Local notes and notices from Greencastle and vicinity
July births and visits across Greencastle area including Joseph Edgar born in Crawfordsville to Mr and Mrs RK J Amy. Residents from Fillmore Indianapolis Detroit Lafayette discuss travel, visits, and work changes. Local court actions and road inspections also listed with names and places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rk. J. Amy
Crawfordsville Hospital
Joseph Edgar
Amy
Mildred Chamness
Fillmore
Teen Attacker Receives Life Sentence In Indiana Case
Joseph Alstatt, age eighteen, convicted in Marion Criminal Court of attacking an 11 year old girl with a jury recommending clemency. Special Judge Fremont Alford to decide if clemency petition goes to state prison. Prosecutor vows to make streets safer for girls. Police arrest Donald Snyder, 27, in a separate kidnapping and attempted assault of two 16 year olds.
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Indianapolis
Ind
INS
Joseph Alstatt
Miss Buss Robbins
Marion Criminal Court
Indiana Supreme Court
Alsiatt
Fremont Alford
Indiana State Prison
Alstott
Marion County
William H. Remy
Helmsburg
Snyder
Stephenson Gets 10 Talk With Attorneys
D. C. Stephenson, imprisoned former Klan figure serving life for murder, was allowed a 45 minute interview with lawyers Robert H. Moore and Paul B. Newman at LaPorte State Prison. Warden Dalby confirmed the meeting and that legal matters were discussed. A damnum action seeking private interviews is pending in LaPorte County Circuit Court, with Stephenson due to appear July 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laporte
Ind
INS
D. C
LaPorte County
Stephenson
Olympic team sails for Amsterdam aboard President Roosevelt
The American Olympic team sails at noon on the President Roosevelt for Amsterdam to train at sea nine days before the July 29 opening. Lawson Robertson and the coaching staff face anxious preparation as coaches fear losses at sea and in the low country harbor.
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Davis J. Walsh
New York
America
Army of Expedition
President Roosevelt
Amsterdam
Lawson Robertson
Prohibition and Farmer Labor Split Over Merger
In Chicago on July 11, Prohibition and farmer labor conventions debated whether the welfare of the farmer or prohibition policy should lead a merger. The two groups, initially seeking unity, appear headed in opposite directions and refuse mutual leadership. Only 22 states attend the Prohibition event and 10 states attend the Farmer-Labor meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
INS
Prohibition Party
Farmer-Labor
Cars wrecked at Cloverdale in road collision
Mr and Mrs Jesse Minnick of Commercial Place escaped injury when their Ford touring car collided with a Whippet from Bloomington at the Eel River road and State Road 43 intersection south of Cloverdale. The Whippet rolled once but its lone occupant was uninjured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Minnick
Commercial Place
Eel River Road
Cloverdale
Bloomington
Ill miners push for loosening Jacksonville wage pact
Illinois UMW leaders urge easing of the Jacksonville wage scale restrictions to gain bargaining freedom with coal operators and end the bituminous coal strike as the INS reports from Indianapolis. Harry Fishwick, Illinois UMW president, announced the stance during a policy committee meeting amid talks seen as pivotal to the national strike.
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Indianapolis
INS
Illneis
United Mine Workers
Jacksonville
Harry Fishwick
Illinois
United Mine Workers of America
International News Service
Miners’ Union
Smith Plan for Democratic Ticket Faces Unity Efforts
continuation describes discussions among Smith supporters as they shape the national ticket with Lehmann as finance director and Nellie Tayloe Ross as vice chair. It notes Reed’s pledge of support, preconvention reconciliations, and a first ever joint sit down of nominees with state leaders at a Houston era gathering.
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Smith
Raskob
Baruch
Herbert H. Lehmann
Nellie Tayloe Ross
Wyoming
Assembly
Gen. Smith
James A. Reed
Missouri
Houston
Gov. Smith
Reed
National Committee
National Democratic Club
Robinson
Drowned Child in River Near St. Joseph Indiana
Romaine Currie ten year old resident of St. Joseph eight miles east of Auburn Indiana drowned while bathing in the St. Joseph River. The body was recovered.
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Auburn
Romaine Currie
St. Joseph
Here
St. Joseph River
Three Italia survivors located by Russian rescue team
A Russian aviator from the ice breaker Krassin found three members of the Italia crew, Dr Finn Malmgren and Captains Alberto Mariano and Filip, near Northeast Land after two weeks missing. The Krassin plans to approach or land on the ice floes to rescue them if possible.
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Moscow
INS
Land
Vigbert
Finn Malmgren
Alberto Mariano
Fillip
France to Accept Treaty with Reservations
Paris July 11 France decided to accept the proposed American anti war treaty on condition it does not infringe existing League of Nations covenants Locarno commitments. Briand approved sending the note to Washington signaling willingness to sign with reservations after brief consultations with Britain and international law experts.
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Paris
INS
France
League of Nations
Council of Ministers
Briand
Kellogg
Washington
Foreign Office
Great Britain
United States
England
Section 2 Meeting Postponed to July 19
Section 2 of the First Christian Church postponed its meeting until Thursday July 19. Members are asked to note the date change. Tri Kappa will meet Thursday evening at 8 at Mrs A W Broadstreet east Franklin street. Section 1 To Meet Thursday Section 1 of the Christian Church will meet Thursday afternoon with Mrs Rosa Knauer. A good attendance is desired. Mrs Darnell Hostess To Art Needlework Club Mrs Mary Darnell Park street hosted the Art Needlework Club Tuesday afternoon. Roll call was answered with hot weather recipes. The rest of the afternoon was spent in conversation and refreshments of angel food cake punch and banana salad were served.
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The
First Christian Church
Tri Kappa
A. W. Broadstreet
East Franklin Street
Christian Church
Rosa Knauer
Theta Leads Scholarship Honors At University Frats
The 1927-28 scholarship standings show Kappa Alpha Theta tops the sororities with 91.0 credit points, while Lambda Chi Alpha leads the fraternities at 64.8. The annual report from Dean Post notes averages exclude demerits and include only Liberal Arts students.
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Kappa Alpha Theta
University National Sorority
Dean Post
Lambda Chi Alpha
College of Liberal Arts
Phi Gamma Delta
Delta Tau Delta
Delta Upsilon
Beta Theta Pi
Kappa Phi Sigma
Theta Kappa Nu
Phi Kappa Psi
Evis
Evis S48 10. Sigma Tau Gamma
Delta Kappa Epsilon
Sigma Nu
Phi Delta Theta
Alpha Tau Omega
Sigma Chi
Alpha Phi
Delta Delta Delta
Alpha Gamma Delta
Kappa Delta
Alpha Chi Omega
Phi Omega Pi
Alpha Omicron Pi
Datta Baba
Eareaceg
Kappa Kappa Gamma
Delta Zeta A
Alpha Gamma Delta Wee
Commons Club
Sigma Tau Gamma
Delta Zeta
Stores Fail to Close As Greencastle Merchants Stay Open
Many Greencastle business houses remain open while the planned summer closing through July and August is not observed by all merchants. The promoters hoped for universal store closures, but endorsement is lacking among many shopkeepers.
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Greencastle
Aig Re
Livestock Prices Steady to Higher at Indianapolis Market
The hog market advanced 10 to 15 cents with supplies from 170 to 300 pounds selling from 11.40 to 11.50 per cwt. Cattle were steady with higher beef steers at 15.25 and yearlings at 15.50. Vealers stayed at 16.00 and down. Sheep and lambs were steady with good lambs 15.25 to 16.00 and fat ewes 5.00 to 6.50.
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Indianapolis
Ind
For Sale and Rent Ads with House and Land Listings
Want ads show a semi modern house for sale or rent with four large rooms a large closet and a glassed in back porch available August 1. Contact J N Dalby or call 681 K. Also listed 40 acres in Floyd two with a good house barn outbuildings garage perpetual water grass and see W C Timmons in Greencastle.
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J. N. Dalby
Floyd Two
W. C. Timmons
Greencastle
Winter Fullenwider Dies After Operation in Terre Haute
Waveland mourns Winter Fullenwider a pioneer and prominent resident who died in a Terre Haute hospital Monday after an operation on Saturday led to leg amputation. Born November 6 1853 near Waveland he married Birdie Wright in 1896. Survived by widow one daughter Mrs Owen Dooley a grandson one brother Irving Fullenwider and many nephews and nieces.
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Waveland
Fullenwider
Terre Haute
Mr. Fullenwider
David
Latricia Fullenwider
Marriage License for Harold Noyes and Martha Mathews
Harold Noyes aged 20 of Marshall Illinois and Martha Mathews aged 19 of Cloverdale Route 2 obtained a marriage license. The pair are listed as the marrying individuals in a local civil record.
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Harold Noyes
Marshall
Ill
Martha Mathews
Cloverdale R. 2
Lovett Couple Returns From 11000 Mile West Trip
Mr and Mrs Ward Lovett former residents of this city arrived back in Roachdale Sunday after an 11000 mile motor journey through the West They started from Greencastle in spring via the southern route to California Seattle Yellowstone Park and Denver no major trouble reported Ward Lovett previously worked in the county surveyor office and Mrs Lovett in the county auditor's office Ward is the son of former county auditor W D Lovett.
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Ward Lovett
Roachdale
Greencastle
California
Seattle
Yellowstone Park
Denver
Lovett
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East Seminary Street
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Cleon Davies
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East Washington Street
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Thomas
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James E. Sinnet
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Anna Mae Bryan
James Thompson
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J. H. Pitchford
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Frank Daggy
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B. H. Bruner
Boone Ceremory
Putnam County
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John Goddard
Biederstedt
H. A. Sherrill
Putnam
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Fred Thomas
Manson Buster
Jimmy
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L. H. Murlin
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George Gregg
Gregg
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Beck Sales Co
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O’hair
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Kitchener
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Fred Dreger
South Bend
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Shannon Bros., Lbr. Co
Memphis
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Hanna Street
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Lambda Chi
Winter Fullenwider
Terre Haute Hospital
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