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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1929
Page
1
The Herald celebrates its 24 page New Year Industrial edition as the largest Greencastle Putnam County newspaper yet with record advertising and rising circulation. A light verse about fashion flappers accompanies reminiscences of the Dempsey Firpo thrill and a note to turn to page 2.
George Smith of Parke County, convicted in city court on Christmas Day for sale of liquor, will serve six months at the Indiana State Farm. Committment papers were issued by Mayor Charles McGaughey after he did not appeal to the Putnam Circuit Court. Smith also faces a $100 fine plus costs. he is linked to a Rockville business family and is known in Mansfield.
Basil Baldwin 18 of Quincy and Kenneth Black 20 of Mill Grove were fined 100 dollars and 30 days in jail by Mayor Charles McGaughey after police found liquor in their car following a New Year’s Eve ride with two 16 year old Greencastle girls. DWI charges will stay on file. Black is reportedly the son of a Mill Grove store owner.
In Wabash Indiana on New Year’s Day 18 hardy Hoosiers led by John H. Morrow and son-in-law Homer Shumaker cleared ice on Silver Lake and plunged into frigid water seen by a large crowd. A pre swim football scrimmage occurred on the icy lake with Vern Howell acting as traffic cop.
Mrs Nettie Wright of Manhattan died Wednesday morning after a brief pneumonia illness. She was 75, widow of John W. Wright, and lived with her daughter Mrs Elsie Herbert. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
King George spent a restless night with his condition unchanged. An official bulletin cited slight earlier improvement, supported by calcium treatment under Dr Edward Dodds, as Queen Mary pledged recovery and subjects' sympathy.
The second victim of the Kokomo crash between an automobile and an interurban car died today. James Sapp, 42, died at a local hospital after the Sunday collision. His companion James H. Green of Indianapolis was killed instantly. authorities said both men had been drinking.
Evansville Indiana January 2 1940 Fred Dugan a 39 year old brakeman gave his life at a grade crossing While riding the head end of a string of freight cars he signaled a motorist by waving from the ladder The car veered to avoid collision crushing Dugan between car and train leaving a widow and one child.
State police will arrest motorists on state highways after February 1 if they lack 1929 licenses, as 116 branches operate below capacity. Six weeks remain to buy licenses. 18,000 have been sold so far versus 14,000 last year, with a goal of 600,000 licenses.
About 12 000 job seekers gathered at the Ford Rouge plant in Detroit after Ford announced 40 000 more workers would be hired. Only 500 to 600 chosen today, with hundreds sent home to return later. Employment chief A E K Wilson said the hiring would average 400 a day through March. Streetcar officials reported full use of mobile equipment to move crowds, with 69 single cars and 16 trailers in service.
Newly elected Kiwanis officers will lead the January 1929 meeting at the Christian Church at 12 15. President elect B H Bruner will announce committees and outline the year's work while Trustee R P Mullins makes important announcements. The club aims for a large turnout and continues the 1928 success into 1929.
In Greencastle 20 years ago Mr and Mrs A P Burnsides hosted an after noon open house on January 1 honoring Judge and Mrs Walker. Bruner Thomas visited relatives in Peoria Illinois. Miss Isabella Ragan died at home in Madison township at age 65.
Wabash Valley Electric and subsidiaries along with Midland Utilities and Central Indiana Power announce centralized supervision while remaining separate entities. Samuel Insull Jr and Robert Fuestel lead the coordination under Midland Utilities Investment Co to extend gas pipelines and electric transmission, with L B Andrus noting no local changes.
City schools opened Wednesday after the holiday vacation. Principal F. N. Jones reported many absences on opening day due to illness. The vacation did not prevent the flu from spreading among students.
Miss Bobbie Trout, 19, launches from Los Angeles in the army endurance plane Question Mark to break the women's world endurance record of 8 hours 6 minutes set by Viola Gentry in New York. Trout hopes to stay aloft 12 hours aboard a Golden Eagle monoplane as crew waves.
Greencastle high school heads to Brazil tonight for two basketball games tied to the dedication of the Brazil gym and vocational education building. The junior five vs Brazil Juniors tips at 7 00 p m with the main game following near 8 00 p m. Local fans travel by special car from 6 20 p m and 6 38 p m. About 400 tickets already sold amid a long standing rivalry.
U S Ambassador to France Myron T Herrick age 74 was reported near death at his Changrin Falls home after a bronchitis attack ten days earlier Two oxygen tanks and a nurse were sent from Emergency Clinic Hospital to aid his condition at dawn.
Benjamin F. Corwin Greencastle attorney who fell ill in Michigan last summer has come home from South Bend where he spent the past two months in hospital care His condition is greatly improved after treatment in the winter captivity
Fair tonight followed by increasing cloudiness on Thursday with temperatures rising.
Indications point to a peaceful opening as wet and dry factions appear unlikely to clash. The Indiana Anti Saloon League plans a defensive stance and may push a bill to tighten liquor laws. The proposal would require evidence from raids to be considered in prosecutions, alarmingly hinted as inviting invasions of privacy.
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