Local notes from Putnam County breezy week
A stream of short items covers births illnesses moves and court actions in Greencastle Cloverdale Coatesville and nearby. Notables include a newborn daughter to the Higgins family and critical illness of Louis Morrison. court cases involve penal farm escapes and a small claims suit over groceries. Orville Borchers returns to DePauw with plans to settle in Northwood.
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Putnam
Ralph Jones
George Dougherty
George Daugherty
Rockville
Muncie
State Institution
Michigan City
Influx of DePauw Students Dims Campus Streets
Heavy influx of DePauw University students fills Greencastle as freshmen arrive with parents and friends. Freshman registration begins Wednesday with two days to orient. Upperclassmen missing June registration register Friday and Saturday. classes start Monday with no enrollment rise anticipated. dorms and fraternities delay meals until Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DePauw University
DePauw
Greencastle
Kiwanis District Convention Opens in Madison Indiana
More than 500 delegates and visitors attend the eleventh annual Kiwanis Clubs of Indiana district convention in Madison. The event runs through Thursday noon with a golf tournament and steamer Cincinnati housing attendees. Five candidates seek district governor: Carl L. Houston J Raymond Schutz Clarence R. McNabb William W Schwaninger. Names for international trustee include Robert W. Chambers and A E Kress. Local delegates: J O Cammack John Boyd Glenn Lyon.
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Madison
Ind
INS
Kiwanis Clubs of
Indiana
Cincinnati
Carl L. Houston
Marion
J. Raymond Schutz
North Manchester
Clarence R. McNabb
Fort Wayne
William W. Schwaninger
New Albany
John J. Early
Greenfield
International Trustee
Robert W. Chambers
Evansville
A. E. Kress
Terre Haute
Armed bandits rob South Bend truck in downtown holdup
Four armed bandits seized an American Railway Express truck in broad daylight at Division and Williams Streets. They disarmed driver W. F. Oliver and bank messenger Henry Bowe, transferring three money bags from the American Trust Company to a waiting car and fleeing west on Division Street.
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South Bend
Ind
INS
American Railway Express Company
W. F. Oliver
Henry Bowe
Division
Williams Streets
American Trust Company
Sout Bend
Chicago Clearing House
Division Street
Local residents change homes on Washington and Hanna streets
Prof and Mrs Robert C Iliams buy the Jones residence on East Washington Street and move from 10 East Hanna Street where they had lived for years. Prof and Mrs Earl C Bowman occupy the East Hanna Street residence they vacated.
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Robert C. Iliams
C. E. Jones
East Washington Street
East Hanna Street
Earl C. Bowman
Cattle Tent Moved for Putnam County Fair Opening
The fifth annual Putnam County Fair will open tomorrow with cattle entries fixed except the dairy and beef tent moved from south Jackson street to Market Street east of Indus Street. The relocation eases traffic, aids wagon delivery, and allows tent staking on Market Street. Amusements include a merry go round on south Indiana street, ferris wheel near First National Bank, and a chairplane on north Indiana street. Exhibits link the square to the high school gymnasium housing home economies horticulture 4-H and township displays as preparations rush on the square.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam County
South Jackson Street
Indus Street
Market Street
Jackson Street
Indiana Street
Fire Department
First National Bank
Stark & Griffith
Columbia Street
Washington Street
Vine Street
Walnut Street
East Franklin Street
West Franklin Street
College Avenue
Sunday Movies Debated at Green Castle Meeting
Officials and residents clash over Sunday film showings at Green castle with Granada and Vonderschmitt theaters. Proponents saySunday shows are needed for financial viability while opponents include churches clubs and University authorities. No action taken pending an actual attempt to show films Sunday.
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O. L. Goodlander
Granada
Vancastle
Vonderschmitt Amusement Enterprises
Goodlander
G. Bromley Oxnam
DePauw
Charles McGaughey
Indiana
Greencastle
DePauw University Music School Announces New Appointments
Prof Rowland Leach named professor of violin harmony and ensemble succeeding Prof Howard Barnum who becomes Lakeland Florida director of music. Vernon Sheffield joins as piano instructor replacing E Guthrie Hasse on leave. Mrs Medford Maxwell to run University Music Shop. Additional notes on staff include Prof Chester LaFollette and Prof Hassell studying in Paris and Canada respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rowland Leach
Howard Barnum
Vernon Sheffield
Piano
DePauw University School of Music
R. G. McCutchan
Leach
Lakeland
Fla
Beloit College
Yale University
Rockford College
Calgary
Alberta
Canada
Bush Conservatory
Chicago
Chester LaFollette
Sheffield
E. Guthrie Hasse
Europe
Hassell
Fountaine Bieau
American Conservatory of Music
Paris
DePauw University
Simpson College
Iowa
Thalberg
Hastings College
Hastings Nebraska
Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
Medford Maxwell
Mies Anne Finnegan
Banks Prepare Check Accounts At DePauw Entry
The First National Bank and Central National Bank handle student checking accounts as DePauw opens for new students. Students and parents visit to open accounts with a $5 per semester service fee. Balanced books at semester end. The program aims to teach students financial responsibility and check writing.
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First National Bank
Central National Bank
DePauw
Coolidge Returns to Washington Route Reached Chicago
President Coolidge and party arrived in Chicago on the Chicago and North Western line and were switched to the Baltimore and Ohio for the journey to Washington.
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Chicago
President Coolidge
Chicago and North Western
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Washington
Chicago Alumni Honor Dr Oxnam At September Meeting
DePauw alumni in Chicago plan a September 29 gathering to honor new DePauw president Dr G Bromley Oxnam. Rev Henry MacLeanill is also listed as an attendee.
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Chicago
Oxnam
DePauw
G. Bromley Oxnam
Henry McLeanill
For Sale Ads: Buck and Seed Wheat in Greencastle
Want ads list a one yearling buck and some perkoff seed wheat for sale. Contact Ray R. Miller in Greencastle R3 for details.
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Perkoff
Ray R. Miller
Greencastle
VOR
Perkoff Seed Wheat
W. M. Goldsberry
Scobee Reunion and Community Events in Green Castle
The fourth annual Scobee family reunion was held at William Arnold’s home with 131 attendees and a full program. A Russellville church wedding united Florence Wilson and Glenn Belles. Local clubs and civic groups met, elected officers, and planned future events including a Green Castle Grade Teachers Club meeting and Mrs Sayers luncheon bridge at the Greencastle Country Club.
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Scobee
William Arnold
Elfisha Cowgill
Orville Scobee
Quartette
Elva Scobee
Anna Snodgrass
Otha Miller
Eileen Scobee
Annie Miller
Amma Snodgrass
Miller Sisters
A. C. Scobee
Imogene Arnold
Elisha Cowgill
Mary Ruark
Clora York
Roy Lewis
Elwood Allen
Chlore Vermillion
Lola Miller
Fillmore
Russellville Christian
Raccoon
Wm. Burford Printing Company
Indianapolis
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Methodist Church
H. B. Gough
John Beyl
H. R. Nicholas
John Gray
Kokomo
Gough
L. H
S. C. Sayers
Greencastle Country Club
Farl Rowland Appears Derby Winner In Air Race
Officials monitor Class A New York to Los Angeles derby times as Earl Rowland in a Cessna monoplane lands Mines Field at 2 30 PM with a 22 hour estimate claiming the $5 000 prize. A separate report notes Lt J J Williams of Moab Utah dies from crash injuries in Culver City during the same air races.
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Los Angeles
Cal
New York
Earl Rowland
Mines Field
INS
J. J. Williams
Moab
Utah
Culver City
Also Mentioned on This Page
Clarence Higgins
Ohio Street
George Shickley, Jr
South Indiana Street
the County Hospital Board
Court House
James Samuel Sweet
Salem
Louis Morrison
Cloverdale
The
King, Morrison and Foster Ford Agency
Katherine Long
J. F. Long
Glenn Magill
Magill
Estelle Hamrick
Ernest Wagner
Hoosier Cafe
Bloomfield
Dorothy Minnick
Spencer World
Mate Blaydes
Joseph Booker
F. S. Hamilton
Callie Shields
Coatesville
Ona Morehart
Avis
Crawfordville
Minerva Breaks
Calvin Breaks
S. A. Hays
Bay View
J. J. Ector
Yakima, Wash
James Masten
Elms Inn
James B. Leonard
Russellville
F. W. Thomas
Mrs
Earl Arnold
East Semennary Street
East Walnut Street
William Sutherlin
Eitel Floral Co
Louis S’. Hays
R. W. Shafer
George Templeman
Berry Street
Putnam Circuit
Hamilton
John Morgan
Orville J. Borchers
Desgins
L. D. Snider Wall Paper Store
S. Vine Street
J. O. Cammack
John Boyd
Glenn Lyon
Glenn H. Lyon
Bobby Jones
Atlanta
George von Elm
Brae Burn Country Club
Salt Lake
Bobby
Coolidge
Christian
Church
Delco
Greencastle Hatchery
S. Jackson St
Msocietye
State Department of Home Economics
Mrs. Sayers
Miss Cammack
Illinois University
Eleanore Cammack
Wyollehington Street
University of
Woman's Circle
Laura Hirt
Edwin Black
Presbyterian Church
Hirt
West Poplar Street
Lena McLean
Veronica Club
C. F. Mathes
Farl Rowland
Herald
Kodak
Hawkeye
Mullins
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