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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1928
Page
4
Mr Corwin sends regards to Greencastle residents and hopes to be brought home within the next month expressing welcomed possibilities and gratitude from his many friends.
The Senate confirmed Alfred V. Reschar of Anderson and Louis W. Otto of Crawfordsville, both Indiana postmasters, after presidential nominations.
Mrs Paul Martz a 38 year old Grayville Illinois resident was knocked 20 feet from a stretcher when a streetcar collided with an ambulance in Evansville Indiana. She was not seriously hurt and was being taken to a hospital with her husband and a railroad physician aboard.
Insurance coverage on the Eminence high school gymnasium was $3,800, far below the total loss when the building, eight years old and costing about $5,000, burned on Tuesday night. Only the lighting plant survived. The gym housed manual training equipment and paraphernalia. Ownership lay with a corporation trustees William Rosenbalm Oscar Patrick and Mr Marshall. The fire origin remains unknown and plans to rebuild are uncertain. The Eminence team loses home games.
David Bennett Harvey was found sane by two physicians and convicted of first degree murder for killing Constable Frank Ury and Deputy Sheriff Fred Certain in Marion Indiana on September 15. A jury deliberated 45 minutes and he received life imprisonment at Michigan City state prison.
The Rev. Edgar C. OConnor 32 assistant to Indianapolis diocese Bishop Chartrand died at home from influenza pneumonia. His body lay in state at St Peter and St Paul Cathedral after mass at SS Peter and Paul. Bishop Chartrand, ill with flu, administered last rites before the priest’s death.
Martinsville reporters highlight a vital game as the Tigers challenge the Artesians in Greencastle with Art Gross sidelined by flu. The piece notes Martinsville’s strong record, College ball matchups, and crowd urged to back the Tigers tonight.
Etta Miller, 48, mother of ten, awaits mandatory life imprisonment after conviction for a fourth liquor violation under Michigan’s new code. Protests spread statewide and appeals to Gov. Fred W. Green seek clemency. Miller, previously jailed for selling liquor, could be sentenced today or next week as prosecutors decide on procedure.
Britain may see prohibition shaping the General Election. The United Kingdom Alliance plans quiet, targeted appeals to voters especially women, arguing for rigid temperance reform. Influenced by Hoover’s US victory, the group will test local option, license law maintenance, and club drinking rules to back candidates aligned with temperance.
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