DePauw Lecture Fund Sees Endowment Changes
A fragment from a DePauw page recounts the Mendenhall wife of Marmaduke H. Mendenhall, Union City, and the endowment providing annual lectures. The Mendenhall Foundation funds a lectureship on The Divine Inspiration and Authority of Holy Scriptures, with a $10,000 endowment. The item mentions DePauw University authority and notes Marmaduke H. Mendenhall’s D D from DePauw in 1877.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rife Op Depauw
M. J. Mendenhall
Marmaduke H. Mendenhall
Union City
My. DePauw University Authority
Mendenhall
DePauw
Hed
Relic Cracker Carried by Civil War Doctor Found
Dr W M McGaughey recalls a hard tack cracker dated 1898 from Camp Alger near Washington DC where he served in the 159th Voluntary Infantry. He inscribed his name date captain and lieutenant on it and later sent the item to Everett W Jones a former Greencastle resident now in Muncie. Jones recently mailed it back, and the cracker remains well preserved and seemingly ready to be freed from the oven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. McGaughey
Mc Gaughey
159Th Voluntary Infantry
Camp Algers
Washington, D. C
Everett W. Jones
Drugeist
Muncie
Greencastle
Mr. Jones
Dr. McGaughey
New Complete Service Station At William Randel Garage
The William Randel garage on North Indiana Street is getting a modern service station under Grover McCammon. Standard Oil service will include pressure grease and oil, car washing, and full automotive service with remodeling to improve public access and efficiency. A large front entrance and rear exit are planned.
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Grover M’cammon
Roachdale
William Randel
Indiana Street
Standard Oil Service
Grover McCammon
Standard Oil
Additional Entries for Green Castle Track Meet Announced
W E Bausman Greencastle athletic director announced additions to the Green Castle Interscholastic Track and Field Meet to be held at Blackstock Field Saturday at 1 PM. New entrants include H Walker Carthage Schrader and Kelly Popjoy of Delphi along with Bausman. The meet has drawn top state high school stars and now lists twenty two teams.
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Indiana
DePauw
Indianalis
Butler
Greencastle
Blackstock Field
W. E. Bausman
Greencastle High School
H. Walker
Carthage
Schrader
Perigo
Kelly
Popjoy
Delphi
Bausman
Mrs Frank Hutchins to Speak Here Sunday
Dr and Mrs Frank Hutchins of Indianapolis will visit Green Castle on Sunday April 27. Mrs Hutchins will address the Women s Foreign Missionary Society at the Methodist church at 10 30 AM on annual bank offering day. The couple recently toured the world studying foreign hospital clinics and medical mission work in the Orient.
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Frank Hutchins
Indianapolis
Greencastle
Hutchins
Women's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Orient
Bankers Meet at Roachdale Thursday Night
Putnam County Bankers Association held its final business meeting of the year at the Christian church Roachdale with 43 attendees. President Joe Crosby presided. Miss Marjorie Call and William Call provided music. the Greencastle Kiwanis quartet sang. The 4-H calf club report and elimination vigilantees shoot were announced. election of officers is set for May 27 at the Country club social meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam County Bankers Association
Christian Church
Roachdale
Joe Crosby
Central National Bank
The
Marjorie Call
William Call
Call
Kiwanis
Greencastle
Association
Floyd Miller
Don McClean
Putnam County
Benjamin Harrison
Country Club
Ward Mayhall
C. C. Gautier
Allan Randolph
A. G. Brown
Russell, Brown
W. A. Kreigh
Perry Rush
First Ward Edges Second Ward in Ward Championship Tilt
In a crowded High School Gym last night First Ward defeated Second Ward 17 to 11 to clinch the ward school championship series. The loss leaves Second Ward with four straight defeats while Third Ward holds four straight wins. A Tuesday potential rematch between First and Third Ward is noted due to a protest over one Third Ward victory.
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First Ward
Cancilla
Matthews
Goodman
Callander Bee
Tanham
Hasket
Btone
Goldsberry
Masten and
Ellis
Union Service Honors Dr C H Taylor In Greencastle
The Presbyterian Baptist and Christian congregations join with the Methodist for a 7 30 Sunday service at the Methodist Church marking Dr C Howard Taylor's final Sunday as Greencastle Methodist pastor A capacity audience is expected Music led by Prof Van Denman Thompson with the Methodist Choir The service includes hymns anthems scripture announcements and addresses by Rev W J Crowder Rev Victor Raphael and Dr Taylor with a final benediction and farewell hymn.
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C. Howard Taylor
Greencastle
Gerencastle
Mikado Cast to Sing Over WFBM Monday
DePauw Music School in Greencastle plans a radio preview of The Mikado on WFBM Indianapolis Monday at 5 30 to 6 o clock. Professor Pearson will lead nine students and faculty members including Miss Bowles in selections from the opera.
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Greencastle
DePauw Music School
Little Theatre
Pearson
Music School
Indianapolis
WFBM
School of Music
Miss Bowles
de Pauw
DePauw Choir Plans Northern Indiana Tour and Indianapolis Concert
The DePauw University Choir directed by Dean R. G. McCutchan will perform at Riverside M. E. Church in Indianapolis Friday night. A northern Indiana tour is planned before semester end with concerts at Angola May 2 Auburn May 3 Kendallville May 4 and Fort Wayne May 4.
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DePauw University
R. G. McCutchan
Riverside M. E
Indianapolis
Indiana
Angola
Auburn
Kendallville
Fort Wayne
Freeze Kills Fruit as GreensCastle Sees Heavy Night
A heavy freeze last evening in Greencastle dropped to six degrees below freezing and killed all fruit. Ice formed to a half inch thickness. City council members consider establishing a sewage city for Greencastle. A fire at McNary and Ruark shop in Fillmore caused minor damage but much excitement. O. and I. quarry now yields 25 car loads of stone daily.
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McNary and Ruark
Fillmore
Four Suffer Injuries In City Car Collision
Four people sustained injuries in a two car crash at the National Road and Manhattan Road intersection this afternoon around two. Mr and Mrs William Morgan of this city and their son Charles Morgan aged 18 suffered cuts and bruises with Charles badly cut on head face and hands and shoulder injury. Philip Reis of Tilsa Oklahoma employed by an Tulsa oil company had a bad shoulder and several broken ribs. Dr A E Ayler attended the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Morgan
Greencastle
Charles
William “Bui Morgan
Charles Morgan
Mr. Morgan
Philip’ Reis
Tilsa
Oklahoma
Morgan
Reis
National Road
Manhattan Road
Mr. Reis
Tulsa
Mrs Booher dies at home near Bainbridge after stroke
Ruth Booher age 85 died at her home 236 miles southwest of Bainbridge at 1 am following a paralytic stroke last Tuesday. Survived by husband Henry Milton Booher and four sons Walter Jasper Alva and Frank. Burial in St James Lutheran Cemetery near Darlington. funeral Sunday at 2 pm at St James Lutheran Church Montgomery County with Rev. Rirhart officiating.
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Ruth Booher
Henry Milton Booher
Bainbridge
Walter
Monroe Township
Jasper
Oak Linden
Alva
Darlington
Frank
Clinton Township
St. James Lutheran Cemetery
Booker
St. James Lutheran Church
Montgomery County
Rev. Rirhart
Crawfordsville
Silver Medal Contest Program Starts Tonight
The Presbyterian church hosts the Silver Medal Contest tonight at 7:30 with Y. P. B. members. Prof Ark leads song America, Rev Raphael offers prayer, Girls Glee Club and Boys quartet perform as contestants. Mrs Zora Taylor presents The New Crusade. judges to reach a decision. Mr and Mrs Arthur Johns welcomed a son Friday at Putnam County hospital.
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Presbyterian Church
Ark
Song “America
Raphael
Girls Glee Club
Songe
Song
Song—Girls Glee Club
Zora Taylor
Arthur Johns
Putnam County Hospital
Suit Filed Against Reelsville Timberman Firm
The United States Tire and Rubber Company of New York files in Putnam circuit court against Hugo Timberman and John Timberman of Reelsville doing business as Timberman Brothers. The suit seeks to recover a balance of $216.57 for merchandise supplied, with a requested judgment of $243.90.
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United States Tire and Rubber Company of
New York
Putnam
Hugo Timberman
John Timberman
Reelsville
Timberman Brothers
Indiana Anti Saloon League Declares Dry State Primary Guidance
Indianapolis April 25 The Indiana Anti Saloon League issued a dry voters guide for the coming primary endorsing incumbents and likening all present congressmen to dry records since 1914. It details endorsements in the Fifth District and Putnam County races, urging silence on prohibition opponents and urging strong support for dry candidates across offices.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Indiana Anti Saloon League
League
Ins
Congress
Th League
Anti-Saloon League
Noble Johnson
Robert Grieve
Dry
Courtland C. Gillen
Putnam County
Anti Saloon League
Owen William T. O'Neal
J. F. Rosen
Harry Stamp
Montgomery
Wilbur S. Donner
J. P. Chadwick
Tiger Nine Faces The State Normal Baseballers
The DePauw Tigers meet State Normal on Mc Keen field with Wildman on the mound and Hornaday batting. DePauw seeks its first win of the season after five straight losses. Neal leads a final workout before the tilt.
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TIGER
DePauw
McKeen Field
Wildman
Hornaday
Tigers
High School Band To Give Second Downtown Concert
The Greencastle high school band will hold a second downtown concert on the south side of the Court House Saturday at 8 PM to raise funds for the state band meet on May 23. About $83 was raised at the previous concert to assist with chartering a bus for the 32 member band to the state tournament.
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Greencastle
Court House
freighter Thames destroyed by fire off Long Island Sound
Sixteen crewmen are missing after the Bridgeport freighter Thames was gutted by flame and sank near sound beach. Twenty six aboard were rescued by coast guardsmen and landed in Providence while Captain Robert Sherman and others were aboard the Colonial liner Naugatuck. The captain is reported in bad shape after an hour in the water and rescuers search with destroyers and patrol boats nearby.
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New York
INS
Bridgeport
Thames
Long Island Sound
Sound Beach
Thames River Line
Providence
R. I
Robert Sherman
Naugatuck
Sherman
Sound
Chalker
Coast
DePauw Music School Recital Friday at Music Hall
Preparatory students from the DePauw School of Music present a program at Music Hall Friday at seven. No admission charge. Selections include Duet In a Rose Garden, Overture Indians on the War Path, Two pianos Sweet Violets, Violin German Folk Song, Dance of the Fire Flies, The Frogs, and Dreams of the Past among others. Benjamin H Pace, 40, Greencastle, farmer, to Letha Lavina Modlin, 35, Green Castle, sales lady.
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DePauw School of Music
Music Hall
Zink Fleenor
Windsor Marian Ellis
Peice Green
Heins
Jeanette Campbell
Marian Ellis
Wachs Marion Pierce Seller
Eeeves
Jeannette Campbell
Kelley Patience Thompson
Cramm Z
Benjamin H. Pace
Greencastle
Letha Lavina Modlin
Weather brief for south region with showers likely
Increasing cloudiness and showers expected in the south portion Saturday with possible activity in the extreme southwest late tonight. Temperatures not changing much with a likely light frost tonight.
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Charles J. Arnold
Ei Wold
Primo Carnera
G. Bromley
Dick” Nirley
Ruth
East Seminary
W. M. M’gaughey
Louella McWhirter
This City
Henry Ostrom Jr
Felix McWhirter
Roachdale Christian Church
Kiwanis Quartette
C. H. Taylor
Union Fellowship
Methodist Church
Franck
Eeorres Sekee
W. J. Crowder
Kopolyoft
Victor Raphael
Clokey
Barnaby
Mikado
W. Fr. Elm
Depauw Choir
O. & I. Stone
Henry Booher
Reelsville Firm
Green Castle
Coast Guardsmen
Ewing Marian Ellis
Marion
the Oviole
Devaux
Marion Pierce Seller
Victor's Return
Marian Seller
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