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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1931
Page
3
The Herald from Greencastle Indiana lists publisher J Arnold and a note about The Press being second class mail. It shows Putnam County and outside rates, carrier delivery, and indicates advertising rates upon request.
Greencastle Bloomington line shows morning and evening departures with 9:15 and 10:55 arrival times and 1:06 2:40 P M. 5:00 6:00 trips. Service notes indicate limited runs on Sundays and hot days only.
An English critic argues against innovation while Americans overlook it. The piece suggests groceries should sell can openers alongside canned foods to improve efficiency and safety. It praises modern can openers that use two-handle squeezing or clamp action to cut the tin and remove the cover cleanly.
In Indianapolis on May 8 Fraternal Order of Eagles prepare a large public ceremony at the English Opera House for a bronze tablet commemorating the first public appeal for a nation wide Mothers Day on Feb 7 1904 by Frank E F Her ing of South Bend Indiana. The event includes a parade with Eagles from 1400 chapters and about 650000 members.
Dust explosions have wrecked five U S plants in a month with 500 killed 1000 injured and $40 million in losses. Investigations show more than twenty dust types trigger blasts from sulphur sugar coal grain cotton and other materials.
A fashion feature describes a versatile wardrobe focus with a cotton tweed sports suit and a black and white plaid jacket outfit. It highlights a tuxedo front jacket with a peplum, a dotted Swiss blouse, red piping, and a printed cotton net suit in black with bright korals, finished with patent leather belt.
Indianapolis racing gains a $100000 base purse for the 500 mile event at the Speedway. W W Kidder of La Crosse Wisconsin adds a $500 prize for the winner, placing the check with American Automobile Association officials. His invention is a liquified colloidal graphite fabricant for motors and he is a longtime motorboat enthusiast making his first car race venture.
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