Say! (By Charles J. Arnold) Two rivals seek prize money
The piece recounts a dispute over a $25 prize from a contest. Two men, John Cartwright and James Bittles, claim damages for a trip to Indianapolis and back, noting a formal statement with itemized costs. The writer dismisses their demand, threatening resistance. It includes advertisement advocacy and local notes on city issues and weather.
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Indianapolis
John
Victrola
Cartwright
James
Organ
Bittles
Mgr. James
DG AB. Sens
Sain
Raccoon Man Threshed 900 Bushels Wheat On 55 Acres
Harry Stamp, farming one mile south of Raccoon station on State Road 43, completed threshing fifty five acres and produced nine hundred ninety bushels of wheat. The average yield was eighteen bushels per acre. All grain graded number one.
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Harry Stamp
Raccoon Station
State Road No
Stamp
Indiana
Asphalt or Concrete Road Debate Stirs City Council
City council debates paving east Washington street with either concrete or asphalt after a push by Elmer Blue and asphalt supporters. Concrete advocates argue for durability and lower upkeep, noting concrete would be a new road and not disturb sidewalks.
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East Washington Street
Elmer Blue
Muddy Water Undrinkable After City Pumping Plant Trouble
Greencastle Water Works experienced a disturbance at its pumping plant causing muddy water to flow Thursday night and render it undrinkable downtown and for about 30 minutes on Madison street. The murk cleared by Friday morning after a force main leak was repaired.
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Greencastle Water Works Company
Madison Street
Fred Stone Hurt in Plane Crash Near New London
Fred Stone, famed actor, was injured when the airplane he rode crashed after going into a tail spin about 100 feet up. His daughter Dorothy witnessed the accident and Stone was hospitalized for treatment.
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New London
Conn
INS
Fred Stone
Stone
Dorothy
Eighteen Dead In Refinery Blast Across States
At Lawrenceville Illinois, the Indian Refining plant blast killed eighteen and left twelve more dying at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes Indiana. The disaster drew 150 firefighters, with coroner investigations and numerous funerals as doctors cited gas inhalation and Foamite as causes.
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Vincennes
Ind
Lawrenceville
Illinois
INS
Good Samaritan Hospital
Indian Refining Company
Wabash River
Clinoers
Indiana
N. E. Beckes
Ed, Childress
Kroger Plans Second Greencastle Store In Sudranski Building
It was learned Friday that Kroger will open a second Greencastle store in the Sudranski building, occupying the Cooper & Inman room after their lease ends next March 24. The Kroger Company has secured a ten year lease on the space.
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Kroger
Greencastle
Sudranski
Cooper & Inman
Kroger Company
Skunk killings by mowers stun Indiana farms
Reports from Peru and Rochester recount skunk killings by mowing. John W. Vetter, Mexico orphanage farm superintendent, harmed two skunks while mowing five miles north of Peru. He cleaned the mower with fresh hay and resumed work though the day proved uncomfortable.
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Peru
Ind
Indiana
John W. Vetter
Mexico
Here
Vetter
Low Lukenbill
Rochester
Coach Bausman and Family In Auto Accident
A collision occurred at Hanna Cross Roads nine miles north of the city on Road 43 late Thursday evening due to a lack of lights on Mrs. William Whitted’s car. Both vehicles sustained damage but all occupants escaped injury as Mr. Bausman and family returned to Greencastle from Lafayette while Mrs. Whitted and a son traveled west on State Road 36.
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William Whitted
Morton
Review Board Set To Meet Tuesday In Putnam County
Putnam County Board of Review will meet here next Tuesday to implement a 5 percent increase on lot and land assessments, ordered by the State Tax Board. A State Tax Board member is expected to attend. Despite the rise, Greencastle lot assessments remain 5 percent below township levels after the board previously cut assessed values by 10 percent.
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Putnam County Board of Review
Putnam County
State Tax Board
State Board
Greencastle
Board of Review
20 Years Ago in Greencastle
Eighteen Greencastle residents departed for Denver and Yellowstone Park for an eighteen day trip. Mrs. Clyde Williams returned from Crawfordsville visit. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Abrams and daughter visited Lowell. their son Marshall already there. Epworth League held a farewell for Miss May Peregrine bound for missionary work in China.
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Clyde Williams
Jesse Williams
Crawfordsville
Roy Abrams
Lowell
Marshall
Epworth League
Veterinarian Seeks $4000 for County Tuberculosis Work
State Veterinarian F H Brown asks Putnam County Council to appropriate at least 4000 for 1929 bovine tuberculosis eradication. He notes Hendricks and Morgan counties are accredited and urges timely funding to continue cattle tuberculin testing and outreach in Putnam. Brown cites law and past refusals, requests council members’ names and opinions.
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F. H. Brown
County Council
F. W. Brown
W. EB. Gill
Putnam County Council
Putnam County
Greencastle
Indiana
Hendricks
Morgan
Idw
Stephen Brown Seeks Absolute Divorce in Putnam Circuit
Stephen Brown files for absolute divorce from Ada Brown after a marriage of just over four months begun March 22 1928 and ended July 30 1928. He alleges accusations of infidelity and anger over insurance policies for a son and daughter by a former marriage. he lists residences on College Avenue and Monon Street. F S Hamilton represents him.
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Putnam Circuit
Stephen Brown
Ada Brown
North College Avenue
Monon Street
F. S. Hamilton
Heeney Said to Wed in Hidden Honeymoon
An undenied report states heavyweight contender Tom Heeney is honeymooning with Marion Dunn of Port Washington L. I. C. They reportedly eloped to Ladentown near Suffern N Y and were married by Justice P Margulies store proprietor.
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New York
Tom Heeney
Marion Dunn
Port Washington
L. C
Heeney
Ladentown
Sufferin
N. Y
P. Margulies
Four Indicted in Murder of Gen Obregon in Mexico
In Mexico City Jose De Leon Toral and three others including a mother superior and a nun are indicted in the Obregon assassination. Toral admits the killing while prosecutors outline insanity and fanaticism defenses. Trials set to begin next week amid questions of a conspiracy society based in Villa Guadalupe.
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Mexico City
Leon Toral
INS
Jose de Leon Toral
Acevedo Concepcion de la Lata
Espanta Santo Convent
Maria Luisa Pena Altamira
Jorce Fernando Pavon
Alvaro Obregon
Juan Correa Nieto
Gallardo Pavon
Villa de Guadalupe
Vare Remains in Critical Condition After Stroke
William S. Vare senator elect from Pennsylvania remained in exceedingly critical condition after a stroke suffered at his Venner City summer home near Atlantic City. Dr Ellwood R. Kirby said the patient’s temperature was 98 and warned that any recurrence of the hemorrhage could cause death if the fever persisted.
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Atlantic City
N. J
INS
William
Vare
Pennsylvania
Venner City
Here
Ellwood R. Kirby
Philadelphia
Boy Drowned at Winona Lake Near Warsaw
Six year old Robert Hartsell Jr fell into deep water while playing on the shore of Winona Lake near Warsaw Indiana and drowned. His body was recovered about two hours later as he visited his grandfather in the area.
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Warsaw
Ind
INS
Robert Hartsell, Jr
Winona Lake
Here
Partly cloudy with showers expected in regions this weekend
Partly cloudy conditions persist with likely showers in North and Central areas and the Northwest tonight and Saturday. Cooler temperatures arrive tonight in the extreme Northwest and along the North and Central zones.
Polish Flyers Leave Paris for America
Poland's Major Louis Idzikowski and Major Casimir Kubala flew from Le Bourget aiming for New York aboard the Marzalek Pilsudski with 1,200 gallons of fuel. They planned Azores or Bermuda legs, predicting 40 hours to New York despite prior rescue news. The crew carried chicken sandwiches, coffee, and champagne to keep the trip light.
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Paris
INS
Frank J. Courtney
Atlantic
Louis Idzikowski
Casimir Kubala
le Bourget
New York
Silver Prey
Marzalek Pilsudski
Idzikowski
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Shawnee
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Bausman
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Yellowstone Park
Morgan and
Hendricks Counties
Gen. Obregon
America
Frank Courtney
Winnewaska
US. S. Columbus
Chatham
Mass
Frank T. Courtney
S. S. Columbus
Azores
Halifax
London
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Cedric
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