Disappointing broadcast night with postponed boxing matches
A Greencastle resident reports a breezy evening as a motorist fails to catch Illinois vs Michigan on WILL radio and Indianapolis boxing, finally learning the 9 30 program was canceled. The wife smiles at the misadventure while an agricultural expert notes the creek is up and around.
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Urbana
Tomlinson Hall
Indianapolis
Will
University of Illinois
Ilinois
Michigan
Greencastle
Banquet Planned for Men's Classes at Brazil Greencastle
A banquet will be held for the men's classes of the Christian church in Brazil and Greencastle on Tuesday. Following a recent contest result with Greencastle ahead, the event includes short toasts and a keynote by Rev D J Thornton of Robinson Ill on the topic Your Business and My Business. The committee prepares for 125 plates.
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Christian Church of Brazil
Greencastle
Hyone
D. J. Hornton
Robinson, Ill
Hornton
Dr Gilbert lectures on ministry as life work on DePauw campus
William Gilbert of the Drew Theological Seminary spoke at DePauw University on the reality of faith amid science. He urged two minister types for the future a broad radio minister and a personal counselor to aid individuals seeking guidance.
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William Gilbert
Drew ‘Rological Seminary
Cristian Ministry
Ng. Gilbert
Gilbert
Hunworth
Fifeas
Greencastle City Council Sets Second Meeting Agenda
Greencastle city council meets at 7 30 p m in city hall with Mayor Denman presiding. Debates over Mrs Ernest Browning damage suit and William Morgan smallpox claim. street conditions and traffic pole issues near the new Methodist church. bond for city clerk Fred Snively and routine claims. DePauw University municipal government class will observe.
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Greencastle
William L. Denman
Ernest Browning
M. J. Murphy
William Morgan
Ruth Lady
Simpson Street
New Methodist Church
O. F. Lakin
Fred Snively
DePauw
Harry W. Vollmer
War veterans to dine with Putnam Chamber at Country Club
Putnam county World War veterans will be guests of the Chamber of Commerce at a dinner at the Country Club on Friday January 24. Paul V. McNutt dean of Indiana University law school and former national commander of the American Legion will be the speaker. Further plans will be announced later. The Chamber cooperates with the Legion in its drive for a record membership this year.
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Putnam County
Chamber of Commerce
Country Club
Paul V. McNutt
Indiana University Law School
The
American Legion
Legion
Car Found After Friday Theft Shows Severe Use
The Handson brougham of Guy Call stolen Friday was found in Bloomington Saturday. Front snubber straps were broken, battery run down, lights left on, and eight gallons of gas were consumed.
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Guy Call
Bloomington
Community Meeting at Union Chapel M B Church
A community night at Union Chapel M E church on Thursday January 16 features musical numbers readings and instrumental selections with Dr A T Briggs of Greencastle speaking on The Church in the Community A pot luck supper at 650 p m invites the entire community to attend Pastor T J Cotton delivers the note
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A. T. Briggs
Greencastle
T. J. Cotton
Aged Man Seeks Removal of Guardian in Morris Case
After an eight day trial Edward H. Morris 83 of Clay City seeks restoration of his legal rights and removal of guardian appointed in 1928. He alleges improved health and mental competence while his children and guardians contest his handling of property valued near 20000 dollars. Attorneys from both sides presented extensive testimony and the case likely goes to a jury this afternoon.
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Edward H. Morris
Clay City
Guardian
Morris
Emory Moody
Clay
City
Laure
Credit Association to Meet January 20
The Putnam County Credit association will hold its annual dinner meeting on Monday January 20 at 6 30 PM at the Country Club. President Russell Brown will preside. New officers will be elected and several matters of importance will be discussed. Members urged to attend.
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Putnam County Credit Association
Country Club
Russell Brown
British author Langdon-Davies to speak at DePauw Sunday
English author and lecturer John Langdon-Davies, a former British Parliament candidate and Oxford scholar, will appear at DePauw University's Young People's Service on Sunday night February 2. He will discuss scientific topics labor conditions feminism Spanish life and intimate portraits of English literary and political figures.
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John Langdon-Davies
Young Peoples
DePauw University
London
Christian Science Monitor
London Daily News
Spain
Oxford
England
Ralph Dennis to Appear on Fine Arts Series at DePauw
DePauw University tickets go on sale for the third fine arts program at Stevens Drug Store. Northwestern University dean Ralph Dennis will read Hutchinson's If Winter Comes at the University chapel Friday morning and meet speech students in the afternoon. He has lectured nationally and served as Russia’s first year of the Revolution era vice counsel, with European travels and New York social work. The series continues February 6 with the Kiedroff Quartett and February 15 with Ben Greet's Hatlet in the Little Theater. A Stillwater notice praised Dennis as a speaker whose value is not measured by price but by merits.
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DePauw University
Stevens Drug Store
Meharry
Ofelock Htalph Dennis
School of
Northwestern University
Hutchinson
Dennis
Redpath
Russia
Dean Dennis
Europe
New York City
Naitive
Iowa
Kiedroff
Ben Greet
Hatlet
Stillwater
Okla
Mrs Hoover Buried In Quiet Elm Street Funeral
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Hoover were held at her Elm Street home with Rev. C Howard Taylor presiding. The body rests in Forest Hill vault and will be interred at Union. Attendants included pallbearers Clay Brothers Fred Masten James Lambert J Courtney Joe Allen Jr William Herod and out of town relatives from Decker Chicago Carbondale and other locations attended.
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Clay Brothers
Fred Masten
James Lambert
J. & Courtney
Joe Allen, Jr
William Herod
C. W. Otis
Loren Hoover
Hoover
Decker
W. M. Ellie
Ellis
Chicago
FP. E. Looney
Carbondale
Til
Edward Henry Plass
Glen Hoover
Germans Move To Secure Seminary Street Church
A movement by German citizens seeks control of the Episcopalian stone church on Seminary Street so they can hear gospel in their native language. M. D. Ricketts installed as past worthy of the Greencastle Aerie of Eagles with Frank F. Green as president and other officers named. W. L. Denman travels to Pittsburgh for Mary Mining Company directors meeting.
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of the Episcopalians
Seminary Street
M. D. Ricketts
Greencastle Aerie of Eagles
Frank F. Green
Hiram Huffman
William Sutherlin
William Eitelforge
W. L. Denman
Pittsburgh, Pa
The
Mary Mining Company
Grand Jury Probes Owair Fire and Missing Rumor
The Putnam County Grand Jury convened in Green Castle to probe the Owair fire at Bascon Farmlome and the loss of items from a rum runner car wreck near Bainbridge. Prosecuting Attorney Marshall Abrams will lead the inquiry with sworn jurors including Rey Porter and others.
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Putnam County
Rey Porter
Marian Township
W. J. Herbert
Jefferson Township
Chillde Bailey
Greencastle Township
Pred Fisher
Warren Township
Thomas E. Wallon
Riesell Township
Lulby 4G
Collins
Monroe Township
James PR. High
Grand Jovers
Office of Prosecuting
Marshall Abrams
Tome
Greencastle
Offles
Bainbridge
Recreation School Man to Interview Students
Willard Sutherland of the National Recreation School will visit DePauw University January 23 and 24 to interview seniors for community recreation work. Appointments are in Dean Hy Dirks' office. On January 14 M J Frederick of General Electric will interview students for positions. DePauw alumni placed with GE include Harry Gough Ray Thompson Dolph Veatch and John Puckett.
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Willard Sutherland
National Recreation School
DePauw
Louis Hy Dirks
M. J. Frederick
General Electric Company
Schenectady N. Y
General Electric
Harry Gough
Ray Thompson
Dolph Veatch
John Puckett
Mayor postpones eight driver cases in Il Denman court
Eight drivers held for driving without licenses were continued to tomorrow at 11 AM in Mayor William IL Denman's court. Two defendants were fined $1 and costs. Public opinion against arrests influenced the pending decisions.
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William IL. Denman
Chairman Prepares for Veterans Legion Membership Drive
Russell Brown heads the American Legion membership drive planning. Ten committees will meet quotas of ex service men. Greencastle targets 100, Cloverdale 25. October post totals were 91 with 22 by December 31. Cloverdale had 28 in October and 18 by December 31.
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Russell Brown
American Legion
Greencastle
Veteran‘s Hospital
Hoosier Legionnaire
Cloverdale Post
Weather Turning Colder With Snow in Regions
Snow chills the northwest with rain turning to snow in the east and south tonight. Cooler by Wednesday with a cold wave in the north and central areas as temperatures dip to ten degrees above zero or lower by Wednesday night.
Roy Hillis Seeks Democratic Clerk Nomination in Putnam
Roy Hillis of Greencastle announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Clerk of the Putnam Circuit County. He runs an Greencastle insurance business, serves on the County Council, and has years of farming experience in Putnam County.
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Roy Hillis
Greencastle
Putnam
Willis
Putnam County
Trust Companies and Banks Elect Directors Today
Greencastle National banks and trust company stockholders elected directors this afternoon under national banking regulations. Officers and directors from the past year will partly return, with one meeting tonight to select officers for the coming year.
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Greencastle National Banks and Trust Company
Greencastle
Greencastle Financial
Pinst National Bank
Court Notes: Divorces Granted and Juror Replacements
Judge Hughes excused A. Pickens due to illness and drew Claude Dail ey as an additional grand juror. Mary Bittle and Martha Glidewell McGinnis were granted divorces with child custody. Harry Shepard’s habeas corpus request was denied. State contests land condemnation value. Lola Wysone divorce moved to Parke county. Clara McCammack divorce not heard due to agreement.
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A. Pickens
Claude Dailey
Mr. Pickens
Hughes
Mary Bittle
Robert A. Bittle
Bittle
Martha Glidewell McGinnis
Floyd FL McGinnis
Lola Wysone
John Paul Wysone
Parke County
Clara B. McCammack
Wabash Flood Threatens Indiana Communities
Terre Haute faces a serious flood as the Wabash rises above 22 feet with flood stage at 14. More than 26 000 acres are underwater, 100 farmers displaced, and area levees breached near Emiston north of Vincennes. Ten miles of river spread, 100+ homes flooded, Red Cross relief organized, and plans to reinforce the George Rogers Clark sea wall.
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Vincennes
Ind
Wabash
Emiston
Reid Cross Committee
Oaktown
Here
George Rogers Clark Memorial Boulevard
Vinecones
Terre Haute
Taylorville
Mrs Alger 10 to Stand Trial for Bank Robbery Links
Mrs Josephine Miller Alger wife of Gene Alger a noted Indianapolis bank robber will face circuit court in Wabash Indiana on January 22 on a grand jury indictment charging bank banditry for aiding her husband to escape after the Lafontaine State Bank robbery on October 16 and for being an accessory before the fact. She pleaded not guilty and bonds were set at 15000. Gene Alger is serving a long term at the state reformatory for the Paris Crossing bank robbery last October.
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Wabash
Ind
INS
Josephine Miller Alger
Gene Alger
Indianapolis
Lafontaine State Bank
Here
Alger
F. O. Switzer
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DR. Gilbert
Greencastle Solons
Union Chapel
M. EB. Church
Young People's Service
Ralph Dennis
Dean
Meharry Hall
Owair
Recreation School
Awg. Brown
A. B. Hanna
Kk. E. Brown
Perry M. Rush
McG. Walls
A.B. Hanna Co
WK. Hughes J, Cannon Andrew
A. TL. Hanna
A. B. Wanna
A. G. Brown
R. B. Brown
L. J. Arnold
J. A. Brown
W. A. Kreigh
J. F. Cannon
Central National Bank and Central Trust Company
PF. L. O
Conrad C. Gautier
Clyde R Randel
Mrs. Alger
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