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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1928
Page
1
A column mocks peril of cross Atlantic flights and political stunts. The writer jokes about pilots lost at sea, warns of tunneling sidewalks, recalls a childhood watermelon theft, and claims a hoax where John Gilbert posed as Hoover. It reflects humorous commentary on 1930s figures and events.
Miss Clara Barrick of Summitville regained her hearing after a plane piloted by Freddie Lund of Waco Corporation dived 5500 feet from 7000 feet with engine at full throttle. Surgeons attributed the sudden pressure change to the recovery.
Indiana Rotary Club executives met at the Claypool Hotel for a two day session. The Twentieth district officers will be elected at Terre Haute February 21 and 22. Representatives from 125 clubs attended. Auburn and Columbia City may send later. Notables included Worth W Pepple and James A Ross.
The Boswell reunion will host revival services Sunday at Clinton Falls My Church led by Larry Newgent and his evangelistic party. Morning and evening services, a planned dinner, and a unique afternoon program feature Newgent's prison experiences. A record crowd is hoped for as baskets are invited and attendees stay all day. Mayor McGaughey and wife take a weeklong vacation. he will attend the Gary Elks convention.
Storms killed seven people in Iowa and Minnesota, with three deaths in Clear Lake Iowa and two near Satin Minnesota. Twin Lakes cottages were razed, crops damaged, and roads washed out hindering Hoover visit motor convoys to West Branch. In Ashland Wisconsin hundreds of acres of corn and grain were flattened by hail.
W. H. Bunker of Decatur Illinois a famed dirt track racer died in Decatur last week when his yellow Chevrolet No 353 crashed into a fence and a fragment of wood pierced his chest He had won two ten mile races at Crawfordsville on August 12 and was known to local race fans.
A 1925 model Chevrolet coupe stolen from Walnut street Saturday night was found in Bainbridge Monday afternoon. The car was undamaged and had likely been driven there. tools were missing. James Hill, the buyer, and Chevrolet salesman Herbert Craver recovered the vehicle.
Mary Louise Warford six daughter of Postmaster Ed Warford of Travlac was killed after falling from her uncle Walter Weddle’s automobile and being run over by the front wheel. Weddle said he did not notice if the adjacent car door was closed.
In Plainfield Indiana this afternoon a westbound interurban struck a car carrying Stanley Smith age five and his sister Marcelo eleven. Marcelo died later at a Plainfield doctor’s office. Their mother Ola Smith and sister Imogene four were seriously injured en route to Pennsylvania to join their uncle G M Grady. The driver Wade eight and Grady were uninjured.
Two women, Mrs. Mandus Turner of Cincinnati and Mrs. Jesse Parsher of Kansas City, were injured when a tire blew on the Parsher car causing a head-on collision on the National road east of Stilesville Indiana. Both drivers were unhurt and the cars were badly wrecked. Dr. F N Wright attended the victims.
In Greencastle 20 years ago Mrs. W. D. Wright and Mr. C. A. Day of Fillmore stopped en route from West Baden. Mrs. Oscar Lane and daughter birdie of Bainbridge visited. Clinton Falls High School students spent the day in Fillmore with Miss Ona Knetzer. Mrs. W. H. Evans and her children from Cloverdale called on Mrs. T. C. Adams.
Governor Al Smith rejects charges of immorality and vows an open campaign. He says his votes as a former state legislator will not fog the race and stresses his record as an opponent of immorality amid White and GOP attacks. He recalls Canon Peters and disputes saloon and vice charges during his past legislative terms.
A large summer crowd filled the Granada Theater Monday for the Putnam County Fair benefit film The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come. Stars Richard Barthelmess and Molly O Day lead the Kentucky hill story as proceeds fund Greencastle township's $50 pledge to the fair fund.
The Indiana conference closed in Marion with pastor assignments for the coming year. A resolution states the church’s stand against tobacco, divorces, and companionate marriage. Bertie Mayfield is assigned to Canaan in the Indianapolis district and Clinton Falls M P Church remains vacant.
Greencastle and Putnam County Democrats invite the public to hear via radio the Albany address announcing Governor Al Smith as the Democratic presidential nominee. The 5:30 p.m. Greencastle time program in the courthouse assembly room is hosted by Otto G. Webb and aims to draw a large audience for Smith's discussion of major campaign issues including prohibition.
Indiana officials continue an inquiry into altered records at the State Farm in Putnamville and how at least six prisoners gained early release. Investigators say some inmates paid hundreds of dollars to shorten sentences, with one man already returned to the farm. Ralph Howard says no civilian employee is under suspicion.
Indiana Supreme Court issues a writ of prohibition restraining Judge John Richter of Laporte from enforcing a habeas corpus writ for D. C. Stephenson. Chief Justice Myers orders Richter to appear Sept 4 to show cause why the prohibition should not become permanent. The action halts Stephenson's bid for bail or discharge in the life term murder case.
Showers and strong winds swept Indiana causing damage to trees and signs in Indianapolis. Streets were strewn with torn branches as residents felt relief from the heat.
The forecast indicates generally fair conditions tonight and on Wednesday with a cooler night ahead. No precipitation is expected. Temperatures are slated to ease, bringing a cooler spell for the midweek period.
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