Zinc mill downtime sparks labor dispute shutdown
The zinc mill will halt operations for a few days due to a labor dispute on rolling mills. Management expects operations to restart in a few days as negotiations continue.
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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1920
Page
1
Labor Shortage Forces Temporary Closure of Zinc Mills
American Zinc Products Co faces thin staffing at roughing mills after a dispute drives several workers to quit. Management expects to recruit enough labor in a few days, but finishing mills must halt without roughing mill output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Zinc Products Co
Althown
Tigers Ready for Battle in Return Game at Crawfordsville
The Tigers prepare for tonight's return game with Wabash at Crawfordsville. Both teams boast strong lineups with recent ineligible players cleared, and a pivotal clash looms as DePauw aims to close the season against Earlham Thursday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tigers
Wabash
Crawfordsville
Methodists
Little Brothers
Notre Dame
Aggies
Adam
Greencastle
DePauw
Cannon
Carlisle
Miller
Mendenhall
Gipson
Tiger
Teem
Earlham
DePauw to Stage Evening String Concert in McHarry Hall
A DePauw University concert features violinists Barnum and Cook, violaist Smith, cellist Jones, piano Hel en Wood Barnum, organ VanDenman Thompson, and a varied program including Bach and Tschaikowsky. Also noted is the death of George Rateliff, a prominent farmer near Morys, wife widowed with no children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DePauw
Martet
McHarry Hall
Howard J. Barnum
Warren P Cook
Cecil Smith
Herald Jones
Helen Wood Barnum
VanDenman Thompson
Veit-Zoellner
Canela
Bach
Mendelsshon. TV
Antonio Vivaldi
George Rateliff
Morys
Democratic State Convention Set for May in Indiana
The Democratic State Convention will be held May 19 and 20 in Indianapolis. Leaders indicated no action on a special legislative session, viewing it as a Republican issue. J. J. Moran and Benjamin Serifes would seek congressional nominations, Herman Conger and Willis Fox named for secretary of state and superintendent of public instruction, while Samuel M. Ralston would back Dr. Carleton B. McCulloch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Tairman Sallee
J. J. Moran
Portlana
Eigth
Benjamin Serifes
Lebanon
Congress
Rural Route 4 Social Updates and Health Notes
Mr and Mrs Russell Stoner of Staunton spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs James Brown. Frank Torr, recently operated on in Indianapolis, is not yet well. J L Brown is sick at home. Jack Rogers and Miss Florence Brown visited Mr and Mrs Leo Cox. Mrs Cox has been ill. Clifford Torr and wife welcomed a baby boy born Saturday. Albert Stoner and wife move to a new home. Jack Johnston and Florence Brown visited Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Stoner
Staunton
James Brown
Frank Torr
Indianapolis
J. L. Brown
Jack Rogers
Florence Brown
Leo Cox
Cox
Clifford Torr
Albert Stoner
Jack Johnston
Tilden Frozier
Walnut Valley community notices and local events
Fay Thomas grows slowly better while William Thomas and two daughters suffer influenza at home. Jessie Hervott moves to the Stoner homestead. Leola Moore teaches at Clinton Twp School No. 10. Mrs. McDowell visits Oregon with family. Mrs. Roharts funeral held at Little Walnut Bethel Church. Revivals planned March 14 to April 18 at Vine and Popular. Area basketball teams to Greencastle tournament will be quartered at many local homes and inns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fay Thomas
William Thomas
Neal
Jessie Hervott
Stoner
Claude Irwin
Tra Hutcheson
Lee Woods
Clinton Township
Leola Moore
Bogue McDowell
William Cope
McDowell
Oregon
Sarah Roharts
Little Walnut Bethel Church
William of
Bush
Clinton Falls
Vine
Greencastle
Phi Kappa Psi
Russellville
Delta Kappa Epsilon
Roachdale
Sigma Chi
Cloverdale
Beta Phi
Bainbridge
Sigma Nu
Waynetown
Phi Del@ Theta
Ladoga
Delta Tau Delta
Staunton
Samba Chi
New Market
Beta Theta Pi
Darlbfrton
Phi Gamma Delta
Waveland
Crawford House
Bowers
Mace
Grand Central Hotel
New Ross
John Browning
Alamo
Florence Hall
Fillmore
Court House
Clinton Center
Indiana jails depopulated by prohibition report
Indiana jails show the smallest inmate totals in two decades as the state board of charities cites prohibition. On September 30 last year 456 prisoners were held, down from 510 in 1918, after twelve years under 1900, with similar drops at the state farm and women’s prison where the penal farm held 314 inmates in 1919 compared with 639 in 1917.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
State Board of Charities
State Farm
Womans Prison
Penal Farm
Real estate transfers list with varied Greencastle deeds
Harriott Abbott transfers to Charles Bout for a Greencastle lot valued at 700 dollars. Alfred D. Wagner to Emma Bachdel dor for a Greencastle lot at 5 500. Jesse H. Sears to John M. Quinlis k land in Madison township for 10 240 dollars. Catherine Vanlandingham to Frank E. Dodge land in Greencastle township for 3 200. Lee Clark to Ben Cornell a Cloverdale lot for 70 dollars. H S Sears to Ella Smith a Greencastle lot for 950. Forest O Hair to Charles Holland seven acres in Monroe township for 3 000. Mary B Reeves to William W Newgent a Greencastle lot for 3 060. Floyd township trustee to Alonzo A Lane land in Floyd township. Marcus L Luceus to Jesse T. wfe Kamey 120 acres in Warren township for 86 000. Perry C Hoppingarner and wife to Clarence Kirchner land in Madison township for 10. David B Johnson and wife to James F E Roseberry a Greencastle lot for 1 050. Archibald Allen to William A Minor 310 acres in Monroe township for 41 850. William H Galton and wife to James L Deatley 40 acres in Jackson township for 8 000. Matthew R Feegers and wife to John Malaver and wife 126 acres in Jackson township for 9 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriott Abbott
Charles Boutright
Greencastle
Alfred D. Wagner
Emma Bacheldor
Jesse H. Sears
John M. Quinlisk
Madison Township
Catherine Vanlandingham
Frank E. Dodge
Greencastle Township
Lee Clark
Ben Cornell
Cloverdale
H. S. Sears
Ella Smith
O'Hair
Charles Holland
Monroe Township
Mary B. Reeves
William W. Newgent
Floyd Township
Alonzo A. Lane
Marcus L. Luceus
Jesse T. Wfe- Kamey
Warren Township
Perry C. Hoppingarner
Clarence Kirchner
David B. Johnson
James FE. Roseberry
Archibald Allen
William A. Minor
William H. Galton
James L. Deatley
Jackson Township
Matthew R. Feegers
John Malaver
Hog Receipts Fall With Lower Hog Prices At Open
Indianapolis hog receipts total around 6 000 with prices down 25 cents at the market open. Hogs ranged from 15.00 to 15.75 as general sales moved 15.25 to 15.75. Pigs sold at 14.50, down 50 cents. Local buyers bought about 3 500 head. cattle were steady to strong and calves fell about 1.00, with sheep steady.
Bohemian sinks after stranding near Sambro ledges
The Leyland Line steamship Bohemian, bound from Boston to Liverpool, struck Sambro ledges yesterday, broke in two, and sank today off Halifax Nova Scotia. Sixty three passengers were saved and brought to Halifax. seven lives were lost and seven crew injured during the abandonment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Leyland Line
Bohemian
Sambro Ledges
Boston
Liverpool
Citadel Signal Station
Ladoga to Get Roachdale Light Service
Roachdale has bought the C. H. Bush electric plant and will supply Ladoga with 24 hour service after 90 days of work. Until then C. H. Bush will operate the Ladoga plant as before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladoga
Mar
Roachdale
C. H. Bush
Bish
Overland Car Maintains High Mileage in Endurance Run
The Overland car covered 2274 miles by morning, averaging about 750 miles daily through the third day of the Indianapolis Endurance run. Day one 749 miles, day two 778, day three 747. traffic delays reduced today’s output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Overland
Indianapolis
Mar
Attorney General Palmer Announces Presidential Nomination
Attorney General Palmer formally announces his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for President in a telegram to Hiram L. Gardner secretary of the Georgia State Democratic committee in Atlanta Georgia on March 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Mer
Palmer
Hiram L. Gardner
Georiia State Democratic Committee
Sunday school teachers meeting postponed to March 10
The Christian Church Sunday school teachers' meeting scheduled for Thursday evening has been rescheduled to Wednesday evening March 10 at G W Conklin's on South Locust Street due to the union prayer meeting at the Baptist church Thursday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Church
G. W. Conklin
South Locust Street
Baptist Church
Bush withdraws from governor race citing finances
Lieutenant Governor Edgar Dr. Bush of Salem announces his withdrawal from the Republican nomination for governor. He says financial inability to sustain the campaign and organize county by county makes continued contest impossible under the current primary system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Dr. Bush
Salem F
Railroad engine runs with broken main axle
Passengers and crew on Monon southbound train No. 3 from Chicago to Louisville faced peril when a broken main axle left the locomotive to run for nearly twenty five miles. After detachment in Lafayette, the main driving rod snapped and piston breached the cylinder, averting a possible disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Ind
Monon
Chicago
Louisville
High School Notes and Community Events
The high school hosts a matinee and evening showing of His Majesty Bunker Bean with funds to the sut nam county YMCA. Tonight at 6 45 both the film and Prof Barnum’s stringed recital at 8 15 are planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sutnam
Bunker Bean
Jack Pickford
H. J. Barnum
McHarry Hall
Marriage Licenses Listed for Samuel Gardner and Iris Joyner
Samuel P. Gardner aged 25 of Arlington Indiana and Iris Joyner aged 20 of Russellville secured marriage licenses. The notice documents their names ages and hometowns as filed in the county clerk records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel P. Gardner
Arlington, Ind
Iris Joyner
Ste
Russellville
Former Cloverdale Resident Dies in Brazil
Lewis C. Burgess a well known Brazil resident for 30 years died at 17 East Crampton street at 4 a m from paralysis at age 72 Born in Putnam county he lived in Cloverdale for years and ran a drug business before moving to Brazil 32 years ago. Funeral services will be held at his East Compter street home Monday morning with interment at Deer Creek Cemetery near Cloverdale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis C. Burgess
Brazil
East Crampton Street
Mr. Burgess
Putnam County
Cloverdale
East Compter Street
Deer Creek Cemetery
Braz fTimes
DePauw Artists and Concert Tonight at Greencastle
Hillary G Bailey a 1916 graduate designs a DePauw magazine cover and asserts natural talent. The DePauw string quartet performs tonight in Mc Harry hall at 8 15 with Barnum Cook Smith Jones, Wood Barnum, and Thompson. Fifty copies of Vocations for Business and Professional Women will be distributed as a supplement to the Women’s Vocational Conference in March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillary G. Bailey
DePauw
Bailey
Lyceum
Mr. Bailey
Greencastle
J. F. Bailey
DePauw String Quartet
McHarry Hall
Howard J. Barnum
Warren F. Cook
Cedl Smith
Herold Jones
Helen Wooqg Barnum
van ‘Denman ‘Thompson
Bureau of Vocational Information of
New York
Local residents share visits and updates in Malta
Mr and Mrs Alva Wright and son Tommy visited Mr Wrights brother Alo last Sunday. Sam Campbell, ill six months, shows slow improvement. Mrs Ransom visited Campbell with Will Shuck present. Several from Malta attended the funeral of Mrs Ganny O'Brien in Fillmore last Sunday. Merle Wright visited Floyd Davis. Miss Lucy Garrett spent Saturday in Greencastle. Marie Lawson stayed with Eva Walls in Coatesville. Emory Nichols Claude and Herbert Lawson attended the Fillmore community sale Saturday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Campbell welcomed a baby boy born February 29. Davis moves to John Masten farm near Coatesville. Huffman bought the Davis place. Padgett moving to Nichols farm. Mary Shuck visited Lucy Garrett Friday evening. Morris Goodwin and family, recently ill with severe colds, are better.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alva Wright
Tommy
Eva Walls
Coatesville
Fmory Nichols
Claude
Herbert Lawson
Fillmore
Mrs. Campbell
Mr. Davis
John Masten
Afr
Huffman
Davis Place
Mr. Padgett
Nichols Farm
Mary Shuck
Lucy Garrett
Morris Goodwin
County approves road contract in Mill Creek township
In a Monday session the county commissioners awarded the E. E Lane and other Mill Creek township roads contract for 1787.48 to W. W. Terry after two bids from Allen and Terry were rejected for errors. The bidders then resolved to settle by a coin toss with Terry prevailing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mill Creek Township
W. W. Terry
Rank Allen
Terry
Allen
Alow
Trucks for road repair bids floodGreencastle board
Ten truck dealers and eight manufacturers with reps present bid on trucks for road repair. They are to cry their wares before the county board in Greencastle during a ten day period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greencastle
Board OF County Commissioners
Eight truck bids opened for county road repair trucks
Eight manufacturers submitted bids to the county auditor for two three and one half ton road trucks. Bids ranged from 4,360 to 6,118 dollars with models from Stewart Kelley-Springfield Master Signa Garford Federal Titan Mack. The bid opening occurred at 10 o clock and officials planned a decision possibly later today or Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commisioners
Stewart
Kelley-Springfield
Master
Signa
Garford
Federal
Titan
Mack
Cheaper Meat Cuts Could Cut Family Bills
Purdue University home economics staff urge using cheaper beef pork and lamb cuts to lower butcher costs. A demonstration reveals many overlooked cuts like brisket neck and forequarter meat can substitute pricier steaks and chops, potentially reducing the family meat bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Economics
Purdue University
Indiana
Florence Boston
Accident Near Brick Chapel Involves Ford Coupe
Mr W M McGaughey recounts a Sunday night mishap north of Brick Chapel when his Ford Coupe hit a rut and a wheel came off. The car tipped, glass shattered, he escaped with scratches and was helped to set the vehicle back on its wheels. Mrs Fred Lancaster visits sister Mrs Carey Payne in Madison township as Payne recovers at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Br. W. M. McGaughey
Brick Chapel
Fred Lancaster
Carey Payne
Madison Township
Payne
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Shite Neebeese
Ole Olsen Por
Atring
Panitus Mazurka
Walnut Valley
Greares
Gowencastle
Depauw News
Malta
the Herald
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