Cloverdale Notes Include Births Visits and Recoveries
Miss Thelma Shumaker of Indiana polis visits her parents Mr and Mrs Ote Shumaker over the weekend. Mr and Mrs John Sinclair visited in Indianapolis on Wednesday. Inman Sandy of Indianapolis spent Sunday here with relatives. A son named William Wayne was born to Mr and Mrs Wayne Beaman of Spencer on Wednesday. Beaman is remembered as Miss Wanita Chambers. Lee Walters has recovered from appendicitis at Christian Hospital in Indianapolis and is back home two miles north of Cloverdale. Mrs Molly Horn visited Mr and Mrs M F Flannery at Valley Mills and returned home Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thelma Shumaker
Indianapolis
Ote Shumaker
John Sinclair
Inman Sandy
Wayne Beaman
Spencer
William Wayne
Beaman
Wanita Chambers
Lee Walters
the Christian Hospital
Man Dodge Run Ends in Return Home After Five Days
A man who traveled to Indianapolis dodged autos trains and streetcars for five days before finally returning home. The incident remains unclear with fragmented details.
Local Social Notes and Cloverdale School Update
Mr and Mrs Clifford Patterson of Jamaica Long Island visited the Fosters and will attend a New York show. Miss Maybird Beaman of Stanford Mont visits Newcastle then Cloverdale to see relatives. Miss Pearl Griffin of St Louis returned home. Miss Gladys Terry of Belle Union visiting Emma McAninch. Cloverdale schools resumed after illness with moderate absences. Opal McAvoy operated on for ruptured spleen at Indiana Christian Hospital and is critically ill. Mrs Maggie Hurst of Greencastle visited Trixie McCarty last week.
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Clifford Patterson
Jamaica
Long Island
H. C. Foster
Foster
New York
Maybird Beaman
Stanford
Mont
al Flint
Newcastle
Cloverdale
Aaron Sandy
Pearl Griffin
St. Louis
Maggie Hurst
Greencastle
Trixie McCarty
Murder Trial Set for Monday in Whitten Case Near Stilesville
The trial of William Nichols charged with the murder of Ora Whitten near Stilesville in September is scheduled for Monday. Danville Republican reports the case moving to court with Nichols facing a lethal charge.
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William Nichols
Ora Whitten
Stilesville
Danville
Indiana legislature adjourns until Monday in 76th session
The 76th Indiana General Assembly adjourned this afternoon after organizing the Senate with Senator Denver C. Harlan of Richmond as president pro tem and the House with Representative James M. Knapp of Hagerstown as speaker. Governor Ed Jackson’s farewell message was read to a joint session. Both chambers ratified minor official selections and adjourned until 10 a.m. Monday.
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Indianapolis
INS
Denver C. Harlan
Richmond
Senate
James M. Knapp
Hagerstown
House
Ed Jackson
76Th
Indiana General Assembly
City officials cited in traffic sticker crackdown
Two hundred twenty five affidavits were sworn against individuals failing to report police stickers under the new traffic code effective January 1. Included were Sheriff George L. Winkler and several police officers. Councilman Edward W. Harris admitted seeking a police card for a friend's car to shield it from stickers, claiming demonstrations of the ordinance. Arrests loom if violators do not report within two days, Captain Jones said.
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Indianapolis
INS
George L. Winkler
Ralph Dean
Michael Morrisey
Carl Kimberlin
Calvin Simons
Thomas Kegeris
Roy Pope
Edward W. Harris
Harris
Jones
Indianapolis Police Chief Backs Driver Licensing Law
Chief Claude Worley of Indianapolis urged a state law requiring all automobile and truck drivers to hold a license. He proposed mandatory rigid medical and mental examinations and automatic revocation for reckless driving speeding DUI and liquor transport convictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Worley
Indianapolis
Worley
Woman dies on funeral pyre ignited by self in bedroom
Tallapoosa Georgia January 10 Mrs Julius Pitts 60 died from burns suffered on a funeral pyre of rubbish she had lit for herself in her bedroom Her husband 70 nearly blind awoke to find her night clothing in flames and she sat amid a roaring fire She spoke of her act before lapsing into unconsciousness from which she did not recover
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Tallapoosa
Julius Pitts
Pitts
Las Vegas Goes Land Crazy as Boulder Dam Boom Looms
Las Vegas, Nevada on Jan 11 braces for Boulder dam construction. Real estate runs hot as land prices surge on speculation, with Los Angeles promoters selling distant "wildcat" plots while reputable locals push closer in. Prices soar from $10 per front foot on desert tracts to $30,000 for a Freemont street corner, amid claims values justify the dam boom though skeptics warn prices are inflated.
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Las Vegas
Nevada
Boulder Dam
Los Angeles
Desert
California
Oakland
Cal
Laelg
Willcat
Fremont Street
Ed Clark
First State Bank
Union Pacific Railroad
Clark
Postmaster Named for Crawfordsville
William Endicott, a restaurant proprietor active in Republican circles, has been recommended to succeed the late Louis W. Otto as postmaster at Crawfordsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Endicott
Louis W. Otto
Crawfordsville
Endicott
Greencastle Cubs travel to Elwood for pivotal road game
Greensburg Martinsville Vincennes Brazil and Wiley beat Greensburg on record five wins ten losses. Elwood hosts the Tigers with Tobin returning from ineligibility and a chance to rebalance the season before a looming matchup with Bedford eleven win one defeat.
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Cubs
Greensburg
Martinsville
Vincennes
Brazil
Wiley
Greencastle
Cloverdale
Fillmore
Crawfordsville
Princeton
Attica
Bedford
Stone City
Mitchell
Logansport
Washington
Seymour
Bloomington
Franklin
Muncie
Columbus
Bedford Faces Big Weekend With Key Big Ten Games
Bedford's basketball schedule features two tough road tests in Marion and Mitchell as Indiana Purdue at Bloomington draws near January 19. Tickets are on sale for the Hoosier clash at the new Indiana Field House, while a leased wire will relay Greencastle vs Elwood from the high school gym tonight.
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Bedford
Marion
Mitchell
Giants
Cement City Boys
Indiana Purdue
Bloomington
Hig Ten
Indiana
Second all university party planned at DePauw
The DePauw student council announces a second all university party to be held February 8 after a postponement from Thanksgiving. Alvin Rockwell, president, will head committee appointments and likely reuse the prior volunteer slate. Vere Sutherlin is named in the text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DePauw
Alvin Rockwell
Vere Sutherlin
Campus party to be held in Bowman gymnasium
The committee announces a campus wide party at Bowman gymnasium with Clair Hull's band providing music. Last year offered bridge and games for non dancers. No further entertainment plans are yet made. The event is the campus's only open affair of the year.
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Bowman Gymnasium
Clair Hull
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