No Reason for Christians to Worship Jesus, Holmes Says
New York dispatch reports Rev. John Haynes Holmes of the Community church argues Jesus’ real religion lies in Judaism. He asserts Christian worship centers on unfounded miracles, divinity claims, and a Christ figure not in Jesus’s own teaching. He says Jesus was a Jew and a prophet, not a divine savior.
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New York
John Haynes Holmes
Community Church
Jesus
Holmes
Church
Christ
Sickness and Births Highlight Bainbridge Notes
Frank Hartman shows improvement after illness. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Roy Detro on Friday December 21. Local families, including Mr. and Mrs. Otha Bales and Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Blacketer, hosted dinners with relatives from Rockville and Russellville. Vera Hopper and Effie Shannon dined with Mr. and Mrs. Milton Bowers. Robert Detro and son Forest visited Town Abbott, while Ralph Fry dined with Will Fry and others.
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Frank Hartman
Roy Detro
Otha Bales
S. W. Blacketer
Rockville
Floyd Bales
Russellville
Vera Hopper
Effie Shannon
Milton Bowers
Robert Detro
Forest
Abbott’s
Ralph Fry
Will Fry
Christmas Socials Include Beasley Handy and Lovetts
Roachdale Mrs. Ester Beasley of Bedford and Mrs. Lizzie Handy of Russellville visit Mrs. John Walls during Christmas holidays. Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Lovett host a twelve o'clock luncheon with guests Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lewman and family of Bainbridge and Mr. and Mrs. Ward Lovett. Miss Faye Sutherlin reports a car theft at Fort Wayne two weeks ago.
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Ester Beasley
Bedford
Lizzie Handy
Russellville
John Walls
W. D. Lovett
Fred Lewman
Bainbridge
Ward Lovett
Faye Sutherlin
Fort Wayne
Local residents recounting visits after illness and loss
Mrs Effa Owens returned home Saturday after visiting Crawfordsville and Ladoga as her daughter Miss Verda lay sick and died. She arrived Friday to stay with her sisters Miss Cora Hyten and Miss Bertha Hyten. Mrs Kate and Mary Anderson visited Mr and Mrs Ashley Barns and Mr and Mrs Charles Gregory on Sunday.
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Ago
Effa Owens
Crawfordsville
Ladoga
Verda
Misses Cora
Bertha Hyten
Kate
Mary Anderson
Ashley Barns
Charles Gregory
Real estate transfers across Franklin Greencastle and Floyd townships
A sequence of property deeds shows William M Frilders and wife transferring land in Franklin township to Versie Britte for 1 dollar while Lewis M Hodshire and wife move Greencastle lots to Other McCullough for 1 dollar. Other McCullough and wife convey land in Washington township to Ira A Rest and wife for 2200 dollars. Claude J Iddings and wife sell 80 acres in Floyd township to Addison C Huber for 1 dollar. Iddings and wife also transfer 80 acres in Floyd to Eugene Huber for 1 dollar. Ida White sells 40 acres in Warren township to George Sadlin for 1 dollar. Henry H Heber and wife transfer land in Washington township to Nellie B Stoner. Martha J Harff and others sell to Martha J Gardner a lot in Greencastle. Daniel C Brackney transfers a lot in Greencastle to James B Anderson for 200 dollars. Indiana M E Children's Home sells land in Warren township to Joseph B Wright for 20000 dollars. Fred L Clark sells 1 acre in Franklin township to Ray Bymaster for 650 dollars. Otis Gardner and wife transfer lots in Simpson Place Greencastle to Charles I Gardner and wife for 1 dollar. Charles L Gardner and wife transfer lots in Greencastle to Otis Gardner and wife for 1 dollar.
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William M. Frilders
Versie Britte
Franklin Township
Lewis M. Hodshire
McCullough
Greencas
Tle
Other McCullough
Ira A. Rest
Washington Township
Claude J. Iddings
Addison C. Huber
Floyd Township
Eugene Huber
Ida White
George Sadlin
Warren Township
Henry H. Heber
Nellie B. Stoner
Daniel C. Brackney
James B. Anderson
Greencastle
Indiana
M. E. Children’s Home
Joseph B. Wright
Fred L. Clark
Ray Bymaster
Franklin Tno
Otis Gardner
Charles I. Gardner
Simpson Place
Charles L. Gardner
Berry’s Enig
Six of family burned to death in Alabama fire
Six members of the Calhoun family perished when a residence near Lincoln, Alabama burned early today. Seven others were injured, including Albert Calhoun, 45, and Essie Calhoun, 16, both described as probably fatally hurt, as investigators work to determine the cause of the blaze shortly after midnight.
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Anniston
Ala
Here
Lincoln
Albert Calhoun
Essie Calhoun
Lino Calhoun
A. M. Calhoun
Calhoun
Bright and Herald
Greencastle Prepares for Holiday Schedule Against New Market
Greencastle High School resumes play with a postponed Friday night game against New Market after illness sidelined players. Brazil High School opens its new gym next week with Greencastle attending the dedication as the Brazil Tigers, led by Coach Raleegh Phillips, look to build on a mixed season and aim for a stronger regional run.
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Roachdale
New Market
Montgomery County
Brazil
Indianapolis Star
Greencastle
Raleegh Phillips
Elwood
Garfield
Terre Haute
Clay City
Sullivan
Spencer
Phillips
Allen Fuqua
Burton Hammerstine
Charles Clift
Max Lorenz
Eugene Dewey
Gayle Thompson
Burton Nees
Martinsville
Curtissmen
Artesians
Butler
Washington
M. E. Decker
A. L. Trester
S. H
A. A
Hope for Serum to Combat Flu
Public health officials and researchers press renewed influenza work hoping to develop a serum granting immunity or prevention. Surgeon General Hugh S. Cumming’s office notes such a serum or similar measures could curb epidemics, but once an outbreak takes hold, control relies on breaking transmission through limited contact.
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Washington, Dee
INS
Public Health Service
Hugh S. Cumming
United States
One Held four sought in hog theft ring
Floyd McClelland is jailed while Tea McClelland and three other men are being sought after a Pike county raid led by Sheriff Mont Gladish. Investigators recovered eighteen hams twelve shoulders four sides, an eighty gallon still and forty five gallons of spirits in a deserted house twelve miles east of Petersburg near White River.
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Petersburg
Ind
Floyd McClelland
Tea McClelland
Mont Gladish
Pike County
White River
Brown County Bandits Sent To Reformatory
George P Carnine George W Larrison Ansil Fleetwood and Orville Brown were sent to the state reformatory for five to twenty-one years after pleading guilty to robbery in Brown County. John Roach received a suspended sentence due to a prior good record. The men confessed to three store holdups in Brown County and Indianapolis and a plan to rob others.
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Nashville
Ind
George P. Carnine
George W. Larrison
Indianapolis
Ansil Fleetwood
Greenwood
Orville Brown
Trafalgar
State Reformatory
Fremont Miller
Franklin
John Roach
Brown County
Bank Robbery Suspect Arrests. Whiteland Mail Train Plot Link
Roach and an associate were arrested after a bank robbery in Morgantown. They denied knowledge of a mail train wrecking plot near Whiteland and told Judge Miller the suspended sentence would be the best possible Christmas present.
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Morgantown
Whiteland
Roach
Miller
Notice of Partition Suit In Putnam County Indiana
In the Circuit Court of Putnam County Indiana Mate Blaydes et al v John Booker et al No 12806 a complaint for partition and sale of real estate was filed December 24 1928. Defendants Beulah Blaydes Bel Booker Ada Guthery and Sherri Booker are notified to appear and answer by February 7 1929 with the hearing set for February 28 1929 at the Court House in Greencastle.
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Putnam County
Circuit Court
Pornan County
Indiana
Mate Blaydes
John Booker
Beulah Blaydes
Bel Booker
Ada Guthery
Sherri Booker
Greet Castle
Ferd Lucas
Fs. Hamilton
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Bainbridge R. R
Eulala Calhoun
Emmett Calhoun
Freeland Calhoun
Robert V. Calhoun
Albert Calhoun, JR
Ella Bright
Ally
Lois Herald
Raymond Calhoun
Slight
Ernest
Betsy Jean Calhoun
Central Trust Company
Central Christmas Club
Southwest Corner Square
Greencastle High School
W. E. Bausman
Vincennes
Princeton
Tiger Cubs
DePauw
Chicago
Garamount
Voncastle
THUR
FBI
Zane Grey
Charley Chase
Kinogram
Pola Negri
Granada
Claire Windsor
Lawrence Gray
Via
Terre Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern Traction CO
Reformatory
Caples A
Indiana Loan CO
E. Wash. St
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