Ode to a Prune and Peachy Teases at DePauw Coach
The column lampoons prune and onion verses by Charles J. Arnold and jokes about L. C. Buchheit, DePauw track coach, nicknamed Peachy. Terre Haute inspector C. B. Spears visits Greencastle to review a post office issue involving deputy Ern est Stoner and hat fashion during duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. C. Buchheit
DePauw
Buchheit
Mr. Buchheit
Arnold
C. B. Spears
Terre Haute
Greencastle
Ernest Stoner
Bartley
Stoner
Possession Suit Over Greencastle House Files Claim
Hande D. Hamrick sues in Putnam Circuit Court for possession of a house and lot in the eastern enlargement of Greencastle occupied by Charles Perkins. The plaintiff seeks damages of $50 and alleges the defendant refused to surrender possession of the premises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hande D. Hamrick
Putnam Circuit
Greencastle
Charles Perkins
W R Elliott Grocery Purchases Wetz Chain
The W R Elliott Grocery Company acquires the Will Wetz grocery business from Citizens’ Trust Co. The sale completes Tuesday with the store staying at its current location and staff. Purchase price listed at 3245.06 with merchandise 1620.06 fixtures 1525 and two trucks 100. a larger truck was excluded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elliott
Putnam Chevwit Court
Local Schools Receive Positive Hussey Report
John L. Hussey, assistant director of inspection, commends Putnam County schools for cooperation with county superintendent John Vermillion. He notes high school principals at Putnamville Russellville Cloverdale Morton and others are doing excellent work and outlines proposed improvements for 1929 1950 including uniform courses guidance directed study library upgrades and building reconditioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Hussey
Indiana
Roy P. Wisehart
John €. Vermillion
EB. P. Lowery
Hussey
Hach
Putnam County
Out of Town Masons Attend Temple Lodge Meeting
Members of Masonic orders gathered at Temple Lodge No. 47 in the Masonic Temple Tuesday night. Dr. G. Bromley Oxnam, president of DePauw University, received the B. A. degree. Visiting Masons came from Roachdale Indianapolis Crawfordsville Harper Ranshey Bluffton and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temple Lodge No
Masonic ‘Temple
G. Bromley Oxnam
DePauw University
BE. D. Mayhall
Roachdale
Fred J. Wills
Indianapolis
Charles E.lacy
Crawfordsville
Edward Fitzgerald
Harper J. Ranshey
J. J. [Davis
F. L. Roberts
George T. Rinehart
Bluffton
Economists and Sociologists to Meet at DePauw
Indiana association of economists and sociologists will hold its third annual convention at DePauw University Greencastle April 26 27 with public talks by Dr Ek H Shideler Franklin College and Prof William Cleveland on urbanization and federal reserve policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Association of Economists and Sociologists
DePauw University
Greencastle
Indiana
Longden Hall
Plato Hall
Ek. H. Shideler
Franklin College
William Cleveland
Federal Reserve
University Administration
G. Bromley Oxnam
Williard Bray
Knightstown
Gerald Galloway
Smithfield
W. Mitchell
R. Clyde White
Indiana University
Longden Halls
Deen F
Bogardus
Indiana State Teachers College
Terre Haute
Lester M. Jones
William Sherman
Dean Long
Defendant Fights Custody Claim in Johnson Case
Estel B. Johnson filed an answer in the Putnam Circuit Court seeking modification of a divorce decree over custody. The defendant alleges the plaintiff abandoned the child in 1928, joined the Army, went to the Philippines, and has not seen the child since, while contributing nothing for 40 years. The child has been cared for by grandmother Lucy Stultz for six years who seeks to keep the child, and the defendant argues the soldier father cannot provide a settled home and the child fears him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estel B. Johnson
Mary Johnson
Putnam Circuit
Philippines
Lucy Stultz
Craver Electric Shop Moves to Indianapolis
Clifford Craver and a family moved from Jackson and Walnut streets to Indianapolis on Wednesday. Craver will be employed there after years operating Craver Electric Shop in their previous location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Craver Electric Shop
Indianapolis
Clifford Craver
Jackson
Walnut Streets
Mr. Craver
Craver
Ford Granted Divorce and Child Custody in Putnam Court
Maggie Marie Ford was granted a divorce from Harley Ford in Putnam Circuit Court on Monday. The judge also ordered the defendant, who defaulted, to pay $5 weekly support to the court for the plaintiff and their 6-year-old son. The couple resides in north Greencastle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maggie Marie Ford
Harley Ford
Putnaim
James P. Hughes
North Greencastle
Arraignment Set for Check Writer Tom McCoy
Tom J. McCoy alias Vernon Imel faces a Putnam Circuit Court arraignment before Judge James P. Hughes on a fraudulent five dollar check charge to Tralon Hufford. McCoy, a one legged man, allegedly issued bad checks across several states and is sought by the Indiana Bankers Association. He was brought to town from Belleville Illinois by Deputy Sheriff Alva Bryan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom J. McCoy
Vernon Imel
Putnam Circuit
James P. Hughes
Tralon Hufford
Iity
American Legion Post
McCoy
Indiana Bankers’ Association
Belleville
Ill
Alva Bryan
Putnam County Schools Near End Of School Year
Putnam County schools are nearing the end of the school year with Cloverdale high school and a Clinton Falls elementary school exempt. All others conclude the year Friday as illness and other delays caused short suspensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam County
Cloverdale High
Clinton Falls
John C. Vermillion
Wreck injures no one as Buick leaves road
William Middleton of West Terre Haute driving a Buick coupe lost control on the Best Road south of Mt Olive. The car left the road and entered a ditch but Middleton was unhurt. The damaged vehicle was towed to Moffett Buick for repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Middleton
West Terre Haute
Lone Star Cement Co
Mt. Olive
Middleton
Moffett Buick
Divorces Sought in Putnam Circuit Court Case
Harry R. Kink a Greencastle laborer files for divorce from Ella Louise King on grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment. He accuses her of quarrelsome conduct and refusal to prepare meals. they wed June 27 1926 and separated April 5 1929.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry R. Kink
Greencastle
Ella Louise King
Putnam
Eighth Grade Essay Prize Awarded at Local Entertainment
Mrs W C Van Arsde entertained about 65 friends at a musicale this afternoon with assistance from several ladies. The D A R prize in the eighth grade histori cal essay contest went to Helen Broadstreet at the eighth grade entertainment last night. Mrs Clara Lammers has filed suit against the T H I Eastern Traction Co for damages of 25000 for injuries from an accident last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. van Arsde
Harry B. Gough
H. A. Gobin
Weaver
Swahlen
Helen Broadstreet
Clara Lammers
T. H. I. & Eastern Traction Company
Hoover Ideasa to Be Opposed in Congress
President Hoover faces opposition from Democrats and some Republicans as Congress weighs his tariff and farm relief proposals. Senate and House agriculture panels clash over the Debenture plan and farm aid while tariff revisions divide party lines. Immigration policy and reapportionment/ census legislation also provoke battles as the new session begins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
Congress
Hoover
Capitol Hill
Senate Agriculture Committee
House Agriculture Committee
Mid-West
Tariff Commission
David A. Reed
Pennsylvania
American Legion
Partly cloudy to cloudy forecast with possible frost
Partly cloudy to cloudy tonight and Thursday with little temperature change. Frost possible in the northern portion.
Miss Ada Mae Watson Dies in Illinois at 19
Ada Mae Watson age 19 daughter of Mr and Mrs Chester Watson of Wolcott Indiana collapsed and died of heart disease at the Lincoln Illinois home of her aunt and uncle Irvin and Mrs Pemberton while attending school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Ind
Ada Mae Watson
Chester Watson
Wolcott
Wolcott High School
Irvin Pemberton
Lincoln
Ill
Power cut hits Pleasant Gardens and Reelsville residents
Residents sought discarded coal oil lamps after Evans Electric and Postal Telegraph clashed over ownership of lines from Putnamville. Evans allegedly defaulted on payments, Postal Telegraph took possession and dismantled poles, cutting off power. County authorities and the public service commission were asked to intervene. the commission may order the lines left intact as a utility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Gardens
Reelsville
Evans Electric Company
Postal Telegraph Company
Putnamville
Postal Electric Company
Postal Telegraph Co
Public Service Commission
Moore & Hirt Open In New Downtown Store
Moore and Hirt, local electricians and agents for major electrical appliances, occupy the former Todd clothing space on East Washington Street and plan to open in the new location tomorrow. They previously operated from a room in the Johnson Building on Seminary Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moore & Hirt
East Washington Street
Todd Jelothing
Johnson
Seminary Street
Hutcherson Sentenced for Court Contempt to Farm
Nickles A. Hutcherson faced contempt charges in a divorce case from Owen county for failing to pay court ordered attorney fees and child support. He pleaded guilty in Marion County court and was sentenced by Judge Williams to 450 days at the penal farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nickles A. Hutcherson
Owen County
Emma E. Hutcherson
Indianapolis
Marion County
Hutcherson
Williams
Martinsville
Stephenson Depositions Support Plea In Noblesville Trial
Three affidavits filed in the Indiana Supreme Court allege mob sentiment at D. C. Stephenson murder trial in 1925. Affidavits describe payments to inflame public opinion and disrupt court proceedings, naming Ku Klux Klan figures Hiram Evans and Joseph Huffington. Wright illness noted in Loveland, with connections to Manhattan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
INS
D. C. Stephenson
Noblesville
Indiana Supreme Court
Felix Blankenbaker
Terre Haute
Stephenson
Blankenbaker
James M. Ogden
Charles F. Lowe
Fountain County
Indiana
Ira B. Holmes
Paul B. Newman
Gary
Lowe
Joseph F. Huffington
Klan
Huffington
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Charles J. Arnold
Volstead
Oniion
Fide
Greencastle House
Chain Company
William Wetz Grocery
W.R. Elliott Grocery Company
Plainfield
Bridgeport
Ben Davis
Indiana Colleges and Universities
THE
Herald
Vist
Girl
Horace Rusie
Lillian Hart
Phi Beta. Kappa
Rusie
Miss Hart
Alges
Ohio
Indiana Klan
Madge Oberholmer
Michigan City
Dr. Evans
Evans
Robert T. Wright
Loveland
Town
Mr. Wright Formlenly
Manhattan
Frank Wright
City
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