Stowers Whoberry Wedding in Early Morning Ceremony
Miss Louise Stowers wed Shelby C Whoberry in a seven thirty Wednesday ceremony at the Bennnett home. Rev George F McNaughton performed the rites as the couple’s guests gathered.
01 Sep 1922
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Newspaper
Rockport Democrat
Location
Rockport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1922
Page
1
Miss Louise Stowers wed Shelby C Whoberry in a seven thirty Wednesday ceremony at the Bennnett home. Rev George F McNaughton performed the rites as the couple’s guests gathered.
The text outlines a forthcoming arrangement of pupil duties and a weekly timetable. It mentions the superintendent coming this afternoon from 2 to 4 and references a Wednesday start date with emphasis on individual interests guiding program planning.
A garbled report from last week’s fair highlights a winner named Yair PrizglesS and notes an attractive exhibit featuring fruit trees and hedge fencing. The text mentions Richard Fee Pot and references dance sheaves and palm trees in unclear context.
Fragments mention guests including Frank Haines and St Louis residents with several unreadable names and remarks about a social gathering at a home. The legible parts reference Mrs Su Osh, J Osh ling, Sargent, Margaret Sargent, and Valetta Haines among others.
Avkinson left Monday for home in Mexico. Warren Lindsey will attend high school this winter. Mrs. Aukinson was for Bir and Miss Elsie Atwood, Rockport high school graduate. Mr. Atkinson has been a steady attendee at Indiana University this summer.
Mr and Mrs Warne Kellams and daughters Sue and Sara left Wednesday for a motor trip to Louisville and Cincinnati to visit relatives before returning home. They were joined in Cincinnati by Mrs Anne Wandel of Grandview. Mrs A F Loss and her son Ralph of Hammond Ind are guests of Mr and Mrs Frank Rininger. Kir and Mrs Rininger hosted Mrs Josie Jolly Owensboro Mr and Mrs Henry Yeager and Mr and Mrs William Hoffins Cloverport as their guests last week.
Mr and Mrs Albert Hargis along with guests Mrs Oliver Boone John Boone and Miss Hattie Boone Black of DeWitt Arkansas traveled to Evansville for a day outing last Monday. Mrs Stella Bush Mrs Nelle Spain and Mrs Lester Young also motored to Evansville for the day.
Mr and Mrs Paul Mates of Detroit Michigan are guests of Mrs Mates parents Mr and Mrs Fred Motteler in a visit noted in local society notes.
The editorial laments the Senate's handling of a sweeping tariff bill. It argues amendments multiply and that conferees will delay decisions until after the November elections. It criticizes delegation of rate powers to the president and warns of constitutional overreach.
Miss Bessie Morrs telephone operator and Mr. George Haas of Vincennes were wed last Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Harris. Rev. G V Hartman officiated. The bride, Joseph Harris's niece, had been living with the Harris family.
Relatives and friends hosted a Sunday dinner and all day party in honor of Herschel McCoy turning 45. Speeches by Dr. J. C. Jolly and H. E B. Moser accompanied music and games with a long list of attendees from Evansville and nearby families.
Announcement states Miss Julia Beryl Cost will marry Mr Le Toy Vincent Collins on August 22 at the Methodist church in Salina Kansas. The bride, elder daughter of Mr and Mrs W H Cost of Salina, formerly of Rockport, is a schoolteacher. The groom is a young businessman of Salina and they will reside there.
A conference at Dale last week in this vicinity produced a list of appointees including Chrisnes E M McCoy Dale Co H Eckerty D V Davis Srmaene ASW Arford French Lick 8 P Walls Grandview E W Pierson Leipsic M L Tul lis Marengo IC P Shortridge Mt Vernon E T Thorne Oakland City J L Battram Princeton J M Hedge Rockport W W Moore Tennyson G C Bond.
Samuel Laird, who spent the past year in Lake Hamilton Florida and in New Jersey and Georgia, arrived Tuesday for a visit with his parents Mr. and Mrs. James A Laird.
Phillip Eigenmann, who had been located in Madisonville Kentucky for six weeks, arrived home Tuesday from the Fuller Brush Co. and will spend the next month in Rockport.
R. E. Roberts Lewis Woolfolk and Mrs William Wetzel visited Evansville Tuesday to attend a district democratic meeting at the Vendome hotel.
Circuit court will convene next Monday for a regular term with suits in process. Grand and petit juries have been drawn, including Henry A. Hoops and Herman Kerstiems. Notable filings include wills and several civil suits such as Payton v Obrecht for $1300 and Rebel v Ely for $3800.
Eggs rank high in nutrition weight for weight with yolk minerals and iron. They are the only farm product sold in sealed packages ready for consumer use. Seventy five percent of production occurs in certain months, with fall and winter supplies possible through preservation. Avoid washing eggs to prevent bacterial growth and evaporation through shells.
Instructions describe a water glass method to preserve eggs by mixing nine quarts of boiled and cooled water with one quart of water glass, then stirring and storing in a cool stone jar. Eggs may be added during the process for preservation.
The Spencer county teachers institute is in session this week at the courthouse. A full account of the meetings will appear in next week’s issue.
Miss Lois Phillips of Owensboro visited relatives and friends here last week, gathering with local family and acquaintances at a social event.
The Indiana license division reports milk production figures for last year with totals for butter milk cream ice cream and overall milk output. Seventeen boys from Spencer County led by James Laird Clarence Bowling and Glen Winkler at the Rockport fair juvenile judging contest earned top scores. Their win earns a trip to India to represent Spencer County at a livestock judging event, with plans for further competition in Chicago in December. The Warrick County fair Thursday will host the next contest, and a county wide tobacco growers meeting is set for Saturday at 2 p.m.
Announcements from Denver announce the marriage of Rev. Charles L. Martin to Miss Nettie Matilda Eschenbach on August 15. The couple will reside at home in Rock Springs, Wyoming. Groom is brother to James and Wm. E. Martin of Rockport.
Mrs. Oliver Boone and her son John Boone with granddaughter Hat tie Boone Black of Dewitt Ark traveled by motor through Kentucky from West Baden Louisville and other points visiting Mrs. Albert Hargis.
Mrs John L Biggs departed on Thursday morning for a two week visit with relatives at Winslow Fort Branch and Princeton. She will be accompanied by her grandson John Biggs Myer who will attend school at J Branch.
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