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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1929
Page
5
Lloyd Amos of Kokomo was sentenced to 5 to 25 years by Judge James A. Collins in Marion county after being convicted of automobile banditry and robbery linked to the December fatal holdup of Habit Dry Goods. Police identified him as the bandit driver.
Mrs. Harry Toney visited with Mrs. John Lyon. Huard Lyon improves slowly. Mr. and Mrs. Wilber Grimes and daughter Betty ill with influenza. John Lyon and family in town Thursday. William Brown and daughter Mil dred at ball game in Bra pall Wednesday. Lyon and Bayard Allen in town Saturday. Harry Toney and son Frank at ball game in Brazil Wednesday. Clay McKee confined north of town with flu. Mrs. Sanford Bock ill with influenza.
Lawrence Sutherlin aged 22 died near midnight Saturday at his brother Courtney Sutherlin’s home in Indianapolis after influenza followed by pneumonia. He leaves his parents Mr and Mrs Jesse Sutherlin four sisters Mary Laverne Ruby Dorothy at home and three brothers Courtneys LeRoy and a younger brother. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 11 AM at the parents home with burial in Russellville cemetery.
Indiana American Legion outlined six objectives for 1929 at a meeting in the Elks Club in Indianapolis. Plans include relief for the disabled a new U S Voters Hospital in Indiana support of the Knightstown Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home junior baseball a child safety campaign and growing membership. National Commander Paul V McNutt of Bloomington was elected in the ceremony and the department aims to enroll more members to boost Indiana’s role in the Louisville national parade.
The article lists multiple Indiana Legion officials led by Smith of Gary and Frank M. Mc Hale of Logansport, including finance and chaplain roles, plus a hospital campaign committee. District Commanders installed include Zimmerman Evansville first and Stose Goshen thirteenth, with local Post members Donner Evens and Smith attending.
In Fort Wayne Indiana police report a father Fred Breer 30 and his three children Robert 10 Mary Jane 8 and Richard 7 died from gas poisoning after Breer turned on stove jets and possibly disconnected the gas meter over poverty unemployment and marital troubles. The body of Madeline Breer wife and mother remains missing as officers investigate the scene and motive.
Raymond Alexander a Lone Star Cement Company worker at Limedale may lose sight in one eye after a cement pump froze and hot cement sprayed into his eye. He was treated at the County Hospital by Dr W M McGaughey, and the eyeball was coated with hardened cement. Alexander was later taken to Indianapolis for specialist care.
L. Goodlander, ex manager of the Vonderschmitt Amusement houses in Crawfordsville and Green Castle, has taken a territorial role with the Rebbing Amusement Company of New York, headquartered in Utica, New York.
York reports Mr Goodlander will depart Monday night for New York and will not move his household goods until locating. He says he regrets leaving Greencastle where he has made many friends as manager of the Vancastle and Granada theaters.
Putnamville resident M. B. Cooper was elected president of the county board of commissioners at the regular court house meeting. W. E. Gill remains secretary. James Glasgow Britton joined the board succeeding Frank Davis. John H. James was reappointed county attorney for 1929. Floris McCammack submitted the sole bid for county farm supplies. bids and claims dominated the session.
In Indianapolis on January seven reports show the fish and game division lost about $24 000 in November because of extensive publicity about a rabbit disease Tularemia. Only a few dozen cases were found, yet widespread fear kept hunters away and dealers faced unsold rabbits and major losses.
Attorneys in the Putnam Circuit court set trial dates for the January term opening Monday. Notable entries include the demurrer by the State Board of Health against Lawrence Rockhill trustee and other cases involving Cummings Chambers and Goodlander, with dates ranging January 14 to January 30.
Albert Burch thirteen year old son of Mr and Mrs Amos Burch of west Kruzan street had been missing from his home since December 27. He was located in Auburn Indiana where DeKalb county sheriff held him after he gave the name Albert Burch of Brazil and asked what to do. His father left this morning for Auburn to bring him home after a telegram from the sheriff.
Brief note from the Brazil Times reports a boy was lured away by a stranger in an automobile. No further details are available at this time.
Richard F Mathews aged 84 died Monday at his daughter Mrs Fred Masten s home 505 Elm Street from paralysis of the throat He had been ill four weeks and in failing health a year Born in Kentucky he moved to Indiana as a boy and lived mainly in Jefferson township He leaves three daughters Mrs Fred Masten Mrs Orville O Neal and Mrs Arthur Plummer.
The monthly teachers institute was announced by Security Superintendent John C. Vermillion for Green Castle High School next Saturday. Morning sessions cover arithmetic teaching tests measurements ideals with Prof. Morkis Jones Bartlett Wann. Afternoon features music announcements sectional meetings and subject group discussions led by county officials and educators including Batchelder Weller Romine and Hedge.
Tex Rickard dies after four days of gangrenous appendicitis and illness in Miami Beach. The boxing promoter planned his return to Broadway and Old Madison Square Garden where he built prize fighting into entertainment. His funeral plans include a Broadway parlor tribute before returning to New York.
The boxer Dempsey mourns promoter Billy Walker Rickard who died with him at Lane’s end. Rickard will be buried in Woodlawn Cemetery Brooky. Dempsey, with Rickard at death, relieved the widow of funeral duties and intends to take on part of the promoter’s responsibilities.
Mrs Emily Boardman mother of Alva Bryan deputy sheriff fell from a chair at her son’s Commercial Place home Sunday and sustained a serious hip injury. Doctors report no bones are broken and she cannot use the injured limb.
Mrs. Mary Myers Dowden aged about 79 died in Crawfordsville after a stroke. born Roachdale July 18 1845 she was twice married Miller and Moorman before wedding George W Dowden. She lived near Deer's Mill until his death and then made her home with her stepson Walter Dowden. She belonged to the Dunkard Church.
Putnam county's student delegation at Indiana University helps swell enrollment to historic levels with 5779 in residence students in Bloomington Indianapolis and Winona Lake and 8200 extension division home-study enrollees. The semester list includes names from Bainbridge Cloverdale Greencastle and other towns with programs across medical nursing and teachers training.
The Gary Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church in Wheatton Newfoundland was burned today. Loss is estimated at 225000 dollars. The edifice memorialized Elbert H. Gary. Rev. James R. Durand and his family escaped from the parsonage as flames spread. Fire believed caused by overheated furnace.
Mrs Jerusha Ann Knubbe onetime descendant of Allan Perley died in Indianapolis after a ten day illness. Perley was an early American settler with Winthrop's 1630 fleet. Her father Frederic Porter headed the 140th American Perley line. Peabody and Earle branches noted. Funeral services will be held at a later date.
The article mentions a location at the home of her son-in-law, Mr. William Fortune, and notes an event set for 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
A severe cold wave hit Indiana with sub zero temperatures across the state. A $85,000 fire swept Bloomington and a $70,000 blaze destroyed two buildings at Greenfield amid the cold weather.
A small tornado struck Washington Indiana in the business district Saturday night causing property damage but no injuries. The Marts store roof collapsed, Kinkan building coping blown off, Temple Court roof sections damaged, and several telephone poles and trees were down. repairs began today.
Mrs. R W Pence hosted the Century Club semi monthly meeting on Saturday afternoon with eighteen members and six visitors present. Reports from committees covered hospital bookcases and twelve new children's scrapbooks. The art chairwoman announced plans for the upcoming annual art exhibit within the next month.
Miss Helen Hester a DePauw graduate joined the Kappa Alpha Theta house for a weekend visit then left for Evanston Illinois where she teaches. The Hesters spent Christmas at J P Allen Jr home and plan to move to Cambridge Massachusetts where Mr Hester will receive his Harvard Ph.D. this June.
Miss Mildred Robinson formerly of DePauw and member of Kappa Alpha Theta married Mr. Everett T. Daewnham of Anderson, a former Indiana University student, in The Little Church Around the Corner, New York City on December 24. Attendance included Miss Margaret Bryan and Jesse Johnson. The bride, daughter of O. E. Robinson, previously resided in Kokomo and taught in Marion and Henderson Ky. The couple reside at Sherman Hall in New York.
In Florida Mrs John Cherry leaves Sunday for Mami to visit Clyde Cherry. She will also tour Pensacola and will be away about two weeks.
The Double Circle Bunco Club entertained friends Saturday evening at the home of Mr and Mrs Donald Davidson on West Berry Street in High. The event showcased a friendly gathering with games and hospitality among members and guests.
Floyd Miller won prizes for games and Arthur Agnew for chance. William Eley received the consolation prize. Refreshments were served during the evening. The February meeting will be held with Mr. and Mrs. Agnew.
Leo Bath 35, former theater organist, was discharged from County Hospital Monday after several days for attempting suicide by swallowing 185 grain sleeping tablets the prior Thursday. A World War veteran, Bath, now returning to Bloomington, was closely watched for another self harmed episode due to ongoing struggles with liquor.
The Indiana State Medical Association bulletin stresses preparing for winter not fearing it. It highlights five health hazards including smog from local coal, carbon monoxide gas from car exhaust, tularaemia from handling rabbits, and diphtheria prevention with prompt medical advice.
Joe Johnstone, first Hammond arrest of 1929, told Judge Todd he took two aspirin tablets and became intoxicated. He threw a salt shaker through a Dixie lunch room window, was fined $40 and sentenced to the state penal farm at $1 a day until $46 in damages is paid.
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