Bearded IU Students Pledge No Shave Until Win
Bloomington dispatch notes Indiana University students vow not to shave until Coach Pat Page’s football team wins a major game. The piece also mentions alumni skepticism, a Breathalyzer of sorts for campus sentiment, and a brief jab at a few political and public figures of the era.
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Bloomington
Ind
Indiana University
I. U
Pat Page
Indiana
Butler College
Butler
Frank Wallace
Homer Slavens Hearing November 2
Homer Slavens of Clinton township was arrested yesterday on a charge of selling mortgaged property and released on bond of 300 dollars. He awaits hearing in Putnam Circuit Court Saturday November 2. An affidavit by Bert Garrett accuses Slavens of selling a mortgaged cow to Ebert Bettis. conviction carries a severe penalty.
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Homer Slavens
Clinton Township
Putnam Circuit
Slavens
Bert Garrett
Ebert Bettis
Garrett
Putnam Boy Dies After Joy Ride In Stolen Auto
Ralph Leland Michael a 19 year old former Putnam County resident died in an Indianapolis hospital after a stolen car he rode in at high speed crashed on Rockville Road. Cecil Strange 19 and Elmer Schrader 18 are held. Robert Westfield 18 is sought. Funeral services were held at New Palestine Primitive Baptist Church near Bainbridge.
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Ralph Leland Michael
Putnam County
Indianapolis
Rockville
Danville
New Palestine Primitive Baptist Church
Bainbridge
Roachdale
Michael
Orville Michael
Cecil Strange
Robert Westfield
Strange
Westfield
Elmer Schrader
The
Schrader
Weatfield
Letta B. Rogers
Young Rogers
W. T. Brill
Young Michael
Orville
Eva E. Michael
George
Anderson
Catherine
Betty Jean
Trene Ruth
Sonata Recital Program at Meharry Hall
Tonight opens a series by Prof Leach violinist and Prof Sheffield pianist at Meharry Hall. Last year the duo was well received. Program includes Beethoven Sonata Op 12 No 3 and Grieg Sonatina Op 45 with movements and tempos.
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Leach
Sheffield
Meharry Hall
Weather forecast for tonight and Friday
Mostly cloudy tonight with a general trend toward fair conditions. Friday looks cold with continued frosty nights if skies clear.
Important Will Case Set for Oct. 29 Trial
Bridges versus Bridges a will contest over several hundred acres in Putnam county is scheduled for trial on October 29. Plaintiffs' lawyers are Silas Kivett of Martinsville and Andrew Durham of Greencastle. defense lawyers include Corwin Gillen Hays Murphy McFaddin McFaddin. Attorneys work in the law library as witnesses are heard and written evidence is taken.
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Bridges
Putnam County
Silas Kivett
Martinsville
Andrew Durham
Greencastle
Corwin and Gillen
Hays
Murphy
McFaddin
Rockville
Local Atwater Kent Audition Winners Sought in Indiana
Indiana listeners of WFBM will vote on two nights for Atwater Kent Foundation radio auditions. Twenty young contestants from twelve communities perform. top scorers advance to Chicago district auditions in November. Judges include Prof. Charles Pearson and Edna Bowles of DePauw University.
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WFBM
Indianapolis Power and Light Company
Indiana
Atwater Kent Foundation
Chicago
New York
Budges
Helen Kathleen Keith
Robert EB. Phillips
Greencastle
Charles Pearson
Edna Bowles
DePauw University School of Music
Woman Companion of Mosteller Sentenced for Burglary
Catherine Stanley was sentenced to 1 to 10 years in the Indiana Woman's Prison at Rockville for aiding Fred Mosteller in burglarizing Charles Barnaby's summer home near Rocky Fork. Mosteller, who obtained several suits of clothing, remains missing.
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Mosteller
Catherine Stanley
Fred Mosteller
Putnam County
Charles Barnaby
Rocky Fork
Indiana Woman’s Prison
Rockville
Masonic Lodge No 47 Calls Meeting Friday Evening
Temple Lodge No 47 to hold a called meeting Friday at 7 30 p m with M M degree under W M E E Caldwell and R H Trembly coordinating.
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Temple Lodge No. 47
R. H. Trembly
W. M. E. E. Caldwell
Hollywood Film Lab Fire Kills One and Injures Several
A laboratory fire at Consolidated Film Laboratories in Hollywood killed one worker and injured four others with about a score feared trapped. Albert Walker and Al Lund died or were injured as flames spread through film and chemicals, while J Mienan led twenty girls to safety before he succumbed to burns. Losses include film negatives from Metro Goldwyn Mayer and other studios, with property damages estimated at six million dollars.
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Hollywood
Jne
Consolidated Film Laboratories
al Lund
Albert Walker
Mienan
T. B. Anderson
Irene Beardsley
Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer
First National
United Artists
Corn Husking Contest Set for November 2 at Bell Union Farm
A county corn husking contest will be held Saturday November 2 at the farm of Cornie Buis located 24 1 2 miles north feast of Belle Union. Floyd Miller county agent invites entrants. Prizes of 15 10 and 5 will be awarded to the top three, with the champion earning a spot in the state contest. Further announcements to follow.
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Cornie Buis
Belle Union
Floyd Miller
Fire Destroys Cloverdale Town Marshal’s Home
Charles Hunter, Cloverdale town marshal, lost his home to a recent fire. The event followed by a local marriage between Mr. Hunter and Miss Cora Ferguson. Allan Parker named president of the Putnam County Fox Hunter's Association with Thad Peck as vice president and Milo West as secretary. Fourteen hunting licenses were issued by the county clerk today.
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Charles Hunter
Cloverdale
Mr. Hunter
Cora Ferguson
Allan Parker
Putnam County Fox Hunter's Association
Thad Peck
Milo West
Hoover urges inland waterway plan over warships
President Hoover, en route to Washington, advocates cutting naval outlay to 15 million yearly by shifting to inland waterways. He favors a 9 foot trunk Mississippi depth, expanding 5 000 miles, with private operation after initial government support. He spoke after a tough Ohio River voyage to Louisville and outlined a five year completion goal.
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George R. Holmes
I. N.S
Hoover
Washington
Middle West
Congress
Mississippi Valley
London
Ohio River
Louisville
Ohio
Mississippi
Gulf
Intracoastal Canal Project Progress Report
A historical note explains the goal of a vast inland waterway system. It envisions linking a dozen great cities by water and providing cheaper transport of primary goods to farmers and manufacturers across many states. It cites 746 miles completed with about 1060 miles remaining to build.
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Tributal
Pearl Ward Sues for $5,000 Damages in Injury Case
Pearl Ward files a $5,000 damage suit in Putnam Circuit Court against Rex Hathaway a Greencastle area farmer. Ward claims permanent injuries from an incident February 7 1929 when Oscar Wells and Wells swinging an axe caused Ward to be ousted and injure three fingers. Ward alleges Hathaway negligence and seeks damages.
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Pearl Ward
Putnam
Rex Hathaway
Greencastle
Ward
Hathaway
Oscar Wells
Wells
Gary Cooper Stops in Spencer for Lunch during Flight
Paramount star Gary Cooper briefly visited Spencer in Owen county after his luxury cabin plane touched down in a field east of town. He traveled with A L Child Talbot Basil Wilford Berbrack pilot and others, arriving from Chicago at 11:30 and leaving for Louisville at 12:35 aboard the aircraft bound for Florida.
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Spencer
Owen County
Gary Cooper
H. L. Ogg
Automatic Washing Machine Company
Newton
Iowa
Cooper
A. L. Child
Talbot Basil
Wilford Berbrack
Blaydes Wins State Record in Ladoga Horse Pull
Warren T. Blaydes and partners Roachdale Bay and General Frances won first prize of 30 dollars in the light weight class at Ladoga last Saturday. The team weighed 2,420 pounds and pulled a loaded mud boat of 4,350 pounds the full 17 1/2 feet distance, breaking the state record.
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Warren T. Blaydes
Ladoga
Roachdale Bay
General Frances
Colored men seek insurance amid train danger near New Albany
At Snider crossing five miles north of New Albany Indiana two Jeffersonville men set a dilapidated used car on the Baltimore and Ohio tracks hoping a train would crash it to collect insurance. The car was discovered by Melvin Weir who removed it with his own vehicle and alerted sheriff officials.
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New Albany
Ind
Hoover
Louisville
Washington
Melvin Weir
Jeffersonville
Ex-convict Bullock among suspects in track obstruction
Jeffersonville Indiana Chief of Police M C Clegg said Charles W Bullock 19 one of two Black suspects arrested for placing a car on the tracks ahead of the Presidential special was an ex convict Clegg alleged Bullock served two years at the Indiana State Farm at Putnamville for burglary
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Jeffersonville
Ind
INS
M. C. Clegg
Charles W. Bullock
Clegg
Bullock
Putnamville
Two Jeffersonville men held over alleged fake grade crossing insurance scheme
William R. Helm notified secret service officers in Louisville as Wright B. E. Young, 45, and Charles W. Bullock, 19, both of Jeffersonville, were arrested. John M. Malley, a DOJ operative, brought them to Floyd county jail at 4 a.m. and they confessed to planning a grade crossing accident to collect insurance on an old machine. Sheriff Hal Hughes dismissed any wreck plot, calling them two men trying to swindle the insurance.
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William R. Helm
Secret Service
Louisville
Persidential
Wright BE. Young
Charles W. Bullock
Jeffersonville
John M. Malley
Department of Justice
Floyd County
Malley
Hal Hughes
Clark County
Helm
Shevill Hughes
McGinnis Divorce Suit Filed in Putnam Circuit Court
Martha Glidewell McGinnis of Fillmore seeks divorce from Lloyd F. McGinnis after a 1926 marriage ended by separation on January 20 129. She cites cruel treatment and failure to provide, requests custody of a 2 year old child, child support, alimony of 1000 and other relief, with a restraining order prohibiting contact regarding the child. Mr and Mrs Charles Allen Anderson Street today travel to Oklahoma to visit relatives.
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Martha Glidewell McGinnis
Fillmore
Putnam
Lloyd F. McGinnis
Shee
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