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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1929
Page
2
The Model T Ford led the motor industry for twenty years due to sturdiness and economy and remains a good car. With reasonable care and selective parts replacement, millions can run for several more years. A dealer can estimate costs to overhaul the motor, transmission, bearings, axles, and other components at modest labor charges, protecting the vehicle investment.
Mrs. R N Cox returns home from Vincennes while Nan Vaughan remains seriously ill at her son’s house. Mayor McGaughey at home recovering from a heart attack. DePauw assistant president W Henry McLean to deliver the commencement address at Union Mills High School tonight. Nelsons welcome a son born Monday. Mr. Nelson works for Greencastle Telephone Co. Emily Jackson returns home from Cutler to East Washington Street. Rev and Mrs T P Middleton of St Louis visit Prof Warren Middleton en route to a Louisville church conference. J G Hunt recovering from paralysis after three weeks at home at 404 Maple Avenue. Funeral set for Beulah I Hillis in Crawfordsville. she was 81 and a respected pioneer resident. George B Rockwell en route to Indianapolis from Cloverdale. Dr G Bromley Oxnam to speak at Hope High School tonight. Putnam Lodge 451 C O F to meet to attend John Merryweather’s funeral. Elder Jasper N Dalby able to work after eye trouble and back from Danville engagement. Dr H Clippinger recalls urging fathers to spend time with sons to curb crime and uphold law.
Charles Robbins, a DePauw graduate, now works on the Wall Street Journal copy desk in New York City. While at DePauw he edited The DePauw and belonged to Phi Gamma Delta and Sigma Delta Chi. He previously worked for the Indianapolis Star after graduation.
Benjamin R. Inman president of Indiana Fire Prevention Council and Educational Director of the Indiana State Fire Department will address the Chamber of Commerce at a dinner meeting Monday evening May 6 at the Greencastle Country Club. He will discuss co ordinating local fire prevention efforts and the statewide campaign.
Three Indianapolis women were hospitalized after taking poison tablets in apparent suicide attempts. Myrtle Green, 30, in critical condition. Carrie LaTourrette, 55, despondent over domestic trouble, expected to recover. Edna Van Zant, 22, of Newcastle, ill health but likely to recover.
William E. Murphy, 48, an inspector in the U S Department of Agriculture bureau of animal husbandry, collapsed after driving off for the 18th hole at South Grove links Indianapolis. His body was found five minutes later by fellow golfers. identification hindered by lack of identifying clothing marks.
Evansville Indiana April 30. Jealousy over Miss Margaret Maley's friendship with another woman led Mrs Josephine Greene Conrad 27 to shoot Miss Maley and herself. Prosecutor E Menzies Lindsey reports Miss Maley's injuries are not serious and Conrad may recover. Witnesses at a party including Susie B Van Orman candidate for mayor and her husband F Harold Van Orman and State Senator John H Hewitt are to be questioned.
Lee Woods of Cliton township reports planting his first corn this afternoon making him possibly the county’s earliest planter. Farmers across the area are plowing and preparing fields while the quiet business district reflects the unusual activity.
State Fire Marshal Alf Houston ordered an immediate physical cleanup of the Indiana State House after warning that attic dust is a danger and could explode and that inflammable debris is stored in closets, likening the move to the governor's planned political house cleaning.
Leo Baldwin, accused gang member linked to automobile theft and rum running, is held in Albany jail on $30,000 bail. Federal officials say he will be extradited to Indianapolis once governor approval is obtained, with potential transfer to Chicago for St Valentine’s Day massacre inquiries. Baldwin was nabbed by state troops after a tip and planned to buy a gasoline station on the Albany Buffalo route.
Thirteen boys were organized into a B. and O. Potato club at Russellville on Monday. The railroad company will furnish ten boys with forty bushels of seed free, and the boys agree to furnish one bushel each, totaling five bushels per boy to plant a quarter acre. The group will use Russet Rural late potato seed.
W ant ads list rental info for the Cole Apartments East Washington Street available all day Wednesday and Thursday May 1 2. Also a closing out sale of millinery bargains at Thompson Oat Shop. A farm for sale near Lime Dale. 718 East Seminary Street offers water gas electricity vapor heat and garage with surrounding cool summer breezes.
Federal dispatches report scattered Sonora rebels, last holdouts of the Republic, likely to surrender with no more fighting. Forces advance on the Southern Pacific line while Gen. Almazan crosses the Sierra Madre into Sonora. Rebels plan flight to the United States as Calles and Portes Gil negotiate terms.
The Indiana Bankers Association served notice that 1929 taxes will be paid under protest while suits are filed in Federal Court to force a reduction of bank assessments. Officials say bankers cannot deduct indebtedness from assessments unlike finance companies, savings and loan groups, and other organizations.
Leland Williams, a 1926 DePauw University graduate and Rector Scholar, has been appointed to a position in the immigration service under the U S Department of Labor. He will leave Franklin for Detroit this week to be stationed there after passing four examinations and pursuing prior teaching and bookkeeping work. Williams is the son of Dr and Mrs Walter J Williams of Franklin.
Handy's Sanitary Dairy has installed a new bottling and capping machine that processes milk in one operation. The unit prevents contact with human hands, ensuring sanitation, and doubles the milk strain by the added filtration stages.
Gus Sonnenberg, heavyweight champion, defended his title by defeating Joe Siakiewicz of Utica in straight falls. He pinned the challenger in 52 minutes 38 seconds after an aerial tackle and secured the second fall in 2 minutes 52 seconds with a crotch hold and half Nelson.
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