Local Notes Report County Activities and Health News
County Agent Floyd Miller visited Roachdale while Mrs. R. W. Shafer at Hanna street is very ill. Mrs. William Hill from Brazil visits her daughter Mrs. Gertrude Werneke on South Locust. J. H. Pitchford and spouse return from a motor trip in Illinois. James Albin and Mort Miles of Laotto were business visitors. Grace Ogg has returned to Bloomington after visiting R. A. Ogg. Eunice C. Williams’s will admitted to probate in Putnam circuit court. Leslie Frank travels to San Diego for the summer. Mayor Denman attends Tribe of Ben Hur meeting in Crawfordsville. Boy Scouts plan a 5:30 p.m. hike if weather allows, each boy supplying his own meal. Dr. W. M. O’Brien visits Crawfordsville from Greencastle. Rev. J. N. Dalby remains gravely ill at his son’s home and is not expected to live. Minnie Hamrick of Alhambra, California, to visit Woman’s Relief Corps June 27 at Mrs. Keifer’s home. J. F. Hirt reports balloon from Perry Kelly found about 80 miles away. James Hughes progress improves at St. Anthony’s Hospital Terre Haute. may come home soon. Sixty‑plus youths registered for city library treasure hunt. more expected. Carl Denny of Warsaw jailed in Putnam County for escaping from Indiana State Farm, alleged escape on April 16. case from Koscisko court.
Indiana Man Inventor of First Roll Top Desk Dies
James Madison 92 of Indianapolis named inventor and builder of the first roll top desk died in Indianapolis. A Danish native, he came to the United States in 1864 and lived there over 50 years.
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Indianapolis
Ind
James Madison
Madison
Denmark
United States
Three Teens Held on Series of Grocery Store Robberies
Police said the trio Gard McNace 18 John B Mutter 19 and Henry Davis 26 confessed to nine holdups in Bloomington and one in Cincinnati after arrests. Bonds set at 5000 each. In a separate item Seymour E Francis and John V Collins named editor in chief and military editor of Indiana University Regimental Review for next year. first issue by staff including Mary Hale goes to press around September 1.
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Cincinnati
Gard McNace
John B. Mutter
Henry Davis
Bloomington
Ind
INS
Seymour E. Francis
South Bend
John V. Collins
Anderson
Indiana University Regimental Review
University
Owen Summers
Mary Hale
Fort Wayne
Appointment of E Mark Ferree to National Wood Utilization Committee
E Mark Ferree of Marion Indiana, a student at Indiana University in 1921 22 and 23, was appointed to the staff of the National Committee on Wood Utilization. The committee organized in 1925 by President Coolidge at Hoover's request works with wood industries to prevent waste. After leaving college in 1928 Ferree served as a reporter for the Marion Chronicle Evansville Courier Journal and the Sunday Herald of Miami Florida.
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Bloomington
Ind
INS
E. Mark Ferree
Marion
Indiana University
National Committee On
Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
Commerce
Ferree
Marion, Ind
Chronicle
Evansville Courier-Journal
The
Sunday Herald of
Miami
Fla
Quartet of Gunmen Meet Disaster After Bank Robbery
Four bandits attempted a Noble Illinois bank holdup then fled to Indiana. One was killed near Toledo and the other three captured after a firefight with Deputy Sheriff Woollen. Suspects identified as Jack Dunken Harry Adams and Eddy Myers all Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Terre Haute
Ind
INS
Toledo
First National Bank
Noble
Ill
Delbert Rice
Rice
Here
Jack Steele
R. K. Fowler
Logansport
Indiana
Steele
Jewett
Fowler
Olney
Noble Bank
Everett Woollen
Woollen
Jargs Lang
Jack Dunken
Harry Adams
Eddy Myers
Cincinnati
Ohio
Northwood Course Hosts Sunday 18 Hole Golf Tourney
Northwood golf course invites about thirty players to compete in an 18 hole Sunday tourney to decide the course champion. Players compete scratch with future handicaps set by scores, must declare tournament rounds, ground rules apply, and course staff are barred from entry. W. Be Search, course manager, will settle disputes.
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Northwood Golf Course
Northwood Links
W. BE
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Roy Goodpasture Charged With Wife Desertion
An affidavit filed in Putnam circuit court charges Roy Goodpasture with wife desertion. His wife Walsie Goodpasture states he deserted her on June 19 with no visible means of support. He was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Alva Bryan and jailed in Putnam County.
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Putnam Circuit Court
Roy Goodpasture
Walsie Goodpasture
Goodpasture
Alva Bryan
Putnam County
Livestock Market Report Shows Mixed Hogs Cattle Activity
Hog prices hold 7,000 head with holdovers 494 and a generally steady market. Bulk hogs 160-300 lbs at 9.10 with small lots at 9.15. lighter 120-160 lbs 8.75 to 9. 90-120 lbs 8.25 to 8.50. Sows 7.75 to 8.50. Cattle and calves: 1,000 cattle and 700 calves traded with more activity and up to 25 cents higher. beef steers 9.40 to 10.40, two loads at 11. Light heifers up to 210.50. Cows mostly 4.75 to 6.50, some to 7 and above. Low cutters and cutters 3 to 4.50, dealers steady 10 down.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Hardware and Real Estate Notes from Greencastle
Old mattresses refurbished and box springs renewed by Greencastle Mattress and Upholstering Co. Listings include rental homes on West Berry and East Seminary streets, a modern apartment block, a rural farm for sale near Morton, and lost tire with rim between Greencastle and Raccoon. Also ads for used light plants in exchange.
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Greencastle Mattress and Upholstering Co
West Franklin Street
Roachdale Bridge Club hostesses and social events
Roachdale scenes include Mrs. Stuart Hostetter entertaining a bridge group with four tables and prize winners Mrs. Paul Sutherlin and Mrs. Robert Crosby. Several marriages and social visits noted, including Geneva Shirley and Herbert Flederjohn Jr. and a Muncie wedding. Also reported are dinners, club meetings, and a Japanese lawn social hosted by Rev Crowder, plus club activities of Cro Tat Em Circle and B Y P U events.
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Roachdale
Stuart Hostetter
Ruth Bryan
Greencastle
Dar Robinson
Indianapolis
Mary Hostetter
Helen Chastain
Ward Lovett
Paul Sutherlin
Robert Crosby
Alabama man Schroeder held in Marion County jail
Harold Herbert Schroeder 35 of Mobile Alabama is jailed in Marion County after a 900 mile drive in sheriff custody. Bond set at 10000 dollars. He faces arson and murder charges in the High School Road torch murder case where a hitchhiker died and a body was found in a burning car. Investigators seek to reconstruct events and indict him on first degree charges.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Harold Herbert Schroeder
Mobile
Alabama
Marius County
Sherif George Winkler
Schroeder
Marion County
Winkler
Judson Clark
Marion County Grand Jury
High School Road
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