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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1929
Page
1
A boy thumbed for a ride on the street, stepping into traffic despite warnings. A speeding car struck him as drivers ignored his signals. He died. the undertaker prepared his coffin and the epitaph declared he “got his ride here thumbing.”
A 29 year census shows Calumet district towns Hammond Calumet City East Chicago Whiting and Gary growing from 19 770 residents in 1900 to 280 639 in 1929 an increase of 1 420 percent according to a First Trust and Savings Bank Hammond Indiana survey.
An exuberant narrator describes a summer drive to Brazil, enjoying country scenery, catching the poetry impulse, and facing car troubles from a blown tire to a crash. He recalls liberal traffic regulation jokes, gas ran out, fuel fetched in a red can, and a bent finger with a mussed suit, all amid heat and nature.
Mostly fair conditions continue with little temperature change. The outlook covers tonight and Saturday with stable, dry skies and mild temperatures.
In Indianapolis on June 21, disputes over $85,000 in accident insurance arise after Latta died June 12 when her car was hit by a Monon train near Carmel. Employers' Liability denies liability, accusing possible fraud and false answers in applications. Suit planned to compel payment if refusals persist. Latta's fiancé Miss Margaret Sander is beneficiary of $40,000. other policies list Hartford and United States Casualty with various beneficiaries.
Funeral services for Nora F. Lloyd wife of E Oliver Lloyd Russell township farmer will be held Saturday at Federated Church Russellville at 2 PM with interment in Russellville cemetery She died after a kerosene and live coals kitchen fire at her home Wednesday evening and subsequent explosion at Culver Hospital Crawfordsville early Thursday morning The tragedy cast a pall over the Russell township community.
The east bound hospital at Canton was leveled by a blast killing about 100 people and injuring many others. Fire followed the explosion and a thorough investigation was started. No cause is known and it is unclear if any Americans or Europeans were among the victims.
The county auditor distributed 257,285.30 in spring tax warrants to township trustees school cities and town treasurers of Putnam County. Greencastle city schools received 65,582.88 the largest share with other allocations listed by township and town.
Three men died from injuries after a Vickers seaplane struck high tension wires and made a forced landing near the Grand Trunk Boating Club on the St Lawrence River. The victims were Captain the Honorable J C C Jervis Doctor William D Morris and Pilot C S Caldwell all from Montreal.
A large group of Greencastle attorneys and their families will attend the Fifth District Bar Association meeting at Turkey Run State Park on Saturday. The program runs all day and features a big chicken dinner. Attorney General James M. Ogden will speak on the constitution along with Henry M. Walker and Joel A. Baker. Parke County Bar Association members will host attendees.
Kiwanis Club and families held a lawn picnic at Mr and Mrs J O Cammack home on east Washington street. About sixty attended a farewell for Mr and Mrs L E Mitchell who plan to move to California. Farewell talks were given by Dean L H Dirks and Mrs O H Smith with music and a recitation.
The Putnam County Tuberculosis Association launches a free six week Open Air Camp for six to twelve year olds at the Towers on East Seminary Street starting July 1. Mrs. Carel Ream will supervise meals and diets with visiting specialist Dr. John Stygal. Donations of money food supplies furniture and clothing are encouraged.
The School Board will meet next Monday evening to name an agricultural teacher at the local high school to replace Floyd Miller who resigned to become Putnam County agent. About nine applications are reported for the position.
In Indianapolis on June 21 a 13-year-old Black boy Perry Johnson, with two White siblings Albert and Armena Brightenbach aged 12 and 5, reportedly climbed into their father’s car and vanished. Parents were frantic as authorities searched for all three missing youths, last night.
Mr and Mrs Ed Warner and Mr and Mrs Will Conklin entertained Rebekah Lodge members at the Conklin home honoring Mr and Mrs Clarence Shake. Frank Lane purchased Joe Noes share in Lane and Noe Meat Market. Dr Joe Gillespie bought the Joe Priest farm northeast of Greencastle. Mr and Mrs R A Confer visited A J Burks at Coatesville yesterday.
The Young People's Union meets Sunday June 25 at 6 30 PM in the Presbyterian church. It joins the Christian Endeavor groups from the Christian and Baptist churches for a summer contest to attract the most members. Members urged to attend and nonmembers urged to join for an engaging program.
Walter H. Newton Hoover aide raced to reach his son after a street car accident in Minneapolis injured the boy. He traveled by train and planned an Akron transfer for a flight to Minneapolis.
W B Farmer of Greencastle was re elected as a vice president at the sixty fourth annual Indiana Council of Religious Education convention held in Shelbyville Ind A long list of officers was re elected and Dr William Lowe Bryan of Indiana University was named president for the seventh time George E Beugnot Harry Eller Arthur D Gray KE R Bartlett and others were re elected as officers or representatives The mass meeting speaker Dr Bromley Oxnam was unable to attend and no replacement was chosen. delegates adjourned and returned home.
Mrs Ella Burch, 35, of North Adams street, is sustaining a broken neck after being struck by an automobile on West Eleventh street Tuesday night. She remains alive but paralyzed in all limbs and death is expected. The driver fled. another car found her and took her home. X rays show a broken neck.
A motion for a change of judge in the Indiana case brought by State of Indiana on relation of James D. Gentry against Grover Agan president of the Home Telephone Company of Pittsboro and others was sustained in the Putnam Circuit Court. Judge James F P Hughes named three judges Edgar Rice Thomas Hutchison and J W Williams to select a special judge.
Ohio State University professor Dr James H Snook told reporters he wants to plead guilty and end the case quickly after confessing to the June 15 murder of his 26 year old mistress Theora Hix The former professor is married and father to a two year old child He described hammer blows and a slit throat during the attack in his car and said Hix died fighting and cursing him
Doga dogs raided the sheep herd of O. G. Webb three miles east of Greencastle in Marion township killing fifty eight animals and maiming the rest. Only sixteen of seventy four sheep survived. Loss valued at 622 dollars. Dead included twenty lambs and many ewes. Appraisers Forest Roc Clark and Ralph Hammond calculated the figure.
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