Reynolds creates education fund for western Indiana youth
Andrew Edgar Reynolds wills two trusts and a stock fund for Crabbs Reynolds Taylor Company employees. An education fund, later named the Reynolds Foundation, targets boys and girls in Montgomery, Putnam, White, Tippecanoe, Fountain and Pulaski counties with low interest loans and a bias toward Wabash College. The exact sums are pending, but the educational trust may total several hundred thousand dollars.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
Indiana
Crabbs Reynolds-Taylor Company
Andrew Edgar Reynolds
Crabbs-Reynolds-Taylor Company
Claude C. Dunnington
Wabash Colege
Reynolds Foundation
Returning to Movies Marie Gleaves Plans Hollywood Test
Gary Ind Aug 24 Marie Gleaves owner of Gary society circle and former silent film actress known as Marie White will go to Hollywood for a talking picture test. She departs Sept 1 with husband Captain John F Gleaves US Army Reserve instructor. Her Jersey City beauty contest win sparked her film career with Lasky productions.
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Gary
Ind
Marie Gleaves
Marie White
Hollywood
Cal
John F. Gleaves
United States Army Reserve
Jersey City
N. J
Mrs. Gleaves
Jesse L. Lasky
Storm damages county as Crawfordsville endures severe storm
Storm sweeps Crawfordsville Indiana and Montgomery county causing barn fires from lightning, livestock losses, and widespread outages. Electric service, traction cars, and telephones were disrupted while tents fell at the county fairground and rainfall reached about 2.75 inches.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
Mongomery County
Montgomery County Fairground
Rose City float leads Newcastle veterans in parade
Newcastle veterans headed by a special Rose City float will lead their section in the Richmond American Legion state convention parade. The float replicates Newcastle the Rose City with plans for a large rose garden and thousands of roses to decorate the design.
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Pit Times
Newcastle
Ind
Richmond
Quaker Yearly Meeting Opens in Richmond Illinois
The 109th Indiana Yearly Meeting of Friends opens in Richmond on September 30 for a five week session. Professor Arthur M. Charles presides and records the proceedings. he heads Earlham College's modern languages department. The Indiana meeting is the largest Quaker organization in the world.
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Richmond
Ind
109Th
Indiana Yearly Meeting of Friends
Arthur M. Charles
Earlham College
Indiana Meeting
Murder Trial Shift Likely In Cassler Case
In Valparaiso Indiana United Press reports a likely defense move to change venue for the trial of Mrs Catherine Cassler and her son Edward charged with murdering former Cassler employee Miss Camella Sauter whose body was found in a Kane river swamp. The case follows Mrs Cassler's release in Chicago after a prior death sentence for another murder and centers on jealousy over Miss Sauter's alleged attentions to her husband.
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United Press
Valparaiso
Ind
Catharine Cassler
Edward
Camella Sauter
Miss Sauter
Bandit Robs Dixie Inn In Noblesville Heist
A bandit flashed two guns at Mrs. Sarah Potter and robbed the Dixie Inn on Federal Road No. 31. He took $60 from the cash register, twelve gallons of gasoline, and cut telephone wires before fleeing toward Indianapolis. The inn is owned by George Vogenberger. Potter is his sister in law and was in charge.
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Noblesville
Ind
Sarah Potter
Dixie Inn
Federal Road No. 31
Indianapolis
George Vogenberger
Potter
Howe Fire Apparatus Delivers New Truck to Fortville
Howe Fire Apparatus of Anderson delivers a new fire truck to Fortville in a shared funding effort with the rural district. Farmers cover more than half the cost as part of a regional push to upgrade firefighting equipment in Aug. 24.
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Anderson
Ind
Howe Fire Apparatus Company
Fortville
Indiana
Young Wife Dies in Anderson Home
Mrs. George Reynolds, 20, dies at her Anderson residence. Survived by husband and three sisters Mrs. Ralph Grant and Mrs. Emma Belbern of Indianapolis and Mrs. Elma Reynolds of Lapel. Funeral arrangements pending.
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Times
Anderson
Ind
George Reynolds
Ralph Grant
Emma Belbern
Indianapolis
Elma Reynolds
Lapel
Hog Cholera Warning Hits Henry County Farms
Veterinarians in Henry county warn farmers about hog cholera spreading through several herds in the Newcastle area causing losses of several hundred dollars.
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Times
Newcastle
Ind
Henry County
Two Families Meet for Cannaday Walker Reunion at Heekin Park
The nineteenth annual Cannaday and Walker family reunion will be held at Heekin park in Muncie Indiana on Sunday. C M Cannaday serves as president of the reunion association with Charles Lykens as secretary.
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Muncie
Ind
Cannaday
Bartholomew County Trustees Insure School Bus Drivers
Thirteen of fourteen Bartholomew County township trustees have bought liability insurance covering drivers of school buses and hacks in Columbus Indiana.
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Times Special
Columbus
Ind
Bartholomew County
Columbus pastor to stay for another year
The Rev. A. N. Shockney of East Columbus Christian church has accepted a call to remain as pastor for another year in Columbus Indiana.
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Columbus
Ind
A. N. Shockney
East Columbus
WIFE SLAYER CAPTURED AFTER WEEKS LONG HUNT
In E Haute Indiana a two week manhunt ended with Whitfield captured near Robinson Illinois. He is held at Danville after fatally shooting his wife Ida on August 14 at Danville. He fled with his elder son to escape a mob. Authorities say his criminal record spans twenty two years and he faces larceny charges in addition to the murder.
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E Haute
Ind
Wabash Valley
Bash Valley
Robinson
Ill
Danville
Whitfield
Kenneth
James
Chrisman
Terre Haute
Ida
Home at Night Term of Six Months Fixed
Vincennes man Fred Southerland is ordered to stay at home at night for six months or be sent to the state penal farm. The conviction followed a drunken spree fueled by canned heat. Police are to arrest him if he leaves home at night, with the sentence suspended if he complies.
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Times
Vincennes
Ind
Fred Southerland
Claude Gregg
Sutherland
State Farm
Southerland
First Settler Sued by Land Purchaser in Evansville
H A Mann sues to quiet title to land bought for development in Evansville Indiana. Plaintiff claims title from original owner Hugh McGary the area’s first settler who received the tract free from the government under an old grant act. McGary gained possession April 2 1817 and his heirs along with other parties now defend the suit.
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Times
Evansville
Ind
Hugh McGary
H. A. Mann
McGary
Muncie Reorganizes Sixteen School Districts
In Muncie Indiana Superintendent Frank Allen announces a reorganization of sixteen city school districts to accommodate over 1500 children who will attend city schools this year after moving from township schools in newly annexed territory.
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Muncie
Ind
Frank Allen
School Bonds Sold For Fishers Gym Addition
Noblesville Indiana August 24 A bond issue of forty two thousand dollars has been sold by Trustee Frank Klingensmith to the Fletcher American National bank of Indianapolis at par and accrued interest. The funds will finance an addition to the Fishers school building including a large gymnasium.
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Bu Times
Noblesville
Ind
Frank Klingensmith
Fletcher American National Bank of Indianapolis
Fishers
Randolph Sues Dorothy Randolph for Divorce on Abandonment
H B Randolph files for divorce from Mrs Dorothy Randolph alleging abandonment. Married four years, separated three years. Randolph once agricultural agent in Hamilton County and now receiver for the Medaryville National Bank.
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Times
Noblesville
Ind
H. B. Randolph
Dorothy Randolph
Hamilton County
Medaryville Najonal Bank
Pajama-clad girl stuns crowd at Muncie park songfest
In Muncie Indiana on August 24 a girl wearing bright red pajamas with blue polka dots drew attention at a community songfest in a park. The sight of her attire sparked buzz among attendees as she stood out in the event.
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Muncie
Ind
Playground Season Ends in Muncie Pageant
In Muncie Indiana on August 24 more than 350 boys and girls participated in an historical pageant marking the close of the city playground season.
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Muncie
Ind
Veteran marksman bags fifty blackbirds for pie feast
Crawfordsville Ind Aug 24 H H Talbot 88 year old commander of McPherson post Grand Army of the Republic demonstrates sharp shooting by downing fifty blackbirds with a double barrel shotgun aimed by the veteran for a pot pie feast for himself and friends
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Crawfordsville
Ind
H. H. Talbot
McPherson Post
Grand Army of the Republic
Tree on Tower float boosts Greensburg advertising
Greensburg Indiana with help from Joe Welsh of the American Legion builds a Tree on the Tower float to promote Greensburg at state and national meetings. The float debuts in the Indiana Legion parade and will travel to the Richmond convention and the Louisville national gathering to showcase 18 000 distribution cards highlighting local business advantages.
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Reensburg
Ind
Joe Welsh Post
American Legion
Greensburg
Louisville
Chamber
Richmond
Indiana Legion
Five Days Enough to End Marriage
Evansville Indiana rumor of divorce suit filed by Mrs Delia Goodman against attorney George Goodman after five days of marriage. She alleges cold indifference and misrepresentation of age. He cites repeated quarrels and a threat to have her removed from the house. She seeks a restraining order to protect furniture and a desk bought with her money. she runs a grocery.
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Times Special
Evansville
Ind
Delia Goodman
George Goodman
Goodman
Rascal
Robbers Strike Illinois Central Station at Bloomington
Three men entered the Illinois Central station in Bloomington early today. Two bound the agent while a third acted as lookout. The agent knocked the receiver from a telephone line to Mattoon Nl and the dispatcher alerted Indianapolis police who informed Bloomington officers. The robbers fled in a car toward Indianapolis and disappeared. no arrests were made.
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Indianapolis
Bloomington
Times Special
Ind
Illinois Central
Mattoon
Golden wedding signals Indiana Legion visit in Richmond
Mr and Mrs Jerome Trout Pershing celebrate their golden wedding in Richmond while attending the Indiana American Legion convention. Their son Leroy Trot is the Dublin post name sake who fell in World War I. Columbus woman seeks state auxiliary president post in Rich mond with delegates from local unit and opponents Pauline Bassett and others.
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Richmond
Ind
Jerome Trout
Pershing
Indiana American Legion Convention
Leroy Trot
Dublin Legion
Columbus
Times
Elizabeth Haymond
American Legion Auxiliary
Walter Schaefer
Forrest Main
Haymond
Pauline Bassett
Goodland
Veterans to Honor Sixty-Third Regiment Reunion
The forty eighth annual reunion of the Sixty third Indiana Volunteers will be held in Covington on Thursday. Fred LaTourrette serves as president of the remaining survivors from Fountain County who served in the Civil War.
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Covington
Ind
Sixty-third Regiment
Indiana
Fountain County
Fred LaTourrette
Gardner, Noted Indiana Undertaker, Dies at 63
George E. Gardner, 63, a well known southern Indiana undertaker, died in a Vincennes hospital after a long illness. He led Dexter Gardner & Son, one of Indiana's oldest undertaking firms.
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United Press
Vincennes
Ind
George E. Gardner
Indiana
Dexter Gardner & Son
Train Kills Aged Man In Tipton County
Henry Kinder, 78, lifelong Tipton County resident, died instantly when he stepped in front of a passenger train Friday after being warned by Glen Carter that a train was approaching. His legs were severed below the knees.
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Tipton
Ind
Henry Kinder
Tipton County
Glen Carter
Lawmaker to Speak at Evansville Labor Day Meet
Evansville Indiana August 24 Harry E Rowbottom representative in congress will speak at the city Labor day celebration The parade segment of the program has been abandoned and replaced by other festivities.
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Bur Times
Evansville
Ind
Harry E. Rowbottom
Congress
Columbus Scouts Begin 2000 Mile Motor Trip
In Columbus Indiana on Friday a group of twenty five Boy Scouts started a motor journey covering 2000 miles. The expedition aims to visit multiple cities and return by a planned schedule with leaders guiding the youths.
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Times Special
Columbus
Ind
Wife accuses husband in Wabash divorce case
In Wabash Indiana on August 24 Mrs May Watkins files a divorce suit against Hubert Watkins alleging neglect including refusal to bathe and to attend church or amusements. She says he made her work while ill and they wed a year ago.
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Wabash, Ind
May Watkins
Hubert Watkins
Earlham College Day Observed By Quakers in Plainfield
Plainfield Ind Aug 24 Day is observed as Earlham college day at the Western yearly meeting of Friends. The reunion and banquet are at 530 pm with Rev W O Trueblood of Whittier Cal as evening speaker. Prohibition leader S Edgar Nicholson reports gains in Congress and a dry president. The meeting closes Sunday afternoon.
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Plainfield
Ind
Earlham College
Western Yearly Meeting of Friends
W. O. Trueblood
First Friends Church
Whittier
Cal
First Church of
Indianapolis
S. Edgar Nicholson
New York
Friends Board of Prohibition and Public Morals
Congress
Nicholson
War Hero to Speak at Winona Lake Sunday Program
Winona Lake Indiana hosts twelve Bible conference services Sunday with a 3 p.m. address by Sergeant Alvin C. York the World War I hero credited with capturing 132 prisoners. York will discuss educational work for mountain children at the tabernacle.
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Alvin York
Winona Lake
Ind
Alvin C. York
Tabernacle
Deaths and coffins old time undertaker recalls changes
R W Wade recalls a cornstalk funeral symbol and how coffins were built by undertakers in his fifty year career. He notes the shift from one horse to two horse hearses and motorization, and that early funerals cost 20 to 75 dollars.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
R. W. Wade
Wade
Purdue Man Awards At Noblesville Calf Club Meeting
Noblesville Indiana August 24. E A Gannon of Purdue University judged stock at the Noblesville Calf Club awards. Honorees include Hollis Hamble Samuel Morris Benjamin Illyes George Illyes in several classes with Roger Anderson Donald Girton and others receiving honors for junior yearlings and senior calves.
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Noblesville
Ind
Hollis Hamble
Samuel Morris
Benjamin Illyes
George Illyes
Roger Anderson
Donald Girton
Gerald Young
Joe Whitmeyer
Mary Louise Bryant
Robert Bird
Clarence Boram
Lawrence Wilson
Edwin Mosier
Gerald Austee Salves
Heifer
New Plane Destroyed By Fire In Student Builder’s Work
Horace French, a local student aviator, had spent months constructing a monoplane intended as his first aircraft. While soldering a wire with a blow torch, the plane caught fire and burned to ashes. The motor and propeller were saved, and French plans to start anew.
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Newcastle
Ind
Horace French
French
Delegation to Exceed 300 By Times Special
More than 300 Muncie war veterans will attend the American Legion convention at Richmond Sunday and Monday. Several buses have been chartered for the trip. Many legionnaires will attend the Doughboy Memorial dedication at Newcastle Sunday afternoon where Brigaded General William G. Everson of Muncie will speak.
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Muncie
Ind
Indiana University Law Library Receives Hepburn Gift
The Indiana University Law School library is given valuable law books once owned by the late Professor Charles M. Hepburn, including English common law reports and Indiana acts for 1817-1818. His widow also donated book cases and an autographed letter from Andrew Wylie to William H. McGuffey.
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Bloomington
Ind
Indiana University Law School
Charles M. Hepburn
Andrew Wylie
Indiana University
William H. McGuffey
Hepburn
William Lowe Bryan
University
Indiana
Law Library
Oil theft nets $400 in peppermint stash at Hepler home
In Bourbon Indiana on August 24 thieves stole peppermint oil valued at $400 from the home of Mr and Mrs Harvey Hepler northeast of town. About 120 pounds of oil in several containers was secreted in hiding places while the couple was away for two hours.
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Bu Times
Ind
Harvey Hepler
Here
Young Friends meet at Earlham College for annual conference
Leaders in congregational work and social betterment gather for the nineteenth annual Young Friends conference at Earlham College Richmond Indiana opening Monday August 24 and running to September 2 Delegates from many states and England attend with topics on church role racial harmony and social and economic reforms including interdenominational and international movements
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Richmond
Ind
Friends
Young Friends
Earlham College
Sumner A. Mills
Indianapolis
Friends’ Board
all-Friends Conference
Oskaloosa
Mountaineer
Nebraska
Kansas
Indiana
Ohio
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
New England
James
Phyllis Sutton
Ram Allah
Palestine
Ray
Theodora Calvert
Frederick Sainty
John William Graham
England
Joseph Platt
Friends School
Philadelphia
Walter C. Woodward
The
American Friend
Clarence EB. Pickett
American Friends Service Committee
Homer Morris
Reading
J. Barnard Walton
Friends Caneral Conference
W. O. Mendenhall
Friends College
Wichita, Kan
Lewis C. Moon
Baltimore Yearly Meeting
Thomas E. Jones
Fiske University
Ruthanna Simms
Secrtary
the Home Mission Board
Wilbur K. Thomas
Lightning kills wagon rider in Morrisville
Warren Whittaker aged 33 was killed instantly when a bolt of lightning struck a steel tank wagon he was riding on near Morrisville Indiana. The accident occurred in broad daylight as he traveled with railroad workers.
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Timea
Morrisville
Ind
Warren Whittaker
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