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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1928
Page
4
Land Owners Block Dam Plans Near Hoosier Highlands
Land owners demand high prices delaying options on real estate for the Eel River Power Co. dam at Cagle's Mill. Cloverdale organizers will interview owners to highlight benefits and accelerate acquisition while earlier supporters now seek inflated land prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EEL River Power CO
Cagle
Power Co
Kidnap Case Ties Police to Indiana Man and boy
Deputy Steward investigated a reported kidnapping linked to Earnest LaMar of Indianapolis. LaMar said his 13 year old son rode with Fred Steel to a farm north of Cloverdale before vanishing. A search by Steward Yockey and Babbs failed to locate them. LaMar feared the boy was taken toward Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer
O. W. Steward
Earnest LaMar
English Avenue
Indianapolis
Cloverdale
Mr. LaMar
Carp
Fred Steel
Steel
Mrs. LaMar
Steward
S. E. Yockey
Robert Babbs
LaMar
Chicago
Spencer World
Indiana eyes three year high school course change
A plan to shorten public high school study in Indiana to three years and add one year to junior high work was presented by Indiana educators. A central committee will form subcommittees to draft the new course by June 1, with seminar work at Indiana University, Purdue University, and the Muncie and Terre Haute Normal schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Indiana
Hotel
Lincoln
Roy P. Wisehart
Indiana University
Purdue University
Muncie
Terre Haute
Indiana State Normal School
Comittees
Planes' Attacking Locusts Defeated Near Basra
British military aircraft attempted to scatter a dense locust cloud over Basra date crops but the insects clung to the planes so thickly that the squadron had to land. No injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Basra
Irak
Here
DePauw President to Speak at Methodist Hospital
Dr L H Marlin president of DePauw University will be a principal speaker at the National Hospital day observance at Methodist hospital in Indianapolis at 2 30 this afternoon Other addresses will be given by Arthur V Brown and Fred Hoke A harps ensemble directed by Louise Schellschmidt Koehne will perform with nurses from the training school also singing The hospital has been decorated for the occasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
L. H. Marlin
DePauw University
National Hospital
Methodist Hospital
Arthur V. Brown
Fred Hoke
Louise Schellschmidt Koehne
School of DePauw University
Joe Dawson to Pace Start of Race at Indianapolis May 30
Joe Dawson famed 1912 Indianapolis 500 winner to pace the May 30 international race in a Marmon roadster. Marmon team led by Earl Cooper prepares three Marmon specials as Dawson drives the pacemaker with 10 am start. Dawson, now in Philadelphia, helped spark a racing era ending after a 1914 accident that prompted the term Gilhooley for spins on track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Joe Dawson
Speed Way
Marmon
Dawson
Earl Cooper
T. EB
Pop” Myers
Philadelphia
Ray Harround
Ray Gilhooley
Gilhooley
Newgent Named Bainbridge High Basketball Coach
Russell Newgent, former Russellville coach and recent Kentland high school mentor, has been hired by Monroe township trustee Frank Edwards to lead Bainbridge high school basketball. A Putnam County native, Newgent helped Russellville reach the state tournament and has taught in Paris and Kentland while studying coaching at the University of Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentland
Indiana
Frank Edwards
Monroe Township
Bainbridge
Newgent
Warren Newgent
Clinton Township
Putnam County
Russellville
Paris
Ill
University of Illinois
Baseball scores from today’s games across leagues
American Association games listed Kansas City 4 Indianapolis 2 and St Paul 5 Minneapolis 3 as scheduled. American League results include Washington 9 Detroit 5 Boston 4 Chicago 3 New York 7 Cleveland 6 Philadelphia 11 St Louis 5. National League Chicago 3 Brooklyn 0 Cincinnati 3 Boston 0 St Louis 3 Philadelphia 2. New York Pittsburgh game postponed by rain.
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American Association
Kansas City
Indianapolis
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Washington
Detroit
Boston
Chicago
New York
Cleveland
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
New York-Pittsburgh
Greencastle Sends Six to Terre Haute Sectional
Six Greencastle high school track and field athletes compete in the Terre Haute sectional this afternoon. The entrants are Kerr, Masten, Tuttle, Paris, Brown and Alexander. Thirteen schools compete in the sectional with top two advancing to the state meet next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greencastle
Terre Haute
Kerr
Masten
Tuttle
Paris
Brown
Alexander
Wide stock newspaper cuts offered for use
A supplier promotes a catalog of stock newspaper cuts available for multiple business lines. They invite clients to view proof sheets and note the cuts can be used at no charge. The message emphasizes variety, adaptability, and complimentary access.
Houston Prepares for Democratic Convention Hall Near Ready
Houston rushes to host the Democratic National Convention with a 200000 hall nearing completion and a 100000 visitor flow expected. Organizers led by Jesse H. Jones expand hotels and housing while police and health efforts clean the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
International
Texas
United States
Jesse H. Jones
Oxford English Dictionary completes seventy year project
The final section of the Oxford English Dictionary is published in London, ending a seventy year labor. Editors James Murray and successors Henry Bradley, William Craigie, and Charles Onions oversaw 414,825 words and 1,827,306 quotations, with 5,000,000 references collected by Murray. A supplement is planned as new words like airplane appeared since 1884.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coleridge
Herbert Coleridge
James Murray
Sir James
London
Henry Bradley
William A. Craigie
Charles T. Onions
Lady Murray
U S Chamber Elects New Officers Led by Butterworth
William Butterworth of Moline Illinois was elected president of the United States Chamber of Commerce. Other officers named include Joseph H. DeFrees of Chicago as chairman, Alfred J. Brosseau New York as eastern VP, Robert R. Ellis Memphis as south central VP, Robert P. Lamont Chicago as north central VP, Paul Shoup San Francisco as western VP, and Frederick J. Haynes Detroit as director defeating W E. Wells East Liverpool Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
William Butterworth
Moline
United States Chamber of Commerce
Lewis E. Pierson
New York
Joseph H. DeFrees
Chicago
Eastern Division
Alfred J. Brosseau
South Central
Robert R. Ellis
Memphis
North Central
Robert P. Lamont
Western
Paul Shoup
San Francisco
Frederick J. Haynes
Detroit
W. E. Wells
East Liverpool
Ohio
Indiana golf championship set for Aug at French Lick
The Indiana golf championship tournament for 1928 will be played on the upper golf course of the French Lick Springs Hotel Aug. 17 to Sept. 1. The dates were announced at a conference of Indiana Golf Association officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
French Lick
Ind
French Lick Springs
Indiana Golf Association
Pie and Cake Gangs Improve National Road Terraces
State Penal Farm crews known as Pie and Cake gangs repair National road terraces to prevent washouts. Inmates eat special lunches of pie and cake, considered the farm’s cream of penal labor. Workers widen shoulders and grade to ready for three feet of future roadway expansion. They also modify State Road 42 between the National Road and Spencer, cutting grades, straightening curves, and altering streams to improve the highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Commission
National Road
Spencer
Fire chief says Greek letters useless for firefighting
Bloomington Indiana May 12 Greek letters mean little to the city fire department says fire chief B M Hazel in a letter to the Daily Student Indiana University. He urges students to report fires by street numbers not by shouting Greek names and notes two recent fires in fraternity houses where crews arrived blind. He calls for prompt directions to aid rapid response and prevention of further delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Ind
B. M. Hazel
Indiana University
Hazel
Washington
DePauw Dean to Speak at Last P T A Meeting
In Indianapolis on May 19 Prof Louis H Dirks dean of men and professor of secondary education at DePauw University and former Shortridge teacher will address the final meeting of the year for the Shortridge Parent Teacher Association in the study hall. His topic is What the College May Reasonably Expect of the High School Graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Louis H. Dirks
DePauw University
Shortridge High School
Shortridge
Parent-Teacher Association
Dirks
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