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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1918
Page
1
A survey week of February 4 in Putnam County will gather seed and labor data from farmers. The goal is to improve crop production information for next year and help agents reserve and analyze inputs.
A seed corn and labor survey campaign will run the week of February 4 in Putnam County. Farmers will fill cards reporting seed on hand, needs for planting, and county labor needs. A kickoff meeting is set January 30 at 2 p.m. in the county superintendent’s office with County Agent R S Fouts leading.
Greenfield Ind January 23 The Rev Otto A Trabue learned from an Army chaplain in France that his son John in the 150th field artillery is ill but improving He was told he is getting regular rest and will be cared for as needed by the Rainbow division chaplain A A McCallum expressing personal concern and proximity in the brigade
In Cloverdale Township the annual meeting of the Institute for 19 reassures farmers and elects new officers. The town boosts war savings and thrift stamp sales amid the session proceedings.
A large turnout amid heavy snow attended the Cloverdale farmers institute with talks on Raising Chickens and More Wheat to the Acre. Mrs. Deller spoke on Food Economy and Good Diet, and Albert Sinclair was elected chairman with R. A. Sandy as secretary-treasurer.
The Greencastle community knows Rev. O A Trabue. His son Rex is a DePauw graduate while John and Russell Trabue, and Mrs C E Bush, are former students. John lies sick in a French hospital after attending a local prep school. Russell, a DePauw freshman, recently left college due to appendicitis and is now in an Indianapolis hospital. The odd coincidence is both brothers are hospitalized in different countries.
Amsterdam reports severe rioting in Berlin on Wednesday and Thursday with mobs marching for peace. The absence of Berlin newspapers arriving Thursday is noted as significant, with dispatches received today confirming the unrest.
Cloverdale post office and rural carriers report strong sales of war savings stamps with 866 stamps sold totaling 3,567.92 dollars and many thrift stamps also issued.
The funeral for Alonzo Sutton who died at his home in Washington township will be held at Antioch church at 11 AM Saturday January 24. Burial follows in Boone cemetery. He is survived by a widow four sons Herbert Clifford Harry and James one daughter Mrs Dove Cox and one brother Wilbur Sutton with three children deceased.
A concise call to action urging publication and promotion of sales through the Herald. The message emphasizes using local press to reach buyers and maximize attention for the sale. No further details or dates are provided.
The forecast predicts the mercury will fall from around 30 above to 15 by tomorrow morning and dip to 5 to 10 above by Saturday night. No further snow is expected, with cooling continuing into the weekend.
The Indiana Music Teachers Association will hold its annual convention in Anderson on April 29 and 30. Mrs Minnie Murdoff Kimball of Marion chairs the program committee and the Anderson Music Study Club coordinated local details. The program will feature concerts recitals and conferences with appearances by well known artists announced later.
The 1917 annual report from the clerk of the circuit court shows only 26 divorce complaints and 19 divorces granted in Putnam County. 208 marriage licenses were issued, with four divorces pending and three cases dismissed as of January 1, 1918.
Weather records from December 9 1917 to January 24 1918 show multiple below zero days with a peak of 21 below on January 12 and 20 below the next day. Twenty two days between December 29 and January 24 saw the coldest part of the day above zero. Abundant snow accompanied the deep freeze noted in government records kept by J P Allen Jr.
Mercury dropped below freezing on 23 of 47 days ending January 24 with a low of 21 degrees below zero. The early winter onset marked by extended cold persisted across the period.
The report records monthly four days with temperatures four below zero yet the lowest reading among those days was five below zero, marking notable cold during the period.
The Surgeon General urges Indiana physicians to join the navy for the war period. Recruits will be examined at Great Lakes near Chicago, hold the rank of assistant surgeon junior grade and lieutenant on entry, with annual pay of 2000 dollars and 4382 dollars allowance. Only bona fide physicians in good standing are accepted.
Pastors meeting with H H Ellis the fuel administrator decided to renew morning services and Sunday schools in church buildings due to milder weather and improved fuel supply. Union evening services continue with young people meeting at the same church and a shift to Locust street church for that Sunday. Reverend Levi Marshall to preach. Contributions may be given via church envelopes.
The article notes February has twenty eight days with ten set as fuel days or holidays. Sundays fall on the 3rd, 10th, 17th and 24th and Mondays on the 4th, 11th, 18th, and 25th. Lincoln and Washington birthdays add two legal holidays on February 12 and 22.
Dedication of the Studebaker Memorial Building at DePauw University set for June 418 with address by George E. Vincent of the Rockefeller Foundation. The advance notice outlines plans for the ceremony and notable speaker.
The DePauw University board of trustees met at the Columbia Club Indianapolis and set Tuesday June 4 as the dedication date. George E. Vincent of the Rockefeller Foundation may deliver the principal address, having previously spoken at DePauw. The memorial administration building nears completion and interior work draws praise from inspectors and alumni alike.
Theodore T. Martin, superintendent for six and a half years, resigns from Hendricks county schools at the Danville meeting. He accepts a Delaware College extension post leading boys and girls club work in Newark and plans to begin February 11.
The county lifts the Monday ban on pool rooms and movie houses as fuel rules ease for one day each week. They must close Tuesday under a Federal order. tobacco sales are banned Monday, while groceries and medicines may be sold until noon and all other stores stay closed.
William Ballister, ill since September, died at four o clock this morning in Ladoga after gall bladder surgery last September. A barber by trade, he moved to Ladoga last summer from near Barnard. He leaves a wife and two sisters, Mrs Dan Perkins and Mrs William Stephenson of Roachdale.
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