Milton Droege Receives E Blish Thompson Scholarship
Milton Droege son of Mr and Mrs Fred Droege will receive the E Blish Thompson scholarship to Yale University subject to passing entrance exams in Indianapolis this month The fund honors E Blish Thompson of Lusitania sinking fame and pays over 700 yearly The graduating class also lists Norman J Lasher Homer Due and others for various scholarships and loans totaling 150 yearly from Tri Kappa The Rector scholarship to DePauw University goes to Harold Nieman worth 225 a year for four years Mary May Persinger receives Oxford College scholarship for first year tuition and 26 graduates list their chosen alma maters
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Milton Droege
Fred Droege
E. Blish Thompson
Yale University
Indianapolis
Young Droege
Shields High School
the Tribune
Norman J. Lasher
Homer Due
Tri Kappa_ sorority
Young Due
Indiana University
Harold Nieman
DePauw University
Mary May Persinger
Oxford College
Oxford
Ohio
Lois Ashley
Lucile Bender
Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
Doris Bush
Ohio State Univer
Virgil Clark Awarded 1876.50 For Eye Injury
Virgil Clark of this city received 1876.50 compensation from the Indiana Industrial Board for the loss of an eye while employed by the Indianapolis Pump and Tube Company now Noblitt Sparks Industries. The award covers 150 weeks at 12.50 weekly. the accident occurred in October 1926.
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Virgil Clark
Indianapolis Pump and Tube Company
Noblitt-Sparks Industries, Inc
Indiana Industrial Board
P. Elsner
Ralph B. Gregg
Indianapolis
Mr. Clark
Edgar A. Perkins
State Industrial Board
Clark
Mrs. Richard Dietzman Dies in Louisville Funeral Held
Funeral services were held in Louisville for Mrs. Richard Dietzman sister in law of Charles Dietzman of this city after a long illness. She is survived by her husband her parents Mr and Mrs George Pfiester and a brother all of Louisville.
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Louisville
Richard Dietzman
Charles Dietzman
Dietzman
George Pfiester
Garrison Joins Eastern Nazarene College Faculty
The Rev. J. H. Garrison, former Oakland City Church of the Nazarene pastor, accepts a faculty post at Eastern Nazarene College Boston teaching science philosophy and psychology. He will start next fall while pursuing a master’s degree at Oakland City College. Church friends report his spring graduation from Oakland City College with a Bachelor of Divinity.
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J. H. Garrison
Church of the Nazarene
Eastern Nazarene College
Boston
Garrison
Oakland City
Seymour
Oakland City College
Italian Aviators Break U S Record
Rome June 2 Italian aviators Majors Ferrarin and Del Prete broke the world record for sustained flight by flying over an hour longer than the previous record holders George Haldeman and Eddie Stinson who set 53 hours 36 minutes 41 seconds in Florida
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Rome
Majors Ferrarin
del Prete
George Haldeman
Eddie Stinson
Florida
Test New Type Plane Motor
Engineers at Superior Machine Tool Company completed a block test of a six cylinder airplane motor. The lighter design weighs 220 pounds, about 130 pounds less than Lindberghs Spirit of St Louis engine. The company says the new motor will sell for under 800 dollars, far below the 1600 dollar price of current models.
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Kokomo
Superior Machine Tool Company
Charles A. Lindbergh
Hanover College Commencement Schedule Unfolds
Hanover Indiana June 2 a four day commencement program for Hanover College opens with a bac calaureate sermon by Dr. Frank C Ballard from the college English department. Monday is student day Tuesday alumni day and Wednesday commencement.
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Hanover
Eye United Press
Ind
Hanover College
Frank C. Ballard
Where To Go Sunday to the First Baptist Church
Sunday guidance lists the First Baptist Church and church school as the recommended destinations for worship and instruction.
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First Baptist Church
Judge Cox Faces Arson Trial Delay Rumors
Judge James A. Cox of Crothersville said he may be disqualified after testifying to the grand jury in the arson case against Joe Schuler and Henry Kattman over the Porter West home fire. If disqualified he will step aside. otherwise he will proceed per law. Trial likely next week with Hanover College witnesses and Schuler not finishing classes.
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James A. Cox
Crothersville
Joe Schuler
Henry Kattman
Porter West
Cox
Coulter M. Montgomery
Edward P. Elsner
Young Schuler
Hanover College
Hanover
Kattman
Culver Military Academy Plans Week of Commencement Events
Culver Military Academy opens its thirty fourth annual commencement week with an athletic program on Saturday. A regimental review is set for Sunday followed by baccalaureate services. Legion day will be observed Monday with guard mounting Tuesday and the awarding of diplomas Wednesday.
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Culver
Culver Military Academy
First Air Freight Delivery Reaches Wabash
Forty minutes after Dean Wakerfield ordered electrical supplies from Ft. Wayne, the first air freight shipment of its kind arrived in Wabash marking a historic delivery.
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Wabash
Dean Wakerfield
Ft. Wayne
Man seeks surname trimmed to last three letters
Harold Glaubenshlee petitions Knox circuit court in Vincennes Indiana for permission to drop all letters of his surname except the final three. The move aims to simplify his name in official records and correspondence.
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Vincennes, Ind
Harold Glaubenshlee
Knox Circuit Court
Graduation Edition copies available at Tribune office
Tribune offers limited copies of the Graduation Edition for locals to keep or send to friends, with a note that only a few remain.
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Tribune
Home Made Ice Cream at The Inn Mapleton
Readable fragment notes a local inn offering home made ice cream praised as the best ever tasted. No dates or further details present.
Dudleytown Lutheran Dedication Set for June 10
Dudleytown Lutherans will rededicate their church on Sunday June 10 marking the completion of extensive alterations. The program will include musical numbers speakers and other features as details are announced by Pastor Rev. O R Massman. The improvements include electric lighting rewiring ceiling refinishing and an added extension to improve facilities.
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Dudleytown
O. R. Massman
Seymour to Elect Borcherding Successor to School Board
The Seymour city council will elect Borcherding’s successor to the school board at its next regular meeting. The appointee will not officially join the board until its August meeting. Other board members are C. E. Loertz and Ralph Thompson.
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G. C. Borcherding
Seymour City
Borcherding
Helen Wills Defeats Holland Champion in Paris Tennis
In Paris at Roland Garros Stadium on June 2 Miss Helen Wills of California defeated Miss Rollin Courquerque, the Holland champion, in the quarter finals of the international hard court championship. Wills won the first set 6-2 and the second 6-0.
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Roland Carros Stadium
Paris
Helen Wills
California
Rollin Courquerque
Holland
Lions To Visit Capital Convention in Indianapolis
Between 700 and 800 Lions Club members are expected at the Indiana Lions annual convention in Indianapolis on June 11 and 12. A golf tournament for delegates is planned on opening day morning, with non golfers offered a city tour.
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Indianapolis
Indiana Lions Clubs
Cleaning Naphtha Delivered in Two Gallon Quantities
Cleaning naphtha at EuDaly's delivered in quantities of two gallons or more. The notice notes availability and handling at the store location with emphasis on bulk dispensing and product safety.
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EuDaly
Memorial Sermon for Knights of Pythias
The Rev. J. Willard Yoder of St. Paul Congregational church will preach the memorial sermon for the Knights of Pythias lodge. Uniformed Uniform Bank and Knights members will meet on South Chestnut Street and march to the church for an organ recital of patriotic melodies and the song America. The service includes invocation and the Lord's prayer before announcements.
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J. Willard Yoder
St. Paul Congregational Church
Knights of Pythias Lodge
St. Paul Church
Uniform Bank
South Chestnut Street
America
Benzel Resigns to Join Gimbel’s Milwaukee Store
Bloomington Indiana June report states Charles F. Benzel longtime Indiana University Bureau Business Research manager resigns to become assistant manager of Gimbel Department Store in Milwaukee Wisconsin.
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Bloomington
Ind
Charles F. Benzel
Indianapolis
Indiana Univeristy Business Research Bureau
Gimbel
Milwaukee
Wis
Leedy Drums And Xylophones Window Display
The Hancock Piano and Radio Co advertises Leedy drums and xylophones in a shop window display next to the First National Bank inviting shoppers to view the instruments from its storefront location.
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Leedy
Este! Hancock Piano and Radio Co
First National Bank
Ten Witnesses Testify On New York Campaign Activities
Ten witnesses testified before the New York senate campaign investigating committee. Mayor Frank J. Hague of Jersey City, a key witness, denied charges that he agreed to underwrite the New Jersey delegation’s Houston convention expenses.
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New York
Senate Campaign Investigating Committee
Frank J. Hague
Jersey City
New Jersey
Houston
Prosecutor Targets Dog Tax Delinquents in Township List
Prosecutor Coulter Montgomery announced that Friday marked the last day to pay the dog tax and delinquents are liable to arrest. He noted Vernon Township reported four delinquents last year, with prosecution possible if any are reported, as lists are forwarded after June 1 following assessment.
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Coulter M. Montgomery
Montgomery
Vernon
Kicked Through Barn By Horseboy Injures Marion Man
Karl Miller of Marion Indiana was kicked through a barn wall by a horse. He suffered a shattered hip bone and severe lacerations. A ten foot square hole was torn in the barn wall.
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Marion
Ind
Karl Miller
Dies When Home Burns in Rushville Area
Mrs. Mary J. Brown aged 73 died of heart disease as the home of farmer Marion McCann, near Rushville Indiana, burned. She had been employed as a housekeeper by McCann. The fire occurred near Rushville on June 2.
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Rushville
Ind
Mary J. Brown
Marion McCann
Here
Church Union. Why and Why Not at First Baptist Church
A brief notice announces a Sunday evening discussion at First Baptist Church titled Why and Why Not Church Union. The item notes the event location and timing without further details.
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First Baptist Church
Surrender of Peking Pressed by Nationalist Forces
News from London dispatches says Chang T'io Lin's Nationalist troops push toward Peking while northern leaders reportedly debate evacuation. Northern retreat orders were issued around Tien Tsun and Maching as southerners advance. Foreigners are assured safety and a safety committee is being organized. Northerners hurry to Manchuria as trains run crowded.
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Peking
Chang T'io Lin
Exchange
London
Chang Tsung Chang
Tien Tsin
Feng Tien
Maching
Manchuria
Chang Tso Lin
Boasts Skyscraper in Washington Indiana Five Stories
Washington Indiana celebrates its first real skyscraper a five story building now nearly ready to open its banking department on June 6 and full business by June 7. Furniture has moved in and offices will relocate as rooms fill by July 1. The project drew wide local attention as construction neared completion.
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Washington
Ind
Strawberries For Sale At 619 West Fourth
Extra nice berries offered by T. J. Due at 619 West Fourth. Phone 322 for orders.
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T. J. Due
West Fourth
Dempsey Exhibition Called Off After Church Dispute
Los Angeles on June 2 reports that Jack Dempsey's ring exhibition for Wilshire Boulevard Congregational church has been canceled. The former champion planned to fight for Dr. Frank Dyer amid a factional dispute and mortgage relief, but protests from other churches led to the cancellation.
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Los Angeles
Jack Dempsey
Wilshire Boulevard Congregational Church
Frank Dyer
Dyer
Dempsey
Fliers Turn To Second Leg Of Australian Hop
Captain Charles Kingsford Smith and three companions press toward the next leg of their record ocean flight from Honolulu to Suva Fiji with a 3200 mile hop. Cablegrams of congratulations pour in as the crew awaits a motor inspection to decide if departure can occur tomorrow.
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Honolulu
Southern Cross
Australia
Charles Kingsford-Smith
Suva
Fiji Islands
Oakland
Pacific
Maitland
Hegenberger
Kingsford-Smith
Charles T. P. Ulm
Harry Lyon
James Warner
Wheeler
Snow and Ice Hold Secret of Italia Dirigible Fate
Arctic wastes hide the fate of the Italia as relief efforts by four nations begin. Two small groups press into northern regions to locate the dirigible and its 16 crew members, last heard a week ago. Expeditions will take about ten days to complete.
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Kings Bay
Spitabergen
Arctic
Italia
Northern
North Pole
U R K of P Meeting and Memorial Service
Notice calls members to a 9:30 a.m. Sunday June 3 meeting at the Armory with a business session first. Attend in full uniform for a Memorial service at St Paul Congregational. Signed Geo W Bartlett Captain.
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Armory
St. Paul Congregational Ce
Geo
W. Bartlett
Knights to Attend Memorial Services at St Paul Church
All Bro Knights will meet at Castle Hall Sunday at 10:00 a m to attend Memorial services at St Paul Congregational church as directed by the Supreme lodge statute. T R Carter K R and Ss.
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Bro. Knights
Castle Hall
St. Paul Congregational Church
Supreme Lodge
T. R. Carter
K. R
Weather Records Temperatures and River Stage Report
Temperatures reached a high of 76 and a low of 53. The river stage recorded at 1 ft 9 in above the jew water mark, with unclear gauge reference.
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Riley Goble
The
Seymour Water Co
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