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Newspaper
Washington Washington Democrat
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1928
Page
4
Subscription rates listed for Mall service, with prices noted for weekly and annual plans. Indicates post office entry as second class matter in Washington. Shipping and transit details implied for mail delivery.
Washington will dedicate the new Peoples National Bank and Trust Company building signaling faith in local growth The district has transformed with new buildings and remodeling and more factories are needed to provide employment The piece also comments on political issues and daylight saving time as a factor in voter turnout.
L Gutton and Routt of Vincennes prepared blueprints for the Peoples Sectional Bank Building and other large Washington projects. Earlier work included the Community Gymnasium and Davis County Hospital, with further plans for St Marys School and Longfellow School additions in Washington township.
Marion Illinois June 5 Dave Slinkard alias David Slinkard indicted for participation in the Birger gang murder of Ward Jones in Williamson County. Radon Millich, Ural Gowan and Bert Owens tied to the crime. bodies burned or dumped after killings. mayor’s brother arrested. Birger executed for killing Mayor Joel Adame. Slinkard linked to body disposal in cabin crime.
Sanoee Burns, 20, sits with his aunt in Tippecanoe County Circuit Court as jurors are selected in the murder case stemming from the Feb 7 deaths of Deputy Sheriffs John Grove and Wallace McClure. Burns, captured with Baxter during a restaurant robbery, has been held at Michigan City state prison awaiting trial.
Mrs Helen Miller of Winchester Indiana reports relief from piles after using Page Pile Treatment. She commends the treatment, says it stands above others, and notes its money back guarantee. Sold locally by several druggists.
A London circus trainer testified that an elephant, when punished for misconduct, feels no pain or penitence but makes an enraged outcry because its feelings are hurt. He adds that he knows nothing about American politics and would deny propaganda for any party.
Word reached Columbia City Indiana that Ray Dillon of High Bridge Wisconsin was found dead in Lake Nyagaoga near Winnipeg Canada. His cousin Russell Eisaman thirty died on hunting trip with Dillon and is believed dead after a likely botched crossing in a storm. Rangers found a calendar on Dillon’s body marking days of the trip.
Maxwell Indiana June 5 W M Moss longtime newspaper publisher dies of heart trouble at Maxwell He was active in politics for fifty years and published the infield Democrat and helped begin the first daily paper in the area.
The obituary notes a survivor line for a widow and three sons, including Clyde A. of Louisiana publisher, Dexter a Tulsa newspaper man, and Capen also a newspaper man of Isburgh, Ba.
Dwight Risley of Risley Department Store announces joining the Federation Buyer's Club as part of a plan to lower costs through combined purchasing power. An advertisement with more details will appear in The Democrat on Thursday.
Funeral services for Mrs Catherine Zollars will be held tomorrow at 2 PM at the First Christian Church with burial in Oak Grove cemetery.
Margaret Burton of 2218 Massachusetts Kansas City MO requests confidential correspondence regarding unresolved personal matters.
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