Busy Week Starts Taylor University Commencement Week
Upland Indiana June 1 The commencement week at Taylor University opens with a series of daily addresses by Commissioner S L Brengle Salvation Army and evangelist services by Rev and Mrs John Thomas The university music department presents an oratorio and artists recital with Theo Bothwell Grace Richards and others The Legal Hundred meets June 11 followed by alumni gathering The baccalaureate sermon is by Rev F C Morrison Louisville Ky and the commencement speaker is Rev F C Wareing Cincinnati.
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Saces
Upland
Ind
Taylor University
S. L. Brengle
Salvation Army
John Thomas
Theodore Bothwell
University Chorus
Kenneth Wells
Professor Bothwell
Grace Richards
George Fenstermacher
Wells
Barton R. Pogue
Legal Hundred
Board of Control
4. C. Morrison
Louisville
F. C. Wareing
Cincinnati
Indiana G A R Encampment Opens June 10 In Martinsville
Remnants of a once mighty army gather in Martinsville Indiana for the Indiana department Grand Army of the Republic encampment running four days starting June 10. National and department officers attend with services in churches and a parade featuring Indiana mayors and veterans. Paul V McNutt is listed among encampment notables.
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Temes Enecial
Martinsville
Ind
Indiana Department
Grand Army of the Republic
James M. McCammack
Han Winter
Sam Wood
Lewis Ritter
Soldiers and Sailors’ Orphans’ Home
Knightstown
Council of Administration and Committees
G. A. R. Auxiliary and Allied Organizationos
Indiana
Lewis Ferter
Paul V McNutt
Bloomington
The
American Legion
Speedy road making announced in Indiana
Indiana highway department reports strong pavement expansion with 210 miles of concrete contracted this season and 70 miles being surveyed. Nine hundred miles of bituminous and concrete work planned, with weather conditions expected to limit progress in fall.
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Linton
Ind
Indiana State Highway Department
John J. Brown
Brown
William J. Titus
Commission
Indiana
Wallpaper 109-year-old roll tied to Hartin find
Times Special reports Princeton Indiana June 1 W J Walsh decoratings owner holds a wallpaper claim dated 109 years old from late Joseph Hartin said to be found by his father James Hartin in an attic. Bluegrass Bluffton white crow sighting east of town described by farmers near Irvin Shoemaker woods. In Greencastle June 1 Clarence Wysong state insurance commissioner spoke to Kiwanis Club. Knightstown reports White Heaton 92 longtime merchant and former city trustee died.
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Nes
Evansville
Ind
Joseph Huffington
Bock
Vanderburgh Circuit Court
Huffington
Times
Princeton
W. J. Walsh
Philadelphia
Walsh
Joseph Hartin
James Hartin
Bluffton
Irvin Shoemaker Woods
Greencastle
Clarence Wysong
Kiwanis Club
Knightstown
White Heaton
Wayne
Slaying Probe Continues in Grimes Case at Crawfordsville
Montgomery county grand jury toll continues in the slaying of Virgil Young and wounding of Charles Carter by Pearl Grimes at the Grimes home near Crawfordsville. Grimes accused the victims of wrecking his home. Young, Carter, Grimes' estranged wife, and the couple’s four children were involved.
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Montgomery County Grand Jury
Virgil Young
Charles Carter
Pearl Grimes
Grimes
Here
Young
Carter
Charles
Pearl
Crawfordsville
Jones
Gwendolyn
Joan Grimes
Kokomo Class Near Record at Commencement
Kokomo High School awarded diplomas to 187 graduates in a ceremony led by Dr. J Raymond Schutz of Manchester College. Honor students include Mary Strawburg Nelda Rosenheimer Ruth Frederick John Parks and George Ferguson.
Fortune teller jailed after intoxication in New Albany
Albert Fedora admitted being drunk when questioned by Mayor Newton A. Green acting as police court judge. The mayor fined Fedora $40, but he could not pay and was sent to jail to “lay it out.”
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New Albany
Ind
Albert Fredore
Newton A. Green
Fedora
Statue of Mrs Clement Studebaker Sr. given to De Pauw University
A marble statue by Lorado Taft has been donated to De Pauw University for the Studebaker Memorial Administration building stairway alcove. The Studebaker family, donors of the building, have included Clement Studebaker and others who attended the university.
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Temes
Greencastle
Ind
Clement Studebaker Sr
Lorado Taft
de Pauw University
Studebaker Memorial Administration
Studebakers
Clement Studebaker
Slow Driver Arrested In Holiday Traffic
Evansville Indiana June 1 Indiana enforces no speed limit law during the holiday period. J O Shepard of Evansville arrested by state policeman Walter France for driving too slowly on a road between Patoka and Hazleton. Officer says he moved at fifteen to twenty miles an hour.
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Evansville
Ind
Indiana
J. O. Shepard
Walter France
Patoka
Hazleton
Shepard
Kidnaping Reported In Kokomo Five Men Suspected
Howard McKay a garage mechanic reports he was abducted by five men he believes were Chicago gangsters. He says he was tied gagged placed in a car and woke in a swamp ten miles from LaPorte. Doctors note exhausted condition and cord marks on wrists. No motive given.
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Pu Times
Kokomo
Ind
Howard McKay
Chicago
McKay
Turley
LaPorte
Liquor Smell Fails to Convict on Man Slaughter Charge
In Browntown Indiana a jury could not reach a verdict on William Judd in the death of Melville Coryea. Coryea, a Baltimore & Ohio watchman at Seymour, was struck Jan 21 1928 by Judd’s truck and forced into a moving train. State witnesses testified to liquor odor on Judd’s breath but defense witnesses said he did not habitually drink.
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Pi Times
Brownstown
Ind
William Judd
Jackson
Melville S. Coryea
Coryea
Baltimore & Ohio
Seymour
Judd
Exchange Club Convention Set To Begin In Muncie
The Indiana Exchange Clubs annual convention opens Monday with over 400 delegates. J D Miltenberger of Muncie chairs the program, with guests George S Greene of Los Angeles and Harold M Harter of Toledo. Sessions will feature speakers R C Stone Roy C Street and L A Pittenger as officers are elected for 1930.
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Muncie
Ind
Indiana Exchange Clubs
J. D. Miltenberger
Georges. Greene
Los Angeles
Cal
Harold M. Harter
Toledo
R. C. Stone
Muncie Club
Roy C. Street
Lafayette
Douglas White
Indianapolis
Henry Myer
Terre Haute
L. A. Pittenger
Ball State Teachers’ College
Paroles Granted by Indiana Prison Board in June Meeting
The Indiana State Prison board with Governor Leslie granted paroles to Buco Parah Joe Gates Douglas Ball Sam Yates Homer Newsome Fred C. Lewis Dudley Sneede Hoyle Turknett and John Lappert. Parole terms range from one to twenty-one years across offenses including murder manslaughter burglary grand larceny and transporting liquor. Some paroles assign destination states Kentucky and Florida.
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Michigan City
Ind
Indiana State Prison
Harry G. Leslie
Buco Parah
Vanderburg
Fort Pabernat
Marion County
Joe Gates
Hendricks County
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Sam Yates
Homer Newsome
Fred C. Lewis
Dudley Sneede
Kentucky
Hoyle Turknett
Marion Country
Florida
John Lappert
Woman Dies at 92 in Morristown Germany native
Mrs. Mary Hawkins aged 92 died at the home of her daughter Mrs. T. R. Theobold south of Morristown Indiana. She was born in Germany and lived in the area for many years.
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Morristown
Ind
Mary Hawkins
Germany
T. R. Theobold
Here
Boy 13 Confesses to Milk Bottle Thefts In Bloomfield
Bloomington Indiana June 1 Carl Brannon aged 13 escaped a trap set at the home of A H Kelley city health officer but was later captured and confessed to stealing money from milk bottles placed outside homes Kelley set a bottle on his porch and extended a silk thread under a door Brannon grabbed the bottle but fled when the dust pan clattered alerting Kelley
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Bloomington
Ind
Carl Brannon
A. H. Kelley
Kelley
Winchester High School prepares for fifty fourth commencement
Winchester Ind June 1 James S E McMichael will speak at the fifty fourth annual Winchester high school commencement to be held Wednesday evening The invocation will be by Rev A P Teetor and benediction by Rev Lee Jackson The graduates include Pauline Alexander James Armstrong James Bailey John Bishop Andrew Brenner Earl Bridgman Mary Brook George Carter Martha Clark Russel Cox Robert Cullum John Deeds Christine Flatters Grace Fielder Marjorie Fisher May Torrest Martha Fulghum Ralph Harris Joseph Harris Virginie Harvey Reid Hiatt Joseph Hough Ruth Jaqua Lorin Keener Nellie Latley Harold McCollum Mildred McCollum Carl Metz Elizabeth Miller Horace Pitcher Harry Fotter Sara Puckett Oneila Reinheimer Robert Riker Susan Ross Virginia Simmons Quentin Smith Robert Sperce Eddie Stoncrock James Thornburg.
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Winchester High School
A. P. Teetor
First Methodist Church
Lee Jackson
Main Street Church of Christ
Pauline Alexander
James Armstrong
James Donald Bailey
John Lee Bishop
Andrew Max Brenner
Earl Bridgman
Mary Brook
George Carter
Harry E. Fotter
Sara Frances Puckett
Oneila Reinheimer
Robert H. Riker
Susan Emily Ross
Virginia Simmons
Quentin Smith
Robert Sperce
Eddie Stoncrock
James Thornburg
Retiring Director Honored by DePauw Staff Banquet
The retiring director of publicity at DePauw University was presented with a desk set a Gladstone bag and money by The DePauw staff and board at a banquet honoring his service.
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Put Times
Greencastle
Ind
L. E. Mitchell
de Pauw University
de Pauw
Newcastle High School graduation ceremony attracts 120 diplomas
An audience of 1,800 attended commencement exercises at Newcastle High School in Newcastle Indiana. Dr. G Bromley Oxnam president of DePauw University delivered the address as 120 graduates received diplomas.
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Times
Newcastle
Ind
Newcastle High School
G. Bromley Oxnam
de Pauw University
Pin clues in Hoosier woods pin down Chicago murder mystery
In Hebron Indiana police search for identity of a young woman found shot and clubbed in weeds near a road. A gold pin engraved Chicago and roller skates on the body may link to a Chicago skating prize winner. initial theory tied to Violet Broseau. The coroner notes the body lay in the woods about ten days.
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Pit Times &Recial
Hebron
Ind
Chicago
G. H. Miller
Porter County
Violet Broseau
University of Chicago
Howe Military academy to hold commencement Monday
Howe Indiana June 1 commencement exercises for graduates of the Howe Military academy will be held Monday. The charge to the class will be delivered by F Campbell Gray of South Bend.
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Times Special
Howe
Ind
The
Howe Military Academy
F. Campbell Gray
South Bend
Willard Schrader dies from farm vat burns near Winamac
Lay Times reports Willard Schrader aged 58 died of burns from five months earlier when he fell into a boiling water vat while helping on a farm near Winamac. Putnam county road bond issues totaling 28,240 dollars were sold at par. two smaller issues had no buyers due to low interest.
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Miami
Ind
Willard Schrader
Winamac
Greencastle
Putnam County
Appointed Putnam County Board Of Equalization Members
Albert Albaugh of Greencastle and Milton Edwards of Roachdale were named to the Putnam County Board of Equalization for a sixty day session beginning June 1 in Greencastle. The appointments are announced in the Times Special from Greencastle Indiana.
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Greencastle
Ind
Albert Albaugh
Milton Edwards
Roachdale
Putnam County Board of Equalization
Jewel of Life the focus of Shields high school commencement
Dr. Earl E. Harper of Evansville College gave the commencement address on the theme the Jewel of Life. A long list of graduates received diplomas including Robert Allen Donald Anderson Helen Auffenberg William Baise Oma Baker and many others.
Bankers Group Six to Meet in Madison Friday
Madison Indiana June 1 Group Six of the Indiana Bankers Association will hold its annual meeting here Friday with an expected attendance of 300. The group covers fourteen counties and Bartholemew county bankers will invite the 1931 meeting to Columbus.
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Madison
Ind
The
Indiana Bankers Association
Columbus
Bartholomew County
Station TRIP Tuned Out for Two Traveling Boys
Gary boys William Reynolds and John Malone, aged 9, were found by a Pennsylvania freight train crew near Hobart after radio alerts described them as missing. Signal operator Tom Warner halted the pair and handed them to police in Valparaiso until awaiting their parents.
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Wecomes
Eler
Ind
Gary
William Reynolds
John Malone
Pennsylvania
Hobart
Tom Warner
Warner
Valparaiso
Police
Wellsville
Malone Lad
History of Sect to Be Portrayed at Denver Convention
Elaborate preparations are under way for the historical pageant a principal feature of the Northern Baptist convention in Denver June 14 to 19. Scores of principals are rehearsing and a choir of more than 500 voices is being trained as background for the Saturday evening presentation June 15 on the auditorium stage depicting 400 years of Baptist history in Europe and America.
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Denver
Colo
Northern Baptist Convention
Europe
America
Two Dentists Seek 39500 in Damages in Auto Crash Suit
Dr. Robert O. Stone and Dr. Fred Hoffa of Indianapolis sue Dr. Neal Howard of South Bend for 39500 in St. Joseph circuit court over a January 25 crash in Indianapolis. The car hit a power pole on Washington street near White River boulevard at about sixty mph. Stone seeks 28500 for skull fracture and facial injuries. Hoffa demands 10750 for broken ribs and a back injury.
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Pet Times
South Bend
Ind
Robert O. Stone
Fred Hoffa
Indianapolis
St. Joseph
Neal Howard
Stone
Hoffa
Shelbyville
Howard
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White River Boulevard
Bloomington Ordered to Rebuild Sewers
Bloomington Ind June 1 Practically the entire sewer system and the sewage disposal plant have been condemned by the Indiana state board of health which ordered changes by July 1 A mass meeting of the city council will consider the matter Tuesday night Recommendations include reconstructing the Jordan river district sewer extending an adequate sanitary sewer for North Bloomington abandoning or rebuilding the present plant and stopping discharge of roof and surface drainage into the sanitary system The board reports several insanitary conditions exist in and about Bloomington.
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Bloomington
Ind
Indiana State Board of Health
State Board
Jordan River District
North
Chicago gangster tied to largest Cass county liquor still
Frank Fontana a 33 year old Chicago Italian is jailed in Cass county after a raid found the county's largest liquor still in a shack off the Onward Pipe Creek road. The 145 gallon daily still ran at 160 pounds steam pressure and produced sugar alcohol using power from a farm style electric plant. Officers seized a ton and a half of sugar mash and Fontana said he was paid 40 dollars weekly by a Chicago gangster known only as Jimmie.
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Logansport
Frank Fontana
Chicago
Cass County
William Zerbe
Fontana
Pipe Creek
Purdue Professor Publishes Book Adopted by Three Universities
Purdue professor Richard A. Cordell writes Representative Modern Plays British and American. The text is adopted as a course book by Boston University, Syracuse University, and Purdue University. Cordell, a Purdue faculty member and Indiana University graduate, announced the release.
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Times Special Lafayette
Ind
Richard A. Cordell
Purdue University
Boston
Syracuse
Purdue
Cordell
Indiana University
Youths Sentenced for Auto Theft in Boone Circuit Court
Three Indianapolis youths plead guilty in Boone circuit court to auto theft. Floyd Coffman 21 receives one year at the state reformatory while Paul Coffman 17 and Harold Doyle 17 get six months at the state penal farm. They list 728 Spann Avenue Indianapolis as their address and admit stealing cars belonging to Earl Schenck and N. A. Nissen of Indianapolis.
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Ind
Indianapolis
Boone Circuit
Floyd Coffman
State Reformatory
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Harold Doyle
State Penal Farm
Spann Avenue
Earl Schenck
N. A. Nissen
Fletcher Avenue
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