28 Jun 1920
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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1920
Page
1
Miss Adelaide Thomas with a gross 106 and net 45 wins the regular Greencastle Golf Club weekend tourney. A record net event saw 83 members turn in scores, with near 60 entries noted for the winner’s list and several players named in the fragmented results.
The article argues for sizeable recruitment of teachers not for the benefit of educators but to protect the children who suffer when good teachers depart. It stresses the burden on students and calls for action to retain qualified staff.
A gas leak caused a breakdown at the Greencastle Gas Plant Sunday leading to a period with no gas. Operators toiled overnight to locate the leak but pressure remained far below normal by Monday morning. Pressure drop froze Herald line type and halted the machine for much of the day, forcing type-setting to be done by hand.
The U.S. Bureau of Education warns of an estimated fifteen thousand unqualified high school teachers next September as 7,000 schools report needs. Only about 10,620 graduates will teach in high schools, leaving 16,368 positions to be filled. salaries and conditions must improve to retain and attract staff.
Real estate transfer notes show multiple deeds listing United States interests and individuals such as John Smith Charles Knetzer Josh Harroud and Francis Wiltins with lands in Marion Putnamville Cloverdale and Greencastle. Several entries reference guardianships and family transfers including Maloney and Mann with parcels in Claverdale and Geencastle.
More than 400 delegates gather at Vincennes for the American Legion state convention with William Betz of Vincennes favored for state commander. Rivalries emerge among candidates for adjutant and treasurer as delegates await district caucuses.
In San Francisco on June 28 the Democratic national platform shows the administration likely to back league of nations with reservations while a Marshall plank may emerge. The Irish freedom clause may be included but worded to avoid binding the nominee to confront Great Britain.
Marshall Beck of the Indiana Portland Cement Company drove a Premier Touring Car in a Sunday crash near Turkey Run. Mrs Beck and her mother suffered a shock but no injuries were reported. The collision involved another Buick on a sandy curved road. both cars were badly damaged.
Farmers in Richland township Fountain Mountain report cutworm damage hitting corn fields with losses up to fifteen acres. Herald notes growing concern among local growers.
Alfred T. Larr once Terre Haute post office superintendent goes on trial in federal court charged with stealing from the mails. Four marked dollar bills found in Larr’s possession form the core of the indictment.
Indiana Democrats discussed their platform at a Manx hotel caucus after the special train from Los Angeles. They approved policies and plan to vote for Thomas R. Marshall for the presidential nomination on the first ballot, with further ballots guided by evolving scenarios.
A resident opposes a railroad through his area asserting he has no desire for progress. He argues the train would disrupt work at his farm and devalue nearby property, preferring the current quiet over any railroad development.
An old local want ad claims payment in exchange for subscriptions to the Herald. The brief notes a promotion offering benefits for new subscribers and urges readers to act quickly.
The dialogue debates a suitable present for a fiancée. The Cynic mocks gifts like an awkward keepsake and suggests a ring or cigarette case as a usable object to cope with a breakup.
On Wednesday June 23 thirty six Shorthorn Breeders from Parke and Putnam counties organized the Wabash Valley Shorthorn Breeders Association and elected A. W. Bowers of Marshall Indiana as President H. O. Batman of Bainbridge as Vice President and H. B. Butler of Marshall as Secretary Treasurer. The district association plans its first sale this fall.
An eccentric golf tale recounts Maj A Elliott Manney misfiring toward a log cabin by the tenth fairway on Pinethuirst Golf Course. The ball ricocheted through rooms knocking dishes as the family fled. Ranney then reached the green and the family moved out the next day.
Huntington Indiana and Morgantown Indiana report fatal crashes. In Huntington a picnic party's auto truck collided with a Southern railroad passenger train at a crossing near Dress Road, killing 10 instantly and injuring 9 as 21 people rode the train. In Morgantown seven died with two expected to perish after a southbound Illinois Central train struck a five passenger car driven by Carlos Thompson of Johnson County. the crossing lies in a deep cut with limited view, and one teenage girl survived.
A Birmingham Age Herald excerpt shows Gideon praising a stenographer as a new force member. He questions spelling and punctuation skills, joking about how appearance might affect assessment of her abilities. The dialogue hints at tensions between appearance and professional competence.
Eight Putnam County township trustees and their families spent a sunny Sunday at Turkey Run Indiana enjoying shade trees, ravines, and beauty spots. A noon picnic dinner was served as the group explored the popular resort with guests joining from Clinton, Franklin, Jefferson, Marion, Mill Creek, Russell, and Washington townships.
Two wealthy men discuss an elderly man passing by. They note he is honest looking and has staying power. They recall he began at the bottom of the ladder to seventy six and has starved there ever since according to the Boston Transcript.
Japan experiments to find a satisfactory sheep breed to ensure wool production. Once established a few animals will be given to farmers to encourage sheep raising. The plan aims to create a ready market for mutton and leather from the industry.
A curious young woman asks how to start a story and Mr Penwiggie replies with a wry line about ending an editor who might print it after he wrote it, highlighting a playful, metafictional stance.
A dialogue between Mr Newcomer and Mrs Faraway hints at occult interests and a decision to give up the silent pursuit. The brief exchange suggests a social scene veiled in private curiosity about mysticism.
A playful exchange imagines a famed professor joining an amateur orchestra and being assigned the loot as his instrument, humorous banter on role and music taste. The joke hinges on a misheard title and the idea of a scholar choosing an unconventional instrument.
A fragmented meditation on wealth poetry and virtue notes that there are no millionaire poets the Australian wattle is a acaema and a woman's strength lies in her will. It contrasts misers advisors self love and possessions as root discontent with Cupid grafting a peach temptation across old adages.
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