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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1930
Page
2
Local notes report illnesses and funerals, legal actions, and civic visits. Highlights include a scarlet fever case in a Harper family, church choir rehearsal Friday, and several officials traveling to Indianapolis for bar association events. A small roof fire in Brazil was extinguished after a humorous misdirection.
The Department of Justice moved to appeal the New Jersey ruling that declared the eighteenth amendment invalid. An immediate appeal to the Supreme Court was announced. Federal prohibition officials were urged to carry on, while judges in New Jersey disagreed with Judge William Clark's precedents.
Classified notices list several rental offerings including strictly modern one room with sleeping porch and living room, another two room with bath and kitchen, and a four room apartment with heat and water. All rentals directed to contact C. J. Arnold at the Herald office. Also a battery giveaway and multiple church sale events announced by Baptist ladies.
Boy Scout Troop No. 45 gathered at the Methodist Church for a pre Christmas session. New Scoutmaster H A Thomas introduced with Patterson and Grueninger remaining as assistants. Grueninger spoke on German scouting and a Danube trip. plans were discussed for Christmas relief work. invitation extended for boys ages 12 to 16 to visit after New Year. no meeting next week Christmas Eve.
In Attica Indiana on December 17 Archie Reynolds shot his brother Stinas in the shoulder. Stinas then took the gun and badly wounded Archie in the head. Both expected to recover. Archie, found with alcohol in his car, went to Lafayette and was turned over to Fountain County sheriff.
Judge James P. Hughes grants Ronnie M. Phillips of Green Castle a divorce from Cecil H. Phillips on the grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment. The suit was uncontested.
DePauw university students begin Christmas recess Saturday December 20 and return after New Year on January 6. Faculty and some administrative offices close for varying periods with exams set for January 25 to 28 and the second term starting February 2.
County superintendent John C. Vermillion announced that the county net tournament is discontinued for at least one year. High school principals decided to discontinue the event today citing unspecified reasons.
Officials noted receipts declined in recent years making the event unprofitable and that most teams competed mainly as the county affair played in the sectional tourney here. The plan to run a sectional tourney after the county event was criticized as too much basketball for the area.
Dr Henry B Longden announced Edward Rector Scholarship Foundation fellowship applications are due January 15 for graduate study. Each fellowship provides 1200 dollars for a year, with seven DePauw seniors winning last year.
Senator Frank L. Greene a Republican U S senator from Vermont a former soldier and editor died in a St. Albans hospital after hernia surgery He was 60 years old His wife and daughter Mrs Harris Alexander were at his side at the time of death
Receipts show hogs 7000 cattle 1100 calves 600 sheep 1000. Hogs open 10 to 2 cents lower with heavyweights 160 to 200 pounds at 8.20, 225 to 500 pounds 8 to 8.10, underweights steady 8.15 down, sows 7.25 down. Cattle active and strong with some steers at 12.75. Calves steady with 11 down. Sheep and lambs steady with 8 down.
Dr. William Doepeers of Indianapolis, president of the Indiana Hospital Association, spoke on hospital organization at a Putnam County Medical Association dinner at Putnam County Hospital. The hospital board attended only Mrs. Frank Donner, while twelve doctors were present.
Greenfield Ind December 18 Albert Clifer age fifty five of Detroit was killed today when an automobile in which he rode crashed into the rear of a truck parked on the National highway two miles west of Greenfield. John J James Entrive Pugh of Detroit and W M Roland were injured, James seriously. Pugh and Roland lightly. Sheriff John Nigh held Dewey Bascon of Hamilton Ohio driver of the truck pending investigation a tank change was said to have caused the accident. The body was taken to a local funeral parlor awaiting word to the family.
The Greencastle Kiwanis Club met today at the Christian Church at noon. A discussion covered upcoming charity basketball games sponsored with the Rotary Club, with Kiwanis set to clash Rotarians as a lead in to a match between L. Strause of Indianapolis and L. H. Chevrolet team from Greencastle.
James Abel of Greencastle and Miss Marthalou Gray of Bloomington will represent Indiana University at a national study faculty conference on campus problems in Detroit from December 27 to 31. Abel leads the university Y M C A and Gray serves in the YWCA cabinet. Indiana Union Board, Association of Women Students, YWCA, and YMCA will cover expenses.
The Business and Profession Women club met to arrange charity work. They will aid three families with food and clothing. Donations are to be taken to Ella Beekwi Prevo store. Twenty nine members attended at the Stadio Annex. An upcoming Women’s Union meeting is set for Friday at 263 o'clock with plans and a donation appeal.
The Herald asks readers to call 65 with news tips on deaths elopements marriages divorces people leaving town embezzlement injuries house fires farm sales births arrests murders and other notable events to help create a more newsy paper.
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