Snook yields information to Ohio official
In Columbus on June 20 a bespectacled professor, after sixteen hours with attorney John M. Geldel, gave authorities what he knew about Miss Hix’s death. Detective Seidel said Dr. Snook denied confessing, claiming he is befuddled and wants a break before more statements. Phil lips called Snook’s admissions a partial answer, though Snook said he is ready to tell all.
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Columbus
Ohio
Snook
Seidel
Otto Phillips
Eliza Gilley Dead at 75 in Harrison Township
Eliza Gilley 75, widow of Job Gilley Civil War veteran, died Wednesday afternoon after a three year illness. Survived by two children Ira Job Gilley and Mary E Robinson and two stepchildren Charles and Oliver Gilley. Funeral 10:30 Friday at Aikman Creek Baptist. burial at John Atherton. Brother and sister Mrs Carl Slatten and Thomas Preston also surviving with four great grandchildren.
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Eliza Gilley
Harrison Township
Job Gilley
Gilley
Hadeen
Kentucky
Aikman Creek
John Atherton
Ira Job Gilley
Mary E. Robinson
Charles
Oliver Gilley
Carl Slatten
Washington
Thomas ‘Preston
Des Moines
Iowa
House and Senate Split Over Tariff Bill
Washington June 20 The house and senate left for their summer breaks in discord and warned of threats for a fall clash over tariff legislation. The senate blamed the house for adjourning without notice, while subcommittees pressed hearings and prepared to draft the bill, with a Joint committee looming over prohibition enforcement.
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Washington
House
Senate
Watson
Cleo
Senate Finance Committee
Hoover
Treasury
Justice Department
Gypsies Take Money From Two Burns City Men
Two Burns City men were swindled by fortune tellers who had them remove their pocketbooks and later discovered cash missing. Gore lost a $10 bill Harris $50 and two $1 bills. The suspects left Burns City after 9 pm heading south.
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Burns City
Mr. Gore
Mr. Harris
Berns City
Local Odon Resident Nanna McNabb Dies at 38
Mrs. Nanna McNabb 38 longtime Odon resident died yesterday afternoon at Listen hospital after a five month illness. Funeral Friday at 1 pm at Odon United Brethren church with burial at Walnut Hill cemetery. Surviving husband McNabb and three children Loreni Victor and Betty Jean. Also surviving are Grace Herron Cisco Kinnaman Albert Kinnaman and her mother, with services by Rev. Roberts. She was born east of Odeon in 1891 and lived there all her life.
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Nanna McNabb
Odon
Listen Hospital
McNabb
Union
Union Chapel
United Brethren Church
Cisco Kinnaman
Don
Albert Kinnaman
Linton
Germany Makes Demand on Rhineland Evacuation
German reports claim Stresemann demanded immediate Rhineland evacuation and swift Saar return as condition for accepting Young plan. Paris denials followed but observers insist talks occurred with Briand and Poincare.
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Rhineland
Saar Valley
Germany
Onuiciatty
Mann
Stresemann
France
Plaa
Paris
Aristide Briand
Raymond Poincare
Building of grade on state highway No 61 starts
Petersburg June 20 work began on state highway No 61 five miles north of Petersburg. Large quantities of steel and concrete arrived for construction of small bridges and culverts. A 1 1/4 mile White River bottom fill will use over 175000 yards of dirt and rock between the main bridge and the overflow bridge reaching Knox county. The project is described as one of the department’s most gigantic undertakings. Contractors started on the Knox county side.
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Petersburg
White River
Knox County
State Highway Department
Rogers
Florence Raney Undergoes Major Operation At Local Hospital
Mrs. Florence Raney of 113 North Meridian street underwent a major operation at Daviess county hospital today.
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Florence Raney
North Meridian Street
Daviess County Hospital
Minor Operation at Local Hospital
Nevin Russell of Washington Route 4 underwent a minor operation at the local hospital today.
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Nevin Russell
Washington R. R
Loogootee Youth Undergoes Minor Operation Today
George Padgett of Loogootee underwent a minor operation at a local hospital today.
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Loogootee Youth Hospital
George Padgett
Loogootee
Making Shades For Courthouse Begins Big Task
McCarty and Sinnott, sub-contractors for venetian shades and silk drapes, started the project for the new courthouse. They must drill sixteen holes per window for one hundred windows, and the high window-tops require a small hand drill rather than an electric one.
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McCarty & Sinnott
Hoover Signs Bill For Building Bridge
Washington June 20 President Hoover signed a bill authorizing Illinois and Indiana to jointly build a bridge across the Wabash river near Vincennes Indiana. Indianapolis June 20 construction of a new 400000 dollar bridge on S Highway 50 will start as soon as possible and is expected to be completed after ground conditions permit with W J Titus Indiana highway department chief engineer noting delays.
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Washington
Hoover
Tlinois
Indiana
Wabash River
Vincennes
Ind
Indianapolis
W. J. Titus
Indiana Highway Department
Weather forecast fragment for Indiana showers
A fragment of a weather notice notes a expected warm day with showers. It mentions an Indiana region and earlier forecasts predicting possible showers, but the text is incomplete and unclear.
Layman Heads North Baptists Leader Chosen in Denver
Alton L. Miller of Boston was elected president of the Northern Baptist General Convention. The body ratified the nominating committee’s choice with no discussion and approved a slate for nominating the head of the denomination. A. M. in New York was named for reappointment, while Rev. Dr. Davans of Kansas City was offered as possible reappoint. Delegates held group conferences on missions and denominational matters. A report urged union with the Disciples of Christ, with further conferences planned to resolve doctrinal differences.
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Denverpriple
Alton L. Miller
Boston
Mass
Northern Baptist Geneas
Ely ‘Wag
A. M
New York
Dav@vans
Fitzgibbon Gives Conation Report at Rotary Convention
William Fitzgibbon, delegate to the International Rotary Convention in Mesquite, Texas, presented a conation report outlining the convention's aims and outcomes. The report highlighted key talks, committees, and next steps for Rotary chapters nationwide.
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Fitzgibbon
WilliamFitgifpon
Rotary Élfb
Mes
Texas
Fragmentary note from Odon references return date
A rough, incomplete OCR fragment mentions Odon and a hoped return date of five abib days. The unclear text lacks full names, dates, or events to establish a clear news item.
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Odon
Bis
Jobs for mail clerks on airplanes soon
Evansville Indiana June 20 rail way mail clerks who comprise the backbone of the mail service will soon be sorting mail in airplanes instead of on trains declared J R Duncan in the principal address at the opening session Wednesday night of the Diennal meeting of the fifth division of the Railway Mail association at the Vendome hotel. The convention attended by more than 30 delegates from Indiana Ohio and Kentucky will close this afternoon with business sessions occupying most of the time.
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Evansville
Ind
J. R. Duncan
Railway Mail Association
Vendome Hotel
Indiana
Ohio
Kentucky
Heflin Jr Arrested In D C For DUI Charge
James Thomas Heflin Jr., son of Senator Heflin, pleaded not guilty to driving under the influence of narcotics. Arraigned before Judge Isaac Hitt in police court, he demanded a jury trial and $1,000 bail was continued after his car hit a truck. He admitted drinking at a party the night before.
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Washington, D. C
James Thomas Heflin, Jr
Thomas Heflin
Alabama
Isaac Hitt
Young Heflin
Heflin
Prisoners Escape From Texas Prison Farm
Houston Texas June six prisoners escaped from Clemens state prison farm after kidnapping four guards and freeing between forty and fifty inmates according to messages received.
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Texas
Houston
Clemens State Prison
Local Girl Taken To Hospital After Incident
A local girl identified as Manda Cooper, a colored resident, was taken to the hospital last night after an incident in the city. Details of the event and condition were not fully disclosed by authorities.
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Manda Cooper
Sampwhance
Gts Uben Tahoe
36 Farmers Enter Corn Contest Here
Thirty six Daviess county farmers enrolled in the Five Acre Corn Contest by June 15 securing county’s highest enrollment. Medals awarded for 100 bushels per acre gold, 85 to 100 silver, 75 to 85 bronze. Names listed include McKinley Vance Andrew Aikman Claud Aikman Chas Veale Arthur Keith and many from Veale Bogard Steele Berr and Baltimore townships.
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Daviess County
McKinley Vance
Andrew Aikman
Claud Aikman
Chas. Veale
Arthur Keith
E. E. Dougherty
M. Vance
Graham Farms
E. Allen
Jesse Banta
Whe Township
H. L. Colbert
L. E. Ricks
T. E. Colbert
Arthur Colbert
Emery Lett
Elmer Stuckey
Bertel Flint
Carter Allison
Veale
Fred Doyle
Earl Feagans
Berr Township
Ernest Atchley
Frank Hardy
Austin Osmon
Benson Osmon
Alve Holstine
Bogard
Henry Wichman
Chas Turk
Steele
Elsie Laymon
Bimore Ee
Brother of Byron Sutton II
Vincennes Ind Walter A Sutton former resident suffers amputation of both legs after accident Byron Sutton brother sent to City hospital Adia remains unclear due to damaged text
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Byron Sutton II
Vincennes
Ind
Walter A. Sutton
Tormercennes
Byron Sutton
Byron Fu
Adia
Missing girl to return to Peru family says
Peru Ind June 20 A missing 20 year old woman Wise who was last seen Monday with a stranger is expected to return home tomorrow her mother Mrs Sarah Wise told United Press today.
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Peru
Ind
Migett
Nome
United Press
Sarah A
Wheat Harvest Underway in Daviess County
Wheat cutting has begun in Daviess County as favorable weather encourages farmers to start harvest operations. It will take some time to complete, but continued good conditions should allow rapid progress unless rain delays work.
Metamora Axe Slaying Ends With Double Tragedy
In Metamora Illinois on June 20 coroner Virgil Davis attributed temporary insanity to John Baker 55 who killed his son Raymond 23 with an axe then wounded himself and vanished into a well The son died and the father was found dead and ruled a homicide and self inflicted death respectively amid reports neighbors noted months of agitation before the incident
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Metamora
Igd
Virgil Davis
Raymond
Baker
John Baker
Franklin County
Operation in Kellerami Receives Mrs Raney Visit
Mrs Flora Se Raney of Chi f of Mrs John traveled to the Kellerami for an operation. She arrived to have the procedure performed and remains under medical care.
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Flora Se
Raney
John
Masons Hold House Warming Monday Night
The Masonic Temple second floor repairs are complete and a house warming is set for Monday June 24. Dinner at 6:15 by the Eastern Stars, Master Mason's degree at 8 touched by Past Masters with Rollie Moren presiding and a full slate of officers listed.
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Masonic Temple
Masonic Lodge
W. M
Rollie M. Moren
S. W
Chas. Aikman
Chas. Bateman
C. Geo. C. Garris
Fred H. Young
Woman Sues Baltimore and Ohio for 5000 Damages
Nellie Combs files in the Superior court at Vincennes Indiana seeking 5000 damages from the Baltimore and Ohio railroad over an August accident on Hickman street Crossing. She alleges the watchman lowered the gate onto her causing glass to shatter and a sliver cut her left hand.
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Vincennes
Ind
Nellie Combs
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Hickmen Street
Government to intensify liquor smuggling crackdown
Washington reports a new warning from Seymour Cowman assistant secretary of the treasury in charge of customs that the government will press its efforts to curb liquor smuggling at the border. He says there will be no let up until the problem is stopped and notes a report alleging rum runners have increased activity.
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Washington
Seymour Cowman
Sistant
Treasury
U. S
Hardy Farms Purchased In Two Washington County Transactions
Dr B O Burress buys eighty acre Hardy farm northeast of M N Palmer farm northwest of the city. Frank Dougherty and J G Allen acquire seventy two acres between Swan Pond and Grassy Pond joining their lands. Purchases at two thirds of appraised value.
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Amy
Washington
B. O. Burress
M. N. Palmer
Frank Dougherty
J. G. Allen
Swan Pond
Grassy Pond
Hardy
Reigh Count Second in Prestigious Gold Cup Race
At Ascot England on June 20 the $2,500 Gold Cup drew thirteen horses. Reigh Count owned by Mrs J D Chicago and favored at 9 to 2 finished second while Palais Royal took third as the race crowned the biggest international event in Britain in years.
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Ascot
England
Evershin
Gr Britain
Re Count
School bonds sold this afternoon for Southside school
The Fletcher American Bank of Indianapolis was the successful bidder on the $25,000 bonds by the city school this afternoon. Bonds sold at par with accrued interest and a premium of $33 to fund improvements to the Southside school building.
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Fletcher American Bank, of
Indianapolis
Southside
Princeton to Get Three Tennis Courts
Princeton officials announced plans to add three public tennis courts on the Coliseum lot, alongside a long vacant baseball diamond. The park board intends extensive improvements to the city park facilities, signaling a broader redevelopment effort.
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Princeton
City Park Board
Ti Park Board
City Pai
Appointment of local woman’s husband to city post
A local man, husband of former resident E. C. Ewing, has been named to a city post. The appointment was made during a recent visit to the See’s mission.
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E. C. Ewing
See Steele
Rey
Sees Mission
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