Children’s Week Plans Highlight Religious Education Campaign
Putnam county churches unite for a continental campaign October 14 to 20. A mass meeting is set for October 14 at 2 30 PM in the Green Castle High School auditorium with Prof William Blanchard as speaker and the High School orchestra performing. A parade forms at 1 30 PM at the Court House in Green Castle and proceeds to the High School.
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Putnam County
Putnam County Sunday School Association
William Blanchard
Court House
Greencastle
Extension Conference at Purdue Next Week Opens
The 29th annual extension agriculture conference begins Monday at Purdue University in Lafayette Indiana. About 200 county agents farmers institute speakers and Purdue Extension specialists will attend through Friday with a Farm Home conference for final two days. Notable speakers include G I Christie J H Skinner C J Galpin Eben Mumford E C Elliott Louise Stanley and Virginia Meredith.
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Lafayette
Ind
Purdue University
Farmers Institute
Purdue
Indiana
G. I. Christie
Experiment Station
Dean J. H. Skinner
Indiana and
American Farm Bureau
Indiana Farm Home
C. J. Galpin
Department of Agriculture
Eben Mumford
Michigan Agriculture College
E. C. Elliott
Louise Stanley
Virginia C. Meredith
Charles W. Sewell
Otterbein
Grace Frysinger
Washington, D. C
Indiana Farm Bureau
Federation of Women's Clubs
Parent Teachers’ Association
Indiana Home Economics’ Association
State Board of Health
Vocational Class Builds Garage for Obenchain Home
The Manual Training class under Prof. B A Knight at the high school is gaining practical outside building experience by designing and constructing a garage for O W Obenchain on West Walnut Street.
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B. A. Knight
Knight
O. W. Obenchain
West
Walnut Street
New Receipt For Home Made Liquor Circulates In Greencastle
R P Mullins, a Greencastle druggist, issued a new home brewed liquor receipt despite prohibition fears. The steps involve chasing wild bullfrogs, hops, tan bark, shellac, soap, and a grasshopper for kick, boiled long, strained through a sock, then bottled if enamel is removed.
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R. P. Mullins
Greencastle
Damage from raid on Snedegar farm shifts loss to mortgage holders
Report of a sheriff raid on the F. B. Snedegar farm in Floyd township uncovers a damaged home and a missing still. Despite arrests, no convictions follow as officers lack evidence. Ownership disputes show Snedegar’s mortgage plus debt, meaning mortgage holders bear the loss as the property cannot sell enough to cover mortgaged sums.
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Floyd Township
F. S. Snedegar
Greenwood
Snedegar
Steel Workers Halt Vault Door Work at Central Bank
The United Steelworkers of America halted vault door installation at the Central National Bank after non union labor moved the 18 ton door. Mosler Safe Co. supervised the job and union workers arrived Thursday morning to resume the task in Greencastle.
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Steel Workers Union
Central Bank
United Steel Workers of America
Central National Bank
Mosler Safe Co
Mosler Safe& Co
Indianapolis
Union Steel
Greencastle
Unsettled Weather Report
Unsettled weather continues with partial details of sunrise at 5 51 and sunset at 5 12. Readable text notes changing conditions and daily light changes.
Service Progress Special Touring Indiana and Illinois
The New York Central Lines showcase the Service Progress Special a traveling exhibit train with three engines and eight cars visiting Indiana and Illinois for 115 stops. It features Mikado engine No 8000 and Esterne World Record flyer Engine 999 with Warther Engine models and moving pictures illustrating railroad progress from farm to consumer. The tour is at the request of the American Farm Bureau Federation and the National Grange.
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New York Central Lines
Esterne
Mechivan
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
New York Central
American Farm Bureau Federation
National Grange
Local News Briefs from Greencastle and Nearby Areas
Milton Bachelder leaves for Dayton after visiting Greencastle friends as remodeling begins on a home purchased by Fred Lancaster at Jackson and Liberty. Rev. Jones from Washington Indiana visits Greencastle while recovering from illness and shifts to a Free Methodist church. Prohibition officer Julius Bryan investigates the Tom McGuire shooting near Clinton. Community prayers at Locust Street and College Avenue churches, and an Endowment rally in Indianapolis with speakers Barnaby Grose Rector.
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Jackson and
Liberty Street
Fred Lancaster
O. L. Jones
Washington
Indiana
Greencastle
Jones
Methodist
Patricksburg
Church of the Free Methodist Denomination
Julius Bryan
Prohibition Enforcement
Clinton
Ind
Tom McGuire
McGuire
Bryan
Rally Day Draws Crowds in Clinton Falls
A crowd gathered for Rally Day on Sunday in Clinton Falls. Local residents visitations included Mr and Mrs Roe Hall and child from Brazil who visited Mrs Sarah Bettis. Mrs Lida Pierce spent a day with Mrs Clay McKee. Miss Freda Ellis called on Aunt Mrs Ora Thomas. Callie and Hazel Bettis had supper with Mr and Mrs George Pierce.
Maple Hill Social Notes and Local Moves
Ben Wells and wife and Mrs Mary Wells visited C F Paynes Sunday. Hugh Smock moved from Charles King farm to Hasty farm. Mullins to move into vacated house. Jacob Kanner from Green area cut timber this week. Son of Jesse Ellis, previously in Putnam county hospital, has returned home improving slowly. Mr and Mrs Allen Copenhefer and daughter of Bickleton Washington travel east by auto and arrive early November. Mrs Copenhefer was Flora Johnson before marriage. Robert Johns of No 2, a box supper organizer, raised substantial cash. Talks of a coal mine on Mr Sissons farm.
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Ben Wells
Mary Wells
C. F. Paynes
Hugh Smock
Chas
King Farm
Mullin
Jacob Kanner
North of Green
Jesse Ellis
Putnam County Hospital
Allen Copenhefer
Bickleton
Washington
Frank Cannon In Chicago On Business
Frank Cannon traveled to Chicago for business on Thursday, engaging in meetings and operational errands related to his project.
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Frank Cannon
Chicago
Local Dinner Gathering Near Putnamville and Green Castle
Reverend P. H. Downey of Putnamville and Eber Hamilton with wife of Green Castle joined Wm. Newman and family for Sunday dinner along with J. R. Cox and daughter Mrs. Ellen Newman and Mr. and Mrs. Oran Buis.
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P. H. Downey
Putnamville
Eber Hamilton
Greencastle
J. R. Cox
Ellen Newman
Oran Buis
Wm. Newman
Greencastle Canning Plant Closes Tomato Season
The Greencastle Canning Plant ends its tomato season this week after processing about 750 tons at 10.00 per ton. The year saw better quality but fewer tons than last year, and pumpkin canning begins next week at 5.00 per ton.
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Greencastle
Crum seeks 100000 in alienation of affections case
Mrs Ethel Montgomery Crum of Indianapolis sues John and Pauline Montgomery and family for 100000 alleging the alienation of her daughter Mary Eloise Montgomery age seventeen. The Vanderburgh probate court trial opened with Judge James T Cutler presiding. The defense denied the charges and ordered letters between Mrs Crum and her daughter produced. A four female eight male jury was seated with witnesses subpoenaed and depositions to be read. The suit arises from a long dispute after the couple divorced and later events involving the child’s custody and desertion.
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Evansville
Ind
Ethel Montgomery Crum
Indianapolis
John E
Pauline Montgomery
Posey County
Ethel Thomas
Greencastle
Wilbur Montgomery
DePauw Workers Dinner To Discuss Endowment Plans
In Indianapolis at the Columbia club a Friday dinner will bring DePauw University leaders and Methodist laymen to discuss increasing the university endowment. Dr. George R. Grose president of DePauw will speak alongside Charles Barnaby of Kingscastle and Edward Rector of Chicago with more than 200 expected to attend.
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DePauw Endowment
Columbia Club
Indianapolis
Charles Barnaby
Greencastle
George R.grose
University
Edward Rector
Chicago
Donsor
Rector Hall
Indianapolis News
DePauw University
George R. Grose
Notable residents tied to Indianapolis event on Wednesday
Mrs. Frank Bittles and Mrs. Sam R. Rarda, both listed with addresses, were in Indiana polis on Wednesday. The report notes the two women at 639 East Seminary Street and 108 Taylor Place respectively.
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Frank Bittles
East Semnary Street
Sam R. Rarda
Taylor Place
Indianapolis
Specials Set To Defeat The Brazil Elks
Greencaste Specials hope to avenge two prior losses to the Brazil Elks as Brown stars on the mound with Clay catching. Manager Webb expects a large crowd at the Sunday game on the Zine Mill diamond after Browns whirlwind outing against Martinsville. The lineups list Brazil McLaughlin Clodfelter Penman Miller Bardini Clay Bussing Scott Lybarger Paria Jas Penman Whittaker Thomas Husky finck Runyan and Chesterfield and Brown pitching.
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Brown
Clay
Indiana University
Greencaste
Brazil Elks
Webb
Brazil
Zine Mill
Wilson
Martinsville
McLaughlin
Clodfelter
John Penman
LF Miller
Bardini
Cc Bussing
RF Scott
Lybarger
Paria
Jas. Penman
Whittaker
LE Thomas
J. Husky
CF Finck
C Runyan
Chesterfield
P Brown
Monday Is A Gig Pay Day For Uncle Sam
Over 150 million dollars in interest on Liberty and Treasury bonds will be paid by the government on October 15. Holders of Fourth Liberty Loan Bonds are urged to clip their interest coupons due on this date and present them for payment at banks or post offices. The U S Treasury now issues Baby Bonds at 20 50 each, with thousands buying monthly to build a reserve fund guaranteed by Uncle Sam. Postmasters are authorized to accept Liberty Bond coupons as partial payment toward a new Baby Bond, letting interest earn more interest.
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Liberty
Treasury
U. S. Treasury
Uncle Sam
Debs to Run Again
Eugene V Debs of Terre Haute Ind five times Socialist presidential candidate will again seek the 1924 nomination Otto Branstetter party secretary announced Debs said he has run for president five times and been jailed five times and is not eager for another bid.
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Omaha
Neb
Eugene V. Debs
Terre Haute
Ind
Otto Branstetter
Deb
Fire Department Tests New Twelve Foot Auction Hose
The Fire Department tested a new twelve foot auction hose built by Seagrave of Columbus Ohio on Thursday morning. The hose completed all tests successfully with a score of 28.
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Seagrave
Columbus
Ohio
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