Colorful Greencastle reminiscences and early 20th century pranks
The reminiscence recalls Albert Weik’s prank on July 4 in Greencastle involving a fake firecracker and an umbrella strike by a Black woman, plus stories from DePauw football days around 1898. It notes a testing phone incident, jokes about bird seed gifts, and local fruit crop optimism for 1930.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Weik
Mr. Weik
Greencastle
Albert
Abt
Weik
DePauw
Using
Michigan
Micha Aggies
Muncie
Metyre
Coroner Reports Deaths In Indy Hijacker Case
Coroner Frank Reed filed reports on the death of Willian Kempe the Indianapolis hijacker and Richard Gimapie a well known local man. Witness testimony at Bainbridge led to the verdict that Kempe died from a gunshot wound by an unknown person. Mr Gillespie was found to have died of heart disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Reed
Willian Kempe
Indinapolis
Richard Gimapie
Bainidge
Kempe
Gillespie
Weather Update Forecast for Tonight and Saturday
Generally fair tonight and Saturday. Colder tonight with moderate cold in the northeast portion. Saturday shows rising temperatures in the extreme northeast during the afternoon.
Local Crowds Pack For Greencastle Brazil Game
Nearly 100 tickets sold with about 300 interurban capacity and extra cars planned. Greencastle favored to win on the strength of a stronger season record despite a recent three point loss to Delphi. Brazil touts Hammerstein Fuqua as building blocks for a competitive lineup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greencastle
Brazil
Tiger Cubs
T. HW. T and E
Interurban
Mullins’ Drug Store
Dope
Delphi
Cub
Stone Evan Crawley
Tobin
Gene Grawley
Gross
Hammerstein
Fuqua
Corn King Crowned At Montgomery County Show
Walter Harper of Walnut township was crowned Montgomery county corn king for the third time at the county corn show in Crawfordsville Indiana. Floyd Crumm and A D Harper, both from Walnut township, won second and third in the county class. The event opened yesterday and runs through the week under the Montgomery County Corn Growers Association with a large exhibit from multiple townships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Ind
Walter Harper
Walnut Township
Montgomery County
C. FE. Troyer
Lafontaine
Montgomery County Corn Grower's Association
Floyd Crumm
A. D. Harper
Meningitis Toll Rises as Lacrosse Bans Gatherings
In Lacrosse Indiana public gatherings were banned after the death of nine year old Charles Coleman Jr from cerebro-spinal meningitis. The outbreak traceable to an Indianapolis family prompted new health restrictions and reflections on the wider toll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lacrosse
Ind
Charles Coleman Jr
Indianapolis
INS
Frederick Kf. J. Schneider
Seventeen Crashes Reported on National Road Stretch
A Cadillac from Terre Haute wrecked near Butler school house marks the seventeenth auto crash in the area since December 22. The sixteenth occurred last Sunday near Oak Hill on a curve, injuring no one. Brazil residents Klingler and sister were in the vehicle. Durkin of Brazil assisted after a crash. The Brazil Times notes steps to appeal to the Highway Commission over the dangerous National Road section between Butler and Pleasant Gardens due to sharp curves and frequent accidents.
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Terre Haute
Butler School House
Pleasant Gardens
John G. H. Klingler
Brazil
Lucy Klingler
Greencastle
Oak Hill
The
Brazil Times
State Highway Commission
Danville School Head to Resign in June
Danville Indiana January 3 Rumors confirm Glen Hovermale Danville school superintendent will leave at end of the school year to take a post with Ginn and Co publishers He has served four years with an excellent record and a successor may be named soon Hovermale will remain a resident of Danville Walter P Hendrix trustee notes several applications for the vacancy Universal Gas Terre Haute requests change of venue in condemnation cases against Harvey W and Jeaster Bain of Martinsville in Morgan county
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Danville
Ind
Glen Hovermale
Ginn & Co
Hovermale
Walter P. Hendrix
Danville Gazette
Universial Gas Company of
Terre Hatue
Greencastle
Cloverdale
Morgan County
Aginst
Harvey W. and
Jeaster Beryl Bain
Martinsville
Putnam County Farmer Featured in Prairie Farmer
Putnam county farmer James A. Guilliams of near Fincastle is profiled in the Indiana Folks You’d Like to Know column of Prairie Farmer. The article details his work popularizing Tunis sheep, their history from Tunis to the United States, and his role in starting the breed’s registry with Milton Bridges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janog A. Guilliams
Putnam County
Fincastle
Indiana
Prairie Farmer
Mr. Gulliams
James A. Gulliams
Poutnam County
Tunis
William Eaton
United States
Africa
Guilliams
Congree River
South Carolina
Milton Bridges
Guilliame
Miss Mabel Cooper Weds Ralph Cross in Green Castle Home Ceremony
Twenty years ago in Greencastle a home wedding united Miss Mabel Cooper daughter of Mr and Mrs H C Cooper near Roachdale with Ralph Cross of Lebanon on December 0. C T Peck was elected city attorney by the new council. Lem Johng named marshal Frank Roberts chief of Fire Department and Deck Cutler street commissioner. Mrs John R Miller to entertain in honor of Mrs Winsor and Miss Elizabeth Ames bound for Florida for the winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Cooper
H. C. Cooper
Roachdale
Ralph Cross
Lebanon
C. T. Peck
Lem Johng
Frank Roberts
Deck Cutler
John R. Miller
Winsor
Elizabeth Ames
Florida
Rushville man tied to Blue Beard killings moved to jail
Rushville Jan 8 George Kolb Rush County farmer was arrested as the alleged Blue Beard slayer of two wives and suspected in the murder of another wife. He was taken from the local hospital to the Rush County jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rushville
Tne
INS
Blue Beard
George Kolb
Rush County
Noted Ford Showroom Teases New Model A Body Refinements
Local Ford dealers highlight refinements to the Model A body with new steering wheel at seventeen inches diameter and hard composition finish. Hood height rises with a long moulding, longer louvres, and redesigned ultra modern fenders. Bodies on current Model A chassis. no major mechanical changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Poster
Mr. Keeter
Ford
New Business Starts at Spencer Plant
Spencer January 4 Mid-Land Press of Samuel R Guard & Company opened for business in the former Farm Life building with no ceremony. Mr Guard was at the plant and work began on overhauling machinery for a start within days, as sons of some workers were present.
Terre Haute Men Arrested in Springfield Raid
In Springfield a raid near the governor’s mansion led to the arrest of four men and two women on alleged plans to rob local post offices. Seized were several machine guns, ammunition, sawed off shotguns, and automatics. Detained suspects include Jack Bell 22 of Louisville Ky Edward O Uara 29 Terre Haute Ind William Moore Louisville Ky Thomas Fagan Terre Haute Ind Irene Bell Laura Palmer 21 Terre Haute Ind.
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Springfield
Til
INS
Governo
Jack Bell
Louisville, Ky
Edward Allen O'Uara
Terre Haute
Ind
William T. Moore
Thomas Fagan
Verve Thaute
Mid
Irene Bell
Laura Palmer
Tne
Indiana Farm Bureau Backs Farm Board Urges Join Hands
The Indiana Farm Bureau promotes organized membership to back the Federal Farm Board’s national policy for agriculture. The push urges neighbors to talk, join, and cooperate with Uncle Sam to gain influence over their products. Danville speaker Robert Kimberlin, a De Pauw senior, addressed International Relations at the Methodist church, praised by the Danville Republican.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Farm Bureau
Maude
Sam
Farm Board
Uncle Sam
Tam
Robert Kimberlin
DePauw
League of Nations
Geneva
Methodist Church
Danville
Kimberlin
Ten Movie Men Die As Planes Crash Off Santa Monica
A Pacific Ocean crash during an air scene for a Fox film in Santa Monica claimed ten lives. Three bodies were recovered and eleven others injured or unaccounted, including directors, pilots, and crew led by Colonel Turner who had a premonition of disaster.
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Turner
Pacific
Santa Monica
Cal
Jan
INS
Maw Gold
Conrad Wells
Ben Frankel
Pox Film Company
Col Tos Eoe Turner
Jacob Triebwasser
Osborn
Triebwineser
Phines
Ime Canermen
Captain Cook
Hallock Rouse
Kenneth Hawks
Mary Aster
Leetress
Max I Gold
Camelnmat
Triebwisser
Ceu le Hien
Blaht
Tie
Howard Hawks
Kenneth
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Willis Miller
Rogan & Miller
Lizzie Kelly
Bowman
North Dakota
Herbert Hoover
White House
John Kane
Atlanta
Louis Antoine
Boulder
Colo
John Jameson
Denver
Genevieve Rowe
Wooster
Ohio
A. Atwater Kent
Hoover
Floyd Hamlin
Los Angeles
Calif
Carlyle Bennett
Chicago
Frances Tortorich
New Orleans
Calvin Hendricks
Agnes Skillin
Springvale
Charles Carlile
Central Falls
R. I
International Newsred
Cadillac
Will Durkin
Barzil
Mr. Durkin
D. M. Godfrey
South Indiana Street
Putnam CO
Kenneth Cox
Green Castle
Spencer
Indiana Farm Bureau Favors Farm Board
Federal Farm Board
Hte Iis
Farm Bureau
Thames
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