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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1915
Page
1
Committeemen work with undivided attention to final arrangements for the big celebration tomorrow. Program begins at 9 o clock and lasts late into the night, promising the city’s biggest public entertainment event.
The Greencastle Booster Club promotes a day full of events for the May Festival with a morning band concert and field meet, a baby show, novelty contests, a May Queen crowning, auto races, an old fiddlers contest, and a long music program by the Greencastle band. Miss Vera Kelley will crown the May Queen with attendants Miss Geraldine Gibson and Miss Lou Pollard. prizes include cash for automobile, egg, and greased pig contests and various races.
An audience of over three hundred saw The New Minister a play by the Christian church youth in Bainbridge at the Masonic Opera House. The performance earned cheers with no weak parts and the Greencastle group received warm congratulations afterward. Weather improved for the out of town show and attendance was high.
Local banker is elected deputy grand commander of the Knights Templar at an annual conclave held in Indianapolis this week.
The sixty first annual Indiana Knights Templars conclave closed with Adrian Hamersly named grand commander and Dr Gaylord M Leslie elected grand warder. The roster includes James L Randel George H Steel George S Parker Henri T Conde Harry C Moore Joseph Rogers Charles L Hutchinson Calvin W Prather Eugene Water George A Newhouse Jr Jacob Rubin and others.
Motion by James Vermillion's trustee to transfer the case of First National Bank of this city against the trustee to the Supreme Court is denied. Bank will collect on the chattel mortgage.
After five years of litigation the First National Bank wins against H E Heine as trustee for James Vermillion bankrupt. The bank sought $5,600 from two chattel mortgages but will recover about $700 less after costs and fees. The case started in August 1910 and moved through trial, appellate court, and a denied Supreme Court transfer.
The May Festival committee asks all business district merchants to decorate their storefronts in green and white for the event tomorrow. A festive, well decorated city will boost the festival spirit and attract larger crowds.
Greencastle vaudeville star Barton Shipley, visiting with his parents Mr and Mrs E Shipley, will give a musical program as part of the Old Fiddlers contest during the May Day celebration.
The Greencastle high school spring graduation list in Thursday's Herald omits the name of Miss Catherine Curran a senior who will receive her diploma this spring. The notice notes the omission but confirms she is part of the graduating class. For quick results try a Herald Want Ad.
Four more prisoners were taken to the State Farm this morning by Sheriff Jones and Chief Hensley. Charley Goss, Tuck Pendergraft, Polecat Chandler and James Strange were sent to the state institution for 90, 144, six months and 30 days respectively, making seven from Monroe county court. More sunshine cure offered in City Court by Judge Newton. Herman Reiz, habitually in intoxication, fined 100 dollars and 30 days at the farm. Thomas Smith fined 100 dollars and 180 days for public indecency, Alec Thomas 50 dollars to the farm.
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