Trustees List Hanover and Oberlin Options for Donnell Fund
Trustees consider loan funds to support Decatur county youth through Hanover College near Madison Indiana and Oberlin College in Ohio. Both are selective and co-educational with historic ties. applications are to colleges for catalogs and forms. Quincy Donnel, Oberlin alumnus, studied despite blindness and influenced the Donnell plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanover College
Ohio River
Madison
Preserian Church
Hanover
Oberlin College
Oberlin
Ohio
Cleveland
College of Arts and Sciences
Conservatory of Music
Graduate School of Theology
Conservatory
Camilla Donnell
Decatur County
Quincy Donnel
Well Known Columbus Manufacturer Dies at 60
Milton O. Reeves, 60, a prominent Columbus manufacturer, died Thursday night leaving a widow and three sons. His elder brother Marshall T. Reeves died last December. Born in Rush County, he married Amanda Kirkpatrick in 1882 and was a millionaire business man, a high degree Mason, and a member of the Christian church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton O. Reeves
Marshall T. Reeves
Rush County
Amanda Kirkpatrick
Christian Church
Plaintiff files amended complaint in Ulrich vs Steinhauser
Amended complaint filed in the case of Harry Ulrich versus Christian Steinhauser seeks judgment by June 13 to address a $5 000 damages claim. Judgment for plaintiff in Harrington vs Day totals $240 on note. In Reiger Sr estate an inheritance tax of $75 32 is found. Executor petitions authority to pay legacies directly and accept receipts in Winker estate. Granted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Ulrich
Christian Steinhauser
Charles M. Harrington
Thomas’ Day
John Reiger Sr
Henry Winker
Indiana Wheat Pool's 15155 Members Spur Illinois Drive
Indiana Wheat Growers' Association expands into Illinois with Illinois Agricultural Association planning a southern soft wheat drive. Gallatin White and Wabash counties endorse the Indiana plan joining 15155 members, as contracts are signed to channel Illinois wheat through Indiana's selling agency. The pool has paid $1.25 per bushel for No 2 grain with final payments due after harvest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Indiana Wheat Growers’ Association
Illinois
Illinois Agricultural Association
Farm Bureau
Gallatin
White
Wabash
Indiana
Illinois Wheat Growers
Indiana Association
Indiana Selling Agency
Indiana Wheat Pool
Indiana Pool
Drought Hits Southeastern Indiana Crops Hard
Crop damage in southeastern Indiana reaches at least one million dollars with oats down 80 percent and wheat down 50 percent. Rainfall has been scant as heat and drought persist, though a few areas report light showers further south. Purdue University predicts possible crop relief if rain arrives soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Water Works
Osgood
Napoleon
Millhousen
Marion Township
Decatur County
Here
Purdue University Agricultural Experiment Station
Indiana
Columbus Dispatch
Sefton Farm Hosts Quiet Wedding of Marian Sefton
Miss Marian Sefton wed Russell Logan at nine in a double ring ceremony conducted by Rev. McClure of the Methodist church. Only families and a few friends attended. The couple left for the Lakes and will reside on a Noble township farm. Marian is a Metropolitan School of Music graduate from Indianapolis and Russell is a leading farmer in Little Flatrock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. O. Sefton
New Salem
Miss Marian
Russell Logan
W. E. Logan
Noble Township
Metropolitan School of Music of
Indianapolis
Little Flatrock
Rushville
Semi Annual Checks Ready for State City Town Purposes
The county treasurer reports the June distribution of public funds from the May tax installment. About half of 410 000 is kept by the county and paid directly while the other half is allocated to units of government including state, schools, towns and townships with listed amounts for Greensburg, Milford, New Point, Westport and others. Total 420 066.69 across all units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensburg School
Greensburg Corp
Washington
Jnne
Clinton
St. Par Corie Oo
le Ee Ak
Milford Carp
Jaclgon
Sandcreek
Westport School
Westport Corp
Millhousen School
Millhousen Corp
Rotary Club Elects John Day DePrez President
John Day DePrez, editor of the Shelbyville Democrat, was elected president of the Shelbyville Rotary Club. Alex Levenstein, formerly of Greensburg, was chosen as song leader. Both possess ability and pep to drive the club through the summer season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Day DePrez
Shelbyville Democrat
Shelbyville
Becketman Spends Day in Indianapolis
Howard Beckman of this city spent the day in Indianapolis. He visited local sights and met several residents before returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Beckman
Speng
Indianapolis
Students Leave Franklin College
Dan Edkins and Eugene Kenny left Franklin College this morning. Dan, a college correspondent for The Star, will supervise at Camp Bedford this summer after several days at his Greensburg home. Eugene, editor of next year’s college annual, will spend most of the summer in Peru, his hometown, planning and working on features for the book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Edkins
Eugene Kenny
Franklin
Dan
the Star
Camp Bedford
Greensburg
Eugene
Peru
Franklin Star
Two Colored Prisoners Taken to Farm Today
Sheriff Otis Maddux departed early for the penal farm at Putnamville with two colored men sentenced from the local court on loitering charges. The two men, arrested in the Big Four yards last Thursday by detective Charles Hood, were fined two dollars and given a 30 day farm sentence by Mayor Jenkinse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otis Maddux
Putnamville
Charles Hood
Jenkinse
Abandoned Ford Truck Auctioned By State Police
Captain Ross W. Reed of the state motor police sold an abandoned Ford half ton truck at Brookville yesterday by order of the secretary of state after proper advertisement. The vehicle, likely stolen, bore an Ohio license and was purchased by Marshall Weber of Brookville for 25 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross W. Reed
State Motor Police Department
Brookville
Marshall Weber
Civil War Veteran John M Conyers Dies at Lebanon
John M Conyers aged about 80 from Clay township died at Lebanon He served in the 11th Indiana regiment under Col Lew Wallace with Felix Gartin and Marion Pavy He worked as a Lebanon blacksmith losing a leg after a horse kick He was a G A R Red Men and Methodist with funeral set for Sunday at 1 pm Buckner Whitlow and Marion Pavy longtime neighbors also served in Indiana units
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Conyers
Lebanon
Clay Township
11Th
Indiana
Felix Gartin
Marion Pavy
Lew Wallace
Conyers
McClintic
Forest Hill
Vernon Road
Jackson
Boone County
Red Men
Methodist Church
Buckner C. Whitlow
Decatur County
Co. FE
Mr. Conyers
Federal Grand Jury Indicts 84 Men In Indianapolis
In Indianapolis on June 6 eighty four individuals indicted by a federal grand jury were arraigned before Judge Baltzell. Forty six pled not guilty and thirty nine pleaded guilty. Sentences for guilty pleas were to be handed down immediately. Not guilty defendants were bound on bonds and scheduled for trials beginning June 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Baltzell
Baitzell
Investigates Report About House Break-In
John Kassens traveled to New Point to inspect a supposed break in at a house once occupied by his brother in law James Blackmore. He found the residence intact with only a missing key to the schoolhouse. The Blackmores had moved to Marion about a month earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kassens
New Point
James Blackmore
Blackmores
Marion
Rose Tumilty Spends Saturday in Indianapolis
Miss Rose Tumilty of the city spent Saturday in Indianapolis for unspecified activities and returned home with no further details provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Tumilty
Indianapolis
Millionaire's Son Richard Loeb Delirious in Joliet Prison
Richard Loeb, serving life plus 99 years for the Bobby Franks murder, is in a hospital delirium at Joliet penitentiary. Doctors fear for his sanity as he becomes violent. psychiatrists say he may have an unbalanced mind after measles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joliet
Ill
Richard Loeb
Bobby Franks
Joliet Penitentiary
Dickie
Clarence ‘Darrow
Loeb
Nathan Leopold
Herman Adler
Bus Drivers Charged With Speeding on State Route 39
State police in Brookville filed charges against two Indianapolis and Cincinnati bus company drivers on Route 39 between Rushville and the Ohio line. Joe Sheissie fled at 40 mph crowding Reed’s car near Metamora before being caught near Andersonville. Frank Sheissie was arrested later for speeding. Capt. Reed cited a new law setting bus speed limits at 30 mph on highways. Both men were taken to Brookville for trial amid numerous prior complaints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Smith
Brookville
Ross Reed
Rushville
Ohio State Line
Joe Sheissie
Reed
Metamora
Andersonville
Frank Sheissie
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Death of Mrs. James Green in Connersville noted in New Point
Word reached New Point of the death of Mrs. James Green at Connersville Indiana yesterday afternoon. Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Green has many relatives in New Point and area, as Mr. Green formerly lived there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Point
James Green
Connersville
Ind
Unlawful Detention Case Result in Adams Garage
Justice of the Peace Holmes ruled for Lide Redmon in the replevin suit against Orville Headlee. Redmon received $10 for unlawful detention of the car. Headlee owns the Adams garage where the car was kept. Raymond Rolfes represented Redmon. Headlee argued his own case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lide Redmon
Adams
Justice of the Peace
Holmes
Orville Headlee
Replevin
Headley
Jones
Raymond Rolfes
Redman
Mrs EF G Amos Improves After Illness
SANDUSKY Mrs. EF G Amos has bronchial pneumonia and is improving. Horace McDonald and wife visited Indianapolis. Locals attended Memorial exercises at Spring Hill. Mr and Mrs Earl Taylor returned from a camping trip in Kentucky. The Ladies Society plans a special program at the church Friday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EF. G. Amos
Horace McDonald
Indianapolis
Spring Hill
Earl Taylor
Kentucky
Ladies’ Society
Willard Alley Family Attends Georgetown Graduation
Mr and Mrs Willard Alley of Shelbyville will travel to Georgetown College in Washington DC on June 8 to witness their son in law Edward Colby graduate in medicine He plans to practice with his father in New Jersey Colleys are former St Paul residents and known in Decatur county
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard Alley
Shelbyville
Georgetown College
D. C
Edward Colby
Rebecca Alley
Colby
New Jersey
Alley
St. Paul
Decatur County
Woolvertons Visit Son in Albert Lea Minn
Mr and Mrs Ben Woolverton sail for a month long visit with son Fred Woolverton and family in Albert Lea Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Woolverton
Fred Woolverton
Albert Lea, Minn
Claude Owens 1925 High School Hopeful Dies After Illness
Claude Owens son of Forest Hill relocates with family after mother’s 1912 death. An active Union Presbyterian Church member since 1921 he sang in a quartet with brothers Glen Paul and Roy. A Jackson High School basketball forward, he died May 27, 1925 after a year of ill health, survived by father three brothers grandparents and many relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest Hill
Claude
Union Presbyterian Church of
Glen
Paul
Roy
Jackson High School
Owens
Welch
Rural street Fletcher Savings Bank Robbed For 3000
A lone bandit robbed the Rural Street branch of Fletcher Savings & Trust Co in Indianapolis locking three employees in the basement and taking 3000 in cash after requesting change for a dollar. The heist follows a previous October robbery at the same bank when 4000 was taken. The suspect wore an overall suit, is about 40, and unmasked. Bank manager Mrs. Mary Chapman faced the gun at the counter as the money disappeared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nited Press
Indianapolis
Fletcher Savings & Trust Co
Mary Chapman
Donald Colach
John Wyles
Rs. Chapman
Sport Model Driven by Beilby Crashes North of Town
E A Beilby of Osgood escaped injury when his new Reo sport model flipped on state road No 86 east of Williamstown while he rounded a sharp turn en route to this city. The car suffered two wheels crushed a demolished top bent fenders and other minor damages. It was taken to Osgood for repairs after being brought to the Mc Cracken Springmire garage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. A. Beilby
Osgood
Williamstown
Beilby
McCracken & Springmire
Pequannock Tribe Elects Officers for Next Term
Pequannock Tribe No 184 S O R M met last night and elected Walter Redington Prophet Sterling Wamsley Sachem Earl Suttles Senior Sagamore Floyd H Ryle Junior Sagamore T J Wagner Collector of Wampum for the term beginning July 1st.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Redington
Sterling Wamsley
Earl Suttles
Sagamore
Floyd H. Ryle
T. J. Wagner
Philo Lodge reception honors Indiana lodge officials
Philo Lodge No. 75 hosted a reception for Mrs. Elizabeth Ehrhardt, vice president of the Indiana Assembly, and Mrs. Kettie Imlay, grand outer guard. The event featured a Smilers orchestra, solo numbers by students under Mrs. E. C. Tichenor, and remarks by Past Grand Master Will Ehrhardt. Refreshments followed a social hour, with committee chair Lena Barnard leading the planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philo Lodge No. 75
Lodge of Rebekahs
Elizabeth Ehrhardt
Indiana Assembly of the Order
Keppie Imlay
Grand
Ehrhardt
Imlay
Mary Ketner
Noble Grand
Smilers’ Orchestra
E. C. Tichenor
Thelma Mark
Adams
Will Ehrhardt
Will Cumback
Edwin S. Porter
C. F. Northern
Helen Brazelton
Ritchel Cleaver
Earl Chanley
Louis McCormack
Robert Magee
Carl Dietrich
Robert Eubank
Louise Brodie
Mary Louise Ray
Anson Hobbs
Mavis
Ruth Francis Foster
M Wise
Wise Monkeys
Lena Barnard
Clara Martin
Amy McConnell
Retta Gaunt
Laura Robbins
Alice Roszell
Greensburg Lodge Celebrates Two Centenarian Masons
Greensburg Lodge No. 36 reports two members in the 100 year class Daniel Davis aged 100 on April 11 and James B. Lathrop who turns 100 on November 24. The lodge plans a November celebration and four petitions were received with three new members elected. Edgar Osting announced his Grand Lodge attendance and a Fellow Craft degree is set for Friday with Wayne Clark officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensburg Lodge No
L. D. Braden
Daniel Davis
James B. Lathrop
Greensburg
Edgar Osting
Grand Lodge
Franklin
Wayne Clark
Baby Girl Born to Mr and Mrs George Angle
Mr and Mrs George Angle are the proud parents of a 7 pound baby girl born this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Angle
State Wide Protective Plan to Be Discussed
Four hundred bankers and friends will attend the Indiana Bankers Association Group Six annual meeting at Amuse U park on Thursday June 11. A. G. Brown of Greencastle will discuss a State Wide Protective Plan to curb bank banditry. Local participants include Rev J H Morton Rollin Turner Roy Kanouse and Apollo Quartet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Bankers’ Association
Amuse U Park
Bankers
A. G. Brown
Greencastle
J. H. Morton
Rollin Terner
Roy Kanouse
Apollo
Prgram
C. F. Gausmann
Baptist Church
Greensburg
Decatur County Bankers’ Association
Six
Bankers’ Association
W. W. Bonner
J. W. Carpenter
Brazil
Apollo Quartette
Rollin A. Turner
Roy C. Kanouse
Walter
Group Six
Charles F. Gausmann
Dillsboro State Bank
Third National Bank
W. H. Senour
Brookville
C. S. Crocker
North Vernon
C. V. Crockett
Shelbyville
W. C. Leslie
Osgood
C. F. Dehmer
Columbus
Three Suits From Ripley County Arise From Auto Crash
Three damage suits arising from a June 10 1923 auto collision near Versailles to Osgood were filed in the Decatur circuit court. Plaintiffs Charles Finely and George Weaver seek personal injury damages of 500 each and Finely also claims damages for his car. the defendant Walter Messner allegedly drove at high speed, wrecking the car and injuring the men. The car damage estimate is under 100.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Ripley County
Charles Finely
George Weaver
Walter Messner
Versailles
Osgood
Finely
John Noble Dies at 74 Near Madison Indiana
John B Noble aged 74 father of Mrs Charles C Powell dies at his Jefferson county home near Madison after a period of illness due to a complication of diseases. He was born in Ireland and was a Mason and Episcopal church member. Funeral services Friday morning will be conducted by the Masons. Survived by one son and three daughters including John B Noble Jr and Mrs Powell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Noble
Charles C. Powell
Walnut Street
Jefferson County
Madison
Ireland
Masonic Order
Episcopal Church
Masons
John B. Noble Jr
Powell
This City
Lawrence Shepherd
Reba
Baby boy born to Power family near Clarksburg
The 9% lb. son born Tuesday morning to Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Power of near Clarksburg has been welcomed into the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Power
Clarksburg
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Logan-Sefton
Franklin College
Col
Millionaire
Harges
Sandusky
Georgetown, D. C
Philo Lodge
Lodge No. 36
John Noble
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