Community plans Greencastle Christmas tree and gifts
Iri Kappa sorority leads a 2000 child gift program with a 20 foot tree on the court house lawn. The event on December 2 includes decorations by volunteers, a high school band parade of students, carols, devotions, and a Santa Claus candy gift distribution organized by Tri Kappa with support from local clubs and schools.
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Iri-Kappa Sorority
Court House Lawn
Greencastle
Tri Kappa Sorority
High Kool Booster Club
High School
Greencastle Businessmen
He Elks Club
R. P. Mullins
High Hoor
Court House
Leslie Sears
Arold Handy
William Conklin
Harry W. Moore
Childen
Iso
Ralph Sloane
Victor Raphael
Presbyterian Church
Tri Kappa Soriity
Teencastle
Senator Ralston Named On The Agricultural Body
Washington December 10 Senator Ralston was not assigned to the judiciary committee despite friends’ disappointment. Southern Democrats filled two judiciary vacancies while Ralston received seats on the agriculture and military affairs committees and two minor panels on executive expenditures and pensions. He remains a farmer at heart and intends to stay independent of farm blocs.
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Washington
Senator Ralston
Democratic Committee On Committees
Judiciary Committee
Ralston
Executive Department
College Avenue Children Practice Christmas Exercises
Children of College Avenue attend practice at the Methodist church on Wednesday to prepare for Christmas exercises. The session is held in the church lot as they rehearse the program.
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College Avenue
Decorations for Greencastle Municipal Christmas Tree Sought
The Tri Kappa sorority requests donations of decorations for the Greencastle Municipal Christmas tree. People can loan items by leaving them at the home of Mrs. Sam Rariden.
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Greencastle
Tri Kappa Sorority
Sam Rariden
Clippinger Angers Mayor Shank Over City Plan Panel
Indianapolis December 11. Mayor Shank seeks the resignation of H Foster Clippinger from the city plan commission citing discord with the administration. Clippinger, who has one year left in his term, did not state his course. The mayor alleges Clippinger has talked about him and the administration outside city hall. Clippinger, a DePauw graduate, is the son of local ministers.
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Indianapolis
H. Foster Clippinger
City Plan Commission
Shank
Clippinger
DePauw University
H. C. Clippinger
DePauw Tigers Face Illinois and Wisconsin Swing
The DePauw basketball team leaves Wednesday for Champaign to meet Illinois, then travels to Madison to face Wisconsin, with a Saturday game against Lombard College. Nine players and the team manager accompany Coach Ashmore. An additional January 2 game with State Normal is booked, with talks ongoing to add Ohio Wesleyan and Oberlin.
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DePauw Tiger
Champaign
Illini
Illinois Net
Ashmore
Madison
Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin
DePauw
Lombard College
Greencastle
Ohio Wesleyan
Oberlin College
Hog Receipts Push Hog Prices Down at Indianapolis Yard
Indianapolis Stockyards reported hog receipts of 19,000 with cattle 1,600 calves 900 and sheep 600. Hog prices declined 10 to 20 cents as buyers took 12,000 to 15,000 hogs locally and 5,000 from outside. General sales ranged 0.65 to 6.80 with sows and pigs slightly lower at 6.25. cattle and calves fell, sheep steady. Prospects for clearance were good, calves down about 1.00 or more to 12.00.
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Indianapolis
Death of Mrs Clement Knauer in Putnam County
Ona O Knauer aged about 41 died at Putnam County Hospital near 11 45 PM Monday after giving birth last Wednesday. She previouslyfell from a barn loft causing injuries two weeks earlier. Survived by husband two young children father James H Coombes brother Claude Coombes Terre Haute sister Elizabeth Stagge Fern dale. Funeral Wednesday 11 AM at Bethel Church Clinton township with Rev Levi Marshall. Burial Baptist Cemetery Clinton township.
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Ona O. Knauer
Clement B. Knauer
Vivalia
Greencastle
Putnam County Hospital
J. Stiles
Lena
James H. Cooombes
Claude Coombes
Terre Haute
Elizabeth Stagge
Ferndale
Bethel Church
Clinton Township
Levi Marshall
Baptist Cemetery
Tiger Cubs Brace For Columbus Game
Greencastle High School basketball team trains hard after beating Manual High School and Martinsville. Coach Rhea focuses on improving offense and shooting as the Tigers prepare for a tough Friday night tilt with Columbus High School. Ader and Tate debuted in the new lineup, while Columus is praised as a strong scrapper. Also noted is a railway service meeting in Indianapolis and Imogene Williams breaking her arm at the high school gym.
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Manual High School
Indianapolis
Greencastle
Columbus
Tiger Cubs
Martinsville
Rhea
Columus
Shelbyville
Ader
Tate
Indiana
Denison Hotel
Earl Smith
Greencastle Post
Poultry Show Features Thirty Two Exhibits
The poultry show at the old fourth ward school on Hanna street runs Tuesday and Wednesday with 32 exhibits by Putnam county poultry fanciers. Judging began Tuesday and the exhibit remains open all day Wednesday for visitors.
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Fourth Ward
Hanna Street
Putnam County
German City Suffering Famine Terrifies Visitor
John Eitel who sailed to Bavaria last June received a letter from a nurse at Deaconess Hospital in Nuremberg describing severe famine. She reports 70 suicides in one week due to food shortages and thanks Eitel for a donation Mr. Eitel previously sent to the private hospital.
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John Eitel
Bavaria
Germany
Nuremburg
Miss Irene Byerley narrowly escapes serious car wreck
Miss Irene Byerley of west Columbia street and Patrick Henry escaped injury when the Ford coupe she drove ran off an embankment on south Jackson street after the lights failed. The car tipped over after crossing the Interurban tracks but was later pulled out and driven away by Miss Byerley with no injuries reported. Dr. J F Gillespie now owns a new Ford coupe.
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Irene Byerley
Columbia Street
Patrick Henry
Miss Byerley
O. & I. Btone
Greencastle
South Jackson Street
Franklin Street
DePauw Man Expert In Rebuilding Tokyo
Dr Charles Beard an American city planner arrives in Tokyo with Mrs Beard to advise on postwar reconstruction. He aided Viscount Goto before and is expected to help draft a civic improvement plan, potentially transforming Tokyo into a modern capital with paved streets and a civic center.
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Tokio
Charles BE. Beard
United States
Beard
Japan
Viscount Goto
Dr. Beard
Cloverdale Boosts Harding Memorial Fund Drive
Charles Barnaby of Greencastle leads the Harding Memorial Association drive in Putnam County to fund a memorial for the late President. Cloverdale schools pupils and business leaders contribute, with the Otoe Tribe of Red Men among early supporters. Membership for donors of a dollar includes a card mailed from Washington.
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Charles Barnaby
Greencastle
Harding Memorial Association
Putnam County
President Hard
Harding
Cloverdale
Willis Gill
Dogus Denny
Otoe Tribe of Red Men
Barnaby
Washington
Harding Memorrial Association
Community Notes Highlight Local Visits and Xmas Plans
Putnamville residents share visits with Terre Haute Fincastle Cloverdale and Greencastle acquaintances. Upcoming events include Ladies Aid Xmas dinner at the Community House and a Christmas Eve entertainment at the MBE Church with a Santa and tree.
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Hughes
Terre Haute
Walter Garner
Fincastle
Lizzie Secrest
Robert Woodall
Arment
Lois
Mike Finn
Will Glidewell
Alf Curtis
Ruth Williams
Merline Rogers
Cloverdale
Ed. Shields
Curry
Howard
Lilburn Hepler
Ladies Aid
MBE
Kelly Mayle
Greencastle
Wayne Whittaker
DePauw
Gertrude Hendrix
Will Day
Ed Arnold
Fillmore
John Kelly Sellers
Croft Sellars
East Washington man suffers severe finger cut while chopping wood
Walker Albaugh of East Washington Street injured his right forefinger Monday noon when an ax handle broke and the blade cut his finger. Dr Hutcheson dressed the wound.
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Imogene
Everett Willams
W. R. Hutcheson
Walker Albaugh
East Washington Street
Hutcheson
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Lombard
Urbana
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University of Illinois
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Clement Knauer
Lne
J. F. Gillespie
IKE
Pawereoes
Tokio, Japan
Charles E. Beard
New York
Putnamville
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