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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1928
Page
2
By mail in Putnam County two dollars yearly. Outside Putnam County three dollars sixty cents yearly. In Greencastle by carrier ten cents weekly. Weekly edition one dollar fifty cents yearly. Advertising rates available on application.
The Wolrd film Plenderloin tied to a 1625 copyright and Dolores Costello stars in a Warner Bros production adaptation. Chuck White a crook ally of the Professor loves Rose Cons who hides from the bank heist and a revenge plot unfolds in a cottage confrontation. Rose flees into a Meadowvale station as the gang regroups leading to a tense pursuit.
Brazil Times notes Judge T W Hutchison of the Clay Circuit court criticizes Indiana's 1927 act on minors and imprisonment. The law limits punishment for under twenty one offenders without prior felonies, potentially sparing serious offenders and sparking crime. The piece cites Hickman the Los Angeles child slayer awaiting capital punishment in California and discusses possible one day or suspended sentences.
Construction of a dam in Brown County State Game Reserve aims to create an artificial lake of 10 to 15 acres. The project is run by the state conservation department engineering division under Richard Lieber. After stocking by the fish and game division, the lake will open to public fishing in a few years.
Glasgow police describe a rising wave of knife carrying by young women. Judges face unprecedented bail requests as the groups terrorize streets. Authorities allege slum-bred behavior and mock wedding rites with daggers, highlighting social decay.
William Allen White's view of Governor Smith shifts amid the 1920s. He praised Smith as a brilliant, brave statesman before the presidential campaign, then attacked him during the race. White, writing in Collier's August 15 1926 issue, contrasts Smith's intellect and courage with his Prohibition stance and political evolution.
A fragmented market listing shows items such as watermelons tomatoes onions cauliflower celery lettuce sweet potatoes carrots cantaloupes cucumbers and cabbage. Mentions Kooper and laman or similar names in stray text.
Washington August 17 The Jazz Age changes campaign strategy as radio and songs replace parades. Hoover and Smith must vary speeches to avoid radio fatigue while newspapers and pamphlets remain vital. Slogans, windshields stickers and youth appeals reshape outreach to voters.
Mrs Clara A McIntire of Niles Michigan says Konjola cured her neuritis kidney trouble and sluggish liver after influenza left her in pain. She reports rapid improvement after two bottles and praises the remedy sold at Owl Drug Store in Greencastle Indiana and by local druggists.
The Republican HQ buzzes with slogan suggestions for a 1928 campaign. Sen George H Moses proposed Hoover or Havoc as a rival to 1924’s Coolidge or Chaos. Wet issue slogans appear scarce amid the discussion.
The Indiana Division of Geology completed two maps under Dr. W N Logan to aid the building stone industry in Owen Monroe Lawrence and Washington counties. One map surveys the Indiana pelitic stone belt with outcrops of building stone and underlying and overlaying formations. The other maps drainage, quarry and mill locations aiding future development prospect.
Dr Logan states maps show vertical sections illustrating stone thickness across parts of the area. The maps are being prepared by a port ty company for later release. The report will discuss the geological and chemical properties of ty stone and the Indiana building stone industry, which has annual production around $18 million.
Indiana Farm Bureau schedules a big tent on Midway at State Fair Indianapolis September 1 to 8. All fairgoers welcome to visit and learn about Farm Bureau activities with Stay Office departments represented daily. The tent serves as a headquarters for Farm Bureau members and families, west of the grandstand. The display this year will be larger than before.
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