Corn stalk Bond paper heralds Greencastle edition
The Herald prints on corn stalk bond paper to honor Putnam county farmers amid a Farm Bureau drive. The piece touts the paper as World first on corn stalk bond and notes rising Putnam County circulation. Local notices cover births, marriages, hospitalizations, and community events with brief mentions of officials, transportation accidents, and upcoming meetings.
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the Herald
Putnam County
Farm Bureau
Eugene Cadou
Indiana
International News Service
The
Herald
Cadou
Greencastle
Putnnam County
Community Farm Bureau Meeting Draws 400 At Fillmore
A joint community and Farm Bureau gathering in Fillmore drew about 400 attendees on Thursday evening. Lily Scott, a Clayton Farm Bureau social worker, gave the principal talk, followed by a fine program from Fillmore school children and three reels of motion pictures. The event was among the most enthusiastic Farm Bureau meetings to date.
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Farm Bureau
Fillmore
Lily Scott
Clayton
Mail flyer killed on Sanburgh Cleveland air route
Eugene Cecil of Portage Pennsylvania died in the cockpit of his Erie plane eight miles south of Morgantown West Virginia on the Sanburgh Cleveland air route. Seven sacks of air mail were found intact.
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Morgantown
W. Va
Aha
INS
Eugene Cecil
Port
Sanburgh
Cleveland
Erie
Agricultural Committee Proposes Tax Overhaul in Indiana
Indiana farmers would benefit from abolishing state property taxes and replacing them with a general sales tax under a report by the Agricultural Committee. The panel also urged three commissions on government efficiency, criminal procedure reform, and a complete annual tax inventory by every taxpayer.
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Indianapolis
INS
State Senate
Indiana
Indiana Farm Bureau Federation
Alonzo H. Lindley
Kingman
J. Francis Lochard
Milan
Andrew Durham
Greencastle
J. Monroe Fitch
Muncie
Conference Opens Today With Youth Meeting
The Young People's conference begins with a 7 30 p m session at the Baptist Church. Miss Katherine Atkinson welcomes, Harold Storm leads worship, and Prof EB Bartlett of DePauw University speaks on Adventures in Christian Living. About 150 youths from 38 counties churches attend, with host homes in Greens Castle. Sessions run through Saturday and until 4 p.m. Sunday, including a Saturday banquet from 5 30 to 7 p.m. with a registration fee for admission.
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Baptist Church
Katherine Atkinson
Harold Storm
Bethel Church
Coatesville
EB. R. Bartlett
DePauw University
Greencastle
The Heralds Corn Stalk Edition Publicized Nationwide
The Heralds Corn Stalk edition drew wide publicity across the United States with the International News Service and other press services distributing stories. Indianapolis newspapers and many others published reports on the edition.
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Herald
United States
International News Service
Indianapolis
Farm Bureau to reorganize in Jefferson Township
The Farm Bureau, inactive in Jefferson Township for years, will be reorganized this year. Farm Bureau workers plan a meeting at Belle Union on Monday night in the Belle Union school. Mr. Briggs of the Indiana Farm Bureau will address the meeting. Membership drive to start after the meeting.
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Farm Bureau
Jefferson Township
Belle Union
Belle Union School
Briggs
Indiana Farm Bureau
Ribbons Arrive From 4-H Girls at Purdue Conference
Ribbons won by Greencastle 4-H Club girls at the Purdue Agricultural Conference arrived at County Agent R H Stevenson’s office Friday. One ribbon was for a prize at the International Livestock Show in Chicago. An extra ribbon from a neighboring county was also received due to an error, highlighting Greencastle’s strong 4-H program.
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Greencastle
Purdue
R. H. Stevenson
Chicago
Doctor Henry Longden Injured in Indianapolis Taxi Collision
Dr Henry B Longden suffered facial cuts and temporary unconsciousness after being struck by a taxi while leaving a State Board of Education meeting at the Claypool hotel in Indianapolis Thursday evening He regained consciousness by today and returned to the meeting
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Henry B. Longden
Indianapolis
State Board of Education
Claypool
Operetta Hulda of Holland Presented by Mu Phi Epsilon Phi Mu Alpha
Mu Phi Epsilon and Phi Mu Alpha will present the operetta Hulda of Holland at the Gra nada theatre on February 7 and 8. Miss Edna Bowles directs with members of the two organizations in the leading roles.
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Mu Phi Epsilon
Phi Mu Alpha
Hulda
Holland
Granada Theatre
Edna Bowles
Notable speakers scheduled at DePauw this spring
DePauw University will host a notable lineup of speakers this spring. Count Tolstoy will speak next Tuesday, and E Stanley Jones will address gatherings on February 18, 19 and 21, per Dr Oxnam's office announcements. Edwin Markham and Kerby Page follow in April.
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DePauw University
Count Tolstoy
E. Stanley Jones
Edwin Markham
Kerby Page
Dr. Oxnam
Woman Settles Damage Suit Against Big Four
Mrs. George Snodgrass of Liberty street settled her damage suit against the Big Four railroad for five thousand dollars. The same item notes a fatal Big Four train incident involving Alonzo Davis of Cloverdale. Rev. R R Landis accepts Baptist Church pastorate and begins duties at once.
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George Snodgrass
Liberty Street
Big Four Railroad
Alonzo Davis
Cloverdale
R. R. Landis
The
Baptist Church
Increasing Clouds Then Snow Likely This Weekend
Forecast calls for increasing cloudiness tonight with snow likely Saturday. Temperature edging upward through the period.
Motion for Re Trial in Basket Case
Ove Gnatt Company of Laporte filed a motion for a new trial in its suit to enjoin the Indiana State Farm from manufacturing floral baskets for wholesale. Judge Hughes ruled for the State Farm in the Putnam Circuit Court. The motion argues the court erred on law and price fixing by the Farm Board. It is the first step toward appeal.
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James P. Hughes
Ove Gnatt Company of
Laporte
Indiana State Farm
Hughes
Putnam
Farm Board
Rebekah district convention highlights and local notices
The nineteenth district Rebekah convention met at La doga with afternoon and evening sessions. Presiding officer Minnie Kiefer and Anna Rice addressed attendees while the Plainfield degree staff demonstrated work. The next meeting is planned for Martinsville in April. Other attendees included Rosa Knauer Hattie Hampton Iva Webb Emma Hatchelor Grant Scott Eugene Snider and Amos Brown. Also noted is a shower for Mrs Donovan Moffett after a Tri Kappa gathering and upcoming sorority events at the City Library and Mrs C C Gillen home. Additional items mention Mr and Mrs Hays departing for Jacksonville Florida to visit Nellie Farrow Hudsbeth a local graduate, the Century Club meeting with a book drive for the hospital, the Faculty Women's Club gathering, a prison sentence for Robert Mooney and the arrival of 100 street markers for city installation.
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Rebekah Lodge
Ladoga
Minnie Kiefer
Anna Rice
Rebekah Assembly
Plainfield
Martinsville
Rosa Knauer
Hattie Hampton
Iva Webb
Emma Hatchelor
Grant Scott
Eugene Snider
Amos Brown
Donovan Moffett
Tri Kappa
C. C. Gillen
Love Slavers Hanged in Louisiana Friday
Mrs Ida Le Boeuf of Franklin Louisiana and Dr Thomas E Dreher her family physician and lover were hanged at Franklin Court House after multiple stays of execution. The couple had been convicted of plotting the murder of Mrs Le Boeufs husband James. Le Boeuf went to the gallows first at 12 10 pm and Dreher followed fifteen minutes later.
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Franklin Court House
Ida le Boeuf
Franklin, la
Thomas E. Dreher
Record Low Temperature in Greencastle Reached 6.5 Below
The official low of 6.5 degrees below zero was recorded Thursday night by a government thermometer at the residence of Prof. E. R. Smith in Norwood, Greencastle.
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Greencastle
Prof
E. R. Smith
Northwood
Cloverdale Man Dies of Influenza at Home
George W. Rice aged 70 farmer once connected with George Carter in race-horse business died at his Cloverdale area home Thursday at 2 30 PM from influenza. Survived by four sons and a daughter. Funeral Saturday 10 30 AM at home. Rev H A Sherrill of Greencastle officiating. Interment Mannon cemetery.
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George W. Rice
George Carter
Cloverdale
H. A. Sherrill
Greencastle
Mannon Cemetery
Brown Named County Chairman for 1929 C M T C
Russell E. Brown of Greencastle has been appointed Putnam County chairman to direct enrollment for the 1929 Citizens Military Training Camps. The post is by David H. Jennings the Civilian Aide to the Secretary of War. Camps will be at Fort Benjamin Harrison Camp Knox and Fort Thomas. Local candidates attend Fort Benjamin Harrison June 20 to July 31. Brown succeeds Wilbur Donner who has been county enrollment chairman.
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Russell E. Brown
Greencastle
Putnam County
Citizens
David H. Jennings
Secretary of War
Indiana
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Camp Knox
Fort Thomas
Mr. Brown
Wilbur
Donner
Man Fined for Assault in Domestic Dispute
Walter Long of Commercial Place was fined five dollars and costs by Justice Robert H. Newgent after pleading guilty to assault and battery filed by his wife Nellie Long. She alleged he struck her with a broom during an argument over buying shoes, then locked her out of their home after his arraignment as she sought further action.
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Walter Long
Commercial Place
Justice of the Peace
Robert H. Newgent
Nellie Long
Long
Brazil Faces Tiger Cubs In Night Basketball Showdown
Brazil's fast break team seeks revenge tonight on the local floor after a 28 to 17 win over Gerstmeyer. Greencastle counters with Stone Masten Crawley Brown and Gross while Crow nursed from scarlet fever sits out for weeks.
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Brazil
Greencastle
Tiger Cubs
Gerstmeyer
Terre Haute
Stone
Masten
EF. Crawley
Brown
Gross
Crow
Clayton Star
A. L. Trester
Cleve Thomas Improves After Critical Condition
E. Cleve Thomas remains in critical condition but shows marked improvement and is reported in very favorable condition by his physician.
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E. Cleve Thomas
Four Bandits Hold Up Farmersburg Bank
Four robbers seized Farmersburg State Bank, 16 miles north of Sullivan, taking several hundred dollars. Town Marshal Robert A. Mahan fought the gang after they entered. one wounded bandit identified as Harry Creel, 29, of Terre Haute, was shot in the hip and held at a serious condition. An unidentified youth was also wounded. three bandits escaped in a car with part of the money.
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Farmersburg
Ind
Feb
INS
Farmersburg State Bank
Robert A. Mahan
Herbert Lathrop
Lathrop
Marshal Mahan
Will Probated in Putnam Circuit Court
The last will of Wilhelmia Hutel force was admitted to probate in the Putnam Circuit court. Dated September 22, 1922, it leaves personal property to daughter Bertha J. Kocher, a house and lot to her and her husband William Kocher, and real estate including a butcher shop to son William Fiteborge and Bertha J. Kocher. The son and daughter are named joint executors.
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Wilhelmia Hutelforce
Putnam
Bertha J. Kocher
William Kocher
William Fiteborge
Indiana Senate Votes to Remove Fort Wayne Colony From Governor’s Brother
The Indiana Senate voted to remove the Butlerville farm colony for feeble minded youths from the jurisdiction of James C. Jackson, brother of former Governor Ed Jackson, after Senator Moorhead accused him of mistreating wards at the Fort Wayne school. The move follows mounting criticism of how state institutions are supervised.
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Indianapolis
Robert L. Moorhead
James C. Jackson
Ed Jackson
Fort Wayne
Senate
Butlerville
Six Trainmen Die in Kentucky Wreck Near Owensboro
In Posey Cut near Owensboro Kentucky a head on collision between a Louisville Henderson and St Louis passenger train and a Louisville and Nashville freight train killed six trainmen. None of the passengers were injured. The victims were M I Buckley 39 Brakeman W B Bush 61 Engineer Clyde Hall 40 Fireman J A Bell Baggageman G F Harder 46 Engineer and G B Maysen 35 Fireman all of Louisville.
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Owensboro
Posey Cut
Here
Louisville Henderson
M. I. Buckley
W. B. Bush
Clyde Hall
J. A. Bell
G. F. Harder
G. B. Maysen
Louisville, Ky
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Leslie
Agin
Congress
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Putnam County Farm Bureau
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West Liberty Street
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Marcus Chadwick
DePauw
Shelbyville
J. M. Broadstreet
Galen Irvin
Roachdale
Roachdale Bank
Putnam Circuit Court
Evelyn Christenberry
John O’rear
Stilesville
Hendricks
Chamber of Commerce
First National Bank
Alice Woodrum
Mrs. Zimmerman
Mort Morris
Warren Gardner
Russellville
Everett Friend
New Market
Claude Hester
Gardner
Henry Johnson
Percy Sinclair
Lester Parker
Warren Township
Columbus
J. C. Fisher & Long
Mr. Sinclair
Ernest Stoner
Denver
Colorado
James Lynch
Lynch
Nattie Crawley
Limedale
G. B. Oxnam
William Lowe Bryan
Indiana University
Dr. Bryan
Oxnam
Robert Thompson
San Juan
Porto Rico
Mr. Thompson
Clinton
Pennsylvania Railroad
Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Roscoe Hillis
Carroll Moore
Aaron Arnold
J. E. Cash
Carl Stewart
Grace Graham
W. O. Timmons
R. J. Gillespie
Leona Kelley Cooper
Alma Sheets
C. C. Gautier
Durham
Jefferson TP
DR. Longden
S. A. Hays
R. L. O'Hair
Over the Tea Cups Club
OVE Gnatt Company
Rebekahs
Tri Kappas
Tri Psi
Tri Psi Sorority
Century Club
Russell Brown
Hospital
Faculty
Faculty Women’s Club
Evans Hall
L. E. Mitchell
Robert Mooney
Peru
Hughes Mday
Louisiana
Institution
Man Shot
Harry Creel
Lester Williams
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