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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1929
Page
1
Charles J. Arnold relays rumors of Jake Eitel facing a federal grand jury in Indianapolis for counterfeit gold fish sales. He also shares a Greencastle resident’s puzzled street encounter and pokes fun at civic politics and poetry writing with quirky, instructional rules and a sauerkraut rhyme example.
George Burk, an inmate at the Indiana State Farm, died Sunday night from pneumonia. He had been sent from Columbus and served about thirty days. He is survived by a widow and a son of Columbus. The body was moved to Lakin Funeral Home and prepared for burial, then sent to Columbus Monday.
Jessup F. Bolinger former president of the First State Bank at Shelburn Indiana received a two to fourteen year prison term after pleading guilty to forgery. he also faced a 100 dollar fine and is suspected of additional forgeries and defalcations totaling about 255000 linking to notes at the sullivan people s national bank. maple s death at the sullivan bank remains under inquiry as investigators co operate with state police and private agencies.
In Chicago at La Salle Street station a Rock Island sub urban train crashed into a bumper wrecking the engine. More than twenty five people were injured as passengers were hurled to the floor and trampled while fleeing. Steam and scalding water burst from pipes as officials blamed slippery rails and brake failure.
Generally fair tonight and Tuesday with a chance of snow in the extreme south portion on Tuesday. Colder in the southeast tonight.
Budget committee re checks show state tax rate likely raised from 23 to 30 cents next fall to cover a growing deficit. Officials warn the general fund will fall from a $4,000,000 balance to $1,500,000 by year end, with a $1,500,000 deficit by January 1. Departments seek $37,170,727, up from $26,622,914 in 1927.
Last rites for Mrs. Victor L. Raphael were conducted Monday afternoon at the Presbyterian Church with Rev. R. J. McLandress of Indianapolis presiding. The service drew a large congregation and followed by a procession to Cincinnati for interment at Pleasant Ridge Cemetery Tuesday morning.
Indianapolis January 28 The penality for kidnaping would rise from 2 to 14 years to a life sentence under a bill Rep Louis R Markum of Indianapolis said he would introduce in the current session of the State Legislature.
Indiana legislators move to impose a state sales tax on malt syrup and extract used for home brewing. Rep. H Curtis Bennett proposes 5 cents per quart, equating to 1 cent per gallon of beer, targeting malt products used for making beer at home. Police aim to weed out bootleggers and poison liquor sellers with intensified raids and a new lineup approach.
An affidavit charging J. C. Marley with forging the name of Charles Anderson to a $100 check, cashed at the First National Bank on February 23, 1928, has been filed in the Putnam Circuit Court.
From the files era two decades back in Greencastle, the Big Four officials tested nine engines to check compliance. Mrs. George Lloyd of Morton visits Greencastle friends as Harry LaRue meets with the Modern Woodmen district deputy in Indianapolis. The first sign of spring appears with robins returning.
Carrie W Hays leases the south side room on the square to the Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co which will take possession March 1 1929. The site has housed a grocery and bakery since 1859 first operated by Weik Ly on. The A P Co will combine grocery and meat market at the new location and continue local operations under manager M S Miller.
Edgar Sechman eldest son of Frank Sechman of eight miles east of Greencastle died Saturday at the Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis after an operation could not be performed. He had battled stomach trouble and waning health for months. Survived by his father and brother Ansel Lecman of Coatesville. Funeral at Stilesville 11 AM with burial in Stilesville Cemetery. Also notices the funeral of Mrs Onan Hartley Irvine at the Methodist Church with burial in Forest Hill Cemetery.
George Ed Smith, millionaire writer king, and his wife Mary filed divorce and counter divorce suits. He accuses Mary of 17 acts of misconduct while she charges him with infidelity with a tall slim blonde named Miss Helen C Meade.
Indianapolis Jan 27 A public service commission decision in the Martinsville electric case says municipalities served by multi city utilities set rates by local conditions not by the system as a whole. The ruling lowers the local schedule and preserves separate city entities under the Shively Spencer act.
Frank Hoffa a 26 year old local miner died in an automobile accident near Williamsport Ind. His companion Williams was badly hurt. Hoffa's father suffered a broken leg in hospital and his brother Fred Hoffa was injured in an Indianapolis crash.
George Remus of Cincinnati, famed bootleg king, settles a federal liquor tax penalty by paying 25000 to the government. The payment settles a 50000 bond covering duties on 90000 gallons of whisky allegedly removed from the W P Squibb & Company distillery in Lawrenceburg Indiana six years ago. The whisky was said to have been sold in Indianapolis Louisville Chicago and St Louis and other cities.
A. G. Brown president of First National Bank and Fred L. O'Hair president of Central National Bank attended the State Bankers' Association meeting in Indianapolis. Officers and employees from both banks slated to attend a banquet at the Claypool Hotel include J. L. Randel, Ward Mayhall, Donald Riley, Cloyd Herod, Kenneth West, Joe Crosby, Russell Brown, E. A. Brown, Perry Rush, and others with accompanying spouses.
Irvin Moore of Clinton reported a Chrysler 65 coupe stolen in Terre Haute January 22 after taking his mother to a hospital. The car, found upside down near Cloverdale loaded with liquor, had been seized by Sheriff Bielforge and released to State officers. Moore proved ownership and the theft date, which explained the Ford license mismatch.
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