Memorial Day Poppy Day aids veterans families in Greencastle
Putnam Post commander Robert Hoffman notes 5000 World War veterans die each year and 25 000 names may be added to the memorial scroll as the nation observes Poppy Day May 23. Proceeds from the little red memorial poppy fund emergency aid to widows and children and to sustain living veterans.
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Little Red Memorial
America
Robert Hoffman
Putnam Post
Amercan Legion
Hoffman
American Legion and Auxiliary
Auxiliary
Legion and Auxiliary
Greencastle
Farmer critically injured by culipacker accident in Indiana
Samuel Barton, a farmer from near Hillsboro, Indiana, was dragged beneath a cultipacker by runaway horses and suffers a fractured skull, multiple rib injuries, and serious lacerations. He remained hospitalized at Culver as of May 19 and was not expected to survive. Also in Indianapolis, Tracy Cox defeated Eddie Wagner by knockout in the Greencastle junior lightweight bout at the Armory.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
Samuel Barton
Hillsboro
Culver Hospital
Tracy Cox
Philedelphia
Indianapolis
Greencastle
Eddie
Kid) Wagner
Philadelphia
the Armory
Wagner
DePauw Sewing Classes To Present Style Show
Sewing classes led by Miss Vera Mintle of DePauw University and Mrs Lorene Hicks of the high school will stage a dress review Thursday at 2 30 in Speech hall. Foods classes will serve refreshments while a high school trio provides music. Dresses made by students will be shown and local store garments will also be displayed.
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Vera Mintle
DePauw University
Lorene Hicks
High School Senior Class Delivers Play “What Happened”
The high school senior class presents the three act comedy What Happened on Wednesday at 8 p.m. in the school auditorium. Samuel French production tailored for student performance features a large cast including Jones Herschel Gros Brown and Mrs Goodly with Miss Gruenwald guiding.
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George H. Broadhurst
William Bishop
Genevieve Gruenwald
Jones
Herschel Gros
Ebenezer Goodly
Charles R. Brown
Antony Goodly
Ballarat
Charles W. Brown
Richard Heatherly
Marjorie
William McGaughey
Thomas Holder
Eugene Crawley
William Bigbee
Eugene Allen Henry Fuller
Joe Comstock
Mrs. Goodly
Ebenezer
Charlotte Etter
Big Four Railways Buy Twenty Passenger Locomotives
Cincinnati May 20 The Big Four announces purchase of twenty new passenger engines. Ten are Hudson Type built by American Locomotive Company with tender ninety six feet long and 667965 pounds total weight. They feature roller bearings feed water heaters boosters automatic coal stokers and power reverse gear. Tender capacity twenty four tons coal and 15000 gallons water. Delivery from May 25 to June 6. The remaining ten are K-5 type with modern appliances. Total investment over a million and a half dollars.
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Cincinnati
Big Four Railway
American Locomotive Company
Twentieth Century Limited
Marriage License for Dean W. Howard and Virginia Davis
Dean W. Howard a 27 year old salesman from Lebanon and Virginia Davis a 22 year old from Lebanon apply for a marriage license at home.
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Dean W. Howard
Lebanon
Virginia Davis
Eighty-One to graduate from Greencastle High School
Commencement exercises May 29 in the vocational-physical education building will award diplomas to eighty-one graduates. R. L. Lyman of Chicago University will deliver the keynote address. Prom events begin Thursday evening with the annual Junior-Senior Prom.
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Greencastle High School
Warren J. Yount
Green Castle Public
R. L. Lyman
Chicago University
Ruth Ainsworth
Eli B. Aker
DePauw President Delivers Brazil High School Commencement Speech
Dr G Bromley Oxnam president of DePauw University addressed Brazil high school seniors at their commencement in the physical education building Tuesday evening. He spoke on The Characteristics of an American as 121 diplomas were awarded. The large crowd heard the annual address, a return appearance after delivering the speech last year.
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G. Bromley Oxnam
DePauw University
Brazil
DePauw
Dr Oxnam
Legion Plans Memorial Home for Putnam Post 58
Dr. T A Sigler Greencastle veterinarian named chairman to procure a Memorial home for Putnam post No 58 of the American Legion. Robert Hoff man Green cast post commander announced the committee and the hall meeting last night. The home would serve as a meeting place for post members and the Putnam county legion auxiliary.
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T. A. Sigler
Greencastle
Putnam Post No. 58
American Legion
Sigler
Light
Robert Hoffman
Greenecast
Legion Hall
Putnam County Legion Auxiliary
Dr. Sigler
Rabies Suspect Collie Euthanized by Officer
A large collie suffering from rabies was killed by police officer Otto Debbs after treatment attempts failed. Dr. T. A. Sigler confirmed rabies and ordered the euthanization. The owner, M. Clifford, from the Frank Donner farm west of the city, said the dog had been ill several days and had not bitten anyone.
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Otto Debbs
T. A. Sigler
KB. M. Clifford
Frank Donner
Sigler
Stunt Day Amusement At Club Meeting
Members of the Penelope club observed stunt day yesterday at Mrs. W. A. Grogan home. Several stunts mocked members and one clever act featured a trip on a sightseeing bus. Eighteen members attended.
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Penelope Club
W. A. Grogan
Fighteen
DePauw Defeats Indiana 6–1 in May Day Week Finale
20 Years Ago IN GREENCASTLE reports DePauw baseball defeated Indiana University 6 to 1 for its fifth straight win. Claude Farmer was badly injured unloading coal near town. Judge James P. Hughes named special Vigo county judge by Governor Marshall. May day events include tennis in the morning and a lantern parade at night.
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Claude Farmer
T. B. Farmer
Lafayette
James P. Hughes
Marshall
Vigo County
DePauw
Indiana University
Youth Held in Indianapolis Holdup Tied to Danville Robbery
Darrell Jones, 17, of Danville Indiana, in custody in Indianapolis on a charge of attempted robbery. He is linked to William Klein of Raccoon in the Brown’s Valley holdup of grocer Charles Moody, with about 40 dollars taken. Jones previously sought by Montgomery and Greenbastle sheriffs and reportedly wounded earlier. Klein pleaded guilty and was sentenced to the state reformatory.
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William Klein
Raccoon
Charles W. Moody
Brown's Valley
Danville
Darrell Jones
Ind
Putnam County
Indianapolis
Jones
Klein
Alva Bryan
Greenbastle
Montgomery
State Reformatory
Sherif Frank Hiteh
Montgomery County
Bryan
Hiteh
Crawfordeville
Anderson
Hlinois Street
Tenth Street
North
Liberty Street
Edith Colelinen
Liberty
Washington Streets
City Hospital
Pierson
Masonic Notice for Temple Lodge No 47 Meeting
Stated meeting of Temple Lodge No 47 in Farel A M. Wednesday at 7 30 p m. R P Mullins worshipful master Bh E Caldwell secretary.
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Temple Lodge No
Farel A. M
R. P. Mullins
W. M
Bh. E. Caldwell
See
Education Association Head Speaks in Greencastle
Willis Sutton of Atlanta GA and president of the National Education Association spoke in Greencastle delivering two addresses. He addressed Greencastle High School at 10 30 AM and spoke at the Rotary Club luncheon at the Country Club after. Sutton accompanied by Warren J. Yount superintendent of schools in Atlanta.
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Willis Sutton
Atlanta
Georgia
National Educational Association
Greencastle
Death Claims Alpheus Hurst in Indiana Hospital
Alpheus Eugene Hurst 66, a prominent farmer from Jefferson township, died at Methodist hospital in Indianapolis at 4 am. He is survived by a brother C C Hurst, three sisters, and two children. Funeral services are planned Saturday at Forest Hill cemetery with Rev. H A Sherrill and Rev. Gilbert McCammack officiating. Born January 7, 1865, he lived on the family homestead since 1822-settled county days.
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Alpheus Eugene Hurst
Jefferson Township
C. C. Thurst
Methodist
Indianapolis
Lakin
H. A. Sherrill
Gilbert McCammack
Forest Hill
Hurst
Putnine County
This
C. C. Hurst
Oscar Lane
Wichita
Kansas
Rowena Smith
Joesphine Gardner
Samuel Shear
Final concert by orchestra on DePauw campus
The University Symphony orchestra led by Prof. Rowland Leach will perform at Meharry Hall on Thursday at 8 p m with two guest soloists Prof. Mark E Johnson and Prof. Vernon Sheffield. Johnson will sing the Song of the Golden Calf from Faust and Sheffield will play Liszt s E flat concerto.
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DePauw University
Meharry Hall
University Symphony Orchestra
Rowland Leach
Terre Haute
Music School
Mark E. Johnson
Vernon Sheffield
Johnson
Faust
Sheffield
Liszt
Des Moines
Iowa
de Pashman
Weather Brief Fair Tonight With Cooler Temps
Fair conditions continue tonight with cooler temperatures and a chance of light frost in lower-lying areas. Strong winds not mentioned. No precipitation expected.
Legal Battle Over Hirt Estate Ends in Settlement
Laura B. Hirt agreed to accept 15500 cash and relinquish all other claims to the Alfred Hirt estate in a Montgomery circuit court settlement. The widow sought about 50000 of a 150000 estate, contending the prenup and will underpaid her, with the case begun June 24, 1929, and the home on Poplar Street to be vacated by January 1, 1992.
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Laura B. Hirt
Alfred Hirt
Greencastle
Andrew Hirt
Montgomery
Putnam Court
Edgar A. Rice
Crawfordsville
Sallie A. Hirt
Simpson Hirt
Raymond Hirt
Jacob Hirt
Luther Hirt
Poplar Street
Seminary and
Bloomington Streets
Simpson A. Hirt
East Washington Street
Hirtie
Rockville Woman Granted Divorce in Local Court
Beatrice Gaebler of Rockville was granted a divorce from Joseph V. Gaebler by Judge James P. Hughes in the Putnam circuit court here today on grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment. The decree covered one cross complaint and Beatrice Gaebler resumed her maiden name Beatrice Carrington. The case was venued from Parke circuit court at Rockville.
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Beatrice Gaebler
Rockville
Joseph V. Gaebler
Cruer
James P. Hughes
Putnam Circuit Court
Gaebler
Beatrice Carrington
Parke
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American Legion and Legion Auxiliary
Culipacker
Petes
Cissy
Wardan
Mary EK
Gillen Marjorie
Bat Oat
Elizabeth Maxfield Minerva
Corrinne Owens Ie
Jane Durham
Alvina Starlight
Helma
Paka
Mary Rose Harlan
Superintendent OF
Lyman
Helen Bernice Alexander Viola Mae Alexander Eugene Ll. Allen
Charles A. Allen
Ruth Baughman
Leslie Lewis Bramblett
Esther Marie Benefiel
Charles Russell Brown Charles Walter Brown
Mildred C. Brown
Andrew L. Browning Marjorie Elnora Brownius
Mary Gregg Bruner Marie Helene Boesen
Robert H. Bohard Terrell Bolander Ernest Campbell Grace Ellen Carrington
Audra Chenoweth Mildred Katherine Craver
Joseph W. Comstock Cletis M. Dillinger Joseph Austin Dodd
Sarah Jane Durham
Eugene W. Earry
Ruth Exgers
Charlotte Lascille Etter
Mary Louise Evans Maury
Elizabeth Gillen Eimer W. Evens
Roberta D. Goldberg Thomis B. Goldeberry
Mildred Ferne Gowen Hrerechel W. Gross
Waneta Loniee Gruenhols
Mary Rose Harlan Manford K .Hartig
Josephine Hartman
Helen Hayiiver
Norene Imogene Hendrix Hugh UW. Helger C. Harlan Hwixen
Charles Howard Gilbert Hughes James C. Ison
Ben A. Jones
C. Paul Jones
Geraldine A. King
Vera May Knaver Donovan R. Longdon Lora Francis McAlinden
John Rodney Roy Vernon Sears Helen Kather
DR. Oxnam
Legion
Capital City
Bery
Alpheus Hurst
Capital City Hospital
University Symphony
HIRT
Montgomery Circuit Court
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