Kappa Phi Sigma moves to Locust and Washington
The Kappa Phi Sigma fraternity relocates from east Anderson street to the corner of Locust and Washington streets. Local residents recall a series of visits and social happenings as townsfolk note summer travels and guests. Community members include Corwins Sitlington Gilmore and Kingston families visiting relatives and friends around town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kappa Phi Sigma Fraternity
Anderson Street
Locust and
Washington Streets
Bank suit over fraudulent conveyance ends with costs paid
In Tri County Bank v McHaffie et al a finding for defendants was recorded with costs against McHaffie and McHaffie paid. A prior outside settlement existed. Judge Bain died before ruling. Judge Williams, then attorney, and Judge Wilson served as special judge. A change of venue moved to Joseph E Henley who died the day before trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tri County Bank
McHaffie
Bain
Williams
Wilson
Joseph E. Henley
Martinsville Republican
Roachdale Banker Nathan Call Visited Greencastle Friday
Nathan Call a Roachdale banker was in Greencastle on Friday on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathan Call
Roachdale
Greencastle
Browning Returns to Work After Phoenix Visit
Miss Nellie Browning has returned home from a summer visit to relatives in Phoeni Arizona and resumed duties at the law office of Corwin & Gillen. Local notices include a Bainbridge assault on Milton Brown, fire department radio program, and upcoming Community events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Browning
Phoeni
Arizona
Corwin & Gillen
Miss Browning
West
California
W. A. Craver
North Side
Danville
Bill
Benedict
Alma Raines
Wabash Valley Electric Co
Freeburg
DeLoss Walker Visits Town Amid Social Calls
DeLoss Walker came to town today visiting acquaintances and friends. A former DePauw student, he previously lived in Meharrie Pennsylvania and is currently residing there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeLoss Walker
DePauw
Meharrie
Penn
Putnam County Youth Reoffered for Long Hospital Stay
Cloyd Boswell, a Putnam County youth severely injured in a runaway accident, was taken back to the Indianapolis hospital for treatment on August 27 and is expected to remain there for at least six months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cloyd Boswell
Putnam County
Indianapolis
Radio fans hear returns from Wills Firpo prize fight in New York
Greencastle residents tuned in on Thursday night to the results of the Wills Firpo prize fight in New York. The article notes many local happenings including a car wreck involving J M Hunt in Manhattan and a large list of daily incidents and community notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greencastle
Oakland
Cal
Wills
New York
Franklin Street
Manhattan
Funeral services for John W Wal kup in Bainbridge
Funeral services were held at the Methodist Church in Bainbridge for John W Walkup age 70 who died at Ladoga Thursday night. The Bainbridge Lodge of Masons conducted the services. Interment followed in Bainbridge cemetery. Walkup was a former Monroe township resident.
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John W. Walkup
Ladoga
Bainbridge
Daughter Doris Louise Born to Franks Family in Lafayette
A daughter named Doris Louise was born to Mr and Mrs W F Franks of Lafayette Indiana on September 14. Mrs Franks is formerly Miss Helen Burdette of this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. K. Bruner
Pittsburgh
Greencastle
G. R. Shepard
Bruner
W. F. Franks
Lafayette
Indiana
Doris Louise
Frank
Helen Burdette
Vacationers Return From Oregon and California Trip
Mrs George Dobbs of Greencastle and Dr and Mrs W A Moser and son Maurice of Belle Union returned home Sunday after a four months vacation in Oregon and California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Dobbs
Greencastle
W. A. Moser
Maurice
Belle Union
Oregon
California
Indianapolis Couple Weds in Local Justice Parlor
Edward Steele a truck driver from Indianapolis and Viola Irwin of this city were married Monday morning by Justice of the Peace Robert Newgent in his Indiana street marriage parlor. Nearby guests included Mr. and Mrs. Harry Strickland of Greenfield and Mr. and Mrs. Newhouse of New Albany. The Indianapolis Presbytery fall meeting was held in Brazil with Rev. Victor Raphael and C. C. Huestis in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Steele
Indianapolis
Viola Irwin
Robert Newgent
Indiana Street
Harry Strickland
Greenfield
Mrs. Newhouse
New Albany
James L. Randel
Cloverdale High Student Fractures Arm in Fall
Vernice Larkin, 14, son of Mr and Mrs E N Larkin of northeast Cloverdale, suffered a fractured left forearm Monday afternoon after slipping while pole vaulting. Dr Clyde Gray attended to the injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Miller
Drew Miller
Courtland Swift
William Thompson
Vernice Larkin
E. N. Larkin
Cloverdale
Pole Wauluige
Cloverdale High School
Clyde Gray
Fire destroys farm home near Cloverdale
The farm home of Arley McKamey southwest of Cloverdale was razed by a fire in the early hours of Monday. The blaze started from a kitchen stove. the newly built house suffered total loss with partial insurance coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arley McKamey
Cloverdale
Surance
Consolidated church set for leadership in Greencastle
Northwest Conference will oversee the new Greencastle Consolidated Church with Rev. C. Howard Taylor of Indianapolis Broadway Methodist slated as pastor and Rev. J. E. Porter receiving a new assignment. A site and building committee are at work as the consolidation progresses next Sunday. An auto crash at Harmony crossroads injures Miss Loretta Metz amid a scene of multiple student riders from Greeneas College Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greencastle
Northwest Conference
C. Howard Taylor
Broadway Methodist Church
Indianapolis
Consolidated Church
J. E. Porter
Elmo Sunday School
Sweet
Greeneas College Avenue
Courch, Te
Harmony Cross Roads
Loretta Metz
Vandalia
Brazil Times
First Ward Playground Re-surfaced by School Group
The Mary Emma Jones school Parent-Teacher Organization resurfaced the First Ward playground due to mud. Stone dust four to six inches deep will be packed to create an ideal play area, requiring about one hundred eighty tons of material.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Emma Jones School
Fireman injured in Ladoga engine fall on Monon rails
T. L. Lucas, a fireman on the Monon railroad, was hurt early Tuesday when he fell while firing an engine at Ladoga. He was hospitalized at Putnam County Hospital with injuries that doctors deem serious. Dr. W. R. Hutcheson attended him. Jess Lechman moves to Fillmore from Coatesville and plans a restaurant with a soda fountain beside his new house. Robinson relocates to a farm south of Fillmore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Hunt
Manhattan
Limedale
Monon
Ford
West Washington Street
Rose Takeas
Chicago
Gray Line Tour
Ing Bus Co
Bainbridge
Monon Railroad
Takcas
Putnam County Hospital
Rector Bros
W. R. Hutcheson
T. L. Lucas
Ladoga
Jess Lechman
Coatesville
Fillmore
Claire Robinson
Mr. Lechman
Mr. Robinson
Plan A Millinery Booth For Putnam County Fair
Six Putnam County project leaders met with Nelle Flaningham of Purdue University to plan a Millinery Booth for the county fair October 1 2 and 3. Demonstrations run daily 1:00 to 9:00 p m with a demonstrator and assistant. Ladies may learn hat trimming and take samples home by bringing two pieces of taffeta silk four inch square.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam County Project
Nelle Flaningham
Purdue University
Court House
High School Basketball Tryouts Begin Under Small Gym
Seventy five students answered the call for high school basketball Monday. Veterans Tate Masten and Ader return, with Hurst and Sweet from last year’s second team. Only half saw floor time due to the gym’s size as coach Bauseman plans cuts and full practice to start. Foundations for a Tiger Cubs successor likely rest on Ader Tate Masten Hurst and Sweet. The first game is November 7 against Broadripple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tate
Masten
Ader
Hurst
Sweet
Bauseman
Tiger Cubs
Broadripple
Clergy Reassignment Signals Closure of Local Church
The Indiana Conference failed to appoint a Locust Street Greencastle pastor, near dissolving Locust Street Methodist Church and merging with College Avenue Church. Rev. H C Clippinger, longtime Locust Street pastor, is reassigned to Greenwood to serve there, as Northwest Indiana meets in Clinton for future pastor assignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Conference of the Methodist Church
Indianapolis
Locust Street
Greencastle
Locust Street Methodist Church
College Avenue
Presbytery Session Attended by Local Ladies at Brazil
Mrs. C. C. Huestis Mrs. V L Raphael and Miss Ann Woodcock attended the evening session of the Indianapolis Presbytery in Brazil on Monday evening. Mrs. Raphael returned to Brazil Tuesday morning to attend the remaining sessions and will go home with Rev Raphael Tuesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben King
Washington Street
Bloomington Street
Nathan Chatman
Grace Farrow
Country Reading Club
Lloyd Houck
Hamrick Station
C. C. Huestis
V. L. Raphael
Ann Woodcock
Indianapolis
Brazil
Kappa Alumni Club Meeting With Mrs Grimes
The Kappa Alumni Club will meet with Mrs. Virgil Grimes at 635 East Seminary Street at 2 30 this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kappa
Virgil Grimes
East Seminary Street
Christmas Seal of 1924 Depicts Health Education Fight Tuberculosis
The 1924 Christmas seal design, by George W. Curtis of New York, emphasizes health education and tuberculosis prevention. Indiana reports strong demand and a record seal sale, with forty million seals purchased and sales leaders in the Mississippi Valley. Seals go on sale in 92 counties starting Thanksgiving Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Curtis
New York City
Curtis
Indiana
Indiana Tuberculosis Association of
Indianapolis
Mississippi Valley
Two Soybean Meetings Set for This Week
County Agent O H McNary schedules two soybean meetings this Friday morning and afternoon. Purdue University soils expert R S Thomas will speak at both events, 10 am at Thomas Morris farm near Cloverdale and 2 pm at Howard Ashby farm northwest of Roachdale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. H. McNary
R.S. Thomas
Soils and Crops Department
Purdue University
Thomas Morris
Cloverdale
Howard
Ashby
Roachdale
Midwest
Morris
U. K's
Thomas
John Goddard Promises No Frost by Oct 5
The official weather observer Chief John Goddard recorded a high of 75 degrees and a low of 51 on Monday. He pledged Tuesday morning that there would be no frost before October 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Goddard
Guards fortify Putnam jail to thwart escapes
Putnam County jail tightens security as six penal farm escapees remain confined. Two prisoners receive isolated apartments on the lower floor to deter leadership of any jailbreak plan before the Putnam Circuit Court opens Monday September 22. Escapes carry penalties of up to years in Pendleton or Michigan City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam County
Putnam Circuit Court
County
Bastile
Penal Farm
Putnam Circuit
Pendelton
Michigan City
Marriage License Record Shows Multiple Couple Pairs
A marriage license record lists Edward Steele of Indianapolis and Viola Irwin of Greencastle along with Edward Andrews of Indianapolis and Mary Younger of Greencastle. Additional entries include Leo Terry of Greencastle and Jillian Ione Sigler of Greencastle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Steele
Indianapolis
Viola Irwin
Greencastle
Edward Andrews
Mary Younger
Leo Terry
Jillian Ione Sigler
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Harold McNary
B. F. Corwin
Frank Gilmore
Bay View
Corwin
William Sitlington
Little Rock
Frank Bittles
Guernsey van Riper
DePauw Athletic Board
Henry O’hair
J. S. Morris
Memphis
Martha Hillis
Emma O’hair
South Locust Street
Fred Lancaster
Spencer
Ida Johnson
Frank Toney
A. L. Marsh
Julian Marsh
Ardith and
Mary
Ray Trembly
Grand Rapids
L. S. Wesley
South Locust St
Kentucky
Prof Mark Wesley
James Cannon
Watauga, S. C
Fred Snively
Columbus
Ind
Cannon & Co
Niles
Michigan
Snively
W. O. Timmons
Charles Barnaby
Barnaby
Lake Maxinkukee
Mr. Barnaby
Eugene Hawkins
Harry Hawkins
Milton Brown
Ben Harris
Mr. Brown
Harris
Don Bruner
Witchita
Kansas
Mrs
C. C. Hurst
Cheago
Little Rock, Ark
Mr. Sittington
Lttle Rock Democrat
Earl Knauer
Robert E
Knauer
Eulala Vaneleave
Beveridge Street
Paul T. Allen
Rushville
Ernest Stoner
Northwood
C. H. Blanche
Terre Haute
Nema
Jefferson, Ohio
Robert Stranahan
American Zinc Products Co
Mathilda Taber
L. A. Vermilion
Russelville
William Blanchard
Arthur Perry
Spt. Kelly
Columbia Street
Gilbert Bowlin
Jackson
Columbia Streets
General Pershing
Fire Department
Omaha
San Francisco
Paul Priest
Elmer Hurst
A. E. Ayler
Kathryn Miller
Helen Fayer
Mrs. M. A. Weddell
Des” Butcher
Paris
Westfield
W. G. Pitts
Harry Moore
C. L. Mewborn
Tampa, Fla
Marion Rhorer
John Hoseapple
Bloomington
Lincoln West
Phoenix
Luther Sackett
Harry Hammerly
William Craver
Charley O'Dell
Oklahoma
Dr. T. A. O'Dell
Eugene Hirt
Simpson Hirt
Mississippi
Hirt
Hawkins Sales Company
Lee Woods
Clinton Township
Muskogee
Oklo
Walter Dills
Charley Dills
Glenn Peelman
Charles Mercer
Palestine, Ill
R. P Mullins
Mullins
Eel River Falls
Mrs. Noble Snider
North College Avenue
Putnamville
Richard Duncan
Crawfordsville
William McDonald
The
Greencastle Battery Company
Jean Troyer
Omaha, Neb
H. B. Troyer
Nell Flaningham
Victor Raphael
Indianapolis Presbytery
First Ward
H. S. Basketball
Clippinger
Greenwood
White
R. P. Mullins
W. W. Tucker
C. Tucker
Physicians and Surgeons
Office
Vine Street
Washington and
Walnut Streets
F. O. Overstreet
R. J. Overstreet
Bence Building
Greencastle, Indiana
Miles’ Nervine
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