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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1929
Page
1
SAY! by Charles J. Arnold recounts a farewells at Green Sale station in Indiana as the narrator heads to Texas on the rattler. He lists travel gear and memories of friends and plans to report back, promising daily letters from the trip.
City firemen answered two calls at De Pauw University Greek houses over the weekend. Saturday the Johns property at 503 South Locust Street, being remodeled for Alpha Gamma Delta, was set alight by a salamander heater igniting a false floor. damage was minor. Sunday about 11 pm flames from a chimney at the Theta House on South College Avenue prompted neighbors to sound a false alarm.
Indianapolis January 12. An unusual southward shift of a high pressure area that had centered over the Dakotas prevented the expected sub zero weather from reaching Indiana. Government meteorologist J H Armington explained the thermometer fell to seven degrees above zero instead of zero or lower this morning.
Lawrence F. Barney Moore 66 of Greencastle died Saturday night at home from complications of diseases after five years of invalid status. He came from Orleans and worked on the Monon and Big Four railroads retiring as a Big Four conductor. Surviving are his widow Catherine Ellen, a son John, granddaughter Mary Margaret, a wartime son Harry Moore deceased, sister Mrs William Prather, and step brother Ellis Moore. Services Tuesday at 2 pm with Rev B H Bruner. burial Forest Hill cemetery.
Emma Alice Hester of Putnamville died at home Saturday night at 11:40 after a two week illness of influenza and pneumonia. She was 71 and a longtime Putnamville resident. Survived by sisters Mrs. Frank Heath of Indianapolis and Mrs. Elizabeth Sweet of Greencastle, and brother J L Hamaker, Greencastle city councilman. Services Monday at 10:30 a.m. at Putnamville Methodist Church with burial in Putnamville cemetery.
Prof William Hung of Harvard University will deliver the Horizon lectures at DePauw University on April 8 9 and 10. He previously spoke at DePauw in 1922 and is a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University. Hung studied at Union Theological Seminary and Columbia University and taught at Peking University before joining Harvard as a leading young Chinese culture presenter.
Boston reports say Mrs Ruth died in a Watertown fire at Dr. Edward Kinder's home. Brothers allege foul play and drug hints, while State Detective O Neil says no crime evidence. Babe Ruth mourns, issuing a brief statement noting their estrangement.
Mrs. Mary Jane Kephart aged 71 was found dead in a chair as her Morgantown home burned around her. Her son William Kephart returning with groceries saw the flames and her body. relatives suspect fright triggered a light stroke that left her unable to escape.
Snow probable tonight and Tuesday with rising temperatures in the east and south areas. Colder conditions expected Tuesday across the region.
W. A. Patterson of south Indiana Street has purchased the Bloomington Street restaurant near the Pennsylvania railroad from Robert Kerr and will take charge in person. He will temporarily continue to manage the Whippet automobile agency.
Funeral services for Charles W. Daggy age 85 will be held Tuesday at 2 PM at the Presbyterian Church with Rev Victor L Raphael presiding. Daggy a Putnam County commissioner and Civil War veteran died Saturday from a heart attack after leaving the Alamo building. His body will lie in state at Rector Funeral Home. He is survived by three children Roscoe Maynard and Mrs W A Klatte. a sister Miss Eliza Daggy died recently. The G A R will conduct their ritual at the services.
Leo Bath formerly organist at the Voncastle and Granada theaters in Greencastle died January 9, the family reported to Miss Eva Milburn in Putnam County. A World War veteran, Bath struggled with alcohol and sleeping tablet addictions and left Greencastle for Terre Haute after discharge on January 7 following a personal crisis. He was 35.
Curtis Hughes elected cashier of Central National Bank at a meeting. Lycurgus Stoner resigns as director of First National Bank. John Stoner elected to succeed him. Alec Lockridge invites guests to a bobsled party tomorrow night. Phi Gams and guests attend oyster supper at Ross Peck home south of town.
Harry G. Leslie sworn in as the 83rd governor of Indiana pledges amnesty for former enemies and seeks cooperation to raise governmental efficiency. He denounces unscrupulous lawyers and weak courts as factors in crime, vows enforcement of prohibition and respect for the constitution.
Jesse Coffman of Bainbridge faces embezzlement and larceny charges with a not guilty plea. The trial in Putnam Circuit Court is scheduled for February 14. Coffman remains free on bond. charges filed by Fred Ford.
Resolutions adopted by the Reserve Officers Association of Indiana urge Congress to pass a special pension for the widow and children of Second Lieutenant William H. Senges air reserve who was killed on inactive duty at Fort Benjamin Harrison. Maj. Clarence A. Tucker reports starting troop schools across Indiana with more to open in Valparaiso Michigan City Auburn Logansport Peru Kokomo Bloomington Greencastle and Indianapolis.
George Washington Hanna age 84 died Monday morning after a ten month illness. Born December 3 1844 in Wave land Indiana he lived on a Montgomery County farm before Civil War service. He married Mary Frances Nelson December 5 1854 and had three daughters. He moved to Morton area then ran a mercantile business and later farmed at Hanna Cross Roads before moving to West Walnut Street. He helped build the Greencastle Court House in 1904 and was active in politics.
The 18th IHSAA state tournament opens March 1 across 64 sectional centers with changes to regional sites. Five cities drop from hosting last year and five new centers join, including Attica Bedford Brazil Lafayette and Washington. Putnam County allocates ten teams to Greencastle sectional, with Clinton Crawfordsville and Danville nearby serving as centers.
A large Meharry Hall and radio audience heard Prof. F C Tilden speak on the religious responsibility of the college graduate on Sunday afternoon. Miss Dorothy Deamer, a music student, sang several songs. William Macdonald of Connersville was arraigned in Putnam Circuit Court on non support charges filed by his wife Ina Macdonald and released after paying court-ordered support.
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