DePauw Defeats Em-Roe 38 to 21 in Opener
DePauw opens the 1920-21 season with a 38 to 21 victory over Em-Roe. Tiny Hirt debuts for Greencastle High, Cannon and Mendenhall pace the Tigers with eight and five field goals respectively, as White and Gipson foul out and Laughlin Young and Krumheuer step in.
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Tiny Hirt
Greencastle
DE Pauw
Fuzz Cannon
Mendenhall
DePauw
Indianapolis
Cannon
Gipson
White
Franklin
Laughlin
Young
Krumheuer
Newt
Carlisle
Hirt
Campbell
Em- Roe
Capt
O. Behrent
Friddle
Tiger
Em-Roe
Eun
Tigers
Em- Roe’s
Campbell Gipson
Behrent
Fey
Schoeneman
O Behrent
Hennessy
Laugh
Messiah Chorus to Sing Sunday Afternoon
The annual Messiah performance is set for Sunday afternoon in McHarry Hall at 3 o clock. Dean McCutchan directs and trained the chorus with several changes this year, omitting some usual numbers.
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McHarry Hall
Dean McCutchan
DePauw in 1840 Described in Parson Visit
A book catalogued in the library quotes John Parsons describing DePauw then known as Asbury with eleven students and about a hundred in the prep school. West College was the sole building and a wooden bridge crossed a ravine to reach campus. Tuition was 12 dollars per semester and board 1.50 per week while Wabash charged seven dollars per semester.
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DePauw
Indiana
John Par Son
Virginia
Kate Milner Rabb
Asbury
West College
Parsons
Greencastle
Wabash
Scarlet fever cases reported in Greencastle
County health officer Dr. C. T. Zaring said about fifteen scarlet fever cases exist in Greencastle with one student case at the university, Albert Freeman, described as light. He warned of potential epidemic and gave prevention rules including seek care for sore throat and then isolate for 21 days plus 10 more days out of school.
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C. T. Zaring
Greencastle
Albert Freeman
Zaring
Fire Threatens East College Basement Blaze Damages Room
Night watchman William Inman spotted a fire in the southwest basement storage room of East College early this morning. Firefighters halted the blaze after two hours with damage confined to the storage room and the upstairs classroom, estimated at 1500 to 2000 dollars. spontaneous combustion is suspected.
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Night Watchman
East College
Prof
Mitchell
William Inman
Middle College
Daughter of local resident believed held by Turks
W W Jones of this city received a letter from his daughter Mrs Helen Jones Aigood dated November 5. She has been doing YMCA work in Harpoot Turkey and promised to return home. Press Dispatches report Americans detained by the Turks, and relatives fear Mrs Aigood may be among them.
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W. W. Jones
Helen Jones Aigood
Harpoot
Turkey
Near East Relief
New York
Ahgood
Aigood
George Gipp Rally Progress Amid Severe Illness
George Gipp, ill with strep throat, showed slight improvement in South Bend as his heart action strengthened and fever lowered. He remained rational for most of the day, though prognosis remained uncertain. Dr. Johnson from Chicago joined local physicians to aid in the critical case.
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South Bend
Ind
George Gipp
Gipp
Johnson
Chicago
Gipn
Rockville Tops Greencastle 20 to 12 in Return Match
Rockville High School defeated Greencastle High School 20 to 12 in a return game at Greencastle. Rockville showed an improved team while Greencastle struggled with pace and passing as the visitors romped to the win.
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Parke County High School
Town Boys
Greencastle
Rockville
Grencastle
Presbyterian Church Sunday Schedule and Choir Notes
The Presbyterian Church offers Sunday School at 9:30 and Morning Worship at 10:40 with a sermon on The Pilgrim and the Bible. Misses Minnie and Lydia Williams will sing. Evening Worship at 7:30 features a sermon theme Guaranteed with Miss Anna Woodcock singing. Christian Endeavor meetings run through the week led by Grace Browning and Shirley Martin.
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Bible
Misses Minnie
Lydia Williams
Anna Woodcock
Intermediate
Christian Endeavor
Educator Conference Debates Introductory College Course
The district conference of teachers ended with a round table on what should constitute an introductory college education course. Ten minute papers were delivered by Dr W F Book Professor F M Stalker Dr J H Bryan and Prof W E Smythe. Delegates from Indiana Purdue Indiana State Normal Wabash Valparaiso Central Normal St Marys Notre Dame attended.
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District Conference of Teachers
W. F. Book
F. M. Stalker
J. H. Bryan
W. E. Smythe
W. A. Parsons
Indiana State Normal
McHarry Hall
Parsons
Edwin C Dodson
W . W. Black
Indiana
John Beyl
DePauw
Frank Wallace
Putnam County
Purdue
Wabash
Valparaiso
Central Norml
St. Mary’s
Notre Dame
Baptist Church Notices and Service Schedule
Tidrick is pastor with Sunday school at 9:45 and morning service at 10:45 on topic Crucified with Christ. Beyl preaches at the morning service and Mitchell at the evening service on The Value of a Man. Young People meet at 6:30, prayer Thursday 7:30, baptismal service postponed to December 26, and a rally tonight with Dr Beyl.
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Dr. Beyl
Prof
Mitchell
Baptist Church
Dr. Bey
Locust Street M E Sunday School Begins New Year Work
Rev. E A Badger leads a class of about 50 in the Locust Street M E Sunday school for the New Year activities. Miss Vancleave is the new cradle roll superintendent and reports good early success.
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E. A. Badger
Locust Street
M. E
Miss Vancleave
Horace E Dodge Dies at Palm Beach Home
Horace E Dodge of Detroit millionaire automobile maker dies in Palm Beach after a long illness. He had been ill since an influenza attack a year earlier, the same time his brother John Dodge died in New York. He was fifty two.
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Palm Beach
Horace E. Dodge
Detroit
Mr. Dodge
John Dodge
New York
Democrats lay plan to revitalize Indiana party
Indiana Democrats unveil plans to rejuvenate the party with Miss Gertrude McHugh directing political work and Benjamin Bosse overseeing statewide organization. The effort aims to erase post election deficits, maintain active headquarters, and field a two year push into the next campaign with a strengthened publicity arm.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Gertrude McHugh
Benjamin Bosse
Evansville
McHugh
Woman's Organization
Lestermpaien
W. H. O'Brien
Lawrence Bure Wes
State Board of Accounts
O'Brien
Ofice
Miss McHuch
Ralston
Rosse
Methodist Orphans Home Move in Indiana or Carlisle
A special committee of Indiana Methodist leaders weighs relocating the home founded by Miss Angie Godwin to Carlisle Indiana. John W Cooper offers a $60 000 farm as site if accepted. Bishop Leete seeks wider Methodist support before spring decision.
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Methodist Children’s Home
Angie Godwin
Greencastle
Carlisle
Indiana
Leete
Coover
Indianapolis
Northwest Indiana Methodist Conference
Methodist Orphan Home Project
Cooper
Orphan’s Home
Indiana Methodist Conferences
Judge Fred Williams Joins St Louis Law Firm
Judge Fred L. Williams, retiring from the Missouri Supreme Court, joins Wilfley McIntire Hensley Nelson in St Louis. The firm becomes Wilfley Williams Hensley Nelson. Williams, long respected for his court masteries, practiced in Joplin before serving on the Supreme Court Commission and then the bench.
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Fred Williams
ST. Louis
Fred L. Williams
Supreme Court
Wilfley McIntire
Supreme Court Commission
Joplin
Supreme Bench
Williams
Jefferson City
Nelson
Insurance Department
Capital News
Will Wetz Wins Prizes at Mississippi Apple Grower Show
Will Wetz of this city earned several first prizes at the Mississippi Apple Grower’s Show. Stark Nurseries Co. of Louisiana Mo. notified him that his Stayman and Jonathan apple exhibits won top honors. He also entered several other displays at multiple shows.
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Will Wetz
Mississippi
Stark Nurseries Co
Louisiana
Mr. Wetz
Jonathan
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Emroe
Buss
Franklin High
Bedford Star
Cast College
the Presbyterian Church
Young Peoples Christian Endeavor
Miss Grace Browning
Junior Christian Endeavor
Shirley Martin
Albert Lawrence Tidrick
Grant Scott
Young People’s Meeting
Horace E Dodge
Acer
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