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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1930
Page
1
DePauw University extended its run to six in the Little State track meet Saturday under coach J. C. Buchheit. The piece highlights Buchheit’s ability to develop merit, praising team balance and consistent training, with notes on surrounding local happenings and upcoming events.
The Tiger Cubs meet Greencastle at McKeen field in a seven inning game. The Tigers aim to extend their win streak after swamping Spencer last week. Tobin to pitch, Gross catching, with Grimes or E Crawley likely to relieve on the mound.
The condition of James H. Hughes at St. Anthony's Hospital Terre Haute after a motor vehicle crash is reported to be improving daily. He regains consciousness and nourishment, with a fractured skull and broken left thigh noted. The leg is not yet set, and doctors expect continued recovery without danger from the initial shock.
Clark of Cayuga facing election as district Democratic chairman at a meeting in Terre Haute on Wednesday. Putnam county chairman T A Sigler says there is no opposition expected to Clark. The Dems convene at the Deming Hotel at 1 PM to choose a leader with several local politicians traveling to Terre Haute for the affair. Republicans show early signs of a contested race led by James Raper and opposed by A R Chenoweth who will attend with an open mind to support the best qualified candidate.
Mrs. Lucile Bolin 26, newlywed wife of Forest Bolin of Bolin & Son Grocers, was found with a bullet wound to the head at her parents’ house in Brazil Ind. It is believed she accidentally shot herself while handling a revolver while packing belongings to move to her new home.
John F. Lawton a 63 year old farmer of Crawfordsville weds Kate Boyd a 66 year old house keeper of Crawfordsville under a marriage license in the same city.
DePauw University captured its sixth straight Little State track championship at Butler Field. Ramsey and Button led with top finishes and high scoring honors. Button set a new shot put record at 77 feet 8 inches, while Joe Sivak set a half mile record in 1:58.8. Butler finished second with 33 points, followed by Earlham and Indiana Central among others.
Two minor automobile accidents were investigated by the city police Sunday night near East Hanna street and at Water Works hill. No injuries were reported as both collisions involved residents Theodore Hurst and Claude Query, with cars towed to Franklin Street garage and Penfield driver Leland Inman’s wrecked car colliding with Fred Crousore’s speedster.
Funeral services for Miss Julia Baird 74, a longtime county resident, were held at 2:30 p.m. in the McCurry Funeral Home with Rev. H. A. Sherrill presiding. Interment followed at Brick Chapel cemetery. She died Saturday at 4:10 p.m. in Putnam County Hospital after four weeks there. Surviving siblings include Mrs. William Gillespie of Annapolis and Mrs. Jennie Baird of Kansas, with four brothers listed.
At precinct committee meetings Democrats named Dr. T. A. Sigler chair of the central committee replacing Ott Webb with Glenn H. Lyon re-elected secretary and Mrs. Theodore Crawley re-elected as vice chairwoman while C. A. Kelly was elected treasurer Republicans re-elected A. R. Chenoweth as chairman and Miss Hazel Rambo as vice chairman A. A. Hauck named secretary and Simpson Stoner elected treasurer.
Twenty years ago in Greencastle local business and fraternal matters dominated the scene. Gray Potter FE, B. Evans, and B. F. Corwin were elected directors of the Greencastle Water Company. A Greencastle Knight Templar delegation headed to Indianapolis for the grand commandery. Mrs J L Randel died at her home on East Washington Street. The Knights of Pythias received a large portrait of Frank Landes donated by J C Cammack.
A large Indian nationalist crowd gathered outside Navsar jail in Bombay as Abbas Tyabji, successor to Gandhi, was held by British authorities. Tyabji vowed fight for freedom, while troops rushed to Sholapur amid fear of renewed bloodshed after recent clashes that left dozens dead or wounded.
Indianapolis May 12 One of the season’s biggest boxing crowds is expected for a ten round main event at Cable Tabernacle on May 14. Chuck Wiggins the Hoosier Playboy meets New Yorker Joe Sekyra in a touted heavyweight clash. Sekyra has defeated top contenders including Braddock Weigand and Loughran and drew with Risko. An all star undercard with Rosy Baker vs Jack Rosen and other bouts supports the program with $1 and $2 tickets sold at Claypool drug store Indianapolis.
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DePauw travels to Crawfordsville to meet Wabash as the Old Gold seek a win. Wabash’s Harry Scholler plans to start Weist and Oliphant on the mound while DePauw’s coach Neal fields his strongest lineup with Wildman likely the pitcher.
The Midway, a new eating house and bar at the junction of State Road 4% and the National Road five miles south of Greencastle, opens Tuesday evening from 8 30 to 12 with vaudeville entertainers and an orchestra. Wayne Gillen and George Williams own the business.
Dr and Mrs H B Longden depart for St Louis and Kansas City to purchase equipment for Asbury Hall. DePauw alumni in both cities will be invited to visit them.
Two masked men robbed thirteen passengers on a bus traveling between Indiana Harbor and East Chicago. They forced the driver from the coach and, while one man drove, the other supervised the robbery, taking loot of several hundreds of dollars as police from both cities sought them. Mrs James Bittles and her son Tommy were visiting relatives in Bedford over the weekend.
In Chicago an extortion gang assailed Jack Hayes's Hayes apartment. Two gunmen died in the kitchen and dining room as detectives closed in. Hayes was killed by a gunman in the bedroom. Investigator Joseph Altmeier was fatally wounded. two gangsters fled in a waiting car, riddled by police fire.
Putnam County Bankers Association sponsors county elimination shoot on Keller farm south of town. Entries open at 8 40 AM May 23 for all vigilantes in the county. R O T C department of De Pauw University and Don McLean oversee rifle and pistol contests. Six top scorers in rifle and pistol will advance to the state shoot at Fort Benjamin Harrison in June.
Roy S West, former secretary of the interior under Calvin Coolidge, is recovering from a nervous breakdown caused by overexertion in the Illinois campaign. He serves as president of the DePauw University board of trustees.
Fred Snively city clerk was taken to Methodist hospital in Indianapolis Sunday by Dr. C. C. Tucker. He suffers a throat infection and will be treated by a specialist. Snively has been ill at home for a week.
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