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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1929
Page
4
A Columbia picture opens at Granada Theater starring Jack Holt Dorothy Revier and Mickey McBan. A hypocritical stepmother drives conflict as father and son hide the crimes they fear each other committed. The plot ends with a surprising evidence reveal and a happy conclusion.
Mr and Mrs J E Cash return from a Lower Rio Grande Valley trip in Texas driving a new Dodge sedan 6300 miles with the same air in tires. They set an economy record spending 43 dollars for 1704 miles of travel and only ten cents on auto repairs. They recall a hogs and calves mishap when a trailer broke apart after a hog’s curiosity. They report unusually good crops along the route with watermelons in Arkansas and higher cotton prices in cotton states. In Texas farmers are planting tomatoes cabbage and more.
Travelers report successful potato cultivation plans for the coming fall and winter in La Feria noting good weather conditions. They observed no flies, few mosquitoes, no bugs and no severe heat at their lodging. Merchants leave auto tires outside at night and many storefronts have open fronts. They prefer to return to Greencastle and their friends after the trip.
Forest O Brine and Dale Jackson, world endurance flight record holders from St. Louis, depart Indianapolis for Volina Illinois to demonstrate midair refueling. The display mirrors yesterday’s transfer of 50 gallons from a Curtiss Challenger to a Curtiss Robin at about 1500 feet, drawing 5000 spectators to the airport.
In South Bend Indiana a rejected suitor Marl Brant 37 shot and killed his former girlfriend Lulu Garrison 36 a divorcee at her home and then killed himself He died later at St Josephs hospital The shooting occurred as Garrison s mother Catherine Garrison 81 was nearby Relatives say the tragedy followed a marriage proposal turned down Brant came from Macy Indiana where his father and brother run a pickle factory
A new national fruit and vegetable growers cooperative, capitalized at 50 million dollars, announces formation in New York. The group aims to unite national and local cooperatives and will operate as a joint sales service for member associations with New York City as headquarters. Julius H. Barnes chairs the board, joined by agriculture leaders William M. Jardine Robert W. Bingham Arthur R. Rule and John Burgess.
The Clerk of the Circuit Court of Putnam County Indiana appoints Elmer A. Clodfelter administrator of the estate of Daniel N. Clodfelter late Putnam County Indiana who is believed to be solvent Attorney W M Sutherlin St Aig notes August 5 1929 and notice runs in the paper on 6 13 20.
Indiana secretary of state Otto Fifield announced future license plates will use orange and blue as state colors. The plan, effective next year, aims to reduce confusion and will be produced at the Indiana state prison with about 1,000,000 sets needed for next year.
American Association results show St. Paul 2 and Kansas City 6 with opponents Toledo 5 and Minneapolis 6. National League games include Boston 4 Chicago 3 and St. Louis 7 Philadelphia 5 with Brooklyn 4 Pittsburgh 2 and Cincinnati 5 New York 2.
James A. Beitel, 83, formerly associated with Col. William F. Cody Buffalo Bill Cody, died at his Detroit home. He served in major Civil War skirmishes before becoming a showman with Cody.
A damaged obituary fragment notes a performer who bore a striking likeness to Cody and often acted as his double during their partnership. It mentions eight children and numerous grandchildren, with a lingering reference to frontier life and a long career.
John Pringle, 67, father of film star John Gilbert, died in a Los Angeles hospital after a lingering illness. He spent most of his life on stage and in later years in motion pictures.
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