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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1929
Page
1
Charles J. Arnold muses on the heat and daily chats with friends as summer swelter continues. He notes President Hoover delaying shipbuilding, wonders about rum runners, and cites a long endurance flight in St. Louis with a growing prize.
Abe Franks a 59 year old Brooklyn man was arrested in Indianapolis on counterfeiting charges. Police seized a polished copper machine with an electric motor belts and tanks for acid alleged to convert blank paper into currency and demonstrated the device to a prospective buyer before his arrest.
The Putnam County Fair board will meet Friday at 7 30 PM in the County Agent's office on the courthouse first floor to discuss preliminary plans for the annual fair. All interested parties are urged to attend.
Wayne Thompson 22, formerly of Veedersburg, died by hanging in a Chicago city jail while awaiting liquor charges. He was born and raised in Veedersburg, son of Mr and Mrs John Thompson of Frankfort, and had recently married in Chicago.
Frances Reed, internationally known 4 H leader and Moses Trophy winner, spoke at Merom camp sunset service. Putnam County delegates showcased varied stunts and musical numbers as visitors toured the camp office trophy exhibits.
Dwayne Miller of Wabash Indiana was elected president of the national Phi Delta Kappa fraternity at a Dayton Ohio convention defeating Glenn Harris of Newark Ohio.
Notice of a time change on the Interurban service starting Sunday July 38. The announcement specifies revised schedule times and urges riders to check station boards for details.
Documents seized from Communist headquarters allege Moscow subsidized French Communists to provoke a world war and trigger a civil war in France to seize power. Police report leaders accepted Moscow funds and obeyed Communist International orders, with August 1 demonstration plans blocked by raids.
The Green Castle churches union meeting will be at the Baptist church Sunday evening. Rev. W J Crowder, the newly elected pastor who attends Louisville Baptist Theological Seminary, will be the speaker.
State Road 43 north of Greencastle receives a second application of calcium chloride for dust control this summer. The chemical is effective at preventing dust but motorists complain it harms automobile paint on fenders and undercarriage.
Dr. F H Brown, state veterinarian, informs Putnam County Council they must appropriate up to 5000 to support eradication efforts for bovine tuberculosis. The 1927 act mandates annual funding until cattle are tuberculin tested and TB rate falls below 0.5 percent. Cattle owners must submit to tests or risk quarantine. Last year the council declined funding.
Charles Otis Dodson age 50 a prominent Indianapolis politician died after a month long illness. He served as Marion County sheriff and held other offices. He and George W Coffin who is now on the Republican State committee once jointly ran the local GOP.
From the Files of The Marald 80 Years. Johnnie Hughes of Belle Union was shot and badly wounded by Sam McCammack over a business dispute. Cloverdale reports seventeen dogs and many cats dead from a wholesale poisoning by an unknown person.
In Columbus the trial of Dr James W H Snook a 49 year old college professor for the murder of Miss Theora Hix 25 is set to probe sex subjects and experiments with drugs to gauge human reaction. Eighth juror Eliott Rexford and ninth juror Louis C Davis expressed no prejudice to the defendant if the facts show intimate relations and drug use on the night of the crime.
County Prosecutor Marshall Abrams says the new Indiana store licensing law will not be enforced until a federal test case in Indianapolis is decided. A chain store owner may appeal to the U S Supreme Court. The law would charge $3 annually for one store and $10 for each extra store up to five, with higher fees for more outlets.
Mrs. Anna Jurich files for divorce in Hammond Superior Court accusing husband Eli Jurith of pawning her engagement ring to humiliate her. In Gary another divorce suit by Mrs. Bessie Jurjevich claims her husband forced her to live on ground coffee and sugar for days.
The forecast calls for generally fair conditions tonight and Friday with continued warm temperatures across the area.
Roscoe Sutherlin Jr suffered a deep gash in his right foot while operating farm machinery near the Putnam Parke county line. He was taken to Dr. C C Tucker for treatment and received ten stitches to close the wound.
State investigators probe alleged public official irregularities in Lynnhurst and Rockville. Examiners question a $103 700 Rockville sewer contract awarded illegally, $20 000 diverted from electric surplus, and a $5 704 legal fee sought by Parke County prosecutor. Two Parke County men and Rockville leaders meet with state officials.
The St Louis Robin, piloted by Dale Jackson and Forest O Brine, reached 288 hours aloft at 7 17 am continuing their bid to beat the 300 hour endurance record. Major Robertson said sponsors back the effort and aim to set a new mark. The plane tops at 3000 feet to safeguard the record and must land at its takeoff field to qualify.
Jefferson Charles Poole nineteen of New Albany gave his life to save fifteen year old Luellen Siegwald after they were swept by currents near New Albany Indiana. Poole urged helper James Lee to rescue the girl as Poole sank. Poole's body was recovered forty five minutes later. This marked the fourth drowning in the Ohio River near the area this year.
Summer school at the high school will close Friday morning after a successful term with larger attendance than in prior years. A closing session tomorrow includes a short English class play directed by Miss Dorothea Aikman.
A packed Music Hall hosted a Melody Way recital by DePauw School of Music students. Eleven classes and several individuals performed in a program planned by instructors showcasing new teaching methods for youths.
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