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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1928
Page
1
Say column columns humor and gossip from Greencastle. A limerick about a Ford mishap opens a roundup of local talk. I D. B. Johnson upgrades his Jackson and Walnut room, sparking rumors of a public dance hall and Civic Union talk. Indiana Street closure and a city park donation by John Robe cap the piece.
In Portland Me on August 8 the monoplane Friendship, which carried Amelia Earhart and her companions from the U S to England, will be manned by an American crew for the return flight to America. Donald Woodward of Washington D C and Capt. Harry Rogers of Rogers Air Line sailed to Europe to pilot the Friendship home.
City firefighters rushed to the Miller apartments at 204 South Vine Street Wednesday at 6 30 p m after a coal oil stove exploded. Damage was limited to the stove. The stove belonged to Mr and Mrs Frank Wampler.
In Puerto Cabezas Nicaragua a Marine detachment was attacked by bandits near a stream sixty miles from Sokay. One Marine, Private Myer Stengle of Hartford Conn, was killed and three Marines Thomas Paine Roxbury Mass Tussel Schoenberger South Charleston West Virginia and Melvin Mosier Topeka Kansas were wounded but expected to recover. Captain M A Edson led 48 Marines and planes were sent to pursue remaining bandits believed to be remnants of General Sandino's forces.
John Browning, age 64, died Wednesday evening at 6:30 at his brother Robert Browning’s home in Putnam County after months of illness. He was a lifelong farmer, never married, and resided with his brother recently. Survived by brother Edwin of Travers, Alberta. sisters Mrs. Marion Huffman of Pasadena and Mrs. Rey. E. A. Sapp of Humansville. Funeral Friday at 2:30 at Mt. Pleasant Church, burial nearby.
A new Chevrolet sedan owned by E. F. Cooper. of Clinton township, was badly damaged Wednesday evening when it went into a ditch near the Big Four railroad arch north of town and turned on its side. Harold, the driver, is named as the son. The car was taken to the Franklin Street Garage for repairs. Two fenders a wheel and other parts will be replaced. A directors meeting of the Putnam County Credit Association is set for Friday noon at the First National Bank.
The Florida hurricane drifts across the state causing extensive wind damage from Palm Beach to Tampa. Homes unroofed, trees uprooted and utilities torn down. railroads and power lines hit hard. Authorities fear severe impact on citrus orchards while a second storm gathers west of Porto Rico. Affected towns report blackout conditions and isolated communities struggle with communication loss.
In Spencer Indiana five year old Joan Wright teased her brother Dickie seven to fetch ice. Dickie ran into a passing touring car driven by Irvin Arthur and was killed instantly as the wheel ran over his head. Arthur was not charged, deemed unavoidable. Dickie was son of Mr Frank Wright cashier of Spencer National Bank.
Partly cloudy tonight and Friday with possible local thundershowers. Temperatures remain warm, bringing continued mild to warm conditions across the area.
James House a 30 year old Newark New Jersey man who had been jailed for stealing a bolt of silk to dress his Indiana Harbor girlfriend like a butterfly was released from Crown Point jail and immediately taken into Newark police custody He is charged with murder and identified by East Chicago police by his fingerprints.
London Aug 9 IN S reported one thousand killed and 600 injured in a violent eruption of Volcano Rokatinda on Paloeweh island off the Malay Peninsula. The Central News Dispatch from Amsterdam says earthquakes accompanied the eruption. Six villages destroyed, seaboard submerged, nine trading vessels sunk.
Indianapolis police hunt a man called Smitty after Terrence King 27 allegedly shot dead at the Green Mill Barbecue on East 1st Street. Two singer and dancer witnesses Miss Gladys DeVore and Miss Margie Ford held on bonds. three other women sought after as witnesses. The slaying followed a prior 1926 druginvolved holdup at the same resort.
Mr and Mrs Silas Dow respond after Julius Dow vanished from home on Sunday. Two cards reach them one from Crawfordsville and one from Chicago saying he is all right with a place to sleep. He offered no destination but is thought headed toward Michigan where a brother resides. He took his parents car when leaving.
The annual Quincy picnic occurred today at the Quincy grounds with attendees from Greencastle. Speakers included Frank Dailey candidate for Indiana governor, Albert Stump candidate for U.S. Senate, and Harry G. Leslie Republican gubernatorial nominee, plus Martinsville band and amusement rides.
Oscar Rowing, son of Thomas Rowing, was badly hurt by a cave-in at a gravel pit west of town yesterday. Adelia Feeley and Anna Feeley of Ladoga are visiting their uncle, Art Jackson. Margaret Baker hosts Mae Slaughter of Danville. Charles Daggy reports a record oat yield: twelve acres produced 540 bushels.
The Wabash Valley Electric Company baseball team captured the summer Twilight League championship by beating the Uptowns 12 to 9 at McKeen Field. The Uptowns finished second, followed by the South End Trojans with six teams in the league. Wednesday’s game was the final summer contest.
Danville Indiana August 8 Fred Kedors of Kokomo battled confinement at the Danville jail for three days setting fire to bedclothes and resisting deputies. Tear gas had to be used twice to subdue him after he attacked a guard and caused a bedding blaze. Hundreds watched as gas escaped from the cell and inquest plans were made to move Kedors to Kokomo for a vanity inquest.
Mrs Hallie Foster and Miss Jennie Harlow of Waynetown were injured when their coupe overturned on State Road 43 north of Greencastle at 11 30 this morning The left arm of Miss Harlow was broken in two places with deep facial and head cuts while Mrs Foster had minor cuts and facial bruising They were en route to visit Mrs Huffman when the crash occurred and were aided by a traveling salesman who witnessed the wreck Governors Smith Plans to Attend Brennan Funeral and Return to Albany
Judge James P. Hughes sternly admonished twenty seven young men after they were caught using the Country Club pool without permission. Club members detained the youths on the grounds prior to the hearing.
The government thermometer reached 95 degrees above zero on Wednesday, surpassing the previous record of 94. Green Castle residents endured the heat, with a midday cooling shower offering brief relief.
Juanita Libka, 22, of Bainbridge, recounts five weeks held after being lured by a man via a job ad. Russell Karnes of Beech Grove faces kidnapping charges as investigators probe possible links to a wider white slave ring in Indiana and Kentucky.
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