Mushrooms and Ryder Cup Fame Highlight Community Talk
Artie Knoy survives a charging bull while mushroom hunting in a red sweater and jokes about his escape. Horton Smith rises from obscurity to England as a Ryder Cup team member after seven straight winter tourneys. The writer reports officiating a DePauw Earlham track meet with praise for judging distance and notes a past miscall turning a 220 into 240 yards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Artie Knoy
Artie
Mr. Knoy
Knoy
Horton Smith
Joplin
Missouri
England
DePauw
New Circuit News Note Sparks Confusion in Northwood
An editor's note reports a quirky tip from a trusted Northwood resident. The message hints at automobile talk and a night meal with a truck, paired with a personality quirk about a partner. The fragmentary item leaves broader context unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwood
Hoover calls for new deal in law enforcement at AP luncheon
President Hoover told editors that life and property are more unsafe in the United States than in any civilized country and urged unified press support for reform. He cited high crime with low prosecutions, urged swift justice, and announced a fact finding commission to study enforcement agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
George FE. Duano
I. N.S
New York
Associated Press
Hoover
United
Great Britain
Mr. Hoover
Reelsville Woman Ella Barnett Dies at 46
Ella Barnett 46 died at her Reelsville home Sunday at 11 55 am after a weeklong illness caused by apoplexy. Survived by husband James Barnett five children Ray Reelsville Otto Brazil Mrs Jesse Fisher Reelaville Mrs Glen Browning Greencastle and Mrs Clarence Wiggle Brazil. Mother Mrs Amanda Slough Asherville Clay County also survives. Funeral Tuesday 10 30 am at Reelsville Church Elder Lawrence H Athey Greencastle in charge. Interment Reelsville cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Barnett
Reelsville
James Barnett
Ray
Otto
Brazil
Jesse Fisher
Reelaville
Glen Browning
Greencastle
Clarence Wiggle
Amanda Slough
Asherville
Clay County
Lawrence H. Athey
Reelsville Cemetery
Divorced and Remarried in Clinton on Same Day
Lois H. Bohannon of Clinton was divorced Saturday and wed Roy M. Peck, a Clinton coal miner, the same day. The ceremony was conducted by Justice Robert N. Newgent with Bohannon’s mother as a witness. Peck had been divorced from his first wife on June 20, 1926.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois H. Bohannon
Clinton
Roy M. Peck
Peck
Lawrence Luce
Robert N. Newgent
Van Buren Farm Sold at Administrator Auction
The 11 acre farm of the Joseph M. Smith estate in Van Buren township was sold at administrator's sale by the Riddell National Bank as administrators yesterday afternoon to Virgil Thorp of Lena for $3150. The property at Calcutta east of Carbon drew several bidders. The house and two lots in Harmony were sold to Township Trustee W. R. Roberts for $1200. Brazil Times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph M. Smith
van Buren Township
Riddell National Bank
Virgil Thorp
Lena
Calcutta
Carbon
Harmony
W. R. Roberts
Brazil Times
Ex resident Augusta Higert dies in Indianapolis home
Augusta Regina Higert aged 69 died at her daughter’s residence 4229 Rookwood avenue Indianapolis Friday April 19. Born in Evansville she lived in Greencastle and Indianapolis much of her life and was noted as a welfare worker there. Survived by children and sisters with funeral Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the Rookwood avenue home and burial at Crown Hill cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta Regina Higert
C. F. Helm
Rookwood Avenue
Indianapolis
Higert
Evansville
Indiana
Robert Higert
Greencastle
Anna Maria
Philip Schirner
J. M. Devers
Salem
Oregon
D. S. Barnaby
Bloomington
W. W. Sacra
Paducah
Henry Higert
Detroit
Mich
Albert Higert
Adele Schirner Blakey
Star City
Lillie Schirner Widdop
Crown Hill Cemetery
Hoffmeister Girl Seeks Damages In Putnam Court
Four year old Mildred Hoffmeister of near Roachdale sues Elmer Blue Albert Allee James Dean and Indian Refining Company for 1000 dollars claiming permanent injury to her right arm from a collision on State Road 43 June 7 1927. The suit was filed by her father as next best friend. a prior similar suit by her mother Mrs Daisy Hoffmeister was compromised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Hoffmeister
Fred Hoffmeister
Roachdale
Putnam
Elmer Blue
Albert Allee
James Dean
Indian Refining Company
Daisy Hoffmeister
Indianapolis Man Fined for Reckless Driving in Mayor Court
Oscar Dillard of Indianapolis pleaded guilty to reckless driving on State Road 40 and was fined $1 and costs totaling $11 in Mayor Charles McGaughey’s court Monday morning. He was arrested Sunday by State Motor Vehicle Officer Early.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Dillard
Indianapolis
Charles McGaughey
Dillard
Whereabouts Of Great Poet Unknown at Paiw's Chapel
Edwin Markham failed to appear at Meharry Hall chapel as students, faculty, and townspeople awaited him. President Oxnam joked about poetic license while the audience sang and prayed. Markham had a Decatur engagement last week and did not arrive in Greencastle as scheduled.
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Paiw
Menarry Hall
Edwin Markham
Meharry Hall
G. Bromley Oxnar
Oxnam
van Denman Thompson
Frank Crane
Decatur
Greencastle
Zimmerman Acquitted by Angola Jury
Charles D. Zimmerman former Steuben County sheriff was acquitted of first degree murder by a jury in Angola Indiana Circuit Court. The verdict came after two ballots nine to three for acquittal and was delivered with little public drama. Zimmerman greeted jurors and then saluted Nellie Coleman the key witness after the decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angola
Ind
Charles D. Zimmerman
Steuben County
Harmon
Thomas Burke
Toledo
James F. Waltham
Ohio State
Burke
Zimmerman
Nellie Coleman
Michigan Lake
Charlie
Nellie
20 Years Ago in Greencastle Foam the Files of The Herald
Andrew Durham returns home from a week with friends near Attica. Mrs. James B. Nelson invites for an at home honoring Mrs. Edwin Holt Hughes of San Francisco Cal. The Crawley saloon will close. Maloney & Champer may oppose the local option law as unconstitutional.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James B. Nelson
Edwin Holt Hughes
San Francisco
Cal
C. A. Crawley
Maloney & Champer
Mrs. Sage Killed in Vincennes Auto Crash
Mrs. Juanita Sage age 27 wife of George F. Sage formerly of Greencastle was killed when the car overturned into a ditch after a collision northeast of Washington Indiana. A cousin Miss Helen Swartz was with her. funeral services are set for Tuesday at 2:50 pm in Vincennes.
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Juanita Sage
George F. Sage
Greencastle
Vincennes
Washington
Ind
Owensboro
Indianapolis
Thomas Sage
James T. Farrow
Charles Pfeiffenberger
Rose Sage
No. 2 School Closes With Community Dinner
No. 2 District in Madison township ends the school term with a noon basket dinner and a miscellaneous program by the grades. Eight pupils earned honor roles for perfect attendance and punctuality, including Eugene Pleasinger, Dorothy Nelson, Frances Hathaway, Olas Wells, Isabelle Hathaway, Alma Wells, Harlan Nelson, and Dorothy Nelson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison Township
Eugene Pleasinger
Dorothy Nelson
Frances Hathaway
Olas Wells
Isabelle Hathaway
Alma Wells
Weather forecast shows fair conditions into Tuesday
Fair tonight and Tuesday with a drop in temperatures. Frost tonight in north and central portions, mostly light. Tuesday fair and slightly warmer.
Local Young Man Hospitalized After Brazil Saw Mill Accident
Stewart Richards eldest son of Mr and Mrs R E Richards of East Franklin Street sustained a serious injury to his left foot Saturday afternoon at about 4 o clock while working at a Brazil saw mill. His foot was caught in a cable and he is now in a Brazil hospital where his parents visited him Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon.
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Stewart Richards
R. EF. Richards
East
Franklin Street
Brazil
Local Woman Injured In Auto Accident North Of Bedford
Mrs. J. W. Luther of Greencastle and her uncle Henry Johnson of Tolono Illinois were injured when a Chevrolet coupe went off a 15 foot embankment seven miles north of Bedford. Johnson suffered a broken shoulder and bruises while Mrs. Luther had painful bruises and a back gash. The car was demolished and both were taken to Bedford for medical aid. Johnson returned to Illinois the next day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Luther
North
Madison Street
Luther
Monon
Bedford
Johnson
Indiana Chamber To Discuss Monon Rail Merge
Directors of the Indiana state Chamber of Commerce and traffic committee meet at 2 PM in Indianapolis to discuss the absorption of the Monon railroad by the Baltimore & Ohio. Attending are H R Kurrie and E P Vernie, with Monon officials, as stockholders oppose fusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Indiana State Chamber of Commerce
Traffic Committee
Public Service Commission
Monon Railroad
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Indianapolis Board Trade
H. R. Kurrie
Chicago
Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville
Monon
Aund E. P. Vernie
The
State Chamber
George Field
Newcastle
Interstate Commerce Commission
Baltimore & Ohio
Man End Life After Unrequited Love at Boarding House
Charles Pierson, 29, a timber cutter, killed himself with carbolic acid after despondency over an unrequited love for Cecelia Barnhart at the MecAninch boarding house in Cloverdale. Notes to his mother and the girl were found. coroner withheld their contents. Pierson's wife committed suicide six months earlier, leaving four children placed in care. Pierson's family resided in Quincy and Greencastle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecelia Barnhart
Emma McAninch
Cloverdale
MecAninch
Charles Pierson
Pierson
Reed
Wingate
Greencastle
Roy Shanklin
Gillespia Street
Markham Arrives for DePauw Chapel Talk
Poet Edwin Markham reached Green castle this afternoon after a date mix up. He will deliver the DePauw Chapel address Tuesday at 11 AM. Also, Marion Thompson, a County Hospital patient last week, has improved and moved to his grandmother Mrs. Sarah Hood’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Markham
DePauw Chapel
Greencastle
Marion “Red” Thompson
Sarah Hood
Indiana
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Charles J. Arnold
A *Kid
van Buren
Hoffmeister
Parkersburg
Love Trust
Herald
Andrew Durham
Attica
R. R
Directors OF Commerce
Railroads
Chas. Pierson
Anderson
Addie Yest
Yost
Markham
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