Greencastle golf tourney lights up Green Castle course
Doc Snook recalls the killing of Miss Hix and reflects on the case while Greencastle hosts its first caddy golf tourney under A. B. Hanna. Local lads outperform dads, with prizes boosting interest as sidewalks linger near the courthouse. Weather notes and community quips follow, including a dog race betting ruling in Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greencastle
Greencatle Country Club
A. B. Hanna
Hanna
Putnam County Sporting Club distributes twelve cans of fish
The Putnam County Sporting Club distributed 12 cans of fish from the department of conservation across county streams on Friday. Receivers included Carl Stewart, E. R. Bartley, Orville Stewart, and Ernest Stoner. fish varieties were small and large mouth bass, crappies, bluegill, and rock bass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam County Sporting Club
Department of Conservation
Carl Stewart
E. R. Bartley
Orville Stewart
Ernest Stoner
Leach Couple to Offer Sacred Music at Methodist Service
Prof and Mrs Rowland Leach present a short program of sacred music in the Methodist church worship service Sunday morning. Leach will perform Andante from Mendelssohn Concerto and Menuet in Olden Style with Hochstein Adagietto. Mrs Leach sings Great is the Holy One of Israel and a solo from Prof Leach’s Behold the tabernacle of God is with Men.
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Rowland Leach
Methodist Church
Prof Leach
Mendelssohn
Hochstein
Bizet
Leach
Israel
Case
Prof
New Western Union Operator Takes Post in Greencastle
Cecil Wolf former Western Union operator in this city left Thursday with his wife and son for Greencastle where he will run the local office. John H. Roop succeeds Mr Wolf as manager of the Batesville office and takes over here.
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Western Union
Cecil Wolf
Greencastle
Wolf
John H. Roop
Batesville
Mr Wolf
Martinsville
Elwood Denied 40000 Bond for City Pool Project
Indiana state tax board rejected a 40000 bond proposal for a municipal swimming pool in Elwood citing finances in poor condition. Board said it would approve 25000 to 30000 for a pool next year if Elwood’s finances improve.
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Indianapolis
INS
Elwood
Ind
State Tax Board
Land Owners May Defeat Farm Trustees Expansion Plan
Trustees of the Indiana State Farm seek approval to buy 589 more acres to expand farming and prison employment. Attorney General Oxden says the board may acquire land, citing potential value and need due to rising inmate population and a new federal law. Public announcement of the move could spike land prices and hinder the trustees.
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Indiana
Trustees of
the Paria
Ralph Howard
James M. Oxden
State Farm
Indiana State Farm
State Fair Entries Sought for Putnam County
County Agent Floyd Miller urged many Putnam County entries for the Indiana State Fair to be held August 31 to September 7. He noted the county’s livestock grain poultry and other property are worthy of competition and that all entries must be mailed by August 14. Entry blanks are available at his office or Greencastle banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Miller
Putnam County
Miss Stella Martz Injured in State Road Crash
Miss Stella Martz 25 of Gas City suffered serious injuries when an auto driven by Glenn Coon Marion collided with Miss Esther Newhouse Evansville on state road 67 near Anderson. Martz lost part of her left ear and is treated at St Johns hospital. Mrs Myrtle Newhouse, mother of Miss Newhouse, was also hurt.
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Anderson
Ind
Stella Martz
Gas City
Glenn Coon
Marion
Esther Newhouse
Evansville
Here
Greencastle Telephone Co Sold Under Associated Utilities
The Greencastle Telephone Company was sold to Associated Utilities Telephone Company effective August 1. The transaction also covers Logansport and Angola, with no personnel changes planned. improvements will place the plant in top service condition under Elkhart, Indiana leadership.
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Nan
Greencastle Telephone Company
Associated Utilities Telephone Company
Madison
Wisconsin
Elkhart
Indiana
Indiana Telephone Security Corporation
Max Hosea
Greencastle
Logansport
Angola
Goshen
Connersville
H. B. Walls
Greencastle Company
Dry Leaders Declare Treatments Saved Life
Indianapolis August 10. Dr E S Shumaker of the Indiana Anti Saloon League says treatment at Battle Creek Sanitarium probably saved his life and he feels 40 percent better. He returns to league headquarters for a conference with the headquarters committee after absence since June 12. He had not read Indianapolis papers since leaving the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Battle Creek
Michigan
E. S. Shumaker
Indiana
Anti-Saloon League
League
Union Station
Lebanon High School Plans Ordered by School Board
Lebanon Indiana August 9 The Lebanon school board announced it has hired an architect to design plans and specifications for a new high school building. The structure will include a combined gymnasium and auditorium with workshops and classrooms. It is slated for fall 1931 on the site of the old gym and superintendent residence. The district has 80500 cash balance, with 25000 available for immediate use, and existing bonded debt to be paid by 1935.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Ind
Lebanon School Board
Pittman Divorce Filed in Putnam Circuit Court
Laura Pittman of near Putnamville sues Obediah Pittman for divorce on desertion grounds. She seeks restoration of her maiden name Laura Brown. Married August 7, 1924, she alleges desertion May 11, 1926, with no return. Attorney W. M. Sutherlin represents plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Pittman
Putnamville
Putnam
Obediah Pittman
Laura Brown
W. M. Sutherlin
Indiana Bankers Association to Convene in Evansville
Governor Harry G. Leslie E H Simmons president of the New York Stock Exchange and G Bromley Oxnam president of DePauw University will be principal speakers at the third annual convention of the Indiana Bankers' Association to be held in Evansville on September 11 and 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Ind
Harry G. Leslie
E. H. H Simmsons
New York Stock Exchange
G. Bromley Oxnam
DePauw University
Indiana Bankers’ Association
Three Killed in Illinois Train Wreck Near Waukegan
A Chicago Milwaukee St Paul passenger train crashed into a standing freight at Wadsworth Illinois five miles north of Waukegan. engineer John Lorimer and fireman Nick King both of Milwaukee died. An unidentified man killed while riding was also confirmed. Several injured were taken to Waukegan hospitals including Bessie Kalina Margaret Woodkie A O Sonne and John A Lewes. The freight crew escaped unharmed as the passenger crew waited beside the track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukegan, Ill
INS
Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific
Wadsworth
Ill
Here
John Lorimer
Milwaukee
Nick King
Waukegan
Bessie Kalina
Margaret Woodkie
A. O. Sonne
Chicago
John A. Lewes
William J. Sheddon
Putnam Man Arrested At Quincy Picnic
John Grimes and Leslie Coffman were fined 10 plus costs for public intoxication at the Spencer county justice court. They were arrested Thursday at the Quincy picnic by Sheriff Herschel M. Powell and jailed in Owen county after failing to post bond. Grimes resides in Putnam County and Coffman northwest of Quincy.
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John Grimes
Spencer
Leslie Coffman
Cloverdale Driver Severely Injured In Shed Exit
John McAninch was seriously injured yesterday when trapped between a coal shed top and his wagon seat as he exited. The county’s corn crop also faces severe drought stress, and social notes praise Miss Frances Walker’s upcoming marriage to Ivan Ruark with a shower hosted by Miss Mary Albaugh.
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John McAninch
Cloverdale
S.C. C. Club
Mary Albaugh
Frances Walker
Ivan Ruark
Messrs. Shipley and
Bittles
Graf Zeppelin Lands in Germany After Atlantic Leg
Graf Zeppelin completed the first leg of its 21,700 mile round world voyage, landing in Friedrichshafen at 1 pm local time. The 4,400 mile trip from Lakehurst, New Jersey, took 55 hours 20 minutes with an average speed around 80 miles per hour, peaking at 105 mph.
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Lakehurst
Friedrichshafen
Walter Dietzel
International News Service
Friedrichshafpen
Germany
Graf Zeppelin
New York
Atlantic
Graf
N. J
Graf Zeppelin Returns to Germany After Orbital World Trip
Graf Zeppelin lands at Friedrichshafen after a world tour with 22 passengers aboard. Commander Dr. Hugo Eckener reports the hull needs minor tightening but will resume Tokyo voyage in days. Crowd and officials celebrate as the airship enters its hangar amid rain and cheering, with Sir Hubert Wilkins among the passengers.
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Friedrichshafen
Ger
INS
Tokio
Hugo Eckener
Dornier
Lake Constance
Graf
Eckener
Zeppelin Works
Atlantic
Berlin
Paris
Hubbert Wilkins
Arctic
Hebener
J. C. Penney Booth Planned for State Fair Indianapolis
C D Chapman local manager of the J C Penney store received notice from headquarters that he and W M McDowell of Lafayette are appointed to run the Penney booth at the State Fair in Indiana polis. The company plans an extensive display and Chapman will be at the booth during the fair week.
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C. D. Chapman
J. C. Penney
W. M. McDowell
Lafayette
J.C. Penney
Indianapolis
Mr. Chapman
Bandit Trio Robs Illinois Central Train in Chicago
A three man gang led by Wee Willie Doody robbed an Illinois Central local southbound train last night. They killed guard Delbert Sudds and escaped with 4000 dollars as passengers panicked aboard the Roosevelt Road station car.
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Chicago
Wee Willie’ Doody
Illinois Central
S. C
Roosevelt Road
Jeremiah Carey
Delbert Sudds
Carey
Sudds
7Th Street Station
Doody
Gunnan
Tommy O'Connor
Man given 60 day term for assault and battery on wife
Charlie Trail about 45 was fined 10 dollars and costs and sent to Indiana State Farm for 60 days after admitting he struck his wife Mary Trail following drinking rubbing alcohol. He and his family live in a two room hovel on Central avenue Greencastle. Myrtle Krause released on bond after five days hunger strike in Marion County jail.
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Charlie Trail
Indiana
Mary Trail
Charles McGaughey
Trail
Roma
Central Avenue
Greencastle
Indianapolis
Myrtle Susanne Krause
North
Illinois Street
Marion County
Marriage License Sold Between Four People
John Franklin Allee 68 timber buyer Greencastle and Emma Proctor 53 housekeeper Fillmore obtain marriage license. Henry Fox 64 city employer Greencastle and Mary King 61 housekeeper Greencastle also receive license.
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John Franklin Allee
Greencastle
Emma Proctor
Fillmore
Henry Fox
Mary King
Weather Outlook: Party Cloudy Tonight and Sunday
The forecast: party cloudy conditions tonight and Sunday with local thunderstorms. Temperatures show little change as the system moves through.
Putnam County Fair set for September on Greencastle square
A petition by forty Greencastle businessmen swayed the sixth annual Putnam County Fair to be held on the square and downtown streets September 11 to 14. The Fair Board announced open entries for exhibitors from other counties. Robert H. Stevenson was elected general superintendent and Lee Bryan chairs the finance committee.
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Greencastle
Fair Board
Court House
J. J. Kauble
Robert H. Stevenson
Central National Bank
Lee Bryan
T. A. Sigler
Harry McCabe
Simpson Stoner
Ray Vaughan
Lowell Dicks
Morton Fordice
Joan Sears
Herndon Irwin
Dalby Collins
Hand Injury Ends with Partial Amputation
James Brothers, 15, son of Mr and Mrs Edward Brothers of Clinton Falls, was injured when his father moved a threshing machine separator that the boy tried to block forward on his right hand. Dr L W Veach of Bainbridge took him to Crawfordsville hospital where one finger was amputated. If no complications arise most of the hand may be saved. He is grandson of Mr and Mrs Thomas Brothers of this city.
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James Brothers
Edward Brothers
Clinton Falls
L. W. Veach
Bainbridge
Crawfordsville
Thomas Brothers
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Bloomington Street
Dr. Snook
Greencastle Telephone CO
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Leslie
Simmons
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Illinois
Wadsworth, Ill
Quincy
Giant Airliner
Dr. Eckener
Hoch Eckener
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Bandit
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L. Stoner
Frank Jones
Albert Houck
J. J. Eitel
Ray Fisher
C. J. Arnold
Sam Rariden
Raymond Wright
Hampshires
Dadly Collins
Duvoc Jersey
Jess Sears
Chester
Frank Ader
Poland
Fred Obenchain
Tamworth
Dr. Smithson
H. Irwin
Donald Webster
Emory Brattain
John Sears
Hubert Sherman
Harlan Rissler
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