Downtown bumper clash with apple baron ends in odd melee
Charles J. Aznol recalls a street confrontation with Harry Brown, an apple grower north of Greencastle. A figurative horn lock led to bumper contact and a crowd, with Brown sporting a dented optic while Aznol remained unscathed. Brown quips about buying Christmas Seals as onlookers react.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Brown
Greencastle
Harry
South Court House
Mr. Brown
Court House
Brown
A. B. Hanna
Harry Moore
Indiana Day Proclamation Urges Statewide Observance
Governor Harry G. Leslie issues a proclamation urging all Indiana residents to observe Indiana Day on December 11. He notes that since 1816 Indiana has a front rank in national life and calls for public ceremonies and school activities to teach citizenship responsibilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry G. Leslie
Indiana
Major John Garris Dunbar rites set for Sunday
Last rites for Major John Garris Dunbar age 90 of 505 East Seminary street will be Sunday at 2 pm at McCurry Funeral Home. Rev C Howard Taylor and Dr Salem B Town of DePauw University will preside. Burial in Forest Hill cemetery with G A R ritual at the grave by Civil War veterans and Sons of Veterans. Active pallbearers listed. Honorary pallbearers named. Body lies in state at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Garrison Dunbar
East Seminary Street
McCurry
C. Howard Taylor
M. EK
Salem B. Town
DePauw University
Forest Hill Cemetery
Ernest Stoner
Frank Ashworth
Matt Murphy
Lem Ratcliff
John Goddard
O. F. Lakin
A. Hays
John Robe
Dave Hughes
Coffin
Mr. Lakin
Sons of Veterans
Hendricks to be Speaker at Grid Banquet
Blythe Hendricks of WFBM Indianapolis will deliver the principal address at DePauw football banquet in Longden Hall next Tuesday at 6 p.m. He will discuss college athletics as a noted sports authority. Fred O Hair, local banker, will speak for Greencastle business men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WFBM
Indianapolis
Blythe Hendricks
Anual DePauw
Longden Hall
Hendricks
Fred O’hair
Greencastle
B. B. McMahon
Dean W. M. Blanchard
W. L. Hughes
Ladoga Canning Sues American Can in Federal Court
The Ladoga Canning Company seeks 1 800,000 in a federal case charging discriminatory price cutting by American Can Company. Judge Baltzell instructed a sealed verdict after ten days of testimony. Suit accuses Van Camp Packing of Indianapolis of lower pricing harming smaller canners. Ladoga seeks triple damages. The case is part of six similar suits with total damages around 2.525 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ladoga Canning Company
American Can Company
Robert C. Baltzell
Can Company
VanCamp Packing Company
Ladoga Company
van ‘Camp Company
Cinderella Bride: Andree Carron Weds Aga Khan in Aix
Paris dispatch reports Andree Josephine Carron a former Aix les Bains shopgirl becoming the first blonde Sultana by marriage to Sir Sultan Mahomet Shah Aga Khan. The 27 year old bride and 57 year old groom wed in Aix and Paris mosques, with plans to settle at the Aga Khan’s Lake Bourget chateau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Aix-Les-Bains
Mlle
Andree Josephine Carron
Sultan Mahomet Shah Ag
Jof
India
Andree
Nancy Miller
Seattle
Maharajah of
Tadore
Great Britain
Carron
Europe
Orient
Alx-Lee-Bains
Aga Khan
Italy
Lake Bourget
Damage suit moved to Putnam Circuit Court
Clay Products Company of Brazil sues Pennsylvania Railroad for damages to glazed tile from a June 1925 shipment to Ludington Michigan. Plaintiff seeks 338.71, 304.28, and 263.71 in three paragraphs. Original complaint filed in Brazil in October 1928 and pending since. Also, Yeager v Yeager moved to Putnam Circuit Court from Parke County. local court desertion cross-complaint ruled for the defendant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clay Products Company of
Brazil
Pennsylvania Railroad
Putnam
Clay County
Ludington
Mich
Thomas W. Yeager
Anna E. Yeager
Parke County
Monon Rail Line Implements Telephone Dispatch System
The Monon railroad now uses a telephone dispatch wire from Chicago to New Albany with connections to all stations. Dispatchers will use the phone to move passenger and freight trains. telegraph remains for emergencies. A Lafayette switchboard ties divisions into the system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MONON
Chicago
New Albany
Lafayette
Funeral today for Gilbert B. Clippinger Indianapolis broker
Funeral services for Gilbert B. Clippinger an Indianapolis investment broker and DePauw graduate were held at his residence with burial in Crown Hill. Coroner Keever indicated the seven story window plunge showed signs of self inflicted death though no stock crash link was found. Surviving are wife Anna two daughters Mary Jane and Joanna his parents Rev H C Clippinger a brother and a sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert B. Clippinger
Indianapolis
DePauw University
H. C. Clippinger
Greenwood
Greencastle
Crown Hill
Ceme
Charles — HT. Keever
Cuppinger
Fletcher Trust and Savings Company
Clippinger
Indiana
Kentucky
Dillon, Reed & Co
Bond
Fletcher- American Company
Evansville
de Pauw University
Fletcher American Company
Anna Clippinger
DePauw
Miss Hallie Hamrick Weds Fred M. Thompson in Morning Ceremony
Miss Hallie Hamrick daughter of Mr and Mrs W S Hamrick and Fred M Thompson of Klamath Falls Oregon were married at 11 o'clock today by Dr Salem B Town. Mr and Mrs J P Allen Jr are the parents of a son born Sunday. Mr and Mrs Ernest Stoner are visiting in Gosport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallie Hamrick
W. S. Hamrick
Fred M. Thompson
Klamath Falls
Oregon
Salem B. Town
J. P. Allen Jr
Mrs
Ernest Stoner
Gosport
Weather Outlook: Colder with Mixed Precipitation
Unsettled conditions bring a sharp cooldown with possible snow in the north and rain or snow in the south. Sunday highs will be near or below average with partial to cloudy skies across the region.
Grundy Seen as New Senator Succeeding Ware
Pennsylvania faces a possible appointment of a Republican to fill the vacant Senate seat after Ware and Wilson were barred. Joseph R. Grundy, longtime Republican fundraiser and Pennsylvania Manufacturers Association president, tops the list of potential appointees. Senator Norris supports seating Grundy, while Nye threatens to oppose any such move, signaling a potential intraparty clash though Norris’ stance makes a successful block unlikely.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
John S. Fisher
Senate
William S. Ware
William B. Wilson
Joseph R. Grundy
Pennsylvania Manufacturers — Association
Nye
N. D
Grundy
Ware
Wilson
Norris
Neb
International News Service
Taxi Driver Shot by Passenger in Indianapolis
Charles Pedigo, a taxi driver, was shot in the face by a passenger who had hired his cab. The assailant, demanding $2, forced Pedigo to drive to a vacant house, then shot him at the porch, fleeing afterward. Pedigo remained in serious condition at the city hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Charles Pedigo
Pedigo
Delco Remy Light System Installed at Clinton Center High
A new electrical lighting system has been installed at Clinton Center High School to improve illumination. Students from high schools No 7 9 and 10 now attend this school. A play next Friday night will raise funds for stage scenery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delco-Remy
Clinton Center High School
Spencer Tops Cloverdale 29 to 20 in County Game
Spencer defeated Cloverdale 29 to 20 on the Owen County floor. Cloverdale trailed 17 to 16 at halftime. Coach Vernon Cochenour announced Cloverdale’s home game with Switz City next week would be canceled due to scarlet fever epidemic.
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Spencer
Cloverdale
Owen County
Vernon Cochenour
Switz City
New Communion Service to Be Dedicated at First Christian Church
A special morning service Sunday at 10 40 will dedicate a new communion service donated by the young ladies led by Mrs Charles Reetor and Miss Blanche Haltom The hour will focus on the Lord's Supper followed by Volunteer Day for 1930 with a goal to clear church debt and street improvements Members are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Rector
Blanche Haltom
Pirst
Charles Reetor
Hurley Named War Secretary Nominee by Hoover
President Hoover nominated Patrick J. Hurley of Tulsa Oklahoma to be Secretary of War to replace the late James W Good The selection follows Hurleys noted World War I record as a decorated officer and lawyer with Choctaw ties The nomination drew support from southern states and Hurley attended Cabinet sessions while serving as acting secretary
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
Patrick J. Hurley
Tulsa
Okla
James W. Good
Senate
Hoover
Hurley
France
First Army
White House
Ruth Wilson
Henry B. Wilson
Wickersham Paralyzed From Gym Class Injury
Monticello DePauw freshman Robert Wickersham lies in Putnam County Hospital with complete paralysis from the chest down after a gym class accident. Doctors from Indianapolis discuss possible cause of spinal pressure and the slim chance of recovery through operation. The student’s brother arrived from Monticello as parents travel to the hospital. residence listed as 712 South College Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LaRue Carter
Sterns Sanitarium
Indianapolis
W. M. McGaughey
Robert Wickersham
Monticello
DePauw
Putnam County Hospital
Carter
Wickersham
South College Avenue
Morrison Boy Dies at Muncie
Allan Wayne Morrison Jr four years old son of Mr and Mrs Hubert Morrison of Muncie died early this morning after a few days illness due to pneumonia. The family resided on Berry street before moving to Muncie last year. Besides the parents a sister Doris Evelyn survives. The body will be taken to the Hutcheson home near Hamrick Station and burial is planned for Cloverdale Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allan Wayne Morrison
Hubert Morrison
Muncie
Morrison Bros
Ed. Hutcheson
Hamrick Station
Cloverdale
Car Stolen From DePauw Campus Recovered Near County Line
Bert E. Buis of Marion township a DePauw student reported his Model A Ford roadster stolen from campus while he attended class this morning. It was later found abandoned on the National Road near the Putnam Clay county line with only about a gallon of gas. State Motor Officer Farly found the car at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert E. Buis
Marion Township
DePauw
Buis
National Road
Putnam-Clay County
Farly
Marriage License for Gessel Cline and Dolores Cooper
Gessel E. Cline age 26 a cement plant laborer and Dolores Cooper age 16 at home, both of Cloverdale, were issued a marriage license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gessel E. Cline
Dolores Cooper
Cloverdale
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Dunbar Rites
GRID
Ladoga CO
Sales Girl
Aga Kham
Sultana
Frederick
Abbott International News Service
G. B. Clippinger
Tery
Financial Angel
Morrison
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