Sayings and Golf Gossip in Charles J. Arnold Column
Thepiece opens with humorous verses about Mary and various animals ending with a sale of a goats and a belated remark on golf banter. Frank Wallace and his challenge to a round with 13 year old boys prompts reflection on parenting pride and potential humiliation. Judge Hughes and Ott Webb slated for an exhibition at the Country Club next Sunday at 9 AM with hopes for a win amid weather and farm work notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Wallace
Frank
Bobby
Jimmy
James P. Hughes
Ott Webb
Four Corners Leased by Wayne Gillen and George Williams
Wayne Gillen and George Williams have leased the Four Corners at the National Road junction 4.5 miles south of Greenscastle. They will take possession Sunday morning as the current lease ends. Improvements will start immediately to make the tourist station one of the best along the National Road. Coach W P Bausman and 16 football players return from Camp Crosby after a ten day training, with the team praised for performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Gillen
C. C. Gillen
George Williams
Columbus
Four Corners
Bausman
Camp Crosby
Marshfield Bank Looted Again By Two Robbers
In Williamsport Indiana two men robbed the Marshfield State Bank at 3 pm and fled with about 2000 dollars. Suspects William B. Roberts and John Rauscher were arrested in St. Louis after a prior Marshfield bank caper on August 8. Authorities link one suspect to a Medley courthouse robbery in South Dakota on July 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsport
Ind
Marshfield
Here
William B. Roberts
John
Jack) Rauscher
St. Louis
South Dakota
Medley
S. D
Engineers begin survey of State Road 43 from Crawfordsville
Engineers of the state highway commission started the preliminary survey of State Road 43 between Crawfordsville and Lafayette. They will review curves and crossings including the I D W railroad at Raccoon and may need to deepen the underpass or create a grade crossing. The survey, begun at the north edge of Crawfordsville, will likely take at least two months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
State Highway Commission
Here
Lafayette
State Commission
Wield
Winnett
Raccoon
Engineering Department
The
Highway Commission
City
Beekeepers Exhibit At Central Bank Window
Putnam County Beekeepers Association displays honey, bees, and equipment at Central National Bank and Central Trust Company. Exhibit includes live bees and a members list. Plans announced after annual meeting at Ogg farm last Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam County Beekeepers’ Association
Central National Bank and Central Trust Company
Ogg Farm
Four Hurt When Woman Ditches Car Near Mt Meidian
A Ford Tudor went over an embankment west of Mt. Meridian about 11:30 shifting and turning twice. Passengers include Howard L. Oagley and two Cleveland children, all injured. Virgil McCammack helped transport them to the county hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Meidian
Howard L. Oagley
Cleveland
Virgil MccCammack
Mt. Meridian
Escaped State Farm convict returned to jail
George Mallory, 30, an escaped convict from Indiana state farm at Putnamville, was captured by Indianapolis police and held in the County Jail after being returned by parole agent Gilbert Snider. He fled in April with five others, assaulted a guard, stole two cars, and threatened to kill officers. He faces 1 to 5 years unless other charges arise while authorities provide enhanced jail security. Mallory is injured with a sprained ankle from a jump through a second story window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Mallory
Indiana
Putnamville
Indianapolis
Gilbert i Snider
Mallory
Edward Eitelforge
Claude Noble Elected Parke County School Head
Claude Noble principal of Bridge ton high school was elected county superintendent of Parke county schools to succeed the resigning John A. Linebarger. Noble has extensive experience in education. Ira Eaker attempting a transcontinental endurance and refueling flight in Boeing mail plane The Shuttle was forced down at Cleveland airport around midnight during the refueling leg of the mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Noble
Parke County
Bridgeton Bigh
John A. Linebarger
Noble
Cleveland
INS
Apt
Ira Eaker
Hungry Man Given Sentence in Clinton City Court
William Rogers of 684 Lafayette Avenue Terre Haute was fined 25 dollars plus costs and sentenced to 60 days on the state farm by Special Judge Harry Whetsel after pleading guilty to stealing two small cans of sardines and a can of mackerel from Kroger and Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co stores. He said he was hungry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Ind
William Rogers
Lafayette Avenue
Terre Haute
Harry Whetsel
Kroger
Atlantic and Pacific
Rogers
Fire Insurance Rates Cut in Indiana by State Official
Clarence C. Wysong announced reductions in fire insurance rates for Indiana policyholders totaling about 810000 dollars annually. The cuts apply to several risk classes based on five year loss data and were agreed after talks with the Indiana Inspection Bureau and the Western actuarial Bureau of Chicago. For dwellings and apartments the cut is roughly 300000 dollars, and cities with fireproof roofs in seventh and eighth class areas like Greencastle see a 14 percent reduction. the new rates take effect the day before yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greencastle
Indiana Inspection Bureau
Western Actuarial Bureau of
Chicago
Wysong
County Teachers Hold One Day Institute at Greencastle
County teachers gathered at Greencastle High School for a one day institute under County Superintendent John C Vermillion. FE Bowman of DePauw spoke on plans for opening county schools tomorrow and music and other matters were discussed. Regular monthly institutes will be dispensed with unless called by the superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnan
Greencastle High School
John C. Vermillion
FE. Bowman
Department of Motion
DePauw
Greencastle Corrections and Local Notables
Belnap Hotel theft reported with a watch stolen from Mrs. Grogan. Death noted for Mrs. Isabella Cassell McLean, age 70. Mrs. Aveusta Higert injured by lightning. her home damaged. Barn owned by Mrs. Jesse Horn at Cloverdale struck and burned. Carl Shields resigns from Owls Drug Store to start a Bainbridge drug business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabella Cassell McLean
Aveusta Higert
Jesse Horn
Cloverdale
Carl Shields
Bainbridge
Fear of Moslem uprising grips Holy Land unrest explodes
Reports from Jerusalem say Moslem tribes threaten a general uprising across Arabia while sporadic clashes persist between Moslems and Jews in Palestine. British troops curb disturbances in patrolled areas as Arabs rally in Damascus and Beirut and tensions rise near Allenby Bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terusalem
Palestine
Arabia
Jerusalem
Holy Land
Syria
Seetone
Holy City
trans-Jordan
Allenby Bridge
Damascus
Beirut
Mrs Spurlock Dies in Pennsylvania After Operation
Mrs Emma Jamm Spurlock formerly of Greencastle died Wednesday at 11 45 AM at her Conshochken Pennsylvania home after an operation. She was 42 and survived by husband Simpson Spurlock and son Raymond 20. She lived in Greencastle ten years and moved to Pennsylvania two years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simpson Spurlock
Greencastle
Conschocken
Pennsylvania
Fred Spurlock
South College Avenue
McCurry
Raymond
Emma Jamm
Lexington
Kentucky
Spurlock
Improvements at Alley Inn Adorn Center Booths
William Pavlos, proprietor of The Slat and the Alley Inn, makes summer upgrades. The center row of booths is redesigned in bungalow style with sloping shingled roofs and three sided enclosures. Paint will match existing furnishings and layouts remain unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Pavlos
Slat
Weather Forecast Mostly Fair Tonight and Friday
Mostly fair conditions expected tonight and Friday with little temperature change. Forecasters indicate light winds and dry air, keeping nights cool and afternoons mild across the area.
Sister of Local Woman Dies in Toronto Canada
Mrs. Mary Hatfield of Toronto Canada sister of Mrs F F C Dicks and Mrs Winter Craig died in Toronto today. Her body will be brought to McCurry undertaking parlors and funeral arrangements will be announced later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Canada
Mary Hatfield
FF. C. Dicks
Olive Street
Winter Craig
East
Washington Street
McCurry Undertaking
Former Putnam Man John H Roberts Died in Los Angeles
John Henry Roberts longtime Los Angeles banker and furniture manufacturer died after an appendectomy. He was 60, founder and president of Manhattan Furniture Company, ex vice president of Pan-American Bank, and member of Elk’s Lodge 99 and the Jonathan Club. He leaves a widow and two daughters Mrs Victor Irving Gilbert and Mrs Justin Fielding Gibson. The clipping notes his Putnam County roots and the Manhattan name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles Times
John H. Roberts
Manhattan
Ernest Lewis
Herald
Roberts
Putnam County
National Road
Los Angeles
Manhattan Furniture Company
John Henry Roberts
Alvardo Street
Calvary Cemetery
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Paving Road 36 Next Year Planned by Highway Commission
State Highway Commission in Indianapolis heard assurances from town delegates that Road 36 will be paved soon. If not this summer, paving should begin next spring between Danville and the state line, with possible fall extension from the state line to Rockville. Plans also eyed paving west from Danville to Road 4% this season. The meeting noted several local residents by name, including Harold Delbert Flint and Dorothy Arnold of Greencastle, Clayton Wilcox of Greenwood, and Thena Isabel Wilson of Reachdale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Commission
Indianapolis
Danville
State Line
Rockville
Harold Delbert Flint
Dorothy Arnold
Greencastle
Fother
Thomas Flint
W. M. Arnold
North Vine Street
Clayton Wilcox
Wabash
Greenwood
Thena Isabel Wilson
Reachdale
Harry Wilcox
Gilbert . Wilson
Dirigible Ends World Voyage at Lakehurst
Graf Zeppelin completes a 21 day round world trek conquering heat cold and fog. It lands at Lakehurst to cheers with Navy officers Rosendahl and Richardson among the first to exit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakehurst
Graf Zeppelin
David P. Sentner
I. N.S
N. J
History World
E. D
Zeppelin
Siberia
John Henry Mears
Charles B. CD. Collyer
Graf
Friedrichshafen
Tokyo
Los Angeles
Edward F. Bonner
Huco Lekener
Charles E. Rosendahl
J. C. Richardson
U. S. Navy
Rosendahl
Richards
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Charles J. Arnold
Mary
Coney
Marshfield Bank
State Farm
Clarence C. Wysong
Belnap
William Grogan
Putnam
John Henry Rober
Cates
Ernest Upwys
Mrs. Raser Bittles
New York
Hamburg-American Line
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