Say! Planks listed by Putnam delegation in Houston dispatch
Houston June 29. Charles J Arnold reports as publicity agent and stenographer for the Putnam County delegation the list of planks submitted to the National Committee platform committee. Names include Hughes Webb Moore Moody Kocher Arnold McKee Day Hanna Brown and others with varied proposals from removing sidewalks to a federal offense for fur theft and a plan for friendly U. S. D. B. Johnson relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Texas
Putnam County
National Committee
Platform Committee
James P. Hughes
Ott G. Webb
Cat
McCammack Grove
Curtis Hughes
Plank
Harry Moore
Frederick
Indiana
Robert Moody
Walnut Creek
William Kocher
Tex
Ott Webb—Plant
Charles J. Arnold
Lee McKee
Bainbridge
Putnam County Court House
Greencastle
Ora A. Day
Fillmore
Ott Webb
A. B. Hanna
Don L. McLean
John Cartwright
U. S
D. B. Johnson
A. G. Brown
Brown
Ppr
Abel Purchases City Meat Market renaming to The Quality Market
John Abel bought City Meat Market on Vine street Tuesday and took possession Thursday while remaining with Marshall Cement and Grain Co. His wife will run the shop with F R Gilli gan assisting. the store will be managed under the same principals and renamed The Quality Meat Market with plans for improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City
Vine Street
John Abel
Taxpayers to Be Heard on July 25 in Putnam County
Putnam County taxpayers are notified that the State Board of Tax Commissioners will hold a hearing July 25 at 9 30 a m in Indianapolis to review real estate and personal property assessments. Officers or taxpayers may appear or be represented. The board will also reconvene the Putnam County Board of Review on August 7 to hear taxpayers or municipal officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Tax Board
Board OF Review
Putnam County
State Board of Tax Commissioners
State House
Indianapolis
State Board
Putnam County Board of Review
Kiwanis Delegates Return From Seattle Trip
J. O. Cammack, local Kiwanis photographer and delegate, returned home Wednesday after a Seattle convention trip with Chicago origins. The group toured Canada by rail, visited Winnipeg’s wheat market, and spent four days in Seattle. En route home he visited relatives in Pueblo Colorado Iowa Falls and Waterloo Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. O. Cammack
Kiwanis Club
Seattle
Wash
Chicago
Canadian National Railroad
Canada
Winipeg
Cammack
Pueblo
Colo
A. F. Crispin
Iowa Falls
Iowa
C. H. Cammack
W. R. Cammack
Waterloo
Weather Forecast Mostly fair tonight and Friday
Mostly fair conditions continue tonight and Friday. Cooler in the extreme northeast portion and warmer Friday in the north and central regions.
Death at Sea Shocks Europe Belgian Banker Alfred Loewenstein
European press streams reports on the mysterious disappearance and presumed death of Capt. Alfred Loewenstein the Belgian financier once ranked among the world’s wealthiest. He left Croydon in a private Fokker with two secretaries and a valet, reportedly stepping into open air over the channel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
INS
Europe
Alfred Loewenstein
Lowenstein
Croydon
Fokker
Dunkirk
France
Doctor's Narrow Escape From High Water
Dr. W. M. McGaughey, returning from a call at Clinton Falls, found floodwaters two miles northwest of Greencastle covering the road and wheels. He slept in his car, then waded out and dressed, walking to Greencastle for a wrecker as water burst through the doors, reaching daylight as he reached home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. McGaughey
Clinton Falls
Dunbar Bridge
Greencastle
Marriage license for Wilfong and Marlow in Montezuma
George M. Wilfong aged 55 inspector and Irah D. Marlow aged 39 housewife, both of Montezuma, obtained a marriage license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George M. Wilfong
Irah D. Marlow
Montezuma
Conklin Nets City Hall Contract in Shelbyville
G Will Conklin was awarded the electrical contract for a $100,000 Shelbyville city hall to replace the burned building. The award was announced Tuesday night. He also secured a school contract in Hendricks county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Will Conklin
Shelbyville
Mr. Conklin
Hendricks County
Greencastle Band Announces Summer Concert Schedule
A fifteen piece program is planned for the Greencastle Band concert this evening. The event will be performed in the street in front of the Wetz store on East Washington Street with merchants having funded the Band fund for years. The set list includes Sousa pieces, selections from Faust and Tannhauser, and a variety of overtures and marches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greencastle
Wetz
East Washington Street
Washington Post
Oates Sousa Lackawanna Band
Rosenkraus Hoo
Ceed Miller
Chicago Tribune
Chambers
Faust
Gauned
The
Sousa
Lake Intermission
Rev Taylor to Speak at Union Service at Presbyterian Church
The union service Sunday at 7 30 pm will be held at the Presbyterian Church. Rev C H Taylor pastor of the Methodist Church will be the speaker. A good attendance is desired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
C. H. Taylor
Methodist Church
Postal Forces Picnic Held by Putnam County Unit
The postal employees and their families in Putnam County will host their annual picnic on July 29 at Allendale Springs. A featured program is planned and several distinguished visitors are expected. Frank Ashworth serves as chairman and Alva Brothers as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam County
Allendale Springs
Frank Ashworth
Alva Brothers
Peach Grower Estimates 6000 Bushels for shipment to Chicago
Abe Hillis north of town projects a peach crop of 6000 bushels and plans to ship the harvest to Chicago via American Express. Prof. and Mrs. Harry Gough depart for New York for summer study at Columbia University. Paul Linebarger and George Pickles of Bainbridge visit on business. Oklahoma State’s admission to the Union is noted with the flag gaining 46 stars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abe Hillis
Chicago
American Express
Harry Gough
New York
Prof. Gough
Columbia University
Paul Linebarger
George Pickles
Bainbridge
Oklahoma State
Italian fliers near coast of Brazil completing Rome to Rio leg
Italian aviators Capt. Arturo Ferrarin and Major Carlo Del Prete push toward Rio de Janeiro on a non stop Atlantic crossing after leaving Rome. They pass Natal and report 200 gallons of fuel with plans to continue to Rio. Military and civilian escorts await in Rio.
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Arturo Ferrarin
Carlo P. del Prete
Atlantic Flight
Rio DE Janeiro
INS
Carlo del Prete
South Atlantic
Rome
Brazil
Natal
Pernalbuco
Olinda
Ferrarin
Major del Prete
St. Paul Rocks
Atlantic
Dakar
Senegal
West Africa
del Prete
Campo Dos Affonzos
Argentina
Potatoes Grown In Barrels Claimed By Waveland Farmer
W. Rhinehart of Waveland claims a breakthrough potato method uses layered barrels with vines sprouting from holes in the sides. He says no weed hoeing, no killing, no ploughing, and only water is applied to the garden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Rhinehart
Waveland
Howard Denny Escapes Injury In Monon Railroad Crossing Incident
Howard Denny, mechanic at Moffett and Dobbs Buick, barely escaped injury when his car towing a race car was struck by a southbound Monon passenger train at the north Jackson street crossing. Dimmed lights and failure to stop caused the collision, tearing a tire and bending the axle and frame. Denny and companions moved the race car to Decatur after securing another vehicle, facing rain and punctures en route, arriving about 1 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Denny
Moffett & Dobbs Buick Agency
Jackson Street
Monon Railroad
Monon
Mr. Denny
Decatur
Denny
Man Killed in Ford Truck Collision at Stilesville
A Ford truck carrying a man named Smith, his family of four, and another truck collided near Stilesville this morning around 2 o'clock. The man died at the scene. the undertaker took charge. A woman and baby were injured and transported to an Indianapolis hospital. The five travelers were en route from Kentucky to Detroit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Stilesville
Indianapolis
Kentucky
Detroit
Down Poles Cause Injury Near Hanna Cross Roads
Mrs. Lewis Carr and her daughter of Elm Street were injured when their car struck a down telephone pole at Hanna Cross Roads north of the city during a storm. Mrs. Carr suffered a badly cut lip and facial cuts, the daughter was cut on the face, and Mr. Carr was unharmed. They were taken to Dr. W. R. Hutcheson’s office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Carr
Elm Street
Carr
Crawfordsville
Hanna Cross Roads
W. R. Hutcheson
Dr Oxnam Visits Greencastle Attend Decatur Races
Dr. Garfield Bromley Oxnam and family arrived in Greencastle from Boston and will stay about three weeks at Longden Hall before moving to Los Angeles. Howard Denny’s M-34 race car, driven by Jimmy Lewis, competed at Decatur Illinois where Hardy won the 20 mile grind and Chuck Bain earned a popularity cup after a spill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garfield Bromley Oxnam
Oxnam
Greencastle
Boston
Mass
DePauw
Howard Denny
Decatur
Ill
Jimmy Lewis
Hardy
Chicago
Chuck Bain
Bain
Denny
Frank Overhalser
Roscoe Scott
Fourth Was Bloody Day in Indiana
Indiana recorded one of the bloodiest Fourths with more than 24 violent deaths. Drownings topped the list, plus auto crashes, a shooting death, suicides, and a fatal aerial bomb blast. Affected towns stretched from Indianapolis to Fort Wayne and Vincennes.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Lockjaw
Myrtle Lostutter
Decatur
White River
William Shult
City Hospital
Lake Wawasee
J. Schlide
Connersville
Marie Gehring
Oldenburg
Jeffersonville
Leroy Lynn
Ohio River
Lieu F. Barrackman
Shelbyville
Robert Teeters
Franklin
Flat Rock River
Paoli
Carl Wilson
Lick Creek
Fort Wayne
George Gruenwald Jr
Lake George
Bluffton
Walter Bodle
Markle
Plymouth
Albert Norris Jr
South Bend
Dixon Lake
Chicago
Joseph Kaye
Roam
Mary Hull
North Manchester
Evansville
Luther Stuckey
Mechanicsburg
John — Stanley Moore
Washington Township
Wabash
Mary Giltner
Vincennes
Claude Whitler
Lawrenceville
Ill
Lake Lawrence
Wabash River
Louis “Dad” Shears
Huntington
Charles W. Clampitt
Boonville
James Mattingly
Pigeon Creek Coal Company
Also Mentioned on This Page
Alfred Lowesstein
Brussels
Belgium
Spain
Congo
Ford
Rockefellers
United States
America
Washington State
Miller
Crosley
Shanks
Tannhauser
Wagner
Eh Fawk
Schoenberger “de Molay
Hall
Rev. Taylor
Roman Flyers
South America
Dessau
Germany
Johann Rissiter
Wilhelm Zimmerman
Junkers
DR. Oxnam
New England
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