs. Pete Blank. Annie cared for Mrs. EUs’ Davis and her son Paul who are ill south of Fridge Port.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm Mattern visited Chas Mattern at Plainfield Sunday and Byron Cox, township trustee, attended the local school on Friday.
Chester Bradford left Monday for California. Miss Birdie Carson spent Sunday at Clarks Creek. Mrs Howard Stout visited her parents at Plainfield. Misses Nellie and Ada Pollanc spent Sunday with home folks.
Elmwood reports Fred Price Oscar Bradford and Floyd Holt and families on the sick list. Charles Hurin and family attended an oyster supper at Mr and Mrs Chas Crews home for Ralphs birthday. Mrs Catherine Price returns to Bridgeport after visiting Grover Price. W O S Club met Jan 14 with Naomi Bradford. Jan 29 an all day meeting at Grover Price home. Officers elected for 1920. Ralph Poland called on John Poland. Lydia Simmons improving after surgery. Opal Parnell and sons spent weekend with Dudleys.
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