Henry C Allen longtime Indiana jurist dies at 84
Henry Clay Allen civil war veteran former Marion circuit judge and Central Avenue Methodist Church trustee president emeritus died at his daughter’s home 4475 Washington boulevard Indianapolis at age 84. He served on the Marion county bench 1896 to 1908 practiced law since 1876 and was active in city parks and the G A R. He was born July 15 1844 in Putnam county and was buried at Crown Hill after services Monday at 2 30 p m conducted by Rev Frank L Roberts.
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Ndianapolis
Henry Clay Allen
Marion Circuit Court
Central Avenue
M. E. Church
George M. Crossland
Washington Boulevard
Allen
Marion County Circuit Court
Indianapolis
Putnam County
Robert Newton Allen
Elizabeth Talcott Allen
Kentucky
Asbury University
DePauw University
16Th Regiment
Indiana Volunteers
Vicksburg
Port Gibson
Champion Hills
Jackson
Kansas
Neosho County
William S. Allen
Will C. Sparks
Rockford, Il
Crossland
James Edwin Hancock
Detroit
Frank L. Roberts
Central Avenue Methodist Church
Crown Hill Cemetery
P. T. A. Elects New Officers at Second Ward Meeting
Members of the Second Ward P T A met Friday afternoon at the building. New officers elected for the coming year include President Mrs Thad Jones and Treasurer Mrs Frank Cannon. A May Day program and an operetta were announced for next Friday.
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Second Ward Parent Teachers Association
Ralph Etter
E. R. Bartlett
Miss Baldwin
Peter Rabbit
Thad Jones
Frank Wallace
Frank Cannon
Henry McLean
Broadstreet
Frances Philips
Terre Haute
Louisa Dirks
DePauw
Mise Miller
Martha Ridpath
Initiation Of Tri Psi Held Saturday
Initiation for the Tri Psi Mothers club of Delta Delta Delta occurred Saturday at the sorority house at 11 o clock. New members named include Mrs C D Newton Decatur Ill Mrs D A Mercer Indianapolis Mrs A J Murray New Paris C Mrs B G Chastain Roschdale and Mrs C J Davis Milroy. A dinner followed at 12 80 o clock at Elms on with purple green and gold decorations to match sorority colors. Green Castle members listed include Mesdames Charles McCaughey Harry Gill Frank Shepaugh A P Burnsides Milo West Racer Bittles Harry Moore and Laura Nichols.
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Tri Psi
Delta Delta Delta
C.D. Newton
Decatur, Ill
D. A. Mercer
Indianapolis
A. J. Murray
New Paris
Mrs Donner Speaks To Coatesville Friday Club
Mrs Frank Donner of Greencastle spoke to the Friday Club in Coatesville during Better Homes Week. The club held its annual flower exchange and was joined by Mrs O J Larkin Mrs William O'Brien and Mrs Ernest Heavin of Greencastle.
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Donner
Coatesville
Frank Donner
Greencastle
O. J. Larkin
William O'Brien
Ernest Heavin
Sylvanus Vermilion Re-Elected County Attendance Officer
S. A. Vermilion was re elected county attendance officer by the county board of education by a 9 to 6 vote. Opposing candidate was Mrs Nell Bettis of Morton.
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S. A. Vermilion
County Board of Education
Nell Bettis
Morton
Last Rites for Uriah Gasaway Veteran 101
Uriah Gasaway 101, Mexican War veteran, died at his daughter’s home in Reelsville. Funeral services were held Sunday at Reelaville Church with Rev. Cline of Brazil officiating. The Brazil Post of Foreign Wars and Terre Haute Post assisted, with American Legion salute under Major W. R. Orton. Pallbearers from Jesse M. Lee Camp and Sons of Veterans included Matt Murphy and others from Indianapolis attendees.
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Uriah Gasaway
Morton Smith
Reelsville
Reelaville
Cline
Brazil
Gasaway
Terre Heute
A. R
Sons of Veterans
American Legion
W. R. Orton
Jesse M. Lee
Matt Murphy
Jacob Kiefer
W. P. Sackett
John ‘Goddard
Swine Train Passes Through Putnam County Planned
Officials from Purdue swine department and B and O railroad plus County Agent R H Stevenson and Purdue's John Schwab met in Russellville Monday afternoon and Roachdale Monday evening to arrange May passage of a Swine Sanitation train. Publicity plans will announce the train's north Putnam County route later this month.
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Russellville
Roachdale
Putnam County
Purdue Swine Department
B & O Railroad
R. H. Stevenson
John Schwab
Purdue
Paul O. Hurley
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Beaten and robbed man dumped near Bainbridge in Putnam County
Ben Schonnhoff a Teutopolis barber said three youths in a Ford car knocked him unconscious near Bainbridge late Friday night, robbed him of $40 and his watch, then threw him from the vehicle. He was later picked up by a passerby and driven to Brazil to telegraph for help.
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Ben Schonnhoff
Teutopolis
Ill
Bainbridge
Putnam County
Brazil Times
Schonnhof
Brazil
Western Union Telegraph Office
Schonnhoff
Greencastle Holdups Report Third In Recent Spree
Schwinholff, badly beaten in a car bandit attack near Greencastle, fled to Mr. Carter’s home for help and later reached this city. He describes a brutal assault that left him missing upper teeth and lacerations, while noting similar recent robberies in the area.
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Schwinhol
Schonnhoff
Greencastle
Robert Stevenson
Busenburg Named to Indiana Textbook Committee
Principal F. L. Busenburg of Greencastle high school was named a member of a seven person state committee. The panel oversees a new course of study for Indiana high schools aligned with recently adopted textbooks. State superintendent Roy P. Wishart made the appointment. meetings will be in Indianapolis as work proceeds later this summer.
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F. L. Busenburg
Greencastle High School
Indiana
State Board of Education
Roy P. Wishart
Indianapolis
Spencer Woman Fatally Hurt In Indiana Auto Crash
Mrs. Kenry Cline aged 58 of Spencer was killed when the car driven by her husband struck a telephone pole and rolled twice near McCormick's Creek state park. Mr. Cline was uninjured and the couple's son Cecil Cline of Bloomington survives.
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Spencer
Ind
Kenry Cline
Cline
McCormick’s Creek State Park
Here
Cecil Cline
Bloomington
Dunbar to Carry Famous Memorial Cane at DePauw
Commencement week at DePauw honors the oldest living graduate Maj. John Garrison Dunbar class of 1861. He will carry the alumni cane as the trophy passes through generations, with silver bands bearing names and graduation years from 1840 to 1961.
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DePauw University
John Garrison Dunbar
Greencastle
DePauw
Dunbar
Thomas Aikin Goodwin
T. A. Goodwin
Tingley
Turner
Tarkington
Beveridge Fund Scholar Named R H Shryock Duke History
New York May 5 The American Historical Association at Columbia University announced the appointment of R H Shryock of Duke University as a Beveridge Memorial Fund research scholar. He will study the history of the public health movement in the United States, a topic sparked by his World War I medical service.
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New York
R. H. Shryock
History Department
Duke University
Albert J. Beveridge
Council of the American Historical Association
Columbia University
Shryock
United States
Gift of 50000 by Mrs Beveridge in memory of husband
Mrs Beveridge contributes fifty thousand dollars in memory of her husband the former Indiana senator and longtime chairman of the association's national endowment committee up to his death.
New Car Deliveries From Stark and Griffith Dealers
Stark and Griffith Oakland and Pontiac dealers delivered new cars to Prof. R. T. Stevenson Greencastle Oakland 4 door sedan Howard Deisher Roachdale Oakland 2 door sedan Raymond Alexander Greencastle 2 door Pontiac Lucille Yeager Pennington Griswell Iowa Pontiac sport roadster She was here with the Jazz Pirates and purchased the car during their visit last week.
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Stark & Griffith
Oakland
Pontiac
R. T. Stevenson
Greencastle
Howard Deisher
Roachdale
Raymond Alexander
Lucille Yeager Pennington
Griswell
Iowa
Miss Pennington
Jazz Pirates
Rucker Delivers Lincoln Address at Coatesville
Alvah J. Rucker of Indianapolis pledged Hoosier support for Lincoln memorial efforts at a Coatesville meeting. He urged citizens to fund a state and national memorial and to translate Lincoln's values into action in Indiana's upcoming primary.
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Rucker
Lincoln
Coatesville
Ind
Alvah J. Rucker
Indianapolis
Indiana
Lincoln Union
Lincoln City
Marriage Licenses Reported for Four Couples
The record lists four couples obtaining marriage licenses: William R. Ventress a 39 year old merchant of Greencastle with Ethel Harmon 55 of Alverton Kentucky. Willis Flinn 24 a creamery worker from Danville with Mary Robbins 23 a cream tester from Putnam County. Robert Louis Byers 22 a laborer from Indianapolis with Vera Ethel Estep 18 of Greencastle R 4. Audrey D. Smith 22 a driver from Indianapolis with Goldie Robbins 23 of Bainbridge, daughter of Edwin C. Priest.
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William R. Ventress
Greencastle
Ethel Harmon
Thomas Harmon
Alverton
Willis Flinn
Danville
Mary Robbins
Charles Robbins
Putnam County
Robert Louis Byers
Indianapolis
Vera Ethel Estep
James Wesley Estep
Greencastle R
Audrey D. Smith
Goldie Robbins
Edwin C. Priest
Bainbridge
Improved plan to broadcast conventions expands nationwide
Western Electric coordinates four main carrier systems from Kansas City to St. Louis Minneapolis Denver Salt Lake City and Oakland to connect national conventions The plan aims for the most far reaching broadcast in history with urgent special hook ups and wide wire connections to ninety leading cities as politicians work remotely from home or office.
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Ashington
Western Electric
Kansas City
St. Louis
Minneapolis
Denver
Saltlake City
Oakland
Pacific
Houston
America
Radio plans loom large for 1928 conventions
The article notes focal points for gossip spread to small towns as Radio is expected to play a major role in the 1928 conventions. Broadcasting systems are mapped and under way with equipment mostly manufactured in Chicago. Western Electric reports a flood of orders since January, signaling vast plans to inform the nation about convention developments. Special loud speakers are being built to let orators drown out hecklers on the convention floor.
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Chicago
Western Electric
New Superintendent Named at Indiana Portland Cement Plant
J. J. Oakes, long connected with International Cement Co., arrives in Greencastle to take over as superintendent of Indiana Portland Cement Co. He succeeds V. K. Newcomer, who led the plant for three years. Oakes previously supervised a plant in Uruguay.
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J. J. Oakes
International Cement Co
Uruguay
Greencastle
Indiana Portland Cement Co
International Company
Mr. Oakes
V. K. Newcomer
Presbyterians and Methodists Plan Historic Merger
Plans announced for a union of Presbyterian and Methodist Episcopal Churches in the United States. Commissions will study church and property integration amid a projected nationwide merger involving about 20 million adherents and nearly a billion dollars in church assets. Leaders in Chicago and other regions anticipate formal policy this month with other denominations likely to follow.
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United States
Presbyterian and Methodist Episcopal Church
General Conference
Methodist Episcopal Church
Kansas City
General Assembly
Presbyterian Church
Tulsa
Okla
Chicago
Vocation Day Observed Amid Sermon On Individual Capacity
The Presbyterian Church held Vocation Day across Sunday services. Rev. V L Raphael urged youths to consider their life paths via the parable of the talents and urged young people to seek Christ as adviser in choosing a career. The talk urged readiness for service in ministry missions and other church work, noting the need for sacrifice and devotion.
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Presbyterian Church
V. L. Raphael
Jesus
Christ
Cause of
Brotherhood of Man
Church merger would include majority of U.S. members
Church leaders claim a successful merger would enroll more than half the U.S. population as members and adherents, outlining a broad unification plan.
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Congregational Church
United States
Pneumonia Fatal for Mrs. Lucretia Zaring in Manhattan
Mrs. Lucretia Zaring 64 wife of Lewis Zaring and longtime Manhattan resident died at home Sunday night at 9 40 from pneumonia. She was born to Ed and Mund Huffman and married in 1883. Survived by three children Mrs. Hutcheson Mr. and Mrs. Sellers, five brothers and one sister. Funeral Tuesday at 2 30 in home with Rev. Bruner. interment Forest Hill cemetery. Pallbearers to be Huffman brothers and Mort Rissler.
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Lucretia Zaring
Lewis Zaring
Manhattan
Lola Long
Wilbur Sellers
Indianapolis
Zaring
The
Christian Church
Greencastle
Eastern Star
Country Reading Club
B. H. Bruner
Forest Hill Cemetery
Washington Township
John
Ivan
Greeley
Andrew
Robert Huffman
Mort Rissler
Miss Tillotson Re elected Treasurer at Indiana AAUW Meet
Catherine Tillotson was re elected treasurer of the Indiana Federation of Branches of the American Association of University Women at a two day Indianapolis conference that ended Saturday. Mrs H L Smith of Bloomington was chosen president. The federation voted to raise its share of a million dollar scholarship fund and to raise 30000 dollars. Dean Agnes Wells of Indiana University will lead the drive to secure the funds for research scholarships.
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Tillotson
Catherine Tillotson
Indiana Federation of
American Association of University Women
Indianapolis
H. L. Smith
Bloomington
Indiana Federation
Agnes Wells
Indiana University
Smith Robbins Nuptials Reported After Last Week
The marriage of Mrs. Goldie Robbins, daughter of Mr and Mrs Edwin C Priest of Bainbridge, and Audrey D Smith, Indianapolis truck driver, occurred here last week with Justice of the Peace Robert H Newgent officiating. The bride was divorced from a former husband on April 30.
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Goldie Robbins
Edwin C. Priest
Bainbridge
Audrey D. Smith
Indianapolis
Robert H. Newgent
Flinn Robbins Marriage Occurred Here Saturday
Miss Mary Robbins of Roachdale and Willis Flinn of Danville were united in marriage Saturday at 4 30 p m in the Presbyterian Manse by Rev W L Raphael. They were accompanied by Mr and Mrs Merlin Harrison. The couple will reside in Danville.
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Mary Robbins
Roachdale
Willis Flinn
Danville
W. L. Raphael
Merlin Harrison
Huge 120 foot stack topples at cement plant
The Indiana Portland Cement Co. wrecked its 120 foot high stack at Greencastle Monday after engineers deemed it unsafe. Workers replaced the base with wooden blocks then burned them as the stack fell precisely where planned, drawing a crowd of several hundred.
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Indiana Portland Cement Co
Greencastle
Dog attack leaves woman with severe arm lacerations
Mrs. Ross Furney of Fern near Greencastle suffered deep lacerations to both arms when confronted by a dog. The dog’s head was sent to Indianapolis for rabies testing after the animal was fatally injured.
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Ross Furney
Fern
Greencastle
Indianapolis
Furney
State Laboratories
A. E. Ayler
DePauw Names Oberst as New Assistant Football Coach
W L Hughes, athletic director at DePauw University, announced Eugene C. Oberst as the new assistant football coach. Oberst, a Notre Dame 1924 graduate and 6 ft 5 in Kentuckian, will coach linemen and also handle baseball and physical education duties. He previously coached at St John’s College in Shreveport and led Philadelphia area high school programs to three championships.
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W. L. Hughes
DePauw University
Eugene C. Oberst
Oberst
Notre Dame
Rockne
St. John’s College
Shreveport
Philadelphia
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International News Service
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Western Electric Company
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Francis L. Armstrong
Smith-Robbins
Cement CO
Hughes
Knute Rock
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