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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1929
Page
4
Indiana State Medical Association issues six warnings to prevent tetanus from Fourth of July injuries. The bulletin notes 22 percent Indiana tetanus deaths last year and urges prompt wound care, thorough cleaning, medical consultation for antitoxin, and vigilance with gun wads blank cartridges.
Dr. E S Shumaker head of the Indiana Anti Saloon League is in a Battle Creek sanitarium awaiting stronger health before an operation can be performed. His wife reports a physician advised postponement until he gains strength after a nervous breakdown scare and time in the Indiana state farm for contempt of court. The leave from his office was granted for a month.
Miss Ruth Sublett of Indianapolis spent the weekend with her Fillmore parents. Irene and Walter Roach of Indianapolis and Ohio visited relatives there. Mr and Mrs Johnnie Smith and Amos Hunter drove from Fillmore to Marionville to visit relatives for ten days. Ivan Lisby and wife of Fillmore welcomed a baby girl. Elsie Dicks of Indianapolis spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Lowell Dicks in Fillmore. Community meetings over the last three weeks closed Sunday night with ten church additions.
Industrial road development continues as the Indiana state highway commission pursues its 1929 program. Director John J. Brown reports several hundred miles of non paving routes treated with oil and calcium chloride to reduce dust. Results are favorable as the test compares both materials for durability through winter.
Horton Smith, once a boy with a modest start, now stands as the era’s most notable professional golfer. His Ryder Cup stint overseas and a sensational 66 at St. Cloud boosted his profile, likely drawing large crowds at Winged Foot Club in Mamaroneck New York.
Willard Mack returns to the screen in The Voice of the City after years as a writer. He cast himself as Biff the detective, a role close to his own life, and offers a strong police portrayal in a Cosmopolitan-MGM release opening at the Voncastle Theatre on Tuesday.
Detroit July 1 report says a concerted liquor smuggling syndicate will use airplanes to move booze to isolated fields near the lake border. Cargoes land under darkness, transfer to cars, then forward to rum headquarters. aim is to raise and control prices via a national liquor trust.
American Association games include Toledo 5 Indianapolis 4 and Louisville 13 Columbus 12 with 11 innings. Minneapolis 11 Milwaukee 7. Kansas City 4 St. Louis 3. AL St. Louis 2 12 Chicago 0 4. Boston 5 Washington 2. New York 7 Philadelphia 5. Cleveland 12 Detroit 9. NL Brooklyn 4 8 Boston 3 7. Pittsburgh 3 2 Cincinnati 0 3. Philadelphia 10 1 New York 6 6. Chicago 10 St. Louis 7.
Results show Toledo 12 Indianapolis 0 through nine, Columbus 8 Louisville 1, St. Paul 2 Kansas City 1, Minneapolis 8 Milwaukee 3, New York 6 Boston 4. Detroit 11 Cleveland 10. Washington 12 Philadelphia 2. St Louis at Chicago halted end of third by rain. Pittsburgh 7 Cincinnati 6. Chicago 14 St Louis 8. New York 14 Philadelphia 2 and Brooklyn 5 Boston 3 in eight innings with darkness.
Monticello Indiana June 50 A farmer identified as John Strantz was injured when his left hand fingers were caught in a hay pulley. He was pulled off the ground, his finger broken and his hand badly lacerated.
Gasoline tax receipts for June totalled 1,571,187.35, up 500,492.33 from the prior June, reflecting a 4 percent rise driven largely by a 1 cent per gallon state tax increase. June sales reached 39,279,683 gallons, vs 34,689,833 a year earlier, with refunds totaling 57,279.82 for tractor and stationary motor use.
Cor a M Harris named administrator by the Putnam County Indiana Circuit Court for the estate of Sarah A Brock deceased. The estate is alleged to be solvent. The filing lists attorney Charles McGaughey and dates June 22 1929 June 24 and July 18.
An vintage drug store advertisement promotes Burke's Cod Liver Oil and Iron Tablets claiming they build strength and weight. It urges taking iron with cod liver oil to combat fatigue and gain 6 to 15 pounds monthly, noting extracts from cod liver oil are used in tablet form. Mullins Drug Store runs the ad.
Mr. R. W. Grandstaff of Peru Indiana credits Konjola with curing stomach and kidney ailments after a harsh decline. He reports rapid recovery, no headaches or dizziness, and says the first bottle acted like an electric shock. Konjola is sold at Owl drug store in Greencastle and by leading druggists in the region.
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