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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1928
Page
1
After a rest and inspection the Antarctic aviators finish the final leg. The map shows the Southern Cross route after departing Suva indicating their course and progress.
Charles J. Arnold riffs on cigar lighter repairs and local politics in Indianapolis. He jokes about John Victrola Cartwright and Donald Ford McLean editing another Say column, mentions Jim Watson’s presidential bid and Hoover, Kansas City, and notes hopes for Indiana street improvements by June.
A terse verse laments a lost blue eyed blonde girlfriend who dyed her hair. The speaker proclaims heartbreak and calls himself an unlucky bloke in a nostalgic exchange.
The Southern Cross crew Capt. Charles Kingsford Smith T. T. P. Ulm Harry Lyon and James Warner completed a Pacific crossing from Oakland to Brisbane covering 7200 miles in eight days. The journey linked Australia and the United States with two Australians and two Americans aboard a tri-motor craft. They faced storms and gale winds over the route.
The Baptist Church will host the Rev. 8. E. Davies for his introductory sermon at 10 40 Sunday morning marking the start of his pastorate. Davies comes from Darlington Wisconsin where he concluded a successful previous pastorate. He succeeds Rev. Isom H. Ferris who moved to Indianapolis and Davies was approved by the Church Board after a trial service last Sunday.
A Hudson car stolen from C. M. Heath of Indianapolis was found near the Chase Heath home on the National Road at Pleasant Gardens by Sheriff Edward Eitelforge. It was turned over Saturday morning to C. C. Myers, an Indianapolis insurance representative, to be delivered to the owner. Letters inside the car were given to Myers to aid Indianapolis officers in locating the thief.
Lucy Bowen, director of physical education for women at the University, has been chosen secretary of the Midwest Society of Directors of Physical Education for Women in Colleges and Universities. Dr. Gertrude Moulton of Oberlin is president.
Carroll Kendrick Priest died suddenly at his home six miles northeast of Greencastle on Friday at 4 10 p m due to heart trouble. He was 67 and longtime Putnam County resident. Survived by widow, five children, two stepchildren, and a niece. Funeral Sunday at Brick Chapel church with interment in Brick Chapel cemetery. President and Mrs L H Marlin plan to sail for Germany after University commencement.
Twenty years ago in Greencastle the DePauw Library project saw Fred Long injured when a large stone discharged from the building. Class day activities began with a 7 am breakfast at Rosa Bower and the class of 1908 planned festivities including the play The Man Without a Chapter. The DePauw Alumni banquet drew over four hundred attendees as Chas Martin reported as secretary. Mrs Sedelia Donner led the alumni association, and John Arthur Friend, son of Mr and Mrs John Friend, suffered a painful injury from a bogey struck by a runaway horse hitched to Art Jackson’s vehicle.
Eugene Gilmore vice governor of the Philippines arrived in Greencastle Saturday noon to join his DePauw class reunion and visit relatives. Also present from far away are BE J Nelson Penfield New York attorney and Class of 93 member, Rev. Dr. Charles Bacon Los Angeles, Rev. Dr. George Switzer St Joseph Mich, and Dr J H Taylor Indianapolis for the fiftieth reunion.
A committee to locate the fourth County Fair this fall met Friday and discussed possible sites. A report is due next Wednesday and side streets off the square are favored. Harry Allan chairs the finance committee and called a Monday 7:30 PM meeting in the County Agent's office. Department heads are sorting premium lists for the catalog and advertisers should submit copy and funds to the program and catalogue committee promptly. Catalogues aim to be printed six weeks before the fair.
Guy A Atkinson 28 decorator and Leona Wells 20 reside at home in Greencastle. Annabelle McWethy 22 from Greencastle and Kenneth D McCoy 25 from Cincinnati are also noted.
Fair weather and cooler conditions expected. Sunrise at 4 16. Sunset at 7 12. Strong daytime sun and refreshed air. No precipitation indicated.
James Toney and George Cole were found guilty of attempted murder in a 1927 Monongahela mine plot case. The jury deliberated two hours and prosecutors said four gallons of nitroglycerin dynamite and powder were placed in a main air shaft with fuses attached, risking 300 to 400 miners.
Dr Lemuel H Murlin spoke to the Kiwanis Club about resigning from DePauw University amid disagreements over fundraising, field representation, and campus policies during a 1923 24 crisis. He cited loss of support from an executive committee and described the heavy, hour long address and constructive discussion that followed.
Reports from King's Bay and Citta Di Milano confirm the Italia has gone to pieces after a May 25 crash north of Spitzbergen. Radio contacts via Nobile’s expedition indicated the crew survived, and signals placed the craft about 200 miles north of King's Bay with position fixes near 80°N 22°E.
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