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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1915
Page
1
In Indianapolis a man will head the state music association for the coming year. Important committees were named to advance the organization’s work. The convention day’s program featured several interesting events and sessions.
Officers for the Indiana Music Teachers Association were elected at session in Chicago with Edward Nell as president and L. M. Tilson and Mrs Myra Gordon as secretary and treasurer. Committees were named. the program featured university musicians, a DePauw pipe organ recital, and a Chicago Operatic Quartet finale. The convention runs with addresses on public school music and modern music tendencies and draws many visitors.
Large bass are being landed in Big Walnut Creek this spring by the Kencastle Nimreds. Putnam County anglers compete for a prize from Engdon & Co. with a chance to win a rod for the largest bass caught before September 1. Leading catches include Boyd with a 5 ounce smallmouth and Millard King with a four pounder.
A Bloomington World tale recounts a Ford car stuck on Tabor Hill due to gasoline shortage. Frank L. Ridge helped by blowing into the gas can to force the remaining fuel to the carburetor, enabling the vehicle to climb the hill. A fresh gas supply at Stinesville allowed the trip to continue safely.
Both DePauw and Wabash men mark high confidence ahead of the McKee Field meet tomorrow. Metho distance events are hotly tipped to replicate the 1914 win as the teams seek supremacy.
DePauw and Wabash prepare for a close annual track and field dual meet on McKee n field Friday afternoon. DePauw hopes to reach 53 points to edge the Scarlet and plans multiple favorite events led by Myers in the half mile mile and two mile. Wabash backs state marks with several contenders while DePauw entries include Guthrie Norris Adams and Stonex among others. The DePauw University Choir will also present a sacred concert at Advance May 9 under church auspices.
Students from the three ward schools complete compositions titled The Story of Lafayette for the DAR prize essay contest. A winner will receive a medal during the eighth grade entertainment evening.
Superintendent H A Henderson announced the eighth grade program will be held at the opera house on Wednesday evening May 12. Pupils from ward schools submitted essays for the D A R prize, with the theme The Story of Lafayette. The twelve best will be judged Saturday and the winner Read his own composition at the ceremony.
Interurbans and state railroads will charge a two cent fare rate effective Saturday. The Public Utility Commission of Indiana ordered the change with no radical alterations in interurban fares.
The public utility commission of Indiana ordered a new two cent interurban fare to take effect tomorrow May first across all railroads and interurban lines in the state. The change does not alter fares to neighboring towns. the minimum remains five cents and round trip discounts are not offered. Mrs. Oscar Sallust visits her parents near Mount Meridian.
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