Custody Battle Ends as Mother Gains Child Return
In Princeton Indiana on July 11 Mary Eloise Montgomery aged 14 finally returned to her mother Mrs Ethel Montgomery after a nine year custody fight. The case involved habeas corpus proceedings and a prior kidnapping charge against the aunt Estella Montgomery. An agreement during a court conference led to dropping the kidnapping claim while custody was awarded to the mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Ind
Mary Eloise Montgomery
Ethel Montgomery
Walnut Apartments
Indianapolis
Robert C. Baltzell
Estella Montgomery
Posey County
T. Wilbur Montgomery
Baltzell
John E. Montgomery
Mary Eloise
Florida
Montgomery
Indiana
Jeffersonville
Althugh
Mexico
Ralston
United States
Cuba
Mary Floise
Goodrich
Wauchula
Fla
Legion Band to Perform on Greencastle Public Square
The American Legion Band launches a two month concert series on Greencastle’s public square starting Thursday with Hardy L. Tucker directing. Tucker, a former Sidney Ohio musician and wartime bandleader, will lead rehearsals and appear in Bainbridge tonight with the band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold L. Tucker
Greencastle
American Legion
Public Square
Hardy L. Tucker
Sidney
Ohio
Tucker
Motor Transport Corps
France
Washington, D. C
United States Marine Band
Mr .Tucker
Bainbridge
Legion Band
Legion Hall
James B. Tucker
W. W. Tucker
Cuba admissions linked to kidnapping charge
The article notes admissions in Cuba are said to have led to a kidnapping charge. It mentions Montgomery in Florida, where he has remarried and fathered a child by his second marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Montgomery
Florida
Funeral Service Held for Infant John Hathaway
Funeral services for John William Hathaway ten weeks old son of Mr and Mrs Rex Hathaway were held at 3 oclock Tuesday afternoon at the home south of Clinton Falls Rev Mr Overstreet conducted the services Interment was in Little Walnut cemetery The infant died at 2 oclock Monday afternoon at the home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John William Hathaway
Rex Hathaway
Clinton Falls
Mr. Overstreet
Little Walnut
Wallace Show Put Under Receiver in Evansville
Henry B. Walker was appointed receiver for the Greater Wallace shows by Judge Robert J Tracewell. The suit was filed by clown John Lancaster who says back salary is owed. The circus menagerie and side show travels in thirty trucks and faces claims in other cities. Separately, Clay O Hair sold the Lycurgus Stoner farm west of town to Charles Boatright for an undisclosed price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Ind
Henry B. Walker
Robert J Tracewell
Vandersburg Superior Court
John Lancaster
Lancaster
Grester B. L. Wallace
Kokomo
Lycurgus Stoner
Clay O'Hair
Charles Boatright
O'Hair
Former Putnam farmer dead at 72 in Kansas
John Thomas McCullough formerly of Putnam county died at his home in Council Grove Kansas after an extended illness at age 72. He was a pioneer McCullough family member with ties to Clay and Putnam counties. Survived by widow two daughters and multiple brothers and half siblings. Funeral at Eel River Baptist Church near Poland with interment in McCullough cemetery.
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John Thomas M’cullough
Council Grove
Kansas
Pioneer
John Thomas McCullough
Putnam County
McCullough
Clay
Putnam Counties
Clay County
Vincent McCullough
Millard McCullough
Saline City
Albert McCullough
Brazil
Perry McCullough
Mt. Carmel
Nelson McCullough
Lee McCullough
Clay City
J. Riley McCullough
Near Poland
Martha Ringo
Kankakee
Ill
Eliza Lancett
Center Point
C. F
Samuel M. Stigler
South Forest Avenue
Eel River Baptist Church
Poland
Erik the Red and the Greenland Colony
Erik the Red fled murder charges in Iceland and reached Greenland after fleeing justice. He claimed the land was fertile and favorable, gathering followers. The Greenland colony, named by Erik, grew to about 2 000 people before vanishing in the 15th century with unknown fates.
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Erik Rufus
The
Red
Greenland
Erik
Iceland
County asks cleanup of smoke from heating plant
Greencastle business people and residents near the Putnam county heating plant circulate a petition for action by the county commissioners to abate the long running smoke nuisance. The stack emits heavy smoke in winter covering homes and businesses in a black pall for hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greencastle
Putnam County
Mahoney Sues over Verbal Partnership for Road Contract
James Mahoney sues William Mahoney and Putnam County Commissioners in Putnam Circuit Court alleging breach of a verbal partnership to obtain a contract for constructing the A. H. Taylor road. He claims Mahoney barred him from work or supervision after the contract was awarded. Commissioners named are Charles Daggy Charles Carver and David Skelton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Mahoney
Putnam Circuit Court
William Mahoney
Commissioners
Putnam County
A. H. Taylor
Mahoney
Charles Daggy
Charles Carver
David Skelton
Kansans Evasive On New York Traffic Beat
A New York Sun report quotes a traffic cop near Fifth Avenue noting many out of state drivers. He says Kansas plates are missing from his records and urges a Kansas motorist to avoid violations as he keeps a growing list of licenses from across the United States and Porto Rico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Fifth Avenue
New York
Union
Porto Rico
Bachelors and Children in Literary Childhood Histories
The exchange notes that men especially bachelors are keen historians of childhood in John Goassworthy's Awakening. Charm appears in Lamb and Barrie, with remarks on Lamb's reluctance to marry and Nesbitt’s vivid child life depictions in The Treasure Seekers and The Phoenix and Carpet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Goassworthy
Charles Lamb
Lamb
Ann Simmons
Alice W
Fanny Kelly
Barrie
Peter Pan
EB. Nesbitt
Hubert Bland
HOGS OPEN STEADY BUT CLOSE LOWER AT LIVESTOCK AUCTION
Opening hog prices held at 10 to 10.35 with closing 10 cents lower. Pigs 10.25, sows 8.25. cattle steady to strong with good steers at 8.75 and calf sale at 11.50. Sheep and lambs steady at 10 with declines noted. Local bank staff ill. divorce suit filed in Putnam Circuit Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
J O Daniel of Cloverdale Visits Grencastle on Business
J O Daniel of Cloverdale traveled to Grencastle on business today, meeting local contacts and conducting unspecified inquiries. The visit appears routine with no public announcements or outcomes reported.
Funeral for Mrs Leonard in Eminence and Greencastle
The body of Mrs Margaret Mariah Leonard was brought to Mrs Millie Bryants home in Greencastle this afternoon. Funeral services will be held in Eminence with interment there. She died in Indianapolis City Hospital Monday noon after a stroke. She was 80. Her daughter Mrs Bryant and another daughter Mrs Alice Smith and son George Leonard survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Mariah Leonard
Millie Bryant
Greencastle
Eminence
Leonard
City Hospital
Indianapolis
Bryant
Alice Smith
Stilesville
George Leonard
Monrovia
Seminary
Jackson Streets
Greencastle Chautauqua ticket plans announced
Kiwanis and Rotary ticket committees met with Charles McGaughey to finalize Greencastle chautauqua ticket sales for July 21 to 25. Season tickets cost 2.20 for adults and 1.10 for children, with free admission for under 6 if accompanied by an adult.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chautauqua
Kiwanis and
Rotary Clubs
Charles McAughey
Citizen's National Bank
Charles McGaughey
Greencastle Chautauqua
Kiwanis
W. L. Denman
Frank Walace
R. P Mullins
W . M. McGaughey
Rotary Committee
Neely O’hair
A. G Brown Ivers Stringer
Greencastle
Vicinity
Chautauqua Company
First National Bank
Putnam County
Cloverdale
Roachdale
Russellville
Bainbridge
Fillmore
Poplar
Vine Streets
Chautauqua Co
Wells sues Martin Hunter for quiet title in Putnam Circuit
J. Elmer Wells filed suit in the Putnam Circuit Court against Martin Hunter seeking a quiet title. The action requests a judicial declaration of Wells as the rightful owner of the property in question.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Elmer Wells
Putnam
Martin Hunter
Man Charged in Forged Checks Case at Local Stores
Olis Estes faces forgery charges after passing multiple forged checks signed O Hair and Williams at Long Grocery and Todd and Son Grocery. Aware clerks refused payment, and police followed Estes from the first store to the second, identifying him at Central National Bank. Investigators link Estes to roughly 15 similar forged checks in Green Castle in recent months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Grocery
O'Hair & Williams
Wallace Lang
Central National Bank
Long
Todd & Son
Todd Store
Olus Estes
Cyrus O'Hair
Greencastle
Estes
Daughter of former DePauw head dies in Danville
Mrs. Josephine Nutt Clements 78 of Centerville Indiana widow of Col Isaac H Clements and a long time Republican officeholder died Sunday in Danville She was the daughter of Dr Cyrus Nutt once head of Asbury College now DePauw University The Danville obituary notes her lineage and public service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville, My
Josephine Nutt Clements
Centerville
Indiana
Isaac H. Clements
Danville National
Louisa W. Sinclair Dies at 76 in Frankfort Indiana
Louisa W. Sinclair 76 died Monday morning at her home in Frankfort Indiana. The body was taken to her son Marion Sinclair in Fillmore. Funeral services are 2 PM Wednesday at the Fillmore Christian church conducted by her former Frankfort pastor. Interment in Fillmore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis
Sinclair
Frankfort
Louisa W. Sinclair
Indiana
Marion
Fillmore
Roechers Plan Bank Start in California After Montana Trip
Mr. and Mrs. Emmet Roecher left for California in a Dodge touring car. They will first travel to Montana where Mr. Roecher, formerly a Montana banker, plans to establish a bank. The Roechers previously motored from their Montana home to Greencastle and will proceed to California via Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmet Roecher
California
A. E. Ayler
Roecher
Mrs. Ayler
Roechers
Montana
Mr. Roecher
Greencastle
Vacationers at Blue Bluffs Cottage Near Martinsville
Lee Williams Vineta Welch and Mr and Mrs Donald Davidson spend their vacation in a cottage at Blue Bluffs near Martinsville Everett OHair of Fillmore was in Greencastle today on business Masonic Notice Called meeting Temple Lodge No 47 F and AM Tuesday 8 pm M M Degree A E Durham WM E E Caldwell Sec Real Estate Transfers Oscar E Badger to Mary B Denny lot in Greencastle 1 Mary B Denny to Jennis M Badger lot in Greencastle Augusta Burkett to Trustee of Clinton township land in Clinton township 700
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Williams
Vineta Welch
Donald Davidson
Blue Bluffs
Martinsville
Everett O’hair of
Oscar E. Badger
Mary B. Denny
Greencastle
Jennis M. Badger
Augusta Burkett
Clinton Township
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Little Girl
Father
Tle
John Hathaway
Wallace
Clown
B. L. Wallace
Erik the Red
ASK County
Charles A. Jackson
Goldie Newgent
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Russell Newgent
Central National Bank Force
Bernice Hammond
Miss Hammond
Cincinnati
JL. Randel
Robert L. O'Hair
Cleopatra K. Green
William S Green
J. W. O'Daniel
Grencastle
Olis Estes
Bascom O'Hair
Cyrus
Depauw
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