DePauw Victory Sparks Student Courtship and Will Ruling
A playful account of DePauw University sports and campus life includes a homecoming fuss at the Granada Theater, a dramatic basketball game clutch hit, and student body reaction. A separate Putnam Circuit court settlement ends Ella R. Davis's challenge to her mother's will. Davis gains one third of the estate after an unduly executed will finding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DePauw
Granada Theater
Ella RB. Davis
Ida Pickel
Omer Bridges
Jane D. Bridges
Corn Show Winners Announced in Jefferson Township
Joel Dobbs and Reason Larkin led Yellow and White corn wins at the Jefferson township show held at the Orva Keller store in Belle Union. County Agent Floyd Miller judged. talks on corn club work were given by Miller and Simpson Stoner of the First National Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joel Dobbs
Reason Larkin
Jefferson Township
Orva Keller
Belle Union
Keller
Floyd Miller
Miller
Simpson Stoner
First National Bank
Putnam County
William Miller
Albert Stierwalt
Carl Walters
John Nichols
Otis Maxwell
Joel
No Clues Found in Penney Robbery Probe
Investigators report no clues after a J. C. Penney store robbery netted 1400 dollars from a money box. A rope hidden behind a coal bin, possibly used to enter via a roof scuttle hole, is the only lead. Manager C. D. Chapman suspects a professional city gang tied to other robberies that night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Penney
C. D. Chapman
Dr. Gillespie
Greencastle
American Women Witness Battle Aboard Ship in Chinese Pirates Incident
Details from Hong Kong describe Chinese pirates hijacking the British steamer Haiching en route Swatow to Hong Kong. Three officers killed, about a dozen pirates killed, 25 wounded, and many passengers drowned as pirates set the ship afire. Two American women and an Englishman were the only non Chinese passengers and survived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
INS
Hong Kong
Swatow
Haiching
Serapis
Sterling
Dunbar Funeral Largely Attended in Greencastle
Major John Garrison Dunbar 91 longtime DePauw memorial cane holder and Greencastle resident was honored at a Sunday service at McCurry Funeral Home with burial in Forest Hill cemetery. Rev. C Howard Taylor and Dr Salem B Town led the rites with G A R members present and Beta Theta Pi members singing at the grave. Honorary pallbearers included S A Hays John Robe David Hughes John R Miller Jabez Coffin and Mr Lakin. Pallbearers were Ernest Stoner Frank Ashworth Mat Murphy Lemuel Ratcliff John Goddard and Ott Lakin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Garrison Dunbar
DePauw
Greencastle
McCurry
Forest Hill Cemetery
C. Howard Taylor
Methodist Church
Salem B
Beta Theta Pi
S. A. Hays
John Robe
David Hughes
John R. Miller
Jabez Coffin
Mr. Lakin
Ernest Stoner
Frank Ashworth
Mat Murphy
Lemuel Ratcliff
John Goddard
Ott Lakin
End of Year Deadline for World War Soldier Bonus
Veterans urged to apply for the government adjusted compensation before January 1 1930. Applications accepted at Legion posts Red Cross chapters and the Veterans Bureau district office in Indianapolis. The 20 year paid up endowment pays $1.00 daily for home service and $1.25 daily for foreign service.
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Indianapolis
INS
Veterans’ Bureau
Legion Post
Red Cross
Veterans & Bureau
Monon Coal Train Derails from Broken Arch Bar
A broken arch bar derailed thirteen loaded coal cars and five empty cars on Monon freight 578 north of Putnamville early Sunday. No injuries reported. traffic restored by mid afternoon after wrecking crews cleared debris. Wreck caused several thousand dollars in railroad losses.
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Monon
Putnamville
Bloomington
Lafayette
Greencastle
Wallace Junction
Injured DePauw Freshman May Recover Without Operation
Dr. Thomas Noble Jr of Indiana polis and Dr. W M Mc Gaughey consulted on Robert Wickersham a DePauw freshman paralyzed from the chest down after a gym class injury. Noble said operation unlikely to help and recovery possible if complications do not arise. Parents Chester and Mrs Wickersham of Monticello arrived.
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Thomas Noble Jr
Indianapolis
W. M. McGaughey
Robert Wickersham
DePauw
Noble
Chester Wickersham
Monticello
North End restaurant sold in Greencastle switch
Tom Murphy sold the North End restaurant to Joe Daniels. Miss Alice Murphy resigned from Vermilion's store and Miss Ruth Rector became the new clerk there. The Sam Hillis farm in Monroe township was sold to W. J. Clausen of Tipton county who will move to his new home soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Murphy
North End
Joe Daniels
Alice Murphy
Vermilion’s
Ruth Rector
Sam Hillis
Monroe Township
W. J. Clausen
Tipton County
United States Signs World Court Pact Amid Reservations
The United States becomes an active member of the world court in Geneva with the signing by Jay Pierrepont Moffat under Hoover authority. It leaves room for withdrawal if the advisory opinion process is invoked, and awaits Senate ratification.
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United States
Geneva
INS
World Court
Jay Pierrepont Moffat
Berne
Switzerland
Moffat
Hoover
International Court
Europe
Senate
United States Senate
Henry L. Stimson
America
Woolf Sues Railroad for 3425 Over 1929 Brazil Fire
Phillip Woolf files damage suit against Pennsylvania Railroad in Putnam Circuit Court seeking 3425 for destruction of a store and storage building in Brazil on June 25 1929. Case moved on change of venue from Clay County after fire allegedly communicated by a passing locomotive of the railroad company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillip Woolf
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Putnam Circuit
Clay County
Brazil
Vounel
Fined for Disturbance in South Greencastle
Emmett Scott about 25 was fined $10 and costs $45 by Justice Robert H. Newgent. He was jailed last night by Sheriff Edward Bitelforge and Deputy Alva Bryan for causing a disturbance on Howard Street prior to his arrest.
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Emmett Scott
South Greencastle
Justice of the Peace
Robert H. Newgent
Scott
Edward Bitelforge
Alva Bryan
Howard Street
Marriage Licenses for Four Couples Listed
Carl Otto Kersey 21 a laborer and Garnet Merle Goodpasture 18 both of Cloverdale receive a marriage license. Russell Welch 33 decorator and Martha Smith 28 teacher both of Greencastle receive a license.
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Carl Otto Kersey
Filmore
Funeral for Allan Wayne Morrison Held in Munice
Funeral services for Allan Wayne Morrison four year old son of Mr and Mrs Hubert Morrison of Munice formerly of this city will be Tuesday at 1 PM at the Christian church with Rev W E Gill in charge. Interment in Cloverdale cemetery follows death Saturday morning after four days illness of bronchial pneumonia.
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Allan Wayne Morrison
Hubert Morrison
Muncie
The
Christian Church
W. E. Gill
Cloverdale Cemetery
Parcel Post Sack Looted by Vandals Near Greencastle
A parcel post sack for Greencastle residents was found looted in a John Stoner farm ravine by Atherly Gettinger. Packages likely contained clothing destined for L. C. Buchheit Marion Duncan Theta house and Prof. Harry Vollmer. wrappers and destroyed tag point to theft after a Saturday night rain. Postal authorities pursue the culprit as 75 to 100 sacks arrive nightly on train No. 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greencastle
Atherly Gettinger
John Stoner
L. C. Buchheit
Marion Duncan
Theta House
Harry Vollmer
Limedale
Pennsylvania
Ford roadster burns near Bainbridge
A Ford roadster belonging to Elbert Huber of Fillmore overturned on a sharp curve near Bainbridge Sunday night and caught fire. Huber sustained a slight cut on one leg while two companions Norman Clark and Paul Gorham, both of Fillmore, were uninjured.
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Elbert Huber
Fillmore
Bainbridge
Huber
Norman Clark
Paul Gorham
Ladoga Canning Co Wins 30000 Damages in Federal suit
Ladoga Canning Company was awarded 30000 damages by a federal jury in Indianapolis against American Can Company. The verdict allows 90000 in punitive damages tripled by law. The suit, filed four years ago, originally sought 1800000 and five other suits are pending totaling 4325000. The trial lasted ten days.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Ladoga Canning Company
American Can Company
van Camp Packing Company
Ladoga Company
Weather Update Forecast Tonight Through Tuesday
Rain is expected tonight and Tuesday with sleet in the north portion. The eastern and southern portions may see slightly warmer conditions tonight.
Dentist Held For Slaying Young Teacher
Rockford, Dec 9. A young school teacher Miss Cordelia Ammersheimer was found slain in her bedroom. Dentist Floyd Leach, 36, arrested on suspicion and held on $1,000 bond. Five cats and a mouse found dead. a dog on the porch also killed. Police link prints and an iron pipe to the crime. an extradition hearing to Los Angeles is set for January 6.
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Rockford, Tl
Rockford
Hollywood
Cordelia Ammersheimer
Floyd Leach
Leach
California
Los Angeles
Hughes Discuss Carnegie Report On College Athletics
Coach W. L. Hughes spoke on Carnegie Bulletin Number 23 about athletics in colleges. He called the study valuable and relevant to both critics and boosters, noting 63 percent of undergraduates engage in some physical training or sport while 37 percent do nothing. The report advocates abolishing minor sports to level them with varsity competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Hughes
Carnegie Foundation
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Kansas
Southwest
A. G. Brown
First National Bank and Citizens Trust Co
Central National Bank
A. G
Citizens Trust Co
Donovan
Moffett
1. A
Tubby
Copeland
Cope
Tigers
Asbury
Oxnam
Santa
Penney
Peking
Nanking
U. S
Tulsa
Ichang
Admiral McVeach
Hongkong
Campbell
Campbells
China
Dunbar
Ladoga Canning Firm
Rockford, Ill
Cordelia Gummersheimer
Hughes
Carnegie
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