Brothers charged in murder of elderly widow in Indiana
Boonville, Ind. Aug. 3 A family quarrel over furniture led to the killing of 70 year old Martha Deffen doll whose head was blown off near Heilman. Dollie Deffen doll, 22, is accused in a signed statement by William Deffen dell, 17, and a murder charge will be filed tomorrow. William says Dollie planned the crime to provide a home for his fiancée Stella Shop tough of Eames Station.
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Boonville
Ind
Martha Deffendoll
Heilman
Here
Dollie Deffendoll
Luther Stanbush
Warrick
Vernor Kreikh
Ome
Mather
William
Dolie
Nally
Dollie
Dolliers
Clals
International chamber meeting highlights postwar cooperation
McWhirter reports from London on the sev en international sessions stressing gradual recovery of business, cautious disarmament, and interdependence between nations. He notes English reserve and U S goodwill, with Indianapolis chamber representation and a cross section of about 150 Americans. Felix McWhirter, former Western state leader, accompanied by L O H ir, heads, Martins visit follows.
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Secd
Chamber of Commerce
London
England
United States
Ix M. McWhirter
Indianapolis
McWhirter
People’s State Bank
International Chamber
Sec
Center Hall
Westminster
Sic
Indianapolis S
Felix McWhirter
Purdue Pathologist Demonstrates Seed Wheat Hot Water Treatment
C T Gregory of Purdue University pathology department visited Greencastle on Thursday to outline demonstrations on hot water seed wheat treatment. County agent Charles A Jackson said the method kills loose smut weed seed and controls scab. Two demonstrations are planned in Jefferson and Franklin townships near Cloverdale and Greencastle, with dates to be announced.
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C. T. Gregory
Pathological Department
Purdue University
Greencastle
Charles A Jackson
Thomas Morris
Jefferson Township
Cloverdale
Charles Bridges
Franklin Township
Local Social Notes From Maplewood and Surrounding Areas
Maplewood residents and guests include Mr and Mrs Walter Masten visiting Greencastle and relatives in the area. Grace Ellsberry of Terre Haute stayed with aunt Mrs Ray Miller. Mrs W M Boardman had a barn roof repaired. Mrs Wm Purcell now visiting near New Maysville. Rainy spell noted as the heaviest in three months. Aden Hanks and Ray Miller events in Terre Haute and Bainbridge. Vadie Lisby and children visited Warren Lewallen. Howard Denny home for weekend. Norman Crawley visiting daughter Mrs Alfred Reeves after Detroit work stint.
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Walter Masten
Greencastle
J. G. Masten
Grace Ellsberry
Terre Haute
Ray Miller
W W Boardman
Aden Hanks
Oscar McIntyre
Bainbridge
Vadie Lisby
Near Coatesville
Warren Lewallen
Howard Denny
Fred Hanks
Crawfordsville
Norman Crawley
Detroit
Michigan
Alfred Reeves
Funeral Services and Local Visits Highlight Reelsville Area
The funeral of Mrs Stella Brown of Brazil was held at Reelsville Church led by Rev Walter Kirk. Burial followed in Reelsville cemetery. Visitors from Harmony and Brazil include Lloyd Hutcheson and Miss Reba, and Mrs Wilson. Revival meetings by Rev Cooper and Rev Baker draw strong attendance.
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Stella Brown
Brazil
Walter Kirk
Reelsville
Harmony
Lloyd Hutcheson
Reba
Indianapolis
Wilson
John McElroys
Jane Mitchell
Ida McElroy
Near Lena
John McElroy
Mary Hutcheson
Reelsvile
Cooper
Greencastle
Baker
Richard Morelan
Boone Hutcheson Cemetery
Interments in Forest Hill Cemetery July 1921
Interments in Forest Hill cemetery for July 1921 reported by C F Mathes superintendent list seven names with causes including paralysis accident inflammation of bowels peritonitis heart disease cancer and infirmities of old age. Individuals include George M Rumbarger Putnam County 78 Harry Quigg Greencastle 42 Fern E Sears Indianapolis 2 Luella Hopwood Putnam County 65 James Coverdale Greencastle 65 William McGinnis Brownsburg 66 and George W Glidewell Putnam County 84.
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Forest Hill
C F Mathes
George M. Rumbarger
Putnam County
Harry Quigg
Greencastle
Fern E Sears
Indianapolis
Luella Hopwood
James Coverdale
William McGinnis
Brownsburg
Uffgers Kill Man in Battle at Petersburg Indiana
Flogg Reed, 23, was shot and killed at Joe Johnson’s home near Murren, while officers aimed to arrest Johnson on a wife beating charge. Reed, indicted for giving away liquor, opened fire with a shotgun as officers approached. Death by bullet unspecified which officer fired. Officers included Putnam Richardson, Will Reed, and John T. Hopkins. Johnson did not participate. Reed had been in jail terms and on bond pending September term.
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Petersburg
Ind
Women of Maple Heights Mission to Honor Mrs Paul Black
Maple Heights Mission launches a drive to raise 150 dollars for Mrs Paul Black in appreciation of her two years of service as pastor and superintendent. An ice cream social at George Barnett’s Maple Heights home Saturday night aims to fund the purse, with all invited to attend.
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Women OF
Maple Heights Mission
Paul Black
Maple Heights
George Barnett
Why is a polka dot Lord Northcliffe's question
New York August 2 Lord Northcliffe asked why a polka dot after a reporter noted his red silk polka dot tie He said he could understand the dot but not the polka American dictionaries lack the derivation and an aide called it a spotted cravat and jolly well loud
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New York
Lord Northcliffe
Northcliffe
Limestone day demonstration draws 200 farmers near Russellville
More than two hundred farmers from Putnam, Parke, Montgomery and Vermilion counties attend a limestone demonstration in a U G Vail grove near Russellville. Putnam County members pledge to use limestone, priced at $1.50 a ton in Greencastle, claiming two tons per acre lasts seven years, far cheaper than other fertilizers.
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Russellville
U G Vail
Putnam
Parke
Montgomery
Vermilion
Putnam County
Greencastle
Charles A Jackson
Funeral Services for Pearle Shonk dweller
Funeral services for Pearle Shonk dweller will be at 11 Friday morning in Union Chapel near Morton. Rev A M Mahaffie will conduct. Interment in Union Chapel Cemetery. Survived by widow and Ferris Shonk dweller parents. Pearle Shonk dweller was their only child.
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Pearl Shonk.wiler
Union Chapel
Morton
A. M. Mahaffie
Ferris Shonkwiler
Pearle Shonkwiler
Stealthy burglar praised while Moots’ niece seeks divorce
Abe Martin notes a stealthy burglar is preferred as he drops in while people sleep. Moots’ niece, criticized for reentering DePauw after her husband’s death, now requests a divorce.
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DePauw
Woman bootlegging case ends with prison sentence
Deputy sheriff Claude Coffin took Mrs Ola Sudduth to the Indiana Woman's Prison after she pleaded guilty to bootlegging. She was fined 100 dollars and costs and sentenced to thirty days. Will Calvert, the man with her in the Essex touring car, remains in Putnam County jail.
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Claude Coffin
Putnam County
Ola Sudduth
Indiana Woman's Prison
Indianapolis
Sudduth
Bartley
Will Calvert
Seidensticker Investigates Leniency Pleas in Bootleg Cases
Adoth Seidensticker secretary of the State Board of Pardons visited Greencastie Thursday for business and spoke with relatives and friends of men recently convicted for bootlegging who petition the board for leniency while he examined the cases.
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Adoth Seidensticker
St.te Wourd Et Pardons
Greencastie
Indiarve Stars Farm
Greencut
Mr. Seidensticker
June Bryan Appointed Deputy Federal Prohibition Officer
Jude Bryan of this city, long a conductor on the TH. J. & E. Traction Co. line, is named deputy Federal Prohibition Enforcement officer for the Terre Haute District with headquarters in Terre Haute. Mayor John J. Jones of Brazil will head the Terre Haute division office. Bryan begins duties immediately.
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Jude” Bryan
TH. J. & E. Traction Co
Bryan
Terre Haute
John J. Jones
Brazil
Florenz Quartet Opens Fillmore Chautauqua in Greencastle
Miss Fiorenz Wippel Miss Clarissa Dippel Eva Freman and Jo an Kond ziela were guests of Miss Garnet Sackett at her Greencastle home. They form the Florenz Quartet created by Professor Ferdinand Schaefer of Indianapolis and first performed Thursday afternoon and again tonight at the Fillmore Community Chautauqua.
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Fiorenz Wippel
Clarissa Dippel
Eva Freman
Joan Kondziela
Putnam County Seeks Oral Haltom Who Walked From Jail
Putnam County officers search for Oral Haltom who walked away from the local jail Saturday after two weeks in custody on a trust charge. He had been placed there by Judge James P. Hughes for disobeying court orders following a suspended sentence for check forging last spring.
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Putnam County
Oral Haltom
James P. Hughes
Hughes
Miss Lillian Daniels Visits Miss Roxie Day in Akron
Miss Lillian Daniels from the First National Bank visits Miss Roxie Day in Akron Ohio. Day formerly lived in Greencastle.
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Lillian Daniels
Roxie Day
Akron
Miss Daniels
First National Bank
Miss Day
Greencastle
Community Chautauqua Assembly Opens in Fillmore
The three day Community Chautauqua assembly at Fillmore opened Thursday afternoon with community members gathering for lectures music and presentations and ongoing activities through the weekend.
Still Life Menageries in Fairbanks Alaska Market
The San Francisco Chronicle highlights Fairbanks Alaska as a unique winter game market on the Chelna river in the Yukon valley. Frozen game stands in markets, kept for months without decay, offering bear, moose, caribou, deer, mountain sheep and goat in lifelike poses for selection and dining.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
San Francisco Chronicle
Northwest Territory
Uncle Sam
Russia
Chelna River
Tonama
Arctic Circle
Yukon
A Plea for Stone Quays and Impressive Waterfronts
The New York Times argues that American waterfronts should not be a sea of wooden sheds but feature enduring stone quays like in Europe. It cites cheaper long term fire protection in steel or iron pier houses and urges beauty to define a city’s water front.
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Europe
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Manhattan
New York Times
Abolish the word obey in marriage vows
The Collier’s Weekly editor notes that the word obey is increasingly omitted in marriage services. He argues the American husband’s practical, good humor contrasts with English autocracy, while Germans’ boorishness and Parisian decorum feel distasteful. The shift reflects broader changes in autonomy.
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Collier's Weekly
Indiana to file suit against dairy products trust
Indianapolis August 3 state legal department Attorney General U S Lesh announced a suit to enjoin alleged dairy products price fixing and restraint of trade The action will name more than twenty five individuals and companies in Indianapolis and across Indiana including dealers in milk cream and manufacturers of butter ice cream and other dairy products The complaint based on the Indiana anti trust law of 1907 aims to break up a massive alleged conspiracy to control prices and trade Investigators have gathered extensive evidence across the state
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Indianapolis
Indiana
State Legal Department
U.S
Dairy Products Trust
Lesh
Hog Receipts Decline at Local Yard Sale
Receipts at the local stockyards Thursday show hogs 10 000 head and cattle 800 calves 900 sheep and lambs 700. Hogs fell about 15 cents with light hogs under 250 pounds at 11.55 to 11.60 and top 11.65. Pigs down to 11.00, sows 9.50 lower. Cattle slow steady, calves up to 50 cents, sheep and lambs strong with top lambs at 10.00.
Affidavits Alleged Fire Attack In Vaughn Farm Case
Affidavits against Carroll Coffman six and Alford Coffman twelve, sons of Leslie Coffman, charged with setting fire to a straw stack at the Vaughn farm near Belle Union and other misdemeanors. Filed only after Judge Hughes returns. agent Charlie Hoover, deputy state Fire Marshall, visited Greencastle Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Carroll Coffman
Alford Coffman
Leslie Coffman
Henry Vaughan
Vaughn Farm
Belle Union
Hughes
Coffman
Photograph gallery opens in Donner block
Paul Dodd and Robert McKee opened a new photography gallery Thursday morning in the Donner block above JL Hamilton's Music Store. They gained experience with J O Cammack and Roy N Hirshburg and plan a 24 hour developing service plus special photography.
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Paul Dodd
Robert McKee
Donner
JL. Hamilton
Dodd
McKee
J. O. Cammack
Roy N. Hirshburg
Wet cable knocks out Greencastle phones on Walnut Street
Seventy five telephones in Greencastle east district were out of order Wednesday morning due to a wet cable on East Walnut Street. Rain Tuesday night seeped into a small crevice in the cable armour and soaked the insulation inside. The trouble was cleared Wednesday morning.
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Greencastle
East Walnut Street
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Grencastle Pension Board
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