Local births deaths and society notes from Greencastle area
Local notices report births for L. Conrad and Empson Walker families. Mrs. Henry Mains of Roachdale dies at home with funeral plans pending. Zeno Case dies at 21 from tuberculosis. funeral Wednesday at Barnard. Mrs Essie Benefiel returns from Pittsburgh with relatives. Christmas dinner hosted by Call family and Byrd with guests from Lafayette Indianapolis.
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Henry Mains
Roachdale
Zeno Case
Barnard
Dy. C. BE
Bloomington Street
Jacob
Martha
Marielda
Lafayette
Joffre Out of Coma Amidst Critical Fight for Health
Marshal Joseph Joffre remained in a critical condition today yet held his ground as doctors reported he took nourishment and tolerated wound dressing. He faced pulmonary congestion with injections to stimulate his heart and circulation while Madame Joffre stayed hopeful for a rally. A burial plan at Louveciennes was set per his wishes despite heavy public interest outside the hospital in Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Marshal Joseph Joffre
Joffre
Madame Joffre
Aristide Briand
Louveciennes
Napoleon
Foch
the Invalides
Rene Fontaine
Fontaine
Hospital of
St. Jean de Dieu
Diplomatic Corps
Marshal Joffre
Elderly Woman Ends Life in Hartford City
Mrs Baruh Leffingwell, 80, of Hartford City, reportedly shot herself with a .32 caliber revolver in her right temple. Death ruled suicide, illness believed motive. Survived by daughter Mrs Ben Drenmer of Montpelier and son David Towns end, Blackford County infirmary superintendent.
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Hartford City
Ind
Baruh Leffingwell
Blackford County
Mre
Ben Drenmer
Montpelier
David Townsend
Blackford County Infirmary
United States Missionaries Reported Safe in Burma Rebellious Area
In Tharawaddy district near Rangoon Burma two U S missionaries are present as British troops move against marauding natives who killed at least four policemen and one British official. Rev J T Latta of Miltonburg Ohio and Miss Ggk Anderson in charge of the American Baptist Mission School are believed safe with no word of disturbance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rangoon
Burma
United States
Tharawaddy
J.T. Latta
Miltonburg
Thorne
Mies Ggk. Anderson
American Baptist Mission School
Escort Denies Killing Gary Girl in Tragic Gin Party
Virgil Kirkland, 23, an escort for Arlene Drayes, denies causing the death of the 17 year old after a Gary Indiana party. Four companions await trial on first degree murder charges as the group attended the gathering November 30. Kirkland claims Arlene fainted on a porch chair, was taken to his car, later found dead, and asserts he did not force or harm her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown Point
Ind
Arlene Drayes
Virgil Kirkland
Kirkland
Arlene
Arlene Sand Bo
Dick Sturtridge
Anny
Sturtridges
Howell Surrenders After Tear Gas Standoff at Munse Home
Dee 36 and Lee Fletcher Howell 33, son of a Munse florist, was taken into custody after a tear gas raid to end a Monday night standoff. Howell threatened his mother with a butcher knife and wounded Deputy Morris Leech with a shotgun during the confrontation before surrendering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mungie
Ind
Dee
Lee Fletcher Howell
Morris Leech
Howell
Leech
Puckett
Clerk’s Aunt Leaves Fortune After Twenty Years
Chicago December reports that William A Rowley, longtime City Hall clerk who joked prosperity was near, learned via an aunt’s bequest of property valued at 631,480 dollars after more than two decades on the job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
William A. Rowley
City Hall
Man severely injured after freight train collision near Burkett
Andrew McCarty, 33, fell from a Nickel Plate freight train while riding as a passenger between Chicago and Syracuse. He was found by nearby farmers after five hours with his left leg amputated below the knee and bleeding. He crawled to the right of way, survived a seven foot embankment, and is hospitalized in Warsaw with poor recovery prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Ind
Burkett
Here
Andrew McCarty
Chicago
Syracuse
N. Y
Dale Miller
Charles McSherry
Slayer of Teachers Near Blackwell Arrest Report
County Attorney Bruce Potter announced officers had a crew in custody to lead to the arrest and identification of the man who shot Jessie Griffith 24 and Zezia Griffith and dumped their bodies from a car on a Tonkawa highway. Lyman Constant, a former asylum inmate, was arrested in Enid and released. Investigators noted Jessie had recently refused to go out at night and seemed apprehensive.
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Blackwell
Okla
Bruce Potter
Jessie
Zezia Grifith
Tonkawa
Okl
Potter
Lyman Constant
Asylum For the Insane
Enid
Jessie Griffith
Norman
Indianapolis Livestock Receipts and Price Overview
Indianapolis market tallies show hogs 7 000 head cattle 1 400 calves 700 sheep 800. Hog prices down 10 cents with heavier weights at 7.80 to 8.85, underweights 8.25 to 8.35, sows 6.25 to 7. Cattle steady, calves up 50 cents to 12.50, sheep and lambs weaker with lambs down 8.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Peace Officer John Brown Shot in Ambush at Home
John Brown, a veteran peace officer with over twenty years in north west Missouri law enforcement, was found dead from three gunshots in a garage at the rear of his home in St Joseph. He apparently stepped from his car and faced a surprise attack. a pistol near his hand suggests he did not fire. Allen Bartman, 19, who lived above the garage, discovered the body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Joseph
John Brown
Brown
Allen Bartman
Missouri
Prison Break Attempt Prompts Indiana Prison Session
Governor Harry G. Leslie and Indiana officials planned a Tuesday conference with Warden Walter H. Daly and Prison Board member Arthur L. Denniston to review the attempted jail break at the Indiana State Prison. The overcrowding blamed for the Monday incident spurs possible Governor recommendations to ease congestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry G. Leslie
Walter H. Daly
Indiana State Prison
Arthur L. Denniston
Carrie Hays Breaks Hip in Alley Accident
Mrs. Carrie Hays 107 West Poplar street aged Green caste widow of Frank Hays broke her left hip when she and her son Louis Mays slipped in an alley near their home. She was taken to Putnam County hospital for treatment around noon.
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Barente
Carrie Hays
West Poplar Street
Louis Mays
Alma Jane McWhirter
Evans M. Rust
Jane McWhirter
Felix McWhirter
Indi Olis
Evans M. Ladoga
Thomas P. Woodson
Diana
Ernest L. Barr
Nyo Atten
Joanna Hill
Thy Ag
Claudius Pernet Tages
Mrs. Rust
Fey
Meridian Street
Ladywood Schotl
DePauw University
Rust
Butler Unia
Delile Delta
Cencasts Rust
Q Place
U Researcher Links Divorce to Insanity in Study
R Clyde White of Indiana University’s bureau of social research presents a connection between rising insanity and divorce rates. He urged the American Sociology Society to study the psychiatric background of divorce cases to explore the correlation.
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Cleveland
R. Clyde White
Bureau of Social Research
Indiana University
American Sociology Society
Local residents resume school work and visit neighbors
Maurice Hedge visited Mr and Mrs James Hedge Friday evening Ray Beaman stopped by Samuel Beaman Saturday morning The community is reminded of Sunday school at Canaan M E church Mr and Mrs Simpson P Best called on Mrs Susan L Young Sunday evening
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Maurice Hedge
James Hedge
Ray Beaman
Samuel Beaman
Canaan M. E. Church
Simpson P. Best
Susan L. Young
Roachdale Residents Attend Holiday Gatherings
Roachdale events include Mrs. Dulcina Skilman hosting with Miss Margaret Grider and Lizzie Bukett. Lillian Couchman visiting Goldsboro North Carolina. Anderson family dinner guests from Danville Berwyn and Topeka. Mr. and Mrs. Cook and Mr. Horate visiting A. Lockridge home. Wiseman recovering after an Indiana street crash. Leo and Kathleen luppenlate host Christmas dinner with Indianapolis guests. Leo Fuller and family plan winter in Miami.
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George Grider
Paul
Fincastle
Dulcina Skilman
Raccoon
Margaret Grider
Lizzie Bukett
Lillian Couchman
Milwaukee
J. T. Couchman
Madeline Frederick
Goldsboro
N. C
W. F. Franklin
Margaret
Danville
Fay Anderson
Berwyn
Jil
Edgar Franklin
Topeka
Kansas
Ella Wesh
Melvin Melarland
Russell Cook
Donald Horate
Cleveland
A. C. Lockridge
Robert
A. Wiseman
South Indiana Street
G. D.luppenlate
Kathleen
Cletland Luppenlate
Indianapolis
Bessie Dean
Greencastle
Godsboro
North Carolina
Leo Fuller
Miami
Florida
Brazil Wanted Man Returns After Arizona Detour
An American traveler known as Green, fleeing larceny, boarded for California after a failed Brazil return request. Arizona officials released him due to no funds, yet Green unexpectedly reappeared in Sheriff Tiffee’s Tuscon office. He faces circuit court on grand larceny charges.
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Green
West
California
Tuscon
Arizona
Brazil
Tiffee
For Rent Modern Apartment on Seminary Street
For rent a four room apartment with bath hardwood floors and gas stove. Heat and water furnished. Located at 632 East Seminary Street. Call Charles J. Arnold at 65 for details.
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Square
University
Sue C. K. Arnold
Herald Office
C. J. Arnold
East Seminary Street
Charles J. Arnold
Annual New Years dance lights up Greencastle club
Festive decorations fill the Greencastle Country Club as members families and guests prepare for the New Year’s Eve dance at 8 30 p m with the Kentucky Serenaders providing music A buffet晚oon is planned at midnight and a committee led by Mrs Henry Prevo Mrs E Cleve Thomas and Frank Cannon oversees arrangements Also noted are postponed Country Reading club activities birthdays and marriages among local residents with DePauw romance and other social events shaping the community calendar
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Greencastle Country Club
Country Club
Adane
Kentucky Serenaders
Henry Prevo
E. Cleve Thomas
Frank Cannon
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J. F. Cannon & CO
Harry Stamp
Joe Crosby
Loutaville
Conrad
North Jackson Street
Richard Lee
Herbert Hicks
Baby
Putnam County Hospital
Empson Walker
Elm Street
Mon Day
Potomac Council
Pochantag Lodge
Essie Benefiel
Pittsburgh
Indiana Loan CO
E. Wash. St
Gary Girl
Washington
Jesse French
William Morgan
Illinois Street
Young Work
State Price
R. W. Baldwin
Kindi
The
Red Men's Hall
Maxoniv Teiple
Victor Ellis
Country Reading Club
Mie J. Walter Yorr
DePauw
Ocie May Leland
George Leland
Dayton
Ohio
James Kerr
Oscar Kerr
Sidney
Ohio State University
Dean
William McGaughey
Philip Taylor
Eugene Allan
Robert McCutchan
Edward Clift
Borbert Barnett
M's. McGaughey
W. M. McGaughey
Land
C. Howard Taylor
South Bend
Lelay Brothers
Bainbridge
Armond Greeson
Amos Greeson
Moonah
Ruth Morphew
Robert Morphew
Baebridge
Victor L. Raphael
Fillmore Eastern Star
Fillmore
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the Herald Office
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