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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1928
Page
6
Mrs May Champer widow of James E Champer died Friday afternoon at the home of Mr and Mrs George Hoffman on West Franklin Street where she had roomed for the past year. She was about 65 and death caused by stomach congestion and heart disease. Remains sent to McCurry Funeral Home.
Cloverdale realtor Fred F. Farmer escaped serious harm Saturday night when his Chevrolet Coach was struck by a Ford from Indianapolis driven by Mr. Taylor on State Road 43 just north of Cloverdale. Farmer swerved to avoid impact, the car left the road and overturned, the top demolished. He sustained only slight forehead cuts. The Taylor vehicle and occupants were uninjured and continued on.
Mrs Ida Garl of Market Street won a $50 prize in the Third Boosters contest awarded Saturday. Other prizes included $25 to Mrs Val Thomas, $10 to Miss Pearl Cole, with $5 awards to Norvetta Green Walter Bunday Lennie Bee E M Sellers Roland Lane M A Curran and others of Greencastle Northwood Boulevard Fillmore and Meridian. The Fourth Boosters contest began at noon Saturday and runs to July 28.
Rev C Howard Taylor of the Methodist Church led a sermon symposium on Independence Day, tracing the 1776 Lee resolution and the debates that led to the Declaration of Independence. He highlighted the risks faced by signers and urged understanding of the price of freedom.
Rev. W. L. Raphael and other speakers discuss the perils and profits of national independence. They praise sacrifice from Bunker Hill to Yorktown and urge honoring revolutionaries, defending religious freedom, free speech, and press, and supporting world moves toward self determination.
The speaker warns that the United States faces a crisis between political democracy and industrial autocracy. He argues America must push for economic democracy at home to preserve independence and freedom, urging action to prevent autocratic control. He emphasizes a costly legacy of independence and the need to support liberty for all.
Everett Maddox died after being overcome while cleaning a boiler at the Indiana Portland Cement plant around noon Monday. Dr W M McGaughey treated him. he briefly revived and was sent home.
Lane and Hendricks won the Highland street contract in a special Saturday session with a bid of 1500.66 for sidewalks curbs and gutters. Amos Wendling submitted the lowest bid at 1437.98 but could not supervise the work personally, leading to the award to Lane and Hendricks over Wolfe Black and Sublett who also bid higher.
A weekend survey shows Indiana suffered at least twelve violent deaths, eleven from auto accidents. Notable victims include William Andig, 45, of Indianapolis, and Dorothy Lorenzen, 24, of Chicago, in a Connersville crash near fresh gravel.
Andig, a prominent Indianapolis Mason and Shriner from the Columbia Club, died after his car overturned and crushed his head. Miss Lorenzen died from shock and blood loss. coroner Dr C H Metcalf cites the injuries as fatal. Andig’s body was shipped to Indianapolis while Lorenzen’s remains were prepared for shipment to her Chicago parents.
The Putnam county Board of Review will extend its session two weeks due to real estate reassessment. It now expects to end work on July 14 after meeting Monday in the county treasurer's office during county commissioners' gathering.
The tent meeting on Commercial Place led by Mrs Grace Black continues through the week with several conversions reported. An all day session with a basket dinner is set for Sunday July 8 and baptismal services are scheduled for 2 PM at Big Walnut Creek.
Ed Pence residing south of Putnamville is held in the County Jail on a charge of possession of illicit liquor after officers found thirty one quarts for home brew and up to a quart of hard liquor on his premises. He pleaded guilty and is held on $500 bond pending Putnam Circuit court sentence.
Greencastle attorney C C Gillen was elected president of the Fifth District Bar Association for the coming year at the district outing at Greencastle Country Club. About one hundred attendees heard reports and enjoyed a chicken dinner and golf. The next annual outing is set for June 30 at Turkey Run State Park Parke County.
J Paul Alcorn 28 a salesman of North Terre Haute and Frances EK Eppert 22 of Terre Haute were issued a marriage license in Terre Haute. The couple plans to wed soon.
Leslie H. Smith a 25 year old mail pilot missing since Thursday night was found dead in a wrecked DeHaviland on a hillside nine miles north of Elsinore Missouri. The plane and body were located by three farmers who heard a plane Thursday night. He had flown the mail for eight months with a perfect record before his death likely from exposure.
After reading accounts for a missing flier, the plane lay in thick Ozark timber. Smith, caught in a severe electrical windstorm, apparently flew northwest crossing the valley, clipping tree tops for yards before crashing into a large oak.
The Indiana State Fair runs September 1 to 8 with $400 prize in horseshoe pitching and $525 in horse pulling. Entries welcome for men boys and seniors with daily rounds 8 to 12 for pitching and a multi day pull with horses or mules. For details contact E. J. Barker, Secretary, Indiana State Fair.
Illinois Indiana and Ohio officials will honor General George Rogers Clark on July 4 at Fort Gage Chester with speakers Clem J. Richards and Major T L Fekete Jr. A pageant titled The Long Knives at Kaskaskia and a fireworks display will mark the capture of Kaskaskia and Fort Gage drawing thousands.
The Cloverdale High School Alumni Association held its sixth annual meeting at the Cloverdale high gymnasium with 65 graduates at a picnic supper. A program of singing and orchestra, a reading, and a short speech by Supt. Lowery followed. Officials were elected for the coming year. The group voted to invite all who ever attended Cloverdale high school to future gatherings.
American playwright Avery Hopwood, 44, died after drowning off Juan-les-Pins in France. He was seized by a cramp while swimming with a party at nine o'clock last night and could not be helped despite efforts.
In darkness a party member became separated during a heavy dinner parley. Lifeguards tried to reach him but he drowned before help arrived. Funeral plans have not been released.
DePauw University awarded three cash prizes of 100 dollars each to top point earners in freshman sophomore and senior classes. Frederick Foster and Betty Lou Hunter tied for freshman top points, James Funston led sophomores with 120 points, Alvin Rockwell topped juniors with 177 points, and Jesse Riebsomer led seniors with 110 points. Eighteen freshmen with fifty or more points receive Rector scholarships for the remainder of college, plus 200 high school graduates entering next fall earn Rector scholarships. Total Rector Scholars on campus reach about 600 next fall.
Mrs S C Sayers and her son Gordon have arrived in Greencastle on Sunday from Riverside California where they spent the winter prior to returning.
Miss Handruma Jones daughter of Mr and Mrs Clyde Jones of Indianapolis married John J Hager of Louisville Ky Saturday night at the bride's home. Constance Jones maid of honor Virgil Hager best man. The bride a Sweet Briar graduate attended DePauw and Indiana University. She is a Kappa Alpha Theta member. The groom is a Purdue graduate and Phi Gamma Delta. They will reside in Louisville.
J Paul Alcorn a north Terre Haute salesman and Frances E Eppert of Terre Haute were married Monday afternoon in the Court House by Rev W E Gill. They were accompanied by J J Sutherlin and Viola M Sutherlin.
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