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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1929
Page
1
A Say column notes Charles J. Arnold, a quiet barber, coated a customer’s glasses with oil during a shave triggering tension among barbers and a wary reaction from the customer. The piece also mentions Jack Davis seeking fur dogs and a Santa letter from a man named Bruce Shannon. It closes with Greencastle’s new police force ordering uniforms for the first of the year.
Greencastle defeats Martinsville 37 to 31 on the Artesian City floor in a hard fought high school basketball game. The Tigers trailed 19 to 15 at halftime then used a different tempo to take a 27 to 24 lead and pull away to win as Tobin scored 16 points for Greencastle.
David McAninch 81 longtime Putnam County resident died at his daughter Mrs. Leslie Prichard's home near Belle Union Friday morning from a drop in his blood pressure. Survived by two children Dora McAninch of Mt. Meridian and Mrs. Prichard. Funeral set for Union Valley Church Sunday with Rev. H. A. Sher presiding. Burial in New Palestine Cemetery. A Chevrolet sedan owned by Fred Masten crashed leaving the road near Plainfield on the Martinsville route, injuring none but slight bruises to occupants.
First term examinations in the Putnam county schools will be held on Wednesday and Thursday of next week. School will be dismissed Friday for the Christmas holiday. After a one week vacation, the second term begins Monday December 30.
A large appreciative audience gathered in the Vocational Building Gymnasium for Green castle Schools Music Department's First Community Christmas Sing under Kenneth R. Umfleet. The program featured the Band Glee Clubs University Sextette and Choir Kiwanis Chorus and grade school children with lanterns and candles and closed with Silent Night and Joy To The World.
James Wood 37, a former farm hand and WWI veteran, is returned from Albany Kentucky on charges of clubbing to death Mr and Mrs George F Heath south of Muncie Indiana. Deputies say he confessed. He will be kept in an Indiana jail for safety. Funeral services for the Heaths were held at Mt Zion Church south of here.
Lorene Williams nine suffers severe facial cuts when a kitchen cabinet toppled as she climbed it at her mother Mae Williams Martinsville street home. Dr W M McGaughey and Dr C C Tucker dressed wounds after she lost much blood and paramedics moved her to County Hospital. The accident occurred about 4 pm Friday.
Miss Ruth Post attended a Greencastle gathering as Kappa Alpha Theta members met yesterday. Miss Belle Hanna presented a paper on Modern Archaeological Research. Thad Peck was named receiver for the Tin Plate mill. Cloverdale teachers dined at Watson House after a Cloverdale institute. S.C. C. Club plans a Christmas meeting with wife Margaret Kreigh.
Simpson Stoner, who has worked in the First National Bank's insurance department for several months, resigns to become district representative for Metropolitan Casualty Insurance Co based in Indianapolis. He starts his new duties immediately.
A five member committee urged Governor Harry G. Leslie to convene a special legislative session to fund distressed Southern Indiana schools. The Dec 13 conference at Martin County courthous e drew 200 officials and recommended early state aid, tax measures, and data gathering on school finances.
A Christmas pageant titled The Way will be shown Sunday at 7 50 p m at the First Christian Church. The program spans three scenes from prophecy to the manger to the Christ child with ten peoples in the final scene and ornate costumes from Dr and Mrs Hutcheson. The church will open doors at 6 45 p m and invites the public to attend.
George P. Walker of Cloverdale was named county road superintendent to succeed Elmer Blue after a field of more than 25 applicants. Walker has served as Cloverdale township trustee during the new high school build and is a current member of the County Council, with knowledge of road finances. The decision followed a caucus of commissioners Ora Day Walter Cooper and Glasgow Britton in the courthouse.
On petition by Ed C Hamilton Central Trust Company was named receiver for Locust Cottage eating house run by C L Goodlander in Putnam Circuit Court. The action cites unpaid December rent of 60 dollars, alleged insolvency, liabilities exceeding assets and waste of remaining assets, risking irreparable loss to creditors including the plaintiff.
A cloudy unsettled pattern continues tonight and Sunday with slightly cooler temperatures noted in the extreme south portion. Expect cooler conditions there while other areas remain mild with periods of overcast skies.
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