Fourth of July Program At Greencastle Promises Big Attractions
The Greencastle Fourth of July celebration is planned as the biggest yet with support from Post No. 58 of the American Legion and the Putnam County Fish and Game Association. Events include a morning balloon release, foxhound and baking contests, a pie eating contest, potato peeling, and a large evening fireworks display at Northwood Park, followed by concerts, a baseball game, and a moonlit Legion Hall show. Local businesses close for the day to allow participation.
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Northwood Park
Theen Castle
Grogt@Castle
Afican Legion
Putnam County Fish and Game Association
Greencastle
American Legion
Putnam County
Greencastle Choral Club
Thesa Mr
Todiana
W. P. Evans
Marion County
Evans
T. E. Evans
Greenaestle
America Legin
Dean Specials
Crawfordsville
Dean
Indiana
Gorges
Herbert Miller
France
Manalo
Herbert Miler
de Voss
Mueller
LaVerne
Bobbie Camp
Bell
Legion Hall
Moon
Hoosier Quintette
Herald
Prevo Employees Enjoy Chicken Dinner
Frevo Brothers department store staff were treated to a 6 o'clock dinner Thursday evening at the home of Miss Edith Reeder and Ruth Nevins on East Washington Street. The event featured fried chicken, dancing from the Virginia Reel to modern steps, and card games. Attendees included Miss Alice Murphy Miss Alta Crump Miss Metta McCoy Miss Edna Curtis Mrs Dessa Bryan Miss Lelia Talbott Miss Edith Reeder Miss Vivian Godwin Miss Ruth Nevins Miss Ella Beckwiyg Edgar Henry and Gordon Prevo Justin Godwin Reese Matson Mr and Mrs Charles Huffman Paul Leet and Paul Mahoney.
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Frevo Brothers
Edith Reeder
Ruth Nevins
East Washington Street
Reeder
Provo
Alice Murphy
Alta Crump
Metta McCoy
Ed_na Curtis
Dessa Bryan
Lelia Talbott
Vivian Godwin
Ella Beckwiyg
Edgar
Henry and Gordon Prevo
Justin Godwin
Reese Matson
Charles Huffman
Paul Leet
Paul Mahoney
Ott Dobbs Goes Big As City Gardener
Local note reports Ott Dobbs expanding gardening efforts in the city. He hosted a roast last Sunday and shared harvests including ripe tomatoes and other produce from his own garden.
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Ott Dobbs
Gardner
Methodist Orphanage Board Sees Bright Future and Growth
Trustees met in regular session at Ge home with Rev. H. Clippinger presiding. Six new children have joined the home as finances improve and the council backs the effort. The board plans to incorporate the orphanage to improve legal handling of gifts and wills, while several children remain healthy and awaiting admission in Greencastle.
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Methodist Orphanage
H. ©. Clippinger
Theodore Crawley
Benjamin Riley
Henry Rawler
Near ‘Palestine
Angie Godwin
State Board of Charities
Te Council of Methodism
Carlisle
Captain Scott and Family Visit Clippingers on Anderson Street
Captain Stanley L Scott arrived from Boston with his wife Mrs. Mary L Scott and their young son to vacation with Rev. and Mrs. H. C. Clippinger on Anderson Street. Captain Scott, a West Point graduate of the class of 1916, has 16 months of overseas service and earned a B.S. for a year of postgraduate work in Boston. He has been assigned to West Point to teach engineering at the government school.
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Stanley L Scott
Boston
Mary L. Scott
H. C. Clippinger
Anderson Street
Scott
Clippinger
Lev
West Point
Law Overseas Service
Mrs Cora O'Brien Denies County Clerk Candidacy
Mrs Cora O'Brien says she has never considered running for the Democratic nomination as county clerk and asks the Herald to deny an unauthorized report. The clarification notes she did not contemplate entering the race.
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Cora O’brien
the Herald
Watts and Trader wedding in Greencastle ceremony
James L. Watts of Medora Indiana and Miss Dena Violet Trader of Greencastle were married Saturday evening June 25 at 5 50 o clock at the Christian church in Greencastle. Rev Levi Marshall officiated with immediate family present. The couple will reside in Medora after a short honeymoon.
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James L. Watts
Medora
Indiana
Dena Violet Trader
Greencastle
Harrison Jones
Levi Marshall
Christian Church
Violet Trader
Clinton Falls
Otto Hanneman
Hog Receipts Rise. Prices Up 15 Cents At Open
Indianapolis livestock market shows hog receipts at 9,000 with 800 carried over from Thursday. Hog prices up 15 cents to 9.15. Pigs at 9.15, sows steady at 7.75 down. Local packers bought 5,500. outsiders 3,000. Cattle active with stronger prices. calves 850 down. lambs up 50 cents to 8.50 down. sheep steady at 2.50.
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Indianapolis
Purdue Hen Lays 151 Eggs in 164 Days in Indiana
In Lafayette Indiana on July 1 Purdue University recorded Lady Purdue a pedigreed Barred Plymouth Rock hen laying 151 eggs in 164 days. The bird hatched March 10 1920 and previously laid 79 eggs in 79 days. Her lineage includes high producing relatives and she is fed a Purdue standard ration.
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Lafayete
Ind
Purdue
Plymouth Rock
Purdue University
Western Agricultural College
E. B. Thompson
A. G. Philips
Weather Report Cited By J P Allen Jr
At noon the temperature reached ninety two degrees Fahrenheit as reported by weather man J P Allen Jr The text also notes seventy eight degrees and mentions a temperature read at seven o clock but the details are unclear and partially garbled
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J. P. Allen, Jr
Record 149 Farmers Enrolled in Corn Growing Contest
Purdue and the Indiana Corn Growers Association report 1149 men across 62 counties enrolled in the five acre corn contest for 1921. The program rewards top yields with bronze, silver, and gold medals and promotes higher, more economical production. Weather and late planting affect yields, but the season is pro mising a higher average if conditions stay favorable.
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Lafayette
R. S. Thomas
Purdue University
Indiana Corn Growers Association
Purdue Agricultural Extension Department
Corn Grower’s Association
Execution of Spies in the English Army A Grim Ceremony
The article details the execution ritual for condemned spies in the English army. A detachment escorts the prisoner to dig his own grave and a chaplain reads burial rites. A twelve-man firing party, twelve rifles with six loaded blanks, executes the sentence. The procedure aims to ensure plausible deniability about the kill.
The Portland Vase in the British Museum
The Portland vase, a priceless Italian artifact dating back to the early Roman era, is now housed in the British Museum. It measures about ten inches high and carries a history of dubious origins, including possible imperial ashes and long residence in the Barberini Palace before its 19th century transfer to Britain.
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British Museum
Italy
Monte Dei Stano
Rome
Severus Pitt
Urban VIII
Duke of Portland
William Hamlton
Lloyd
Museum
Four Greencastle Diamond Nines Play Sunday Schedule
Greencastle lists four local baseball teams The Ameri Legion The Greencastle Gog The Indiana Portland Cement Company team and the American Zinc Products Company team. Games Sunday include Legion at Plainfield 2 30 PM and Greencastle Gray vs Bainbridge 2 PM at Bainbridge with other pairings across Roachdale Cloverdale Reelsville and more.
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Greencastle
Ameri Legion
Indiana Portland Cement Company
American Zinc Products Company
American Legion
Plainfield
Legion
Pieirfield
Dear Spee Ls
Crawfordsville
McKeenfield
Greencastle Grays
Bainbridge Nine
Bainsbridge
Roachdale
Indiana Portland Cement
Roachdale Nine
Indiana Portland Cemet Company
Cloverdale
Indiana Portland’ Cement Company
Local Moves and Summer Plans Highlight Greencastle Visit
J F Hill formerly of Greencastle now in Indianapolis was here today. Mr and Mrs A S Hays and daughter Lillian plan a Saturday auto trip to Bay View for the summer at their cottage. Mr and Mrs Matt Murphy return from a wedding trip and occupy their South Indiana street home.
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J.F. Hill
Greencastle
Indianapolis
Big Four Train Held Up and Express Messenger Shot
Two masked men boarded Big Four Passenger train No. 44 between Covington and Veedersburg Indiana. They wounded express messenger Frank J Beckman of Indianapolis bound and gagged him and rifled the express car safe. Authorities say the loss is set though the greater loot is believed to include securities. Two suspects are jailed at Crawfordsville as investigations continue.
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Frank Beckman
Indianapolis
Covington
Veedersburg
Ind
Big Four
Frank J. Beckman
College Avenue
Crawsville
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