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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1928
Page
2
By mail in Putnam County three dollars per year outside Putnam County three dollars sixty cents per year in Greencastle by carrier a cent a week weekly edition one dollar fifty cents per year advertising rates on application
A stolen satchel carrying $200000 triggers pursuit and a plot around Rose Shannon. Police detain her as an accomplice when the satchel proves empty, then detectives tail her as Chuck White, the Professor, and their gang scheme to hide the loot while Rose enjoys a new wardrobe.
Will Rogers declines Hoover and Smith push for a high plane campaign. He jokes in Life that candidates may aim high but cannot, noting politicians will revert to type. He mocks the Anti Bank Party and calls the two rivals decent but their platforms weak as the election nears.
Indianapolis July 30. Federal road guards to stop movement of green corn from infested into clean areas begin in northern Indiana. About thirty on duty with federal funding this year. Guards check vehicles on main highways outside infested zones to halt transport of corn. Indiana entomologist Frank N. Wallace urges cooperation to slow the pest across the corn belt.
The Clerk of the Circuit Court of Putnam County Indiana appoints Ethaa A. Diel as administrator of the estate of Charles M. Delate. The estate is said to be solvent. Attorney is Wm. Sutherlin. Notice dated July 13 1928 with publication July 16 23 30.
Topeka Kansas hosts a major national political moment as Senator Charles Curtis accepts the vice presidential nomination in his hometown. Supporters from Kansas farm areas and Kaw Indians anticipate a festivallike turnout possibly reaching 100000 with extensive seating plans and radio coverage. Curtis expresses pride in being notified in Topeka and recalls his roots there amid preparations for a citywide celebration.
The notice lists varying admission prices for the Indiana State Fair grounds grandstand and coliseum. The fair runs from September 1 to 8 and carries total premiums of 162,195.88 dollars.
A new Fox Films comedy romance titled Love Hungry opens at Granada Theatre tonight. Lois Moran stars opposite Lawrence Gray in a fast paced city newsroom tale about love and advice, with a witty chorus girl proving the adviser wrong.
William K Troward directs a DeMille Pathe drama about an immigrant's pride in a new country. Rudolph Schildkraut stars as the title character with Louise Dresser in a leading feminine role and a supporting cast including Robert Edeson Milton Holmes Louis Natheaux Fritz Feld Linda Landi.
Los Angeles July 28. Psychologist Borlase claims ten years of brain experiments prove ambidexterity can shift thought between brain lobes and that training an ape to equal human left and right hand facility could speed evolution. He envisions devices to develop arm dexterity and argues only a creator can grant the ape a soul.
The clerk of the Circuit Court of Putnam County Indiana appoints Velma Truesdel as administrator of the estate of John L McKamey late of Putnam County. Corwin and Gillen, Attorneys, date July 23-30 August 6.
Huntington man M. H. Ormsby publisher of the Huntington Herald was named publicity director of the Democratic State committee for the coming campaign. He returned from Los Angeles and met with State Chairman R. Earl Peters and party leaders to handle publicity for the Dailey governor campaign. He previously directed publicity for state and national campaigns.
Indiana proposes state wide standardization of high school curricula. The inspection division's report seeks uniform standards, adding health education and citizenship units to graduation requirements across the state.
Mrs. Lowe Power of Indianapolis testifies that Konjola relieved long standing stomach disarray constipation headaches and nervousness after using the medicine. The ad notes Konjola is sold at Owl drug store in Greencastle and by leading druggists in towns throughout the area.
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