General Wood Appeals War Vets in Republican Bid
General Leonard Wood campaigned in uniform appealing to World War veterans for support in the Republican primary. He praised soldiers and denounced compulsory military training, then toured from Greencastle to Brazil with his party. A crowd of about 1,000 gathered as he spoke from a truck on the square.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Wood
Wood
Fmer
Mili.t
Dan
Brazil
Iom Lockridge
Greencaste
Ceneral Wood
United States
8 A. Hays
Greencastle
Benefit event promotes county quota fund drive
Frank Roberts hosts a benefit at the gym on Wednesday April 28 to raise funds toward the county quota for YWC. Proceeds after expenses will be donated to the local YWCA to aid the drive, featuring Sessue Hayakawa in Prince. Advance tickets available and plans include a film program and church group participation.
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Vam
Frank Roberts
Sessue Hayakawa
Big Day for Greencastle Churches Baptisms and Memberships
Greencastle churches report a tabernacle success with 126 uniting the Christian church, 107 by confession and baptism, and 19 by letter and statement. Of confessions, 13 were husbands and 15 over 15 years old. Locust Street M E reports 54 united, 31 by baptism, 23 by letter. total tabernacle impact 114.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greencastle
Tabernacle
Christian Church
Locust Street M. E
New Gas Heat Standard Set at 570 BTU per Cubic Foot
The Fuel Service Commission issued an order establishing a new gas heat standard of 570 British thermal units per cubic foot for use in calculating artificial gas. The directive applies to Ada and defines the metric for billing and regulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adiana
Fueli Service Commission
Moose Lodge Plans Indiana Dormitory at Moosehart Illinois
A state meeting of the Green Eastle Lodge Loyal Order of Moose in Indianapolis decided to erect a fifty thousand dollar dormitory at Moosehart Illinois named the Indiana building. After the session the Indiana lodge initiated 543 new members and a luncheon for five hundred Moose. Attendees from Greencastle included Jacob Kiefer Roger Leatherman M Miller A Cook C C Seabee A G Meyers WG Hancock James Burkitt B Knauer R E Richards C C Jacobs J T Johnson LS Wallace John S Fellows G B Shannon W H Christie Milton Humphrey.
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Green Eastle Lodge
Loyal Order of Moose
Tomlinson Hall
Indianapolis
Moosehart
Illinois
Indiana
Ind.nolis Lodge
Greencastle
Jacob Kiefer
Roger Leatherman
Miller
Cook
C Seabee
A G Meyers
WG Hancock
James Burkitt
Knauer R
Richards
C C
Jacobs
J. T, Johnson LS
Wallace John S Fellows
G. B Shannon
W. H. Christie
Milton Humphrey
DePauw Aik In Line For Bishopric
Three DePauw alumni are named as prominent candidates for bishopric vacancies to be filled at the May session of the Methodist Episcopal Conference in Des Moines Iowa. George R Grose president Earnest Yareing editor R J Wade of Goshen, a DePauw graduate are highlighted in the nominations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George R. Grose
Earnest © Waring
R J. Wade
le Mitek
Ole
Greencastie Vyne
Yveral Methodist Episcopal Conference
Belg
Des Moines
Iowa
Greencastle
DePauw
George R, Grose
de Pauw
Earnest
Yareing
Westernation Advocate
Pauw
R. J. Wade
Goshen
C. A. Wade
Grose Considered for DePauw Presidency Amid Methodist Lineage
The text proposes Dr. George R. Grose as a candidate to fill a DePauw vacancy. If chosen he would become the third consecutive DePauw president elevated to high rank within the Methodist church, reflecting a continued church influence in the university leadership.
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George R. Grose
DePauw
Methodist Church
Wabash Encounters Depauw Tigers In Tuesday Baseball Series
The Wabash College baseball team travels to Greencastle for the first game of a three game series against the DePauw Tigers amid strained athletic relations between the schools. The result affects both a victory and ongoing intercollegiate ties.
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Indiana
McKeen Field
Wabash College
Greencastle
DePauw Tigers
Schoo
Kentucky
DePauw
Wabash
Thought He Was High Up In Boyhood Anecdote
A Youths Companion contributor recalls a boyhood tale about a family obtaining their first wine drill. The narrative blends memories of steel mills, a windmill, and a sewing machine amid a rural setting with reflections on growth, fear, and wonder during a bright day.
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Bela
Canary Cage Hero Woody Returns Home After Sparrows Stay
Robert Tormlinsen of Moertins ville reports his canary Woody vanished for a month and wandered with sparrows before returning to a tree cage. The neighbor described Woody perched in trees in despair, then the owner retrieved him, placing the cage back inside as rain fell and the bird resumed its dining room perch.
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Robert Tormlinsen
Moertinsville
Canary
Woodly
Woody
Unclear text about bank robberies and deposits in Kentucky and Ohio
Fragmentary report mentions registered securities transfer deposits and bank robberies connected to Kentucky and Ohio areas. Names and exact actions are obscured by garbled OCR. No clear individuals or organizations can be reliably identified.
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Bay City
Tron Depositors
Kentucky
Cincinnati
Loufaville
Nashville
Forgotten upper floor of farming boosts tree crops and feed
A Minneapolis Journal excerpt argues for rebalancing farming to use the upper or tree level of the acre. It cites olive and date significance, carob and mesquite potential, honey locust as fodder, and acorns for pork finishing, urging arid regions to farm beyond ground crops for nutrition and resilience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amerien Cpn
Sander
Kansas
Atlantic
Carolina
Minneapoli Journal
Old Goose Pruner Sits as Eggs Mark Spring Return
A Portsmouth story notes the 92 year old Adolph Pruner, a merchant, observing the old goose laying three eggs to mark spring. Two years earlier, when the goose turned 90, Brunner tracked her to a nest and collected three eggs.
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Portsmouth
Adolph Pruner
Tee
Brunner
Light regulates flowering and fruiting in plants
U S government scientists in Washington report that plant life responds to day length rather than temperature. By adjusting light and dark periods, flowering and fruiting can be timed year round, with implications for cropping systems and potential animal responses.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
W. W. Garner
Tal Athird
Bureau of Plant Industry
Beneficent Work of the Fiu Jackson O
Thirteen years after losing speech during illness Charles Holcomb was drafted for service but rejected as he was dumb. Recently he recovered and his speech returned, shocking his mother who suffered nervous prostration from the news.
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Jackson
Charles Holcomb
Speer
Government War Insurance and Compensation Pamphlet Explained
The War Department issues Bulletin No. 6 to answer ex service men questions on insurance compensation and allotments. It explains premiums after discharge, conversion to permanent policies, reinstatement of lapsed policies, and disability compensation details separate from war risk insurance. It instructs how to apply via the United States Puse Health Service or American Legion posts and notes vocational training does not forfeit compensation. Copies available free from offices in Washington and local posts.
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Washington
Secretary of War
Army
Navy
Marine
American Legion
Chambers of Commerce
Wire Council of Nation
Defense Duilding
United States Purse Health Service
Iuoong
Ogdormian
Lost in Woods Rescued by Gulf Mobile & Northern Crew
Miss John Diner of Motite Alabama, a member of a prominent family, was found wandering in the woods near Maebite five miles from there. Rescue occurred after a weeklong exposure as she had escaped from a sanitarium and traveled through heavy rains, surviving on scarce food and two bottles of soda.
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Motite
Ala
John Diner
Pne
Mee Hite
Gulf
Mobile & Northern Railround
Leeen
Alo
Maebite
Yvonne Worrn
Cnet
Ste
Bor Fomtte
Mattie
Wille Belig
Gate
Mobile & Northern
Mise Danner
Whee
Miss Tyner
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B. F. Corwin
AOAC
MOOSE
Depauw Aikin
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Goliath
U. Tigers
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Frank Donner
Methodist Hospital
Rebecca Lodge
Dotlie Caldwell
Noble Grand
Letitia Cromwell
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Jo Crom v
Putnamville
Samuel Chadwick
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Ilinois
Edgar Shamel
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