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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1929
Page
4
Henry Ford has settled the prohibition issue for his company by forbidding any employee to drink at any time or place. He states he will not employ anyone who has the smell of liquor or is known to frequent bootleg joints, quoting The Christian Herald.
Reginald Peel a 23 year old London native and radio entertainer with WLS Chicago drowned at Barron Lake near Niles Michigan after suddenly suffering cramps. He was a member of the Maple City Four, a Laporte based male quartet.
Brazil July 25 Judge Hutchi son ruled the jury may sniff the alcohol exhibit in the trial of Simon T. Hickman Indianapolis deputy U S marshal retired after arrest for drunken driving. Police testified Hickman was drunk. defense contends the liquor was for chigre bite treatment and bathing. The defense opens its case tomorrow with witnesses.
Jackie Fields defeated Joe Dundee to win the welterweight title in Detroit. Fields dropped Dundee twice in the second round and sealed the win on a foul as gate receipts reached about 175000 dollars with around 27009 spectators at Floys Fitzsimmon's outdoor arena.
Albert J. Beveridge son of the late Indiana senator set a North Shore golf record by playing 100 holes in one day at Essex Country Club in Manchester by the Sea Mass He completed 72 holes in 6 hours 20 minutes in a heavy rain and is believed to average about 110 strokes per hole with one ball used for 57 holes He plans to enter DePauw University in the fall and is known as a sprinter.
A 23 ton 12 motor Dornier seaplane with 100 passenger capacity completed another test flight over Lake Constance. Official christening planned for the end of August.
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh was reported negotiating for a home overlooking the Passaic River in North Caldwell New Jersey. The Sands estate, under consideration, features a twenty room house on a 75 acre tract.
Mrs Grace Bryan HarrGreaves daughter of William Jennings Bryan filed a divorce suit against Richard L Hargreaves president of the First National Bank of Beverly Hills. The couple had been living apart for several months and cited temperament differences as the cause of separation.
An unidentified man about 70 years old leaped from the Goat Island bridge into the upper Niagara River and over the American falls. George Miller, a reservation patrolman, and Emil Bowen witnessed the death leap.
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