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Newspaper

Greencastle Herald

Location

Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 01, 1927

Page

5

Local Nuptials Move to Indianapolis in November Ceremony

Mr and Mrs Will Glideweil announce the marriage of their daughter Sarah Elizabeth to Paul Von Buig of Indianapolis. The ceremony took place at the groom's home on Wednesday November 23. The bride, Greencastle High School alumna, later attended the Nurses School at Methods Hospital in Indianapolis. The couple reside at 1219 North Capitol Ave Indianapolis and host friends there.

Will Glideweil Putnamville Sarah Elizabeth Paul von Buig Indianapolis Greencastle High School The Methods Hospital North Capitol Ave

Thanksgiving visits and local notices from Cloverdale area

Mrs Mollie Winans and Mrs Anna Stotts of Paris Illinois visit Mr and Mrs Orah O Hair and daughter in Greencastle. Frances Rector teaching at Vincennes visits her parents in Cloverdale. Marcelle Jean Runyan named daughter of Mr and Mrs Albert Runyan. Loyd Coffman son Julian Coffman death reported. Several local visits illnesses and incidents noted.

Mollie Winans Anna Stotts Paris Ill Orah O'Hair Greencastle Mrs.Winans Mrs. Stotts O’hair Frances Rector Albert Runyan Greencastle Township Marcelle Jean

Paroled Escapee Lawrence Lawson Granted Visit to Sick Mother

Lawrence Leslie Lawson, convict in the Putnam Circuit Court for escaping from the Indiana State Farm, received a birthday parole from Governor Ed Jackson allowing him to visit his ailing mother at home.

Lawrence Leslie Lawson Putnam Indiana Ed Jackson

Teachers Winfred A Harbison and Ocie Bur nice Kelly wed

Winfred A Harbison and Ocie Bur nice Kelly, both teachers, married Thanksgiving Day at Russellville by Rev H A Davis. S A Harris ex superintendent of Putnam county schools, now in Joplin Mo, visiting with Mrs Harris and friends. Mrs Harris and children spend winters here for schooling.

Winfred A. Harbison Ocie Burnice Kelly Russellville H. A. Davis S. A Sam) Harris Putnam County Schools Joplin Merchantile Trust Co

Earp Transferred to Lime Dale Station in Brazil

Charles Earp, clerk at the Pennsylvania station, is moved to Lime Dale station requiring his removal to Greencastle. He will relocate his household goods and reside in the eastern part of Greencastle. Lime Dale is a key Pennsylvania and Monon junction handling freight for Indiana Portland Cement Co. and other major shippers, a move Brazil Times notes with mixed sentiment.

Charles Earp Pennsylvania Limedale Greencastle Monon Indiana Portland Cement Co West Brazil Mr. Earp Brazil Times

Ida Macdonald Sent Home From Hospital

Mrs. Ida Macdonald, long treated at Robert Long Hospital, was brought home Sunday by the O F Lakin ambulance. The Greencastle Chamber of Commerce hosts an open forum Monday at 7 30 PM at Central National Bank to discuss grocer concerns with the Board of Directors. Grocer members are urged to attend.

Ida Macdonald Robert Long Hospital O. F. Lakin Ambulance Greencastle Chamber of Commerce Central National Bank

Birthday Dinner for Miss Lorene Luther Noted in City

Social notes record a birthday dinner for Miss Lorene Luther at her north Madison Street home on Sunday with attendees including Mr and Mrs Cecil Sutton Miss Zola Hanccock Mr and Mrs J G Hunt and daughter Miss Ethel and Orris Lush. Other items mention teaching moves and family events across Lafayette Indianapolis Gary Greencastle and nearby towns.

Lorene Luther North Madison Street Cecil Sutton Zola Hanccock J. G. Hunt Miss Ethel Orris Lush

Elder Lawrence Athey Returns From Cass County

Elder Lawrence Athey returns from Cass County after two weeks caring for his ill brother in law Al Quadwe who suffered a flu illness.

Lawrence Athey Cass County al Quadwe Mr. Quadwe

Greencastle dealer expands Studebaker showroom space

Chris Hartman of Greencastle drives a new Buick coupe delivered by Moffett & Dobbs and Morrison Brothers, Studebaker automobile agents and farm implement dealers, who have leased the former Don Hall site on Franklin Street to store implements and display Studebaker cars.

Chris Hartman Greencastle Moffett & Dobbs Morrison Brothers Studebaker Automobile Franklin Street Don Hall Automobile Agency Studebaker

City marshal resumes duties after absence

City marshal David Braden returns to duty after a ten day vacation. Night officer Paul Grimes temporarily filled the post and Robert Kerr operated in Grimes' place during the absence.

David Braden Paul Grimes Robert Kerr Mr. Grimes

Mrs. Mary A. Risk Reported Very Low After Stroke

Mrs. Mary A. Risk of Roachdale, over 80, is reported very low after a stroke. She is the mother of Joe Risk of Greencastle.

Mary A. Risk Roachdale

Red Cross official aids January roll call plans

Foster Davis a national Red Cross official from Washington visited today to assist local Red Cross directors in organizing the January roll call.

Foster Davis Red Cross Washington Mr. Davis

DePauw Student Margaret Waters Returns Home After Injury

Miss Margaret Waters of South Bend returned home Tuesday for the interim before the next semester at DePauw. She recently sustained a back injury and spent several days in the County Hospital. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs H G Waters of South Read and a member of Alpha Gamma Delta at DePauw.

Margaret Waters South Bend DePauw

Local shop owner deliveries by Morrison Brothers car

William Eitelforge, meat shop proprietor, drives a new Dictator Royal Studebaker sedan delivered by Morrison Brothers. Frank Saathoff, about 20, son of Ben Saathoff, homebound with scarlet fever north of the city.

William Blackwell H. A. Sherrill Wiliam Eitelforge Frank Saathoff Ben Saathoff

Dr T T Brazier Enters County Hospital for Treatment

Dr T T Brazier of Elm Street entered County Hospital Monday afternoon for medical treatment.

T. T. Brazier Elm Street County Hospital

Suit Brought Over Mortgage With Union Savings

Clay Ladd as receiver for Union Savings Association of Terre Haute filed suit in Putnam Circuit Court against Hattie B. Welch Joseph Mullikin and Nellie E. Mullikin to secure payment of a note and foreclose a mortgage. A demand of 6000 dollars is asserted. Duvall Whitaker L R Hilleary and James Allee serve as attorneys for the plaintiff. Margaret Reed national nursing representative of the National Red Cross was here Tuesday promoting public health nursing service financed by the Anti Tuberculosis Association and the American Red Cross and will stay until Wednesday. Edgar Prevo returns to his business after months away due to illness.

Clay Ladd Union Savings Association of Terre Haute Putnam Hattie B. Welch Joseph Mullikin Nellie E. Mullikin Duvall & Whitaker L. R. Hilleary James Allee Margaret Reed National Red Cross Public Health Nursing Service The Anti-Tuberculosis Association American Red Cross Reed

Marriage License for Presnell and Goetz

John S. Presnell a 29 year old salesman of Terre Haute and Mayme Goetz a 35 year old seamstress of Sullivan were issued a marriage license in the local filing office.

John S. Presnell Terre Haute Mayme Goetz Sullivan

Belle Union News Local residents report illnesses and travels

Lewis Kellar, seriously ill, was taken to Putnam County Hospital by F FE Reed ambulance. Glen Terry improved at home. Miss Nola Neier, home from State Normal Terre Haute, visited family. School dismissed Wednesday, resumed Monday. Alma Hill hosted weekend guest. Joy Hurlburt visited Indianapolis. McCammacks relocate to farm. Gilbert to Florida. Hospital staff and local residents visited Alpha Hill. Frank Hurst and Rev Oscar Irwin mentioned. McCammacks and families traveled to Indianapolis and Cloverdale. Greencastle and Mill Creek Church events noted.

Lewis Kellar Putnam County Hospital F. FE Joy Hurlburt Indianapolis Harold McCammack Russellville McCammack Gilbert McCammack Florida Eva Milburn Clora Hill Johnson County Hospital Alpha Hill Frank Hurst Greencastle

Century Club votes to hold more art exhibits

The Century Club met Saturday with Mrs. W. W. Carson presiding. Mrs. Allee reported strong interest from about four hundred visitors to the Brown County Group show and voted to sponsor additional exhibits to boost local art interest.

Century Club W. W. Carson Allee Brown County

Railroad Dividends Explored by J T Moll Article

J T Moll of Mont Vernon New York and former Indianapolis resident authors an article on stock dividend possibilities among leading rails in the November issue of the Magazine of Wall Street. He is a DePauw and Harvard graduate, now head of Case Pomery’s statistical department in New York.

Jewell T. Moll Mont Vernon N. Y Indianapolis Magazine of Wall Street Mr. Moll T. J. Moll Washington Boulevard DePauw University Graduate School of Business Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity Harvard Moll Case-Pomery Investment House New York Indianapolis Star

Surprise birthday gathering for John Friend Sr on Indiana Street

About thirty five neighbors and friends from Hamrick Station invaded Friday evening to celebrate John Friend Sr turning fifty nine and for Mrs James A Skelton whose exact years unknown. They brought refreshments, played games, and enjoyed a social hour.

John Friend Indiana Street Hamrick Station James A. Skelton

Professor Mitchell to Lecture at Washington

Waldo F. Mitchell is invited to join the American Economic Association general sessions in Washington D C December 27 30. He will speak December 29 on Interest Rates and the relation to the business cycle alongside Professor Schumpeter and Carl Snider. Mitchell's background includes degrees from Indiana State Normal Wisconsin and Chicago and teaching posts at Chicago Evansville and Lawrence before DePauw.

Waldo F. Mitchell DePauw University Lawrence College Wisconsin American Economic Association Washington, D. C Schumpeter Bonn University of Germany Carl Snider Federal Reserve Bank of New York DePauw Mitchell St. Louis Indiana State Normal School University of Wisconsin University of Chicago Evansville College

A G Lloyd opens Ideal Laundry in Bloomington

A G Lloyd completes the Ideal Laundry at Park Avenue and Twelfth Street Bloomington Indiana with a $25,000 brick and stone building and modern machinery. He moved to Bloomington two years ago and plans a Monday formal opening. Lloyd also owns a south Walnut street block once housing the Covenator Church. formerly lived in Greencastle with Harry Allan in Allan Lumber Co.

A. G. Lloyd Bloomington Park Avenue Twelfth Street

Governor Grants Pardon or Reprieve In Lear Escape Conviction

Governor Ed Jackson Tuesday paroled Omer B Lear, formerly convicted in Putnam Circuit court on April 5 1926 for escaping from the state farm. Lear was serving a 2 to 5 year term.

Ed Jackson Omer B. Lear Putnam Lear

McLean Addresses Lafayette Boys Conference on Christian Living

Dr. W Henry McLean assistant to the president of DePauw University spoke at the eighth annual northern Indiana older boys conference in Lafayette He delivered two addresses urging young men to seek core Christian living avoid irreverence and profanity and emphasized daily service during morning Bible hour and afternoon program parts before Lafayette church services.

W. Henry McLean DePauw University Lafayette McLean Resolutions Committee

Charges Hurl at Warden Over Stephenson Punishment

Indianapolis November 29 Lloyd Q Hill Stephenson's attorney accuses Warden Walter Daly of Michigan City penitentiary of using a forged insinuation to trap D C Stephenson causing him to be placed in solitary confinement on a water and bread diet for alleged smuggling statements.

Indianapolis INS D. C Stephenson Hill

Book by Rev Bruner Receives Much Praise

Rev B H Bruner pastor of The First Christian Church of Greencastle is author of Evenings With the Master a devotional book first prepared in 1917 at Camp Taylor Kentucky. It was published in 1920 and praised by the St Louis Globe Democrat and Dr Joseph Fort Newton for its thoughtful spiritual value. Bruner plans two new works likely to be published in 1928.

B. H. Bruner First Christian Church Grey Iastle Bruner Camp Taylor Louisville Jesus Christ Joseph Fort Newton America Greencastle

Real estate transfers listed for Greencastle and area

Walter Heath and wife sell a Greencastle lot to Loretta Rowland for $1. Forest Hill Cemetery plots pass from Forest Hill owners to Gertrude Werneke for $130. Frederick Burnette sells land in Washington township to State Life Insurance Co. S O McHaffie and wife move 80 acres in Jefferson township to C M Montgomery for $1. Montgomery and wife transfer 80 acres in Jefferson back to S O McHaffie. Bert R Garrett and wife transfer a Greencastle lot to Citizens Trust Co. for $1. Benjamin M Brown sells 167 acres in Greencastle and Marion townships to Robert B Miller for $1. Carrie W Hays and others transfer land in Greencle township to Craig O’Hair and wife for $1.

Walter Heath Loretta Rowland Greencastle Forest Hill Cemetery Gertrude Werneke Frederick H. Burnette State Life Insurance Co Washington Township S. O. McHaffie C. M. Montgomery Jefferson Township C. McHaffie Bert R. Garrett Citizens Trust Co Benjamin M. Brown Robert B. Miller Marion Carrie W. Hays Crah O'Hair Greencastle Township Albert B. Fox William Girton Etna Alice Diel Geo. Gilbert George Kean Helen Hathaway Hattie N. Hampton Morris Miller Raymond McCullough Pleasant Gardens Anton E. Massek Arlie Gaugh Russell Clinton Jesse M. Johnson Hillstop Realty Co Grant Todd Carl Elliott Groveland Otho

Land transfers and modest real estate deeds listed in Warren Bainbridge and surrounding townships

A long chain of property transfers and lot sales appears listing buyers and sellers such as Amos Christopher to Luther Chapman in Warren township and Leona Colliver to William Colliver in Monroe with amounts from 1 to 4 250 dollars. Other transfers include John C. Wilson to Alfred Nichols in Russell township and various owners transferring 20 acre parcels in Washington township and lots in Greencastle and Bainbridge.

Amos Christopher Luther B. Chapman Warren Township Charles M. Moffett Raymond W. Etcheson Bainbridge James Reynolds Walter Poynter Marion Township Alfred H. Nichols John C. Wilson Russell Township Leona L. Colliver William D. ‘Colliver Monroe Township Mutual Finance and Mortgage Co Ellsworth E. Hillis L. C. Priest Clyde Metz Lyda M. Coffman Washington Township Aaron Hand Lola B. English Floyd Township Francis A. Hays Louis VY. Hays Albert B. Fox William Walter Kirk Roachdale Cemetery Assoc D. D. Eggers John F. Cannon Homer C. Morrison Greencastle Karl Hamrick David Williams Mat J. Murphy Merle C. Huckleberry

Funeral held for Joseph Cross Collins

Funeral services for 71 year old Putnam County farmer Joseph Cross Collins were held Wednesday at Brick Chapel Church with Rev. Joseph Green officiating. He died from injuries after being struck by a Crawfordsville driver on State Road 43 last Friday night. Burial followed at Brick Chapel cemetery with Masonic Lodge rites at the grave. Collins suffered a brain concussion and a fractured leg among other injuries.

Joseph Cross Collins Putnam County Robert Harding Crawfordsville Greencastle Brick Chapel Joseph Green Bedford Masonic Lodge Morton Collins Harding Chase Harding

Collision Involving Harding Strikes Mr. Collins

A Nashua student Harding and his companion Robert Sills encountered a stalled machine in the road. As Collins approached from behind the machine Harding swerved to avoid a collision and collided with Collins, who was then taken to his home with aid from Harding and Sills. Harding was not blamed due to his cautious driving.

Mr. Collins

Burkett calf places sixth at Nat's show

The Shorthorn calf shown by Howard Burkett near Morton placed sixth in its class at the International Livestock Show in Chicago this week and will be sold at the sale Friday. County Agent R. H. Stevenson returned from the event and praised Putnam County animals. Other county exhibitors included Smithson & Sutherlin Bros. of Russellville. Tamworth hog results followed with several placements across classes.

Chicago Howard Burkett Near Morton R. H. Stevenson Putnam County Smithson & Sutherlin Bros Russellville Barrow

Madison Center Notes Include Itinerary and Local Events

Frank Thompson’s wife thanked relatives in Madison Center as Willard Wells heads to Indianapolis for treatment. Long Branch Church plans December 3 wood cutting for fuel. Thanksgiving gatherings and local visits appear among residents. Maurice Payne lands Cement Plant job in Limedale. several families from Lafayette and Greencastle visit Gowen home. Various travel to South Bend for Thanksgiving. Elder Will Bimore misses December 4 service. Corn shredders expected at Fred Johns’ residence. Amelia Elling noted as boss trapper. A J Johnson hosts visitors. school substitute Alan Glendon fills in for sick Robert Irwin.

Frank Thompson St. Berenice A. J. Johnson Willard Wells Indisanapolis Long Branch Lara Marshall Buel Hepler L. Marion Wright Harley Head Maurice Payne Limedale William Gowen Lafayette Goesbergs Greencastle Gowen Carey Dillinger Frank Johnson Emily South Bend Forseat Johnson Liza Marshall Frank Busby Eagles Amelia Elling Robert Irwin Brunserstown Alison Glendon

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Harry Steele Jennie Steele Chestnut Street Park Dunbar John Cannon James P. Hughes John Call Gary Charles J. Arnold W. M. McGaughey Margaret Emily McGaughey Tom Lola May Steele Glen H. Lyon Yount J. B. Payne Franklin H. A. Payne Richard Paynes William Kenneth Andrews Constance Hugh Carl Weyle O. E. Hemphill W. W. Tucker John Spursteen Salem Charles McGaughey Christian Church Cloverdale Ed. Watts Methodist Hospital Claude Ash Barnaby W. R. Hutcheson Ann Cannon Mere James Bloomington Street L. L. Runyan Mr. Bunyan William Mitchell East Road Charles Gardner Jesse Arthur Steele Los Angeles Cal Mr. Steele John D. Steele Ed. Coffman Julian Coffman Lloyd Coffman Walnut Creek California Hagerstown George Long South Locust Street Mr. Long Patrick Long Long Elizabeth Daggy Albert Daggy East Washington Street Joan Ash Ben Riley Otto Lakin O. F. Walls Knightstown Mr. Walls H. B. Walls East Seminary Street Albert Earl Davis Jack Earl Ruel Heaney Lyric Theatre John F. Braden Zola May Paul Albin Ralph Gwinn Mrs. Gwinn U. ¥. O'Daniels Edgar Prevo Belle Union News J.T. Moll Bloomington, Ind Mr. Lloyd Harry Allan Allan Lumber Co M'Lean D. C. Stephenson Ernest D. Williams James M. Skinner Commercial Place Thomas W. Stewart Louis B. Schiesz Ida M. Donald Washington Two Joe Collins Burkett Madison Center F. O. Overstreet R. J. Overstreet Bence Building Vine Street Greencastle, Indiana C. C. Tucker Physicians and Surgeons Office Washington and Walnut Streets
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