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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1928
Page
1
The column laments motor vehicle tolls in Indiana with 135 killed and 3900 injured in 1927. It notes careless driving and liquor law difficulties, alongside seasonal musings on spring, roosters and breaking New Year’s resolutions.
Owen County Sheriff Marvin Lucas finds 150 gallons of grain alcohol valued at 1500 in a wrecked Dodge coupe north of Mill Grove. 133 gallons are brought to Spencer Jail, the rest destroyed. Vehicle appears en route from Clinton to New Albany, with no license plates and multiple 5 gallon cans of alcohol, nine cartridges, and food items inside. Authorities suspect sharp turn caused the crash and continue investigation as crowd gathers.
Vincennes Indiana mayor Claude E. Gregg acted as defendant prosecutor and judge in city court and pleaded guilty to failing to stop on arterial highway. He fined himself $1 and costs and warned other officials to heed traffic laws citing brake failure as the excuse.
A 4 Suit has been filed to stop the main turnover of willow baskets at the State for the industry, once a thriving business built by state management. Seminary street repairs are planned this summer, hoping for firm street work in Greencastle by early July. DePauw and Wabash set for a Crawfordsville matchup, while Senator Watson promotes a prudent, restrained approach in Indianapolis. Police report several automobile thefts and rising car sales amid political debate. Brazil high school tickets and gym seating changes affect recent sports and events.
Warnings were sent to police and sheriffs across the state to watch for two escaped prisoners from the Indiana Farm. Robert Rayhill, 17, from Gibson County, and Mer Blickenstaff, 39, from ion County, were reported as having fled.
The Hut owner William Parlos plans a rear dining room addition to expand seating for large crowds. The remodeling features a colonial log wall interior, a stone fireplace with a log mantel, a colonial stairway to a balcony, Paul Revere lantern lighting, and colonial fixtures. The new space will host eight tables, four downstairs and four on the balcony.
John Moorman of Knox plans to push a national drive to set prison labor at a minimum of 1.50 a day. He will address the House labor committee in Washington while Warden Walted Dailey travels to recruit support from other prison chiefs. The movement seeks fair competition with free labor and funds for prisoners' dependents, citing a Laporte basket company lawsuit against Putnamville inmates.
The first monthly Putnam County Teachers Institute for 1928 will convene at the local high school auditorium Saturday at 9 AM. Dr. O. H. Williams Prof. E. R. Bartlett and Miss Zeigler lead the morning extension program with afternoon sectional meetings.
William Danberry died at his home in Reelsville Tuesday morning at 10 30 o clock. He had been in poor health for about two years and his death had been expected for some time. He was about 84 years old.
In the Dutch East Indies a crash near Muntok injured both pilot Captain Lancaster and Mrs. Keith Miller, who had been flying England to Australia in the biplane Red Rose. Mrs Miller previously made headlines for fending off a snake aboard the craft.
A gift of $5,000 is left to DePauw University in the will of Nellie R. George who died in St Paul Minnesota months ago. The bequest becomes available next September. Mrs George was the widow of John F George a 1881 DePauw graduate.
Thomas E. Davidson of Greensburg informed Judge James A. Collins that ill health prevents him from presiding over the trial of Governor Ed Jackson George W. Coffin and Robert I. Marsh. Collins will propose three replacement candidates at 9 a.m. Wednesday for prosecution and defense to strike two names.
Indiana University students react to Dean Agnes Wells bloomers edict as a prank shows a giant red bloomers display with a Lest We Forget sign near sorority houses. Officials remove the display and enforce the bloomers rule with students reportedly sent home for noncompliance.
Greencastle saw fire loss fall to 2450 in 1927 from 12428 in 1926, per Fire Chief Goddard’s annual report. Sixty two runs occurred in 1927 versus fifty nine in 1926, credited to elimination of hazards and citizen cooperation.
In Putnam Circuit Court Judge James P. Hughes awards the minor plaintiff William Chadd, by Denver C. Chadd as next friend, the full $200 damages and costs after a brief hearing. The complaint alleges a broken right arm and lacerations from an accident involving the Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville Railway Co.
A child born in Propria City, Wergipe Province, arrives with a mustache and full beard. Reporters say the newborn's first need is a shave or beard trim, according to city reports.
A corn and domestic products show tied to the annual Farmers Institute in Russell township will be part of a full day program at Russellville High School on Wednesday January 18. The event features morning and afternoon talks, exhibits, and awards for corn, eggs, butter, and baked goods with prizes and a judged corn exhibit open to Russell and Brown townships.
West Frankfort Illinois January 10 1927 The State of Illinois began an investigation into the lower level explosion at Industrial Coal Company mine No 18 of the Peabody Coal Company which killed twenty one miners. Inspector A D Lewis and six others plan to inspect the entire blast area to fix responsibility and prevent a recurrence.
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