Tax Shift Strikes Putnam County War Bonds Payment Plan Story
Putnam County officials faced a $5 000 impact from Indiana tax law tied to United War Work Bonds. The state board refused the planned 8 percent levy, covering about two thirds of the $35 000 issue. Commissioners convened to issue new bonds to meet the July and January installments, raising additional costs and interest.
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Board OF Commission
County Council
Indiana
Jim Goodrich
Putnam County
State Tax Board
Jim
Tax Commission
Tax Board
County Commissioners
United War
DePauw News Highlights Baseball and Lectures
The DePauw University notes a baseball game against Hanover at McKeen Field. Prof J E Piercy, journalism head at Indiana University, will lecture on the psychology of news writing in Dougherty Hall at 7 PM, organized by the DePauw Press Club with free admission.
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J. E. Piercy
Indiana University
Dougherty
Bowman Gymnasium
Piercy
DePauw University
Indianapolis News
DePauw
DePauw Press Club
Baptismal Service at Little Walnut Creek Sunday
A baptismal service is planned at Little Walnut Creek near Fern Station Saturday at 2 30 PM. A basket dinner is set for 1 PM on the ground followed by preaching and the Lord's Supper. A number will be baptized afterward.
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Little Walnut Creek
Old Fern Station
Villa and troops close in on bandit in Parral chase
El Paso reports three Mexican commands sent into the Parral mountains to hunt Francisco Villa. Villa is described as facing a swift, decisive pursuit as troops close in on his band.
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Escobar
EL Paso
Tex
Mexico
Francisco Villa
Parral
Villa
Hog Supply Steady Prices at Indianapolis Receipts
Indianapolis market notes show hogs 9 000 from Thursday plus 1 200 carried in with 700 cattle 600 calves 300 sheep. Openers steady with prices at 15 00 for general sales heavy weights 14 50 to 14 75 pigs 13 50. Local buyers bought 5 500 while outsiders took 2 500. Cattle steady calves 50 cents higher and sheep steady.
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Indianapolis
Regular May Teachers Examination Saturday
The regular May teachers examination will be held here Saturday in the High School Building under the supervision of County Superintendent Frank Wallace.
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Frank Wallace
Utilitor Tractor Hailed Helpful at Greencastle Golf Course
A Utilitor tractor with a three man mowing gang was sent to Greencastle Golf Club to solve spring mowing shortages. Club officials report strong results and plan likely purchase to ease annual farm-season hiring difficulties.
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Greencastle
Greencastle Golf Club
Earl Harris
Immigrants Quarantined From Italian Steamer Verdi at New York
More than 1,200 steerage passengers from Genoa and Naples aboard the Guiseppi Verdi were ordered to Hoffman Island quarantine by port health officers for observation after a passenger showed illness resembling typhus. The action aims to prevent possible spread.
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New York
Guiseppi Verdi
Genoa
Naples
Hoffman Island
Rainbow Division Veterans to Host Indiana Reunion at Hotel Severin
Former Rainbow Division members living in Indiana gather for the first annual Rainbow Division Veterans Association reunion at Hotel Severin. Andrew Hirt traveled to Indianapolis for the day. Mrs. Hamrick Welch Haltom returned from Bloomington after attending the W R C convention, with Hamrick elected inspector for District No 2.
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Rainbow Division
Indiana
Hotel
Severin
Veteran's Association
Andrew Hirt
Indianapolis
Robert Hamrick
William Welch
Alice Haltom
Bloomington
Hamrick
Senior Class Graduates At Short Ridge High School
Fifty one seniors will graduate this evening in the high school auditorium with Principal George Buck delivering the address. Superintendent Edwin C. Dodson will present diplomas as the program features the Garden of Eden Overture and Firefly Processional by the High School Orchestra and Girls Chorus.
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Siin
George Buck
Shortridge High School
Indianapolis
E. C. Dodson
Barnard High School
Chanson Provencale
E. Dell Acqua
Martha Trippeer
William Dow
Edwin C. Dodson
Benediction
H. C. Clippinger
Marshall Dwyer Abrams
Margaret Jean Jones
Carl Frank Allen James Sumner Julian, Jr
Alfred Maurice Baldwin
Mildred Anna Long
Ethel Edna Christy Robot Allen McKee Viola Cleo Chitenden
Harry Phillip Maxwell
Vanita Mor Collins
Donald O’hair Huch Blake Conley Frank William Owens Marion Lewis Cooper
Emerson Jennings Parr
Salvation Army drives $168 625 in Home Service Appeal
Indiana and Michigan Salvation Army joint Home Service Appeal raises 168 625 with half from Indiana subscriptions. Major Arthur R. Robinson notes delays due to campaigns but expects full recruitment to meet a 452 000 goal for social welfare and home service work and building needs.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Michigan
Salvation Army
Home Service Appeal
Indiana Committee
Arthur R. Robinson
Home Service
Towaship Chairmen Are Named in 1920 Salvation Army Appeal
Putnam County prepares a countywide drive for the Salvation Army Home Service Appeal. L. B. Carpenter leads Greencastle efforts with Boy Scouts canvassing the city and enrollment blanks to be distributed Saturday. County chairman Charles A. Jackson names township chairmen including Mrs. Bertha Miller in Franklin and Mr. S. B. Carpenter in Greencastle Two, with letters to families detailing prior work and plans for the 1920 appeal.
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Putnam County
Salvation Army Home Service
Home Service
Major Robinson
Salvation Army
Charles A. Jackson
Franklin Township
Roachdale
Bertha Miller
Flowers for Decoration Day Requested at Court House
Notice asks residents to bring flowers to the rest room of the court house on Sunday morning at 10 o'clock for Decoration Day observances.
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Court House
Chicago visitor Dorothy Weik on California winter tour
Miss Dorothy Weik of Chicago visits her uncle Jesse Weis and cousin Miss Mary Weik while spending the winter in California and en route home to Chicago.
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Dorothy Weik
Chicago
Jesse Weis
Mary Weik
Weik
California
Schedule of Events on Motor Speedway
Friday qualification trials cover four laps at eighty miles an hour. Saturday features a Dusenberg exhibition driven by Tommy Milton at 3 30 P M with driver and mechanic instructions at 4 P M. Sunday the speedway closes. Monday hosts a five hundred mile international champion sweepstakes starting at 10 A M. Tuesday Citizen s lap prize banquet at Claypool hotel at 6 30 P M awards race prizes.
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Dusenberg
Tommy Milton
Speedway
Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce
Claypool Hotel
Wilson vetoes peace proposal in sharp rebuke
President Wilson vetoed the peace resolution and said he could not join the Senate and House plan. He argued it would stain the nation's honor and surrender U S rights regarding Germany, betraying aims of the war and the Versailles treaty.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
Senate
House
United States
Germany
R. O. T. C Camp Custer Training Camp Dates Set
A Reserve Officers Training Camp will run at Camp Custer Michigan from June 17 to July 26 1920 with 115 officers and 124 noncommissioned officers to assist 3000 attending students from Indiana schools including DePauw Culver Indiana University and local high schools Colonel J P O Neil to lead the camp. Instructors will include Captain M H Shute and Harry G Richardson visits noted as well as several local residents referenced in brief items.
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Camp Custer
Michigan
Central Department
War Department
Indiana
DePauw University
Greencastle
Culver Military Academy
Gary Public
Howe
Indiana University
Bloomington
Indianapolis
J. P. O'Neil
179Th Infantry Brigade
10Th U. S. Infantry
Regular Army
M. H. Shute
DePauw
Clay County Murder Case Trial Here
The trial of Dike LeMay, a Clay county farmer now in Putnam County jail, on charges of ambushing William Lawson near the county line last winter, will open in Putnam Circuit Court after a venue change. BR Craig of Brazil defends LeMay. P eter and Fay Hamilton prosecute. A venire of 36 is summoned for jury selection.
Salvation Army seeks 10 million home service fund
Evangeline Booth, commander, expresses strong confidence that the 10 million national and 450 thousand state Home Service funds will be raised. Workers in most Indiana counties enroll subscribers to support welfare work as Booth prepares to sail for Europe to inspect corps on the Rhine. She cites faith in God and America and notes broad support so far, with counties expected to meet quotes in ten days to two weeks.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Evangeline Vooth
Salvation Army
America
Europe
Salvation Army Corps
Rhine
Booth
Arthur R. Robinson
Indiana
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Helen Wilson
Frank Gilmore
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