DePauw University Buys Sunset Hill Tract for Athletic Field
Sunset Hill a tract between Hill Street Hanna Street Monon Street and Blackstock Field near Edmund Lynch has been purchased by DePauw University. The combined land will form a premier athletic field adjoining Blackstock Field enhancing Indiana and Midwest sports facilities.
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Sunset Hill
Hill Street
Hanna Street
Monon
Blackstock Field
Edmund Lynch
DePauw University
DePauw
Indiana
Middle-West
Lightning Strikes Farmhouse Window Near Manhattan
Clarence Albright a farmer near Manhattan reports a Friday night lightning strike tore boards from the house side and shattered a window while he slept beside it He was not injured in the incident.
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Clarence Albright
Manhattan
Albright
Farmer Killed by Lightning in Coatesville Area
Hendricks County farmer John Newman, living about a mile and a half southwest of Coatesville, was struck and killed by a bolt of lightning while seated in a swing in his front yard near noon on Friday. A companion in the swing was knocked unconscious but soon recovered.
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John Newman
Hendricks County
Coatesville
Newman
Historical Society Assigns Committees in Greencastle
Putnam County Historical Society met in the Court House Assembly Room with President Jesse Weik presiding. A permanent constitution committee of Susie Talbott Ed Hamilton and James L Randel was appointed, while an executive committee of John C Vermillion chair Margaret Gilmore Matt J Murphy George Edwin Black and Lela Walls was named to plan township leadership and Greencastle Centennial events. The next meeting is scheduled for Friday evening July 13 in the Court House Assembly Room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam County Historical Society
Court House
Jesse Weik
Susie Talbott
Ed. Hamilton
James L. Randel
John C. Vermillion
Margaret Gilmore
Matt J. Murphy
George Edwin Black
Lela Walls
Greencastle
Wheat sprouts and molds from recent rains
Farmers report widespread sprouting and moulding of wheat in shock due to ongoing rains after harvest. The wet weather has damaged substantial quantities, with rain continuing to threaten remaining crops and harvest prospects.
Conditions Improve and Rains Cease Threaten Farmers
The report warns that if rains stop soon, farmers face a heavy loss. officials urge relief and monitoring of crops as weather shifts.
Farmers Face Hard Times From Low Wheat Prices
Farmers report prices at 85 cents a bushel and bids for labor rising, sparking fears of reduced wheat acreage next fall. With a heavy state crop, growers may sell soon to cover liabilities, pressuring prices further and risking urban shortages as demand outpaces supply.
Sunday Visits Across Glen Needles and Barker Family
Glen Newell spent Sunday with the Barker boys and with Mr and Mrs Arthur Oakley and daughters. The Gowins and Mollie Coffman family were also visiting. Lorna Barker and Lloyd Barker called on Asa Batem an and Martha. Nina Carpenter Burley Malayer and Herbert Jones visited Elsie Gericke. The Shuee family called on Grover Barker. Oval Myers visited the Bateman family. Earl Toney family and father visited Boone Shuee. Miss Mary Helen Ford of Ladoga stayed with Martha Batman. Marie Vitito and Naomi Newell attended the Jamestown band concert. Grover Barker was in Roachdale. Charles Shuee called on the Barker boys.
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Henry McAllister
J. B. Rickey
Indianapolis
Chas. J. Arnold
C. O. Buis Serre
Guy Jackson Renee
G. G. Buis Sateen
Wright
P. Wright
John C. Vermillion
John L. Fellows
Perryrt
Paul F. Priest
S. C. Sayers
J. Arnold
J. L. Wilson
J. W. Cromwell
S. A. Vermilion
Oscar Lydick
Rpr
Floyd Porter
Clinton
Orval Boling
Gray's Road
John W. Porter
Clinton Arthur Plummer
Clarence O. Davis
Cloverdale
Isaac Skelton Teen
Cora M. Davis
W. H. York
Pearl Padgett
Floyd
Shelby Padgett
Floyd Weer
Bicknell-Coffman
Hee
Washington
Cather McCulough
W. T. Raab
Oreee
Carl A. Huffman
Chas. M. Diel
L. W. Veach
Monroe
Ira McCollister Coenee
Moore & Cook
Arthur Ragle
Ovis
Lee Williams
Thos Raach Teeter
Wm. E. Dehler
Poor
James C. Hunter
Flyod
A. G. Sutherlin
Lee A. Myers
Cooper & Sutherlin
War
Earl Herbert Pete
J. K. Langdon & Co
Jeff
John D. Allee
Halle Thomas
Mat
Sal c
Wm. T. Inman
Janc H
Geo. E. Thomas Senet Wee
Geo. B. Coffman
Jan c. H. Sal
Hugh Burdett Peete
C. H
J Veows
Elmer Blue
Putnam Elect. Co
Ge. Gas & Elect. Co. c. Bh
John White
Ge. Water Works Co
Standard Oil Co
Sespusovees
Mary Hurst
R. E. Knoll
Putnam
County
Lelan F. Stewart Lafe
Cloverdale Graphic
S. W. Ader
Cas. R. Britton
Eli Anderson
Lawrence Hoffman
Glen Newell
Barker
Arthur Oakley
Clarence Gowin
Mollie Coffman
Lorna
Lloyd Barker
Asa Batman
Martha
Nina Carpenter
Burley Malayer
Herbert Jones
Elsie Gericke
Austin Shuee
Grover Barker
Oval Myers
Asa Bateman
Earl Toney
Boone Shuee
Mary Helen Ford
Near
Ladoga
Martha Batman
Marie Vitito
Naomi Newell
Jamestown
Roachdale
Charles Caled
Shuee
Charles Shuee
Barker Boys
Idle land in Clay County alarms farmers report
The Brazil Times notes a Clay County Farm Bureau survey showing 2 009 acres of Jackson township tillable land idle as farmers seek higher wages in factories and mines. Officials warn statewide idle farmland nears two million acres, raising concern over reduced production.
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Jackson Township
Clay County
Clay County Farm Bureau
H. H. Boyd
Farm Bureau
Indiana
Joni
Engagement announced for Ruth Ralston and William LaRue
Senator and Mrs Samuel M Ralston of Michigan road announce the engagement of their daughter Ruth to William Stewart LaRue a former DePauw University student The wedding will take place this month
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Samuel M. Ralston
Michigan Road
Miss Ruth
William Stewart LaRue
Indianapolis Star
Miss Ralston
Mr. LaRue
DePauw University
Former merchant Ed C. Bishop dies in Brazil
Ed C. Bishop age 81 a pioneer Putnam County resident died Sunday around 2 PM at 416 North Walnut Street Brazil from heart disease Funeral services were conducted at the Brazil home Tuesday at 10 AM by the G A R and Rev George B Aikman burial followed in Forest Hill Cemetery Greencastle Bishop born in St Louis MO was a longtime merchant first in Putnamville then Greencastle
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Ed. C. Bishop
Putnam County
North
Walnut Street
Brazil
George 8. Aikman
First Presbyterian Church
Greencastle
Forest Hill Cemetery
Mr. Bishop
St. Louis
Local Pioneer Bishop Remembered for Civic Service
The obituary notes a Putnamville merchant and postmaster who served on the town board and as Warren township trustee. A Cloverdale Masonic Lodge member and Putnamville G A R veteran, he lived in Brazil as a leading citizen and was a devoted First Presbyterian Church member. He enlisted in the Civil War and served four years, wounded at Champion Hill.
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Putnam County
Putnamville
Warren Township
Cloverdale
Masonic Lodge
Bishop
Brazil
First Presbyterian Church
Champion
Mississippi Hill Veteran Remembers War Injury and Family
A Mississippi veteran recounts carrying a bullet in his body for years after the war. He notes two daughters Miss Jennie Bishop and Miss Mabel Bishop as teachers in Brazil schools and a grandson Charles Bishop of Jeffersonville survives.
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Hill
Mississippi
Jennie Bishop
Mabel Bishop
Brazil
Charles Bishop
Jeffersonvile
Fire damages home of Misses Grady on South Indiana
A fire started in a clothes closet in an upstairs room from faulty wiring and caused about 500 dollars in damage to the home of the Misses Grady on South Indiana Street Sunday night. Firemen cut through the roof to fight the blaze. water caused much additional damage. Dr. and Mrs. C. F. Overstreet left Tuesday for Bay View Michigan with Mrs. James B. Nelson of Indianapolis.
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Misses Grady
Indiana Street
Negral
C. F. Overstreet
Bay View
Michigan
James B. Nelson
Indianapolis
Also Mentioned on This Page
Historical Society
Bainbridge
Pennsylvania Railroad System
the Standard Railroad of the World
Ruth Ralston
Toledo
Sherrill Brothers
Greencastle and
Purdue University
Larkin & Denny
Harris Milling Co
Big Four Mills
Cagle & Gobel
Poland
Russellville
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