Jackson Township Farmers Condemn Tax Board Action
Jackson Township Farmers Association condemns State Board of Tax Commissioners for a recent tax assessment increase in Putnam County. The resolutions urge the township assessor to cooperate with farmers to secure a fair and equitable assessment of all real estate and personal property, denouncing the last year's horizontal raise as unfair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Dies County
Meaos
Jackson Township
State Tax Board
State
Jackson Township Farmer's Ass
Putnam County
Keelsville Tops Brazil Junior High In Local Gym Battle
Keelsville defeated Brazil Junior High 22 to 4 in a Saturday night game at the local gym. Reelsville dominated inside with stronger size while Brazil offered a brief first half stand, and both squads showed passing and effort. scoring details and player shifts are listed in the box score.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazil
Gymnaium
Reelsville
Lockl Ooys
Hoth
Stawil
Prownell
Templeman
Hedge
Ues
Haskins M. Dean
Templeman Nishebrad Taeda Guara
Kirk
Helton
Frant Peters
Lenham
Reelsville Kirty
A.templeman
Haskins
F. Dean
Lenhart
Pell
Shively Enters Democratic Senate Nomination Race
Bernard B. Shively of Marion announces his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for United States senator in the upcoming May 2 primary. Party leaders in Indianapolis doubt Thomas R. Marshall will run, given Shively’s entry and their family connection. speculation grows from Marshall’s previous 1920 bid and Sam M. Ralston’s recent declaration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard B. Shively
Marion
United States
Thomas R. Marshall
Shively
Indianapolis
Marshall
Senate
Sam M. Ralston
Shively Considered for Senate Bid Despite Past Step Aside
At a Democratic state committee meeting it was noted that Mr Shively would not seek office but could be persuaded to run for the Senate if nominated without conflicts with a rival leader. He ran in 1920 but stepped aside for Thomas Taggart. The party’s current stance appears no warmer toward Shively than before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic State Committee
Mr. Shively
Thomas Taggart
Shively
Largest Ever Fines Collected From Bootlegger Crackdown
A historic surge in fines paid to the county clerk mayor and justices of the peace tops previous records. The county clerk reports about 2935 dollars while the mayor collects around 1000 and the justices near 500, totaling over 5600 dollars in a single year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice OF Peace
Educators Take Wental Test Of County Schools
A group of about eighteen educators from Weeler Indiana are conducting an educational survey in Clay County as part of the Indiana Education Survey Commission. The test covers 5th 7th and 8th grades and high school English and algebra, with inspections of school facilities to score educational quality and pupil attitudes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazil Times
Weelera Indiana
Cley County
Indieha Education Survey Commission
Clay County
Souter Bend
Evansville
Lewis and Harrison Township
E. L. Welborn
State Normal School
B. W. Kelley
Greencastle
Bainbridge Christian Church Holds Successful Meetings
The Bainbridge Christian Church reports good attendance and growing interest as meetings continue to acquaint the new minister Oscar E. Kelley with the congregation and community. An every member canvass is planned next Sunday afternoon to finance the church for the year. The Sunday sermons will be The Only Thing Worth While in the morning and The Church For Today in the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bainbridge Christian Church
Oscar E. Kelley
Mrs Noble Snider Confined By Grippe At Home
Mrs Noble Snider is confined to her residence on North College Avenue due to grippe symptoms.
Roy Griggsby Captured After Run From Reform School
Eighteen year old Roy Griggsby, a repeated fugitive, was recaptured by Sheriff Wallace and Deputy Brackney at his grandmother’s Benwood home after escaping Plainfield reform school on October 30. He had earlier been shot in the leg during a burglary in Putnam county and returned to custody before again fleeing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sther Jiff Wallace
Roy
Putnam County
Lena
Boucher
City
Brazil
Roy Griggsby
Wallace
Brackney
Griggsby
Indiana Reform School For
Plainfield
Benswood
Benwood
Reform School
Billtown
Flora Grable Joins Allan Lloyd Lumber Office
Miss Flora Grable has accepted a position in the office of the Allan Lloyd Lumber Co. She will assume duties with the company and work at its local office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flora Grable
The
Allan- Lloyd Lumber Co
Women vie for township posts in Putnam County
In Greencastle two women sit on the city council and another seeks county recorder. Mae Terry of Jefferson township announces candidacy for township trustee, signaling growing female political involvement in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam County
Greencastle
Mae Terry
Jefferson Township
Drag Line Aids Reelsville River Project
Ewing Shields of Indianapolis directs river bottom grade work and a new Walnut Creek concrete bridge at Reelsville. A drag line scraper joins the steam shovel as fill progresses rapidly. The old National road will be realigned and surface concrete laid after settlement. a separate contract will be let in Indianapolis on the 26th.
Mayor Shank Promises Matrimonial Help in Indianapolis
Indianapolis January 14 Mayor Lew Shank announces plans to assist widows and widowers seeking new marriages by matching them with partners from his office. He proposes a dedicated headquarters and offers his office space for the project plus a high chair for the first 500 babies named Samuel Lewis Shank Kenworthy, child of Hendricks Kenworthy of public works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Lew Shank
Wido
Idoer
Hendricks Kenworthy
Samuel Lewis Shank Kenworthy
Kenworthy
Department of Public Works
Tri Kappa Meeting Postponed to Thursday Evening
The Tri Kappa meeting has been postponed until Thursday evening of next week. Members are advised to note the new date and time in their calendars.
Traction Cars Collision Injures Eleven Near Greencastle
Ten passengers and crew sustained injuries when two T H I and FE cars collided head on at Tucker siding east of Greencastle at 9 35 PM Tuesday. Motorman Walter Albaugh and conductor Roy Brackney survived with various injuries. several others including Mrs Chapman suffered bruises and nervous collapse. Traffic halted all night. operations resumed Wednesday morning after medical treatment at Greencastle.
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T. H. I and
Tucker Siding
Greencastle
W. W. Tucker
C. C., Tucker
W. R. Hutcheson
Walter Albaugn
W. H. Cody
Tucker
Roy Brackney
William H. Robey
Albaugh
Brackney
Brackner
Walter Albaugh
Paul Haltom
Coatesville Man Injured in Rail Collision Near Indianapolis
Norman Crews of Coatesville and others sustained injuries when two cars derailed in a head on crash. Ross A Smith of Indianapolis, secretary of a sporting goods store, is a well known basketball referee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Crews
Coatesville
F. H. Schlanger
New York City
Arthur J. Hamrick
Clayton
Charles Gampbold
Ross A. Smith
West Twenty Eighth Street
Indianapolis
G. H. Maccay
Haltom
Schlanger
Hamrick
Gambold
Smith
Maccay
Ross A .Smith
Smith-Hasler-Sturm Sporting Goods
Kiwanis Party Invitation Prompts Wives Guests Attendance
Dr A E Ayler invites Kiwanis Club members and wives to a Thursday evening party at the Little Cafe at 8 o clock on January 19 1922. Each member receives a letter with an invitation and a postal card to note how many guests they will bring. The clever verse encourages social mingling and Kiwanis spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. EF. Ayler
Kiwanis Club
Dr .Ayler
Ambition and Service Highlight Church Talk At Presby Church
Mr White spoke on Ambition at the Presbyterian Church amid bad weather and strong attendance. He urged quietness and focus on God and avoiding meddling in others affairs. The evening featured a solo by Miss Ann Woodcock and the American Legion will be guests of honor with reserved seats for the boys as Mr White speaks on Serving His Generation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. White
Presbyterian Church
Ann Woodcock
Legson
White
Allan Lloyd Executives Attend Indiana Lumber Convention
H. E. Allan and A. G. Lloyd of the Allan Lloyd Lumber Company traveled from this city to Indianapolis on Wednesday to attend the Retail Lumbermen of Indiana convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Allan
A. G. Lloyd
Allan-Lloyd Lumber Company
Indianapolis
Retail Lumbermen of
Indiana
Forgers Sentenced to Reformatory in Putnam Case
Rus sell H Harper alias James Russell and James H Werneke alias Russell Williams were sentenced by Judge James P Hughes to two to fourteen years in the state reformatory for passing forged checks near Greencastle. The men, who used checks signed Dodge Heiby as samples, and their wives, were arrested after attempting more cashing at local businesses. Twenty seven dollars was seized and will be distributed to victims. the Franklin street Garage will recover tires.
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State Reformatory
Russell H. Harper
James Russell
James H. Werneke
Russell Williams
James P. Hughes
Putnam Circuit Court
Putnamville
Greencastle
Werneke
Dodge & Heiby
Putnanville
Harry Hawkins
Franklin Street
Etter
William McDonald
Rusell W. Harper
Zanesville
Ohio
Hughes
Pennsylvania
Hawkins Garage
Methodist Hospital Receives 155 Acre Farm in Indiana
A. N. Lewis, longtime Thorntown resident and Methodist church member, wills the bulk of his 155 acre farm to the Methodist hospital in Indianapolis. The farm sits near Thorntown and is described as one of the area’s most modern holdings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. N. Lewis
Methodist Church
Methodist Hospital
Indianapolis
Thorntown
Businessmen Guests of Monroe Farmers
The Monroe township Farmers Association held its annual mass meeting in Bainbridge last Monday evening with Bainbridge business men as guests. Refreshments followed and Morris Douglass of the Indiana Public Service Commission delivered an address on Farmers Organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe Township
Farmer's Association
Bainbridge
Farmer's Organizations
Morris Douglass
Indiana Public Service Commission
State Farmer’s Association
Hear Rev T R White At Presbyterian Church Tonight
Rev T R White speaks at the Presbyterian Church tonight at 7 30. The sermon titled Serving His Generation will address faith and service in the present era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. R. White
Presbyterian Church
Also Mentioned on This Page
TAX Board
Jackson Township Farmer's
Socation
Keelsville
Wental
Grippe
Hook
the Herald
E. S. Chapman
North Illinois Street
Kiwanis
A. E. Ayler
American Legion
Will
Monroe
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