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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1929
Page
2
Community updates with residents visiting relatives and returning home from Lake Wawasee. Reports include absences for illness, vacations, and local social events. Occasional criminal note describes an arrest for converting conditional sales property near Greencastle. Funeral arrangements for Mrs. Walter Matthews Jr. announced in Danville.
Greenfield Indiana July 22 Warner Hancock county residents especially Charlottsville were stirred by Governor Harry G Leslie granting parole to Martin McHargue 28 a bank robber who served only half his minimum sentence. McHargue was sentenced May 3 1924 by Judge Jonas P Walker to 10 to 25 years in Pendleton Reformatory for the April 16 1924 Citizens State Bank holdup at Charlottsville in which $4000 was taken. The court had told the prisoner he might be released in ten years when he would be 33. The governor said to have granted the parole on the parole boards recommendation and former Judge Walker said he refused any parole recommendation.
Dady's A. C. of Indianapolis overwhelmed Clover dale 17 to 1 in Putnam County Sunday. The game remained tight till the sixth when Cloverdale fell apart amid injuries and fielding miscues. A large crowd watched the one sided affair as Indianapolis pulled away in the final innings.
John H Fogarty of Fort Worth Texas says he will win a $500000 suit against Gene Tunney in Bridgeport Connecticut claiming Tunney alienated his wife Katherine King Fogarty. Fogarty cites strong evidence as basis for the breach of promise action filed in Superior Court.
Lieutenant Owen Eugene Wilcox 26, Indianapolis flyer, died in his bed at Selfridge Field Detroit from heart disease not an airplane accident as rumored. Body brought to Indianapolis for funeral at Crown Hill cemetery at 3 p.m. Tuesday. Wilcox enlisted here two years ago, served in Los Angeles and San Antonio before transfer to Selfridge Field two weeks ago. born in Lebanon Indiana.
Mr and Mrs Fred Goodwine return home from Lake Winona after visiting their son Jimmie who plays in an orchestra. Miss Ruth Lawton of Rochester NY visits her sister Mrs Edgar Shamel on North Madison street. Greencastle Service Station sells an Essex sedan to Charles Newgent and an Essex coach to Orlie Vanlandingham north of town. Mrs R A Lawton returns from Peoria IL where she visited Mr and Mrs Robert Bryan and family.
Henry Knecht 79 former city street commissioner died at the county hospital from a fractured skull after being struck by an automobile in Brazil Indiana.
The Indiana Public Service Commission dismissed Norman C. Evans after a show cause hearing. He had been accused of failing to complete lines funded by others. Evans agreed to finish the Reelsville and Hadley lines in Putnam County within one month.
Hogs on today’s market were steady to lower with 160-280 lb cattle selling 11.75 to 12.35 and top 12.40. Cattle, good and choice slaughter, steady. lower grades weak to 25 cents lower with beef steers 13.75 to 16.40. Wealers steady. fat scores 4.50 to 6.50. Sheep and lambs steady. better lambs 14 to 15.
In Danemora New York 1000 convicts revolted injuring two guards and burning the carpenter shop. Prison officials later said the situation was in hand as authorities thwarted a general prison breakout.
We express grateful appreciation to neighbors friends and organizations for kindness and sympathy during illness and death of our daughter and sister Vivian Margarette E Godwin and children thank you for the floral offerings and support.
Dr. Herman C. Beyl a Syracuse University political science professor married Madeline McCullough from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis last weekend. They headed to a new home in Syracuse after a visit with his parents Dr and Mrs John L Bey in Greencastle. He teaches at Syracuse in summer and will be platform manager for the Hanover Social Science Conference at Dartmouth College in August.
Everett Howell, serving life in Chester Illinois for a Golden Illinois bank robbery, is exonerated after Gilbert Ammerman confessed the group’s plot. Ammerman and two others, John Barnhill and Peter McDonald, admit staging the Aug 20 1928 heist and claim half the loot went to Ammerman.
Continuation notes list several young victims across Indiana towns. Hammond reports 13 year old Port Herman killed in bicycle auto collision. Fort Wayne lists 15 year old Eugene Hall of Hicksville drowned in a gravel pit. South Bend records 46 year old Nicholas Weresh died by gas self harm and 4 year old Josephine Moreno perished from burns at a bonfire.
Frances Harriet Gray daughter of Mr and Mrs Asher William Gray married Harold R Nesbit at 4 PM in Indianapolis. The ceremony featured palms and ferns as an improvised altar and included music by Rosalee Stong. The couple left for Lake Wawasee and Michigan and will reside in East Chicago after August 3. Both graduates of DePauw University with Greek-letter affiliations, the couple shared a midwestern wedding in July.
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