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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1928
Page
1
Charles J. Arnold writes a Greencastle column mixing a boxing talk about Tunney and Dempsey's fight in film, a DePauw Butler basketball note, a farm song parody, a church gathering, and a tale of a Greencastle father whose son exposed his DePauw grades by stealing his registrar records.
Funeral services for David C. Kennedy age 30 of Cloverdale will be held Friday at 11 in the Cloverdale Methodist Church conducted by Rev W E Gill. Burial will be in Cloverdale. Kennedy died in Indianapolis after shooting himself with a .45 revolver on duty with the government railway mail service. He is survived by his parents and four brothers. Kennedy & Son operated an auto tire shop in Cloverdale.
Harold D. Doc Brown a Greencastle barber aged 33 was sentenced to 2 to 5 years in Indiana State Prison Michigan City after pleading guilty to bigamy Judge James P Hughes imposed the sentence Brown surrendered after a charge was filed by Mary Leon Johnson alleging he married Sallig Blanche Frye Brown without divorce Brown formerly lived in Jamestown and will likely be taken to Michigan City to begin his term Sunday
Edward Eiteljorge and Charles Eiteljorge, longtime barbers at Indiana and Washington, will close their shop Saturday and join the Timmons Barber Shop. Both are noted in the city. they are sons of Sheriff Edward Eitelforge. Cloudy, with rain or snow in the northeast tonight. Friday fair south, cloudy north, much colder with strong NW winds.
The First Christian Church held its yearly business meeting and officer election on Wednesday. The new constitution was adopted unanimously introducing female representation on the Board of Officers, a Board of Education, and a Young People's Council. The election results will be announced Sunday morning. Contributions totaled 5725.00 with Bible School attendance rising slightly and Missionary Society in strong condition. Woman's Union treasurer says 1500.35 passed through this year and five thousand dollars has been paid toward the building fund in the last 3.5 years.
Chicago attended a "pen meeting" of 250 lawyers judges and business leaders as triple gang killings reported near Chicago Heights cast a pall over the anti crime event Silas H Strawn ABA president spoke at a downtown hotel gathering. In Nicaragua US Marines seek confirmation of rebel leader Sandino's reported death or injury amid air attacks on FE Chipote with jungle rumors lingering.
President and Mrs. Coolidge arrive at the White House at 7 15 am after a six day visit to Havana where he opened the Pan American Congress. They head to breakfast following the special train. Bi h Jan 19 VIS reports a son born to Queen Marie of Jugoslavia named Prince Andreas. The baby comes as Prince Peter remains heir apparent from 1920. American Legion holds a 7 30 pm special meeting in Legion Hall.
After two postponements the petition of Greencastle Telephone Co to raise rates will be heard at 10 o clock Tuesday February 7 in the Greencastle Court House. Harvey Harmon, PSC commissioner, will preside with Edgar Blessing as city’s attorney and an engineer assisting the users. The company says current rates prevent a profit.
Van Buren and Greencastle high school debate teams clash Friday evening in a debate on the Philippines independence question held in the local high school auditorium. Affirmative speakers Pauline Hostetter Martha Shannon and Richard Boesen face the Van Buren negative team led by Muriel Todd Glen Woodrum and Kenneth Evans at 7 30 with Rev W L Raphael and Judge James P Hughes among judges and no admission charged.
On Wednesday new negotiations began for the sale of Coatesville State Bank to First National Bank of Coatesville. Both banks were in sound condition and officials decided there was no need for two institutions in the town.
In Newcastle on January 19 Sylvester Buckner drank from a truck radiator to become intoxicated with a potently crude mix of denatured alcohol water rust lime oil and gas. He pled guilty was fined ten dollars costs 40 days prison sentence suspended on agreement not to expose the truck to freezing.
Addison D Chew a Green castle coal dealer died at County Hospital Wednesday night after a brief illness. He lived in Greencastle thirteen years and Putnam County fifty years. Survived by six children and seventeen grandchildren and one sister. Funeral plans set at McCurry Funeral Home and Reelsville M E Church with Mesont ritual at grave. Born November 7 1854 Chew's death ends a long local business career.
Alfred T. Spurgeon a 72 year old single truck farmer was found dead in a shed on the Greene Farm north of Bridgeton where he lived He was last seen Sunday afternoon shucking corn for his horse Coroner Samuel Montgomery ruled death from aortic regurgitation Survivors include sisters Mrs D D Martin and Mrs John T Hamilton of Bridgeton and brother George Spurgeon of West Terre Haute Funeral services were held at Mrs Hamiltons residence and burial followed Beech Grove Cemetery Putnam County
Adolph Hotelling, the Owosso carpenter convicted of killing 5 year old Dorothy Schneider, is moved under heavy guard to Marquette prison for life with hard labor. Deputies keep vigilant watch as the party travels from Flint to Bay City and Saginaw, amid mob rumors and fear of self destruction.
The Presbyterian Church of Green Castle will celebrate Rev. Victor C. Raphael as he completes ten years as minister. The morning service and a special evening musical service will feature the observance, followed by a church social Monday evening in the parlors for all invited from the congregation.
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