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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1931
Page
3
An advertisement claims to erase money worries by offering immediate loans with pleasant service. It emphasizes no endorsers or embarrassing investigations and promises prompt funding with ample repayment time. Petia confidence maintained.
St Louis May 28 Colonel Lieber director Indiana Conservation Department and vice president National Parks Conference urged preserving natural beauty of state parks and keeping access affordable. He outlined Indiana methods including minimal roads and foot trails, small gate fees, self sufficiency and careful staff selection to balance recreation and conservation.
At age 27, Wright completes an eight thousand mile traverse through the Sahara and French and Belgian Congo. He battles heat and sand storms, hunts on foot, and witnesses cannibalism as he chronicles elephants, leopards, and a Congo road project. His popular novel The Great Horn Spoon is noted.
Indiana University will field nine athletes at the national intercollegiate meet in Chicago June 5 and 6. Standouts include Rodney Leas, James Hatfield, and Walter Koenig, with others in two mile, pole vault, broad jump, hammer, shot, and mile events representing Bloomington.
Eight colored boys fired salutes at the doughboy monument and at the old cemetery on Memorial Day morning under the Veterans of Foreign Wars banner. They were the first to honor the war dead this year as they have done for the past three years. Every colored boy in Greencastle attended. The colored scout troop provided the bugle.
A report notes that supporters were heard throughout the day as the event proceeded with a favorable turnout, highlighting community engagement and positive reception.
An affidavit charges petit larceny against Jacon McClure and his son Ralph McClure, Johnnie Tate, Fat Watt, all of Alamo, and filed by Prosecutor George Brubaker. They allegedly entered Mrs. William Strain’s home near Alamo and stole a feather bed, feather pillows, two .22 guns, six silver spoons, three silver knives, three silver forks, and other items. Three others held by police were released.
Mrs. Cora Webb files a divorce suit against James Webb in Putnam circuit court claiming marital breakdown. The complaint notes marriage on March 29 1930 and separation on May 15 of that year.
The Putnam county board of review met in the county courthouse and adjourned after a short organization. It will meet again Tuesday morning and stay thirty days studying township assessments by auditors and officials. Two new members were named: John Clark and James J. Nelson. The board aims to equalize assessments and correct improper ones.
Jabez E. Hood a 26 year old Greencastle barber and Ruby C Ferguson a 27 year old Greencastle teacher appear on a marriage license record. Clifford Horton 21 of Versailles farmer and Garnet Alley 22 of Belle Union teacher listed as the second couple.
Governor Pinchot stated he would discuss the power question and offered to talk on conservation as a familiar subject. Twenty two governors registered at the hotel when the conference formally opened.
Indianapo lis June L- Midget Mike O Dowd of Columbus Ohio will headline the Fort Harrison boxing card with Tracy Cox of Greencastle in a ten round main event. Mickey Genaro of Waterbury was withdrawn after failing to honor a prior contract. Genaro engaged in a bout last Friday contrary to the agreement. O Dowd and Cox have previously met three times with split honors. All bouts on the card go to a decision with Majors Greene and Spoon judging. Five supporting scraps on the bill with referees Jimmie Cooley and George Grammell.
Livestock receipts show hogs 7 500 cattle 500 calves 600 sheep 600. Hog prices at the market held steady on general sales with light kinds lower and heavies higher. Prices ranged 6 10 to 6 25 for 150 to 260 pound hogs, light weights 6 10 down, heavies 6 05 down, sows 5 25 down.
Cattle were fairly active at fully steady prices with calves unchanged and $8 down. Sheep stayed unchanged with top lambs at $10, reflecting a stable livestock market in today’s report.
The Putnam county past mastery organization, after years of inactivity, reorganized at the Masonic Temple Friday evening. Officers elected were H. H. Ellis president, O. L. Vancleave Bainbridge vice president, Lois Arnold treasurer, and B. A. Daggy secretary, to promote the interests of masonry.
A tent meeting under the Church of the Nazarene will be held in Roachdale at Ladoga starting this evening. The series runs for several weeks with daily services at 7 50 o clock. Mr and Mrs B A Daggy and family spent Decoration Day vacation with relatives in Westville and Michigan City.
The Herald Charles J Arnold publisher information lists establishment in 1868 and mailing details. It notes Greencastle Indiana address 17 19 South Jackson Street and the Greencastle post office. Subscription rates are given for Putnam County and outside Putnam County.
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