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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1930
Page
1
SAY. CHARLES J. ARNOLD discusses See and Hear by H L Hays head Motion Picture Producers and Distributors America in a lively column. Opinions touch water supply in Greencastle and a Shreveport radio host, plus local notes on Downs, DePauw visit, and a for sale advertisement for The Lock tire.
The Liberal Party candidate Getulio Vargas, governor of Rio Grande do Sul, appears to have broad backing from voters. Minas Geraes state, with over eight million people, supports him according to international Newsri sources.
The Delta Chi national fraternity at DePauw University pledges six junior class members: Paul F. Boger of Haute, Lyle Freehafer of Hunt ton, Joel Lowe of Lizton, John Ore of Dayton, Ohio, Richard Wurst of Chicago, and Phillip Young of is. Most names appear in the DePauw Daily and yearbook. An additional class of juniors and sophomores will be pledged in the second semester.
The girls glee club of Greenle High School will present a musical program at Brick Chapel Methodist Church Sunday evening at 7 30. Director Mildred Peterson Leota Mins pianist and K R Um supervisor of music lead the program. Sunday School follows at 10 am.
W L Hughes head of the department of physical education at De Paul is named to the technical advisory sub committee on the administration of School Health Work. The subcommittee sits under the School Child committee with Thomas D Wood of New York City as chairman. About 500 authorities will work over a year in four conference sections covering medical and public health services education training and handicapped children.
Miss Mary M Crawford overseeing the McBeth Mission Lapwai Idaho will speak at the Presbyterian church Sunday morning at 10 55 She has served 30 years as a missionary among the Nez Perces tribe succeeding the McBeth sisters who began on the reserve in 1873 The Nez Perces rose to prominence with Lewis and Clark in 1806 and a four man party once sought a Bible in St Louis The speaker works under the Board of National Missions and will be a guest of her cousin Mrs Mary McBeth Cook at 601 South Locust Street.
Bedford High School defeated Greencastle 27 to 26 after two overtimes in a tight late game. Goodin led Bedford with seven points while Tobin and Gene Crawley contributed key scores and defensive plays.
BE Crawley exited before halftime after three personals but still played well. Gross contested the tip-off against Mena Heal, who stood taller, showcasing effort and scrappy defense throughout the game.
Last night brought an extreme cold wave with 18 degrees below zero reported by Prof. B. R. Smith in Northwood, and 16 below at 8 am. Temperatures rose to 6 above by 7 pm, while Indianapolis logged 2 above at 9 pm after a heavy snow blanketed Indiana and neighboring states. Greencastle residents cleared sidewalks today.
Indiana University will provide chapel exercises for DePauw next Monday using the Little Theater for staging to fit a short play The Return of Mr Woodley by the Indiana University Players coached by Prof Norvelle. DePauw choir earlier visited Bloomington for a convocation program.
William C. Shanks a 52 year old brakeman from Mitchell and Ida Fallis a 41 year old cook from Greencastle were issued a marriage license.
Andrew Hirt named cashier at First National Bank succeeding W L Denman. Charles W DePauw, son of the late Washington C DePauw who endowed DePauw University, died at his New Albany home. Everett Buis of Marion township moved to Zionsville and then to his farm. Harry Rife, convicted killer of Mrs Lida Griswold, died by electric chair at Ohio State penitentiary.
After a Weeks session the Putnam County Grand Jury adjourned without verdicts. Two cases were considered: Bascom O’Lair farm residence fire suspected as arson, and a case involving a wrecked booze runners car near Bainbridge with missing alcohol. The jury urged the County Commissioners to install telephone service at the county farm, provide fire extinguishers, and have annual health inspections and sanitary improvements.
Greencastle teams join Lafayette Crawfords ville Bloomington and Greencastle in the College Town tourney today starting a sequence of contests. The county tourney follows this weekend then the State sectional on February 28 and March 1, with the State regional a week later. High school officials received contracts for sectional and regional.
The Putnam County Credit Association will hold its annual dinner Monday at 6:30 PM at the Country Club. Russell Brown, the president, will preside. Officers will be elected and a program has been arranged. directors urge all members to attend.
Firefighters responded to a blaze at the Randel garage on North Indiana Street around 2 a.m. A car inside the garage caught fire and was moved outside before crews stopped the flames. Only wiring suffered significant damage.
Putnam County roads stay in fair condition despite snow according to County Road Superintendent George Walker. Slippery surfaces are noted but most areas remain accessible by auto. The state snow plow reached the Owen county line early today with no serious drifts. Robert J. McCutchan of 608 Ridge Avenue returned to Wilberham Academy in Wilberham Massachusetts to resume studies.
The forecast notes fair conditions in the south with mostly unsettled weather in the north tonight and Sunday. Temperature is expected to rise across the region.
Winter blizzards grip the central U S driving temperatures to record lows from Montana to Texas. Basin Montana and International Falls Minnesota report extreme readings while Des Moines Kansas City and Des Moines experience subzero days. Levees flood near Decker Chapel Indiana as workers race to protect water plants and towns fight isolation. Air mail pilots reroute to avoid dangerous storms.
Jefferson of Lafayette led Crawfordsville 14 to 13 at halftime and won 29 to 26 in the opening College Town tournament game. Greenfield and Bloomington were listed as other participants with matchups set for this afternoon despite bad weather.
The Maple Heights school presented The Concert of the Months operetta at the Maple Heights church Friday evening to benefit the press department. About 47 dollars was raised. Sixty pupils participated under director Mildred Ellis a DePauw student prac tice teacher. Also six DePauw students from Kappa Delta performed readings and a clown dance. Teachers were Miss Jeanetta Gausaway and Herdon Irwin.
Putnam County placed sixth among Indiana counties in the Five Acre Corn Contest conducted under Purdue University Extension. Rex Hathaway led the county with 0.03 bushels per acre, while Martin County’s Van Hay reported the top county yield at 0.87 bushels per acre. some reported yields reached 0.45 bushels per acre.
The DePauw chapter of Alpha Delta Sigma, the national professional advertising fraternity, was installed with Arthur Hallam of Wisconsin as installing officer and faculty representatives Dean TL Dirka and Prof. Georges J. Bird. Seven charter members include Theodore Callis Indianapolis president and Donald O’Roar secretary treasurer with Greencastle Stanley Murray Mayesstown John Shaw Chicago Robert Lewis Hartford City Robert McDermond Hope and Baren McCormick Indianapolis. Alpha Delta Sigma was founded at Missouri in 1919 and the DePauw chapter received its charter at the national convention in Louisville Kentucky last September.
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