SAY! Columns Defend Cartwright and Bittles Ride Home
John Cartwright and James Bittles announce a formal statement to defend their actions after leaving a car near Stilesville and bum a ride home. The piece recalls their alleged slow driving, a Green Castle detour, and a warn that walking is faster. It mixes humor with local anecdotes about pullets, finances, Talcum ads, and a groundhog complaint by Andrew Hanna near Seminary and College avenues.
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John
Victrola
Cartwright
James
Organ
Indianapolis
Weather Outlook for North Region
Mostly cloudy and unsettled tonight and Friday with possible local thunderstorms. Cooler conditions expected in the north portion on Friday.
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North Portion
Tigert resigns to become University of Florida president
Dr John J Tigert commissioner of the bureau of education tendered his resignation effective Sept 1 to Secretary West of the Interior Department. He has headed the bureau since 1921 and was elected president of the University of Florida on July 9 by its board of regents, with the formal announcement made today.
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Washington
John J Tigert
Bureau of Education
West
Interior Department
University of Florida
Tigert
Florida
Board of
Regents
Indiana High School Graduation Reform Issued Statewide
A revised manual titled Revised Requirements for Graduation and Program of Studies for Indiana High Schools has been mailed to county superintendents and high school principals. The plan, based on Cardinal Principles, emphasizes citizenship moral training and health, with a 16 unit graduation rule including health education and vocational elements. The new curriculum, crafted by about 300 educators and endorsed by Indiana colleges, will begin next school year on a trial basis.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
State Department of Education
National Education Association
U. S
Roy Wisehart
Woman Hurt When Truck Hits Auto Near Reelsville
Mrs. John Baumunk about 50 suffered three fractured ribs and bruises when a cement truck backed into the Dodge sedan carrying her and her husband on the Manhattan Road near Greencastle. The impact threw the car against a telephone pole. Mr Baumunk had a bruised shoulder but declined medical aid. The couple reside on the National Road east of Pleasant Gardens.
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John Baumunk
Reelsville
William Randel
Centress
Manhattan
Ayler
Putnam County Lands See Smallest Tax Board Increase
Assessments in Putnam County rose five percent after a session of the State Tax Board in Indianapolis. Tax orders were issued for Lake, Laporte, Wells, Cass, Tippecanoe, Elkhart and Adams counties. The Putnam rise was among the state's lowest. The Board of Review will raise assessments at a meeting later this month.
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Putnam County
State Tax Board
Indianapolis
Lake County
Laporte County
Wells County
Cass County
Tippencanoe County
Elkhart County
Adams County
Board of Review
Pool Would Be Popular Here
Bloomington World reports east Third Street Park pool drew over 4000 swimmers in a week despite a cool July spell. The pool, guarded by park guards and a civilian police officer, is praised as Bloomington’s biggest late addition to recreation, with crowds swelling on warm days.
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Greencastle
Bloomington
East Third Street Park
Park Board
Lincoln Highways Defeat Anderson All Stars 5 2
The Lincoln Highways toppled the Anderson All Stars 5 to 2 on Sunday. Pitcher McCauley and batter Taylor led the Highways, who tout a strong Negro National League talent pool and seek state title shots. A doubleheader at Ladoga is slated for Sunday.
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Linco Highways
Anderson All Stars
McCauley
Taylor
Highways
Middle West
Ladoga
Anderson
Hawkins
Devit and Strickler
Four drunks held in Putnam County jail
Four men were lodged in the Putnam County Jail on intoxication charges. Lemuel Bear of Hendricks County, Robert Bridges of Russellville, and James Smith and Fred Jackson of Greencastle faced penalties after arrest late Wednesday. Bridges received 60 days at the Indiana State Farm after a $45 fine. the other three pled guilty and paid $45 each.
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Putnam County
Lemuel Bear
Hendricks County
Robert Bridges
Russellville
James Smith
Fred Jackson
Greencastle
Bear
New Maysville
Edward Eitelforge
George Potter
Henry O’hair
Robert Kerr
Bridges
Charles McGaughey
Indiana
Bears
Jackson
Smith
Parrish Trial Is Continued In City Court
Walter Parrish a 26 year old south Greencastle man facing a statutory charge saw his trial continued until Monday by Special Judge M J Murphy after a key witness failed to appear in city court. This marks the third trial amid five weeks in jail as two earlier trials ended with hung juries.
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Walter Parrish
South Greencastle
M. J. Murphy
Parrish
20 Years Ago in Greencastle From the Files of The Herald
The report recalls Herman Hoffman purchasing the Alexander Felter Cigar store at auction. Residents Kimber Gardner Clifford Allen Clyde Harris Lamar Grubb Melville McHaffey of Greencastle and Emmett O'Brien of Cloverdale camp at Eel River. Miss Avis Kelly attended the Stilesville picnic.
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THE
Herald
Herman Hoffman
Kimber Gardner
Clifford Allen
Clyde Harris
Lamar Grubb
Melville McHaffey
Greencastle
Emmett O'Brien
Cloverdale
Eel River
Avis Kelly
Stilesville
Nine Dead in Lawrencville Refinery Still Blast
A Lawrenceville Illinois refinery explosion kills nine and injures sixty one as flames engulf men in flaming clothes. Surviving workers describe a torch like blast, crowds rush ambulances, and responders fight fires with chemicals. Victims include Jack Freese C F Gadd ey Louis Hensley Arlington Jackman W E Hinton Harry Johnson Joan Fitch Clyde Moore Lee Lynch.
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Good Samaritan Hospital
Lawrenceville
Jack Freese
C. F. Gaddey
Louis Hensley
Arlington Jackman
W. E. Hinton
Harry Johnson
Joan Fitch
Clyde Moore
Lee Lynch
G. W. Hornbuckle
Morceeat Brown
St. Louis
James Barley
Virgil Belcher
Cecil Brown Returns Car From Greenville
Cecil Brown city mail carrier had his car stolen in this city last week. He retrieved the vehicle in Greenville Illinois on Wednesday and returned it home. Two youths arrested in Greenville will be sent to St Louis to face a federal charge of taking a stolen automobile. They thanked Brown for the loan of the car before he left. Names and hometowns were not learned. one youth claimed the name Cecil Brown and the other Will Hendricks.
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Cecil Brown
Greenville
Ill
St. Louis
Brown
Will Hendricks
Lively Battle Visioned by Democratic Leader
R Earl Peters national committee member and state chairman says Northern states are battlegrounds and the campaign will be the greatest in U.S. history with close cooperation between the national party and state committees after a New York conference.
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R. Earl Peters
New York
National Committee
National Party
Union
America
Band Program for Tonight Announced Greencastle concert
A Greenwich Greencastle band will perform an eight o'clock concert on the north side of the square with a fifteen-number program. The lineup includes marches and overtures by Haugh Joyce, King Lear, The Slogan, The Lost Chord, Cinderella, Faust melodies, Intermezzo Sinfonico, From Tropic to Tropic, The Billboard and other pieces. A record crowd is anticipated in favorable weather.
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Greencastle
Haugh Joyce
Tist N. Y
Reg’t
Peecerts Sey Covcee
Bayer
Seine
Haves
Klohr
Rosenkrans
Blood Poison Fatal for Coatesville Resident Joseph Sharp
Joseph Sharp aged 73 of Coatesville died at home Wednesday after a weeklong illness from blood poisoning caused by an ingrown toenail. He was born near Coatesville, educated at Indiana State Normal School, taught at Winchester, and is survived by his widow and two sons Kenneth and Joseph. He was a Christian Church member and a Masonic lodge member.
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Joseph Sharp
Coatesville
Indiana Christian Hospital
Indianapolis
Mr. Sharp
Indiana State Normal School
Terre Haute
Winchester
Kenneth
Joseph
The
Christian Church
Masonic Lodge
Enraged detective shoots wife, wounds stepson, then kills self
Cleveland, Aug 2. Thomas Lear, 49, a railroad detective, shot and killed his wife at their home and fatally wounded his stepson, Frank Meyer 25, after a money dispute, then wounded himself. Meyers and Lear were hospitalized in critical condition. Mrs. Lear died at once.
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Cleveland
INS
Thomas Lear
Frank Meyer
Lear
City Hospital
Meyers
British flyer forced down in mid ocean rescue underway
A flotilla of Trans Atlantic steamers including the President Hayes and Celtic races to aid Capt. Frank T. Courtney and three companions after their seaplane was forced down about 500 miles west of the Azores while attempting a flight from Horta to Newfoundland. Multiple wireless reports place the position near 42°N 41°W with no immediate danger.
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New York
INS
Frank T. Courtney
Azores
Horta
Newfoundland
Hayes
Minnewaska
Columbus
Cedrick
Celtic
Franconia
Courtney
Cedric
Columbua
Forta
Radio Marine Corporation
Chesholm
Mid-Ocean
Berengaria
Benegaria
Cape Race
Bristol
White Star Lines
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Andrew Hanna
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Florida U
H. S
Lincoln Highways
Vincennes and
Vincennes
Ind
Indian Refining Company
Here
10Th Regiment
Catham, Mass
Columbus, Minnewaska
Haynes
Huelva
Spain
Ramon Franco
Franco
Christopher Columbus
Vooyage
Cadiz
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