Say! Editorial notes and local sports at DePauw
Cartoonish column by Charles J. Arnold comments on federal raids on malt dealers boosting bootleggers and corn prospects. It also notes Hoover Parker debate, possible recount in North Russell Township, DePauw's Little State track meet at Butler College, coach Buchheit and the Thinkies aiming for another championship, and a wish for DePauw to win at Butler.
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Chicago
DePauw
Butler Colllge
Buchheit
Bitchie
Butler
Curran accusation at Pittsburgh mass meeting targets senators
Henry H. Curran of New York, president of the National Association Against the Prohibition amendment, accuses Senator Caraway of Arkansas and Senator Robinson of Indiana of snooping into his private letters and withholding confidential reports about some of the drinking drys in Congress at a Pittsburgh mass meeting.
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Pittsburgh
Henry H. Curran
New York
National Association Against the Prohibition Amendment
Caraway
Arkansas
Senator Robinson
Indiana
Congress
Putnam hospital poster contest winners named
The Putnam County Hospital Authority sponsored a poster contest for Greencastle High School art students. Twelve posters entered on the National Hospital Day theme. Kenneth Dawson won first prize with his poster in Moore & Cook Shoe store window. Leota Mullins won second with poster number 4 in a downtown window. Margery Hendrix won third with poster number 2, also in a downtown window. Judges were Mrs. Reed Overstreet and Hughes.
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Putnam County
Greencastle High School
Kenneth Dawson
Moore & Cook Shoe Store
Leota Mullins
Margery Hendrix
Greencastle Woman Margaret Hamrick Dies At Home
Mrs. Margaret Mae Hamrick died at her Greencastle home 517 North Jackson Street at 9 12 this morning after two years of illness a complicating disease was the cause she was born in Stilesville and survived by husband Robert H. Hamrick and a brother Harry Richardson of Richmond funeral services are planned for Sunday at 2 30 p m at Mc Curry Funeral Home with Rev H A Sherrill officiating interment will be Little Walnut cemetery Clinton Township she was active in the Eastern Star lodge and the Woman's Relief Corp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Mae Hamrick
Greencastle
North Jackson Street
Robert H. Hamrick
McCurry
H. A. Sherrill
Walnut Cemetery
Clinton Township
Greencastle Cubs beat Spencer nine for fourth win
Greencastle high school baseball defeated Spencer 12 to unknown on McKeen field Thursday, marking their fourth win in four starts. Pitchers Tobin Grimes Crawley combined for ten hits for Greencastle while Spencer used Skinner and Spangler.
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Greencastle High School
Spencer
M'Keen
Greencastle
McKeen
Purple and Gray
Owen County Boys
Bausman
Tobin
Donald Grimes
Evan Crawley
Skinner
Spencer Nine
Cub Baseballers
Spangler
Mooresville
H. Gross
Comstock
Gross
Masten
Campbell
G. H. S.gross
E. Crawley
D. Grimes
G. Crawley
D. Stone
H. Stone
Freddie Masten
Earthquake in Persia Kills 2000 a Terrific quake strikes Persia
A U S vice council report from Urabia says 2000 people were killed and 5000 injured in a major earthquake in Persia. The message is dated five o clock p m May 9.
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Persia
Washington, D. C
U. S. Vice Council
Urabia
Father of Mrs Mundy’s Father Dies in Terre Haute
Mrs. W A Mundy learns her father Charles W Byerly aged 69 of St Bernice died at St Anthony hospital Terre Haute at 2 30 this morning after uremic poisoning. He leaves a widow and two children Mrs Mundy and Grover Byerly of Elnora. Mrs Mundy has gone to her parents home.
Blast Rips Armour and Company Packing Plant
A large explosion wrecked the Armour and Company six story packing plant in St. Joseph Missouri killing about fifteen people and injuring nine while six remained missing. Rescue teams with Walls of debris rising to the third story lashed through the site as ammonia fumes hampered efforts. Two days were expected to complete body recovery.
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ST. Joseph
Armour and Company Packing
Armour Plant
Fire Destroys Quincy Business District in Early Morning Blaze
A downtown fire in Quincy, Indiana, started around 2 AM and destroyed three stores the Roy Herbert, Duncan, and Stewart, plus the post office and social halls. Cloverdale firefighters arrived at 8 AM but could not stop the flames. Spencer and Gosport departments were reportedly asked but did not respond. Quincy lies about 15 miles south of the county seat in Owen County.
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Quincy
Cloverdale
Post Office
Red Men's Hall
K. of P. Hall
Roy Herbert
Duncan
Stewart
Herbert
Spencer
Gosport
Here
Owen County
Harris Defends Foreclosure Suit Over Greencastle Lots
Samuel R. Purcell files suit in Putnam circuit court against James B. Harris seeking 292.40 plus costs on a February 19, 1930 note secured by a second mortgage on lots at Jackson and Liberty streets Greencastle. Central Trust Company holds the first mortgage for 2000 and a prior foreclosure filed April 15. The Greencastle investment of the C O F also appears as a defendant with a prior lean on the property.
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Samuel R. Purcell
Putnam
James B. Harris
Jackson
Liberty Streets
Greencastle
Central Trust Company
Putnam Circuit
The
Former Resident Dies in Capitol City Today
George Shockley of Indianapolis former Greencastle resident died at 10 this morning in his Indianapolis home on Lowell avenue. He had been in poor health for years and bedbound for two. He and Mrs. Shockley lived at 1028 South Indiana Street about 18 months ago before moving from Fillmore. Surviving are widow Mary Shockley three sons Lester George Jr and Rex all in Indianapolis two grandchildren Mrs Roscoe Skimmerhorn 504 Green Street and Merle Lisby of Indianapolis and several great grandchildren.
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George Shockley
Indianapolis
Greencastle
Lowell Avenue
Lester
George Jr
Rex
Roscoe Skimmerhorn
Green Street
This City
Merle Lisby
Green Castle 4-H Girls Advance to State Demonstration Finals
The Greencastle high school 4-H demonstration team, among seventy entries, won first elimination and will compete today at Purdue during the state roundup. The ten highest entries advance to the finals and the local girls areIncluded in that group. They will return to Green Castle Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greencastle High School
Purdue University
Greencastle
Wrecked buggy aftermath and local theft report in Greencastle
A buggy owned by Neely O Hair was wrecked when the frightened horse bolted this afternoon. H C Foster’s Cloverdale harness shop was robbed of 25 dollars last night. Cloverdale delegates Mathes PF and R W Shafer depart for Indianapolis to attend the national Methodist Brotherhood convention. Cloverdale baseball beat Greencastle 3 to 1 with players Denny Preston Hood Evens Summers Steinbach and Jones.
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Neely O’hair
H. C. Foster
Cloverdale
Mathes
R. W. Shafer
Indianapolis
Methodist Church
of Methodist Brotherhood
Cecil Denny
Joe Preston
Roy Hood
Frank Evens
Ralph Summers
Paul Steinbach
Wheeler Jones
Greencastle
Greencastle Population Shows Significant Increase
The Greencastle census count stands at 4606, a gain of 826 from 1920. Five days remain to complete enumeration and officials urge anyone not yet counted to contact Helen Black at the First National Bank.
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Greencastle
Helen Black
W. J. Dennyn
J. L. Thompson
Terre Haute
Hich
Chamber of Commerce
First National Bank
Eighth Grade Entertainment Friday Night
The Greencastle eighth grade presents its thirty second annual program in the high school auditorium. All eligible graduates will participate with readings songs dances and a Dixie operetta Away Down South in Dixie. Oscar Thomas lists eighty two graduates and participants including Billy Allee Raymond Alvord William Binkley Harold Birt John Bishop and others.
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Greencastle
Oscar Thomas
Billy Allee
Raymond Alvord
William Binkley
Harold Birt
John Bishop
Donald Chiles
Chester Cooper
Wayne Detro
Wilburt Eckardt
Robert Etter
Stanley Fisher
Forest Fuller
Elmo Gasaway
Cecil Goodman
Thomas Harrold
Leonard Hayman
Chester Jarvis
Maurice Jones
Emerson Julian
Scott Kirkham
Charles Knauer
Maurice Montgomery
Wilbur McCullough
William McNeff
Corn Judging Team Places In Contest At State Roundup
The Greencastle high school freshmen Orlan Henry Ralph Torr and Charles Shaner placed 14th of 41 teams at Purdue State Roundup. Despite little experience they showed exceptional ability and plan to return next year. The team scored three single ears, placed three ten ear samples and five single ear samples. A cattle judging result has not been reported.
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Orlan Henry
Ralph Torr
Charles Shaner
Purdue
Greencastle High School
Examiner Dies After Stroke of Paralysis
George A Scheer 61 a Jeffersonville field examiner for the Indiana State Tax Board died Thursday at Putnam County Hospital after a stroke. He had examined county and city tax records for six weeks. Survived by sons Alfred of Chicago and Winston of Jeffersonville. Funeral set for Saturday in Jeffersonville.
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George Alfred Scheer
Jefersonville
Indiana State Tax Board
Putnam County Hospital
Commissioners
Court House
Scheer
Alfred
Chicago
Winston
Jeffersonville
Mikado delights Greencastle crowd with sparkling performances
The Gilbert and Sullivan favorite The Mikado thrilled about three hundred attendees. Professor Charles Pearson as Ko Ko and Miss Edna Bowles as Katisha drew the loudest applause for their sparkling voices and stage presence, especially in the famed Tit Willow finale.
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Charles Pearson
Ko-Ko
Lord High Executioner
Edna Bowles
Katesha
Greencastle
Mikado Cast Performs Skits in High School Chapel
DePauw Mikado cast members presented musical skits this morning in the high school chapel. The performance showcased excerpts from the show to the student body and faculty.
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DePauw
Weather Forecast Sees Showers Likely This Weekend
Mostly unsettled conditions persist tonight and Saturday with showers or thunderstorms probable. Cooler temperatures expected especially in the north portion on Saturday.
Seven Police Burned Alive at Sholapur Riot
From Bombay an exchange dispatch says seven Muslim policemen were tied and burned alive in Sholapur as rioting by nationalist followers spread. Refugees estimate at least fifty killed or hurt and four hundred injured, with nine police fatally hurt and five missing. British troops reached the city late, and further unrest was feared. refugees housed in Poona.
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London
INS
Sholapur
Exchange
Bombay
Poona
Calcutta
Daily Mail
Mahatma Gandhi
Sylhet
Assam
Yerveda
Third Ward Wins Ward School Track Honors
The Third Ward boys and girls captured the inter ward track meet at Blackstock field with 157 2/3 points. First Ward finished second with 123 points, while Second Ward had 40 1/3 and Maple Heights 31. Read more about the relay events and grade level competitions.
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Third Ward
Blackstock Field
Maple Heights
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Charles J. Arnold
Hoover
Supreme Court
Mr. Parker
Hoover and Prosperity
Parker
North
Russell Township
Arthur
CUBS
Harris
Capitol City
Orville O’hair
Kenneth Peck
Wayne Pitts
Harold Query
Tom Raines
Charles Rector
John Richards
Elmer Rogers
Harry Seeley
Fay Spurlock
Don Tate
James Walsh
Howard Black
Paul Black
Obediah Patton
William Chadd
George Scheer
Gunerat
Gopichard
Lahore
Indian National Congress
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