Say! A humorous golf tale by Charles J. Arnold
The columnist recounts a Sunday golf outing in a country club setting, detailing a humorous misadventure with oversized plus fours, elusive golf balls, and a playful critique of evolving golf fashion. He notes companions Neely O Hair A G Brown Russell Brown and Benjamin Swahlen and ends with a club house meeting and a note on local business, Mr. D B Johnson's new buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neely O’hair
A. G. Brown
Russell Brown
Benjamin Swahlen
St. Louis
Links
Mr. Brown
Weather Forecast Showers Possible Northwest Areas Tonight
Mostly fair tonight with possible showers in the northwest. Tuesday to be partly cloudy with proday showers in north central portions. Warmer conditions tonight except extreme southwest, and slightly warmer on Tuesday in the extreme east.
Special coaches carry Greencastle excursionists to Chicago
A large crowd rode Saturday night specials on the Monon railroad to Chicago. Thirty six Greencastle residents joined the trip taking advantage of special rates. The Chicago attraction was the Cubs versus the Boston team game.
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Monon
Chicago
Greencastle
Windy City
Cubs
Boston
All-State amateur golf opens at French Lick with heavy interest
The All-State amateur golf tournament begins at French Lick Country Club. George Lance of Terre Haute defends his title while rivals include former champions and promising Richard Dick Taylor of Greencastle. Forty seven clubs are represented with women invitational on August 28 and 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
French Lick
French Lick Country Club
Thomas Taggart
Hoosier
George Lance
Terre Haute
Richard
Dick” Taylor
E. B. Taylor
Greencastle Country Club
EF. B. Taylor
West Baden
Greencastle
Richard Taylor
E. B. Taylor S. C. Sayers
Reese Matson
John Melville
Harold Talbott
E W Stout Dies at Seymour
E W Stout about 57 former Greencastle harness shop owner and Presbyterian elder died Saturday at his Seymour home after a stroke. His shop was 103 East Washington Street. Funeral Monday at 9 in Seymour. Attending Greencastle were Mrs Victory Raphael Mrs Otis Browning Mrs Will Callahan Charles Meike and an Odd Fellows party. He belonged to the local Odd Fellows lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FE. W. Stout
Greencastle
Seymour
Stout
East Washington Street
Victory
Raphael
Otis Browning
Will Callahan
Charles Meike
Odd Fellows
Odd Fellows Lodge
Fifteen Nations Sign Kellogg Pact to Prohibit War
In Paris on August 27 delegates from fifteen nations pledged never to wage war as an instrument of national policy. The ceremony at the Quai d’Orsay, with Kellogg and Briand as leading figures, marked a historic step toward universal peace and the disarmament ideal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederic K. Abbott
International News Service
Paris
INS
Salles Des Horloges
Quai D'Orsay
League of Nations
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Versailles
Europe
Frank B. Kellogg
Aristide Briand
Morton Residents Hurt in Collision at Hanna Cross Roads
Mrs. Carl Eggers and her son Gardner of Morton were injured Saturday evening when their westbound car on State Road 36 was struck broadside at the Hanna Cross Roads. Gardner suffered a severed artery and a glass cut on the left arm. Mrs. Eggers had facial and minor cuts. They were treated in Greencastle by Dr. W. M. McGaughey. The other driver was W H Harrigan of Niles Michigan.
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Carl Eggers
Gardner
Morton
Hanna Cross Roads
Eggers
Greencastle
W. M. McGaughey
W. H. Harrigan
Sycamore Street
Niles
Mich
Mrs. Allen At Death's Door In Clinton
Mrs. Etta Travers Allen, mother in law of New York Mayor James J. Walker, was reported at death's door in Jane Lamb Memorial hospital Clinton with anemia. Dr. C W Brown said she likely would not survive the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Etta Travers Allen
James J. Walker
New York
Jane Lamb Memorial Hospital
C. W. Brown
James L. Hamilton Store Features C. G. Conn Band Instruments
James L. Hamilton music store on South Vine Street showcases a display of C. G. Conn band instruments. The display highlights brilliant plating and elegant cases, as the store has recently taken the agency for this renowned instrument maker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. G. Conn
James L. Hamilton
South Vine Street
Hamilton
Taylorville man pleads guilty to stealing copper wire
George Nichols of Taylorville admitted taking 290 pounds of copper wire from the Limedale cement plant. In Mayor Carpenter's court he was fined 300 dollars and sentenced to six months at the penal farm. His companions, Dan Sullivan and Virgil Baugh, were released after Nichols confessed.
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Brazil
George Nichols
Taylorville
Carpenter
Austin Sweet
Nichols
Reformatory
Limedale
Dan Sullivan
Virgil Baugh
Evangelist Larry Newgent to Speak in Greencastle
Prominent revivalist and prison worker Larry Newgent will address a mass meeting at First Christian Church in Greencastle Tuesday night June 28 on his prison experiences. He travels with Mrs. Newgent and Miss Oda Crowson, with further engagements in Cloverdale, St Louis, and Wichita.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Newgent
First Christian Church
Clinton Falls
M. P
Greencastle
Newgent
Ile
Oda Crowson
Winters
Texas
Cloverdale
St. Louis
Wichita
Kansas
20 Years Ago in Greencastle Herald Snapshot
From the files of The Herald 80 years ago Ora Moffett visited Crawfsville Fair Anna O'Brien traveled to Chicago Effie Voliva to run the store during Anna’s absence Roachdale visitors I E B Weddle M A Rogers and John MelIntyre visited Postmaster John Dunbar ordered razing of buildings to clear space for a new Federal Post Office
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna O'Brien
Chicago
Effie Voliva
John Dunbar
Federal Post Office
Institute of Co Teachers Opens Monday
Putnam County teachers gathered in Greencastle for the annual Teacher's Institute at the high school. Prof. Clem C. Thompson of Ball Teachers College and Prof. Frances R. Dearborn spoke on magazines read at home by children and on lesson planning, stressing home reading and foresight in teaching.
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Putnam County
Greencastle
Clem C. Thompson
Ball Teachers College of
Muncie
Frances R. Dearborn
Terre Haute
Thompson
Rur
Dis
Tifa Vis
Popular Mechanics
Ladies’ Home Journal
Geographic Mag
Saturday Evening Post
Prairie Farmer
Youth’s Companion
Furniture Salesman's Journal
Lightning kills valuable stock in Putnam County
Lightning struck last week killing stock owned by two Putnam County farmers. Ray Vaughn near Mt Meridian lost two cows, including a Jersey, and J. E. Boesen south of town lost five Holsteins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam County
Ray Vaughn
Mt. Meridian
J. E. Boesen
Water Company to reveal what it paid for Greencastle plant
Officials of the Greencastle Water Company will tell the Public Service Commission in Indianapolis at 9 AM Wednesday what it paid for the local water plant. Previous testimony put the plant’s value at 750000, with city attorneys insisting on disclosed cost to show actual depreciation versus valuation. The case parallels Vincennes and Elwood actions where rates were set or challenged, affecting returns on investment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greencastle Water Company
Public Service Commission
Indianapolis
Water Company
Commission
Charles McGaughey
Vincennes
Elwood
Greencastle
Waiter Company
Craver Divorce Sought By Wife in Putnam Circuit
Sallie Craver of Madison township files for divorce from William A Craver former local shoemaker in Putnam Circuit court. She seeks custody of one child and alleges he abandoned home in July 1927 and has not returned while living in Lafayette. She claims he contributed nothing to support. Married April 15 1925. Attorney F S Hamilton represents plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sallie Craver
Madison Township
Putnam
William A. Craver
Lafayette
F. S. Hamilton
Eleven Violent Deaths Reported Over Weekend
In Indianapolis over the weekend eleven people died violently, including six from traffic accidents. The incident tally reflects a deadly span as authorities noted multiple fatal cases and ongoing investigations.
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Indianapolis
INS
Dana
Explosion at Capital City Damage and Fire
Thousands gathered near the R Kirschbaum Building in Indianapolis to view a massive blast that wrecked the structure and damaged nearby properties. Harold Libowitz, 22, severely burned, was found behind the building and hospitalized in critical condition. Police held crowds back as investigators and fire crews worked amid shattered glass and smoke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
TNS
R. Kirschbaum
West
Washington Street
Harold Libowitz
Kirschbaum
Cecil C. Richardson
R. C. Wallace
Edward Traugott & Company
Em-Roe Sporting Goods Company
Traugott
Em-Roe
Indiana Statehouse
Statehouse
Libowitz
Claude M. Worley
Samuel Libowitz
Indiana Avenue
Gem Theater
Marietta Kaiser
City Hospital
Pontiac damaged in accident near Hazelwood Illinois
A Pontiac coupe owned by E. D. Fisher of Decatur and driven with his mother was damaged in a Sunday afternoon collision with a Ford north of Hazelwood. The Ford was described as nearly demolished. No serious injuries were reported. The Pontiac was towed to Franklin Street Garage for repairs during a reunion trip to Hazelwood.
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E. D. Fisher
Decatur
Ill
Fisher
Hazelwood
Franklin Street
Fair Board Meeting Set for This Evening
County Fair Board members will meet at 7 o clock this evening in the county agent's office to discuss upcoming events and arrangements.
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Charles J. Arnold
D. B. Johnson
College Avenue
Seminary Street
E.w.stout
Kellogg
Death's
THE
Herald
Ora Moffett
Crawfordsville Fair
I. EB. Weddle
M. A. Rogers
John MelIntyre
Roachdale
Institute OF CO. Teachers
Clem 0. Thompson
Capital City
State House
Illinois
Pontiac
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