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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1927
Page
4
Mil dred Lucille Fish, daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward Fish, weighed 16 pounds 4 ounces at birth in Indianapolis, possibly the largest baby born in Indiana. Dr William King notes twelve pound births are common and this baby being large does not imply abnormality.
Oscar Obenchain reports maple tree damage in Clinton township from alleged hunters who cut a large tree valued at over $15. He will prosecute unless the guilty party makes prompt settlement after discovering the act Monday morning.
Three new fraternity houses Alpha Omicron Pi Delta Tau Delta and Alpha Tau Omega are under construction with a fourth near completion. Alpha Omicron Pi on South Locust Street will be painted and decorated inside. members plan to move during Christmas vacation. Alpha Tau Omega uses Bedford stone with a $100 000 cost and should be ready by late February. Delta Tau Delta, costing $100 000, aims for completion by April or May in a French chateau style. Lambdi Chi Alpha will begin on the former Lambdi Chi site in Old English design as soon as possible.
The W. C. T. U. met at the Presbyterian Church with a brief business session followed by an address from Mrs. Drummond of Oberlin Ohio. She noted national prohibition closed 1341 saloons 21 breweries and 57 distilleries in Cincinnati and described industrial replacement and job gains. A Christmas program featured readings songs and a mosaic paper by members led by Mrs. R. H. Stevenson and Mrs. E. R. Bartlett.
In Logansport Dee 13 police search for a negro assailant who attacked Mrs Edwin Kuntz 19 near her country home west of Bunker Hill after an interurban ride. She was struck with a revolver and left badly bruised and scratched. Authorities linked the suspect to two Kokomo assaults last week.
Madison Township residents seek the owner of a man who lives in a gypsy wagon by the Boatright farm road. One horse has died. The wagon harness and several other horses remain, but the owner’s whereabouts are unknown.
The sale of 1928 automobile license plates begins Thursday morning at the Franklin Street Garage and local distributing center. All automobile and truck owners must buy plates by February 1. Passenger tags start near 453 501 with 3500 plates received. truck plates start 87280 with 600 available. Chauffeur licenses also available. titles required to issue plates.
In Indianapolis on December 13, Mrs. Georgia Martin, 62, was killed and Mrs. Ora Henry, 44, seriously injured when struck by a De Luxe taxicab driven by Ray Wilson, 23. Police say the women stepped in front of the car. Wilson is held on $2,500 bond on manslaughter charges.
Madison Center residents and visitors share Sunday calls and brief travels. Ella Gardner and Lottie Dickey visit Marion Wright. Bessie Cantondine returns home to Harmony. Bert Gross makes Sugar Creek Creamery rounds after illness. other items include church attendance, a Christmas Eve program, and relatives traveling to Indianapolis Terre Haute Green Castle and beyond.
William Jones city fireman and a young woman companion escaped serious injury when their Ford coupe ran off the Manhattan road near Limedale and plunged down a steep embankment. Jones said fog obscured view and the car looped three times before stopping at the bottom. They crawled out unharmed and hiked up the grade to seek help at Roscoe Zaring’s home.
Under the direction of R. G C. Tomlinson the senior class play The Goose Hangs High has a cast of 15 and is holding daily rehearsals for the annual production in the high school auditorium next week.
Miss Lela Walls releases the December 20 cast list featuring Bernard Ingals Paul Kerr Eunice Ingals Noel Derby Lee Daywises Richard Boesen Helen King Lulia Murdoch Martha Shannon Mrs. Bradley Hugh Ingals Ronald Murdoch Lois Ingals Laura Hauck Bradley Ingals Dagmar Carroll Elliot Kimberley Drexall Boyd and others. The performance is scheduled for Tuesday evening at 1 o'clock.
Putnam County men who attended Purdue School of Agriculture plan a banquet at Greencastle High School Friday Dec 16 and will listen in on the Purdue Threshing Dinner broadcast from WLS Chicago. The weeklong program features daily broadcasts at 12 05 P M and 6 15 P M with talks by Elliott Christie Skinner Ade and McCutchan plus other highlights and Purdue football coach J M Phelan.
The Presbyterian Church opens Christmas Week with an evening of slides on December 18 at 7 30 showing Birth of Christ art. Music on organ and chimes, no offering. A Christmas Party is planned for December 28 with children participating.
Shafter Otis Braden 28 of Greencastle employed by High Point Oil Co and Mary Anna Stoner 22 of Greencastle book keeper obtain a marriage license.
In a regular Tuesday night session Greencastle city council unanimously approved a 2000 appropriation for hiring experts to prepare evidence resisting rate increase petitions from Greencastle Water Works and Greencastle Telephone Company. Beemer Havens, on a three member committee, urged financial support stating the case needed funding.
City leaders debated opposing higher utility rates with a counter case before the Public Service Commission. Mayor McGaughey urged funding for an accountant engineer and legal expert, saying a default loss risks citizens. Council approved the appropriation. hearings set for January 16 and postponed indefinitely for the Wager case.
DePauw narrowly defeated Indiana Central 43 to 41 on the Methodist floor as a midgame comeback erased a 24 12 deficit. Key plays came from Messersmith Moritz and Byram while Crawley and Meas ersmith shared guard duties in a tense second half victory for the Tigers.
Dr. Oscar H. Williams of DePauw University spoke at the Greencastle Rotary Club luncheon at the Christian Church on Wednesday noon. His address titled A Spiritual Heritage touched on Indiana as we know it and offered reflections on heritage and faith.
A Indiana Rotary meeting discusses preserving regional heritage and youth inspiration from four generations of Hoosier history. They note 1916 centennial pageantry and migrations, then endorse Christmas Seals and Health Bonds to fund tuberculosis prevention and a Putnam County Tuberculosis Association program for 1928.
Mrs. Charlotte E. Somers, 73, wife of George L. Somers, died at home west of Reelsville after a prolonged illness. She was born in Jackson township and leaves her husband, three brothers and two sisters. Funeral services are set for 10 a.m. Thursday at the residence with Rev. BE. Muncie officiating. interment in McCullough cemetery, Brazil Times.
D C Stephenson, central figure in Indiana political corruption, arrived in Indianapolis by car and entered Marion county for his third appearance before the grand jury. The case centers on long running charges linked to past bribery and political influence.
Stephenson faced the grand jury for five hours on July 30 and will be questioned about a statement in his injunction petition against Warden Walter Daly. The filing cites plans for another major exposure of Indiana political corruption.
City council approved plans by city engineer Orville O Neal for hard surfacing South Jackson Street and improving Illinois Street with cement sidewalks curbs and gutters. Estimates varied by pavement type. Illinois Street work includes replacing a mislaid cement sidewalk section. Preliminary resolutions were adopted and notices prepared.
In Lebanon Pennsylvania a 12 year old girl, living in a home of Charles W. Dean, is alleged to have been beaten and burned. Dean, a second hand furniture dealer, was arrested on criminal assault charges and held without bail after school officials and a nurse and physician confirmed injuries including burns under the tongue and stripped wrists.
Los Angeles reports actress Dorthy Mackaye must serve a one to three year prison term imposed last June after conviction for unspecified charges.
Prosecutor files to forfeit the $2,000 bond of Thomas Snedegar after his failure to appear in line with Indiana Supreme Court action. Snedegar was convicted in Putnam Circuit Court in 1923 for possession of a still and liquor manufacture and sentenced to 1 to 5 years. Sureties John E. Noble and Noah W. Noble of Indianapolis noted.
Indiana conservation department announces over 116000 licenses for 1928 hunting and fishing to county clerks for sale around December 15. Resident hunting and fishing licenses cost $1, nonresident hunting $15.50, nonresident fishing $2.25. All licenses show 1928 for the calendar year and include a back digest of regulations.
Local friends of Eugene A. Gilmore say he was not named permanent head of the Philippine Islands by President Coolidge. Henry L. Stimson was chosen as the post’s new head. Gilmore, former vice governor and education head, acted as governor after Gen Wood’s death. He is a DePauw alumnus, a lawyer, and cousin of Margaret Gilmore.
William Prouty a veteran distance runner died suddenly at his Boston home at age forty eight. He began running in 1906 finishing ninth then sixth in the Boston Marathon and later competed in six day races in Cleveland Detroit and New York. His noted distance 508 miles in a six-day race and last summer he ran seventy miles on a quarter mile track in 11 hours 17 minutes 132 seconds. He was a grandfather.
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