Road Hog Critique Sparks Quip and Quiet Week in Greencastle
Fragmented notes recount a street hog critique and a Kiwanis Rotary luncheon in Greencastle. John Cannon and Lawrence A Downs share a teaching memory about cash as the key to business, while a stray poem laments a cold and a nose that won t stop running.
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Lawrence A
Larry) Downs
Illinois Central Railwayystem
John Cannon
Kiwanis Rotary
John
Larry
Reencastle
Rey. Myr
Downs
Dio
Mother Jones Aims for 100 Amid May Day Tribute
The famous labor leader Mother Jones refuses to die before reaching her hundredth birthday and a May Day honor in Chicago. She plans burial at Mount Olive, Illinois, among her "boys," as she remains ill in a Washington hospital.
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Mother Jones
Chicago
Washington, D. C
Mount Olive
Community appeals for Red Cross flood relief in Indiana
Citizens urge donations through the county Red Cross chapter for flood sufferers in southern Indiana. Contributions from locals and donors are listed, with banks offering to receive funds or forward to Roy Abrams, treasurer. Church notices set services for Temple Lodge meeting and Enion Chapel services. pastor T J Cotton announces Pentecostal Power in morning and a sermon on Foolish Women in evening.
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Wiewide
Red Cross
Lance
Indiana
Uain County
Red Hnince
L.hda Caates
Lanbeth
Mary Algair Os Vel
Sutherlin
Ree Baernete Ob. Scence
H. Barnaby
Hl. Barnaby, Jr
Sandifur
Fannie L. McGregor
Roy Abrams
Enion Chapel
Pentecostal Power
T. J. Cotton
Unsettled Weather Tonight With Warmer East South
Weather bulletin notes unsettled conditions tonight and Saturday, with fair skies in the extreme south. It predicts milder temperatures in the eastern and southern portions and cooler air overall elsewhere.
Acquitted of slaying her husband in Chicago
Genevieve O'Brien, widow and expectant mother, was found not guilty of participating with Samuel Dorr in the murder of her husband William O'Brien. The jury reached a five to ten verdict after five ballots, as Dorr is serving life for the crime. The trial drew a crowded courtroom and lingering tension.
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Chicago
TNS
Samuel Howard Dorr
Genevieve O'Brien
William O'Brien
Dorr
Dr Oxnam Returns to Indiana After Illness Absence
DePauw University president G Bromley Oxnam arrives in Indiana from California where Mrs Oxnam remains hospitalized. A Chicago telegram says he will visit South Bend briefly and then speak at Lebanon. Mrs Oxnam is out of the hospital but must stay in California for another month to regain strength.
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G. Bromley Oxnam
DePauw
Indiana
California
Legion Banquet Tonight Planned for Putnam County Veterans
About 150 World War veterans are expected at the Country Club tonight for a Putnam county legion dinner led by chair Miss Helen Black. Bloomington’s Paul V. McNutt will be the chief speaker. Today also ends Greencastle Public Schools first semester.
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Country Club
Putnam County
Helen Black
Paul V. McNutt
Bloomington
Cubs Rout Rushville Lions 32 to 25 in Greencastle
Greencastle Tigers defeated Rushville Lions 32 to 25 on their home floor. Stone led Greencastle with high point total while Burton and Wilkinson starred for Rushville, and 22 fouls were called in the game.
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Rushville
Walthers
Leach
Wilkinson
Evan Crawley
Evan
Gene Crawley
Greencastle
Stone
McCrory
Burton
Elliott
Cubs
Gross
Tobin
Masten
Snoddy
Gross Walthers
Bausman
Fran Crawley
Weathers
Rushville Makin
Crawley
Eliott
G McCrory
Eveewe
Kin Lives
Gerah
Greencastle Junior Hi Defeats Brazil Quartet 7 to 1
Greencastle led 4 during the first half and pulled away in the curtain raiser edging Brazil 7 to 1. Black starred with two field goals and two free throws as Hammond, Davis and Gulifor stood out for the visitors.
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Greencastle
Brazil
Black
Hammond
Davis
Gulifor
Roachdale Institutes Set Talks for Farmers and Youth
The Franklin and Jackson townships institutes will be held at Roachdale on Friday with speakers Mrs. Russ Hershey of Fremont and W. Harlan of West Lafayette. A premium list for youths and farmers is under preparation after a $62 donation. An opening town hall program and a Thursday high school entertainment feature music speeches and a play. Mrs. Hershey will discuss Salads and Sandwiches and The Story of a Home as Told by Its Furniture. Mr. Harlan will address Making Farming a Real Business and Financial Independence for Our Children.
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Franklin and Jackson Township
Roachdale
Russ Hershey
Fremont
W. Harlan
West Lafayette
Hershey
Harlan
Local residents travel for taxes and exhibits
Harrison Tincher of Mill Creek township sought next year tax figures while Jesse Hughes attended a furniture manufacturing exhibit in Chicago. Beulah Walden Fannie Walden Elizabeth Stone visited Miss Opal Prather at Fillmore today.
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Harrison Tincher
Mill Creek Township
Jesse Hughes
Chicago
Beulah and
Fannie Walden
Elizabeth Stone
Opal Prather
Fillmore
Escapes With Bruises As Car Falls 250 Feet
Donald Tucker, 20, escaped with cuts and bruises when a Pontiac coupe rolled 250 feet down Waterworks Hill north of Greenscastle after brake trouble. The car, left for repairs at Coffman Garage, crashed between two walnut trees and stopped at the bottom, windshield intact and the rest wrecked.
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Greencastle
Big Walnut
Donald Tucker
Paul Tueker
Robert Stoner
Coffman
East Franklin Street
Tucker
Howewer
Meningitis Scare Hits Bedford Indiana
Bedford Indiana faces a meningitis scare with two cases Thurman Leonard 45 and Paul Warman 5 taken to Dunn Memorial Hospital. Health officials plan a conference to decide on school closures and postponement of the Bedford Martinsville Vincennes Washington basketball tournament and possible theater and public event suspensions.
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Thurman Leonard
Indiana
Paul Warmon
Dunn Memorial Hospital
Charles Blackburn
Bedford
Martinsville
Vincennes
Suppers Broken Arm as Auto Turns Over
Hubert Clodfelter 19 suffered a broken right arm when the car he rode in with three youths rolled over on Hollandsburg hill near Hollandsburg. Others escaped injuries. top of the Ford roadster was torn off. Dr Veach in Bainbridge treated the wound. an X Ray was planned to assess the fracture.
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Hubert Clodfelter
Wilbur Clodfelter
Morton
Hollandsburg
Roy Detro
James Firestone
Ralph Lawton
Veach
Bainbridge
Mexico Breaks Diplomatic Ties With Soviet Russia
Mexico City reports severance of relations with Soviet Russia after recent communist demonstrations at its embassies in Washington Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro. Mexican government cites Moscow directed agitation and meddling in its affairs. Dr Alexander Makar, Soviet minister, to depart on next steamer. Mexico's Moscow envoy already leaving. archives caretaker remains.
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Mexico City
INS
Russia
Alexander Makar
Mexico
Moscow
Washington
Buenos Aires
Rio de Janeiro
Four youths linked to Cloverdale Hardware theft face indictments
Frank Morrison of Cloverdale Hardware identified stolen items in the possession of four men arrested in Bloomington and Danville. Henry Miller of Michigan Romey Pardue Harold Arthur and Richard Gibson of Indiana face second degree burglary and auto banditry charges. The trio Pardue Arthur and Gibson are on parole from Pendleton Reformatory. Miller has no noted record. All four remain in Danville jail awaiting action.
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Despr Ndees
Bloomfast
Cloverdale Hardware and Lianiber Company
Frank Morrison
Cloverdale Hardware Quad Lianiber Company
Henry Miller
Plint
Michigan
Romey Pardue
Harold Arthur
Bloomington
Richard Gibson
Terre Haute
Indiana State Reformatory
Pendleton
Miller
Hadley
Denville
Indiana
Danville
Cloverdale Hardware and Lumber Company
Jesse HH. McCoy
McCoy
Mr. Morrison
Pardue
Arthur
Gibson
Reformatory
County Tourney Opens With Belle Union and Russellville
Belle Union and Russellville start the Putnam County tournament tonight at 7 30 PM in the local gym with nine teams entered. At 7 30 PM the Tigers Cubs meet Putnamville, with G Crawley out due to knee and Stone sidelined after a tooth extraction. Some B team players will see action as a patched lineup is featured. Tomorrow’s games include Reelsville vs Roachdale at 9, Bainbridge vs Cloverdale at 10, Fillmore vs Belle Union Russellville winner at 11, with semi finals tomorrow afternoon and finals tomorrow night.
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Belle Union
Russellville Pry
Putnam County
Tigers Cubs
Putnamville
Cube
G. Crawley
Rushville
Stone
Fillmore
Belle Union- Russellville
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Ili
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RED Cross Fund
Palled Meeting Temple Lodge
C. Long
Danper Insurance
DR. Oxnam
Legion
Greencastle Public Schools
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Tiger Cubs
Rushville Lions
Greencastle Lads
Hank
Jimmie
King
Beer Eee
McCullough
Gibbs
Knauer
Aecseaee
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Cette
Jackson
Pee
Currie
Nance F
Deen Beer
Cagle
Orue
Institute
THE
Herald
Ind
George W. Moore
Baker
West Palm Beach
Illa
F. R. Patterson
Robert K. Moncure
Cloverdale
Twoo
Purdue
Reelsville
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