Yeoman Bank Robbers Sentenced to Reformatories
Ira Seybold of Logansport confessed to led the June 7 Yeoman Bank robbery and drew a fifteen year term in the Indiana Reformatory. Carl Phillips and Gus Hensley, both from Ben Davis, received ten year sentences after pleading guilty and naming Seybold as leader. Phillips and Hensley also confessed to hitchhiking before the crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Seybold
Logansport
Minature
Yeoman Bank
E. EB. Pruitt
Indiana Reformatory
Carl Phillips
Gus Hensley
Ben Davis
Indiana
Phillips
Hensley
Seybold
Pittsburgh
Kokomo
Alva Edwards
Edwards
Pruitt
Hamling
Walter Kennard
Camden
Rockfield
Oklahoma
Delphi
Arthur Anderson
Pendleton
Walter Kenmard
Faye Holloway
Reformatory
Phillipsnd Hensley
Yeoman
Carroll County
Burlington
State Reformatory
John Stroh
Michigan City
Delphi Plays Burlington on Sunday Afternoon
The Delphi club meets Burlington Sunday afternoon June 25 with game call at 2 30 p m. Gee or Johnson will pitch for Delphi while Milton handles catching duties. Attend and support the local ball team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Delphi
Gee
Johnson
Colburn Community Vacation Bible School Opens Fourth Year
The Colburn vacation Bible school began its fourth year on Monday June 19 at 8 30 a m. It will run for two weeks with a final program at Zion Lutheran church on July 2. Sessions are at the Colburn school house with an experienced faculty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colburn
Zion: Lutheran Church
Colburn School
Death of Mrs. Hattie Flora at 76 near Flora
Mrs. Hattie Flora, 76, died at her home near Flora on Sunday from heart disease after a period of ill health. She leaves two sons Dr. J. A. Flora and Rev. David Flora, two daughters Mrs. Ollie Lowman and Mrs. Alta Booth, and a number of brothers. Funeral services were held with burial follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie Flora
Flora
J. A. Flora
David Flora
Ollie Lowman
Alta Booth
Carl McFarland Takes Over Clerkship July 1
Carl C. McFarland of this city received notice from Gov. McNutt of his appointment as chief clerk at the Northern Indiana hospital for the insane in Logansport. He will start duties July 1 and move to the institution with furnished living quarters. Rube Norris, a Carroll county native, previously held the position. McFarland formerly moved from Camden to Delphi, served one term as Deer Creek township trustee, and was active in the Democratic campaign as assistant to Chairman Ashba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl C. McFarland
Gov. McNutt
Northern Indiana Hospital For
Logansport
McFarland
Rube Norris
Carroll County
McFarland Frame
Delphi
Camden
Deer Creek Township
Ashba
Farm Bureau Jubilee Meeting Planned at Delphi Park
Carroll county Farm Bureau officials invite members and friends to a jubilee gathering at Delphi Park on Tuesday evening June 27. George E. Metzger, director of organization for the Illinois Agricultural Association, will speak on the new farm bill and the impact of organized agriculture on rural legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County Farm Bureau
Delphi Park
Farm Bureau
George E. Metzger
Illinois Agricultural Association
Congress
Metzger
Delphi City Park
Isherwood Named Acting Postmaster of Lafayette
Reno M Isherwood editor of the Democrat Leader Lafayette former Delphi man has been named acting postmaster of Lafayette taking charge at close of business Monday. He replaces J D Bartlett who held the office for over three years. The appointment follows Congressman George R Durgans recommendation and the usual Senate confirmation later. Mrs Isherwood is daughter of late Judge C R Pollard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reno M. Isherwood
Democrat Leader
Lafayette
Delphi
J. D. Bartlett
Isherwood
O’mahoney
Bartlett
Geo. R. Durgan
Michigan
Carroll County
Democratic Central Committee
C. R. Pollard
Tippecanoe County
Congress
United States Senate
Bringhurst Merchants Bring Free Talkies For Summer
Bringhurst merchants sponsor weekly free talkies shown on street Fridays and Thursdays with vitaphone music. The series runs all summer to entertain customers and friends across the trade area and invites public attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bringhurst
Public Utility Realigns Monticello Division Reach
The Monticello Journal reports Northern Indiana Public Service Company enlarges its Monticello division to include Logansport Peru and Wabash and surrounds. Delphi district joins under Norman Seward, creating 51 communities served with gas and electricity. Completion expected in about two months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello Journal of
Northern
Indiana Public Service Company
Indiana Service Corporation
Monticello
Northern Indiana Public Service Company
Logansport
Peru
Wabash
Morse Dell Plain
Norman C. Seward
Kolkomo
Delphi
Mr. Seward
DellPlain
Seward
Demon Trio of Dortmund Murders Terrify City
The American Weekly reports a spree labeled the Demon Trio of Dortmund, a brutal series of killings of women and young girls that terrorized the city over two years. The magazine is distributed with NEXT SUNDAY's Chicago Herald and Examiner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dortmund
Chicago
Northwest Indiana Methodists Hold Eighty Second Annual Session
The eighty second Northwest Indiana conference of the Methodist church met at Battle Ground with Bishop Edgar Blake presiding. Delegates from South Bend to Terre Haute and Indianapolis to Hammond gather as sessions run June 21 to 25 with Educational Night and talks by G Bromley Oxnam and Merton S Rice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwest Indiana
Methodist Church
Battle Ground
Edgar Blake
Detroit
South Bend
Terre Haute
Indianapolis
Hammond
Tabernacle
G. Bromley .Oxnam
DePauw, University
Merton S. Rice
Woman’s Home and Foreign Missionary Societies
Boards On Foreign and Home Missions
O. P. Manker
Indiana Harbor
Benjamin Rist
Asleep at Wheel Driver Dies After Bridge Crash and Fire
L. D. Miller a 45 year old Flint Michigan truck driver for Square Deal Cartage died from severe burns after his vehicle struck the cement abutment under the Pennsylvania railroad bridge on state road 24 in East Monticello. He was thrown from the cab and died at Cass county hospital Loganport after midnight crash while en route to St Louis with three new cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. D. Miller
Tuxedo Avenue
Flint
Michigan
Square Deal Cartage Company
East Monticello
Provo and Son
Miller
St. Louis
Imperial
Chrysler
Camp Te cumseh opens with 96 boys enrolled
John T. Smith, Bobbie Ulm, and Bobbie Engle joined 93 other youths as campers in the first session at Camp Te cumseh which opened June 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Smith
Bobbie Ulm
Bobbie Engle
Camp Tecumseh
Newspaper Publishes A Week Of Pure Advertisements
A western publisher abandoned reading matter for a week, printing only ads on every page. Readers complained, but advertisers argued their ads were near useless without content. They claim readers would pay for real news and that ads in the paper are worth more than on hand bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theoe Ee
George Obear Graduates With Honors From Iowa Law School
George W. Obear, accompanied by B W Eversmeyer, returned to Muscatine after graduating from the University of Iowa College of Law with high distinction on June 6. He earned a Juris Doctor, wore two high distinction stars and the Order of the Coif insignia, passed the Iowa bar on June 14, and plans to practice with his father after taking the Indiana bar in July. He contributed half time to the Iowa Annotations for the Restatement of Contracts and will work this summer on the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Obear
Iowa City
Iowa
B. W. Eversmeyer
Muscatine
George
Law School of the State, University At
Order of the Coif
American Law Institute
Pump Finds First Automatic Gas Gauge In Flora County
Roy Good, operator of an accessory store in Flora, installs the county s first automatic Wayne gasoline tank. The pump shows gallons and computes the exact amount owed, including a full 9 1 4 gallon fill. Mr Good keeps up to the minute with the new device.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Good
Flora
Wayne
Adie
Mr. Good
Wabash Flood Control Sought Under New Law
Representative Claude V. Parsons of Golconda Illinois says Illinois and Indiana lawmakers urge President to add an $18 million Wabash flood control project to the industrial recovery act program amid severe spring floods. He notes support from Major General Lytle Brown and Col. W. A. Johnson in Louisville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude V. Parsons
Golconda
Ill
Illinois
Indiana
House
Oomadsitl
Wabash River
Wabash District
Parsons
Lytle Brown
War Department
W. A. Johnson
Louisville
First Summer In Band Concert Attracts Large Delphi Crowd
The opening in band concert of the summer drew a large audience in Delphi on Thursday evening. The band delivered an excellent program and promises an even larger show on the west side of the square. Merchants sponsor the events and invite all to attend while keeping shops open Thursday nights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphi
Margaret and Lafayette figures in county notice
Readable fragments indicate Margaret of south town and Lafayette linked to Mrs Miles Martin and her daughter in an unclear rural context. No full event or outcome is clear from the surviving text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret
South of Town
Miles Martin
Lafayette
Sau
Country Market Saturday At Zooks Market
Country Market scheduled for Saturday June 24 at Zook's Market invites shoppers. Prices expected to be right with bargains and fresh offerings for the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zook’s An Market
Indiana Democrats praised for work with President in Washington
The Indiana Democratic lawmakers Frederick Van Nuys and George R. Durgan receive high praise for their cooperation with the President during a strenuous three months in Washington. The piece credits them with living up to campaign promises and supporting the New Deal, signaling a bright future and renewed confidence in government efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Indiana
Frederick van Nuys
George R. Durgan
Washington
Democratic Party
Booster Club Shifts Delphi Meetings to Evening
The Delphi Booster Club changes its meeting time from Saturday afternoon to eight o clock PM starting June 24 to better reach farmers in the trading radius. Meetings will continue every Saturday evening until further notice with a large crowd expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphi
Local Girl Wins Third Prize At Methodist Hospital
Miss Lorene Schock, a graduate nurse from this city, attended the Indianapolis commencement exercises for a class of 77 at the Methodist hospital. She was surprised to learn she had won third prize, chosen by the hospital medical staff for her three year record and general standing. She will remain in Indianapolis as she continues her career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orvel Schock
David Schock
Ruth McClintick
Jefferson , Township
Indianapolis
Methodist Hospital
Lorene Schock
General Department
Miss. Schock
Car Sideswiped Near Patton Damaged Near Patton
About midnight Friday on state road 39 near Patton Lloyd Gugle Burnettsville and Everett Welde Rensselaer collided head on. Welde overturned suffered scratches bruises taken to Monticello by Kenneth Roth. Gugle occupants uninjured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patton
Lloyd Gugle
Burnettsville
Everett Welde
Rensselaer
Gugle
Welde
Allen Powell
Lance Douglass
Fishing Season Opens at Lake Freeman Amid Big Catches
The 1933 fishing season began Friday with many anglers at Lake Freeman. Oakdale dam drew the largest crowd as Nick Williams of Oakdale Inn rang the bell at midnight. Overnight, dozens of locals fished through dawn earning limits of bass and crappies, with several salmon reported below the dam. Both lakes were crowded Sunday and local merchants report strong weekend business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Freeman
Oakdale Dam
Nick Wiliams
Oakdale Inn
Postage Rates Set To Change July First
Beginning July 1 all local mail will be reduced to 2 cent postage. The order signed Monday by Post master General Farley keeps 3 cent rates for letters to other cities and 1 cent for post cards. The change aims to boost postal revenue and cut the department deficit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farley
Carroll County Schools Average Attendance Report
C. A. Bailey county superintendent of schools reported to the state department the basis for distributing common school and congressional township funds. The past year 3,563 students attended Carroll county, with an average daily attendance of 3,223, or 94 percent, yielding about three dollars per child and a total of $9,669.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Bailey
State Department
Common School
Congressional Township Fund
Carroll County
Mrs Hendrix 50, dies at home near Burlington
In poor health for the past year Mrs O C Hendrix aged 50 died at her home near Burlington Wednesday morning. She leaves her husband two daughters Mrs Lucy Johnson and Mrs Mary Pearson and one sister Miss Nellie Everman. Funeral services will be held at the home Friday at 1 30 PM with burial in Burlington cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. C. Hendrix
Burlington
Lucy Johnson
Mary Pearson
Nellie Everman
Secret Year-Old Wedding Revealed of Hall and Pigg
Prof Wilber Eugene Hall and Miss Nancy Eunice Pigg wed a year ago in Freeport Illinois. The ceremony was kept secret for twelve months with only close family present. They announced the marriage after returning from summer studies at the University of Wisconsin Madison and plan to live at 1106 Maple Row Elkhart Indiana while teaching in the city schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilber Eugene Hall
Nancy Eunice Pigg
Terre Haute
D. L McNary
Freeport, Ilinois Presbyterian Church
George Hall
University of Wisconsin
Madison
Chicago
Maple Row
Elkhart
Indiana
Carroll county beer dealers cut price to 15 cents a bottle
All Carroll county dealers have reduced beer prices to 15 cents per bottle. The change covers both state and out of state brands, affecting the local market with a uniform price drop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Lafayette man for chairman repeal meeting
Three candidates for the chairman ship of the prohibition repeal conven tion are mentioned at the state capitol. The convention is set for Monday June 26 to state tax the state's stand on ratification of the Twenty first amendment and repeal of the Eighteenth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Capitol
State House
Henry W. Marshall
Lafayette
Joh F. Ryan
Terre Haute
General Assembly
Tom McCullough
Anderson
Carroll County
Everett Flora
Rock Creek Township
J. W. Eikenberry
Monroe Township
Roosevelt Orders Nationwide Push to Work in July
President Roosevelt unleashes a sweeping economic emergency using full congress powers. July is named the start of the national movement back to work with public works, industrial stimulation, railroad reorganization, and agricultural price programs. A $400 million cooperation fund and a $238 million naval construction drive are set, with new railroad and banking reforms approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Congress
White House
Wallace
Donald H.sawyer
Hugh S. Johnson
Joseph B. Eastman
Interstate Commerce Commission
Eastman
North Atlantic
Pick of Forest Corps Will Get Higher Wages
Robert D Fechner announced Roosevelt approved an executive order raising pay for civilian conservation corps workers. 13 percent receive $6 to $15 monthly raises, with 5 percent up to $45 and 8 percent up to $36, starting July 1 as 275000 members work in forest camps. penalties include admonition suspension and duty substitutions to maintain efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest Corps
Robert D. Fechner
Roosevelt
Civilian Conservation Corps
Fecner
Fechner
Yakey and McCain Marriage Held in Dayton Home
Miss Mabel Yakey daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles A Yakey near Deer Creek married Frank K McCain son of Mr and Mrs John McCain Carrollton township. The ceremony occurred Sunday morning at the home of Rev Steen Presbyterian minister in Dayton Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Yakey
Charles A. Yakey
Near Deer Creek
Frank K. McCain
John McCain
Carrollton Township
Steen
Dayton
Ind
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Burlington VS
Bible School
Carl McFarland
Farm Bureau OF County
City Park
R. M. Sherwood
Delphi District
Methodists
George Obear
Will
Durgan
Booster Club
Carroll Schools
Sun
Repeal
Yakey
McCain
Cass County
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