Rum runners charged in Putnam County circuit court
Earl Higgins and Elmer Garrett, both of Terre Haute, charged with possession of intoxicating liquor and public intoxication, arraigned before Judge James P Hughes. Garrett confessed to being a rum runner for Higgins and implicated Higgins. Higgins, under guardianship, pleaded guilty to possession and paid fines with costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Higgins
Elmer Garrett
Terre Haute
James P Hughes
Diggins
Karl Higging
Terrestlauie
Alva Bryan
Putnam
Terre Jiante
Bainbridge
Marshall D. Abrame
Putnam County
Oxnam speaks to students on devotion at chapel
President Oxnam addressed students in a chapel sermon on devotion. He cited Admiral Byrd and a wireless message from Captain Brown to Byrd at the South Pole, noting Byrd’s constraint on sailing the Bolling through the ice pack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
President Oxnam
Commander Byrd
South Pole
Oxnam
Admiral Byrd
America
Captain Brown
Byrd
Bolling
Brown
University Choir Sings at M B Church Vesper Service
The University Choir directed by Dean R B McCutehan will perform at the Methodist church vesper service tomorrow Sunday at 6 30 PM. Prof Van Denman Thompson plays organ preludes and offertory numbers. Dr Monger gives the vesper message titled Changing Semaphore Signals. The program includes Now Sinks the Sun Bless the Lord and A Song in Praise of the Lord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. McCutehan
van Denman Thompson
Parker
Lord
Ippolitoff Ivanoff
Heaven and Earth
Nagler- Dickinson
Mystery car leads field in Indianapolis 500 entry
Indianapolis January report details the first official entry for the 500 mile race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Bill White of Los Angeles fields a mysterious machine with driver Shorty Cantlon, a top contender known for speed and bravado. White and Cantlon seek a strong showing after prior finishes near the front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill White
Los Angeles
Speedway
Indianapolis
Ind
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
William “Shorty
Cantlon
White
Cantion
Detroit
California
Ftrat Eno
Jessons
Jimmy Murphy
Howdy Wilcox
Joe Boyers
Roscoe Sarles
George Souders
Souders
Louis Meyer
Billy Arnold
D W Moffett Dies at Home in Cloverdale
Daniel V Moffett 67 longtime Cloverdale banker and founder of the Cloverdale bank died of heart disease at his home. He served as bank president and was an officer in the Greencastle building and loan. Survived by widow Mary J Hurst and son Ora. Funeral arrangements pending. Born in Edgar County Illinois June 11 186% moved to Putnam County at age 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel V. Moffett
Cloverdale
Mr. Moffett
Mtll Health
Moffett
Greencastle Building and Loan Association
Putnam County
Edgar County
Ilinois
Jefferson Township
Mt. Meridan
Cloverdale Bank
Masonic Lodge
Crawfordsville Paves Section of South Washington Street
Crawfordsville agrees with the Indiana state highway commission to pave a section of South Washington Street as part of hard surfacing state road 43 between Crawfordsville and Greencastle. The city will extend paving 300 feet south from Chestnut Street and widen the street to 36 feet from Franklin to Chestnut streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Indiana State Highway Commission
Washington Street
Greencastle
Chestnut Street
Indiana Avenue
Franklin Street
Chesnut Street
State Highway Department
Trester probes Valparaiso high game riot claim
Indiana high school athletic association commissioner Arthur L. Trester investigates a near riot at the Valparaiso Emerson of Gary basketball game. Referee Arthur Brown of East Chicago was allegedly shoved as fans stirred unrest. The local school is on probation in the J H S A R for a prior rules infraction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valparaiso
Ind
Arthur L. Trester
Indiana High School Athletic Association
Valparaiso-Emerson
Gary
Arthur Brown
East Chicago
DePauw Staff Attend White House Conference Dinner
Eight DePauw faculty members joined a dinner and meeting in Indianapolis as part of the White House Conference on Child Health and Welfare. Dr Fowler D Brooks led the group in Washington and Indianapolis, with DePauw leaders Dirks Alvord Eckart Bowman McMahon Jones Robertson among attendees. The dinner discussed The Youth Outside the Home and School, reflecting the conference’s Indiana public presentation of Washington discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DePauw
University
Claymoot Hotel
Indianapolis
Hoover
Fowler D. Brooks
Psychology
Washington, D. C
L. H. Dirks
Katherine
Alvord
L. RR. Eckart
Karl C. Bowman
B. BR. McMahon
Lester M. Jones
Ruth Robertson
Indiana
Mary Martin Aged Citizen Dies in Greencastle
Mary Alma Martin died Friday night at 11 in Putnam County Hospital of debility at age. Born in Virginia in the early 1840s, she was the daughter of James I and Fanny Ricketts. She married Edwin Martin of New York in 1886 and lived there and in Chicago until moving to Greencastle in 28 years ago after his death. She resided at 408 East Washington Street and was the oldest Greencastle Presbyterian since 1858. She leaves two nieces, one in Greencastle and another in California. Funeral Monday at 2:40 p.m. at Rector Funeral Home with Rev. Victor Raphael in charge. Burial in Forest Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers: William Fiteborge, W. L. Wimmer, M. D. Rickett, Frank Cutler, Rex Crask.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Alma Martin
Putnam County Hospital
Virginia
James I
Fanny Ricketts
Edwin Martin
New York
Chicago
Greencastle
East Washington Street
Presbyterian Church
Martin
W. G. Overstreet
California
Rector Funeral Home
Victor Raphael
Forest Hill Cemetery
William Fiteborge
W. L. Wimimer
M. D. Rickett
Frank Cutler
Rex Crask
Thieves Loot Gosport Hardware Store During Break In
Three men fled in a Ford sport coupe after wrecking the Gosport Hardware Store door around 2 a.m. taking guns and ammunition worth hundreds. Ed Moore alerted Owen County officials, Greencastle and Terre Haute authorities are on the lookout, with a possible touring gang suspected. The Gosport chain includes stores in Cloverdale and Ellettsville. Frank Duncan manages the Gosport location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greencastle
Gosport
Moore
Owen County
Terre Haute
Cnane
Cloverdale
Ellettsville
Frank Duncan
End White Held as Witness at Trial
Reon White of Jefferson township faces three charges of petit larceny and is arraigned before Judge James P. Huchee with bond set at 1500 total. White remains jailed for inability to post bond while his uncle Ben White also faces three charges of petit larceny in Putnam circuit court. Authorities report a search of the White home uncovered several allegedly stolen items from Jefferson township neighbors amid affidavits by three farmers. The case against Claude L. Toney and the Mutual Benefit Health and Accident Association of Omaha was dismissed at plaintiff’s cost by Judge Hughes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reon White
Jefferson Township
James P. Huchee
White
Eno White
Indiana
Putnamville
W. L. Denman
Alva Bryan White
Ben White
Jefferson Townsip
Putnam
Bryan
Putnam Circuit Court
Putnam Circuit
Hubert Sellers
Kenneth Morrison
Frendia Abrams
Claude L. Toney
Mutual Benefit Health Arzs Accident Association
Omaha
Nebraska
James P. Hughes
Theft reported by Jefferson Township woman
Mrs Monte Prichard of Jefferson township told a deputy sheriff a thief entered her chicken house during the night and carried off 50 to 60 chickens. The thieves are believed to have loaded the birds in a motor truck after forcing entry. the door lock was intact where force was applied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monte Prichard
Jefferson Township
Escape Charge Brought in Putnam Circuit Court
An affidavit filed in Putnam circuit court accuses Louis Kelly of escaping from the Indiana State Farm at Putnamville. Kelly, a Clay county resident sentenced there, is alleged to have fled the institution on February 13, 1929, as stated by Ralph Howard, superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam Circuit Court
Ralph Howard
Indiana State Farm
Putnamville
Louis Kelly
Clay County
Kelly
Clay Circuit Court
Divorce Granted in Putnam Circuit Court
Flossie Sims of Cloverdale was granted a divorce from Frank Sims by Judge James P. Hugh ten in the Putnam circuit court today. The decree cites cruel and inhuman treatment as the grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flossie Sims
Cloverdale
Frank Sims
James P. Hughten
Putnam Circuit Court
Christian Church Men’s Club Meeting and Elections
The Men’s Club of the Christian Church will meet at the church on Monday evening at 6 30. The annual election of officers will be held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Church Men's Club
The
Christian Church
Weather Outlook: Unsettled with Likely Rain Tonight
Unsettled conditions continue with probable rain tonight and Sunday. Temperatures show little change, with the low around freezing.
Greencastle to meet Crawfordsville in Jefferson tourney
In the College Town tournament at Jefferson High School Lafayette Greencastle plays Crawfordsville in the second game. Jefferson led Bloomington 12 to 6 at halftime and beat Bloomington 19 to 18 in the night’s finals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Town
Jefferson High School
Lafayette
Greencastle High School
Crawfordsville
Jef Drew Bloomingington
Bloomington
Jefferson
Unemployed men to work at city airport
About fifteen needy men will be employed at the city airport southeast of town starting Monday. The work is financed by Kiwanis and Rotary clubs with help from DePauw University faculty. Workers will cut timber and wood is sold to replenish the fund, keeping families from relying on the township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Denman
Heber Ellis Feed Company
Kiwanis
Rotary Clubs
DePauw University
University
Final Examinations Begin at DePauw University
Final examinations at DePauw University start next Friday with chapel services limited to the first three days. Monday features physics head Prof. O H Smith, Tuesday German literature lecturer Dr. G H Grueninger, and Wednesday morning will hear President Oxnam deliver the final chapel address. A two piano recital in Meharry Hall is slated for Tuesday night, and Fonda Hollinger will play organ on Thursday replacing Prof. VanDenman Thompson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DePauw University
O. H. Smith
G. H. Grueninger
Oxnam
Meharry Hall
Dorothy Locke
Marjorie Lower
The
Senses of Music
Methodist Church
Fonda Hollinger
VanDenman Thompson
Elizabeth Darnell will probate in Putnam court today
The will of Elizabeth T. Darnell was admitted to probate in the Putnam circuit court this afternoon. Executor Charles Darnell and trustee Frank Darnell will manage the estate valued at about 2000 dollars for five years before a six-way division among Flora Bateman, Charles Darnell, Lena Todd, Frank Darnell, Nellie Young, and William Darnell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth T. Darnell
Putnam Circuit Court
Charles Darnell
Frank Darnell
Lena R. Todd
Nellie P. Young
William Darnell
Former local man killed while hunting near North Salem
Omer Hall 59 of North Salem was accidentally shot and killed while hunting northwest of town late Friday. He owned a North Salem restaurant formerly of Greencastle. Survived by widow a son Keith Hall and daughter Mrs Charles Cashow wife of Brownsburg with one sister in Bainbridge. Three youths with Hall assisted the body to the Hall home. Funeral arrangements pending at Brick Chapel Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omer Wall
North Stem
North Salem
Flall
Greencastle
Hall
Hendricks Bounty
Theente
Tie
T. Sh
Weet Walnut Street
Orhler
Kieth Hall
Charles Cashow
Brownsburg
Bainbrides
Banquet to Close Putnam County Young People's Conference
The annual meeting held across Green Castle churches will conclude tonight with a banquet at Greencastle Methodist Church followed by an election of officers. Dr Byron Wilson spoke on Reality in Religion and several state and local leaders are on the program including H G Rowe Marie Newman Charles Mull E R Bartlett B Bartlett C W D Hildebrand Stephen M Corey B Hi Bruner and William Crowder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam County
Greencastle
Christian Church
Byran Wilson Wa
Wilson
H. G. Rowe
Indianapolis
Marie Newman
Culver
Charles Mull
Clayton
E. R. Bartlett
B. Bartlett
C. W. D. Hildebrand
Stephen M. Corey
B. Hi. Bruner
Byron Wilson
William Crowder
Doctor in Pasadena Ends Life in Office
Dr Marcus Heldman a fifty eight year old surgeon known for operating in the poorer city district and for not joining medical associations killed himself in his office by a pistol shot to the head after driving from his home in an exclusive district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasadena
Cal
Marcus Heldman
Heldman
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Garrett
Obenchain
Higgins
Olliciwts
Hended
Vigo County
Marshall Abrams
I Oxnam
M. BR. Church
Mystery Car
D. W. Moffett
Cloverdale Institution
Mlinois
Trester
Kost
Claypool Hotel
Capital City
Mary Martin
Raphael
Gosport Store
End White
Bulletin
Elizabeh Darnell
Omar Hall
Brick Chapel
Victin Was II Restaura
Young People's Conference
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