Local Notes From Putnam County and Surroundings
Thomas F. Dowling has returned from a trip to Kansas City Missouri. J H Pitchford reports the sale of his Floyd township farm of 137 acres to Roy C Smith. Rome Dietrich of Denver is visiting his parents southeast of town. Fred and Ralph Snively have moved to the Cole apartments. Deputy Sheriff Alva Bryan and family moved to the Ollie Vaughn property on south Indiana street. Christian Church choir meets Thursday at 7 PM. Miss Lucile Glidewell teaching at Elkhart spent the weekend with her parents. James Yount sick at home with throat infection. Mrs Robert L O Hair resting easy after hospital treatment. Nina A Taylor petitions readmission to Fort Wayne school for feeble minded. Putnam farmers to attend Swine Day at Purdue Friday. Her bert Watson of Evansville held in county jail awaiting sentence for escaping Indiana State Farm. Watson was captured in Indianapolis and brought back.
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Jierbert Watson
Evansville
Indiana
Watson
Indianapolis
Battle in Chicago Ends in Deaths Among Police and Negroes
In Chicago on September 25 police battled a mysterious black cult, leaving one officer dead and two wounded, while an unidentified Black man died and a second officer suffered critical injuries. The clash erupted as detectives and cult members exchanged heavy fire from barricaded rooms and windows, prompted by a self styled high priest. Sergeant Seret William Gallagher was named among the fallen, with officers Stewart McCutcheon and Jesse Hults hospitalized.
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Chicago
INS
Seret
William Gallagher
Stewart McCutcheon
Jesse Hults
Flamingo Ends Night Flight Amid Rain and Fog in Indy
The Indianapolis Flamingo monoplane, in its 127th hour aloft at 7:04 am, weathered rain fog while aiming to beat the endurance record of 420 hours 21 minutes 30 seconds set by St Louis Robin. Refueling at 6 am delivered 100 gallons gasoline and five gallons oil at 1,500 feet above fog. pilot Lt. C. O. Perry faced navigation challenges in the mist. The plane must stay aloft until 1:25 to 1:30 pm Monday to approach the record.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Hoosier
C. O. Perry
St. Louis
Michigan City Faces Return to Federal Government
A state supreme court ruling declares the 1921 and 1929 manager laws unconstitutional and impracticable. Michigan City must revert to the Federal form of government, with preexisting officials restored. The decision, authored by Justice Travis, builds on a split court with dissent from Justice Martin and Chief Justice Gemmill.
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International News Service Today
Michigan City
Supreme Court
Julius C. Travis
LaPorte
David A. Myers
Greensburg
Benjamin M. Willoughby
Vincennes
Clarence R. Martin
Indianapolis
Willard E.gemmill
Marion
Clinton Center High School to Dedicate New Building
A dedication program for the Clinton Center High School new building, completed last summer, will occur Friday evening at the school. Principal Lawrence Wright trustee Warren Newgent and county superintendent John C Vermillion are expected to give short talks.
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Clinton Center
Lawrence Wright
Warren Newgent
John C. Vermillion
Oldest Ladoga resident Michael Maguire dies at 92
Michael Maguire 92 oldest Clark township resident died at his son Capt Bart Maguire's home. Born in Ireland January 1 1837 he married Mary Walker fifty years ago. Civil War navy veteran served on Savannah and Niagara. Funeral planned in Spencer with five children surviving Mollie Rolling Hughes Anthony Maguire Susie Holsapple Michael Maguire and Bart Maguire.
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Michael Maguire
Ladoga
Clark Township
Bart Maguire
Ireland
Mary Walker
U. S
Savannah
Niagara
Spencer
Mollie Rolling Hughes
Anthony Maguire
Susie Holsapple
Indianapolis
Ursprungings Welcome Daughter at County Hospital
Mr and Mrs Herman Ursprunging of Taylor apartments Olive street announce the birth of their daughter Tuesday night at the County Hospital.
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Herman Urspruing
Taylor Apartments
Olive Street
The
County Hospital
Terre Haute sports writer killed in car crash
Lawrence A. Denning 28 a popular Terre Haute Post sports editor died when his car overturned at the southeast edge of Terre Haute. Lloyd Adamson a Post police reporter was injured with a fractured skull. Denning authored Pigskin Pellets and Splinters off the Hardwood and led the Wabash Valley Horse Shoe Pitching Association as president.
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Terre Haute
Ind
INS
Lawrence A
Larry) Denning
Terre Haute Post
Denning
Lloyd Adamson
The
Post
Wabash Valley
Shumaker Unable To Preside At Conference Session
Dr Edward S Shumaker superintendent of the Indiana Anti Saloon League reports illness and cannot preside at the temperance session of the Northwest Indiana Methodist Episcopal Conference. The bishop will select a successor. The telegram expresses regrets from the convention. The article also notes a critical illness of a Limedale child and local social and residence updates.
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Shumaker
Laporte
Ind
Edward S. Shumaker
Indiana Anti-Saloon League
Indianapolis
Indiana Methodist Episcopal Conference
Hoover to Visit Madison Indiana on Midwest Trip
President Hoover will visit Madison Indiana next month as part of his projected trip to Cincinnati and Louisville. The stop was arranged at the request of Senator Samuel Robinson of Indiana.
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Washington
Hoover
Madison
Ind
Cincinnati
Louisville
Indiana
Robinson
Wiggins Sentenced To Sixty Days In Jail
Special Judge Homer Elliott sentenced Charles Wiggins an Indianapolis pugilist to sixty days in jail and fined him $500 with costs after he pled guilty to nine charges from the August 12 clash with police in Indianapolis.
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Indianapolis
INS
Homer Elliott
Charles
Chuck) Wiggins
Wiggins
DePauw Graduate Weds Dubuque Man in Indianapolis
Miss Mary Kathryne Richardson daughter of Mr and Mrs L E Medardson of Indianapolis and a DePauw Music School graduate became the bride of Harold Erner of Dubuque Iowa on Monday at the Third Christian church in Indianapolis. Bridesmaid was Miss Sara Lee King. The couple now plan a western trip and will reside at the Biltmore apartments in Indianapolis.
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Mary Kathryne Richardson
L. E. Medardson
Indianapolis
DePauw Music School
Harold Erner
Dubuque
Iowa
Third Christian Church
Sara Lee King
DePauw
Biltmore Apartments
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J. H. Pitchford
Floyd Township
Roy C. Smith
Rome Dietrich
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Fred Snively
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Will Glidewell
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Anderson Street
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School For Feeble Minded
Fort Wayne
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Putnam County
Purdue University
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New Albany
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Conshocken, Pa
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J. F. Gillespie
Hanna Court
Bloomington Road
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C. A. Vestal
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Geneva Brown
Crawfordsville
LeRoy Brown
Miller Apartments
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Lafayette
Midwest Institute On International Relations
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Eim Street
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J. G. Dunbar
Mrs. Dalby
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Charles Allen
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