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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1929
Page
4
George Peet a 29 year old Allegan county farmer was rescued alive from a thirty foot well on his farm. He had been imprisoned since 2 pm Saturday after rock and earth caved in as he descended to dig deeper. Subsequent slides prolonged his confinement until his release at about 5 40 pm.
Ralph Rode, 15, died in Indianapolis after his bicycle hit a rock, causing a fatal neck fracture. His body was found on Five Point Road near southeast Indianapolis by motorist Mrs. John C. Bagley. The accident is believed to have occurred when the wheel struck a rock.
vaiety drama centers on Willie Durant backing Nita French in a musical revue. Jerry Connolly clashes with Durant over Kitty and wardrobing schemes as a theatre boxOffice heist sparks suspicions. Detective Joe accuses Jerry but Sam Bloom exposes the real culprit and arrests loom.
Forty two years ago a New York lawyer helped install a DePauw chapter. Frederick M Crossett chairs the Indiana celebration as Delta Upsilon marks a long history in Indiana, with chapters at DePauw Purdue and Indiana University and a West Baden convention.
The T. H. I. and E Trac Co sets one way fare plus 10 cents for round trip with a 50 cent minimum to Indianapolis from August list to September 7 inclusive. Tickets valid for both directions on the sale date only.
Indianapolis Aug 26 Unexpended balances in township funds across Indiana offer scope for radical tax cuts in September says the Indiana Taxpayer's Association. July 1 1929 balances total 2 510 074 in 434 townships across 53 counties. The surplus could cut next year levy by about 38 cents on each dollar. some townships would face larger reductions. Howard county illustrates the impact with ten townships totaling 131 260 and an average 54.52 cents levy reduction.
The Pennsylvania Railroad passenger mail and freight train derailed at Gings near Rushville Indiana when the car beside the engine jumped the tracks causing twelve cars to pile up and be demolished. Loss runs to several thousand dollars. Telegraph lines along the right of way were out of service. An investigation is under way. None were injured.
Miss Myrtle Irwin about 60 of Crawfordsville suffered a paralysis stroke while visiting her sister Mrs. Kate Brumfield in Russellville on Saturday night. She was staying since Wednesday and had been in normal health until the sudden illness while helping pare peaches. She was cared for at the Brumfield home overnight and then taken to Culver hospital where attendants report her condition as fair.
Rev. James Nelson of Danville and his wife suffered fractured ribs and shock after a bee sting caused him to lose control on Road 36 east of Bainbridge. He collided with Paul Olson of Indianapolis, who bore a fractured pelvic bone and multiple injuries. Both families were treated at local hospitals.
Oakland pilots Captain Ira C. Eaker and Lieutenant Bernard Thompson fly the air mail plane Shuttle on a record attempt. The plan covers the regular route with fuel and supplies picked up at Elko Nevada Cheyenne Wyoming Omaha Nebraska and Cleveland while the craft shuttles between Oakland and New York until the engine wears out.
John Ingerman age 70 Cambridge City marshal died at Fayette Memorial Hospital from a gunshot wound inflicted during a poolroom robbery attempt in Cambridge City. Russell Bell is charged with murder and remains at large. a $500 reward is planned. Survived by widow and three sons.
Spencer Indiana August report says Tivoli theater title moved from E. M. Viquesney to City Trust Company under alleged plan to forward box office receipts to creditors. Viquesney denies such agreement noting rentals were paid monthly until a bank collapse and Farm Life Publishing Co failure stranded payments and led to lease cancellation.
Brigadier General William G. Everson of Muncie will become adjutant general of Indiana on September 3, replacing William H. Kershner. Everson, a pastor at First Baptist Church of Muncie, will keep his church duties. A veteran of the Spanish American and world wars, he currently commands the 76th Infantry Brigade and led American forces in Italy during World War I.
Indianapolis at Columbus double header results Toledo 5 Louisville 1. Minneapolis 9 Kansas City 3. National League Philadelphia 7 St Louis 6 Chicago 9 Cincinnati 5. Only games scheduled in American League.
An intensive search by four airplanes Terre Haute police Edgar county authorities and local citizens failed to locate 14 year old Nema Law law who disappeared from the Edgar county fair Saturday night. A single pair of shoe heels was found on a creek bank. Last seen at the fair grounds she was with a stranger and fear for her safety is reported.
Mrs Anna Kolesar of Manville and her daughter mourn beside the boy deceased and two companions wounded in a cornfield shooting on the Hoffman farm near Somerville New Jersey. The tragedy occurred as the youths played, ending in deadly gunfire.
The Flying Marine screens at the Granada today and Wednesday with air stunts like tail spins loops and barrel rolls. Ben Lyon Shirley Mason and Jason Robards lead a love triangle amid aviation thrills and a dramatic crash. Added to the program is the all talking comedy The Bride's Relations with Johnny Burke.
Lieut Fred A Martin and Officer John Early tested brakes horns and steering for drivers licenses near the City Library on Walnut Street. City Marshal Paul Grimes assisted. Motorists who passed received windshield stickers while those with defects were ordered to repair.
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