Local News Roundup From Russellville Area
Russellville and nearby residents appear in a dense bulletin of health moves travel and misfortune. Illness strikes Paul Leinberger and Mrs. Tilley while a fire destroys Sam Jarvis home northwest of town. Court actions cite Letha Buis in a Parke county divorce case. Multiple visits, medical entries and hospital admissions are reported including James Walker and Minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Jarvis
Letha Buis
Roy Buis
Parke County
Cars Collide South of Here Sunday Night
Two cars collided on the south Jackson street road near Emmett Green's home at 6 pm Sunday. Albert Akins of east of Greencastle and Oscar Stewart of Ladoga were involved. no injuries were reported. Rain and fog reduced visibility during the crash. Stewart and his wife Josephine Stewart with two children were present. Akins had a female companion. Sheriff Edward Eistelforge and Deputy Alva Bryan investigated the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Akins
Greencastle
Oscar Stewart
Ladoga
Jackson Street
Emmett Green
Edward Eistelforge
Alva Bryan
Akins
Stewart
Josephine Stewart
County Council to meet for 1929 appropriations including county fair funds
County Council summoned to meet Saturday December 28 at 10 am to approve additional year 1929 appropriations totaling 8446.49 for expenses. Key asks include 1500 for the 1930 County Fair and 400 for attendance officer mileage. Also 1700 for clerk’s office files. prior requests were rejected in September. The Mean-On Revue cast and committee roster for DePauw University’s February performances are announced, with ten leads and a 40-member chorus from the School of Music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford Lucas
DePauw University
Bee
Margaret Winship
Rushville
Tahna
Mary Jo Krummel
Vevay
Constance
Carolyn Jones
Pennville
Angel
Natalie Roberts
Kendallville
Larry
Thomas Anderson
Chicago
Richard Crowder
Rochester
Silly Billy
Sidney Showalter
Brookville
Tom
Harry Kelley
Sullivan
George Zimmer
Noblesville
Harry
Ernest Beler
School of Music
Greencastle
Kyle Hughes
Graham Robertson
June Isaacson
St. Charles
Ill
Mary Rhue
Marion
Ruth Ward
South Bend
Mary Hobbs
Salem
Frances Cauble
Helen Correll
Bedford
Esther Glen Green
Attica
Frances Morrison
Anderson
Katheryn Tofaute
Robbery Motive Linked to Muncie Farm Couple Slaying
James Wood, jailed suspect, confessed that robbery was the motive in the killings of George F. Heath and his wife near Muncie Indiana. Wood, a former Heath employee, said he intended to cash forged checks but got only 15 dollars after beating the couple to death with a club. Prosecutor Davis says the state will seek the death penalty. a grand jury meets to indict Wood. He claimed wartime spells and remorse, while officials moved him to a local jail amid mob fears.
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Muncie
Ind
George F. Heath
James Wood
Harry McAuley
Wood
Albany
Citizen's Bank of
Heaths
Joe Davis
Delaware County
Clark Assaults Swaim at Noon in Roachdale Hearing
Witnesses testified that Clark insulted Swaim then struck him near noon on November 15. Swaim suffered a deep cut above the eye, facial bruising, chest injury, and nerve damage to the lip, with hearing impairment worsening after the fight. A large Roachdale crowd filled the hearing room as the prosecution and defense presented their cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swaim
Stroube
Roachdale
C. Gillen
Marshall Abrams
Clark
Hays & Murphy
Charles McGaughey
Bitel Floral Co Ad Promotes Christmas Trees in Town
A short ad notes Bitel Floral Co offering Christmas trees called the best in town with mentions of eevee and Holly and a street address 636. The readable portion emphasizes seasonal florals and holiday greenery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bitel Floral Co
Ohe
Hite! Floral Co
Auto Stolen From Greencastle Neighborhood
A 1928 Chevrolet coupe owned by Mr and Mrs Edmond Torr southwest of Greencastle near Oakalla was stolen Saturday night from its parking spot near the high school gym while the Torries attended the Greencastle Delphi basketball game. The owner says a defective lock allowed easy removal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmond Torr
Greencastle
Oakalla
DePauw Choir Plans Cantata For Christmas Chapel
DePauw University will not hold chapel Thursday, the final day of the Christmas pro cess, as the choir presents cantata When the Christ Child Came. The program features music school talent and promises a premier musical chapel of the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DePauw
Nativity Pageant Highlights Unity of World Faiths
A church Christmas pageant featured a divine nativity scene with angels, shepherds, and wise men from ten nations kneeling before the manger. Foreign students and costumes from a world tour added color as America closed the procession, signaling a shift from Santa toward Jesus as the central message.
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Mary
W. R. Hutcheson
America
God
Christ
Santa
Jesus Christ
Center of All Activity at Christmas Season Each Year
Center of all activity at the Christmas season each year remains the town’s markets gatherings and church events drawing families. Local merchants report festive sales while volunteers organize pageants charity drives and community meals uniting residents in holiday spirit.
Continuation Co Men Plan South Atlantic Crossing
The team carried parachutes two collapsible life rafts life belts fruit chicken mineral water champagne and rum to safeguard a possible landing on land or sea. Gas tanks had quick‑empty valves. Larre‑Borges ensured buoyant gear and food for a second attempt after a 1927 Morocco crash.
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Sta
Larre-Borges
South Atlantic
Morocco
Child Struck by Taxi in Greencastle Injuries Listed
A Greencastle boy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Smiley, suffered multiple upper teeth loss and cuts after being struck by taxi driver C W Tribby near the Venecastle theater on east Washington street Saturday at about 7 PM. The injuries were not serious, Tribby was cleared, and the boy received care from Dr. C C Tucker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Smiley
Greencastle
Venecastle Theater
East Washington
C. W. Tribby
Tribby
Smile
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Indianapolis
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Fayettesville
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Russell Spencer
Fred Belles
Russellville
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Kane
Victor Hazlett
First Baptist Church
Ella Mahoney
Lafayette
Mary Welch
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Charles Perkins
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Paul Kish
Putnamville
Gary
Foster McClure
Madison Street
DePauw School of Music
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Albert Stoner
Simpson Street
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James Walker
Ivan Ruark
Putnam County Hospital
Mr. Walker
A. B. Phillips
Memphis
Tenn
Halbert Philips
Phillips
Marion Hinkle
North
Charles “Babe” Conklin
James Dunn
Maurice Craver
Earl Humphrey
West of Town
Walter Orrel
Cement Row
G. Bromley Oxnam
Indiana Schoolmen’s Club
Bernard Handy
North Vine Street
George Knoll
Almyra
Frank White
Melvina
Enoch Eugene
California
Frank Wright
Manhattan
E. ©. McCullough
William Gabe
M. F. Lovett
Carthage
Rush County
Mary Lovett
Vine _ street
Kate and
Nelle Lovett
West Hanna Street
Charles Crawley
Vicks
Southard Book Store
Weatherstrips
True-Hixon Lumber Co
North College Avenue
Kent
East Seminary Street
J. Arnold
Herald Office
Oliver Typewriter
C. Fenwick Reed
Ringlett
Voncastle Theatre
Ford
Add
Care Herald
Madison County
Depauw Choir
Oxnam
Dr. Oxnam
Niagara Falls
Jesus
Eddington
Yellow Cab Co
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