Say World Famous Gentry Bros Circus Opens Greencastle May 3
Greencastle gears up for the Gentry Bros world famous circus on May 3 at the Ellis Show lot on west Walnut street. Advertising car 1 with 26 men arrives from Dayton to plaster the town with notices while Paul Brown, 24, of Fillmore, flies to Indianapolis to join the government mail service after solo flights. The piece also notes a misprint correction in a legal item and a foreclose action filed by Louisville Joint Stock Land Bank against Fred O Ford and others with a $4,000 judgment sought.
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Greencastle
Dayton
Ohio
E. A. Staats
Ellis Show
West Walnut Street
Paul Brown
Fillmore
Fred Brown
Indianapolis
Paul
Myr
Brown
Louisville Joint Stock Land Bank
Putnam Circuit
Fred O. Ford
Roy E. Carter
John Warbritton
Revival Opens Tonight at Church of the Nazarene
A revival begins tonight April 19 at the Church of the Nazarene. Evangelists Rev. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Wines of Greenfield Indiana will preach the gospel of full salvation. Rev. Clarence and Bertha Talbott are pastors. Everyone is invited.
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Church of the Nazarene
J. M. Wines
Greenfield
Ind
Clarence
Bertha Talbott
University operettas planned for April 30
The University operetta class under Kenneth R. Umfleet will stage two short works, Toy Pageant and Dream Boat, on Tuesday evening April 30. Children from three wards perform, with leading roles listed for Dream Boat and Toy Pageant showing a host of student cast members and their parts.
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Kenneth R. Umfleet
Philip Oxnam
Billy Brown
WRLC
Elizabeth Yount
Sioeousy
Betty Frew
Katherine
Madelyn Mark Pree
Caceg
Elizabeth Fenn Nim
Litas Allei
Sane Adrain
Lang Queen
Esther Zook Puck
el Xembs
Allen Otis
Yobae
Tom Murnane
Jack Jaqua
Maurice Craver
Betty Marrow
Tia Lucile Maddox
Louise Stites
Mary Lou Beem
Elizabeth Bowman
Virginia Myers
Nora Mae Henry
Edith Patterson
Jennetta Paxton
Ruby Cowan
Ilene Boots
Marguerite Magandanz
Esta Mae Pritchard
Virginia Shirley
Junior Patrol Organized With Philip Oxnam Leader
Philip Oxnam, son of DePauw University president GC Bromley Oxnam, has formed a Mohawk Cubs patrol with eight boys under Scoutmaster Myers and assistant Patterson. Though underage for regular scouting, the group studies basics with Professor Sheffield of DePauw Music School and will need further tests at age twelve. They recently hiked to advance outdoor merit skills.
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Philip Oxnam
Bromley Oxnam
DePauw University
Myers
Patterson
Philip
Professor Sheffield
DePauw
Weather Outlook Mostly Cloudy with Possible Showers
Mostly cloudy tonight and Saturday with likely showers and local thunderstorms in the south portion. Temperatures rise through the period.
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South Portion
Pollom Trial Starts Monday in Clay Court
Elwood Pollom of Manhattan faces involuntary manslaughter charges in a December automobile crash that killed Clarence A. Gilbert, owner of an electrical auto service. A 25-talesmen venire has been summoned for the Clay Circuit Court trial to begin Monday, with many witnesses expected and the case likely to span several days. Gilbert was reportedly directing recovery efforts near Bowles Crossing when the collision occurred on New Year’s Eve.
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Brazil
Elwood Pollom
Manhattan
Clay
Clarence A. Gilbert
Circuit Court
Gilbert
Bowles Crossing
George Gilbert
Chamber protests Monon B and O merger in Indiana
Local Chamber of Commerce leaders voted to oppose the proposed Monon railroad and Baltimore and Ohio merger before the Interstate Commerce Commission. W G Clevenger urged contact with the B and O and warned of regional job losses as shops move to Lafayette and Bloomington. Other towns on the Monon consider similar action.
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W. G. Clevenger
Bloomington
Monon Railroad
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chamber of Commerce
Monon
Harry Leslie
Public Service Commission
Kawanis and Roary
Clevenger
Lafayette
Boomington
Middleton pleads guilty for hold up at Limedale station
William Middleton 58 of West Terre Haute pleaded guilty to a hold up and robbery of Rufus Von Tress at a Limedale filling station and was sentenced to 5 to 12 years in Indiana State Prison. He claimed drunkenness at the time.
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William Middleton
West Terre Haute
Rufus von Tress
Limedale
J. P. Hughes
Putnam
Indiana
Middleton
Tom J. McCoy
Ralph W. Hufford
Indiana State Prison
McCoy
Ex Evangelist Convicted on Check Charge
Walter A. Huffman a 36 year old former state representative from Elkhart County and ex evangelist was found guilty by a Goshen circuit court jury of issuing a fraudulent 2500 dollar check. The indictment tied his check kiting to a 49000 dollar loss at Farmers and Merchants Bank in Foraker Indiana. Deliberations lasted 55 minutes. sentencing was expected after a motion for a new trial. Huffman is free on $25000 bond.
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Goshen
INS
Walter A. Huffman
Elkhart County
Paul Metzler
Farmers & Merchants Bank
Foraker
Ind
Huffman
Liberty
Cloverdale Baccalaureate to be Delivered by Dr H B Gough
Cloverdale high school's Senior class holds baccalaureate services Sunday at 7 30 pm in the school auditorium with Dr H B Gough of DePauw delivering the address The program includes processional invocation scripture reading one fleeting hour address at parting and benediction by local church leaders
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Cloverdale High School
H. B. Gough
DePauw
D.ef. Denny
Riley Stenson
Pocahontas lodge auxiliary to be organized tonight
Twenty years ago in Greencastle the Pocahontas auxiliary of the Red Men was to be organized by the wives of Red Men members. Paul Day, son of Lon Day, married Miss Alice Driver of Kankakee Indiana yesterday. Charley Crawley closed his coal office near the Vestal Livery barn and plans to move to South Dakota.
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Pocahontas Lodge
Red Men's Lodge
Red Men
Paul Day
Lon Day
Alice
Kankakee
Charley Crawley
Vestal
Mr. Crawley
South Dakota
Progress in Campaign for Church Funds Reaches 25000 Gift
The College Avenue Methodist Church canvass reports strong progress with a $25000 gift for a new organ from an unnamed donor. Funds must commence finishing work by May 1. Bishop Edgar Blake will speak next Thursday at the Brotherhood meeting as updates continue.
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New Methodist
College Avenue
Charles Zeis
Woman's League
S. A. Hays
C. Howard Taylor
J. P. Allen
Greencastle
Hays
Edgar Blake
Second Remington Typewriter Found in Old Barn Near Greencastle
A second Remington typewriter nearly new was unearthed from hay in an old barn on the Andrew Tincher farm east of Greencastle by Floris McCammack of Fillmore. Sheriff Edward Liteborge earlier recovered a first machine and dynamite. the new find will be returned to its owner by its factory number. Meanwhile Howard Rockhill seeks to sell real estate in Putnam Circuit Court to pay the deceased Emma Rockhill estate debts, naming Lawrence Rockhill among others.
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Remington
Andrew Tincher
Greencastle
Floris McCammack
Fillmore
Clay County
Edward Liteborge
Clarence Vestal
Tineher Farm
Howard Rockhill
Emma Rockhill
Putnam Circuit
Lawrence Rockhill
Walnut Gardens Sold to Duvalls in Guilford Township
Walnut Gardens in southeast Guilford township is reported sold to John Duvall former mayor of Indianapolis and his brother Arthur Duvall. The new owners plan improvements and will arrange dog races while continuing other attractions of the park.
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Walnut Gardens
Guilford Township
John Duvall
Indianapolis
Arthur Duvall
Danville
Cut-off work begins at Cloverdale road project
Preliminary operations to straighten State Road 43 at Cloverdale started today as a state highway employee began cut-offs. A settlement was reached with Nora E. Morrison accepting 250 for right of way through a peach orchard, removing the final obstacle after earlier condemnation files. The highway commission plans to lay a surfaced road from the National Road to Cloverdale this summer.
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Cloverdale
State Highway Commission
Nora E. Morrison
Morrison
Girls hear talk on nursing as a profession
Miss Evelyn Wood executive secretary of the Central Council for Nursing Education spoke to Greens Castle High School girls on nursing as a profession. She urged finishing high school first and noted high school graduation is now required by top nursing schools.
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Evelyn Wood
THE
Central Council For Nursing Education
Greenscastle
Miss Wood
School Board to Hire New Teachers and Staff Monday
At the regular meeting the School Board will hire several new teachers to replace resignations. It was also announced that at the first May meeting janitors and school truck drivers will be employed for the next school year.
Highways blamed for bank bandit wave in Indiana
Indiana bankers leader A G Brown says good roads fuel robberies across twelve Hoosier banks since January. Bandits have netted about 60000 with two confrontations, including a Columbia City raid that left a woman dead and a sheriff wounded. Brown notes strong highways aid getaway and cites Michigan police impact pushing criminals toward Indiana. He adds banks will tighten belts, but no new precautions planned.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
J. Fred Binder
J. M.haynes
Eva Harshbarger
A. G. Brown
Greencastle
Indiana Bankers Association
Brown
Michigan
Columbia City
Bunion Derby Heads Toward Brazil Friday Night
C Pyle's bunion derby runners left Indianapolis at 7 a m for the 55 mile leg to Brazil Indiana the 20th control point of the ocean to ocean sprint Johnny Salo led from Knightstown 35 3 miles east of here and remains first in total elapsed time with a 4 27 15 stage time Englands Pete Gavazzi trails in the overall pace as the field includes more than 150 participants with costs exceeding 1500 per runner after 807 miles covered since New York start.
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Indianapolis
C. C. Pyle
Brazil
Ind
Johnny Salo
Passaic
N. J
Knightstown
Here
Pete Gavazziz
England
Salo
Pyle
New York
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Jewell Trout
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Jasper N. Miller
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Jasper N. Dalby
Pollom
Clay Court
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Baltimore & Ohio— Action OF Directors
Bulletin
Deauw University
Dro. B. Gough
H. A. Sherrill
Fuhrmann Lee
Mary F. Duncan
Audrey Rundell
Martha Hurst
Guila Smith
Parting
James H. Rogers
Martha Huret
M. E. Church
Floris M'Cammack
Walnut
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