Births, visits, and community notes from Putnam County
Mrs. Davis announces the birth of a daughter Marguerite Louise. Several visits and travels are listed including Mrs. Lula Toy in Roachdale and Mrs. Lula Mayhall in Roachdale. Funeral notices for Mrs. Roscoe Edwards Amo and Mrs. Lucille Ellis Witty Plainfield are reported along with hospital updates for Edward Rossick and Edna Lane. Community members attend races in Danville and events in Indianapolis, Detroit, and Kalamazoo. Air mail postage rates and local post office updates are included along with church and lodge activities.
Seek Means to Stop Hoover at Convention
Washington reports allies plan a prolonged battle to block Hoover at Kansas City. Mellon machine in Pennsylvania may back Hoover if Coolidge does not run again, with New York and Pennsylvania pivotal for victory. Lowden arrives in Washington to mobilize opposition as strategists plot eleventh hour tactics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George R. Holmes
N.S
Washington
Pennsylvania
Hoover
Kansas City
Mellon
Coolidge
New York
New Jersey
Oregon
Senate
Frank O. Lowden
Lowden
Bremen fliers head for St Louis after big Milwaukee welcome
The Bremen fliers Von Huenefeld Fitzmaurice and Koehl depart Milwaukee for St Louis after a day of sightseeing in the German town of America. Police estimated over 200000 people greeted the trio in Milwaukee as a mighty reception marked by entertainment and crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
INS
Bremen
von, Huenefeld
Alfred Hirtis Stricken With Illness At Home West Of Green Castle
Alfred Hirt, a prominent local citizen, is reported to be very ill at his residence west of Green Castle. The condition has prompted concern among residents and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ek. P. Mathers
Nellie Taylor
Kalamazoo
Mich
Mr. Mathers
Frank Treat
Luellabry
Michigan
Alfred Hirt
Greencastle
Furniture Sale Ad Listing Dining Set and More
Classified ad notes POR SALF-12 matched dining chairs a dining table and a bedroom suite plus other furniture. Contact telephone 233 for details and purchase inquiries.
Exhumation sought for Ruth Little and infant in Indiana case
Parents of 17 year old Ruth Little and Blanche Musick’s five month old son seek exhumations after James Hooven confessed in Los Angeles to poisoning Ruth nine years ago. The families note Hooven avoided the house when Ruth fell ill and had prior disputes with her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandra, Ind
INS
Ruth Little
Elmer Little
Alexandria
Blanche Musick
James Hooven
Los Angeles
Ruth
Hooven
Blanche Littl
County Fair Association Reorganizes As May Banquet Set
Putnam County Fair officials plan a reorganizational meeting at the local high school home economics department on Tuesday evening May 22 at 6 30 to elect officers and set the 1928 fair date All directors and department heads are urged to attend to help with plans and to seek an earlier fair to dodge rainy weather from past events.
Remodeling of J. C. Penney store in Greencastle
Remodeling of the Allen Brothers building at Washington and Jacker streets to house the J. C. Penney Co. has begun under contractor Walter R. Keath. The project removes a wall Creates a two story interior with front display windows and two entrances, adds an office balcony and rear merchandise balcony, and includes a new heating plant and plumbing. Completion is estimated at two and a half months. The J. C. Penney Co. Inc. operates a national chain of department stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Brothers
Washington and Jacker Streets
J. C. Penney Co
Walter R. Keath
Greencastle
Mr. Heath
Allen Tros
Melvin Coffian Hardware Store
Heath
J. C. Penney Co., Inc
Ida Tobin Marries Fred Magendanz At Presbyterian Church
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Tobin hosted a Sunday luncheon at their home honoring their daughter Ida on the occasion of her marriage to Fred Magendanz at the Presbyterian Church the prior Saturday. Attendees included Mrs. Anna Magendanz Indianapolis Miss Elia Watt Terre Haute and many local families. The couple planned to move to Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Tobin
Ida
Fred Magendanz
Presbyterian Church
Anna Magendanz
Indianapolis
Elia Watt
Terre Haute
Jesse Williams
Maxine
Jack Garland
Walter Fyfe
Wally Pointer
Lou Young
Harve Gorham
Robert Garl
Jesse Crawley
Opal
Ara Smith
Roachdale
Magendanz
Tobin Magendanz
Ida M. Tobin
Fred E. Magendanz
W. L. Raphael
Richard Magendanz
James Tobin
Ruby B. Tate
Church Murderer Held in Pittsburgh
Fred J. Tyrrell 53, a Sunday School superintendent and father of six, may plead self defense for killing Philip F. Clark in a Munhall church. Tyrrell was the singer’s attorney in a divorce suit against Clark. Police say Tyrrell feared Clark planned his resignation from church office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Fred J. Tyrrell
Philip F. Clark
Munhall
Tyrrell
Clark
Honor Mothers and Mothers Day Reflections At Church
Continuation on the virtue of mothers and the respect due to them cites Solomon and the Decalogue. The Presbyterian pulpit honored mothers with roses and carnations in memory of relatives. The Boy Scouts and Scout Master Volz attended the Sunday service as guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Solomon
Presbyterian Church
Roscoe Daggy
Alice C. Phipps
Hariet W. Callahan
Williams
W. R. Callahan
Thomas Callahan
Boy Scouts
Mr. Volz
College Row Socials Highlight Weekend Events
Kappa Alpha Theta hosted a Spanish themed formal dinner at their College avenue home with about sixty couples and Lou Weiner’s Purdue orchestra. Alpha Chi Omega staged a yacht party on Locust street with Culbertson’s Orchestra for dancing. Penelope Club set to meet, and Kenneth Todd’s birthday dinner drew family and friends at his College avenue home. DePauw and Indiana chapters joined Indianapolis alumnae luncheon with stunts and toasts. Lucile Peacock and J Harold Peterson wed in Darlington. D A R and other groups planned Tuesday meetings. Tobin Magendanz wed Fred Magendanz in a Manse ceremony. couple to live south of Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority
College Avenue
Lou Weiner
Purdue
Catherine Tillotson
Robert Williams
Harry Gough
Alpha Chi Omega
Locust Street
W. A. Haggard
Howard T. Barnum
James Bittles
James Murdock
Culbertson
Orchestra of
Lafayette
Kenneth Todd
F. E. Todd
Chauncey Masten
Raymond Fisher
Roscoe Bradley
Dessie Bryan
Irene Buis
Louis Wagner
Edwin Heavin
DePauw
Indiana
Kappa Delta Sorority
Indianapolis
Columbia Club
Cornelia Cooney
Mabel Bachellor
Josephine Trimble
Marie Steinbach
Mary Foster
Lucile Frances Peacock
Norman F. Peacock
J. Harold Peterson
James A. Peterson
Darlington
Ladoga
Crawfordsville
Claude B. Dunnington
Dunnington
South Water Street
DePauw University
Alpha Phi Sorority
Peterson
Indiana University
Sigma Chi Fraternity
Farmers & Merchants Bank
Also Mentioned on This Page
Boeaines
Sarah Gardner
Rosa Knauer
A. T. Smith
Bridgeton
Stanley M. Davis
West Elizabeth Street
Marguerite Louise
Mr. Davis
The
Herald
Lula Toy
Charles Jr
Mrs. Toy
Alec Crosby
Joe Crosby
Denver
Colo
Lula Mayhall
Ward Mayhall
Mrs. Mayhall
Harry Uphouse
Gladys Hammond
Hanna Street
Uphouse
Ruth Meek
Edna Lane
Indianapolis Teachers’ College
Frank Lane
Ella Alspaugh
Edward Rossick
Mr. Rossick
Will
George R. Christie
Miami, Fla
Charles J. Arnold
P. R. Christie
Hazel Alverson
University
Vernon Worrell
Roscoe Edwards
Amo
Hendricks County
Plainfell
Lucille Ellis Witty
W. D. Witty
Sanitary Grocery
North Jackson Street
East Elm Street
James A. Best
McCurry Funeral Home
Victor L. Raphael
Mr. Best
James
Claude
Thomas
Robert
Oscar
Courtland Best
Boone-Hutcheson Cemetery
Cora Shelton
Evelyn Ann Stevens
Evansville
R. L. O'Hair
Miss Pearl O’hair
William Johnson
Howard Denny
Javoy Hirt
Roscoe Scott
Gerald Mason
Henry Koessler
Lester Sudranoki
Dallas Bee
Danville
Denny
Bill McCoy
Sullivan
Alice Werneke
Chicago
Miss Werneke
North College Avenue
Eugene Chenoweth
A. R. Chenoweth
Thomas Noble, Sr
Willis Vermillion
D.C
Vermillion
New Orle
Is “Ance
Simpson Stoner
Florida
WH. M. Hardy
T. E. Evans
William Evans
City School Board
William Callahan
Charles Rector
Rebekah Lodge
O. J. Rector
John Rightsett
Rector Sales Co
Detroit
Chrysler
R. E. Bryan
Jane
Edgar Shamel
Rochester
Ray Smith
Squam Lake
New Hampshire
Jasper N. Dalby
Swayzee
Dalby
Russell Township Farm Bureau
Russellville
R. H. Stevenson
Edward Eiteljorge
Michigan City
Otto Cox
Uriah Gasaway
Putnam
Emma Smith
Reelsville
Central Trust Co
Harry Mercer
Augusta Glidewell
Harry Tresner
Roscoe Zaring
Manhattan
John Tresner
E. R. Bartley
W. A. Gorgan
Willis A. Miller
St. Louis
Bessie Knick
Knick
L. R. McNeely
Relief Committee
Putnam Lodge No. 44
O. P
N. G
National Hospital
Putnam County Hospital
San Francisco
Mary FE. Day
Alton Murphy
Cloverdale
County Hospital
Tsinan
China
Louis
Boston
County Fair Association
J.C. Penney CO
Velma Sallust
R. Morten Mugg
Victor H. Duncan
Chase Harding
Corwin & Gillen
S. C. Kivett
Howard Maxwell
Mr. Maxwell
Rockville
Kappa Alpha Theta
Penelope Club
Carl W. Confer
Kappa Delta
Mildred Daviness
East Berry Street
D. A.R
Washburn
S. A. Hays
Anderson Street
Dietrich
John Dietrich
BUICK
Lovejoy
Flint
GSLL
C. Pooner Pionths Mest Topechin
Sestabie
Moffett & Dobbs
South Jackson Street
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