Programs for DePauw Chapel Announced Featuring Olga Steer
DePauw University schedules a week of chapel services with six varied programs. Olga Steer, renowned pianist from Los Angeles, will give a concert in Meharry Hall with free admission. Professor Ernest Bogart of Illinois University and Professor W. M. Gilbert of Drew University are among speakers.
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Depauw Chapel
Olga Steer
Professor Thompson
le Pauw University
Roland Matthies
Rom Hammond
Hie
School of Music
Henry Kell He
Pinne
W. M. Gilbert
Drew Universy
Oxnam
Vanden van Thompson
Methodist If
Meharry Hall
Olga Steele
Los Angeles
Campaign Ends After 129 Decisions In Greencastle
The visitation evangelism campaign led by Dr. Guy Black in Greencastle concluded Friday night with 129 decisions and transfers. A January 18 reception will welcome new members. a closing Methodist supper had 100 workers from four churches.
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Greencastle
Guy Black
Methodist
de Black
Dr. Black
Greencas
Dave Braden builds telephone plant in Coatesville
David Braden returns from Coatesville where he has installed a modern all cable telephone system. The plant is underground in conduit with 5400 feet of cable. It serves about 1900 telephones and is owned by the town of Coatesville.
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David Braden
Coatesville
Woman Drinks Lye to End Life Near New Market
Mrs. Mabel C. Munns, 46, wife of Howard Munns, died after swallowing Lewis lye dissolved in water at home two miles northeast of New Market. Despondent for years, she had previously attempted suicide. she was born March 31, 1884, near Yountsville and married February 8, 1903. She was an active member of the New Market Methodist church.
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New Market
Mabel C. Munns
Howard’ Munns
Here
Munns
Jones
Mrs. Munns
Mr. Munns
Crawfordsville
Yountsville
James
Alice Galloway
Howard Munns
Record 75 M P H Armored Tank Shatters Speed Limits
Linden New Jersey January 10 A fast armored tank powered by a 338 horsepower airplane motor was tested before U S Army inspector Captain L D Thorp. It reached seventy five miles per hour on wheels with two crewmen aboard and can switch from track to four wheel drive in minutes. Walter J Christie spent ten years and 400000 dollars developing it claiming wheel speed of ninety mph and track speed of forty five mph. Armor is five eight inch steel with one pound cannon and an .80 caliber machine gun achieving three miles per gallon on wheels and two on tracks.
Weather: Cloudy and warmer tonight with possible Sunday rain
The forecast calls for increasing cloudiness and a slight rise in temperatures with a low near 32 degrees. Expect possible rain by Sunday as the system moves in.
White trial set in Greencastle City Court
Ben White about 40 of Jefferson township pleads not guilty to three counts of petit larceny. Bond set at 500 in each case. Trial scheduled for Tuesday at 10 in Greencastle City Court before Mayor W L Denman. White jailed in Putnam county jail for inability to post bond. Neighbors allege multiple thefts. raid found identified stolen items at White property. White previously served time in Indiana State Prison for a barbershop robbery in south Greencastle.
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Ben White
Jefferson Township
W.L. Denman
Geencastle
White
Kenneth Morrison
Chace
Hubert Sellers
Land
Welock
Putnam County
Alva Bryan
Eno White
Indiana
Putnamville
Otto Dobbs
Millard Hamm Buried After Death In Louisville
Funeral service for Millard F. Hamm of Greencastle was held this afternoon at the Cate in Forest Hill cemetery with Rev. B. H. Bruner officiating. Hamm disappeared December 31 and died January 2 in Louisville. His identity was confirmed when a son and other relatives viewed the unclaimed body. Attending mourners included multiple Hamm family members from Brazil, Cloverdale, and local households.
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Millard F. Hamm
Greencastle
Cate
Forest Hill
B. H. Bruner
Hamm
Louisville
Will Hamm
Elsie
Ruby
Nona
Frank Hamm
Archie Hamm
Waneta
Ross Swearingen
Viola Hamm
Brazil
John Hamm
Leslie McCullough
Frank McCullough
Howard Hamm
Bert Hamm
Robert Smiley
Cloverdale
Meyers Celebrate Golden Wedding In Rochester
Mr and Mrs EF L Meyers of ten miles east of Rochester celebrated their golden wedding with a community dinner. The event featured Meyers mother Salome Meyers who is 101 and present for her son’s fiftieth anniversary. The couple have three children: Mrs Petr Dhuzka of Detroit and sons Cletus and Noble of Niles Michigan.
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Rochester
Ind
EF. L. Meyers
Meyers
Petr Dhuzka
Detroit
Cletus and
Noble
Niles, Mich
Civil War Veteran Richard M. Baker Buried at Forest Hill
Funeral service for Civil War veteran Richard M. Baker of Greencastle was held at his Seminary street home with Rev. Albert K. Monger officiating. Burial followed in Forest Hill cemetery. Survived by two sisters Miss Rosilie Baker and Mrs. Mary Anderson and a brother Frank Baker living at home.
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Richard M. Baker
Greencastle
Seminary Street
Albert KE. Monger
Methodist Church
Forest Hill Cemetery
Baker
Rosilie Baker
Mary Anderson
Frank Baker
No Change in Poultry Firm After Havens Death
Bloomington dealer James Havens announced the Havens Bros Poultry firm headquarters at Ladoga Ind will be overseen by another family member after the death of George Havens Monday. James Havens said the firm will continue in the same way with headquarters at Ladoga and Mr Mavens remaining Bloomington district manager.
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George Havens
Ladoga
Bloomington
James Havens
Havens
Mavens
Demented Man Returned Home With Wife After Anxiety
Mrs. Leo Smith of Crawfordsville retrieved her husband Leo Smith from Greencastle where he had been detained by authorities for possible mental illness. He served in France, suffers from a mental disorder, and had left home Tuesday without notice. Green Castle police located his identity and notified Crawfordsville officials as his wife traveled from Chicago to assist.
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Leo Smith
Crawfordsville
Greencastle
Smith
France
Chicago
Sidewalk Plans Approved for East Washington Street
Greencastle city council last night adopted plans for sidewalks along east Washington street from Vine street to the city limits. Roy Jackson bought Bell Brothers Cleaning Pressing from Samuel Bell and Willard Bell. Alfred Hirt became president of First National Bank with R L O Hair leading Central National Bank directors. Theodore Bees of Racer Bittles purchased 456 ash trees from Mrs Alice Ader Davia.
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Washington Street
Vine Street
Roy Jackson
Bell Brothers Cleaning & Pressing Establishment
Samuel Bell
Willard Bell
Alfred Hirt
First National Bank
R. L. O’hair
Central National Bank
Theodore Bees
Racer Bittles
Alice Ader Davia
Rescue Pipe Saves 20 Men Trapped in San Francisco Tunnel
Rescue crews dig toward a group of twenty workers 750 feet underground at the Hetehy Municipal water project after a cave-in. Welby Morgan, 28, used a 20-foot iron pipe to channel air and reach the trapped men as debris shifted and new caverns formed. None seriously injured.
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Heteh Hetehy Municipal Water Project
San Francisco
Welby Morgan
Three Die At All American Air Meet Crash
A non entrant monoplane failed to miss a wire after firing at about fifty feet and crashed into a swamp near the Miami air meet. Victims include James W. Riddle 23 of Chicago and Bob C. Smalley chief of Stinson Tilingis Aircraft Company, also Chicago. Dr. Harry A. Ware and Dr. A. B. Smalley, both Chicago, were injured.
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Miami
Fla
James W. Riddle
Chicago
Bob C. Smalley
Stinson Tiingis Aircraft Company
Harry A. Ware
A. B. Smalley
Carrie Hays Will Admitted To Probate
The will of Carrie W. Hays was admitted to probate in the Putnam circuit court. It disposes of personal property worth $40,000, all left to son Louis F. Hays. The will was dated December 1927 and witnessed by Charles F. Zeis and Albert F. Welk.
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Carrie W. Hays
Putnam
Louis F. Hays
Charles F. Zeis
Abert F. Welk
Sayers Hurt in Auto Crash East of City
Mrs. S C Sayers sustained minor injuries when a car she rode in collided with a car driven by Favene Crawley on the National road east of Greencastle this morning. The Sayers car was driven by her son Gordon. Both vehicles were eastbound and damaged.
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S. C. Sayers
Favene Crawley
Sayers
Gordon
Greencastle
Crawley
Former Putnam County Man Dies in Brazil Brazil
Joseph P. McMains 77 a veteran clay worker died at 5 20 am at his home on the south Hoosierville road Paralysis followed strokes in 1929 and the final one last Sunday He was born in Putnam county and had lived in Clay county 40 years Survived by wife Eva J McMains four sons and two daughters and a sister Funeral at Asbury M E Church with interment in Laws Cemetery
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Brazil
Joseph P. McMains
Hoosierville Road
McMains
Mr. McMains
Putnam County
Clay County
Hind
Henry Hillis
Greencastle
McRoy Clay
Brazil Hollow Brick & iTile Co
Ayer-McCarel-Reagan
Eva J. McMains
Parcel post rates boost faces senate opposition
Washington January 10 An increase in parcel post rates sponsored by Postmaster General Brown may meet Senate opposition next week. Senator McKellar Democrat Tennessee said he would press for a vote to block Brown's action. He argued higher rates would harm the parcel post and aid express companies, adding about eight million dollars in government revenue.
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Washington
Brown
Senate
Senator McKellar
Dem. Tenn
Post Office Department
Putnam County Names Viewers for Road in Washington Township
The Putnam County commissioners named Yomer Smith and Williard Wamsley as viewers for the proposed Nellie Meber and others road in Washington Township. The board discussed several matters of business at the afternoon meeting.
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Putnam County
Yomer Smith
Williard Wamsley
Nellie Meber
Washington Township
Commission
Greencastle to Get New Garment Factory Soon
Chicago wholesaler J. Rosenthal announces Greencastle North College Avenue plant will reopen with garment production and a possible basement dry goods operation. Machinery moved out necessitates new machines. plant to employ several workers and run full days. Rosenthal manages legal and financial matters from Chicago.
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Greencastle Garment Company
North College Avenue
J. Rosethal
Chicago
Sel Rosenthal
Rosenthal
Greencastle
Greencastle Oworten
Teformatior
Greencastle Tigers Top Jeffersonites In Close Score
Greencastle defeats Lafayette Jefferson 22 to 18 on their home floor in a hard fought basketball game. H. Stone hit from the line to pace the visitors, while Hank Hurst and Dawson provided key floor scoring for Greencastle as fouls and tight defense stifled Lafayette. Final score 22 for Greencastle, 18 for Jefferson.
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Greencastle
Lafayette
Tiger Cubs
Bausmanites
H. Stone
Jeffersonites
Purple
Gray
Hank
Hurst
Dawson
Wallace
Young
Cubs
Gross
Jefferson
Haney T. Stone
H Dawson
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Ofllinois University
Economist
Servier
O'Clork
Ernest Bogart
Univeristy of
Mlinots
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Economics Mig Jars
Dave Braden
Lewis Lye
Near New Market
U.S
South Greencastle
Millard Hamm
Son
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Demented
Hetch Hetchy Tunnel
Iran
Carrie Hays Will
S.C. Sayers
Joseph P. M'Mains
Parcel Post
S. J. Rosenthal
Jeff
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