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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1928
Page
5
By mail in Putnam County the rate is 3.00 a year and outside Putnam County 3.50 a year. In Greencastle by carrier is 0. a week and weekly edition 1.50 a year. Advertising rates are available on application.
In a roving melodrama a gang led by the Professor pursues Rose Shannon to recover $200,000. Chuck White confronts the gang on a moving train then reaches a cottage to rescue Rose from the Professor who taunts him about marriage. A gunfight ends with Chuck protecting Rose.
An article outlines reformatories for convicted boys focusing on intake procedures. It describes bathing, military clothing, medical and school testing, family histories, and orientation by staff. It notes a goal of education to at least seventh grade and trade training to prepare for release as productive citizens.
The report lists numerous Hutcheson and related families visiting, hosting dinners, and attending picnics and hunts across Greencastle, Brazil, Richmond, Indianapolis, and surrounding areas. It notes threshing near town, doctor visits, and trips to Marion and Hoosier Highlands.
The C C Club met Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Fannie Bunten. Relatives from Virginia visited John Webster and family. Mrs. Myrtle Cash called on Mrs. Ida and Ellen Newman. Ruth Poynter stayed with Mildred Storm last week. Jesse Lecman and family with Harold Morris and Edwin Hunter spent the weekend at Eel River Falls. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Newman visited relatives in Springfield Illinois. Mrs. Sallie McGinnis called on nearby neighbors.
Mrs Myrtle Storm mentioned Friday afternoon. E. Buis and family called on Glen Burgess and family Sunday afternoon. Mr and Mrs A O Cooprider and Mr and Mrs Melvin Storm drove to Franklin Sunday to inspect the Masonic Home. Monice Burgess visits grandparents BE and E Buis and family. John Wallace spent Friday with Mrs Clarence Sutherlin and her son at Fillmore.
Mrs. C. E. Hill is sick and Mrs. George Akers remains improving. Next Sunday the old School of Reelsville teachers and pupils will meet at the M E Church for a basket dinner and program with a large attendance expected. Mr. and Mrs. William Trout visited the Bests. H M Smith, James Aker, and Edgar Jobe moved the church yard Tuesday. Henry Mercer and family, visiting North Dakota,
John Hoffman and his family from California are wrapping up a visit and plan to leave Wednesday. He noted the car logged 2,500 miles on the journey. Pauline Smith will begin nursing at Muncie Hospital in September as school starts in three weeks.
Local residents and relatives frequent gatherings across towns including Bloomington and Cloverdale. The report notes hospital care for Forest Hurst at St. Vincent in Indianapolis and various Sunday dinners and visits among families such as the Mosers, Hills, Smiths, Neiers, Lanes, Watts, and Hodge.
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