Sympathy and Snake Tale from a 1929 Greencastle Column
A Greencastle reader warns poet Charles J. Arnold about his verse as a friend, calling it terrible. An Anderson dispatch reports a 32 foot 400 pound snake dead from over feeding worth 10000 dollars. The writer jokes about selling snakes and mentions July Fourth approaching and a caution against early celebrations.
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Greencastle
Indiana
Charles J. Arnold
Arnold
DePauw University
Anderson
Try This One On Your Camphor Bottle
A rustic verse describes summer woods and the bite of chiggers. It explains how these tiny mites cause itching, how they crawl under the skin, and how camphor is said to relieve the itch, urging quick use on contact.
Retired Martinsville Teacher Ends Life At Home
Walter Butler aged 51 committed suicide at his Martinsville Indiana home by inhaling gas this morning. His son Attorney Gilbert Butler returned home to find the body in the kitchen. Butler had taught school and later ran a grocery business and once served as Morgan County recorder. Despondency over ill health was believed to be the cause. Survived by widow, son, a brother Richard Butler of Indianapolis, two sisters, three half sisters, and relatives in Belle Union and south Putnam county.
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Martinsville
Ind
Walter Butler
Gilbert Butler
Richard Butler
Indianapolis
William Brown
Mooresville
Blanche Allee
Gosport
Melvin Dow
City
Kate Dean
Paragon
Sarah Butler
Forecast of afternoon storms and cooler nights
Thunderstorms expected this afternoon and tonight with cooler temperatures in East and North areas. Tuesday looks partly to mostly cloudy with further cooling, especially in the extreme south.
Eal Watt Fined and Sentenced in Montgomery Court
Eal Watt of this city pleaded guilty before Judge Edgar A. Rice in Montgomery circuit court to failure to provide for his wife and children. He received six months at the state penal farm and a $50 fine plus costs from a prior adultery charge. Investigators found Watt had a wife and child living in the east part of the city. no action yet on the statutory case.
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Eal Watt
Tom Rice
Edgar A. Rice
Montgomery
Watt
State Penal Farm
Former state prohi ace indicted in liquor conspiracy case
Conrad J. Bivin once led federal prohibition work in the South Bend area and tied to Northern Indiana office. Indicted with Andrew Kekko and another, he posted a $1,000 bond in federal court. Bivin, from Bloomington, previously served under James Browning and figures prominently in local Republican circles.
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South Bend
Ind
INS
Conrad J. Bivin
Federal Prohibition Department
Indiana
Federal Grand Jury
Bivins
Federal
Bivin
Bloomington
James Browning
Browning
Indianapolis
Andrew Kekko
Capiuses
Funeral Held for Nora F. Lloyd at Russellville
Nora F. Lloyd died from severe burns after kerosene ignition exploded in a Russellville farm kitchen. Her husband E. Oliver Lloyd remains severely injured, with doctors fearing possible loss of fingers. The Federated church was crowded for the services as relatives and friends mourned.
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Russellville
Nora F. Lloyd
E. Oliver Lloyd
Federated Church
Lloyd
Culver Hospital
Crawfordsville
Roachdale Man Granted Divorce From Gwendolyn Scott
Dee R. Scott of Roachdale employed in Indianapolis was granted a divorce from Gwendolyn Scott in Putnam Circuit Court today on grounds of desertion. The defendant did not appear to contest the action.
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Dee R. Scott
Roachdale
Indianapolis
Putnam Circuit
Gwendolyn Scott
Wall Crushes Six Workmen Under Ruins
A 50-foot wall at the National Elevator Company collapses burying six of nine workers removing fire debris. One dead, five seriously hurt. Victim Clarence E. Fox of Chicago dies at City Hospital. others injured include John Hendricks William Kellogg Benjamin Burd Lee Conover and Robert Ashford.
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National Elevator Company
Indianapolis
Clarence E. Fox
Fairwood Avenue
Chicago
John Hendricks
William Kellogg
Benjamin F. Burd
Lee Conover
Robert Ashford
Amco Service Store Undergoing Complete Overhaul
Frank Hary manager of the Amco Service Store announces a full overhaul of the building and machinery. The Harris Milling Company former name is noted as part of the history and the goal is a first class, up-to-date, like new condition on completion.
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Frank Hary
Amco Service
Harris Milling Company
Street Force Wages War on Weeds in City Alleys
The city street force under Urban Elmore opened a weed eradication drive mowing in alleys and vacant lots. Residents are urged to cooperate by mowing around homes. Dr. Ralph Overstreet returns to Greencastle to resume dentistry with his father. Dr. Paul Ream will move back to Roachdale. John C. Vermillion and son Jackie, with Sanford Romine, were in Indianapolis on school business.
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City Street
Urban Elmore
City Street Commissioners
Ralph Overstreet
Philadelphia
Greencastle
Alamo Building
Paul Ream
Roachdale
John C. Vermillion
Jackie
Sanford Romine
Clinton Township
Indianapolis
Bridgeport Home-Coming Celebrates Residents and Church
Bridgeport hosts the annual home-coming at Bridgeport Methodist Church. The program begins with a 10 o'clock Sunday school rally, followed by a sermon by Dr. A. T. Briggs of Greencastle. Rev. Paul Wietzke speaks and a church member reception occurs. a motion picture is planned and a noon basket dinner is served.
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Briggs
Vietzke
Bridgeport
Bridgeport M. E
A. T. Briggs
Greencastle
Paul Wietzke
Stilesville Deserter Flayed by Indianapolis Judge
Fernando Kivett 23 of Stilesville was harshly rebuked by Judge James A. Collins in Criminal Court for deserting his wife and two children in December. He received fourteen years on probation and $6 weekly child support. a one to three year reformatory sentence was suspended. He earned about $15 weekly.
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Stilesville
Indianapolis
Fernando Kivett
James A. Collins
Criminal Court
Kivett
Irvington Transfer Company
Collins
Brandstine Kivett
Barbara Jane
Mary Ann
Hazelwood
Prohibition Debate Highlighted In Indianapolis Week
20 years ago in Greencastle interesting events included Felix McWhirter and Robert Proctor debating Prohibition in Indianapolis. Miss Bertha Danberry and Clarence Downes of Lena married at the bride's parents home with fifty relatives present. Mrs. T. T. Moore spoke at a Progress History Club dinner meeting at Torr Home. Loyal Temperance Legion named after founders Miss Webb and Miss DeEtte Walker and will be known as the Webb Walker L T L.
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Felix McWhirter
Robert Proctor
Indianapolis
Bertha Danberry
Clarence Downes
Lena
T. T. Moore
Progress Hstory Club
Torr
Order of the Loyal Temperance Legion
Miss Webb
Snook enters not guilty plea in Ohio murder case
James L. Kilgallen reports that James H. Snook, who confessed to killing Miss Theora K. Hix, pleaded not guilty at arraignment in Columbus. Trial set for July 22 after a court dispute over dates. Defense may seek change of venue due to local sentiment.
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James H. Snook
Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine
Theora K. Hix
James L. Kilgallen
N.S
Columbus
Ohio
Janes H. Snook
Ohio State University
Robert Duncan
Snook
Duncan
Sook
John J
Franklin County
Two Jury Trials Set This Week in Putnam Court
Putnam Circuit court schedules two jury trials this week. Verne Terry faces assault with intent linked to a knife incident with Frank Lane, night foreman of a cement plant, after a discharge. Coffman to stand trial for petit larceny over stolen chickens from Ed Stone's Greencastle-area farm.
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Putnam
Verne Terry
Otho Coffman
Terry
Frank Lane
Belle Union
Lane
Coffman
Oakalla
Ed. Stone
Greencastle
Purdue names Schroeder as engineering fellow
R A Schroeder a DePauw University graduate will become a fellow in the engineering experiment station at Purdue University to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Marshall H Brown announced at Lafayette Saturday
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R. A. Schroeder
DePauw University
Engineering Experiment Station
Purdue University
Marshall H. Brown
Lafayette
Farmer George H. Dryden Killed by Lightning Near Madison
George H. Dryden a 39 year old farmer was struck and killed instantly while inspecting crops on his Madison area farm. His body was found by his son as evening milking began. He leaves a widow and four children along with his parents.
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Madison
Ind
George H. Dryden
Here
Dryden
Drink Crazed Man Flinged Woman to Death in Indianapolis
Mrs. Ida M. Davis 62 of Worthington died from a skull fracture after Ross Allison 42 hurled her from a porch onto a cement sidewalk. The incident followed a church basket dinner. Charles Allison 64 fought with his son before the men fled. Mrs. Davis was visiting when the tragedy occurred.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Ida M. Davis
Worthington
Ross Allison
Charles Allison
Allison
Thompson Hat Shop Relocates Within Greencastle
Miss Alice Thompson, owner of the Thompson Hat Shop, moved the business Monday morning to the rear of the Glascock Jewelry store. She gains the east display window for her window displays and has occupied the former room for nine years. Thompson has lived in Greencastle fourteen years and previously ran Werneke Hat Shop for five years.
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Alice Thompson
Thompson
Glascock Jewelry
Miss Thompson
Greencastle
Werneke
Shepherd's Sheep Killer Dogs Shot After Raid
O G Webb of Marion township says one sheep killing dog was killed Friday night after a raid that destroyed about sixty sheep. Three other dogs escaped as Webb and others waited at the scene for the pack to return.
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O. G. Webb
Marion Township
Mr. Webb
Store at Russellville Under New Management
Russellville June 22 E W Tucker has traded his store to a Mr Young of Fairfield Ill Tucker received an eighty acre farm near Fairfield as part consideration M r Tucker has not made any plans known as to his future work William H Mahan of Crawfordsville transacted the business deal
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Russellville
E. W. Tucker
Young
Fairfield
Ill
Tucker
William H. Mahan
Crawfordsville
Fliers Missing in Atlantic Search By Air and Sea
Spanish airmen Major Ramon Franco and three companions are overdue after leaving Cartagena on a trans Atlantic attempt aboard the Dornier Numancia. A wide search by four destroyers two air squadrons and Portuguese gunboats covers the Azores area with vessels from several nations assisting. A red flare sighting between the Azores and New York adds hope and mystery while official confirmation remains elusive.
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London
INS
Madrid
Magallanes
Ramon Franco
Azores
Rey
Ferrol
Franco
Captaina Sallario
Ruiz
Alda
Pedro Madariaga
Atlantic
Paris
Numancia
Cartagena
Spain
N.Y
New York
U. S
Buffalo Bridge
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Mr. Butler
Putnam County
Prohi “Ace
Clarence Fox
AMCO
DR. Overstreet
B.O. Ricketts
Purdue
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