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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1929
Page
4
The state may begin selling automobile driver licenses June 1 ahead of the July 1 law start. The license costs 50 cents with 25 cents for a state fund and a notary fee. The law, debated in the recent assembly, requires no driving test and aims to curb reckless driving by restricting car use.
DePauw defeats State Normal Terre Haute 93 to 22 on Blackstockfield. Ramsey scores 14 points leading DePauw with Porter top for State Normal. Multiple events list winners and times with DePauw dominant in sprints, hurdles, jumps, and throws.
Roachdale high school will graduate twenty two seniors at commencement exercises in the Presbyterian Church next Thursday evening. Dr. W. Henry McLean of DePauw will be speaker. Class sermon Sunday evening in the Christian church. The program lists processional invocation address diplomas and benediction with names of graduates led by Lois Green and Harry Eggers.
In Cambridge Ohio on April 13 Ed Gardner a Seattle based negro and Peter Gavuzzi an English runner led the Bunioneers as they prepared for a 14th lap of 24 miles toward Zionesville. Gardner held first with Gavuzzi pressing. Gavuzzi won yesterday’s 52 mile run from Wheeling with 86 31 37 while Gardner clocked 86 29 25.
Two men were killed by bullets and found in a car behind the Western Hotel in Cicero. One victim was identified as William Clifford, noted to have a long police record. the other remained unidentified. The hotel had links to Al Capone, and police suspect the killings occurred elsewhere before the bodies were dumped at the hotel rear. The double murder echoed a February gang slaying involving seven members of George Morgan's outfit.
The Rev. Charles E. Driver former pastor of Lewis Street Community Church in Paterson was sentenced to three years in state prison and fined $1000 after pleading guilty to abusing his 15 year old daughter Mary Virginia Judge Delaney presided on the case in Paterson New Jersey.
Hollywood dispatch reports German actress Camilla Horn finalizing a New York visit and preparing to sail next week for Germany. She joined the talkies amid the rise of sound cinema and will resume film work under a United Artists arrangement.
Indiana governor approves state conservation department plans to take over Mounds Park a 247 acre site three miles east of Anderson along State Road 67 Madison County will fund the $78 000 tract via a county tax levy and transfer it to the state for upkeep as preservation of a famed Indian mound region proceeds.
Walker P. Inman heir to a tobacco fortune was granted a divorce from Helene Garnet Patton Inman in Reno Nevada after a four and a half hour jury verdict. The jury recommended $1500 monthly alimony, later overridden by Judge Bartlett who cited the 1927 property agreement reducing alimony. Arguments on the ruling to continue Monday, with a possible appeal to the Supreme Court.
The DePauw Men's Glee Club directed by Professor Orville J. Boerchers will broadcast Sunday from Meharry Hall Greencastle via Station WFBM. The half hour program features a selection of songs including Winter Workarshes Aubade and Sea Song with performances by Robert Phillips Ewing Dwight Trezise and George Zimmer.
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