28 Apr 1920
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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1920
Page
1
DePauw and Wabash tied 7 to 1 when play halted after nine innings due to rain. Umpire Jensen ended the game as DePauw led in hits with eight to Wabash six, and a late DePauw rally had given a 7-5 lead in the sixth before rain ended play.
A petition for the improvement of Lincoln Avenue with sidewalks gutters and street paving was presented to the city council on Tuesday night. All property owners signed and residents expect favorable action. The council approved routine petitions and passed an ordinary ordinance as part of its short session while notices and local social items filled the remainder of the page.
Sadie Burk, Mrs Lyda Pierce, and Mrs Sarah Bettis visited Mrs Anna Boswell Monday afternoon in a social call.
Miss Bertha Kathryn Ries wed Alf red George Grund at 12 30 PM Tuesday in the Presbyterian Manse with Rev. Victor Raphael officiating. The couple will reside in Indianapolis.
Two female university students, Katherine Horstman and Doris Bowman, at Rosa Bower University infirmary are reported ill with scarlet fever amid campus health concerns.
William Ray, colored, was sentenced to death for the murder of 14 year old Martha Huff. The jury deliberated twenty minutes before convicting him of first degree murder, with the judge setting execution by electrocution for a date about one hundred days hence. The courtroom heard the verdict as Mrs. Sarah Smock expressed grief.
A Tennessee mountain community clings to pipe smoking and pastimes while outside groups led by the Interchurch World Movement plan to send teachers and establish schools. The effort aims to lift homes, minds, and local economies toward modern methods and wider contact with the world.
Governor Frank O Lowden of Illinois and Senator Aengon, seeking Republican presidential and senatorial honors, headlined a political double header. Lowden spoke at 1 20 pm in the court room and Enyon spoke later in the same venue.
Washington April 27 Senator Underwood of Alabama was elected Democratic leader in the Senate at a conference of Senate Democrats. He was unopposed with Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, acting leader since the death of Senator Martin of Virginia, having withdrawn from the race.
Alfrey D. Merrell, Democratic congressional candidate, toured Greencastle today while promoting political support. The community event at the High School Auditorium on May 7 aims to draw a full house for the All Star talent show and local performances.
Lucia Lydston, resting after loss, bonds with Marvin Bartley a nature-loving bookkeeper turned outdoor advocate. He helps a child rescue a fallen bird and builds a bird house project, sparking a gentle romance as Lucia and Esther share in the woodland charity and music of birds.
A woman speaks through sobs about Miss Lydston’s tears and a plan to build a home for a beloved piied, while Lucia Lydsteen notes Bartley’s lingering illness. They declare a mutual soul mate bond, foreseeing a life together as husband and wife.
More than a dozen sugar refiners met in Washington with Howard Figg to discuss increasing the sugar supply. The meeting focused on sugar prices only as they relate to obtaining adequate stocks to meet public demand.
High school girls chorus under Mrs George Christie presents Princess Chrysanthemum Friday night with new stage scenery costing near four hundred dollars. Costumes include kittens and dogs. Matinee Friday afternoon. Senior play It pays to advertise rehearsal daily under Miss Walls. time correction May 7 not May 27.
Bozeman Bulger recalled a grimly humorous scene from a World War II battle as Canadians and Americans fought together near Mons. Germans dodged artillery and fled, only to be bayoneted by a big American, who mocked the retreating foe with a sharp remark.
An informal London Answers item describes a club event where a 50 cent mission fee drew mixed reactions. Several women claimed the price was steep, while others joked that double the charge would be even more sore. Mrs Styles defends her husband amid witty exchanges about looks and vanity.
The exchange notes a couple celebrating an anniversary, with playful banter about remembering the date. The humor centers on a wife asking the husband to confirm the day, and the husband replying that it is the anniversary.
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