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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1931
Page
2
Local residents announce moves to Topeka Wetmore and Grand Rapids. Indianapolis issues a marriage license. Church services adjust due to university events. A DePauw trustee and Bronxville arrivals join commencement plans. Road work and disallowance of township assessor claims feature in Putnam county.
Mr and Mrs Arthur Lisby of Fillmore announce the birth of daughter Rachel Lily born Wednesday June 3 Mrs Lisby is daughter of Mr and Mrs Willis Wright of Fillmore. Harry Wells Greencastle township trustee said today that the male census count completed listing 2192 male voters with 551 in township and 1641 in Greencastle. Census taken every six years.
Washington June 4 The war department schedules a public hearing July 14 at Fort Wayne Indiana on a proposed waterway linking Lakes Erie Michigan with the Ohio River. The session seeks views of local interests and addresses navigation needs and potential power and flood control implications.
Noblesville Indiana June 5 according to orders received here the first battalion headquarters battery and combat train 189th field infantry will entrain for Camp Knox Ky Aug 2 and will remain in training there until Aug 15 the unit will train as usual with the remainder of the entity 한국
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The 63rd Field Artillery Brigade formed from the 138th and 150th regiments will head to camp in a headquarters battery role performing communications work. Captain Ralph Neal and Lieutenants Frank Heinzmann and Arthur Neal lead thirty men in three officers and thirty enlisted, with the unit remaining mounted. The 838th division will also camp, including the 88th signal corps, 38th tank corps, 75th and 76th infantry brigades, and the 118th engineers and observation squads, drawing troops from Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia.
In New Harmony Indiana the Southwestern Indiana Historical Society meets for its mid year session. Will H. Hays speaks on the life of his late father John T. Hays, a noted Indiana lawyer, with other speakers from Evansville Indianapolis Bloomington Vincennes and Princeton.
A fierce wind and rainstorm hit Salem Indiana causing chaos for hundreds of circus-goers. A tent pole struck Mrs James Williams jaw but she was not seriously hurt. Falling trees damaged Roy Malletts home and crops in rural districts face heavy damage.
Evansville Ind June 4 Syd ney Carter fire chief received two $5 fines in a heated city court session. The case involved his son William 26 facing assault and battery charges with Alberta Macer 19 and accusations of shake-downs. Carter alleged county attorney Lorin Kieley offered to drop the case for 200 dollars and attorney Charles LaFollette steered testimony to cheaper outcomes.
Harry Winterrowd, paroled from a state prison after a two to fourteen year sentence for embezzlement, was arrested by Sherri Elisha Crosby and jailed in Shelbyville to await trial on grand larceny and embezzlement charges. He previously defrauded Citizens Building and Loan Association of Plat Rock where he served as secretary for twenty years.
At the national chamber convention in Richmond Indiana Chamber of Commerce President John B E Frederick Kokomo said fee grabbing in receiverships has been kept to a minimum in Indiana. He urged delegates from states and Canada to adopt similar steps. The Indiana group has helped save several industries by asking courts to disregard politics in appointing receivers. The national body elected Julian H Hill of Virginia as president and Leroy Hodges of Richmond Virginia as secretary treasurer with next meeting set for April 25 to 28 in Richmond concurrent with the Governor's conference.
Four persons including Mrs. Maria Hathaway and three men were apprehended by Fountain county officers after stealing chickens from Mrs. Will Hays near Wingate. They pleaded guilty to grand larceny before Judge Edgar A. Rice in Montgomery circuit court. The three men received one to ten year terms at Michigan City State Prison. Hathaway received a similar sentence in the women's prison.
Grand officers and past leaders from four dozen commanderies in Indiana joined Capt Ralph Howard as Meade Vestal John T Boyd and others attended the Knights Templar meeting in Indiana. Illinois and Kentucky sent a representative as the gathering was billed the largest Knights Templar meeting in the state.
Sheriff Roy Tipton pursues culprits amid Perry township Eel River bottoms thefts. Victims include John M. Baumunk, Pierron bridge contractor, with tractors and tools stripped. thieves use varying vehicles to escape. Brazil Gazette reports.
Miss Sara Jane Durham and Miss Mary Elizabeth Gillen were honored at a Tri Kappa pledging dinner hosted at Mrs. Thad Jones home on State Road 43. The two were formally pledged after the meal as President Mrs. N C O Hair led the ceremony. A two course dinner and garden floral table decorations framed the event.
Six DePauw University coeds named as the most beautiful by Flo Ziegfeld are listed with hometowns class years and Greek affiliations. The selections appear in the 1981 Miramage yearbook featuring student portraits.
Livestock receipts in Indianapolis include hogs 5500 cattle 400 calves 700 and sheep 600. Hog prices rose 100 at the opening with sales of 166 to 275 pounds from 6.55 to 86.40 top 6.50 underweights 6.25 down sows 5.25 down heavies 6.25 down. Cattle were unchanged calves steady down 8 sheep weak lambs 9.50 down.
Mrs. George Sheets of Central announces the marriage of her daughter Alma Sheets of Chicago to Dr. Walter C. Lonejoy of Maywood Illinois. They wed May 30 at First Congregational church Maywood and sailed June 3 for the National Rotary convention in Vienna before traveling through Europe.
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