Say! A Patchwork of Local Doings and Delights
Sanford Romine a Clinton township teacher and insurance agent told Greencastle police his car was stolen after leaving it to shop. He later found the car where he left it, explaining the mix up. J C Cammack reports repeated thefts of oil paintings from his studio display case. Putnam County Democrats favored Frank Dailey for governor while Republicans prep for Kansas City with Say as guide and chapron. A country visit shows a humorous misread grandmother remark. Republican nominee Harry Leslie prompts speculation. Shorty earns a second place in a brisk race. Pyle’s cross country event at Madison Square Garden is teased as a notable but unlikely spectacle.
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Sanford Romine
Clinton Township
Greencastle
Romine
Mr. Pomine
J. C. Cammack
Fall of Peking Looms as Southern Forces Advance
A Daily Mail dispatch from Peking reports Kalgan fallen 125 miles from Peking and northern defenses collapsing. The southern Nationalist army nears Peking, with northern forces retreating toward the capital and the Nankou Pass last line of defense giving way.
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London
INS
Kalgan
Peking
Daily Mail
Nankou
Two Indicted for Mail Theft at Terre Haute
Federal grand jury in Indianapolis indicts Galvin Holmes and Carl E Jennings for the Terre Haute Union Station mail robbery on March 26. They allegedly held up the mail room disarmed three clerks and escaped with five sacks of mail. Judge Battzell sets arraignment for June 1.
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Calvin Holmes
Carl E. Jennings
Frank E. Ellis
Indianapolis
Indiana
Union Station
Terre Haute
Robert C. Battell
Galvin Holmes
Greencastle Man Convicted of Defrauding in Local Court
Lee Todd was found guilty by Justice Robert H. Newgent of defrauding Mrs. Belle Crawley of a board bill. He was fined $25 plus costs and released on a staged bond signed by Mr. and Mrs. William Morgan. Todd has 90 days to pay the fine and costs. Attorney John H. James represented him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Todd
Greencastle
Court of Justice of the Peace
Robert H. Newgent
Belle Crawley
North Indiana Street
Justice Newgent
Todd
William Morgan
Attorny
John H. James
Weather forecast fair and warmer tomorrow
The forecast calls for fair skies and rising temperatures. Sunrise is 4 21 and sunset 7 03 with daytime warmth building through the day.
Thirtieth Civil War Veterans Left in Putnam County
Putnam County lists thirty Civil War veterans still living per the local Grand Army of the Republic post. Memorial services are planned at Forest Hill cemetery with local arrangements set. names span Fillmore Cloverdale Greencastle Coatesville Roachdale Bainbridge and Putnamville along with one Indian War veteran John Gray of Greencaste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam County
Grand Army of the Republic
United States
Forest Hill Cemetery
Howard Lisby
Fillmore
Bart Wells
John O
John A. Keller
Greencastle
William N. Lakin
John Gray
Three Die in Lufthansa Passenger Plane Crash
Serlin May 26. Three persons were killed and a fourth seriously injured when a Lufthansa passenger plane, en route from Dortmund to Frankfurt, crashed near Nennep on the Rhineland. A woman aboard escaped injury. Two of the deceased were passengers and the pilot also died. No Americans are believed aboard.
Class Sermon by Rev Raphael at Greencastle High
The Greencastle High School senior baccalaureate will be held Sunday at 7 30 in the high school auditorium. The Girls Glee Club provides music. Rev W L Raphael will deliver the class sermon Youth and Human Welfare. Rev B H Bruner gives the invocation Rev C Howard Taylor reads scripture Dr J L Bey pronounces benediction.
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Greencastle High School
High School
W. L. Raphael
The
Presbyterian Church
B. H. Bruner
C. Howard Taylor
J. L. Bey
Russell Brown Named VFW Delegate at Greensburg Convention
Russell Brown was selected as a delegate and Talbott Christie as alternate to the state Veterans of Foreign Wars convention in Greensburg from June 14 to 16.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Russell Brown
Talbott Christie
Greensburg
Gas Worker's Death in Valparaiso Sewer Project
William Belaschki aged 21 died in Valparaiso Indiana after being overcome by gas while disconnecting a pipe for the city's new sewer system. Fellow workers labored four hours to attempt resuscitation.
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Valparaiso
Ind
INS
William Belaschki
DePauw President Elected Bishopric Today
Dr Edwin Molt Hughes president of DePauw is named for a bishopric. Ralph Moss of Clay County is nominated by Democrats of the Fifth District for Congress. Berncesiefer schedules junior recital in Meharry Hall. Mrs J B De Motte plans a new house at Walnut and Water streets. Mrs Orson Shirley visits friends in Terre Haute.
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Edwin Molt Hughes
DePauw
Ralph Moss
Clay County
Berncesiefer
Meharry Hall
J. B. de Motte
Walnut and
Water Streets
Orson Shirley
Terre Haute
Bank Robbers Target of Massive Plains Manhunt
Two hundred officers comb eastern Colorado and western Kansas for four bank robbers who hit Lamar Colorado First National Bank killing the bank presidents and a cashier while kidnapping a teller. A physician was later found dead and believed killed by the gang after receiving medical attention in Trinidad. The search extends across Smoky Hill river bad lands with planes and ground units probing the area. memorial services in Dighton and a call for volunteers to assist the old soldiers are noted.
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Dighton
Kan
INS
Colorado
Kansas
Plains Country
Smoky Hill River
First National Bank
Lamar
Colo
William Wineinger
Dr. Wineinger
Trinidad
Bad Lands
Northwest
James W. Ross
Santa Barbara
Cal
Ross
Oklahoma State Penitentiary
Spanish War Veterans Meet for Tablet Dedication and Memorial Day
Putnam County Spanish War veterans are asked to meet at Dr Hawkins office at 12 30 tomorrow for dedication of a tablet in the Court House and Decoration Day services. A Ashworth Adjutant and O H Irwin Commander are noted. Car owners may bring autos to transport veterans to the cemetery at 1 30 P M tomorrow, cars on the south side of the square.
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Presbyterian Church
J. A. Friend
Putnam County
Mrs Bettis Dies Friday in Clinton Falls
Mrs. Sarah Hood Bettis 46 wife of Thomas Bettis of Clinton Falls died Friday night at 11 30 after a two week illness in County Hospital born Parke county daughter of James and Nancy Hood. Survived by husband five daughters two Greencastle residents one at home sister Mollie Rowings brother Noah Hood half brother Muriel Hood funeral Sunday 11 at Clinton Falls Methodist Church Rev John McHargue Kingman in charge interment Clinton Falls cemetery
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Sarah Hood Bettis
Thomas Bettis
Clinton Falls
James
Nancy Hood
Parke County
Greencastle
Ward Arnold
George Humphrey
Callie
Hazel
Maxine
Mollie Rowings
Noah Hood
Muriel Hood
Clinton Falls Methodist Church
John McHargue
Kingman
Clinton Falls Cemetery
Memorial Day Observed Here Sunday at Forest Hill Cemetery
Final arrangements are made for Memorial Day services at the Soldiers Monument in Forest Hill Cemetery Sunday afternoon. Clay Phillips of Terre Haute will be principal speaker, with Rev. C How ard Taylor giving the invocation and Rev Victor L Raphael delivering the benediction. If rain, services move to the Court House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soldiers Monument
Forest Hill Cemetery
Clay Phillips
Terre Haute
Court House
Greencastle
C. Howard Taylor
Carol Shoultz
Victor L. Raphael
War Memorial Dedication at Court House Lobby
A ceremony dedicates a Spanish War Veterans tablet in the court house lobby Sunday at 1 PM presented by the Gold Star Memorial Association. O H Irwin accepts. C C Gillen speaks. Greencastle band plays. parade to Forest Hill cemetery at 1:45 PM with services there. Flowers, car lifts, and autos requested.
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Court House
Gold Star Memorial Association
C. C. Gillen
O. H. Irwin
Earl Fisk
Greencastle
B. H. Bruner
American Legion
Gold Star Association
Ora Day
Putnam Co
Italia crew feared after Arctic storm grounds dirigible
A wild Arctic storm over Spitzbergen cripples wireless links as the Italia and General Umberto Nobile crew remain overdue from a North Pole flight. Fuel runs low and three motors used to conserve power. the City of Milan and Citta Di Milano attempt search as anxiety grows.
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Umberto Nobile
North Pole
Spitzbergen
London
INS
King’s Bay
Nobile
Vadsee
Norway
Citta di Milano
Italia
Dirigible
Fce
King's Bay
Hinlopen Strait
Romb
Newa
Arctic
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Charles J. Arnold
Frank Dailey
A. G. Brown
Andrew B. Hanna
Kansas City
Say
Chaptron
K. C
Jim Watson
Harry Leslie
Shorty
Pyle
Madison Square Garden
New York
Baltzell
Edward Cromwell
Bridgeport
Conn
Cromwell
Raphael
Posses
National Bank
Wv. F. W
Sons of Veterans
Woman Relief Corps
American Legion Auxiliary
Ord
Ers
Washington Street
Koon Ua
A. B. Hanna
Walnut Streets
Court House Square
City of Milan
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