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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1928
Page
5
Bedford outscored Greencastle 53 to 38 at Stone City Friday night as Miller led Bedford with eight field goals and two free throws. Lear topped Greencastle with five field goals and a free throw as both teams heated up from the floor.
The Greencastle Telephone Co and the Public Service Commission of Indiana have agreed to postpone the rate hearing from February 7 to February 8. The hearing will be at 10 o clock in the Greencastle courthouse.
Mrs. Mary Ewing files divorce petition in Superior Court Room 3 claiming James Willard Ewings deserted her and their 5 year old son and married Mrs. Zenith Burris before his bigamy conviction. Ewings, a fugitive, was on the Indiana state farm after a 1927 sentence.
The body of an old man about 75 was found on the public road 60 miles south of Mitchell Indiana. A suitcase lay beside him and authorities indicate death by exposure. Local officials are investigating the circumstances of the death.
Hosea of Indianapolis bought the Veedersburg Tele Company portion of Fountain County territory. The transfer, handled by attorney John S Powell of Indianapolis, moves the stock ownership and consolidates Hosea’s holdings as he already owns two other small telephone utilities in the state.
Mary Horne conducted a class for Greencastle preschoolers in the basement of the library Monday morning. The session enrolled twenty two children as the new kindergarten program opens with Miss Horne a DePauw University graduate leading the effort.
Dewey Snider a former Green Castle resident who was jailed October 6 1920 faces the State Board of Pardons Thursday seeking clemency. He admitted taking part in robberies of the Call home the Devaney home and the Shoemaker home west of town and the Coal Bluff post office. Jesse Kerr of Indianapolis also received a 10 to 20 year sentence for his role in the robberies.
Dewey Snider received a suspended sentence for concealing stolen property. Henry Snider the father aided officers in securing evidence, while Ulysses Snider, an uncle and gang member, escaped before arrests. The family, described as leading the burglary ring, lived on Commercial Place.
Greencastle Rotarians Harry Allan Jacob Bitel Ed Hamilton A G Brown and Rev V L Raphael attended the Sullivan Rotary Club luncheon on Monday at Sullivan.
Rev Victor Raphael marked ten years at the pulpit as the Greencastle congregation nearly tripled from 126 to 352 members, with 450 new members over the decade and 46 deaths. He urged spiritual growth, evangelism, regular worship, and moral civic involvement.
Mrs Genevieve Mack a former Marion resident proposes the city fund a trans Atlantic flight in an airplane to be named The Spirit of Marion She estimates 35000 is needed for the journey and views the voyage as an advertisement for Marion to cities along the Atlantic coast and beyond
Indianapolis police report 256 arrests from Saturday night through Monday morning in a drive against gambling and vice. About 150 of the arrests are described as alleged gamblers in what authorities call a record week end operation. Police expect Monday morning records to be crowded as investigations continue.
Eddie Stinson Arnold S Kively and Bern Way completed a non stop Chicago to Tampa flight in seven hours and fifty five minutes a new Florida record They will fly back to Chicago in the Stinson Detroit plane with regular weekly trips arranged by Chicago capitalist Kirely The Tampa airport under construction will receive the plane on its first landings
The American Legion Fifth District Executive Committee met at the local Legion Hall for its first year gathering under new District Committeeman Lynn Kidd of Brazil. Posts from Brazil Clinton Danville Rockville and Terre Haute shared membership strategies and praised Danville’s post influence. Terre Haute was praised for an All Airport movement and Greencastle discussed its hall and monument. Next meeting will be in Terre Haute with ex Congressmen Fred Landes to speak.
The Vandalia Restaurant interior was badly damaged Sunday morning after a gasoline spill ignited a flame from a lit coffee urn. Proprietor Burl Hurst failed to notice the container was lit, spreading fire before the department arrived. William Parish helped extinguish part of the blaze. Fire crews finished the job with chemicals. Loss is about $100, insured.
Tabulations of expected tax revenues in 1928 across Indiana show an overall increase of about 6 percent from 1927. Sixty-three of ninety-two counties will collect about $73,227,629, up $4,252,737 from 1927, as higher salaries and new expenditures drive the rise.
Tax notes show limit effects and a $201 million farm assessment cut last year with uneven county offsets. Putnam County faces an $85,555 rise in 1928 amid higher total taxes of $991,224, up 9.44 percent from $905,639 in 1927.
Edward C. McVay, 56, former cashier at Coatesville State Bank, who had been missing in Indianapolis, was found in his son’s rooms there. A brother notified police, and friends feared stress from the bank merger contributed to his disappearance.
W W Glover, prominent Warren township farmer, died at 76 from paralysis in Dayton, Ohio, where he had wintered with his daughter Mrs. Farrow. Survived by widow and four children Bertha Spear and Mrs Farrow of Dayton, William of St Louis, G W of Warren township. Body to be brought by Pennsylvania RR to McCurry Funeral Home, services at 2 pm conducted by Rev J E Harmon, Forest Hill Cemetery.
Pastor B I L Bruner spoke at First Christian Church on a sermon titled A Ministry of Love. He contrasted Jesus feeding five thousand with five loaves and two fish to modern church responses to need, urging reliance on available resources and faith.
A sermon reflection challenges Christians to fully surrender all possessions to Jesus not reserving rights to personal life or money. It argues many give only a small percent to religious needs while pursuing selfish desires. If church members gave more, hunger and local church needs would be met.
Glen Skelton, principal of Reelsville High, was chosen by the Greencastle Consolidated School Board to become history teacher at Greencastle High School starting the second semester Thursday. Miss Fleetta Goodwin resigned to take a position in Gary schools. Skelton, a respected county instructor, holds an A B from Indiana State Normal and sixteen hours of graduate work with twelve years teaching experience.
At the Masonic Temple Monday evening the Mark Masters degree was conferred on John Melville Sanford Romine Lester Sudranski and Fred Snively. The Past Masters degree was opened and conferred on the same men plus Lawrence Wright James Walker Roy Hillis and Ward Mayhall with Master Masons Lodge work planned Friday night.
Wright brothers sass 24 machined in theft here and jailed awaiting county grand jury action are sought by North Vernon Indiana police for murder of a policeman. They were captured at Dayton January 14 after a chase and confessed to stealing tires and tubes here. They are linked to the slaying of Edward Fowler in North Vernon on September 20 1926. An abandoned car tied to EB W Trook Indianapolis lawyer was later found. North Vernon offered 300 reward. The Wrights formerly lived at Nebraska and Greencastle Indiana.
Clarence D Chamberlin completed final prep of the Sperry Messenger a 20 foot wing span plane for a 40000 mile U S tour. He aimed to take off from Stewart avenue Garden City at two pm and reach Allentown Pennsylvania an hour later.
Democratic candidate George E. Hershman of Crown Point announces his bid for governor subject to the May primary. He is a prominent northern Indiana lawyer and businessman with twenty three years in practice, including three years at Rensselaer and twenty in Crown Point.
Greencastle school board discussed merging the Second and Third Ward grade schools into a new Second Ward building to be built next summer. Plans include possible later Third Ward annexes and potential land purchases to expand the site facing Bloomington and Anderson streets. The Martha Ridpath School remains housed in the old high school building, deemed unsafe by many.
In Bedford Indiana on Sunday afternoon 15 year old Kelsie Loveall son of Mr and Mrs Zachariah Loveall residents of Fayetteville 8 miles west of town slipped into a pond on the Ortis Kern farm and drowned while skating authorities reported.
William Brookshire, 60, of Ladoga, was found unconscious in his daughter’s garage on Sunday after inhaling monoxide fumes while working on a Ford coupe. He remained in serious condition with doctors hopeful for recovery. the door had been left open by his hosts before they left for church.
Mr. Brookshire died from carbon monoxide while alone in a garage. He lay near the door with his face near the crack, which admitted fresh air from outside and shielded him somewhat. Dr BE Price reported a marginally stronger pulse before death. Brookshire, once a local farmer, had retired a year earlier and then worked with Ashby Elevator and Grain Company.
The Shepherdess by Hillary G Bailey Greencastle photographer appeared in Photo grams of the Year a review of best photographs of 1927 edited and published by F C Mortimer of London The photograph ran in the gravure section of The Indianapolis Star last year Mortimer editor of Amateur Photographer and Cinematographer Dictionary of Photography Marine Photography Magnetism Light Photography and Photography for the Press He selected sixty one photographs from Europe and America twenty two from America The Shepherdess was the only Indiana selection
The Democratic Club will hold its January meeting Saturday at 2 PM in the Law Library at the Court House. Every loyal Democrat should attend as Hon. James P. Hughes will address the gathering.
Schedule for the Putnam County basketball tournament in Greencastle lists eight teams with Greencastle and Bainbridge skipping. Butler and Montgomery will officiate with rotating assignments, culminating in the final game Saturday night.
The New York alumni of DePauw University adopt a resolution praising president Lemuel H. Murlin for liberalizing student social life through supervised dances and supporting Bible teacher Walter E. Bundy amid public debate. Murlin plans a June resignation and health trip before an abroad voyage.
Lonnie Waters, 25, was sentenced to six months at the penal farm and fined 100 dollars after pleading guilty to assault and battery in city court. He also paid 100 dollars for carrying concealed weapons. Waters was arrested Saturday afternoon after attempting to kill his wife by shooting at her twice and beating her with a hammer.
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