Greencastle Area Notes Busy Local Life and Crime Report
Local residents return from hospitals and trips while several car accidents and burglaries unfold. The Putnam County area sees family visits, travel to French Lick and Montreal, and a chain of thefts tied to a new Indiana pipeline project. Police coordinate with surrounding counties as suspects linger near Danville and Raccoon post office break-in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Eltelforge
Sheriff’s
Raccoon
Shane
Danville
Foremanship course attracts wide Indiana enrollment
Lafayette Indiana reports twelve women and 1038 men enrolled in Purdue University foremanship training courses over the past year. Prof G F Buxton completed courses in Martinsville Brazil Greensburg Spencer and Carbon with classes also at Clinton Terre Haute West Terre Haute Beech Grove Indianapolis Huntington Wabash Peru Michigan City and Laporte. The program has run seven years reaching 58 cities and 399 factories statewide.
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Lafayette
Ind
Indiana
G. F. Buxton
Engineering Extension
Purdue University
Buxton
Martinsville
Brazil
Greencastle
Spencer
Carbon
Clinton
Terre Haute
West Terre Haute
Beech
Grove
Indianapolis
Huntington
Wabash
Peru
Michigan City
Laporte
Detour Lengths Set For July 1925 Road Work In Indiana
Continuation C paving near French Lick and West Baden lists detours on routes 36 40 43 and 56 with miles for Crawfordsville Dana Medaryville Wanatah and other points. Also notes wireless reports from Rangitoto failed to reveal cause of Targis blaze and that Targis bound for Brenen expected July 27.
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French Lick
West Baden
Illine
Montezuma
Rockville
Danville
Indianapolis
Dana
U. S
Mt. Line
Terre Haute
Richmond
Ohio
Bridgeport
Greenfield
Cumberland
Spencer
Greencastle
Crawfodsville
Lafayette
Monon
Michigan City
Cloverdale
U. S. 40
Jet
Crawfordsville
Brookston
Francesville
Medaryville
San Pierre
Wanatah
United States
Germany
Brenen
Vessels Rangitoto and Targis In Ill-Fated Sea Passage
The Rangitoto stood by as the Targis burned and then sank. Rescue teams saved all aboard and the Rangitoto's captain reported the incident to headquarters before turning toward Southampton.
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Rangitoto
Southampton
Fire wipes out Aurora stores in $100,000 loss
A morning blaze in Aurora Indiana damaged or destroyed multiple businesses including People's grocery Abbott's lunch Boesse's drug store Inez Cobb's book and stationery Grieve's barber shop A P grocery and more with heavy water damage to Greyhound bus station and local hardware store. Lawrenceburg fire department assisted to limit the total losses and insurance was light.
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Aurora
Ind
Harry Abbott
People’s Grocery
Clyde Zeh
Abbott
Boesse
R. W. D. Scripture
Inez Cobb
Grieve
Greyhound
Huxsell & Thuermer Hardware
W. E. Whitney
Lawrenceburg Fire Department
Manhattan Church Service Sermons by Rev Graves
Rev Graves pastor delivers two sermons at different times. The 10 30 oclock service features Never Failing Fools and the 7 30 oclock service presents Without God. Services held at the Manhattan church.
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Rev. Graves
Livestock market report from Indianapolis July 18
Hogs 7,000 holdovers 188. 160-210 lbs $9.00-$10. 210-225 lbs $9.80-$9.90. 225-275 lbs $9.45-$9.75. 275-325 lbs $9.89-$9.25. Cattle 500, calves 700. slaughter class trade slow. cows $5-$7. heifers mostly $9 down. Sheep 1,300. lambs $10-$10.50. mixed lots $8.50-$9.50. stock throws down to $6 or less.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Brazil Society Guests Attend Dinner Then Trip to Greencastle
A six o'clock dinner at the home of Miss Myrrie Moss followed by a motor trip to Greencastle for a show. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Earl Frazier, Miss Naomi McElroy, James McElroy, Miss Olive Huffman and John Knight. The Tri Kappa summer picnic was held on Mrs. Warren J Younts lawn with twenty six members. Browning reunion set for August 10 at Milligan Park in Crawfordsville.
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Frank Stoessel
Fort Wayne
Greencastle
South Indiana Street
Stoessel
Central National Bank
Gretna Mathes
Edith Tompkins
Venice
California
Homer Seller
Belle Sellers
Miss Tompkins
Venice High School
Theodore Crawley
Lon McGaughey
Russellville
Newton, St
Claton Carr
Myrrie Moss
Guy Harris
Moss
Mildred Moss
Naomi Fisher
Harris
Purdue University
Earl Frazier
Naomi
James McElroy
Olive Huffman
John Knight
Reelsville
Brazil
Warren J Yount
Anderson Street
Browning
Crawfordsville
Milligan Park
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Lincoln
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East Washington Street
T. E. Dever
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W. E. Gill
Jacksonville
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Ward
Itee R
Etcheson Hardware
Bainbride
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Bainbridge
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Tate
William Harrigan
Victor McLaglen
Fox Movietone
Vancastle Theatre
Handy’s Sanitary Dairy
Harry Woolsey
New Jersey
Anna Miller
Scranton, Pa
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Mnes
Seminary Street
Inquire Herald Office
East Seminary Street
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