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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1928
Page
7
A roundup of community items including visits to Indianapolis and Gary, deliveries of a Chandler 8 sedan, a new baby born on National Road, travels of Democratic leaders, family gatherings, obituaries for Mrs. True Haddock, and upcoming school assignments in Crown Point with Sept 4 start.
Rain and high wind disrupted traction lines and telephone service on Thursday afternoon. The downpour boosted growth for grass and crops, bringing noticeable benefits to the area.
Continuation B rates the Governor on his stance against prohibition. Advisers report voters across the nation echo his position. Smith believes a firm anti prohibition line could win enough normally Republican Eastern states to secure the election, despite the South staying Democratic.
International reports claim Mary Garden, famed prima donna and tempestuous star of American opera, will marry French publisher Pierre Plessis. Garden reportedly underwent a Paris face lift in her hotel suite to avoid publicity.
State Motor Officers William Mc Millan and John Early visited Greencastle today, meeting local officials and inspecting community safety programs.
Sunday visitor from Greencastle Mr Irwin gave a talk and music. Sept 2 next session announced. Aid group quilt gathering with Mrs Sam Frost. Sept 19 meeting with Mrs Russell Albright. Local visits include Mr and Mrs Ross Hassler and others. Plums stolen from Pullan orchard last week. William Rawley on sick list. Other visits and family travel noted.
Mrs Ben Solomon and son Albert visit Frankfort. Miss Mabel Smith stays with Noble Smith at Kempton. Families attend Witt reunion in Lebanon and Stewart reunion at Summers grove. Various locals visit relatives at Zionsville Plainfield Indianapolis Greencastle and Raccoon with threshers meals and picnics on recent Sundays.
Miss Nora Sutherlin of Greencastle visits Greencastle residents as Ott Rogers recovers from a fall. The Sutherlin reunion is set for Sunday August 26 at Sutherlin Springs with reports on Ed Click and Eugene Ashby in serious condition.
An air plane carrying American mail for France was catapulted from the steamship Ile De France at 7 o'clock off the Seilly Islands. It refueled at Cherbourg then landed at Le Bourget at 2 56 p m. Eighty pounds of mail including Kellogg notes on the anti war treaty was rushed to Paris by motor car. The Ile De France heads to Havre tomorrow.
The hog market rose 15 to 25 cents with bigs from 140 to 280 pounds at 12.65 to 13 dollars. Cattle were steady with yearlings 15.50 to 16. Vealers up 50 cents selling from 18 and down. Sheep and lambs steady with top lambs at 13.60 and good lambs 13 to 13.60.
The Ruark reunion is planned for Sunday September 2 at Biddle grove in Fillmore. Illinois guests Fletcher Talbott Mrs Alice Barbee and Thelma Fry of Springfield were honored with a 6 pm dinner at the Wright home in Fillmore alongside numerous local attendees.
Graham-Paige averaged seventh place in July registrations among fourteen large U S cities. Graham-Paige in Indianapolis ranked third, in Atlanta fourth, Detroit Cleveland and Sioux Falls sixth, Chicago Philadelphia and Butte seventh, Los Angeles Salt Lake City and San Francisco eighth. 50 000th Graham-Paige car produced August 8 marking milestone since January 7 line introduction and February 8 output of 650 cars. Continuous monthly records followed, reaching 50 000 in six months.
Greencastle youth Cyril Masten sustained a badly broken left arm above the wrist in an incident at the American Zinc Products Company plant on Wednesday. He was attended by Dr. W R Rutcheson and transported to the County Hospital. Masten’s engagement to a Bainbridge woman was announced the same day.
New Albany was chosen by unanimous vote to host the 1929 Indiana Elks Association reunion. John F. Holliday of Washington was elected state president. The conclave also discussed a proposed national charitable foundation with a $5,000,000 goal.
A Needlecraft Club meeting is set for Friday afternoon at 2 30 with Mrs C G Jordon and Mrs William Grogan will present the program on A Travelogue. A September Bride Elect is guest of honor at a shower given by Miss Margaret Mary Forester at 336 Eastern Avenue for Miss Adele Modlin of Bainbridge who marries Cyril Gorham Masten of Greencastle next month.
Mr and Mrs Philip S Hodges of Anderson announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter Anne Kathryn to Everett Franklin Stratton son of Mr and Mrs Byrin L Stratton of Cambridge City Indiana. The wedding will take place in September. Anne Kathryn Hodges a graduate of Anderson High School studied at Butler University and DePauw University where she earned a music degree and now teaches. Stratton a DePauw graduate was a Rector scholar at Harvard University this year and is a member of Alpha Tau Omega and the Indiana Academy of Science. The couple will reside in Cambridge Massachusetts.
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