Say! Ford Sport Coupe Draws Crowd At Green Castle
Charles J. Arnold notes the King Morrison Foster Co sold a Ford sport model coupe with hundreds visiting the sales room. He mentions local upgrades by Water Works and Electric Light Co and reports on a hunting license plea and county health funding. He praises the First National Bank corn show and urges support for child health and sanitation. He comments on cinema footage of a Wyoming hunt featuring Barnaby and companions. He ends with a Santa request for courthouse renovation.
Goshen Boy Killed in Hunting Accident
Goshen Ind December 6 An 18 year old Robert Bell son of Mr and Mrs Glenn Bell of Goshen was killed in a hunting accident northeast of Goshen He set his shotgun on the ground to drink from a creek and it discharged striking him in the head The accident happened four companions were on the hunting trip with him
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Goshen, Ind
INS
Robert Bell
Glenn Bell
Goshen
Antly
Here
Georgetown Elects Democrat Welch as Mayor for Four Years
Capital City dispatch notes Georgetown Indiana elected Christopher Welch a Democrat as mayor for four years following Indianapolis precedent set by L Ert Slack. This marks Georgetown’s first Democratic mayor in twenty years after Republican Harry Snodgrass led the town.
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New Albany
Ind
Indianapolis
L. Ert Slack
Georgetown
Christopher Welch
Harry Snodgrass
Telephone Co Rate Hearing Postponed in Greencastle
The Greencastle Telephone Co petitioning the Public Service Commission for higher rates has its hearing moved from December 14 to January 16 at 10 am in the Greencastle Court House. On Chamber of Commerce advice the city will hire an attorney and engineer to oppose the increase, believing the request excessive though a small rise may be justifiable.
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Greencastle Telephone Co
Public Service Commission
Court House
Greencastle
Chamber of Commerce
Greencastle Road Paving Hindered by Bad Weather
The east paved road project led by contractor C. W. Bridges stalls due to cold conditions. Only a short stretch remains to be paved and crews await several warm days to finish the pavement before next spring.
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C. W. Bridges
Greencastle
Indianapolis
Mother's gift brings new devotional work to DePauw
Mrs. Basha McFarland, mother of the late author, gave four copies of Spiritual Depths by William H. McFarland to DePauw University. She found the manuscript after her son's death and had it published at some expense. The book aims to aid Bible students with devotional, non sectarian content.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DePauw University
William H. McFarland
Basha McFarland
Jackson and Co Defendants Set for Feb 7 Trial
Governor Ed Jackson and co defendants Robert I Marsh and George W Coffin face February 7 1928 trial on a conspiracy to bribe former Governor Warren T McCray indictment. Judge Montgomery set the date after overruling the defense on the plea in abatement. Defense waived arraignment until trial day.
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Indianapolis
INS
Ed Jackson
Robert I. Marsh
George W. Coffin
Warren T. McCray
Oscar H. Montgomery
Seymour
Montgomery
Marion County Grand Jury
Marion Criminal Court
Louis B. Ewbank
Indiana Supreme Court
Clyde H. Jones
Lafayette
Indiana Public Service Commission
Ford unveils new model drawing crowds at Green Castle
Henry Ford's latest automobile with new body lines a different motor and unusual features drew hundreds to King Morrison and Foster Co authorized dealers display rooms Tuesday in Greencastle and Putnam County A new Ford sport coupe one of the first of the series arrived and sat on the sales floor amid eager local buyers Salesmen explained the features including a rumble seat and artistic color harmonies as the sport coupe stood near the top of the six new models in price
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Henry Ford
King, Morrison & Foster Co
Greencastle
Putnam County
Ford
Meeting of Home Economics Club in Clinton Madison townships
The Home Economics Club of Clinton and Madison townships will meet with Mrs. W. E. Thomas on Thursday December 8. All members and families are invited for a program and grab basket.
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Home Economics Club
Clinton and
Madison Townships
W. E. Thomas
Tunney argues boxing less brutal than football in talks
Gene Tunney says boxing injuries heal and he would rather take a broken nose than endure football rushes. The heavyweight champion defends boxing as a sport and notes improvements. In Chicago, Charles Martindale exonerates Standard Oil and 46 others from attempts to monopolize the oil industry over patent cracking methods.
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Jersey City
N. J
Gene Tunney
Tunney
Indianapolis
INS
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
Standard Oil Companies
New York
New Jersey
Texas Company
Charles Martindale
United States District Court of Appeals
Chicago
Debut in Grand Opera Witwer to Sing Michaela in Carmen
Kathryn Witwer of Gary Indiana, a steel worker and stenographer, will debut Friday in Chicago as Michaela in Carmen with Mary Garden as Carmen, after studying voice while employed in a Chicago studio.
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Chicago
Dee. G
INS
Kathryn Witwer
Gary
Indiana
Miss Witwer
Michaela
Mary Garden
Snow Forecast Drives Midwest Into Blizzard Watch
Chicago reports heavy snow squalls driven by an offshore wind are expected to meet northwest gale conditions. The storm is predicted to spread snow across the middle west with sub-freezing temperatures and brisk wind.
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Chicago
Atlantic Seaboard
Middle West
Eight die in Williamson rooming house fire
Eight people including two women and three children died in a rooming house blaze in Williamson West Virginia. The victims were Albert Ireson aged 49 Robert Ireson 40 John L. Marcum 33 Mrs Willie Hampton 38 and her three children aged six years three years and six weeks and Myrtle Browning 20.
Italian feud leaves two dead in St Louis shootings
In St Louis on December 6 gunfire by rival gangsters killed Peter Bommarito and Joseph Lapparo amid an ongoing Italian feud that has claimed 13 lives in recent months. Bommarito was found with three bullet wounds while Lapparo was gunned down from an enclosed car.
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ST. Louis
INS
Peter Bommarito
Joseph Lapparo
Bommarito
Lapparo
War veteran confesses in Mary Artist murder case
James Allendale, a gassed war veteran, confessed to Sheriff Kimes that he beat to death Mrs. Mary Artist and likely fatally wounded her husband Mace while they slept in an adjoining room. The victims were parents of his sweetheart, Isabel, 16.
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Hanford
Cal
INS
James Allendale
Kimes
Mary Artist
Mace
Isabel
Blood covered body of 80 year old George Cole found in Washington
Police in Washington Indiana report the blood stained body of George Cole an 80 year old recluse found in his one room home. Authorities call the case a puzzling murder mystery for this part of Indiana.
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Washington, Ind
INS
George Coleman
Indiana
Get Together Meeting Tonight for Greencastle Chamber
Greencastle Chamber of Commerce members and friends meet at 6 30 tonight at the Country Club for a dinner and program celebrating this summer’s hard road expansion. County officers and road activists will attend with C M Long of Chicago as a speaker and a special musical program planned.
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Greencastle Chamber of Commerce and Friends
Country Club
Chamber of Commerce
C. M. Long
Chicago
Indianapolis Couple Ties Knot in City Justice Ceremony
John H. Lowe a 43 year old teamster and Ada Graham 27 a housekeeper both of Indianapolis were married Saturday night by Justice of the Peace J. J. Kauble.
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John H. Lowe
Ada Graham
Indianapolis
Justice of the Peace
J. J. Kauble
Fish Camp No 48 U S W V meet to elect officers
Fish Camp No 48 U S W V will meet Wednesday night at 7 30 o clock in Dr Hawkins office. Every comrade is requested to be present. There will be election of officers and other report teant business to be trans acted.
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Hawkins
Vision of a mighty Calumet city by Hammond mayor
Hammond Indiana December 6 In an address to Knights of Columbus Mayor Tinkham described a coming giant city uniting all Calumet towns He urged turning dreams into concrete growth with thriving industries spacious parks wide streets and a shared future without boundary lines.
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Hammond
Ind
Ins
Calumet
Tinkham
Knights of Columbus
Putnam County Nurse Examinations 1179 Children in Three Months
Miss Carol Schoultz, health nurse for Putnam County Tuberculosis Association and Red Cross, examined 1179 schoolchildren in September to November. She found many with defects beyond tuberculosis and urged sanatorium or open air school support.
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Putnam County
Tuberculosis Association
Carol Schoultz
Putnam County Tuberculosis Association
American Red Cross
Shoultz
Miss Shoultz
Rockville
Greencastle
Milas Shoults
Auditor Distributes Fall Taxes In Putnam County
County Auditor and Treasurer report distribution of fall taxes to township trustees and towns in Putnam County. The state share of taxes collected in the last six months is also detailed by Treasurer W. C. Clodfelter. The publication lists allocations to townships and towns and the settlement with the state.
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Putnam County
W. C. Clodfelter
Warring camps in Congress rest as Coolidge set to speak
Senate battles hinge on expelling Senators-elect Frank L. Smith Illinois and William S. Ware Pennsylvania. Democratic insurgents aim to block seating and force investigations, while defense seeks to sworn in credentials or refer to privileges and elections. Norris resolutions allege large sums tied to Smith and Ware with fraud and corruption claims.
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William K. Hutchinson
Washington
Senate
Smith
Ware
Norris
Reed “Slush Fund" Committee
Illinois Public Service Commission
Vare
Gifford Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Vate
Albin Seeks Divorce in Putnam Circuit Court
Clair T. Albin files for divorce from Mary Albin in Putnam Circuit Court alleging marriage on June 11, 1927, separation November 29, 1927, and that she left for Indianapolis twice causing him to travel there. He cites dairy business as preventing further trips. Fay S. Hamilton represents the plaintiff.
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Clair T. Albin
Putnam
Mary Albin
Indianapolis
Fay S. Hamilton
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