Traction Company Paves Seminary Street Tracks
The T. H. I. & E. Traction Company will pave both sides and between tracks on Seminary street with crushed rock and a binder. Work will begin soon and align with the city’s new concrete pavement. Mayor Zeis received the letter after council solicitation and Interurban Company involvement was assured. The day climbed to 90 degrees early Friday, a high seasonal milestone.
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T. H. I. & E. Traction Company
Seminary Street
Zeis
Traction Company
Jeffries
Greencastle Golf Club to Host Blind Par Tournament Weekend
This weekend the Greencastle Golf Club holds its final Blind Par event of the season. The tourney enables the committee to calculate personal handicaps after pair selections, with the Blind score this week set between 65 and 75. Prizes include Low Gross and several Par balls, and players are urged to pair up or choose partners if needed.
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Greencastle
Gleve Thomas
S. C. Sayers
Davin
Cescr Tee
R. Taylor A. G. Brown
Major Shute
N.C. Oressa
Reese Matson Wallace Holcomb
Elmer Vanclere
W. A. Beemer
Harry Heiby
J. T. Christie
Cea
E. E. Coffman
R. Hapna
Cacus Sol C
Cole Sata Pers
H. P. Barnaby
Addie Thomas
Nina Cook
J.P. Allen, Jr
R. J. Overstreet
Frank Bittles
Hamilton H. R. Nicholas
H. L. Davis
Capt. Wadden
J. T. O'Neill
Apple Leads Other Fruits in 1921 Value Rankings
The king of fruits tops the value list for the 1921 fresh apple crop, estimated at 162,000,000. Oranges come next at 54,000,000, followed by peaches 52,000,000 and strawberries 41,000,000, then grapes 29,000,000, with plums and prunes 20,000,000, pears 12,900,000, cranberries 4,400,000, apricots 5,400,000, figs 1,400,000, and olives 800,000.
Temperature rises to ninety degrees in summer preview
A weather note records a 90 degree reading at the Government Weather Observer J. Allen Jr's home, signaling a hot day despite the absence of typical summer attire. The thermometer was observed extensively as bright sunshine began the day.
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J. Allen, Jr
Mendenhall Named Next Insurance Agent
Hyton C. Mendenhall of Indianapolis will succeed Ivors S. Stringer as local agent for Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. Stringer has been promoted to assistant superintendent with offices in Terre Haute and will relocate soon.
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Hyton C. Mendenhall
Indianapolis
DePauw
Lambda Chi Alpha
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Ivors S .Stringer
South College Avenue
Terre Haute
Stringer
Mr. Mendenhall
DePauw Nines to Meet Butler Saturday
The DePauw baseball team will face Butler at Irwin Field in Indianapolis on Saturday afternoon. Coach Merriam expects a tough game after the suspension of first-string catcher Fred L. Davis for ten days following a dance. The Tiger track squad travels to Notre Dame for a meet against the Irish on Saturday with low expectations.
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DePauw
Butler
Irwinfield
Indianapolis
Tigers
Fred L. Davis
Davis
Tiger
Notre Dame
Merriam
State highway commission to repair old Reelsville road
County commissioners and road superintendent traveled to Indianapolis to press the State Highway Commission to maintain the National Road through Reelsville in first class condition and return it to Putnam County. They also sought fixes to a high culvert west of Stilesville causing field water backup.
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Indianapolis
Reelsville
Stilesville
Board of County Commissioners
State Highway Commission
National Road
State Department
Putnam County
Brazil Wants Traction Company to Repair Streets
The Terre Haute and Eastern Traction Company is ordered by the City Council to fix brick paving on National avenue beside its tracks. After ignoring repeated requests, the council votes to file a petition with the Indiana Public Service Commission to compel immediate repairs, per City Attorney Otto Englehart.
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Brazil
Terre Haute
Indianapolis
Indiana Public Service Commission
Traction Company
McCormick’s Creek Canyon Park Opens With New Management
Indiana state parks reopen inviting vacationers and hikers. McCormick’s Creek Canyon gains new hotel concessions under Edward and Joy Jones with Mrs Jones expert in hotel management. The park features a large natural bathing pool fed by McCormick’s Creek and a rugged canyon landscape three miles east of Spencer.
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Cormick Creek Canyon
Park Hotel
Spencer
Indiana
Hoosier
McCormick’s Creek Canyon
Richard Lieber
Lieber
Edward Jones
Fort Wayne
John M. Davis
Jones
Lake Wawasee
Joyges
McCormick's Creek Canyon Park
Bloomington
Special Mother's Day Services at Locust Street Church
Two services are set at Locust Street M. E. Church this Sunday. Morning at 10:40 features a Mother's Day music program, while evening at 7:30 marks the Epworth Anniversary celebration.
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Locust Street
M. E. Church
Putnam Fall Festival Dates Set by Committee
The joint committee of Farmers and Greencastle Chamber of Commerce fixed September 21 22 and 23 for the Putnam county Fall Festival. Plans include livestock poultry premium list housing shows on streets and tentage plus a big Mask Revel and other amusements.
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Farmers
Greencastle Commercial Club
Putnam County
Federation
Greencastle Chamber of Commerce
Charles A. Jackson
Two Wabash Students Injured In Auto Accident Near Brick Chapel
Two Wabash College students were injured when their Buick collided with a Ford driven by R. E. Richards on east Franklin Street near Brick Chapel. Speeding toward Greencastle, the Crawfordsville youths veered after a curve by John Mangan’s farm, totaling both cars with the Ford worse off. The Wabash men received medical care, Richards searched for them to settle but could not find them, blaming the crash on the students’ speed.
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Wabash College
R. E. Richards
East Franklin Street
Brick Chapel
Crawfordsville
Greencastle
John Mangan
Richard
High School News Highlights Chapels Plays and Games
Rev Gilbert Traveler spoke at a special high school chapel sharing frontier experiences and the value of education in the west. The senior class offers All of a Sudden Peggy again tonight. Rockville and Parke county students attended the Thursday show. Parke county plans a next week presentation. Principal Glidewell returns from Chicago this afternoon. Twelve pupils absent at the senior high. Coach Rheas base ball team plays Crawfordsville H S this afternoon. Montgomery county sends a fast team. The Prodigal Judge will be shown next week with 4:15 and 7:30 performances Monday and 3:15 matinee Tuesday.
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Peggy
White Hall
Hawkhurst
Lord Crackenthorpe
Anthony Crackenthorpe
O'Mara
O’mara
Lady Crackenthorpe
Lord Anthony
Archie Phipps
Jimmy
London
Jimmie
Lord Crackenthorps
London “Post
Jimmy Keppel
Ceylon
Jack Menzies
Lord Creckenthorpe
Crackenthorpe
Post
Stuart
Lela Walls
William Southard
Kenneth Todd
Archie Allen
Anthony Lorde Crackenthorpe
aCe Ee Eis
Frank Butler
The
Entomological Society
Gilbert H. Traveler
Antler’s Parish
Oimarron
New Mexico
Rockville High School
Mildred Kuhn
Parke County School
Rare Coincidence Touches Auto Train Relation
A quirky note reflects on a rare coincidence of an automobile hitting a train and a woman’s name change. Rev Traveler, a speaker at a chapel, is described as a traveler by nature and name. His journey spans South Dakota, Colorado, the University of Southern California, New Mexico, and the East.
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Traveler
South Dakota
Pulman
Colorado
University of Southern California
New Mexico
East
Death of Mrs. Caroline King in Washington Township
Mrs. Caroline King age 82 died Thursday evening at the home of her son John King after a three week illness of pneumonia. Funeral Saturday at 2 pm at the King home with Rev. Levi Marshall officiating and burial in Forest Hill Cemetery. She leaves five children including John and four daughters and was mother of the late Dr. Jerome King.
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Caroline King
Washington Township
John King
Washington ,Township
Forest Hill
Levi Marshall
King
Thomas Nelson
Elza Bond
Frank Torr
Dan Hutcheson
Jerome King
Coal Strike Moves Ahead Under Watchful Waiting Policy
Congress probes the coal strike while the Justice Department pursues indictments. With no coal shortage or cold weather, federal action seems stalled. The public shows limited interest outside mining regions as labor arbitration boards are proposed but congressional momentum remains low.
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Congress
Department of Justice
Four Local Fishermen Land Sixty Croppies and Catfish
A string of sixty croppies and cat fish was caught Thursday at Eel River by Ford Lucas C. C. Gautier Dr J A Throop and William Graham. The catch was described as one of the nicest of the season.
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Ford Lucas
C. C. Gautier
J. A. Throop
William Graham
Eel River
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Millicent Kenpel
Winifred Boyle
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F. R
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Eldon C. Hill
Ivan S. Glidewell
Chicago
Rhea
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Montgomery County
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