Hold Up Men Rob Jewelers Near Shipley Store
Robbers unmasked and entered the Shipley Jewelry Store around 5 o clock Thursday afternoon. A revolver was leveled at proprietor Roscoe Stites and a 13 year old helper while one thief pocketed six to seven gold filled watches. They fled west on Washington toward the Central Bank, then disappeared. Police and officials notified, with possible sightings near Vandalia station.
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FE Shipley Jewelry
Mr. Shipley
Roscoe Stites
Mr Shipley
Washington Street
Central National Bank
Star
Shipley
Vandalia
College Avenue Church Sunday services and meetings
Sunday School at 9 30 a m led by Dr Blanchard Superintendent Public worship at 10 30 a m and 7 30 p m Rev Davis will preach both sermons Epworth League at 6 30 p m Prayer meeting Thursday night at 7 30 The public is invited to all services The Alpha 0 Sorority announces initiation of two pledges Miss Lucille Allee of this city and Margaret Coleson of Sullivan Indiana
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Blanchard
Davis
Epworth League
Sevices
Alpha 0
Lucille Allee
This City
Margaret Coleson
Sullivan
Indiana
DePauw Won’t Play Purdue In Monday Night Game
Coach Buss announced Notre Dame cancelled the Purdue game after the death of George Gipp. Purdue declined the date as filled. Rose Poly of Terre Haute will face Purdue on Monday night.
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Buss
Purdue
Boilermakers
Notre Dame
George Gipp
Rose Poly
Terre Haute
Mrs Sarah Allen Dies On Western Pleasure Trip
Mrs Sarah Hillis Allen wife of Joe M Allen ex Putnam county auditor and farmer died in Trinidad Colorado after a heart attack. The Greencastle residents left Indiana the week after Thanksgiving to winter in the southwest intending to spend the season with Wesley Flint in Phoenix Arizona. She leaves three sisters Mrs S P Browning Mrs Wesley Flint of Phoenix and Mrs Emory O Hair of Brookings S D and two brothers William Hillis Libby Montana and Henry Hillis Fair Oaks Indiana. The body will be brought home for burial and funeral arrangements are pending.
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Sarah Hillis Allen
Joe M. Allen
Putnam County
Greencastle
Robert Scobee
Trinidad
Colorado
Allen
Southwest
Wesley Flint
Phoenix
Arizona
S P Browning Old Creencastle
Emory O’hair
Brookings &. C
William Hillis
Libby
Montana
Henry Hillis
Fair Oaks
Indiana
Browning
Riots End After Killing Of Grocer in Independence
In Independence Kansas a white man and a black man were killed with three others gravely wounded during street riots after a suburban grocer was killed by a gunman. Police appealed for state troops as Home Guard and American Legion units helped disperse crowds and push rioters back.
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Independence
Legion
Cry
Kas
E. N. Hall
Home Guards
American Legion
Illness Update on Miss Lucille Gillespie
Miss Lucille Gillespie daughter of R J Gillespie has been seriously ill for several days but is improving. She attends the University and will not resume her studies until the second semester.
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Lucille Gillespie
R. J. Gillespie
Miss Gillespie
Tiger Basketball Team Schedules Quiet Vacation
Tiger basketball players will not play during Christmas holidays and will resume January 7 against Indiana Dental. Coach Buss announced no independent games during the break. Tentative games with YMCA teams in Kokomo South Bend Chicago and other cities were dropped.
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Tiger Basketball Cngers
Indiana Dentals
Buss
Kokomo South Bend
Chicago
Methodist Children Gift From DePauw ROTC
The Methodist Children's Home received a gift of 5150 from Sergeant Harris and the R O T C of DePauw University to fund a happy Christmas. The money will be used as directed by the donors and was presented to Rev. H C Clippinger, president of the Home Board, with thanks from the Board.
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Methodist Children’s Home
R.O. TC
DE Pauw University
Sergeant Harris
DePauw University
Presbyterian Christmas Service At Busy Dec 19
Christmas services are set at the Presbyterian Church on Sunday December 19 at 10 40 am and 7 30 pm. Messiah portions will be sung with soloists Ann Woodcock contralto and Lois Brown soprano. A season reading replaces the evening sermon. Olive Glover of De Pauw University will present The Man Who Was Too Busy To Find The Child by Lucius Bugbee. A Christmas Carol by the Junior Christian Endeavor closes the program. Sunday School Christmas entertainment follows on December 23 at 7 20.
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Presbyterian Church
Ann Woodcock
Lois Brown
Olive Glover
DePauw University
Lucius Bugbee
Christian Endeavor
Burnsides Head South for Florida Winter
Mr and Mrs A P Burnsides and daughter Miss Nina Burnside depart Thursday to spend the winter in Florida with plans to enjoy milder weather and extended time away from home.
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A. P. Burnsides
Nina Burnside
Florida
Greencastle Five Set to Meet Ladoga in Tonight’s Game
Greencastle High School basketball aims to beat Ladoga in the High School Gym tonight. Ladoga brings solid material while Greencastle enters in good form and promises an exciting contest on home floor.
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Greencastle High School
Ladoga
Greencastle to be Reserted by Students
Students begin leaving Greencastle as homesick exodus continues. School ends at 3 30 pm with four special cars announced by Terre Haute Indianapolis and Eastern Traction Company to run to Indianapolis. Sorority houses and Florence Hall report vacancies while twenty one men stay in town over vacation.
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Greencastle
Terre Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern Traction Company
Indianapolis
Florence Hall
Greencastle Seeks Basketball Opponent From Fairbanks Victors
A January 16 1920 notice in The Herald of Greencastle Indiana invites contact for arranging a basketball game between Greencastle and Fairbanks Victors or another strong local team. Manager J M Wright seeks a match any date after January 15 in the state section.
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Fairbanks
Indiana
Greencastle
Fairbank
Greencastle Merchants Ready for Christmas Rush Displays
Snow falls as Green Castle city lights up with Christmas window displays. Merchants have prepared excess help and gifts, offering toys and bargains to encourage at home shopping ahead of the weekend rush. Store managers forecast heavy business next week with Christmas on Saturday and urge locals to shop locally.
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Green Castle City
Greencastle
Putnam County
Evansville Youth Granted Reprieve of Death Sentence
Governor Smith granted Jesse Walker of Evansville Indiana a respite from a January 23 1921 death sentence for murder at Sing Sing prison to February 7 1921 to allow incoming Governor Nathan L Miller time to study the case. The Indiana Service Star Legion had urged clemency at its Indianapolis state conference.
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Evansville
Albany N. Y
Smith
Jesse Walker
Ind
Sing Sing
Nathan L. Miller
Indiana Service Star Legion
Indianapolis
Walker
Huffman v Proctor: Auto Crash Damages Case in Putnam Circuit
Jacob Huffman sues Enoch Proctor for damages from a road collision on the Bainbridge and New Maysville road several months ago. Huffman’s car suffered extensive damage and the matter is now before the Putnam Circuit Court.
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Jacob Huffman
Enoch Proctor
Bainbridge and
New Maysville
Huffman
Putnam Circuit Court
Eleven Killed in Manila Riot Between Constabulary and Police
Eleven men died in the Manila riot inside the walled city as forty constabulary men clashed with the Manila police after the shooting of a constabulary member. American officers Captain W. E. Wichmann Patrolman Albert H. Troge Patrolman John W. ODriscoll and Augustus Jacuman were among the dead. Governor Harrison and Brig. Gen Crame ordered arrests and barracks confinement while Crame supervised the arrestees as civil trials were prepared.
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Manila
Filipino Constabulary
W. E. Wichmann
Albert H. Troge
John W . O Driscoll
Augustus Jacuman
United States Army
Frances Burton Harrison
Rafael Crame
Crame
Indiana club boys and girls report strong year results
The 21 349 Indiana club members produced products worth 441 867 and earned 218 411 in profit. Gardening led with 19 894 participants and 97 000 profit, corn clubs had 967 members, sewing 1 012 girls, baking 156, pig clubs 1 531 youths, and a new 231 enrollment in 3 percent potato clubs. Beep calf profit declined with cattle prices.
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Lafayette
Ind
Indiana
Z. M. Smith
Corn Club
Speed Boys Dominate Manchester In 59-11 Victory
DePauw overwhelmed Manchester college 59 to 11 as White led scoring with 10 and Cannon tallied 8. Gipson sparked a fast break lineup shift as DePauw ran a swift short pass offense and held Manchester scoreless until late in the game.
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DePauw
Manchester College
Manchester
Tiger
Buss
White
Cannon
Capt
Gipson
Pearson
Norrie
Tigers
Alery Cannon
Stauffer Fetics
Rick Norris
Mendenhall
Tombaughere Gusig
Hendrix
Laughlin
Allee
Krumnever
Stauffer
Norrig
Heeter
Norris
Young
Robbers Break Safe At Fair Department Store
In Anderson Indiana between 6 and 7 pm burglars broke into the Fair Department Store on a main street, escaping with about 2500 dollars including 1500 in cash and the rest in checks. Police suspect the same band responsible for a recent Indianapolis robbery.
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Anderson
Ind
Fair Department
Indianapolis
New telephone switchboard to be shipped December 28
SH Finney of the Greencastle Telephone Company announced the new switchboard will be shipped from Chicago on December 28. Installation is expected to take about eight weeks at the company office.
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SH. Finney
Greencastle Telephone Company
Chicago
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