DePalma Returns for 500 Mile Speedway Grind
Indy May 11 Ralph De Palma, oldest driver by competition, enters the 600 mile race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He drives a Wehr Special rotary valve car from Los Angeles to the track to demonstrate rotary valve motor potential. De Palma, famed for his 1915 win and a near victory in 1912, aims to showcase endurance and tech amid rivals in the 500 mile classic.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Ralph de Palmas
Indianapolis’ Motor Speedway
Los Angeles
de Palma
DePalma
Wehr
Te Palma
Jimmy Toff
Murphy
Ariven
Ralph
Peter de Paolo
DePalon
DePaolo
Fleeing thieves escape as blowout wrecks Chicago squad car
A high speed chase through downtown Chicago ends when a police squad car tires blow out and crashes. Four officers are hospitalized after the wreck as fleeing criminals vanish, and investigators note a General Blowout-Proof tire remained intact while its wheel shattered.
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Chicago
Eny
Biggest Cunarder keel laid at Clydebank for 1018 foot liner
Riveters work on the 1 018 foot Cunarder at Clydebank Scotland the largest liner in the world to cross the Atlantic. It will displace about 73 000 tons and exceed 1 000 feet in length with a 115 foot beam and three sharply raked funnels. Delivery expected around September 1933.
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Panama Canal
Popular Science Monthly
North Atlantic
New York Harbor
Family Cathering When Billy Arnold Competes at Indianapolis
Billy Arnold, last year’s 500 mile winner, returns to Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 30 to defend his title in Harry Hartz’s front wheel drive car. Hartz’s wife, Billy’s mother, and family members attend, with Billy’s Chicago copy boy brother helping in the pit as a large reunion unfolds after the race.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Billy Arnold
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Harry Hartz
Harry
Billy
Arnold Hartz
Chicago
Putnam County Hospital to Observe Hospital Day
Tomorrow the Putnam County Hospital will observe National Hospital Day with an open house from 1 to 3 PM. Since its establishment in 1926 the hospital has cared for 443 patients and 250 babies have been born, with patient numbers rising each year.
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Putnam County Hospital
United States
Baseball results and today’s schedule across leagues
Yesterday in the American Association Milwaukee beat Indianapolis 15 to 11 while Toledo swept a doubleheader 4 3 and 2 0 against Minneapolis Columbus won 4 3 at St Paul Louisville had rain delay at Kansas City. In the American League Washington edged Detroit 7 4 in twelve innings Boston defeated Cleveland 9 4 while Philadelphia at St Louis and New York at Chicago were rained out. National League Pittsburgh beat Brooklyn 3 1 New York shut out Chicago 5 0 with Cincinnati at Boston delayed. Today Indianapolis visits Kansas City Louisville hosts Milwaukee Columbus plays Minneapolis Toledo at St Paul New York at Chicago Philadelphia at St Louis Washington at Detroit Boston at Cleveland Cincinnati at Boston Pittsburgh at Brooklyn Chicago at New York St Louis at Philadelphia.
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Minneapolis
Columbus
St. Paul
Louisville
Kansas City
Washington
Detroit
Boston
Cleveland
Philadelphia
St. Louis
New York
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Card of Thanks and Odd Historical Snippets
A brief card of thanks expresses gratitude to neighbors friends and local figures for sympathy after illness and death. The remainder appears as fragmented historical notes and garbled phrases about Napoleon Waterleoa exploration and a 18th century English watchmaker tale.
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McCurry
B. H. Bruner
James W. Nelson
SHERIFES SALE NOTICE OF PUTNAM COUNTY INDIANA
A sheriff sale advertisement for Putnam County Indiana lists Louisville Joint Stock Land Bank as plaintiff in case 13 555. The defendants include Clyde Metz Barbara A Metz and others. The sale date is May 23 1991 between 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM at the Greencastle courthouse. The property covers 200 acres in township 15 north range 4 and related parcels. Proceeds cover $11 408.16 plus interest and costs with rents and profits for up to seven years.
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Sherife
Circuit Court
Putnam County
Indiana
Louisville Joint Stock Land Bank of
Louisville
Kentucky
Clyde Metz
Barbara A. Metz
William A. Kreigh
Carl Williams
H. L. Freeman
Lida M. Martin
William H. Lawson
Lawson
H. T. Witmer
University State Bank
E. R. Watt
James
Greencastle
Towit
Alva Bryan
Punam County
Ind
W. M., Sutherlin
Two Desserts for Dinner Suggested by Scientist
The scientist proposes a dessert during meals to aid digestion. He and university students used delicate apparatus to measure stomach reactions to foods. After dinner, one to two hours later, sweets may revive gastric juice flow and continue digestion.
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Dr. Laird
Vanis Point
Donald A. Laird
Colgate University
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