1916 Parke County
Indiana Newspaper Items
These
extracted items from various newspapers from Parke and surrounding counties.
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James D.
VanDerMark
Parke
County Times, November 10, 1916
BRIDGETON
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“Listen
for the wedding bells.
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Miss
Martha Belt of Lafayette, visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. CV. P. Belt last
week. She was accompanied by Gertrude Anna Mowher, a bright little miss of
three years.
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Born to
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Vanfossan, November 5, a daughter.
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George
Beatty and family were guests of Mr. and Mrs. James Walters.
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E. H.
Cahill and family left Tuesday for Kenmore, O., where they will spend the
winter. Mr. and Mrs. Cahill have three sons there at work in a rubber plant
and he also has been employed by the same company.”
LOCAL
MENTION
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“Ed
Viquesney of Terre Haute, died in Union Hospital Tuesday afternoon. Mr.
Viquesney is a prominent business man, and well known in Rockville. He was a
nephew of Mrs. James Beadle. Funeral services will be held this (Friday)
afternoon.
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Cyrill
C. Connelly, according to a dispatch in the Indianapolis News, of Tuesday
night, has been elected registrar of the Indian State Normal School, by it s
bard of trustees. The position is obtain January 1.
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The
wedding bells should have rung for Sunday for a young couple in this
vicinity, but Paris, Ill., is so distant that the friends did not hear the
faintest chime. Earl Jessup and Miss Hazle, the youngest daughter of Thomas
Kelshimer, stole a march on their friends and were quietly married in Paris,
Ill., Sunday, November 5. Mr. Jessup is a prosperous young farmer of
Jessups, and his bride is popular among her friends. They are living with
the bride’s parents at present. Their many friends wish them happiness and
prosperity.”
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