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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1920
Page
1
Pauw dominated the meet as Yanklin tracksters faced a heavy defeat. Jenn Thurber posted a notable early win among competitors. Old Gold Thin team members excelled in events including discus and broad jump, with H. Jones earning three firsts.
Reported in Indianapolis political circles Senator Watson the Republican nominee for a race for U S Senator and his supporters demand a new chairman replacing E M Was of Huntington. Indications suggested McCray the governor might back Watson but other talks said Watson could be acceptable to McCray and no objection would be raised to his reelection.
The DePauw Glee Club performed a home concert at Me Harry last night. Gladys Jolley directed a Japanese Garden sketch with club members including Elizabeth Tevis, Gutys Geyer, and Pauline Wilhelm in reader roles. The troupe previously toured several cities and drew an enthusiastic reception.
Indianapolis hog receipts total 6,000 head with 4,000 carried over from Friday. Hogs down 25 cents with prices generally 15.00 to 15.50, top 15.75. heavyweights 14.25 to 14.75. Pigs 14?5 to 14.75, calves steady, sheep steady. Local buyers active. outsiders 4,000 head.
Shine E Kirkpatrick minister outlines Mother's Day events at the College Ave M E Church. Activities include a class taught by vide and Business Women, a 10 40 a m special service, student organizations invited, sermon on Christ's Motherhood and the times, a violin solo, and youth classes. Evening evangelistic service features a message The Man who Lingered.
Bee Hive Rebecca Lodge plans a Monday meeting at 8 o clock with initiation and other important business on the agenda. Dollie Caldwell N G Frona Craw ley See are listed among those involved.
Members of the Junior League of the Locust Street Church led by Rev. H C Clippinger took a hike to Sellers Springs near town. Each member brought lunch and they shared a picnic style meal then enjoyed an appetizing supper, making for a very enjoyable afternoon.
Christ Church activities feature minister iH C Clippinger presiding over morning worship with sermonette on Jesus and his mother. Special music by chorus and choir. Boy scouts attend Mother’s Day in a body. University concert at 3 15 and special Mother’s Day service at 7 30. Reception for new members next Tuesday evening. Bible school Sunday at 9 39. Levi Marshall pastor. Offerings and choir selections referenced including Little Mother of Mine solo and The Mothers of Our Land anthem. Communion, invitation hymn, doxology, and Benediction conclude postlude.
The Republican meeting in the council chamber elected Rupert Bartley mayor of Greencastle as county chairman. Frank Hays became vice chairman and Doris Denny of Cloverdale was secretary. Roy Abrams was chosen treasurer.
Senior High School presented the three act comedy It Pays to Advertise Friday night in the auditorium. Miss Lela Walls directed the production and Miss Lillian Southard handled the finances while the cast drew hearty laughter from a crowded house. The play told the story of The Thirteenth Soap Company with a large lineup of students in roles led by Mary Grayson Ida Sheets Louis Hirt Eleanor Torr Rodney Martin and many others. The event raised nearly 280 dollars for the senior class as local backers lent furniture and stage props for the show.
A motivational piece urging honesty and self knowledge as keys to achievement. It argues pride, sham, and counterfeit progress fail, while sincerity, responsibility, and perseverance build character and real success. It emphasizes personal accountability, ethical conduct, and self discipline as routes to goals.
Juarez Mexico May 7 One thousand revolutionary troops have begun a march from Juarez to the City of Mexico with 500 more to depart soon They will move via Torreon Coahuila to Puebla and then to the capital Gen Francisco R Serrano chief of Staff says Puebla may fall without resistance The army under Gen Palias Callas will join here within eight days to rebuild what Carranza troops have destroyed and faces little opposition en route to the capital
An illustrated lecture Sunday at 7 30 PM in the Presbyterian church by A G Adams with J P Allen Jr on the Cameroun Mission West Africa. It notes 7 stations 459 outstations and a constituency of 150 000 plus in Cameroun and praises the mission’s evangelistic zeal and French government interest.
Classified brief notes show a sparse listing in which payment or rates are unclear. The ad lacks full contact details and concrete terms, making it hard to determine the offer or required action.
A National Magazine note outlines how to plant a slip from a rose bush in sandy soil and keep it through summer. Cover with rings in a bottle, push into the ground, and remove the grafts after a year for a firmly rooted plant ready to flower.
Instructions describe converting worn white stockings into wash rags. Cut away the foot, fold the top double, and overcast the edges. The edges may be hoard and a strap fastened across the conics 0 pup the band dirouga.
A fragmentary reminiscence from John D. Rockefeller Jr. recounts his father telling a tale about a man in danger by a watering trough. The man pleads with an officer, declaring he can save himself and urging the officer to save the women nearby.
The article offers practical tips for maintaining a piano, including avoiding heat and damp, keeping it closed when unused, frequent key cleaning with silk and menthol spirits, whitening yellowed keys with lime juice and whitening, avoiding dust between keys, polishing the case sparingly, removing smoky residue with a vinegar water wipe, not placing near walls, and tuning about every three months. It warns against overcrowded rooms and heavy draperies.
A simple method to stop cold air under a door uses three folded thick towels or cloths cut to door width and two inches deep, covered to match the door, with rings and screwhooks for easy removal. Test fabric strength by fraying threads. warp and wool threads should share equal strength.
Overworked and nervous individuals seek relief from insomnia through a sleep cure using blue light therapy and green corridor illumination. The method, endorsed by Dr. Lomesile of Loches, claims to induce prolonged sleep with minimal disturbance, aided by color therapy and phototherapy in a tranquil setting.
A simple home remedy advises keeping a medicine dropper and rose water in travel and medicine chests. For a foreign object in the eye, pour six drops of rose water under the lower lid, let it float on the eye, then use the dropper to withdraw the liquid and foreign matter.
A historic recipe describes making a dish called Spanish meat gata using canned tomatoes onions garlic or cayenne and hamburg steak. It instructs soaking stale bread, beating an egg, seasoning with pepper and salt, forming egg sized balls and cooking for about thirty minutes.
Oct Dobbs was unanimously selected as the Democratic county chairman by precinct committeemen at a meeting in the courthouse this afternoon. He succeeds William Sutherin who asked to be relieved after serving two terms. Hamilton was named vice chairman and Ed McG Walls, treasurer, with plans for a thorough party organization and a Democratic club.
The De Pauw Club plans a sacred concert Sunday afternoon at 2 16 in Me Harry Hall. Miss Martha Frippoer and Mr Omar Wilson will perform solos and the quartet will present saced songs. Kentucky State plays McKeen Field this afternoon as the Tigers face Col onels. Phi Gamma Beta and Sigma Chi fraternities plan Mother's Day observances with weekend parties and Sunday receptions.
Victor L. Raphael presides with morning worship at 10 40 and a sermon on Christian Contentment Miss Anna Woodcock sings Mother O Mine and the choir performs Must Jesus Bear the Cross alone The Young Peoples Christian Endeavor meets at 6 30 with speaker A G Adams of Cameroun West Africa An illustrated lecture on Cameroun West Africa is planned Mr J P Allen assists in the evening service Special music invites all Junior Endeavor meets Tuesday at 4 Marjorie Shute leads Women s Circle meets Wednesday 2 30 at Mrs Jace Fitel White Cross Pendant Prayer Meeting Thursday evening
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