American Legion Post Organized In Indiana Town
A local American Legion post named Nyswander Post is formed by ex service men at the Wapeekeewa Club House. J. C. Stafford elected post commander along with officers, and a membership drive is planned with next meeting set for February 17 at 8 p m.
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Nyswander Post
Wapeekeewa Club
The
American Legion
Harry Inman
Department of Indiana
Nyswander
Victor Nyswander
C. Stafford
Itarry A. Inman
Delvert Vaughn
Fay Jackson
Philip Hagee
Frank Owens
Charles Moore
Joe Douglass
Paul Campbell
Ernest Cutrell
George Bryant
Wilbur Moon
Will Easterday
Cecil Carnine
United States Army
United States
Wapeekeewa
Infant Ora Elizabeth Buried In Maple Hill
Infant Ora Elizabeth daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter Thomas of Cleveland Ohio was brought by the maternal grandmother to the home of Mr and Mrs J E Palmer and buried at Maple Hill.
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Ora Elizabeth
Walter Thomas
Cleveland
Ohio
Thomas
Charles Will
J. E. Plamer
Maple Hill
Fox Hunt in Washington Township Nets One Capture
About five hundred people joined the fox hunt in Washington township last Saturday. One fox was captured while two others escaped from the ring.
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Washington Township
Walton Pleads Guilty To Fraudulent Check Passing
George A. Walton age 50 of Walton Kentucky pleaded guilty in Hendricks Circuit Court to passing fraudulent checks. He was sentenced to one to five years in prison and fined 100 dollars after attempting to pass a roughly seven thousand dollar check on First National Bank. Walton tried to transfer his account and was caught when Chester Pike bank officials wired Walton Bank for collection. The Kentucky bank reported a prior fraudulent check for 10 and another for 236 in Ohio. Sheriff Clark arrested Walton Wednesday evening.
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George A. Walton
Walton
Hendricks
First National Bank
Chester Pike
Walton Bank
Kentucky
Hillsboro
Ohio
Clark
Republican Ballot From the 1860s Reproduced for Messenger
The 1860 Republican ticket is shown thanks to David Douglass. Henry S. Lane heads the governor list, with Benjamin Harrison as reporter of the Supreme Court and Oliver P. Morton second for lieutenant governor. The piece explains 1860s ballot usage, noting voting at small schoolhouses, name challenges, and simple vote swapping via posters to cover unwanted names.
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David Douglass
Henry S. Lane
Benjamin Harrison
Supremme Court
Oliver P. Morton
William A. Peelle
Jonathan
Harvey
James G. Jones
Miles
Fietcher
Supreme Court
John Paul Jones
Benjamin Harrson
Congress
Albert G. Porter
Hendricks
Boone
Marion
John Coburn
Fifth Judicial Circuit
Johnston
William P. Fishback
William J. Wallace
John Ll. Brown
Garrison W. Allred
John C. Buffkin
Oliver W. Voorhis
Horatio C. Newcomb
William H. Hendrick
James H. Turner
George Bruce
Martin B. Wartfel
Church Announcements for Sunday Services and Events
The notice invites all to Sunday school at 9 30 a m reaching 200 with a goal of 250 and more rooms for classes. Worship at 10 30 a m with the message The Necessity of a Choice. Evening topics include Thy Kingdom Come In My Home and slides on Friends Missionary work in Palestine. Asa Kelsey lectures on Palestine on Feb 20 at 7 p m.
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Friends
Palestine
Asa Kelsey
Townsend Suggambs After Paralytic Stroke
A H Townsend 69 died at his home after a brief illness from paralysis. He was struck near Mooresville while attending a public sale and died without regaining consciousness. Born in Liberty township he lived in Guilford since his marriage 44 years ago. He was a farmer and leaves widow Alice Townsend, son Wallace daughter Mrs Flora Woodward and three grandchildren Hildon Ralph Townsend and Marcia Alice Woodward. Funeral from home this afternoon conducted by Rev John Hadley with Friends church quartet music. Burial at Maple Hill.
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A. H. Townsend
Mooresville
Mr. Townsend
Liberty Township
Guilford Township
Alice Townsend
Wallace
Flora Woodward
Hildon
Ralph Yownsend
Marcia Alice Woodward
John Hadley
Friends Church Quartet
Mapie Hill
Sunday School and Church Activities Announced
The notice lists 9 30 A M Sunday school with a goal of 300 in Bible school and urges attendance, 9 20 A M orchestra on time, 10 30 A M Communion service and 11 00 A M Social meeting led by Mr Duke with the lesson on The Wise and Foolish Virgins for Feb 20. Rehearsal for Easter cantata is planned for Sunday at 2 PM and all singers should attend.
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Mr. Duke
Methodist attendance and Lincoln service outline
Sunday school interest grows as all Methodists are urged to attend at 9 30. A service at 10 30 honors Abraham Lincoln with the pastor delivering an address. Brother John Moore takes a conspicuous part and the Quaker Oil Quartet sings. The sermon will close with John Baptist and Jesus. Rev Meredith attended a ministerial meeting in Indianapolis.
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Abraham Lincoln
John Moore
John Baptist
Jesus
Meredith
Indianapolis Y. MC. A
Lincoln program honors birthday at Senior High
The Literary Club presented a Lincoln program for the student body and faculty on Thursday to mark the birthday of Abraham Lincoln on February 12. It featured Civil War songs by a quartet, humorous incidents, quotations from Abe and His Buddies, a Stephen A. Douglas role reading, and a Lincoln debate. The club plans a Valentine program for next Monday with many novel features.
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Lincoln
Marguerite Masten
Abe
Feral Harrison
Stephen A. Douglas Lincoln
Florence Kirkpatrick
Bruce Wilson
French Traits Lecture Set by Mr. Etienne Kuonen
The final lecture of the course under the Senior Class will be next Tuesday evening February 15. Speaker Etienne M. Kuonen, a Frenchman, will discuss "The Traits of the French People" with humor and engaging human interest.
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Etienne M. Kuonen
Kuonen
Brotherhood Social at Friends Church Meeting
The Penn Brotherhood of the Friends church held a social at the church last Thursday evening. The program included quartette music by Mills Heringlake Stevenson and Watson, a talk Why the Brotherhood by W A Rushton, a humorous reading by Ernest Heringlake, and a talk on relief work in France by Donald Kellum. Games followed with refreshments of sandwiches coffee and apples served.
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Penn Brotherhood of the Friends Church
Messrs. Mills
Heringlake
Stevenson and Watson
the Brotherhood
W. A. Rushton
Poe
Raven
Ernest Heringlake
Friends
France
Donald Kellum
Among the Clubs Members Plan February Meetings
The Home Economics Class will meet with Mrs. O W Negus on Friday February 11 and the Civics Department will meet February 16 in the Library assembly room hosted by Mrs B W Anderson Mrs Charles Barker and Miss Osie Hadley. Friday Club members enjoyed a luncheon hosted by Mrs Ralph Harvey assisted by Mrs A P W Bridges Mrs Warren Duke and Mrs Joseph Spear with Valentine theme menus.
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O. W. Negus
Civics Department
B. W. Anderson
Charles Barker
Osie Hadley
Ralph Harvey
A. P. W. Bidges
Warren Duke
Joseph Spear
Belgian Children Benefit Lunch at Bridgeport Church
A community lunch at Bridgeport M. E. Church on Sunday at two PM aids Belgian children. Everyone is invited to attend for the charitable event.
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Bridgeport M. E
Card of Thanks for Mrs Baldwin
The Baldwin family thanks all who assisted during illness and death of wife and mother. Special thanks to Rev Watson, Mr Rushton, and Dr Thomas. Edward Baldwin and Family.
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Watson
Rushton
Thomas
Edward Baldwin
Charlie Chaplin Returns in New Six reel Comedy
The film stars Charlie Chaplin and Jackie Coogan in The Kid with Chaplin directing and writing. Critics call it Chaplin’s best work and among the finest stories on screen. It debuts at Circle Theatre in Indianapolis on February 13, marking its first Indiana run.
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Charles Chaplin
Charlie
Chaplin
America
Jackie Coogan
Circle Theatre
Indianapolis
Indiana
Widow Lucinda DeWeese Dies at 89 in Plainfield
Mrs. Lucinda DeWeese widow of Isaac DeWeese died of erysipelas at 9 30 a m Wednesday at her son's home W L DeWeese after four weeks illness aged 89 She was born near West Newton and lived in Plainfield 36 years Survived by granddaughter Miss Cora DeWeese two nieces Mrs R W Lewis and Mrs Emma Masten two great granddaughters Doris and Gladys Roach and Miss Minnie Golliday who lived with her Funeral from North Center street home Friday at 2 pm. Friends invited.
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Lucinda DeWeese
Isaac DeWeese
W. L. DeWeese
DeWeese
West Newton
Plainfield
Cora DeWeese
R. W. Lewis
Indianapolis
Emma Masten
Anno
Doris
Gladys Roach
Minnie Golliday
North Center Street
News of the Courts in Hendricks and Marion Counties
Court notices list foreclosure notes change of venue in Indianapolis and Marion County partitions and notes on estates. Administrators appointed for Chester H. Thompson with sureties. Transfers of property and marriages of individuals named in Indiana counties.
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Hendricks County
Loan & Credit Company
William J. Goff
Hortense Thompson
Executrix
Homer Ramsey
Eli Shultz
Caroline Kroll
City of
Indianapolis
Albert Wormser
Marion County
Conrad Keller
Clara B. Keller
John J. Gieson
William Preston Cook
Irvin Brown
Alva Faulkner
George Rodgers
Claude Iddings
William I. Dale
Juniors Edge Sophomores In Fast Curtain Raiser
The Juniors beat the Sophomores 15 to 11 in a fast game refereed by Mayer Dickeson. Prospects look good for a 1921 1922 basketball team. Julia Kreider and Ruth Campbell were absent due to sickness. Anna Lydia Carter visited as a former Class of 22 member.
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Mayer Dickeson
Junors
Julia Kreider
Ruth Campbell
Anna Lydia Carter
Trafalgar Wins Amatour Tourney In Hoosier Meet
Trafalgar Independents clinched the amateur tournament at Mooresville by defeating the Amo five after taking down the Elks 16 18. Mooresville Shamrocks eliminated Plainfield 18 19 in the hardest fought game of the meet. High School beat Zionsville 33 26 in their last home game as Coach Johnson plans two games weekly toward district time.
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Elks
Trafalgar Independents
Mooresville
Amo
Plainfield
Mooresville Shamrocks
Zionsville
Johnson
Fcoresville
Valley Mills
Valley
Greenwood
Brownsburg
Redecorating of K P Hall Sparks County Meeting Plans
Interior of the Knights of Pythias hall is being redecorated this week drawing interest from lodge members. Plans are made for a county meeting to be held there on the evening of Wednesday February 23.
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K. of P. Hall
Burglar Strikes While Family Attends Sunday School
About twenty six dollars were mysteriously taken from the home of J. W. Dickes on Sunday morning as the family attended Sunday school. The family has no clues to the burglar's identity.
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J. W. Dickes
Burgilar
Editor of Eastern Star named Mrs Zoercher in charge
Mrs. Philip Zoercher of Indianapolis has been appointed editor and manager of the Eastern Star, a state publication for the Order of the Eastern Star. She succeeds the late Mrs. Oliver S. Mather.
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Philip Zoercher
Indianapolis
Eastern Star
Order of the Eastern Star
Zoercher
Oliver S. Mather
QU. E. S. TONIGHT Regular meeting at o o'clock
The QU. E. S. holds a regular meeting tonight at o o'clock. Members are requested to attend and discuss upcoming activities and initiatives.
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J. C. Stafford
Ihen
Mickie
Ekusia
Eyurmboon
Charles “Suthroe
Harrison
A. H. Townsend Suggambs
Christian
Methodist
Senior High News
Chas. Chaplin
News OF the Courts
Benjamin F. Carman
Chester H. Thompson
Bond
Morton Mills
Alva R. Ford
Gerald Eugene Barnes
Ind
Leona M. Dedert
Clifford Williamson
Maplewood
Ruth Brown
Linton
P. W. Ward
Cartersburg
Amanda Groves
Six Points
Glenn Gilbert Groover
Pittsboro
Leota B. Linton
Trafalgar
Trafalcar
Eli Lilly
Central Normal
Danville
Zions-ville
QU. E. S
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