State Farm guard dies of heart disease age 50
Ed Searing age 50 of Crawfordsville, a guard at the State Farm in Pittville, was found dead in bed Monday morning likely from heart disease. He had worked at State Farm two years and is survived by a father, two brothers, and a sister in Crawfordsville. Funeral arrangements were noted with J. E. Curry undertaking and a Crawfordsville burial.
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Searing
Crawfordsville
Putnamville Institution
Ed. Searing
Crawfords
Pitt- Ville
Mr. Searing
Deisher
Howard
J. E. Curry
Greencastle
State Farm
Former Putnamville Merchant Bishop Dies in Brazil
C. Bishop age 81 a Putnam County pioneer died Sunday near 2 pm at 416 North Walnut Brazil. Funeral services Tuesday at 10 am at First Presbyterian Church with burial in Forest Cemetery. He was born in St Louis and long a Putnam merchant, town official, and G A R member. He served four years in the Civil War and carried a bullet in his shoulder. He leaves daughters Jennie and Mabel and a grandson.
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C. Bishop
Putnam County
North
Walnut Street
Brazil
George S. Aikman
First Presbyterian Church
Green
Forest Cemetery
Bishop
St. Louis
Putnam Coune
Putnam
Warren Township
Cloverdale
Putnam Post
First Presbyterians
Champion
Mississippi
Jennie Bishop
Mabel Bishop
Razil
Jeffersonvile, Sur
Marriage Notice for Ruth Ralston and William LaRue
Miss Ruth Ralston and Mr Samuel M Ralston announce the engagement of their daughter to William Stewart LaRue a former DePauw University student The couple will wed this month in Michigan road area reported by the Indianapolis Star.
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Ator
Samuel M. Ral
Michigan Road
William Stewart LaRue
Ing
Janapolis
Miss Ral
Mr. LaRue
Mooresville Beats Greencastle in 10-innin g Baseball Clash
Mooresville baseball team improves to 12 wins in 13 starts after a 10 to 0 victory over Greencastle. Ullerdick started for Greencastle and was relieved by Blue in the seventh inning.
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Mooresville
Sun
Greencastle Ls
Ullerdick
Greencastle
Blue
Hillis Seeks Divorce and Name Restoration in Putnam Circuit
Elizabeth Hillis files suit in Putnam Circuit Court seeking divorce from James Hillis on abandonment grounds. She requests restoration of her former name Elizabeth Hillis and is represented by attorneys James and Allee.
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Elizabeth Hillis
Putnam Circuit Court
Fire damages home of Misses Grady on South Indiana Street
A fire started in a clothes closet in an upstairs room due to defective wiring and caused about $500 in damages to Misses Grady's home on South Indiana Street near 11 PM Sunday. A passerby discovered the blaze, firefighters cut a roof hole to access the attic, and water caused substantial further damage.
Idle Land Surfaces in Clay County Survey
Clay County Farm Bureau reports over 2,000 acres of tillable land in Jackson township idle this year as farmers seek factory and mine work. The survey notes 20,000 idle acres in the county and about 2,000,000 statewide, risking wheat prices and farm livelihoods amid low crop values and labor shortages.
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Clay County Farm Bureau
Jackson Township
Clay County
H. H. Boyd
Farm Bureau
Indiana
Green castle golf tourney winners net 67 tie
W A Beemer and Dick Taylor shared top honors in the Greencastle club weekend event with net 67 scores. Leaders included H M Smith 76 and Walace Holcomb 69, with Reese Matson 71 and W L Denman 71 among others in the field.
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W. A. Beemer
Dick Taylor
Greencastle Golf Club
H. M. Smith
Wal
Detours and road work around Mt Meridian to Indianapolis
Greencastle drivers are advised to use Fox Ridge to Mt Meridian and divert at Moore Community house to reach Indianapolis via a still incomplete brick and concrete pavement. Traffic shifts and detours shorten, with Septist completion forecast for Mt Meridian brick work and rising through traffic to the Nat Road.
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Greencastle
Indianapolis
Fox Ridge
Mt. Meridian
Moore Community House
Back Bone
Putnam County
Brazil
Deer Creek
Putnamville
Protest over National Road blockade at Pleasant Gardens
Cut off have blockaded the concrete pavement of the National road at Pleasant Gardens forcing tourists to detour around large piles of gravel and crushed stone on the pavement. A protest has been made to the State Highways Commission against permits allowing contractors to blockade the road.
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Pleasant Gardens
State Highways Commission
Mrs Crawford Dies After Surgery at Indiana Street Home
Mrs Eliza Griggsby Crawford 73 widow of L S Crawford died Saturday afternoon at 5:45 following a strangulation hernia operation performed at her residence on South Indiana Street. Funeral services were this afternoon at 2:30 at the residence led by Rev Victor Raphael with burial in Forest Hill Cemetery. Survived by five children Fred Walter Harry William Florence, plus one brother William Grigsby and four grandchildren.
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Eliza Griggsby Crawford
L. 5. Crawford
South Indiana Street
Crawford
Victor Raphael
Presbyterian Church
Forest Hill Cemetery
Julius Bryan
A.B. Phillips
Oscar Obenchain
Arthur Reat
E. R. Bartley
Ralph Howard
Weather Outlook for Tonight and Tuesday
Generally fair and continued warm tonight and Tuesday. Sunrise at 4 24, sunset at 7 16.
Mullins Narrow Escape In Ditch Collision Near Reelsville
R P Mullins narrowly escaped injury when his car driven by Green the Astle druggist went into a ditch west of Reelsville while returning from Robinson Illinois with Mrs Mullins and daughters. The culvert was hidden by weeds and edge of road crumbled as he attempted to pass another auto. a garage truck pulled the car back onto the road.
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Robinson, Ills
Death Comes To Miss Waverly Wesley Sunday
Miss Waverly Wesley age 16 died Sunday evening near 8 30 at her mother's home on South Locust Street from a disease complication after flu. Short services were held Monday and burial planned in Middleborough Kentucky on Tuesday morning. She leaves her mother and four brothers and a DePauw student.
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Henry McLean
Middleborough
H. M. Wesley
Semora
I. W. Wesley
Indianapolis
T. P. Wesley
Lofton F. Wesley
DePauw
Locust Street Church to Meet With Miss Thrasher
The Standard Bearers of the Locust Street Church will meet tomorrow evening at 7 30 with Miss Florence Thrasher. All members are urged to be present. Mr and Mrs Russell Leachman of Tulsa Oklahoma and Mr and Mrs Albert Leachman and daughter and James Riddell of Knightsville were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs A C White.
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Locust Street Church
Florence Thrasher
Russell Leachman
Tulsa
Okla
Albert Leachman
James Riddell
Knightsville
A. C. White
Kathryn Ruth Moore Weds Logan Munson in Phoenix
Mrs. Thomas T. Moore announces the marriage of her daughter Kathryn Ruth to Logan Munson on Saturday June 30 1923 in Phoenix Arizona. The Moore family are former Greencastle residents.
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Thomas T. Moore
Kathryn Ruth
Logan Munson
Phoenix
Arizona
Moore
Kathryn Moore
Greencastle
Mooresville Premature In Announcement On Orphans Home Move
An early Mooresville report claiming Greencastle Methodist Orphans Home would relocate to Mooresville is not official. Trustees meet tomorrow and could only recommend a move. final decision rests with the Indiana Conference of the Methodist Church meeting in September.
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Greencastle
Morgan County
Conference
Mooresville
Indiana
Services Largely Attended at Union Prayer Meeting
The Union Prayer services at the Christian Church drew large attendance on Sunday evening. Rev J E Porter spoke on Isaiah chapter six, stressing loyalty to God before earthly powers. Special music featured Miss Helen Cox and the Male Quartet. Next week’s meeting will be at Locust Street M E Church with Rev Victor Raphael leading.
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The
Christian Church
J. E. Porter
Colege Avenue
M. E
Isaiah
God
Helen Cox
Locust Street
M. E.church
Victor Raphael
Daring Rescue After Near Drowning At Water Works Dam
Jess Young, a Putnam county farmer, and his brother in law Vernon Allen nearly drowned at the water works dam when an under current pulled them under. Allen broke free and reached safety, while two other youths threw a rope to pull Young to the surface. He was unconscious briefly but revived.
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Jess Young
Putnam County
Water Works
Vernon Allen
Young
Allen
Rev J B Johnson Leaves Culver Hospital After Crash Injuries
The Rev J B Johnson of Wave land formerly of Greencastle, pastor at Wave Land Methodist Church, was injured June 21 when a Big Four train hit the bus at Grant Avenue crossing. He will be discharged today from Culver Union Hospital. E M Hobbs also injured may go home in 2 to 3 days. The Crawfordsville Review notes thanks to all who helped, praising hospital staff at Culver Union Hospital for their care despite crowding.
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Crawfordsvile Review
J. B. Johnson
Waveland
Grant Avenue
Culver Union Hospital
Davidson
E. M. Hobbs
Crawfordsville Review
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Ruth Ralston
Misses Grady
Tion
Washington Street
Reelsville
Ike
R.P. Mullins
Astle
Robinson
Ills
James Bittles
Frank Bittles
East Seminary Street
Will Sitlington
Little Rock
Ark
Gilbert Brown
Christie & Potter
Ted Cauble
Ira Holland
State Board of Accounts
Vaughan Wise
State Board
Newcastle
Albert Sage
South Bend
W. D. Lear
North Indiana Street
Edward Arthur
John Friend
Louisville
Mary Evans
Ralph Randel
Johanna Ash
Roachdale
Crescent Club
Cleve Thomas
John B. Johnson
METH
Odist
Wave
Land
Greencastle Produce Companies
Ersee BC
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