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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1929
Page
6
Eight ribbons won by Greencastle 4 H Club girls at the Purdue Agricultural Conference arrived at County Agent R H Stevenson’s office. One ribbon was for a prize at the International Livestock Show in Chicago. An extra ribbon intended for a neighboring county was also received, highlighting Greencastle’s strong 4 H program.
Dr. Henry B. Longden was struck by a taxi in front of the Claypool hotel in Indianapolis Thursday evening while attending a State Board of Education meeting. He suffered facial cuts and was briefly unconscious but recovered enough to return to the meeting the next day.
Mu Phi Epsilon and Phi Mu Alpha plan an operetta Hulda of Holland on February seven and eight at the Granada theatre. Miss Edna Bowles directs with roles filled by members of the two organizations.
Ove Gnatt Company of Laporte asks Putnam Circuit Court for a new trial in suit to enjoin Indiana State Farm from manufacturing floral baskets. Judge Hughes ruled for State Farm in the first trial and the motion argues the Farm Board could fix sales prices. Motion is initial step toward appeal.
Tri Kappa members held a bridal shower for Mrs. Donovan Moffett at her home. A large fancy gift basket was presented after the meeting. The next sorority gathering will be a pitch-in supper at the home of Mrs. C. C. Gillen.
The temperature dropped to 6.5 below zero Thursday night, measured by a government thermometer at the Northwood home of Professor E R Smith. The reading marks an official local cold snap record for Greencastle as winter weather tightens.
George W. Rice aged 70 farmer and former racehorse associate of George Carter died at his home three miles southeast of Cloverdale Thursday at 2 30 pm from influenza. Survived by four sons and a daughter. Funeral Saturday at 10 30 am at his home conducted by Rev. H A Sherrill of Greencastle. Interment Mannon cemetery.
Russell E. Brown of Greencastle is named county enrollment chairman for the 1929 Citizens Military Training Camps in Putnam County. The appointment by David H. Jennings sets camps at Fort Benjamin Harrison Camp Knox and Fort Thomas in Kentucky with local participants at Harrison from June 20 to July 31. He succeeds Wilburn Donner after several years in the post.
Walter Long of Commercial Place was fined five dollars and costs by Justice Robert H. Newgent after pleading guilty to assault and battery filed by his wife Nellie Long. She alleged he struck her on the head with a broom during a domestic dispute at their home.
A husband named Long allegedly locked his wife out of their home Thursday after arraignment in court. On Friday the wife sought a formal charge in connection with the incident.
The last will of Wilhelmia Fiteborg was admitted to probate in the Putnam Circuit Court on Thursday. Dated September 22, 1922, it bequeaths personal property to daughter Bertha J. Kocher, and a house and lot occupied by Bertha and her husband William Kocher. Real estate including a butcher shop on the Public square corner is left to son William Eiteljorge and Bertha, who are named joint executors.
Six trainmen died in a head on collision near Posey Cut eight miles from Owensboro Kentucky when a Louisville and Nashville freight bound for Evansville collided with a Louisville Henderson and St. Louis passenger train. The passengers were uninjured. The deceased were M. I. Buckley 31 a brakeman W. B. Bush 61 an engineer Clyde Hall 40 a fireman J. A. Bell a baggage man G. F. Harder 46 an engineer and G. B. Maysen 33 a fireman all from Louisville.
Mary Lee Davis of Shelbyville files a $500 damages suit in Putnam Circuit Court against John Cherry alleging his truck drivers negligent and caused a collision on Madison Street during a De Pauw University celebration return from West Point. Davis says she was crushed between vehicles, injured physically and assaulted mentally, and remained in hospital before going home.
Crawfordsville February 1 Mrs Ida Newlin wife of Fred Newlin a parole violator and mother of four fled after police raided her Harrison street home at 11 50 pm finding three quarts of corn liquor. Officers led by Chief Vernon Shields secured a warrant and she disappeared before officers learned she was visiting a neighbor. She is believed to have left on the 12 20 Lebannon interurban.
The Greencastle Tigers Cubs beat Brazil 31 27 in a tense Friday night game at the local gym. Greencastle led 19 12 at halftime 29 18 late in the second halfBrazil rallied with 14 points while Greencastle scored 2 as they stalled to protect the win.
Greencastle defeats Brazil Bricks 19 to 11 at the dedication night in the new Brazil gymnasium. Brown leads Greencastle with 12 points in the first half and Hammerstine Lorenz Fuqua and Fischer add late offense as Brazil struggles to score until the final ten minutes. Crowd sets season high amid cold weather and enthusiastic home fans.
Three fires in Greencastle caused damage potentially totaling 300 dollars. A basement blaze at Jacob Eitel florist on Melrose Avenue Friday afternoon damaged a kitchen cabinet bathroom and walls with smoke and water. Firemen laid 300 feet of hose. Saturday a furnace fire at Delta U house near Seminary and Arlington caused minor damage to a joist. A third fire at Mary Lovett’s home on South Vine Street allowed flames to burn weather boarding.
Firemen chopped a hole in the tin roof to reach flames in a house fire. Damage to the wall and roof is estimated at $100, with the Fire Chief identifying the incident.
A joint community and Farm Bureau meeting at Fillmore Thursday evening attracted about 300 people. Mrs. Lily Scott of Clayton spoke as the principal speaker. Fillmore school children presented a fine program and three reels of motion pictures provided additional entertainment. The event was described as one of the most enthusiastic Farm Bureau meetings to date.
Greencastle residents called their coal dealer and stocked up Saturday after the Groundhog reportedly saw his shadow. The old saying links a shadow day on February 2 to six more weeks of winter. cloudy skies would mean an early spring. Weather experts dismiss the myth, but locals rely on it.
Warren J. Yount superintendent of Greencastle schools was elected vice president of the Indiana City and Town superintendents association at its closing session in Indianapolis. He will help arrange the program and preside at some sessions next year. Also elected were H. B. Allman president, W. C. Goble secretary treasurer, and Merle Abbott chairman of the executive committee.
Indiana anti saloon league leader Dr Edward S Shumaker plans to appeal his contempt conviction to the U S Supreme Court after the state supreme court denial of a new trial. The 60 day sentence stands unless the higher court grants relief. Miles league attorney says appeal followed Baltzell denial of habeas corpus and governor pardon.
Dr Frederic Albert Cleveland a DePauw University alumnus of 1890 and Boston University economist was named to a U S commission formed to aid China in establishing a stable government. Authorized by Chinese nationalist leaders the group is led by Dr FE W Kemmer of Princeton with experience in international commissions.
In 1910 the Taft administration appointed him chair of the commission on economy and efficiency to probe public transactions. The body spurred early budget ideas and helped lead to the Budget and Accounting Act of 1921, earning Dr. Cleveland the title. He wrote influential works on finance and democracy.
Greencastle's Junior-basketball team beat the Brazil Juniors 33 to 16 on the local floor Friday night. The crowd fouled out as the referee charged fouls on spectators during free throws, turning the second half into a farce. Substitutes Godfrey Cancilla Brown Houck Floyd Hammond and Knauer saw action.
Indianapolis February 1 85 sheriffs of Indiana seek a 1000 dollar flat raise plus mileage and deputy funds under a bill by Rep William C. Babcock Jr The measure would set sheriff pay at 1000 to 3800 by county size and add meal allowances for prisoners with an emergency clause to mobilize county funds on passage.
Spencer Feb 1 William F Treadway deputy prosecuting attorney for the Tenth Judicial Circuit is sued for 5000 dollars by Jess McCart former Owen county deputy sheriff who alleges an affidavit charging vagrancy was filed without cause before a justice of the peace on February 17 1928 the arrest was illegal and he was jailed 12 hours damaging his name McCart will represent himself in the suit after petitioning the Owen County bar association for entrance
The pension roll shows about 68 788 Civil War veterans remaining, down more than 6 000 since mid year. The death toll implies roughly 1 000 per month, with the roll peaking about thirty years earlier.
The Interior Department reports shifts in pension rolls with 191,000 widows of Civil War veterans still listed, down 4,000 in six months. Spanish American War veterans rise to 173,000, plus 27,000 widows. War of 1812 and Mexican War widows remain small, while Indian Wars veterans and widows total about 5,000 each.
Claude Monnett an employee at the Wabash Valley Plant on North Madison Street suffered painful burns to face and eyes when a battery explosion at the plant sprayed acid. Dr W R Hutcheson provided care and transported him to his Putnamville road home near the Vandalia restaurant. Doctors believe eyesight will not be impaired.
Charles Pearcy of Indianapolis, a bread truck driver, was fined 1 and costs totaling 11 by Mayor Charles McGaughey after his vehicle ran over a fire hose on Vine Street Saturday noon. Fire Chief John Goddard filed the affidavit. the truck was impounded until new license plates were provided. The truck carried beard, cookies and other bakery goods for local customers.
A stream of property transfers listed from Paulina Stevenson to Edgar Blessing and others, including 200 acres in Jackson township and multiple Greencastle lots. Transactions show nominal consideration of $1 in most cases with a notable 45 acre Clinton township sale and a $25 deed.
George L. Miller, a member of the 101 Ranch Miller brothers, was killed when the car he was driving overturned in Marland Oklahoma on February 2. The accident occurred while he was behind the wheel of the vehicle.
Prof. H B Gough of DePauw University, on six months leave, resumes teaching next Tuesday after visiting in the East with numerous former students and bringing back stories of his alumni connections.
Frank Roberts '20 son of Mr and Mrs Frank Roberts Sr of Green Castle leads at the Vianna Stock Company and wrote Raisin' Cain with runs in Boston and New York. Fellow alumni Guy H Wayne '20 pastors in Boston. Beulah Yeager '23 pursues a USC public speaking master's degree. Merna Pace organizes a troupe for Europe.
Marion township man Raymond Leathers was arrested Saturday afternoon by Sheriff Edward Fiteborge and Deputy Alva Bryan at his home on a charge of selling mortgaged property. He allegedly sold mortgaged cattle to Levi Rushton of Hendricks County. Personal property and money were attached as Rushton pursues recovery in local court.
Brooks McClure and Miss Blanche Warren were married Saturday at the Presbyterian church in Marshall. The couple, high school sweethearts, plan to move to Boston after a brief wedding trip. she teaches Home Economics in Clinton high school and he teaches while attending the Boston school of Technology.
The marriage of Miss Julia Jean Nelson daughter of Mr and Mrs James B Nelson Hampton Court Indianapolis and Charles Rodd of Evansville was solemnized Saturday morning at 10 o clock at the home of the bride s parents. The bride well known in Greencastle as she and her parents were former residents living at 649 East Washington Street the property now occupied by the Alpha Phi sorority.
Mrs Anna Lisby of Fillmore a cent bride hosted a surprise shower Friday arranged by the Stitch and Chatter Club of Fillmore. Club members and visitors brought baskets of food and gifts while sharing a day of fellowship at her home.
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