Local notes from Greencastle Indiana and surrounding area
The Herald Greencastle announces staff changes and local events. Miss Mary Bittles leaves for Herron Art Institute in Indianapolis while Miss Gladys Siddons resigns to join University Beauty College there. Prayer meeting resumes at the Presbyterian Church this evening at 7 30. Funeral services held for James Milton Ford at Bainbridge. he died of paralysis aged 74. County agent R H Stevenson to judge Farm Products at Owen County Fair. Mrs John McCabe to judge domestic and needle work at Owen County Fair. Funeral services for Mrs Clara Spurgeon held at her home with Rev C Howard Taylor. interment Forest Hill. Pallbearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bainbridge
James Milton Ford
Henry Alex
Otis
Charles
R. H. Stevenson
Putnam County
John McCabe
Crawfordsville
Clara Spurgeon
C. Howard Taylor
Forest Hill Cemetery
Curtis Hughes
Ben King
A. V. O’daniel
C. P. Broadstreet
Edward Brockway
Clarence Vestal
Exhibition Shows 15 Steps In Making Shoes At Potter Store
The west window of Potter's Shoe store presents a comprehensive exhibit by the Marion Shoe Company Marion. It details calf hide and cutting pattern with each step required to make a shoe shown in fifteen stages, sparking interest among visitors.
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Potter’s Shoe Store
Marion Shoe Company
Marion
Beemuses Welcome Daughter Clarice Louise in Lime Dale
Local notes report the birth of Clarice Louise to Mr. and Mrs. Earl Beemus of Lime Dale, born Wednesday. Other items include visitors from Rockville and Indianapolis, wedding trip returns, and health concerns among area residents. Sheriff Eitelforge transports two inmates to prison in Michigan City.
Beasley Indicted in Newcastle Slaying Case
Charles Beasley, 38, alleged member of the St. Louis Egan Rats, indicted by the Henry County Grand Jury for murder in the first degree in the slaying of Myrtle Miller, 36, a Muncie divorcee whose battered body was found in a ditch north of Newcastle on September 1.
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Newcastle
Ind
INS
Charles Beasley
Skeen Found Guilty in Maiden Lane Manslaughter Case
Carl Skeen, 22, an Indianapolis butcher, found guilty of manslaughter in the June death of Pearl Jarboe, 24, a waitress. The jury verdict was delivered after a ceased verdict, announced in Marion Criminal Court in Indianapolis.
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Indianapolis
Ind
INS
Carl Skeen
Pearl Jarboe
Marion Criminal Court
Bodies, fugitives linked to Louisiana prison escape
The body of Jack Martin, one of six teen convicts who tried to shoot their way out of the Louisiana state pen, was found on the Mississippi river bank near Morganza. Cleveland Owen, alleged outbreak leader, was found floating in the river, while Stephen J. Keck and Lawrence Collier were captured nearby. It had been believed Keck was shot in the fleeing boat and fell overboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Jack Martin
Louisiana State Penitentiary
Mississippi River
Morganza
Cleveland Owen
Stephen J. Keck
Lawrence Collier
Keck
Yesterday's Results in American Leagues and Teams
American Association games showed Indianapolis beating Columbus 11 to 4 and St Paul defeating Kansas City 7 to 6 while Louisville won 3 to 1 over Toledo. American League results include Philadelphia 4 New York 3, Brooklyn 6 Philadelphia 1, and St Louis 2 Cincinnati 1 with New York at Boston and St Louis at Chicago remaining on slate amid rain and wet grounds.
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Indianapolis
Columbus
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Kansas City
Louisville
Toledo
Philadelphia
New York
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Boston
Brooklyn
Chicago
Frances Ell Joins Bloomfield Junior College English Staff
Miss Frances Ell daughter of Mr and Mrs Phillip Ell of north Wallace street Brazil has accepted a teaching post as English instructor at Bloomfield Town Junior College. A DePauw University alumna class of 1916 she taught in Bluffton and Brazil high schools and at Wichita Falls Texas. Her graduate work includes a Master of Arts from the University of Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Ell
Phillip Ell
North Wallace Street
Brazil
Bloomfield
Town
Indiana
Miss Ell
DePauw University
Bluffton
Witchita Falls
Texas
University of Chicago
Madison Center Notes and Local Tidbits
Mrs. Emily Boswell returns home near Brick Chapel after staying with Mrs. Eldora Gardner. Mrs. Peter Moore, long sick, shows improvement and attended Long Branch church. Frank Johnson trades Oldsmobile for a Chevrolet. Lottie Dickey returns to Indianapolis to work as a special nurse after summer at Bud Lake. Teachers dismissed to State Fair. road work on Greencastle Rockville road begins. School term resumes with ten teachers listed for township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Moore
Long Branch
Frank Johnson
Lottie Dickey
Bud Lake
Bay View
Mich
Indianapolis
Greencastle
Rockville
Walker Lane
Little Walnut
Ella Gardner
Everett
Gilbert
Clifford
Marion Wright
Robert Irwin
Ray Evens
Letha Irwin
Miss Harris
Miss Thompson
Roachdale Notes on Local Visits and a Death
Mrs Joe Stanly and son from Sturgis Michigan visit her parents in Roachdale. Numerous local families host and travel to Indianapolis and Colfax. Helen Ball dies in Indianapolis and Baker girl undergoes appendix operation in Riley Hospital with critical condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Stanly
Sturgis
Mich
John Rady
Mary O'Connor
Hugh O'Connor
Marjorie
Mary Anderson
J. H. Phares
Goldsmith
Alma O'Connor
the Phares
Donald Hogate
Detroit
J. J. Wright
Indianapolis
Ella Walsh
Charley Stewart
Eugene Hutchins
Betty Darby
Colfax
Nellie Lockridge
W. D. Lovett
M. F. Lovett
Carthage
Geo. Swisher
Crawfordsville
Kate Grider
Helen Ball
Verne Sylvery
Neice
Baker Girl
Riley Hospital
Death of Harold Libowitz Leaves Fire Probe Unshaken
Indianapolis authorities pursue the Traugott store fire case and an automobile theft ring led by Traugott associate Traugott Sussman. Harold Libowitz, 22, died from burns suffered in the Aug. 26 blaze that caused $100,000 damage and led to arson charges. Prosecutor Remy says the death will not derail the investigations. Seven arrests have been made in the joint federal state and city probe of the theft ring and related fire case.
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Indianapolis
Harold Libowitz
Edward Traugott
Libowitz
Focal
Traugott
Wiliam H. Remy
Traugott-Sussman
Oscar H Williams Named Fifth District Hoover Club Chairman
Oscar H Williams accepted the post of fifth district chairman of the Indiana Hoover Club, announced Wednesday by the Hoover Club of Indiana. Plans for activities were described by Oscar G Foellinger Fort Wayne state chairman as chairmen were named in all thirteen districts.
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Oscar H. Williams
Indiana Hoover Club
Hoover Club of
Indiana
Oscar G. Foellinger
Vot
Fort Wayne
For Sale items include buck and seed wheat in Greencastle area
Ray R. Miller offers a one yearling buck and perkoff seed wheat for sale in Greencastle R. 3. Viola Denny lists Shropshire rams and several shoats for sale along Greer Castle Route 3.
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Perkoff
Ray R. Miller
Greencastle
Perkoff Seed Wheat
Shropshire Rams
Viola Denny
Greercastle
Big Four Names Directors After Depew Death
F. J. Fisher of Detroit was elected a director to replace the late S. J. Jerome and 8. C. Rand was chosen to fill Chauncey M. Depew death vacancy. Regular quarterly dividends of 2 dollars on common and 1.25 dollars on preferred were declared.
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New York
F. J. Fisher
Detroit
Mich
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Chicago & St. Louis
Big Four
S. J. Jerome
8. C. Rand
Chauncey M. Depew
Grade Teachers Meet at Mrs Bartley Home
Grade teachers of the local schools held their first meeting Wednesday night at the home of Mrs E R Bartley Supt Warren J Yount gave useful instructions. A committee was appointed to select officers for the coming year. Miss Lucile Glidewell and Miss Carol Shoultz assisted during the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. R. Bartley
Warren J. Yount
Lucile Glidewell
Carol Shoultz
Parole Granted for Two Inmate Cases In Indiana
Governor Ed Jackson approved a parole for Omer O. Miller of Clay County who was sentenced to one year at the Indiana state farm for petit larceny. Miller received a three day leave to visit a sick child and the parole was recommended by the institution's board. A second inmate, George Fritz, previously paroled on January 25, 1927 for liquor law violation, had his parole renewed with payment installments to be made, otherwise rearrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed, Jackson
Omer O. Miller
Indiana State Farm
Clay County
George Fritzlon
Harvard County
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the Herald
The
Star & Democrat
Charles J. Arnold
LeRoy Bee
Eerereres
Roy Evans
South Jackson Street
Mary Bittles
Susie Bittles
East
Walnut Street
Herron Art Institute
Gladys Siddons
Fillmore
J. Sudranski
University Beauty College
Presbyterian Church
Call Greencastle Fertilizer Co
Ott Gibson
Call
Eva
Ralph Cook
Guy L. Call
W. W. Tucker
Virgil Grimes
Grimes
Ida McAtee
Mahlon Fisher
Ruth Beall
Winchester, Ky
Ernest Heavin
Hanna Street
Edward Eitelforge
Michigan City
Indiana State Prison
George Dougherty
Ralph Jones
Alfred E. Smith
Joe T. Robinson
Albert Stump
Frank C. Dailey
Ott Webb
Smith and Robinson
Philip Maxwell
Spencer
Barbara Eloise Maxwell
Maxwell
Spencer Evening World
Helen Purcell
Vincennes
Alpha Chi Sororv
J. E. McCurry
Danville
Ill
Louis Morrison
Cloverdale
Nancy Homan
James & Allee
Putnam Circuit
C. N. Inge
C. A. Stark
William A. Burnsides
Burnsides
Borla
Chevrolet Motor Company
O.K
Enders
Beck Sales CO
Beasley
Brody
American Association
Depauw Grad
Madison Center
Emily Boswell
Eldora Gardner
Brick Chapel
Roachdale News
Williams
Hoover Club
Cay
Putaym
Parke
Hugh C. Kivett
E. Jackson St
Martinsville
Greencastle Hatchery
S. Jackson St
Ladies OF Somerset Church
East Seminary Street
J. W. Herod
Elm Street
Depew
Geneva Welty
Hall
Verl Cash
Amo
Squire Shipley
E. W. Welty
Virgil Cash
Stilesville
Eugene Dobbs
Terre Haute
Mary Louise Kerr
J. H. Kerr
Eugene H. Dobbs
Hamilton, O
Mr. Dobbs
Greencastle High School
Woman's Circle
Laura Hirt
Edwin Black
West Poplar Street
E. Washington Street
Decko
Scobee
Bloomington Street
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