Say! A rambler column from Charles J. Arnold
Charles J. Arnold writes about old friends Doc Moser of Grants Pass Oregon and Frank E. Strouse of Chicago. He recalls a past driving incident at Grant’s Pass and hints at a California trip, plus social notes on hosiery fads, Kiwanis golf events, and bank staff tracking golf strokes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doc” Moser
Yant’s Pass
Oregon
Doc
Court House
Belle Union
Grant
California
Crater Lake
Grant’s Pass
Sec. Wilbur
Indianapolis
Frank E. Strouse
Chicago
Pennsylvania Railroad
Mr. Strouse
Rockville
DePauw University
Burning Death Mystery Shrouds Indiana Town
Mrs. Anna McKevitt, 65, was found dead in a burning Columbus home. Coroner says blunt force caused death, with acid burns amid the blaze. Husband Arthur McKevitt held as a material witness as investigators probe foul play with a witness noting a woman’s scream. The case echoes a past tragedy in the same house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ind
INS
Anna McKavitt
Arthur McKevitt
Flavius J. Beck
Bartholomew County
Beck
McKevitt
Andrew Geitz
Melchevitt
A. E. Fitch
George Chandler
W. H. Dobbins
William Stillinger
Arthur
George B. Coogan
Indianapolis
Plane begins 10th day in air at Lambert Field
The St. Louis Robin endurance monoplane testing the air cooled Challenger engine entered its tenth day and 217th hour aloft at Lambert Field in St. Louis. The Missouri Robin, sister ship, was to start its sixth day and 121st hour in the air, weather favorable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lambert Field
ST. Louis
INS
Girl Dies of Infection From Eating Weeds
Eleanor Barbara Delp, 4, daughter of Mr and Mrs Leroy K Delp of Mulberry, died of infection caused by eating weeds on July 4. Survived by parents three brothers a sister and grandparents Willis Branton of Indianapolis and Mr and Mrs Fred Delp of Laurens Iowa. Funeral services were held here this afternoon and burial was at Crown Hill cemetery in Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mulberry
Ind
Eleanor Barbara Delp
Leroy K. Delp
Willis Branton
Indianapolis
Fred Delp
Laurens
Crown Hill Cemetery
Leslie Sends Letter Defending Bank Paroles in Indiana
Governor Harry G. Leslie wrote to A. G. Brown president of the Indiana Bankers Association urging fuller case investigation before criticizing clemency. He cited hijackers bootleggers and thieves and defended parole of Ft Wayne policemen Jack Pritchard and Carl Roberts who robbed a bank at Hagerstown. Brown had criticized the clemency decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
INS
Harry G. Leslie
A. G. Brown
Indiana Bankers’ Association
Trown
Brown
Jack Pritchard
Carl Roberts
Ft. Wayne
Hagerstown
Leslie
Baptists Elect a New Pastor for Greencastle Church
Rev. William J. Crowder of Louisville was elected pastor of the Greencastle Baptist church. He plans to begin in August and will preach next Sunday, with duties in the Union Services that evening. He succeeds Rev. S F Davies whose term ended May 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Crowder
Louisville
Baptist Church of
Greencastle
Crowder
S. FE. Davies
Madison Twp Man Held On Three Charges
E A Smock of Madison Township was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Alva Bryan on intoxication reckless driving and driving while intoxicated after a National Road crash last night near the Clay County line injuring Mrs Charles E Yoeum. Affidavits were filed in Putnam Circuit Court today. Smock reportedly drove on the wrong side while intoxicated and collided with Yoeum's car. she was treated in Brazil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. A. Smock
Madison Township
Alva Bryan
National Road
Charles E. Yoeum
Putnam
Smock
Clay County
Yocum
Yoccum
Brazil
4-H Club Members Head to Merom Camp for Weeklong Outing
Forty five 4-H members and leaders from this county left today on the 10 37 Interurban Highlander for Camp Merom near Sullivan for a week. Purdue University leaders and instructors will direct activities. Members from other fifth district counties also attend.
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Camp Merom
Sullivan
Purdue University
20 Years Ago in Greencastle The Merald
In Greencastle 20 years ago Mrs. H. B. Longden hosted W C T U members. Evelyn Riley spoke about experiences in Rome Algiers and the Azores. Reese Matson fishing at Eel River caught two four pound bass yesterday. Lottie Stoner, who taught in Michigan last year, has returned home for the summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Longden
Evelyn Riley
Rome
Algiers
Azores Islands
Reese Matson
Eel River
Lottie Stoner
Michigan
Evacuation Looms as Manchuria Tensions Rise
About 60 Americans in Harbin Manchuria await possible evacuation as Sino Soviet border moves continue. Reports of Soviet invasion and Chinese troop shifts fuel alarm while Marshal Chang Hsueh Liang denies key claims and C T Wang urges peace efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Far East
Manchuria
Manchuri
Pogranitehnaya
Marshal Chang Hsueh Liang
Manchurian
London Daily Herald
Siberian
Harbin
United States
George Hanson
Farm Escape Taken to Pendleton on Sunday
Floyd Walls a 23 year old Evansville man and recent reformatory inmate was moved to Pendleton Sunday by Sheriff Eadward Eitelforge and Deputy Alva Bryan to serve a 1 to 5 year term. He carried a stick inside his arm to hinder handcuffs and hoped to escape en route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Walls
Evansville
Pendleton
Eadward Eitelforge
Alva Bryan
Indiana State Reformatory
Walls
Reformatory
Weather outlook shows varied regional changes tonight and Tuesday
The forecast notes general fail in the south with increasing clouds in the north. Thundershowers are expected in the northwest tonight or Tuesday, with the northeast also seeing rain Tuesday. Tonight remains warmer, while the northwest turns cooler Tuesday.
Dandelion stalk length claim shocks The Herald
A 36 inch dandelion stalk, found in an alley, was delivered to The Herald office by Walter Burk of Liberty Street. The display pageant tests the claim as the longest on record, with Greencastle anticipating larger stalks next summer as the plant seeks sunlight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald Office
Walter Burk
Liberty Street
Herald
Greencastle
Indiana corn crop forecast from Purdue bulletin in 1929
Purdue agronomy bulletin estimates 1929 Indiana corn at 144,226,000 bushels and 4,262,000 acres with 72 percent condition. Wheat harvest at 27,008,000 bushels and oats 59,098,000. Hay acreage up 272,000 to 1,661,000 acres. Weather noted as allowing near normal acreages after wartime reductions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
INS
Indiana
Purdue University Agricultural Experiment Station
The
Bulletin
Putnam County Fair Board Meets for 1929 Plans
The Putnam County Fair Board will meet in the County Agent's Office at the courthouse Wednesday evening to elect officers and reorganize for the 1929 County Fair. Plans discuss potential fair on the Gun Club grounds south of town and moving the event to August instead of September.
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Putnam County Fair Board
Court House
Gun Club
Reformatory Head Under Emergency Appendectomy
Andrew F. Miles superintendent of the Indiana state reformatory at Pendleton underwent an emergency appendectomy yesterday at Methodist hospital in Indianapolis. He was rushed from Pendleton arriving at 1 15 and the operation occurred at 2 30. Doctors reported his condition excellent after the procedure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew F. Miles
Indiana State Reformatory
Pendleton
Methodist Hospital
Grade Crossing Crash Wipes Out Two Families
A two-family wreck east of Richmond, Indiana, killed seven people when a Pennsylvania train struck their car during a Sunday outing near Eaton, Ohio. Seven victims were identified by a license plate, leaving two families from 110 South Third Street bereaved. At least 23 Hoosiers died in weekend accidents, including eighteen auto fatalities and several drownings across Indiana towns such as Columbus, Valparaiso, Elkhart, Warsaw, Evansville, Lawrenceburg, Holland, and Brazil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Ind
Eaton
Ohio
Here
Pennsylvania
Frank Clark
Melinda Clark
Roy Holeman
Juanita Holeman
Odell Holeman
Cecil Holeman
South Third Street
Indianapolis
Lawrenceburg
Ernest May
Ohio River
Holland
Otto John Sealing
Port Clinton
Brazil
Henry Knecht
Also Mentioned on This Page
Charles J. Arnold
Shan
Kiwanis Club
Ki- Wanians
Russell Brown
First National Bank
Indiana Town
Anna McKevitt
Pearl Burgess Cupper
Eugene Burgess Cupper
Etta L. Fairchild
Clower
Kalamazoo
Mich
Eugenia
Baptists
Madison
Merom Camp
Merald
Tokio
Manchurii
Fair Board
Frank Overhalser
Jimmie Moore
Beck Sales Company
Gilbert Riley
Wabash Valley Electric Company
Raymond Plummer
Springfield
Valparaiso
Elmer — Pecinka
Fred Morgan
Charles McNamon
Elkhart
Eris Bontrager
Fred Ainley
Caraway
Ark
Warsaw
Asa Moorehead
Fvansville
Charles E. Collis
Virgil Stone
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