Catfish and rumors fill Fillmore column parade
Narrator describes a 21 pound catfish caught on Eel River by Dick Cowgill, compares with a 15 pound catch by Earl Smith, and pokes fun at political graft and local gossip. The piece riffs on travels, a Hot Springs trip for Senator Joe Robinson, fuel mileage on roads, a fly story, and assorted local anecdotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fillmore
Eel River
Dick Cowgill
Earl Smith
Bainbridge
Greencastle
Cowgill
Laundry Driver Admits Hoax robbery tale
Anderson Indiana August 19 Police say Charles Jeffries 21 a laundry truck driver confessed that a Friday tale that he was held up and robbed of 75 dollars by two highwaymen was a hoax He admitted stealing from the laundry company totaling 190 dollars over four months and will be charged with larceny and embezzlement
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Ind
Charles Jeffries
Jeffries
Prisoners Allegedly Freed Through Records Ruse
An Indianapolis report claims inmates at Indiana State Farm gained freedom ahead of terms via altered records. The State Board of Charities and a personal investigation by Superintendent Ralph Howard are looking into the matter. Officials say the number involved may be four or five, with others suggesting as many as 10 to 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Farm
Howard
Indianapolis
Indiana State Farm
State Board of Charities
Ralph Howard
Penal Institution
The
Herald
Child Health Conference Set for Greencastle Dates
Dr. Berenice Moriarty leads free Putnam County Child Health conferences for children birth to eight. Vaccination urged for all over six months against diphtheria and smallpox. Common issues include diseased tonsils malnutrition and round shoulders. Examinations cover eyes ears nose throat heart lungs and overall health. Last year 877 children were seen. Conference at Greencastle High School August 27 28 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berenice Moriarty
Putnam County
Child Hygiene Division
State Board of Health
Child Health Board of
Big Indiana weekend death toll from auto crashes climbs
At least 16 people died and many injured in Indiana weekend accidents. The toll includes Lafayette three deaths from auto train crashes and multiple fatal incidents in Gary Evansville Loganport Anderson New Albany Clinton Muncie Greensburg Fort Wayne and elsewhere. A drowning in the Ohio River and a machine gun linked death are noted among the casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Lafayette
Floyd Snapp
Lucile Drum
Lawrence Owen
Gary
Matilda Garrett
Oak Park
Ill
New Albany
Carl Hakill
Ohio River
Clinton
Edward J. Shannon
Jimmie Lee, Jr
Lawrence Lewis
Muncie
Betty Jean Kiplinger
Greensburg
Lawrence Green
Batesville
Loogootee
Albert B. Padgett
Dale
Fort Wayne
Harry Straub
Decatur
New Apartment Building Planned in Greencastle
Mrs. J. W. Cole plans a modern thirty unit apartment house on the corner of Washington and Durham streets Greencastle with rents from 30 to 60 dollars per month. The project will feature heat light and electric refrigeration and work may start this fall as plans are perfected and finished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Cole
Washington and
Durham Streets
Greencastle
Martin Eckels Dies After Three Year Illness
Martin Eckels 46 of Knightsville died at home Saturday after a three year anemia illness. He leaves a widow and three children and is brother of Joe Eckels of Fillmore. Funeral services were held Monday at 1 PM from the Knightsville residence conducted by Rev. W. E. Gill of Greencastle. Burial was in Cloverdale cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Eckels
Knightsville
Aenemia
Joe Eckels
Fillmore
W. E. Gill
Greencastle
Cloverdale
Stephenson III another effort for freedom
In La Porte Indiana the effort to win D C Stephenson s freedom from life imprisonment for the Madge Oberholtzer murder began in circuit court with a habeas corpus petition filed by his lawyers. A forthwith summons was issued to bring Stephenson to court at 10 am tomorrow, with arguments possible later in the week when the attorney general arrives from Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laporte
Ind
INS
D. C
John C. Richter
Walter Daly
Michigan City
Stephenson
Judge Hughes's Car Plunges Over Embankment
Judge James P. Hughes of the Putnam Circuit escaped unharmed when his Dodge Coupe slid off a steep embankment on Deer Creek Hill early Sunday. The vehicle halted twelve feet down the bank in a precarious position until Tribby Garage wrecker pulled it back onto State Road 43. no damage reported and Hughes continued to his farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James P. Hughes
Putnam
Judge Hughes
Deer Creek
Chevrolet Car Stolen Saturday From Walnut Street
A 1925 Chevrolet belonging to James Hill of 309 Sycamore Street was stolen Saturday night from Walnut Street. The title and registration were inside the car, aiding sale. Police suspect an organized gang due to multiple recent thefts in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Hill
Sycamore Street
Walnut Street
Hill
20 Years Ago In Greencastle Ice Cream Ad and Visits
Mr and Mrs W M Sillery spent the day with Mr and Mrs Park Coffman east of town. Mr and Mrs Charles Crawley returned from French Lick where they had been for two weeks. Badger and Green advertised ice cream packed at 25 cents a quart delivered to any part of town. Miss Algene Johnson of St Paul, guest of Ed McG Walls and family, left today for home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. W. M. Sillery
Mrs
Park Coffman
Mrs. Charles Crawley
French Lick
Badger & Green
Algene Johnson
St. Paul
McG
Walls
Rockford Aviators Missing Over Atlantic
Radiograms searched seas for Bert Hassell and Parker Cramer after their Rockford to Stockholm flight went missing. Authorities assume mechanical trouble caused a forced landing in untraveled waters off Greenland with no replies received despite beacon fires and radio checks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
Nova Scotia
INS
Bert Hassell
Parker Cramer
Canada
Greenland
Mount Evans
Rockford
Ill
Stockholm
Sweden
Atlantic
North Atlantic
Copenhagen
Daugard Jensen
Danish State Department
Cochrane
Ont
Hassell
Hobbs
Jensen
Jullanehaab
Raykjavik
Filyer
Thomas Murphy Dies at 56 in Greencastle
Thomas Murphy, 56, died suddenly of heart disease at his East Franklin Street home Sunday at 9 45 AM. He had been ill for eight years and is survived by four sisters and a brother. Funeral at St Pauls Catholic Church Tuesday 9 AM, burial Forest Hill cemetery. He retired from Indiana Harbor Railroad ten years ago and had lived in Chicago and Evansville before returning home. Wife died ten years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Murphy
East Franklin Street
Murphy
Clara
Alice
Agnes Callahan
Terre Haute
Mary Leontine
St. Mary's of the Woods
John Murphy
Crawfordsville
St. Paul's Catholic Church
Forest Hill Cemetery
Indiana Harbor Railroad
Franklin Park
Chicago
Greencastle
Evansville
Ilia
Big Catfish Stirs Cowgill Reunion Highlight
R S Cowgill of Fillmore drew unusual excitement at the Cowgill reunion at the Talbotts home by displaying a 21 pound catfish caught in Eel River. The fish stretched 36 inches long and 10 inches wide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. S. Cowgill
Fillmore
Cowgill
Thomas Talbott
Eel River
Hold Man Held For Driving With Wrong License Plates
William Hill, 35, a Lebanon mechanic using a Newark address, was jailed for driving with improper license plates after being found asleep in a Ford on State Road 43. He said the car was loaned for a fishing trip and claimed the dealer placed the plates on a repossessed car. He was arraigned on two charges and fined 23 dollars plus costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hill
Lebanon
Newark
William McMillan
Dave Braden
Water Works Hill
Town
Hill
Mike Henderson
Hudson and
Essex Dealers
G. G. Wale
Henderson
McMillan and Remy
Crawfordshire
Court of Justice
Robert Newgent
Indiana
Ford
Indianapolis
Half-Sister of Lew Wallace Dies at Cataract Falls Estate
Agnes Wallace Steiner 78, half-sister of Gen Lew Wallace author of Ben Hur, died at Cataract Falls estate nine miles northwest of Spencer Indiana from heart trouble. Survived by daughter Mrs William A Stuckey and two grandchildren Zerelda and John. nephews James M Leathers and Lew Wallace. grandniece Mrs Arthur B Grover. Funeral planned for Tuesday at Mrs Henry C Thornton Jr’s residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes Wallace Steiner
Cataract Falls
Owen County
Art Goebel Sets Nonstop U S Flight Record Across Nation
Pilot Art Goebel and passenger Harry Tucker crossed the United States nonstop in 19 hours 2 minutes aboard a Lockheed Vega from Los Angeles to Curtiss Field New York. The 450 gallon fuel load and 175 mph cruiser set a new west to east distance and speed record, surpassing the 26 hour 50 minute mark. Route included Arizona New Mexico Texas Oklahoma Kansas Missouri Illinois Indiana Ohio and Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtiss Field
N. Y
INS
Art Goebel
Hawaii
Goebel
Los Angeles
Harry Tucker
Santa Monica
Lieuts Macready
Kelly
Tucker
Arizona
New Mexico
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Missouri
Ilinois
Indiana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Greencastle Boy Hurt In Auto Crash
In Brazil Indiana on August 19 Harry Godfrey Otto Goffs and Arthur Vanham of Greencastle were treated at Community hospital for severe cuts bruises and a crushed leg after a crash with a car driven by Lloyd Rector of Carbon near the city. The Ford roadster Godfrey owned carried cement blocks to improve high speed handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Vanham
Harry Godfrey
Otto Goffs
Brazil
Ind
Greencastle
Lloyd Rector
Carbon
Vanham
Arthur Grimes
Town
H. F. Godfrey
Park Street
Otto Dobbs
Indiana Street
Arthur Vaughan
O. P. Vaughan
Godfrey
Vaughan
Dobbs
Partly cloudy Tonight and Tuesday with thundershowers
Partly cloudy conditions prevail tonight with probable local thundershowers, except in the extreme southeast. Warmer tonight and cooler Tuesday in the northern portion.
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Charles J. Arnold
Joe T. Robinson
Little Rock
Ark
Hot Springs Ark
Houston
Joe
Arkansas
Sam Houston
Hot Springs
Lamar, Mo
Democrat
Rudolph Hoffman
Rudolph
Willie
Stephen P. Preske
Logansport
Floria Kel Jer
Burt Layton
Frankfort
M. L. Curry
Arthur L. Gilliam
Grandview
Mich
Deer Creek Hill
Satrday
Illinois
Smidtes
BIG Fish Story
Water Works
Lew Wallace
U. S
New York
Mark
Lockheed Vega
Greencastle Boy
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