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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1914
Page
4
At a Tuesday meeting the Over-the-Tea Cups Club elected officers for the ensuing year. Names include President Genevieve Ames First Vice President A O Lockridge Second Vice President Clara Lammers Recording Secretary W L Denman Corresponding Secretary H M Smith Treasurer C J Arnold and council member Ella Beckwith.
Local social notes report Mr and Mrs C L Airhart attending an Eastern Star gathering in Fillmore this evening. Also Maybird Beeman of Cloverdale visits the city, and Mrs F J McConnell of Denver plans a visit with Mrs Donner and Mrs F C Tilden next week.
The high school showcased the stereopticon in a Commercial Geography lesson with Russia and Mexico. Attendees included Mr Dalman, J H James, S A Hays, and visitors from Indianapolis. Emory Wass will teach mechanical drawing and manual training at Amo next fall. Domestic Science and Domestic Art exhibits will be held all next week at Spring Avenue based rooms. Mrs H O Lane funeral is set for Friday at 4 at the Christian church with Rev A M Hooman in charge. burial in Forest Hill Cemetery.
A German newspaper notes a voice ad asking the finder of a purse with money to forward it to the loser. Two days later a rebuttal appears, identifying the finder and inviting the loser to call at his house on a convenient day.
Mechanical World advises dissolving half an ounce of camphor in a pound of hogs lard to create an iron colored coating. Rub iron and steel items with the mixture, leave for 24 hours, then dry with a linen cloth to keep the goods clean for months.
Grave charges surround Paris public hospitals with corruption claims spanning from administration to care. The nursing sisters faced expulsion years ago and the upheaval now appears to permeate the system from top to bottom, with the poorest patients bearing the neglect.
Reports from across the state indicate a whe at crop may beat all records while corn planting begins under unfavorable conditions. Hoosier farmers face the most prosperous season they have had in many years.
Crop experts report Indiana enters May with ideal to near perfect conditions. Winter wheat outstanding, spring wheat bright, and corn prospects strongest in years. Floods avoided, moisture ample, and acreage for wheat and corn set for a sizable rise. Federal crop grades improve. state poised for record yields barring calamity. Obituary notes young death of William Norman Morrison born 1902 Cloverdale died 1914 aged 12. Interment in Cloverdale. services by Elder C H Sherrill.
Uncalled for letters held at the post office include Hart John L Johnson Mrs Olive Jones Rose Kinzer J W Mills Miss Adell Mills Miss Ida C. A called meeting of Temple badge No 47 F and A M Friday 7 30 p m Le Athey Ww M E BE Caldwell Secretary Scheduled at the lodge for M M degree continuation of notices and postmaster notice regarding advertised items.
Lord Deliverus, a renowned British surgeon who recently joined the army of octogenarians, is noted in court circles. He has attended the birth of every prince and princess in Great Britain for more than a generation.
Attorneys press arguments past midnight in a bid to speed a verdict in the Roberts election trial. Harris highlights testimony from youths who hauled floaters in autos and asserts Roper’s confession is substantiated.
Terre Haute May 6 Judge oO B Harris conducted a lengthy summing up of state evidence in the Donn M Roberts trial. The day stretched into a night session likely to continue to push the case to a jury by Friday. Witness Walter Myers said Roberts hired him to haul floaters to register false, with John Roper corroborating that Roberts circulated phony registrations in the First Ward.
The Washington Township Sunday School Convention will be held May 17 at Croys Creek Church. The schedule includes songs by congregations and schools, prayers, talks by county president, Rev Beck, A O Lockridge, Rev Voiles, and recitations by Ruth Durell and others, with installation of officers and benediction. Mary Logan is secretary. Robert Evans president.
The Bloomington World reports porch furniture was stolen from two north side homes and later recovered after a tip tied the theft to a local fraternity house on east Third street. Prosecution threats were issued if the items were not returned immediately. James Watson of Hartford City, a former resident, is visiting relatives.
The Greencastle high school commencement will be at Meharry Hall on May 29. The speaker is not yet selected. Baccalaureate sermon details are TBA. The 1914 class has 38 members and the graduates include Lilly Ashton Elsie Browning Viva Balwin Daniel Burkit Christine Bicknell Lawrence Crump Edna Curtis Louis Cowgill Marie Eitel Ione Fry Nathan Huckleberry Jeanette Holloway Jessie Jones Lucy Johnson Vera Krofft Gale Krofft Ruth Miller Richard Mills Pearl Mason Edith McFarlane Shirley McIntyre Vera ORear Lou Pollard Walton Raines Melba Raines Donald Rees Irene Selby Margaret Shouse George Sage Olive Shaver Mabel Shamel Glen Skelton Alma Sheets William Small Josephine Torr William Vancleave Reggie Williams. Hall tonight 35 and 50 cents. adv.
Professor James S. Whittaker of the DePauw faculty drew strong praise in Meharry hall for the second number of the fourth annual Spring Festival. His program featured Grieg and Dvorak pieces and showcased his status as a leading modern pianist after studies in Leipzig and Berlin. Tonight the DePauw Ladies Glee Club will close the festival with a mixed program, tickets 35 and 50 cents.
Members urged to attend the 7:30 service as the pastor discusses the church deacons and ordination plan to reach the Scriptural number. Greencastle Eastern Star chapter plans a Wilmore visit to join Filmore lodge activities and a 7:25 interurban departure with 40 to 50 members expected.
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