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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1928
Page
2
Subscription rates shown for Putnam County and outside areas. Putnam County by mail is 2.00 yearly, outside Putnam 3.50 yearly, Greencastle carrier 10c weekly, weekly edition 1.50 yearly, with advertising rates available on request.
In Mercury National Bank scheme worth 200000, Rose Shannon returns a stolen satchel but is arrested after it is opened to reveal counterfeit contents. The Professor leading the gang suspects Rose worked with another crew. Police press Rose as reporters and matrons grill her. Maurey the stool pigeon-hoots for clues while the gang plots how to uncover her allies.
Green Castle Indiana Common Council invites sealed bids until 7 30 p m July 31 1928 for paving Seminary Street from Vine to Wood and Washington Street from Vine to Wood with plain concrete asphaltic concrete wooden block or brick. Bid deposits equal to 2 1 2 percent of engineer estimate required. Plans on file with City Clerk. Right to reject any bid reserved.
Several residents attended the burial of Mrs Charles Stevens at Fillmore cemetery last Tuesday. The report lists neighbors and relatives visiting Greencastle Indianapolis Terre Haute and Indianapolis, with tensions of bereavement and family travel.
A local gathering four miles east of Danville at Melvin Jones home drew sixty eight attendees. Attendees included Mrs Ame Snodgrass Mrs Emma Morgan and several families. Events noted include funeral attendance for Ben Harlan in Coatesville and visits among neighbors.
Sunday guests visited various families in Corn Stalk Valley including Fred Hunter and family with Elsie Hunter Burl Buis in Lebanon and several Mayors, Storm, McGinnis, Newman, and Wallace households. Multiple extended families shared meals and calls across Coatesville, Fillmore, Munnée, and nearby towns.
Charlie Chaplin stars in The Circus at Gran ada Theatre to roaring crowds and childlike glee. The film showcases Chaplin’s clowning on a circus backdrop with rope tricks, comedy stunts, and a final twist where he loses the girl.
Mrs Dolus McKnight and son from Washington DC visit Cloverdale relatives. Mrs Lina Cunningham travels to Indianapolis for the death of her niece Mrs H L Stone. Funeral held in Indianapolis with interment at Forest Hill. Local attendees include Mr and Mrs Louis Morrison and others.
Mary Pickford headlines the film My Best Girl at the Voncastle Theatre. A romance unfolds in a five and ten cent store as she, a stock girl, uses a packing case nook with flowers pictures and a clock where she shares lunches with the owner's son Charles Rogers.
William Cowger is seriously ill with intestinal influenza and Glen Gibson has small pox prompting quarantine. Henry Morris moved into Mrs. Dan Etcheson’s property on Monday. Mrs. Mae Staggs and her children relocated from Mrs. Allee’s home, while Mrs. Leo Allgood of Lafayette visits her grandmother, Mrs. Allee. Harve Hall suffered a stroke on Tuesday.
A Pontiac owned by Lloyd Cooley of Logansport collided head on with a Chevrolet owned by Eddy Stone of Greencastle on the pavement about a half block north of Sandford's service station Sunday around 3 p.m. The Pontiac was swinging prior to the impact.
A Chevrolet sustained a damaged wheel axle fender and running board after a collision. A Pontiac also suffered front end injuries and was taken to the Cornthwaite garage for evaluation while the Chevrolet went to Mull Motor for repair.
The Massachusetts Federation of Churches announces a three year program to study home life youth social activities and central education across churches in the state. Groups select subjects, conduct research, and report findings to culminate in a 1930 COPEC Conference of Christian Politics Economic and Citizenship. The final report will mark Boston’s tercentenary celebration with a statewide Christian perspective.
Mrs. Glen Dicks was taken to St. Vincents Hospital Saturday night for an appendicitis operation and is reported doing well. Miss Julia Wells visited Cecil Miller and family from Thursday until Harley Morgan and family spent Sunday with Jesse Evans. Mr. and Mrs. Morris Carney and Corden Carney and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Mose Carney. Grover Eggers was brought home from the hospital Friday. Others visiting included Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Miller and son, Rev. Mayfield with Jesse Evans and Addison Huber, Trene Miller with Wilma Kelly, and Olive Stallings spending the weekend with home folks.
A fragmentary advertisement touts FLY-TOX as a scientific insecticide developed by the Mellon Institute of Industrial Research through Rex Fellowship. It claims to kill all household insects and to keep ants away with continued spraying for days.
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