Corn King Troyer Visits Putnam Show Says Royse
World champion corn grower C. E. Troyer from Wabash Indiana visited the Putnam County Corn Show judged at the First National Bank venue. Hal Rouse, former Wabash county agent and Troyer's son in law, notes Troyer’s focus on corn over politics while Royse, now Clay County agent, remarks on electioneering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Trovers
Wabash
Indiana
First National Bank
Putnam County
Hal Rouse
Roy Abrams
Royse
Clay County
Troyer
Mr. Royse
Health Comes With a Price in Public Fight Against Disease
A column urges public support for health measures and anti tuberculosis efforts. It highlights longer life, sanitation, diet, and exercise, praising Christmas Seals as vital funding. Putnam County urged to buy Seals, backing the fight to cut TB deaths and extend life. Local note praises L C Buchheit and humorously cites a physician.
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Methuselah
National Tuberculosis Association
Indiana Tuberculosis Association
America
Putnam County
Theft Involves California Plates Motive In Cold Wave
In Greenfield Indiana a cold spell prompted police to stop a California plated car after a Richmond call reported a woman and children removing bedclothes from a hotel. The vehicle passed through Greenfield before officers intercepted it but the Californians were not caught.
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Greenfield
Ind
INS
Richmond
California
Firebaugh Named Captain of DePauw Tigers
Ernest A. Firebaugh of Danville Illinois a DePauw junior and left tackle was elected captain of the 1928 Tigers at the Athletic Stag Banquet in Longden Hall. Swede Anderson announced the result after the intermission with about 500 in attendance. the event included jersey and sweater distributions and speeches urging greater DePauw Spirit.
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Danville
Stag
Ernest A. Firebaugh
Danville, Ills
DePauw University
Tiger
DePauw
Greencastle
Longden Hall
Firebaugh
Anderson
Hughes
Kappa Tau Kappa
Walter E. Bundy
A. G. Brown
First National Bank
Fred L. O'Hair
Central National Bank
W. A. Blanchard
W. L., Hughes
Charles Barnaby
L. MH. Marlin
Swede Anderson
Marlin
Board of Trustees
World War Veteran Injured In Transit Collision
Frank Yurski a World War veteran en route to the Soldier's Home in Danville Illinois was struck by a car driven by Robert Davis of Montezuma Indiana. Davis drowned when his car plunged into the Wabash River. Yurski was seriously injured and hospitalised. his brother accompanying him was unharmed.
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Danville
Frank Yurski
Montezuma
Ind
Robert Davis
Davis
Wabash River
Hillsdale
Yurski
Oklahoma Governor Impeached by Legislature
Oklahoma lawmakers voted to impeach Governor Henry J. Johnson on six charges including general incompetency and corruption in office. Chief Justice Branson and Charles Cordell were also named in impeachment actions, while the Senate prepared to receive charged documents. federal court intervention and militia use were discussed as possible outcomes.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
INS
Oklahoma
Henry J. Johnson
Huckins Hotel
O. P. Hill
House of Representatives
Senate
House
Fred T. Branson
State Supreme Court
Charles B. Cordell
State Board of Agriculture
Justice Branson
Cordell
J. C
Jack) Walton
State Capitol
National Guard
J. C. Walton
City Hall Shootings Kill Mayor’s Brother in Herrin
In Herrin Illinois on December 13 gunmen in a speeding car shot Elmer McCormick 38 and Police Chief John Stamm as city officials stood before City Hall after a council meeting. Mayor Marshall McCormick 34 said police expect arrests before nightfall.
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Herrin
Dee
Marshall McCormick
Elmer
John Stamm
Senior Class to Present Play Next Tuesday
The Goose Hangs High is the senior class play to be staged in the high school auditorium next Tuesday night, December 20. R C Tomlinson directs with rehearsals under way. the production centers on poor parents funding a child’s education and a Christmas time awakening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Tomlinson
Fire engulfs Wake man business district in Ohio
A basement-origin fire at George Buck's grocery set Wake man Ohio ablaze, threatening the entire business section and endangering the post office telephone HQ and a garage. The fire was reported as spreading risk in the early hours. Separately, the Business and Professional Women's Club schedules a 6 30 p m dinner at Marie's Tea Room and the Veronica Club meets at 2 p m with Mrs Curry Inman to feature a grab bag and program.
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Nowalk
Ohio
Dee
INS
George Buck
Wakeman
Here
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Marie’s
Veronica Club
Curry Inman
Anderson Street
Harry Talbott
Steamship Robert E. Lee Collides and Sinks Tug Neponset
The passenger liner Robert E. Lee collided with and sank the tug Neponset off the southern New England coast. Seven men aboard the Neponset were rescued by lifeboats from the Robert E. Lee, which continued toward New York City.
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Boston
INS
Robert EF. Lee
New York
Neponset
New England
Robert E. Lee
Long Island Sound
New York City
Former Canton police chief Lengel freed on $25,000 bond
Former Canton police chief Saranus A. Lengel, awaiting a new trial on charges of complicity in the murder of Don R. Mellett, was released on a $25,000 bond. Judge Edwin W. Diehl said bail was a constitutional right, not a court privilege.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton, CO
Dee
INS
Saranus A. Lengel
Don R. Mellett
Canton
Lengel
Common Pleas
Edwin W. Diehl
Costes and Le Brix land in Santiago after Andes flight
In Santiago Chile Dieudonne Costes and Joseph Le Brix French trans Atlantic aviators landed at 9 20 a m after flying over the Andes from Buenos Aires Paris announced. In Cincinnati Ohio John S Berger wealthy Los Angeles exposition promoter filed suit for 500000 against prosecutor Charles P Taft over an indictment for perjury connected to the Hamilton County grand jury. Berger was a star witness for Remus who faces trial for the murder of his wife Imogene.
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Santiago
Chile
Dieudonne Costes
Joseph le Brix
Andes Mountains
Buenos
Aires
Court House
Cincinnati
INS
John S. Berger
Los Angeles
Charles P. Taft
Hamilton County
Grand Jury
Berger
Remus
Imogene
Weather Outlook Brings Mixed Rain Snow Across Regions
Mostly cloudy skies bring rain especially in the south tonight with rain in the north tonight. On Wednesday the north shifts to snow flurries in the northwest while the south remains damp. Temperatures drop noticeably. colder tonight and much colder by Wednesday.
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South Portion
North Portion
Northwest
Brazil Woman Electrocuted Washing On Porch
Mrs Richard Lybarger 20 mother of five was electrocuted on the back porch of her Brazil Indiana home while operating a washing machine. Neighbors heard screaming and found her unconscious beside the machine. A pulmotor failed to revive her. She is survived by her husband and five children.
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Richard Lybarger
Brazil
Ind
INS
Lybarger
Man Shoots Self After Wife Separation at Brazil
John Heiliger aged 47 a coal miner separated from his wife six weeks ago fired a shotgun into his left breast and died instantly in a barn near Brazil Indiana. He had been living with his brother William north of the city and is survived by his widow and one son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazil
Ind
John Heiliger
William
Miner Convicted in Wife's Death in Indiana
John Schmidt, a Hungarian miner of Shepherdsville, was found guilty of second degree murder in Parke circuit court for killing his wife Julia. He was sentenced to life imprisonment. attorneys said they would seek a new trial.
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Rockville
Ind
John Schmidt
Shepherdsville
Julia
Parke
Schmidt
Weather Outlook Cloudy and Colder for Tomorrow
Cloudy skies, colder temperatures ahead. Sunrise at 6 59, sunset at 4 20. Highs expected in the mid forties with light winds. Chance of a brief shower remains low. News desk will monitor gradual cooling tonight.
Farmer Lynn Workman Dies Nine Years After Rat Bite
Lynn Workman 52 a prosperous farmer from near Columbus Indiana died of blood poisoning from a rat bite nine years earlier. Recurrent infections required doctors for years but infection finally proved fatal.
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Columbus
Ind
Dee
Lynn Workman
Near Here
Workman
Capitol City Five Comes For Tilt At DePauw
DePauw University hosts Indiana Central College tonight in Bowman Gym at 1 30. The Tigers seek to rebound after a last minute loss to Earlham and aim to halt a home stand before Christmas. Forward options include Anderson Costello Byram, center Mountz, and guards Crawley Messersmith Marshall as lineup contenders.
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Earlham
DePauw University
Indiana Central College
Indianapolis
Tigers
Bowman Gymnasium
Tubby
Methodist
DePauw
Tiger
Anderson
Costello
Byram
Mountz
M. Crawley
Capt. Messersmith
Marshall
Stimson Named Governor General Of Philippines
President Coolidge named Henry L. Stimson former secretary of war as Governor General of the Philippines to succeed the late General Leonard Wood who has died.
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Washington
INS
Coolidge
Henry L. Stimson
Taft
The
Philippines
Leonard Wood
Canton Battle Floods Canton With Bloodshed and Evacuations
Reports from Hong Kong and Shanghai describe heavy fighting as government troops retake parts of Canton while foreign residents are evacuated. Casualties are unofficially estimated near 20 000 amid mob violence and devastation across the city.
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Hong Kong
INS
Canton
United States
Sacramento
Shameen
Shanghai
Nanking
Pei Chung Hsi
Li Chi Sen
Tangshan
Red Forces
Cloverdale Couple to Stand Trial December 19
Charles Paris and his wife Anna Paris of Cloverdale, about 60, are jailed on $500 bonds awaiting trial for possession and sale of illicit liquor. Trial tentatively set for December 19 after a raid following a quart liquor sale to Floyd Beeman and Clarence Kennedy of Quincy. Both pleaded not guilty. the couple will testify against each other.
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Charles Paris
Anna Paris
Cloverdale
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Charles J. Arnold
Farm Bureau
L. C. Buchheit
Tiger Squad
Legislature
Mellett
Costes
LE Brix
Henry S. Johnson
Henry $. Johnston
Capitol City
Indiana Central
Bowman
Stimson
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