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Newspaper
Plainfield Messenger
Location
Plainfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1921
Page
4
The fragment lists financial amounts including 11,270.33 7,086.69 1,824.34 3,016.74 with smaller entries 1,014.71 and a final S $278,446.30 2.06. No clear entities or dates are provided to identify a full story.
A Plainfield boy extols Stewart granite and marble works proposing a local marble factory to supply marbles for play. The remark contrasts labor politics with the view that the world is hard and urges effort over ease.
A cautionary note warns readers that seeking an easy life leads away from demanding roles such as editor lawyer clergyman and merchant, advising them to steer clear of farming and related pursuits. The wording reflects mid century moralistic guidance against idleness and imprudence.
A reflective notice on a rare chance to address a class of twenty five eager young men and women offering words of advice and encouragement as they prepare to begin a new stage in life. The speaker laments the fleeting nature of such opportunities.
Report notes that Friday evening's address to the graduating class divided opinions. Some applauded the speaker for offering direction for students future lives, while others felt he missed the mark by being an amateur or underestimating the audience's capacity for a deeper message.
The misses Ruth and Ruby Ennos, guests of G. F. Calbert, have returned to Bowling Green Kentucky. Mr. and Mrs Thornton Davis visited Mr and Mrs J D Cain on Sunday. M Ir Vaughn and family were Sunday guests of Edward Stevens and family in Indianapolis.
Senior class members are asked to return books listed including A Little Book of Western Verse Heap o Livin Hale Man Without a Country and Deerslayer to the library.
The Friday Club luncheon will be hosted by Mrs. Jose E Prewitt tomorrow afternoon. The Home Economics Department plans a picnic at Mrs. Donald Douglass home on Friday May 13. The General Club meeting is postponed to May 21 with a Civics Department program featuring speaker Mrs. E Rump ler. Members may invite guests.
W A Rushton named health officer after four year tenure of Dr J C Stafford who resigned. Verle Crews elected town marshal succeeding Mirgil Oakes at the same meeting.
J C G Dine cashier swears the bank statement is true to the best knowledge and C G Pix cashier signs and swears before a notary on May 7 1921. Notary public G G CUMBERWORTH expiration January 30 1925. Directors B W Anderson Jos E Prewitt C M Havens attest.
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