Nationwide rail strike called off by unions
Chicago October 27 A nationwide rail strike planned for October 30 by 500 000 workers in the switchmen trainmen conductors engineers and firemen unions was withdrawn after a meeting adopted resolutions to cancel the walkout The unions said public opinion and government stance influenced the reversal and that the strike was declared not effective Official statements noted the vote was close especially among firemen and conductors
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Chicago
Railroad Telegraphers Organization
W. G. Lee
The
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Victor L. E. Sheppard
Order of Railway Conductors
Labor Board
Washington
Howver
United States Railroad Labor Board
Lee
Nll
Kappa Kappa Gamma Holds Autumn Tea at Chapter House
The Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority hosted a 3:30 tea at their chapter house at Seminary and Cast streets in honor of chaperon Mrs Clara Lam ers. About 250 invitations were issued. The house displayed dahlias cosmos and fall flowers. Senior girls greeted guests with Miss Gertrude Clapper and Miss Gladys Trick serving wafers and tea.
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Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority
Corner Seminary
Cast Street
Clara Lamers
Gertrude Clapper
Gladys Trick
Reisener Barke Tie the Knot in Greencastle
Miss Irene F. Reisener daughter of Mr and Mrs Milton Reisener Greencastle married Charles Barke son of Mr and Mrs Emery Barke Fillmore in the First Christian church parsonage last evening Rev G Stanley West read the ring service Attendants were Miss Mildred Thom as Elinor Gregory and Messrs Archie Combs Melvin Harding The couple plan an extended eastern states trip and later reside in Greencastle where a home built by the groom's father awaits them Miss Reisener is a DePauw graduate and Mr Barke is Indiana State University graduate
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Irene F. Reisener
Milton Reisener
Greencastle
Charles Barke
Emery Barke
Fillmore
First Christian Church
G. Stanley West
Mildred Thomas
Elinor Gregory
Archie Combs
Melvin Harding
Miss Reisener
DePauw University
Mr. Burke
Indiana State University
Brazil
Deputy Sheriff Roy Wright Home Damaged by Dynamite
Dynamite exploded on the front porch of Roy Wright, a Clinton special deputy sheriff, damaging the house and porch but injuring none of his family. The blast next door damaged ten windows at Henry Meyers. Wright and deputy David Clover have pursued moonshiners, drawing enmity. federal agent Jude Bryan aided rounds. An investigation by Vermillion county authorities and locals continues.
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Roy Wright
Clinton
Jude Bryan
Greencastle
Ind
Vermillion County
Dana
Wright
John O. Wright
Clara Wright
Henry Meyers
David Clover
Jesse Bunyan
Ben
Joe Lowry
St. Bernice
Clover
Lowry
Wright Home
Bryan
Temperance Mass Meeting at Locust Street Church
A Temperance Mass Meeting is planned for next Sunday evening at Locust Street M. E. Church. Prof. F. C. Tilden will speak on The Interpretations of Law Enforcement, with Walter Allen performing a cornet solo and Mr Lampton of Worthington Indiana offering a vocal number. The public is cordially invited to attend.
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Locust Street M. E
F. C. Tilden
Walter Allen
Mr. Lampton
Worthington
Indiana
Robards Bank Opens Under New Manager in Stilesville
The Robards bank at Stilesville began operations with Orville O Carpenter of Newcastle as new manager. State bank examiner Mr Barr said there was no reason for prior closure and no depositor faced risk, with plans for additional staff joining Carpenter.
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State Bank Examiner
Stilesville Financial Institution
Robards Bank
Stilesville
Orville O
Carpenter
Newcastle
Farmer’s National Bank
Barr
Infant Otto Frank Woodward Dies at Twenty Days
Otto Frank Woodward died at twenty days old on October 24 1921 born October 4 1921 to Frank and Mary Mann Woodward He leaves a father mother and sister and many relatives Funeral officiated by Rev Charles F Pegram at 1001 South Indiana Street with music by Miss Amnelia Tarvin Burial at Coatesville cemetery Also notice of newborn twin sons born to Mr and Mrs Jacob Woodward of Clayton New Mexico and a Hallowe en Dance hosted by Tri Kappa Sorority at the American Legion Hall.
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Otto Frank
Frank
Mary Mann Wood
Otto
Charles F. Pegram
South Indiana Stret
Amnelia Tarvin
Coatesville Cemetery
Clayton
New Mexico
Jacob Woodward
Woodward
Susie Butler
Nazarene Church Revival Draws Nightly Crowds
Miss Amnelia Tar vin of Cincinnati, a student of Prof. Hoffman, delivers solo at the Nazarene Church revival tonight performing Prof. Bilhorn’s “Sweet Peace, the Gift of God’s Love.” The event promises moving renditions and strong interest.
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Amnelia Tarvin
Cincinnati
Prof. Hoffman
Cincinnati Conservatory
Prof. Bilhorn
God
DePauw Players Attend Butler Wabash Game Trip
DePauw football squad members were driven to Indianapolis by Greencastle businessmen to watch the Butler Wabash game. Charley Moffett Cleve Thomas A G Brown Major Martyn J Shute Charly Conklin and Herschel Foster were among those offering rides. The group gathered at the gym at noon and traveled by car to Indianapolis.
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DePauw
Indianapolis
Greencastle
Butler-Wabash
Indianpolis
Charley Moffett
Cleve Thomas
A. G. Brown
Martyn J. Shute
Charly Conklin
Herschel Foster
Mrs Lydia Crawley Dies at 63 After Typhoid Illness
Mrs Lydia Crawley age 63 wife of Joseph Crawley died Thursday afternoon after 3 o clock at the Maple Heights home death due to heart trouble following a four week typhoid fever illness. Funeral Saturday at 2 30 pm Locust Street Church Rev H C Clippinger in charge. Burial Forest Hill. She leaves husband and three children Lawrence Crawley Mrs Arthur Myers and Stephen Crawley. She had lived in the community for over thirty years.
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Lydia Crawley
Joseph Crawley
Maple Heights
Locust Street
H. C. Clippinger
Forest Hill
Lawrence Crawley
Arthur Myers
Stephen Crawley
Kokomo
Crawley
Mr. Crawley
Receiver Sought for Hawkins Mortgage and Welfare Loan Societies
Thomas O Dowd Newton Watson Samuel Smith and Alonzo Kendall filed in Allen Superior Court for a receiver for the Hawkins Mortgage Company and Welfare Loan Society alleging insolvency fraud and irregularities. Stockholders claim they were denied control and that 51 percent of each of twenty societies stock was transferred to the Hawkins company without consideration and sold on false representations with unearned 8 percent dividends paid.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Thomas O'Dowd
Newton Watson
Samuel Smith
Alonzo Kendall
Allen Superior Court
Hawkins Mortgage Company
Welfare Loan Society
Hawkins Company
Loan Society
Hog Prices Ease as Market Opens in Indianapolis
Hog prices at the opening of the local livestock market eased slightly from Thursday with sales largely between 8.10 and 8.25 dollars. Pigs sold 8.50 and down, sows 7.50 down, calves 12.50 down, and sheep and lambs steady to strong with good lambs around 8.00 dollars. About 1,500 outsides expected to clear, cattle bidding lower at start.
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Indianapolis
Catte
Perfect Attendance At Martha Ridpath Building
Attendance figures for the Martha Ridpath Building show 122 of 257 students with perfect attendance in the first six weeks. Room by room percentages are 34 in Room 1, 88 in Room 2, 59 in Room 3, 61 in Room 4, 56 in Room 5, and 50 in Room 6, with overall 48 percent perfect attendance.
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Martha Ridpath
Laura Florer Stewart
Return from a Western Itinerary
After seven months away, L Marion Wright and Mary L Wright return to Old Putnam. They recount visits to Allen and Flora Copenhefer in Washington, travels through Kansas and Montana, stops at Roosevelt and Klickitat Valley, and a grand homecoming with eighty two guests. They reflect on reunion, worship, and gratitude, hinting at a future fuller account.
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Putnam
Washington
Allen Copenhefer
Copenhefer
Flora
Klickitat County
Roosevelt
Greencastle
Wabash Valley
Rockville
Putnamville
L. Marion Wright
Mary L. Wright
Lost Pocket Book With Paper Money Reward
Lost pocket book contains paper money and owner details. If found call 207 with contact name and address inside. Reward offered.
Pan Hellenic Tea Honors Grand Officers at DePauw
Pan Hellenic at DePauw will host a tea in the Evans Room Bow man Gymnasium Sunday afternoon to honor Grand Officers attending the Pan Hellenic Congress in Indianapolis. Two representatives from each local sorority will attend as guests.
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PAN Hellenic
Pan Hellenic Organization
DePauw University
Evans
Bowman Gymnasium
Pan-Hellenic Congress
Indianapolis
G H S to Play Cloverdale Basket Ball Game Tonight
A group of High School students and townspeople will travel to Cloverdale this evening to witness the G H S and Cloverdale basketball game.
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Cloverdale
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American Legion Hall
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Butler
Wabash
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Herman Beck
Paul Black
Robert Blake
Lawrence Brizantine
James Burton
Donald Garret
Alice Gertrude Lloyd
Jesse McAnnally
Eugene Patton
Obedia Patton
Juanita Phillips
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Virginia Williams
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Kate Oliver
Louise Crawley
James Dellen
Marvin Evans
Frank Harris
Arvo Hood
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Anna Shute
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Noble Grimes
Fay Phillips
Pauline Roberts
Thelma York
Alma Carpenter
Andrew Browning
Madonna Blue
Butler William
Stanley Cox
Pearl Albright
Mildred Alvord
Charles Brown
Manford Harris
Louise Hendrix
Irma Julian
Paul O. Jones
Lucile Hurst
Berniece Haskett
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Claire Wood
Jesse Person
Henry Patton
Eli Phillips
Iona Rogers
Irma Williams
Lester von Tress
Lester Wells
Harold Duncan
Paul Garl
Graydon Graham
James Harney
Ruth Miles
Mary Ella McCurry
Floyd Rockhill
Robert Schmitt
Mary Louise Throop
Madeline Black
Willis Blackwell
Mildred Cuaviness
Lillian Harris
Gertrude Herod
Edna Nurse
Isabelle Pace
Marjorie Rogers
Marion Walker
Glenn Badger
Helen Duff
Juliana Gardner
Lawrence Galaway
Vera Jean Gordon
Elaine Kelly
Edna Lane
Mary O’rear
Marjorie Shute
Donald Williams
James Callaway
Evelyn Carpenter
Lucile Cooper
Gerald Dellen
Robert Garl
Frank Gorham
Laura Hauck
Eula Hutcheson
June Kelly
Arthur Kreigh
Harry Lane
Dallas Misner
Helen White
Glenn Woodrum
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