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Newspaper
Rockport Democrat
Location
Rockport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1922
Page
16
Rain delays threshing but boosts corn in the county. Boonville resident Jordan Jones greeted friends at a town picnic. Mrs. A J Wilson improves after two weeks of illness. Shell digging from the Ohio River brings in money. Tobacco crops struggle in some areas. few fields survive. A wedding is anticipated before winter.
Paralytic stroke hits Joe Rupprecht Sunday morning and leaves him very low. Dozens of townsfolk including Mrs. Ford Lindauer, Hubert Lindauer, Mrs. August Sergesketter and family, Dr. Lomax, John Haller, Antonia and Hilda Zogman, Carl Lindauer, Frank Rieh, Elizabeth Zegiman, Paul Nemer, Ulisses Marina, Martina Weaver, and others are listed with visits, travel, nursing, or illness. Several absences and arrivals mark the week, with funerals and hospital stays noted among locals and visitors from Evansville, Nashville, Cleveland, Detroit, and more.
Richland reports visiting relatives from Philadelphia Indianapolis and Jacksonville. A son was born to Mr and Mrs George Parker. Howard Day returns home for a family visit and David I Day a traveling salesman stops in. Claude Richards returns from a six weeks eastern trip.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Hargrave and three children visited Earl Harris. Mrs. Laughlan and Mr. and Mrs. Kale of Evansville visited Adam Lutz. Harris family members and others visited Josh Oskins. Wesley Garter and family visited Degonia Burkharts. Mrs. Damon Grove visits her relatives. Mrs. Burkhart cared for her mother Mrs. Laney Ayer. Evansville visitors to J J Burkhart. Regular meeting next Sunday with Rev. H H Mellon. Picnic at Rockport on the 4th. J J Burkhart at Rockport court.
Mt Olive residents share travel updates with Ed Bryant family returning from New Haven. Mrs Jennie Tuley of Houston spends summer here. Mrs Mary Osborne is ill. The Benders from Chrisney visited Harmon Bender family. Local youths attended Sunday School social at Eberhardt's new home west of Gentryville. Mrs Lela Rhodes of Evansville visits H C Rhodes family. Josephine Bender of Evansville vacations with relatives. Ladies aid met Thursday. Serv ices next Sunday led by Rev McCoy.
Mrs James Brown sustains a broken arm after an incident this Thursday. A daughter born to Mrs and Mrs Tom Persinger. Twins born to Mr and Mrs Bert New singer last Thursday. Mrs Ernest Stewart and son Robert of Ft Worth Texas visiting daughter Mrs Tom Persinger.
Mr and Mrs Dailey Sargent removed this Thursday from the residence of Mr and Mrs J A Sargent to the rooms above the Old Rockport bank.
A Sunday birthday surprise gathered relatives and friends at Mrs Annie Greens home as she returned from away. The crowd enjoyed a bountiful feast and wished her many more such birthdays. Relatives from Indianapolis and Evansville attended.
Miss Goldye Sallee and Wayne Freschley were married Monday evening at 7. The ceremony was performed by Rev. J. H. Diehl with only immediate relatives present. Mrs. Freschley is a Basye's drug store clerk and the couple will reside at Franklin Street Evansville Indiana.
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