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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1929
Page
1
A colorful collage of jokes and quips from Pat and Mike to Rusty and a cat that won’t eat goldfish. Notes on a bootlegger club meeting and a gag about late night beer gardening appear in a playful, old time humor column.
Utah Senator Reed Smoot drafts a tentative sliding scale for sugar tariffs to replace the flat $3.00 rate, aiming to balance consumer relief with domestic industry protection. The plan envisions rates from $1.00 to $5.00 per hundred pounds, reducing Philippine Cuban differentials and preserving revenue. The plan awaits Finance Committee review as sugar hearings proceed.
Gilbert D. Rhea, former Greencastle high school coach and University graduate, is assigned to a one year internship at Stapleton States Marine Hospital in New York. He will pursue research work during the internship and plans to marry Genevieve, a high school teacher, this Saturday.
Flossie M. Storey of Spencer sues jeweler A. Roy Phillips for 1500 dollars alleging rugs sold as Oriental were cheap imitations worth about 100. The suit shifted venues from Morgan to Owen to Putnam County, with each party requesting a change.
The couple from Fillmore recently married two years ago hosted a belated charivari Saturday night. Friends and relatives gathered at their home in the early hours to stage a lively celebration.
A $128 bill by Mrs. Ben Turner for smallpox patient care was partly allowed with $50 deemed emergency pay' ment while the rest awaits a proper claim from the health officer. Several other claims were disallowed for signing issues and city work orders were approved or referred for action including street improvements and fire plug relocations.
Dewey Boshears, 38, locomotive fireman on the Manon of Bloomington, found guilty of involuntary manslaughter by an Owen county jury after a 24 hour deliberation. He killed Ralph Pogue, Bloomington policeman, during a liquor raid on November 24, 1928. Sentence ranges 1 to 10 years in Michigan City State Prison. judge to pass sentence later. Mrs Boshears present as verdict read.
Two more cases of smallpox were reported in Greencastle along with six already contracted at a boarding house on North Jackson Street run by Mr and Mrs Benjamin F Turner. The Turner home was quarantined by health officer Dr W M McGaughey as officials seek to confine the outbreak to one residence.
A report from treasurer A. B. Hanna to the city council shows a balance of 11,859.55 on May 1, 1929. Receipts totaled 14,521.27 and disbursements 2,661.92, with 4,925.00 from lot sales and 365. - including bank interest. The May 21, 1928 balance was 9,231.44, yielding the yearly receipts total.
From the files of the Merald, 80 years ago today Ollie Vaughn of Meridian and Allie Miller of Roachdale suffered large losses after an electrical storm. Barns burned on each farm and the Big Walnut creek rose 20 feet flooding land and washing out bridges. The Greencastle Elks beat Bloomington Elks 8 to 4 as Cleve Thomas pitched creditably. stores closed during the game.
Mrs. Margaret Mason of Geneva coughed up a safety pin from her throat and was relieved of neck pain. Doctors at the Lutheran clinic in Fort Wayne planned X rays before the incident, which surprised the patient who did not recall swallowing the pin.
Frank Arnold proprietor of a Stilesville general store died at home this morning aged 50. He was well known in Hendricks and Putnam counties. Survived by widow three sons and a daughter. Funeral at the Christian church in Stilesville Friday at 2 PM.
Frank Masten of Old Trails Insurance tops the state quarterly sales contest for April and May with 100 percent stand ing. If he keeps his record in June he could win a major prize. A photo of Masten with the article appears in The Arrowhead June issue.
Greencastle Country Club members hold a 7 30 p m business meeting at the Ed Hamilton book store tonight. All members are requested to attend.
Fair in the extreme south with possible showers or thunderstorms in central and northern portions tonight or Thursday. Not much change in temperature.
Miss Evelyn White of Walcottville had advertised for her mother’s wrist watch lost last April. She discovered it yesterday when she wore her slicker again. the watch had been caught in the sleeve’s elastic, where it had remained since the prior spring.
Greencastle residents were told at the city council meeting last night that dust laying material must be supplied by homeowners this summer. Council members opposed a citywide tax to fund oil or calcium chloride due to existing street assessments and the issue was dropped without action.
J M Stille Co of Indianapolis made the high bid of 38 for merchantable wool in the 1929 sale by Putnam County Wood Grove Association. The winning bidder will set a delivery date, with 20 000 pounds expected to be delivered. The bid was about 15 cents below last year's price.
Roy Terrell of Crider Kentucky suffered cuts and bruises when a car driven by J P Lane of Crider collided head on with a Harry Adams Express truck from Brazil on the National Road near Oak Hill park about 8 45 last night. Terrell unconscious briefly, treated at Brazil hospital, truck driver fled the scene. The Ford with Lane and Terrell was taken to Tribby Garage.
Owen I. Haugland and Charles Johnson, co pilots of the Miss Minneapolis, pass their 76th hour in air on an 80 mile triangle near Minneapolis and Hastings. They claim a new sustained distance record of 6 760 miles, besting the previous 6 240 mile mark, noting fuel loss accounts for the difference. Both pilots report their condition as good and the engine functioning well.
Prof Isaac Norris 64 of Marion former DePauw Music School professor was seriously injured in a Washington Street road crash near the W M Goldsberry farm. He suffered a fractured pelvis head injuries and chest trauma. He was taken to County Hospital with Robert Polleys present.
Capone seeks to overturn his one year County prison term for carrying concealed weapons. Attorneys filed a writ of error known as coram nobis with Judge John W. Walsh, the same judge who sentenced him in the municipal court.
Elizah Sinclair 22 a sand plant employee and Sallie Craver 43 a housekeeper both of Rural Route 4 are listed in a marriage license notice.
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