Local Greencastle Briefs Include Illnesses, Travels, and A Divorce
Local notices report Mrs. Alger Leatherman critically ill at home on West Columbia Street. Emerson Ruark of Fillmore gravely ill and bedfast for a year. Families travel for visits to Little Rock and from Louisville. Funeral services for Mrs. Sadie Baldwin set for Sunday in Greencastle with interment at Forest Hill. O. C. Payne and children from Las Cruces expected for a visit with Ernest Stoner. Payne related to local residents. Mary A. Ellis sues Dave H. Sullivan in Putnam Circuit Court seeking $193, plus garnishment against Sullivan via William Randel. Mildred Long returns from Searcy Arkansas after teaching. Berea College commencement attended by sister Catherine Long. Mrs. Jacob McCurry and Mary Ella visit Upland. Ora Moffett family returning from California. Roy Buis divorce suit against Letha Bulis results in temporary support of $4 weekly and $25 attorney fees due by August 1. Stinson from Madison townships involved in a three-car minor collision on North Jackson Street with no injuries. Vesper service in Meharry Hall requires seating by 7 pm. Theodore N. Lawson of Floyd Township granted divorce from Janis Lawson. custody awarded for their 16-month-old son. Janis absent, reportedly in Florida.
Taft Treated for Mild Illness at Garfield Hospital
Chief Justice William Howard Taft is hospitalized in Garfield hospital for a few days with a minor stomach ailment deemed not serious by his physicians. The illness keeps him away from official duties as of June 8.
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Washington
William Howard Taft
Garfield Hospital
Continuation D Guests Attract Wide Local Visitations
Continuation D drew guests as many homes opened doors to visitors, turning neighborhoods into hubs of activity with extended entertaining hours and a festive atmosphere throughout the period.
Alumni greetings and gifts mark DePauw commencement
Alumni telegraphed greetings from Barranquilla and across the globe as DePauw University hosts reunions and honors. Dr Henry Longden cites Hall’s million dollar gift, Beveridge busts, and Larz Whitcomb’s endowment for a Larz Chair of Sociology, in memory of Larz Whitcomb. Alumni meetings, luncheon attendance near 500, campus band concert, and a reception at Studebaker Memorial wrap the day along with the rector scholars banquet and ongoing trustees sessions.
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South America
Henry Boyer Longden
Chapel
Dr. Longden
Mr. Hall
Beveridge
Clement Studebaker
Larz Whitcomb
Indianapolis
Larz
Larz Augustus Whitcomb
DePauw
Yale
Alumni Association
Bowman Memorial
Plato Hall
Board of Trustees
Longden Hall
Meharry Hall
Studebaker Memorial Administration
Class Play Featured as Highlight of Evening Program
The public speaking hall hosts a class play as the main feature of the evening. Students perform in a program that also includes readings and musical numbers, drawing an audience from the community.
Music Staff Additions at Continuation C School
Continuation C School expands its music department with gpt in years at Teachers College Columbia University and experience at the University of Nebraska and New York City. Louise Palmer Walker named violin instructor replacing Miss Andrews. she is a finished violinist and concert artist, Baker University graduate, four years at Curtis Institute, author of Violin Scale System. Virginia Byers, DePauw alumna and Herron Art Institute graduate, named art assistant, joins Miss Peterson as staff. Mildred Peterson, a current student, becomes public school music student assistant.
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Teacher's College
Columbia University
University of Nebraska
New York City
Louise Palmer Walker
Miss Andrews
Baker University
Curtis Institute of Music
Philadelphia
Carl Fiesch
Virginia Byers
DePauw University
Herron Art Institute
Miss Peterson
Mildred Peterson
Shaschooo Bible School and Worship Schedule
The notice invites church members to attend Shaschooo Bible School at 9 30. Morning worship starts 10 40 with Lord's Supper and a short sermon by Mr Bruner on The Message of the Flowers. High school Christian Endeavor meets 6 30. No evening service.
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Bible School
Bruner
High School Christian Endeavor
Presbyterian Church notices for DePauw baccalaureate week
Church School at 9 30 oclock with Prof G B Manhart as superintendent. All other Sunday services omitted due to DePauw baccalaureate and vespers. Men's club supper 6 30 Monday. Woman's Circle 2 30 Wednesday at Mrs Theodore Crawley 807 South Locust St with Mrs William McFarland assisting.
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G. B. Manhart
DePauw
Woman's Circle
Theodore Crawley
South Locust Street
William McFarland
Methodist Church Announces Baccalaureate Service Schedule
Church school at 9 30 A M for Beginners Primary and Junior Intermediate, other departments off due to college assembly. Worship service omitted at 10 40 A M. Epworth League meets at 6 30 P M with no evening service.
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Church School
Greencastle
Epworth League
Nazarene Church Services Announced
Rev. Clarence and Bertha Talbert pastors schedule Sabbath School at 9:30 a in worship at 11:45 a m Young People meet at 6:30 p m Evening service at 7:30 p m Prayer meeting Thursday at 7:30 p m Everyone invited to attend.
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Nazarene Church
Clarence
Bertha Talbert
Sabbath Healing Theme in Christian Science Service
The lesson sermon for Sunday June 9 centers on God as the sole cause and creator. It cites Jesus healing on the Sabbath from Matthew 12 10e and quotes Mary Baker Eddy on omnipotent power and spiritual law governing healing, contrasting with material laws and drugs.
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God
Churches of Christ
Cientist
Mary Baker Eddy
Greencastle Weddings And Community Notes
Miss Christine Wright marries Antonio Cancilla in Richmond with a Niagara Falls honeymoon planned and home at 324 Greenwood Ave Northwood. Other items cover Eloise Blackwell Walker wedding, local Rebekah lodge event, and area engagements on Beehive and Cloverdale estates. Mrs Krehl hosts luncheon for local social circle.
Baxter to Teach Abroad in Constantinople Next Fall
Oliver Baxter of Knightstown Ind will sail from New York July 10 on the Majestic for Europe to join Robert College in Constantinople as assistant to the head of the English Department next fall. He is a Knightstown High School and DePauw University graduate who has taught at DePauw and the University of Illinois.
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Knightstown
Ind
INS
Oliver Baxter
New York
Majestic
Europe
Constantinople
Robert College
Young Baxter
C. F. Baxter
Land of DePauw University
DePauw
University of Ilinois
Harbor Tragedy: EightYearOld Drowns in Michigan City
The body of Robert Shaver, eight, was recovered from the lake harbor after a nightlong search. He fell in while playing with six year old Paul Retseck who feared to tell his parents and finally spoke after midnight. More than 100 volunteers from the American Legion, police, coast guard, and others aided in the exhaustive search.
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Ind
INS
Robert Shaver
Lake Harbor
Young Shaver
Paul Retseck
Paul
Retseck
Robert
American Legion
Police Department
Coast Guard
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