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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1929
Page
3
Mr. Herman A. Wiening of Hammond Indiana says four years of kidney trouble rheumatism and neuritis vanished after using Konjola. He reports strengthened kidneys, eased rheumatic pains and regained mobility and vitality. Konjola sold at Ow! drug store in Greencastle and by druggists in the region.
Fern Cox and Fred Cox family plus Alva Cox Sears Frazier and Lyons groups called on Charley Cox Wednesday night. Lydia Frazier and Lorene spent days in Terre Haute. Alva Cox Ralph Gardner and families visited Lydia Swinford last week. Charles Cox, formerly seriously ill, is slowly improving.
Auction set for Thursday August 22 1929 at 10 30 a m at the Frank Jones farm five miles south of Green Castle near Roads 43 and 40. Items include one 1400 pound bay draft horse one light gray colt twelve dairy cows eight yearling heifers five spring calves one Jersey bull 100 hogs plus sows and piglets and fifteen sheep with bees stored nearby. Term cash under ten dollars. over ten dollars six month credit with notes at seven percent interest 2 percent discount for cash. Notes bankable and settlement day of sale.
Public notice from Bainbridge town Trustees listing proposed budget items and tax levies for the general and street funds. Provides figures for salaries and town services, and announces a hearing date with right to appeal to the State Board of Tax Commissioners. Attest signatures and dates.
Richard Mervyn Butler of Portsmouth recalls being saved by Maureen Smith during World War I and, after years of searching, meeting her again in a nursing home where she tended his injuries. A chance reunion leads to marriage as he recovers.
The Indiana Better Babies demonstrations at the State Fair run Aug 31 to Sept 7 under Ada E. Schweitzer M D. The program educates about child health growth heredity feeding and happiness with examinations nursery care and health exhibits for 50 000 to 60 000 visitors.
Marshfield residents identify William Wilson as the bandit who robbed the Bank of Marshfield on August 8, escaping with 1465.50. Wilson and accomplice John Backer were arrested in St Louis and brought to town. cashier James Adams did not positively identify him.
President Hoover recommends John W. Garrett of Baltimore for the Italian ambassadorship after Henry P. Fletcher resigns. Garrett, a former minister to the Netherlands and Argentina, is reported acceptable to the Italian government and appears likely to be named.
A general inspection of automobiles and driver examinations will be conducted by State Policeman Early and City Marshal Paul Grimes in this city on Tuesday, August 27. Vehicles will be checked for brakes and lights and drivers for possession of the new drivers license or a receipt for a license application.
An editorial urges Indiana parents to vaccinate their children with toxin-antitoxin to prevent diphtheria as schools reopen. It warns of 200 expected deaths and 1,000 crippled children in the year, insisting prevention begins at the family doctor for children over six months.
In Crawfordsville Indiana a cockroach scientist’s field notes claim a colony of ants is damaging the house of Dr Ralph Wilson forcing him to move. Professor Lloyd Howell from Wabash College plans to test cyanogen gas as a method to eliminate the ants prompting a town warning to stay away during the procedure.
The Greencastle Herald details its 19th century masthead with attribution to Charles J. Arnold and LeRoy Bee as proprietor and city editor Roy Evans. It lists publication as a weekday afternoon paper, office at 17 19 South Jackson Street, with mail classifications and subscription rates for Putnam County and outside.
The Land of the Soviets military plane attempted to fly from Moscow to New York but the crew of four abandoned the mission and returned to Moscow from a point 170 miles from Irkutsk. Officials said another try toward the Aleutian islands and Alaska would begin soon.
In a chapter of a stranded musical, Willie Durant presses Kitty for a life in exchange for help the show. Kitty resists as Durant drugs her with liquor and makes improper advances, then she fights him off and chaos erupts ending with Jimmy entering as Durant pursues.
In a tense scene Kitty watches as Durant is assaulted by a backer and Jimmy steps in to defend himself. The usher struggles to process events as the plan unravels and threats fade into a volatile exit from the confrontation.
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