06 Apr 1920
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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1920
Page
1
Church members from the College Avenue NUE Church plan a Monday evening luncheon in the parlor. Men convene to form an organizing group while women prepare a diverse array of dishes for attendees.
Local notices describe a busy week at the Tabernacle with a Greencastle band concert led by Mr. Daugherty and Mr. Neugherty, Mrs. Barr presenting sermons and lectures, and neighborhood and business meetings. A rally at College Ave Methodist Church featured Rev. Blaine and evangelist Baby, with team captains announced for weeklong outreach. Forty-one men attended the chamber event where Mrs. Barr spoke on Loving our Enemies and the need for organized church work.
Fragmentary verse warns of lingering winter as heavy rains and chills persist through Easter. The speaker urges keeping summer clothing hidden to guard against illness, noting holy days contrast with harsh weather and the possibility of flu.
Bishop Matthew Simpson Hughes of Portland Oregon dies in Cleveland at fifty seven after a pneumonia illness begun during a lecture tour. A memorial service led by Bishop William F. Anderson was held, with funeral plans pending family notice. He was brother to Bishop Edwin Holt Hughes and a DePauw University alum with honorary degrees. Surviving wife two sons and his mother live in Indianapolis.
The newly organized Green Castle Band will make its initial appearance during the Tabernacle service tonight.
The Greencastle band invited by Mrs Barr will perform a twenty minute concert at the tabernacle services tonight ahead of the evangelistic meeting. Benny Morgan, an expert band man, leads the group which has practiced steadily for weeks and aims to deliver an excellent performance.
Eight bids for two county trucks used for road repair were opened at the commissioners meeting. Bids ranged from 4,455 to 6,296 with bidders including service Springfield Ford Indiana and others. Indiana trucks were selected for purchase.
Transactions show Theodore T. Harris to Frank Allee a Greencastle lot for 2000 dollars. City of Greencastle to James Bridge a lot in Forest Hill cemetery for 150 dollars. Ralph T. Fisher to Theodore ly Fosher a Bainbridge lot for 2000 dollars. Margie D. Adams to Jesse Ww Weikland in Greencastle township for 2500 dollars. United States to Elijah Knight 80 acres in Greencastle township.
The Greencastle township farm bureau will hold an important meeting Wednesday at 8 o clock in the county agent Chas Jackson's office at the courthouse. Farmers are urged to attend as many topics of interest will be discussed.
Dr. Carlton B. McCollough of Indianapolis, a Democratic gubernatorial candidate, criticized the new Indiana Tax Law during a Greencastle stop. He cited tax increases across Putnam County and noted cases where local funds and school bonds required state permission and higher levies, urging residents to demand reform.
A fragmented ad prompts readers to subscribe for renewal benefits. The notice centers on the Herald title and urges action without specifying dates or prices. The readable text emphasizes loyalty and ongoing coverage.
A Democratic gubernatorial candidate argues about provisions in the recently enacted state law. The candidate presents points aimed at informing taxpayers about changes and potential impacts, seeking to frame the issue for voters.
The Greencastle Chamber of Commerce renewed their membership drive to raise the members' count by day’s end. At ten o'clock Tuesday morning after the business meeting, the membership committees began the final push and will report progress at week’s end.
Emma Jones, long serving head of the First Ward school, has resigned from that post after two years as principal. The Greycastle school board will relieve her of duties while retaining her as a teacher at the building where she has served fifty years.
Prof W W Sweet of DePauw University addressed the Northern Indiana Conference on the Frontier Circuit and the Circuit Rider. His talk traced pioneer Methodist efforts in the central West and noted the shift from unmarried to married bishops in the region.
John Wass known as Shorty Wass resigns after eight years with Creencatle Telephone Company where he served as superintendent of construction. He will move to a similar role with Winona Telephone Company of Plymouth Indiana and begin duties Monday. His family will not relocate until June.
Members of the Ben Hur Lodge from this city travel to Crawfordsville this evening to be guests of the Crawfordsville lodge at a dance held in their hall.
The State Highway Commission approved two routes through Greencastle. One runs from Lafayette south through Crawfordsville Greencastle and Spencer then east to Bloomington Bloomington is in Monroe county. The other road is the National road an undetermined continuation.
Thelma Gott 18 left her Detroit home March 22 to visit her Greencastle relatives Mr and Mrs Claude Ash but did not arrive. Her family reports she worked in Detroit as a telephone operator and has no trace of her whereabouts. Her father Wallace Gott was a Greencastle barber and she lived there as a child. Relatives seek to solve the mystery of her disappearance.
Homer Frazier, after two years with Busby and Wazier grocers, sells his interest to Bence Daggy of Merhatten. Frazier buys Ed Rogers farm near Manhattan and will farm. Daggy, formerly manager at J F Gillespe & Co Manhattan, takes over Greencastle store and will move his family to Greencastle.
Vermandus Hurst of Greencastle announced as a Democratic candidate for sheriff but did not file the declaration of candidacy with the county clerk. Consequently his name will not appear on the Democratic ballot as the last filing day passed. Hurst, away in the south part of the county, missed the deadline and expresses intent to run in the next race. Frank Randel arrives home with a touch of influenza.
The housing committee of the chamber of commerce is ordered to secure a lease for new headquarters at the earliest convenience. The directive directs urgent action to establish a new central office for the G. of C. and its housing committee.
At the monthly Chamber of Commerce meeting the move to ground floor offices was approved and a leasing committee tasked to locate a building. The group will seek new equipment via the local high school manual training department and launch a campaign of half page ads promoting the building program and cleanup effort with the slogan Speak up for Green.
In a February feud sparked by the John Tomey farm sale to Carl McGowan, William Tomey killed McGowan on the Blooming ton Martinsville road. The shooting occurred in front of McGowan’s home as Tomey rode toward Indianapolis after visiting John Dowsey. The killer and victim were related. McGowan died in his wife’s arms.
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