Methodist Hospital receives 500000 gift for expansion unit
Officials of the Methodist Hospital expansion fund announce a 500000 donation from Mrs. Mary Hansen Carey. The gift includes 200000 to finance a 200 room Hansen Unit in honor of her father Julius A. Hansen and 200000 as an endowment for medical research.
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Methodist Hospital
Indianapolis
Ind
INS
Mary Hansen Carey
Ims
Carey
Julius A. Hansen
Lightning Destroys Dan Fall Barn in Raccoon
Lightning struck Dan Fall's barn in Raccoon twice on Sunday afternoon igniting a fire that burned the structure to the ground. Neighbors saved machinery and wagon. no stock was harmed. Loss insured. A prior strike on a nearby barn on June 7th, thirty years earlier, is noted.
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Raccoon
Dan
Fall
Woman Kills Self Leaves Death Note In Petersburg
Mrs. Elmer Beck aged 46 hanged herself in Petersburg Indiana early today leaving a note for her husband who found it on his morning return from the ice factory. Her body was later found in a neighbor’s smokehouse. Ill health and despondency cited amid a night of festive noise with giant crackers torpedoes and roman candles injuring a pedestrian struck by a citrus-like weapon as fireworks lit up the streets.
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Petersburg
Ind
Elmer Beck
Firecracker Throwers Focus of Police Drive
New Albany Indiana police launched an intensive campaign against motor traffic firecrackers. The crackdown targets offenders amid summer celebrations and potential hazards in city streets.
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New Albany
Ind
Local Visitors Return Home From Fillmore
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sproull and daughter Georgana of Shelton, IH, visited Mrs. Sproull’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo Haag in Fillmore and returned Monday. Miss Nora McCoy of Indianapolis spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John McCoy in Fillmore.
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Fred Sproull
Georgana
Shelton
Missionary Society Meeting At Baptist Church
The Missionary Society of the Baptist church met Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Howard Harris. Mrs. Opal Cox led devotions and Mrs. W. O. Griffith directed the program. Sixteen members answered roll call with a Bible verse. Mrs. Tarkington dismissed with prayer. Social hour followed with refreshments. Meeting adjourned to meet again in August with Mrs. Sallust. The Woman's Study club will meet Friday afternoon at 2 30 with Mrs. G. R. Boyle on East Hanna Street. Mrs. T. G. Yuncker will lead the program.
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Missionary Society of the Baptist Church
Howard Harris
Opal Cox
W. O. Griffith
Tarkington
Sallust
Woman's Study Club
Woman’s Study Club
G. R. Boyle
East Hanna Street
T. G. Yuncker
Actress Gladys Brockwell Dies After Auto Crash
Hollywood mourns veteran film and stage actress Gladys Brockwell who died from internal injuries after a car crash near Calabasas. The incident left advertising executive Thomas Brennan with minor injuries as Brockwell remained unconscious for four days before dying yesterday. The star rose in early talking pictures notably in Lights of New York and was the daughter of actress Lillian Brockwell.
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Hollywood
INS
Gladys Brockwell
Thomas S. Brennan
Calabassas
Brennan
Miss Brockwell
New York
Lillian Brockwell
Local Social Notes From North Floyd Area
Mrs Waldo Michael visited at M K E Smiths last weekend. Mr and Mrs Bert Veach of Brownsburg visited Thomas Sol oman from Friday to Monday. Mr and Mrs Gene Girton of Indianapolis spent Sunday with Fred Rogers. Dessie Soloman Mae Stages and daughter Merle called on Mrs M B E Smith Wednesday. Clifford Shinn and James Helton and Thomas Soloman in Greencastle Tuesday. Miss Nola Baker leaving hospital soon. Miss Edna Baker in Indianapolis last week. A large crowd visited Baker Bros camp Sunday.
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Waldo Michael
M. KE. Smith
M. FE. Smith
Bert Veach
Brownsburg
Thomas Soloman
Gene Girton
Indianapolis
Fred Rogers
Dessie Soloman
Mae Stages
Merle
M. BE
Clifford Shinn
James Helton
Greencastle
Nola Baker
Edna Baker
Baker Bros
Refrigerator fumes blamed in 15 Chicago deaths
A coroner's jury found that Mrs. Violet Clark, 28, died from fumes from a mechanical refrigerator in her apartment. The verdict, submitted to Coroner Bundesen and Health Commissioner Kegel, notes that fifteen Chicago deaths have been attributed to refrigerator gases.
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Chicago
INS
Violet Clark
Herman N. Bundesen
Arnold Kegel
Kegel
Slayers of Muncie Reporter Convicted
Raymond West and Thomas Hernandez, Laredo peace officers, were convicted of murdering Laredo newspaper reporter Harry Williams in January. West received a 99 year sentence and Hernandez 20 years after a trial that featured tense jury pleas.
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Laredo
Tex
Raymond West
Thomas Hernandez
Harry Williams
West
Hernandez
Williams
Rio Grande
Young aviator jailed twenty five years for bank robbery
Gary Indiana July 2 a Dallas aviator Fouter B Jones was sentenced to twenty five years in the Indiana state penitentiary for taking part in the Glen Park State Bank robbery last March. He was wounded by a guard and captured the next day while accomplices fled with about seven thousand dollars.
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Gary
Ind
INS
Fouter B. Jones
Dallas
Indiana State Penitentiary
Jones
Glen Park State
Bread truck driver killed in Indianapolis crossing crash
Virgil O. Bear, 24, employed by the National Biscuit Company, died when his truck was struck by a Nickel Plate Railroad passenger train at Forty-Sixth street and Keystone avenue. Police released engineer Charles West and conductor Jess Hall, noting Bear may have been speeding as skid marks appeared 35 feet from the crossing. The truck’s brake drum was fractured and the train carried the wreckage about 10 feet.
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Indianapolis
INS
Virgil O. Bear
National Biscuit Company
Nickel Plate Railroad
Forty-Sixth Street
Keystone Avenue
Bear
Charles West
Jess Hall
Peru
Endurance Plane City of Cleveland Surpasses 108 Hours
Excellent flying weather aided the endurance aircraft City of Cleveland as it exceeded 108 hours in the air, reaching 6 38 a m today. The record flight continued from Cleveland, Ohio on July 3 with milestones noted by press agencies.
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Cleveland
Maysville Social Visits Include Nearby and City Guests
Mrs Sam Isenberg and daughter Pearl visited Mrs Emma Steward Sunday afternoon. Mr and Mrs George Chapin spent Sunday in Indianapolis. Mrs Flossie Deisher of Roachdale visited her mother Mrs Corda Temple Friday. Mary Allgood made a business trip to Roachdale Saturday. Mrs George Wall Britton and son of Ladoga were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs C F Modlin. Mr and Mrs Dan Hope and family visited Friday with Mr and Mrs Chauncey Perkins. Mr and Mrs Homer Asher of Indianapolis called on Mr and Mrs J P Kendell Sunday. Mrs Dan Weller visited Ida and Laura Steward Friday afternoon.
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Sam Isenberg
Pearl
Emma Steward
George Chapin
Indianapolis
Flossie Deisher
Roachdale
Corda Temple
Mary Allgood
George Wall Britton
Ladoga
C. F. Modlin
Dan Hope
Chauncey Perkins
Homer Asher
J P. Kendell
Dan Weller
Ida
Laura Steward
Shumaker Plans Return After Health Improvement
Rev Edward Shumaker superintendent of the Indiana Anti Saloon League, now in Battle Creek sanitarium recovering after a sixty day contempt sentence, is in better health and plans to return home next week to resume his work. He said the jail term was not to blame for his condition and called the term a thoroughly enjoyable experience.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Edward §. Shumaker
Indiana Anti- Saloon League
Battle Creek Sanitarium
State Supreme Court
Shumaker
Yesterday's Baseball Results Across Leagues
Scores from yesterday show American Association games with Columbus defeating Indianapolis 7 to 2 and Milwaukee beating St. Paul 9 to 5 while Minneapolis and Kansas City tied 5 4 and Toledo edged Louisville 5 to 4 in 10 innings. American League action includes Philadelphia 7 to 4 over Washington and Cleveland 5 to 4 over Chicago as New York defeated Boston 4 to 3 amid other results. National League play features New York 6 to 2 over Boston and Pittsburgh 5 to 3 against St. Louis with Chicago 5 Cincinnati 4 in the only scheduled games.
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Columbus
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Toledo
Louisville
Philadelphia
Washington
Cleveland
Chicago
New York
Boston
Detroit
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Tornado Insurance and Banking Agents Named
Insurance Department lists General Trust Co and 8. C. Sayers as advertisers for tornado insurance matters and related services.
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Insurance Department
Central Trust Co
8. C. Sayers
Mer
Adv
Tornado Insurance Insurance Department
General Trust Co
Guardian sale of ward’s Greencastle real estate
Putnam Circuit Court orders guardian Jennie B. Williamson to sell Lot 1 in G H Williamson subdivision Greencastle Indiana at private sale starting July 13 1929 at 1 PM and continuing daily until sold. Sale subject to court approval with cash terms through Central Trust Company Green Cast le Indiana. Glen H Lyon attorney.
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Guardian
Putnam Circuit Court
Jennie B. Williamson
Central National Bank
Greencastle
Indiana
G. H. Williamson
Central Trust
Greencastle, Ind
Glen H. Lyon
Atty
Fortify Against Colds with Burke's Cod Liver Oil Tablets
Sailor tested plan to guard against influenza and coughs praises Burke's Cod Liver Oil and Iron Tablets. Advocates daily use to build rich blood and resist exposure, noting easy to swallow tablets with fishy taste removed. Mullins Div Store advertises the product.
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Burke
Mullins Divs
Adv
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