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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1928
Page
3
Local items describe visits and illness in Greencastle, Indiana including Stoner hunting trip, Arford and Chinn guests, Cosner in Chicago, sales of a Chevrolet truck and coach, removals to hospital, travel plans for postmasters, catalog distribution, library staff changes, and obituaries for George M. Miller and Nelson Reeves.
Linton Indiana August 18 an inmate Ollie Knight a one legged man was fined ten dollars and costs for intoxication but could not pay and was ordered to serve time at the Indiana State Farm at Putnamville. He asked the chief of police to keep his wooden leg claiming on crutches he would not have to perform manual labor at the farm.
Flight Lieutenant D Arcy Greig plans a near term attempt in England to set a new world air speed record. He will fly a Supermarine Napier seaplane at Calshot Southampton aiming for 330 to 340 miles an hour. Italy currently holds the record at 318 mph.
State Representative Frank E. Wright, author of Indiana's bone-dry law, married Mrs. Ethel Virginia Motley, widow of Bowling Green Kentucky, at the Motley home with Rev. E S Shumaker officiating. It is Wright's fourth marriage. Motley called her second.
Continuation B notes Eastern leaders may protest moving the Republican nominee to the Pacific to end the campaign on the Atlantic seaboard. Hoover, leaving California, visits several Southern and Western cities. He cites Iowa and California leadership, pledges to honor traditions if elected, and shows growing campaign activity with speeches in Pasadena and San Bernardino.
A desperate plan to bomb Sing Sing Prison’s outer wall to breach and free most inmates was revealed. Warden Lewis FE Lawes responded by placing extra guards inside the enclosure and increasing watchtower vigilance.
Ptomaine poisoning from sausages caused the death of Gordon Marker, 2 1/2, the second child of Mr and Mrs Boyd Marker of near Big Lake, following the death of his brother Robert, 4, last Saturday. Funeral services for Gordon will be held Sunday afternoon at Wolfe Lake church, same as Robert's service last Monday.
In Raleigh on August 18, reports say a new rupture in the Lake Lure dam threatens hundreds of lives and millions of dollars in property near Rutherfordton as the emergency grows.
Indianapolis crowds watch as shipwreck Kelly ends a 100 hour 13 minute 13 second flagpole stunt atop the Denison Hotel. Police cordon the area as thousands line the streets in a safe clearance.
Hershel Miller a 32 year old display manager and May Shockley a 22 year old at home both of Indianapolis obtained a marriage license.
A compact notice urges advertisers to choose buck shot instead of bird shot for reliable results. It highlights practical advantages and directs readers to the Herald for ordering details and placement.
Hog receipts this week were the smallest in six years and the market rose 75 cents from last week’s close. Light hogs closed up to 12.75 with dull trade and 10 to 15 cents lower than yesterday. Week’s top reached 13. Good to choice steers steady, middle grades down 25 to 35 cents. Bulls steady to strong and calves highest of the year. Lambs 25 to 50 cents lower on liberal supply.
The Altoona speedway hosts eighteen renowned drivers for the 200 mile International speed sweepstakes. Crowds fill the area as thousands converge to watch the feature race this afternoon despite looming rain and heavy traffic on routes to the venue.
Rome Aug 18 Mme Emma Carelli once a famed soprano and later the world’s only woman opera impresario was killed today in a motor crash while traveling from Florence to Rome. She left the stage at 35 to run the Rome Opera and with her husband Mocchi managed the Buenos Aires opera for fourteen years.
Miss Mary Emily Garrett daughter of Mr and Mrs George Garrett of south Indiana street has accepted a teaching post in the Attica Public Schools primary department. She is a graduate of Attica High School and the Indiana State Normal School primary course at Terre Haute and will begin duties September 10.
Tragedy ends a White River outing at Huntington when 19 year old Diet Demotte star of the 1927 Huntington high school basketball team drowns at Himsel's Ferry.
Want ads announce a Sears reunion on Sunday August 1 in the Black grove northwest of Greencastle. Also for sale multiple farming items including a big Type Bull T B tested a farm team 50 Brown Leghorn yearlings 50 White Orpingtons and pure bred Duroc Jersey sows due to farrow Sept 28 Forest Aker four miles east of Reelsville.
Miss Lewis daughter of Mr and Mrs F C Lewis of New Richmond and DePauw graduate married Miss Gladys Lewis of New Richmond at Monticello Presbyterian manse by Rev Long. The couple will reside in Danville where the groom works for Interurban lines.
In Indianapolis on August 17 the Republican state chairman announced that Harry G. Leslie has opened a headquarters in the Severin Hotel next to the state headquarters to be run with but not as part of the state committee. The disclosure stirred speculation among Indiana Republicans amid prior denials of a separate Leslie office. A vacancy on the executive committee arose when Arthur Baxter declined to serve, a move not explicitly linked to support for Leslie.
Charles B. Mears of Mount Vernon Indiana sues Dr A M Hayden head of Hayden Hospital for 25000 damages claiming he was disabled due to improper medical care after an operation in 1924. The case was filed in Evansville Indiana on August 18 1925 with INS reporting.
An old herald advert notes that advertising pays when given the right opportunity. The brief claim emphasizes timing and placement as keys to success for local merchants and readers alike.
Stark and Griffith agency built the Pontiac P-6 dirt car entered at Sunflower Park west of Brazil for Sunday races. Bot Kocher from the local garage likely pilots it with a pit crew working Saturday to fit new valves after valve trouble at Crawfordsville. The M-34 special owned by Howard Denny will not race Sunday as Denny plans to sail Saturday.
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