Local notes from Greencastle and nearby towns
Community news lists births and illnesses at County hospital. Paternal parents Mr and Mrs Earl Sourwine welcome a daughter. Ill residents include Mrs Aaron Arnold and Lawrence Hammond in grave condition. Visits and travels span Indianapolis Northwood Greencastle Terre Haute Crawfordsville and Lake Maxinkukee with multiple residents noted. Continuous rotations of locals and visitors mark the week's activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Sourwine
Hillsdale Avenue
The
County Hospital
Charles Barnaby
Barnaby
Lake Maxinkukee
Greencastle
Mr. Barnaby
Chicago
Lake
Boston
Douglas Lawson
Miners Again Deadlocked Over Union Policy
Indiana dispatch reports a week of talks as United Mine Workers negotiators from major districts press for dropping the 1920 stand and adopting the Jacksonville wage scale. The committee reconvenes at 10 am to decide whether to concede to Illinois miners’ demands or maintain the no step backwards policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
beirStf
I National
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Jacksonville
Indianapo
Ind
United States
Canda
Illinois
Lewis
Obregon Assassination Tests Mexican Political Stability
Continuation B guarded in jail refuses motive while Mexico faces a political vacuum as Obregon, elected president, is assassinated before taking office. Calles weighs provisional rule or quick election as Congress resumes after December 1, amid strict censorship and guards for political opponents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Obregon
Calles
Congress
Mexico
General Obregon
Escapulario
Souder Still Unconscious After Auto Race Injury
Detroit July 18 George Souders remained unconscious at Highland Park General Hospital more than 48 hours after a crash in the Knights Templar auto race at the Fair Grounds. He suffered brain concussion a fractured left arm and numerous cuts though X rays showed no skull fracture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Knights Templar
Fair Grounds
George Soudis
Highland Park General Hospital
Four Hurt as Car, Truck Collide North of Waverly
Four Martinsville residents were injured in a crash four miles north of Waverly while en route to Indianapolis. Mrs. Ernest Barlow suffered a serious throat cut. her husband William McKenzie and Chester McKenzie were bruised. all were taken to St. Vincent's hospital. The truck driver claimed steering trouble caused loss of control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsville
Ind
Indianapolis
Waverly
Ernest Barlow
William McKenzie
Chester McKenzie
Drowns in White River at Anderson
Clarence Ford 21 son of Jesse Ford of Anderson drowned in White river four miles east of Anderson after cramps struck him while swimming. Sheriff and coroner, aided by others, searched two hours to recover the body about twenty feet from shore in deep water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Ind
Clarence Ford
Jesse Ford
White River
Here
Earl Sells
Frank Daniels
Mrs Robin Stankard Dies in Brazil Heat Wave
Mrs Robin Stankard 60 prominent club woman died suddenly from heat prostration in Brazil Indiana the first heat wave fatality. Arthur Dickey ice wagon driver and Monroe Hall day worker also suffered prostration in serious condition. Funeral for Stankard listed elsewhere in The Herald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robin Stankard
Brazil
Ind
INS
Robin Stunkard
Stunkard
John Clark Ridpath
DePauw University
Arthur Dickey
Monroe Hall
Bad Company Blamed For Predicament In Indianapolis
Local rug cleaner Joseph Langstaff blamed illicit liquor and bad company for his 21 year old son Robert’s near death from a police bullet during a city gun battle. The distressed parents identified the wounded bandit as their son, sparking shock and grief at City Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
INS
Joseph Langstaff
Robert
City
Prank Williams Dies at 64 Retired Hoosier Farmer
Frank Williams, a retired farmer of the Hoosier Highlands community, died yesterday afternoon at his cottage after a long cancer illness. He lived in Brazilians visit Hoosier Highlands for fishing and hunting and had retired about four years ago, spending his time in leisure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Williams
Hoosier Highlands
Williams
Brazil
Livestock Markets Mixed with Higher Hogs and Steady Sheep
Hog prices rose 25 to 35 cents with bulk hogs 170 to 300 lbs at 11.75 to 11.85. Cattle stayed steady on better grades and fell for grassy and low grade cows. Beef steers 14.25 to 16, vealers 14.50 down 50 cents, sheep steady with lambs about 25 cents off and good lambs at 14 to 14.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Showers to Bring Relief From Heat Wave
Indiana swelters with 90 plus degree heat as three heat related deaths are reported. Forecaster J J Armington predicts possible relief tonight from thunder showers. The heat spans the Mississippi Valley with several drownings noted and July averages show multiple days above 90.
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Indiana
J.J. Armington
Indianapolis
Armington
Mississippi Valley
Mercury
Robin Stankard
Brazil
Bertha Burnett
Tippecanoe Lake
Thomas B. Harper
Crawfordsville
State to Get New Park on Labor Day
The formal transfer of 1000 acres in the Tri County park will be made on Labor Day September 3 at the park site in the Clay Greene Sullivan county junction. Governor Jackson and Richard Lieber will be present to accept the land for Indiana. Officials from all three counties prepared bonds for their portions and expect completion by Labor Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazil
Ind
Tri-County
Indiana Conservation Commission
Clay, Greene
Sullivan Counties
Marion Goshorn
Clay County
Conservation Commission
Jackson
Richard Lieber
Commission
Great Britain Accepts War Outlaw Treaty
Great Britain's reply to the American proposal for a general treaty outlawing war was delivered this afternoon. Foreign Secretary Sir Austen Chamberlain handed the communication to Ray Atherton, American Chargé dAffaires, showing Britain would accept the treaty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
INS
Great Britain
United States
Ray Atherton
Austen Chamberlain
Ex-Cloverdale Jeweler George Dyer Dies in Indianapolis
George G. Dyer 76 oldest active jeweler in Indianapolis died at his Halcyon apartment home after moving from Worthington in 1883. He partnered with son Charles at 232 Massachusetts Ave for 22 years and was famed as the Tiffany of Indianapolis. Funeral set for 10 am at 2848 Washington Blvd with Rev. Edward Haines Kistler officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
George G. Dyer
Halcyon Apartments
New York
Delaware Streets
Worthington
Emma Allison
Sentinel
Meridian Street
Monument Circle
Tiffany
John A. Dyer
Charles B. Dyer
Daisy Dyer
Elizabeth Merrick
Los Angeles
Cal
Bertha Dyer
Ott Herold
Bloomfield
Edward E. Dyer
Santa Barbara
William B. Dyer
Chicago
Kathleen
Rosemary
Jack Dyer
Dyer
Fourth Presbyterian Church
Masonic Order
Washington Boulevard
Edward Haines Kistler
Fairview Presbyterian Church
Gardner Reunion Brings 80 Relatives to Brittons Farm
The fifth Gardner reunion gathered over eighty relatives at the Britton home south of Roachdale on Sunday July 15. A noon feast preceded an afternoon program with Willard Eggers, Mrs. Jesse Beemer, and Bern Smith speaking. Kimber Gardner was elected president and Elizabeth Eggers secretary treasury for the next gathering in Parke county. Ice cream and hospitality followed the day’s events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roachdale
Gardner
Glasgow Britton
Willard Eggers
Jesse Beemer
Bern Smith
Amarah
Texas
Indiana
Kimber Gardner
Greencastle
Elizabeth Eggers
Morton
Cora Hazelett
Parke County
Backed by Obregon Assassination Alarms Mexican Politics
New reports from Mexico describe a grave political crisis after the murder of President-elect Obregon. Sources say the killing aims to end the Calles regime, with the army as the main prize and high political circles in alarm and censorship tightening in Mexico City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Sullivan
Obregon- Calles
Obregon
Calles
State Department
Mexico City
Abassador Morrow
Kellogg
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W. D. Lovett
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Jacob Eitel
Beck Sales Company
John Snider
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Sonora
Souders
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Herald
L. EB. Mitchell
Olive Street
Mrs. Trembly
Christian Church
Ray Trembly
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Mrs. Sitlington
Ford Lucas
Seminary Street
William T. Sitlington
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Allen
Mrs. Stoner
Clifford Allen
Richard and
Joseph
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Ernest Stoner
Shadow Lawn Avenue
Bell Clothing
Richman Clothing
Christian Church Sunday School
Coal City
Lelia A. Pickett
Ray L. Burns
Penelope Club
Rosa Knauer
John Layman
George Gardner
Charles Gardner
College Avenue
Miss Boyle
Hanna Street
Allendale
Allendale Springs
Misses Helen King
Virginia Rariden
Adith Moore
Martha Shannon
Helen Johnson
Milo West
Domestic Science Club
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