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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1928
Page
2
Five local city mail carriers reported new satchels on their desks as they started rounds on Wednesday morning. The story notes prior request by F E R Bartley for government provision of fresh pouches and confirms delivery to each carrier.
Malta notes a Phillips reunion at Charles Gardner’s Greencastle home last Sunday. Hamilton area families including Lawson and Duncan relatives and Shuck household members visited, with Donald Lawson from Indianapolis staying with grandparents Will and Rebecca Shuck. Stella Phillips visits aunt Alberta Heavin this week.
A Green Castle band concert will be played from the north side of the Court House featuring a program of marches overtures and selections by The Live Wire Holmes Freedom of The Seas Esberger Shrine of Liberty Morrison Barnum Bailey's Favorite King Bretziosa Skaggs and more. The event includes an intermission and a variety of overtures and marches.
Friends of Prof and Mrs Howard J Barnum invite attend their farewell recital at 8 o clock Friday evening in the Greencastle M E Church. Prof Barnum violinst and Mrs Helen W Barnum pianist present a varied program with pieces by Schutt Wieniawski Cherso Van Goeus Valdez Drigo Massenet Schubert Hauser and more. There is no charge and all are welcome.
Enrollment at the sixth annual 4-H Club camp in Merom Indiana reaches 252 with Sullivan Vigo Clay Parke Putnam Vermillion counties providing participants. Addison Drake former lieutenant governor candidate and Fairbanks Indiana cultural leader spoke at the Sunset service about Indiana’s educational resources.
Jersey heifer calves wanted at weaning time or earlier. Call Herald office for details. R. A. Ogg advertises smooth apple butter made from Yellow Transparent apples and provides a phone number.
The Needlecraft Club will meet with Mrs Theodore Harris at 311 east Hanna street Friday at 2 30 with a talk by Mrs Hatfield on Ten Famous Women Members are urged to attend. Mrs James Fisk hosted a Martha Washington Club gathering at Cemetery Road with a flower contest by Mrs William Stewart Twelve members attended and an Elmer Crawley led a bridge party at Mrs Williams Poplar street for Mrs Joe Springer visiting from Elizabethtown with Mrs Hammond Favors for high scores went to Mrs Russell Brown Mrs A G Brown Mrs Elmer Crawley and Mrs John Cartwright.
Local P. E. O. Sisterhood hosted a 6:30 dinner at Hotel Grant for Mrs. Walter Hess and Mrs. Howard Barnum who are moving from Greencastle. Guests included several local and visiting members and a later breakfast bridge event with Mayme Shearer and Dade Shearer among those hosting.
The wives of visiting Rotarians will be hosted at the Greencastle Country Club this afternoon for bridge. Mrs. H. C. Sayers serves as chairman. Visitors will also enjoy a city automobile drive as part of the entertainment.
James T Walls aged ninety two with long Hendricks ties and Masonic rank died in Danville. Funeral held at his home with burial at Stilesville under Larabee lodge rites. Survived by daughters Mrs Ellen Richard of Cloverdale and Miss Leorah Walls a local teacher.
W S Copeland editor and publisher of the Newport News Times Herald and the Daily Press died suddenly at his home in Newport News Va at age 72 He had forty seven years in newspaper work in Richmond Norfolk Danville and Newport News.
Miss Miriam Peck travels to Laketon to visit Miss Gertrude Herod who is staying with her aunt Mrs. Grace Gorham. The group plans a weekend at Lake Winona.
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