Democrats Plan Indiana State Convention and Platform
Indiana Democrats focus on the coming state convention May 31 to June 1 after nominating U S senator Samuel M Ralston. The party names Thomas Taggart Walter Scott Chambers and others to draft the platform with Van Nuys delivering the keynote and Dixon named permanent chairman. Delegates total 1274 with district breakdown and Ralston slated to speak.
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Indianapolis
United States
Samuel M. Ralston
Indiana
Ralston
Thomas Taggart
South
Walter Scott Chambers
Newcastle
Benjamin Bosse
Evansville
Chambers
Platform Committee
Frederick van Nuys
Bowman Elder
Fighth
Official vote figures from Indiana state primary
The Indiana primary results announced in Indianapolis show Beveridge leading with 206 165 votes and Ralston trailing as the Republican U S Senate nominees. Total votes cast were 657 999 with 390 670 Republican and 267 329 Democratic. Beveridge carried 57 of 92 counties.
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Indianapolis
Ed, Jackson
United States
Beveridge
Ralston
Sigma Nu Hosts Seventeen Mothers for Mother's Day
The Sigma Nu Fraternity entertained seventeen mothers on Mother's Day at Locust Street Church. A six course noon dinner followed the church gathering, with guests from Greensburg Greencastle Sullivan Muncie Lafayette Indianapolis Centralia Paoli and other Indiana towns.
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Sigma Nu Fraternity
Locust Locust Street
Mabel G. Caskey
Greensburg
Ind
Laura, B. Davis
Greencastle
Dora Bailey
W. E. Jackson
Alonzo Cook
A. M. Arnold
E. E. Stoner
A. M. Young
Charles Gardner
Putnamville Defeats Zinc Rollers 9 to 2 in Wet-Ground Victory
Putnamville pitcher Bullerdick held Zinc Rollers to two runs as Putnamville won 9 to 2 on wet grounds. H Burks doubled, Stewart and Stoner delivered runs, and Welch starred in the field with three fly catches and two double plays. Errors aided Putnamville while Allen worked hard for Zinc Mill.
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Bullerdick
Putnamville
Zinc Mill
Zinc
H. Burks
Stewart
Stoner
Allen
Welch
Candidates Must File Campaign Expense Reports by May 22
All candidates in the county primary except committee and state delegate candidates must file an itemized campaign expense statement with the county clerk by May 22 or face debarment from office. State law requires filing within 20 days after the election, even if no money was spent. Defeated or nominated candidates must file to remain eligible for future nominations.
Crittendenberger Retires From Indiana Democratic Post
Dale J. Crittenberger of Anderson announces he will not seek re election as chairman of the 9th Indiana congressional district Democratic committee. John Heller of Decatur is expected to run to succeed him. The district committee will meet in Muncie on May 16 to reorganize.
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Anderson
Ind
Dale J. Crittenberger
Anderon
Highth
Indiana Congresssional District Democratic Committee
Crittenberger
John Heller
Decatur
Decatur Democrat
Muncie
Klansmen disrupt Billy Sunday service in Richmond
In Richmond Indiana May 14 twelve robed Ku Klux Klan members entered a Billy Sunday evangelistic service, handed a note and a $50 envelope to the evangelist and departed quietly. The six thousand assembled witnessed the intrusion as the masked men left just as they arrived.
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Richmond
Ind
Billy Sunday
Ku Klux Klan
Tabernacle
DePauw Student Weds New Richmond Girl in May
Miss Dorothy Kirkpatrick daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kirkpatrick of New Richmond and Jack Campbell a DePauw University student married at the bride's home in New Richmond on May 6. Kirkpatrick formerly attended DePauw and belonged to Kappa Alpha Theta. Campbell, a DePauw junior and Phi Kappa Psi member, is assistant business manager of the school newspaper.
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Dorothy Kirkpatrick
Charles Kirkpatrick
New Richmond
Jack Campbell
DePauw University
Miss Kirkpatrick
Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority
Campbell
DePauw
Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity
Real Estate Transfers in Floyd and Greencastle Townships
B F Corwin transfers land to Ellen Ford in Floyd township. Mary E Grubb sells land in Greencastle township to Lawrence J Hoffman for 800 dollars. United States conveys 40 acres in Floyd township to James H Long and 40 acres in Floyd township to James A Greenlee.
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B. F. Corwin
Ellen Ford
Floyd Township
Mary E. Grubb
Lawrence J. Hoffman
Greencastle Township
United States
James H. Long
James A. Greenlee
Beekeepers Urged to Attend Foul Brood Demonstration
Greencastle beekeepers face widespread Foul Brood disease as state inspector Yost visits. A May 17 demonstration at 2 pm will cover eradication methods, disease facts, and hive transfer, at Albert Nelson’s home one mile west of Greencastle.
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Greencastle
Yost
Albert Nelson
Cloudbursts Flood Madison County Alabama
A cloudburst in Madison County Alabama yesterday afternoon caused widespread damage. Huntsville was reported three feet under water as heavy rains sent streams rising rapidly, according to a radio report to C. W. Otis at Putnam Electric Company.
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Madison County
Alabama
C. W. Otis
Putnam Electric Company
Huntsville
Extension of Liberty Bond Sale Date Announced
Secretary Mellan of the United States Treasury authorizes Federal Reserve Banks to pay all Liberty Bonds with interest until June 15. The message was received by radio at the Putnam Electric Company in Putnam County Monday morning by C. W. Otis.
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Mellan
United States Treasury
Federal Reserve Banks
C. W. Otis
Putnam Electric Company
First Hour Public Speaking Recital Set At High School chapel
The First Hour Public Speaking Class will stage bi weekly recitals at the high school chapel Tuesday at 8 30 am. The program features musical readings and short plays including Theodore Jr and Uncle Tom’s Cabin with student performers from Mrs Williams class.
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High School Chapel
Kathleen Evens
Theodore, JR
Nancy Dorrin
Crystal Cooper
Olive Davis
Blanche Bicknell
Kate Goodwin
Florence Lane
Belle Martin
Rosalee Smith Maude Smythe
Norvetta Greene
Agen
Mabel Hurst
Williams
Mary Louise Duncan
Elmore
Margaret McGaughey
Nora and
The
Prodigal Judge High School Show Opens This Week
The first showing of The Prodigal Judge, the high school picture show, occurred this afternoon and will be shown again at 7:50 tonight 3:15 Tuesday afternoon and 7:50 Tuesday night. Sponsored by the Senior class, eight pupils were absent on Monday.
The Pepper Pot Refuses Patience with Law and Gossip
In Lincoln era a man sought a lawyer to handle a suit but now must hire half the jury to win. Sewing circles once stitched a man’s reputation, showing how law and social circles shape standing.
Coroner Sees Plot Behind Insurance Death Mystery
Terre Haute Indiana May 15 Coroner James L Fortune says F Guy Nichols 35 found dead on the Terre Haute Indianapolis and Eastern Traction tracks near Seeleyville killed himself after arranging his body to look like an accident to cash a $2000 life policy Nichols vanished from his Seelyville home last Monday and was struck by interurban Car No 37 The coroner cites slashed throat abdomen and a cut circle around the left wrist as evidence of a personal safety related act and notes the insured amount Nichols held a $2000 policy once believed a murder plot A second note: Nichols body placed across the tracks by someone aware of the death to profit from the insurance.
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Terre Haute
Ind
F. Guy Nichols
Indianapolis & Eastern Traction Company
Seeleyville
James L. Fortune
Vigo County
Nichols
Seelyville
Seelyville Park
Here
Indianapolis & Eastern Traction
Curtis Brenton
William Baum
Terre Heute
Barnabys To Return Home After Long Voyage
Mr and Mrs Charles Barnaby who have been abroad for months arrived in New York late Saturday night and are expected to reach Greencastle on Wednesday morning due to a storm delaying their ship by about 60 hours.
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Charles Barnaby
New York
Greencastle
Trial of Herschel Neal Continued to May 25
The trial of Herschel Hutch Neal, jailed on bootlegging charges and freed on $1000 bond, was continued by Mayor Zeis due to a family illness. The trial is now scheduled for May 25.
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Herschel Neal
Herschell “Hutch
Neal
Zeis
Randel Couple Arrives Home From New Orleans and Oklahoma
Mr and Mrs James L Randel return home after visits in New Orleans and Oklahoma in a brief social notice.
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James L. Randel
New Orleans
Oklahoma
High School Principal Attends Conference with Chicago University
Ivan S Glidewell of Greencastle High School attended an Educational Conference linked to the University of Chicago. The meeting discussed social political and economic science education in high schools and outlined privileges and requirements for GHS to join the organization.
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Ivan S. Glidewell
University of Chicago
Greencastle High School
Chicago University
Opening Hog Prices Steady to 50 Higher at Market
Indianapolis receipts show hogs at the opening market steady to five cents higher with general sales around 10.90 and top at 10.95. Outsiders bought about 800 hogs while most of the supply went to local killers. Cattle trades were slow and steady, calves strong to 50 cents higher at 11, sheep and lambs barely steady with spring lambs at 16 down.
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Indianpolis
Council PTAs Meet at High School Wednesday
A Parent-Teachers Clubs council meeting will be held in the High School Auditorium Wednesday at 3 p.m. Prof Sloan will lead music and State Superintendent Prof Benjamin Burris will give an address. Everyone is urged to attend for both entertainment and instruction.
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Parent-Teachers Clubs
Sloan
Benjamin Burris
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Alfred Beemer Visits Indianapolis on Business
Alfred Beemer was in Indianapolis on Monday for business.
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Alfred Beemer
Indianapolis
Residence in four states tale of Terrou ranchman
A Utah sleeping, Colorado mailing, New Mexico reading, and Arizona cooking rancher named Terrou lives where four states meet. His home sits on the point where the states converge with cross border chores and legal matters tangled, a legal white elephant avoided by his forthright conduct.
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United States
Commonwealths
Colorado
New Mexico
Arizona
Utah
Terrou
Corral
Jewett
Dolores
Colo
Cortez
St. Johns
Terron Ranch
Still Found In Haymow On Will Thomas Farm
Sheriff Sears and deputies seized a 30 gallon whiskey still three barrels of mash and a maker of whiskey on the William Thomas farm in Clinton Township Sunday about 1 pm. Still was in operation hidden under hay. maker Earl Tuttle arrested. Thomas not at home. Jail holds still whiskey mash and maker. Reedy arrested earlier with eight gallons of whiskey. Thomas allegedly involved. Thomas believed to return.
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Sears
William Thomas
Clinton Township
Thomas
Earl Tuttle
John Reedy
Russell Township
Reedy
Butler Defeats DePauw 8 to 2 in Indianapolis
Staton won his sixth game of the season at Irwin Field as Butler baseball defeated DePauw 8 to 2 before a large crowd. The Bulldogs scored five runs in the second, aided by three hits and two free tickets, while DePauw managed only a late eighth inning homer by Lauer.
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Indianapolis
Staton
Irwin Field
Butler
DePauw
Lauer
Middleworth
Darnall
Bulldogs
Bills
Pruitt
Middlesworth
Goett
Darnell
The
Baptists
Hungate
Pruit
Irwin
Senate candidates may spend unlimited funds in primaries and elections
Washington May 15 candidates for the United States Senate may spend unlimited money in nominating primaries or final elections next November without filing campaign receipts and expenditures with the secretary of the Senate. Attorney General Daugherty says the Newberry decision voids the corrupt practices act for senatorial candidates.
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Washington
United States Senate
Secretary of the Senate
Daugherty
Supreme Court
Newberry
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Stanley Davis and Son
This City
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