Say An Aged Column On Hiccups And Desert Treasure
SAY by Charles J. Arnold offers humorous cures for hiccups and a note on nose itching. It describes remedies from tickling the nose to nine gulps of water and warns against alcohol. The piece shifts to Death Valley, recounting H W Eichbaum’s road project, gold fear, extreme heat, and a reliable aid station. It ends noting a Temple Lodge meeting and two Bloomington residents involved in a separate incident.
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Death Valley
America
Siberia
Bloomington youths nabbed in bicycle thefts near Greencastle
Bloomington police recovered two bicycles stolen from the city and found the riders Doulun Bushee and Jack Benny 14 and 13 respectively. They admitted taking the wheels from Bloomington and abandoning them near Greencastle. A farmer found them and stored them in a garage. bikes belong to Dunbar and Kirkman.
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Bloomington
Greencastle
Doulun Bushee
Jack Benny
Dunbar
Kirkman
Ben Hur Life Association Adopts Name Change at Close of Meeting
Crawfordsville June 27 The Ben Hur Life Association wrapped its 1930 convention with approval of a law committee report to rename the Supreme Tribe of Ben Hur to the Ben Hur Life Association. W H Owen Crawfordsville Col FE Bryson Covington Ky and William L Denman Green Castle were re elected to the executive committee. The next quadrennial convention will be in Crawfordsville in 1934.
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Crawfordsville
Ben Hur Life Association
Ftinaus
Commerce Building
Home Office
Law Committee
Supreme Tribe of
William L. Denman
Greencastle
Ben Hur
Death takes Greencastle woman today
The death of Mrs. Mary Ellen Shafer 74 a resident of Greencastle since 1899 occurred at 1 o clock this morning at 508 Hanna street after a long illness. She was born in Miama town Ohio and was a Methodist Church worker and Twentieth Century club member. Surviving are her husband a daughter Mrs Thomas Harris of Baldwin Kansas and four brothers John W Taber of Los Angeles Calif Funeral services will be Sunday at 2:30 with Rev Albert E Monger in charge. Interment will be in Forest Hill cemetery.
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Mary Ellen Shafer
Greencastle
R. W. Shafer
Hanna Street
Thomas Harris
Baldwin
Kansas
John W. Taber
Los Angeles
Calif
Albert E. Monger
Methodist Church
Forest Hill Cemetery
Seven Putnam Boys Granted Rector Scholarships
Seven Putnam county boys are among 230 high school graduates receiving Rector Scholarships from DePauw University for next year. The students include Hubert Dirks Robert Dicks and Richard Knight of Greencastle Cloyd Davis Boswell of Redsville Wayne Pickins Dordsett Belle Union Donald William Hart Clinton Center and Clarence Overstreet Russellville. Each scholarship covers four years tuition and fees and is valued at 800 dollars. The Rector Foundation funds other awards for freshmen and 16 special scholarships were granted this year.
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Putnam County
DePauw University
Greencastle High School
Reelsville
Belle Union
Clinton Center
Russellville
Hubert Dirks
Robert Dicks
Richard Knight
Greencastle
Cloyd Davis Boswell
Redsville
Wayne Pickins Dorsett
Donald Willian Mart
Clarence Overstreet
Henry B. Longden
DePauw
Howard Reetor
Reetor
Rector
Longden Hall
Dr. Longden
A Slapstick Error Marries Couple to Mother-in-Law
In Kokomo Indiana a groom and bride wed after a parish visit with the bride’s mother present. Hours later the minister learned he had recorded the wrong name on the certificate, causing the bride to wed her mother-in-law. Reverend Wesley Pearce of the First Baptist Church performed the ceremony.
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Kokomo
Ind
Indianapolis
Wesley Pearce
First Baptist Church
Cloverdale Greys to meet Spencer July Fourth
The Cloverdale Greys travel to Ladoga to face the fast Ladoga Red Sox in a Fourth of July attraction. Manager Cummings has booked the strong Spencer nine for a holiday showdown expected to draw a large Cloverdale crowd.
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Cloverdale Greys
Ladoga
Ladoga Red Sox
Greys
Cloverdale
Cummings
Spencer
Greencastle Barber Files Divorce Suit
Rolland Taulman, a Greencastle barber, sues for divorce from Clara Taulman in Putnam circuit court alleging desertion and cruel and inhuman treatment. They married January 25 1928 and separated June 7 1980 after claims of constant quarreling, temper, suspected infidelity, and ongoing letters with other men. Mrs Taulman left for Florida.
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Rolland Taulman
Greencastle
Putnam
Clara Taulman
Taulman
Indiana
State Policeman Escorts Elderly Driver to Indianapolis
Elmer Baker of Long Beach California an about eighty year old man was moved from Putnam county jail to Indianapolis to face charges of operating a motor vehicle without a proper license. He admits buying the car in Indianapolis and using a license plate only on the vehicle. The seller of the automobile is to be arrested and tried with him.
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Elmer Baker
Long Beach
California
Putnam County
William Nisbet
Indianapolis
Baker
Nisbet
Green Cast Lea Horse Show Highlights and Local Resignations
Twenty years ago in Greencastle, Harry Wells Thad Jones and Her schel Watts attended a Catesville horse show yesterday. Reese Matson resigned from Model Clothing. The County Board of Review assessed Star and Democrat Publishing, Putnam Electric, and Greencastle Gas and Light with specified property values.
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Harry Wells
Thad Jones
Herschel Watts
Catesville
The
County Board of Review
Star & Democrat Publishing Company
Putnam Electric Company
Greencastle Gas and Light Co
Administration Faces Senate Crisis Over World War Pension Bill
Washington June 27 The Hoover administration fights a Senate crisis to push a limited World War pension bill after the veto of a liberal measure. House backed the administration plan 361 to 4 while Hoover veto was sustained 182 to 188. The battle shifts to the Senate finance committees with talks among Republicans Democrats veterans groups and White House aides.
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Hoover
William K. Hutchinson
Congress
House
Senate
Aterncan Lau
Hitler
Ite
American Legion
Jane
First Band Concert of Season at Roachdale
The first Roachdale band concert of the season was held Wednesday evening and drew many patrons. The crowd complained about the band stand location placed on the pavement at the west end of the business section. The next concert is scheduled for Wednesday July 2.
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Roachdale
Cement Mill to Shut Down Next Tuesday
The Lone Star Cement Plant at Limivedale will temporarily close due to water supply constraints and low cement shipments. A notice says operations will resume once water conditions improve and storage capacity is available.
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Limfdale
Lone Star Cement
Limivedale
Tnternational Ment Co
Ueali
Weather Update Shows Warmer Late Tonight in East
Fair conditions with slightly warmer readings in the east and central areas tonight. Saturday will be partly cloudy with warmer temperatures focused in the east portion.
Transatlantic Flyers Receive Warm New York Welcome
Major Kingsford Smith and the Southern Cross crew arrived to a festive City Hall Plaza reception. Kingford Smith defended trans Atlantic flights as sincere aviation progress while noting risks, with Mayor Walker awarding medals and praising American support. George Knauer was in Indianapolis on business.
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New York
Kingsford
Kingsford-Smith
City Hall
City Hall Plaza
James J. Walker
Enor
New York City
Toda
Orville Wright
Coast Guard Helps Survivors In Canadian Drill Boat Disaster
A violent lightning storm struck the Canadian drill boat J. B. Kine near Brookville Ontario killing 32 crew and injuring 11, with U S coast guard cutters rescuing survivors and authorities launching an official investigation into the blast and wreckage.
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Coast Guard
Canadia
Brookville
Ont
INS
Seon Thorty
United States Coast Guard
J. B. Kine
Household Poison Attempt Ends in Narrow Escape
Leonard Todd, once a Crawfordsville resident, ingested multiple doses of poison after a May divorce filing by Ida Todd. Five of his six children were nearby when a daughter alerted relatives. Doctors treated him with an emetic and he began to recover as sheriffs investigated a bottle of poisoned alcohol and rat poison found at the scene.
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Leonard Todd
Crawfordsville
Ida Todd
J. C
Cap) Schmeltzer
Todd
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W. L. Denman
Cloverdale Baseballers
Reese Matson
Model Clothing Store
Southern Cross
James L. Kilgallen
International News Service
State Cor
George Knauer
North Locust Street
Lake Scow
Mes, Woo
Walklate
Senord Todd
Perl Grimes
Sugar Creek
Virgil Young
Perl Ro Grimes
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