Say! column rambles through humor and local notes
The Greencastle Herald column by Dr. C J Arnold mixes jokes and reader letters. It references a $30,000 state tax deposit to Greencastle, a wild animal tale near Galena Indiana, editor’s quips about corn whiskey and banknotes, office chit chat, and a cross county puzzle tease. The piece blends light satire with local color and named figures such as Charles J Arnold and Bill.
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C.J. Arnold
Greencastle Herald
Greencastle
Indiana
Mr. Arnold
Bill
Pyle
Sisters Duel Over Suitor Ends in Double Death
In Warsaw two sisters Maria and Josefa Skardiczki of Leszycza killed each other in a forest duel over which would marry the same engineer Broecklitz. Both were expectant mothers. Each carried an axe. Josefa struck Maria's neck arteries while Maria's axe crushed Josefa's skull.
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Warsaw
INS
Maria
Josefa Skardiczki
Leszycza
Broecklitz
Josefa
Marja
Professor R A Ogg recalls 60 years ago Shelbyville visit
The Shelbyville Democrat reports Prof. R. A. Ogg of Greencastle Indiana recalling a night at the Ray House in Shelbyville over six decades past. He then recounts his family’s 1866 move from southeastern Ohio through Cincinnati to Indianapolis and on to Salisbury Indiana where they settled.
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Shelbyville
Ray House
Shelby
Ogg
Ohio
Indiana
Columbus
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Blue River
Oge
Bay House
Salisbury
Bloomington
Indiana University
Hull arraigned on fraud charges over fake power line scheme
B A Hull of Indianapolis pleaded not guilty in Putnam Circuit Court to obtaining money under false pretenses from farmers east of Greencastle. Bonds were adjusted to 750 dollars after a prior 500 plus bond. Co defendant P B Scott faces similar affidavits. Farmers invested 10 percent deposits for a non existent Suburban Electric Service line. Prosecutor Abrams said charges may be dropped if funds are refunded in full.
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B. A. Hull
Indianapolis
Putnam Circuit
Hull
Glenn Lyon
James P. Hughes
P. B. Scott
Greencastle
Suburban Electric Service Company
Marshall Abrams
Public Service Commission
New Prison Bill Moves In Indianapolis
Indianapolis February 8 In a detailed measure Representatives J Glenn Norris and Delph L McKesson propose establishing a new women's prison. The bill urges building nearby by prison labor and selling the old site on East New York Street while acquiring a minimum 150 acre tract by gift or purchase.
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Indianapolis
INS
J. Glenn Norris
Gary
Delph
L. McKesson
Plymouth
Harris
New York Street
Toral Saved From Firing Squad for President
In Mexico City on February 7, Joe De Leon Toral the self confessed assassin of President elect Alvaro Obregon faced a firing squad but was spared by order of President Emilio Portes Gil. The death sentence will be postponed while the national executive considers a clemency request to life imprisonment.
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Mexico City
INS
Joe de Leon Toral
Alvaro Obregon
Emilio Portes Gil
Toral
DePauw Professor to Speak on Meharry Hall Radio
Carroll DeWitt Hildebrand of DePauw University will lecture Sunday afternoon in Meharry Hall on the DePauw radio program from 3 45 to 4 46 pm broadcast via Station WFBM Indianapolis. The talk accompanies two violin solos by Emerson Van Cleave with pieces by Tschaikowski and Kreisler.
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Carroll DeWitt Hildebrand
DePauw University
Meharry Hall
DePauw
WFBM
Indianapolis
Hildebrand
L. R. Eckardt
Nebraska Wesleyan
Boston
Harvard
Berlin
Leipzig
University of Denver
Emerson van Cleave
School of Music
Tschaikowski
Kreisler
Martinsville Banks to Effect Merger
Announcement today of the consolidation plan between First National and Citizens National banks of Martinsville marks a major local financial deal. The merger awaits approval from the comptroller of the currency with officials in Chicago for discussions. a thirty day timeline is noted while operations continue at both banks.
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First National
Citizens National
Martinsville
Hugh Miller
M. R. Wilson
Citizens Bank
Chicago
Federal Bank
Banking Department
Golden Rule fund drive praises Putnam County gift
Professor L E Mitchell received a letter from William Lowe Bryan of Bloomington Indiana chair man for the Golden Rule fund drive thanking him for Putnam County’s contribution in the International campaign. The county raised 190 88 dollars and Mitchell served as county campaign chairman.
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L. E. Mitchell
William Lowe Bryan
Bloomington
Indiana
Putnam County
Mr. Mitchell
20 Years Ago in Greencastle Lincoln Program at Meharry Hall
Citizens and DePauw students join for a Lincoln program in Meharry Hall on February 10 with Dr. Francis J. McConnell as speaker. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hill on February 8. Mrs. A. E. Ayler issued invitations for a Saturday card party. The Senate passed the bill linking Putnam and Owen counties into one judicial district 37 to 1.
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DePauw
Lincoln
Meharry Hall
Francis J. McConnell
Ralph Hill
A. E. Ayler
Putnam and
Owen Counties
Senate
Indiana budget leans on higher taxes to fund state
Governor Harry G. Leslie weighs a biennial budget calling for 55 million in expenditures for the next two years. A sales tax or other revenue may be needed, with an 8 cent rate hike to 31 cents unless new funds are found. Several state institutions gain increases while highway funds hinge on gasoline tax and license revenue.
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Indianapolis
INS
Harry G. Leslie
Samuel J. Farrell
House of Representatives
Leslie
Indiana
Purdue
School of Medicine
Lafayette
Michigan City
State Reformatory
Pendleton
Evansville
Indianapolis Hospital
Newcastle Village
Fort Wayne
Butlerville
Knightstown
State Highway Commission
Indiana University School of Medicine
Slayder of Student to Hang February 15
Chicago Feb 7 Judge Denis J Normoyle refused a stay of execution for David Shanks the black slayer of Miss Jennie Meta Constance a Northwestern University student from Peoria He is scheduled to die in the electric chair February 15 Lawyers did not indicate further appeals.
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Chicago
INS
Denis J. Normoyle
David Shanks
Jennie Meta Constance
Peoria
Northwestern University
Shanks
New Salary Schedule Would Increase Pay for Putnam Officials
A proposed Indiana bill by the State Board of Accounts would raise total Putnam County official salaries to 29 370 annually, with most officers receiving increases and the surveyor seeing a 1050 cut. The plan, aimed at wage equalization on an efficiency basis, would shift pay structures and nearly eliminate fees that augment salaries.
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Putnam County
State Board of Accounts
Indiana
Lindbergh Plans Return Flight After Panama Stop
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh will leave the Saratoga today and fly to France Field at the Atlantic end of the Panama Canal. He witnessed Pacific fleet maneuvers in the Bay of Panama yesterday and will begin his return flight to Miami Sunday morning.
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Balboa
C. Z
INS
Charles A. Lindbergh
Saratoga
France Field
Atlantic
Panama Canal
Bay of Panama
Lindbergh
Miami
Weather forecast for tonight and Saturday
Cloudy tonight and Saturday with probable occasional snow. Temperatures trend colder through the period.
Rockefeller Fight Cloud Hangs Over Standard Oil Board
A Chicago official says the Rockefellers may seek to oust Col. Robert W. Stewart as chairman of the Standard Oil Company of Indiana with Farrish and Moffatt viewed as possible successors if they win. The same source says no verge of a full board purge is supported and Seubert remains aligned with the present directors.
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Rockefeller
Stewart
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Francis F. Healy
Chicago
W. S. Farrish
Humble Oil Company
Houston
Tex
James Moffatt
New York
Col
Robert W. Stewart
Rockefellers
Lalse
Board of Directure
John D. Rockefeller Jr
Rockefeller Jr
Seubert
Stewsar
Hulda of Holland shines at Granada by Mu Phi Epsilon Phi Mu Alpha
The musical comedy Hulda of Holland presented at the Granada by Greencastle Mu Phi Epsilon and Phi Mu Alpha drew strong audience praise. The three act show highlights DePauw talent with imported costumes and fine scenery. Tonight at 8 15 oclock a repeat performance features Medford Maxwell Emerson Van Cleave Dorothy Deamer Erma Duffield Don Wilson Donald Jenkins Dwight Trezise Tilman Hadley and Howard Thompson with a seven piece orchestra.
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Hulda
Holland
Granada
Greencastle
Mu Phi Epsilon
Phi Mu Alpha
DePauw
Medford Maxwell
Peter
Emerson van Cleave
Jacob Hoogenheets
Dorothy Deamer
Erma Duffield
Katrina
Jacob
Don Wilson
Jerry Hyden
Donald Jenkins
Jimmy Stone
Dwight Trezise
Jan Steen
Tilman Hadley
Adrien Steen
Jan
Howard Thompson
Cornelius Hyden
Jerry
Frances Guymon
Marshall Howenstein
Carl von Brock
George Pierce
Jean Davidson
Marjorie Orton
Family group returns from Rio Grande Valley trip
A group from Texas including the County road superintendent and Mrs Elmer Blue and several couples and children returned home Thursday evening after a Saturday noon trip to the Rio Grande Valley by Pennsylvania railroad. They report the trip was wonderful.
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Elmer Blue
Otto Sebb
Retha
Claude
Elbert Tincher
Ora Day
Fillmore
Ralph Knoll
Terre Haute
Rio Grande Valley
Pennsylvania Railroad
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Abe Martin
R. A. Ogg
Gil
Christian Church
Vera Grace Brown
Leota Mullins
Esther Green
Miriam Green
Zine Fleener
Mary Louise Evans
Betty Mullins
Mray O’rear
Waldo Mitchell
James Zeis
Roy Evens
Martinsville Banks
Gov
State Farm
Putnamville
Richmond Hospital For Insane
Logansport Hospital
Madison Hospital
Standard Oil CO
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