Murder Twist Town Case Shocks Odon Area Household
The Odon Drug Co and Rexard Store figure in a grim report as Clifton Baum, 29, allegedly murdered his wife Thelma Baum and toppled into a clothes basket. The case follows Baum’s troubled history including prison terms, escapes, and hospitalizations. Thelma Baum, 28, long a Washington native, is identified as the victim and sole eyewitness Thelma's four year old daughter and Scott Alford’s homecoming are also noted.
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Baum
Thelma Baum
Evansville
West End
House of Correction
Thomas Fair
Washington
Clifton Baum
Thelma
Illinois Central Railroad
Champaign
Springfield
Ill
Community Notes From Odon and Surrounding Towns
Local briefes list daily movements and visits by residents of Elnora Lyons Burns City and nearby towns. Entries note receptions trips to Indianapolis Vincennes Spencer Washington and Worthington plus shop visits Rexall store promotions and attending family gatherings.
Teachers Should Not Smoke Says Local Reader
A reader argues that seniors who plan to teach and smoke cigarettes are immoral and violate both state law and religious teaching. The note asserts teachers influence students, cites moral law, and urges parents to judge county schools. The writer also decries editors who downplay petty statutes and mentions Miss Vella Jacks returning to Chicago.
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Daviess County
The
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Phoe
American Press Association
Uncle Sam
Odon Drug Co
Rexard
Scott Alford
Methodist
Indianapolis
Scott
Claud
G. W. Ulrich
Terre Haute
M. B. Ulrich
Emanual Berkley
Jasonville
E. T. Laughlin
Newtery
Beck’s
Elnora
Bennett
Rexall
Roland Pershing
Dr. Knapp
Odon
Grand Hotel
Miss Nelle Rader
Lyons
A. A. Lane
Geo. Ketchem
Jno
Ben Stotts
Linton
Curtis Sharples
Mrs. W. H. Bechtel
Worthington
Dr. Hess
Qodon Drug Co
Ralph Gantz
Fred Toon
Chas Shinolt
Burns City
Noah
Elmer Shively
S. E. Bowman
J. M. Winkerpleck
Geo.Pownbull
Spencer
Alva Sims
J. H. Palmer
C. E. Pershing
A. D. Goosey
Lester Simpson
Seeville
Ohio
Dean Richardson
P. A. Winklepleck
Levi Johnson
Earl Johnson
Doris
J. M. Winklepleck
Hattie Norman
Keene
Elmer Bunch
Poindexter and Wilson
C. A. Pickett
Floy Sears
H. B. Wallick
Herman Malone
John Sims
Charles Adams
Win Winklepleck
Walter Shaffer
Daviess
Miss Vella Jacks
iCuicego
W. J. Danner
Cabel & Kauffman’s
Indiana
Freeman’s Bread
Freeman’s Bakery
WM. Bair
Men
Barkley
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