Local Notes and Social News Summary
Edmond Torr confined to home of sister Mrs Alb Stoner with influenza. Miss Janet Crawley ill at home on east Washington Street. Several Indianapolis visitors and residents mentioned including Ruth Kauble visiting Fern and Indianap olis connections. Mr. and Mrs. John Cartwright called to Indianapolis for father-in-law Frank Chance’s ill health. Hattie Hamer sly marries Jas Cherry in Evansville with home in Brazil. Clyde Elkins sentenced after escape, and an auction of household goods set for December 17 at 407 Howard Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmond Torr
Alb Theresert Stoner
Janet Crawley
Mrs. Elmer Crawley
East Washington Street
John Cartwright
Indianapolis
Hattie Hamersly
E. E. Hamersly
Axtell Avenue
Washington
Ind
Jas Cherry
Brazil
Evansville
Bethany Christian Church
G. S. West
Illinois executes three men by electric chair
Joliet Illinois marks history with first use of the electric chair as three inmates Dominic Bressetti John Brown and Claude Clark are executed for the murder of William Beck a Lake County farmer near Waukegan. Bressetti reportedly hired as farm hand then conspired with the others to rob Beck who was fatally shot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joliet
INS
Illinois
Dominic Bressetti
John Brown
Claude Clark
William Beck
Lake County
Waukegan
Bressetti
Beck
Prof Arlt Receives First 1929 Indiana License
Prof Gustave Arlt of DePauw University bought Greencastle’s first 1929 Indiana license plate. The initial plate issued was 565-701. State motor laws require new licenses to be bought by February 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gustave Arlt
DePauw University
Indiana
Greencastle
Examinations in County Schools Next Week Announced
County Superintendent J C Vermillion announced examinations will be held in the County Schools next Wednesday and Thursday. Questions were prepared by the County Superintendent's Association with the Bureau of Cooperative Research at Indiana University and used by about seventy five other counties. Examinations mark the end of the first semester. James Thompson, 65, an inmate of the Penal Farm, died Saturday morning at 7 20 of organic heart trouble. The body was sent to Muncie for burial. He is survived by a sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Vermillion
Bureau of Cooperative Research
School of Education
Indiana University
James Thompson
McCurry Funeral Home
Muncie
University of Wisconsin Closes Over Flu Epidemic
The University of Wisconsin closed today before closing time due to a flu epidemic. School authorities report over nine hundred cases of flu and severe colds among students at the university.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Wisconsin
Hoover wins acclamation in Argentine visit
President-elect Hoover receives lavish press praise in Buenos Aires after a state banquet speech read by Ambassador Fletcher. Hoover meets Argentine leaders, attends a luncheon, and is wooed by Ivigoyen and local media for his openness and courtesy during the visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover
Argentine
Lawrence Sullivan
International News Service
Buenos Ayres
Henry P. Fletcher
Mr. Hoover
Presidential
Irigoyen
Fletcher
Italy
Chile
South America
Irisoyen
United States
Ivigoyen
Chickens Stolen From Harvey O'Hair Farm North of Greencastle
About fifty to sixty Rhode Island Red chickens were taken from Harvey O'Hair's farm along State Road 43 north of Greencastle. A read scraping crew found the birds along the highway and alerted the owner Friday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhode Island
Harvey O'Hair
Greencastle
Mr. O'Hair
Read
Fillmore Triumph Over Reelsville Friday Night
Fillmore doubled Reelsville as the hosts rolled to a 46 to 22 victory on Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fillmore
Notice to Undertakers for Pauper Burial in Putnam Co
Putnam County Commissioners in Greencastle will accept bids in the Commissioners Room by 11 a m Monday January 7 1929 for pauper dead burial at the County Poor Asylum. Bids include embalming a shroud upholstered casket four handles a name plate and a coffin box. Auditor Willis Be Gill announces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam County
Idiana
Court House
Greencastle
Indiana
Willis BE. Gill
Putnam
County
King George Shows Improvement Amid Health Bulletin
A Buckingham Palace bulletin reports King George slept several hours and remains stable with no rise in exhaustion. Signed by Sir Stanley Hewitt, Sir Hugh Rigby, and Lord Dawson, the 11:00 a.m. note suggests improved outlook and continued strength for potential recovery.
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I. N.S
London
George
Buckingham Palace
Stanley Hewitt
Hugh Rigby
Lord Dawson
Penn
England
Veteran Actor Theodore Roberts Dies in Hollywood
Hollywood mourns Theodore Roberts famed as the Grand Old Man of the screen. The actor died at his home Friday aged 47 after a bout of grippe and a recent minor operation. He had battled ill health for years and was loved by colleagues and fans nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Cal
Movieland Today
Theodore Roberts
Roberts
Euremia
Dr Tillman Rawley Trial Set After Arrest Near Patricksburg
Veterinarian Dr Tillman Rawley of near Patricksburg pleaded not guilty to concealing a still alleged by his adopted son Ralph. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for next Thursday at 10 am before Justice of Peace M V Foster. Rawley bonds at 1000 signed by John J Whalen. The adopted son remains jailed on a separate assault arrest claimed by his father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tillman Rawley
Patricksburg
Ralph
Justice of Peace
M. V. Foster
Rawley
John J. Whalen
Spencer World
Frankfort farmer shoots wife and deputy after finding them
Campbell Marshall, 50, a Frankfort farmer, shot his wife six times and wounded Deputy Sheriff Ora Dennis when he allegedly found them in a parked car near Louisville. Both victims were listed in serious condition. Marshall said he kept his four children at home while his wife attended a dance and that suspicion led him to search for her. Dennis also has four children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
INS
Campbell Marshall
Frankfort
Ora Dennis
Marshall
Dennis
DePauw Economist Asked to Write Bank Reserves Article
Dr. W. F. Mitchell of the DePauw economics department has been invited to author the encyclopedia article on Bank Reserves for the forthcoming second volume of the Encyclopaedia of the Social Sciences. Edwin R. A. Seligman is editor in chief and Alvin Johnson is managing editor. The work is a new project spanning ten volumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Mitchell
Economics Department
DePauw
Encyclopaedia of the Social Sciences
Edwin R. A. Seligman
Alvin Johnson
Pioneer Pastor Dies in Clay City
The Rev. Jesse Leo Brandenburg aged 82 a United Brethren minister for over fifty years died at his daughter Mrs. Fred Myers home in Clay City after being stricken with influenza while helping at a revival in Rockville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clay City
Ind
Jesse Leo Brandenburg
United Brethren Church
Fred Myers
Rockville
Christmas Party Highlights and Society Notes
Mrs Charles Foster and Mrs Will Steele hosted a radio card party with a decorated home and a Christmas tree. High score went to Cecil Bullerdick and the law to Mrs Cecil Sutton. The Fincastle Country Club held a Christmas gathering at Mrs John Williams’s home on Nov 12 with 15 members and one guest, Mrs Albert Smith. The Friday Circle Club met at Mrs Vernon Shirley’s home for a Christmas program and gift exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Foster
Will Steele
Cecil Bullerdick
Cecil Sutton
Charles Crawley
Fred Williams
Carl Twig
Roy Bullerdick
Joe Sears
Jesse Richardson
Fincastle Country Club
John Williams
Nec
Albert Smith
Clifford Baerd
Vernon Shirley
South Jackson Street Road
Friday Circle Club
Lawrence Crump
Duo Decem
Paul Hunt
East Liberty Street
Paul Wright
Harbison Funeral for Robert S Harbison Sunday
Funeral services for Robert Stewart Harbison will be held Sunday at 1 30 p m at Mc Curry Funeral Home with Rev C Howard Taylor presiding Interment in Brick Chapel Cemetery He died Friday afternoon at age 81 born in Parke County but lived most of his life in the county He is survived by his wife and seven children Mrs Fred Reising Mrs Clyde Myers Mrs Perry Myers Delton Tolin Everett Harbison Andrew Harbison of Indianapolis Harrison Harbison of Texas a brother James Harbison of Russellville also survives him
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Robert Stewart Harbison
McCurry
C. Howard Taylor
Brick Chapel
Mr. Harbison
South Jackson Street
Parke County
Fred Reising
Clyde Myers
Perry Myers
This City
Delton Tolin
Everett Harbison
Andrew Harbison
Indianapolis
Harrison Harbison
Texas
James Harbison
Russellville
Red Cross Drive Sees Local Support In Roachdale
In Roachdale the drive produced satisfactory results with school girls doing the work. Most memberships were annual one dollar. Thirteen contributing five dollar memberships and three sustaining ten dollar memberships were issued to listed supporters including A G Brown J F Cannon Wabash Valley Electric Co Russell Brown Moore Cook Shoes Frank Donner Edward Eitelforge Sr Mrs E B Evans C C Gillen Mrs Anna D Gilmore Mc Currys Furniture J J Oakes Fred O Hair Miss Mildred Rutledge The Star Store and George Weber The drive is closed but new members can join by sending name and check to Mrs Curtis Hughes secretary of The Putnam Co Red Cross Mrs Frank Donner chairman membership drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roachdale
A. G. Brown
J. F. Cannon
Wabash Valley Electric Co
Russell Brown
Moore & Cook Shoes
Frank Donner
Edward Eitelforge Sr
Massive Blaze Ravages Belmond Warehouse and Canneries
Firemen from six Iowa cities battled a major blaze at the American Beet Sugar Corporation warehouse and canning factory in Belmond. The estimated loss runs to about $1,000,000 as of December 15 with crews working to contain the fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belmond
Iowa
American Beet Sugar Corporation
Arthur Myers Suffered Car Crash On Manhattan Road
Arthur G Splinter Myers of Ohio Street was in an Overland when it collided with a Nash left parked on the pavement south of the Monon crossing Friday around 6 PM. Myers broke his nose and the Nash sustained minor damage while the Overland was destroyed. The wreck was towed to the Myers home by Tribby Garage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur G
Myers
Ohio Street
Overland
Nash
Manhattan Road
Monon Crossing
Factory Destroyed in Indianapolis Fire Explodes Loss Estimated
The Neter Eater Manufacturing Company plant in Indianapolis was destroyed today by a fire and explosion. Four men employed were seriously burned, Thomas Klein 32 Lindsey Hughett 25 Carl Jeffries 24 and Herschell Cassady 32, all locals. Loss estimated at about 40000 dollars as fire officials investigate the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Neter Eater Manufacturing Company
Thomas Klein
Lindsey Hughett
Carl Jeffries
Herschell Cassady
Canzoneri and Singer Fight to Draw in Madison Square Garden
Promoter Tex Rickard seeks an immediate return bout as Tony Canzoneri and Al Singer battled ten rounds to a draw before 22,000 fans at Madison Square Garden. The crowd roared as the featherweight rivals engaged in a tense indoor bout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Tex Rickard
Tony Canzoneri
al Singer
Madison Square Garden
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