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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1919
Page
1
Valley Iron Company of Youngstown Ohio gains control of the W C Kerr Zing Mill and related holdings from Kerr and Associates. American Zinc Products Company plant passes under new ownership as Kerr disposes of interests.
D W Kerr announced the sale of controlling interests in the American Zinc Products Company and zinc smelters at Ft Smith Arkansas to Valley Iron Company of Youngstown. Kerr resigns as president and treasurer. C W Martin becomes president with C C Stewart as vice president and C H Stewart as secretary.
Halbert Phillips of Memphis Tenn to marry Miss Eula Bruner Fulton of Lagro Ind Tuesday noon at the bride’s parents home. The private ceremony will be witnessed by immediate family and a trip to St Louis will follow. They will reside at 822 Jefferson Avenue Memphis. The bride is a DePauw graduate and Tri Delta member.
Harry Foster, a colored laborer, intoxicated, caused a disturbance at his Rockville road home and near a church. He threatened his wife Bertha Pitman and family, was arrested with a warrant, later fined $10 and ninety days on the state farm after pleading guilty. Wife plans divorce. Foster had helped build Greencastle's First National Bank.
Fred Allen of Greencaste joins a merchant marine apprentice rowing crew aboard the training ship Meade in Boston. A second crew from the engine department competes in practice races as both aim to represent the merchant marine training service in a match against a navy crew. The merchant marine trains 1,000 apprentices every two months with pay from $55 to $75 a month plus free board and lodging. Officers earn $156 to $350 monthly with free board and quarters. Mrs. F A Arnold departs for Bay View Michigan for the summer.
Republican National Chair answers call for assistance from party leaders amid public sentiment. Hays urged to mobilize support and resources as aid requests resurface.
Washington reports on the Knox resolution and Hays strategy to salvage Republican unity. The piece traces Lodge New Watson and Lodge backers, Hays shifting positions, and the evolving stance on the League of Nations as Senate leaders fight public sentiment and party interests.
Reports from Fergus Falls indicate a tornado disaster with at least 200 killed and around 700 injured. Wires are down and roads impassable as relief trains with doctors and nurses head toward the city. The storm demolished the business district and the Grand Hotel, with many buildings destroyed.
Burglars pried a window with a jimmy and entered the Fr M Lyon residence about 2 a.m. Friday. They scattered drawers, stole a pocket book, breast pin, and contents from the ice chest including olives and milk. Mrs Lyons discovered the mess next morning.
County Agent Fouts has arranged bee meetings this week with Purdue expert Mr Yost presenting on bee care. Events include Tuesday morning at 8 at R A Org Farm near Greencastle and 10 at William Zenior Farm near Fillmore. afternoon at 2 at J R Miller Farm near Roachdale and 4 at W H Kelley Farm near Bainbridge. Indiana State Farm hosts the Putnam County Horticultural Society annual meeting.
Paz June 23 the French foreign office said signing could not be completed before Wednesday. Paris June 28 Germany must accept the treaty by 40 o'clock this evening. The three powers refused a 48 hour extension. Weimar announced Germany will sign after the national assembly voted 287 to 158 to accept allied conditions and backed the new government led by Herr Bauer.
The marriage of Miss Florence Whelan daughter of Mr and Mrs Alec Whelan and Charles C Ebemann of Deering Missouri was conducted Saturday at 8 30 pm at the bride’s home Rev Don Nichols officiated The couple left for a wedding trip to Cincinnati Louisville and Memphis before settling in Deering where Ebemann serves as a lumber inspector
C W Otis of Putnam Electric announces a new forty mile high tension line from Clinton steam plant to Greencastle will be in use today or tomorrow. It triples local power and adds a sub station for reliability. The line passes Lyford Rockville Bridgeton Brunerstown. The Greencastle plant has been rebuilt and opens for three days of public inspection starting Monday.
Miss Bernice Craig will travel to Evanston Illinois today to represent the Mu Phi Epsilon chapter at the national biennial convention scheduled for June 24 to 27. Mu Phi Epsilon is the honorary musical sorority recently installed at DePauw University.
County gains 4200 dollars after Putnam assists in returning escaped State Farm prisoners. State Farm reimbursed by the State of Indiana, offsetting the expense.
Indiana state issues a $4200 warrant to Putnam County treasurer Fred Masten reimbursing expenses tied to capturing and returning escaped state farm prisoners to Greencastle. Earlier sessions failed to reimburse. a new bill passed in the last legislative session authorizing repayment.
About 1800 people attended Sunday as fifty converts were baptized by Rev. J E Cash at Mt. Meridian Methodist Church. Fifty were received into full membership during evening services. there were 66 accessions from the revival, the Bloomington district’s most successful event this year. The third quarterly meeting is set for July 13 at 2 30 led by district superintendent Dr W H Wylie.
Doctor J V Bastain aged 9 died Monday noon at his Fillmore home from pneumonia and complications. He had practiced medicine in Fillmore for over eleven years after moving from Green Castle and Belle Union. He leaves a widow one son and four daughters. He was a former schoolteacher and a respected medical adviser in Putnam county. Haven O'Rear visited his sister in Thorntown on Sunday.
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