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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1921
Page
1
Artesian City lads start scoring early and easily as Martinsville High defeats the Rhea quintet in a Friday night game at Martinsville from Greencastle High School team.
Martinsville high school toppled Greencastle 39 to 13 on Friday night as Hite and Harper led the Artesian City with strong scoring. Greencastle led early 6-4 but could not hold, trailing 16-7 at halftime and scoring only 6 in the final period while Martinsville added 22 in the second half.
About thirty five members gathered at the Misses Crouch home for the Christmas program of the Woman's Bible Class of College Avenue M E Sunday School. Mrs John Dunbar was absent. Mrs Lee Reeves led devotions. Mrs M S Heavenridge spoke on Christ Child in art and Hoffmann prints were shared. Mrs G F Myers gave a paper on Christ Child related to music and hymnody Assisted by Rev Porter the group closed with carols and a social hour of refreshments and candies.
SOUTH BEND Ind Dec 15 Earl Gibson was found guilty by a St Joseph Superior Court jury of stealing his own automobile to defraud an insurance company. He faces a prison sentence of one to three years.
Friends announce the marriage of Katherine Virginia Swine to Francis Marion Fulk. The ceremony takes place Thursday evening at 8 30 at Spink Arms in Indianapolis Indiana with the Swine family hosting.
James P. Hughes transfers a lot in Greencastle to Spear Pitman for 1 dollar. Henry McAllister transfers 830 acres in Washington to Tra McCollister for 4 070 dollars.
Washington announces a final five five three ratio among the United States Great Britain and Japan as the naval arms talks move to include France and Italy. A status quo approach to Pacific fortifications is agreed and Japan retains the battleship Mutsu with proportional fleet changes by the United States and Britain. The new plan preserves core principles while outlining fleet adjustments.
The steamer Centennial State cleared from New York for Queenstown and will be the first American vessel in two years to carry mails direct to Ireland. The British Admiralty restrictions blocked eastward sailings to Ireland, per the Post Office Department.
The music pupils of Miss Rutledge Miss Craig Mr Barnum and Mr Sloane present a student recital Saturday afternoon December 17 at 4 00 in the recitation room of Music Hall. The program features piano pieces by Krogmann Orth Wecker and others plus violin selections by Lloyd Thomas Marionette and more performed by named students.
Readable list shows piano solos by Mullins, Shute, Pennington, Giese, and others plus violin pieces and teacher designations. Room 2 3 4 designate student groups with teachers Irene Selby and Ethelean Buis among names.
Levi Marshall pastor leads services with preaching at 10 40 on Sunday. R C Sloane directs music and Mrs Chas Leuteke leads song. Anthem by choir and special music. Evening service at 7 30 on Heroic Women theme. Pastor arrived home from Missouri Saturday.
The second Ward reports pupils from Room 1 who were neither absent nor tardy during the second six weeks. Annie Stone and teacher Elizabeth Brown lead a list including Kenneth Cook Freeman Coombs Frank Durham Joseph Fry Pauline Harmon Francis Harris Maurice Jones Dorothea Merriam Paul Raines Bernice Ruark Mary Rushton Esther Sweet Don Tate Gerald Thomas Freeman Eulis Louise Cofer Vernie Cook.
A sequence of personal names appears in the readable OCR fragment. The list includes Dorothy Rushton Russell Shannon Maybard Tuttle Elva VanVactor Martha Vaughn Helen Bray Elsie Marie Cofer Simowene Cooper Janet Crawley Lillian R Evens Frances Grimes Wilson Handy Kyle Hughes Louise Jordan Rexford Moffett Viola Owens Marie Paxton George Raines Anna Lora Rector Lenore Ruark Martha Shannon Harold Stanger Crystal Tate Vanita Terry.
Victor church notices list Sunday school at 9 30 with J C Brides as superintendent Moraine Worship at 10 40 sermon The Thoughts of God Young People's Christian Endeavor at 6 50 topic Conscience led by Herbert Willis Evening worship at 7 30 sermon Everlasting Father Annual Sunday School Christmas Entertainment Friday evening
Reverend Chas F Pegram leads Sunday school at 9 30 a m with sermons at 10 45 a m and 7 30 p m Young People Society meets at 6 30 p m Services also at Pleasant Hill M E Church at 2 50 p m and 7 30 p m by Mrs R E Ad kine All welcome to all services
Reverend J Emmett Porter leads a Sunday program with 9 50 Sunday School gifts for European starving children 10 40 Morning Worship Junior League 2 00 study hour 6 30 Epworth League devotional 7 30 evening Worship The exceedingly bountiful Father Children invited to Sunday school with kindergarten care Crescent Rebecca Lodge No 765 to meet Monday with initiation of candidates Noble Grand Mrs Maude Snider Secretary Miss Hallie Browning attendances noted.
The Heralds big Christmas campaign enters its final week with no further coupon votes. Envelopes submitted by candidates will be sealed for security and opened by an auditing committee after December 24 at 4 PM to reveal the last week’s results and determine the Buick prize winner.
Indications point to the largest turnout before 9 tonight as the second period closes. Early returns show leaders bunched with narrow margins, requiring careful canvassing to determine the overall leader before the third period begins at 9 and ends Saturday afternoon December 24 at 4.
John Robinson a local stockman spent Saturday in Indianapolis for business.
Bainbridge’s Lena Prichard leads the Herald Everybody Wins standings with Frampton Rockhill and Lawrence Crawley close behind. Wanetta Judy rises to fourth as votes and subscriptions surge in the final six days, with Ezra Arnold drawing strong support from Fillmore neighbors and coupon votes.
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