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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1914
Page
1
County Clerk Arthaur Hamrick issued the first hunter's license to a woman in four years, naming Mrs. Goldie Daily of this city. Mrs Daily, wife of Homer Daily, an interurban conductor, is eager to hunt and plans to enter the woods soon.
Hazel Smith Filandes Smith and Clarence T Cooper sue the traction company in Put Nam court alleging injuries and damages from an incident last January at Locust and Seminary streets. Interurban car struck a delivery wagon. plaintiffs seek judgments totaling 23500 dollars.
Three suits filed in Putnam Circuit Court seek a total of 23500 against the Terre Haute Indianapolis & Eastern Traction Co over a January 2 1914 crash at Locust and Seminary. Hazel Smith 14 and Clarence T Cooper were injured along with Filandes O Smith seeking medical and other damages.
The Belgian Flour Fund has reached 88.66 barrels or $443.30 as volunteers continue a drive to aid Belgians. Contributions include $15 from Tuesday Reading Circle and $1 to $6.50 from individuals, with Greencastle residents unable to raise a carload. Readers may order magazines at club rates through Lelia Talbott, phone 185.
Forty workers from Foulkes Construction were laid off as winter halts sewer progress in Greencastle. Twenty remain as excavations pause. alley work from Jackson to Indiana between Washington and Walnut streets continues to wrap up before full suspension. Crews aim to finish the sewer system by July with favorable spring weather.
A local organization in Indianapolis is chartered as Green Castle Lodge No 1592 of the Loyal Order of Moose. The degree team conducts candidate work in Redmen Hall Thursday evening.
The Greencastle lodge No. 1592 of Loyal Order of Moose was instituted in Redmen hall with Indianapolis No. 17 degree team conducting the work. Officials elected include Past Dictator Thomas Brothers and Secretary J L Hessler. Organizers aim to double membership and plan a Moose home within weeks. Visitors from Indianapolis Terre Haute Crawfordsville attended.
Executive board and membership committee of the boosters club will formulate plans for future work of the organization at a meeting to be held early next week. Membership committee reports that active campaign for support will be concluded with present week.
Fraternities at the school are asked to review their records and compile names of men who represented the school in athletics. 1884 is chosen as the first year to honor due to football starting then, while baseball from 1866 cannot yield complete names. basketball and track came later and will be included up to 1884. The alumni banquet presenting the awards may be held in about three months.
The Greencastle Boosters Club membership committee plans to finish its recruitment drive this week. A joint executive board and committee meeting is set for early next week to classify members and shape future policy, with dues unchanged. A club meeting is also scheduled for tonight.
The DePauw Alumni Athletic Board will award D monograms to men who played on early gold teams prior to varsity letter recognition. Teams from 1884 will be the first to receive the honor.
DePauw University plans a big banquet and reunion to award official D’s to men who played on varsity teams before letter recognition. The event, modeled after Indiana and other schools, will not provide sweaters due to cost, with lapel pins or watch charms bearing Old Gold Op. list compiling underway.
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