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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1930
Page
1
Local readers follow updates on Mrs. G Bromley Oxnam as she lies critically ill in a Los Angeles hospital. The piece blends personal concern for President Oxnam and children with satirical jabs at radio culture and a string of humorous ad copy captions by Greencastle advertisers.
Funeral services were held today at the Shirley Brothers undertaking parlors in Indianapolis for Mrs Jennie Barnett Knott sister of Cecil and Hugh Barnett of this city. Interment followed at Crown Hill cemetery in Indianapolis. She formerly lived here and leaves many relatives in Greencastle and surrounding area.
Lydia Broadstreet 89 of Putnam County died at 6 30 AM at her daughter's home south of Cloverdale after three years of poor health. Survived by several children. Funeral Sunday at 2 PM Church of Christ Cloverdale with Rev. C J Nixon officiating. Burial in Cloverdale cemetery.
A mixed precipitation outlook this weekend with snow or rain possible tonight and again Sunday. Temperatures hold steady with little change anticipated.
The $500000 Veterans Hospital may be located in Greencastle as civic groups led by the American Legion launch a membership drive led by Russell Brown to win support. A Chamber committee including Wilbur Donner and R P Mullins will lobby officials and seek a site, with Crawfordsville among other Indiana cities also pursuing the hospital.
Belle Union was defeated at Cloverdale with the final point swing in the last minute when Broadstreet sank a field goal to give Cloverdale the lead. The first half ended 6 5 and the game stayed within three points through the second half. Lineups list Belle Union with McCulloch Dorsett Goodpasture McCammack Hurst and Cloverdale with Farr Broadstreet Cummings Evans.
Greencastle resident W. T. Handy, longtime dairying business participant and former conductor for the T. H. I. and Eastern Traction line, announces his Democratic bid for Putnam County Treasurer.
Greencastle High School spoiled Bainbridge's night with a 33 16 win as Evan Crawley led scoring with four baskets and a free throw while Hank Stone added five field goals. Gene Crawley shone on defense and Dickson paced Bainbridge with strong center play.
In the curtain raiser to last night’s game Greencastle B held Bainbridge to a 28 21 defeat. Tucker Stone scored six field goals Hurst four and a free throw McAnally’s guarding under the basket was a highlight Coffman led Bainbridge with four long baskets Beck did much of the rest. Bainbridge surged ahead in the second half but Greencastle rallied to pull away. Tri Kappa members and guests heard Mrs. Jackson speak on Heart House keeping with Lela Walls introducing her.
Joe Perkins son of Mr and Mrs Edmund Perkins and Miss Emma Balfe of Lafayette will wed soon. John F Cannon returns from Anderson after being elected treasurer of the Indiana Retail Merchants Insurance Association. Residents petition to convert abandoned Big Four Road bed into a county highway. Cal Kalberer Greencastle Produce manager has disappeared living with W A Beemer.
Bloomington police located Guy Call's green Hudson brougham on Vine Street near Call's Cafeteria after it was reported stolen late Friday. The car, with a yellow band, may have been abandoned after depleting its gas. Owners planned to return to Bloomington for details.
Gladys Moon Jones, formerly Gladys Moon from DePauw University class of 1917, is profiled as a high earning lobbyist press agent and propagandist. The article notes her work for Cuban sugar interests earning about 27 956 dollars yearly plus 470 dollars weekly for responses, and her testimony before Senator Caraway and others.
D Walsh and others run the All States publicity bureau to aid Cuban sugar refiners seeking to keep U S tariffs low. She earned 230 dollars weekly plus expenses from the bureau and 3338 dollars a month from the American Chamber of Commerce of Cuba as a press agent lobbyist.
John Hussey reports to Superintendent Wisehart praising Putnam County schools under John Vermillion. Highlights include consolidations from 23 to 16 one room schools, six two teacher schools, Clinton Center’s expansion and 1 12 grade plan, and a new book circulation system across townships.
At a meeting of the Board of the Christian church the following officers were elected for 1930 Ira Cowling president W L Herod vice president Mrs George Garrett secretary and Kenneth West treasurer
Mrs. W. L. Stout formerly Miss Stelen Garrett of Greencastle died at her West Lafayette home early this morning aged 66. She was a sister of George Garrett of Greencastle and Greencastle-born.
Three Cloverdale stores were entered after 3 a m with merchandise valued at about 200 dollars stolen. The Smoke House Cigar Store, Browdlinn Caterman, and Cloverdale Hardware suffered losses, mostly valuables easily sold. No money was taken, inspectors suspect outsiders, and a car linked to Guy Call’s theft was found abandoned in Bloomington.
Mr and Mrs Morton Fordice of Russellville announce the marriage of their youngest son Daniel to Miss Aileen Aucuestine on December 51 1929 in Memphis Tennessee. Fordice works as a surveyman on Mississippi River work for the U S government. Trials for Morton Allison and J W Wyeong set for Friday in Putnam circuit court were continued indefinitely. Morris Moody case remains in progress.
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