Five Die In Grade Crossing Car Train Crash At Coal Bluffs
In Terre Haute Indiana on July 11 a Ford touring car collided with Big Four No 19 westbound at Coal Bluffs crossing. Five people were killed instantly and three injured including two seriously. The Ellis family and the Dunlap family suffered multiple fatalities. Debris covered the track and the train stopped 500 yards away. The injured were taken to St Anthony Hospital and the bodies to a local undertaker. The crossing is described as very dangerous.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Coal Bluffs Crossing
Here
Jack Ellis
West Terre Haute
Mary Ellis
Lily Ellis
Margaret Dunlap
Seelyville
Ernestine Dunlap
Fred Sterchi
Seeleyville
Margaret
Dorothy Sterchi
Samuel F. Sterchi
Burnett
Ellis
St. Anthony Hospital
Dunlap
Sterchi
Daylight to Dusk Flight Called Off Over Continent
Lieutenant Maughan’s attempt to span the continent from daylight to dusk is canceled by the air service chief on McCook field guidance. The plan missed the ideal solstice window around June 21 and lacked final engine and aircraft ground tests at McCook. Maughan arrived at McCook from St. Joseph, Missouri shortly before 2 PM.
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Dayton
Russell L. Maughan
The
Air Service
McCook
Real estate transfers reported in local notices
Austin England transfers 306 acres in Russell and Clinton townships to Frank Crawford for 1 dollar. James W. Scott transfers 40 acres in Jefferson township to William A. Scott for 2400 dollars. Alva Hilils et al transfer property to Olive C. Kelly later in Commercial Place for 1 dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin England
Frank Crawford
Russell
Clinton
James W. Scott
William A. Scott
Jefferson Township
Alva L. Hilils Et al
Olive C. Kelly
Commercial Place
Crawfordsville Golf Club Defeats Green Castle 42 to 9
The Crawfordsville country club golfers hosted Green Castle in an 18 hole inter club match, prevailing 42 to 9 as locals and visitors played with families in attendance. It was the third inter club meeting of the season, with Crawfordsville also defeating Frankfort and Greencastle in prior matches. A July 24 rematch with Frankfort is planned at Frankfort.
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Crawfordsville
Greencastle
Putnam County Club
Frankfort
Forty Miles From Monument To Court House Reflected
J P Alen Jr drove to Indianapolis and back noting the road distance from the Soldiers and Sailors Monument to the Greencastle Court House. The route via the Back Bone road yields an exact 40 mile distance between the two landmarks.
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Monument TO Court House
Greencastle
Indianapolis
Mt. Meridian
J. P. Alen, Jr
Soldiers and Sailors Monument
Court House
Band Concert Tonight at Court House Lawn
The second band concert of the season begins at 8 o clock on the southwest corner of the Court House lawn. An excellent program has been arranged. The Greencastle band played in Bainbridge Wednesday night to a large crowd with strong applause. They will likely make several more trips to Bainbridge during the summer.
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Court House Lawn
Greencastle
Bainbridge
Hall Family Reunion Held At Charles Hall Home
The Hall family reunion took place Wednesday at Charles Hall's home north of the city. Dinner was served on the lawn at noon. Attendees included Mrs. Daniel Randell and daughters Mable and Adeline of Abbeyville Louisiana, Mrs. Chloe Collins and son Earl of Indianapolis, and the Arnolds and Jackson families from the local area.
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Hall
Charles Hall
Daniel Randel
Mable
Adeline
Abbeyville
Chloe Collins
Earl
Indianapolis
Ed, Arnold
Frank Arnold
Roy Arnold
Sinclair
Dick Jackson
Real Estate Brokers Face Suit Over Land Sale in Clay County
French and Smith of Brazil sue Enos and Ella Stevens in Putnam Circuit Court on change of venue for alleged failure to remit 1250 dollars from a 13.33 acre tract sold in February to Othe Frances at 100 dollars per acre. B V Goshorn of Brazil represents French and Smith. Also notes Powell Bra sier remains ill at home, and Mrs Milligan Young visited Roachdale.
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French & Smith
Brazil
Enos Stevens
Ella Stevens
Putnam Circuit
French & Smith Real Estate Company
Clay County
Othe Frances
B. V. Goshorn
Surplus Wheat Pushes Prices to Prewar Lows
Chicago July wheat slid below 1.00 a bushel for the first time since 1914 and Minneapolis flour prices fell to 6 dollars a barrel in carload lots, the lowest since 1915. Brokers blamed world overproduction and a prewar readjustment in grain values as traders stayed cautious. Kansas City and Wichita quoted July wheat around 90.5 cents, while Minneapolis spring wheat traded at 1.02 1/2 dollars, down seven cents from Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Wichita
Pretty Porch Party Honors Bride-To-Be Jeanette McWethy
Mrs. Charles Broadstreet and Miss Margaret Bicknell hosted a lavender and yellow porch party and shower at East Seminary Street for Miss Jeanette McWethy ahead of her July 26 marriage to Mark Bills. Thirty five guests attended with out of town guest Miss Dorothy Gantz of Mattoon, Illinois.
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Charles Broadstreet
Margaret Bicknell
Muncie and Indianapolis Residents Named
Everett Jones of Muncie Mrs. Raymond Orr of Indianapolis and Mrs. Rex Rafferty of Muncie are mentioned as listed individuals in the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett Jones
Muncie
Raymond Orr
Indianapolis
Rex Rafferty
Section 1 Church Plans Friday Meeting
Section 1 of the Christian Church will meet with Mrs. Harry Wells at her home on West Walnut Street Friday afternoon at 2 30 o'clock.
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The
Christian Church
Harry Wells
West Walnut Street
Mrs Rex Rafferty Visits Relatives in Muncie
Mrs. Rex Rafferty of Muncie is the guest of her parents Mr. and Mrs. Charles Broadstreet who reside on East Seminary Street. She will be here about three weeks.
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Rex Rafferty
Muncie
Charles Broadstreet
East Seminary Street
Rafferty
Rainyall reports 4.66 inches in Frankfort storm
A severe storm drenched Frankfort and Clinton County with 4.66 inches of rain in two hours causing thousands in damage. A washout 800 feet long on the Terre Haute Indianapolis and Eastern traction line blocked traffic seven miles east of Frankfort between Frankfort and Lafayette.
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Frankfort
Ind
Clinton County
Tere Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern Traction Line
Here
Lafayette
Reports From Willard Firpo Prize Fight At Boyle's Thirty Acres
Elks Club of IO will receive fight reports by wire from Boyle's Thirty Acres New Jersey tonight. End of each round updates will be transmitted. Jimmy Bitley is arranged to receive the reports by wire.
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Willard-Firpo
Boyles
Thirty Acres
New Jersey
Elks Club
Jimmy Bitley
Weather Forecast for Tonight and Friday
Generally fair conditions persist with little temperature change. Sunrise is 4 26 and sunset 7 14, continuing to mark long evening daylight.
Foot Nearly Amputated by Farm Mower Injury
Melvin Davis, seven, son of Clarence and Mrs Davis, living five miles west of Cloverdale, nearly lost his left foot Wednesday after stepping over a mower blade in an oats field. Doctors fear blood poisoning. the boy was taken to Cloverdale for treatment by Dr. Hurst.
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Melvin Davis
Clarence Davis
West Cloverdale Township
Cloverdale
Cloverdale Township
S C C Club Entreats Mothers On July Evening
The S C C club entertained their mothers at the country home of Miss Edith Swift on Tuesday July 10. Mrs Annice Moore and Mrs Donna Thomas with Miss Grace Browning presented a playlet titled Youth followed by readings, then social time and refreshments. About fifty guests attended.
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Edith Swift
Annice Moore
Madonna Thomas
Grace Browning
Plainfield man guest of his mother on West Franklin
Charles Cook of Plainfield was the guest Thursday of his mother Mrs Sarah Williams who lives on West Franklin Street. Estil Meek fell critically ill from ptomaine poisoning at his Cloverdale home on Wednesday. Miss Mary Wright of Fillmore visited Miss Edna Arnold on Thursday. she is the daughter of Deputy County Clerk W D Wright.
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Charles Cook
Plainfield
Sarah Wiliams
West Franklin Street
Estil Meek
Cloverdale
Mary Wright
Fillmore
Edna Arnold
Miss. Wright
W.D. Wright
East and West Thrifty New Englander Not Shining
A Columbia-serial anecdote contrasts American and Japanese conduct. Arthur Daniel Berry argues Japan's scruples are misjudged and cites stories of honesty and clever bargaining. A New England tale from Youth's Companion rounds out the contrast with a puppy sale misadventure and a boot-stealing puppy.
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Arthur Daniel Berry
Japan
New England
Bob
Beassie
The Lowly Thatched Cottage Revered in Verse
The essay laments that real thatched cottages are rare in modern life. It contrasts a $6,500 bungalow with imagined cottages, noting most dwellers live in shingled homes while literature preserves the ideal. John Howard Payne is cited as embodying cottage romance.
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John Howard Jayne
John Howard Payne
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Bards Threaten to Strike Over Ticket Admission
The Anglesey bard spoets face a ticket only rule for the Eisteddfod at Cemaes Bay after abuse of badges. The Manchester Guardian notes the threatened strike as the committee sticks to the decision and warns the chair poem winner may miss bardic acclaim.
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Manchester Guardian
Anglesey
Cemaes Bay
Putnam County Historical Society Names Centennial Committee
The executive committee of the Putnam County Historical Society is organizing a centennial pageant this fall. Members from Clinton Clinton Township to Greencastle City join to prepare exhibits and coordinate the pageant details for the meeting on Friday July 13 at 7 30 p.m.
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Putnam County Historical Society
Clinton
Frank Bettis
Hale Overstreet
George Frank
Monroe
Oscar O'Hair
Glen Hoovermale
Conn
Floyd
Marion Miller
Nellie Wilson
Mary Case
Jackson
Claude Jeffries
Henry Allen
J. F. Case
Franklin
Drake Brookshire
C. H. Harshbarger
al Cook
Russell
Joe Fordice
Earl B. Sutherlin
Lon McGaughey
Madison
John Quinlisk
John Knauer
Walter Torr
Marion
Forest McNary
Aaron Cooper
Homer T. Higgins
Jefferson
Asbury McCammack
Walter Vaughan
Dr. Moser
Warren
Will Hendricks
Roy Jones
Crawford Seller
Washington
Charles Heath
Glenn Skelton
Mae Pickett
Cloverdale
Black Burris
Forest Hurst
Jesse McCoy
Greencastle
Chris Stoner
Charles Bridges
Ay Hagel
Keystone Bible Class Picnic At Locust Street Church
Keystone Bible Class members of Locust Street M. E. Church held their annual picnic at Mrs. Rachael Mason and Miss Tona Mason’s home. About fifty people attended as an impromptu program featured recitations by Ross O’Rear Ed Sharp Miss Mary O’Rear and Miss Hattie Connelly. Dr. H G Clippinger gave a short talk reviewing the class work from the past year and JJ E McCurry also spoke.
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Keystone Bible
Locust Street
M. E. Church
Rachael Mason
Tona Mason
Ross O’rear
Ed, Sharp
Mary O'Rear
Hattie Connelly
H, GC
Clippinger
Jj, E. McCurry
Hogs Lead Indiana Market Gains at Indianapolis Stockyards
Indianapolis stockyard receipts show hogs at 6500, cattle 1200, calves 800, sheep 1000 with hog prices up to 7.90 to 8.00 and most heavy hogs 7.80 to 7.85. Pigs and sows rise 25 cents, lighter hogs 7.00, heavy sows 6.50 down. about 900 layovers and 6000 hogs sold locally and outside. Cattle sales steady to unchanged yet bids lower. calves 12.50 down. sheep steady with lambs 14.00 and 13.00 down.
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Indianapolis
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FORD
Powell
Sell” Brasier
Brasier
Jennie Gray
East Elm Street
Mrs. Milligan Young
Roachdale
Alaska
Elks Club Io
FIGHT
Ike
S. C. C. Club
Aem Rae
Keystone
Greencastle Produce Companies
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