Local notices and movements across Greencastle area
Residents and visitors feature in community notes with births marriages and health updates. James B Austin and wife of West Eet welcomed son but details are unclear. J M Reencastle involved in business. several sheriff and county records cited. Henry Johnson of Clayton dies at 62 after early life near Greencastle. Local officials report January 1929 marriage licenses. Various residents travel to Columbus for poultry farm inspection. Robert Thompson of San Juan Puerto Rico visits Greencastle. formerly DePauw graduate. Robert Mooney of Peru sentenced for escape from Indiana State Farm. Hospital operations and medical treatments accompany reported illnesses and recoveries among townsfolk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Thompson
San Juan
Porto Rico
Greencastle
Mr. Thompson
DePauw University
Clinton, Ill
Kirby Page to speak at DePauw University
A photograph shows Kirby Page, noted world traveler author and lecturer, who will deliver addresses at DePauw University in Greencastle on April 24 and 25 as reported by the Indianapolis Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirby Page
DePauw University
Greencastle
Indianapolis Star
Hubert Morrison Joins Richmond Harvester Sales Team
Hubert Morrison of 16 East Berry Street has accepted a salesman position with the Richmond branch of the International Harvester Co. The company headquarters are in Muncie and Morrison will relocate there within a few weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert Morrison
East Berry Street
Richmond
International Harvester Co
Muncie
Woodrow Hathaway Suffers Broken Arm Cranking Ford
Woodrow Hathaway age 15 son of Mr and Mrs Lee Hathaway of Clinton Falls injured Sunday trying to crank a Ford at his uncle Fred Braden’s East Anderson street home. An X-ray Monday at the county hospital showed a break at the wrist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow Hathaway
Lee Hathaway
Clinton Falls
Fred Braden
Anderson Street
Settlement Nears in Mortgage Property Case
A charge of selling mortgaged property against Raymond Leathers in Putnam Circuit Court was expected to be dismissed Monday afternoon after a morning settlement. Levi Rushton, the Marion township defendant linked to twelve mortgaged heifers, arrived Greencastle Monday morning and reached a settlement. Leathers released property to cover the amount involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Leathers
Putnam
Levi Rushton
Marion Township
Greencastle
Leathers
Hospital operations and local social notes across Greencastle
Scheduled medical cases include Hugh Hammond undergoing an acute appendicitis operation at County Hospital with surgeons from Indianapolis and local cities. Numerous mentions cover residents visiting Indianapolis, illness recoveries, births, and social visits, plus court actions in Parke and Putnam counties and a Clermont reform case involving Catherine Coffman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Hammond
County Hospital
William Gabe
Indianapolis
C. C. Tucker
W. R. Hutcheson
Doctor Troyer Recovers at Home After Illness
Dr. H. B. Troyer, confined to his home on east Seminary street for a week by illness, is convalescing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Troyer
East Seminary Street
Birth and prison transfer notes from Indiana report
Mr and Mrs Ansel Jennings Curtis of Stilesville Route 1 welcomed a son born Monday at the county hospital. Sheriff Edward Eitelforge traveled to Michigan City Tuesday to deliver Robert Mooney to State Prison authorities for a 1 to 5 year term for escaping from the Indiana State Farm. Mooney had been sent to the Farm from Peru.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ansel Jennings Curtis
Stilesville, R. R. 1
Edward Eitelforge
Michigan City
Robert Mooney
Lafayette
Indiana
Mooney
Peru
Miss Zola Hancock Spends Tuesday in Indianapolis
Miss Zola Hancock of East Walnut Street spent Tuesday in Indianapolis visiting relatives and attending local events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Moore
Brazil
Eileen Scobee
Zola Hancock
East Walnut Street
Indianapolis
Local Attorney Murphy and A Manual Visit Lafayette on Business
M. J. Murphy, a Lafayette attorney, and A. Manual were in the city on business Monday, meeting local officials and discussing matters of local concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. Murphy
A. Manual
Lafayette
Doctor Maurice Gross Returns Home After Visit
Dr. Maurice Gross of Indianapolis returned home after visiting Mrs. Gross and her daughter at the home of her parents Mr. and Mrs. John McFarlane located north of town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Gross
Indianapolis
Firemen Douse Apartment Stove Blaze No Damage Reported
City firemen responded to a coal oil stove fire at the home of Mr and Mrs Elmer Sellers on east Walnut street about 5 30 Tuesday evening. They carried out the stove without causing any damage to the house or contents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Sellers
East Walnut Street
Funeral Services for Mrs Martha Wright O Neal
Funeral services for Mrs Martha Wright O Neal wife of Marion O Neal will be held Thursday morning at Providence Church at 11 o clock Rev W F Gill will officiate Interment will be in Providence cemetery Mrs O Neal died at her home northeast of Cloverdale Tuesday at 9 o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Wright O'Neal
Marion O'Neal
Providence Church
W. FE. Gill
Providence Cemetery
Funeral services for Mrs Ann Farrow in Indianapolis
Funeral services were held at 11 o clock Wednesday at Rector Funeral home for Mrs Ann Farrow who died in Indianapolis. Rev Howard Taylor officiated. Interment followed in Brick Chapel cemetery. The body was brought to Greencastle by Interurban Wednesday morning with Mr and Mrs Swan Brookshire of Indianapolis, a niece of the deceased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Farrow
Indianapolis
Rector Funeral Home
Howard Taylor
Brick Chapel Cemetery
Greencastle
Swan Brookshire
Brookshire
DePauw President Oxnam Speaks in Kansas City
Dr G Bromley Oxnam president of DePauw travels to Kansas City Missouri to address the Woman's Club on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Bromley Oxnam
DePauw
Kansas City
Woman’s Club
Mysterious black beast sparks hunt near Galena farm
Leonard Akins reports a beast killed a 50 pound pig and carried off a 60 pound pig on the A. A. Akins farm east of Galena. He describes a bipedal creature with bear like tracks, ferocious teeth, and a dog chasing it. A statewide canvass of circuses and zoos will search for escaped wild beasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
A. A
Young Akins
Akins
Airdale
Carnival at high school a big success
The high school carnival Tuesday night drew large crowds, raising a substantial sum to help publish the Senior Class yearbook. Side shows filled classrooms from seven to eight, followed by the minstrel in the auditorium and a well attended jitney dance in the old gym.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arium
Indiana Anti-Saloon Leader Faces Hopeless Prospects
Indianapolis report on Dr. E S Shumaker head of the Indiana Anti-Saloon League who says prospects for avoiding imprisonment are hopeless as he nears a sixty day contempt sentence. Observers question any further appeal while courts and governors move to limit clemency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
INS
E. S. Shumaker
Indiana Anti-Saloon League
Indiana Supreme Court
State Farm
Shumaker
Dr. Shumaker
League
United States Supreme Court
State Supreme Court
William Resener
Putnamville
Ed Jackson
Arthur L. Gilliam
D. Shumaker
Harry G. Leslie
Calvin Coolidge
Leas Gue
Jackson
Federal
United States
Robert C. Baltzell
Liberty
Husband Wanted Wife to Kill Self in Divorce Suit
Mrs. Anna Ribovich of Whiting accuses her husband John in a divorce suit of urging her to commit suicide so he could wed a younger healthy woman. She also alleges he took the bed and bedding from her bed and forced her to sleep on the cold basement floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Self Hammond
Ind
INS
John
Anna Ribovich
Whiting
Baron Huenefeld Dies After Illness and Surgery
Berlin veteran Baron Ehrenfried Gunther von Huenefeld, famed for the first nonstop westward North Atlantic flight in the Bremen, dies after an operation in a Berlin sanitarium. His health had long troubled him though his will to raise Germany’s air prestige persisted through a later Tokio flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Baron Ehrenfried Gunther von Huenefeld
Bremen
Germany
Tokio
Attorney Edwin T. Brown Arrested on Indictment
Edwin T. Brown, a local attorney, was arrested Monday evening after Owen County Grand Jury returned three charges and nine true bills. He faces conspiracy to commit a felony and accessory after the fact. Bond was fixed at $3000 by Judge Herbert A. Rundell and Brown is jailed in Spencer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen County
Edwin T. Brown
Owen County Grand Jury
Brown
Herbert A. Rundell
Young Brown
Spencer
Spenecer Werld
Cruiser Bill Due in White House This Week
The American government moves toward building a navy second to none as the cruiser bill, passed by a wide Senate margin, goes to conference to resolve minor differences. It is expected to reach President Coolidge for signature before week’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
Senate
Congress
White House
Coolidge
Clayton Star Expected 10 Play Ball Here
Clifford Crow, a Clayton two year student, may be deemed eligible to play for Greencastle after officials argue his residency qualifies him. Crow reported for practice but recently had scarlet fever delaying his readiness for tournament time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton Star
Clifford Crow
Greencastle High School
A. L. Trester
Indiana High School Athletic Association
Clayton
Crow
Wright
Claytton
F. N. Jones
Jones
Trester
Missionary Society Meeting at Limedale Church
Mrs. John Cox hosted the Missionary Society of the Christian church on Tuesday at 2 30 pm with Mrs. Jessie Sears assisting. W J Yount led business, two new members joined, and a plan to send a clothing box to the French Mission in Louisiana was adopted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Cox
Near Limedale
Missionary Society of the Christian Church
Jessie Sears
W. J. Yount
B. H. Bruner
Louisiana
Harry Talbott
Jesus
Latin- America
Porto Rico
Training leaders in Porto Rico after the Spanish American War
The text describes work in Porto Rico to train locals for leadership with schools and churches run by their own people. It mentions experiences of workers in Mexico and Argentina shared by Mrs Henry Phillips during a fellowship period with hostesses serving refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porto Rico
Miss Barrow
Mexico
Argentina
Henry Phillips
Mrs. Donald Davidson Hosts Baptist Missionary Society
Mrs. Donald Davidson of West Berry Street was hostess to the Missionary Society of the Baptist Church Tuesday afternoon. E M Livingston opened the devotionals, with Mrs Lee Dodge in charge of the program titled The Friendly Friend. The group discussed Christian Americanization work among the foreign settlement. fifteen members and one guest, Mrs Robert Fuller, answered roll call. the March meeting will be at Mrs Tarkingtons on South Locust Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Davidson
West Berry Street
The
Missionary Society of the Baptist Church
E. M. Livingston
Lee Dodge
Robert Fuller
Inmate Escapes From Central Indiana Hospital
An inmate believed to be Thomas McCoy, 54, from Kokomo, tied an attendant to a bed at the Central Indiana Hospital in Indianapolis and escaped using the attendant’s keys. Tennyson remained unconscious for four hours, aiding the escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
INS
Central Indiana Hospital
Thomas McCoy
Kokomo
Logan Tennyson
Tennyso
Tennyson
McCoy
Local notes from Madison Center and surroundings
Easton Dickey and son Andrew visited Mr and Mrs Marion Wright on Sunday. Carl Williams plans to move March 5 from Earl Ellis farm to Dr W R Hautchesson farm east of Greencastle. Raymond Siddong and wife of Commercial Place Greencastle called on friends last Sunday. Harley Head attended Otter Creek Baptist Church services. Joseph F Sherman of Kansas preached at Long Branch to large audiences. Gilbert Rogers of Greencastle solicited for Henry Ford Automobile. Mr and Mrs Carey Dillinger visited in Cloverdale. Smiley Irwin’s feed mill running at full capacity. Harley Head and Fred Johns cut wood for Mr Sigler and a neighbor. Mrs Laura Brown of Decatur, Illinois, died after years of ill health. After Long Branch services, Mr Shimean departed for Newcastle around midnight. Mr and Mrs Henry Marshall returned from Texas trip with a note of enjoyment. Teamsters haul crushed stone for road work in frozen weather. Park family moved from Lester Leonard’s house near Center School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Easton Dickey
Andrew
Marion Wright
Carl Williams
Earl Ellis
W. R. Hautcheson
Greencastle
Raymond Siddong
Commercial Place
Harley Head
Otter Creek Baptist Church
Joseph F. Sherman
Kansas
Long Branch
Sherman
Gilbert Rogers
Henry Ford Automobile Company
Carey Dillinger
Cloverdale
A. J. Johnson
Smiley Irwin
Fred Johns
Sigler
Laura Brown
Decatur
Illinois
Shimean
Newcastle
Henry Marshall
Texas
Park
Lester Leonard
Center School
Brother steps in as marshal replacement during illness
Paul Grimes, former marshal, is confined at home by illness. Virgil Grimes, his brother, assumes the marshal duties in the interim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Grimes
Virgil Grimes
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James B. Austin
West Eet
Liberty St
James Jr
Broadstreet
Belle Union J. Mreencastle
Businas
Gness
Putnam Circuit Court
O'Rear
Stilesville
Hendricks
Warren Gardner
Everett Friend
New Market
Claude Hester
Russell
Gardner
Oart
Russellvilleville
Ace
Henry Johnson
R. H. Stevenson
Percy Sinclair
Lester Parker
Warren Township
Columbus
J. C. Fisher & Sons
Mr. Sinclair
Hughes Friday
V. C. Stalnaker
Combs
Terre Haute
Zaring
Gillespie
Virginia Miller
Herschel Foster
Mr. Poster
Fir
King, Morrison and Foster
Ford
Edith Marie Brown
E. A. Brown
First National Bank
Miss Brown
John Carmack
Co. B. O'Brien
Bobby Wallace
Frank Wallace
Lelia Talbott
S. C. Provo
C. C. Talbott
Hanna Street
J. C. Trembly
Washington Street
Rio Grande Valley
C. ¢. Gautier
E. Blue
Lindale
Robert Long Hospital
MelCurry
Pauw
Ar] Ruddell
O’brien
Hutcheson
Mrs
Perry M. Rush
H. C. Galloway
Waveland
Robert Stoner
Oliver Street
T. FE. Evans
East Hanna Bt
Henry Werneke
William Hill
Morton Chapter O. E. S
Ernest Mugg
West Liberty Street
Russell Welch
R. P. Mullins
Frances Rector
Vincennes
0. J. Rector
East
Esther Fidler
the Christian Hospital
Fidler
Opal McAvoy
Ernest Stoner
Denver
Colo
James Lynch
Howard Maxwell
Rockville
Alfred Hurst
George Hurst
James B. Harris
Otto Dobbs
Clarence Vestal
Parke
James P. Hughes
F. S. Hamilton
J Fred Thomas
Hays & Murphy
A. B. Phillips
East Poplar Street
Edna Sutherlin
James Sutherlin
Clinton Township
Carl Ruddell
C. B. O'Brien
Floyd Graham
Russellville
Ruth Scott
Wheat
Culver Hos
DePauwpital
Crawfordsville
School of Music
Columbia University
New York City
Mise
Eleanor Cammack
J. O. Cammack
East Washington Street
University of Ilinois
Colorado
Kepler 5. Bowman
Georgianna Rockwell
Bowman
Jane Hurst
Earl Hurst
Leslie Frank
Frank
Frances Hinkle
Marion Hinkle
Paul Leinbarger
Jean Leinbarger
Beveridge Street
Asher Proffit
Proffit
Leinbarger
Putnam Circuit
State Bank of
Claude E. Gardner
Marvel Polk
Oaktown
Dorothy Caroline
Polk
Marie Burris
W. S. Burris
Catherine Coffman
John Waddle
Indiana Girls’ School
Clermont
Alva Bryan
Mary Alspaugh
East Seminary’ Street
C. E. Blue
Limedale
Robert Long
Galena
Galena, Ind
Baron Huenefeld
Transoceanic Flight Fame
ET. Brown
Bill
CUBS
Baptist Society
Madison Center
F. O. Overstreet
R. J. Overstreet
Bence
Vine Street
Greencastle, Indiana
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