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Newspaper
Rockport Democrat
Location
Rockport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1921
Page
8
The Red Sox defeated the St Meinrad Champions 3 to 1 on Sunday June 12 in Fulda county play. Lindauer recorded a key double play and pitched seven innings, Worthwine finished two innings. Batteries: Red Sox Lindauer Wirthwine Haller. Champions Fetter Lampert Verne.
Albert Schaffer injures thumb after a car driven with brother Tom Schaffer rolls over on a narrow road one mile below Tell City Sunday evening. Tom suffers only minor bruises as they escape unhurt. Vehicle damaged. trucks haul gravel to Tail City along the rock road.
Harvest activity rises as binder sounds fill the air. John Howry remains very ill with tuberculosis while Mr. Boyer is still on the sick list. Mrs. Emma Meuser visits the Schierbaum and Heffmeier families. A funeral for Mrs. Gene Bolin draws many mourners at Old Pigeon. A Fourth of July picnic is planned near the depot in W Lyle grove. The Tell City team lost here last Sunday and plans a return on the Fourth.
Rockport visitors Misses Callie Helen and Eve Lyn Ayers spent last weekend with John Ayers's family in Rockport.
A Rockport area column reports Frank Rice suffered a stroke near John May’s home and is improving. Bennie Selby and Howard Rumple visited Tell City. A Children’s Day program is planned for June 26 at the Methodist church. Various residents are noted visiting relatives, attending school, or making local purchases. The Lake Milling Co. shipped flour, Father’s Day was observed with a church program, and Judge Fred Hearing spoke at Rockport.
Dr Rhodes visited Evansville on Thursday. Hazel McKenney resigned from the phone exchange and Mary Leonard of Grandview accepted a new position. The infant son of Mr and Mrs Luther Goodwin died at four am. Basil Parker was in Evansville last Wednesday. Elenora Harmon of Evansville visits Will McKenney. Salen Parker and daughter visited Mell Parker’s family. Marshall Lamans, 16, was struck by lightning and killed on Geo Johnson’s farm. funeral and burial were held at Hatfield Thursday morning.
Richland Citt Dr Parvin Jolly and P H Axton were in Evansville last Monday. David Day, a traveling representative in the south, is spending the week with his family there. Judge and Mrs F A Hearings of Rockport were guests last.
Trinity M E Church lists Pastor A L Bennett at 9 30 a m preaching 10 40 Bible making Epworth League 6 30 p m special program 7 30 installation of new officers and convention report reported in church notes
The Spencer county United Brethren In Christ church and Sunday Schools will hold a reunion at Lincoln City Park on Sunday July 8 1921 with Bishop H H Fout and Dr Chas W Brewbaker as guests A concert program music recitations and lunch baskets are planned Services start at 9 30 a m and the afternoon program at 1 30 p m A B Condo group superintendent leads arrangements
Evansville businessman J H H Stanffer will preach at Salem church on Washington street next Sunday morning and evening. He manages Adler Cloak Co. and devotes time to Christian work, offering an outline Bible study on the whole Bible Sunday evening at the U P meeting.
A grand picnic is planned for July second at Leistener's Evangelical church in Lamar. The event includes a full program with amusements lunch and refreshments. Lamar's concert band will perform all day. Everyone is invited to attend.
Winona Lake Indiana announces gifts to endow a Summer Bible School to run July 4 through August 18. Dr. G Campbell Morgan named president and leaders from country pastors to city ministers are invited to attend while enjoying a vacation and religious instruction. The program aims to refresh ministers and laypeople alike, reflecting Indiana Spirit and Hoosier ideals.
Dr and Mrs K C Atchison visited Owensboro on Sunday, spending time with local residents and touring the city sightseing.
John C. Clement trustee of Luce School and Luce Civil Townships in Spencer county Indiana will on Saturday July 16 1921 at 2 00 pm at the Richland post office door offer for cash at not less than two thirds of appraised value the sale of school land in District No 6 Ebenezer and Lot Nos 93 94 95 96 in Richland City plus a nine rods square tract from section 18 Luce township together with any buildings. Property to be offered separately then as whole. Sale conducted by Advisory Board after petition and appraisal dated June 17 1921.
Fragmentary OCR reads like a civic or legal notice from Indiana, mentioning Spencer County and civil test or survey terms. Details are unclear due to garbled text, but the fragment indicates a county level legal or administrative reference with dates or durations.
Mrs John Mulzer died about midnight Tuesday in a Evansville hospital after gall stones surgery. The widow of Huff township’s ex trustee, she leaves eight children Oscar Evansville Thelma Frances Mulzer Evanston Tillie Ida Mulzer Kansas City Raymond Calder Minnie at home and Mary Loftus before marriage. Funeral plans set with burial at New Boston likely Saturday afternoon.
Those successful on the May examination for teachers county license were Leonard Conner James Chapman Geo M Willison Robert Widmer F W Schnuck Mrs Elizabeth Wells Emma Hiley Henrietta Willison Bessie Keown Opal Allenbaugh E H Ringen man Emilie Brinkman Sister Ros ing Stemle Alice Davis Hazel Elliott Edna Magee Willa Stockhowe Casper Conner James Walker Irene Stewart Avis Bockstahler Walter Parker Katheryn Brooner Sister Stanislaus Metzger Bertha Titus Linda Grundhoefer Orpha Wood Viola Holmes Edythe Hildebrandt Lora Schoolfield The state list will be reported next week The next examination will be held at Rockport June 25.
The May examination results list the following eighth grade pupils as successful: Russel Schriever Julia Frey Verona Frey Wayne Patmore Walter Gottman Donald Wetzel Eva Conner Emma Schroeder Charles E Raven Kathleen Clark Sophia Bumm Marguerite Elliott Esther Grundhoefer Clemor J Pace John W McCoy Katherine Rand Golda May Pacely Irene Parsley Salem Cook William Kirkland Calder J Rasor John Layman Henry.
A fragmentary OCR lists names including Lorena Smith Lorena Schaeffer Hazal M Pierce Joe Oldham Emma Abshire Laura Dawson Delbert Winchell Mildred Kincaid We nonah Parker and Genevieve Ct nan 2TH 2 Maluers Sa. The text is incomplete with unclear context and dates.
A. J. Rhodes former trustee of Carter township was in the city last Tuesday on business per local social notes.
Union Chapel hosts a church fundraiser supper after services on Sunday June 25. The Ladies Aid society organizes the event to benefit the church.
The right leg of Virgil Hudson was amputated three inches above the knee Tuesday morning at Walker hospital in Evansville after injuries from a truck collision with a traction car at Rose Hill Monday evening June 6.
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