Marriage license of Homer HOWARD found in Westfield (1950)

source: Danville Gazette (Danville, Indiana) - issue of Thursday, November 23, 1950 - page 1, column 1:

According to a newspaper article, part of the 1931 Hendricks County marriage license of Homer Howard and Dorothy Elizabeth Roberts was recovered in Westfield, Hamilton County, Indiana in 1950. The license had been lost in March 1948 as part of the damage from the "Good Friday" tornado that hit Danville and Coatesville. The article states that the Howards' 14-year-old son, Donald Howard, was among those who had been killed by the tornado.

Mary Jane WILLIAMS contracts polio (1950)

source: The Republican (Danville, Indiana) - issue of Thursday, August 17, 1950 - page 1, column 2:

FIRST POLIO CASE
Mary Jane, 3-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Williams, was taken to the Riley Hospital Sunday where it is reported she is suffering from polio. The child became ill last week and complained of a weakness in her legs. Mr. Williams is employed at the E.J. Roberts garage and the family live on the Robert Keller farm.

John M. ROBERTS Adopted (1873)

As mentioned in Hendricks County Circuit Court Civil Order Book Volume 13 (May 1873 - February 1874), in November 1873 William and Nancy Galbreath filed a petition to adopt John M. Roberts, born 1 January 1866. William Roberts, the child's father, consented to the adoption and the petition was granted, with the child's name changed to John M. Galbreath.

NOTE: In the order book, the last name is sometimes spelled GALBRAITH.

North Salem High School 1912 commencement program

Jamie Neal (jamie.neal@gmail.com) has kindly shared a copy of the commencement program for the North Salem High School class of 1912. Here is a transcription of what the program says:

May 14, 1912 in N.S. Assembly Hall 8:00 PM
Admission Free

Class Song
Salutatory – Julius Robertson
Class History – Belle Keating
Violin Solo – Carlos Crosby
Class Poem – Marie Fiscus
Vocal Solo – Mabel Kurtz
Class Will – Perry Moore
Famous Women of History and Literature – Senior Girls
Vocal Solo – Helen Grace Roberts
Valedictory – Ralph Kurtz

NEWSPAPER TIDBIT: Guilford Township Teacher Sues For Salary (1900)

from the Jamestown Press (Jamestown, Indiana) – issue of Friday, June 8, 1900 – page 4, column 4:

The Teacher Won
The case of Alice E. Roberts vs. Oscar Hadley, trustee of Guilford township, Hendricks county, tried in the Hendricks circuit court last week, resulted in the finding for the plaintiff of $150.75, the amount of the salary for the term of teaching contracted for, although she was discharged by the trustee before her term was finished. The law does not allow the employment of married women as teachers, but this lady, then Miss Thomas, entered into a secret marriage with Mr. Roberts, a student then attending the Danville college, shortly after she engaged to Trustee Hadley as teacher, but the contract for her engagement as teacher had not been signed until after she was married. Hadley has asked for a new trial.