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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1929
Page
1
Charles J. Arnold presents a whimsical weather piece urging readers to ponder nature and daily curios. The column teases local trivia about courthouse sidewalks, hobnob meanings, spring mushroom tales, a Greencastle business man’s marriage rumor, and a taxi stand lawn cleanup, ending with a joke about two Irishmen.
Dean Louis Dirks of DePauw University classified men into four groups for Bloomington students during a luncheon address at the Graham hotel. He described drifters lacking aims, men without individuality, well meaning industrious men who fail to act, and purposeful leaders like the Apostle Paul, urging youths to choose a direction to improve farming and other fields.
Greencastle resident Howard M. Dirks was elected to Phi Beta Kappa at Indiana University. President William Lowe Bryan announced prizes and honor society memberships during Bloomington exercises marking the universitys 109th anniversary.
A health parade delighted students as nurses and schools were praised for civic spirit. A bored driver picked up a deaf and mute youth, circus day loomed, and motorists drew comments on debris and courtesy. A Greencastle woman helped a stranded motorist, and Scribner of Russellville sold Parke County Mill to Stevenson and Stevenson of Terre Haute.
Jackie Albright, son of Capt and Mrs J J Albright of 115 Bloomington, sustained head and back injuries after being struck by a Hughes automobile driven by James Hughes as he followed an older sibling across East Seminary Street. He remained conscious, will have X rays Friday, and was delirious overnight. Marriage license issued to Victor Ellis and Hattie Roberts.
Gentry Bros Circus announces arrival Friday with a parade at 11 a.m. and performances at 2 and 8 p.m. Tickets available from the Downtown ticket officer. The circus represents a $750000 investment and includes two performances plus a zoo inspection and a Prof. Griffins Military Band concert.
Dawn arrivals bring the long train section with wagons, animals, and seating to town. Two sections will bring 600 circus workers and 200 animals including elephants and camels. The cook tent leads prep, parade outfits emerge, and a mile long downtown street parade is planned before noon.
A large elm tree at the rear of Dr. A. E. Ayler’s office fell around 1:50 am, denting the rear of a Chevrolet owned by William Philips of American Zinc Products Co. and injuring the building’s chimney and cornice. Earl Terry accompanied Philips as an employee witness. The tree had two main trunks and rotted on one side.
Ki's healthily attended noon Kiwanis luncheon at the Christian Church, ending the eight week period with ten absences total. Wa's had one member missing. The Ki's will host the Wa's at a later dinner. Ben Riley composed The Big Kiwanis Dinner sung to In the Big Rocky Candy Mountain, featuring a full club member name within the song. Ben Riley received a ring from club president B H Braner after a presentation speech and the bell was used to close the moment.
The Greencastle Public Schools present the annual Eighth Grade entertainment tonight at 8 in the High School auditorium. Tickets remain for rear seats at the door. The program has two parts a songs and dances segment followed by a dramatization of scenes from Robin Hood.
Dr. Byron Wilson of Seattle arrived to assume duties as director of promotion activities at DePauw University this morning.
Winter shows a dying kick as snow flurries fall this afternoon and temperatures drop enough to cause notable discomfort for residents.
From the files: Ex-Senator T. T. Moore will address the Men’s Brotherhood of the Christian Church tonight in Greencastle. DePauw defeated Butler 5–2 in a snowstorm, a Civic Union formed after a mass meeting, aims at general reform with church and civil authorities cooperation. Alvin Hanks re-elected truant officer at township trustees meeting.
DePauw University hosts May Day events Friday and Saturday with a lantern parade, a May Day play The Patsy, a break fast, a coed track meet, and a pageant with 400 participants The Lantern Parade will start Friday night from the gymnasium with lit lanterns carried by Women’s Sport Association sponsors.
John W. Robe president of the Putnam County Wool Growers Association states wool growers will convene in the County Agent's office at the Court House Saturday at 2 PM to set selling time for their wool.
East portion to see rain tonight while the west stays cloudy. Colder tonight with Friday fair, cooler in the west and north. Strong shifting winds from the northwest.
Two dope users were jailed last night after failing to secure drugs. Officers Morgan and Hamm reported both men in a highly nervous condition and needing physician relief. they were released today but remained in town and seeking drugs.
Indiana's highway commission allotted 1 332 000 barrels of cement for the 1929 road paving program at about 2 500 000 dollars. Outside bidder Marquette Cement Manufacturing Company of Chicago won 125 000 barrels, with delivery to Logansport and Rensselaer, the first outside Indiana supplier since 1922.
Harry P. Vonderschmitt operator of the Granada and Voncastle theaters sues Lois B. Cowgill in Putnam Circuit Court for 500 dollars. He alleges contract terms were broken regarding steam heat supplied from the Strand building boiler to the Arc building and Anderson Chevrolet Sales Co. room in Crawfordsville.
Tom Morgan, a south Greencastle merchant policeman, announced his resignation effective tonight. He will move to the J. F. O'Hair farm near Brick Chapel, north of Greencastle, and thanked local merchants for their support during his tenure.
A frigid storm blankets the Midwest with snowfall as far south as Illinois and Missouri. Measurable snow marks the first May event in U S Weather Bureau history, with temps around 32 to 35 and four inches in Springfield Missouri. Williamson County sustains 500000 in hail damage to farms and greenhouses.
Hundreds gathered in downtown Greencastle to view the May day parade featuring all grade students from Greencastle Public Schools and Manhattan School. The Mary Emma Jones School received a silver loving cup for the best health promotion project, presented by Russell Brown of the Putnam County Tuberculosis Association.
Cleve Thomas, a prominent Green Castle man, has been seriously ill with pneumonia for several months. He is now improving rapidly at his Bloomington street home and can take short automobile rides as friends hope for further recovery.
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