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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1929
Page
1
A reader letters in defending archaic verb forms and embracing antiquated tastes. The piece humorously catalogues preferences for bygone styles from fashion to music to transportation, ending with a confessed dislike for castor oil.
Cecil Pickett and Robert Martin were jailed on petit larceny charges in Shelbyville after a police probe linked them to copper and brass thefts from the abandoned Citizens natural gas plant on north Tompkins street. Local junk dealer Robert Pettit aided inquiry by confirming a copper purchase.
Montgomery county unveils a new $125,000 hospital described as one of the most modern in the state. The facility will be opened Sunday with officials expected to attend and greet patients.
George Clayton Foreman age years died at his Crawfordsville home late Thursday. A lifelong resident, he is survived by two sisters and a brother. Funeral services are set for Sunday afternoon in Crawfordsville.
A Publicity Bureau bulletin from the Indiana State Medical Association urges Americans to visit 8,500 hospitals across the United States and Canada on May 12 for National Hospital Day. The event, honoring Florence Nightingale, aims to show hospitals as centers of care and medical learning, with ceremonies planned internationally in Paris and other locations.
A thief entered the Thomas J. Kennedy store on Larra Bee Street Friday night and took tobacco, candy, and cigars. Marshal Paul Grimes said clues were left. the raiders used a removed window screen to gain entry.
Joe Crosby assistant cashier of the Central National Bank was elected president of the Putnam County Bankers Association at a Russellville Christian Church dinner meeting. Curtis Hughes Bainbridge Bank was named vice president Nathan Call Roachdale Bank treasurer and P C Goff Russellville Bank secretary. About fifty county bank employees attended as talks on banking and taxation were given. The dinner featured fried chicken and strawberry shortcake.
The Indiana public service commission will hear the 70 million dollar Insull utility merger as a full board. Chairman John W. McCardle said the case will be treated as a commission matter with hearings presided by Howell Ellis and open to all interested parties. The merger involves 17 properties and affects 284 Indiana towns.
Indianapolis police seek 18 year old Robert Godsey who after taking poison fled his parents home. he is on furlough from the United States Army and ran away when his father would not let him use the family car to go to a party.
Professor Jerome C. Hixson of the University English department will deliver the weekly radio address Sunday afternoon at 4 in Meharry Hall. A fifteen minute music program by Kenneth R. Umfleet’s junior choir, drawn from Second Ward school pupils, will follow after the address. The choir performed in Terre Haute last week.
From the files of The Merald 20 years ago in Greencastle. Miss May Nelson of Mt Meridian hosted friends at a party last night. Mrs Lillie Landes bought the Episcopal Church property on Seminary Street for 1750 dollars. John Bower and sister Miss Eva of Indianapolis are visiting Greencastle seeking a location. Mr Bower is a photographer.
Miss Elizabeth Miller, 38, lived alone in a six room house in Siberia Ind. A rock shattered her window and a 12 gauge shotgun killed her as she opened the door. Coroner Ivo Huber called it cold blooded murder with no motive or valuables found.
Leander Mead Crist aged 91 of Thorntown Ind dies at Williams Hospital from injuries after a May 2 fall. A 1867 DePauw graduate and 1896 Prohibition Party gubernatorial nominee, he taught at Male Academy in Lancaster Ky, served as Union County superintendent of schools, supervised Thorntown schools, published The Twenty First Century, organized the Argos Enterprise, and led Thorntown Home State Bank. No near relatives survive.
The president's office announces no regular recognition service on the Friday before DePauw commencement. Awards will be announced at other chapel hours over the next two weeks. Examinations shift to Thursday May 30 from May 29, and Wednesday is a holiday for students.
Brazil May 11 The Fifth District American Legion and Auxiliary announce a memorial service to be held at St. Bernice on May 26. A special train from Terre Haute to St. Bernice will carry members to the service. Rockville Legion and Auxiliary plan a Fourth of July picnic at Beechwood Park inviting all district posts and chapters to send delegates and hoping for national officers on the program.
Trainmaster Claude C. Shoulty says 14 solid Pullman specials will run from Chicago through Bloomington to Louisville for Derby day. First seven trains depart Friday night May 16 with less than ten minutes apart. nine will stop in French Lick before Louisville.
Ernest Bain nine, son of Mr and Mrs Allan Bain, north of town, fell from a house while reaching for a ball and fractured his right elbow. Dr W M McGaughey reduced the fracture Friday afternoon.
Mostly cloudy tonight and Sunday with probable local showers and thunderstorms. Slight cooling in the northwest portion on Sunday.
The Indiana State Highway Commission changed specifications for State Road 43 from Greencastle to Crawfordsville by switching from asphalt to concrete. The Greencastle Chamber of Commerce had urged the change after investigating road bed suitability, and engineers were sent to inspect the route. Citizens expect a cement highway but start of construction this year is not assured.
Kennethy Hogate, DePauw class of 1918 and editor director of The Wall Street Journal, was elected alumni trustee for four years by a majority vote. Competitors included Eugene Shireman of Martinaville and Clarence A. Royse of Terre Haute. Hogate’s early leadership at DePauw included student body president and Phi Beta Kappa. The Junior department of the Christian Church announces a pitch in supper Saturday with children contributing dishes.
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