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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1924
Page
2
The Greencastle Indiana Herald notes publication as a second class mail paper from 17 19 S Jackson Street Greencastle with Charles J Arnold as proprietor and afternoon edition except Sunday.
The notice outlines pricing for obituaries at 1 dollar per obituary and poetry at 5 cents per line. It also states Card of Thanks entries cost 50 cents each, detailing the charges for multiple classified text items in the newspaper.
News by carrier boys calls for timely evening delivery of the Herald by 5 30 o clock. Readers without regular service should contact the Herald Office at phone 65 or Paul McEvoy at 360 L. Reports of irregular delivery are welcome.
Notice in the Putnam Circuit Court case No. 11784 to quiet title on real estate in Mt. Meridian, Indiana. The description covers parts of the North West quadrant of section 4 and South West quadrant of section 33 in township 13 through 14, including lots 13 to 15 and adjacent areas, with an exception described for a tract starting at the northwest corner of lot 15.
The document cites a land description in Putnam County Indiana and a notice requiring defendants to appear January 14 1925 in Greencastle for the 10th Judicial day of the January Term to answer or demur to the complaint. Clerk Walter S Campbell signs the notice with attorney Theodore Crawley listed.
Local market brief lists miscellaneous poultry and produce prices reported to Green Castle Herald by Haven Brothers Poultry Company. Prices include various items with cents per unit and coded lot descriptions. details are partially obscured in OCR.
A line item ledger lists salaries and expenses for Putnam County including commissions, auditor and treasurer payments, sheriff and clerk costs, and miscellaneous vendors. Entries show amounts for wages, official expenses, jail, and poor relief, with multiple names and firms including Greencastle Telephone, Water Works, and Northwestern Mfg. Co.
A naturalist recounts a tale of a bass in a glass partition and minnows, repeatedly striking none after days of fruitless lunge. The narrative lists county farm officials and workers, with figures and accounts, noting a failed business belief and a moral about trying again. The item blends a fable with local personnel and financial entries.
The notice lists a Sunday morning service at 10 45 and a Wednesday testimonial meeting at 7 46 with a reading room open each Wednesday afternoon from 2 30 to 4 o'clock.
Grace Black, Sunday School Superintendent and Pastor, leads the Sunday School at 9 30 and preaches at 7 30, conducted by Miss Black. Public cordially invited to attend these services.
Levi Marshall Pastor leads Sunday School at 9 30 with classes for all ages Mrs E R Bartley superintendent preaching at 10 40 on The Belief in Christ Special music Christian Endeavor at 6 30 Evening program includes a religious drama by Triangle Club and remarks and music at 7 30
Victor L. Raphael presides at Sunday School 9 30 morning worship 10 40 with sermon A Book in His Hand Evening service 7 30 sermon No More Gloom Junior and Senior Christian Endeavor meet at set times during the week Con secration and prayer meetings led by Miss Louise Lucas and Mr Raphael Christmas Bazaar planned Tuesday by The Women’s Circle with dinner and supper provided
Fourteen millinery colors were selected by all millinery industry branches through a Textile Color Card Association committee. Colors listed include Citron Castilian Bluet Gobelin Conch shell Marmora Wild orchid Thistle bloom Tango pink Pablo Seaside Indian orange Terrapin French gray. The shades will appear on the spring 1925 standard color card.
A study of costumes at smart gatherings shows women embracing color as a fashion accent. Designers increasingly use bold tartan plaids resembling clan patterns, signaling greater individuality and chic over conservative past norms.
The hat and vestee are described as a semiensemble with velvet or duvetyn fabrics. Embroidery motifs braiding and colored bands join hat and vestee in harmony. Colors echo the dress or wrap or provide vivid contrast with new citrus and yellow orange tones pairing with browns and cocoa tints.
Mrs and Miss Jay ministers at 217 East Wash offer preaching at 10 45 am. Young People meet at 6 30 pm. Evening service at 7 15 pm. Prayer meeting Wednesday 7 30 pm. Bible class Friday 7 30 pm. All are welcome.
A report notes Spanish and Venetian shawls in bright colors replacing evening wraps for younger partygoers. Velvet wraps in capes, fuchsia and jade velvets, silks and lames, paired with ermine or fox fur, accompany gowns in satin crepe velvet and chiffon in white pink red green blue or yellow, often rhinestone or pearl accented.
Sunday programs include Sunday school at 9 50 a m Baptist Young Peoples Union at 6 30 p m and worship assemblies at 10 30 a m and 7 30 p m Communion will be administered at the morning worship service.
The Methodist Church announces Sunday School at 9 20 a m worship at 10 40 a m with the sermon The Daring of Faith The Epworth League meets at 6 30 p m and Evening worship at 7 30 p m featuring Christianizing a Pagan Festival This is the first sermon in a Yule tide series Thursday prayer service is at 7 30 p m.
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