Thieves Loot Ladoga Building and Loan Office
Thieves broke a rear door glass at the Ladoga Building and Loan association office early Friday and stole cash stamps and merchandise totaling about 65 dollars. Loot included 60 dollars, 42 of which were Ladoga Telephone receipts, 18 dollars belonging to Modern Woodman lodge, plus stamps cigars and cigarettes. Attempts were made to crack two safes. tools were left behind. Discovery was made by Fred Hillis at 6 am. Authorities suspect a band of thieves active in Montgomery and Putnam counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladoga
Ladoga Building and Loan Association
Ladoga Telephone Company
Woodman Lodge
John Sanley
Building and Loan Association
Spanish War Veterans to Meet at Columbus
The annual encampment of the Spanish American War veterans of Indiana will be held at Columbus on June 14 15 and 16. The opening day Sunday will be devoted to renewing friendships and relating war experiences with business sessions the following two days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Columbus
Marriage License for Fred Emerson Snively and Pauline Helm
Fred Emerson Snively a 27 year old Greencastle salesman and Pauline Helm a 23 year old Terre Haute teacher obtained a marriage license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Emerson Snively
Greencastle
Pauline Helm
Terre Haute
Russellville Knights to Hold Memorial Service and Cemetery Decorations
The Russellville Knights of Pythias and Pythian Sisters plan a memorial service at their hall next Sunday afternoon at 2 o clock. Afterward, graves of departed members will be decorated in Russellville cemetery and at Hebron Portland Mill and Mt Moriah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russellville Knights of Pythias and
Pythian Sisters
Russellville
Funeral for Clement C. Hurst Draws Wide Attendance
A large crowd from across the county and beyond attended the funeral service for Clement C. Hurst at his East Franklin street home. Rev. Fenwick Reed led the service and noted the late Mrs. Hurst died April 16. Interment followed at Forest Hill cemetery with pallbearers Judge James P. Hughes Ford Lucas C. C. Huestis Clarence Vestal W. O. Timmons and Paul Hurst. Mr. Hurst died Thursday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clement C. Hurst
East Franklin Street
Hurst
Fenwick Reed
Forest Hill Cemetery
James P. Hughes
Ford Lucas
C. C. Huestis
Clarence Vestal
W. O. Timmons
Paul Hurst
Death by Own Action Ends Life of Cloverdale Man
Harry Gillmore aged 32 of Cloverdale died after swallowing strychnine at the home of Mrs. William Branneman. Burial is planned in Cloverdale cemetery with a Reed Funeral Home service led by Rev. H. A. Sherrill. Gillmore had separated from his wife for two months and left two notes, one to his half sister Mary Gillmore. Coroner Frank Reed said officials could not determine where poison came from after Gillmore tried to buy it in Cloverdale. He had recently returned from Bloomington. Survivors include his widow and a sister Mia Wells of New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Gillmore
Cloverdale
William Branneman
Funers
Reed Funeral Home
H. A. Sherrill
Greencastle
Wilmore
Howevr
Mary Gillmore
Gillmore
Bloomington
W. R. Allee
Cloverdale County
Frank Reed
Gilmore
Clyde Gray
Branneman
Grey
Mia
Jesse Wells
New York
Former resident dies in Brazil at 83
Nancy A. Fisher widow of Civil War veteran William A. Fisher died Thursday evening at her son Henry Fisher’s home near Center Point after long illness. Born in Greencastle, she came to Clay county young and lived near Center Point. Survived by two sons Henry and Edward, two daughters Mrs. Sam Butt and Mrs. Hira Greenway, plus 17 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. Funeral at Ashboro M E Church Sunday at 10 with Rev. Jean officiating. interment Ashboro cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy A. Fisher
William A. Fisher
Henry Fisher
Center Point
Fisher
Greencastle
Elliott Alexander
Putnam County
Clay County
Near Center Point
Edward Fisher
Linton
Sam P. Butt
Hira Greenway
Jasonville
Ashboro M. E
Jean
Ashboro Cemetery
Brazil
Safety Trophy Dedicated At Cement Plant
A safety trophy was unveiled at the Lone Star Cement Company in Indiana in a 4:30 ceremony honoring a year with no lost-time accidents. Portland Cement Association official A J R Curtis presented the eight foot concrete trophy as John O Callaghan welcomed guests and Rev Victor L Raphael gave the invocation. Curtis cited teamwork and safety spirit, while Lorraine Brendle and Olivia Ruth Fuller drew the curtain. Albert Shuey accepted the trophy on behalf of the company and thanked Curtis and staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lone Star Cement Company
Indiana
Portland Cement Association
John O'Callaghan
Greencastle Cement Company
Victor L. Raphael
Greencastle
Mr. Struckman
Moeller
Curtis
Miga Lorraine Brendle
Olivia Ruth Fuller
Albert Shuey
Kurtis
Shuey
Truck damages two parked cars after loss of control
Cars owned by Cecil Sutton and Robert Newgent on the west side of south Indiana street near Fleenor dry store were damaged when an Indiana State Farm truck in charge of A. W. Greenhaus backed across the street about 8:30 this morning. Police Chief Otto Dobbs said the driver lost control after pulling from a parking space on the east side, injuring his left leg slightly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Sutton
Robert Newgent
South Indiana Street
Fleenor
Indiana State Farm
A. W. Greenhaus
Otto Dobbs
Youth Pleads Guilty to Thefts in Indiana Circuit Court
Ralph Nutgrass alias Tommy Nutgrass, 26, of Bainbridge, pleaded guilty to grand larceny for stealing four bushels of cloverseed valued at 48 dollars from Ivan Proctor on January 2. Judge James P. Hughes suspended a 2 to 14 year Reformatory sentence. Nutgrass faced related Bainbridge robbery ties and a broader police hunt. Clyde Sallust, 22, also Bainbridge, serves 1 to 10 years for theft. Harold Morphew received a suspended sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Nutgrass
Tommy Nutgrass
Bainbridge
Indiana State Reformatory
Pendleton
James P. Hughes
I the Ptunam Circuit Court
Nutgrass
Ivan Proctor
Danville
Greencastle
Miller Grain Company
Alva Bryan
Clyde Sallust
Reformatory
Harold Morphew
Cloverdale Grays to Meet Stilesville Nines Sunday
The Stilesville Independent team travels to Morrison Park near Cloverdale for a Sunday 2 50 p m clash with the Cloverdale Grays on the baseball diamond.
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Cloverdale
Stilesville
Cloverdale Grays
Morrison Park
Prominent DePauw figures and farm labor callings in 1911
In Greencastle Indiana 1911 farm labor was scarce with offers of forty dollars and meals for work. DePauw professor H B Longden took a year leave with pay to study in Germany. DePauw graduates Talbott and Genung received degrees, while C C Gautier M Huffman Earl Lane and Grant Scott were named general chairmen for the Fourth of July celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
H. B. Longden
DePauw
Germany
Thomas Edward Talbott
William Genung
Ft. Branch
C. C. Gautier
C. M. Huffman
Earl Lane
Grant Scott
Preachers' Aid Society Receives $1000 Bequest
The Northwest Indiana Methodist Conference at its 80th session in Greencastle voted a $1000 bequest from Mrs. Anna Parsons to the Preachers' Aid Society. Delegates elected for the 1932 general conference in Atlantic City include Dr. G Bromley Oxnam and Dr. Henry L. Davis. The conference also voted to rename the Indiana hospital system to Methodist Hospitals of Indiana and to improve hospital board trustee elections. Events included a DePauw choir program, addresses by Bishop Welch, and a visit to the Indiana State Farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwest Indiana Methodist Conference
Anna Parsons
Preachers’ Aid Society
Atlantic City
G. Bromley Oxnam
Greencastle
DePauw University
Henry L. Davis
Indianapolis
Howard Taylor
South Bend
T. F. Williams
Lafayette
Ernest C. Wareing
Cincinnati
Western Christian Advocate
William M. Blanchard
Oliver Holmes
Gary
J. J. Hunt
Renssalaer
Charles A. Carlisle
William E. Carpenter
Brazil
Ida Clyne
Monticello
D. K. Mills
Zionsville
George H. Dennison
Hanna
Carlisle
Methodist Hospital of
States of Indiana
Methodist Hospitals of
Indiana
Methodist Hospital
de Pauw
Herebert Welch
Woman sentenced in Lizton robbery case at Hendricks court
Mrs Roxie McCreary received a three to ten year term in the Indianapolis women's prison after a failed Lizton store robbery. Her husband James R McCreary got a similar sentence at the state reformatory. Both had been shot during the attempted crime. Roxie formerly Roxie Osborne of Jamestown.
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Danville
Ind
Roxie McCreary
James R. McCreary
Litton
Women's Prison
Indianapolis
Hendricks
State Reformatory
McCreary
Weather Update Partly Cloudy Tonight Into Sunday
Partly cloudy conditions continue tonight and Sunday with a good chance of thunderstorms. Temperatures show little change through the period.
Divorce Decree Granted to Mrs Wilcox Today
Judge James P. Hughes of the Putnam circuit court granted Mrs Neilie Wilcox a divorce from Herbert Wilcox on grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment. Mrs Wilcox was awarded custody of their nine year old son Herbert J Wilcox after Wilcox defaulted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James P. Hughes
The
Putnam Circuit Court
Neilie Wilcox
Herbert Wilcox
Ejectment Suit Filed Against Sarah Bridges in Putnam Court
Thomas Bridges files in Putnam circuit court alleging ownership of property on the east Washington street road now held by Sarah Bridges. He seeks ejectment and judgment of 200 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Bridges
Putnam Circuit
Washington Street
Sarah Bridges
United States Attacks Capone with New Indictment
Federal authorities press a fresh assault on Al Capone by indicting him and 68 henchmen on 5 000 alleged prohibition offenses in a ten year conspiracy. The case targets Capone's multi million dollar brewery network and follows earlier actions in Hoover's anti racketeering drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capone
Hoover
George E. Q. Johnson
United States
Paving Finish on Hanna Street by Local Contractor
Continuation of the Hanna street paving from Blomington street crossing to Jackson street crossing was completed today by O J Larkin Greencastle contractor. Work on the project began Tuesday with cleanup of debris Friday afternoon and this morning and preparation for a period of seasoning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanna Street
Blomington Street
Jackson Street
O. J. Larkin
Greencastle
Collision damages car and truck in Greencastle intersection
James Henry of Greencastle township and Orville Bitzer of Greencastle collided at the Elizabeth and Jackson streets corner early today. Both vehicles were damaged but no injuries occurred. Sheriff Alva Bryan investigated and released all parties.
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James Henry
Greencastle Township
Orville Bitzer
Greencastle
Elizabeth and
Jackson Streets
Alva Bryan
Jury Unable to Reach Verdict in 1920 Bank Holdup Trial
A Hendricks circuit court jury failed to convict Elmer Jones in the North Salem bank holdup case, split 6 to 6 after latenight deliberations. Prosecutor Arney Watkins planned a possible new trial as witnesses from New Maysville testified and several convicts linked Jones to the crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hendricks
Danville
A. J. Stevenson
Elmer Jones
New Maysville
North Salem
Arney Watkins
Hendricks County
Alva Bryan
Putnam County
I New Maysville
James Hughes
Hugo , Lynch
Indianapolis
Indiana State Reformatory
Perdletton
Christian Church Leaders Hold County Meeting
The second special conference of Christian church leaders in Putnam County met at the Tainbridge church. Attendees from Greencastle included Rev. and Mrs. B. H. Bruner and several others. A Green castle quartet performed two special musical numbers as part of the program.
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Christian Churches
Putnam County
Tainbridge
County Fellowship
Cloverdale
Greencastle
B. H. Bruner
George Garrett
Henry Bicknell
Ray Fisher
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Safes
Fred Hillis
Hillis
Frank Hitch
Crawfordsville
Sheriff Hitch
Montgomery
Putnam
Cummings
McMurtry Garage
Russellville Lodge
C. Hurst
Harry Gilmore
Denman
Tilden
A. J. R. Curtis
Monument—Raphael
TMS Herald
Oxnam
William 8. Bovard
Methodist Board of Education
Lizton
Mrs. Wilcox
AL Capone
Chicago
Alphonse Capone
William Bush
Au Lalibl
Jones
Lebanon
Garrett Dinkla
Hughes
Lynch
Bush
Dinkla
Christian Church
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