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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1929
Page
1
Charles J. Arnold recalls the Independence Day celebration at the Country Club picnic with fried chicken and fireworks by Frank Heavy Cannon. He notes the pleasure of the gathering, restlessness from the night, and the joke about Monday being a day off as he began laundry chores.
The Presbytery of Indiana, with 62 ministers and 47 churches, condemns Indiana press for not accurately reporting laws and crime. It defends press honesty, cites Volstead act failures, and argues detailed crime descriptions spur public demand for punishment.
In Spencer Indiana on July 3 Judge James P. Hughes overruled a father's motion in the Blanche Thomas versus Loren Thomas custody suit. The Owen County grand jury found no indictment against Blanche Thomas related to alleged poisoning of her 8-year-old son.
Charles Babe Conklin of 907 N Madison Street suffered severe facial burns when stationary fireworks exploded while he lit it during a Fourth of July celebration at his residence. The blast burned eyes lips and neck. Authorities probe potential involvement of local youths in placing firecrackers in mail boxes at Sudranski building around 9 oclock.
James Reeves seven year old son of Mr and Mrs Alfred Reeves of Detroit Michigan fractured his arm Friday morning at the home of Mr and Mrs Robert Allen northeast of town. The injury occurred when he fell against a fence while playing in the yard. The fracture was reduced by Dr C C Tucker and an X ray was taken at County Hospital. The Reeves family traveled from Detroit to visit the Allens on Thursday.
Funeral services were held in Brazil for William FE German 67 longtime superintendent of the Brazil sewage disposal plant found dead at the facility Tuesday His death was from an acute heart attack He was the father of Mrs Bessie Terry of Belle Union Survived by widow four daughters and two sons Burial was at Marshall Illinois former home of the family
The weather forecast calls for scattered thundershowers tonight and again Saturday with little change in temperatures. Wet conditions may affect outdoor plans.
Heber Hamilton of the town area suffered a painful rope burn to a hand while helping restrain a bull. The animal bolted as they worked to place a ring in its nose, Hamilton grabbed the rope to halt the run and was burned. He received medical attention from Dr. A. B. Ayler.
The city council will elect a new School Board member this month to replace Harry Collins whose term ends July 31. Candidates named are Melvin Harlan and Mrs. Grafton Longden of Greencastle township, with Mrs. Longden reportedly backed by the city Parent Teacher Associations.
Greencastle Kiwanis members received commitment papers to the Indiana State Farm from Deputy Sheriff R. P. Mullins during their weekly luncheon at the Christian Church. They must serve a three hour term next Thursday at noon with a 75 cent luncheon fine, fingerprinting by Superintendent Ralph Howard. Local delegates Joe Crosby and B. H. Bruner reported on the Milwaukee Kiwanis International convention.
Otto Deuppe aged 36 of Bicknell Indiana was killed instantly when his car crashed near Vincennes Indiana last night. Three women passengers were injured seriously in the same accident according to INS.
Samuel R. Wagner 82, an inmate at the Knights of Pythias home in Lafayette, died after a car driven by 21 year old Elmer Cole struck him on July Fourth. Wagner formerly lived in Auburn Indiana.
The L and H Chevrolet Sales Company plans an Open House from 2 to 6 PM with inspection of its new 115 North Jackson building followed by an official opening at 7 PM. Music dancing refreshments and souvenirs mark the event as O. W. Hollowell oversees crew finishing the showroom.
Isaac Cash of Marion township suffered a fractured rib and minor injuries after falling from a hay wagon when the trip rope on a hay fork broke while unloading hay. He resides east of Fillmore.
Frank Gardner of Waveland and Bert Murray of Russellville join two Terre Haute wardens on a seven day motor boat trip down the Wabash river starting Monday.
From the Herald files 20 years ago in Greencastle the Crystal Ice Company plant shut for repairs with ice shipments planned to serve customers. Mr. and Mrs. Ford Lucas depart for a Colorado visit, Belle Graham to manage Adams Express during the absence. Tin Plate Mill assessed at 50 100. Frank Walls of Parsons, Kansas visits Ed McG Walls.
The First National Bank of Greensburg purchased 16000 dollars in Franklin township road bonds for the Galena Irwin and others road project in Roachdale at par. Construction delays earlier occurred as the County Treasurer found no buyers for the bonds.
A radio at Mr and Mrs Ots Gardner's Park Street home was demolished by a lightning strike during a storm. The electric surge shattered the radio, blasted the cabinet top to the ceiling, and scorched parts of the house. Mrs Gardner awoke frightened but no other damage occurred.
A Northern Indiana Service Corporation interurban car derailed when it hit a washout between Huntington and Andrews at 5 50 am. Few passengers were aboard. Motorman Charles Williams of Peru was injured and hospitalized.
Herschel L. Knoll a 2 year old office man ager from Detroit Michigan and Jenerva Irene Shake a 24 year old teacher from Cloverdale are listed in an unclear notice. The fragment references ages occupations and places without a clear event. Further details are unreadable in the clipped text.
Adele Wilson Pringle Taggart wife of Thomas D. Taggart died of a sudden heart attack at the French Lick Springs hotel in Indiana. She had just returned from Chicago, her former home, and was the daughter in law of former U S senator Thomas Taggart.
Milton Cobb a 24 year old Roachdale barber is jailed on a drunk charge with $100 bond. He was arrested by town marshal Tom Ashby after staggering from his car in Roachdale yesterday. Cobb pleaded not guilty at arraignment claiming he was framed and rode for a long time causing stiffness. He says he shaved several people before his arrest and is separated from his wife.
Dr Alexander O Getter toxicologist reported to assistant district attorney Phillip Huntington that his examination of Wilmer Stultz organs showed intoxication at the time of the Roosevelt Field crash. He noted two others died and is studying who supplied the liquor and whether any air official allowed the flight with two passengers under such conditions.
Washington is abuzz as rumors spread that Secretary of the Treasury Mellon may resign from President Hoover's cabinet. Observers note Mellon no longer holds the same power as in Harding or Coolidge administrations and suggest the president has relied more on other advisors since Hoover took office.
N. N. Antrim, 84, oldest Miami County Bar Association member, died in Peru Indiana after a long illness. He was well known in Indian legal circles.
Cleveland pilots Byron Newcomb and Roy Mitchell in the monoplane City of Cleveland pushed past 156 hours early today in a bid to break a 172 hour endurance record. If they fly to 12 10 21 a m tonight they would set a new mark and hope to reach 200 hours or more if airworthy.
The Presbytery of Indianapolis with 62 ministers and 47 churches adopts a resolution urging Indiana newspapers to curb detailed crime reporting. It calls for press to promote law and order, support Hoover’s policies, and avoid instructive crime descriptions. The resolution requests distribution to editors in county seats.
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