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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1918
Page
1
A Monday 1:15 a.m. blaze at the Indiana State Farm laundry building two miles west of Putnamville caused $5,000 in loss. Insurance refused coverage. origin unknown. Guards and a few prisoners fought the flames but failed to stop the fire. Building measured 210 by 40 feet. Officials conduct an investigation amid heavy snow and low temperatures.
Captain Walter S. Greenough of Indianapolis arrives this afternoon to complete the muster of young men who passed examination for the Home Guard into state service. Every member must be at De Pauw Gymnasium at 7 30 this evening. By Order of William Graham, Captain Commanding.
Indianapolis January twelfth 1918 wasteful practices that waste corn were scored by G I Christie Indiana food director at the Indiana Swine Breeders Association meeting in the State House Room 12 He warned more than forty percent of the 1917 corn crop will be fed to hogs Farmers were urged to save every grain by better floors and practices Demonstrations at Purdue showed 550 pounds of corn yield 100 pounds of pork without protein feed and 350 pounds with protein to yield 150 pounds of pork The association pledged support to the State Council of Defense and to meet federal pork production demands
The teachers training class meeting scheduled for this evening has been postponed one week because the library is closed.
Locals pull a close win over Brazil quintet as Clay County lads visit. Visitors lead early, then G. H. S. rallies to secure the victory last Friday night.
Greencastle high school edged Brazil 21 to 9 Friday night at Browning hall. A crowd braved bad weather as Here Clark refereed. Greencastle surged in the second half, with Purdly and Black keying the defense and offense to pull away.
Mrs Martha Berry mother of Mrs Hubert Webster died at her daughter's home on Louth College avenue after visiting to aid her ill daughter. She fell ill Tuesday and died Sunday morning. Survived by husband David Berry and son Morton Berry. Burial planned in Knightstown with services Tuesday at 9:30 conducted by Dr S B Town and Rev Kirkpatrick.
H H Ellis county fuel administrator acts on state order to confiscate two carloads of fuel. The consignments are sent to commercial plants in Chicago and Michigan City under the directive.
Acting on orders from Evans Woollen state fuel administrator and H H Ellis county administrator two coal cars were confiscated on Monon tracks. Fuel intended for Chicago and Michigan City plants must pass only after local homes are heated first. Ellis called the situation the most acute yet and ordered dealers to halt deliveries to families with any supply, limiting recipients to half ton or one ton. Ford Lucas was appointed to manage deliveries from the confiscated coal, with dealer teams placed at his disposal in the Commercial Club rooms.
Terre Haute Ind January 14 Rose Poly suffered its first loss of the season as DePauw defeated the Engineers 48 to 28. Carlysle led DePauw with six field goals while Froeb and Reinking starred for Rose Poly with three each. DePauw led 25 to 14 at halftime.
Bloomington Ind January 14 Indiana basketball quintet outplayed the Scarlet from the start to beat Wabash 20 to 9. Indiana led 16 to 6 at halftime as close guarding limited scoring in the second half. The regular S. C. C. Club meeting has been postponed.
A boiler at the high school sprang a leak during Saturday’s extreme cold, halting classes. Workers worked Sunday on temporary repairs but failed to restore the plant. No fire department involvement was needed, and other school buildings operated today with reduced attendance.
Margined districts schedule basketball events with March 15 and 16 finals at Indiana University in Bloomington. Greencastle selected to host the tournament finals signaling a key regional showcase.
Indianapolis Jan 14 The state sectional finals for 1917 18 will be staged March 8 9 with finals March 15 16 at Indiana University gymnasium. Four board of control members met at Hotel Sev erin to approve the plan. Seventeen district sites include Anderson Bedford Hartford City Brazil Columbus Crawfordsville Greencastle Kokomo Lafayette Thorntown Rochester Martinsville Newcastle Richmond South Bend Hammond Washington. Cards sent to 503 schools seek confirmation. Further appointments depend on replies.
Local citizens dig themselves out through deep snow drifts as temperatures linger around 21 degrees below zero. Fuel shortages cut off electric light and power, causing widespread suffering while newspapers suspend publication amid the historic cold crisis.
Greencastle faced a rare deep freeze with 8 below zero at night and 14 above in the morning as a weekend blizzard stranded activity. Schools and roads shut. coal shortages hit electric lights and newspapers. Fights for fuel, thawing pipes, and a courthouse shelter kept residents warm while utilities staggered back to normal.
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