Say! Column recalls Lizzie Miss Elizabeth and local legends
The writer meanders through colorful anecdotes in Green Castle and Green Mill lore from past murders to a thermometer’s 95 degree brag and old minstrel days. It blends names like E William Bridges heavy Cannon and Poppy Allen as it recounts stage pranks and a final curtain.
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E. William Bridges
E. William
Silver Leaf
Greencastle
E. Williams
Elks Minstrels
Tom
Frank
Heavy) Cannon
Clifford
Poppy) Allen
Cannon
Harry Moore
Andrew Hanna
Mr. Hanna
Mr. Cannon
Mr. Allen
Monster rattler killed near Brownstown
William Boling shot a four and a half foot rattlesnake with thirteen rattles near his home by Baughman Knob south of Brownstown while hunting squirrels, according to INS.
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Brownstown
Ind
INS
Tuttle
William Boling
Baughman Knob
Taxpayers Entitled to Appeal Property Assessments
Charles Marshall county assessor announces taxpayers aggrieved by equalization orders may seek review and re assessment. File applications with the county auditor before October 1 to have property re evaluated by the state tax board. forms available from the county assessor or the state tax board.
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Charles Marshall
County Board of Review
State
State Tax Board
Busenburg to Head Crown Point High School
F L Busenburg, former Greencastle High School principal, accepts Crown Point High School principalship. Crown Point, similar in size to Greencastle, is rapidly growing with a $250000 school expansion planned this fall. The Busenburgs will move from Greencastle at month’s end and have purchased a Crown Point home.
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F.L. Busenburg
Crown Point
Greencastle High School
F. L. Busenburg
Greencastle
Busenburg
Band to Play at Bainbridge in Putnam County
Under the auspices of Bainbridge business men the Greencastle Band will give a concert next Tuesday at 8 p m local musicians prepare a splendid program expected to draw a large crowd to Bainbridge in north Putnam County.
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Bainbridge
Greencastle
Putnam County
Vacationing couple to return next week from East
Rev and Mrs. V. L. Raphael report a profitable restful vacation in the East. They will spend Sunday at Wooster College in Ohio with Miss Wolff, sister of Mrs. Raphael, and expect to return here next week.
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V. L. Raphael
Wooster College
Death toll climbs in Dutch East Indies volcanic disaster
A Central News dispatch reports the Rokatinda volcano eruption near Flores and Paloeweh Island. Three villages were flooded by a 20 foot tidal wave, about 1,000 killed, with many injured and boats submerged. Dutch authorities coordinate relief with military and naval aid.
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Island OF Flores
London
Rokatinda
Dutch East Indies
Amsterdam
Flores
Batavia
Java
INS
Paloeweh Island
Dutch East Indian Archipelago
Paloeweh
Petitions Due Saturday for East Washington Street Pavement
Greencastle residents sign petitions filed with the city clerk by 10 am Saturday regarding street paving. Property owners split on concrete vs asphalt. city council favored concrete but petitions circulate to capture asphalt supporters as well. Concrete is more durable and slightly costlier per running foot.
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East Washington Street
Greencastle
Prohibition Officers Hijack Case Ends In Greencastle
A tourist on the National road was stopped by two men posing as U S prohibition officers who demanded 500 dollars bribe for letting the car pass. The traveler raised the money in Greencastle and returned to pay the hijackers who proved to be criminals. The incident ends as a police alert note in the Danville Republican report.
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National Road
U. S. Prohibition
Greencastle
Crimial
Danville Republican
Noted Evangelist Larry Newgent To Begin Clinton Falls Revival
Larry Newgent known as the Cyc lone Evangelist will start revival services at Clinton Falls Sunday evening. A national prison worker who just finished a tour of prisons in eighteen states, he carries endorsement letters from senators governors wardens and mayors. He is accompanied by Mrs Larry Newgent soloist and Miss Crowson of Winters Texas pianist. Newgent is familiar to Putnam County residents from near Roachdale.
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Newgent
Clinton Falls
Larry Newgent
Miss Crowson
Winters Texas
Putnam County
Roachdale
Signs to Route Tourists Through Greencastle
The Greencastle Chamber of Commerce plans six 10 by 18 foot cream signs along the National Road to steer traffic via Greencastle. Signs west of Manhattan and east of Stilesville road will show maps and claim the Greencastle route is three miles farther but safer and pays off with more trade. Eugene Hirt of Vicksburg, Mississippi, visits his parents on West Columbia Street.
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Chamber OF Commerce
National Road
Greencastle
Manhattan
Allan Lumber
Eugene Hirt
Vicksburg
Miss
Mrs. Simpson Hirt
West
Columbia Street Road
Fire damages Carpentersville property. suspicions arise
The house and barn of Charles Sillery of Carpentersville were partly destroyed by fire last night. Local parties are suspected of arson. In other notes, Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Chastain visited the Roborts, and residents Mr. and Mrs. Cannon plus their daughter traveled to French Lick for a week while Sheriff D. R. Maze hosted Cloverdale guests Lee Coffman and family Sunday.
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Charles Sillery
Carpentersville
John Cannon
French Lick
Lee Coffman
Cloverdale
Sheriff
D. R. Maze
Reverend Bruner To Fill Pulpits Of Big Churches
Pastor Rev B H Bruner of the First Christian Church will preach at Independence Boulevard Christian Church in Kansas City Missouri next Sunday. He then preaches at High Street Church in Akron Ohio the last two Sundays in August. Services will resume in Greencastle the first Sunday in September with Bible School at 9 30 a m and the Lord's Supper following.
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Independence Boulevard Christian Church
Kansas City
High Street Church
Akron
B. H. Bruner
First Christian Church
America
Independence Boulevard
R. A. Long
Long
Christian Board of Publication
St. Louis
Christian Evangelist
Bruner
High Street
Ohio
Levi Marshall
Greencastle
Miss Mullins Takes Up Work With Missionary Society
Miss Imogene Mullins has accepted a position with the United Christian Missionary Society of the Christian Church and left Thursday for St. Louis. The society, moving its headquarters later this month to Indianapolis, oversees missionary work in America and ten foreign lands with assets above thirteen million dollars. Mullins has been active at the First Christian Church in Greencastle.
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Imogene Mullins
United Christian Missionary Society of the Christian Church
St. Louis
Indianapolis
College of Missions
Irvington
Miss Mullins
United Christian Missionary Society
Christian
Health Conference for Washington Township Children
The Washington Township Child Health Conference will be held at Reelsville High School on Monday August 13 from 8 30 a m to 4 p m. The event offers free medical examinations for children from infancy to seven years old.
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Washington Township
Reelsville High School
Dr James' Horse Wins in Robinson Pacing Meet
Dr W D James attended a Robinson Illinois race meet on Thursday with a horse entered in the 2:30 pacing race. The five heat event saw his horse win with a best time of 2:11 amid thirteen entrants.
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W. D. James
Robinson, Ill
Dr. James
Fifteen Autos Damaged as Shed Collapses in Columbus
A shed at the Columbus Engine Company plant collapsed after a heavy rain and wind, injuring no one. Fifteen automobiles owned by employees and a house owned by William G. Irwin were damaged.
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Columbus
Ind
Columbus Engine Company
William G. Irwin
Mrs. Margaret Murphy Dies After Stroke at 83
Mrs. Margaret Sullivan Murphy 83 widow of Thomas Murphy died at her Greencastle home on north Jackson street Thursday at 5 45 pm after a second stroke. Funeral at St Paul Catholic Church Saturday 9 am with interment in Forest Hill cemetery. Born November 8 1846 in Cork Ireland she arrived in New York at 19 on Lincoln assassination day and later joined her brother John Sullivan. Survived by sons Thomas F Murphy of Chicago and Timothy F P Murphy of Greencastle plus numerous nieces and nephews including Miss Alice Murphy Miss Clara Murphy Sister Mary Clementine and several Sullivan relatives.
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Margaret Sullivan Murphy
Thomas Murphy
Greencastle
North Jackson Street
St. Paul Catholic
Forest Hill Cemetery
Murphy
Ireland
Cork
Thomas F. Murphy
Chicago
Timothy FP
Alice Murphy
Clara Murphy
Mary Clementine
St. Mary's
Mamle, Sullivan
Muncie
Jerry
James Sullivan
Terre Haute
Edward Sullivan
Gary
Loewenstein Lost Huge Fortune Before Death
London August 9 Capt Alfred Loewenstein the Belgian capitalist who died after an air crash is said by the Evening News to have lost 60 million dollars in the three weeks before his death He reportedly left 40 million to be divided between his wife and son.
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London
INS
Alfred Loewenstein
English Channel
Evening News Today
Loewenstein
California wins Olympic eight with half length edge
California University crews the United States to victory in the Olympic eight-oared championship. They beat England in the finals by a half length after a great struggle.
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Sloten
Holland
California University
United States
England
Florida Faces New Menaces From Floods and Hurricane
Florida residents endure rising floods as Lake Okeechobee overflows and Okedelobee City areas flood. Fifteen Jupiter families homeless amid a tropical disturbance sweeping from the West Indies, with authorities hoping it will dissipate before landfall. The Weather Bureau issued Atlantic storm warnings from Jacksonville to Cape Hatteras as a second system gains strength offshore.
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Atlantic
West Indies
West Palm Beach
Fla
INS
Florida
Okeechobee
Okedelobee
Jupiter
Here
Washington
Weather Bureau
Jacksonville
Cape Hatteras
Georgia
Charleston
Hatteras
Weather Outlook Mostly Fair With Cooler Northwest
Mostly fair conditions continue tonight into Saturday with cooler air spreading across the northwest portion. The forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy skies and lower temperatures, shaping a mild weekend for most areas.
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Northwest
Governor Al Smith Attends Brennan Funeral in Chicago
Governor Al Smith of New York, the Democratic presidential nominee, arrived in Chicago at 10 30 this morning to attend the funeral of Illinois Democratic leader George F E Brennan. He came in a private car attached to the Twentieth Century.
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Chicago
al Smith
New York
George FE. Brennan
Illinois
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Charles J. Arnold
Lizzie
Miss Elizabeth
Green Mill
East Indies
ST. Petitions
M. E. Chastain
Frank Roberts
Rev
Margaret Murphy
City
ST. Paul Catholic Church
Titusville
Gulf of Mexico
Red Cross
R. H. Hull
Hull
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