24 Jul 1920
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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1920
Page
1
The Red Cross plans a complete medical survey and permanent student health records for Putnam County. A nurse is engaged to oversee the program and coordinate with schools and local health officials.
The Red Cross Society led by Dr. W. M. McGaughey plans a county wide medical survey of school age children. Miss Ella Wright will start August first, visit schools, perform preliminary exams, and record eyes, teeth, throat, height, weight and general health.
A traveling family of gypsies arrived Friday, offering fortune telling and small thefts. Merchants on Washington street complained of disruption before the group vanished after Marshall O H air learned of their presence and began a manhunt. Reports say similar petty thefts have occurred in Sullivan and Linton.
Church announces Sunday service times with a first mass at 7 o clock and a second mass at 9 o clock. The final service follows Benedictine rites. Each last Sunday of the month features a single mass at 8 o'clock.
A caravan of ten farm adapted trucks plus Terre Haute musicians and a Terre Haute jazz band toured Greencastle and the Wabash Valley on Saturday to promote motor trucks for farm use. Speakers urged farmers to use more machinery and better roads to meet labor shortages. James Hollick was taken to Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis for treatment.
Hugh Walpole, who lectured in Greencastle on Novels and Novel Writing, writes of his American journey for Vanity Fair. He recalls trips to Boston, Atlanta, New York, and Richland. friendships in Indianapolis, Cleveland, and Greencastle. and a motoring misadventure from Greencastle to Indianapolis after the lecture. He missed the 9:20 car, hired a taxi, and found Booth Tarkington’s home near 5 oclock, where he was welcomed with coffee.
Victor L Raphael minister Sunday School at 0.6 morning worship at 7 40 led by Rev William Carson of Indiana polis Special music Union evening service 7 20 at Baptist church gospel teams in charge
Albert L Tidrick as pastor leads Sunday School at 9 45 Grant Scott oversees morning service at 10 45 with topic The Fever of Life Young People meet at 6 50 Evening Union service at 7 50 conducted by Men's Teams representative with special music by Mrs Lester Mitchell
American aviators continue combat on the southern front despite the wounding of Maj. P Cedric Fauntleroy and the disappearance of Capts Marion Cooper and Arthur D Kelly all Kosciusko squadron members. Fauntleroy, after two flesh wounds, resumes action following a two day rest.
Arthur Witt of Roachdale and Daisy Ann Scott of Roachdale obtained a marriage license.
Friday brought the hottest conditions of the year with Greencastle reaching 98 degrees at 3 PM. Citizens suffered in the streets though no prostrations or fatalities were reported locally. A brisk breeze later tempered the heat as other Indiana cities faced greater distress.
Terre Haute Ind July 25 The weather bureau station recorded the hottest day of the year with 104 degrees on the street thermometer at 4 pm and 104 on the government recording thermometer at eighty feet. Humidity was low about 28 percent and a steady breeze tempered the heat. Prustrations throughout the day were reported.
Chicago July 24 The Illinois Coal Operators Association delegation returned from Washington to learn government labor conciliators were sent to strike zones. Operators oppose reopening the wage question for a $2 a day rise for mine laborers or shift men. Miner leaders, including Illinois miners’ union VP Harry Fishwick, say conciliation is unnecessary as operators agree on a day wage increase, arguing the Lever Act limits taxation. Strikers are expected to resume work while talks proceed between operators and federal authorities.
A new heat record for the season was set in Logansport Indiana as thermometers hit 97 this afternoon, with street readings up to 192. Last night residents spent hours in parks seeking relief and no prostrations were reported.
In Muncie Indiana on July 23 workers in local factories endured extreme heat with no heat prostrations reported. City thermometers climbed to 103 degrees this afternoon as laboring men and women faced harsh conditions.
In Anderson Indiana on July 23 records show the government thermometer hitting 94 degrees. Reported heat caused considerable suffering though no prostrations were noted as the day wore on.
Jacob Glass, 70, a Knox county farmer, died suddenly in Vincennes while traveling with a load of wheat. He had fed his horses during extreme heat and noted the heat would affect them. Death attributed to heat and old age. His widow and several children survive. Today set a new record at 101 degrees.
The Nazarene tent meeting begins Sunday in Greencastle led by Martha E. Curry famed evangelist. George and Ele Moore handle music and singing, with strong local support for airier seating as preparations near completion. A capacity crowd is expected at the first service and all are welcome.
The Senate passes the tax care bill after the Farmers Federation of the state refuses to back the measure. The conflict centers on farmer representation and legislative action on tax policy.
The State Senate approved the Home Rule Tax Hill shifting coal tax decisions from the Tax Commission to local communities. It also validates horizontal assessment increases, requiring reconsideration by the Senate and county boards. Officials warn the move may only paper over deficits while farmers demand fairer taxes. Mrs. Frank Cannon remains seriously ill at home. her son John cancels a Bay View trip.
The Men’s Teams will conduct a union meeting at the Baptist church Sunday night with a program including the Boy Scouts Burton Knight R A Oge Grant Scott and George W Hanna. They will oversee the service and preceding Labor Day event as requested by the pastors.
Senator Ollie James recalls a young Louisville attorney who hung out his shingle. A friend visits and notices an alarm clock on the desk. The attorney explains he keeps it to wake him when it is time to go home.
An elderly Philadelphia lodge group spins anecdotes about Lincoln. One man recounts a wife who sought Lincoln autographs and received a garbled reply that reads like a phrase about strength and interest, ending with a misread Lincoln signature.
A fragmented dialogue shows a caller seeking Doctor Gliezerda and then Doctor Glinford while a busy staffer notes Susy is busy. The narrator recalls meeting the second Mrs Flasqueezer and praises her bronze hair and slim hands, as the husband also has notable hands.
Republicans argue the measure is a political ploy and likely unconstitutional while Democrats push to set a price for all coal. The action faces questions over enforceability and legal viability.
The Republican majority in the State Senate approved a coal price control bill granting the Public Service Commission power to fix coal prices. If enacted, it aims to relief consumers but critics fear enforcement may fail and constitutional challenges await. The Blue Sky Law will be enforced to curb sale of worthless stock in the state.
Market daily hog receipts total 5 089 with a 256 drop from Friday. Opening sales were 25 cents lower at 16 ½ dollars, top hogs hit 16 60, heavyweights to 15 50. Pigs sold at 16, buyers bought 4 000 locally and about 1 900 from outsiders, cattle calves and sheep steady.
In Sandy Hook New Jersey July 24 weather and a six hour limit on a thirty mile race could not halt a final decision between Sir Thomas Lipton's Shamrock V and American defender Resolute. Resolute's victory yesterday tied the score two to two sparking hope at the New York Yacht Club as spectator craft filled the harbour awaiting a noon duel to determine if the cup stays in America or sails to England.
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