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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1930
Page
1
Column notes say Saturday night marked Little Jack Little’s final air show for months as he heads on a vaudeville tour. The writer critiques headlines and jokes about the new Parrot disease and a Legion irrigation committee in California.
Two children, James Blake and Ruth Blake, were found dead in an Indianapolis apartment after they turned a steam pipe valve. The radiator had been disconnected eleven years earlier and Mrs. Sutton, their aunt, returned to blaze and smoke with singed skin.
Terre Haute Indiana January 26 A widespread search continues for a fifth man in a gang that robbed the Lewis post office last Tuesday night eighteen miles south of Terre Haute. Four gang members are jailed after confessing plans to wreck a Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroad train carrying mine pay cells from Terre Haute.
The Men s Hall Association of Longden and Florence Halls at DePauw University filed articles of incorporation. Officers Avery D Shepherd James E Bales Claude J Main and Fred Wuelfing lead the organization which aims to promote scholarship and dorm life governance. It originated in fall 1928 among Annex Rosa Bower and Florence Hall residents and has grown in campus politics and social life.
Coroner C I Keefer announced an investigation to determine criminal negligence in radiator replacement or steam pipe capping, with Spann Company officers and building managers stating the radiator was removed before they took charge. The entire building will be inspected and the bodies of the children were taken to Hisey & Titus for funeral arrangements.
Mr and Mrs William Blake long-time Greencastle residents left the town nearly twenty years ago. Blake was a carpenter and cabinet maker at Greencastle Cabinet Co. Mrs Blake, formerly Miss Flossie Williams, is sister to Fred Williams and Art Williams and Everett Williams and Clarence Williams. Mrs James Sutton, tied to the fatal accident site, is a former Greencastle woman and sister of Mrs Blake.
A V Daniel dies at 76 due to acute dilation of the heart after over-exertion while sweeping snow. Widow Mahala Horn Daniel survives with son Edgar V Daniel and daughter Mrs Ralph Gwinn of Bronxville. Funeral at Methodist church Tuesday 2 p.m. Burial in Cloverdale cemetery. From Greencastle, Indiana.
Miss Harriett Peck aged 86 died Saturday afternoon at her Locust and Seminary residence after a short illness. Born March 8 1844 she was the eldest member of the local Methodist Church and daughter of William D. Peck and Margaretta Stevenson Peck. Funeral Tuesday at 3 p m from the residence with interment in Forest Hill cemetery. Pallbearers include Dr J F Gillespie Andrew Durham Horace Askew Curtis Hughes Judge James P Hughes and C N McWethy.
Funeral services for Mrs Catherine Magill a Greencastle resident and mother of Mrs James I Nelson of Northwood were conducted at Rector Funeral Home with burial in Brick Chapel cemetery. She died at her granddaughter’s home in Warren Friday evening. Out-of-town mourners included Mr and Mrs William E Ratcliff Indianapolis Raymond Nicholson St Louis Mo Mrs Elbert Baker Decatur IL Mr and Mrs Claude Black and daughter Susanne and Miss Louise Barnes Warren.
Dr G Bromley Oxnam president of De Pauw University and Scottie Rite dedication class will be principal speaker at a cathedral banquet and entertainment for master Masons Saturday night Reservations for 2500 are set according to Tine P Dickinson who notes women are not invited A preliminary carillon recital by Dave Neafus is planned at 5 o'clock
Grencastle defeats Bainbridge 20 to 16 to win the Putnam county basketball championship. Ellis leads with three field goals while Gross adds two and a free throw. Bainbridge, paced by O Hair, fights from behind but falls short as Crawley and Ellis clinch the title for the Cubs.
Mrs Susan Moreland of Madison township died of apoplexy when her buggy overturned en route to relatives with her daughter Mrs Thomas Rowings. Eleven Beta Pi Sigma members pledge to disband after a school threat, and brick paving for the National Road proposed between Indianapolis and Terre Haute ahead of McKinley day carnation wearers.
The Herald reports Clarence O. Davis of Cloverdale township announces his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Treasurer. Davis, a farmer and former township assessor, is described as well qualified to hold the office.
Partly cloudy to cloudy conditions continue tonight and Tuesday with possible rain or snow. Temperatures fall slightly, especially in the extreme southeast portion.
William Young aged 46 died at Putnam County hospital after two weeks of illness from a lung abscess following pneumonia. He lived with his brother-in-law Elmer Hirst on Judge J. P. Hughes’s farm near Cloverdale. Surviving are his widow and five children Ardith Lee Lorena Mattie Lou Floyd Williams all of Indianapolis and George in Kansas. His father John Young, two brothers and two sisters live in Kentucky.
William E. Pax, 65, formerly of Reelsville, Indiana, died January 16 in Rugby North Dakota from infections after being struck by a railroad wire on the way to the round house where he worked as a taster mechanic. He moved to Rugby in 1902, married Grace Bum in 1914, and left a wife two sons a mother a sister and a brother. Funeral services were held January 17 conducted by Bishop J Poyntz Tyler of the Episcopal church in Fargo.
On Sunday afternoon a collision near Mount Meridian damaged two Ford cars. The Tudor sedan owned by John Sutherlin and driven by Abraham Sutherlin struck a 1923 Ford coupe driven by Ed R. Walker of Terre Haute. Walker’s car was going west after cresting a hill as snow and fog reduced visibility. Estimated damage was 40 to each vehicle.
Rockville Indiana January reports Judge Howard Maxwell of the Parke Circuit Court suffered a slight stroke this morning. He has a fair chance to recover and has presided over Parke County cases including Forest Kensington versus George A Schall.
A spate of petty thefts occurred during the county basketball tournament with items stolen including gasoline Eskimo pies coats and a Ford coupe. Sean Murphy was arrested on Eskimo pie theft charges.
Mr. and Mrs. Po OT Lane, formerly of Danville, mark their fifty fifth wedding anniversary at 324 Robson Street. Married January 24, 1875 in Whitesburg Tennessee, they lived in Danville and Indianapolis areas. They have seven children, ten grandchildren, and two great grandchildren.
Mrs. Walter Eggers of Roachdate announces her candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Recorder of Putnam County. She says she is a widow with two children and has taught school in Jackson and Franklin townships. She plans to serve the county and asks voters for their support.
Charles E. Newgent, a longtime Clinton township resident and active Democrat, seeks the Democratic nomination for township assessor.
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