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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1914
Page
1
The 117 graduates of DePauw University receive honorary degrees during a Meharry Hall commencement ceremony this morning. Churchmen participate in the annual exercises to honor achievement.
DePauw University awards 117 Bachelor of Arts degrees plus seven music diplomas and three Master of Arts during a week of ceremonies. Honors include Doctor of Divinity to five Methodist leaders and Doctor of Laws to Charles Parkhurst. President Thwing delivers the oration on global higher learning.
The university band opened the evening with a concert followed by a social time where visitors renewed old acquaintances. The day’s exercises, led by the alumni, drew a large crowd.
A car driven by a woman on Reelsville Hill left the roadway and struck the bridge causing damage. The driver and passenger appear injured though details are unclear. Local authorities reported the incident and began an inquiry into the cause and repairs.
A party of four unnamed women traveling from Indianapolis to Worthington in a Marion touring car lost control on Reelsville hill near the covered bridge. The left side struck the bridge after a sharp turn. no injuries reported. Fender and front axle damaged. car brought to Wilding & Wilson's garage in this city for repairs.
A Greencastle school board member says the next move to secure funding for the junior high school is to proceed with a bond sale tomorrow. Plans are virtually complete and the advertisement will run immediately.
Green Castle school board member H Allen says the district will publish a three week notice calling for bids on the Greencastle school bonds. Attorneys opposing the junior high project plan to seek an injunction and restraining order to halt the bond sale while legality is litigated. Allen vows to proceed despite opposition and legal challenges.
The late Melville F McHaffie dies at his daughter’s home in Seymour Indiana. Executors Oscar Mehaffie Ernest McHaffie and George MecHaffie bond $40000. Daughters receive cash to equalize inheritance to 11000 each after debts. Remaining estate divided among sons Ernest Ott and George McHattie.
John R. King age 73 of Washington township suffered a serious fall at Vandalia station while watching freight car unloading. He dislocated a left hip and was treated by Drs. Gillespie and Hutcheson before returning home, with health improving by evening. He is father of Dr. Jerome King of this town.
Local committee including Harry Smith C C Gautier James L Randel Andrew Hanna and Charles J Arnold will meet Thursday at 9 at the Hanna store to plan reception and entertainment for the Democratic Editorial Association arriving June 25 en route to Evansville for their midsummer meeting.
The DePauw alumni and visitors to the seventy fifth annual graduation exercises were hosted on campus last night by President Grose and the Board of Trustees for an open air reception.
Representatives of the American Town Lot Co. promote sale of Fairview addition plots in Greencastle on south Indiana street. Lots priced from 50 to 250 dollars with easy payments, sale to begin Saturday. Houston Frazier of Alexandria and Raymond Johnson and Raymond McCoy of Indianapolis pledged to Sigma Chi Tuesday.
The interurban and railroad stations faced a big rush as students left for home after final exams and the commencement exercises. Transfer firms hired extra staff and handled hundreds of pieces of baggage on Tuesday and today. Mrs Ralph Major, once Ruby Hyde of Washington township, is ill with typhoid fever at her Kentland home.
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