Former Putnam Woman Dies at Crawfordsville
Elizabeth Kelly Hart aged 89, mother of Clement E. Kelly of North Delaware street and former Irvington State Bank president, died yesterday at her daughter J J Wingert’s Crawfordsville home. Funeral at Cloverdale Methodist Church and burial in Cloverdale cemetery. Survived by three daughters, two sons, two sisters.
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Indianapolis
Elizabeth Kelly Hart
Clement E. Kelly
North
Delaware Street
Irvington State Bank
J. J. Wingert
Crawfordsville
Methodist
Cloverdale
Hart
Spencer
Kelly
Wingert
William P. Wingert
George Fox
Reelsville
Joseph E. Kelly
Mt. Vernon
Nannie Litten
William Fisher
Clayton
County Net Tourney Here Next January 28
The annual Putnam County high school basketball tournament will be held in the Greencastle gymnasium Saturday January 28. All county high schools are eligible, with Green Castle and Bainbridge likely not entering. Schedule drawing is set for January 25, with Noble Vaughan and Albert Heavins named officials. Participating teams include Cloverdale Reesville Putnamville Fillmore Russellville Roachdale and Clinton Center.
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Putnam County
Greencastle
Satuday
Bainbridge
Indianapolis
Noble Vaughan
Albert Heavins
Cloverdale
Reesville
Putnamville
Fillmore
Russellville
Roachdale
Clinton Center
Bowman awarded damages for back injury at age 17
Robert F. Bowman by his guardian Benjamin F. Bowman won $100 in Putnam Circuit Court against W. H. Johnson & Son Co. for a back strain on February 11, 1927 while lifting radiators during the construction of Longden Hall. Attorneys listed Hays & Murphy for the plaintiff and Thomas A. Stewart for the defendant.
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Robert F. Bowman
Benjamin F. Bowman
Putnam
James P. Hughes
W. H. Johnson & Son Co
Longden Hall
Hays & Murphy
Thomas A. Stewart
Reelsville Farmer Shoots Self in Tragic Death
Charles Young aged 44 a farmer near Butler school house in Reelsville committed suicide this morning by shooting himself with a shotgun. He left home to walk to Reelsville and was found in the woods northeast of home. He is survived by a daughter Evelyn his parents and four sisters. The coroner investigated and the body was prepared for burial.
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Brazil
Indiana
Charles Young
Butler School House
Young
George W. Young
Reelsville
White
Evelyn
James Beaman
Richard Atkinson
Simpson Best
Rose Hassler
Former Coatesville teacher dies in Lebanon
Funeral services for Mrs Julia N. Harney a longtime Lebanon schools educator are set for Sunday afternoon in Lebanon Ind She died in Danville of heart trouble The obituary notes her near half century of service in local schools and her broader career in education
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Lebanon
Ind
Mra
Julia N. Harney
Danville
Har
Educator Harney Mourned. Long Career Across Indiana
The obituary notes Harney taught at Greensburg Stilesville and Coatesville and was an instructor at Danville academy. Her husband the late R H Harney was a veteran educator who served as city and county superintendent and city librarian. A son Thomas Harney of St Louis MO survives.
Stolen Ring Returned to Don Murnane
In Indianapolis on December 16 a diamond ring stolen from Thomas Murnane of Greencastle Ind was recovered after he was approached by a uniformed horse thief detective who demanded payment. Oren E Davis president of Marion County Council of Horsethief Detectives investigated and returned the ring. The impersonator was part of a company not affiliated with the council and has been discharged. Murnane declined to prosecute though Davis offered assistance.
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Indianapolis
Thomas Murnane
Greencastle
Ind
Allison Rd
Murnane
Horsethief
Oren E. Davis
Marion County Council of Horsethief Detectives
Davis
Couple Fined and Sentenced in Indiana Liquor Case
Charles Paris of Cloverdale and his nephew Ross Paris of Bowling Green were each fined 100 dollars plus costs and sentenced to thirty days on the Putnam Circuit Court bench after changing pleas to guilty on liquor charges. Charles sold liquor to two men at his Cloverdale home. Ross admitted giving away liquor. Judge Hughes did not act on a charged transport offense.
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Charles Paris
Cloverdale
Ross Paris
Bowling Green
Indiana State Farm
James P. Hughes
Putnam
Paris
Quincey
Hughes
Edward Eitelforge
Alva Bryan
Terre Haute
Boy Burns From Spilled Soup At Liberty Street
Warren Gardner six year old son of Mr and Mrs Walter Gardner Liberty street suffered severe neck and chest burns when he grabbed a bowl of hot potato soup his mother carried spilling the contents down his neck and chest. Dr Cecil O'Brien attended the burns which are not expected to prove serious.
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Warren
Walter Gardner
Liberty Street
Cecil O’brien
Steps in Front of Truck Cause Minor Crash
Zip Nelson about 55 was knocked to the pavement when he stepped in front of an American Express Co truck at Locust and Hanna streets early Saturday. Nelson was apparently uninjured. the truck driven by William Stewart had its windshield broken as Stewart was enroute to the Pennsylvania railroad station when the accident occurred.
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Zip Nelson
American Express Co
William Stewart
Locust and
Hanna Street
Nelson
Stewart
Pennsylvania Railroad
Voncastle Theater Remodeling Planned Over Holidays
The Voncastle Theater will undergo two weeks of remodeling including a new orchestra pit balcony reshaping and redecoration. Matinees will end Monday and resume January 2 with evening shows at 7. Hiram Callender Jr leads the project and seating will be spaced for more comfort.
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Voncastle
C. L. Goddlander
Hiram Callender, Jr
Goodlander
Theatre Refurbishment Plans Include New Ventilation
Walls and molding will be redecorated and organ lofts redesigned. Chamber openings enlarged with pillars and an imitation roof. Ornamental plaster adds beauty. A new ventilation system replaces the old roof ventilators. Upholstered main floor seats to arrive around January 5.
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Goodlander
Plane marks inauguration of fast mail line
Indiana history is made at the Indianapolis Airport as a Ryan monoplane delivers the first air mail to the Hoosier capital. The Chicago Indianapolis Cincinnati route launches with about twenty pounds of mail and 1 565 letters then departs for Cincinnati.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Hoosier
Cincinnati
Chicago
Meridian
Monument Circle
Market Stret
Pennsylvania Street
Washington
Harding
Morris Street
Holt Road
Ed. Jackson
L. Ert Slack
Robert H. Bryson
Homer Rader
Senator Elmer Thomas to Visit Greencastle for Holidays
Word has it that Senator and Mrs. Elmer Thomas and their son Wilford from Washington DC will visit Greencastle next Friday to join his brothers and families for the holidays. He is the brother of Oscar Fred Cleve Charles B Henry. The Thomas family will hold their annual Christmas gathering with Mr and Mrs E Cleve Thomas.
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Elmer Thomas
Wilford
Washington, D. C
Greencastle
Senator Thomas
Oscar
Fred
Cleve Thomas
Charles B
Terre Haute
Henry
Richmond
Inn
Thomas
DePauw Freshman Undergoes Spleen Removal Operation
Frederick Detthoff, a DePauw University freshman, re-entered County Hospital Friday for removal of a ruptured spleen. Dr. Thomas Noble Jr. of Indianapolis led the operation with assist from Dr. W. R. Hutcheson and Dr. C. C. Tucker. Detthoff had been injured earlier this week in a fall and discharged before readmission.
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Frederick Detthoff
DePauw University
Thomas Noble, Jr
Indianapolis
W. R. Hutcheson
C. C. Tucker
Detthoff
Injury Highlights Local Boy From Orestes Ind
Detthoff of Orestes Indiana sustained a rupture requiring removal of a critical organ. He is in fair condition at a nearby hospital. Parents are enroute to Florida and could not be reached.
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Detthoff
Orestes
Ind
Alexandria
Florida
Suit Seeks 3500 Damages In Local Circuit Court
Samuel Hanna sues in Putnam Circuit Court seeking 3500 from Owen S German his wife Retha German and Martha E Black claiming they maliciously induced Hanna's wife Grace Black Hanna to leave and sue for divorce damaging him. Attorney F S Hamilton represents Hanna.
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Putnam
Ower County
Samuel Hanna
Owen S. German
Retha Fern German
Martha EB. Black
Hanna
Grace (Black) Hanna
Martha E. Black
First Purdue ag banquet a big success
The first annual banquet of former Putnam County agriculture students from Purdue University was held in the Domestic Science rooms at the local high school. Seventeen of twenty-seven invited attended as members praised the event, with a radio program from Chicago, speeches by G J Christie and B Elliott, and a planned four yearly reunions plus a summer picnic for ex-agriculture students and families.
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Putnam County Agriculture
Purdue University
Hazel Arbuckle
Ethel Ader
Chicago
Cartwright Music Shop
G. J. Christie
BE. C. Elliott
State School
George Ade
Purdue
Lafayette
Morrison Pitched in 11 National League Games in 1927
W. Guy Morrison of Boston former DePauw coach appeared in eleven NL games during the 1927 season. He tallied one complete game five finishes thirty four innings a 1 2 record with 22 runsable earned runs and 6 strikeouts while facing 158 batters and allowing 40 hits eight sacrifices and 15 walks. Remy Kremer of Pittsburgh led pitchers with the lowest earned run average and repeated leading status from 1926.
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W. Guy Morrison
Boston
DePauw
Remy Kremer
Pittsburgh
Kemer
Incendiary Fires Hit Home in Brazil Indiana
State fire marshal investigates a series of twenty two fires at the home of George Parrish in Brazil Indiana. Bundles of kerosene soaked paper were used to start the blazes. Parrish, alone in the home, denied knowledge of the fires.
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Brazil
Ind
George Parrish
Parrish
Farmers join Farm Bureau in Putnam County drive
One hundred forty nine farmers in Putnam County joined the Farm Bureau according to county drive chairman Gilbert Knetzer. The drive concluded Saturday with Victory Week ending and reports from some townships still awaited. Other counties in the state also completed drives last week.
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Putnam County
Farm Bureau
Gilbert Knetzer
Cold snap records subzero night and mild day highs
The city thermometer fell to 1 degree below zero on Sunday, the coldest night of the current spell. Saturday’s low was 6 degrees above zero, while Sunday’s high reached 22 degrees.
King David Cult Leader Benjamin Purnell Dies in Michigan
Benjamin Purnell known as King David and head of the House of David cult died Friday morning in Benton Harbor Michigan. The aged leader had long faced allegations of immoral practices at the colony and his death was learned today.
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King David
Benton Harbor
Mich
Benjamin Purnell
House of David
Jewelers daring icy plunge at Big Walnut Creek
Helmer A. Bloomquist, 85, a jeweler and watch repairer, swam in Big Walnut Creek Sunday as temperatures hovered near zero. He says icy baths since age 13 cured rheumatism and boost vigor, though a recent ice jam caused minor cuts on his limbs.
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Helmer A. Bloomquist
Bloomquist
Big Walnut Creek
Bloomqui
Herald
Uriah Gasaway to Celebrate 101st Birthday
Friends and relatives of Uriah Gasaway of Reelsville gather at the Reelsville M B Church on Christmas Day to mark the oldest Mexican War veteran in the United States turning 101. The 2 p.m. service includes a program with song service and speakers.
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Uriah Gasaway
Reelsville
United States
Reelsville M. B
Mr. Gasaway
Samuel Lesler
St. Paul
Ind
William IF. Buckner
Paris
Calvin BE
Meyers
Livingston
Tenn
Owen T. Edgar
Washington, D.C
Richard A. Howard
Tigers Overcome Alicetown 27 to 18 in Greencastle tilt
Vincennes Tigers defend home court as they edge Alicetown 27 to 18 at Greencastle gym. First half 13 to 11, tight defense and constant scramble produce few baskets. Coach John Adams rotates players but never relinquishes the lead as Greencastle rises in the Indiana Big Ten standings.
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Greencastle
Vincennes
Alicetown
Tiger Cubs
Thia
John Adams
Greenenelie
Vipcennes
Vigie Cubs
Metal
Cubs edge Vincennes in hard fought Greensburg clash
In a season crowd thrilling battle at Greensburg, Greencastle's Tiger Cubs beat Vincennes 31 to 22 after a tense second half. Tobin and Lear led Greencastle with key baskets while Masten and Besley sparked Vincennes but could not overcome the hosts.
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Vincennes
Cubs
Greensburg
Alice
Hill Anderson
Washington
Anderson
Tiger Cubs
Longden
Masten
Allees
Greencastle
Tobin
Lear
Cummings
Besley
Brown
Greencaatle
Adams
Benson
Henley
Onder
Bensog
Tat Henley
Theer Cub
Adore
Former local girl to marry February 21
Indianapolis Dec 18 A delightful holiday bridge party was given by Miss Eleanor Torr at her uncle’s home as her engagement to Vilas J Boyle of this city was announced. The card revealed the wedding date and bride chose the event’s holiday decor with poinsettias and greenery.
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Indianapolis
Eleanor Torr
Joseph D. Torr
Charles E. Henderson
Hampton Court
Vilas J. Boyle
Duncan J. Boyle
LaCrosse
Wis
Mise Torr
Misa Lucile Torr
Miss Amelia Henderson At Local Social Event
Miss Amelia Henderson attended a city party with guests including Miss Pearl Gibson and Miss Phoebe Gonley of Greencastle. Miss Torr is not known in the city where she formerly lived. Henderson is a graduate of the local high school in the class of 1919.
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Pearl Gibson
Phoebe Gonley
Greencastle
Miss Torr
Christmas Pageants Draw Large Crowds At Local Churches
Large congregations filled First Christian and nearby churches for Christmas pageants. Omar’s search for the perfect child opened the morning scene while nativity and star tableaux in the evening drew families, with over a hundred participants and record benevolence giving.
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I Tian
Hagar
Bethlehem
Omar
Luke
Matthew
Isaiah
Mary
Eithe
Methodist Church
Ka Department
van Dyke
Opal Leavitt
C. Howard Taylor
Thea
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Coatesville
Don Murnane
John Hi, Skoning
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Embry-Riddle Company
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New York
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F. S. Hamilton
Purdue AG
Truman G.yuncker
Prof. Yuncker
Michigan Aggie School of Agriculture
Parkerhouse
Morrison
Alices
Steweeeee
Lob
Basveccasaane & Crawely
Weee Benson
Duncan
F W.saus
Wee
G . Huffman
Ayfes
Witteman
Sinclair
Ashley
Amelia Henderson
Christ
L and Friends of the Church
Prof
G. O. Arlt
Soto
Miss Tfarnum
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