Greencastle Herald, Greencastle, Putnam County, 2 January 1928 — Page 3
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Mr. and Mrs. John Cannon and Mrs. Harry Call have issued invitation for dinner next Wednesday even inpr at 6:45 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Cannon, east Seminary street. Nine Been marriage licenses were issued during the month of December Over-The-Tea-Cup Club will meet Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. tR. L. O’Hair, 209 east Seminary street. The work for the afternoon will be given by Mrs. A. B. Phillips. Two members of the State Board of Accounts, Mr. Pritchard and Mr. Hinesman, were here Monday to examine books in the County Court House. W. D. Lovett, former Couty Auditor and Miss Kathryn Miller, former deputy auditor, and the latter’s mother, Mrs. Bertha Miller, all of Indianapolis, were in Greencastle Monday. The County Commissioners held their first meeting of the year 1928, Monday. The new board consists of M. A. Cooper, W. F. Davis and Ora Day. Mr. Day is the new commission-
er.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Yuncker have returned to their home in Steubenville, Ohio, after visiting the later’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Mathes. Miss Frances Rector left Monday for Vincennes where she is teaching. Mrs. Sam Grismer is visiting relatives in Carlisle, Ind. Misses Norma Houck, Haze! McLean, Margaret Atkinson and Edna Lane, have returned to Indianapolis, where they are attending Indianapolis Teachers College. A penal farm convict by name of Davis underwent a major operation at the County Hospital Friday. Dr. Coons of Terre Haute and Dr. J. F. Gillespie performed the operation. Frank Lancaster, who has been in a serious condition at the County Hospital is reported improving. He accidentally shot himself while out hunt ing and it was necessary to amputate his left hand. Miss Myrtle Shields and her mother of Clayton, are visiting Miss Lydia Patterson, south .Locust street. Charles Webster, retiring janitor at the Court House, gave each office holder in the Court House, a large bag of candy Saturday noon, as a parting “treat ” Miss Olive Lisby, daughter of Chas. Lisby, of Marion township, is home after a course of medical treatment at the Methodist Hospital in Indiana-
polis.
Emerson Ruark of Fillmore, who
has been very ill is improving slowly, his body George Schwinn of Indianapolis " eH
visited friends in Greencastle Sun-
day.
On account of the illness in the home of Mrs. Heber Ellis, the W. F. M. S. of the Methodist Church will meet in the church parlors Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. Mrs.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Denman returned to their home in New York Monday after a holiday visit with Mr and Mrs. W. L. Denman. The Progress History Club will meet with Mrs. Suaan Bittles, east Walnut street, Tuesday afternoon, at
2:30 o'clock.
The Men’s Brotherhood of thfe M. E. Church will hold a firesiefe meeting tonight at 7:30 o’clock in the Church. Dr. Hildebrand will address
the meeting.
City firemen made a run Sunday about 12:30 o’clock to the home of Misses Sandifur, 409 cast Hanna street, when occupants became alarm ed when they found a room filled with smoke, and called the department. Firemen found no indication of a fire, however, and ascribed the presence of smoke to an explosion of coal dust in a heating stove. Prof. A. F. Caldw’ell, 413 Elm St., was taken to the Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis Sunday in the McCurry ambulance, for medical treatment. Prof. Caldwell is suffering of a kidney disorder, it was said. Machines driven by Walter Bryan, son of Alva Bryan, deputy county Sheriff, and Charles Foster, north College avenue, side-swiped at tlM corner of Walnut and Jackson streets Monday forenoon, with minor damage to both cars. Bryan wa going west and Foster, south, it was said.
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LIVESTOCK INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 2.—(INS) —Hogs were generally steady. 180 pounds up, bulk, $8.90, top $9.00. Cattle strong to 25c higher, light receipts. Few beef steers $12.25 to $16. Vealers steady $17 down. SENATORIAL CANDIDATE
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with Tony Canzonerl of New their third meeting at Madison
Square Garden. Tills was the "rubber game" of th« scries, and Canzonerl made It two out of three, but only after a hard uphill fight.
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WALTER MYERS Mr. Myers, an Indianapolis attorney, today announces his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for United States Senator.
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Miss Lettie Souder, Chestnut St.,
spent the week end in Brazil, the
guest of Mrs. M. C. Johnson. Tht Art Needlework Club will meet
Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock with Mrs. James I. Nelson, 609 Ridge
avenue, Northwood.
New Year’s day found most of the business houses of the town closed. Mrs. Jotfn Spurgeon of Salem, Mrs. John Crowe of Milwaukee, and Mrs. Marian Clements of Crawfordsville, have returned home after spending New Year’s day with Dr. and Mrs. W. W. Tucker. Tho three women are
sisters of Dr. Tucker.
FRANK DAVIS IB CHOSEN COMMISSIONERS CHAIRMAN
Frank Davis, of near Roachdale, was elected chairman of the board of
HOLIDAY TRAIN CRASH CAUSES DEATH; INJURIES
SOUTH SHOE RAILWAY OFFICIALS BEGIN INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE RAILROAD WRBCK— TWENTY-EIGHT ARE HURT
CHICAGO, January 2.— (INS)— South Shore Railway officials today were investigating the crash of two crowded passenger trains which resulted in the’death of one person and injury to 28 others. A limited train, loaded with Holiday excurslonistst, was speeding toward Indiana from Chicago. It crash ed into a stalled local train at 130th
Street.
Edward Stafford, motorman of the limited train, was killed and 28 pas-
County Commissioners for the ensu- 1 gangers, most of them in the forward ing year, at the first regular meeting car> we re Injured. Four hundred of the year, held Monday in the court. paaaenpqrs on the two trains house. Ora A. Day, of Fillmore, who . we re shaken up mid thrown into a succeeds Reese Buis on the board, | panic. Several were hurt in tho stam-
was welcomed as a new board mem-Jpede that followed. .. . According to officials of the South
ber. The passage of claims was about the only business transacted at tho
meeting.
INQUEST CLEARS DEATH MYSTERY
W. H. Parnell will conduct the devo- of possession of intoxicatnig liquors.
tions. Mrs. C. T. Peck gives chapter three of the text book. Mrs. B. T. Riley and her committee wTU have charge of the social hour. Please note
change of meeting place.
Prof, and Mrs. A. W. Crandall have returned from a visit in Missouri. Maurice Kendall has returned to Pittsburgh, Penn., after spending the holidays with his parents here. He is a professor in the University of
Pittsburgh.
PETERSBURG, Inti., Jan. 1.— Inquests over the remains of Albert Himsel, wealthy farmer whose mutll ated body was found near here reveal ed that heart trouble caused Hlmsel's death and that hogs had mutilated
Hlmsel’s wife and four drowned in a ferry
boat twenty-five years ago.
GIVEN FARM TERM
BRAZIL, Ind., Dec. 31.—Albert Clark was fined $100 and costs and sentenced to six months on the penal farm by Mayor Carpenter on a charge
John Downing was fined $50 and sentenced to 90 days on the farm on a similar charge.
ARRESTED AS BIGAMIST BEDFORD. Ind.. Jan. 2.—(INS)— Orville Knight, alias Orville McKnight, of Chicago, 111., was arrested here by Sheriff John Tyree and Policeman John Peyton on a charge of bigamy. The officer had searched for the man for five months they said.
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Shore, the local train had been slowed by frozen brakes caused by zero temperatures. The local was being pushed along by an Illinois Central train when tho Indiana bound limited crashed into It at full spied. , The first car cf the limited that bore the brunt of ihe col’ision, burst in‘o flames almost immediately and broken steam pipes threw a scalding cloud of vapor into the crowded car. In the frantic rush for freedom that followed in the first limited car a number of persons were injured. Other cars of the limited derailed by the impact, were hurriedly emptied.
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DR. CHARLES Mc.MILLAN Above is a photo of Dr. Charles McMillan, of Los Angeles, held as a suspect by the police of that city in the brutal murder of Mrs. Amerila Appleby, wealthy apartment house owner. Parts of her body were found sewn in a suck just outside the city limits.—International.
TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES GUESTS AT DINNER AT COUNTY HOSPITAL The thirteen township trustees anc county superintendent John Vermillion, were guests Monday noon, at dinner at the county hospital. The board of trustees and Superintendent of the hospital, Miss, Eva Milburn, were the hosts and hostesses. Harry W. Moore, ^»newly elected board member, who succeeds James L. KanIdel, attended his first meeting as a member of the board today.
TERREHAUVE MARINE DIES IN NICARAGUA
FIVE UNITED STATES SOLDIERS KILLED IN ACTION—TWENTYTHREE HURT IN BATTLE WITH REBELS
HICKMAN ARRAIGNED FOR CHILD’S MURDER
TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Jan. 2.— (INS)—CharlesE. Turner, 21, reported to be one of twenty-three American Marines wounded at Quilali, Nicaragua, last !• riday, in a light with rebels, in which also five other marines were killed, K the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ira B. Turner of this
city.
Young Turner enlisted in the Marine Corps, Feb. 2, 1925, and has been in Nicaragua since April according to
his parents.
MANAGUA, Jan. 2.—(INS)—Re- [ inforccmcnts of U. S. Marines and : Nicaraguan constabulary are being 1 brought up today for new attaek upon the rebel fom 1 ol G< San*|
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ary battle of h riday resulting in five | ■*.
William Edward Hickman, Kansas City youth. Is here shown as'he appeared in the Los Angeles court upon bis arraignment for the kidnapping and murder of little Marian Parker of that city. With Hickman Is .non in* vouna attorney. Jerome Walsh of Kansas
City (with hands In pockets). Hickman Is also to be charged with tho holdup and murder of Ivy Thoms, Los Angeles druggist, and a third death also may bo
pinned upon him.
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marines being killed and twenty I wounded, took refuge in El Chipote, I some fifteen miles outside of tjuilali, i which the marines captured from the rebels. The marine forces that attacked on ^ Friday, consisting of barely -loo men 1 were faced with some 400 r< bels, j who were remarkably well equipped, i Reinforcements expected to arrive today should give the marines and their Nicaraguan sup|>orters the weight of
Pre-Inventory Sale Our counters and shelves are filled with merchandise that must be sold before we take our yearly inventory. These goods are going regardless of price. Come early because some of the
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new the battle under more favorable
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Reports received here indicate that General Sandino’a forces were remark ably well equipped and were uniformed, indicating that General Sandino has apparently received some supplies and stores from abroad. Reports even spoke of the rebel using anti-aircraft guns against th» marine
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Raymond H. Black, radio operator of the steam trawler This, reported at Boston, where tho Tide docked, that ho hed held a radio "conversation” with tho "Dawn” whUh has been missing with Mrs, Grayson shies December 23rd,
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