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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1929
Page
1
The column recalls Vic Newcover, ex International Cement executive, visiting Ro ry from St Louis to greet the Rotary crowd and share a few stories. A wasp bites the writer as he notes the hot weather and the limited new notes for today.
Thomas L. Christian, six years head of Lebanon High School mathematics, was chosen to succeed W. L. Tatlock as principal. A Wabash College graduate, he taught freshman math, and last summer joined Indiana state teachers committee to design a new math course for high schools.
Lawrence F. Orr chief examiner of the state board of accounts had his wife and mother in law Mrs Laura Fix injured when the Orr car overturned near Waterloo DeKalb County on the way to Lake James. Simultaneously his mother Mrs Rose Billings Pence 75 died in Columbus from complications of old age with funeral services planned that afternoon. State board officials in Indianapolis closed for the day as staff attended the funeral.
Washington township 4‑H Club led by Miss Odessa Hodshire and Mrs. W. W. Lucas held an achievement day at Manhattan School for parents and visitors. Exhibits showcased by 4‑H workers will also appear at the County Fair and some enter the Indiana State Fair with prizes awarded to Louise Hutcheson Genevieve Pollom Tressa Brann Jessie Green and others for dresses underwear slips towels and dresser scarfs.
Partly cloudy tonight and Friday with a chance of local thundershowers. Increasing warmth tonight in the eastern and northern portions.
County Agent Floyd Miller urges every Putnam County township to send a representative to the Fair Board meeting Friday night in the courthouse. Key topics include fair date and site, likely Ellis lot on West Walnut Street, and department heads remaining as last year if they agree to serve.
R. J. Elledge, Lone Star Cement superintendent, spoke at the Greencastle Kiwanis luncheon praising the city’s appearance while urging new industries a hotel and an airport. He promoted home products and home entertainment to boost the local economy.
Dr T A Sigler local veterinarian and past president of the American Medical Veterinary Association appears on the Detroit convention program from August 13 to 16. He will be among the clinicians on Friday and departs Sunday for a week away.
An ice cream social at Brick Chapel M. E. Church tomorrow evening will attract many church friends. A one act play and other features will be part of the program.
The Graf Zeppelin leaves Lakehurst heading east over the Atlantic on a globe girdling voyage. On board are 22 passengers and a crew of 41 as naval officials track its position from New York to Nantucket and along the southern New England coast.
The Graf Zeppelin began its round the world voyage from Lakehurst New Jersey as motors hummed at 12 40 a m Eastern daylight time. The departure featured a ceremonial sendoff by American servicemen and Marines with a military band playing for the twenty two passengers aboard while the crowd observed with international camaraderie.
Delbert Ridenour, 46, was critically injured at a Logansport Indiana farm after tumbling into a clover huller. Both feet were mangled beyond repair and amputated. He held to the machine to avoid being drawn in, and was rescued. He is married with two children and in very serious condition at the county hospital.
George L Bird joins DePauw University as English composition and journalism instructor from Bradley Polytechnic Institute. George Edward Smock, DePauw graduate, also joins the English department replacing Wallace Biggs. Bird takes over journalism instruction. Smock brings A B from DePauw and M A from Chicago, previously teaching at Illinois College.
South Putnam farmers paused threshing for the annual Quincy picnic a holiday event with speakers James M. Jogden Indiana attorney general Lewis O. Chasey secretary to Governor Harry Leslie and Rev. Wiley S. Hastings pastor of Spencer Christian Church. The Cotton Pickers Band provided music for the milling crowd.
A list of 240 students awarded Rector scholarships to DePauw University includes Greencastle graduates Eugene Ruark and Ralph Rose. Other Putnam County winners are John Franklin Ogles Belle Union Harry Eggers Roachdale and Paul Marsteller Russellville. The group includes nine states and Japan with Walter Hoffsommer. Twins Elmer Lee Harvey and Eugene Harvey also receive scholarships.
Ida M Tout of Indianapolis sought a marriage license with fiancé Dora Fitzpatrick. The clerk asked for Fitzpatrick's first name and she replied she did not know it, saying she had not asked him yet.
Charles E McCullough a 19 year old laborer in Putnam County and Elizabeth M Horn age 15 of Jefferson township Putnam County obtained a marriage license at home in Putnam County.
Fran the Files recalls Ernest McHaffie setting a half mile race mark at Logansport track with a Chicago pacing horse. Roy Abrams hosts guests from Louisville and Indianapolis as Harry Wells visits Stilesville. Senator F C Tilden to speak at the Thomas family reunion at William Thomas store in Madison township tomorrow.
Freight cars piled up along the Wabash Railroad a mile north of Riverside near Attica Indiana injuring no one and causing about 100000 in losses. A brake shoe flew off the engine drive wheel striking and breaking the upright switch frame which released the rails and caused 500 feet of track to be torn out. Mrs Nellie Matson Brown returned home to Chicago after visiting her brother Reese Matson.
Two men and a woman are jailed in Indianapolis on accusations of fugitive status after allegedly confessing to robberies in New Palestine, Anderson, Cumberland, Rushville, Clarmont, Franklin, Ben Davis, Greenfield, Noblesville and Indianapolis. Names given: Miss Flossie Binford 45 Lee Carney 58 and Vinton Mingle 49. The men to Rush County authorities and the woman to Greenfield police.
Rev. W. J. Crowder and Mrs. Crowder were honored at an informal reception by about seventy five congregants. The program featured readings, music, prayers, and welcomes from local pastors and church groups, with Crowder delivering his first sermon to the Baptist Church last Sunday.
Scores of people drown in North China as the Yellow River rises overrunning Mukden and flooding cities. The four main railways are crippled and areas are expected to be inundated as dykes near the river are threatened.
Ray Bullington aged 28 from New Goshen was electrocuted when he touched a high voltage trolley wire while working in a coal mine owned by Saxton Coal Company near Terre Haute.
New York financier C. Robert Wolff, tied to New York and St. Louis, faces federal criminal action for allegedly smuggling jewelry. He is charged with failing to declare $6,000 worth of gems upon returning from a European honeymoon on March 19.
Slayer, previously seen as cold as ice, breaks down on the witness stand while recounting the killing. The defendant sobs and shivers, appearing to teeter on collapse as he relates the events.
In Columbus Ohio on August 8 Dr James Howard Snook testified he murdered Theora Hix a coed beauty after a quarrel on a rifle range. He described striking her with a hammer multiple times and collapsing in tears on the running board as she fell.
In South Bend Indiana United States Judge Thomas W Slick imposed heavy sentences on five defendants including an alleged counterfeiter and four alleged transporters of stolen cars. Ralph Lahr 27 of Lafayette received three years in Leavenworth for counterfeiting. John Van Meter 19 of Lafayette drew two years in Chillicothe for violating the Dyer act. Harry Harrington 39 of Lafayette got one month for Dyer act violation. George W Kitz 26 of Indiana Harbor earned two years in Leavenworth for Dyer act violation. Charles English 19 of East Chicago received two years for Dyer act violation.
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