Say! Election Day musings in Greencastle column
A noisy Greencastle column parodies Indiana politics with mentions of Herbert Hoover, Calvin Coolidge and local figures. It notes a quiet primary, jokes about straw hats, editorial edits by Cartwright and McLean, a traffic delay from illegal parking, and a playful jab at Indiana Republicans headed to Kansas City.
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Herbert Hoover
Indiana
Kansas City
Say
John Cartwright
Don McLean
McLean
Vermilion Re elected County Attendance Officer
Sylvanus Vermilion was re elected by the county board of education on a 9 vote with Nell Bettis opposing. Taxes collected Saturday totaled 27000 and last day receipts brought in 57000 as the treasurer issued late payments and warned of penalties for tardy Spring installments.
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A. Vermilion
Couny
Coun Board of Education
Nell Bettis
Morton
Miss Ethel Hall Competes in All-State Beauty Contest
Miss Ethel Hall and her mother Mrs. Etta Hall travel to Indianapolis for the all state beauty contest at the Indiana Theatre tonight where city contestants vie for the Miss Indiana title. Hall was earlier chosen Miss Green Castle at the Granada theatre and arrived in a Buick provided by Moffett and Dobbs.
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Ethel Hall
Etta Hall
Indianapolis
Indiana Theatre
Miss Hall
Indiana
Greencastle
Granada Theatre
Moffett & Dobbs
You Do Not Need to Register to Vote in Primary
The Herald notes Indiana’s registration law was repealed, removing the need to register for both primary and general elections. Absentee voting law also repealed, requiring in person voting for primary and election.
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Herald
Indiana
Last Rites for Uriah Gasaway 101
Last rites were held Sunday at 2 p.m. for Uriah Gasaway 101 a Mexican War veteran who died at his daughter Mrs. Morton Smith’s home in Reelsville. The Campbellite service was led by Rev. Cline of Brazil with Veterans groups assisting and a rifle salute by the American Legion. Pallbearers were members of Jesse M. Lee Camp No. 24 and Sons of Veterans. Attendees included relatives from Indianapolis and out of town.
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Uriah Gasaway
Morton Smith
Reelsville
Rev. Cline
Brazil
Gasaway
Terre Hauta
A. R
Sons of Veterans
American Legion
W. R. Orton
Jesse M. Lee
Matt Murphy
Jacob Kiefer
W. P. Sackett
Joh Goddard
Chautauqua Directors Meet to Plan Summer Event
Directors of the Greencastle Chautauqua Association meet in the County Agent s office this evening to finalize plans for the summer event. Mr Bicknell of the Loar Independent Chautauqua Co will assist in talent selection and date setting.
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Greencastle Chautauqua Association
Court House
Greencastle Chautauqua
Bicknell
Loar Independent Chautauqua Co
Peasants March on Bucharest in Romanian Crisis
Thousands of Romanian peasants marching from Alba Julia toward Bucharest threaten a major show of force after the Alba Julia convention demanded the cabinet's resignation. Queen Marie stays in the background as troops guard the royal palace and King Michael aged seven. Former Crown Prince Carol says he will return to Mount the throne if the Peasant Party desires.
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Carol
Berlin
INS
Bucharest
Alba Julia
Marie
Royal
Michael
London
Roumania
Surrey
Swine Sanitation Train to Pass Through Putnam County
Publicized May schedule for the Swine Sanitation Train through north Putnam County includes stops at Russellville and Roachdale. Purdue swine department officials and B and O railroad representatives coordinated arrangements with County Agent R H Stevenson John Schwab and Paul C Hurley in Russellville and Roachdale meetings. Funeral services for Donald Goddard son of Mrs Etta Goddard were held at his grandfather Otho Ellis home with interment in Bainbridge cemetery.
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Russellville
Roachdale
Putnam County
Purdue Swine Department
B & O Railroad
R. H. Stevenson
John Schwab
Purdue
Paul C. Hurley
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Donald Goddard
Etta Goddard
Otho Ellis
L. H. Athey
Raymond Sears
Robert Allen
Henry Stone
Harry Minnick
Avon Macdonald
James Harris
Bainbridge
Young Goddard
Illinois
Tragic Suicide Of 14 Year Old Near Milton
Keith Manlove, 14, hanged himself from a small tree along Nolan's Creek near Milton, Indiana. Charles Huffman found the body as he fished the creek. The motive remained unclear and officials say the boy was in good health with no known troubles.
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Richmond
Ind
Keith Manlove
Nolan's Creek
Milton
Charles Huffman
Eleven Divers Missing After Dredge Sinks Off Staten Island
Eleven crewmen are missing after a United States dredge boat sank near Pier 17 Stapleton Staten Island. Rescue boats from several harbor ships responded to the distress call as the incident unfolded in New York Harbor.
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New York
INS
United States
Pier 17
Stapleton
Staten Island
Japanese Reinforcements Ordered to Tsinan
Tokio reports the war office ordered 2700 Japanese troops to Tsinanfu for an offensive to seize the Shantung railway and supply 5000 troops in the ruined city. Japanese aim to take over control of Tsinanfu as operations proceed.
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Tokio
INS
War Office
Tsinan
Tsinanfu
Shantung Railway
Busenburg Named to Indiana High School Study Committee
Principal F. L. Busenburg of Greencastle high school was named by State Superintendent Roy P. Wisehart to a seven member state committee. The panel will advise local committees on a new course of study aligned with recently adopted textbooks. Meetings will be held in Indianapolis as work proceeds this summer.
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Indiana
F. L. Busenburg
Greencastle High School
State Board of Education
Roy P. Wisehart
Indianapolis
20 Years Ago in Greencastle Items
Twenty years ago in Greencastle reports note W. G. Adams of Putnamville returning to studies at I. U. in Indianapolis. Miss Bessie Rive of Orleans visits the Mathes family. Irene Huestis and Kate Huffman, teachers in Grandville, Illinois, spend Sunday with Irene Huestis’s parents. Zelda Seguin Wallace, famed operatic singer, was en route from Cataract to Indianapolis.
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W. G. Adams
Putnamville
Indianapolis
Bessie Rive
Orleans
C. F. Mathes
Irene Huestis
Kate Huffman
Grandville, Ill
Mias Huestis
F. P. Huestis
Zelda Seguin Wallace
Cataract
Dam Break Threatens 5 Billion Gallons at Table Rock Cove
May 7 at TABLE ROCK COVE S C engineers warned the crumbling earthen dam could give way at any moment. The Saluda river swelled as guards sealed the gorge entrance and ordered the danger zone cleared to prevent casualties.
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Table Rock Cove
S. C
INS
Saluda River
Saluda
Beaten Robbed and Thrown From Car Near Bainbridge
Ben Schonnhof a Teutopolis barber was beaten unconscious robbed of about $40 and his teeth displaced after three men in a Ford touring car offered him a ride near Bainbridge Putnam County. He regained consciousness hours later two miles from the site and was aided by L F Carter before reaching Brazil. This marks the third recent hold up in the Greencastle area with Robert Stevenson previously victimized.
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Ben Schonnhoff
Teutopolis
Bainbridge
Putnam County
Brazil Times
Schonahef
Brazil
Western Union Telegraph Office
Tel Yraph
Schonnhoff
Scheinhof
Greencastle
Robert Stevenson
Primary Day Reminder Urges Voters to Cast Ballots
Tomorrow is Primary Day and voters are urged to choose the best men for the fall election. Citizens are asked to decide now, fulfill their duty, and avoid the excuses of past low turnout.
May Festival Music Program This Evening
The DePauw School of Music prepares a second May Festival program at Music Hall tonight at 7 oclock following an afternoon recital. The program lists titled selections and performers including Marylin Bilbro Clare Lytle McIntyre Jeannette Campbell and more, with a third program planned for Tuesday at 7.
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DePauw School of Music
Bilbro Marylin Lytle
Clare Lytle
the Frost King
Kromann
Marion Ellis
Ae Eee McIntyre
Jeannette Campbell
Cramm Zink Fleenor
Grant Schaefer
Shepherdess
Martha Watts
Ioabat MelIntyre
John Mitchell
Hanging Gardens
Davies B
Engelmann
Genevieve O'Hair
Robyn Jean Stewart
Lettie York
Upcraft
Mary Florence Landis
Johanning
Charlotte Donnohue
Jo Ruth Donnohue
Mary Frances Carson
Aprel Wachs
Genevieve Pollom
Biermann
Berniece
Pessard
Frances Brown
Music Hall
Spencer Woman Fatally Hurt In Auto Crash
Mrs. Henry Cline, 58, of Spencer, was killed when the car she rode in with her husband struck a telephone pole and rolled twice near State Road 42 and MacCormick Creek state park. Mr. Cline survived with a fractured skull. their son Cecil Cline of Bloomington also survives.
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Spencer
Ind
Henry Cline
Cline
MacCormick’s Creek State Park
Here
Cecil Cline
Bloomington
Indiana Primary Uncertainty Spurs Political Silence
Indiana faces a tight primary with veteran politicians predicting mixed outcomes for the Republican contests in president, senator, and governor races. Watson and Hoover battle in the U S Senate race while Hoover gains urban support and Watson relies on rural strength. Evans Woollen runs unopposed on the Democratic side as party divisions loom in Indiana.
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Eugene J. Cadoll
International News Service
Indianapolis
Indiana
United States
Congress
James F. Watson
Watson
Herbert Hoover
Washington
Hoover
Evans Woollen
Arthur L. Gilliam
Solon J. Carter
Arthur R. Robinson
Albert Stump
Walter Myers
Stump
Frederick E. Schortemeier
Charles W. Jewett
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Charles J. Arnold
Guisay
Salt River
Jake Litel
Calvin Coolidge
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Joe Bamberger
Putnam Electric Co
Jackson Street
Jackyn
Washington Street
Fred ‘Tick Landis
Henry O’hair
Virgil Grimes
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Chautauqua
Queen Marie
Thru County
Busenburg
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Frederick Landis
Logansport
Theodore Roosevelt
House of Representatives
Harry G. Leslie
Purdue University
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Warsaw
State Board of Accounts
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John E. Frederick
Kokomo
Earl H. Crawford
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