Last Hours of Contest Spark Last Minute Voting
Voters rush to polls as the final hours of the contest arrive. Leaders reportedly hold back ballots, expecting a strong finish amid widespread coupon and newspaper appeals.
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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1915
Page
1
May Queen Contest ends at 6 oclock tonight
The bulletin will show the final vote tally for the May Queen Contest with ballots counted daily. Secretary Ralph Confer urges voters to deliver coupons before 6 pm as polls close then. Current standings list Gibson in first, Kelley second, Pollard third with totals around 1,000 for leading candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunlavy & Stoops
Dunlavy
Ralph Confer
Mies Gibson
Kelley
Miss Pollard
May Queen Contest Spotlight Shifts to Miss Pollard
Miss Pollard along with Miss Vera Kelley and Miss Gerald ine Gibson contends for the May Queen title as voting nears closure. Pollard, 17, daughter of Mr and Mrs William Pollard of Hanna street, a Greencastle High School graduate now working at Allen Bros. Dry Goods, has held a top spot amid hundreds of thousands of votes cast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Pollard
William Pollard
Hanna Street
Greencastle
Twenty Five Depot Street Residents Petition Change
Twenty five residents of Depot Street petition the city council to rename the street Maple. Council will dispose of the matter at the next meeting on May 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Depot Street
City Council
Maple—Council
Pond drainage vote stretched as council weighs action
A three member committee asked for more time to decide whether to drain Pittman pond at Hill street west end. Drainage estimated at 450 dollars. Council set May 25 to hear the report and Depot street names change petition proceeds. Sewer work total 9296.61 dollars last month per City Engineer A. A. Lane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittman Pond
Roy M. Abrams
Elmer E. Crawley
Charles Huffman
Hill Street
A. A. Lane
Depot Street
Maple Street
City Engi
Greencastle City Council actions and public works notices
The Greencastle council authorized bond acceptance for a project with American Surety of New York and a 65 percent certificate. approved sewer taps for Dr C T Zaring H M Smith and post office authorities. prepared cemetery grounds for Memorial Day. granted tile permits to numerous residents. approved sidewalk tiles drainage. authorized barn tear down and garage construction. and listed multiple department salaries and utility payments as part of ongoing city operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Avenue
Indiana Streets
Walnut
Poplar
Post Office
Zaring
Smith
Old Cemetery
Ball Park
Anna Skamire
A. T. Riley
Rudy Burkett
Sarah N. Nutt
John Cannon
Fred Crawford
J. E. Sharp
Mary Hoover
Walter Crawford
A. B. Hanna
Della Browning
J. H. Taylor
Elizabeth Gilmore
D. L. Harris
W. L. Torr
Frank Roberts
Howard&. Taylor
Mattie
Locksmith Recovers Keys Hidden On Top Desk
George Huffman the Greencastle locksmith was summoned to a physician's office after the desk was found with its keys missing. After about thirty minutes the desk opened but the keys were found resting on top, a surprise to the doctor who had trusted the locksmith to keep quiet about the mishap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Huffman
Greencastle
George
Mr. Huffman
Baker Aims Coast to Coast One-Man Drive Record
E G Baker of Indianapolis left San Diego at midnight May 6 and heads via the National road through Putnam county around May 16 toward New York. He uses a Stutz Bearcat with W F Sturm as official AAA observer to ensure the car is not shipped and to verify a continuous drive. Baker previously set a motorcycle coast to coast record in 11 days 12 hours 10 minutes from San Diego to New York, breaking the former mark by over nine days. He will observe local speed laws and seek Three A officials signatures along the route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. G. Baker
Indianapolis
San Diego
Cal
Putnam County
New York
Mr. Baker
W. F. Sturm
A. A. A. Observer
Baker
D Pauw Observes Annual Co ed Day
D Pauw University hosts its annual co ed day with alumni and friends gathering for the last spring holiday program. A rose poly game was played this afternoon as part of a varied hour by hour schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D’pauw
Rose Poly
May Day Celebrations At DePauw Crown Elizabeth Sweet Queen
Elizabeth Louise Sweet, three, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. W W Sweet, was crowned May Queen at DePauw University as students enjoyed a sunlit day of festivities. The program included breakfast, band concerts, freshman stunts, class dances, lantern parade, and a Girls Glee Club concert while seniors led the May pole winding and a varsity baseball game against Rose Poly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Santerelle
Elizabeth Louise Sweet
W W. Sweet
Paul Smith
Phi Gamma Delta
Phi Delt Theta
McKeen Field
Katherine Kingsley
DePauw
Rose Poly
Glee Club
Martha Geyer Degner
East College
Minshall Llboratory
Terre Haute Engineers
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Andidates
Kyle Smith
Dorothy Warner
Roachdale
Ars Oakie Cross
Vesta Gregory
Adele Wilson
Florence Scott
Geraldine Gibson
Vera Kelley
Eesdahenun
Lou Pollard
Nec
Ces Enon
Florence Evens Eanasse Neecse
Edna Curtis Nore
Loraine Frank Woo Sansacaeee
Cornelia Dulinana Chaeseeeeses
Georgia Magill
Helen O’bear
Callie Vermillion
Cloverdale
Rosella Nixon
Fillmore
Marie Ransom
Manhattan
Lela Brann
Reelsville
Baby Dolls
Button Oxfords
Black & White
Fire Department
Chas. Vanvador
P. R. Duncan
H. Huffman
Chas. Cooper
R. L. Pierce
Roscoe Lisby
Wm. Cunningham
Ralph Pierce
Frank Riley
Thomas Randle
Putnam Electric Co
G. C. Water Co
A. Fitzsimmons
Hay
Elizabeth Sweet
DePauw University
First National Bank
Central Trust
Compan
Helen Gardner
Bacon
Corner Cash Grocery
Pelede
Don Shepard
Mgr. Meortortontonte
Opera House
Eigth Grade
Nestor
Bianca
Thanhouser
Keystone Comedy
Faure RS Sar
Beer Town
R. Harris
L. Harris Bridges Morrow Mahaffey
McDonald Theibert
Rafferty, Ford
Hoistop
Claude Burks
Amo
Dusiness
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