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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1928
Page
4
Local ad promotes fresh fried chicken green vegetables and fruits bakery goods and all you need for a special Sunday dinner at Cooper and Inman. The notice highlights variety and quality in a concise newspaper style.
Charles Gladden was elected president and Clarence Downey secretary treasurer of the White County Loan Trust and Savings Company at Monticello after the retirement of John M. Turner due to ill health. Fred C. Obenchain joined the board replacing the late Dr. R. M. Reagan. Turner remains a director.
Results from yesterday include American Association games with Indianapolis beating Milwaukee 3 2 and Columbus defeating St Paul 4 2 while Minneapolis won 4 0 over Toledo. Rain affected Louisville at Kansas City and several National and American League games including Chicago 4 Philadelphia 3 and Chicago 4 Boston 1. Cincinnati 0 Brooklyn 0 and St Louis 11 New York 1 were called due to rain.
Norman Clodfelter of Russellville and Hend Raymond L. Dirks of Greencastle earned exceptional scholastic honors for the second semester, named on Purdue University’s Distinguished Student roll. A record 198 students achieved the honor, requiring grades of 90 or above with no below 70, and holders receive university privileges including exemption from certain incidental fees for the following term.
Mrs Ralph Edwards spent a few days in Rushville with Mr Edwards and Mrs Douglas Carpenter. The Carpenters visited North Salem on Tuesday. Emma Kelly visited relatives near Russellville and Crawfordsville and returned home Sunday. Ida Putt will be taken to Crawfordsville hospital Thursday morning. Dinner at the Christian Church last Sunday was well attended. Tom Young remains very poorly. Grace Barnard left for several days in Thomasville Georgia. Mrs Alice Hicks and brother returned from a trip to Kentucky. Mr and Mrs Glen Clodfelter of Lafayette visited here. Mr and Mrs Wendel Shepherd spent time with their parents Mr and Mrs O A Shepherd. Mrs Charles Wilsons daughter Gladest returned home after a stay here.
Putnam County Indiana Board of Commissioners plans to issue road bonds not exceeding 5208 dollars for the Daniel A Hutcheson road improvement. Taxpayers may appeal to the State Board within 29 days from July 18 1928. hearing at Green Castle Court House.
Lafayette July 13 reports that unfavorable weather delayed hatching of the second brood codling moths, prompting orchardists to spray now for complete control and future reduction. Purdue entomologist J. J. Davis outlines timing for sprays across the state and recommends arsenate of lead mixtures, lime additions, and Bordeaux for blotch and rot, with a second spray about two weeks later. Copies of Circular 151 detailing the full moth problem are available on request.
A AAA tested four stock Studebaker and Erskine cars driven by women of average experience at Atlantic City Speedway from June 13 to 16. The Commander Roadster averaged 77.21 mph over 600 miles, with other cars averaging 60.39 mph, 70.1 mph, and 58.6 mph respectively. Drivers included Bertha Winnai, Caroline Winnai, Marie Morton, and Mary Jobling, among others.
Word arrived from Crawfordsville on July 12 of the death of Mrs. Richard Fleming formerly of Greencastle at her Detroit home Wednesday evening. She is a sister of Mrs. Cal Brookshire and Miss Eliza Hobin and is survived by her husband. Funeral services set for Friday at St Bernards Catholic church with interment at Calvary cemetery in Crawfordsville.
The Methodist bishops oppose military training in DePauw University while students vote 339 to 111 to retain it. The editorial argues that training builds discipline and teamwork, aiding post college life, while bishops urge avoidance in schools. The piece ends with a local ad for produce and fruit suppliers.
Paramount's Western hero Jack Luden stars in Shootin Irons to be shown at Granada Theatre Saturday. Filmed in California's Sierra wilderness, the story follows a young frontiersman who saves a girl and her father from a death trap and pursues justice while facing a betrayed trust and a running battle with a posse.
London romance unfolds in the FBO adaptation of J. J. Bell's Beyond London's Lights. Kitty Carstairs loves Colin Drummond while Sy mington schemes against them. Colin's mother seeks a match with Lady Dorothy. Picked up by artist John Risk, Kitty moves to the city and finds love at last.
The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company bulletin shows New York State urban auto death rate is lower than national and regional urban rates. It notes that three of ten industrial-area fatalities nationwide last year were caused by motor vehicle operation.
The state shows a fatality rate of 16.8 per 100 000 with the national rate at 19.1 per 100 000. Neighboring states range from New Jersey 22.4 Pennsylvania 20.4 to Connecticut 17.5 per 100 000, Idaho at 62.4 leading all states. Canada’s auto fatalities run a little over half U S levels and are climbing, with sharper gains among Negroes than whites.
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