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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1928
Page
8
Marvin O Neal a Martinsville boy now at DePauw invites Coach Curtis and the Delta Chi fraternity to host the DePauw basketball team which travels to Greencastle Friday afternoon for a game with Greencastle. The coaches and players will arrive about four o clock and stay until game time.
Friday night slate features Bedford at Bloomington Angola at Central Fort Wayne Attica at Delphi North Vernon at Edinburg Elwood at Shortridge Gas City at Frankton Martinsville at Greencastle Winchester at Hartford City Columbia City at Huntington Seymour at Shelbyville New Market at Roachdale Russellville at Waveland Cloverdale at Spencer Reelsville at Fillmore Saturday night games include Fairmount at Alexandria and Washington Indianapolis at Bainbridge.
Coach Lloyd Messersmith’s Shortridge high school team of Indianapolis will dedicate a new gymnasium this week in a game with Elwood. Martinsville high school champions visit Greencastle floor as fans anticipate a crowd with notable figures and a possible Cubs victory edging them in the Big Ten ladder.
Hog prices gain about 15 cents with 160 to 300 pound hogs at 8.65. Cattle trade dull with limited stock and potential decline. Wealers drop 50 cents to 16. Lambs steady with better grades at 12.50 to 13.50 and top near 13.75. Fat cattle quoted 5 to 6.50.
Indianapolis December 12 The Indiana Fraternal Order of Eagles will press for an old age pension law in the next State Legislature arguing pensioning aged people is cheaper than county infirmaries. Otto P. Deluse said the group will present statistics including Hancock County Infirmary data showing 18 to 19 inmates in 1927 cost 474 per person versus 166.52 in Montana under a pension system. Other states with pensions include Wisconsin Nevada Kentucky Colorado and Maryland.
Buffalo police announced that 18 year old Arthur Leone ard admitted involvement in killing an elderly woman in a dispute. The arrest follows an Erie county investigation and ongoing case proceedings.
A penitent youth at a penitentiary confessed to shooting 63 year old Mrs. Juanita Jones of Herrickville Pa and crushing her skull on the night of December 3 after a five hour interrogation by District Attorney William M. Rosenfield and others. He had claimed to be in New York City that night but admitted Mrs. Jones had once sent him to the state reformatory for stealing chickens. He described nursing his grievance during his parole and returning to the farmhouse to kill.
The University of Pittsburgh suspended classes today until January 2 as a precaution against the influenza epidemic sweeping the country, announced by Dr. George H. Clapp president of the board of trustees.
An advertisement claims parental fault for child weakness and promotes Cod Liver Oil and Tron tablets to build flesh and blood. It asserts vitamins and extracts from cod liver oil plus iron improve nourishment and appearance, urging Mullins Drug Store in Ady as a source.
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