Putnam County Board Sidesteps 1919 Tax Increases
The Putnam County Board of Equalization meets to decide whether to verify the horizontal increases made in 1919 by the State Tax Board. John H. James outlines that if the board disagrees with the 1919 increases, it must refuse verification. otherwise it should certify the original Putnam valuations. A decision is postponed until after Wednesday when a Putnam County Farmer's Association committee speaks.
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Putnam County Board of Equalization
Putnam County
State
John H. James
James
Putnam County Board
Putnam County Farmer's Association
Nazare ne Tent Meeting Hosts Sermons and Marriage News
A large audience heard Martha E. Curry preach on the Great Sacrifice at the Nazarene tent with tonight’s sermon to focus on the Holy Spirit and his Office work. Alfred Ray Kivett wed Miss Reba Elmore in Anderson Indiana on April 7, with plans to reside near Mt Meridian. David Badger, a former Green Castle merchant now in Manilla Indiana, is visiting. Mr and Mrs Mullins and children attended a Terre Haute circus today.
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Martha E. Curry
God
Miss Curry
Alfred Elmore
Reba
Alfred Ray Kivett
Hazlewood
Anderson
Indiana
David Badger
Greencastle
Manilla
Badger
Terre Haute
Templeman Family Reunion At National Road Home
About 100 relatives and friends gathered at Mr and Mrs George Templeman’s National Road home for a day of food and fellowship. A long noon table on the lawn offered plenty of treats followed by ice cream in the afternoon.
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George Templeman
National Road
Local Visit Notes from Putnamville and Nearby Towns
Mr and Mrs Richard Peel and their young son of Chicago visit Mrs Peel sister Mrs Ed Williams in Putnamville. Ella Watson visits Mr and Mrs Theo Cox and daughter at Hume Illinois. Lucille returns home after Greencastle visit. Margaret Jones at State Normal Terre Haute spent weekend with relatives. C F Talkington and daughter Elynn spend Friday in Indianapolis. Ralph Howard and sons visit friends in Hope Indiana. Dr Ernest Wright planned to visit his parents Mr and Mrs Sam Wright this week. Mary Jane Frost spent Friday night with Miss Sarah Gildewell. Mr and Mrs Herschell Roduere welcome a son born in August. Alf Curtis in Greencastle Saturday. Myra Parks hosts Sunday school class Thursday.
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Richard Peel
Chicago
Wheat threshing near completion in Greencastle area
Mrs. Ross Thomas in Pagosa Springs Colorado feels unwell. Frost occurred nightly in the region. Thomas Newgent in Indianapolis Methodist hospital is recovering. Misses Otis Perkins Lillie Newgent travel to Niagara Falls and Pennsylvania. Edgar Perkins attended a Rockville cha utauqua. Mrs Hallie Maddox and Lornie visited Mrs George Newge. Edgar James Tabor and Ames Mounts reported a good rain in Greencastle.
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Ross Thomas
Pagosa Springs
Colorado
Thomas
Putnam County
Thomas Newgent
Methodist Hospital
Indianapolis
Flossie Knauer
Otis Perkins
Lillie Newgent
Niagara Falls
Miss Perkins
Pennsylvania
Edgar Perkins
Rockville
Hallie Maddox
Lornie
George Newge
James Tabor
Ames Mounts
Greencastle
Effie Cricks
Ben Cricks
Bandits Shoot Two In Jewelry Heist Net 30000 In Gems
Three masked bandits entered Sol Bergman's jewelry store on East Ninth street in downtown Cleveland. They shot and seriously wounded two employees, Frank Shuck and Jerome Suskin, and looted the safe of jewelry and diamonds valued at about $30 000 before fleeing in an automobile.
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Cleveland
Sol Bergman
East Ninth Street
Frank Shuck
Jerome Suskin
Express Employes Get 30 Million Wage Increase
The United States railway labor board granted an 80 000 employee wage hike for American Railway Express Company workers. The retroactive raise of 16 cents an hour takes effect May 1 1920. Also notes include visits and social events of local residents and invitations to a Bay View reception.
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Chicago
United States Railway Labor Board
American Railway Express Company
Brown Family Reunion Set for Sunday Near Greencastle
The Brown family reunion will be Sunday at Roy and wife Ferrand’s home 3 3 miles northeast of Greencastle. A big picnic dinner is planned at noon. Also tomorrow Bunten O Hair Duroc Hog sale at Earl Bunten farm 4 miles east attracts a large crowd. Frank and Mrs Bitles return from Kentland visit with Dr. and Mrs. Matthews.
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Roy Ferrand
Greencastle
Bunten & O
Earl Bunten
Frank Bitles
Mrs. Matthews
Kentland
Notice from Greecastle Lodge No 48 Regular Meeting
Members are reminded of a regular session on Wednesday in the afternoon. R S Fisher serves as secretary and N G Muev is noted in the notice.
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Greecastle Lodge No
N. G
R. S. Fisher
Taxi driver wounded in accidental shooting near Putnamville
Edwin Crawley of Greencastle was seriously injured when hunting companion William Ellis fired at a movement Crawley made while resting beside a tree. The shot entered Crawley’s left temple, likely destroying his sight, and he was rushed to Greencastle then Long Hospital in Indianapolis for treatment.
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Edwin Crawley
William Ellis
Putnamville
Greencastle
Crawley
Ellis
W. R. Hutcheson
Long
Former Local Preacher Dies on Train in New York
The Rev. Dr. George F. Pentecost of Darien Conn. and formerly of Philadelphia, a well known Presbyterian preacher and evangelist, died on a New York New Haven and Hartford train arriving in New York Saturday night. Born Albion Illinois September 28 1842 he studied at Georgetown and earned honorary degrees from Hamilton Lafayette and Central University of Kentucky. He served as chaplain of the 5th Kentucky cavalry U S W during 1862 64 and led pastorates in Greencastle Indiana Covington Kentucky Brooklyn Boston and Philadelphia. Miss Martha Ridpath and Mrs Arthur Hamrick were in Indianapolis Monday.
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George F
Darien
Conn
New York
George F. Pentecost
Darien Conn
Philadelphia
New York, New Haven
Hartford
Dr. Pentecost
Albion, Ill
Georgetown University
Hamilton College
Lafayette College
Central University of Kentucky
The
Kentucky Cavalry
Greencastle
Ind
Covington Ky
Brooklyn
Boston
Hog Prices Fall As Open Market Sentiment Shifts
Hog prices drop 50 cents with total receipts at 9 350 head including 8 500 in Indianapolis and 850 layovers. Open buys ranged 15 50 to 17 5 0 with some sales at 16 90 heavier hogs 15 00 to 15 25. Pigs 15 50 down outsides inactive. cattle calves steady sheep strong. Local buyers 3 500. traders note lingering activity. Several visitors from Chicago Kansas City and Washington mentioned with ties to Green Castel Bainbridge and St Paul.
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Indianapolis
Premiers Agree On Plan To Aid Poland
Hythe England Aug 9 Premier Lloyd George and Millerand reach agreement to aid Poland with munitions and technical advice while imposing a blockade on Russia. No allied troops to be used in Poland. Outcome hinges on Minsk talks between Bolsheviks and Poles.
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HYTHE
England
Poland
Lloyd George
Miller
Russia
M. Millerand
Minsk
Europe
Picnic Outing Interrupted by Rain In Brunswick Area
Miss Jesse Jones visits Indianapolis for the day. Mrs. M L Darnall sends greetings from Harold Cook, a Brunswick New Jersey Boy Scout delegate to London. Cook is son of Prof. M T Cook and cousin to Mrs. Darnall. About 14 girls went to stop 34 for a Monday picnic and supper before a downpour halted the meal.
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Jesse Jones
Indianapolis
M. L. Darnall
Harold Cook
London
England
Brunswick, N. J
Cook
M. T. Cook
Darnall
Startling Hint From Gerald About Tits and Starts
A cryptic note mentions Gerald and Seraldine with unexpected phrases about starting P ick Me Up. The fragmented text hints at hidden meanings or misheard lines and asks for a transition toward action. No clear persons or organizations are fully identifiable in the readable portion.
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Gerald
Seraldine
Fearsome threat in classroom disturbance noted
A rough classroom erupted in uproar from the roughest boys to Sunday school. The secretary nearby investigated and quieted the scene after someone called for a teacher. Peace followed the door opening.
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Ience
Moment of weakness leads to car theft confession
A repentant man confesses to stealing a carload of brass fittings, with the judge reacting by questioning what he might have taken had he acted in strength. The exchange frames the plea as a moral lapse and contrasts weakness with potential eventual consequences.
State Tax Board Overrules Local Increases in Two Indiana Counties
Indiana’s state board of tax commissioners orders a horizontal increase to restore 1919 valuation levels in Shelby and Johnson counties. Local boards that had canceled increases in 1919 must adjust so total county valuations align with earlier state liabilities. The plan distributes 1919 increases across each county, reducing Shelbyville and Morristown boosts while raising other areas.
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Indiana State Capitol
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Shelby
Johnson Counties
County Boards of Review
Tax Board
County Board of Review
Johnson
Fred A. Sims
Shelby County
Shelbyville
Morristown
Moristown
Poland to send military aid to front against Bolsheviks
Poland accepts Romania's offer of military aid and several regiments head to the front to assist in fighting the Bolsheviks. In Paris reports, Russians captured Ciecha cutting the Warsaw Danzig railway, potentially severing the main supply line to Poland. Bolshevik forces reportedly occupied Ciechanow briefly, per Polish communique.
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Berlin
Poland
Roumania
Paris
Ciechanow
Warsaw-Danzig
Warsaw
Foreign Office
Weaning Announcement? Wedding of Alice Elaine Baker to Paul Hana walt
Mrs. Sidney W. Baker announces the marriage of her daughter Alice Elaine to Mr. Paul Hana walt on Wednesday July 28 192 at Tacoma Washington. Mr Hana walt is the son of Prof F W Hana walt who formerly taught mathematics in DePauw.
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Sidney W. Baker
Alice Elaine
Paul Bowman Hanawalt
Tacoma
Washington
Mr. Hanawalt
F. W. Hanawalt
DePauw
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Nazarene Tent Meeting
R. P. Mullins
Templeman
Alf Curtis
Myra Parks
Greencastle R. R
Edwin Post
Ruth Post
Bay View
Park Dunbar
Mrs. Sweet Smith
Jacksonville
Fla
Ladies Aid of the
Locust Street Church
H. C. Clippinger
F. A. Arnold
BROWN
C. F
Hunter
Martha Ridpath
Arthur Hamrick
William Yates
Bainbridge
Mr. Yates
Milton T. Darnall
Kansas City
Dr. Cully
Roy Hood
Herald
William Hood
France
Phen
Manchester Guardian
Baltic
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