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Newspaper

Greencastle Herald

Location

Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 27, 1927

Page

4

Christmas Day Programs Brighten City Churches

Christmas day services in city churches drew large crowds with sermons praised for depth and choirs for delightful music. Sunday schools held programs and distributed candy and nuts to students. The Presbyterian pageant The Great Light and Methodist pageant Peace were highlighted. Local business changes and visits were noted, including Morrison Brothers leasing space for a display and repair shop. Senator Elmer Thomas visited briefly before returning to Washington. Dr. Waldo F. Mitchell of DePauw spoke on interest rates at a meeting in Washington.

Waldo F. Mitchell DePauw University Prof Schumpeters Bonn University Germany Carl Snider Federal Resenue Bank of New York American Economic Association Washington, D. C Mitchell

Health lessons from sun and vitamins by Dr Sheard

Rochester Minnesota December 24 The Mayo Clinic expert Dr Charles Sheard urges sunlight and vitamins as key to growth and nutrition. He warns modern living limits exposure and talks practical rules for balanced diet iron lime roughage and vitamin rich foods.

International News Service Rochester Minn Charles Sheard Mayo Clinic Sheard

Healthful dietary guidance for all ages

The excerpt urges eating a variety of foods including oranges milk and eggs and emphasizes consuming green salad leaves. It advises drinking fresh milk and outdoor sunshine as natural Vitamin D sources, noting expectant mothers and growing children particularly need it and that everyone benefits from these habits.

Billy Sundays son weds in Mexico during departure plan

Paul Sunday son of Billy Sunday and Mrs Elene Herbert wed in Tijuana on Saturday due to California three day license rules. Brother George Sunday says ceremony moved to Mexico to allow a timely departure for an Eastward trip. The couple, joined by W A Sunday Jr, return to join Billy Sunday in Indiana before sailing Jan 7 on the liner France for Europe. Paul Sunday studied at DePauw University and is known in Greencastle.

Los Angeles Cal Paul Sunday Billy Sunday Elene Herbert Chattanooga Tenn Tijuana Mexico George Sunday California East W. A. Sunday Chicago W. A Billy Winona Lake Ind New York France DePauw University Greencastle

Abandoned Baby They Name Carol Lee Best Christmas Gift

A sleeping newborn girl found in a market basket on a Culver doorstep becomes a surprise Christmas gift for Mr and Mrs James C Crabb who with no children welcome the infant. Doctors say the baby is under five days old and cared for, with a lone postal tag offering no clues to her origin. The Crabs name her Carol Lee and speculate she was brought from a distant city.

Plymouth Ind Santa Claus James C. Crabb Culver

Christmas Program at Allison Home

Last Sunday afternoon the Allison Home parlor hosted a Greencastle gathering for the family’s annual Christmas program. A reading from Ben Hur titled The Shepherds and the Angels by Mary Harris, tableaus, and a song by the youngest member delighted attendees. Santa then appeared and handed out gifts he had left the night before.

Allison Greencastle the Shepherds and the Angels Mary Harris

Southern Plantation Entertainers to Play Two Towns

The Southern Plantation Entertainers a Greencastle based blackface string group will perform two shows this week. They play the Keystone Theatre Russellville Thursday night and the Community hall Putnamville Saturday night. The group formerly used the name Elmore Entertainers.

Southern Plantation Entertainers Greencastle Keystone Theatre Russellville Putnamville Elmore Entertainers

Hudlin Family Back From Mackey Indiana Visit

Mr and Mrs L W Hudlin and daughters returned from Mackey Ind where they spent Christmas and are visiting relatives in town.

L. W. Hudlin Mackey, Ind

Bloomington Man Arrested for Speeding

Robinson Hitchcock a Bloomington merchant will be arraigned before Justice of the Peace Robert Newgent Wednesday on a speeding charge. Hitchcock was arrested last week by State Motor Vehicle Officer William McMillan for driving 55 miles per hour on State Road 43.

Robinson Hitchcock Blomington Justice of the Peace Robert Newgent Hitchcock William McMillan

State Banking Heads Indicted Over Kokomo Trust Failure

Luther F. Symons and Thomas D. Barr members of the Indiana state banking staff are among eleven indicted in Kokomo over the American Trust Company collapse. They face charges of official negligence for allegedly knowing of the bank’s insolvency on March 13 and failing to alert the board.

Symons and Barr Kokomo Ind Luther F. Symons State Bank Thomas D. Barr American Trust Company of Barr Symons State Bank Department

Jackson Street Paved Next Spring

City officials said South Jackson Street will be paved next spring after remonstrance period expired with no objections filed. Council approved plans and will consider a $2,000 appropriation to challenge local utility rate hikes using expert aid for a Public Service Commission hearing next year.

Jackson Street Public Service Commission

Former Putnam County Poor Farm Superintendent Visits Greencastle

Lelan Stewart the former Putnam County Poor Farm superintendent serving a one year state prison term for farm management irregularities received a ten day Christmas parole from Gov. Jackson and was in Greencastle on Tuesday visiting friends. He is considered a model prisoner and expects release around early April. Mrs Stewart and their son reside in Indianapolis. Mrs Albert Nelson of West Walnut Street was called to Martinsville on Monday by the death of her brother Joseph Griffith.

Lelan Stewart Putnam County Jackson Greencastle Stewart Indianapolis Albert Nelson West Walnut Street Martinsville Joseph Griffith

Mr and Mrs James Hardy Visit Relatives for Christmas

Mr and Mrs James Hardy of Chestnut Street spent Christmas out of town with the parents of the latter.

James Hardy Chestnut Street

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