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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1929
Page
1
A fragmentary column notes oats yield on Ott Webb threshing day, praising a bumper Putnam County peach crop shrinking to under 300 bushels per variety. It riffs on local weather, traffic, and a mock political advise about delaying promises before elections.
A blaze at Pittman’s dump owned by DePauw University endangered surrounding property Sunday. Firefighters watched from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and allowed burning to dispose of trash. Fire Chief John Goddard urged university authorities to improve dump maintenance to prevent sparks reaching homes nearby.
Milton Pierson, 73, carpenter of Coatesville, died Sunday afternoon at 2:30 after a week with double pneumonia. He lived with his sister Mrs. J. C. Knight on Elm Street since his wife’s death seven years ago. Funeral at the Knight home Tuesday at 2 pm, burial in Danville. Survived by brothers T. M. Pierson of New York, Bert Pierson of Danville, Charles Pierson of near Danville, and sisters Mrs. Knight and Mrs. Sherman Christy of Danville.
Charles Lawrence Venard a laboratory worker of Zionsville marries Sarah C Weber 17 at home in Green Castle.
Oscar Meyers age 48 of 1145 Church Street Indianapolis drowned at White River near Henderson Bridge while attempting to rescue his wife and two children on a fishing trip. Mrs Meyers and Mrs Shanks and the children were rescued. A searching party with divers and a submersible light hunted the river tonight.
Two automobiles collided at Arlington and Washington streets around 7 am. No one was injured. William Priest drove a Chevrolet west on Washington and struck Harry Lane in a Ford as Lane tried to turn north on Arlington. Both cars were damaged with glass scattered. Fire Chief John Goddard investigated. Priest lives at Fillmore. Lane resides in Greencastle.
Alleged killer of Alma Brown, 45, and shooter at her stepson Charles, 47, Brown was captured three hours after the roadhouse incident. The dispute centered on Alma leaving with another man. Ralph Morell, 25, son of the slain woman, wrestled Brown but fled when fired upon.
Graf Zeppelin completes the second leg of its round the world voyage landing at Kasumigaura air field Tokio at 6 40 p m after a 102 hour 5 minute flight from Friedrichshafen Germany. More than 100000 spectators from multiple nations cheered as the dirigible halted and passengers were observed in the crowd.
Roy Coffelt, 40, hanged himself with his trousers belt in the Kendallville jail at noon. Recently released from a sentence at the Indiana state penal farm for wife and child neglect, he leaves a wife and five children. His wife says he had been drunk since his return.
The Central Cattle Club, a rural arm of the Central National Bank and Central Trust Co, will run the dairy cattle show at the Putnam County Fair September 11 12 13 and 14 with special premiums from the bank. Purdue University Professor E A Gannon will judge the show with production class judges H L Rouse Martin L Bassett and Floyd Miller. Premiums from seven dollars and fifty cents downward will be offered in production and other classes.
Earl Taylor and Arthur Sheets of Lone Star Cement Company damaged their vehicles near 6 PM Saturday at Indiana and Berry streets. Taylor drove a Buick south on Indiana while Sheets’ Pontiac came east on Berry. Sheets reportedly stopped then started again and was struck. No injuries reported.
Dr A Moore of Clinton Falls Supt Oscar Thomas F Tilden and Rev Colglazier gave speeches at the Thomas reunion on the William Thomas farm. The fortieth O HAir reunion was on Willis OHair farm the original homestead of the OHair family. Red Men members plan to attend the Wabash Valley Pow Wow in Crawfordsville taking red umbrellas for the parade. Ida Overstreet hosted a reception for Caroline Hammond of California on Anderson Street.
Henry Patton, a Blacksmith from this city, is hospitalized after a Sunday morning crash on Limedale road. He was thrown through a Ford coupe windshield when it collided with a Chevrolet sedan driven by Walter Woodrum. Woodrum and his wife escaped injury. Patton faces possible death from severe facial and neck wounds.
Fay Hamilton, local attorney and former county prosecutor, was selected Saturday as special judge to hear the case of Lonnie Nichols, a farmer charged with sale and possession of intoxicating liquor. Nichols will be tried August 28 in city court after names submitted by Mayor Charles McGallaghey were reduced to Hamilton.
The forecast calls for fair conditions tonight with a rise in temperatures by Tuesday. Skies remain dry as readings climb slowly, bringing warmer daytime highs and milder nights across the area.
Three cars collided on the National Road at Maple Lawn west of Mt. Meridian Sunday. Miss Odessa Hodlshire of Washington township drove a Chevrolet coupe into a Ford touring car as Matt Higgins backed from a driveway. A Buick driven by H. H. Wineland of Indianapolis struck Hodlshire’s car from behind. All three vehicles damaged with no injuries reported.
Olyn Campbell and Willis Bastin, both of Fillmore, returned home Sunday after a two day excursion by train and hitchhiking through Indiana. They left Friday with 75 cents and scanty clothing, slept in a barn near Hanna Cross Roads, and ate peaches along the way before reaching home worn but glad to be back. The youths planned to visit Herschel Campbell in Minnesota, a brother of Olyn.
Funeral service for Mrs Louisa Hutcheson Bence age 76 wife of James Bence was held at Antioch church. Internment was in Boone Hutcheson cemetery. She died Saturday night after years of declining health. Survived by husband a son Ernest Averett a stepson two brothers William Hutcheson and Joseph Hutcheson and a sister Mrs Sarah Sutton.
The hearing on a motion for a new trial for Dr. James Howard Snook, convicted of murder, was continued until tomorrow morning in Columbus. The article notes his young paramour Miss Theora Hix and mentions Mr. and Mrs. Charles McCurry and daughter Sarah Frances returning from Hoosier Highlands.
A raid at Earl James’s vice and liquor resort one mile west of Vivalia in Parke county led to four arrests two for liquor and two for contributing to a minor. Three fugitives from the State Reformatory were sought as Putnam Parke and Clay counties joined federal agents in the operation.
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