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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1928
Page
8
Mr and Mrs Robert Ziegleman of 501 Main Street announce the birth of their daughter at County Hospital on Thursday.
Mr and Mrs Holt Hughes and their children of Boston Massachusetts are visiting friends in Greencastle. Mr Hughes is the son of Bishop and Mrs Edwin Holt Hughes.
Charles Moffett of Indianapolis now with the Federal Land Bank at Louisville was in Green Castle on business Friday. He formerly resided here.
J. N. Dalby plans to depart Saturday for Danville Illinois to fulfill church duties and may stay through the following week depending on engagements.
J. W. Hennon has accepted the position as manager of the lumber yard at Bainbridge. He and Mrs. Hennon will move there in the near future.
Mr and Mrs Paul Hester and their sons James and Hugh have moved to Greencastle. Mr Hester is employed at the filling station on North Jackson Street. He formerly served as Manon agent at Cataract Cloverdale Graphic.
Miss Pearl Maze reports from London dated July 5 that she is well and enjoys a delightful trip, with plans to arrive home in the second week of September. Cloverdale Graphic notes various local births, travels, appointments, and community notices including store hires, trips to Chicago and Indianapolis, 4 H Club activities, and county agents advertising Indiana State Fair materials.
Partitions in the King Morrison and Foster garage are being taken out to merge the area into a single large room, expanding usable space and altering the layout of the establishment.
William McGaughey son of Dr and Mrs W M McGaughey of East Seminary Street has returned home after attending the Epworth League conference at Battle Ground last week.
Mr and Mrs Everett Tharp living just north of Mt Meridian announce the birth of their daughter on Sunday. The couple reported the joyful occasion as a family milestone in the Mt Meridian area, with relatives soon to visit.
Mrs Wilhelmina Eliteljorge has entered the hospital for medical treatment making her condition and location currently unclear. No additional details are provided in the report.
Mrs Elizabeth Tyler aged 85 was brought to the home of Mrs Charles Sharp at Limedale on Sunday from the southern part of the state. She is the aunt of Mrs Sharp and is in a very feeble condition.
Mr and Mrs C W Tribby of West Walnut Street traveled to Indianapolis on Monday for unspecified business or visit. The brief item notes their names and residence without further details.
Templeman and Son of Berry Street announce delivery fleet expansion with a new Whippet vehicle purchased through Patterson Sales Co, highlighting local business growth and modernizing their service.
Roy Gill and family of Hindsboro Illinois spent Sunday with County Auditor W E Gill and Mrs Gill at their home on Anderson Street. Roy Gill is a brother of W E Gill.
Mr and Mrs Lloyd Evans and daughter from Indianapolis spent Sunday visiting the Evans parents in Fillmore. They also called on Mr and Mrs Arthur Lisby.
Indianapolis couple Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Abrams visited relatives here while W C Clodfelter and son from Morton attended Oak Park races in Montezuma. Mary Ann Hammis from Murphy's Five and Ten took a vacation. Other Greencastle locals and guests watched the races, including Denny with Jackie Moore’s Terre Haute driven car which left the track. Elmer Crawley returned from Detroit after attending Knight Templars conclave. Charles Huffman and wife planned a two week visit to Carthage Missouri with his daughter Mrs Reed.
Mr and Mrs George A Johnson of Marion township announce the birth of son Earl Eugene on Monday. Mrs James McCord of Rockville is visiting Mrs Josiah Gardner on South Indiana Street. William Stewart and his son Harold Stewart depart for a two week motor trip to Washington DC Boston and New York City with plans to be away two weeks. Mr and Mrs Harvey Owens and children Mary Dale and Bobby Lou return from a camping trip to Hoosier Highlands. The Denmans, visiting W L Denman, depart for Chicago. Mrs C W Downs and others from Terre Haute Detroit and Cleveland visit Miss Crouch and Mrs Frances Cheek on East Seminary Street. Mrs Gail Hendricks of Fort Smith Arkansas arrives as guest of E R Bartley. formerly Miss Gail Stroube of Greencastle. W A Fox of Bloomington Street is noted in Greencastle news.
John Ave and Gilbert Riley captured first place at the Sunday golf tournament held at Northwood Golf links.
Mr and Mrs John Tresner of Madison Street spent Sunday in Indianapolis visiting their son who has been very ill but is now better.
Mr and Mrs Ray Poage of Indianapolis were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs E Cleve Thomas on East Washington Street in a social visit noted by the local paper.
Miss Eulalia Fox daughter of Mrs. has spent fifteen years in China and the past year in the United States for study. She left Saturday for San Francisco where she will sail for China to resume her missionary work.
Sixteen girls and four boys left Greencastle Monday at 10 38 on a special inter urban car for the 4-H Club Camp at Merom. They were accompanied by their club leaders. Each child brought bedding clothing and lunch for Monday noon. The camp lasts a week.
Mrs. Alice Wampler, former Bainbridge resident and widow of Milt Wampler killed in an auto accident at Hanna Crossing two years ago, died Sunday at the home of her daughter Ethel Stock in Grafton Ohio. Funeral is planned for her daughter's home on Wednesday.
Prof. and Mrs. F L Busenburg, who spent the summer at Rochester, have returned to Green Castle.
Mr. and Mrs. D. BE. Weist of Fort Smith Ark visited Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Bartley Monday night. They travel north to the Lakes for a three weeks fishing trip. Mrs. Weist was formerly Miss Jean Stroube of this city. Mrs. Gail Hendricks, visiting Mr. and Mrs. Bartley, accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Weist.
Albert S. Perry of Chicago arrived in Greencastle Monday evening to spend vacation time with his sister Mrs. L. D. Snider and Mr. Snider. He formerly worked as a printer for Mr. Briggs, owner of the Democrat years ago.
Misses Esther Snider and Bernice Flint arrived home Monday after a ten day automobile trip to Indian Lake Cleveland and Cincinnati Ohio and Wheeling West Virginia. Mr and Mrs Joe Crosby and Mrs W E Bausman have returned from a motor trip to Chicago.
Frank Wallace takes delivery of a Hudson from Sherrill Garage. Mrs. Roy Lane and two children visit Orleans residents in town. Rev. Enos Day dies at 82 from general debility. funeral at Epworth M E Church east Brazil. Ada Day is Day family kin. Prof. Blanchard visits son in St. Louis. Lawrence Hammond, ill with Bright’s Disease, moved to Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. Varsity Tea Shop remodeling planned for September openings with Pavlos confectionery and Todd’s Toggery haberdashery. Walter Parrish’s statutory case in county jail continues toward a third trial after two hung juries. Mrs. Lawrence Surface of Darlington visits family in Greencastle.
Mrs. A. L. Gideon of Indianapolis visited Greencastle on Sunday. Robert B. Phillips of the Gary Post-Tribune advertising department was in town Tuesday to promote a Gary convention. He also called on Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Phillips at 102 East Poplar Street. Mr. Phillips and Halbert Phillips, son of the Phillips family, formerly worked together on an Anderson newspaper.
Mrs William Whitted of Rockville Road is reported very ill, with status unable to recover.
Dr and Mrs A FE Ayler and daughter Evelyn spent Tuesday in Indianapolis with the family visiting local hospitals and sightseeing, staying at a downtown hotel and returning home Wednesday.
Grover Hurt of Cloverdale township and Charles Trail of Greencastle were driven to the Indiana State Farm by Sheriff Edward Eitelforge Tuesday afternoon to serve 90 day terms after sentencing in the Putnam Circuit court on Monday. Mrs Emma Ragan of Fillmore has shown improvement while ill at home.
Walter Parrish a south Greencastle married man faces a statutory offense trial likely the first of next week if not settled. He is the only current prisoner in the county jail. The report notes ongoing local civil and social notices and several car and visitor movements through Greencastle.
A dilapidated Durant touring car left near the Big Four arch north of town was towed to Greencastle by the Franklin Street Garage on Wednesday morning. It bore Indiana plates but no name plate. Police ordered the vehicle brought in.
City council members decided to use stone dug from College avenue for drives in Robe Park on Bloomington street. The mayor will form a citizens committee to survey the park and plan driveways, with Councilman Frank Allee supervising the stone work.
A three engineer and two geologist panel appointed to study a Boulder or Black canyon dam on the Colorado River will hold its initial meeting July 30 at the interior secretary office. Roy O. West, named by President Coolidge to succeed Work, is expected to convene and be sworn in tomorrow.
Kansas City July 25. The Veterans of Foreign Wars plans renewed push for a World War service pension for all disabled veterans at its August encampment in Indian. Bureau figures show over one million WWI veterans apply for disability benefits with 49 percent allowed. Delegates from 2,000 units will back congressional and public support to clear red tape and secure action.
Dr. E S Shumaker superintendent of the Indiana Anti-Saloon League announced he will appeal to the United States Supreme Court to escape a 60 day Indiana State Farm sentence and a $200 fine on a contempt charge. The appeal rests on freedom of speech as supported by the league committee and state high court. An amended petition charging Shumaker with corrupt practices was filed in St Joseph Circuit Court by Attorney General Gilliam over listing Gilliam as wet in relation to the U S Senate primary race.
The amended petition restates the original claim with an added paragraph where Gilliam argues that public ridicule of the candidate breaches the corrupt practices act. He also contends Shumaker branded him a wet, causing Indiana voters to shun him at the polls.
Constable Chester E. Wright and Deputy Constable Lloyd McBride who vanished with three Bedford prisoners reappeared in New Albany. Wright denied fears of foul play and said the trio Aleno McMurphy and Spike Johnson were in custody and kept at a Bedford rooming house after arrest for intoxication and speeding.
Washington reports a decision to pull 1 550 Marines from China one third of the U S force there The order came from President Coolidge after a call with Secretary Kellogg Admiral Bristol recommended the move The action signals possible early recognition of the Chinese Nationalist government and a path to treaty discussions
Published reports indicate J. D. Rockefeller Jr. failed to remove Col. Robert W. Stewart as chairman of Standard Oil Company of Indiana. Stewart reportedly controls 51 percent of the stock by ownership or proxy and is seen as the dominant policy director, ending aRockefeller era of influence in the oil industry.
A fragment of a wrecked plane bearing markings similar to the Charles Nungesser and Francois Coli craft was found at Blaavand on the west coast of Jutland. Nungesser and Colt disappeared after departing Paris for New York in the White Bird on May 8 1927. Earlier searches focused on eastern Canada before concluding the pair were dead.
President Coolidge may tour Yellowstone National Park during a summer trip from the Brule River region. The visit would showcase the park’s scenery, air, and fishing as part of his planned travels.
President Coolidge and family reportedly plan a Yellowstone departure between August 10 and 15 with a possible extended stay at Cedar Island Lodge. They may then travel to Plymouth Vermont or Northhampton Massachusetts before returning to Washington, hoping to relieve rose fever and altitude effects. Mrs Coolidge worries about her mother in Massachusetts while Coolidge seeks to visit his boyhood home.
London editors hail former Prime Minister Lord Balfour on his 80th birthday praising his long service and wisdom as England's elder statesman. MPs presented him with a motor gift in tribute.
Edward Lafountaine 28 of South Bend Indiana drowned in Birch Lake near Cassopolis Michigan after diving for his three year old son who fell from their rowboat. Fishermen pulled the boy to safety while Lafountaine disappeared below the surface and divers found his body about thirty minutes later.
Lawrence Miller son of Mr and Mrs Drue Miller Greencastle will reside in Muncie where he works for Muncie Products Company. He graduated from Greencastle high school and attended DePauw University. Harriet Mullham of Muncie wed him Saturday July 21 in a Muncie church.
The annual Cross Roads school reunion will be held Sunday July 29 at the school house in Marion township. Come and bring dinner.
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