Local News Full of Travel, Health and civic notes
D V Moffett of Cloverdale rests in Robert Long Hospital Indianapolis for observation and treatment likely to extend weeks. State officer William McMillan covers five counties and Fire Chief John Goddard attends Terre Haute convention praising hospitality. Various residents travel, visit, return from Detroit, Gary, Ringwood, and Cleveland. year book copies scarce. Democratic Club and Kiwanis events planned in Greencastle. hospital and family news follow with births and illness.
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D. V. Moffett
First National Bank
Cloverdale
Robert Long
Indianapolis
Mr. Moffett
Ora Moffett
Greencastle
John Goddard
Indiana
Legislative Bureau
State House
Nice Girls Are Best Athletes Says Sprinter Violet Piercey
London reports Violet Piercey a famed British sprinter spent a day from Mitcham to Stamford Bridge running 26 miles in four hours. She argues sportif women balance dancing and parties with fresh air and physical training, denying claims they cannot be good mothers. She works as a private secretary to a renowned London doctor.
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London
Violet Piercey
Brittain
Mitcham
Stamford Bridge
Miss Piercey
Cinder Puts Watson Out Of Commission
Indianapolis July 19 United States Senator James E Watson was treated for an infected eye after a cinder on a train pierced his eye. He may miss the Indiana Republican Editorial Association outing as he rests. He planned to have his agricultural speech read by George M Bargard at West Baden Wyandotte Cave events. The infection is painful but not dangerous.
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Indianapolis
INS
United States
James E. Watson
Columbia Club
Watson
Salem
Ind
New York
Indiana Republican Editorial Association
West Baden
Wyandotte Cave
George M. Bargard
Newcastle
Senator Watson
Five Greencastle Boys Return From C M T Camp
Five Greencastle youths Donald Riley Forest Riggs Franklin Risk Paul Weaver and Stuart Richards arrived home from the Citizens Military Training Camp at Fort Benjamin Harrison. Riley was made a sergeant and hopes to become a second lieutenant next year. He also earned first class sharpshooter honors with pistols. The others earned sharpshooter honors with rifles. They traveled home today after waking at 5 AM packing bunks and enjoyed five cents per mile travel pay.
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Greencastle
Citizens Military Training Camp
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Donald Riley
Forest Riggs
Franklin Risk
Paul Weaver
Stuart Richards
Raymond Riley
Crow’s Bridge Draws Large Crowd for Water Visit
On a hot Wednesday afternoon Greencastle residents swarmed Crow’s Bridge at Big Walnut Creek. Workers from nearby stores closed for a respite and joined the crowd, with several hundred bathers enjoying the water and shallow wading spots at the popular local site.
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Greencastle
Big Walnut Creek
Crow's Bridge
Crow’s Bridge
Souders Improves After Crash In Detroit
The condition of George Souders, an automobile race driver, was slightly improved today after being seriously injured Sunday. He has regained consciousness.
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Detroit
George Souders
Rollings Reunion Returns on July 22
The Rollings family announces the annual reunion moved to Sunday July 22. All relatives are invited to attend the gathering.
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Rollings
Monroe City Bank in Indiana Closes Doors
The Monroe City State Bank in Monroe City near Vincennes closed today and will reopen as a private bank. It marks the 18th Indiana bank closure this year. Directors voluntary closure. all depositors to be paid in full.
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Vincennes, Ind
INS
Monroe City State Bank
Monroe City
Here
Indiana
Monroe City Bank
Union Miners Abandon Old Wage Scale In Central Field
The Union Mine Workers of America surrendered their fight for the Jacksonville wage scale, transferring district wage agreements to district officers. The policy committee abandoned the 1920 scale set by a Woodrow Wilson commission, affecting over 150000 miners in central competitive field states including Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana Illinois and extending to Missouri Kansas and Oklahoma.
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Indianapolis
Union Mine Workers of America
Jacksonville
Woodrow Wilson
Fla
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Martial Law at Santiago Deepens in Cuban City Clash
In Santiago De Cuba a state of near martial law exists after a clash between police and soldiers that left one police officer dead and many wounded. Soldiers crushed a police sergeant's vehicle, missiles flew, and authorities placed police under military guard as officials from the National government rushed to investigate.
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Havana
INS
Santiago de Cuba
Arnaz
Santiago
Hog and cattle market report with steady prices
Livestock market today shows hogs from 170 to 300 pounds selling mostly 25 cents lower with 11.40 to 11.60 for the bulk. Beef steers steady at 15.50 to 15.75, she stock steady, vealers steady around 14.50, sheep and lambs steady with top fat lambs at 14.50 and bulk around 14.00.
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Indianapolis
Brackney reunion notes travel and upcoming marriage notices
The Brackney reunion at Forest Park Brazil on Sunday July 15 featured a noon dinner and a 67 attendance. Frank Brackney became president and Mrs. Fred Brackney secretary after the president’s death. The item lists several Brackney and related families from Greencastle Indianapolis and other cities, plus a long motor trip report. Other notes cover Mr. and Mrs. Frank Donner returning from Minnesota, a forthcoming marriage of Rev Gerald Clore and Miss Anna Ridlen, a Baptist Co-Workers meeting, and a bridge party honoring Mr. and Mrs. Sitlington.
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Brackney
Forest Park
Brazil
Joseph EB. Brackney
Frank Brackney
Fred Brackney
Greencastle
Vicinity
Bryan Brackney
Joseph Brackney
Charles Marshall
Henry Marshall
Joe Wright
Mary Pickenstein
Indianapolis
Frank Donner
Minnesota
Rotary
Minneapolis
Donner
Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority
Breezy Park Lodge
Minn
Gerald Clore
Bainbridge M. E
Anna Ridlen
Clore
DePauw University
Cincinnati
Miss Ridlen
Rolling Prairie
Boston
Mass
DePauw Couple Plans Teaching Career After Marriage
Announcement of the marriage of Arnold Small of South Bend and Grace Aida McCullom of Petoskey Michigan. Both graduates of DePauw this June will teach next year at Drury College in Kansas.
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Greencastle
Arnold Small
South Bend
Grace Aida McCullom
Petosky
Mich
DePauw
Small
Drury College
Kansas
Car Damages Ford Coupe In Hanna Street Crash
The Chrysler coupe owned by Miss Flora Vandament was damaged when she steered into a tree on Hanna street while reaching behind to adjust a parcel. No injuries reported. The car was towed to Tribby garage for repairs.
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Flora Vandament
Miss Vandament
Hanna Street
East Washington Street
Marathon dance winners crowned in Michigan City
Gary dancer Melvin Anderson Jr and South Chicago NL entrant Anna Cabon won the Oasis ballroom marathon after dancing for 87 percent hours. They split the $400 prize in the event held in Michigan City July 19.
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Michigan City
Melvin Anderson Jr
Gary
Anna Cabon
South Chicago
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McMillan
Blanche Leachman
East Seminary Street
Gary and Ringwood
Hyde Park, Ill
Nell Leachman
A. C. Klinger
Delaware, O
Eugene Dixon
Retha Webb
Mrs. Ott Webb
Margaret Nelson
Wilma
Ada Braden
Greencastle Telephone Company
A. B. Phillips
Niagara Falls
Cleveland
Clifford Allen and Sons
Portsmouth
Ernest Stoner
Emmett Green
John Cherry
Knight Templars
Green
Willis
Eleanor
Bainbridge
Metta McCoy
Durant
Okla
Putnam County
Democratic Club
Court House
James P. Hughes
Albert Dobbs
Joe Crosby
Lake Wawasee
Kiwanis Club
Roachdale
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Methodist Church
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Crawfordsville Journal
W. E. Gill
Flat Rock
O. J. Rector Sales Company
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Donald O'Rear
Terre Haute
Ws Il
Carol Shoultz
Nashville
Tenn
Peabody College
John Tresner
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William A. Jones
Howard Street
Wilma Madonna
F. A. Wray
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Cinder
Crows Bridge
Jersey
Herald
L. E. Mitchell
Olive Street
Ladies of Somerset Church
T. C. Cox
Bloomington Street
Ruth N. Lane
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C. C. Wysong
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Baptist Church
S. C. Sayers
Frank Cannon
C. C. Gillen
Frank Bittles
WIN Dance Marathon
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