Severe heat siege broken in Greencastle with 91 degrees
The Greencastle area ended a severe heat siege as temperatures reached 91 F on Thursday while 7 am readings Friday showed 76 F. Records note one hundred degree days earlier in the week and a cooler trend by Friday noon with 84 F at the zenith. Rainfall remains deficient in Indiana at 0.02 inches since January 1, total 19.92 inches for the year. Local creek near Big Walnut rose a foot and turned muddy after recent rains. A cool breeze and clouds offered no rain, with forecasts predicting dry conditions for the next day.
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Greencastle
J. P. Allen, Jr
Allen
Indiana
Big Walnut Creek
Funeral for Fern Sears Set in Indiana Home Saturday
Funeral services for Fern Eloise Sears two year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Sears will be held at 2 PM Saturday at the home on North Indiana Street with Rev C A Hodshire of Waitsburg Washington conducting. Interment will be in Forest Hill Cemetery. She died Thursday morning at her Indianapolis home after a two week illness. She is survived by her parents grandparents and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fern Eloise Sears
Frank Sears
Indianapolis
Joe Sears
Indiana Street
C. A. Hodshire
Waitsburg
Washington
Forest Hill Cemetery
Sears
Adam Street
Grencastle
Jennie Fisher
Lydia Walls
Basket Dinner Baptism and Services at Deer Creek Bridge
Maple Heights Church invites members and friends to services and baptisms next Sunday July 10 at Deer Creek Bridge south of Greencastle. A basket dinner follows and Sunday school attendees meet at 10 30 at Maple Heights Church. Hay ride option offered at minimal cost led by Grace Black pastor assisted by Rev LD Dodd.
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Maple Heights
Deer Creek Bridge
Greencastle
Grace Black
LD. Dodd
Ford Plant Sets One Month Production Record in June
Ford Motor Company plants in Detroit and 22 others nationwide produced 108 962 cars and trucks in June, a new monthly high. July output is forecast at 109 000 units, about 4 360 daily for 25 days, equating to 545 units per hour and one vehicle every 61 2/3 seconds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford Motor Company
Detroit
Ford
Real Estate Transfers Listed for Several Townships
Charles Allen transfers property in Greencastle to J Elmer Wells for 5000 dollars. E William Spray transfers land in Floyd township to Finton Crull for 1 dollar. F Joseph Morphew transfers land in Jackson township to Otha C Oak ley for 1820 dollars. Joseph F Morphew transfers land in Jackson township to Ross Morphew for 3480 dollars. Charles F Rice to B F Myers transfers land in Franklin township for 1000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Allen
J. Elmer Wells
Greencastle
E. William Spray
Finton Crull
Floyd Township
Joseph Morphew
Otha C .Oakley
Jackson Township
Joseph F. Morphew
Ross Morphew
Charles F. Rice
B. F. Myers
Franklin Township
Rotary Picnic for Boys Draws Neighbors and Helpers
Rotarians set a free picnic for boys aged 8 to 15 on Wednesday July 13 at 6 15 p m with ice cream and games. Boys must report to a committee by Tuesday noon July 11 and notify Frank Stevens Chas Moffett or C W Otis to join. Trucks depart at 6 15 p m from east Washington and Vine street and return around dark.
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Rotary
East Washington
Vine Street
Rotarians
Frank Stevens
10 Cent
Chas. Moffett
Brown & Moffett
South Side Square
C. W. Otis
Courage of Officers Saves Crew As Blimp C-8 Burns
Norfolk report credits Lieuts. B. N. Johnson and C. C. Atwood with saving all six aboard the C-8 dirigible when a fire broke out 400 feet above Hampton Roads. The airship exploded after landing. crew escape unharmed aside from burns. Johnson fought flames near the fuel tank despite a fractured wrist while Atwood piloted the landing through flames. Also burned were DR Russell the official photographer H M Lemsky chief machinist and two other machinists.
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Norfolk
B. N. Johnson
C. C. Atwood
Naval Air Station
Hampton Roads
Lieut. Johnson
Lieut Atwood
D_ R_ Russell
H. M. Lemsky
Funeral of Susie Hopwood Planned for Sunday
The funeral of Miss Susie Hopwood will be held at 3 o clock next Sunday afternoon in the Christian Church. Rev A M Hootman and Rev Levj Marshall will conduct the services. Interment will be in Forest Hill cemetery. Miss Hopwood died July 3 in Long Beach California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susie Hopwood
Christian Church
A. M. Hootman
Levj Marshall
Forest Hill Cemetery
Miss Hopwood
Long Beach
California
Wedding Announcement for Bill Tway and Unknown Bride
Friends in Greencastle learn that former DePauw athlete Bill Tway and his wife reside at 1926 Cheyenne Boulevard in Colorado Springs. The message offers no details about the bride, leaving the identity of his wife undisclosed.
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William Tway
Cheyenne Blvd
Colorado Springs
Col
Bill Tway
DePauw University
Greencastle
Bill
Age of Trees in Europe and Ancient Claims
A discussion of ancient trees in Europe highlights the Cos island plane touted at 2000 years, while evidence from Germany suggests no tree can be proven older than 500 years. The piece notes growth rings as age evidence and warns against relying on vague or anecdotal records for historic trees. It cites the Rufme Stone in the New Forest as an example of misattributed age due to replacement and decay.
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Europe
Aegean
Sland
Cos
Dean Farrar
St. Luke
St. Paul
London Globe
Caphyae
Arcadia
Pausanias
Constantinople
German Forestry Department
Germany
New Forest
William Rufus
Golfers to Face Crawfordsville Team Match
Greencastle golfers headed by Andrew Hanna of the Greencastle Country Club traveled to Crawfordsville today to play a match with members of the Crawfordsville Country Club. The trip list includes Richard Taylor E B Taylor Fred Hixon Heber Ellis SC Sayers A B Hanna Wallace Welch Charles Mc Gaughey Cleve Thomas C C Gillen A G Brown Harold Stoner Frank Bittles Reese Matson Earl Harris Millard Hootman Glenn Lyons William Koehler Pete Stringer George Christie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Hanna
Greencastle Country Club
Greencastle
Crawfordsville
Crawfordsville Country Club
Richard Taylor
E. B Taylor
Fred Hixon
Heber Ellis
SC. Sayers
A. B. Hanna
Wallace Welch
Charles McGaughey
Cleve Thomas
C. C Gillen
A. G Brown
Harold Stoner
Frank Bittles
Reese Matson
Earl Harris
Millard Hootman
Glenn Lyons
Wiliam Koehler
Pete Stringer
George Christie
National road work bids opened in Indiana
The State Highway Commission invites bids to improve the National road from Manhattan to beyond Mt. Meridian with a concrete section completed to Stilesville. Bids will be let Tuesday July 2 at the State Highway Director’s Indianapolis office for work to finish by fall 1922.
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State Highway Commission
Manhattan
Mt. Meridian
Stilesville
Indianapolis
Banks Held Up by Six Bandits In Ashtabula Robbery
Six bandits robbed the Marine National Bank in Ashtabula of about 6000 at noon and escaped. Police and volunteers hunted by boat and air, with a gangboat the Merry G believed involved. A girl clerk’s quick alarm aided the escape, and a pistol shot wounded Officer Shannon.
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Ashtabula
Cleveland
Lake Erie
Marine National Bank
Ninevah Beach
Here
Merry G
Howard Staley
Cleveland Yacht Club
Rocky River
Geneva
Staley
Patrick Shannon
R. C. Eldred
Fairport
Ashtpbula
Death Car Brought to Tyrells Garage for Viewing
The Monroe touring car involved in the fatal Tuesday night crash on the National road at Billtown, driven by Harry Quigg of Greencastle, has been hauled to Tyrell garage on West National avenue. The vehicle shows extensive damage with the chassis and wreckage left after a heavy cable strike, killing Quigg and Mrs. William H. Perkins of Indianapolis.
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Monroe
National Road
Billtown
Harry Quigg
Greencastle
Quigg
William H. Perkins
Indianapolis
Tyrell
West National Avenue
Brazil
Democrats Discussing a Candidate for Mayor
With Dallas Pickett withdrawn from the Democratic ticket the party weighs a successor. Theodore Boes ex sheriff emerges as a leading potential candidate supported by many. the City Committee must fill the vacancy. Mrs. Mike Wolf has filed a declaration of candidacy and seeks committee support.
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Dallas Pickett
Theodore Boes
Boes
Democratic City Committee
Mike Wolf
Wolf
Woolf
Elks Lodge 1077 Meeting Notices
Elks Greencastle Lodge No 1077 will meet Friday at 7 15 PM to visit the residence of Brother Harry Quigg E E Caldwell secretary Al Beemer was in Indianapolis today on business.
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Greencastle Lodge
Harry Quigg
E. E_ Caldwell
Seey
al Beemer
Indianapolis
Local Resident T J Nixon Visits Greencastle on Business
Miss Fern O Hair of the O Hair family is critically ill at home with her parents in Greencastle. T J Nixon of Cloverdale was in Greencastle today on business.
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T. J. Nixon
Cloverdale
Greencastle
Masonic Notice for Funeral of Brother Harry Quigg
Called meeting of Temple Lodge No 47 I A M Saturday at 9 30 sharp for the funeral of Brother Harry Quigg A bk Durham W M E E Caldwell Secy
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Meeting Temple Lodge
Harry Quigg
A. Bk
Durham
Local Wool Shipment Plans Stir Greencastle Area
Mrs William Carroll and daughter Miss Settie join Mr and Mrs Frank Cannon as guests in Plymout h while Miss Helen Black visits Rushville. One hundred fifty wool sacks arrived in Greencastle Friday and with 125 received a month ago will likely cover all Putnam county wool. The shipping date is undecided though two car loads are anticipated. some growers have stored wool in Greencastle awaiting shipment.
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William Carroll
Settie
Bob
Plymouth
Helen Black
Rushvile
Frank Cannon
Greencastle
Putnam County
O'Daniels Plan Weekend Visit to Indianapolis
Mr. and Mrs. A. V. O'Daniel and grandchildren Eileen and Richard will drive to Indianapolis Saturday to visit relatives including Mr. and Mrs. Frank Racops and Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Ritter. They return to Green Castle Monday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. V. O’daniel
Eileen
Richard O'Daniel
Indianapolis
Frank Racops
Dwight Ritter
Greencastle
Edgar O’daniel
New York
Edgar O'Daniel
U. V. O'aniel
Professor Nichols Spanish class to picnic at Wildwood
Twenty students from DePauw under Professor E B Nichols will depart at 6 15 AM Saturday for Wildwood for an early morning picnic and swim. They will return by 9 30 AM to attend other classes after meeting six days a week from 7 30 to 9 30. Nichols will accompany the group due to their diligent study.
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E. B. Nichols
DePauw
Wildwood
Nichols
Skimmerhorn Arrested for Theft of Tires
Local taxi driver Red Skimmerhorn was arrested on Thursday after confessing to stealing two automobile tires from cars at the show lot near the circus. Police identified one tire by serial number and recovered it from a straw stack west of town. Skimmerhorn wa s released on recognizance and will appear before Judge Hughes.
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Red Skimmerhorn
Dr. W. D. James
Robert Allen
Marshall O'Hair
Vandalia
Skimmerhorn
Hughes
Funeral of Harry Quigg Held at Home Saturday Morning
Funeral services for Harry Quigg were held at 10 o clock Saturday in his home on South Indiana Street. Rev H C Clippinger of Locust Street Church conducted the service. Temple Lodge No 47 Masons performed at the grave with interment in Forest Hill Cemetery. Relatives from Harrisburg Illinois Hutcheson Kansas Indianapolis attended. one sister Mary Lee Mitchell and sister Rose Butler were noted as ill or unable to attend.
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Harry Quigg
Indiana Street
H. C. Clippinger
Locust Street
Temple Lodge No. 47
Masons
Forest Hill Cemetery
Greencastle
US Prout
Harrisburg
Illinois
D. C. Mitchell
Hutcheson
Kansas
Margaret Quigg
Walter H. Perkins
Indianapolis
Rose Butler
Chicago
Mary Lee Mitchell
Laura Harris
Durable Cement to Face Everlasting Zinc in Sunday Ball Game
The first game of the industrial baseball series between Indiana Portland Cement Company and American Zinc Products Company will be at 2:30 Sunday at the Cement Mill ball park. Both teams are in good shape as “Durable Cement” meets “Everlasting Zinc” in a sunny afternoon clash.
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Indiana Portland Cement Company
American Zinc Products Company
America
P. C
Ty Cobb
Limedale
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Fern Sears
B. P.O
ELKS
Miss Fern O'Hair
Mrs. Henry O'Hair
W. D James
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