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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1927
Page
7
Bobby Jones won the national amateur golf championship for the third time in four years defeating Chick Evans 8 up with 7 to play at Minikahda. Jones posted a 67 in the morning and 36 in the afternoon to seal the win as rain fell on the course.
The Rev J M Larmore pastor of Centenary Methodist Church died suddenly on a Baltimore Ohio train near Greensburg. The funeral will be held at Centenary Church at 3 30 pm tomorrow with Rev Dr J Edward Murr in charge. Burial arrangements place the body in Greencastle with services at Forest Hill Cemetery on Tuesday at 2 pm.
Ralph Jameison of Fox Ridge, about 24, is charged with receiving stolen property after about 60 gallons of gasoline were found in Ford tanks on his property. He has fled. search by Marshal Braden continues. James Black and Earl Harmon, charged as accomplices, are free on bond. No trial date set.
Mr and Mrs Joe Collins celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary at the groom side home in Putnam County with relatives from Tuscola Danville and Danville Illinois. The celebration featured songs by Collins brothers aged 71 to 92, a noon dinner and afternoon treats, and many gifts.
With Cash of Brazil a former Omaha League pitcher, the Lone Star cement plant club defeated the Taggart Bread Company team of Indianapolis 12 to 8 at Lindale Park Sunday. Cash will play with the Lone Stars the remainder of the season boosting pitching strength. Black was behind the bat for the local team. Yor the visitors Shoren and Stusuyer composed the battery.
The upcoming slate opens next Sunday with a game against the Shanklin Club of Indianapolis and continues the following week against a Terre Haute Club, promising fast paced and thrilling plays.
Delphi born Harry H. Anderson, assistant professor and debate coach at Oklahoma A and M College in Stillwater for four years, named acting head of the department for the coming year. He is a 1923 DePauw graduate and member of Phi Gamma Delta and Phi Kappa Delta. His team will host Oxford University next year.
Howard Dennys Denny Special car won the second 5 mile race at Jungle Park on Sunday. Driven by E H Lewis of Indianapolis the car placed fourth in the first 5 mile race and finished outside the money in the 20 mile feature. Greencastle fans attended the Jungle Park program eight miles north of Rockville.
Raymond Vowell aged 26 lies near death with two bullet wounds at Daviess County Hospital. Brice Shull, 25, is jailed after an altercation in a road house ended in shooting.
Clinton Falls coverage reports the Boswell reunion held at the M. P. Church on Sunday August 28 with a large crowd. Joe Boswell was re elected president and Mrs Eula Staggs re elected secretary. The gathering notes visiting relatives and activities by the Ladies Aid with about forty women and children present.
Aden Hanks, about 50, near Bainbridge, suffered a severe injury when a heavy mold fell on his right hand at the American Zinc Products Company plant. Surgeons amputated below the wrist at Putnam County Hospital after bringing him in from Green Castle. The incident, occurring around 8 o clock Tuesday, may change the family’s relocation plans.
The ceremony took place at the bride's parents home on South Indiana street Monday at 2 30 pm with Rev Delos O'Brien officiating. Clarel Cross formerly of DePauw University, a DePauw School of Music student, and Miss Mary Beck, active in campus music, were the couple in attendance.
Mr and Mrs Cross depart for Lebanon then proceed to Conneaut Ohio where Mr Cross will teach mathematics and direct the high school band for the coming year.
Murtaugh Lee of Terre Haute, charged with reckless driving in a crash south of Greencastle that seriously injured two women, appeared with lawyers Judge Shaeffer and Clyde Randel. The trial was postponed to September 24 per state motion, with expectations the charges may be dismissed. Randel is a U.S. Commissioner at Terre Haute and son of local resident James Randel.
Three young men died when their light sedan crashed attempting to cross ahead of a Cloverleaf freight near Mellott Indiana. Samuel Haynes 25 of Independence Glenn McAdams 22 near Attica and Charles Foxworthy 23 near Newtown were killed or dying from injuries after their car was struck by the second section of No. 41 as it dragged the wreckage 3000 feet from the crossing. Authorities noted the crossing had an electric automatic signal and the men likely were returning from the Montgomery county fair in Crawfordsville.
Enoch Hubble, 77, a wealthy farmer near the Indiana town, was fatally injured when he was run over by a thrashing machine driven by his son. The accident occurred today as the heavy machine backed into him.
Daniel V Smith dies at age 64 in Gosport Indiana from acute dilation of the heart. He was president of Old Gosport State Bank and owned extensive farm holdings in the county.
Dr. Henry B. Longden, secretary of the Rector Scholarship Foundation, lists 200 high school graduates from Indiana and nearby states awarded Rector Scholarships at DePauw University for the next school year. The program covers tuition and incidentals for top grades, with recipients including Clair Abcott of Scipio and Gerald Alter of Rensselaer among others.
Speakers at the Putnam County Teachers Institute included Dr John L Bey of DePauw University and Prof C T Malan of Terre Haute Normal. They discussed character formation civic education and using leisure time in a democracy.
A partial OCR list names several individuals with surnames Wilson and related variants across Indiana towns including Pittsboro Jamestown Galveston Crothersville Springfield Onward East Chicago Van Buren and Paris. No events or details provided to determine context or roles.
Mrs. Alonzo Cook 50 died at her home 119 East Franklin Greencastle Monday afternoon after a long illness. Born near Ferndale she was daughter of John Miller and wife of Parke County. She married August 25 1898 and lived in Greencastle about twenty years. She belonged to Eastern Star the Methodist Church and Masonry Temple board.
Survived by husband one daughter one brother A L Miller Terre Haute two sisters Mrs John Cox Limedale and Mrs Loretta Thompson Colorado Springs. Funeral at the Masonic Temple 2 30 PM Wednesday with Rev Raphael and the Eastern Star in charge. Casket open at Temple 12 00 to 2 15 PM not at the house.
Putnam County residents sponsor a plan to create a half mile dirt race track near Bainbridge Located within the county lines the exact site remains undetermined Backers seek to form a corporation to issue stock and fund construction The project promises greater spectator and driver protection and a more modern facility than nearby dirt tracks with further details to be announced if plans advance
Clarel B Cross 23 a teacher of Lebanon weds Mary Opal Beck 21 at home Greencastle Walter F Barnes Jr 25 merchant Shelby County Ky weds Rose Hollingsworth 23 teacher Putnam County.
Green Adams 32 of Bainbridge turned himself in to Officer Virgil Grimes and Sheriff Edward Eitelforge on the north side of the square. He confessed to stealing corn from the Coffman farm and was jailed to await a hearing before Mayor Charles McGaughey. Adams had previously posted own recognizance and fled, saying he needed to arrange care for his wife and five children.
Alvin L. Price and Kenneth E. Hulbert attempted a theft at the Rainbow barbecue stand on Pendleton pike. Henry Weidner, a stand owner, fired from a side room wounding Price and himself. Price lay dying. Hulbert was held for auto theft and police questioned Dick Crousure.
Indianapolis report states impeachment proceedings against Mayor John L. Duvall and City Controller William C. Buser will not be pursued by the council if the majority committee report is accepted. Councilman Robert Springsteen indicated the decision after a late-night committee vote.
A report indicates Mayor Duvall and the City Council face trial in Criming Court on September 12 for alleged petty corruption and making false statements. The council members are set to be questioned as part of the proceedings.
DePauw University announces a bright grid season under athletic director W. L. Hughes who returns from New York. Regulars Anderson to Niergarth and Shoup to Marshall lead a veteran lineup with key backs Scott Brandenburg Gunn Smith and Hogan. First game is Purdue at Lafayette on Oct 1 with Rose Poly Earlham Butler Franklin Georgetown Danville Wabash games to follow.
Miss Lillian Hart head of Martinsville high school's Latin department has been chosen as Indiana's representative on a Columbia University Classical Bureau committee. The DePauw University graduate and Phi Beta Kappa member will contribute ideas reports and articles on classical language topics as a recognized Latin educator.
Miss Ruth Lillian Owens of Carbon County was chosen by the city school board to succeed Grace McGrath as supervisor of art for the next school year. Owens has training from DePauw University and John Herron Institute and formerly taught in Kokomo. The board convened Monday night to approve the levy and conduct routine business.
H S football hopefuls at Greencastle will start drills next week ahead of a seven game schedule. Coach W E Billman reports repairs to equipment and several promising players, with practice south of town near cemetery roads. The season opens September 24 at Princeton with seven games, four away and three at Blackstock versus DePauw University.
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