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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1919
Page
2
The Greencastle Indiana Daily Herald announces subscription and mailing terms with rates for four months and weekly carrier deliveries. It lists pricing for single copies, cards of thanks obituaries and poetry edits, and notes profitability of post office service.
Neighbors and friends of Eva Herbert spent her birthday Sunday with baskets and a 200 attendance. Edgar Jobe and others took a motor trip to Turkey Run and the Shades. Several families visited ill relatives. A house theft went unsolved. Chautauqua opens August 20 at Cloverdale.
Several residents attended the Poland picnic last Thursday. Levy Thomas near Clinton hosted visitors from Putnamville and Harmony. A birthday dinner for Eva Herbert at Fox Station drew 224 guests with readings and music. Charles Dial’s home was broken into Sunday afternoon with theft of money and clothing. Mrs. Hutcheson remains ill and Mrs. Hutcheson is recovering from surgery in Indianapolis.
Dr. N S Wood returns to office after illness. Claude Best visits brother James Best as he comes from France. James Aker and Frank Rogers at Martinsville. C E Hill and family visit Ralph Hill at Greencastle. Mack Foster and family visit Kate Foster in Waynetown. Ice cream supper planned at Reelsville church lawn on Saturday night August 16. Washington Township Farmers Association met at the schoolhouse. Mrs Eva Herbert celebrated her birthday with over two hundred relatives and friends and a large dinner. Ben Schoppenhorst visits Poland relatives. John Ross Aker and families visit Mrs Alexander Aker. Edgar Jobe, Riley Hathaway, Ross Bennett, and Charles Aker drive to The Shades.
Zeis & Co advertises hot bread ready for Sunday at 3 p.m. Order ahead for pickup or Saturday readiness.
The City of Greencastle Indiana files a petition with the State Board of Tax Commissioners to issue and sell ten thousand dollars of time warrants dated August 1 1919 payable November 15 1919 at 6 percent interest under an ordinance approved July 22 1919. A hearing is set for August 22 1919 at the board office in Indianapolis. City officials sign the notice with City Clerk W M McGaughey and City Attorney C T Peck.
Mrs Emily B Elmore of 810 Emison Avenue Vincennes Indiana says Trutona cured her stomach liver and kidney troubles and improved her appetite energy and pains. She praises the medicine and notes its introduction in Greencastle by druggist R P Mullins.
Mrs William Wysong called on Mrs James Tabor Sunday. Glen McGill visited Ross Thomas and family weekend. Lectures at Union Chapel by Miss Potter who has returned from France. Several locals traveled to Greencastle Indianapolis and Rockville for visits and events. Miss Aileen and June Newgent visiting Rockville. families attended Rockville Chautauqua.
A testimonial pitches Mayr's Wonderful Remedy as a cure for stomach, liver, and intestinal ailments amid chronic bloating and catarrhal mucus. The ad claims one dose proves its value and offers a money back guarantee, noting the product is sold by druggists everywhere.
A weekend of visits and family gatherings fills the community as residents from Poland Indianapolis Brazil Terre Haute and surrounding areas drop by houses of Kortepeter Stenerwald Rader and Syester. A birthday party for Minnie Syester features a watermelon feast and gifts while on sick list Roy Swank is noted.
Bro. Cline will speak at Long Branch on August 16 and 17 with services Saturday night and Sunday morning and night. Elbert Irwin Letha Irwin Frank Johnson currently have mumps. A J Johnson recovers from mumps. Alle Bain family from Fillmore attended church. James Dillinger family and others visited Cloverdare and Daniel Shonkwiler. Nannie Cutbirth spent a week with Cleve Thomas near Green Castle. Threshing machines expected this week.
Trustee W D Wright announces 1919 budget at Fillmore meeting on September 2. Totals include township expenditures 1600 dollars and 4 cent tax rate, local tuition 12000 with 30 cent rate, special school taxes 12000 at 30 cents, road tax 1200 at 3 cents, bond fund 3200 at 3 cents. Total 30000 and 75 cent tax per hundred dollars. net tax base 4019925 with 196 polls.
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