Sideswiped on the National Road Ends in Injury
Sun hat Jack DeWeese of near Fill recovered from amputation and other injuries after a truck he drove was sideswiped by a machine and knocked into the path of a train. DeWeese, local manager of a cry station two miles from Greencastle, was treated and released from the hospital. The Sunday crash damaged the vehicle and another car, but no serious injuries were reported.
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Sunhat
Jack DeWeese
Near Fill
DeWeese
Greencastle
First Street Church Closes Conference Year
The First Street M. E. Church closed its conference year with special services in the morning and evening. A student from DePauw, Matusoto, born in Tokyo, Japan, gave an address and spoke about relatives in Tokyo after the earthquake disaster. The audience offered sympathy for the delayed letters and ongoing worry.
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1St Street
M. E
Matusoto
DePauw
Tokio
Japan
United States
Tencastle Rotarians Receive Attendance Cup
Tencastle Rotarians, members of Group Five Rotary clubs gathered at La on September 6, were presented with the Loving Cup for perfect attendance and loyalty to club service.
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Tencastle Rotarians
Tle Rotarians
Largest club meeting at Lafayette picnic draws 24 members
About 24 members of the local club and their families attended the Lafayette meeting. The loving cup goes on exhibit at Owl Drug Store. A man named Squires is held at the fort since mid July for defrauding a main carrier with a fraudulent check. Stephenson sits at the fort awaiting war department orders. A traveling bag found with an unopened envelope says Not to be opened until my death and detectives say it holds parole papers. He posted recognizance bail to Walter Pritchard and failed to appear on a traffic case.
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Lafayette
Owl Drug Store
Squiresand
Stephenson
War Department
Walter Pritchard
Birthday Party for Miss Lucy Boswell in Clinton Township
Miss Lucy Boswell celebrated her eighteenth birthday at her home on September 3. Friends gathered for games and amusements with ice cream and cake. Attendees included Ona Thomas Verne Sigler Mary Henry Paul Fox Carrie Henry Raymond Firestone Chloe Payne Marie Perkins Dorothy Perkins and the Perkins and Burks families.
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Lucy Boswell
Joe Cooper
Clinton Township
Ona Thomas
Verne Sigler
Mary Henry
Paul Fox
Carrie Henry
Raymond Firestone
Chloe Payne
Marie Perkins
Dorothy Perkins
James Burks
Harold Lane
Olus Perkins
Edgar Perkins
Indiana May Acquire New Game Preserve
Attorney Lemuel Darrow left for Indianapolis to confer with Richard Lieber on transferring a 2000 acre tract in La Porte and Starke counties to the state for conservation. The move will place the land in state control as a park within a short time, Darrow predicted.
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Laporte
Ind
Lemuel Darrow
Indianapolis
Richard Lieber
State Conservation Department
Laporte County
Starke County
Darrow
Man Wanted Here For Forgery Under Arrest
Indianapolis officers report C. C. Stephenson, arrested July 3 on a traffic violation, failed to appear for trial, and was later found to be wanted at Green Castle and Richmond for passing bad checks. He enlisted at Fort Harrison.
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John Mullin
Ft. Benjamin Harrison
C. C. Stephenson
Greencastle
Richmond
Ft. Harrison
Eclipse of the Sun Seen Across Regions Monday Afternoon
With ideal weather a partial sun eclipse was visible in Indiana from 2 25 to 4 28 pm while northern Mexico experienced a total eclipse. Professor J P Naylor of DePauw University joined scientists in Mexico to observe and photograph the event.
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Indiana
Mexico
J. P. Naylor
DePauw University
Agricultural conditions report shows steady harvest progress
Farmers report pastures furnish more feed than usual for this time of year. Truck crops make satisfactory progress with potatoes favored by the weather. Tobacco matures well while fruit ripening is slowed by heavy rains and cool temperatures. Peaches are larger and of excellent quality. Livestock remains in good condition and farm labor remains about normal.
Death of Louis H. Garton at Putnam County Hospital
Louis H. Garton age 50 died Saturday afternoon near 4:30 after acute gall bladder trouble. He lived on South College Avenue and is survived by his widow and brother Dr. A. C. Garton of Norfolk Virginia. Funeral services were at Brick Chapel Church Tuesday at 10:30 conducted by Rev. Levi Marshall. Interment in Brick Chapel cemetery.
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Louis H. Garton
Putnam County Hospital
Garton
South College Avenue
A. C. Garton
Norfolk
Virginia
Brick Chapel
Levi Marshall
Hoosier corn maturing very slowly in Jan crop bulletin
The semi monthly crop report by Indiana agricultural statistician George C Bryant notes below normal temperatures and heavy general precipitation with light early frosts and windstorms. Corn is maturing slowly with more than half still in the roasting ear stage. silo filling has started. Wheat and rye in shock about 10 percent, oats about 20 percent unthreshed and light weight where threshed.
Greencastle Centennial History Booklet Issued by Bank
Central National bank issues a centennial history booklet for Greencastle and Putnam county written by Prof. W. W. Sweet of DePauw University. The booklet will be ready for distribution within the next week or ten days.
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Greencastle
Putnam County
Central National Bank
W. W. Sweet
DePauw University
Frank L. McKee Jeweler of Cloverdale Dead
The 56 year old Cloverdale jeweler Frank L. McKee died Sunday night at 9:30 from Bright's Disease after months of illness. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. at his home, with burial in Cloverdale Cemetery. He is survived by his widow, a son Fred McKee of Cloverdale, and a daughter Mrs. Jesse Hartsaw of Cloverdale. He had long operated a jewelry business in Cloverdale.
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Frank L. McKee
Cloverdale
Bright
Fred McKee
Jesse Hartsaw
McKee
Greencastle Boys Dominate State Better Babies Contest
Wallace Philip Holcomb 21 months and six days and Alma Louise Strohmeyer 14 months rank top in Indiana State Fair Better Babies. Holcomb is best boy and second overall. Strohmeyer best girl. Announced by Dr. Ada Schweitzer after careful scoring at the Indiana State Fair held with the state board of agriculture and health officials. Ribbon winners from Putnam County include Holcomb and three others from Greencastle with scores near 999.77 to 985.38.
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Wallace Philip Holcomb
Wallace Holcomb
Elm Street
Indianapolis News
Baby Holcomb
Alma Louise Strohmeyer
Albert W. Strohmeyer
Bacon Street
Ada E. Schweitzer
State Department of Health
State Board of Agriculture
Infant and
Baby Strohmeyer
Schweitzer
Putnam County
Putnam
Greencastle
James Arthur Bittles
James McPherson Houck
Ellsworth, Krantz
Funeral of Mrs Tabor Wednesday Morning
The funeral of Mrs Harley Tabor was held Wednesday morning. She died by self inflicted hanging early Monday morning.
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Mrs. Tabor
Harley Tabor
Tragic Hanging Near Reelsville Reported
The body of Mrs. Tabor was found hanging in a barn near her home three miles north of Reelsville. Despondency from ill health was listed as the cause. Burial followed at Long Branch cemetery after funeral at Long Branch Church.
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Reelsville
Long Branch C Church
Long Branch Cemetery
Tokyo and Yokohama Struck by Devastating Early Damage
Japanese Foreign Office reports up to Sept 7 the death toll among foreigners as 150 and civilians as 316000 houses destroyed in Tokyo while Yokohama loses 70000 homes. Homeless in Tokyo reach 1,356,000, about 67 percent of the population.
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Washington
Tokio
Yokohama
Foreign Office
Toko
Rotary Club of Shanghai Sends Youth to University
William Lockwood of Shanghai will attend DePauw University on a $500 Rotary scholarship. He is son of William Lockwood, a DePauw graduate and longtime Shanghai YMCA secretary. His mother is formerly Miss Mary Town of this city. Lockwood arrived in Greencastle to begin his studies as the Shanghai club notes in The September Rotarian.
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William Lockwood
Shanghai
China
DePauw University
Rotary Club of
Uo DePauw University
Lockwood
Mary Town
Salem B
Greencastle
International Rotary Dub
Rotary honors graduates from American High School
The graduating class selects the member who has done the most for the school during four years. This year two students tied for best records and two Rotary scholarships were awarded. Alexander Moffett of Kiangyin will use his scholarship at Washington and Lee University in Lexington Virginia. William Lockwood of Shanghai will attend DePauw University in Greencastle Indiana.
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Rotary
Alexander Moffett
Kiangyin
Washington & Lee University
Lexington
William Lockwood
Shanghai
DePauw University
Greencastle
Ind
Clouds defeat scientists in plan to see total eclipse
A Greencastle crowd watched a partial sun eclipse while Prof J P Naylor and Indiana scientists traveling to Ensenada, Mexico failed to witness any eclipse due to persistent clouds. The expedition's equipment is packed for shipment to Bloomington as the team heads home by car and train.
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Bloomington
Ind
Cog Shall
Indiana
Naylor
Prof
Senour
Robert Hillis
Northwest
Logansport
Esenada Remains a Beacon for Indiana Astronomers
Esenada the Mexican coast city will be remembered as a Jonah to Indiana astronomers in a colorful regional remark. The line hints at a harboring influence or notable draw affecting scientists from Indiana.
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Esenada
Mexican Coast
Indiana
Airships and Bombers to Fly Over Greencastle in Pulitizer Race
The navy ZR-1 airship will likely pass over Greencastle on its way to St Louis for the Pulitzer aeronautic race beginning October 1. The Barling bomber from McCook Field and the Wright fighter from Mineola will also participate. Government officials attending include Rear Admiral W A Moffett and Brigadier General Mason M Patrick.
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Navy
Greencastle
Indiana
St. Louis
McCook Field
Dayton
Mineola
Long Island
W. A. Moffett
Naval By Air Service
Mason M. Patrick
Army Air Service
William Mitchell
Sayers Holds Nine Hole Record At Local Course
In Monday's Herald E B Taylor set a nine hole record with 33, then added 84 for 18 holes to 67. S C Sayers also holds the nine hole record, having achieved 62 in multiple rounds.
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E. B. Taylor
Taylor
S. C. Sayers
Navy Wright Fighter Sets Unofficial Speed Record
The new navy Wright fighter piloted by Lieut. L. H. Sanderson at Roosevelt Field covered a measured course at 288 miles per hour. The aircraft, destined to represent the United States Navy in the Pulitzer race at St. Louis in October, marks an unofficial world speed record.
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Mineola
N. Y
Navy
United States Navy
St. Louis
Roosevelt Field
Lieut. L. H. Sanderson
United States Marine Corps
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Hoosier
George C. Bryant
United States Department of Agriculture
Red
Toledo
Willys-Knight
Sherrill Brothers
Central Bank
Frank L. M’kee
Jeweler
Greencassle
Ensenada
C. Sayers
Delco-Light Mann
BEL
Neral As
Delco-Light
Delco-Light Company
Ohio
Calvin Wilson
Bainbridge, Indiana
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