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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1928
Page
2
By mail in Putnam County three dollars per year outside Putnam County three dollars and fifty cents per year in Greencastle by carrier ten cents a week weekly edition one dollar fifty cents per year advertising rates on application
Zane Grey inspired water saga on the Granada screen Mon and Tue stars Jack Holt. Prologue set in 1865 shows crossing desert and discovery of irrigation. main story 1890 follows John Ballard defending water rights against a corrupt committee and securing Happy Valley’s prosperity.
The film Freckles based on Gene Stratton-Porter’s novel opens Monday at Vancastle Theatre. Leo Meehan directs this FBO production set in the Limberlost forest with an orphan boy guarding timber and winning the love of a wealthy girl after daring rescues.
Connersville Indiana July 20 after twenty four years a land terrapin bearing carvings of Virgil Griffith and Walter Moore of Everton and the date 1904 was found. Donald Wilson discovered the terrapin on a farm near Everton about two miles from the original carving site.
The article profiles Tom Heeney's training and diet ahead of his heavyweight title bid against Gene Tunney. Heeney follows personal, nontraditional routines with two meals daily, early 6 AM workouts, playful road work, massages, and beer mid-evening, contrasting with typical American training rules.
In Tashkent two year old baboon revived after Professor Michaelovsky drained all blood from its veins and then repumped preserved blood fifty five minutes later. The baboon regained consciousness and returned to its cage within hours, eating bananas and climbing the grating.
A health bulletin from the Indiana State Medical Association warns readers to avoid scratching chigger bites. It explains chigger behavior, seasonal timing in July, and methods to ease bites, including alkaline baths and salt grease. The note cautions scratching can cause secondary infections and outlines removal tips and preventive measures.
Kansas farmers operate more than 20 000 combines and threshers as the eighth anniversary of mechanized harvests marks a record crop. The machines cut, thresh, and load swiftly, overcoming wind damage and saving the yield by moving grain directly to trucks and wagons.
Wheat of poor quality and small yield has resulted from threshing on Putnam County farms the past week. Winter kill and scab infection cut Indiana yields this year, with many farmers reporting about twelve bushels per acre.
The state board of education approved three appointments submitted by State Superintendent Roy P. Wisehart. Eugene V. Butler becomes statistician replacing Byron H. Williams who left for Indianapolis public schools. George K. Wells from Terre Haute Normal School takes over supervision of industrial arts succeeding Denman Kelly. J. H. Hendrickson of Freelandville succeeds C. B. Gwyn as director of rehabilitation.
Four inmates escaped the Indiana state reformatory near Pendleton during a heavy rainstorm. Lee True, 21, captured within an hour between the facility and Pendleton, faces a three to five year term for vehicle taking. At large are James Louks, 27, Luther Gates, 21, and William Foland, 20. Gates and Foland worked in the dairy barn. Gates had 78 days to serve before parole eligibility.
In Fulton County Indiana farmers claim droughts floods or disaster will visit the area this year. They cite oat leaves showing a letter B formed by leaf veins which they say stands for blood. They note 1914 yielded a W for world war as supporting precedent.
Elizabeth Smith of Green Castle Indiana serves as Camp Mystic councillor as Vilhjalmur Stefansson visits Mary L Jobe Akeley at Mystic Connecticut. He shares views on Roald Amundsen fate in the Arctic and discusses survival, food sources, and polar conditions with the girls and camp staff. Stefansson notes Amundsen may be lost at sea or could reach Arctic zones with fog. He praises rescue of Italian flyers and explains food and cold tolerance in the Arctic. Smith plans to stay through September beyond the camp season.
Paris reports say stabilizing the franc forces nobles to seek work. Countesses viscountesses and other noble offspring visit information bureaus and lodging agencies in search of income. Many crowd families into few rooms and rent out chateaux to survive. Before Poincare action, they hoped to recover fortunes, now they face reality.
Yesterday's scores include American Association St Paul 6 Minneapolis 5 in ten innings. Kansas City 7 Milwaukee 6. American League Philadelphia 4 St Louis 0 and Washington 7 Detroit 4 with Cleveland at Boston rained out. NL St Louis 5 Philadelphia 4 and New York 4 Chicago 3. Brooklyn 8 Pittsburgh 7. International League Reading 8 Montreal 4 with Jersey City at Buffalo and Newark at Rochester rained out and Baltimore at Toledo rained out.
B H Bruner minister and E B Bartley superintendent lead Sunday School at 9 30 Morning worship at 10 10 with a sermon Youth Looks At The Church theme and youth participants Kathryn Atkinson Stanley Sears John Talbott. Union Young People Service 6 30 pm at this church followed by a union service at 7 30 pm in the Christian Church with Rev Davies preaching.
The Presbyterian Church lists services with Sunday School at 9:30 A M. Morning Worship at 10:40 A M. Dr F C Hood of Franklin to preach. Union Young People meeting at 6:30 P M and union services at 7:30 P M in the Christian Church with Rev S E Davies of the Baptist Church preaching.
Sunday School at 9 30 worship with sermon at 10 40 subject Spiritual Awareness. Epworth League gathering 6 40 with other Young People across the city at the Christian Church. Union evening service 7 at the Christian Church with Rev Davies preaching.
Sabbath School at 9 30 a m morning worship 11 45 a m Young People 6 30 p m evening worship 7 30 p m Prayer meeting Thursday 7 30 o'clock Everyone invited
Sunday School at 9 30 with Kenneth Todd superintendent preaching at 10 40 A M Evening union service at 7 30 P M at the Christian Church Prayer meeting Thursday evening all are urged to attend
The lesson sermon for Sunday July 22 centers on truth and freedom from John 8 31 32 and John 18 37 with citations from Mary Baker Eddy s Be ance and Health and emphasizes prayer as a means to know and do God s will. The service highlights the unity of Scripture and Eddy s text in revealing universal truth.
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