Brief News of the Week Itemized Local Visits and Sentences
Key local notes include Owen County assessor Jesse McDowell visiting Putnam County assessor Charles Marshall on Friday. Alfred Shinn, recovering from injuries at the County Hospital, was moved to his Brazil home Thursday after an accident at the Indiana Portland Cement plant. Jesse Walton, 17, of Putnam County, began a one year sentence at the Indiana State Farm after pleading to parole violation and theft near Clair Albin. John H Akers guardian petition was dismissed in Putnam Circuit Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse McDowell
Owen County
Putnam County
Charles Marshall
Alfred Shinn
Indiana
Brazil
Jesse Walton
James P. Hughes
Alva Bryan
Walton
Clair Albin
John H. Akers
Putnam Circuit
Judge rules for Goodrich and Goodyear in attachment case
In the Putnam Circuit Court Judge James P. Hughes finds for plaintiffs against the defunct Don Hall Motor Co. The Goodrich Rubber Co. is awarded 1070.93 and the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. is awarded 197.40 after hearing evidence in the case of attachment and garnishee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Goodrich Rubber Co
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
Don Hall Motor Co
James P. Hughes
Putnam
Goodrich Rubber Co
Putnam County Officials Visit Indianapolis for Tax Approval
County auditor W. D. Lovett and deputies including Mrs. Lovett and Kathryn Miller traveled to Indianapolis on Friday for approval of Putnam County tax collections by the State Auditor. Willis E. Gill, auditor-elect, will assume office January 1 and is learning the ropes. Also noted are dismissed civil cases in Putnam Circuit Court, a DePauw athletics talk at a Brazil banquet, births and local social visits, and several regional movements among residents and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Lovett
Kathryn Miller
Indianapolis
Putnam County
State
Willis E. Gill
W. L. Hughes
DePauw University
Brazil
Hughes
Yorks Visit Brother in New Winchester
Mr and Mrs Chester York visited their brother in New Winchester Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs
Chester York
New Winchester
Toole v Case dispute over farm occupancy in Putnam Circuit
In the case Alvin Toole against Joseph F Case of Franklin township for 100 damages over an alleged owner-tenant contract violation, the Putnam Circuit court found for the defendant. Toole claimed Case refused him occupancy of the Case farm as prospective tenant. Carrie Ratcliff, formerly of 7 South Locust Street, is at the Mayo Institute in Rochester Minnesota for a complete examination this week and may remain for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvah Toole
Joseph F
Franklin Township
Putnam
Alvin Toole
Joseph F. Case
Putnam Circuit Court
Toole
Aleged Case
Case Farm
Carrie Ratcliff
South Locust Street
Mayo Institute
Rochester
Minn
Social Visits Mentioned in Indiana Town Notes
Miss Flo Gobin of Hanna street visited Terre Haute on Sunday. Miss Lucile Hart from the County Superintendent office spent the weekend in Lafayette. County Probation officer Jasper N. Dalby took three Cook girls to the Indiana Girls School at Clermont Friday. The girls were committed by Judge James P. Hughes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flo Gobin
Hanna Street
Terre Haute
Lucile Hart
Lafayette
Jasper N. Dalby
Cook
Clermont
James P. Hughes
Township Trustees Meeting Minutes Report
Township trustees held their regular monthly meeting with County Superintendent John C. Vermillion on Monday. Regular routine business was transacted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Vermillion
Will of Nancy J. Barnard filed for probate in Putnam
The will of the late Nancy J. Barnard of Roachdale was filed for probate in the Putnam Circuit Court Monday. After minor bequests, the remainder is divided equally among seven children. Charles McGaughey of Greencastle is named executor. The will was executed February 17, 1914. Mrs Ed Watts returned to her home Monday from the Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis where she had been treated several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy J. Barnard
Roachdale
Putnam Circuit Court
Charles McGaughey
Greencastle
Ed Watts
Methodist Hospital
Indianapolis
Andersons Visit Relatives in Watsena Kas with Grable Family
W. M. Anderson and his son Clyde travel from North Jackson Street to Watsena Kansas to stay for several weeks with Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Grable and other relatives and friends in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Anderson
Clyde
Jackson Street
Watsena
Kas
Mrs. L. S. Grable
Funeral rites mark death of Dr. T. T. Brazier
The funeral at McCurry Funeral Home Sunday was attended by relatives and friends. Rev W E Gill and the Masonic lodge led the services. The body was taken to Indianapolis for cremation and will be buried in Eminence Tuesday. Dr Brazier died Friday after heart disease and complications. Accompanying him were Charles McCurry and Fred Masten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. T. Brazier
McCurry
W. E. Gill
Masonic Lodge
Indianapolis
Eminence
Brazier
Charles McCurry
Fred Masten
Mrs Reeves Dies. Widow of local butcher D N Reeves
Mrs D N Reeves, wife of Greencastle butcher D N Reeves, died Friday night in Witchita Kansas. Her sister in law Mrs Winter Graig and Mrs E C Dicks were notified Saturday. Mrs Dicks left Sunday to attend the funeral. The Reeves family are well known in Greencastle with three married daughters in Witchita.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winter Graig
E. C. Dicks
Witchita
Kansas
D. N. Reeves
Ellen J Westfall Returns Home From Oklahoma City Visit
Mrs. Ellen J. Westfall returned to her Oklahoma City home after visiting her brother M. M. Marshall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen J. Westfall
M. M. Marshall
Oklahoma City
Teenage Girl Undergoes Appendicitis Operation At County Hospital
Mary Louise Throop, 16, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Throop, had an appendicitis operation at the County Hospital late Saturday. Dr. Thomas Noble Jr. of Indianapolis led the team with Dr. W. R. Hutcheson and Dr. C. C. Tucker of Greencastle assisting. Condition reported very good Monday. Mrs. Leonard Sutherlin of Ladoga, formerly Greencastle, is recovering from injuries after falling in the Ladoga department store basement. She struck for an electric light, lost balance, and fell headlong down the stairs but no bones were broken. she remained bedbound for days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Louise Throop
J. A. Throop
County Hospital
Thomas Noble, Jr
Indianapolis
W. R. Hutcheson
C. C. Tucker
Greencastle
Leonard Sutherlin
Ladoga
Cremation and family visits span Indiana and Atlantic City
Robert Dills of Madison township and undertaker J E McCurry traveled to Eminence to inter Dr T T Brazier whose body was cremated in Indianapolis. Mr and Mrs O W Gage return to Atlantic City after visiting son Prof Gage and family south Locust street. Mr and Mrs C J Ferrand hosted a Sunday dinner at their Fillmore home with Lillie Ferrand Carl Ferrand Glen Purcell E Greencastle miss Ethel Ferrand Mrs Campbell and son Gene Campbell of Indianapolis Lloyd Campbell and Mrs R R Sinclair of Fillmore guests entertained by radio in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Dills
Madison Township
J. E. McCurry
T. T. Brazier
Indianapolis
O. W. Gage
Atlantic City
Prof. Gage
South Locust Street
C. J. Ferrand
Fillmore
Lillie Ferrand
City
Carl Ferrand
Glen Purcell
Greencastle
Ethel Ferrand
Change of venue sought in bank suit over local influence
The R. V. Law Motor Co of Indianapolis has filed an application and affidavit requesting a venue change from this county in its case against the First National Bank of Greencastle. The plaintiff says a fair and impartial trial cannot be held locally due to local influence by the defendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. V. Law Motor Co
Indianapolis
First National Bank of
Greencastle
Grave condition follows hospital transfer in Indianapolis
Mrs Ed Watts moved from Methodist Hospital Indianapolis to County Hospital Monday afternoon in grave condition with fears of death. Mr and Mrs Peter Metzger and Mr and Mrs P Sindlinger with sons Harold and Charles visited Greencastle where they stayed with Misses Mary Louise and Dorothy Metzger students at De Pauw University. The Roachdale Masons host the annual Rabbit Supper at the Masonic Hall Thursday night drawing Roachdale and Franklin township residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Metzger
P. Sindlinger
Harold
Charles
Greencastle
Ind
Mary Louise
Dorothy Metzger
DePauw University
Shelbyville Democrat
Masonic Hall
Roachdale
Franklin Township
Ernest Avritt Returns Home From County Hospital
Ernest Avritt of Hamrick, after receiving treatment at the County Hospital, left for home on Tuesday, marking his discharge from care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Avritt of
Hamrick
Case Dismissed in Putnam Court Over Transportation Duty
The case of Fred Bittle against Lawrence Rockhill and Fay Thomas was dismissed by agreement in Putnam Circuit Court at cost to the defendant. The matter arose from alleged failure to provide school transportation and was appealed from Justice Kauble’s court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Bittle
Lawrence Rockhill
Madison Township
Fay Thomas
Putnam Circuit Court
Circuit
J. J. Kauble
Putnam County Commissioners
County Board of Health
Denman Delivers Principal Address in Crawfordsville Meeting
W. L. Denman of Greencastle spoke as the principal address at a Monday evening gathering of Simonides Court No. 1, Tribe of Ben Hur, held in Crawfordsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Denman
Greencastle
Simonides Court No. 1
Crawfordsville
Studebaker Sedan Borrowed By Mrs Mack Jones
A Studebaker sedan was borrowed by Mrs Mack Jones, with the incident noted in local police records. Details on the duration, purpose, and return of the vehicle are not provided in the readable text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Studebaker
Mack Jones
Car stolen by an unknown thief found within hour
An unidentified man allegedly borrowed Mrs. Jones Studebaker Sedan from in front of Cash Confectionery on South College Ave Tuesday. Police notified surrounding towns and located the car about an hour later, prompting a search for the suspect and possible charges for vehicle taking.
Local Visitor from Youngstown In Northwood
Jack Huestis of Youngstown is visiting relatives in Northwood. J. A. Hanks petition led to Cora Hanks being admitted to the Indiana Village for Epileptics at Newcastle by Judge James P. Hughes in the Putnam Circuit Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Huestis
Youngstown, C
Northwood
Mr. Huestis
Youngstown
J. A. Hanks
Cora Hanks
Indiana Village
Newcastle
Brain
James P. Hughes
Putnam Circuit Court
Rainfall and Temperature Dip Forecast After Tuesday Rain
After .92 of an inch of rain Tuesday night, the fire department thermometer topped at 50 degrees and then fell through Wednesday. Forecasts indicate the mercury may hit a new low for the current fall as conditions trend cooler.
Young Field Man Cleared in Auto Payment Case
After a Tuesday hearing before Justice J J Kauble Ralph Hillman of Plainfield was ordered released. Prosecutors alleged failure to meet payments and illegal possession of a dealer’s car, but evidence showed his innocence. Detective Sweeney led the arrest as relatives protested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of Justice
J. J. Kauble
Ralph Hillman
Plainfield
Ile
Sweeney
National Detective Bureau
Mrs Frank Uonner and Charles Horne Visit Indianapolis Hosts
Mrs Frank Uonner and Charles Horne of Indianapolis are guests of Mr and Mrs A V O Daniel on East Seminary Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Owens
East Walnut Street
Mary Dale
Frank Uonner
Charles Horne
Indianapolis
A. V. O’daniel
East Seminary Street
Death of Julia Jean Stagg in Palestine
Julia Jean Stagg daughter of Mr and Mrs Wanda Stage died at her mother’s home last Wednesday after a brief illness. Survived by father mother two sisters and one brother. Funeral held Friday at Morton with burial in Morton cemetery. Local notices list many gatherings and visits across Indianapolis Greencastle and Williamsport reflecting community ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Jean Stagg
Wanda Stage
Mae Stagg
Morton
Morton Cemetery
Cecil
Charlie Baker
Jess Hodson
Coatesville
Will Evans
Indianapolis
James, Hylton
Will Arnold
H. E. Smith
Waldo Michel
M. E. Smith
Clarence
Marie Beck
Ruth Rogers
Mary Darnell
Frosty Farrow
Henry Osborn
Edna Baker
Mae Staggs
Dessie Solomon
Donald Osborn
Charles Hodson
Joe Williams
Bert Miller
Cecil Knauer
Greencastle
Julia Jean
Riley Hospital
Edna
Nola Baker
Clifford Shinn
Leonard Alexander
Fred Rogers
Luther Smith
Williamsport
John Daley
Roachdale
Charles Long
Michigan
Clinton Falls Meeting Draws Crowd. Ladies Aid Quilting
A Sunday night service preached by Rev. W. E. Wilmoth drew a well attended crowd in Clinton Falls. The Ladies Aid met last Thursday and spent the afternoon sewing quilts and sharing a grab basket of items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Wilmoth
Ladies Aid
Local Social Notes Mention Visits and Illness
Residents in London and nearby areas share a busy week with visits from Mrs. Emily Boswell and Rev. W E Wilmoth family, Mrs. Eula Staggs and Eldon stop by, and several families dine with neighbors. Meanwhile creeks overflowed banks and three Cordes children remain very ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eula Staggs
Eldon
Emily Boswell
W. E. Wilmoth
Danter
Indianapolis
Ben Sanders
George Pierce
Elbert Bettis
Willard Miller
Maxine Bettis
Wallace Spencer
David Cordes
Local Family Visits and Illness Report
Mrs Sandy Detro spent the weekend with Robert Detro and family to help care for Aunt Ellen Detro who is ill. Otha Bales and wife hosted Sunday dinner with Milton Bowers Will Obenchain. Mrs James Goslin and daughter were in Crawfordsville Friday. Zephia Burkett was ill with flu Saturday and Sunday. George Stringer and Ollie Brown and Fred Deplenty and families were on the sick list. Will Fry and wife visited Robert Detro Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandy Detro
Robert Detro
Ellen Detro
Milton Bowers
Will Obenchain
Otha Bales
James Goslin
Crawfordsville
Zephia Burkett
George Stringer
Ollie Brown
Fred Deplenty
Will Fry
London Night Clubs Evading Liquor Law Through Gangs
London night clubs struggle to comply with liquor laws as gangs of underworld operatives, paid by club proprietors, monitor police activity and gatekeep access for spies. Detectives and police coordinate raids, butpaying informants and fence-like networks sustain the illicit nightlife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. K. Smith
London
America
Perfume by Color Lets Students Mind Read Christmas Gifts
Indiana University psychology class tests scent misdirection by spraying colored water labeled Geisha and English lilacs. Students identify odors then learn the trick. the scent was just water colored with ink, proving suggestion can shape gift choices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Ind
INS
Indiana University
Japan
Psychology Department
Mrs Louis H Call Dies After Two Years Illness
Mrs Lenna E C Call 52 wife of Louis H Call and Monroe township resident died at home Wednesday at 9 45 am after a two year illness She was bed fast for three weeks and is survived by her husband a daughter Mrs Ivan Proctor of Floyd township seven nephews and seven nieces Funeral services will be at Brick Chapel Church Friday at 11 am conducted by Rev Chapman with interment in Brick Chapel cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Easton Dickey
Marion Township
Long Branch Church
Cline
Brazil
Long Branch
Dickey
Lenna E. C. Call
Louis H. Call
Monroe Township
Ivan Proctor
Floyd Township
Brick Chapel
Chapman
Captain Gray Reaches 40000 Feet in Fatal Flight
Capt Hawthorne C. Gray, famed army balloon ascensionist, reached roughly 40 000 feet in a record ascent that proved lethal near Sparta Tennessee. Army physiologists say human respiration can function near 40 000 to 50 000 feet with artificial oxygen pressure. Gray wore an oxygen-pressure pump in his basket when the ascent ended in disability of the device.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Washington
Hawthorne C. Gray
Sparta
Tennessee
Army Air Corps
Grey
Bandits Sack Town Loot Circus Train
Unconfirmed reports say bandits in Jalisco sacked La Quemada then looted a circus train near Nogales. About one hundred attackers seized stores and homes, took horses and valuables, and abducted a number of young actresses, most foreigners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nogales
Ariz
Jalisco
la Quemada
Century life as normal future span urged by Dr Belfrage
London report on Dr S Henning Belfrage predicting a hundred years as normal life span. He urges regular medical checkups, comparing human health to routine car maintenance and condemning self drugging and gossip about disease. He emphasizes proactive care for the body as a priceless possession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belfrage
London
S. Henning Belfrage
Dr. Belfrage
Envisioning Longer Life Through Health Enthusiasm
The text argues that global enthusiasm for health could dramatically raise life expectancy in the next century. It claims a 60 or 70 year old could live to 90 or 100 with fewer declines, and that 40 or 50 could be the peak of youth and vigor.
Farmer Who Planted Dynamite Faces Arraignment
Hiram Reed, 24, a farmer from Ottawa Newfoundland, will be arraigned in circuit court on charges of bombing and assault with intent to kill for planting dynamite at a country school house to threaten Iola Bradford, a schoolteacher and mother-to-be, after confessing motives tied to a marriage obligation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Dee. G
INS
Hiram Reed
Iola Bradford
Reed
Miss Bradford
Two Peoria Police Arrested in Theft Case
Two Peoria police officers Charles Hardy and Alfred Calvery were jailed in Peoria NL on December 6 after being named in a confession by Louis J. Thompson, former night watchman. They were arrested alongside William Kennelly and Frank Berry in connection with the theft of $5,000 in cigarettes from a warehouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
INS
University of Chicago A B A D R Y A T R Y A
Secretary Gerald Van Smitt of the University of Chicago YMCA states that student drinking on campus has fallen to near zero with only petty incidents. He recalls past norms where some college men drank and notes alumni are now pressuring functions to curb drinking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald van Smitt
University of Chicago
Department of Y. M. C. A
Chicago
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Cement Products Co
Otis E. Gulley
Hendricks County
King, Morrison and Foster Co
Ott Sears
Harley Morrison
Morrison Bros
Pierce Ward
J. H. Shirk
Peru
R. E. Edwards
N. Y
C. H. Barnaby
Washington Street
Albert Vaughn
Almeda
Marshall, Il
Walter T. Hess
Indiana Academy of Science
South Bend
Hess
Martinsville
Enoch Sillery
Treet
Ola Ellis
West Walnut Street
Spencer
Spencer van Bur
Ellis
van Buren
Paul Cook
Polis
Patricia
Lois Booth
Tri
Putnam County Hospital Board
Jefferson Township
Lola Vaughan
Nellie Larkin
Nora Keller
Daisy MceCammack
Grant Seller
Dentist Vermillion
Flora Larkin
Grace Love
Gilbert Ogles
Dr. Bridges
New York City
Isaac Hammond
William Baily
Thomas Vandiver
Clinton
van Denman Thompson
DePauw School of Music
M. E
Thompson
Putnam County Democratic Club
Court House
J. F. Braden
Elm Street
Earl Davis
Cloverdale
Moose Lodge
Charlotte E. Somers
George Somers
Rellsville
Russell Clapy
Samuel Joseph
Palestine
Clinton Falls
Bainbridge R. R
England
Capt. Gray
James McQueen
Geneva
McQueen
F. O. Overstreet
R. J. Overstreet
Bence Building
Vine Street
Greencastle, Indiana
W. W. Tucker
Physicians and Surgeons Office
Washington and
Walnut Streets
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