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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1929
Page
1
A column of humorous vignettes and local anecdotes by Charles J. Arnold. The author lampoons quail hunting civility, sidewalk battles, Ohio Indiana bank robbers, family pride, hunting dogs, and amusing encounters with local figures and phrases.
George Brown the marshal-elect for Frankton denied to Prosecutor Oswald Ryan the allegations that he received loot from the $500 W. L. Wise store robbery. He was questioned as part of the inquiry into statements by Guy Horton and Oliver Brown.
Orville Graffa 22 recuperates after a suicide bid sparked by a rushed marriage. He says he learned the bride, 18, is mother to a 4 year old, after marrying her Thursday. He drank poison in a downtown drug store and tried to seize a police revolver when its effects faded.
DePauw University hosts its annual football banquet with Blythe Q. Hendricks of WFBM as principal speaker. Five hundred plates will be served in Longden Hall. Varsity and freshmen squads attend as awards are handed to twenty varsity sweaters and thirty-five freshmen numerals.
The death of Mrs. Rus sell Cooper 21 formerly Miss Fern Rose Mahoney of Lafayette was reported from Middletown Pa at 11 p m. She had suffered heart disease for two years and was under specialist care. Survived by her mother Mrs Harriet Mahoney husband a sister Margaret and brothers Maxwell Paul Maurice and an aunt Mrs Mary Welch. Body to be brought here for interment. funeral plans incomplete.
Fire in Lafayette near Pyrmont destroyed the 112 year old Richard Gray grist mill erected by John Wagoner in 1817. A defective flue is believed to have started the blaze, erasing one of the area's oldest landmarks.
Charles Creech 52 of Bloomington faces sentencing after confessing to stealing clothing valued at $38 from the home of Alton O Hurt near Greencastle on November 26. Police say he admitted taking coats pants and a suit from various homes in Indianapolis and Bloomington. creech previously served about 15 years behind bars.
In Meharry Hall at 8 o clock Prof Vernon Sheffield will present an annual modern music recital at DePauw before the holiday season. The program features works by contemporary composers and highlights the first DePauw recital by James Howe in September 1884.
Seven local children of Miss Edna Hillis will have roles in the Duzer Du Christmas play Why the Chimes Rang to be staged December 13. Participants include Nanetta Hollowell Fern Alexander Mary Elizabeth Abel Dorothy Arnold Frances McCurry Betty Mullins and Marjorie Lee Reeves.
Ralph Randel of 212 West Franklin Street is charged with reckless driving in Putnam Circuit Court. Harry Price of Lebanon filed the affidavit alleging Randel forced him off State Road 43 north of here with a truck. Randel pleaded not guilty at Monday noon, with a December 18 trial date. Price, his wife, and brother-in-law accompanied him.
Elvin Harlan of Greencastle township added a valuable Jersey bull cur rently secured in Clinton County. The prize animal placed second in its class at the Indiana State Fair after months on the show circuit. Its sire belongs to Indiana Condensed Milk Co and is valued above 5000 dollars. the dam yields over 600 pounds of butter annually. Harlan aims to improve his dairy herd with this standout bull.
Laurence Black hosted Sigma Nu members and guests at a dinner on east Washington street. The Royal Club was formed at Browning Utopian hall with Robert Huffman as president Otto Mecum as vice president Lawrence T. Snider as secretary and Edgar Shamel as treasurer. Paul Hill left for Chicago where he will work at the Cable Player Piano factory.
Rockford police probe a murder of Miss Cordelia Gummersheimer, a high school teacher. Investigators examined love letters amid possible robbery motive. Dr Floyd Leach, a Hollywood dentist, is in custody with animal corpses found in his car, while former fiancé Glen Wiseman from Tarpon Springs is also tied to the inquiry.
Eighteen people were killed and at least ten more feared dead after a fast Paris to Arlon train derailed near Namur Belgium. All victims were French or Belgian with no Americans involved. The brakes failed on a steep grade causing a ten mile uncontrolled descent, bolstered by a bursting locomotive boiler and flames.
The forecast calls for occasional rain tonight and Wednesday with no decisive change in temperature.
Miss Ruth Mix daughter of Tom Mix former screen star and circus headliner has her thoroughbred pony brought to circus quarters near Peru Indiana for winter care. Several Mix ponies including Tony the wonder horse are there. Mix has finished a vaudeville tour of the Eastern states and Lindy her pony was featured in the act.
Charles F. Brown, 45, faces life imprisonment after conviction for second degree murder of wife Alma, 45, in Marion County Indiana. Special Judge Thomas Garvin ruled the 1929 insanity law unconstitutional, saying it compels a defendant to submit to an examination and incriminate himself. Brown allegedly shot his wife, believing she left a dance hall with another man.
Charles F. Coffin of Indianapolis president of State Life Insurance, a DePauw 1881 graduate, speaks at chapel. He defines the useful citizen as the prophet who looks to the future while honoring lessons of the past. He praises Dr. Ridpath as inspirational. City council to consider Vine street improvement assessment tonight.
A massive blaze at the Pathe Manhattan Film Studios on Park Avenue and 134th Street killed nine and trapped at least twenty others. About 75 people were inside when an explosion and smoke sent victims fleeing. crowds gathered as firefighters battled the blaze with alarms and water from boats.
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