Putnam County Board of Review Sets June 4 Meeting
The Putnam County Board of Review will meet at 10 o'clock Monday June 4 in the courthouse commissioner's room to hear complaints on real estate and personal property assessments and to equalize valuations for the 1929 tax year. Members include W E Gill Alva Lisby Charles Marshall with two appointees by Judge James P Hughes. A special session is planned for August 7 1928 to review assessment uniformity and related information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam County Board of Review
Court House
W. E. Gill
Alva Lisby
Charles Marshall
James P. Hughes
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Chas W Jewett Named Trustee Of DePauw University
Indianapolis Republican candidate for governor Charles W Jewett has been elected a DePauw trustee to succeed himself. The DePauw Alumni Association voted, selecting Jewett who has served on the board since 1922. Other elected trustees include James M Ogden and Frank B Ball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Jewett
Indianapolis
Indiana
DePauw University
W. Henry McLean
Jewett
DePauw University Alumni Association
Thomas Nicholson
Benjamin Riley
Greencastle
Eugene Shireman
Nicholson
Professor Williams Unharmed After Auto Hits Moving Train
Prof O H Williams of DePauw University escaped injury when his Dodge sedan collided with a moving freight train on West Walnut Street Road while en route home. The crash opened an emergency air valve, stopping the train briefly. Williams did not see the train until too late. the car front end and radiator were damaged and towed for repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. H. Williams
DePauw University
Walnut Street Road
Williams
Franklin Street
Drilling Tests Begin At Site Of Eel River Dam
A steam drill is set up at Cagle's Mill to bore six to eight inch cores of soil and rock. Driller Albert Smith mans the setup as surveys aim to gauge foundation requirements for the proposed Eel River Power Co. dam, signaling possible early construction.
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Cagle’s Mill
Eel River Power Co
Albert Smith
Two Teachers Will Leave End Of School Year
Two teachers will depart the high school staff at the end of the current year due to superior offers from other schools. Prof. R. C. Tomlinson, previously the public speaking instructor, will accept a position at Lake Forest College near Chicago with a compensation more than double the local School Board could offer. The board regrets his departure but notes the extraordinary offer justifies letting him go.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Tomlinson
Lake Forest College
Chicago
Tomlinson
Local School Board Plans Fresh Roster For Next Year
Mr Tomlinson is a De Pauw graduate with a later master's degree. Donald C Connerly math teacher at the local high school gets a large raise to move to Gary schools next year. He will be released by the board to accept the Gary post. Connerly, a Green Castle native who came here last fall from Washington high, is a DePauw alum and graduate of the local high school. Successors for both instructors likely to be named at the next board meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tomlinson
DePauw
Donald C. Connerly
Gary
Connerly
Green Castle
Washington High School
DePauw University
Frank L Adams commits suicide at mother's home in Martinsville
Martinsville Indiana May 14 Frank L Adams 47 shot himself in the heart with a 32 caliber revolver at his mother Mrs Alice Adams and brother Willie Adams home west of Morgantown Nebo road after a day spent in a meadow He had been out of work for 18 months after leaving Indianapolis streetcar work and his wife and four children planned to visit Florida. despondency over unemployment is noted as a likely motive The coroner Jesse W Cure and Dr Harry Murphy attended the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsville
Ind
Frank L. Adams
Alice Adams
Willie Adams
Morgantown
Nebo Road
Willie
Harry Murphy
Franklin
Jesse W. Cure
Adams
Indianapolis
Florida
Sunday Meeting Planned in Clinton Falls Notes Illnesses
Clinton Falls residents anticipate a Sunday meeting with morning and evening sessions. Several families including Bettis, Roach, Pierce, Stage, and Brattain visited relatives. Illnesses keep Mrs Bettis, Lloyd Hall, and Vernia Kathryn Brothers at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Bettis
Arvel Roach
Greencastle
C. B
Bettis
George Pierce
Russell Boswell
Laporte
Joe Stage
Maude
Martha Cox
Dorothy
Bettie Brothers
Fannie Sigler
Lida Pierce
Decia Christy
Walnut press accident injures Mrs Mary Stoner near Greencastle
Mrs Mary Stoner of the Greencastle area was badly cut on the head when a walnut clothes press fell while she cleaned a top shelf. She crawled free, a doctor was called, and several stitches were needed. She is mother of Ernest Stoner, assistant postmaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Stoner
Greencastle
Ernest Stoner
DePauw Grid Card Shows Eight Big Games Next Fall
DePauw university athletics pages reveal an eight game 1950 gridiron schedule for the Old Gold squad. Highlighted opponents include Purdue Army and Wabash. Notable dates: Oct 6 Purdue at Lafayette Oct 18 Earlham here Oct 20 Evansville at Evansville Oct 27 Franklin here Old Gold Day.
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DePauw University Athlse
Purdue
Army
Wabash
Lafayette
Earlham
Evansville
Franklin
Schedule of upcoming games at home and away
The list shows November games for Army and Indiana Central at home, with Muncie Normal and Wabash visiting here on November 16, 17, and 24. Specific venue is at the current location for home games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
West Point
Indiana Central
Muncie Normal
Wabash
Rose Poly edges DePauw Tigers 4 3 in eighth inning rally
Terre Haute Ind May 14 Rose Poly Engineers hold off DePauw Tigers in eighth after two runs cross. Babillis limits the visitors to five hits with eight strikeouts. Anderson hits a circuit shot in the eighth for DePauw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Ind
Rose Poly
DePauw
Babillis
Engineers
Anderson
Hauck
Sheiner
Thompson
Butler Courtm en Trounces DePauw
Butler's tennis team under Capt. Tommy Wilson shut out DePauw 7-0 in Indianapolis on May 15. Wilson won 6-0 over Brandenberg and the pair Wilson-Christopher defeated Hughes-Shumaker 6-2 6-2. Other wins include Orbison over Hughes 6-4 6-4 and Chandler over Kiahl 7-9 6-1 6-0.
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Indianapolis
Butler
Tommy Wilson
DePauw
Tigers
Indiana
Wilson
Brandenberg
Christopher
Shumaker
Orbison
Hughes
Chandler
Kiahl
Wilson - Christopher
Hughes-Shumaker
Orbison-Chandler
Brandenberg-McCormick
Tigers Fall to Butler in Varsity Golf Meet
In Indianapolis on May 15 Coach Paul Hinkle’s varsity golf team beat Butler 18 to 6 at Irvington Country Club. Hanna defeated Best 3 to 0, Cope beat Duree 2 to 0, Cook beat Matthews 2 to 0, Dailey beat Jones 8 to 0. Cook and Hanna won 5 to 1 in doubles. Cope and Dailey lost 4 to 2 to Duree and Jones.
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Indianapolis
Paul Hinkle
Tiger
Irvington Country Club
Hanna
Best
Cope
Duree
Cook
Matthews
Dailey
Jones
Miss Coffman Named Acting Roachdale Postmistress
Miss Lorene Coffman of Roachdale, daughter of the late A. G. Coffman, has been appointed acting postmistress by the Postal Department in Washington. She will hold the position until the postal examination next December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorene Coffman
Roachdale
A. G. Coffman
Postal Department
Washington, D. C
Fire destroys Glenwood canning factory in Rushville
Fire of undetermined origin leveled the Glenwood canning factory near Rushville Indiana with a 26000 loss. Principal stockholder is W H Sutherland of Morristown. Only about 18000 insured as machinery and warehouse were destroyed.
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Rushville
Ind
Glenwood
W. H. Sutherland
Morristown
Shelbyville
Indiana Recall of National Road History
The National Road was begun about 1835 through a forest with men clearing timber and smoothing the route. By 1848 Congress transferred the road within Indiana to the state, and the Central Plank Road Company took control to plank the road around 1850 with four by six inch stringers and three inch by eight foot planks.
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Congress
Indiana
General Assembly of
Central Plank Road Company
Hancock County
Putnam County
Planks along road led to gravel covering over years
Planks were laid along the north side of the road with wagons keeping to the right. Westbound teams had right of way while eastbound wagons had to yield. Planks not nailed to stringers turned up and irritated travelers. After years the planks were covered with gravel and many were unearthed during cement bed work.
Sunday church and social notes at Canaan M E Church
Sunday school and church were held at the Canaan M E Church with a sizable attendance. James Best is reported dead, leaving many friends and relatives. Local residents report various visits, illness improvements, and travel notes including Dr Jay Stiles, Harvey Lowery, and Mrs Walter F Young visiting Greencastle and Brazil as corn planting continues nearby.
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Canaan M. E
Charlie Diel
Jay Stiles
Lena
Geo. W. Young
James Best
Harvey Lowery
Brazil
Walter F. Young
Greencastle
Richard Akinson
Terre Haute
BE. W. Gwin
Michigan City police chief dismissed amid vice ring probes
Police Chief Richard J. Kruse was dismissed by City Manager Albert R. Couden and the City Commission after sensational charges by Rev. Donald C. Ford alleging officials tied to a vice ring. Acting Chief Wesley Kibby appointed. City Engineer Wade W. Swasick also dismissed amid federal raids and looming grand jury probes. Kruse, 29, had risen from patrolman to chief in under seven years.
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Michigan City
Ind
INS
Wesley Kibby
Richard J. Kruse
Albert R. Couden
Wade W. Swasick
Kruse
Donald C. Ford
Ford
Toca
Swasick
Greenleaf Elected President of Indiana Math Association
At a Butler University meeting the Mathematical Association of America elected Prof. Herrick Greenleaf of DePauw University as president of the Indiana section. He succeeds Prof. J E Dotterer of Manchester College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mathematical Association of America
Butler University
Herrick Greenleaf
DePauw University
Indiana
J. E. Dotterer
Manchester College
Mrs Moser to Speak at Presbyterian Church Thursday
Mrs Homer O Moser visiting from Cuyaba Brazil will speak at the Presbyterian Church Thursday evening at 7 30 The Woman's Circle will lead the service and the Indianapolis Presbyterial Woman's Missionary Societies support her. All church members including men are invited to attend.
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Homer O. Moser
Cuyaba
Brazil
South America
Presbyterian Church
Expense statements due after primary for all candidates
After the primary, all candidates must file expense statements with County Clerk Ford Lucas within thirty days. Blanks are available from the county clerk. Delegates to state conventions and precinct committeemen are exempt from filing. all others must list expenditures and promises.
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Ford Lucas
Red. Failure to Do So Means Prosecution
Fragmentary OCR line notes that failure to comply will lead to prosecution. The readable part concentrates on legal consequence without listing names, dates, or locations.
Giant Fokker Plane Passes Over County
A large tri motor Fokker F-10 flew over along the National Road south of Greencastle Tuesday morning en route from New York to Los Angeles for passenger service. It landed at Indianapolis airport at 2 am after a Dayton departure, then continued to St. Louis with five airmen aboard. The giant craft is slated for San Francisco to Los Angeles service, with two other similar planes also crossing the continent.
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National Road
Greencastle
New York
Los Angeles
Indianapolis
Dayton
St. Louis
Fokker
San Francisco
Will Sponsor Tonsil Removal Program By Welfare Society
The Child Welfare Society will cooperate with Miss Carol Shoultz County Nurse to remove tonsils of several children during summer. The operation aims to restore health so they can return to regular school duties. A specialist will perform the surgery for a small compensation. The society met its last meeting of the school year Monday and resumes in September.
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The
Child Welfare Society
Carol Shoultz
Legion Auxiliary Get Together Plans and Alaska Talk
The American Legion and Auxiliary meet Thursday at 6 30 PM in the Legion Hall over Moore and Cook’s to hear Captain Gordon P Savage recount Alaska experiences. Miss Tona Mason outlines the year’s plans including Memorial Day Poppy sale and the Legion report. Comrade Fred Jordan announces Memorial Day exercises and participation details. All World War Veterans and wives sisters and mothers invited.
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American Legion and Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Moore & Cook’s
Gordon P. Savage
Alaska
Tona Mason
The
Legion Auxiliary
Wilbur S. Donner
Legion
Culver
Fred Jordan
Legion and Auxiliary
4 H Club Members Plan Saturday Program
Greencastle 4 H Club girls and nearby families schedule a Saturday program at 2 PM in the High School Gym. Charlotte Etter leads the program Blanche Bachert runs games and Marie Irwin handles refreshments. The event features songs recitations a tinting dyeing demonstration by Etter and Gillen and highlights a club of 135 members.
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Greencastle
Charlotte Etter
Blanche Bachert
Marie Irwin
Purdue
Mary Gillen
Wool Growers to Organize Saturday in Putnam County
Putnam County wool growers are invited to a Saturday meeting in the county agent's office at the courthouse to organize, elect officers, and plan contact with buyers. The meeting also covers bids, with past pooled sales exceeding 20 000 pounds yearly and an average premium of about five cents per pound. John Robe serves as president and C C Hurst has been active in selling pooled wool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam County
Wool Pool
Court House
John Robe
C. C. Hurst
Wool Pool Aims to Boost County Growers’ Prices
County growers are urged to join a wool pool where officers work unpaid and profit from pooling wool. Buyers provide delivery space, grade the wool, and pay on the spot. With scarce local wool, competition is high as buyers seek contracts from individual producers, prompting the county agent to promote collective sales for higher returns.
Bruce Osborne Dies At 65 Near Reelsville
Bruce Osborne aged about 65 died at his sister Mrs. Charles Knight home south of Reelsville on Tuesday afternoon after months of illness. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 10 AM. He and his wife had lived north of Carbon in Clay County before moving with Mrs Knight after their home burned. He leaves five sisters Mrs. Knight Mrs. Timothy Bond of Washington township Mrs. C N Stroube of Roachdale Mrs H M Monnett of Greencastle and Mrs Arthur Torr of Bicknell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Osborne
Charles Knight
Reelsville
Osborne
Carbon
Clay County
Knight
Washington Township
Timothy Bond
C. N. Stroube
Roachdale
H. M. Monnett
Greencastle
Arthur Torr
Bicknell
New Republican State Committee Members Chosen
The new Republican state committee members elected or reelected at district meetings Tuesday include Bruce Cooper Stewartsville in the first district and Vin cennes resident Ewing Emison in the second. Other districts list Charles Brown Paoli Harry Nichols Madison Mark Nebeker Clinton Clarence Brown Richmond George W Coffin Indianapolis Frank Gordon Bluffton Elsa Rogers Sebanor John Killigrew Crown Point James Showalter Wabash John Yeager Wolcottville and David Hoover Elkhert.
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New Republican State Committee
George W. Coffin
Indianapolis
Frank Gordon
Bluffton
Elsa Rogers
Seb
John Killigrew
Crown Point
James Showalter
Wabash
John Yeager
Wolcottville
David Hoover
Elkhert
Robbery car linked to multiple hold ups abandoned in Frankfort
An Oakland sedan with stolen plates linked to Clifton Priest of Franklin Street Garage was abandoned in Frankfort. The vehicle, stolen at gunpoint from the son of a Marshall editor, matches the description of the car used in robberies at Hollandsburg Crawfordsville and nearby areas.
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Oakland
Clifton Priest
Franklin Street
Frankfort
David Braden
Marshall, Ill
Hollandsburg
Crawfordsville
Miami Herald yacht reporter John Hillis dies at 26
Relatives in Greencastle report the death of John Alvey Hillis 26 at his Miami Florida home Tuesday. Former Greencastle resident, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Hillis, Hillis had worked on the Terre Haute Star and Evansville papers, and recently married four weeks before his death. Body to arrive in Terre Haute Friday. nephew of Mrs Olive Kelly and cousin of Ernest Soner.
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Greencastle
John Alvey Hillis
Frank L. Hillis
Miami
Florida
Terre Haute
Hillis
Miami Herald
Evansville
Olive Kelly
Ay de Tri Delt
Ernest Soner
Bainbridge Woman May Gordon Allen Dies at Home
Mrs May Gordon Allen wife of Churchill Allen died at Bainbridge residence at 2 a m after ten weeks illness from heart trouble. Survived by husband one daughter Mrs Carl Beck two grandchildren Rexford Beck Leo Lane a sister Mrs Neptune of Lebanon. Two daughters Mrs Edward Lane and Louise died young. Aunt of Mrs Ernest Stoner in the area.
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May Gordon Allen
Churchill Allen
Bainbridge
Carl Beck
Rexford Beck
Leo Lane
Neptune
Lebanon
Edward Lane
Louise
Ernest Stoner
Death Notice for Bainbridge Resident Relatives
After the death of her daughter, she raised her grandson Leo and made Bainbridge her home. Funeral services will be held at the Bainbridge home on Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock, with interment in Bainbridge cemetery.
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Bainbridge
Leo
Bainbridge Cemetery
Indiana Public Utilities Valuations Cut for Green Castle Water Works
The state board reduced the Green Castle Water Works Company assessment from 160,909 to 21a,000 after boosting other public utilities valuations for tax purposes. The action was taken Tuesday in Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
State Board
Greencastle Water Works
Clarke Re-elected Chair at Indiana Democratic Meet
Clarke of Clinton was re elected district chairman at a Democratic county chairmen meeting held at the Deming Hotel in Terre Haute on Wednesday afternoon. Nelle Catlin of Rocky was elected vice chair. F Hamilton of Greencastle was chosen treasurer and Miss Emma May of Terre Haute secretary. Attendees from Greencastle included Judge James P Hughes, Harry Moore, Paul Albin and C J Arnold. Ott G Webb served as chairman from Putnam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L Clarke
Clinton
Democratic Coun
Deming
Terre Haute
Nelle Catlin
Rocky
Professor Evans to Leave University
Professor P. C. Evans of DePauw University will depart Urbana Illinois to study for a Ph D at the University of Illinois after completing his year in the department of modern languages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evans
P. C. Evans
DePauw
Urbana, Ill
University of Illinois
Parents of Twins Welcome Twin Girls
Prof. and Mrs. Herrick Greenleaf of the north College area are the parents of twin girls born at County Hospital on Wednesday morning.
Swine Sanitation Special to Visit Central Indiana
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad will run a Swine Sanitation Special from June 4 to 12 in cooperation with Purdue University and the U S Department of Agriculture. The train features Exhibit Car X-4426 and Lecture Car X-4427 with programs on swine sanitation and feeding, plus a Platform Demonstration Car 1874 showing litter comparisons. Engineering stops listed across multiple towns include Bloomingdale Russellville Roachdale and Indianapolis. A separate legal notice notes Louisville Joint 5 foreclo Bank filing a suit in Putnam court against Webb Byam for $6700.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural Extension Department of Purdue University
United State Department of Agriculture
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Indiana
Dana
Bloomingdale
Russellville
Roachdale
North Salem
Maplewood
Indianapolis
New Palestine
Morristown
Arlington
Glenwood
Connersville
Brownsville
Liberty
College Corner
United States Cement of Agriculture
Purdue
0. K. Quivey
Agri
Baltimore & Ohio R
Baltimore
Dr. E Nighbert
Bur
Animal Industry
Washington, D.C
J. W. Schwab
Purdue University
Dr. M. Nighbert
Louisville Joint
Putnam Court
Webb Byam
Plaintife
McDoo
Lee Gibson
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County Board OF Review
Chas, W. Jewett
University
William
Self
Mother
Clinton Falls
Ed Bettis
Estelle Frank
George Frank
Rose Poly Shades Depauw Tigers
Sherer
Mahardt
Greenleaf
U. U. Moser
Wool Growers
NEW
Republican State Committee
Bruce Cooper
Stewartsville
Ewing Emison
Vincennes
Charles Brown
Paoli
Harry Nichols
Madison
Mark Nebeker
Clin
Clarence Brown
Richmond
Anor
John Hillis
AL. Clarke
North
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