Sigma Chi Defeats Phi Delts In Fraternity Baseball opener
In McKeen Field yesterday Sigma Chi beat Phi Delta Theta 7 to 3 in the first round of the inter fraternity baseball tournament. After a 3 to 3 tie through five innings the Sigma Chis scored in the sixth and seventh, Mans and Stuckey pitched well for the winners while Ferrell faced charges at the State Farm. Split among other items, a local attorney John H James is in Indianapolis on legal business.
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John H James
Indianapolis
Qi Sigma Chi
Phi Delta Theta
McKeen Field
Sigma Chi
Mans
Sigma Chis
Stuckey
Phi
Local school notices and hospital update in Greencastle
F M Lyon travels to West Baden on a three day business trip. Supt Kelley of the City Schools, Kiwanis attendance booster, sent grade cars to members for Thursday's High School meeting. Estel Harney, son of Mrs Mary Harney, was taken to Union Hospital Terre Haute for appendicitis surgery. he is a Greencastle High School senior. Prof Walter Bundy will lecture next Thursday night at Locust Street M E Church due to another engagement. American Legion Auxiliary meets at 7 30 tonight in the Legion hall. A R Buis of near Coatesville heads to Argos after a Brownsville teaching stint. he traveled 100 miles by auto. Frank Wallace, County Superintendent, in Reelsville on business. Twenty seven Crescent Rebecca Lodge members initiated five Colfax Lodge candidates in Bloomington. first such work by the Crescent team with refreshments and a dance afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supt. Kelley
Kiwanis Club
Estel Harney
Mary Harney
Bloomington Street
Union Hospital
Terre Haute
Harney
Greencastle High School
Walter Bundy
Locust Street M. E
A. R. Buis
Coatesville
Argos
Indiana
Mr. Buis
Brownsville
Crescent Rebecca Lodge
Bloomington
Rebecca
Colfax Lodge
Crescent
Oldest Major League Player Benjamin F. Jones Visits
Mrs. Frank Cannon and daughter Elizabeth Ann visit Rushville with Mrs. Cannon’s parents while Benjamin F. Jones of Indianapolis, 75 and once Cincinnati Reds outfielder, travels on Auto Brand sales business. Residents from Greencastle attend the Federation of Clubs convention in Danville along with Mrs. John McCabe Mrs. R A Oge and Mrs H M Smith.
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Frank Cannon
Elizabeth Ann
East Anderson Street
Rushville
Cannon
Benjamin F. Jones
Indianapolis
Greencastle
Mr. Jones
John McCabe
Morton
R. A. Oge
South Locust Street
H. M. Smith
East Walnut Street
The
Federation of Clubs
Danville
Thackeray birthplace in Calcutta celebrated centenary inscription
Calcutta born novelist William Makepeace Thackeray, born July 18 1811, father and grandfather Indian civil servants, mother from service family. To mark his centenary ten years ago a memorial with an inscription from Henry Esmond was unveiled at St John Church where he was baptized.
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Thackeray
Calcutta
England
William Makepeace Thackeray
Old John Company
Henry Esmond
Church of St. John
Manchester Guardian
Athletes Show Stronger Scholarship and Service Ties
A Naval Academy board tracked 1761 graduates from 1891 to 1911 and found athletes by winning a letter in sports stayed longer in the service and posted slightly higher academic standing than non athletes. Harvard research mirrors these findings with similar trends, noting athletes tend to remain in service more than non athletes across 30 year histories.
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Annapolis
Naval Academy
Academy
John Halligan
Macgillivray, Milne
Douglas L. Howard
Everett B. Taylor
Halligan
Howard
Harvard
Novel Cake Decoration With Candy Sticks
A birthday cake idea uses colored stick candy as a novelty instead of can dies. The cake features candy can dles and a large lighted wax candle at the center, surrounded by green leaves. Children will prefer the candy sticks and there is no wax to melt or run.
For Sale Nearly New Case Tractor Going Cheap
Ray R. Miller advertises a nearly new Case tractor offered at a bargain price. The brief notice notes the item is for sale and urges interested buyers to contact Miller.
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Ray R. Miller
Live well vs extravagance in Epictetus
Epictetus contrasts living well through moderation and order with living extravagantly through intemperance. He argues the first leads to true praise, while the second attracts blame. He cautions against seeking commendation for profuse expenditure.
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Epictetus
Curtains to Launder Wanted by Josephine Rankin
Josephine Rankin of 902 South Illinois Street seeks curtains laundered. Contact rankin at the listed address for pickup or delivery arrangements.
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Josephine Rankin
Illinois Street
Japanese Coral Harvested From Japan's Coral Beds
About 65 000 pounds of coral valued at 700 000 dollars are taken yearly from Japan's beds. Divers extract the coral while a master diver grades it as it arrives. Firms maintain inspectors and bidders at the sites to evaluate color driven value, with boke pale quince the most expensive, followed by pink, white, light red, and dark red.
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Japan
Silent room tests motors for friction and defects before shipment
A large auto manufacturer pioneers a silent room to detect excess friction or faults in motors before shipment. Modeled after phonograph factory chambers, it is fully soundproof against outside noise.
Wonder at Fair-Haired Woman in Tokyo Riot Spark
Western visitors in Japan no longer fascinate crowds yet a fair-haired woman still captures attention. A recent incident involved a young golden-haired Scot whose appearance sparked intense public interest and nearly caused a riot in the streets of Tokyo.
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Tokyo
Sheriff Candidate Roy Brackney Thanks Putnam Voters
Roy Brackney, a Democratic sheriff candidate, thanks Putnam County voters for their primary support and pledges enthusiastic support for the Democratic ticket nominated by the party.
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Roy Brackney
The
Herald
Putnam County
Senior Class Play All of a Sudden Peggy at High School
Announcement for the Senior Class Play All of a Sudden Peggy to be held in the High School Auditorium on May 11 and 12. Tickets on sale at Langdon's Book Store. Attend for a hearty laugh this Thursday or Friday night.
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Peggy
Langdon’s
Adv
Prizes Awarded for Neat Homes in Leyton District
London Women of Leyton will receive £5 prizes for the cleanest and best kept houses in the district from the estate of Edward J. Davis a local educator who has died. The £1,000 endowment funds annual £5 prizes to widows wives or spinsters whose homes are nearest.
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London
Leyton
England
Edward J. Davis
Davis
Giant sea serpent reported by Paris naturalists
M Louis Ronle presented to the Academy of Science a report on a gigantic snake like creature. The sixty foot long creature was caught off Agadir Morocco and shown at the Natural History Museum.
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Paris
M. Louis Ronle
Academy of Science
Natural History Museum
Agadir
Morocco
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Albert Ferrell
Putnamville
Jude Hughes
State Reformatory
W. E Smythe
DePauw University
Rotary Club
Cleve Thomas
Rotary
Indianapolis Rotary Club
Jordan
McHarry Hall
Northwood
Jackson
Washington
Allen Brothers
F. M. Lyon
West Baden
American Legion Auxilliary
American Legion Hall
Frank Wallace
Reelsville
Pon
Middle Western
Standard Oil Company
Ies
Middle West
Michigan Ave
Chicago
Naval Academy Board
A. Grismer
S. Bloomington St
E. R. Pruitt
E. Anderson
Walter Albaugh
Larabee Street
H. G. Johnson
Seminary Street
Airdale
Marshal Beck
Greencastle Welding Co
Universal Tire & Rubber Company
Michigan City
Mt. Meridian
Fox Hound
Ralph Knoll
Auditor’s Office
the Central Trust CO
Maynard Grubb
Putnam CO
Opera House
A. Cook
Mer
Curt Galloway
Vaudeville
Jack Hoxie
Slim Summervill
Shirley Mason
Booth Tarrington
Edgar
J. E. McCurry
West Side Square
Ind
Kuppenheimer
J. F. Cannon & Co
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