Jury verdict fixes life for Ora Hatfield in Vincennes
Ora Hatfield of Vincennes was found guilty of first degree murder. The jury, after about five hours deliberation, sentenced him to life imprisonment. The verdict was read in Daviess County court, and Hatfield was taken away handcuffed. No appeal was planned. The judge ordered committment papers and Hatfield will begin serving next week.
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Ora Hatfield
Vincennes
Daviess Ae
Hastings
Repone
Hatfield
A. J. Padgett
Michigan City
E. O. Jones
Homer Bear
Oden Laughlin
Pendleton
Frank McBride
State Farm
Putnamville
Charles Lashley
Clarente Woolbright
Austin Osman
Ray M. Smith
Stanley E. Dayton
Elmer Buzan
Elmer Durris
Hugh L. Cox
Samuel Patrick
Qwen C. Allison
Roscoe Myers
Lester Lee
Aviators Start Flight From France Toward Tokyo
An aviator crew left Bellanca plane at 9 02 a m heading from France toward Tokyo. The journey was not planned as a nonstop voyage and details remain unclear.
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Lotgiarac
France
Tokio
Marion Couple Confess Parts in Poison Plot
Marion couple pleads partial guilt in a school poisoning case linked to insurance motives. Arthur Walser and Dorthea Walser admit parts of the crime. prosecutors seek first degree murder charges and a special grand jury convening Monday.
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Marion
Mario Ind
Walser
Clifford
Dorthea
Clif
Jalser
Gibson Crop Chances Slim
Indications from County Agent G. M. Bast show Gibson county corn yields will be under two percent of average this year. Seeding lowlands is no longer possible and hill land plantings are unlikely. A few farmers will seek early seed corn and risk a crop after July 1, with frost timing deciding if any mature.
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Princeton
G. M. Bast
Gibson County
Global naval air strength figures released
The United States currently fields 230 air lanes, while Great Britain has 291 and Japan 198, reflecting relative aerial capacity in naval forces.
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United States
Great Britain
Japan
Flood control labeled government problem at Chicago meeting
Flood control was declared a government problem with a push to bridge the Mississippi. The resolutions committee urged action by Congress and asked President Coolidge to convene a conference with all agencies to draft a comprehensive permanent flood plan. Senator James E. Watson of Indiana chaired. Proposals include spillways levees bypass outlets and reservoirs to be combined where feasible.
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Chicago
Mississippi
Congress
Coolidge
Ins
United States
James E. Watson
Indiana
Send Lindbergh air mail letter
Postmaster McGenee urges public support for Captain Lindbergh by sending a personal air mail note for 10 cents. Letters should be addressed to the Postmaster General in Washington and reach him no later than the 13th to help make the welcome home a grand national event.
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McGenee
Captain Lindbergh
America
Charles A. Lindbergh
Washington
Charles A. Er
W Ton
Washington, D. C
Eadh
Judge Dillon Near Death in Bloomington Visit
Former Third District political figure and oil entrepreneur Judge Dillon lies near death in Indiana after paralysis. He once ran for Congress against Zenor and twice sought the Fifty-seventh Judicial district bench. he later sought Supreme Court nomination in 1926 but was narrowly defeated. Dillon owned oil wells with brothers and a large farm in Dubois County. relatives report he may live only hours.
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Bomar Traylor
Supreme Court of the
Second District
Benjamin — . Willoughby
Dillon
Christ
Texas
Broter
Fegas
el Y
Sedge di
Dubo Fe
Terre Haute Man Killed in Airplane Crash Details
New Hudson Michigan June 1 Charles Eldred 21 Terre Haute Ind fatally injured Vern Berwith Detroit instantly killed when engine stalled causing a crash Eldred died hours later at Brighton hospital He had been unemployed in Detroit and was on his first air trip invited by Berwith He leaves a wife and two children in Terre Haute.
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New Hudson
Mich
Charles Eldred
Terre Haute
Ind
Vern Berwith
Detroit
Here
Berwith
Eadipa
Eldred
Brighton Hospital
Death of W. E. Isenogle shocks Caveiss county farming community
Willard Ellsworth Isenogle, 57, prominent local farmer from one mile east of Cornettsville, died suddenly Friday evening at his home. He had been in declining health since July 1925 but worked until the day of his death, which was due to heart trouble after returning from a fishing trip. Born January 19, 1870 in Ohio, he moved to Daviess county at age four. Surviving: widow Etta McCall Isenogle, son Earl, a sister Mrs Dora Wilson of Riverside California, and one dead son. He was active in Modern Woodmen lodge at Plainville and U B church at New Beth el. burial at New Beth el. Reverend William Todd Haute to officiate. Burial near to be completed.
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Caveiss County
Willard ‘Ellsworth Isenogle
Cornettsville
Isenogle
Ohio
Daviess County
John Isenogle
Washington
Etta McCall
Bogard Township
Earl
Dora Wilson
Riverside
California
Modern
Woodmen Lodge
Plainville
U. B. Church of
Washington Citizens Aid Flood Sufferers With Clothing
Captain Ellis of the Salvation Army receives thanks from national headquarters for clothing and donations from Washington citizens to aid Mississippi valley flood sufferers. About fifteen hundred pounds of clothing were given along with other contributions from local characters.
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Elis
The
Salvation My
Hanks
National Headquarters
Washington
Mississippi Valley
Captain Ellis
Don Weslie Anderson Died On Porch Friday Night
Dr John Weslie Anderson a respected physician of Odon died suddenly at his home on Friday evening around 8 o clock while seated on his front porch. Death attributed to heart trouble at age PP years. He had been in ill health a year but practiced until death. He came to Daviess county in 1892 from Corydon and graduated from Kentucky School of Medicine in 1880. He married Alice Schoonover in 1878 and later Hattie Schoonover in 1885. Survived by wife and 11 children, including Warner Evanston Claude Harold Lorene Williams Holman Marjorie Denny Regena. Funeral at Odon Methodist Church with burial in Walnut cemetery. time to be announced.
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Ohn Weslie Anderson
Odon
Crawford County
Daviess County
Corydon
Kentucky School of Medicine
Louisville
Alice Schoonover
Anderson
Hattie Schoonover
Chattanooga
Opeera
John
David
Odon Methodist Church
Walnut Cemetery
Jewel thieves loot New York area in week long spree
In New York today jewel thieves raised their haul to over a quarter of a million dollars in under a week. They stole 100000 worth from Carl Schmidiett’s Millneck Long Island home, 50500 from Peter A Widner’s Ritz Carlton suite, and 100000 in gems from Jesse at Hamal Point.
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New York
Chianabesion
Levine
Rome
Flyerg
Bedford
Mass
Provincetown
Carl Schmidiett
Millneck
Preven Bay
Long Island
Peter A. Widner
Ritz Carlton
Jésse
Ihmal Point
Lindbergh Starts Back Home For Lindbergh Day
Capt Charles A Lindbergh begins return to New York after a fortnight in France as public plans Lindbergh Day events. Secretary Davis urged commanders to sign distinguished visitors for participation in the welcome in Washington. A national committee prepared a large civic reception for the famed aviator.
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France
Charles A. Lindbergh
Washington
America
Davis
Charles Lindbergh
New York
Catholic High Commencement Next Thursday
The annual commencement exercises of Washington Catholic High School will be held Thursday evening June 16 at 8 o'clock in the school auditorium. Rev. James H. Ryan will deliver the address. A list of graduates includes Beatrice Valmond Clem Mary Monica Donnelly Halph Fields Beth Foils Anna Qootee Virginia Cleophas Mary Greenwell James Alb Hardesty Frederick John Hor Carl Bernard Jerger Selphia Florence Jones Bernard Josef Mangin Margaret Lucille Mary Elisabeth Manti Charles Albert Miles Suse Norris Timothy James Neil Florence Hare Raney Mai Elizabeth Sinnott Smith Frederick a
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Washington
Atholic High School
James H. Ryan
D. D
Catholic University of
Anna
Virginia Cleophas
Mary Greenwell
James Alb Hardesty
Frederick John Hor Carl
Bernard Jerger
Selphia Florence
Jones
Bernard Josef Mangin
Margaret Lucille Tingly
Mary
Elisabeth Ma
Charles Albert Miles
Suse ¥ Norris
Timothy
James Neil Florence
Hare Raney
Mai Elizabeth Sinnott
Smith
Frederick — A
Rattan Found In Philippine Palms And Length
A fragment notes that rattan is part of the palm family and mentions a measurement related to a length of 800 ecsebe found in the Philippines.
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Philippines
Screen star Istaghands Tar dies in Hollywood hospital
Robert Mein, a stage and screen star, dies at a Hollywood hospital from hemorrhage after a train trip from Salt Lake City. His wife Dorcas Mathews, who left acting years ago, was by his bedside as he never regained consciousness after a paralysis shock.
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Holly Oalif
Robert Mein
Hollywood Hospital
Dorcas Mathews
McKim
Salt Lake City
William Doyle Improves After Oil Well Accident
William Doyle, hurt with broken ego and other injuries in an oil well accident at Doyle farm south of Montgomery last Tuesday, is recovering nicely at Daviess County Hospital.
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William ‘Doyle
Patrick “Doyle
Montgomery
Daviess County
Error in Hopewell Stores Bread Price Ad
The Democrat mispublished a bread price ad for Hopewell Cash Stores yesterday causing a misunderstanding about the advertised prices at these popular shops.
Two Boys Kidnapped From Nashville Home Yard
In Nashville Tennessee on a June day George Keith Jr six and Leihan Keith four, sons of George Keith president of the Hermitage, were abducted from their yard by two unknown men in a moving automobile. Authorities launched a search as details remained unclear and concerns grew for the children's safety.
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Nashville
Tenn
George Keith, Jr
Leihan Keith
George
Hermitage
Twe UN
Wen
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