BULL FIGHTS A MUSE LOCAL LAD IN LISBON
John P. Allee of Greencastle visiting Lisbon with United States Naval Academy students aboard the battleship Michigan. He describes Lisbon as dirty yet with interesting styles and notes plans to witness a bull fight while aboard.
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Lisbon
John P. Allee
Albert Allee
Greencastle
Portugal
United States Naval Academy OF Annapolis
Michigan
Allee
Academy
Albert W. Allee
Scandinavian Peninsula
Alice
Clinton Falls Ladies Aid to Elect Officers at Church
Clinton Falls article notes the M. P. Class 1 Ladies Aid meets Thursday afternoon at the church to conduct business and elect new officers. Also mentions upcoming Sunday church services led by Rev D. Dodd and social visits by local residents including the Staggs, Thomas, Blue, and Bettis families, with general community notes.
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Ladies Aid
M. P
County Reading Club Program for 1921 22
The County Reading Club outlines its 1921 22 program with monthly hostess plans and reading topics. Notable sessions cover Mexican history Japanese ambition American literature and poetry Bible studies and notable women hostesses. Officers elected include President Mrs Bence Daggy first vice president Cary Stoner second vice president Iva Ruark secretary Agnes Torr assistant secretary Albert Stoner and Mrs Frank Torr.
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Omer Stoner
Eugene Fields
James Garner
Bence Daggy
Iva
Ruark
Agnes Torr
Albert Stoner
Frank Torr
Browning Family Reunion Set for Sunday at McLean Springs
The Browning family reunion will be held next Sunday at McLean Springs just south of town. All relatives are invited to attend. Mr and Mrs George Landes and Chester Greiner returned from camping at the junction of Little Walnut and Big Walnut creeks. They noted Big Walnut was two thirds bank full and rising rapidly, covering trot lines and fish, prompting their early departure.
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Browning
McLean Springs
George Landes
Chester Greiner
Little Walnut
Big Walnut
George
Landes
Businessmen Henry Prevo in Indianapolis on Tuesday
Henry Prevo traveled to Indianapolis on business Tuesday. Henry Werneke and Lloyd Grose also visited Indianapolis on business Wednesday.
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Henry Prevo
Indianapolis
Henry Werneke
Lloyd Grose
Hurst Family Holds Centennial Reunion in Putnam County
The Hurst family held its annual reunion in Mt. Meridian grove led by Elmer Blue, marking the centennial of settlements in Putnam County. Attendees from across the United States gathered for a large picnic, a history program, and a Mt. Meridian Band musical display despite heavy rains reducing turnout. Mary and Helen Fraley visited cousin C. V. Peterson in Crawfordsville, with plans to travel on Thursday and Friday for camp meetings in Battle Ground.
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Hurst
Putnam County
Elmer Blue Grove
MT. Meridian
Elmer Blue
United States
Mary Fraley
Helen Fraley
C. V. Peterson
Crawfordsville
Grencastle
Battle Ground
Lafayette
FO. Fraley
Newgent Joins Rogers Stock Company in Greencastle
William Newgent son of James Newgent of Clinton township is with the Rogers Stock Company now showing in Greencastle. He married a daughter of Mr. Rogers last fall and has been with the company since that time. They met while the stock company played in Morton.
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William Newgent
James Newgent
Clinton Township
Rogers Stock Company
Greencastle
Mr. Newgent
Rogers
Newgent
Miss Rogers
Morton
Peck Recovers After Appendicitis Operation at Methodist
Margaret Peck is recovering well from an acute appendicitis operation performed at Methodist Hospital Indianapolis. She was moved to her home on Anderson Street Monday. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Beck.
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Margaret Peck
Methodist Hospital
Indianapolis
Anderson Street
W. Beck
Surprise party honors Miss Helen Chadwick in Cornstalk Valley
A village social note recalls a surprise party for Miss Helen Chadwick on Thursday evening. Locals include Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Higgins of Litton visiting H. O. Higgins and family. The Boy Scouts left for a ten day camp at Shades. Lon Nichols buys a new Ford touring car. Neighbors celebrated Ida Newman on her 46th birthday with baskets of gifts.
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Helen Chadwick
H. T. Higgins
Litton
H. O Higgins
O. O. Dudley
O H. Maxwell
Elmer McMullens
Newcastle
Myrtle Storms
Fred Havens
Fillmore
Clyde Bunten
Glen Burgess
Oran Buis
John Webster
Cecil Quinlin
Boy
Shades
Burl Buis
Marion McNary
Ray Ikemire
Arthur Perry
Greencastle
Lon Nichols
Ida Newman
Limestone Day at Russellville Draws Area Farmers
Farmers from Parke and Putnam counties gathered in Russellville to hear agricultural experts on limestone use as a fertilizer. County Agents Meeks and Jackson led the program with Purdue University Professor Ostrander and C. O. Dowdell of Washington DC on the lineup. A lunch and soil liming demonstration followed with attendees urged to bring lunches and bring wagons to purchase lime for trial. A prior similar meeting near Lewis, Vigo County drew hundreds.
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Putnam and
Parke Counties
Russellville
Parke
Putnam Counties
Meeks and Jackson
Putnam County
Ostrander
Purdue University
C. O. Dowdell
Washington, D. C
National Lime Association
E_ B Taylor
Lewis
Vigo ‘County
Rum Fleet Mystery Deepens as Ship Seized Off Atlantic City
Federal officials said they hold evidence of a rum running conspiracy implicating prominent figures along the Atlantic coast from Maine to Florida. The liquor laden schooner Henry D Marshall was seized four miles off Atlantic City with four crew aboard. captain and mate escaped. The ship holds over 1500 cases of liquor and is held with armed guards as investigators probe.
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New York
Atlantic Seaboard
Henry D' Marshall
Atlantic City
Coast Guard
Seneca
Rum Fleet
Maine
Florida
Marshall
Somerset Basket Meeting Set for August 7
The annual basket meeting will be held at this place next Sunday August 7 inviting everyone to bring dinner for an all day event. Miss Lela Arnold visited Miss Ruth Wells last week. Mrs Earl OHair and children returned from a visit with her sisters in North and South Dakota. Cecil Flint is home from Camp Travis Texas after discharge. Winnie Davis injured foot from rake tooth. David Braden of South Charleston South Carolina vacationing with home folk. Brick Chapel ladies and families toured Indianapolis for the day with Mrs Cyrus OHair. Frank Hall sold his Canby Cross Roads farm. Amelia Kemp secretary to Dr George R Grose enjoying a vacation.
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Lela Arnold
Ruth Wells
Earl O'Hair
North
South Dakota
Cecil Flint
Camp Travis
Texas
Winnie Davis
David Braden
South Charleston
South Carolina
Brick Chapel
Indianapolis
Cyrus O’hair
Frank Hall
Canby Cross Roads
Thomas brothers vacation at Medicine Park Oklahoma resort
Henry Thomas spends vacation with his brother J Elmer Thomas at Medicine Park near Lawton Oklahoma. Elmer Thomas owns 1500 acre summer resort featuring an artificial lake bathing beaches boating and trout fishing. The park has 168 cottages a large hotel and drew over 10000 visitors on Sunday July 24. Mr and Mrs Cleve Thomas and two sons plan to visit this summer.
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Henry Thomas
J. Elmer Thomas
Medicine Park
Lawton
Oklahoma
Elmer Thomas
Cleve Thomas
Man Digging Well Uncovers Walnut Log and Brush
John Chavis, in the Commercial Place area east of Greencastle, began digging a backyard well Monday. After reaching fifteen feet of clay, a Walnut log eight inches across appeared, followed by brush. He continues to dig for water hoping to clear the site. Neighbors cannot explain the log and brush, suggesting an old sink hole filled with clay long ago.
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John Chavis
Greencastle
Mr. Chavis
Chavis
Blanchard and Gillen Address Rotary on Vacations
Dr William M Blanchard president of the Greencastle Rotary Club led a Wednesday noon meeting at the Christian church delivering observations from a month long North Carolina visit and a Wisconsin fishing trip by Court C Gillen. The group agreed August sessions would discuss proposed Indiana Constitution amendments with Gillen leading the August 10 program.
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William M. Blanchard
Court C. Gillen
Greencastle Rotary Club
Christian Church
Blanchard
Indiana
Gillen
Heavy Rains Benefit Crops in Greencastle Vicinity
Putnam County farmers hailed heavy rains that fell Monday evening through Tuesday night in Greencastle and surrounding areas. Rain measured 2.89 inches in 24 hours, boosting corn and pastures, raising Big Walnut Creek three feet and easing drought as temperatures dropped from near 100 to the mid 60s.
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Putnam County
Greencastle
Indianapolis
Weather Bureau
Big Walnut Creek
Duncan Eligible to Job Ruling
Indiana Attorney General informally ruled State Senator Estes Duncan eligible to be secretary of the state teachers pension board. Duncan’s appointment, reported yesterday, would require him to retire from the Senate. The new board will pay Duncan 4000 dollars yearly, replacing earlier clerks earning 1500 to 1800.
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Indianapolis
U. S. Lesh
Estes Duncan
State Teachers Pension Board
Duncan
General Assembly
Bert Morgan
Federal Prohibition
Morgan
Cecil Tague
McCray
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Joe Atkins
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Hn D. Newgent
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Elbert Bettis
Sada Burk
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Frank Daggy
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B. Hutcheson
E. R. Bartley
Mexico
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John Gray
Louise Hauck
Ed. Hauck
Lloyd Houck
Aerl Se
Frank Collins
Harry Cusick
Chris Stoner
W. S. Torr
Daniel Hutcheson
Lola Long
Maaio
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Ivan Ruark
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John Burroughs
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Edward Shultz
al Houck
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White House
Louis Zaring
Walter Torr
David Houck Main
Charles Hutcheson
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Edocs
Helen Kent
P. P_ Stoner
Hursts
Reunon
Cornstalk Valley
Somerset
Amelia Kemp
George R Grose
DePauw
Dr. Blanchard
North Carolina
Mr. Gillen
Wisconsin
C. J. Arnold
Boulder Junction
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