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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1931
Page
1
A humorous note by Charles J. Arbold recounts a quirky plan to gift a safety razor and cream to his barber Jack Davis. Amid goofy foibles, it ends with a homey punch about forgetting cards and overshoes, humor highlighting everyday misfires and small regrets.
Two youths, Herschel Turner and Arless Johnson, held up the Wayside Inn at New Ross Sunday morning. A lengthy chase through Crawfordsville ended with shots fired at the car, tires punctured, and the bandits abandoning the vehicle before they were arrested near Waynetown by Sheriff Hitch and Captain Grimes. The suspects, both from Indiana towns, were handed over to authorities.
Dr Gilbert D Rhea of Greencastle was appointed county health officer replacing Dr J A Egan by the Putnam county board of commissioners on Monday afternoon He is a former Greencastle High School athletic head and well known locally The commissioners discussed the term of office noting Egan was named for four years but annual appointments are customary Other actions included awarding contracts to Flint and Conrad Greencastle Grocery for burial of paupers naming Charles Rector as undertaker and approving road projects in Washington and Clinton townships with funds on hand Viewers may be named at Saturday session and William Sutherland named county attorney Edgar Stevenson named superintendent of the Putnam county poor farm Glasgow Britton elected board president and H A Sherrill new board member An unusually large list of claims was allowed
The Montgomery County Farm Bureau has taken over and reorganized the Brown's Valley elevator in Brown's Valley. Fred Rice of Waveland will direct the new company, bringing years of elevator experience from the Waveland plant.
John Jackson aged 40 died at the penal farm at Putnamville after a short pneumonia illness. His body was sent to Springfield Ohio. James M. McIntosh aged 27 also died of pneumonia after being sent to the institution from Evansville. His wife and sister claimed the body and McIntosh was sent back to Evansville at noon.
Partly cloudy and cooler tonight with increasing cloudiness on Wednesday and a somewhat warmer day ahead followed by rain in the southwest region.
DePauw university chapel will host Dr. William Lowe Bryan president of Indiana University as Thursday morning speaker. Classes will be shortened by five minutes so chapel starts at 10 40 a m to accommodate the visit. President Oxnam will lead Wednesday and Friday chapel services.
Putnam County sees notably few communicable disease cases per a monthly report by Mary Agnes Miller of the Tuberculosis Association. She highlights school health work, classroom inspections, film showings on prevention, and chart distribution in Cloverdale Belle Union Beeseville Russellville Fillmore and Greenleaf.
Indiana mills at Mitchell Greencastle and Stroh earned the national safety award for 1930 with no lost time injuries. Delegates from each plant will travel to Washington to receive honors from government officials, with monuments planned at factory entrances. The campaign was led by superintendents R J Elledge and associates, with coordination by Portland Cement Association officials.
Willis E Gill Putnam County Auditor proposes merging Putnam and Clay counties into one judicial district to save at least 6000 annually. He argues reduced court business and easy bench access justify consolidation, suggesting broader state savings up to 150000 while warning about tax burdens on farmers and the need for public finance reforms. The note ends with a reference to the recent election.
A Ford touring owned by James M. Doizel of Russellville and driven by his step-daughter Etta Harris collided with a Ford touring driven by Bennie Gooding. The crash forced Doizel's car into a ditch one and a half miles south of Brown's Valley.
Bloodhounds were brought from Indianapolis to track a prowler near John Stoner's home in Greencastle on Friday January 6 1911. Governor Marshall urged strengthening the prohibition law in his legislative message. Levi Lauderback of Brazil heads Vandalia railroad police. Co C Hurst and James P Hughes were in Indianapolis for the Indiana General Assembly opening.
C Clarence Wysong former state insurance commissioner opened a law office at 722 Circle Tower Indianapolis. He resigned Jan 1 and will practice insurance law. Wysong chaired the National Convention of Insurance Commissioners and earlier served as Marion County attorney.
Funeral services for Mrs. Carrie W. Hays, a Greencastle resident who died Sunday night, were held at 2 p.m. in the McCurry Funeral Home with Rev. B. H. Bruner officiating. A quartet provided music. pallbearers included George F. Black, C. C. Gautier, Henry Werneke, Kk. R. Bartley, William Sutherlin and Ora O'Hair. Burial followed at Forest Hill cemetery.
Judge James P. Hughes in the Putnam circuit court ruled in favor of Martha Glidewell McGin nis granting her custody of the couple's young son. Lloyd McGin nis sought to modify the previous divorce decree claiming inability to meet payments and seeking a home for the child with his parents near Fillmore. Witnesses testified and both sides were represented by Marshall D. Abrams and A. Hays with CC Gillen for McGin nis.
The death of Fred Clearwaters of Cloverdale occurred at 11 o'clock Monday evening at his home after several months of an incurable disease. Funeral services will be Thursday at 3 PM at the Cloverdale Methodist church with burial in Cloverdale cemetery. Surviving are his widow and four children Richard Jean Margery and Robert, father Ed Clearwaters, a Cloverdale merchant, and brother Ivan. Mrs Gertrude Werneke has gone to Brazil following the death of an aunt.
The Putnam county Purdue short course opens with a large male class at the courthouse and women at Green Castle High School. Purdue extension speakers include Miss Aneta Beadle, Miss Blanche Zaring, K B E Beeson, and G A Williams. A banquet closes the program with home talent acts and a good will banquet at the Methodist church.
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