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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1924
Page
1
Greencastle awoke to the coldest Christmas in 36 years as temperatures fell to 8 below zero Wednesday night and rose to near zero during the day. The deep freeze strained cars and pipes, boosting radiator alcohol sales and fueling urgent repairs as residents kept warm and Christmas celebrations were dampened by the extreme cold.
About twenty Greencastle sportsmen braved the zero temperature Christmas day for the weekly Greencastle Rod and Gun Club shoot at its grounds south of the city. Howard Dean led with high score, Harry Hawkins was second, Fred Reis ing third. The new club house with a roaring fire drew many. An invitational New Year shoot is planned with invitations to gun clubs across the state. Indianapolis shooters asked to visit for a practice session but were asked to postpone since the event occurred Thursday.
The cold spell slowed steam trains on the Vandalia and Big Four, with delays from one to eight hours, while Monon trains ran near schedule though some were thirty minutes late. Interurbans remained unaffected by zero temps.
A Clark County notice lists marriage licenses for Fred Carl Spiegel and Clara E Kavin of Greencastle, Russel Hodge and Nova Admire of Cloverdale, and Virgil Cash and Loda Fine of Coatesville. Ages range from 32 to 57 with occupations noted.
Christmas was celebrated at Putnam County Hospital with a tree and music. Delta Theta Tau members and nurses gave gifts to patients while Rev Victor Raphael and Prof Gustav Arlt led a chorus. Early morning carolers and Greencastle students followed with further performances for patients.
Purdue basketball returns after the holiday break to begin double daily practices in Memorial Gym as they prep for DePauw on January 2 and the Big Ten opener at Iowa. Coach Lambert expects improvement from the new lineup including Robbins and Wellman, with Masters aiding.
Figures from the Putnam County Taxpayers Association reveal a total 1925 tax deduction of 160 417.98 on levies fixed for the year based on last year’s valuations. The report notes 16 of 18 taxing units cut net rates by more than 30 cents per 100, with Greencastle city and Washington and Floyd townships among the largest reductions. Local association officers and Indiana Taxpayers Association leaders plan continued tax relief efforts statewide.
Dick Taylor and Jack Steward from Greencastle and Bainbridge, now at Purdue and DePauw, star on Hoosier university squads. Marshall Christopher and H Wright also shine for Purdue and Butler. A Greencastle fire at Wilbur Stewart’s home caused about 100 dollars in damage from a stove fire.
The Greencastle Specials meet the Brazil independents at 7 30 in the high school gym. Brazil’s lineup includes Proctor Crabb Henderson Bradshaw and White. Green Castle starters are Masten Black Bausman Allen and Allen. The locals, confident after a Friday win, have trained with the high school team.
The Jury Commissioners have drawn the Grand Jury and the Petit Jury for the January term starting January 5. Grand Jury selections include Charles B. Wendal Washington Tp Thomas EB Bridges Franklin Tp Geddis O. Priest Monroe Tp Lloyd E Campbell Marion Tp Fred Lancaster Greencastle Tp Americus E Jones Greencastle Tp and more. Petit Jury includes Tom Talbott Marion Tp Ed F Watts Madison Tp William Myers Russell Tp David Hostetter Franklin Tp Greene B Meek Jefferson Tp Jess Young Greencastle Tp Charles H Michael Cloverdale Ind John H Rader Greencastle Tp.
Reports from December 25 detail more than sixty deaths and many injuries from fires and accidents nationwide. A Hobart Oklahoma schoolhouse fire killed thirty three during a Christmas program, a Saltville Virginia dam break killed six, and multiple incidents in Illinois, Chicago, Richmond Virginia, and other locales produced further fatalities, injuries, and fires. M. D. Ricketts, Greencastle jeweler, spent Christmas in Indianapolis with his wife and son.
Names Frank Jones Warren Township, Charles Hutcheson Washington Township, Claud P Wimmer Monroe Township and H D Myrick Clinton Township appear in the latest listings. The fragment notes multiple residents across several municipalities.
Indianapolis Stockyards reported hog receipts of 7500 head with weights 160 to 220 pounds up 50 to 60 cents. Prices ranged from 10.40 to 11.00 per hundredweight and pigs and sows gained, while cattle and calves also moved higher. No sheep were received. Calves sold mostly 16 to 18 dollars, with active demand and higher prices anticipated.
In Indianapolis on Christmas night Mary Clark clung to a locomotive cowcatcher for twelve miles at near zero temperatures after a car crash at Massachusetts and Hamilton. She was found unconscious in a snow drift near Oaklandon and taken to hospital. her mother-in-law, Lilly Clark, died from injuries. The accident also injured Mary’s husband Kenneth Clark and Clyde Clark. a toddler was unharmed. Police note the crossing bell may not have rung. coroner to investigate.
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