Local Notes From Greencastle and Surroundings
East Walnut street resident Mrs. Alice Day travels to Winchester for its sister’s illness. Marriage license issued in Rockville to Howell Kemper and Velma Spurgeeon. Mrs. Welch of Dallas leaves County Hospital en route home after injuries from a National Road crash. Wallace Spencer prepares for gallstone surgery at Putnam County Hospital with Dr. Noble to operate. Edith Tompkins visits from Venice California, formerly Greencastle resident. Local Railway Express staff changes as two men take vacations. Bernard Gallagher funeral in Indianapolis with burial at Holy Cross. Extradition papers issued for James Walker, a Farm escape, awaiting sentence. Several residents reported ill, visiting, or traveling. a stolen Chevrolet from Clinton Falls recovered west of Greencastle with gas drained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Welch
Dallas
Tex
Wall
Indianapolis
Charles Rector
Toledo
Gilbert Snider
L. D. Snider
Indiana State Farm
California
Joe Wilson
State Farm Trusty
State Farm
Wilson
Snider
James Walker
Putnam Circuit
Corn Borer Display Aids Farmers In Early Warning
Specimens of the European corn borer are shown in the County Agent office. The display, provided by the state entomologist, warns Putnam County farmers to recognize and combat the pest as it appears in northern Indiana counties. The campaign emphasizes vigilance to minimize potential damage to the Indiana corn crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Conservation
Indiana
DeKalb County
Putnam County
St Louis Planes Endurance Flight Hits Record Pace
The St. Louis Robin and Missouri Robin continued their endurance flight over the St. Louis district to test the Challenger engine. The St. Louis Robin began its sixth day aloft at 7 17 a m and had logged 121 hours by 8 17 a m. The Missouri Robin started at 10 31 yesterday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lambert Field
St. Louis
Polish Troops Seize Lithuanian Land on Merkine River
Reports from Kovno say Polish troops seized a small Lithuanian island in the Merkine River and shot three Lithuanian lumberjacks during the advance. Belgrade communications describe a gun battle between Yugoslav Gendarmerie and Bulgarian Comitadjis in eastern Albania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kovno
Merkine
Belgrade
Comitadjis
Albania
Soviet recall worsens Manchuria crisis over rail seizure
The Soviet charge d affaires and consul are recalled to Moscow as Russia begins closing Manchurian business houses and evacuating Russian women and children. Beijing seizes the Chinese eastern railway and arrests Russian communists, disrupting train service between Manchuria and Harbin. consular messages are delayed. Red planes are said to have shown a demonstration at Pogranichnava on the Manchurian border.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchuria
Moscow
China
Harbin
Japan
Dairen
Manchuri
Red
Pogranichnava
Miss Dorothy Warner Bride Elect Honored In Northwood
Dorothy Warner, daughter of Mr and Mrs P M Warner of Rossville Illinois, was guest of honor at a Wednesday bridge and shower hosted by Miss Edith Marie Brown in Northwood. Guests enjoyed three tables of bridge, gifts for the bride to be, and prizes for high and second place. The event featured garden floral decor in orchid and yellow and included Warner and Graham family members among attendees. Both had attended DePauw University with sorority and fraternity affiliations noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Warner
P. M. Warner
Rossville
Robert Graham
William Graham
Edith Marie Brown
Northwood
Miss Warner
Kathleen Taylor
Mary Catherine Cannon
Warner
Graham
DePauw University
Kappa Kappa Gamma
Phi Gamma Delta
Cloverdale
Spencer
Charles Peetol
Charles F. Peetol
Delicia Lee Rogers
Joseph Rogers
Jeffersonville
Peetol
Spencer High School
Indiana University
Western Military Academy
Pect
Marriage License for Musgrove and McCown
Virgil R. Musgrove aged 27 a farmer from Coatesville and Dorothy Louise Mc Cown aged 16 at home Limedale obtained a marriage license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil R. Musgrove
Coatesville
Dorothy Louise McCown
Limedale
Fifteen Florida Banks Closed Amid Crisis After Withdrawals
In Tampa a banking crisis led to the closure of fifteen state banks with deposits over 22.5 million dollars and assets near 30 million. The Citizens Bank and Trust Company of Tampa and its ten subsidiaries, plus the American State Bank of Tampa, Frostproof, Mulberry, and Ellenton State Bank, were shut by the State Banking Department. Federal reserve money arrived to restore confidence as Atlanta dispatched one million in currency by train and air, with three more million claimed en route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tampa
Fla
INS
Federal Reserve
State Banking Department
Citizens Bank and Trust Company
American State Bank of Tampa
Citizens Bank of Frostproof
Bank of Mulberry
Ellenton State Bank
Atlanta
Federal Reserve Bank
Child Injured In Car Collision In Clinton
Edna Fortner, 13, remained in a local hospital after being struck by a car. The driver took her to the hospital. name not learned. She suffered a fractured skull and a broken leg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Ind
Edna_ Fortner
Heavy rain floods city after short downpour
A heavy rain struck the castle streets shortly after 1 PM and lasted less than 30 minutes. It is unclear if the rainfall extended across the county. Farmers rely on clear weather for threshing and hay making at peak season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Streets
Castle Street
Mullins Addresses Kiwanis Luncheon in Greencastle
R P Mullins spoke on Green Castle Chamber of Commerce activities during the Kiwanis Club noon luncheon at the Christian Church. A general discussion on industrial activities followed, with Kathleen Harris a Baldwin City violinist and Leota Mullins performing a music program.
Divorce Filing in Putnam Circuit Court
Mary L. Williams of West Columbia Street files for divorce from Clyde F. Williams in Putnam Circuit Court. Married October 4, 1927 and separated December 1927. She cites non support and desertion and seeks restoration of maiden name Mary L. Mooney and $500 alimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary L. Williams
West
Columbia Street
Putnam
Clyde FB. Williams
Elkhart
Mary L. Mooney
Body Drifts 50 Miles After Ohio River Drowning
The body of Arthur Johnson of New Albany Ind drifted 50 miles downstream after drowning at a local bathing beach last Saturday. Fishermen found the body embedded in the river bank near Brandenburg Ky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Albany
Ind
INS
Arthur Johnson
Brandenburg
Wickersham Proposal Sparks Senate Debate on Prohibition
Senators attack and defend the Wickersham plan as it prompts cries of undermining the 18th Amendment. Governors, Wet and Dry factions argue over enforcement and presidential repudiation while the commission seeks more experts for its liquor policy study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wickersham
Masee
Capitol
Caraway
Arkansas
Hoover
Borah
Idaho
Smith
United States
Thomas
Oklahoma
Walsh
Massachusetts
Roosevelt
New York
Groton
Conn
Middle West
Commission
Fred Snively Visits Friends in Boonville
Fred Snively of the Cannon Clothing Company is visiting friends in Boonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Snively
The
Cannon Clothing Company
Boonville
Also Mentioned on This Page
Alice Day
East Walnut Street
Winchester
Rockville
Howell Kemper
Mansfield
Velma Spurgeeon
Lena
Wallace Spencer
Clinton Township
Putnam County Hospital
Thomas Noble
John C. Vermillion
Edith Tompkins
Venice
Theodore Crawley
South Locust Street
Tompkins
Greencastle
Homer Sellers
Ed. Stone
East Washington Street
Gwin Ensign
Mr. Stone
Robert Mahoney
Mr. Ensign
Ray Smith
Mr. Mahoney
Bernard A
Barney” Gallagher
N. DeQuincy Street
Our Lady of Lourdes Church
Holy Cross Cemetery
Gallagher
Big Four Railroad
Elmer Crawley
Reese Matson
Chicago
Mrs
Nellie Matson Brown
D. M
Bud” Weldon
First National Bank
Jane Bunyan
Paul Grimes
Ben Curtis
Illinois
O. D. McCullough
South
Jackson Street
St. Vincent's Hospital
Walker
Crimina Court
Marion County
Glen Woods
Detroit, Mich
Mr. Wood
Fleenor Drug Store
Thomas L. Harris
Kathleen
Baldwin City
Has
R. W. Shafer
East
Hanna Street
Harris
Shafer
Elmer Airhart
Carl
Lafayette
Arney Horn
Peru
Samantha Grimes
Will Currie
Brazil
Star Clothing
Clay County
Carl Hixon
George Frank
Clinton Falls
By John Goette
U. S
Peiping
Charles E. Pectol
Spencer, Ind
Lucille Darnell
Bainsuige
Herman Sands
Reachdale
Pectol
Anderson
Sands
Rotary Club
Lloyd Houck
Hamrick Station
West Floyd Club
Homer Lewis
West Floyd Township
Mabel Petro
Ova Farrow
Emma Farrow
Mary Allen Farrow
Stoner
William Zeiner
Baptist Church
the Baptist Church
Walter Williams
Olive Street
Florida
J. F. Cannon & CO
Indiana Loan Co
E. Wash. St
FORD
Chevrolet
Ford Tudor
N. Jackson St
J. B. Harris
Court House
Brazil Tankage Co
W. Franklin St
Call Herald Office
C. J. Arnold
Herald Office
Warren Township
4-H Club
Stover
Bethel M. E
Victor
Electrola R. E
Victor Radio
Victor Records
Brunswick
Brunswick Records
W. C. Glascock
Jewelry and Music
West Washington Street
Atlantic City
New Jersey Seashore
Pennsylvania Railroad
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