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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1929
Page
1
A humorous local column recounts a visitor’s question about The Herald and its dual roles as newspaper and peach orchard. It reflects on a comic strip creator, recalls old Green Castle square, and jokes about sidewalks, streets, and a dynamite rumor with a playful tone.
Bill Bassett, 18, of Fort Wayne wins the Indiana Junior golf championship at Anderson with a 72 hole medal play score of 278, fourteen strokes ahead of runners up Bill Heinlein of Indianapolis and Andy Kucella of Elkhart who tied for second at 292. In a nine hole playoff Kucella edged Heinlein by one stroke for second place.
A two vehicle crash near Stilesville Indiana injured three from Indianapolis, two seriously, when their car sideswiped a county parked highway truck. Garrison and his young son, Opal Tudor, and Mrs. Garrison sustained injuries. Garrison may be hospitalized. Conklin of Greencastle and truck driver Dallas Grimes were involved. Conklin suffered minor injuries.
LeRoy Dryden a 15 year old from Russellville has vanished from his home and sparked a broad search. His adopted mother Mrs James Dryden left by train for the west, with the last report placing the youth in Texas.
A violent electrical storm struck Crawfordsville Ind on August 24 causing three barns to burn and livestock losses on nearby farms. The storm cut electricity to about half the city and brought 2.75 inches of rain.
Charles W. Antorett 43 farmer of Coatesville R 2 and Beulah Mae Nester 17 at home in Hendricks County are named in a local case.
Six people escaped with minor injuries when a Ford Sedan driven by Mrs. W. Otis struck gravel near the Big Four right of way and plunged over an embankment. Occupants included Mrs. Otis, her mother Mrs. Dorothy Cogswell, a guest, Harry Gregory, Allan and Gordon Otis, and Paul Wright. Two boys were pinned under the wreckage and rescued by bystanders and carried to the Otis home. Dr. McGaughey treated their wounds.
At French Lick Dwight Mitchell of French Lick the 1925 State amateur champion defeated defending titleholder George Lance of Terre Haute 2 up after 18 holes of the 36 hole final. Mitchell finished with a 72 to Lance's 74.
Carl Hamilton a 45 year old farmer from Acton Road Jackson County south of Indianapolis leaped in front of a train at Acton depot and was decapitated today. He had been ill and despondent after losing several jobs. A widow and three children survive.
Elza Lynch, living south of the area, was seriously wounded when a shotgun misfire during a squirrel hunt tore through his left hand and struck his left eye. Doctors fear loss of both eye and hand.
Funeral services were held for John Reeves aged 34 in Thorntown Indiana after he killed himself by hanging at his farm. His son discovered the body in a corn crib. Despondency from ill health and his wife’s death were blamed. he is survived by a daughter and three sons including Emmett Reeves of Indianapolis.
Governor Harry G. Leslie freed five Greencastle men from the Indiana State Penal Farm after six months for contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Each man must pay $10 per month until fines are settled. the released are George Ash Francis Moran Robert Howard James Crawley and Maynard Alspaugh. The group was part of a dozen tried in Putnam Circuit Court earlier this year in a case attracting wide attention for its sordid evidence.
The Indiana state tax board disapproved a $15,650 road bond for J. H. Chrisenberry et al in Madison Township Putnam County. The plan included a $13,000 Walnut Creek bridge project, deemed inconsistent with the spirit of state tax laws.
The County Fair finance committee will hold a meeting Monday at 7 50 p m in the First National Bank. Any other interested persons may attend.
William Thomas 56 a Black Gary resident escaped from Indiana State Farm Friday and was captured the same day. He is now held in the County Jail awaiting sentence to the Indiana State Prison.
In Greencastle a Sunday morning service at Locust Street Methodist Church will feature songs in vogue from 50 years ago. Miss Jennie Bridges resigns as stenographer for Allee Hughes. John Alle Jr. to succeed. Ben S. Corwin returns from a vacation to St Paul Grand Forks and Winnipeg. Ernest Browning takes two weeks vacation from Central National Bank duties.
Gilbert Pettit 20, son of Mr and Mrs George Pettit two miles east of Cloverdale, was blinded in one eye and severely burned in the other when a bag of cement dropped into a bin at Lone Star Cement Plant created a cement cloud. Dr McGaughey and later Dr Sluss oversaw his care in county and Christian hospitals.
In Traverse City Michigan on August 24 an automobile collision with a tree killed three boys under 20 and two girls under 20. Victims named include Kert Lust of Royal Oak Harold Anderson of Detroit Albert Voice of Traverse City Ruth Jacks of Toledo and Bella Wayne of Alden.
Col Charles A. Lindbergh rode as a passenger today in a fledgling plane piloted by his bride Anne Morrow Lindbergh. The flight lasted about forty five minutes over the Hicksville aviation field where Mrs Lindbergh made her first solo flights yesterday.
The Graf Zeppelin arrival will be described by a major radio hookup. The National Broadcasting Company will carry a running story to its chain and affiliated shortwave stations. English French German and Japanese will be used in the broadcast.
Lake Odessa Mich Aug 24 1938 Arthur Kart eight years old died after entering a grain bin at the Smith elevator to recover a dropped nickel. He was sucked through a chute with wheat and smothered before rescue efforts could reach him.
Warren Whitaker aged 33 of Morrisville was instantly killed when struck by lightning during a storm while riding on a steel water tank wagon near Vincennes Indiana.
Sturgis Bernard, 17, Edison protege runner up, wins four year scholarship at MIT and will enroll at DePauw University this fall for general studies. He will come to DePauw on a Rector scholarship awarded to him with technical scholarship planned to be available four years later through Edison representatives.
Ernest Hilton, 21, of Louisville Kentucky, held in the county jail on intoxication and driving while under liquor after a collision on the National Road at Putnamville. His wife accompanied him. Walter Haines of Belle Union drove the other vehicle. Sheriff Eiteljorge had sought Hilton westbound to intercept him.
Construction of the A. M. Doyle road in Russellville will be delayed indefinitely as the county treasurer failed to sell 15349 dollars in road bonds to finance the improvement. No bids were filed by 2 PM and low interest rates this summer hinder bond sales.
Clyde Lineback, Russellville athletic coach for three years, will teach mathematics and coach athletics at Argos in Marshall county next school year. The new position offers a notable salary increase.
In Hull Quebec on August 24 the body of Mrs. Marie Viau, who hanged herself after killing her husband with her lover, remains unclaimed by all eight children and will be buried in Potter's Field if no kin appear before night.
Jerusalem reports indicate 28 people killed in Arab Jewish rioting over 56 hours. Nine Arabs and three Jews died yesterday, with 16 Arabs killed in the night, according to dispatches published by the evening Jerusalem newspaper.
Graf Zeppelin speeds 70 mph over the mid Pacific, aided by a 20 mph tailwind. Dr Eckener orders one engine shut to save fuel as the airship nears the International Date Line, shifting time zones and maintaining a four engine flight.
The Graf Zeppelin, en route from Tokyo to Los Angeles, neared 2000 miles into the Pacific crossing as hurricane conditions battered the sea below. Dr Hugo Eckener pilots the giant airship on a northeast course 500 miles south of normal steamship lanes, choosing safety over a direct route.
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