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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1924
Page
3
A Buick roadster turned over on Limedale road near Greencastle injuring Mrs Edith Jones and causing four Hawkins relatives to suffer serious injuries. The Goffs escaped uninjured as the party traveled from Frankfort to Clay City to visit relatives.
Virgil Katterjohn of DePauw won the second annual ten mile Indiana Kentucky A A A cross state race in 1 04 35. Teammate Noel Stafford finished two seconds back with Richard Wilcox third in 1 05 05. DePauw also had Ruben Diettert fourth while Elliott of Butler and Ernst unattached followed. Millholland of the Indianapolis A C and Hill of the I A C placed seventh and eighth.
Eighteen marksmen competed in the 100 third secret classification shoot at the Greencastle Rod and Gun Club grounds south of the city on Thanksgiving. Winners earned cash prizes in Classes A B and C, plus turkeys ducks and geese in crazy target events. Fred Reising won a 30 pound turkey on the crazy target amid a keen but wind hindered afternoon.
Funeral services were held Wednesday for Dr. Fred W. Hixson president of Allegheny College. Educators, alumni and students attended at the First Methodist Episcopal church with Rev. H. IL Hough in charge. Burial followed in the college lot at Meadville Cemetery. He was a DePauw University graduate and well known locally.
A belated Thanksgiving rush in Indianapolis ends in tragedy when an interurban car collides with a family automobile. Two members of the same family are dead, 16 year old Ruth Hawkins and 45 year old Grover Hawkins of Bedford, Indiana, among the victims. three others are fatally injured and two sustain minor injuries.
Edwin M Whitney renowned dramatic reciter and founder of the Whitney Studios of Platform Arts in Boston will appear in Meharry Hall on Monday evening December 1. He has performed 5 000 engagements over more than twenty years and is noted for his portrayal of 15 characters in Hit-the-Trail Holiday.
After tallying 20 of 33 precincts in Putnam County the recount showed small shifts, with Gilbert Prichard net down 13 in Jackson Township due to missing initials on absent ballots. Sheriff Leslie Sears led by 123 votes in the later election. Prichard asked to stop the recount Thursday afternoon near 4 o'clock.
Clinton Indiana high school defeated Brazil 13 to 0 to claim the state football title. Fullback John Magoso starred with five consecutive first downs setting up the opening touchdown. In the final period Wallace intercepted a pass and returned 53 yards for six points as Freeman Testpento and Graham contributed on defense and offense.
The excerpt notes Clinton’s standout play joined by Cook as the Brazil full back, credited as the outstanding player for the losers.
With L H Marlin slated to assume DePauw University presidency early next year The Towers at 703 E Seminary Street will be discarded as the president key residence. The Marlins will move into 7 Bloomington Street formerly occupied by the Stewarts. A new president home is planned on Rosa Bower property south College Avenue. The Towers may be sold if a suitable price is found and a fraternity plans to purchase The Towers for conversion into a fraternity house.
A furious gale struck England's east and south coasts and inland areas causing widespread damage. The freight steamer Hartley of 2,000 tons sank off Portland with seventeen drowned and two crewmen rescued. Numerous minor coastal shipping casualties were reported.
The DePauw Alumni Association and Indiana Methodism plan to raise 200000 of 300000 for a new Greencastle Methodist church. Alumni have begun campaigns and letters seek gifts from Dwight Ritter and Chester A. Jewett as part of a joint effort by two Greencastle churches to fund the $300000 project.
Indiana Methodism seeks alumni support to raise 200000 dollars for a church at Greencastle to seat 2000 in the auditorium and a matching size Sunday school. A thousand seats will be sold outside the town at 200 dollars each, with donors' names to be inscribed on pews. The project aims to memorialize past and future students as a Westminster Abbey of the University and town.
Guy Dwight Boyd a bookkeeper of Indianapolis weds Mary Mildred Le Master a Greencastle homekeeper. Melvin Hedge and Maxine Duell both students from Reelsville obtain licenses. George Earl Miller an Indianapolis accountant weds Grace A. Early a Greencastle stenographer. Harold W Talbott a Greencastle bookkeeper weds Dorothy G Butterfield a home keeper.
James E Feeney 44 of Lafayette a Monon freight conductor died at Putnam County Hospital from injuries after a runaway train car collision in the Monon yard. Brakeman Way G Driscoll injured. both men were taken to hospital with severe leg injuries.
County Agent Harold McNary adds a projection machine to office equipment to show educational and amusing films at township meetings. Farm Bureau and USDA supply the films. First show is Tuesday evening at 6 30 in the courthouse assembly room during the annual Farm Bureau dinner.
The 1924 all state football picks honor Notre Dame players like Bach, Springer, Walsh, Kiser, and Hogan while Purdue and Indiana players such as Stuhldreher, Crowley, Bahr, Layden, Pillman, Fischer, and Elliot receive recognition. Critics weigh Notre Dame dominance against standout peers from weaker squads.
A committee from the Indianapolis Association of Credit Men seeks a tougher bad check law. The bill would make writing checks with insufficient funds a felony, shifting the burden of proof from the payee to the writer and aiming to curb habitual bad checks.
Frederick Thomas of Greencastle explains a clever entry plan after being asked about admission to a Greencastle grade school basketball game. He jokes that he will back in and the doorkeeper will think he is exiting, allowing him entry again.
Rev A M MeGuire of the Baptist Church delivered the Thanksgiving sermon at the city union service. He praised the Republic and urged adherence to civil law while noting times when civil obedience may be debated, citing 1776. The congregation sang America before dismissal.
The passage praises guards Kiser and Springer for their steady play across games. It notes Notre Dame captain Wealsh, injured midseason, earned East prestige through Army and Princeton showings. It cites Indiana centers Claypool Butler Rohrabaugh and argues Bahr of Purdue would rate highly in the Irish lineup.
Former DePauw athletes Paul White Tubby Moffett and several others coach high school squads across Indiana. White coaches Fairmount with a strong two veteran starters and aims to help the team challenge regional rivals. Moffett mentors Brazil football and Clay County squads, while alumni Wills Young Bill Mendenhall Smith Krumheuer guide Brook Auburn Fort Wayne East Chicago Grand Rapids in sports.
Miss Doris Siddons, 15, daughter of Rolla Siddons, was severely injured Thursday evening when struck by a car driven by Lisle All of Harmony at the Knightsville crossing. She suffered a concussion and severe head and neck injuries and was taken to her grandmother's home. The driver claimed he did not see the group due to bright lights and four girls were walking along the National road after alighting from a bus.
A minor injury occurred when a car crash scraped a girl on the street. The fender swept her coat, tearing a large section and leaving her shaken but unharmed overall.
An unprecedented number of hunting licenses were sold in Putnam county this fall. Licenses sell to resident hunters for 1 dollar and are valid for one year. In November 618 licenses were sold, in October 99 licenses. The total for the hunting season is expected near 800.
Ambrose Dudley Hutcheson Civil War veteran and longtime Putnam County resident died at his home west of Hamrick Station Friday at 3 30 in the morning. He was 79 and had suffered a paralytic stroke three years earlier. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 10 at the home with burial in Upper Boone cemetery near Hamrick Station. Rev. L A Beard of Indianapolis will preside. He leaves six children three daughters and three sons and a brother Edward Hutcheson of Washington township. His wife died thirteen years ago.
Francis M. Watts, a Vigo county coal miner, won a 10000 dollar damages verdict from a Putnam County jury in a breach of contract case against Mt. Pleasant Coal Co. Watts sought 30000 dollars claiming lease and mine interest arrangements. Trial began November 20.
R Wayne Newton economist from Washington D C and Lucile M Hunter teacher from Greencastle were issued a marriage license.
Three cars of westbound Pennsylvania train No. 30 derailed Friday at Amo at 5 30 pm local officials cannot determine cause. No injuries reported.
Russellville High School net five defeated Cloverdale 44 to 30 in a fast paced local game played Wednesday night on the home court. Russellville dominated the action with a strong defense and steady offense throughout the contest.
An advertisement claims Herbine on the home shelf acts like a doctor in the house giving instant relief when digestion fails or the bowels are sluggish. A single dose is enough to start things moving and restore buoyant spirits, priced at 60e.
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