Local residents and visitors pass through Greencastle on business
A string of city sightings lists Roy Eads Miss Mary Johnson Fred Todd Oscar Merkel Edward Thomas James Welch and others in Greencastle on business today. The report notes visits to Indianapolis Coatesville Crawfordsville and Cloverdale plus a city council meeting and various social events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Eads
Roachdale
Mary Johnson
Brazil
Fred Todd
Groveland
Oscar Merkel
Cloverdale
Grand Jury Hears Ties to Immoral Trade and Political Watch
Indictments filed against Achie Ferguson Abe Levinson and L Silverman for trafficking in women with bonds set at 300 each. Grand jury members, business leaders, and judge M Fortune discuss election integrity and potential convictions amid claims of excluded testimony and a special prosecutor Joseph Roach probing the Donn Roberts network. Public sentiment questions whether a jury can convict without broad support. Werneke’s voting record not on the indictment list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberts
Achie Ferguson
Abe Levinson
L. Silverman
Red Light District
M. Fortune
Circuit Court
Terre Haute
Richard Werneke
Grand Jury
Joseph Roach
Donn Roberts
Roach
Werneke
Dick Werneke
Bar Association
Globe Trotter Haight Visits Greencastle Mayor
Andrew G Haight the world roaming traveler met Greencastle Mayor Cooper and added a note on executive stationery with his visit details He claims 16 states traveled 178000 miles walked 4000 miles and earned a living selling stickpins He asks why he looks younger and cites clean living He will depart for Terre Haute tomorrow Modern Woodmen notice follows. Dog ordinance imposes 60 day confinement muzzling under penalties. marshal and police authorized to kill dogs running at large. City seal dated January 27 1914 Mayor J Walter Cooper D H
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew G. Haight
Cooper
Haight
Brooklyn
Mr. Haight
Greencastle
Indianapolis
Terre Haute
Common Council
Ind
J. Walter Cooper
The First Dollar I Ever Earned Gopher Tale
Will Lamport recalls earning his first dollar by trapping gophers in Greencastle. The South Bend News Times recounts his curious account, with a humorous exchange over what a gopher looks like and a rough sketch misread as a map.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greencastle
Will K. Lamport
South Bend
Will Lamport
Yorktown
Long Island
Knights Templar Conclave in Greencastle Set for January 28
Attention Sir Knights. Stated conclave of Greencastle Commandery No. 11 Knights Templar on Wednesday evening January 28 at 7:30. Business and installation of officers. Lewis A. Zaring E. C. James McD. Hays Recorder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greencastle Commandery
Knights Templar
Lewis A. Zaring
E. C. James McD. Hays
Wanted Girl for General House Work in Bloomington
Help sought for general house work by Mrs. Frank Wheeler at 211 Bloomington Street. Telephone 705.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Wheeler
Bloomington Street
West
Hill Street
Will Lamport’s Gopher earnings and a bank bust
A reminiscence traces Will Lamport earning two cents per gopher with a collie hunter, then driving cows for extra change, saving ten dollars, and finally risking the return on his nest egg when a bank in Auburn, Indiana failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Lamport
William
Auburn
Ind
Indiana Sets Plan For Pre vocational Education In Schools
Charles A. Greathouse and W. F. Book announce a state plan for training and certifying pre vocational work teachers. Starting next fall state aid begins and teachers must pass special examinations in pre vocational work. Normal schools will tailor courses to meet high standards for certified training sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Greathouse
W. F. Book
State Board of Public Instruction
Indiana
Normals and Colleges of
Greathouse
Training and Supervisors Boost Prevocational Teachers in Indiana
The outline cites apprentice teacher plans, with skilled workers aiding classroom instruction in vocations. Traveling supervisors, district conferences, and county institutes extend provoca tional work. State accreditation elevates standards for standard normal schools and colleges to train teachers in prevocational subjects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
State Board
State Board of Education
Normal School
Standard College
Bell
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Edward Thomas
Clinton Falls
James Welch
Business Today
W. T. Besser
Coatesville
J. Hunter
Frank Coss
O. L. Evans
Gordon Prevo
J. H. James
Frank Donner
Crawfordsville
O. E. Anderson
Lota Williamson
Roy Harris
Tarantum, Pa
Henry Wilcox
Perry King
B. B. Stringer
William Goff
Harry Maxwell
Kewanee, Ill
Richard Orloop
Phil S. Fenn
Woman's League of the
College Avenue Church
Ed Coffman
Illinois
Vassar Knitting Works
Bay City
Mich
Mary Etter
Manhattan
Lelia Boyd
Pekin, Ill
Jessie Pierce
Martha Washington Club
Leslie Haymaker
W. T. Webster
Monon
W. W. Gilgis
Carswell
First Baptist Church
Della Pearce
East Morgan Street
J. W. Stoney
Clyde Pearce
Martinsville
Ora Moffett
Cloverdale Cemetery
Francis Stites
Marion Stites
Clinton Township
Samuel Stites
Madison Township
Dunkard
Thomas
Parke County
Marcie Jenny
Cletis Williamson
Elizabeth Watson
Colored Baptist Church
Brick Chapel
Ed Due
DePauw Glee Club
Greenfield
Neil Booth
New Castle
Shelburn
Cambridge City
Danville
Glee Club
Higgins
New Maysville
Bicknell Implement Room
North Indiana Street
North Jackson Street
Globe Trotter
Eureka
Browning 'S Grocery
Florida
Zeis & Company
Pearson's
ES Steven
Dean Oil & Paint CO
Cleveland, C
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Dagét Street
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