Local residents busily travel and court actions noted
Mrs. James Albin and others travel to Greencastle and Indianapolis on business while Katherine Tillotson attends Terre Haute funeral. Foreclosure suit filed in Putnam Circuit Court for $2,000. DePauw student Ralph Smith in critical condition after weeks in hospital. Various visits, military camp attendance, car deliveries, a 30 day term for Shinn, and hospital operations at County Hospital are recorded. Local officials and residents mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Smith
DePauw
Akins Funeral to Be Saturday
Funeral services for Georgie Akins killed beneath a freight train on the Big Four Railroad near Black Bridge will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at McCurry Funeral Home with Rev. Victor L. Raphael officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Hill Cemetery. He is survived by his parents two younger brothers Ernest and Forest and a married sister Mrs. Ethel Bee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgie Akins
Big Four
Black Bridge
McCurry Funeral Home
Victor L. Raphael
Forest Hill Cemetery
Akins
Ernest
Forest
Ethel Bee
Body of Attica farmer found in Wabash River
Isaac Newton Tharp a 60 year old Covington farmer missing since February 11 was found floating in the Wabash River near West Union Winds. Authorities report the body was badly decomposed making cause of death unclear. Tharp reportedly had a large sum of money on him when last seen and his car was found burning near the river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Attica
Ind
INS
Isaac Newton Tharp
Covington
Indiana
John Burns
Samuel Baxter
Lafayette
Wabash River
West Union
Charles Robinson
Hi. O. Coldern
Marshall
Coldern
Tharp
Junk dealer Burton arrested for buying junk from a minor
Jove Burton a Brazil junk dealer is held in County Jail on a charge of buying junk from a minor. Frank McBride said Burton returned to his home on State Road 43 Friday morning after previously buying valuables from local children. The earlier warrant against Grover Lewis was dismissed when he was found not to be the correct suspect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jove Burton
Brazil
Frank McBride
Burton
McBride
State Road 43
Grover Lewis
Lewis
Nutrition Project Meeting Held at Presbyterian Church
The third Putnam County Nutrition Project meeting, led by Miss Aneta Beadle of Purdue Extension, drew seven clubs and seventeen members at the Presbyterian church. Leaders reviewed six demonstrations and two talks reaching 196 county residents, focusing on meal preparation, table service, decorations, etiquette, and history of table settings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam County
Presbyterian Church
Aneta Beadle
Purdue University
Thase
Morton Fordice
Charles Rector
Grace Farmer
Agnes Eastham
Maude Miller
Gracie King
Laura Pickett
H. L. Wells
James Lewman
Lily Cully
Iryl Jeffries
Cora Whitam
Lucy Shields
Ruth Fry
Olyn Wright
Dallas Ruark
John McCabe
Seven Men Executed in Separate Murders In Two States
In Washington a district jail execution followed the murder of Patrolman Leo W. K. Busch with three men sent to the chair. Nicholas Eagles Samuel Moreno and John Proctor were named as the condemned. In Florence Arizona four members of a Chinese tong were executed for the murder of Tom King in October 1926, with Won Long spared after commutation. A state Sunday School convention report on Prof L. E. Mitchell concludes the item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
LNS
Leo W. K. Busch
Nicholas Lee Eagles
New York
Samuel Moreno
John C. Proctor
Baltimore
Florence
Ariz
INS
Tom King
B. W. L. Sae
Shew Chin
Jew Har
Gee King Long
Won Long
Kingman
Aris
Hig Sing
Bing Kong
Crusade for National City Christian Church to be explained
Information on the crusade to build the National City Christian Church in Washington will be presented in Putnam County churches on Sunday June 24. Representatives will speak at services with no pledges or funds asked. The project aims to raise about 1 750 000 for site building and endowment and has already secured over 928 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National City Christian Church
Washington, D. C
Christian Churches
Putnam County
Washington
Vermont Ave. Christian Church of Washington
R. A. Long
Kansas City
Disciples of Christ
America
James A. Garfield
United States
Hiram College
Ohio
B. Hi. Bruner
Greencastle
First Christian Church
Dry bloc fights over platform at convention
The article notes a wet versus dry clash shaping the platform at the convention aimed at defusing Governor Smith. The vice presidency race looms with Cordell Hull of Tennessee and Evans Woollen of Indiana as the standout Protestant dry candidates from significant states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Himmself
Keep
Cordell Hull
Tennessee
Evans Woollen
Indiana
Meetings Continue at Commercial Place Tent
The tent meeting on Commercial Place continues with rising interest and attendance. Services are scheduled for this evening and Saturday at 7:30. Sunday will feature an all day meeting with a basket dinner. everyone is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Place
Pitchford Employees Attend Indianapolis Theater Party
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Pitchford hosted their Pitchford Store staff and guests Mrs. H. S. Werneke Miss Anna Miller and Miss Mary McNeff for a theater outing at the Indiana Theater in Indianapolis. They had dinner at the Half-Way House in Mt. Meridian en route. The group also includes a note on the return from a southern visit by Mrs. F. C. Tilden and her daughter Elizabeth from Little Rock Arkansas to Greencastle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pitchford
J. H. Pitchford
H. S. Werneke
Anna Miller
Mary McNeff
Indianapolis
Indiana Theater
Mt. Meridian
F. C. Tilden
Elizabeth
Greencastle
Little Rock
Ark
Mrs. Allan Tilden
Cena Brothers
J. C. Brothers
Elm Street
Arthur Morgan
Rantoul
Helen Brothers
South Locust Street
Miss Brothers
Irene Breckenridge
Carnegie
Okla
Walter Crawford
Miss Breckenridge
Phoebe Conley
Margaret Emily McGaughey
Ruth Wilson
Minnie Mae Bartley
Francea Reetor
Margaret Bryan
Elizabeth Tilden
Edna Hillis
Evelyn Ayler
Bery O'Hair
Winifred Boyle
Dorothy Knudson
Beulah Yeager
Mesdames Ormand Hammond
Blanche Bi
Indianapolis arrest ends Monroe man’s neglect case
Wanda Staggs formerly of Monroe township now Indianapolis was jailed on an old charge of wife and child neglect. He faces a $100 fine and six months at the Indiana State Farm in the Putnam Circuit Court. He has prior local court appearances and was fined by Judge James P. Hughes before departing for the Democratic national convention. Deputy Sheriff Alva Bryan acted to bring him before special Judge James. Staggs is accused of neglecting his wife Mae Staggs and four children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wanda BE. Stagges
Monroe Township
Indianapolis
Indiana State Farm
Puttnam
Stiggs
Bainbridge
James P. Hughes
Staggs
Indiana
Sues
John H. James
Alva Bryan
James
Mae Staggs
Rifle Club Organized in Greencastle Affiliated with NRA
The Greencastle Rifle Club was organized Thursday night at the American Legion Hall. Thomas D. Welch was elected president, Lloyd Houck vice president, Fred W. Jordan secretary and treasurer, Lois Cowgill executive officer. Fifteen members so far, with plans for a July first rifle shoot at the local bank vigilante’s range.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greencastle Rifle Club
National Rifle Association
American Legion Hall
Thomas D. Welch
Lloyd Houck
Fred W. Jordan
Lois Cowgill
United States
Coalmont garage owner captures bandit in hold up
Peter Doliana, a Coalmont garage owner near Brazil Indiana, confronted and overpowered a bandit who threatened him with a gun. He lunged, knocked the revolver away, and held the suspect until Marshal McGew arrived. The second bandit fled after a shot rang out. The captured man was James Steel, 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazil
Ind
INS
Peter Doliana
Coalmont
Here
Doliana
Doilana
Marshal McGew
James Steel
Home Economics Club Elects New Officers in Bainbridge
The Bainbridge Junior Department of the Home Economics Club met June 20 at Mrs. Roy Eads home with 19 members. Cornelia Eads was elected president, Reba Gibson vice president, Mila Crosby secretary, and Gladys Walls treasurer. Program included a "Self Reliance" paper by Ollive Caywood and a Crosby solo. Tri Kappa province meetings were planned across Indiana with 200 attending province three at Frankfort. The P. E. O. Sisterhood elected Cecilia Gobble president at Indianapolis and approved housing museum funds and a welfare trust fund. A $100 gift to a national memorial library portrait fund was voted. The collated items include weddings and engagements in Manhattan and Danville areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bainbridge Home Economics’ Club
Roy Eads
Cornelia Eads
Reba’ Gibson
Mila Crosby
Gladys Walls
Ollive Caywood
Purdue University
Dorothy Akers
Indiana University
Tri Kappa Sorority
Indiana
Frankfort
Frankfort County Club
H. Lynn Miller
Montmorenci
J. W. Walker
Indianapolis
Emmet Fertig
Noblesville
Mesdames Russell Brown
A. G. Brown
Glen Lyon
John Allee
Ella Mahanna
Cecilia Gobble
West Lafayette
P. E. O. Sisterhood
Severin Hotel
Jessie M. Hawkins
Indiana State Museum
Sisterhood
National Memorial Library
Mt. Pleasant
Hawkins
Marie Shearer
Margaret Gilmore
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James Albin
la Oga
Kenneth West
Kathyen West
Charles Sanders
Katherine Tillotson
Terre Haute
Racer Bittles
Mary
Muncie
Mrs. Bittles
Cora Shelton
Evansville
R. L. O'Hair
John Pabody
Sheveport
Frazee
Theta House
R. P. Mullins
Betty
Palestine
Thomas F. Flint
Putnam
Edward T. Hillis
Oscie B. Hillis
Lou E. Hillis
James & Allee
A. R. Tuttle
Indiana Street
A. H. Carter
Bertha Shriner
Herkimer, New York
Stewart Richards
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Citizens’ Military Training Camp
King, Morrison & Foster
Ford
Reese Matson
Fred Justus
Clifford Chadd
Edward Garl
Ray Shinn
Tiffee
Shinn
Carpenter
Brazil Times
Robert Bohard
Company K
Jasper N. Dalby
Danville
Ill
Mr. Dalby
Martinsville
Carl Bishop
DePauw University
Smithsonian Institute
Henry McElroy
Lena
Combs
Joseph Gillespie
Edmond Torr
Oakalla
Kaugle & Son
Oak Grove
Will
Schlosser
L. E. Mitchell
Logansport
A. Homer Jordon
National City Church Crusade
Wanda Staggs
Coalmont Garage
Bandit
Alamo
Scobee
Quincey
South Vine Street
Lorena Dow
Tribby
Herald Office
Societys
Home Economics Club
Tri Kappa’s
Mrs. Cecilia Gobble
Mrs. Hawkins
Young
Manhattan
Harold C. Wright
John C. Wright
Alma B. Brann
Walter Brann
Lawrence H. Athey
Athey
Worden-Potter
Mobile
Ala
Walter Potter
Irma Lucille
William H. Worden
New Orleans
Dunbar Ogden
Government Street Presbyterian Church
American Express Company
Gray Potter
The
Potter Shoe Store
Fred Shelton
Kathleen Campbell
Coatesville
Lenore Marting
Vera Hadley
Rome Osborn
Miss Campbell
Harold Cook
Imogene Wood
Jeanette Steele
Miss Cena Brothers
Gillewe
Mullins Drug Store
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