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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1928
Page
3
A roundup of residents and visitors including Mrs Emma Ragan ill at Fillmore, Alva Iisby aunt to county treasurer, Mr and Mrs Robert Ziegleman welcoming a daughter born at the County hospital, and numerous visits moves and church notices across Greencastle and surrounding towns.
Indianapolis conducts a nationwide style dragnet for the killers of Motor Policeman Paul Miller. 108 arrests so far include many on vagrancy charges as investigators seek the two suspects still at large. Funeral plans include full police honors and a march from police HQ to Crown Hill cemetery.
Detroit July 20 George Souders race driver who was injured Sunday lapsed into a semiconscious state and was unconscious for four days before regaining consciousness yesterday His condition remains alarming despite the improvement. Ad insert for Cooper Inman pastry goods.
County Auditor Willis R. Gill said the Putnam County Board of Equalization has finished leveling real and personal property values and asks taxpayers to provide evidence that current assessments are high enough. The goal is to present proof to the State Tax Board on July 25 to resist any increase order, noting trades like farm land at 32 per acre vs 40 earlier and property valued at 500 now selling for 200.
In Noblesville Indiana on July 19 a meeting heard G F Fleming explain claims by 150 to 175 alleged heirs of Robert Edwards from Wales who settled in America before 1700. The vast New York City land, valued at 18 to 20 million dollars, was said to be subject to transfer due to expired leases and complex title.
News from Mexico City reports a nine day national mourning for President elect General Alvaro Obregon after his assassination. The government lifts wartime censorship. Congress postpones its extraordinary session from today to July 30.
Hog prices fell 10 to 25 cents per pound with prices up to 170 pounds mainly 20 cents lower. Cattle values held steady as beef steers reached about 16.50 with some heads to 16.00. Vealers were steady around 14.50. Sheep held firm while lambs rose up to 25 cents with good lambs 14.00 to 14.75. Fat ewes brought 5.00 to 6.50 and breeding ewes brought 7.00.
Herbert Hoover the first Californian nominated for the presidency returns home for his father in law Charles D Henry's funeral at Leland Stanford University chapel in Palo Alto. The Hoover train bypasses San Francisco events and heads toward California with no welcome ceremonies. Hoover plans a short stay in Palo Alto and then visits Los Angeles and I ow a before resuming campaign travel across the nation.
The Phillips reunion will be held at the home of Mr and Mrs Charles Gardner 1020 South College Avenue on Sunday July 22.
Classified notes list several notices including Jersey heifer calves wanted at weaning, a pasture for rent of about 40 acres of blue grass near Greencastle, a church market and lunch in Somerset, sale flowers for occasions, a stray or stolen Holstein cow near Putnamville, a Japanese bazaar by Iota Psi Alpha Alumnae, all dated around July 21.
Rockford Illinois July 20. Paul Reed a young draftsman was arrested on suspicion of placing the bomb in Vernon Plager s car. Plager named Reed before dying and a second bomb was found in another car in the same garage.
In Terre Haute Ind this afternoon Mrs A E Bulson of Fort Wayne defeated Mrs Naomi Hull Gipson of Elkhart 1 up to win the state women’s golf tournament final at Terre Haute Country Club. Mrs Gipson wife of former DePauw athlete Robert Gipson.
Elizabeth Chambers, bound for China as secretary to Bishop George R. Grose, was honored with a bon voyage bridge shower hosted by Grace Browning and Ruth Robertson. Four bridge tables, prize gifts, decorative ship motifs, and a display of packed luggage framed the celebration with tea and fruit punch.
A special Sunday service at 10 30 a m at First Christian Church focuses on the Young People Conferences this summer. Three youths from last year will take part with Stanley Sears reading the scripture Kathryn Atkinson praying and John Talbot giving a talk. Rev B H Bruner will speak on Youth Looks At The Church.
Five men died during a night time rain and electrical storm. D. D. Tucker 44 George Wilson 43 Jesse Davis 22 and John Butts 25 all from Stanberry Missouri perished when a Wabash freight train plunged through a trestle near Mineola Iowa. Leroy McCardle 27 of Elkhorn Nebraska was struck by lightning.
Miss Hazel Arbuckle Miss Ethel Ader and Lloyd Miller vocational instructors and County Agent R H Stevenson returned Friday from the site of the 4 H Club camp at Merom which opens next Monday Advance arrangements were made to receive the 4 H members Twenty or more 4 H Club members will go from Greencastle and Putnam County but the method of reaching the camp is as yet indefinite A definite method of transportation will be announced Saturday
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