France Explores Alcohol Fuel Substituting Gasoline
French chemists advance reports on producing motor fuel from sugar beets grapes and by products. Trials show alcohol fuels can power cars with high efficiency and may reduce reliance on imported gasoline. Government studies consider a national fuel program with taxes to balance prices. researchers note potential for potatoes corn and wood waste to supply alcohol and foresee gradual replacement of petrol in engines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
United States
Britain
Holland
Association Des Emistes de Sucrerie Et de Distillerie E France
M. Massaraud
Ministry Finance
Beziers
Hieult
Wis
University of Montpellier
Arch
Naval Alcohol Office
England
Empire Motor Fuels Committee
Germany
Central and
South America
French Chemical Association
South Africa
M. Lindet
Joint Pastors: A Husband and Wife Lead Peabody Church
In Boston the Peabody Unitarian church names Rev. Harold L. Pickett and Rev. Anita Trueman Pickett as joint pastors to share duties on equal terms. Mrs Pickett, once a noted lecturer, studied ministry at Meadville in 1908 and was ordained two years ago. She has three children and handles the home while sharing the pulpit with her husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
New England
Harold L. Pickett
Anita Trueman Pickett
Peabody Unitarian Church
Charles Wesley Emerson
School of Oratory
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Margaret Sangster
Unitarian
Meadville Theological School
Pittsburgh
Pickett
Bridegroom Is Given A Real Ride In Charivari
Friends gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Christian G. Hartman on East Walnut Street to honor the newly married couple. A wheelbarrow ride around the city square followed after Hartman was lured from his home. The Hartmans were wed in Crawfordsville Saturday evening. Mrs. Hartman, formerly Effie Leachman. Mr. Hartman works as a timber buyer at the Barnaby Mill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian G. Hartman
East Walnut Street
Barnaby
Mr. Hartman
Mrs. Hartman
Crawfordsville
Hartman
Effie Leachman
Barnaby Mill
Local social notes and a small house fire report
The column lists wedding returnees and visitors from California to Indianapolis and nearby towns. It notes Mr and Mrs Theodore Kauble returning from Chicago, Mr and Mrs J C Bridges hosting guests including Mrs Earl Durham and son Ernest, and other visits including Dor othy Williams and Mrs W T Besser. A coal oil stove explosion in Rome Goddard’s house prompted a brief fire call but caused no damage. Ellsworth Krantz spent the weekend in Michigan with his wife and son. Orval Roach and Katherine Lee visited George Pierce in Clinton Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.C. Bridges
Earl Durham
Son Ernest
California
Indianapolis
Orval Roach
Katherine Lee
George Pierce
Clinton Falls
Newgent Reunion Draws Large Clinton Township Family
The Newgent reunion at the Moler home in Clinton township drew about two hundred attendees. A large dinner followed by an afternoon program featured readings and musical numbers. Several relatives traveled long distances from Illinois Michigan and Indiana for the gathering with plans for next year’s reunion at the Joe Newgent home in Clinton township on the third Sunday in August.
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Newgent
Shelby Moler
Clinton Township
Ralpl Cowen
T. A. Siger
Greencastle
Rutt McFauler
Carbon
Hartman and Leachman Wed at Crawfordsville Home
Effie V Leachman daughter of Mr and Mrs M F Hamm of South Indiana street marries Christian G Hartman on Saturday at 6 30 pm in the home of Rev W H Kerr Crawfordsville The couple reside at a newly furnished home on East Walnut and Hartman works as a timber buyer for C H Barnaby Sawmill.
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Effie V. Leachman
M. F. Hamm
South Indiana Street
Christian G. Hartman
W. H. Kerr
Crawfordsville
East Walnut
Mr. Hartman
C H. Barnaby
Brick paving on National Road halted by brick shortage
Only about 30 feet of brick pavement remain on the National Road from Mt. Meridian to the Cloverdale road. Carpenter Construction Co. halted work Monday due to material shortages. Officials hope to finish later next week as supply issues disrupt current plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Meridian
Cloverdale Road
Carpenter Construction Co
Local Notables and Visitors Reported Across Region
Mr and Mrs Arthur Jones of Plainfield formerly of here visited friends over the weekend. M F Lovett returned to Carthage after visiting his sisters Nell and Kate Lovett. Dr and Mrs H B Troyer returned from Colorado Springs and Manitou. Herbert and Clay Flint on two week vacation with parents in Clinton township. About fifty attended the Flint reunion at Weasley Chapel with a family program. Attendees from a distance included Lorene and Waneta Sutherlin Port Arthur Texas Wesley and Mary Flint Phoenix Ariz Wilma Henon Roachdale Ruby and Robert Drago Russellville Harold Flint and Clay Flint Detroit. Herman Flint is president. Mr and Mrs Charles McCurry and daughter visited Terre Haute. Mrs Thoma Flint Center township was in Greencastle on business. Claude Webb visited Fillmore Saturday evening. Mrs Omer Morehart and children of Alva Okla returned home after month with her parents Mr and Mrs Charles Kuetzer at Fillmore.
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Herbert Flint
Clay Flint
Ford
Detroit
Mrs
Herman Flint
Clinton Township
Weasley Chapel
Lorene
Waneta Sutherlin
Port Arthur
Texas
Wesley and
Mary Flint
Phoenix Ariz
Wilma Henon
Roachdale
Ruby
Robert Drago
Russellville
Harold Flint
Omer Morehart
Alva
Okla
Torr Family Reunion at Torr’s Grove
The Torr family will hold its annual reunion at Torr Grove on Thursday August 23. Family members are invited to attend and join in the communal gathering and activities planned for the day.
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Torr
Torr Grove
Logan Wedding Ties Logan to Smith in Muncie
Mrs. George N Logan and Mrs. R A Ogg attended the wedding of Joseph Logan to Miss Noria Smith in Muncie where the groom is employed at Warner Gear Automobile Works. Joseph Logan is a Greencastle native and a former local high school graduate. The bride earlier taught at Anderson High School.
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George N. Logan
R. A. Ogg
South Locust Street
Muncie
Joseph
Mt. Meridian Woman Maude Buis Beaver Dies at 34
Mrs. Maude Buis Beaver 34 wife of Alven Beaver died at Putnam County Hospital Tuesday morning from peritonitis after an operation weeks ago. She returned home ten days prior and had been hospitalized four days. Surviving: husband, son age 12, and father William Buis. Funeral at Mt. Meridian M E Church Thursday with Providence Cemetery burial.
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Maude Buis Beaver
Alven Beaver
Putnam County Hospital
Mt. Meridian M . E
Providence
Gas Outage Halts Herald Printing All Day
A gas plant breakdown cut service at 7:30 Tuesday morning and left the Herald unable to operate its linotype. Only a small amount of news could be published due to the outage.
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Herald
Herall
Local Produce Quotes and Small News Briefs
Local produce prices list milk eggs butter and poultry with tentative bids from area firms. Also notes Mr and Mrs C W Tribby and daughter visiting North Manchester and Ralph Knoll hospitalized in Indianapolis for a minor operation. A help wanted notice seeks a dishwasher for Crand Central Hotel.
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C. W. Tribby
Manchester
Ralph Knoll
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Indianapolis
Records in Thinness
Platinum wire has been drawn to extreme fineness where 30,000 pieces laid side by side coverless than an inch, and 150 strands braided together create a thread as thick as a filament of raw silt.
Entertainment at Dinner Honoring Prof Ogg and City Teachers
Miss Delilah Miller and Miss Etta Adams hosted a Monday evening dinner at Miss Miller’s east Hanna Street home in honor of Prof. R A Ogg and the city teachers who served under his supervision as Superintendent of City Schools. Guests included several former and current educators with ties to Cleveland Ohio and Santa Monica California.
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Delilah Miller
Etta Adams
Miss Miller
Hanna Street
R. A. Ogg
Ogg
Miller
Miss Adams
Martha Ridpath
Emma Jones
Annie Stone
Bessie Hammond
Frank Hays
Lizzie Heber
Kate Hammond
Leonard
Russellville
Night Shift Placed At Stone Quarry To Meet Rush
Mid West Crushed Stone Quarries sails into a night shift from 6 to 11 PM under manager E B Taylor. Orders for crushed stone and limestone fertilizer flood in, prompting extra lighting and extended hours to catch up.
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Midwest Crushed Stone Quarries CO
E. B. Taylor
Mid-West
Sells 51 Hoosier Highland lots at average $51
Forty one lots averaging 51 dollars were sold Monday by Louis Morrison at his Hoosier Highlands outing resort on Eel river in South Putnam county. Buyers plan cottages on the plots. The first three lots brought 110 dollars each and were purchased by Edmonson of Clayton.
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South
Putnam County Resort
Louis Morrison
Hoosier Highlands
Eel River
Putnam County
Mr. Edmonson
Clayton
Also Mentioned on This Page
MR. Browns
Theodore Kauble
Chicago
Ernest Durham
Ernest
Durham and Son
W. E. Adland
Alexander Hugh
W.T. Besser
Adland
Dorothy Williams
M.D. Ricketts
Mrs. Ricketts
Donald
Rome Goddard
North Jackson Street
Ellsworth Krantz
DePauw
Mrs. Krantz
Michigan
Henry Newgent
Mattoon
Ills
Wm. Howett
Traverse City
Earl Newgent
Anderson
E. T. Zaring
Terre Haute
Joe Newgent
C. G. Hartman
STGP
Arthur Jones
Plainfield
M. F. Lovett
Carthage
Nell Lovett
Kate Lovett
H. B. Troyer
Colorado Springs
Manitou
Charles McCurry
Claude Webb
Fillmore
Ike
Golda Sheets
Frederick Sheets
George Sheets
Canada
Mackinac Island
Tri Kappa
Elizabeth Tilden
Frank Westfall
Sam Cook
Bloomington
Prof
Martha Washington Club
Elizabeth Hillis
East Hanna Street
Maude Beaver
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