The Romance of Sam Sellers Socks in Fossilville
Sam Sellers, a traveling salesman, buys socks in a dusty Fossilville store. He finds a photo and poem in a sock, falls for Fannie Frocks, writes from Waldorf Stationery, and learns the girl is Clara Clox. a misinformed reply ends the romance. Say!. A truck cow mix up, speeders, and future plans for the column are noted as local items.
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Sam Sellers
Fossilville
Sam
Bill
Fannie Frocks
New York
Waldorf
Fanny Fracks
Clara Clox
Girl Claims Parents Ran Her Away From Home
An 18 year old girl named Keifer from near Butler school house sought police help to find work after claiming her parents forced her to Brazil to get a job. Police could not place her and she is believed to have left the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keifer
Butler School House
Brazil
Former DePauw Student TQ Runs For Governor
The Rev. J Orr Powell of Pendleton filed his name as a Nonpartisan candidate for Governor, urged by leaders from both parties. Powell, a 20 year Indiana minister and evangelist, formerly pastored at Pendleton and other Indiana churches. He supports a primary law, free school book law, prohibition, strict law enforcement, and reduced government expenses. Powell was born 1880 in Greene county, attended Moores Hill, USC, and DePauw, was a USC football teammate and DePauw orator, member of Phi Delta Theta, married with five children. daughter Pauline entered DePauw this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Orr Powell
Pendleton
Secretary of State
Powell
Indiana
Frederick D. Leete
Pendleton M. E
Methodist Church
Montpelier
Scottsburg
Ossian
Cynthiana
M. Powell
Mr. Powell
Greene County
Moores Hill College
Evansville University
University of Southern California
DePauw University
DePauw
Phi Delta Theta Fraternity
Pauline Powell
Walter Young Faces Charge in Divorce Case
Walter F. Young, former Washington township farmer now in Indianapolis, is named defendant in a Putnam Circuit divorce action filed by Cecil Young. An affidavit accuses him of failing to provide for three children under 16 since September 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter F. Young
Washington Township
Indianapolis
Putnam
Cecil Young
Young
Weather Outlook Mostly fair and warmer Thursday
Mostly fair conditions continue tonight with a slight warmup. Thursday looks warmer especially in the southwest and central portions as high pressure: builds and temperatures rise.
Brown slated to head bank association
Nearly 1,000 delegates were expected for the 32nd Indiana Bankers Association convention at Hotel Gary Gary Indiana opening today. State Senator Oliver Holmes presides. Prominent speakers include Roy A. Young governor of the federal reserve board Dan V. Stevens W H Barnhart Mayor Floyd E Williams and A G Brown president of the First National Bank of Greencastle slated for association presidency.
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Gary
Ind
INS
Indiana Bankers’ Association
Oliver ©. Holmes
Lake County
Roy A. Young
Federal Reserve Board
Dan V. Stevens
First
Nebraska Regional Clearing House Association
W. H. Barnhart
National Surety Company of
New York City
Floyd E. Williams
A. G. Brown
First National Bank of
Greencastle
Association
Farm inmate suffocated under shale slide
Archie Stambush 38 an Indiana State Farm inmate from Boonville died after being caught under a shale slide in a pit at the Farm. A second inmate was rescued. Coroner Frank Reed ruled death by suffocation. The body was taken to J. E. McCurry parlors and held pending word from relatives. Stam bush is married. Further details unavailable.
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Archie Stambush
Indiana State Farm
Boonville
Stambush
Frank Reed
Cloverdale
J. E. McCurry
Children Hurt in School Truck Collision
In Mitchell a consolidated school truck collided with a coupe injuring twenty five students. Among the injured are Edmond Childers 17 Margaret Cook 12 Wilda Cooper 12 with possible internal injuries and skull fractures. The truck was wrecked. Reed Garrett DePauw alum and former high school principal in Fajardo Porto Rico reports no injuries to his family. Three deaths were reported from the hurricane in Fajardo.
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Mitchell
INS
William Dalton
Edmond Childers
Margaret Cook
Wilda Cooper
Reed Garrett
DePauw
Fajardo
Porto Rico
Walter Garrett
Liberty Center
San Juan
Man Held for Robbing Women's Clothes Lines
Peru Indiana police arrested Hugh Peters, 35, a laborer, after he allegedly admits to stealing a dozen women’s garments from clothes lines. He was found with silk hose and underthings in his room and pockets, and is held for mental diagnosis.
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Peru
Ind
Hugh Peters
Peters
J. C. Penney Store 10 Opens September 27
The J. C. Penney store at Washington and Jackson streets will open Thursday morning September 27 for Greencastle residents. New showcases arrived after delays, and the store’s interior is highlighted by display windows showing merchandise for the past two weeks, drawing local shoppers.
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J. C. Penney
Washington and
Jackson Streets
Greencastle
Putnam County
State Retains 23 Cent Tax Levy for Next Year
The state board of tax commissioners will retain a 23 cent state tax levy for next year after a 2 cent reduction in the general fund levy to fund a building fund for educational institutions. Governor Ed Jackson approved the 23 cent levy for 1929, following discussions on the treasury and state property valuations.
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State Board of Tax Commissioners
Ed, Jackson
Lewis 8. Bowman
Boy Released by Kidnappers Near Joliet
Billy Ranieri a 10 year old boy abducted in Chicago nearly two weeks ago was found near Joliet after kidnapers freed him from custody. He was unharmed except for a discolored eye from a blow before the release. A filling station attendant located him after the abductors released him near Lockport.
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Joliet
Ill
Billy Ranieri
Chicago
Lockport
20 Years Ago in Greencastle High Sees Enrollment and Incidents
Twenty years ago in Greencastle 220 pupils were enrolled in the high school, 70 more than it could properly handle. Roy Hill, chauffeur for Dr. C E Preston, broke his arm cranking the car. Hal Philips joined Phi Gamma Delta and Bruner Thomas Delta Kappa Epsilon. Mrs Frank Donner and Mrs Wilbur Starr invited guests to an At Home Thursday with Leon Nattkemper as reader.
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Roy Hill
C. E. Preston
Dr. Preston
Hal Philips
Phi Gamma Delta
Bruner Thomas
Delta Kappa Epsilon
Frank Donner
Wilbur Starr
Leon Nattkemper
Smith Answers Farm Problem In Omaha Talk
Governor Al Smith campaigns in Omaha attacking the Coolidge Hoover record on farm relief and endorsing the McNary Haugen bill's core aim to control exportable surplus while challenging Hoover to debate in the Midwest. He accuses the GOP of failing farmers since 1924 and says prices must not be crushed to starve out growers.
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Smith
Omaha
George R. Holmes
I. N.S
Nebraska
INS
al Smith
Oklahoma
Hoover
Middlewest
Mr. Hoover
Mr. Coolidge
Corn Borer Invades Five More Townships
Indiana state entomologist announced five additional townships infested by the European corn borer. The spread brings to 162 townships across 18 counties affected, including Union Center and Lincoln in La Porte County, Lincoln in St. Joseph County, and Wayne in Randolph County.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Frank Wallace
Union
Center
Lincoln
Laporte County
St. Joseph County
Wayne
Randolph County
Teacher Tenure Law Tested by Rural Indiana Suit
Emma Ratcliffe, a 14 year Dick Johnson Township teacher, sues Lee Ringo in Clay Circuit Court to test the new teachers tenure law. She was not re employed by the township trustee, potentially losing a life job, and argues dismissal lacked just cause. Attorneys Rawley Baumunk Fisher for Ratcliffe and Robert Stewart for the trustee filed a demurrer challenging the law's constitutionality.
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Brazil
Indiana
Clay
Emma Ratcliffe
Dick Johnson Township
Lee Ringo
Miss Ratcliffe
Rawley, Baumunk & Fisher
Robert Stewart
Stewart
Brazil Times
Convulsions Fatal to 13 Month Old Girl Roberta DeLong
Roberta DeLong, 13 months old, daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert De Long of south of Putnamville, died Tuesday afternoon at Putnam County Hospital around 2 30 after convulsions. Parents rushed her from Greencastle to the hospital. she died minutes after arrival. She leaves two brothers and funeral services are set for Thursday afternoon at the home with burial in Putnamville.
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Roberta
Robert Delong
County Hospital
Roberta DeLong
Putnamville
Putnam County Hospital
C. B. O’brien
Greencastle
Gas Main Work Ditches Cause Hazard in South Greencastle
Motorists in south Greencastle complain that the Greencastle Gas and Electric Co is laying mains with ditches not properly refilled or tamped. The result is dangerous holes and uneven streets. Citizens claim utilities neglect public safety, a claim supported by a local drive through the area.
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South Greencastle
Greencastle Gas & Electric Co
Destructive Gale Strikes Caribbean and Florida Coast
Rumors place Florida dead at 300 plus with 400 in Palm Beach County and 660 dead in Guadeloupe. Martial law declared in Porto Rico hurricane zone. West Indies and Atlantic coast face vast damage with heavy rains and looting reported. Red Cross appeals for funds.
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Porto Rico
Florida
Atlantic Seaboard
Washington
Palm Beach County
Red Cross
H. W. Selby
Palm Beach
James H. Gilman
Miami
International News Service
Caribbean
Florida Coast
San Juan
Georgia
Carolinas
West Indies
United States
American Red Cross
Paris
INS
Colonial Ministry
Guadeloupe
French West Indies
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Charles J. Arnold
Sam Seller
Fifth Avenue
South Indiana Street
Northwood
Court House
Colum
Depuuw
Walter Young
Brown
Bank Association
Booneville
Clay County
Cape Hatteras
Atlantic Sea
Virginia
Atlanta
West Palm Beach
J. W. Spratling
John T. Alsop
Jacksonville
J. W. W. Lamb
Lamb
Christian Church Sunday School
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