Say! Greetings from Rufus von KleinSmid in So Cal
Charles J. Arnold shares cordial New Year wishes from Rufus B. von KleinSmid president of the University of Southern California. The note notes KleinSmid’s Greencastle ties, friendship, and a desk calendar art scene at USC. It also touches on local notes about Ruth Elder and bloomers at Indiana University, plus era weather and Ford’s auto show.
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Southern California
Kleiny
Rufus B. von KleinSmid
University of Southern California
von KleinSmid
DePauw
Greencastle
Indianapolis Woman Hangs Self Over Ill Health
Mrs. Mary Ann Holycross aged 67 was found hanged at her Indianapolis home on January 9. The death was by her own action as a result of depression from poor health, with a towel used as a noose. Her husband, William Holycross, discovered the body.
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Indianapolis
Mary Ann Holycross
William
Township line is problem to farmer
Wabash Indiana January 9 The boundary line between Largo and Noble townships divides Tom Bakers farm and due to a corn borer quarantine no one may move corn from Largo township to his corn crib in Noble township forcing him to leave harvests in the field.
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Wabash
Tom Baker
White Farm
Largo
Noble
Baker
Noble Township
Judge Charles S. Batt Dies in Terre Haute at 55
Terre Haute Ind Jan 8 Judge Charles S Batt prominent Terre Haute attorney former Indiana state senator and Democratic leader in Vigo County died at St Anthony s Hospital at 9 45 am after a long heart illness He was 55 and had served two state senates terms ending 1925 Batt rose from New Albany to Michigan Law School and began practice here specializing in insurance and personal injury cases Public funeral will be at 2 30 pm Tuesday at the Masonic Temple with comm mandery Knights Templar in charge Burial at Highland Lawn cemetery
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Terre Haute
Ind
Charles 8S. Batt
Indiana
Vigo ‘County
St. Anthony's Hospital
Batt
State Senate
New Assembly
Terre Haute Taxpayers League
Salem
William Batt
New Albany
Monon
Law School
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor
Masonic Temple
Terre Haute Commandery
Knights Templar
Highland Lawn Cemetery
M Hale Assumes Command of Indiana Legionnaires
Frank M. McHale of Logansport becomes state commander of the Indiana Department of the American Legion succeeding Paul V. McNutt at the annual conference in Indianapolis. McHale unveils a statewide membership drive aiming to enroll 30,000 new members in 1928. John Wheeler presents McNutt a desk set and James Barton, national adjutant, a gold badge.
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Indianapolis
INS
Frank M. Mchale
Logansport
Indiana Department of the American Legion
Hoosier Legion
McHale
Paul V. McNutt
Bloomington
Hoosier Legionnaires
John Wheeler
Crown Point
Tenth District
McNutt
James F. Barton
National Adjutant
Weather Fair and Moderate Range Report
The weather section notes a fair to moderate day with sunrise at 7 07 and sunset at 4 38. Clear conditions expected with mild temperatures and light winds throughout the day.
Purdue Students Die In Fog Car Bus Crash
Coroner to close inquest into two Purdue seniors killed in a head on crash with a Greyhound bus on State Road 52 east of Thorntown Indiana. Two female passengers were seriously injured as the foggy weather contributed to the wreck.
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Purdue
Thorntown
Lebanon
Ind
INS
J. Rainey
Purdue University
Here
P. A. Williams
Marion
Indiana
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Lafayette
Mrs Josie L McKinley Dies After Illness at 62
Mrs Josie L McKinley wife of George G McKinley died at home east of Harmony on the National Road after a brief paralysis illness. Born October 10 1865 in Reelsville she taught four years and married George McKinley. Survived by husband two daughters Marguerite and Bernice a sister Florence Lee and four brothers Theodore Pattison Cromwell Charles and Joseph Cromwell.
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Brazil
Josie L. McKinley
George G. McKinley
Harmony
National Road
John and
Diana Cromwell
Reelsville
Ind
Putnam County
Danville Normal School
George McKinley
Marguerite
Bernice
Florence Lee
Theodore
Pattison Cromwell
Terre Haute
Charles
Clayton
Joseph
Putnamville
Highwaymen fatally oppose Chicago officer in city holdup
Two highwaymen died in Chicago after a confrontation with Sergeant Andrew Barry of the Chicago Detective Bureau near an elevated viaduct at Eighteenth Street and Western Avenue. A wounded third robber fled. A jilted sweetheart alerted authorities, contacting assistant State's attorney Henry G. Walker.
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Chicago
INS
Andrew Barry
Chicago Detective Bureau
Barry
Eighteenth Street
Western Ave
Henry G. Walker
Folwell Former Penn Football Star Dies After Hip Operation
Robert C. Folwell aged 45, legendary UPenn football player and renowned coach, died at Jefferson Hospital following surgery on his hip. The longtime figure left a lasting mark on Penn athletics and coaching circles.
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Philadelphia
Robert C. Folwell
University of Pennsylvania
Jefferson Hospital
Deaths by electric chair mark two executions in Pennsylvania
At Rockview Prison Raymond Winter, 33, sentenced for killing two defenseless children, was executed at 7 02 a m after pleading innocence. The victims, Alex and Helen Sabo, were miner's children whose bodies were found near Castle Shannon in May 1925. Five minutes later William Myers of Philadelphia was executed for murdering a Philadelphia police officer.
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Rockview
Bellefonte
INS
Raymond Winter
Alex
Helen Sabo
Castle Shannon
William Myers
Philadelphia
Charles Murray Visits Cloverdale. Opera House Recalled
Old Cloverdale residents and nearby Greencastleans remember Charles Murray, the movie comedian, who played at the Granada Theatre and in Cloverdale’s Opera House opening show. The venue, once run by Wilson Horn, later became Modern Woodmen Hall.
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Cloverdale
Greencastle
Charles Murray
Granada Theatre
Wilson Horn
Charles Horn
Woodmen Hall
Doran to Speak at Capital City Anti-Saloon Convention
Federal Prohibition Commissioner James M. Doran will be the chief speaker at a two day Anti-Saloon League convention starting January 26 at Roberts Park Methodist church Indianapolis Indiana. Other speakers include Dr F Scott McBride Ernest H Cherrington Bishop Frederick D Leete Colonel P H Callahan Dr B E Mullins Mrs Hamet D Hinkle and more.
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Indianapolis
Ind
INS
James M. Doran
Washington
Anti-Saloon League
Roberts Park Methodist Episcopal Church
E. 8. Shumaker
F. Scott McBride
Ernest H. Cherrington
League
Frederick D. Leete
P. H. Callahan
Louisville
BE. Y. Mullins
Baptist Federations of the World
Hamet D. Hinkle
Indiana State Federation of Women’s Clubs
Lindy Plans Panama Flight from San Jose Costa Rica
Col Charles A Lindbergh leaves San Jose for Panama in what may be his last Central American trip before Havana. He may skip Colombia due to landing-field issues, with a Pan American Congress opening in Havana on January 17. Costa Rica issues 20000 commemorative stamps bearing his name and date.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
INS
Havana
Charles A. Lindbergh
Panama
Col. Lindbergh
Caribbean
Panama Canal
Panama City
Columbia
Bogota
Lindbergh
Pan- American Congress
Col Lindbergh
Jiminez
National Theatre
Woman Finds Gas Leak With Lighted Match In Closet
Mrs. William Stone of 326 North Carver street Greensburg Indiana searched for a gas leak by lighting a match and inspecting the gas meter in a clothes closet. The resulting blaze was extinguished by the fire department with no injuries.
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Greensburg
Ind
William Stone
Carver Street
Mra. Stone
Ruth Snyder Put Under Double Guard Before Execution
Ruth Snyder and her accomplice Henry Judd Gray are under double guard at Sing Sing Prison ahead of their planned electric chair execution Thursday night. Warden Lawes says Gray will be executed first to spare Snyder during his final moments.
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Gray
Mrs. Snyder
Jury Disagrees in Morgan Illicit Liquor Case
The case of the State of Indiana against William Morgan ended in a hung verdict after a 7 to 5 vote for conviction in Putnam Circuit Court. The jury was discharged with no verdict, pending possible new trial or dismissal. Morgan faces a separate trial on possession of liquor in city court.
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Indiana
William Morgan
South Greencastle
Putnam
Morgan
James P. Hughes
Jackson trial may be delayed again today
In Indianapolis Indiana the Jackson Marsh and Coffin bribery case faces a possible delay as defense seeks a change of judge from Special Judge Montgomery. Prosecutors oppose the move while the defense asserts bias and prejudice. The defendants allegedly tried to bribe former Governor McCray to name a preferred Marion County prosecutor.
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Jackson
Marion County
Indianapolis
Ind
INS
Ed, Jackson
Robert I. Marsh
George W. Coffin
Ovear H. Montgomery
Seymour
Montgomery
Grand Jury
Warren T. McCray
Explosion Entombs Miners At Industrial Mine No 18
More than 100 miners, possibly 150, remain entombed after a blast at Industrial Coal Co Mine No 18 near West Frankfort Illinois. Rescue teams from Benton Herrin and Walier cleared air with oxygen helmets as they search 500 feet underground for survivors amid gas and damp. Carl Jones and Dave McPhail were confirmed dead with one miner known to have escaped earlier.
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West Frankfort
Ill
INL
Industrial Coal Company
Carl Jones
Dave McPhail
Benton
Herrin
Walier
III
INS
Putnam County Farm Bureau Elects Officers
R C Smythe was elected president of the Putnam County Farm Bureau cooperative Association at the officer election in the County Agent's office. A P Stoner is vice president and Paul Albin serves as secretary and treasurer. A committee including Paul Albin and Ora Day was appointed to secure office furniture and draft a contract for a purchasing agent to be hired at a later directors meeting.
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R. C. Smythe
Farm Bureau
Putnam County Farm Bureau Cooperative Association
A. P. Stoner
Paul Albin
Ora Day
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Mrs. Lindbergh
Detroit
Mexico
Judge Batt
M’hale
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Helen Eker
Williams Hospital
Bernice Quivey
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Williams
School of Civil Engineering
Shanker
School of Science
Theta Chi
Rainey
Marshall Williams
Stella Shanker
Capital City
Lindy
Colonel Due
Pan-American Congress
Ruth Snyder
Majestic
R.C. Smythe
Putnam Association
Farmers Cooperative Group
Sturday
R. H. Stevenson
Hal Rouse
Clay County
H. A. Abbott
Vigo County
Stevenson
Raymond Fisher
Stevens Drugstore
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