Ford eyes purchase of old barber shop for Antique City
Plora Ind Sept 15 Henry Ford the automobile king seeks to buy the William F Moore barber shop building and equipment at Wheeling near Plora to add to his Antique City at Dearborn Mich Ford has visited Wheeling twice and may send his antique buyer again to close negotiations Moore owner and music instructor at Bringhurst school runs the shop mainly at night and on Saturdays the 75 year old building sits in the same room his father used half a century ago.
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Plora
Ind
Henry Ford
William F. Moore
Wheeling
Dearborn
Mich
Moore
Bringhurst
On With the Shows dramatic stage coup unfolds
In a 1929 Warner Bros. Vitaphone production, actors contend with a robbed box office and a detective arresting Jerry while Kitty and Jimmy face danger. Nita angrily confronts Willie Durant as Sam Bloom exposes the real thief and saves the day.
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Willie Durant
Nita French
Jerry Connolly
Durant
Kitty
Dad Malone
Jimmy
Jerry
Nita
Sam Bloom
Joe
City Hall
Sherlock Holmes
Sam
Standolind III to Lead Standind II Air Tour Fleet
The Standolind III, a three motor Ford from Standard Oil Indiana, will join the first all Indiana air tour September 16 to 21. R S Lamont will pilot with J L Helps as co pilot and Standard Oil personnel aboard. The craft seats nine, reaches 145 mph top speed, 115 mph cruising, 81 hundred pounds, with 410 hp engines. It will cover the tour route but may skip small fields, circling to the next landing when needed.
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Indianapolis
Ford
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
FF. H. Fingham
R. S. Lamont
J. L. Helps
Mr. Furgham
W. C. Kester
Standard Oil
Nervousness Relief Claimed by Indiana Woman
Mrs. George Metzger of Gary Indiana reports severe long standing nerves. She says Konjola cleared all signs of nervousness restoring sound sleep and rest. Konjola is sold in Greencastle at Owl drug store and by local druggists throughout the area.
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George Metzger
Polk Street
Gary
Indiana
Konjola
Greencastle
Owl
Social Weekend Visits and Local Arrivals Chronicle
Miss Cora Hyten and Mrs. Cora Hyten spent the weekend with relatives in Russellville. Miss Margaret Grider of Crawfordsville visited her sister Mrs. Lizzie Burkett from Saturday to Monday. Charles Stuart bought the Sarah Edwards property on Forest Home Street and will move there soon. Miss Corda Crosby visited her sister Mrs. Lizzie Hill near Barnard. Miss Bertha Hyton stayed with Miss Hallie Sidener in Ladoga. Mrs. Sopha Huntington of Ladoga called on friends Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Putt of Komomo and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Wallace of St Charles Illinois were weekend guests of their mother Mrs. Ida Putt. Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher Myers and son Bruce and grandson Robert visited Mrs. Lou Coshow near Jamestown Sunday. Mrs. Coshow is very poorly. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Barnes of Ladoga were Sunday guests of Mrs. Kate and Mary Anderson.
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Margaret Grider
Crawfordsville
Lizzie Burkett
Charles Stuart
Sarah Edwards
Forest Home Street
Corda Crosby
Lizzie Hill
Barnard
Bertha Hyton
Hallie Sidener
Ladoga
Sopha Huntington
Charles Putt
Kokomo
Tom Wallace
St. Charles
Illinois
Ida Putt
Fletcher Myers
Bruce
Robert
Lou Coshow
Jamestown
Coshow
Robert Barnes
Kate
Mary Anderson
The Herald Star and Democrat Greencastle Ad Note
The Greencastle Indiana newspaper The Herald Star and Democrat established 1868 is listed with post office and printing details. Proprietor LeRoy Gee and editor Charles J. Arnold are named. Published afternoons except Sundays at 17 19 South Jackson Street. Subscription rates 3.00 yearly in Putnam County and 5.50 outside, carrier 10 cents weekly.
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Herald
The
Star & Democras
Cines
Greencastle
Ind
Charles J. Arnold
LeRoy Gee
South Jackson Street
Indiana
Putnam County
Ingenious Smuggling Device Uncovered in Detroit
Federal agents destroyed a cable line linking Detroit to Canada revealing a half sunken houseboat and an old garage interface. A diver's helmet, air pump and a 12 foot skid were found as smugglers used a diver to attach the sled to the cable and move 15 to 20 cases of liquor per trip.
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Detroit
INS
Federl
Mud Island
Widow of former mayor dies by suicide in Washington Ind
Louise Gross Spencer aged 60 widow of John H. Spencer former mayor of Washington Ind died by self inflicted throat injury. She reportedly acted after her husband's death on May 21 and ongoing ill health, her body found by cousin Mrs. Philip Alberti after returning from church.
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Washington
Ind
Louise Gross Spencer
John H. Spencer
Philip Alberti
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Trunk
Dorsey Twins
Beaton
Standlind II
the Herald
Goodyear
Pathfinder
Chevrolet
Goodyear Double Eagles
Consolidated Tire & Battery Co
A. L. Dobbs
Prop
North Side Square
Cora Hyten
Russellville
Bloomington
Crawford Hotel
Reapaanatio
P.M
Siepaingies P. M
A.M
Hoosier State Automobile Association
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