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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1928
Page
1
A reader’s belated submission for a prize column includes verses about threshing, farming life, and social observations. The piece recalls sidewalk debates near the courthouse, jokes, and a humorous note about dairy cattle. It ends noting the Delilah Miller school building delay and temporary arrangements for students.
In Richmond Indiana on August 13 police rushed to Miller Park after reports tourists were bathing children in the fountain. Officers found a group of Gypsies using the fountain for infant baths and began rounding them up, escorting them toward the city limits. The caravan had South Carolina license plates.
The Rev. Frank Dewel McFadden, 29, of the split Baptist Church plans a big praise service at 7:30 pm despite a threatening letter from P. D. Q. signed in Franklin. Protection is likely. he invites neighboring Baptist preachers as a stormy split within the congregation continues.
Lieut. Col. Robert Fierro the Mexican Good Will aviator receives two medals in Havana after his nonstop flight from Mexico City to Havana A reception at the Presidential palace was planned as part of the honors with the Order of Carson Manuel De Cespedes insignia and a Cuban Colony in Mexico City medal among the awards.
INS reports Herbert Hoover, the Republican nominee, supports strict enforcement of the Volstead Act but not repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment. He seeks an impartial study to fix abuses and improve enforcement, aiming to keep the ban on intoxicating liquors while avoiding a partisan campaign focus. Governor Alfred E. Smith is expected to advocate liberalization.
The Brunerstown former pupils and friends reunion will be held at the Brunerstown school grounds this Thursday. Oscar Thomas of Greencastle will read a Brunerstown history dating to the village’s 1838 founding. Ollie O Nelson’s Chevrolet Cabriolet from Indianapolis is at Franklin Street Garage after a Sunday accident.
Putnam County’s poor relief appropriation of 7000 is overdrawn by 114.7 dollars per Auditor W E Gill. No further claims will be paid until the County Council adds funds in September, delaying payments until October. Greencastle Township trails 6000 due to lack of levies for several years.
Democratic candidate Frank Dailey and state chairman Earl Peters will headline a Forest Park Brazil picnic at 6 30 this evening. The program includes a comedy play and music with baskets invited. rain venue is Forest Park auditorium.
Shelbyville Ind Aug 12 Samuel Eugene Davis 15 son of Mr and Mrs W C Davis 629 Arch street Indianapolis drowned at 1 30 this afternoon in Flat Rock river one mile west of Flat Rock cave when he stepped into a deep hole while wading His body was recovered two hours later a short distance from where it sank.
From the files of The Herald 20 years ago in Greencastle Miss Jennie Farmer departed for a visit in Rockville A J Duff traveled to Huntington Jake Keifer took a short vacation from the Palace restaurant Miss Alice Murphy visited Indianapolis
Dr. John Roach Straton states Calvary Baptist Church cannot host a political debate with Governor Al Smith, calling the earlier offer to debate in his church and St Patrick's Cathedral a jocular idea. Trustees of Calvary also refuse the church as a meeting place.
Greencastle residents attended a Crawfordsville dirt track program at the Fair Grounds. About twelve cars stirred a heavy dust cloud in the first ten mile race, hindering visibility. W. H. Bunker of Decatur Illinois won both races in a sawed off car, while local entries M-34 and Pontiac P-6 did not place.
Fair tonight and Tuesday with a light warming trend. Temperatures rise slowly across northern and central portions as the day advances. The pattern suggests a warmer Tuesday inland with continued fair skies.
The Krassin commander arriving in Norway says Captain Roald Amundsen is still alive and will press the search into October if needed. A bottle washed ashore on Bottum Island bore a note signed Amundsen, but is deemed a hoax as it lacks precise latitude and longitude. The explorer disappeared with five companions in June aboard a French Latam seaplane.
Ladoga boys Raymond Oliver and Lee Boling, Montgomery county tennis stars, escaped unharmed Sunday night when their Ford collided with a southbound Roy Brackney car near the Water Works hill on State Road 43. Boling, the county singles champion, and Oliver, his doubles partner, were riding north when the crash occurred. both cars were towed for repairs.
Indianapolis August 13 Phillip H Smith surrendered to police through his attorney James E Deery in connection with the fatal shooting of Terrence King at the Green Mill barbecue on East 38th Street King allegedly assaulted Miss Gladys DeVore one of the barbecue girl entertainers prompting the shooting police said Smith was questioned by investigators after surrendering
Harold Doc Brown, 33, former Greencastle barber, released on a 60 day parole from Indiana state prison after a 2 to 5 year bigamy sentence from January 19 1928. He had married Mary Leon Johnson while still married to Sallie Blanche Frye Brown and is to receive home tuberculosis care in Jamestown.
Dr W R Hutcheson local physician and world traveler lectured at Union Church Sunday night at the Methodist Church on Palestine and Jerusalem. He showed forty pictures and spoke of the people and country observed on his around the world trip.
Theodore Kleinbub former Green Castle barber died at his Elwood home Sunday night. Survived by two sons Hugo and Richard, sisters Mrs. Charles Meikel and Mrs. M. D. Ricketts, and brother Joseph of Indianapolis. Burial likely in Elwood after Forest Hill parents’ graves.
Harold Inman, son of Mr and Mrs Harvey Inman, returned home from Robert Long Hospital Indianapolis where he had been for five weeks with blood poisoning. An operation amputated his left arm about five inches below the elbow after a scratch from a rusty nail caused the infection. He is rapidly recovering.
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