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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1927
Page
4
Merchants in Greencastle report brisk holiday shopping with practical gifts dominating purchases this year. Families invest in health and home goods such as health meters, washing machines, radios, playing film outfits, and furniture as the season grows near.
Marriage license issued for Gilbert Fowler 21 farmer of Fillmore B1 and Stella May Rodgers 18 house work of Fillmore B2.
Putnam County fans anticipate a busy week as Bainbridge Greencastle and other area teams clash. Indiana Central visits DePauw while Vincennes and Princeton loom in regionals talk, and the Reelsville invitational tourney approachs with little word on entrants.
Velma West twenty one held without bond on a first degree murder charge for killing her husband E Edward West after he objected to her attending a bridge party. Judge Marvin H Helter called it the most unspeakable crime in Lake county history and ordered her to return to jail as the grand jury sessions begin January 9.
Indiana authorities approve bonds totaling 540000 to fund a new Kokomo court house. The project was scaled down from 650000 by the state tax board. A mandamus case to halt contract awards remains in Clinton county court on change of venue.
Captain John W. Zeigler 33, formerly of the Indiana National Guard 113th observation squadron, died in an emergency landing attempt in a Waco aircraft at Montpelier Ohio. He began aviation in World War I, trained at Ellington Field, and later served Kokomo and Indianapolis units before his death yesterday.
J H D Coombs was elected president of the Montgomery County Fair Association at a directors meeting in Crawfordsville on Monday forenoon, succeeding Walter Hulet as the new leadership began a broad refresh. Charles B Ward and Lester McClamroch were re elected secretary and floral hall superintendent respectively. Charles Saylor was named to oversee the boys and girls club work.
The DePauw Christmas vacation starts this Friday at noon December 16 and runs through Tuesday noon January 3. About 1,800 students and faculty are expected to leave campus for the holidays.
Representatives from nineteen member schools met at the Claypool hotel to set football and baseball schedules and dates for the big and little state track meets, tennis and golf championships. The meeting outlined freshman eligibility, announced DePauw and Butler schedules, and fixed dates for events through May, including the little state track meet on May 12 and the big state meet on May 10.
Coroner C. H. Keever reports criminal carelessness and neglect for not removing paper and refuse from the elevator where the fire started. A grand jury inquiry is sought to fix responsibility for the November 13 tragedy that claimed nine lives.
The Citizens Trust Company as trustee in the Farmers State Bank of Bainbridge settlement plans another fund distribution to depositors before Christmas. Judge James P. Hughes authorized a distribution of not more than 25 percent, following a prior 20 percent payout. Assessments against stockholders equal to their stock value are due Monday December 19, expected to fund the court approved distribution.
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