Rotary Club Tent Fiasco and Friendly Night at Country Club
Charles J. Arnold recalls Rotarians visiting, trying to raise a tent, with Rusty Cook and "Big Hearted" leading a humorous misadventure. Joe Bamberger and Fred Snively rescue the effort, as city sidewalk and rain quirk stories punctuate the Rotary visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rusty
Earl Sourwine
Wang
Simmy Sayers
Simmy
Frank Donner
John Cannon
Joe Bamberger
Fred
Joe
Cement worker seriously hurt at Indiana Portland Cement Plant
George Ackton iron worker of Harmony suffered a 35 foot fall while repairing a scaffold. He sustained three broken ribs puncturing a lung and a severely crushed elbow requiring wiring of bones. Treated at County Hospital with local anesthesia only due to shock.
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George Ackton
Harmony
Indiana
Portland Cement
McCurry
John W. Sluss
Indianapolis
W. M. McGaughey
Ackton
Interurban Maims Girl Near Terre Haute Side
A 19 year old girl was maimed when an eastbound interurban traction car struck the automobile she rode in near the Phoenix Country Club east of Terre Haute at about 11 15 p m. The woman lost her right arm and sustained a deep left arm cut as the car overturned. Motorman Ed Davis and conductor Pete Duncan were in charge of the interurban, Kyle Hughes rendered aid with a tourniquet, and the male driver reportedly fled.
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Phoenix Country Club
Terre Haute
Interurban
Ed, Davis
Pete Duncan
Kyle Hughes
Summers Named Pro and Managers at Country Club
Jimmy Summers, longtime golf instructor, has been contracted by the Country Club directors to manage the club starting September 1. He and his wife will oversee the clubhouse and golf course, bringing extensive country club management experience to improve operations.
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Jimmy Summers New
Indianapolis Professional
Summers
Country Club
Tod Kirk Sells His Northwood Residence
Mr and Mrs Todd Kirk sold their Northwood home to A C Nicholson father of Mrs Paul Cook of this city. The Cooks will reside in the property. Kirk, longtime De Pauw coaching staff member, has resigned and has not decided his future work.
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Todd Kirk
Northwood
A. C. Nicholson
Paul Cook
Cook
Kirk
DePauw
Rotary Club Aids By Secretarial Leader Victor Raphael
The Wabash Valley Electric Co. manager and Rotary president benefit from the guidance of Rev. Victor Raphael who serves as club secretary. He has held the secretary role for several years, aiding administration and club affairs.
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Wabash Valley Electric Co
Rotary
Victor Raphael
Two Golf Courses Open to Rotarian Visitors in Greencastle
Greencastle hosts Rotarians from Group Five with both the Greencastle Country Club course and the Northwood Golf course in fine condition. Directors offered use of either course for the visiting club, hoping golf fans play at least one round.
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Greencastle
Greencastle Country Club
Northwood
Group Five
New Greencastle Methodist Church Under Construction
Excavation at Simpson and Locust streets advances for the new Greencastle Methodist Episcopal Church. Indianapolis contractor Leslie Colvin leads the project, pledging rapid progress through summer and fall.
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Greencastle Methodist Episcopal Church
Simpson and Locust Streets
Leslie Colvin
Indianapolis
20 Years Ago In Greencastle
Friends of Mr and Mrs Frank Thomas surprised them on their 20th wedding anniversary last night Another item notes Miss Irene Huestis visiting in Danville Illinois Mrs Sarah Burdette and son Harry return to Bainbridge after visiting Mike Burdette Mrs Martha Reeves and Misses Minnie and Sallie Priest of Bainbridge are guests of Mrs C L Reeves
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Frank Thomas
Sarah Burdette
Harry
Bainbridge
Mike Burdette
Martha Reeves
Minnie and
Sallie Priest
C. L. Reeves
Greencastle Rotary Club Organized In 1920
The Greencastle Rotary Club was organized May 6 1920 by twenty three Greencastle businessmen in the old Chamber of Commerce room. The first luncheon was set for the following Wednesday at the First Christian Church. The club grew to forty three members and joined the international Rotary after a year without a charter.
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Greencastle
R. G. McCutchan
Harry Freeman
C. W. McGaughey
C. C. Gillen
Paul Cook
W. R. Hutcheson
J. H. Pitchford
A. G. Brown
Neely O’hair
C. W. Otis
T. S. Stevens
S.C. Sayers
Greencastle Club
Leaders in Rotary Greencastle Club Leaders Named
In Greencastle Rotary the organization is praised for success due to active leaders. Eight years since its founding, presidents have devoted time to keep the club on the go, including Harry Freeman C Gillen William Blanchard Victor Raphael Charles McGaughey John Cannon A G Brown Ed Hamilton and Joe Bamberger.
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John Cannon
Charles McGaughey
ED Hamilton
Rotary
John F. Cannon
J. F. Cannon & Co
Ed C. Hamilton
The
Hamilton
Hamilton Book Store
Greencastle
Harry Freeman
Indianapolis
C. Gillen
William Blanchard
Victor Raphael
A. G. Brown
Ed, Hamilton
Joe Bamberger
Miss Mary Case Returns From Wisconsin Land of Lakes Trip
Miss Mary Case arrives back in Green Castle on Wednesday night after a two week visit to the Land of Lakes in Wisconsin.
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Mary Case
Greencastle
Land-Of-Lakes
Wisconsin
Weather outlook shows unsettled Friday with possible thundershowers
The forecast calls for cloudy skies turning unsettled on Friday with a chance of thundershowers. Temperatures remain steady with little overall change.
Roy C West Sworn Secretary of Interior in Bid for Public Service
Roy C West took the oath and assumed the duties as secretary of the Department of Interior in Washington. The ceremony was witnessed by hundreds of department employees as Hubert Work conferred the oath and West pledged to continue high standards of public service. West received congratulatory messages from Indiana and nationwide, including a personal note from his daughter and a letter from President Coolidge. The Interior Department Employs about 12 000 staff, with most stationed away from Washington.
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DePauw University
Department of Interior
Department
W. Bo Acker
Hubert Work
Republican National
West
New
Secretary West
Secretary Work
DePauw
President Coolidge
Wisconsin
Wardman Park
Washington
Fifth Group Women Entertain At Bridge Dinner Dance
Fifth Group of Indiana Rotary arrives for the Greencastle summer outing with clubs from Indianapolis Lafayette Frankfort Crawfordsville Lebanon Sheridan and Terre Haute. More than 300 registered by noon as golf trap shooting and city tours entertained visitors leading to a dinner dance at Longden Hall.
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Longden Hall
Indiana Rotary
Indianapolis
Lafayette
Frankfort
Crawfordsville
Lebanon
Sheridan
Terre Haute
Greencastle
Greencastle Country Club
Country Club
Bridge
Rotary secretary named pastor and former club president
The Rotary secretary is the pastor of the Presbyterian Church and a past president of the club.
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Rotary
The
Presbyterian Church
Club
Greencastle Home to DePauw University Spotlight
Greencastle hosts DePauw University with about 1700 students from all states and nine foreign nations. Two new dormitories Lucy Rowland Hall and Longden Hall were funded by Edward Rector in memory of his wife and Dr. H. B. Longden. Rotarians will dine in the Longden Hall dining room. The town showcases leading sorority and fraternity homes in the nation.
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Greencastle
DePauw University
DePauw
Edward Rector
H. B. Longden
Rector
Lucy Rowland
Longden Hall
United States
Greencastle Rotary Leader C C Gillen Remembered
C C Gillen, a longtime Greencastle Rotary member, served as an early club president and for several years its secretary, highlighting his active involvement.
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Charles J. Arnold
Court House
Rotarians
Worley Timmons
Mr. Timmons
Worley
Greencastle Rotary
Jimmy Summers
Weeks
the Country Club
Dir
Ectors
Tod Kirk
M. E
Irene Huestis
Danville, Til
Charles M'Gaughey
Witih Out
Hubert
Isslues
Roy C. West
Rotary Secretary
Victor L. Raphael
U. C. Gillen
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