Purnell Comes to Court on Stretcher in Assault Case
Benjamin Franklin Purnell the 65 year old leader of the House of David appeared in Benton Harbor court on a stretcher to face four counts of criminal assault against former female members. The hearing before Justice Weldon was the first of two slated for the day as Mrs. Bess Daniels Woodworth, a former follower, led troopers in a raid that ended a three and a half year pursuit.
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United Press
Benton Harbor
Mich
Benjamin Franklin Purnell
House of David
Ara ‘Weldon
Justice Weldon
Besele Daniels Woodworth
Purnell
Local theater manager aids needy families with Christmas baskets
Apollo Theater manager James D. Kennedy to serve as Santa for family 111 supplying a Christmas basket, food, toys and staples. Various residents and groups pledge baskets for families 98 to 116 including Miss Juanita Hudson, Mrs. E. Johnson, Mrs. Carrie Unverson, and Delta Rho Phi Pi Psi sisters. Page 3 lists all Santa opportunities and donors supporting the effort.
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James D. Kennedy
Apollo Theater
Family 111
Juanita Hudson
High St
L. I. Budge
McPherson St
H. Cassidy
Linwood Ave
Kresge
Dollar
Pennsylvania
Washington Sts
Delta Rho
Phi Pi Psi Sorority
Margaret Copley
Booze Found in Church Hiding Spot by Child
Marion Danson, eight, of 1938 Lewis Street, found two quarts of white mule whisky in a wood pile at Mt. Nebo Negro Baptist Church on Ninth Street. The liquor was turned over to police who seek the owner.
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Marion Danson
Lewis St
Mt. Nebo Negro Baptist Church
Nineteenth St
Needy Families Await Christmas Help From Times Santa Club
The Times Santa Claus Club lists several households in need. A widowed mother with two unemployed sons, a 12 year old girl needing a heavy coat, and a family of five including a blind 22 year old son seek clothes, food baskets, and toys. An elderly Negro mother and son with tuberculosis, plus a frail elderly woman cared for by a son out of work, face a cheerless Christmas without gifts or nourishment.
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The
Times Santa Claus Club
Mary
Gone but Not Forgotten Automobiles Stolen
Automobiles reported stolen to police from multiple owners. William Stewart at 55 N Tremont Ave Nash loses a Ford with plate 413 591 from his garage. Mrs Frank Meyers of Danville Indiana reports a vehicle from Ohio Street and Senate Ave. William Abbott at 626 Euclid Ave Word reports 25 746 from Ohio Street and Senate Ave. Mrs C K St John at 1816 N Pennsylvania St reports a car named Diana 81 003 from in front of her residence. Ervin D Hendreson at 550 N Hamilton Ave Nash reports 504 802 from 1433 N Pennsylvania St.
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William Stewart
N. Tremont Ave
Nash
Frank Meyers
Danville
Ind
Ford
Ohio St
Senate Ave
Willam Abbott
Euclid Ave
Word
C. K. St. John
Pennsylvania St
Diana
Ervin D. Hendreson
Hamilton Ave
Automobiles Found Belonging to Ford Residents Identified
Police reported cars located belong to George A. Shipley Esther Raleigh J F Smith and other Ford residents. Vehicles include Ford roadsters sedan and Auburn sedan with several licenses found at intersections across Ford and nearby streets.
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George A. Shipley
Bellefontaine St
Ford
Blake and
New York
Esther Raleigh
Jefferson Ave
Twenty-Seventh St
Hillside Ave
J. F. Smith
Beville Ave
Oldsmobile
Michigan
Davidson
Fulton and
St. Clair
Pine
Washington Sts
Auburn
Illinois
Ohio Sts
N. Oriental St
Statehouse Woman's Club Aids Five Poor Families
Five baskets with a week’s groceries for each of five families and five tons of coal are being provided by the Statehouse Woman's Club. Club members, all women employed at the Statehouse, purchased items for the baskets and contributed to the coal fund. Mrs. Lucille Steengrafe chairs the committee with Miss Leota Crawford assisting. packing occurs in the Supreme Court clerk’s office.
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Statehouse Woman's Club
Statehouse
Lucille Steengrafe
Leota Crawford
Supreme Court
Thief Hits Coal Company Then Strands Two Trucks
Police seek a suspect after stealing two coal trucks from J. W. Dannert Coal Co at Thirty Third Street and the Monon Railroad. Both trucks were found wrecked within a few blocks of the company garage.
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J. W. Dannert Coal Company
Thirty- Third St
Monon
Police Civil Service Exam Cuts Ten Provisions to Twelve
Police civil service president John F. White announced that twelve of fifty eight men failed the Saturday exam with spelling blamed for many losses. Several successful candidates will be unavailable for days due to background checks. Police Chief Claude F. Johnson expects twenty vacancies by January 1. Ahead, 240 men have signed applications for the fire department exams that will include mental, medical and physical tests in early 1927.
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Police Civil Service
John F. White
Civil Service Commission
Spelling
White
Claude F. Johnson
Fire Department
Court dismisses replevin case over hound ownership
In Washington Township Justice of the Peace C P Bebinger presided as M Albertson Howard faced a replevin charge for a hound. The court ruled Howard cannot serve as constable in another township, dismissing the case and sending it to the grand jury. The hound remains with Roy Adams.
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Court of Justice of Peace
C. P. Bebinger
Washington Township
M. Albertson Howard
Roy Adams
Nora
Garry Frizzle
Adams
Frizzle
Howard
Warren Township
Squire Bebinger
Center Township
Stpremda
Grand Jury
Hound
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Freckles
Sandy Claus Rigat
Earl Mitchell
S. Webster St
Winthrop Ave
Santa
Real Silk Hosiery Mills
Lois Golden
Bay
CAP “Eeewee Furniture CO
E. Washington St
el 4 Ideal Furniture Company
W. Wash
Statehouse Club
Indiana Tire Sales CO
Capitol Ave
Riley
Eiteljorg & Moore Corner
Market
Circle
Circle Theater
Meridian Street
Pearson Piano Co
N. Penn
Smart Apparel
Puritan Clothing Stores
Washington St
Cameron
the Times
Times
Store of Greater Values
West
Washington Street
Kayser
Esmond
Bote
Chipreouquet
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