Oldest Wabash Alumnus Frank Mills dies at 98
Frank Moody Mills aged 98, longtime Sioux Falls Traction Company president and former Des Moines publisher, died after a brief illness. Born April 4, 1831 near Ladoga Indiana, he helped organize the Northwestern Associated Press, later part of AP in Town. He was the oldest alumnus of Wabash College Crawfordsville. Burial will be at Des Moines.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Frank Moody Mills
Sioux Falls Traction Company
Des Moines
Reverend Raphael to Speak Before Five School Bodies
Reverend Victor L. Raphael pastor of Greencastle Presbyterian will address student bodies at Reels ville Putnamville Cloverdale Belle Union and Fillmore high schools tomorrow. He will be accompanied by County Superintendent John Vermillion on a speaking tour conducted across the county schools at irregular intervals during the school year.
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Raphael
Victor L. Raphael
Greencastle
Park Land Lease Under Advisory for Cow Pasture
The city council at last night’s meeting reviewed Dallas Grimes petition to lease city park land on south Bloomington street for a cow pasture. They will consult donor John W. Robe before any lease, as land reverts to donors if not used for park purposes.
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Dallas Grimes
John W. Robe
Bloomington Street
Robe
O. J. Larkin
Larkin
Vine Street
Monon
Harry Crawford
Crawford
Urban Elmore
John M. Deakins
Old City
Greencastle Water Works
JoiMson
Seminary Street
College Avenue
Street Committee
Anderson Street
Hays Construction Company
Charles McGaughey
McGaughey
Gwin Ensign
John Allee
Local notables listed in public notice roster
Walter Brown Maddox 0 F Lakin W P Sackett W D James and Leslie Haymaker named in the public roster for the community proceedings.
Storms Lash Chicago Lake Front in Major Lake Michigan Fury
The lake front of four states faced Lake Michigan waves not seen in forty years. Vessels swamped, piers demolished, and homes in Indiana dunes district shattered. Chicago boulevards flooded, property losses run high as Father Neptune raged. Coast guards patrolled through the night amid stinging snow. Four people died in Chicago from train and auto crashes caused by zero visibility.
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Chicago
Lake Michigan
Dunes
Indiana
Father Neptune
Wisconsin
Illinois
Michigan
Growth of Scouting Project in Greencastle Dinner Details
Sean Dirks led a Greencastle Scouting dinner proving a firm move to expand Scouting. The plan includes more training for boys, camping facilities, Courts of Honor, community service, and a trained Scout Executive guidance in a nonsectarian civic program. A Presbyterian women group served a fine dinner.
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Sean Dirks
Greencastle
Presbyterian Church
Jessie Trackwell Seen Visiting Sister in Terre Haute
The disappearance of Jessie Trackwell McCullough was explained when relatives learned she did not take the 7 o clock car to Indianapolis to work as planned. She stayed in Terre Haute Sunday to visit a sister due to her ill child and returned home last evening.
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Jessie Trackwell McCullough
McCullough
Terre Haute
Brazil
Monument Cleared at Forest Hill Cemetery Memorial
The Soldier's and Sailor's Monument in Forest Hill cemetery was cleaned by the Gold Star Memorial committee using leftover funds from the Doughboy monument project. The effort removed years of dirt, revealed the iron staining, and left a small amount to deepen engravings on the tablets.
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Soldiers’ and Sailors
Forest Hill
Gold Star Memorial Committee
Forest Hill Cemetery
Court House
American flier's dark Atlantic flight sparks Drake claim
The English public follows the bold American pilot who crossed the Atlantic in darkness in a small seaplane. He asserts a direct descent from Sir Francis Drake, adding to the intrigue of his daring voyage and the era's aviation feats.
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Cartinistian
Sir Francis Drake
Bank teller vanishes. $25,000 missing in Logansport
Raymond Slagle, 27, a Logansport State Bank teller, fled the city after leaving work at noon and failing to return. Bank insurers tally the shortfall at $25,000 as his wife finds a note saying he was leaving with their car and his revolver. Slagle had eight years service and a betting history.
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Logansport
Ind
Raymond Slagle
Slagle
Indictment Ties Slaying to Creole Second Mate
John McGouldrick, Creole second mate, was indicted by a grand jury at Point a la Hache Louisiana after dancer Ione Ord of New York named him as the suspected killer of Jack Kraft, New York artist and fencing master. Kraft’s body bore a bullet wound, countering claims he drowned after falling from the Creole on the Mississippi River.
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John McGouldrick
S. S
Marsala Discount Brings Two for One Offer
The notice advertises a two for one deal at an unidentified store with pricing around 1.01 dollars per item. It highlights Marsala items and a repeated two for scheme. The fragmented text hints at a sale promotion and product names without clear dates or locations.
Notice of administration in Putnam County case
The undersigned administrator Ralph Hostetter notices to all creditors and others that he has been appointed administrator of the estate of O E O Rea r deceased of Putnam County Indiana. The estate is supposed to be settled. Clifford Dickerson attorney lists dates October 16 1929 to October 25 1929 for claims or actions. The notice is dated October 14 1929.
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Circuit Cour
Putnam County
State of Indians
E. O’rear
Ralph Hostetter
Clifford Dickerson
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