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Newspaper
Rockport Democrat
Location
Rockport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1913
Page
5
Basye's Drug and Book Stores advertises mastic mixed paint offered in all colors and sizes. Black elastic appears in the listing with other items.
A flurry of visits and guest stays marks the week with Dr W S Bryant, Miss Lucy Courcier, Miss Alda McCoy, S A Reavis, Miss Mary Hurst, Mrs Ed Markland and daughters among those in or visiting the city. Attendance at gatherings includes T C Basye at Lake Wawasee and Rev G A Smith promoting the Grandview Chautauqua. The Rockport Pearl Button factory plans to resume around July 7.
The notice lists several proposed marriages including George Dean to Butler and M B White to Vernine Davis, with ages and origins in Rockport and Horse Branch. It also notes Ulysses Greer to Nellie Taylor and Samuel Kaetzel to Agnes Schierbaum, plus a June 20 marriage by J P Henry Brand. A Hatfield tent meeting led by Evangelist Mayde Todd continues next Sunday with services at 10 30 am 2 pm and 7 45 pm.
Presbyterian pastor Ira Miller leads Friday and Sunday services at Silver Dale and Rockport with evangelicals Salem and Zear churches also inviting Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. and preaching times listed. Trinity Lutheran and Trinity M. E. plan morning and evening services with union services possible July through August coordinated by city ministers. A list of real estate transfers appears after church notices, including parcels in Rockport and Hatfield with small sums and names such as John Klein, Rebecca Bays, Bella Reinkin, and Evansville Railway Co.
Classifieds offer wheat storage and sale options with contact numbers, a $400 house, a $275 jet, a $60 twelve year old mare, and scales for sale. Also notes theater ads for Sunny South presenting The Hidden Hand and a Rockport Fourth of July event at the fairground. A correction addresses a prior advertisement about a stock purchase from J G Baum.
Q G Sprouse announces purchase of two stock lots in Kentucky and Tennessee at under 2 cents on the dollar. He states $20,000 worth of merchandise in transit to Rockport Indiana will be sold as advertised, correcting Mr Kamum’s misprint about 20 cent on the dollar.
Local officials debate offering free mail delivery with supporters urging approval. A community advocate urges action while opponents raise concerns about costs and municipal service impacts. The discussion prioritizes service equity and potential budget adjustments.
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