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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1929
Page
1
The writer jokes about President Hoover and the era of panics, contrasts Cleveland past with current Republican leadership, and humorously describes a Washington Street puddle hazard. He riffs on pink and blue pajamas and recalls a late night phone call with a friend.
Greencastle quarterback James Tobin earned a spot on Heze Clark’s Indiana All State third team. Clark calls Tobin possibly the state’s best open field runner and says Greencastle has its best team in history. Malone, Stevenson and Sungalia among first and second team picks.
The forecast calls for rain tonight with a change to snow flurries and much colder conditions by Saturday. Temperatures drop sharply as a cold front passes.
The junior class play The Picture Girl will be presented by Clinton Center High School tonight. A reporter was misinformed that the play would be Thursday night and the correction was issued yesterday. Cast includes Herbert Brattain James Brothers Dorothy Watson Opal Frank Verna K Brothers Eugene Staggs Hazel Pettis Mildred Brattain Donald Hart George R Prank.
A community Christmas sing is set for this evening at 8 o'clock in the high school gym under Kenneth R. Umfleet. No admission charged. Participants include the High School Band Glee clubs University Sextette soloists Junior High Chorus Purple Robed Junior Choir Music School Freshman Chorus University Choir Kiwanis Chorus Grade School children and the High School orchestra. The audience may join in singing and at least fifteen numbers will be performed.
In South Bend Indiana Eva Krauss urged her husband Hans to kill himself after a separation. He used gas jets in a room, removing a canary, and laid on the floor as police found him. she recalled their final conversation.
Mrs Anne Hopkins mother of Mrs Curry Inman of Anderson street died Wednesday evening at her daughter's home. Funeral services were held this afternoon at the Methodist church with Rev C Howard Taylor in charge. Interment followed at Forest Hill cemetery. Pall bearers named Ed Brockway Ben Riley A L Goodenough William Fiteborge Dr H Askew and Mr Whitehouse of Muncie.
Fire likely from an overheated furnace destroyed the Jefferson township building and gymnasium west of Frankfort. Loss listed at 92 000 with 75 000 insured. Frankfort pumper aided, water shortage hampered response. About 195 students affected, some to Mulberry and others housed at Jefferson.
Fred Price a farmer and stock buyer from Van Buren township was stopped on Mt Meridian hill east of the National road at 8 50 pm Tuesday by two young men in a sport sedan. They forced him to remove his coat and purse taking $8 then returned his coat and purse and sent him on his way. He was unharmed aside from the scare and later considered himself lucky. Brazil Ties.
The five annual Putnam County Corn Show at the First National Bank reports 153 entries across five classes. L. M. Vogler of Hope, crowned corn king of the world at Chicago, arrived to judge entries and display his ten winning cars. Farmers and club members show strong interest as crowds view the exhibits.
William Willis, 45, of North Vernon, appeared at the county jail and asked to be jailed because he feared he might harm someone. He had just completed a ninety day term and was released from the state farm yesterday.
Judge James B. Wilson of Bloomington was chosen as special judge to hear the case of Andrew Hirt against Fred Thom as after Judge James P. Hughes disqualified himself. Judge Will S. Parry of Boone County could not serve, leading to Wilson being agreed upon.
County Agent Floyd Miller invites Putnam County farmers to bring 10 ears of seed corn to the Corn School at the Court House starting 10 a m. Purdue expert M C Pence will judge and discuss seed selection, starch, disease, and maturity with talks by C T Gregory and others. Mrs Ruth Lady is ill with smallpox at William Morgan’s residence in the south part of town.
Auburn prison officials press the search for eight hidden pistols believed used by ringleaders in the jailbreak that killed nine, with four found. Seven prisoner survivors face first degree murder charges for killing George A. Durnford, the principal keeper. Warden Jennings relays to guards, and Sgt. Sullivan vows no leniency. Funeral services for Durnford will be held with military honors. his wife and two children survive.
20 years ago in Greencastle W A Wright, Belnap Hotel night clerk and cousin of the Wright Brothers, called the airplane the coming transport. Indiana marked 93 years since statehood. Miss Edna Roth learned of fiancé H J Brown's death days before planned marriage license. Mrs FE Lynch is very ill at home.
A jury returned a verdict for the defendant in the case of A J Kahl Danville attorney against Louis M and Robert Stevens of Greencastle. Kahl sought five thousand dollars for damages from an automobile collision at the Mill and Kentucky streets intersection in Danville on November 4 1928 reported by the Danville Gazette.
Waverley Hilliard, 48, Nevro farmhand, was found guilty of murdering Constable George W. Kirk, 69. The Clark Circuit Court jury recommended life imprisonment in the Indiana state prison after Judge George C. Kopp posed the question on his sentence.
Putnam County corn show announces winners in white and yellow single ear divisions. White single ear winners include Frank Day Paul McGaughey Marion Sears Frank Collins Otis Clodfelter. Yellow single ear honors go to Albert Stierwalt with runners up John Day Dean Webster Phillip B Hutcheson Marion Sears. Albert Stierwalt also takes sweepstakes.
Indiana faces a virulent smallpox outbreak this winter, says Dr. William F. King secretary of the State board of health after reviewing local data. About 250 cases are reported state wide mostly mild, but a light epidemic often precedes a deadly wave. Immediate vaccination urged.
Federal agents and deputies raided a farm near Montezuma Indiana seizing 44000 gallons of mash and destroying a 50000 dollar still. Prisoners from Clinton and Shepardland were taken to Terre Haute jail for processing as the raid labeled the plant among the largest illicit liquor operations uncovered in the Midwest.
Mrea Erna Legos, 36, widow, was jailed in Grant County on investigation of the death of her husband Andrew Legos, 38, a local labor leader and employe of the Mould Makers' Union. He died three weeks after an infernal machine exploded as he stepped on his car starter on October 28.
An Riga telegraph dispatch reports four teen Soviet officials were executed at Astrachan for profiteering in caviar sales and speculating with municipal funds. Five peasants were executed at Preluki in the Ukraine district for concealing grain wagons and aiding arson to raise prices.
Robert Swayne Wickersham of Monticello, a DePauw freshman, died at Putnam County hospital after a spine injury from leap frog in Bowman gym. Doctors said surgery would not help. parents and sister at his bedside. Survived by parents, five siblings. one brother had died last July. Body to Monticello home.
School officials from Brown Brown Monroe Lawrence and Jackson counties convene in Shoals Indiana to discuss the widespread shortage of school funds. They warn that many schools may shut down without financial relief soon.
Roy Hodgin, a farmer southeast of Noblesville, killed a giant chicken hawk with a seven foot wingspan. Hodgin described the hawk's claws as large enough to carry off a sizable pig.
Gilbert Carnahan aged 61 died in Terre Haute Indiana from burns after steam escaped a molten glass tank at Turner Brothers Glass Company where he worked. He was scalded when water was added to a tank that had contained molten glass. He had been employed at the plant.
Circuit court continued the injunction hearing to halt county commissioners from advancing Cox road improvements in Madison Township. William Welch’s attorney Fred V. Thomas added another paragraph to the suit this afternoon.
Captain Leon Challe of France and Major Larre-Borges of Uruguay announced they postponed their non-stop flight plan across Europe to South America until Sunday evening due to prevailing weather conditions.
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