Former Greencastle Barber Dies After Indianapolis HoldUp
William Layton 57 a former Greencastle resident and barber died in Indianapolis city hospital after a Friday hold up near Michigan Street. Two shots were fired during the robbery by three men who fled in a roadster. Four suspects were arrested in Indianapolis as detectives questioned those involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Layton
Indianapolis
Greencastle
Alva Layton
City
Layton
Michigan Street
Massachusetts Avenue
Hivee
Clyde Gaddis
East
City Hospital
Royster @ Askin
North Meridian Street
Kleinbuch
First National Bank
Birmingham
Alabama
Peru
Josephine Layton
Bellefontaine Street
Greencastle Baseballers to Meet Spencer Nine Tuesday
Greencastle high school baseball team faces Spencer high at Handy Field south of the city Tuesday afternoon. In their last meeting Spencer won 13 to 11. Battery for Greencastle is T. Stone and H. Stone. Coach W. E. Bausman announced this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greencastle
Spencer High School
Handy Field
Spencer
Greencas the Battery
T. Stone
H. Stone
W. EE. Bausman
Assessors Near Finish of Taxable Listing in Putnam County
Putnam County township assessors and deputies rush to complete the listing of taxables by May 15 with three days to finalize the books for delivery to the county assessor by May 18. The records will be bound for the county board of review convening the first Monday in June. More singles listed in Green Castle township may lower overall abatements, but totals hinge on final completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam County
County Board of Fireview
Greencastle
Pastor Bruner Faces Anonymous Letter Threat Here
Rev B H Bruner of the First Christian Church reported receiving an anonymous letter mailed from Greencastle claiming he was not wanted and must leave within ninety days. He said he knows who wrote it, but will not pursue legal action, noting similar letters have arrived for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. H. Bruner
First Christian Church
Greencastle
Bruner
United States
Christian Church
Brunery
DePauw Newspaper Names New Editors and Manager
Thoburn Wiant of Indianapolis son of Rev W W Wiant Metit Sit pastor appointed editor of the ByPauw student publication Charles C Tyler of CarthageTL named business manager
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thoburn Wiant
Indianapolis
W. W. Wiant
ByPauw
Charles C. Tyler
Carthage
Race Driver Lesh Ford Killed In Sunflower Feature Crash
Braz il Indiana May 4 Lesh Ford 25 of Streeter Md was killed instantly when his racing car failed to negotiate a curve at Sunflower park and plunged through the fence during the 15 mile feature race. Ira Hall Howdy Wilcox Terre Haute Streator Detroit and Indianapolis drivers noted in the event. Hall and Howdy Wilcox among winners in shorter races as 6 000 spectators watched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Ford
Brazil
Ind
Lesh Ford
Streeter
Sunflower Park
Ford
Ira Hall
Howdy Wilcox
Hall
Terre Haute
Lestie Ford
Streator
al Miller
Detroit
Mien
Indianapolis
Electric Company Pays Over Ten Thousand In Taxes
The Wabash Valley Electric Company pays 10 650 67 in county taxes to Putnam county treasurer as first of two installments on the 10 650 67 bill. The firm is a major taxpayer in Indiana, part of the Midland United group, which pays 4 559 657 70 in state and local taxes this year, including 20 952 77 to Putnam county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash Valley Electric Company
Midland United Company
Midland United Group
Indiana
Putnam County
Miss Rickett Recital in Meharry Hall
Miss Ann Rickett presented a voice recital in Meharry Hall at 4 50 pm with Miss Virginia Knavb as accompanist. The program listed works by Handel Schubert Wagner Saint Saens Tannhauser Brahms and others, ending with Moon Marketing by Weaver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Rickett
Meharry Hall
Virginia Knavb
Handel
Susanna Alleluja
Brahms
Schumann
Schubert
Theure Halle
Tannhauser
Wagner
Saint-Saens
Gretehaninoff
Steppe
Gretehanief
Lieurance
Leach ‘Moon
Weaver
Greencastle to host Crawfordsville golf meet Friday
Greencastle high school golfers will face Crawfordsville Friday afternoon at Greencastle Country Club. Coach W F E Bausman announced the match, noting Crawfordsville recently defeated Greencastle at Crawfordsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Greencastle High School
W. F E. Bausman
Greencastle Country Club
Greencastle
Greencastle Indep Baseballers Edge Vivalia 9–8 on Cement Plant Diamond
The Greencastle independent baseball team defeated Vivalia 9 to 8 on Sunday afternoon at the cement plant diamond. Strong players contributed to the close win for Greencastle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greencastle
Jimmie Bittles Named Granada Theatre Manager
James Jimmie Bittles takes over as Granada Theatre manager after Walter Bidwell resigns. Bittles, formerly the theatre organist, steps into the role, while Bidwell moves to Seymour to manage another theatre where he previously served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
Jimmie” Bittles
Granada Theatre
Walter Bidwell
Bittles
Granada
Bidwell
Seymour
Cement plant employee dies after short illness
Charles McAllister 50 of Reelsville died Saturday night at Putnam County hospital after a pneumonia illness. He worked 11 years at Lone Star cement plant in Limedale. Funeral Tuesday at 2 pm at Reelsville Methodist Church with Moose Lodge ritual. Burial Boone Hutcheson cemetery. Survivors: widow Evelyn and six children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles McAllister
Reelsville
Lone, Star Cement
Limedale
Putnam County
Reelsville Methodist Church
Boone-Hutcheson
Bennett
Moose Lodge
Greencastle
J P Allen Jr Joins Moffett Buick Sales Force
J P Allen Jr has joined the Moffett Buick Co sales force. He previously worked with his father in Greencastle mercantile business and brings wide county acquaintance to the dealership. Allen assumes new duties today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.P. Allen, Jr
Moffett Buick
Allen
Greencastle
Moffett Buick Co
Spring Housecleaning Starts at Postoffice
The Greencastle post office begins interior redecorating with painting started this morning by Pierson & Regnell Co. contractors of Chicago. After painting, woodwork will be refinished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greencastle
Pierson & Regnell Co
Chicargo
Hunger marchers head to Indianapolis plan on pleas
A group calling themselves hunger marchers traveled from Hammond to Indianapolis in a rubber-tired car caravan. They plan to present unemployment relief pleas to Governor Harry G. Leslie on Monday afternoon, though his return to the city was uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Hammond
Harry G. Leslie
Leslie
20 Years Ago in Greencastle 1911 Convention and Weddings
May 4 1911 Greencastle reports highlight the 15th annual Womans Missionary Society convention with Mrs John R Miller and Mrs Eva K Gregg on the program in Greencastle District Brazil. Claudia Crawley and Clyde Grimes wed in Paris Illinois this week. Mrs Kenneth Peck and son return from Chicago visit. Earl Lane and Henry Prey spent the day in Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Miller
Eva K. Gregg
Woman's Missionary Society of the
Greencastle
Brazil
Kenneth Peck
Mr. Peck
Chicago
Earl Lane
Henry Prey
Indianapolis
Raccoon youth held on robbery with firearms charge in Montgomery
William Cline, 18, of Rae-scoon was jailed in Putnam County then to be sent to Crawfordsville to face robbery with firearms charges in Montgomery County. He allegedly confessed and implicated a second suspect, with Moody’s store robbed of 41 dollars the night of the holdup. The case ties to prior checks and a suspended sentence at Pendleton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Cline
Raescoon
Pulnam
Frank Jiiteh
Montgomery County
Putnam County
Alva Bryan
Cline
Crawfordsville
Charles W. Moody
Brown's Valley Wrocer
Bryan
Young Cline
Indianapolis
Moody
Waylad
Local Woman Martha Nelson Dies at 77
Mrs Martha Jane Nelson died Sunday at 11 15 am at her home 405 North Jackson street due to complications of age. She was born in Madison township and lived in Green idpatie before moving with her husband James W Nelson. She leaves nine children including David John and Robert, with two predeceased. Funeral Tuesday at 2 30 pm at the Christian Church with Rev B H Bruner. burial in Little Walnut cemetery Clinton township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Jane Nelson
James W. Nelson
North
Jackson Street
Probation Officer Takes Two Youths to Reformatory
Myron and Harold Lawrence aged 1 and 15 were taken to the Indiana Boys School at Plainfield by Probation Officer Fred. They were ordered committed by Judge James P. Hughes in Putnam circuit court Saturday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myron
Harold Lawrence
Curtis Todd
Indiana Boys’ School
Plainfield
Fred Todd
James P. Hughes
Putnam Circuit
Greencastle Orchestra Wins State Meet and Heads to Nationals
The Greencastle High School Orchestra of over fifty members won first place in its class at the Indiana state contest in Lafayette. The ensemble, new to competition and entering a higher class, defeated Westfield after a district loss and earned a spot at the National Orchestra contest in Cleveland on May 14 to 16. A planning committee met with Principal C. R. Young to arrange travel and representation for Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greencastle High School
Lafayette
Ind
West ‘Field
Westfield
Frankfort
Greencastle
Cleveland
Ohio
Indiana
CL R. Young
C. R. Young
Marshall C. Tlowenstein
DePauw School of Music
Elilver
Donald Wright
Gene Matthews
Ruby Cowan
Walter Goldsberry
Pay Jones
John Bishop
Fay Spurlock
Bud Binkley
Marjorie Benefiel
Orville O'Hair
Frances Mathes
Betty Nichols
John Flemming
Marguerite Cowan
Kenneth Eitel
Helen Young
James Roberts
Gene Longdon
Richard Whelan
Dorothy Arnold
Robert Allen
Leona Mae Snider
Dorothy Wills
Carolyn Ellis
Mary Geoghegan
Paul Wright
Alvin Ellis
Margaret Draham
Weather Update Forecast for Tonight and Tuesday
Fair and warmer tonight with increasing cloudiness on Tuesday. Showers are possible at night.
Miller is Out as Putnam County Board Names New Agent
Floyd Miller of Lafayette loses re election as county agent of Putnam county at a meeting in the office of John Vermillion Putnam county school superintendent. Be W Baker of Russellville High School succeeds Miller by an 8 to 5 vote taking office June 1. The board postponed the county attendance officer election until July and Sylvan Vermillion is expected to be re elected. Baker is a Purdue graduate who previously taught in Martin county and Greencastle High Schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Miller
Lafayette
Putnam County
Putnam County Board of Education
John ©. Vermillion
BE. W. Baker
Russellville
Miller
Baker
Sylvan Vermillion
Purdue University
Martin County
Greencastle
County approves gravel road contracts in Putnam county
Three gravel road projects were let by the Putnam county board of commissioners. Awards include the McCullough and others road to David Stigler for 5816 with estimated 6950, the Mason and others road to Lane & Hendricks for 3879 with estimated 5980.56, and the Heber and others road to W R Pickens for 1734 with estimated 2735.24 alongside multiple rival bids. Regular claims were approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam County
Commissioners
County Board of Comissioners
Commissioners Room
Court House
McCullough
Washington Township
Mason and Others
Floyd Township
Heber and Others
David Stigler
Leave Skelton
Lane & Hendricks
Frank Allen
Sweetland Wright
M. BE
Masten
W.R. Pickens
Wallace Blue
Isaac Skelton
W. R. Pickens
Heber
W. W.lucas
Rollings Brothers
Ernest Smetz
Lewis Baumunk
Lewis Diel
A. G. Day
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Capital City
Harry Carter
West Twenty-fifth Street
Clarence Phonix
Lorreine Hotel
Phonix
C. B.weaver
C. J. Payne
Melvin Woollen
Cecil Whi
Greencastle Baseballers
Spencer Nine
Depauw
Sunflower
Electric Company
Wabash Valley Fleetrie Company
Catsty Treasury
Miss Ricketts
Greencastle Independent
Jimmie Bittles
Charles M'Allister
J. P. Allen, JR
BUICK
Claudia Crawley
Clyde Grimes
Paris
Ill
Raccoon
Browns Valley
Montgomery
Greencastle High School Musical Organization
Board OF Education
John C Vermillion
Vermillion
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