DePauw Defeats Earlham In Home Series Opener
DePauw blazed to an 18-2 lead and rolled past Earlham 29 to 11 in the opening home game of the season. Laughlin White and Spaulding Green starred as DePauw’s defense limited Earlham while the second half stayed close and substitutions crowded the lineup.
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DePauw
Earlham
Methodist
Hirt
Pard
Dean
Advange
Laughlin
White
Deauw
Spaulding
Green
Rham
Chicago
Ughlin
Wallace Nite
Shoemakerohnson
Gilbert
Marc He
Uote
Oss
Willst Johnson
Miller
Roe
Irvin
Shaffer
T He
Scott
Post Office Holiday Service Schedule
The General Delivery and City carrier windows will be open 9 30 to 10 30 on Sunday. Parcel Post truck delivers all day until parcels are done. Christmas morning hours are 9 30 to 10 39 for general delivery. Rural carriers do not work on Christmas. Service may be suspended at noon for the rest of the day by order of the Postmaster General. To ensure delivery before Christmas mail by December 22. Ke R Bartley Postmaster.
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Orning
Orde
KE. R. Bartley
Elks Set Grand Cabaret Night With Open Case Fun
The Elks Lodge entertainment committee invites members to a Thursday December 20 1923 gathering in the club rooms titled Open Case. The program promises talks and a cabaret style entertainment with a focus on festive camaraderie from sundown to sunup.
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The
Elks Lodge
Ader
Onhursday
Aly Elks
Spencer’s Wild Night Topic for Page Feature
A page feature recounts Spencer’s November 6 bank raid when 15 to 20 bandits escaped with about 17000 from Spencer National Bank and Spencer Bank. It highlights Flossie Kirkham who stayed at her post during the robbery and includes photos of Kirkham Marshall Mandeville Baugh and the wrecked vault.
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Spencer, Inc
New York Tribune
Flossie Kirkham
Miss Kirkham
Mandeville Baugh
Spencer National Bank
DePauw Endowment Drive Nears Midnight Target
Dr George R Grose president of DePauw university urges relief as the endowment drive for 1 000 000 nears its midnight December 31 deadline The campaign reports over 100 000 still needed and a 250 000 gift from the general education board hinges on raising 750 000 by January 1 Pledges and conditional offers threaten loss if the total is not met.
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George R. Grose
DePauw University
DePauw
Grose
General Education Board
Pittsboro Faces Greencastle Tigers In Friday Basketball Test
Pittsboro High School visits Greencastle High in a Friday night game after recent wins over Danville and Jamestown. The Tigers Cubs, led by likely starters Duncan Tate Ader Wright Young with Masten Williams Schmidt as reserves, aim to rebound from a Columbus loss and challenge a strong Greencastle squad on the home floor.
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Greencastle
Pittsboro
Danville
Jamestown
Tiger Cubs
Columbus
Cubs
Duncan
Tate
Ader
Wright
Masten
Williams
Schmidt
Paralytic stroke fatal to Mrs Shields at Greencastle
Mrs Emma Shields aged 74 died Tuesday afternoon near 3 30 at her home 112 South Madison Street Greencastle following a severe stroke suffered Monday morning She was found by daughter in law Miss Ed Shields of Putnamville with a bruise on her cheek and never regained consciousness Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 pm at the Putnamville M E Church Rev L D Dodd of Indianapolis to officiate Burial will be in Putnamville Cemetery She had lived in Greencastle about five years and leaves three children grandson Ernest Smith and a brother L E Canhour of Newkirk Oklahoma.
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Emma Shields
South
Madison Street
Putnamville M. E
L. D. Dodd
Indianapolis
Putnamville
L. Shields
Lela Rogers
W. 8
Death of Six Year Old After Appendicitis Operation
Ethel Dell Cumings six died at Putman County Hospital from peritonitis after an appendicitis operation on Tuesday afternoon. She lived with her grandparents two miles east of Cloverdale. Funeral services are set for Friday at Summa Church near Cloverdale with burial in Cloverdale.
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Ethel Dell Cumings
Joy F. Cummings
Putman County Hospital
George P. Cummings
Cloverdale
Ethel Dell McKamey
Summa Church
Willis Gill
Mr and Mrs William Eltelforge Visit Indianapolis
Mr and Mrs William Eltelforge drove from West Walnut Street to Indianapolis on Wednesday and spent the day there.
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William Eltelforge
West Walnut Street
Indianapolis
Store Robbery Strikes J R Charley Mens Furnishings
Local police report the J R Charley mens furnishing store in Oaktown was robbed early today of over 2500 dollars worth of suits coats shirts and accessories. The thieves entered through the front and rear doors loaded the loot into a truck with a following car as escort and fled north. The site has been robbed three times in three years with prior suspects sentenced to reform school. Police search Terre Haute and Indianapolis areas for the loot.
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Charley
Five Acre Corn Club Awards Announced in Putnam County
County Agent C H McNary received Purdue University results for the Five Acre Corn Club in Putnam County for the pest year. G Parker of Jefferson Township topped with 80.55 bushels. Others include J H Nichols 71.59, George McMurtry 64.74, Elva Norman 60.60, Floyd Gardner 50.99. Parker earned a medal as the only yield above 75 bu per acre. The Central National BankGreencastle offered 25 to top finishers, distributed as 1st 8 2nd 5 3rd 4 4th 3 5th 2.50. Members gain Indiana Corn Growers Association membership. Fourteen enrolled. McNary expects similar turnout next spring.
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C. H. McNary
Purdue University
Putnam County
G. Parker
Jefferson Township
C. Parker
Coatesville
J. H. Nichols
Fillmore
George McMurtry
Russell- Ville
Aes Des
Elva Norman
Rusesilville
Floyd Gardner
Russel
Indiana Corn Growers
McNary
DePauw Hosts Annual Christmas Tree for Local Children
Hundreds of children attended the DePauw campus Christmas celebration on Tuesday evening at 6 30. Carols rang out as bags of candy were handed out. A large southeast campus tree was brightly lit and decorated. The annual event draws community youngsters each year.
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DePauw
Suit on $1,080 Debt Filed in Putnam Court
John G H Klinger administrator of Dr. James A Rawley's estate sues Harold Call and Ella Call in Putnam Circuit Court for $1,084 plus damages for nursing boarding and hospital care provided to the late physician's minor son Clotd Boswell. Klinger seeks $1,200 and other relief. Attorneys Rawley and Baumunk of Brasil represent the plaintiff.
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John G. H. Klinger
James A. Rawley
Brazil
Putnam Circuit
Harold Call
Ella Call
Boswell
Rawley
Rawley and Baumunk
Brasil
Klinger
Boswell Lad
Joe Boswell
Charles Eitelforge
Greencastle
Harold
Call
Paul White Emerges as DePauw Star in Close Week
DePauw’s Paul White, star forward on the Tiger basketball team, drew praise from rival schools after three tough games. He starred as DePauw tied Wisconsin after an overtime thriller and edged Lombard, with Illinois and Dec Meanwell’s squad also hearing his name. White, from Franklin High School, teamed with Fuzzy Vandivier as one of the era’s noted high school forward duos.
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Princeton Gridiron Sharks
Sammy
Purdue
Don
DePauw
Paul White
Tiger
Illinois
Madison
Dec Meanwell
Wisconsin
Lombard
White
Franklin High School
Fuzzy Vandivier
Franklin College
Wardens Top Arrest List In Indiana For November
Harry Walker and Frank Lapham game wardens in Laporte and nearby counties led Indiana with twenty arrests each for fish and game law violations in November. They secured convictions in numerous cases as forty six wardens statewide reported high activity.
State Normal to Graduate Sixteen at Terre Haute
Terre Haute Ind Dec 18 Commencement exercises will be held at the state Normal school Friday for nine students in the four year course and seven two year students L N Hines president of the school will deliver the address to the graduates and the Normal orchestra will provide music.
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Terre Haute
Ind
State Normal School
L. N. Hines
Normal Orchestra
DePauw Tigers Schedule Reveals 1924 Grid Card
DePauw University announces its 1924 football schedule coached by Jimmy Ashmore. The Tigers face Nebraska, Butler, Michigan, Iowa, Chicago, Minnesota and Ohio State, with key home and away games including DePauw at Illinois on October 25 and Butler at Illinois on October 11.
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Depauw Tigers
Ashmore
Butler
Illinois
Urbana
DePauw University
Mississippi A
DePauw
Jimmy Ashmore
University of Illinois
University of Iowa
Indiana
Indianapolis
Nebraska
Lincoln
Notre Dame
Big Ten
Juppke
Michigan
Iowa
Chicago
Minnesota
Ohio State
Iinois
Ilinois
Minneapolis
Mlinois
High School Public Speaking Class Delights with Plays
The DePauw directed High School Public Speaking and Dramatic class presented three one act plays and readings in the school auditorium. Students Mary Emily Garrett and others led the pantomime Magdalena Spanish Duel. Proceeds go to buy books for the Public Speaking department.
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Stewart
Shirley Martin
Thelma Robards
Elma Tuttle
Louise Wright
Mabel Jordan
Janet Crawley
Elizabeth Stoner
Imogene Cooper
Katherine Ashworth
Eva Robinson
Florence Beck
Louise Lucas
Lenor Ruark
Helen Duff
Imogene Pollom
Students Head Home for Christmas Vacation at DePauw
DePauw University students begin Christmas vacation today with a steady stream of travelers to railway stations. Extra cars run by T H I E Traction and Hines trams handle the rush while the Post Office and Express firms work overtime to manage trunks and packages. The break ends at noon January 3.
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DePauw University
T. H. I. & E. Traction
Postoffice Department
Express Company
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Earl Ham
Post Office Holiday Service
ELKS
Elks Entertainment Committee
Spencer
Santa Claus
der Auw
Tiger Club
Shields
Ike Sev
Suna
Five Acre Corn Club
G.C. Parker
DR. Rawley
Boswell Boy
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