Pendleton high picks Cecil Young as athletics head
Martinsville star Cecil Young, famed at Martinsville High and Depauw University, will oversee Pendleton High School athletics for the upcoming school year. Known as Zeke, he is praised for grit, leadership, and constant sportsmanship, with expectation he will field a strong Pendleton team.
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Martinsville Tribune
Cecil Young
Martinsville
Depauw University
Pendleton High School
Anderson Papers
Zeke
Pendleton
Young
Ten A ct Against Physician in Terre Haute Street Fight
Noble Johnson Vigo county prosecutor said a first degree murder charge will be filed against Dr. R J Danner of West Terre Haute for fatally wounding James C Leasure after a street fight Monday. Danner was injured in the confrontation and is hospitalized. Leasure died from five gunshot wounds after Danner retrieved a pistol.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Noble Johnson
Vigo County
R. J. Danner
West Terre Haute
James C. Leasure
Danner
Leasure
Bible Reading Ties Start of Indiana Schools
Bartholomew county board of education ordered daily Bible readings in all county schools and bought a desk Bible for every teacher. The move, led by the county W T A, follows a county institute set for August 27 to 31 with leaders W A Millis of Hanover College and Herman H Young of Indiana University. Schools reopen September 3.
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Columbus
Ind
Bartholomew County Board of Education
Yesterady
Greenfield
County Board of Education
W. A. Millis
Hanover College
Herman H. Young
Indiana University
Dr Clevenger Removes Tonsils in Putnam County Hospital
Nine patients underwent tonsil removals by Dr. Clevenger of Indianapolis at Putnam County Hospital on Thursday morning. The list includes Charles Rector age 6 and 14 year old Wilson Handy among others, with ages from 5 to 20 and family affiliations noted.
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Putnam County Hospital
Clevenger
Indianapolis
Charles Rector
Wilson Handy
W. T. Handy
Charles “Buster” Brown
A. G. Brown
Genevieve Stewart
Carl H. Stewart
Almeda Pitchford
Harley Pitchford
Blanche Saathoff
Joe Jimmy Adams
Charles J. Arnold
Pearl Cole
Robert Allen
Paul Allen
Miss Anna Edwards Bride of Bert Wright of Indianapolis
The businesswoman Miss Anna Edwards married Bert Wright of Indianapolis in a Wednesday ceremony at her father Charles Edwards home on North Market Street. Rev. H C Clippinger officiated with a single ring rite. The couple departed Wednesday night for Indianapolis.
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Anna Edwards
Bert Wright
Indianapolis
Charles Edwards
North Market Street
H. C. Clippinger
Couple Wed After Long Employment Ties
They will visit for several days. Mrs Wright, employed in the Allen Brothers store for 12 years, will retain her position for a while. The groom is a contractor and carpenter. They have the best wishes and hearty congratulations of their many friends.
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Wright
Allen Brothers
Reformatory inmate move prep met with Colgate bonus
Trustees plan to transfer inmates from Jeffersonville reformatory to Pendleton Michigan City and a temporary site by September 15. The move aims to collect a $50,000 bonus offered by Colgate & Co. Completion of several new buildings accelerates the project.
Vincennes Man Named Aid to District Attorney
John R. Emison of Vincennes Ind a member of Emison Hoover Emison law firm has been named special assistant United States district attorney by Attorney General Harry M Daugherty Emison is a DePauw alumnus and a university graduate
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Vincennes
John R. Emison
Vincennes, Ind
Emison, Hoover & Emison
United States
Harry M. Daugherty
Depauw
The
University
Edwards and Wright Obtain Marriage License in Indiana
Anna Bell Edwards of Greencastle and Bert Alford Wright of Indianapolis secured a marriage license. The filing lists both parties as the individuals planning to wed, indicating formal approval by local civil authorities.
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Anna Bell Edwards
Greencastle
Bert Alford Wright
Indianapolis
Fresh Eggs Drama At Market In Confidential Tale
A vendor and customer debate egg freshness with a boastful dealer claiming only the finest eggs would satisfy a friend’s party demand. The tale unfolds in a confidential tone as the dealer reveals his extreme standard for freshness.
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Henry Tripe
Italian Prince Fabrizio Colonna Dies in Rome
Prince Fabrizio Colonna, vice president of the Italian Senate and head of a leading Italian noble family, died in Rome after three months of a leg infection and a deteriorating condition following an operation.
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Rome
Fabrizio Colonna
Fabrizio
Senate
Grow Own Chick Feed Save Big Money
Jefferson County farmers are urged to grow most poultry feeds to cut costs. County agent B H Doddridge says wheat corn buckwheat sunflower and Kaffir corn can be grown on most farms, with skim milk supplying protein when needed. One farmer, Jesse Brother, reports sowing sunflowers and buckwheat plus corn and wheat yields enough feed for winter.
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Mr. Doddridge
Jefferson County
Jesse Brother
Robbery at Clay City General Store Stages Loss of $3000
In Clay City Brazil Indiana the general store of Moyer Fisher and Moyer was robbed Tuesday night of 125 suits of men clothing valued at 3000 dollars. The front door was forced and the theft is believed to have occurred after midnight. No crew was left behind. Thieves are thought to have stolen a new automobile owned by Carl Myers of Clay City and replaced it with a dilapidated car from Myers garage.
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Brazil
Ind
Moyer, Fisher & Moyer
Clay City
Carl Myers
Myers
Fortune telling ban enacted in New York state
Albany N Y gypsies seventh sons and soothsayers are forbidden to ply their trade after September 1 under a new state law. The measure targets fortune telling practices and their supposed claims of supernatural aid, creating legal restrictions on public services offered by practitioners statewide.
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Albany
N. Y
Legislation Bans Fortune Telling Under Penalty
A last legislature passed a law making all forms of fortune telling illegal with punishment including a $250 fine, up to six months imprisonment, or both.
Aged Harper’s Weekly Unearthed Behind Mirror at McCurry Store
A copy of Harper's Weekly dated February 23 1867 was found in J E McCurry furniture store behind a dresser mirror. The 56 year old magazine offers amusing photographs of 18th century dress and jokes. It is unclear how it came to be hidden.
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Harper's Weekly
Journal of Civilization
New York
J. E. McCurry
Major Real Estate Deal In Putnam County
Brown and Moffett closed a large transaction trading the 360 acre Bill Hanna farm near Roachdale to Harvey M. Coulter of Lebanon in exchange for 14 Lebanon residences. The deal, valued at $106,000, marks one of Brown & Moffett’s largest local trades. The Hanna farm is noted as among Putnam County’s finest properties.
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Brown & Moffett
Bill Hanna
Roachdale
A. B. Hanna
Wm. Beigh
Harvey M. Coulter
Lebanon
Coulter
Hanna
Putnam County
Postoffice to Get One Ton Truck for Parcel Post
Postmaster W L Denman won approval from Washington for a one ton parcel post truck to improve delivery. The vehicle will be used in the postoffice parcel post operations, reflecting a year of effort to secure the vehicle.
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W. L. Denman
Parcel Post Department
Postoffice
Postoffice Department
Washington
Rockville Chautauqua Set For August 10 to 19
The thirteenth annual Rockville chautauqua will occupy Beechwood Park from August 10 to 19. Noted speakers include Senator W. N. Ferris and Senor T. P. Gore, with Harendranath Maitra discussing the Tomb of Tutankhamen. Musical acts span Hadley Concert Co and Royal Venetian Sextette. operatics feature Baraddell Light Opera Co presenting The Bohemian Girl. Dr. John G. Benson will lecture on psychology and success.
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Rockville
Lew A. Convis
Russia
Siberia
Poland
Hadley Concert Co
The
McCords
Twin City Preachers’ Quartet
Brown’s
Metropolitan Jubilee Co
Apollo Concert Co
Royal Venetian
Barradell Light Opera Co
New York
Elopement plans end in accident near Greencastle
Harvey Williams severely injured when the machine he rode overturned while en route to obtain a marriage license. Nellie Hiland, from New Brunswick near Lebanon, uninjured. Williams, a part time cement worker, was not at home and was too young for marriage. They were moving toward Terre Haute when the crash occurred north of Greencastle.
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Danville
Harvey Williams
Nellie Hiland
New Brunswick
Lebanon
Williams
Hiland
Woodward
Boone County
Terre Haute
Greencastle
Jamestown
Williams Boy in Boat Incident Sparks Boone County Fallout
The vehicle left the bank after steering gear failed, pinning Williams underwater briefly. Miss Hiland escaped unharmed, aided by Dr. Hutcheson before Williams was hospitalized. Hilands accuse Williams, a parolee from Plainfield, prompting calls for his return to the boys school until age 21.
Destructive Bedford Fire Devastates Five Buildings
A large fire in Bedford Indiana at 2:00 this morning destroyed five buildings in the business district and damaged three more. Firefighters from the city and North Side department battled the flames for hours, aided by brick walls from Krenke's livery barn and the Sherwood Chastain Ford agency building which helped limit losses. The blaze was spotted by Night Policeman Box near Sprague grocery and Sun- grocery area.
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Bedford
Ind
North Side
Krenke
Sherwood Chastain Ford Agency
Fire Devastates Businesses In Indiana Town
A fire rapidly spread through the Sunflower restaurant causing destruction to neighboring operations. The Vulcanizing plant owned by J. D. Blackwell, George Mathes tin shop, Singer sewing machine shop, and Sears & Lee plumbing establishment suffered major damage. The Sprague grocery stock worth 10000 dollars with 5000 dollars insurance was lost along with the Singer stock and the Indiana vulcanizing plant. Wallheiser heirs faced total losses to their buildings with limited coverage, while the wareroom hosting Sherwood Chastain farming machinery also burned.
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J. D. Blackwell
George Mathes
Singer Sewing Machine
Wallheiser Heirs
Sears & Lee
Sherwood Chastain
Sprague
Indiana
Sunflower Restaurant
Singer
Wallheisers
Stockholders to Confer on August 13 in Indianapolis
An organization to protect Indiana stockholders in securities sold by the R L Collings Company of Indiana will hold a meeting of salesmen and stockholders at the Indiana Pythian building on August 13. The Dollings Company is in receivership.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
R. L. Collings Company
Indiana Pythian
Richmond
Ind
Dollings Company
Richmond man calls meeting for Wayne county Dollings
Edgar M. Hass of Richmond, the Wayne county Dollings representative, issued the call for the meeting.
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Edgar M. Hass
Richmond
Wayne County
Dollings
Three Injured In Wabash Train Wreck At State Line
Attica Ind Aug 10 Three men were injured one likely fatally when Wabash train No 4 derailed near Stateline west of Attica at 1 30 pm. Engineer P Higgins of Peru trapped in cab after engine and three cars toppled. two hours to free him bruised leg. Fireman E Higgins jumped clear. August Young of Harrisburg Pa fatally injured. George Shawl of Gale Ohio foot injured by spike in tracks. Seven coaches were wrecked after hitting a switch wreckage cleared in afternoon.
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Attica
Ind
Stateline
Here
P. Higgins
Peru
E. Higgins
August Young
Harrisburg
George Shawl
Gale
Ofla
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Pendleton Reformatory
McCurry
Chautauqua
John G. Benson
Miss Hiland
W. R. Hutcheson
Greencastle Hospital
McClelland
Noah Jones
James Hiland
Demn
Frank Hiland
Horse Thief Detective Association
Plainfield Boys’ School
Jones
Harvey
Bedford Business District
State Line
Coatesville
Ambulance Service
Rexall Store
Gautier
Riker’s
Rexall
Owl Drug Company
Wistaria
Kiddie Klein
Jonteel
Opeko
Lord Baltim
Cascade
Magnesia
Ksale
Klenzo
the Owl Drug Store
South Side Square
Jonteel Cold
Gastondale
Bellfar_ Toilet
Alika
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