Say! Local notes from Spencer and Bainbridge fans
Column recounts praise for Bill Janchard and Jimmy Bittles at the Spencer theater and a fan letter from Bainbridge requesting share of coverage. It also notes Cloverdale’s basketball win over Cloverdale, a teased trip plan with Ott Webbin, a birthday mention for P. B. Elliott, and oblique Indiana swine breeding society election results from Indianapolis with several officer appointments.
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Bill Janchard
Jimmy Bittles
Follow Picture Theater
Spencer
Greencastle
Ielieve
Bainbridge
Bainbridge High School
Cloverdale
Cloverale
Rabies death reported near Roachdale farm
Ward Dean of Roachdale reports his cow died of rabies. Authorities are monitoring the remaining livestock and may act if additional cases appear. The source notes unclear how the animal was infected.
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Roachdale
Ward Dean
Stevens Sues Kahl Over Danville Crossings Crash
Mrs Helen Stevens of Greencastle sues Archie Kahl for 10000 in Hendricks County Circuit Court, claiming Kahl caused a November Danville crash at Kentucky and Mill streets by speeding through an crossing while horn and lights were absent, injuring her as a passive guest.
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Hendricks County
Archie Kahl
Danville
Kahl
Helen Stevens
Greencastle
Kentucky
Mill Streets
Stevens
Lous Stevens
Robert Stevens
Mill Street
Elmer Blue In Auto Accident Near Romney
County road superintendent and Mrs Elmer Blue escaped injury when their Chevrolet coupe collided with a Romney man s Ford coupe near Romney north of Crawfordsville during a driving snow storm. The Ford driver was uninjured and the Blue car suffered bumper and fender damage. A state motor policeman absolved Mr Blue of all blame. The Blues were en route to Lafayette for a state road meeting.
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Elmer Blue
Washington Street
Lafayette
Romney
Crawfordsville
Ford
Mr. Blue
Blue
Parents Lose Newborn Inaccidental Nighttime Suffocation
Jeffersonville Indiana January 10 1940s news report states Mr and Mrs Arnold Meaders of Henryville twenty miles away claimed their one month old daughter Betty Jane suffocated under bed covers after oil in their night lamp burned out. Coroner Asa Combs returned an accidental suffocation verdict.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
Arnold Meaders
Henryville
Here
Betty Jane
Asa Combs
Purple Aces prepare for DePauw clash at Agoga tabernacle
Evansville College Purple Aces train hard this week ahead of a Saturday night game against DePauw at the Agoga tabernacle in Evansville Indiana.
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Purple Aces
Depauw
Evansville
Ind
Evansville College Purple Aces
Agoga Tabernacle
Wealthy wife's murder plot ends in gun battle
Detroit police arrest Grace Wood 39 wife of Ralph A. Wood in an alleged plot to murder him. A gunman died in a dark office ambush, and Grace Wood's mother Dr. Mary Smith is held as a witness. The motive was a $100,000 life policy and Wood holdings worth hundreds of thousands.
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Igan
Ralph A. Wood
Wood
Cecil Holt
Paul O. Buckley
DePauw Football Team Feted by Greencastle Rotarians
Coach W. L. Hughes and the 1928 DePauw football squad were hosted at a Greencastle Rotary Club dinner at the Christian church. Heber Ellis reflected on past and present equipment and training while Fred L. O’Hair praised the team and thanked the club. Hughes announced the Butler game date of November 2 and urged local merchants to close and back the team.
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W. L. Hughes
DePauw
Greencastle Rotary Club
Christian Church
Heber Ellis
DePauw Grid
Fred L. O'Hair
D A R Pushes Allegiance Oath for Indiana Teachers
Indianapolis January 10 The Daughters of American Revolution plans a national campaign to require all Indiana teachers to take oaths of allegiance to the United States. The Indiana branch will introduce a bill at the current legislative session to mandate the oath for every teacher.
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Indianapolis
JINS
Indiana
United States
Daughters of American Revolution
DePauw Leaders to Attend Coolidge Dinner in Washington
Dr and Mrs G Bromley Oxnam and President and Mrs Calvin Coolidge will be guests at a banquet hosted by Roy O West U S Secretary of the Interior and DePauw Board of Trustees president at the New Willard Washington D C Tuesday January 24 The dinner honors President Coolidge for his 51st birthday celebration.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Roy O. West
G. Bromley Oxnam
Calvin Coolidge
U. S
New Sino Japanese clash sparks Hankow tensions
In Hankow a Ricksha coolie killed by a truck carrying Japanese marines inflamed anti Japanese sentiment. A mob surrounded the vehicle and agitators urged action but no violence occurred. The incident raised fears of a broader Sino Japanese dispute and unrest near the Japanese concession.
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Shanghi
China
Hankow
Ricksha
Purchase of Motor Bus Company Sought in Indiana
Petition of the Indiana Motor Transit Company to buy equipment and certificates of Hoosier Transportation was filed with the public service commission. Both firms run motor buses between Indianapolis and Terre Haute and say duplication of service would be avoided if the sale proceeds, with a $100,000 price tag for Hoosier Transportation equipment.
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Indiana Motor Transit Company
Hoosier Transportation Company
Public Service Commission
Indianapolis
Terre Haute
Inauguration attendance and local notes from Greencastle
J L Randel and Dr Sigler attended the Indiana governor inauguration in Indianapolis. Mrs Fred Goddard visits relatives in Elwood. Taylor Crump, a Putnam County chicken fancier, travels to Brazil. Reggie Hathaway joins the Hamlet selection directed by James Paxton Voorhees.
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J. L. Randel
Dr. Sigler
Thomas Kn. Marshell
Indiana Today
Indianapolis
Mrs
Fred Goddard
Elwood
Taylor Crump
Putnam County
Brazil
Reggie Hathaway
Child Wonder
Hamlet
James Paxton Voorhees
Indiana Legislature Chooses Leaders In First Session
Indianapolis January 10 formal election of Denver C. Harlan of Richmond as senate president pro tem and James M. Knapp of Hagerstown as House speaker marked the opening of the seventy sixth biennial session. Democratic leaders named Cravens and Saunders minority floor leaders with Lochard and Stoven as caucus chiefs. Minor officers for both chambers were selected and committees began completing personnel for clerks and stenographers.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Denver C. Harlan
Richmond
Senate
James M. Knapp
Hagerstown
House of Representatives
Indiana
Harlan
James J. Nejdl
Whiting
Knapp
H. H. Evans
Newcastle
Glenn Harris
Gary
John W. Chamberlain
Terre Haute
House
Frank E
Bone Dry
Quakers in Action discussed by DePauw sociologist
Dr. Lester M. Jones of DePauw University spoke at the Kiwanis Club luncheon at the Christian Church. He described material for his forthcoming book Quakers in Action and highlighted wartime Quaker activities in France Germany and other parts of Europe.
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Lester M. Jones
DePauw
Kiwanis Club
Christian Church
Jones
France
Germany
Europe
Mostly cloudy with snow flurries in parts
Mostly cloudy tonight and Friday with probable snow flurries in the north and east central areas. Temperatures trend colder in the east and extreme south portions, with light snow expected in spots.
DePauw Trustees to Meet in Indianapolis Mid Winter
DePauw University trustees will hold their annual mid winter meeting at the Columbia Club in Indianapolis next Thursday. Bishop Edgar Blake of the Indianapolis area may be elected to succeed Bishop F. D. Leete who was transferred to the Omaha area at the time of the last General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The trustees will consider only general business of the University at this meeting.
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DePauw University
Columbia Club
Indianapolis
Edgar Blake
F. D. Leete
Omaha
M. EF
Roachdale Edges Bainbridge In Close 28 25 Victory
Roachdale high school beat Bainbridge 28 to 25 at Bainbridge in a tight, see-saw game. Roachdale led 11 to 9 at halftime and stayed ahead in the second half. Standouts Harshbarger Perkins and Coffman led Roachdale scorers while Bainbridge guards Dickson and Morris balanced the attack. A rematch is set for Wednesday January 23 at Bainbridge.
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Roachdale High School
Bainbridge
Roachdale
Jeffries
Harshbarger
Perkins
Coffman
Dickson
Morris
Newgent
Cowger
Libka
Weller
Smith
Whitaker
Estes
Martz
Claws
Bainbridge Seconds
Two fined on liquor charges by mayor in city court
William Riggles proprietor of the eating house on south Bloomington street and helper Steve Vant were fined by Mayor Charles McGaughey after pleading guilty to liquor charges. Riggles received 100 dollars fine and 20 days on the State Farm. Vant paid 45 dollars for intoxication. Riggles appeared with a battered face after falling from bed against a stove Wednesday night.
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William Riggles
Bloomington
Steve Vant
Charles McGaughey
Riggles
State Farm
Yant
Elwood Greenecastle Game to Receive Special Wire Coverage
A special Elwood wire will provide play by play of the Elwood versus Greenecastle game at Elwood Friday night in the local gym. Stall admission will help defray expenses. The Storrs Schaefer Co. sues Frank E Todd and Kermit S Todd in Putnam Circuit Court over three bounced checks totaling 65.87 75 and 75 with interest sought.
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Elwood
Greenecastle
Storrs-Schaefer Co
Putnam Circuit
Frank E. Todd
Kermit S. Todd
Todd & Son
Todd's Toggery
Indiana Governor Jackson Defends Administration
Governor Ed Jackson, retiring Indiana chief executive, delivers final message to the 1929 legislature. He touts a record of accomplishments, urges auto license fee increase, a one cent gasoline tax for 1929, and new laws while highlighting lower tax rates, rising school revenues, and growing state holdings valued at about 282 million dollars.
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Ed, Jackson
Indiana
Biens Nial
Jackson
Swin Sone
State Tax Board
State Board of Pardons
Indiana Corporation Survey Commission
Marriage License for Walter Buttery and Arah Lively
Walter Buttery aged 24 a laundry worker of North Salem and Arah Lively aged 22 at home and factory worker of Bainbridge obtain a marriage license as listed by local records.
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Walter Buttery
North Salem
Arah Lively
Bainbridge
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