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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1929
Page
3
Harry F. Sinclair, noted oil magnate, will surrender May 6 to begin a ninety day sentence for contempt of the Senate. He will be confined at the Occoquan district work farm near Washington, where inmates perform brick making and other manual labor.
Funeral services are set for tomorrow in Fort Wayne for James M. Barrett Sr. 77 author of the Barrett paying law who died after weeks of illness from heart disease. Barrett formerly led the Fort Wayne and Northern Indiana Traction Company and served two terms as Democratic state senator from Allen County. He introduced the Barrett law in 1899 allowing paving and street sewers to be paid by abutting property owners in ten annual installments.
Walter Bidwell of the Voncastle theatre announced a special midnight show for May Day. The program features Clara Bow in The Wild Party, based on college life, following a capacity run at the Indiana theatre in Indianapolis.
Clerk of the Putnam Circuit Court Indiana schedules a public sale on Saturday May 25 1929 at a stated time to settle a decree for 3257 59 dollars with interest and costs in a case where Federal Land Bank of Louisville is plaintiff and Jesse Knauer Bertha Knauer Floyd A McGuire First Putnam County National Farm Loan Association Stanley J Wogny and Woany wife of Stanley J Wogny are defendants.
Edward Eiteljorge Sheriff of Putnam County Indiana will sell at the south door of the Court House at 10 00 A M and 4 00 P M the rents and profits for up to seven years for the north half of the northeast quarter of section 6 in township 14 north range 5 west containing 82 acres with 2 acres excluded by the highway leaving about 80 acres If not sold to satisfy a decree the fee simple interest may be exposed at public sale to cover the decree costs and interest The sale will be without relief from valuation or appraisal laws Corwin and Gillen attorneys for the plaintiff.
Property transfers involve Clara B. Cook to William Haverly and wife on two lots in Greencastle for $1. Davie M. OConner and others sell to Jesse L. Cox one acre in Warren township for $1. Various other transfers include Greencastle lots, a New Providence Cemetery plot for $7.50, and 20 acres in Washington township sold for $1. Names include Butterfield Boatright Cox Haverly and others across several parcels and counties.
The Columbia studios in Hollywood recreate Paris for The Apache at Voncastle Theatre on Saturday. Paris rooftops and garret interiors depict a French girl in a knife throwing act who faces danger in Marseilles and Paris as romance develops with Don Alvarado in a dramatic film sequence.
John Salo of Passaic New Jersey narrowed Pete Gavuzzi of England's lead in the 32nd lap as the race across the country continued. Salo tied Sam Richman of New York for first in the lap, with Gavuzzi still atop the overall standings and times listed for Gardner Umeri and Simpson from Seattle Burlington and other entrants.
Bloomington May 3. Indiana University football men in spring training are using Coach Pat Page new invention a ball with a convex surface. Page says the old ball is too pointed and too long for passers and punters.
Talmah won the 1000 Guineas at Newmarket as a 33 to one outsider. Sister Anne ran second and Ellen Vale finished third. Sister Anne carried five to two odds, Ellen Vale twenty to one.
Yesterday's results show American Association games with Kansas City beating Indianapolis 2 0 and St. Paul defeating Toledo 13 4. Minneapolis outslugged Columbus 10 9 in ten innings. Louisville 4 Milwaukee 4 called after thirteen innings due to darkness. American League matchups include Philadelphia 5 Boston 1 while Washington at New York, Detroit at Chicago, and St. Louis at Cleveland were rained out. National League contests had New York at Brooklyn and Chicago at Philadelphia plus St. Louis at Pittsburgh all rained out. Only games scheduled.
Hogs opened 1 to 25 cents higher in Indianapolis on May 3 with gains mostly lost by close. Slaughter hogs weighing 160 to 300 pounds sold from 11.75 to 11.90. Cattle held steady while feeders and sheep lambs weakened. prices for feeders near 16 and above.
In Aurora Illinois on May 3 the three day strike by horsemen appeared near end as a legal method to collect the one per cent of purses won was discussed. The purse minimum of 1000 dollars was not pursued. Horsemen plan to have management assign the one per cent to the association after purses are won.
Cloverdale opens its baseball season Sunday May 5 with the Cloverdale Greys facing the Indianapolis Triangles on the Cloverdale lot at 2 30 p m. The game marks the start of the season for Cloverdale.
Buick Motor Company announces the Marquette to be produced for the lower priced field this summer. Be T Strong states the Marquette will leverage Buick’s vast production and sales capacity and 25 years of car making experience to offer a car with unusual appeal at a budget price.
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