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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1927
Page
6
Indianapolis hogs advanced fifteen cents while steers held steady on a light run. Wealers rose fifty cents to 16 to 16.50. Lambs were strong, trading from 13 to 13.75 dollars.
Two passengers on an Indiana Motor Transit bus were severely injured when a Kibler six wheel truck skidded on icy pavement near the state penitentiary farm and crashed into the bus. The driver Albert Red Smith suffered cuts and bruises. The crash occurred on a sharp curve near the east end gates of the state penal farm.
In a cold night matchup DePauw edged Earlham 10 8 in the first half before a late surge by the Tigers turned the 39 minute battle into a 12 point win. Earlham and DePauw combined for a rough shooting night with seven of eight free throws for DePauw and four of twelve for Earlham.
Costello and Jenkins hit two free throws apiece in a tight stretch to secure the lead as Messersmith, Crawley, Cain, and King contribute points. Referee Evans officiated the contest.
Three well dressed young men robbed the Madison Avenue State Bank at 1377 Madison Avenue in broad daylight. They forced four employees and a customer into the vault and grabbed about $7,000 before fleeing to a nearby alley where roughly $600 was dropped and recovered. Police, aided by the Indiana criminal identification bureau, searched the area but found no trace of the trio.
The younger students of DePauw School of Music perform a 4 pm Saturday program. Part I includes lilting pieces like Lullaby, The Little Violinist, and In the Cotton Field with varied titles and performers. Part II features Christmas carols with accompanist Bernice Tribby.
On the Voncastle Theatre set for The Clown Columbia film unit talks with Al G. Barnes Circus players. Actors study circus acts and animals, while director Wm. James Craft recalls his past as a circus manager and bonds with the troupe.
Pendleton Ind December 8 The Indiana reformatory built for 1300 holds over 2000 inmates. The board of trustees acting as parole board will meet Friday and Saturday to consider more than 100 parole applications before Christmas.
Kenneth Haws, 3, of Heartwell, Nebraska, was pronounced dead twice by physicians after a peanut lodged in his throat. He was transported 172 miles by car to Omaha where doctors removed the peanut and he is expected to recover.
In Bowman gymnasium DePauw Tigers erase an 8-2 halftime deficit to tie Earlham at 18 and win by two as Messersmith scores late. Byram spurts in assists and two field goals to seal the victory with Marshall a strong backcourt contributor. M. Cain leads Earlham with seven points.
James Mitchell a 59 year old attorney practicing in Indianapolis for 35 years died suddenly yesterday morning at his home 558 Middle Drive Woodruff Place of apoplexy. Funeral services and burial will be private at Crown Hill cemetery.
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