Greencastle murder probe centers on young man
Indianapolis Mayor Lew Shank and three detectives traced a possible suspect in the stabbing death of Robert Watson, 19, of Indianapolis. The investigation links a young man who rode to Greencastle with the O hair brothers and shared a high school tie to Watson amid jealousy over a local girl.
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Roberts Watson
Indianapolis
Greencastle
Ndianapolis
Bascom O'Hair
Clay O'Hair
Robert Watson
Lew Shank Ang
Bascom O’hair
Watson
O’hair Brothers
Joe Hammond
O’hair
Hammond
O'Hair
Clay O’hair
O'Hair Brothers
Indianapolis Star
Lew Shank
Ind
Roy Pope
McMurtry
McGlenn
Robert Newby
Technical High School
Pope
McMurtry and McGlenn
Detective Headquarters
Shank
Wattson
Greencastle Motorist Given 21 Day Cold Storage
A Greencastle motorist stopped in Indianapolis for speeding is ordered by a police judge to keep his car off the road for 21 days. He is advised that Indianapolis streets are not a speedway and returns home by traction car.
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Greencastle
Indianapolis
Meridian Street
Bill
Abandon Centennial Pageant Plan In Green Castle
Greencastle Historical Society abandons a costly centennial pageant for a countywide float parade plan. Each township constructs a float showing a stage in the county’s development and competes to craft the best display for a parade commemorating Green Castle’s 100th birthday.
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Historical Society
Greencasile
Greencastle Historical Society
State officer held on liquor charge in Indianapolis
Will H. Adams 610 East Thirty second Street reporter for the state Supreme and Appellate courts was arrested for operating a blind tiger and drunkenness. He used the alias Frank Jones and address 610 East Forty second street when booked. A continuance to September 4 was granted. bond set at 1500. Adams is a two term Supreme court reporter, elected 1916 and 1920, with term ending January 13 1925. He is a native of Wabash Indiana and longtime Republican activist.
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Indianapolis
Will H. Adams
East Thirty Second Street
State Supreme and Appelate
City Prison
Frank Jones
East Forty-second Street
Addres
Alvah J. Rucker
Adams
Joseph Foppiano
Supreme Court
Wabash
Ind
Post Office Closed All Day on Labor Day
Post Office will be closed all day Monday September third. Mails will be received and dispatched as usual but city carriers and rural route men will not make any deliveries. E R Bartley Postmaster.
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Labor Day
E. R. Bartley
Chicago guest Edward Frazier departs after visit with McFarlanes
Edward Frazier of Chicago, who had stayed with Hugh Mc Farlane and his parents north of town for several weeks, returned to Chicago at noon today.
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Edward Frazier
Chicago
Hugh McFarlane
John McFarlane
Greencastle to levy 18 cents for street oil in 1924
Greencastle city council street committee seeks an 18 cent levy within the 1924 tax budget totaling seven thousand dollars to fund street oil. They aim for about five thousand five hundred dollars now for 1924, citing prior overspending and weather waste this year.
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Greencastle
Annual meeting of Threshing Ring presided by Sanford Bock
The Threshing Ring annual meeting presided by president Sanford Bock was held at his home on Thursday evening. Members heard that the season’s work is completed and refreshments of ice cream and cake were served.
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Sanford Bock
Bock
Local Produce Quotations and Poultry Prices
Local produce quotations list Thursday prices for poultry and eggs with heavy hens light hens springers and butter. Prices show small cents per pound or dozen along with notes on boosters and markets, reflecting a busy produce market segment.
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Springers
DePauw University Poses for Movie Camera
DePauw University contracts Clarence Johnson of Vincennes to film 500 feet of university buildings and campus life for a September production. The moving picture photographer expects a compelling view and the University will own the film for use as advertising in Crawfordsville and beyond.
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Clarence Johnson
Vincennes
DePauw University
University
Johnson
DePauw
Greencastle
National road east of State Road 32 opens to traffic
Greencastle and Putnam County residents celebrate the completion of brick pavement on the National Road east of Cloverdale road. The new pavement links Mt Meridian to the Cloverdale road with a smooth route to Indianapolis and beyond, providing an unbroken stretch to New York.
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Indianapolis
Greencastle
Putnam County
Mt. Meridian
New York
Nazarene General Assembly Elects Delegates in Indiana District
The ninth annual Assembly of the Church of the Nazarene in Indiana elected nine ministerial and nine lay delegates for the General Assembly to be held in Kansas City on Sept 20. The Indiana district reports 82 churches with about 3800 members. General Superintendent H F Reynolds presided and evangelist I G Martin preached in the evenings.
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General Assembly OF Nazarene
Kansas City, MO
Church of the Nazarene
Indiana
Indianapolis
General Assembly
Kansas City
C. W. Jay
Jay
Greencastle Nazarene Church
H. F. Reynolds
I. G. Martin
Pasadena
Cal
Social visit from Clinton Township families to Mrs Shields
Mrs Sanford Bock and daughter Nelie and son George of Clinton Township and Hiram Harrah of Bloomfield were guests of Mrs Emma Shields. Friday, Mrs Shields is mother of Mrs Bock and Mrs Harrah.
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Sanford Bock
Nelie
George
Clinton Township
Hiram Harrah
Bloomfield
Emma Shields
Shields
Bock
Harrah
Dairy Forecasts Inaugurated By U S Department Of Agriculture
The Department of Agriculture will start a monthly reporting service in New England New York and Wisconsin to forecast dairy cattle numbers milk production and sales. About 30 000 farmers now cooperate in livestock reports and the system aims to reach 50 000 with confidential individual reports totals published.
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United States Department of Agriculture
New England
New York
Wisconsin
Livestock Service
Department of Agriculture
England's Live Stock Import Ban Prolonged Over Disease
United States officials keep the ban on importing English cattle sheep and swine due to foot and mouth disease. Officials cite ongoing outbreaks and stress U S livestock welfare requires strict controls. England must be free of the plague for 60 days before any shipments are allowed again.
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United States Department of Agriculture
England
Department
United States
Glidewell Contract Cancelled by Martinsville School Board
Ivan S. Glidewell, former Greencastle High School principal, had resigned to join Martinsville High but the Martinsville board cancelled his contract citing personal reasons. Glidewell plans legal action for damages equal to at least one year’s salary and additional costs. Greencastle committee visited Martinsville to press for enforcement.
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Greencastle High School
Artesian City School Board
Ivan S. Glidewell
Martinsville High School
Martinsville Board
Glidewell
Martinsville School Board
Greencastle
Edgar Pre
Corwin & Gillen
Martinaville
Putnamville M. E. Church Reports $77.45 in Treasury
The Putnamville Methodist Church Ladies Aid posts receipts and expenditures for 1922 23. Total receipts list dues extracts meals and interest totaling enough to show a treasury balance of 77.45 Aug 1923. Payments include pastor salary repairs centenary and flowers totaling 246.12.
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Putnamville
M. E. Church
Putnamville M. E
Ladies Aid Committee
Weeands
Pomgwiames Capes Es Itcnesses
Hutchesons On Vacation Trip Through New England
A postcard from Dr W R Hutcheson and Mrs Hutcheson describes a delightful 264 mile trip from Quebec along the St Lawrence and Saguenay rivers to Lake Champlain and Lake George. They plan to continue to Boston.
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the Herald
W. R. Hutcheson
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CLEW
Street Oil
City Street Committee
John Riley
Howard Street
Mr. Riley
W. J. Stogsdil
Bloomington
Deer Creek Baptist Church
J. C. Knight
Lorene
Knight
Ike
Meena
Martinsville
Total
Treasury
Mrs. Hutcheson
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