Yeggs Double Martin Suspect Arrested After Bank Attempt
Chicago salesman O A Martin was arrested in Columbus after a bank holdup at Paris Crossing. The target bank cashier D W Lawry and customer J M Lake fought the bandit, who fled on foot from a damaged Hupmobile. Blood on the car indicated a struggle injuring the bandit or from gunfire.
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Columbus
Paris Crossing
State Bank
O. A. Martin
Chicago
Martin
A. W. Wiles
Jennings County
J. M. Lake
D. W. Lawry
Mr. Lake
Wiles
Lawry
Vernon
Hall
All Fred
Eye Removal After Accident In Austin
William J. Jackson of Austin had his left eye removed at Schneck Memorial hospital this morning after years of injury from a falling limb that struck his face. The accident left him blind in that eye and today required optic removal.
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William J. Jackson
Austin
Schneck Memorial Hospital
Mr. Jackson
American Legion Special Meeting Notice
American Legion to hold a special meeting Friday December 28 at 7 30 p m adj W N Everhart announces business of importance for members and attendees called to participate.
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American Legion
W. N. Everhart
Adj
Reuben Headley Granted Liberty After Bond Posted
Reuben Headley, arrested December 18 on possession and operating a still, posted $1,500 bond and was released Monday night to spend Christmas with his wife. Bondsmen include James McPeat Edward Cutshaw and Walter Kattman of Crothersville. Hawkins remains jailed at Brownstown. Judge Cox has not approved Hawkins bondsmen due to suspected prior dealings with Headley. Circuit court is adjourned until after New Years, with court not in session this week.
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Reuben Headley
Crothersville
Brownstown
Ile
James McPeat
Edward Cutshaw
Walter Kattman
Charles Hawkins
Headley
Cox
Hawkins
Slankins
Circuit Court
Cullen Barnes
Skull Fracture After Southeast Bedford Crash
Fourteen year old Morris Bright of near Bedford suffers a fractured skull and facial laceration after a car driven by George Myers veered and overturned on a Christmas afternoon. Myers escaped with minor injuries. Bright was rushed to Dunn Memorial Hospital, with doctors noting good recovery prospects. Bright is the son of Mr and Mrs Richard Bright, three miles north of Bedford.
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Morris Bright
Bedford
Dunn Memorial Hospital
Jackson County
George Myers
Dan McCann
Myers
Bright
McCann
Richard Bright
Two Vehicles Collide in City Intersection
A one ton Ford truck owned by Claude Swengle dairy and a Maxwell touring car sustained slight damage in a collision Wednesday night at 7 30 at the Chestnut and Sixth streets corner. Roy Krewell of the dairy drove the Ford north on Chestnut while the Maxwell, with no lights, turned south from Sixth onto Chestnut. No injuries reported.
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Claude Swengle
Chestnut
Sixth Streets
Swengle
Roy Krewell
Maxwell
North Vernon vs Shields Owls Friday Curtain Raiser
North Vernon and Shields Owls square off in a high school gym Friday with a 7:00 p.m. curtain raiser and 8:00 p.m. main game. The event showcases local prep basketball energy and regional rivalry at the High School Gym.
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North Vernon
Shields Owls
Dances At Moose Lodge Night Session Scheduled
Moose Lodge hosts a dance from 8 to 11 p.m. on December 29 with music and social activities. Admission details are listed, promising an evening of entertainment and community gathering.
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Moose Lodge
City School Board Orders Thorough Postholiday Cleaning
The board orders extensive cleaning and fumigation of all city school buildings to protect children from disease. Work continues through the holiday period and aims to have rooms fully sanitized when students return for the second half of the school year.
Legion to Discuss Plans to Purchase New Home
A local American Legion post will meet Friday night to discuss buying a home after proposals from the last regular meeting. Members expect large attendance as interest in owning a post home grows. Opinions vary between purchasing and remodeling a city residence or buying a downtown building. A buffet luncheon and smoker will follow the business session.
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The
American Legion
Legion
Cold Wave Signals Deep Freeze Across North America
International News Service reports sub zero temperatures and heavy snow as a cold wave moves into the northwest. Provinces in Canada register 14 to 20 degrees below zero with strong north winds spreading into the northern United States.
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Minneapolis
Minn
United States
Fate of Dixmude an Unsolved Mystery
International News Service reports the missing giant dirigible Dixmude may be lost with fifty aboard after nine days. The Paris ministry of marine maintains hope of survivors, while officials suspect weather and navigation failures led to the disaster.
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Paris
Ministry of Marine
Matin
Toulon
Mediterranean
Algeria
Marine Ministry
Naval
Meteorological Service
Dixmude
Sahara Desert
Africa
Program at Lutheran Club Friday Evening
A church club presents a film program Friday at 7 30 featuring two children's reels, two reels of Africa wildlife hunting, a wilderness tale, and International News. Admission is 1 cent and 15 cents.
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Lutheran Club
Africa
William Weathers Accepts Traveling Salesman Post
William Weathers of this city has accepted a position as traveling salesman for the Western Cartridge Company. He was formerly employed with the Clark Wholesale Company. His new duties will take him temporarily through the eastern states and Canada.
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William Weathers
Western Cartridge Comppany
Clark Wholesale Company
Canada
Attempt to Kill Prince of Japan Shocked Nation
In Tokyo on December 27 an assassination attempt on Hirohito interrupted the Diet session as a gunman fired at the Prince Regent's car. The prince was unharmed, chamberlain injured, and the attacker Nanina captured as police protected the crowd. the cabinet resigned amid the crisis and police chief quit.
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Tokyo
Hirohito
Japan
Iriye
Naiwa
Akasaka
Teranamun
Nanina
Prince Regent
Raniwa
Central
Notice F and AM Installation of Officers Dee 27
A local Masonic lodge announces the installation of officers on the 27th with N D Short serving as Worshipful Master and W M Dee in attendance. Programs will include ceremonial rites and dues collection.
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Dee
N. D. Short
W. M
Klan Crisis Prompts Letter to President Coolidge
Edward Young Clarke former Klan leader accuses the organization of becoming a cheap political machine and threatens war on imperial wizard Hiram W Evans. Clarke delivers a detailed case to President Coolidge with documents alleging constitutional rights violations and calls for a national effort to stamp out hooded terrorism.
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Washington
Khu Klux Klan
Whitehouse
Coolidge
Edward Young Clarke
United States
Clark
Klan
Hiram W. Evans
Ku Klux Klan
Clarke
Oklahoma
Texas
Louisiana
Edgar Puller
Fuller
Battle rages near Santa Lucrecia in Mexican unrest
Report from Vera Cruz on December 27 describes a five day siege at Santa Lucrecia between federal forces led by Generals Juan Dominguez and Bravo Izquierdo and rebels under Generals Perales and Denito Torruco. Rebels reportedly surround the town with Medias Agua fallen, while rail links are restricted and forces mass for new assaults.
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Vera Cruz
Santa Tuerecia
Juan Dominguesz
Bravo Izquerdo
Perales
Denito Torruco
Santa Lucrecia
Medias Augua
Mexicano
Pachues
Timaisquilpan
Munos
Chignahuapaan
Owls Open Season Against North Vernon Friday
The Owls host North Vernon Friday at 8:00 p m in the High School Gym with season kickoff expectations high and local fans urged to attend.
Eighteen Die In Ghastly Fire At Chicago State Hospital
A deadly blaze at the Chicago State Hospital for the Insane in Dunning kills at least eighteen and injures many as panic erupts among residents. State officials join a joint inquiry with city and federal agencies to determine the cause and prevent future tragedies.
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Chicago
Chicago State Hospital
Dunning
C. JL Jenkins
Chicago Fire Department
Jarecki
United States Veterans’ Bureau
Elijah Carraker
Carraker
Lowell Carraker
Michael Ledwith
John Bennett
Carpenter
William Cusack
Herman Hacker
Ile
Hannah Saunders
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Yegg
D. A. Martin
Seymour Business College
Tip
Tip Richardson
GIVEN
McPeat
Cutshaw
Kattman
Hawkins’ Bond
International News Service
Dixmade
Prince OF
Regent's
Prince
Imperial
Evans
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