Pickens Wins Road Contract in Cloverdale Township
W E Pickens was the low bidder and won the L T Ray et al crushed stone road project in Cloverdale township with a 6400 bid, below the engineer estimate of 7400. Other bids ranged from 6679 to 7191, and the county commissioners awarded to Pickens. Miss Bernice Fee of Columbus married Paul P Mosingo of Vincennes in Franklin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Pickens
Cloverdale Township
Sutherlin Bros
McCullough & Long
Lane & Hendricks
M. Rollings
Mr. Pickens
Miss Wells Becomes Bride In Pretty Church Ceremony
The marriage of Miss Leona Wells and Guy Atkinson occurred Sunday at 2:30 pm in the First Christian Church. Rev. B H Bruner officiated a single ring ceremony with family and close friends present. The couple will reside in Buffalo after a motor trip to Niagara Falls and Buffalo. Out of town guests from Indianapolis attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leona Wells
Frank Wells
West Liberty Street
Guy Atkinson
Co. A. Atkinson
East Washington Street
First Christian Church
B. H. Bruner
L. E. Mitchell
Margaret Weils
Columbia
Donald Cox
John Sears
Atkinson
Niagra Falls
Buffalo
New York
James Wells
Greencastle High School
Southern School of Music
Lakeland
Fla
Indianapolis
Fred Phillips
Graysville
W. A
Morton Community Notes Include Visits and a Wedding
Mrs Helen Maddox visited her brother John Newgent near Clinton Falls last week. Numerous relatives from Greencastle Bainbridge Marshall Browns Valley and Indianapolis spent time in Morton. The Strain Evens wedding was held at noon Sunday June 10 at the Presbyterian Church with Kathleen Ey and Daniel Eugene Strain as the couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Maddox
John Newgent
Clinton Falls
Howard Farrow
Crawfordsville
Robert Carmichael
Greencastle
Virgil Gooch
Union Chapel
Wilbur Nichols
Inge
Zepha Barket
Edna Chadd
Madonna Tustison
Bainbridge
George Inge
Archie Spencer
Marshall
Pearls and Orange Blossoms Tie Couple in DePauw Traditions
Miss Lillian Evens and Miss Hortense Hartness lead as bridesmaids with Marjory Evelyn Strain and Dorothy Dearinger as flower girls. The couple Mrs. Strain and Mr. Strain, DePauw graduates, wed in a Mendelssohn and Lohengrin ceremony. After a reception in their home city, they move to Columbus Ohio where Mr. Strain will teach at the University of Ohio. They plan to reside at 205 West Eighth Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hamilton
Lillian Evens
Hortense Hartness
Marjory Evelyn Strain
Dorothy Dearinger
Justin Bussies
Holland
Michigan
Elmer Evens
Victor
Strain
I. H. Strain
DePauw
University of Ohio
Gamma Alpha Fraternity
Phi Lambda Upsilon
Columbus
Ohio
West Eighth Ave
Coolidge Praised By G C P Keynoter At GOP Convention
Senator Simeon D. Fess of Ohio opened the Republican National Convention in Kansas City praising Calvin Coolidge as a guiding force. He portrayed Coolidge as a model of public duty, restraint, and national leadership while signaling openness to a draft movement if the party desires. The speech framed the campaign around prosperity and law enforcement without naming prohibition directly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George R. Holmes
International News Service
Convention Hall
Kansas City
Calvin Coolidge
Simeon D. Fess
Ohio
Fess
Mr. Coolidge
Coolidge
Lincoln
Senator Fess
Republican Party
Ourown
Night Horse Show at County Fair Planned by Liberty County Board
A special night horse show for the county fair is being planned by the Liberty County Fair board. Open to all horse owners regardless of residence, the event offers premiums up to 400 dollars and emphasizes life and community involvement.
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Put l Ofiberty
Was County Fair Board
Fess Affirms Republican Record Amid Coolidge Era Prosperity
Senator Fess praise for Coolidge policies and the farm veto, touts eight and a half billion debt reduction since 1921 and nearly two billion yearly tax cuts. He argues prosperity, higher living standards, and Republican governance as proof of successful management and national strength.
Midland Utilities Buys Green Castle Gas and Rochester Gas
Midland Utilities Company has purchased the Greencastle Gas and Electric and the Rochester Gas and Fuel companies from J. Gordon Martin of La Porte and associates. No change in local management is planned, with H. Be Burkhalter remaining as plant manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greencastle Gas & Electric Company
Midland Utilities Company
Chicago
J. Gordon Martin
la Porte and Associates
Rochester Gas and Fuel Company
Mr. Martin
Midland Utilities Co
Indiana
Northern Indiana Public Service Company
H. Be, Burkhalter
County Fair Adds Night Horse Show Fund to Attract Entries
For the 1928 fair held the week after the State Fair, Putnam county entries were previously required. This year a special fund will be raised to provide premiums and a night horse show will be included to attract participants and enhance the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam County
Collision With Cow Damages Oak lawn Coupe
Charles Hess of Consolidated Battery Company reports his Oak land coupe suffered about 125 dollars in damage after colliding with a cow on State Road 43 a mile north of Cloverdale near 9 Saturday morning. The cow was killed and its owners Frank Barr and Ralph Sandy faced the loss. Hess, uninjured, had just undergone an appendectomy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Hess
Consolidated Battery Company
Cloverdale
Frank Barr
Ralph Sandy
Hess
Mr. Hess
Anti-Saloon League Talks Heard Here
Major F B Ebbert and “Pussy foot” Johnson addressed a large audience at First Christian Church. Ebbert pressed modification of prohibition enforcement to allow 2.75 percent alcohol by weight beer, arguing current measures fail to curb intoxication. Johnson spoke on prohibition sentiment in the Orient and the failure of gradual approaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. B. Ebbert
United States
Major Ebbert
Ebbert
Nquor
America
Pussyfoot” Johnson
Johnson Preaches American Prohibition Worldwide Endorsement
The article notes Mr. Johnson’s eight year prohibition message as he traveled over seven thousand miles in India addressing about 1.5 million people. He argues global wets seek to discredit America and cites higher arrest rates abroad. He defends US policy and asserts America will stay the course to eradicate drink.
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America
Orient
Johnson
India
Mr. Johnson
New York City
Washington Twp farmer Joe Boswell missing after Brazil trip
Authorities search for Washington township farmer Joe Boswell last seen Thursday morning in Brazil where he cashed a 131.95 check. He left home Wednesday night carrying 10 and other funds. Described as six feet tall, stooped, with a scar above one eye, he may be mentally unsettled or harmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Boswell
Washington Township
Brazil
Reelsville
Putnamville Residents Visit and Summer Homecoming
Putnamville residents J W Hendrix and daughter Gertrude traveled to Lafayette to be with Mrs William Lewis Hendrix who underwent an appendicitis operation. Several guests visited over the weekend including Mrs Katie Horn and guests Scott Ferris and Mrs Dickerson. Clarence McNeff returns home for the summer from Purdue study. Esther Whitaker, previously at DePauw, also comes home. Mrs Dan Brackney of Greencastle visits Joe Wright and others while DePauw commencement is noted. Will Glidwell served as a delegate to the state convention last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Hendrix
Gertrude
Lafayette
William Lewis Hendrix
Katie Horn
Scott Ferris
Dickerson
Terre Haute
Belle Horn
St. Louis
Clarence McNeff
Purdue
Esther Whitaker
DePauw
Dan Brackney
Greencastle
Joe Wright
Charlie Heath
Arthur
Sam Wright
Ollie Williams
Jessie
Gertrude Williamson
Will Glidwell
Local youths face six month sentence suspended in part
Harold Williams and Philip Sellers of Greencastle pleaded guilty to driving drunk and causing a crash two miles west of Brazil on the National Road. They were sentenced to Indiana State Farm for six months with five months suspended on good behavior, provided no liquor is detected during probation.
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Brazil
Harold Williams
Philip Sellers
Greencastle
Indiana State Farm
State Farm
Hutchison
Thurman Elected to Indiana Republican National Committee
M Bert Thurman of New Albany won on the second ballot to become Indiana's member of the Republican national committee. The race waited six candidates and was decided by delegate votes at the national convention. Dorothy Cunningham of Martinsville was re elected national committeewoman. Thurman succeeds the late Joseph B Kealing of Indianapolis.
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Kansas City
INS
Bert Thurman
New Albany
United States
James Ff. Watson
Indiana
Republican National Committee
Thurman
Dorothy Cunningham
Martinsville
Joseph B. Kealing
Indianapolis
Local Social Notes From Cloverale Gather News and Births
Miss Mary Hazelrng visiting Indianapolis teachers college then with Mr and Mrs Burris for a week. Wanita Fultz of Goodrich Rubber Akron Ohio vacationing with her parents. Mrs Frank Wallace and family visit Beryl Sandy. Mrs Gilbert Coffman travels abroad after visiting here. James Wells of Buffalo visiting sister Mary. Indiana University commencement attended by L O Caffman family. Charlotte Maze Shaw graduate. Nelia Cale of Terre Haute vacationing with Frank Cale family. Born James Jr June 5 at 9½ pounds to James and wife. Fred Fultz family and Mrs Pollard in Gosport. Buffalo visitors Haltom family leaving for Lafayette. Snider family visiting Terre Haute and Philo. R V Murphy injured in wreck resumes work. Mrs Joseph’s birthday feast with kin in Talera Oklahoma. Visitors from Indianapolis and Reelsville. Andrew Appell in Cincinnati. Morland family visit Martha Hutcheson. Richard Morland recovering. Hutcheson clan noted with sick list and new Chevrolet cars. Hutcheson and Joy Morland households mentioned.
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Mary Hazelrng
Indianapolis
James Wells
Buffalo
N. Y
Mary
L. O. Caffman
Ben
Mazie
Indiana University
Charlotte Maze Shaw
U. G. Shaw
iMes Nelia Cale
Terre Haute
Frank Cale
James Haltom
James, Jr
Fred Fultz
William Pollard
Gosport
William Haltom
Buffalo N. Y
Lafayette
John Snider
Philo
Ilinois
R. V. Murphy
James A. Hutcheson
Oral Hutcheson
Will Boone
Reelsville
Andrew Appell
Cincinnati
George Morland
Martha Hutcheson
Recovery seen as Mrs Conley aids neighbors
Mrs Elizabeth Conley called on Mrs Joseph Hutcheson and Mrs Grose Sunday afternoon as neighbors show recovery efforts. Mrs Clara Hutchison has returned from a visit with relatives north of Wabash.
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Elizabeth Conley
Joseph Hutcheson
Grose
Clara Hutchison
North Wabash, Ih
Boy Struck by Lightning Paralyzed on Right Side
Fourteen year old Samuel Hamilton was struck while helping his father string barbed wire on a Greencastle area farm. He was knocked unconscious and temporarily paralyzed on the right side but doctors expect only a temporary condition, and he was taken to his parents' home.
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Samuel Hamilton
John Hamilton
Bloomington Street
John Hawkins
Greencastle
W. M. Mc. Gaughey
Joy Cummings Indicted by Grand Jury in County Probe
The Putnam County Grand Jury indicted Joy Cummings on embezzlement and petit larceny charges. He allegedly received about 60 from Layman Hepler intended for William Lockridge while employed on repairs west of Greencastle. Cummings pleaded not guilty. bond set at 500 with no trial date.
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Cloverdale
Putnam County Grand Jury
Clifford Dickerson
Joy Cummings
William Lockridge
Greencastle
Lockridge
Cummings
Hepler
Edward Eiteljorge
James P. Hughes
Indiana State Farm sentence for wife assault read in court
Henry Cook a Washington township resident told Judge James P. Hughes he preferred the Indiana State Farm over living with his wife after arraignment on assault charges. He received sixty days on the farm and a $5 fine plus costs. Dee Cook was arrested after a reported beating, with injuries and a struggle over a hammer and gun. Sheriff Eiteljorg held him at the county jail overnight. Lawrence Gardner, a truck driver for William Randel, was partially injured when a truck rolled onto his right leg while helping move a vehicle on slick pavement. He suffered bruises, a torn toenail, and possible bone damage. Mrs. Mary O Rear pledged at Mrs. Ernest Stoner’s Northwood home with a picnic supper and musical selections by Mrs. C. W. Otis.
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Boswell
Stop 35
Washington Township
Charles Eitelforge
Greencastle
Henry Cook
James P. Hughes
Hughes
Dee Cook
Edward Eiteljors
Cook
Lawrence Gardner
William Randel
Randel
Harry Bohard
Franklin Street
Ernest Stoner
Northwood
Mary O’rear
C. W. Otis
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Pickens
Bernice Fee
Vincennes
Franklin
Paul P. Mosingo
Franklin Presbyterian Church
K. P. Miller
Miss Wells
Morton News
Republic Party
Grover Cleveland
Herbert Hoover
Andrew W. Mellon
Charles E. Hughes
Charles G. Dawes
Department of Commerce
Hoover
Treasury
Europe
Dawes
World Court
Harding Coolidge
Senate
League of Nations
Little Bana
Central America
Nicaragua
Haiti
Gordon Martin and Associates
Orocel
Anti-Saloon League
Washington
Putnamville
M. Bert Thurman
Joseph
L. R. Trout
Talera
Oklahoma
Earg Davis
Jack Earl
Delia Lee Rogers
Charles Pedal
Richard Morland
William McElroy
Wayne
Darrell Hutcheson
Ross Hutcheson
Bloomington
Luther Girton
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