Grand jury may complete probe today in Putnam County
The Putnam county grand jury reconsidered a series of recent fights and other incidents as it re convened. Indictments are anticipated as Sheriff Alva Bryan and Deputy Edward Eitelforge summoned witnesses including Fred and Floyd Porter and others to testify. The panel aimed to conclude by late afternoon after examining more names and reviewing inspections of the county farm and jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam County Grand Jury
Putpul County
Here
Putnam County
Alva Bryan
Edward Eitelforge
Hutch Darnall
Jacob Kauble
Paul Robbins
Ortn Robbins
Samuel Dove
Simpson McGaughey
Arthur Brattain
John L. Stultz
Fincastle
Maple Heights
June Rogers
Stilesville
Mareh Hamilton
Bloomington Street
Hamilton
Putnam County Hospital
Rogers
Marshall D. Abrams
Reelsville
Alva Byran
Portland Mills
Estate to receive 1250 in railroad death settlement
The estate of William E Harris will be paid 1250 for the accidental death of the railroad employee. Judge James P Hughes ruled in Putnam circuit court today. Harris, killed when struck by a Big Four switch engine near the depot, lived at 507 North Madison Street. Settlement reached between estate and railroad company lawyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. Harris
Harris
New York Central Railroad Company
James P. Hughes
Putnam
Big Four
North
Madison Street
Estate of Joanna Truesdel Faces $2000 Claim in Putnam Court
In an amended claim filed today in Putnam circuit court Lewis Green of Cloverdale seeks $2000 for services rendered to the late Joanna Truesdel from June 1 1827 to August 24 1950.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joanna Truesdel
Cloverdale
Putnam
Lewis Green
Shooting Probe Ties Barnard Citizen to Robbery
Putnam county Indiana and Indianapolis authorities continue the investigation into Roy Riddle near Barnard who was shot in both legs after a robbery. Riddle identified two suspects only as Kentuck and Tennessee, residents of Indianapolis, and did not provide addresses. Prosecutor Dr Abrams and Sheriff Alva Bryant questioned him in Indianapolis without new leads as the case heads toward Putnam County Grand Jury consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam County
Indianapolis
Hendricks County
Roy Riddle
Barnard
Riddle
Robert Long
Eclty
Alva Bryan
Kentuck
Tennessee
Putnam County Grand Jury
Hospital Open House Marks National Day At Putnam County
Citizens and friends toured Putnam County hospital during National Hospital Day events. Flowers lined the corridors while staff hosted refreshments on the lawn. At 4 pm a baby picture was taken and a supervised children's play session ran from 3 to 4 pm led by Mrs. Howard Rockhill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam County Hospital
Hem House
Howard Rockhill
Eva Milburn
Wool Growers of Putnam County Meet Saturday
The Wool Growers of Putnam County will hold a meeting Saturday afternoon at 2 50 o clock in the county agent's office. John W Robe will preside at the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam County
John W. Robe
Weather: Partly cloudy tonight and warmer Wednesday
The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies tonight and fair conditions with a slight warmup in the afternoon on Wednesday.
Putnam County Man Held Over Bank Plot Connection
Elmer Jones, 28, of north Putnam County, unable to post 2500 bond, held in Hendricks jail. Implicated in aiding five men in planning the North Salem State Bank robbery in October 1920. Trial date not set. Jones pleads not guilty. Six men involved. Jones linked by confessions via Hugo Lynch, William Bush, James Hughes, Garrett Dinkla. Arrested near Lebanon. came under warrant from Hendricks court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Jones
North
Putnam County
North Salem State Bank
North Salem
Hendricks County
Danville
Hendricks Aircuit Court
Jones
Alr. J Stephenson
Hendricks
Arney Watkins
Hugo Lynch
William Bush
James Hughes
Garrett Dinkla
Indianapolis
Lebanon
Bryan
Shooting follows night absence of colored girl in Brazil
Eugene Robertson, 40, jailed on charge of shooting at R. T. Brown, a Brazil high school sprinter, after a dispute over his daughter Gladys 17 who was found unconscious under a motor truck following an overnight disappearance. Brown was not wounded and doctors found no evidence of assault or intoxication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazil
Ind
Eugene Robertson
R. T. Brown
Brown
Gladys Robertson
Robertson
Mrs. B. F. Wible Dies in Bedford at 79
The body of Mrs. B F Wible aged 79 is to be brought to Greencastle for burial in Deer Creek cemetery. She died Sunday afternoon at her Bedford home after a visit with her son Homer Stevenson in Los Angeles California. Funeral services are at Dan Carter Funeral Home in Bedford at 7 30 tonight. Her body will be moved via the Monon to Rector Funeral Home in Greencastle.
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B. F. Wible
Alva Brockway
Fd Brockway
Greencastle
Deer Creek
Dan Carter
Monon
Rector Funeral
Mushroom record claimed by Reed Neese and Neese in Washington
Ray Reed Dan Neese and Arthur Neese of Washington township claim a 1951 mushroom record found in a Mill Creek patch. They report 1550 mushrooms with eight inch tall specimens and five inch circumferences on land farmed for years on the Christopher Neese farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Reed
Dan Neese
Arthur Neese
Washington Township
Mill Creek
Christopher Neese
Meyer-Kiser Bank Closed By Directors In Indianapolis
In Indianapolis on May 12 directors of the Meyer-Kiser Bank voted to liquidate its assets by placing them under the state bank department. Thomas Barr will oversee the liquidation and examinations to maximize returns for depositors and creditors. A receiver was sought in Marion County for the Meyer-Kiser Corporation, tied to the bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
State Bank
Department
Ind
Meyer-Kiser Bank
Marion County Superior Court
Meyer-Kiser Corporation
Blessing E. Fischer
Russell J Ryan
East Washington Street
State Bank Department
Thomas Dpd. Barr
State Banking Commissioner
Department of Banking
Clergy Address at College Avenue Church in Greencasse
May 11 1911 reports bishops Edwin Holt Hughes and Frederick Leete speaking to a large crowd at College Avenue Methodist Church. Ada May Beeler and Raymond C. Shady of the Canal Zone Panama wed today and plan to sail soon. Kathleen Campbell sang a solo by C Fenwick Reed. Mrs James Merryweather was admitted to St Vincent’s Hospital in Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Holt Hughes
Frederick Leete
College Avenue Methodist Church
Ada May Beeler
Raymond C. Shady
Grogona Canal Zone
Panama
Kathleen Campbell
C. Fenwick ‘Reed
Senior Awards Made Tuesday at University DePauw Honors Seniors
Recognition Day at DePauw University observed with a chapel service and an address by Prof. Jerome Hixson. Blanchard read the list of seniors achieving distinction, naming Rector Fellowships Phi Beta Kappa honors and graduate assistantships in various fields at institutions nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Depauw
Jerome Hixson
DePauw University
Wo M
Blanchard
Stanley Baker
Bourbon
Chicago
Johns Hopkins
Norman Ferguson
Indianapolis
Cornell
Pennsylvania
John George
Pendleton
Harvard
James Hupp
LaPorte
London School of Economics
Wayne Shumaker
Joseph Taylor
South Bend
Lucille Wade
Northwestern
Greencastle High School Orchestra Fundraiser
A large crowd enjoyed a Monday concert in the Greencastle high school gym featuring the school orchestra and a physical education exhibition. Proceeds support the orchestra trip to Cleveland where they will compete after winning first place in class B at Lafayette. The 55 member group, led by C. R. Young, departs Wednesday and plans to stay at the Hotel Allerton. about seventy five dollars was raised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greencastle High School
Cleveland
Lafayette
C. R. Young
Allerton
Rockville Widow Faces Trial in Husband's Death
Ida Shadley, 56, stands trial for first degree murder in the death of her husband William Shadley, 74, as Parke circuit court opens with Judge Howard Lo Hancock presiding. Jury service prompt called for a special venire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockville
Ind
Ida Shadley
William Shadley
Parke
Howard Lo Hancock
Atty Names
Serview
Enrollment opens for Five-Acre Corn Club in Putnam County
County Agent Floyd Miller and Purdue Extension cooperate with the Indiana Corn Growers Association to enroll county farmers in the Five-Acre Corn Club. Enrollment closes June 15, with 12 local participants so far. 1991 list includes Norman, Allee, Burris, Clodfelters, Day, Dicka, Gardner, Hathaway, Hutcheson, Hutcheson, Lane, McGaughey et al.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam County
Floyd Miller
Purdue University
Indiana Corn Growers’ Association
Corn Club
Folllows
E. H. Norman
Russellville
EB. KE. Allee
Cloverdale
J. B. Burris
H. B. Clodfelter
Otis Clodfelter
John W. Day
Fillmore
Lowell Dicka
Alva
Greencastle
Mac Lane
Reelsville
Morris McGaughey
Russsellville
Ora A. McGaughey
Tufswellville
Faull McGaughey
W. M. McMullen
Roachdale
Albin TR. Morgan
Harvey
Insurance meet held in Greencastle district
Roy Hillis hosted a noon dinner for district managers of the State Automobile Insurance Co. in Greencastle. W. B. McKee of Terre Haute presided as the meeting discussed insurance policies and daily selling questions. Attendees included managers and salesmen from Terre Haute Noblesville Fort Wayne Danville Greencastle and Spencer along with former Indiana Insurance Commissioner T S McMurry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Hillis
Greencastle
State
Automobile Insurance Company
W. By McKee
Terre Haute
Lee Reeves
West Franklin Street
W. E.mckee
H. L. Craig
J. E. Courtygey
Tom Swinehart
L A. Spear Spencer
BC. Hughes
Indianapolis counterfeiting ring linked to Shroyer case
Federal court records tie Thomas Shroyer of Indianapolis to a six member counterfeiting ring that passed bogus $10 bills while traveling to St Louis. A key witness, Russell Lockwood, testified detailing Shroyer’s role and plans to obtain gas and goods using the fake currency. Shroyer survived a gas attack at his home while on trial.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Thomas Shroyer
Kentucky Avenue
Mark Sheetz
St. Louis
Shroyer
Greencastle
St. Louie
Windman
Plainfield
Lockwood
Brazil
Randolph Mitchell
Casey
Martingville
Shrover
Shrovers
Mitchell
Effingham
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Grand Jury
Fred Porter
Floyd Porter
Floyd
Conn
Porter
W. BE
Truesdel Estate
GRILL
Robert Long Hospital
Hospital
Bedford
Greencassle
Winifred Murnane
Western Reserve
Paul FP
Boyer
John M. George
Janes G. Hupp
Mary McCord
Pittsboro
Mabel Eloise Mathews
Nancy Ellen Mattice
Vincennes
Natalie Roberts
Kendallville
Cora Eligabeth Shoup
Covington
Charles Wayne
Shumaker
Eleanor Lubile Stewart
Losantville
Joseph W.taylor
Lucile Wade
Lucille Marie
Dale Stackhouse
Sigma Delta Chi Cup
Ray Rogedale
Washington
Lucian Bayard Spaulding
Madison
Massachusetts State College
Amherst
John Edward
University of Pennsylvania
Catherine Grogs
Basilla
University of Wisconsin
Anna Mae Kimmell
University of Nebraska
State Automobile Group
MIS
Sheetz
Shroever
Weddle
Sheets
Federal Building
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