Local residents visit city on various business and health updates
Kerry Steele from Bainbridge, Mrs. Whitmarsh of Brazil, and Phillip Carpenter of Filmore were in town on business. Mrs. Elizabeth Smiley’s illness improves and may return home Saturday. Lewis Dennis of Salem stopped briefly with Dr. and Mrs. Tucker on his way home from the K P celebration in Terre Haute. Prof. and Mrs. Schofield enjoy a abroad trip and plan study in Dresden this fall. Mrs. Littell and daughters visit relatives in Brownsburg before traveling to Borden and Louisville. A Gamewell fire alarm wire break near Luteke residence triggered a bell earlier today and was repaired. C R Dulin reports oil boom activity near Irvine with interest from Casey, NL.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillip Carpenter
Filmore
Elizabeth Smiley
Clay McKee
Lewis Dennis
Salem
Ind
W. W. Tucker
Terre Haute
Charles Schofield
Dresden
Prof
Scholfield
Gamewell
Luteke
C. R. Dulin
Irvine
Advertising columns drive town reach, say business giants
Humility and boastful praise alike mark the ad ethic of the great apple king and the advertising pioneer Robert Ogden. Their belief in publicizing a good thing underpins their worldwide success and underscores why The Herald ads reach the town best.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merchant Prince
Robert
Ogden
The
Herald
University report shows non fraternity lead in grades study
Dean Post’s annual scholarship report compares fraternity and non fraternity students with 26 percent advantage for non fraternities on A and B grades and 45 percent advantage for fraternities on F grades. Honor roll lists Alpha Chi Omega through Sigma Cerote with numerous Greek organizations named. A separate fire injures three at Fay Hamilton properties on Park Street, destroying multiple sheds and barns. cause believed to be children with matches.
Fire destroys two barns and sheds at Park Street home
A serious conflagration at the home of Pay Hamilton on Park Street at noon today destroyed two barns and several sheds. Children and matches are believed to have been responsible for starting the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fay Hamilton
Park Street
Hamilton
Darnall
PAY Hamilton
Burns Cause Loss Covered by Insurance
A fire incident left several victims with burns including Charles Vanvador who sustained neck and arm injuries. The total property loss runs to several hundred dollars and is partly insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Vanvador
County Discusses Special Registration Meeting
County Chairman Arthur Hamrick calls a Democratic County Central Committee meeting at Greencastle courthouse on Saturday morning August 1 to discuss a possible special registration under existing law. Also reports three prisoners working on county roads. they were shackled but promised not to escape and are said to be doing fine work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Hamrick
Democratic County Central Committee
Court House
Greencastle
Alvah Lisby
Mr. Lisby
Card of Thanks to Fire Department and Citizens
Chas. O. Waggoner and Mrs. E. Shipley express gratitude to the fire department ex firemen and local citizens for their heroic efforts in saving their building. Also notes brief local social updates about Mrs. John Cross returning to Brazil and Paul Wright visiting from Spencer with Frank Wright of Crawford restaurant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. O. Waggoner
E. Shipley
Paul Wright
Spencer
Frank Wright
Crawford
Auto Accident Traps Four Students Under Shield
A machine driven by Ewing Shield overturned trapping four boys returning from the Shades. All four were caught beneath the mechanism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ewing Shield
Shades
Four DePauw Students Escape Injury In Car Crash
Four male travelers from DePauw University and a Hanover College guest escaped serious harm when their touring car overturned after veering into a ditch to avoid a buggy on the Crawfordsville pike near Raccoon. All crawled free with only a single scratch reported. the wreck badly damaged the vehicle as onlookers gathered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DePauw University
Hanover
Greencastle
Ewing Shield
Hanna Street
Ben Hopewell
D. K. E. House
Pruner Thomas
East Seminary Street
Mr. Barnes
Hanover College
Raccoon
Crawfordsville Pike
Shield
Hopewell
Thomas
West Side Fire Overcomes Volunteer Fireman
During a stairway blaze between the Opera House and Ben Hur hall on the west side of the square, Robert Newgent was overcome by heat and smoke. He was carried out by nearby workers, treated at Mrs. Margaret Allen’s home on West Franklin Street, and recovered without serious effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben-Hur
Robert Newgent
Henry Newgent
Newgent
Young Newgent
Margaret Allen
West Franklin Street
Automobiles Cross Southwestern Rail Track in El Paso
Over a week 3607 cars crossed the tracks at El Paso Texas. Eighty percent failed to look both ways, and only two percent looked both directions. Speeding and flagman violations cited. Nationwide data show 300 killed and 750 injured in two years. Also update on Mrs Jessie Allee Byrd in critical condition with little hope of recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwestern Railroad
el Paso
Texas
United States
Jessie Allee Byrd
Colored Lad Steals Bicycle This Morning
A bicycle owned by Louis Stevens of the Jones Stevens Drug Company was stolen by a colored lad before noon. Stevens traced the thief eastward with two store employees, then Sheriff Boes deputized Leslie Vandament to pursue by motorcycle. By 4 PM no arrest had occurred as the search continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Stevens
Jones, Stevens Drug Company
Fire on Hawkins Farm Risks Large Property Loss
William Hawkins called Greencastle reporting a fire at his farm about 80 miles south of town. He urged immediate help to save the entire farm, a message that led Charley Huffman to notify Edward Black, who gathered men and drove to the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hawkins
Greencastle
Charley Huffman
Hanna Furniture
Huffman
Edward Black
Hawkins
Real Estate Transfers Listed in Jefferson Township and Nearby Areas
A condensed notice groups transfers including Grover Goodpasture to Frank McCammack of land in Jefferson township Duncan and land in Marion Fay D. Pickens to Chas. B. Pickens. Also conveyances for a Cloverdale Greencastle City lot to Ernest Frazier and a Forest Hill cemetery lot. Additional parcels include 1200 125 Adam Hester White and 80 Seco in Russell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover Goodpasture
Frank McCammack
Jefferson Township
Duncan
Marion Township
Fay D. Pickens
Chas. B. Pickens
Cloverdale
Greencastle City
Ernest Frazier
Forest Hill Cemetery
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Central Trust Company
Kerry Steele
Bainbridge
Fred Whitmarsh
Brazil
City
J. A. Littell
Brownsburg
Borden
Louisville
Alpha Chi Omega
Kappa Alpha Theta
Alpha Gamma Delta
Alpha Phi
Alpha Omicron Pi
Th Commons
Delta Delta Delta
Beta Theta Pi
Delta Zeta
Kappa Kappa Gamma
Sigma Nu
Darsee
Phi Gamma Delta
Phi Delta Theta
Delta Tau Delta
Delta Kay Epsilon
Sigma Cer Ote
the Herald
Buddy” Huffman
John Cross
Harry Maxwell
Good Automobile Insurance
Adv
Kuppenheimer
the Bell
West Side
Cammack Studio
the Cammack Studio
P. S
Cauliflowe
E. A. Browning
Frank H. Wheeler
Township
Walter Clift
Charles J Milton Brown
Eliza Chadd
Umer L. Nelson
Russellville
Sarah
Modisett
W. and
B. I. Butts
Cloverdale Township
Wen
Adam Hester White
Russell
Bloomington
Theodore Crawle
John Riley
Bok
John Eitel & Son
H. L. Betzner
Kirksville, Mo
Sparnhurst Osteopaths
Donner
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