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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1928
Page
1
The letter cites the Martinsville dairy farm and a Sunday field trip to assess livestock, noting mock opponent bets and a political roster shift. It covers local street debates between Tar Babies and Concrete Mixers, street washing efforts, and a late night showdown at a Drug store with postgame revelry.
Reports circulated that Col. Charles A. Lindbergh met disaster after leaving Indianapolis in a new Ryan monoplane. Airport staff doubted harm, predicting he would reappear alive while he flew toward Greencastle in a west by northwest path.
Arthur Hand of 1210 North 9th Street Terre Haute was seriously hurt early Saturday when his car left the National Road near the Road 43 intersection and plunged down a steep embankment. He was taken to the county hospital with severe facial and hand injuries after the vehicle rolled several times. Mr Hand, a young Terre Haute teacher, could not explain how the accident occurred.
Two bandits staged a daylight robbery at the Kroger grocery on 557 North Capitol Avenue Indianapolis. They trapped four people in an ice box and escaped with about 125 dollars in cash. victims included butcher Robert Mahan grocery manager Clarence Hall clerk Paul Gentry and customer Mary Meyers aged 60. The suspects, about 27 years old, fled in a car.
The ninth annual Illinois-Indiana reunion will be Sunday August 26 at Beechwood Park Rockville Indiana. Former Illinois residents now living in Indiana are urged to bring lunch and their families. Fuller Huffman is president and Mrs. Glenn Lough is secretary. Plastering starts Monday on the interior of the new Second Ward school building, led by Walter Heath the local contractor, with a hopeful completion by October 1.
Indianapolis announces the famous flagpole sitter Shipwreck Kelly will climb a fragile perch above the Denison Hotel at 9 a m Tuesday August 14 and stay for 104 hours 13 minutes 1% seconds before descending to box two rounds with a local pugilist.
Claims total more than $3,000 for sheep and farm animal losses in Greencastle township since January 1. Only $1,365 collected in dog tax this spring, leaving funds exhausted and claims pending future years. Officials plan to raise dog tax to $5 to bolster the fund.
After ten days of activity between asphalt and concrete factions for east Washington street improvement petitions filed show concrete with a nine vote edge. Petitions list concrete 42 to 33 with questionable signatures. council had left decision to property owners.
In Toledo Ohio a young man and a young woman were found dead with gunshot wounds in an under construction house. Police say the pair likely killed themselves in a death pact. the man’s identity is unclear despite papers found on him. Neighbors report doors and windows were locked prior to the tragedy.
Court Gillen buys the Tobe Tompkins property on Bloomington street. Mr and Mrs T B Evans leave today for Niagara. Mr and Mrs Raymond Hirt and Mr and Mrs Howard Harris visit Greencastle campers at Eel River. R J Gillespie receives an embalmers and undertakers license from the State Board.
Terre Haute Ind Aug 10 John Owens 44 committed death by own action at his home early today shooting himself through the right temple. He sat in his automobile in the garage after digging potatoes near the patch. He had been out of employment. Owens is survived by a widow two sons and two daughters.
Alfred and Clarence Ilgenfritz, Lafayette garage owners, were arrested on charges of receiving stolen property after two youths admitted stealing parts for the garage. John Goodman, 17, and his brother Clarence, 15, confessed they stole to order, stripping about 25 cars in recent weeks for tires and accessories.
The city school board will hold a special meeting Monday at 10 a.m. to approve purchase of furnishings and equipment for the new Second Ward school building. Desks for teachers to be produced in the local manual training department. Pupils’ desks and chairs to be purchased.
Attorney General Arthur L Gilliam may be called to action over a report by state board of accounts field examiners accusing Fulton County officials a banker and a tax ferret of illegally obtaining 19120.37 in commissions from 38240.75 back taxes owed by Rochester resident George Rentschler. The examiners say pre arrangement with Fulton County Republican chairman Howard W Dubois enabled 50 percent commission and that back taxes should have been sequestered at no county cost. Affidavits allege Dubois received only about 3000 of the total with remainder distribution to unknown parties.
The United States won the men's 800 meter Olympic relay in Amsterdam with a record time of 9 36 1 5. The quartet of Austin Clapp Walter Laufer George Kojac and Johnny Weissmuller led from the start to victory. Japan took second, Canada third, followed by Hungary Sweden Great Britain and Spain.
Evans Woollen prominent Indiana Democrat and local banker will tour Indiana on behalf of the Democratic state ticket Earl R Peters state chairman announced here today in Indianapolis.
Mostly fair conditions persist tonight and Sunday. Cooler readings expected tonight except in the extreme southwest, with further cooling in the north and central portions on Sunday.
The 15 year old Ladoga youth Winston Ashby drowned while bathing at a Chicago area beach while visiting relatives. His cousin Virden Moore was rescued by Miss Clea Martin, 19, who also aided others. Ashby was the son of prominent Roachdale residents Mr and Mrs Howard Ashby.
Robert Hayes of 250 East National Avenue was injured Tuesday morning while swimming in Walnut Creek at Oak Hill Park. He dived from the bank into shallow water and struck his head on a rock, sustaining a severe scalp wound and smaller scalp cuts but narrowly escaping more serious injuries.
J. E. Engstrom of Culver Indiana found a pure gold nugget in his yard. The jagged piece is about the size of a fingernail and he wonders if the discovery hints at a possible gold mine in his back yard.
This afternoon and evening the Granada Theater shows Tex Rickard's official fight picture from Yankee Stadium. The heavyweight championship bout between Tunney and Heeney draws large crowds with slow motion knockout rounds shown. Miss Esther Snider travels to Delphi to visit Miss Catherine McCain.
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