Rain ends long dry spell and prompts hospital plan
After three rainless days vegetation suffered as the prolonged wet spell resumes. Deputy Harold Cobb’s actions north of Greencastle drew Hoosier state attention before he moved on to Decatur Ill. A proposed summer hospital for undernourished children led by Mrs Carrol Shultz Ream seeks to use the Delta Upsilon house on Seminary Street, with Green Castle groups backing the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greencastle
Putnam
Carrol Shultz Ream
Delta Upsilon
East Seminary Street
Greencastle Womens
Bandit Car Recovered After Shootout In Indiana
Wesley Churchill of Longview Newfoundland recovers his stolen Hupmobile six after a bank robbery chase and gunbattle at Hanna Cross Roads. Earl Spencer was wounded and Floyd Bowen killed. Churchill and Miss Laverne Allison were abducted and later released unharmed.
Parents claim Spencer led Bowen astray in Terre Haute tragedy
Mabel McKee of the Terre Haute Post relates Floyd Bowen’s death after a Monday gun battle with Deputy Sheriff Harold C. Cobb near Greencastle. Floyd’s parents say Spencer, whom they housed about two months, led their son into crime and misery. Spencer earlier sent $30 from Franklin as Floyd and Spencer sought work.
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Mabel McKee
Terre Haute
Floyd Bowen
Hanna Cross Roads
Here
Harold C. Cobb
Franklin
Irvin
Iva Bowen
Earobencer
Floyd
Greencastle
Pilgrim Holiness
Spencer
Joker
Bowens
Plans to Improve Bloomington and Vine Streets Approved
Bloomington and Vine streets received approved plans and resolutions for improvement with hearing set for July 9 to hear property owner remonstrances. Pavement cost estimates vary by material, and Hanna Street plans were not submitted amid a remonstrance from property owners. Other items included permits for several buildings, a sign installation, and a birds shooting proposal rejected by the council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington Street
Vine Street
Council
Hanna Street
Bloomington
Vine Streets
Co. Y. Hillis
Anderson Street
J. B. Courtney
South Locust Street
T. J.leehee
North Jackson Street
Carl Gasper
South Crown Street
L. ‘& H. Chevrolet Company
Walter Brown
Indiana Street
Urban Elmore
O. F. Lakin
W. P. Sackett
Navy Recruiting Officer Visits Greencastle Post Office
A United States Navy recruiting officer from New York will visit Greencastle on Thursday June 15 1929. Young men aged 17 to 25 may obtain information about joining the U S Navy by meeting the officer at the post office.
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Greencastle
United States Navy
New York
Cincinnati
U. S. Navy
Bandit Slaying Increases Filling Station Business
The Frank Allen filling station at Hanna Cross Roads reports a surge in customers after a bandit was slain and another wounded. Hundreds of motorists reportedly stopped for gas and details, with some claims the business spike far exceeds pre-shooting levels.
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Frank Allen
Hanna Cross Roads
Testing Law for Licensing of All Stores in Doubtful Status
The chain store license law enacted in 1929 faces constitutional challenges in Federal court. Lafayette Jackson of Standard Grocery sues to block enforcement as arguments proceed. Judge Baltzell expects a ruling before July 1 and notes forms are not prepared pending the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
State Tax Board
Lafayette Jackson
Standard Grocery Com
Robert C. Baltzell
Fillmore Man Receives New Post In Michigan
C A Day native of Fillmore and Purdue graduate 1924 has resigned as assistant agricultural statistician for Michigan at Lansing to join Chatterton & Son as crop statistician. The firm is a major beans dealer. Day was active in Purdue student affairs and campus organizations. City councilman and Mrs Leslie Hamaker of 310 East Hanna Street depart Saturday for a motor trip to California planning to return in September.
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C. A. Day
Fillmore
Purdue
Michigan
Lansing
Chatterton & Son
America
Day
Leslie Hamaker
Hanna Street
Willeave
California
20 Years Ago in Greencastle From the Files of Til Merald
Mrs. Sarah Angel marked her 70th birthday at her North Madison Street home with many visitors. Joe Allen and Fred Goodwine plan a Pennsylvania trip. Miss Bonnie Hurst and Misa Bonnie Lane visit Putnamville for a few days. Albert Moore, sidelined by a dislocated shoulder and broken collarbone, is able to go out again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Angel
North Madison Street
Miss Bonnie Hurst
Misa Bonnie Lane
Putnamville
Albert Moore
Senate rebuffs White House third time on farm relief plan
Washington June 12 The Senate rejected the farm bill conference report when the debenture plan was abandoned. Administration hopes center on the House voting tomorrow to defeat the plan and send the bill back to the Senate for final enactment. House leaders oppose direct vote, fearing political embarrassment and arguing it is a revenue measure. If the House rejects, the Senate is expected to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William K. Hutchinson
Washington
INS
Hoover
Senate
White House
Congress
House
Henee
Kiwanis Meet At Crawfordsville Gathers Four Clubs
Four Kiwanis clubs Green Castle Lebanon Attica and the local group meet at the Crawfordsville Country Club. Evansville College president Dr Earl Harper will deliver the principal address. An afternoon golf tournament precedes a six o clock dinner in the clubhouse. Many Kiwanians and families expected.
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Greencastle
Lebanon
Attica
Earl Harper
Evansville College
Crawfordsville
Weather Outlook: Cloudy Tonight with Showers East
Cloudy tonight with possible showers or thunderstorms in the south and east. Cooler tonight except along Lake Michigan. Thursday remains cloudy with a chance of showers in the extreme south portion.
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Lake Michigan
Hero in Duel Deputy Cobb Receives Statewide Honors
Deputy Sheriff Harold B. Cobb of Franklin received statewide commendation for facing two bank bandits at Hanna Cross Roads nine miles north. Floyd Bowen 21 of Terre Haute was killed. Earl Spencer 23 of Franklin critically wounded. Cobb's life was saved when Bowen’s gun was half cocked. Rewards totaling 1050 were announced from Indiana Bankers Association and State Reformatory plus Crawford County Bankers. Spencer had not been convicted of the crime.
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Sherif Harold B. Cobb
Franklin
Hanna Cross Roads
Here
Cobb
Floyd Bowen
Terre Haute
Earl Spencer
Bowen
Spencer
Indiana
Illinois
Indiana Bankers’ Association
State Reformatory
Crawford County
Bankers’ Association
Crawford County Association
Bellair, Tr
Danville Man Recalls Ride With Bank Bandits
Wesley Churchill of Longview Illinois describes a two hour detour with Floyd Bowen and Earl Spencer who forced him and his Danville girlfriend Laverne Allison into his Hupmobile sedan. Bowen, the youthful bandit, was shot to death and Spencer was wounded when Churchill tried to recover his stolen car near Danville.
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Wesley Churchill
Laverne Allison
Illinois
Earl Spencer
Floyd Bowen
Crawfordsville
Longview
Greencastle
Mr. Churchill
The
Journal
Danville
Glrl
Miss Allison
Bowen and
Spencer
Bowen
Churchill
Dierdorf Slaying Recalled in Wide Search for Missing Girl
In Rockville Indiana Sheriff calls for volunteers in a broad search for 15 year old Mary Frances Whelan who vanished after leaving a church event. The girl had been visiting relatives and was seen buying popcorn near a candy store before vanishing. A similar case involved Edith May Dierdorf whose mutilated body was found near Sullivan.
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Rockville
Ind
INS
Mary Frances Whelan
Fort Lauderdale
Florida
Edith May Dierdorf
West Terre Haute
Claude B. Robinson
Parke County
Dierdorf
Busseron Creek
Sulliva
Here
Whelan
Normal L. Scott
Walter Scott
First Christian Church
County nurse offers home health course for twenty
Mrs. Carol Shoultz Ream county nurse will lead a five week health class titled Home Hygiene and Care of the Sick for twenty participants. Sessions run July 2 and then Tuesdays and Fridays 1 30 to 4 pm in the high school home economics wing. The 24 hour course leads to an American Red Cross certificate and costs 85 cents for a book. Financed by the Putnam County Tuberculosis Association and local Red Cross chapter. Call 399 before 8 am or after 4 30 pm to enroll.
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Carol Shoultz Ream
American Red Cross
Putnam County Tuberculosis Association
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Charles J. Arkold
Harold Cobb
Hoosier
Decatur
Ills
Doctors
Lone Star Cement Mill
Ill
Reformatory Jusitive
Veedersburg
Edward F. Fogarty
Cook County
Chicago
South Bend
Fogarty
International Illustrated News
Pany
West
Til Merald
Joe Allen
Fred Goodwine
Pennsylvania
Hom
Kiwanis
Harold B, Cobb
Sheriff
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