Putnam County Approves Next Year Budget and Bridges
Putnam County Council fixed the 621 budget year at 106182.50 with allocations for general expenses 610,022.50 and debt service 26,640. Bridge construction gets 5,000 for Vaughn Bridge and 1,200 added to Nell Bridge. 6,000 set for bridge repair and emergency. Tax rates identified for county revenue and bond interest, with total rate pending state allocations.
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County Council
Putnam County
Court House
United War
Vaughn
Jefferson Wwnship
Cloverdale
Hey
Maeda
Lemay Murder Trial Set For September 27
The Putnam Circuit Court opens its September term with the murder case State v Lewis D Lemay as a priority. Lemay is charged with killing neighbor William Lawson in a winter road incident claiming self defense as Lawson allegedly advanced with a club. Other cases fixed for trial include guardianship, divorce, damages and contracts across October dates.
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Putnam Circuit
Indiana
Lewis D. “Dike” Lemay
William Lawson
Lemay
Lawson
Hughes
Lewis D. Lemey
Matthew Beegers
Squire F. Eegers
Guardian
Walter B. Raikes
Hancel H. Nichols
Flossie May Grayles
John Lemay
Oliver M. Petro
Roachdale
Green B. Williams
Mary Williams
Ruth M. Dodd
Isaac M. Browning
State of Indiana
Raymond Thompson
James Bridges
Ann Elizabeth Fry
Miss Landers to Speak in Greencastle
Indiana National committeewoman Miss Julia Landers will speak in Greencastle Friday evening to Democratic women. She has toured the state since the campaign began, addressing Democratic and nonpartisan audiences, and led war time women’s registrations with the State Council of Defense.
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Indiana
Putnam County
Court House
Indianapolis
Julia Landers
Greencastle
Miss Landers
Portland
Carleton McCulloch
Huntington
State Council of Defense
Negro sought in Bridgeton assault identified in Greencastle
Sheriff Miller and Luke Duffy of Indianapolis arrived in Greencastle to question two black men arrested on a westbound Vandalia freight train. One man did not match the description of the assailant. the other, claiming to live in Texas, matched the victim Opal Duffey’s description and was taken to Indianapolis for further handling. The 16 year old girl’s hair was cut during the Monday morning attack.
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Sheriff MilLer
Marion County
Luke Duffy
Indianapolis
Opal Duffey
Bridgeton
Greencastle
Harris
Duffy
Burnett
Indiana
Vandalia
Fata
Texas
Jameison Sentenced for Barber Shop Robbery
Ralph Jameison pleaded guilty to robbing Jerome Smith Barber Shop in south Greencastle and received a 2 to 14 year sentence in the State Reformatory. Judge James P. Hughes said Jameison confessed to the crime and had been involved in other unproven acts. He was captured by Frank Riley who heard an attempt at break in.
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Jeffersonville Reformatory
Ralph Jameison
Jerome Smith
South Greencastle
State Reformatory
James P. Hughes
Jameison
Hughes
Jack
Frank Riley
Clyde Walls Buys Knoll Co Auto Garage
Clyde Walls, long active in Coatesville auto work, bought the R. E. Knoll Co. garage on Franklin Street and will run it in Greencastle. He will handle Overland Auto sales for Sherrill & Sherrill and operate repairs and accessories. Knoll leased the building to Walls.
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Clyde Walls
Knoll CO
Auto Garage
Coatesville
Greencastle
R. E. Knoll Co
Franklin Street
Voter Registration Update Shows Higher Men Figures
Counts from Democratic Committee clerks show 4 353 men and 3 730 women registered on Saturday with 623 more men than women. Monday brings 4 555 men and 3 750 women registered, about 65 to 70 percent of county voters. Professor J A Clement, newly moved to Northwestern University, visits before heading to Evanston to assume duties.
Rotary Club to Organize and Charter in Greencastle
Greencastle Rotary Club plans an evening meeting at 6:30 after a special dinner at the Christian church. Twenty two original organizers will become charter members when the national charter is secured, with over 35 attendees fromWednesday luncheons expected.
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Christian Church
Greencastle Rotary Club
Rotary Club
Sailor Whipped Two Kings in Royal Encounter Tale
A Vancouver obituary recalls Capt John Johncox, former English skipper, and stories recount clashes between the prince of Wales and German Emperor William. Alleged fistfights aboard ships near Cowes and on the royal yacht squadron are told as rumor of past royal tensions.
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London
Geermiiny
Prince of Wales
Tohneox
Royal Yacht Squadron
Johneox
Evidence Supports Cox Charge in Senate Probe
Dudley S. Blossom testified in the senate committee investigation that Cleveland’s quota of 400000 dollars was correct and that A A Protzman of the Republican national committee helped direct the fundraising. The Ohio total was set at 400000 dollars with forty fundraising teams.
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Dudley S. Blossom
Cleveland, Ohio
Chicago
Cox
Republican Campaign Fund Committee
Senate Committee
Cleveland
Mr. Blossom
A. A. Protzman
Republican National Committee
Mr. Protzman
Sheriff Engages Bootleggers in Bowling Green Duel
Sheriff John C Hamilton and Deputy John Anderson chased bootleggers at the Old Settlers picnic in Bowling Green. The suspects fled in a fast car after a volley near the bridge, then escaped. authorities recovered 40 small bottles of white mule liquor and four quarts at the scene.
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John C. Hamilton
John Anderson
Old Settlers
Bowling Green
Hamilton
Old Court House Square
Brazil
Business trips noted for Sackett and Beck
W. P. Sackett is in Indianapolis on business. Adam Beck of the Indiana Portland Cement Company is in Chicago on business.
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W. P. Sackett
Indianapolis
Adam Beck
The
Indiana Portland Cement Company
Chicago
Vermillion to Enter Indiana Dental College After Michigan Summer Work
Russell Vermillion son of Mr and Mrs Frank Vermillion of near Morton returned from Lansing Michigan where he was employed by the Michigan Mutual Insurance Co He attended DePauw University last year and will enter the Indiana Dental College in Indianapolis this fall He is a member of the DePauw Chapel of Phi Delta Theta.
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Alva Shoptaugh
Chicago
Oscar
James Kennedy
Iowa
Oscar White
Terre Hautes
William Parr
Gilbert Newton
Nakomis
Ilinois
F. L. Newton
Mattoon
Ill
Breen Dickerson
William Dobson
A Kirth
Ercell Dickerson
Valla Turner
Velma Ty
Brazil
Mattoon, Kinois
Nettie Newton
Grant Reinoehl
Terre Haute
Bee
Orman Kettling
Morelan
Jay Stiles
Clarence Braden
M. E. Church
W. E. Bailey
J. Robert Bailey
Russell Vermillion
Frank Vermillion
Near
Morton
DePauw
Lansing
Michigan
Michigan Mutual Insurance Co
Vermillion
Indiana Dental College
Indianapolis
Phi Delta Theta
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Clay County
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Claire Hamilton Gibson
Modern Woodmen of America Lodge
Henry Myers
T. H. J. & E. Traction Co
Nicholas L Heinz
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W. Richardson & Co
Bert P Sandy
Emory A. Joslin
Alfred Cooper
Jacob Holwager
George F. Schildmyer
Farmers State Bank of Bainbridge
Ftta Hixon, Et al
Aron B. Stewart
Miller
Polis
Luke Duffey
Bridgton
American Legion
Emma Potter
Mobile Ala
Mt. Olive
Ott Dobbs
John Detrick
Woman’s Union of the Christian Church
Harry Black
Jimmy Crawley
Coates
J. A. Clement
Northwestern University
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John Johncox
Vancouver
B. C
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Atention
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Naional
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Mrs. Noble Snider
Martinsville
Home Lawn Sanitarium
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