Background
PROBST, Ralph W. was born on May 24, 1900 in Ganett, Indiana, United States. Son of George W. and Lydia M. (Wiant) Probst.
PROBST, Ralph W. was born on May 24, 1900 in Ganett, Indiana, United States. Son of George W. and Lydia M. (Wiant) Probst.
Common and High Schools. Business. College; Indiana. University, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Laws.
Admitted to practice of law, Albion, Indiana., 1926. Admitted to Indiana. State Supreme Court, 1926, United States Federation Court, 1928. Appointed Justice of Peace.
Elected Pros. Attorney, 33 Judicial Circuit of Indiana., 1928.' Identified with prosecutions of former Mayor of Columbia City, Indiana., and Official of Providence Trust Company, Lloyd S. Crouch for embezzlement, convicted and given maximum sentence of 2 to 14 years at Indiana. State Prison and fined 81,000. Also investigation and apprehension of Joseph Saraceno, alias Joe Taylor, bank robber of Columbia State Bank, Indiana., convicted and sentenced to Indiana.
State Prison from ten years to life.
Member: Noble Company Bar Association. Indiana. State Bar Association. Masons; Elks; Acacia Fraternity.
Gamma Eta Gamma; Knights of Pythias. Democratic Party.
Spouse Gertrude L. Baumgartner, November 15, 1928, Albion, Indiana.