Franklin Stores to Open New Plainfield Grocery Saturday
A Franklin chain grocery will open in Plainfield on Saturday March 26 at the Masonic building at Main and Center Streets. Officers and employees have prepared details for a smooth debut. The store operates cash only with no delivery, leveraging bulk purchasing for low prices. An ex-manager will oversee the Plainfield location and local participation in this industrial milestone.
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Franklin
Plainfield
Masonic
Main
Center Streets
Frankin Stores Company
Franklin Stores Company
Indianapolis
Home Economics Class Meeting With Cooking Talk
Mrs James HasGay hosts a Home Economics Class with Miss Pansy Norton Vanell in attendance. A discussion on lard for frying accompanied the session at Mrs Orinson’s home. Sarah Maxwell and Prnsy Norton spoke. a free luncheon followed.
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James HasGay
Pansy Norton Vanell
Ir Grove
Sarah Maxwell
Wednes- Prnsy Norton
Danvillery
Contest Winners Lead School to County Oratorical Meet
The Wings in the local senior high school oratorical contest were selected to represent the school at the county contest in Danville on April 1. Katherine Hiatt won voice with An Open Secret, Clarice Barker took reading with A Soul That Passed In The Night, and Julia Kreider claimed discussion on housing problems. Bruce Wilson narrowly placed second in voice and Marcus Dixon second in reading. The class praised the talent and training on display, and the program featured excellent high school orchestra music.
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Danville
Katherine Hiatt
Thad
Audierce
Last Teachers Institute Provides Evening Program
The final teachers institute of the year featured Mrs. Lowe leading a discussion on United States History focusing on the Revolutionary War. Mr. Hall gave an address while Mrs. Swindler directed a short comedy play titled Suppressed Motion performed by Miss Calbert, Miss Stephens, and Mr. Tucker after lunch.
Serious Accident on Main Street Injures Six Year Old Girl
Ellen May White, six, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Neil White, was hit by a car driven by Robert Bly on Main Street near Spot Cash store. She suffered a broken collar bone and skull base fracture and was taken to an Indianapolis hospital. Witnesses say the crash was unavoidable. doctor reports a possible recovery barring unforeseen complications.
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Ellen May White
Neil White
Robert Bly
Main Street
Spot Cash Store
Indianapolis
Mr. Bly
Mooresville Men Injured After Car Strikes Miles Bridge
Walter Pennington and Jumbo Smith of Mooresville were intoxicated when their car hit the Miles bridge on the National road west of Plainfield. Pennington suffered a fractured skull and underwent surgery at Methodist hospital. Smith had minor injuries.
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Walter Pennington
Jumbo” Smith
Mooresville
Miles Bridge
National Road
Plainfield
Smith
Pennington
Methodist Hospital
Court News Civil and Probate Docket Items and Births
Civil cases include changes of venue and injunction actions in Marion County with defendants and trustees named. Probate items appoint administrators for Charles S Brown Rebec ca A Moon George Carr estates with bonds. Marriage licenses issued for Johnson Pruitt Aubrey Davis Mills Roberts. Insanity adjudication for Effie Hendricks. Coroner reports a death by strychnine poison. Criminal case State v Menifee Wear Zendry notes ages and juvenile dispositions.
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Raymond E. Thompson
Indianapolis Street Railway Co
Marion County
John G. McCord
Lee Dillon
David A. Lurber
Ira O. Dale
Walter Allison
Chauncy Johnson
Frank Stringer
Harry Bell
Belle G. Henderson
Howard Mr. Henderson
Bertha HE. Lawson
Harlan Lawson
Farmers State Bank of
Mooresville
Ind
William T. Beckelhimer
Ora C. Gray
Daisy Gray
William F. Vans
Charles S. Brown
Bond
John T. Lee
Otis N. Gray
George Huber
Rebecca A. Moon
J. M. Dowden
Chester G. Pike
George Carr
Benjamin W. Anderson
Joseph E. Prewitt
Lowell W. Johnson
Monrovia
Jessie Pruitt
Clayton R. R
James Virgil Aubrey
Danville
Ella Davis
Godfrey F. Mills
Indianapolis
Mary Anna Roberts
Plainfield
Effie Hendricks
Litton
Thomas R. Barker
J. Harold Grimes
Clyde Menifee Foster
J. D. Hendricks
Ninton
Easter services and programs at Clyde O. Watson church
Sunday school at 9 30 a m features a Junior department Easter program. 10 30 a m Easter in memory of the Risen Lord with choir music and sermon Christ Declared Victor. 6 15 p m Christian Endeavor. 7 p m Asa Kelsey lectures Scenes and Incidents in Bible Lands. Public invited.
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Lord
Christian Endeavor
Asa Kelsey
Clyde O. Watson
Easter Program at Sunday School and Services
Easter program begins at 9 30 in the morning with a family invitation and a reminder for absentees to attend. Rev Hedges delivers the Easter sermon at 10 45 on Easter and the Resurrection with special music. The evening service at 7 features the evangelistic singers quartet and a gospel sermon on The Only Way of Salvation. Bible study and prayer service is Wednesday at 7 50.
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Hedges
Evangelistic Singers
W. Il. Hedges
Delegation attends Liberty township Sunday school convention
A large delegation from Cartersburg attended the Liberty township Sunday school convention at Belleville M E church last Sunday afternoon. The Hendricks county convention will be held at Brownsburg on April 11 and 12. Mrs. Fannie Pierce returned to Chicago after a week with her father Clinton Owens. John Booth and family of Indianapolis visited J L Graves and family. Mrs. Carey Blackwell’s body was brought from Frankfort for interment at Spring Hill cemetery. Several local residents hosted guests from Monrovia Plainfield Indianapolis.
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Liberty Township
Belleville M. E
Hendricks’ County
Brownsburg
Fannie Pierce
Chicago
Clinton Owens
Brother Baylor
J. L. Haworth
John Booth
Indianapolis
J. L. Graves
Carey Blackwell
Frankfort
Spring Hill Cemetery
Elmer Cox
Ed Phillips
Margaret Gosney
Monrovia
Julius Stringer
Amanda Tomlinson
Harry Seaton
Plainfield
Denzil Hilderbrand
Levi Vile
Hadley
G. G. Martin
Walter Lamb
Gypsy Smith
Margaret Byfield
William Gans
John
Harry Tharp
Central Hospital
Elwood Stephenson
Howard Stephenson
Hoover Dinner a Big Success at Friends Church
About seventy five guests attended the Hoover dinner at the Friends church Saturday evening. Receipts totaled 257.65 for the European Relief Council to aid central and eastern Europe. Ten young girls gave the Lord's Prayer invocation before the meal. Alan B. Maxwell, who spent months with Herbert Hoover in Europe, spoke on European conditions. The menu mirrored rations for 3,500,000 children: brown bread, rice gruel and cocoa. the food was plain but palatable.
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Hoover
Friends Church
European Relief Council
Central
Europe
Allen B. Maxwell
Herbert Hoover
Danube River
Easter Services Promising Music and Egg Offering
A Sabbath school special at 9 30 includes an egg offering to support the Centenary pledge. 10 30 features a music program with a focus on Christ in today’s life. 7 00 p m repeats music and themes of the church redeemed and redeemer. Mrs A D Johnson plans a choir meet Saturday at seven for Easter preparation.
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A. D. Johnson
Otis Kirtley Wins Four County Bridge Contracts
Otis Kirtley was awarded four bridge contracts by the county commissioners on Monday for the Huron and Roberts bridges on Rockville road, the Hufford bridge in Liberty township, and the North Center street bridge in Plainfield.
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Otis Kirtley
Huron
Roberts
Rockville Road
Hufford
Liberty Township
North Center Street
Plainfield
Maple syrup cures grouch met with at Messenger office
N. E. Parsons presented a gallon of pure maple syrup to the Messenger editors after noting their grouchy mood, saying the spring tonic is a sure cure. Parsons becomes a life long friend to the editors through the gesture.
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N. EE. Parsons
Parsons
Messenger
Stanley Hardware raffle crowns two prize winners
At the implement opening Cecil Carnine drew the five gallon can of motor oil and Walter Martin won the Wagoner coaster wagon in the event held last Saturday.
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Stanley Hardware
Cecil Carnine
Walter Martin
Administration Notice for Lucinda DeWeese Estate
The judge-designated administrator W. L. DeWeese announces appointment as administratrix of Lucinda DeWeese’s Hendricks County Indiana estate. The estate is deemed solvent. March 8 1921.
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Circuit Court
Hendricks County
Indiana
Lucinda DeWeese
W. L. Deweese
Christian Sunday School Easter Program Readies for March 27
The church plans an Easter program at 9 30 on March 27 featuring songs including The Masters Garden. Primary and junior departments present recitations and choral items with names of participants Nettie Larrison Ralph Symons Morris McKinney Francis Drake Dorothy Chamberlain Mary Elizabeth Raper Geraldine Bales Batha Roth Chester Chamberlain Mary Ann Duke Helons Cooprider Department Mary Dooley Harlan Almond Kathleen Frances Drake Mary Barlow Helen Light Audrey May Jackson Evelyn Bonham Ruby Burris Josephine Tucker.
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Nettie Larrison
Ralph Symons
Morris McKinney
Francis Drake
Dorothy Chamberlain
Mary Elizabeth Raper
Geraldine Bales
Batha Roth
Chester Chamberlain
Mary Ann Duke Helons
Mary Dooley Harlan Almond
Kathleen and
Frances Drake
Mary Barlow
Helen Light
Audrey May Jackson
Evelyn Bonham
Ruby Burris
Josephine Tucker
Literary Society Program Delights School Audience
The high school Literary Society presented a varied program on Thursday. Harleen Cooper performed an Uncle Remus story, Margeret Masten read two pieces titled The Com pliment and Her Essay, Julia Kreider read Students, and the school sang popular songs.
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Literary Society
Uncle Remus
Harleen Cooper
Margerite Masten
Julia Kreider
Memorial for Mary A. E. Johnson recounts a devout life
The obituary notes Mary A. E. Johnson born March 7, 1843, died at 78 years. She married George H. Johnson in 1882. their daughter Mary M. Johnson Humphreys predeceased. A member of the Church of Christ, she endured years of rheumatism while cared for by her son Charles Johnson and family. She leaves a grandson Wendell M Humphrys, a brother John Shields in California, and sister Minerva Hunter of Plainfield. The tribute honors her faithful life and peaceful rest in Heaven.
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Mary A. E. Johnson
Joel
Mary Ann Snoddy Shields
George H. Johnson
Mary M. Johnson Humphreys
Church of Christ
Stilesville
Indiana
A. J. Frank
Wendell M Humphrys
John Shields
California
Minerva Hunter
Plainfield
Ind
Randolph Cox Leads DePauw Debaters to Victory at Goshen
Randolph Cox, a Victorious Debater for DePauw University's negative team, defeated Butler College debaters at Goshen last Friday night. He reportedly wrote his own speech, amplifying the reason for hearty congratulations.
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Randolph Cox
DePauw University
Indiana University
Purdue
Butler College
Goshen
Randolph
Former Local Resident Passes Away in Colordao
Willard Bridges aged 29 died in Denver Colorado last Thursday of tuberculosis. Born in Alaska Indiana he spent most of youth in Plainfield and graduated from the local high school before earning a DePauw degree. He earlier published a county paper with his brother and was a sales manager for Firestone tires. Funeral was held in Indianapolis with burial at Liberty Ind. Surviving are his widow an infant son Harrison Morgan father Dr A P W Bridges of Danville two sisters Alta Bridges Mrs Dallas Stone of Detroit Mich and brothers R W Pittsburg and James Peru.
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Willard Bridges
Denver
Colo
Mr. Bridges
Alaska
Ind
Plainfield
DePauw University
Ralph
Firestone Company
Indianapolis
Liberty
Harrison Morgan
A. P. W. Bridges
Danville
Alta Bridges
Dallas Stone
Detoit
Mich
Twenty-One New Members for Fish and Game Assn
At a Plainfield meeting twenty-one applications for membership were accepted. The secretary Dr. LaRue Davis was instructed to order twelve thousand bass and twelve thousand croppies to be deposited in White Lick creek in May or June. New laws include a closed season on bass and blue gills from April 30 to June 16, a ferret permit law, and trot line restrictions in inland waters.
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Plainfield
LaRue Davis
White Lick Creek
Indiana University Hosts Women’s Athletic Conference Event
Mrs Emmett Bly Mrs John Henna Mrs Ernest Cooper and Misses Lucia Cooper and Cornelia Edmonson attended the Women’s National Athletic Conference at Indiana University Bloomington. The IU physical culture class staged a dance drama Dream Garden with Portia Cooper as a wood nymph moonbeams and a page to the king. Irene Duffey also participated. About 200 women attended in the university assembly hall.
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Emmett Bly
John Henna
Ernest Cooper
Lucia Cooper
Cornelia Edmonson
Bloomington
Indiana University
Portia Cooper
Irene Duffey
Photo Feature Tonight at Princess Theatre
The photo play 2344 Hours Leave will be shown this evening at the Princess Theatre under the high school alumni association. Doris May and Douglas McLean star with local musicians providing special music. Two performances at 7 and 8 30.
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Princess Theatre
High School
Doris May
Douglas MceLean
Lecture date changed for New York speaker Carolena Wood
Carolena Wood of New York will speak at the Friends Church on April 1 representing American Friends Service Committee. She will discuss the organization’s work in Central Europe.
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Carolena Wood
New York
Friends Church
American Friends Service Committee
Europe
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Oline Zendry
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