15 Jan 1920
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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1920
Page
1
The Commercial Club will elect its officers by a newly elected director. A meeting is planned for Monday evening. The January 19 gathering will be held Wednesday night to discuss leadership.
Members of the Commercial Cup of Putnam County elected directors for the coming year at the Vonner Block club rooms. The slate includes Charles McGaughey G Brown H J Hazerett C Consillen C M Moffett N C O Haurw Marshall Beck C C Stewart E Bb Taylor H E Hamilton Henry Bicknell Jacob McCurry Frank Bittles Charley Barnaby. Directors will meet January 19 to elect officers. Debate centers on whether a local or out of town secretary will be chosen to fill the vacancy left by Elmer Crawley.
Lawrence Earlle, English teacher at the high school, was absent this morning to attend Mrs Sandy's funeral at Cloverdale. Friday night in the high school gym, Greencastle basketball hosts Bedford H. S. five, a strong Indiana foe.
Hog receipts totaled about 12 000 with prices rising 50 cents. General sales averaged 15 50 with some bids as high as 15 75. Prices for good pigs reached 15 50 while others sold around 15 00. Local packers and shippers divided the yard run. Steers were dull while female cattle, calves, and sheep held steady.
A fragmentary excerpt discusses steno rhetoric and the timid digression of a writer in a publication called the Bookkeeper. It recalls a young man named Masten who once held a railroad office and cites a tale of dictation errors and prideful hesitation.
Word from M A Berger of Cleveland to arrange return of a Buick seized in Greencastle. Funeral in Cloverdale for Mrs Mary Sandy mother of Miss Beryl Sandy. Various residents, including O J Larkin and Raymond Crosby, in Greencastle on business. School affairs, church activities, and upcoming football game with Valparaiso noted.
Federal Farm Loan Officers announce the election of Albert O. Lockridge as president and R. S. Fouts as secretary and treasurer of the Putnam County loan organization.
L B Clore treasurer of the Federal Bank Bank of Louisville explains the Federal Farm Loan Act and the nationwide system. He notes land banks serve farmers with cheap long term credit and emphasizes there is no personal profit motive. In the morning session, local officers are elected with Albert C Lockridge named president and R S Fouts as secretary treasurer. plus, Brown family emergency prompts travel to Philadelphia. Joasie Allgood and Fred Koessler wed. Koessler works at Portland Cement plant and they plan Greencastle home. A C A to meet Friday with Dr Clement discussing Americanization through education.
Butler visits DePauw at Bowman Gym in Greencastle for a Greenville style basketball matchup. Butler coach John Head, tied to the Indianapolis Star, seeks a win after a recent defeat by Wabash who then beat Purdue. DePauw aims to upset Butler and improve against Wabash and Purdue.
The article outlines the origins and growth of the traveling post office begun in 1802, now the railway mail service. It describes cars with distributing cases, routes, and the role of railway clerks in en route delivery and city distribution. It notes 15,205 officers, annual cost over 18.2 million, 208,481 miles of routes, and safety hazards with six clerks killed last year. Ernest Durham and Ralph Knoll are mentioned in city visits.
Two pantomimes Hearts Ease and The Loss of Paradise will be performed by DePauw seniors at the Little Theater in West College Friday at 4 with free admission. The plays by Ginnys Geyer and Helen Kersey feature an Irish fairy tale and Eden Garden setting. A nationwide Prohibition celebration will be held at the DePauw chapel tomorrow morning as Congress schedules the Prohibition Amendment go into effect. President George R. Grose will speak at the university service Sunday afternoon.
The College Avenue Church hosts a Carl Conley prayer meeting with letters from Rev. Carl H. Conley read aloud. The missionaries insist home prayer is as vital as financial support for his India work. Those supporting him financially are invited to join in study and prayer.
A one act farce titled The Resurrection of John Barleycorn will be performed by young people at College Avenue church on Saturday at 7 50 PM. The program marks national constitutional prohibition's arrival and features a humorous take on the old barleycorn figures in a tomb escape attempt. Admission is free and a Victory social follows in the church basement.
Massachusetts Bureau of Labor Statistics reports non collectible debts among Boston grocers, clothes, furniture and real estate dealers show 10 percent of residents owe for essentials like clothing and food. The study suggests wage earners carry most of this debt and questions prosperity myths amid insufficient living compensation.
A report discusses caste beliefs among Indians noting severe superstition. A wounded man, mauled by a bear, is left untreated for days in a village, later rushed to a hospital where he is disgracefully labeled unclean, causing his wife to be ostracized by the caste group.
Anna O Lenhart transfers land in Warren Township to Edgar Stadler United States. Elias Rogers receives land in Washington Township United States. Mary Findley acquires 160 acres in Washington Township.
Putnam County events include two programs announced for the annual institutes. A Greencastle township meeting is set for January 22 to outline schedules and topics for local farmers.
Public programs for Greencastle and Monroe Townships set for January 22 and January 28. Greencastle program features health conservation talks, music, and discussions led by Mrs. Elizabeth Stanley and Mr. Madigan with a closing address on farm business co operation. Monroe Township program includes health talks, crop and school topics, and committee reports. Otto Dobbs travels to Bloomfield to assist in a sale.
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