Four Corners highway upgrades planned near Greencastle
The Four Corners intersection at State Road 43 and the National Road will get sweeping curves, widened pavements, and graded corners to improve safety. The property owners have provided land for the project, which aims to reduce crossing hazards and create a prominent highway junction. Local development will add new buildings as the area becomes a major state landmark.
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Ute Highway Commission
Four Corners
Greencastle
The
Highway Commission
Modern Woodman Camp 8349 Meeting Notice
The Modern Woodman camp 8349 Greencastle will meet Tuesday September 24 at 7 30 p m. Members may keep their certificates by attending with certificate in hand. Signed Consul J R Noe Advisor G R Gorham Banker Lee Paxton and Clerk L D Snider.
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Greencastle
J. R. Noe
G. R. Gorham
Lee Paxton
L. D. Snider
Infant Dies After Birth In Culver Hospital
The infant daughter of Mr and Mrs John A McCabe died Friday afternoon at Culver hospital shortly after birth. The burial was held Saturday in Greencastle with the funeral service conducted there. The father is manager of Crawfordsville Firestone Stores and many friends mourn the loss. Remains were viewed at Utterback Murphy funeral home Saturday morning before interment.
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John A. McCabe
Culver Hospital
Greencastle
Crawfordsville Firestone Stores, Inc
Babe
Utterback-Murphy
Crawfordsville Journal
Three Autos Involved in East Washington Street Collision
Three cars were damaged in a Saturday evening crash on East Washington Street involving Lester Hinshaw Arthur Lisby and Prof B E Taylor. Hinshaw reportedly sped past Lisby then sideswiped Taylor causing significant damage though no injuries were reported.
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Lester Hinshaw
Arthur Lisby
Prof
E. G. Taylor Damagee
East Washington Street Road
Six Die in Auto Train Collision Near Monroe
Six persons were killed instantly when a car was struck by a fast Michigan Central passenger train near Monroe Michigan. Five victims identified include Leo Colebert 40 Lena Colebert his wife and their three children Stufko 5 Fisco 3 and Mary infant.
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Monroe
Mich
Michigan Central
Leo Colebert
Lena
Stufko
Fisco
Mary
Leaves for Akron on Goodrich trip for Indiana dealer
Albert Dobbs owner of Consolidated Tire and Battery Company leaves Sunday for Akron Ohio. He is one of four Goodyear tire dealers in Indiana to win the all expense paid trip. The journey includes a tour of the Good year plant and a Zeppelin ride as entertainment.
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Albert Dobbs
Consolidated Tire & Battery Company
Akron
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Dobbs
Goodyear Tire
Indiana
Goodyear
The
Rubber Company
Weather Outlook: Fair Tonight and Tuesday
The forecast calls for fair weather tonight and Tuesday with a steady rise in temperatures on Tuesday. Strong high pressure maintains pleasant conditions and light winds.
Quiet Connecticut wedding links Trumbull and Coolidge
Florence Trumbull and John Coolidge wed in Plainville at 4 pm in the old Congregational church. The ceremony drew 800 guests with guards from Connecticut state troopers and gifts including a mahogany dining set from the couple's families.
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N.S
Plainville, Conn
New England
Florence Trumbull
John Coolidge
White House
John H. Trumbull
Connecticut
Coolidge
Kenneth Welles
Albany
N. Y
Philip Morehouse
Stephen Brown
Northampton
Young Coolidge
Amherst
Trumbulls
E. G. Stevens
Governors Camp
Maine
Boston
Mother of Student Hurt in State Road 43 Crash
Mrs. Engle of Frankfort mother of David Enote a DePauw senior and Delta Upsilon member suffered cuts to the head when her car overturned on State Road 43 en route to Greencastle to visit her son. Accompanied by two sisters she was halfway between Greencastle and Crawfordsville when gravel caused loss of control. Sisters unhurt. Vehicle towed to Crawfordsville garage. taxi ferried occupants to Greencastle.
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Engle
Frankfort
David Enote
DePauw
Delta Upsilon Fraternity
Greencastle
Crawfordsville
Three Hurt in Crash at Butler School on National Road
Three people were taken to Clay County Hospital after a collision between a Ford coupe driven by O. B. Woody and a truck driven by Thadis Winston at the Butler School House on the National Road. Injured were Mr Woody, Mrs Woody, and Miss Wilma Morris. An ambulance from Brazil transported them to the hospital. Full extent of injuries not learned.
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C. B. Woody
Wilma Morris
South Bend
Clay County Hospital
Clay County
Butler School House
National Road
O. B. Woody
Mishawaka Avenas
Brazil
Woody
Thadis Winston
Spruce Street
Terre Haute
Belle Union Girl Is Hurt In Mdian County Crash
Eloise McCammack six year old daughter of Mr and Mrs George McCammack of Belle Union suffered a deep cut on the face and damage to one eye lid when the car carrying her family was crowded off the road near Mt Meridian. Her father Mr McCammack was driving the car which struck a large rock and was badly damaged. The other vehicle fled the scene and no one else was hurt. The child received medical care at Dr A F Ayler’s office.
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Eloise McCammack
George McCammack
Belle Union
Mt Meridian
McCammack
A. F. Ayler
Meek and Velner Obtain Marriage License in Greencastle
Ralph Meek, 29, a West Liberty mechanic, and Verde Velner, 19, a Rector Hall worker, both from local families, obtained a marriage license. The couple is listed with parental details in Cataract and Greencastle.
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Ralph Meek
West Liberty
Dow Meek
Cataract
Verde Marvel
Rector Hall
Walter Nelson
Greencastle
McConnell Urges College Life Focus at Opening Chapel
President McConnell addressed DePauw students urging intellectual college life with no interference in its aim. Two Big Four freight trains collided head on east of Greencastle, derailing several cars but injuring none. DePauw enrollment lists 782 students with 311 freshmen.
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McConnell
Flamingo Flier Reaches 4th Day In Flight Over Indianapolis
Indianapolis Flamingo refueling flight nears 78 hours with Lieutenants Peck and Genaro reporting excellent health and a smooth motor. The trio plans to visit Louisville and nearby cities to entertain crowds as tens of thousands watch the refueling near Hoosier Airport. The craft had earlier surpassed its 78 hour mark before landing due to fuel exhaustion on the first trial.
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Indianapolis
Ind
INS
Cincinnati
Hoosier
Merle Myers Case Dropped in Putnam Circuit Court
Charges of intoxication and driving while intoxicated against Merle Myers of Bloomington were dismissed when the state dropped the case after chief witness B F Miller of Terre Haute could not swear Myers was drunk the night of July 6. The accident on Nation Road involved Myers driving a new Ford that sideswiped a truck trailer. Meyers attendedGreencastle with friends and his attorney Q Austin East. Mat Murphy was local counsel.
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Merle Myers
Bloomington
Putnam Circuit
B. F. Miller
Terre Haute
Myers
Miller
Nation Road
Greencastle
Q. Austin East
Mat Murphy
Father of Roachdale Woman Dies Friday
Henry Maag 70 father of Mrs. P A S Grater of Roachdale died at 17 East Regent Street Indianapolis Friday. Funeral at his Indianapolis home Tuesday at 1 30 p m. Survived by widow six other children and a daughter Mrs Amelia Muller in Zurich Switzerland.
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Henry Maag
P. A. S Grater
Roachdale
East Regent Street
Indianapolis
Amelia Muller
Zurich
Switzerland
Smallpox Confines Local Policeman. Community Updates
Leo Lurber is confined to his Crown street home with smallpox. R. A. Masons Greencastle chapter No. 22 holds a called meeting Monday at 7 30 p m with work. Mrs Eva Griggs and baby return home on route 3 from the county hospital Sunday.
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Leo Lurber
Crown Street
R. A. Masons
Greencastle
R. P. Mullins
H. P
EF. Caldwell
Eva Griggs
Baby
Robert Lieber Dies at 58 Noted Picture Man
Robert Lieber former president of First National Pictures Inc and international figure in film died here today of heart disease. He would have been 59 next Sunday. Lieber was vice president of the H Lieber Co art dealers and a director of Citizens Gas Co of Indianapolis. He helped organize companies that built the Indiana and Circle theaters the largest motion picture houses in Indianapolis.
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Indianapolis
Ind
INS
Robert Lieber
First National Pictures Inc
Lieber
Kiwanis District Convention Heads to Terre Haute
Indiana Kiwanis district convention opens in Terre Haute for a three day session. Attending are R. P. Mullins Glen Lyons E R Bartley Milton Brown and their wives. Entertainment planned by Terre Haute club and Mrs Kress as entertainment chair.
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Kiwanis International
Terre Haute
Indiana
R. P. Mullins
Glen Lyons
E. R. Bartley
Milton Brown
Terre Haute House
Austin FE. Kress
Indiana Kiwanis
Harry Williams
Roy Evens
O. W. Hollowell
Ben T. Riley
Kiwanis
Jimmie Bittles
Bill Blanchard
First National Bank
James Zeis
Local High School Names Class Officers and Sponsors
Principal FP N Jones announced the four classes officers and sponsors. Freshman Rodney Godfrey Bernice RuarkMort Brown W F E Bausman sponsor Sophomores Dora Comstock Pat Cancilla Marion Bintz Margaret Ann Inman Velva DeMoss sponsor Juniors Sarah Ann Durham Paul Jones Gene Early Charlotte Etter Pearl Gibson sponsor Seniors Dennis Matthews Richard Knight Wayne Pell John Zook William Bishop sponsor Ott Mullinix of Brazil visited today.
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FP. N. Jones
Rodney Godfrey
Bernice Ruark
Mort Brown
W. F E. Bausman
Dora Comstock
Pat Cancilla
Marion Bintz
Margaret Ann Inman
Velva DeMoss
Sarah Ann Durham
Paul Jones
Gene Early
Charlotte Etter
Miss Pearl Gibson
Dennis Matthews
Richard Knight
Wayne Pell
John Zook
William Bishop
Six Personal Crisis Reports In Weekend Toll
Indiana weekend death toll includes six personal crises among more than twenty tragedies. The list records numerous auto wrecks suicides drownings and a fatal plane crash involving Terre Haute aviator Fred Center plus other city casualties across the state.
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Terre Haute
Indianapolis
Ind
INS
Indiana
Gay
John Prac
East Chicago
Joseph Balash
Margaret Scribner
Hammond
Logansport
Thomas Miller
Mon Powers
Williams Creek
Catherine Agrasta
John Campbell
Evansville
William Trafford
Mt. Vernon
Charles Allen
Michigan City
Eugene Chinske
Hartford City
Eid
Myers
Garland Ruddock
Carbon
Fred Center
Gilman
Washington
Katherine Biden- Ibaugh
Portland
Cloe Imal
Louise
Indiana Tax Rate Fixed at 29 Cents for Next Year
Governor Harry G. Leslie announced a 29 cent Indiana tax rate for the coming year, up six cents from this year. He attacked the previous administration led by Governor Ed Jackson as practicing false economy during a conference with the State tax board and State Auditor Archie Bobbitt.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Harry G. Leslie
Ed, Jackson
Leslie
State Tax Board
Archie Bobbitt
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