Greencastle notes on track garb and local civic topics
A Greencastle column praises pupils at a ward school track meet for enthusiasm despite lacking athletic garb and shoes. It then rails at D B Johnson over a rumored one story garage on Walnut and Jackson and calls for tearing down existing shacks. It also notes Indianapolis attorney James M Ogden as a Republican Attorney General candidate and urges civic action on street improvements and Johnson’s property. The piece promotes a Friday and Saturday demonstration by Francois at Juntown streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greencastle
Ward
Blackstock
D.B. Johnson
Walnut
Jackson Street
Johnson
James M
Jim) Ogden
Indianapolis
Indiana
Ogden
DePauw
Republican Party
Methodist Sunday School
D. B. Johnson
Jackson
Aoe
Portland wife seeks divorce after 41 years in marriage
Etta L Brubaker accuses her husband Wayne township trustee John E Brubaker of using threats to jail her unless she makes good a $2.95 check drawn on his bank account. The couple have been married forty one years.
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Portland
Ind
INS
John E. Brubaker
Wayne
Etta L. Brubaker
Remonstrance Filed Over Seminary Street Traction Plan
Fifty-one east Seminary Street property owners signed a remonstrance against paying for a traction line improvement. Mayor McGaughey hinted parking bans may follow if the remonstrance blocks the project, and noted gas tax funds cannot fund it. The council approved the preliminary improvement resolution. two thirds could order the work within sixty days, with owners liable for costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Seminary Street
Interurban Company
Charles McGaughey
Stret
Vonderschmitt to Build New Picture House in Crawfordsville
The Vonderschmitt Amusement Enterprises will begin a $150 000 Egyptian type theater near the Crawfordsville Courthouse, aiming for completion by November 1. It will seat 1100 and be the fifth theater for the chain, joining locations in Washington Bedford Bloomington and Greencastle. Construction starts after nearby buildings are vacated on Washington Street.
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Court House
Crawfordsville
Voncastle
Vonderschmitt Amusement Enterprises
Washington
Bedford
Bloomington
Vancastle
Greencastle
Washington Street
Washington Street Plan Approved and City Improvements Set
City council approved plans for hard surfacing Washington Street from Vine to east, and confirmed engineer specifications. A remonstrance hearing date was fixed for June 26. Officials discussed street lights, a fire hydrant on Hillsdale, and bids for a city fire truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Washington Street
Vine Street
D. B. Johnson
Walnut
Jackson Streets
Civic Union
Walnut Street
Jackson Street
Johnson
Hillsdale Avenue
Northwood
North Locust Street
Illinois Street
Jackson
W. P. Sackett
Paul Grimes
Earl Harris
Walter Brown
Sackett
W. D. James
Leslie Haymaker
Dave Braden
J. E. McCarry
Simpson Street
Elm Street
Rollerstown Locust Street
Elm
Highland Street
Seagrave Co
General Manufacturing Co
St. Louis
Coolidge Vetoes Mc Nary Haugen Farm Relief Bill Again
President Coolidge vetoed the Mc Nary Haugen Farm Relief Bill for the second time sending it back to Congress with a long explanatory message. The measure retained the equalization fee and faced uncertain prospects in the waning session as agrarian backers regroup. The veto, accompanied by an Attorney General opinion, underscores division with the farm bloc and grain belt critics.
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Washington
INS
Coolidge
Congress
Coolidgs
Capitol
Rejectance
Fire on Moscow steamer kills nine teens on Dnieper
Nine teen occupants including ten women and children perish as a passenger steamer burns to the waterline on the Dnieper River. Some trapped inside burn, others jump and drown. Cause of the fire unknown. In Washington, administration leaders delay Congress adjournment from Saturday to Tuesday May 29 amid filibuster over Boulder Dam and Muscle Shoals bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Dnieper
Washngton
INS
Senate
Boulder Dam
Muscle Shoals
Congress
President Signs Merchant Marine Bill Increases Navy Vessel Replacements
President Coolidge signed the Jones-White Merchant Marine bill. It authorizes extensive replacements of government ships, doubles the construction loan fund from 125 million to 250 million dollars, reaffirms the 1921 shipping policy, liberalizes ocean mail contracts, and makes all merchant marine personnel eligible for the naval reserve with two months reserve pay without service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Nashington
Coolidge
Lincoln's Vote for Vice-President article noted
Greencastle residents take interest as Jesse Weik of this city writes in Century magazine June issue on Lincoln's vote for vice president. Others travel to Indianapolis for a ball game with Columbus including Greg Potter Frank Day and several locals attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greencastle
Lincoln
Century Magazine
Jesse Weik
Indianapolis
Columbus
Greg Potter
Frank Day
Harry Quigg
Simpson Hirt
Harris Christie
Roy Abrams
Andrew Hirt
Major mine explosions leave many dead in Kentucky and West Virginia
Rescue teams worked through Yukon Pocahontas No 1 mine in McDowell County finding thirteen bodies and two missing after a blast. In Kenvir Kentucky a separate explosion at Black Mountain No 3 mine left fifteen unaccounted for and a dust blast at No 30 mine killed seven with one missing. Rescue crews from US Coal and Coke Co and Norton Virginia assisted as operations spanned isolated districts amid Peabody-owned mines in Chicago.
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Yukon
West Virginia
Bluefield
W. Va
INS
Yukon Pocahontas Coal Company
McDowell County
Black Mountain Coal Corporation
Kenvir
Harlan Field
Matoakw
U. S
Lexington
U. S. Coal and Coke Co
Lynch
Norton
Peabody Interestes
Chicago
Bomb explodes at Italian consulate. five dead
A bomb at the Italian consulate in Buenos Aires killed five people and wounded 25 others this afternoon. Police investigation underway as officials examine the blast site and possible motives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
INS
Italia Bound for North Pole on Arctic Voyage
King's Bay Spitzbergen May 23. The dirigible Italia left its base at 4 40 A M heading for the North Pole on its second Arctic mission. General Umberto Nobile commands the ship and is believed to head toward the pole. If weather allows, crew will be lowered for scientific observations at the Pole.
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King's Bay
Spitzbergen
North Pole
Arctic
Oslo
Norway
INS
Italia
Umberto Nobile
Weather Forecast Shows Fair Moderate Conditions
The forecast calls for fair skies with moderate conditions. Sunrise is at 4 23 and sunset at 7 00 with pleasant daytime temperatures expected.
Rented car not returned in Brazil
Dr W D James of Greencastle reports to Brazil police that a 1927 Ford sedan with a red top rented last Wednesday by a man claiming to represent a Cleveland steam shovel company has not been returned. The owner requests watch for the vehicle.
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W. DD. James
Greencastle
Brazil
Cleveland
Ohio
James
Simms Named Democrat Keynoter At Indiana Convention
Lafayette attorney Dan W. Simms was named temporary chairman and keynote speaker for the Democratic state convention to be held June 5 and 6 at Cable Tabernacle. Lew O Bannon will be permanent chairman with two sergeants at arms named. Dates moved from June 6 7 to June 5 6 due to scheduling and venue.
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Dan W. Simms
Lafayette
Democratic Party of
Indiana
Cable Tabernacle
Simms
R. Earl Peters
Fort Wayne
Claypool
Lew O'Bannon
Corydon
Peters
Wilbur Dunham
Kempton
Virgil Simmons
Bluffton
Tomlinson Hall
Richmond Aviator Killed in Sandusky Crash
Walter Anderson a 26 year old professional aviator from Richmond Indiana was burned to death in a Sandusky Ohio airplane crash at Sandusky airport. Benjamin Buser a 17 year old student from Sandusky was seriously burned and hospitalised at Good Samaritan Hospital.
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Sandusky
INS
Walter Anderson
Richmond
Ind
Benjamin Buser
Good Samaritan Hospital
Poppy Sale Held Saturday By American Legion Auxiliary
The Greencastle Poppy Sale on Saturday raises funds for disabled veterans care. Legion Auxiliary members oversee the effort with Boy Scouts and Camp Fire Girls selling the poppies. An award flag will honor the top selling organization, with events at the Legion Hall.
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American Legion
Greencastle
Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Glen Crawley
Gwin Ensign
Putnam County Fair Dates Set For September 12 15
The fifth annual Putnam County Fair will run September 12 to 15. Robert Dills heads the backing group with about fifty attendees at a banquet. Officers were re-elected and an assistant secretary-treasurer added. Location to be decided next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam County Fair Association
Robert H. Stevenson
Heber Ellis
Rotary Club
Harry Allan
Chamber of Commerce
John Cartwright
Kiwanis Club
Heber Elis
Don McLean
T. A. Sigler
Jesse Sears
Morton Fordice
Robert Dills
Lee Woods
Paul Albin
Raymond Fisher
Frank Hartman
Joe Wright
Dalby Collins
Lowell Dicks
Cleve Parker
Ella Thomas
Brown
Purdue University
Anderson DePauw Player Farmed to Providence Club
Damon Anderson, DePauw third baseman, will play with Providence Rhode Island at summer's end after impressing the Boston Braves scouts in Chicago. He played college baseball football and basketball, and is regarded as a strong prospect for professional baseball.
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Damon Anderson
DePauw
Providence
R. I
Anderson
Chicago
Boston Braves
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Charles J. Arnold
Francois
Juntown
Seminary ST
CAR _ TRACKS COUNCIL
Vonderschmitt
Picture
Bulletin
J. S. Marcum
Miss Pearl O’hair
Danville
Nobile
Dirigible
Crast
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