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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1929
Page
2
Winter driving takes a toll on the Model T. Inspect and replace parts as needed to extend service life. Ford Motor Company continues to allocate plant capacity for Model T parts. dealers nationwide offer quick access at low prices.
W Henry McLean will deliver the Patricksburg commencement address on Friday April 2 at Patricksburg High School. DePauw figures Dr W F Mitchell Prof William L Sherman and DePauw president G Bromley Oxnam attend events and discuss economics and commencement duties in towns across Putnam county.
Babe Ruth confirmed plans to marry Claire Hodgson of Athens Georgia daughter of lawyer Joe M Merritt and widow of Frank Hodgson who died in 1924 She has a daughter Julia aged 15 The couple’s engagement is publicized and Ruth publicly acknowledges the relationship in New York.
Bandits raided Farmers State Bank in Hobbs Indiana for about $2000 amid a second raid in eleven days. One robber was identified as Stanley Canfield, and a blank shot was fired at bookkeeper Raymond Heflin before the trio fled in a new Ford coupe toward Indianapolis.
The president addresses Congress in a special session promising a federal farm board to reorganize marketing, provide warehousing and working capital, and support farmer owned agencies. He cautions against bureaucratic overreach and says agricultural troubles cannot be cured in a day.
Livestock report from Indianapolis notes lightweight hogs strong with most 160 to 210 pound animals bringing 11.50 to 11.65. Cattle steady with beef steers mostly 12.65 to 14.00. Vealers steady around 16.00 to 16.50, sheep and lambs quotably steady amid light sales and best shorn lambs at 16.00 or higher.
Mrs. Ford Lucas attends the State Convention in Hunt gron as a State officer. Local groups plan dinners, elections of officers, and lectures at churches and schools, with reports from district meetings and a May Mothers and Daughters Day program.
Dr. Edward Shamakr hosted a welcome dinner for Charles Thorpe a deacon of the Christian Church in Hammond Indiana after Thorpe completed a 90 day sentence at the State Penal Farm Thorpe had been sentenced on assault and battery charges following a quarrel between two church factions in the congregation
Charles G. Dawes was nominated and confirmed as ambassador to Great Britain. President Hoover sent the name to the Senate and it was swiftly approved without a dissenting voice, a compliment to the former vice president.
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