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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1929
Page
1
A Greencastle man’s aging car balks after a spirited sales pitch with a demo in which the salesman runs out of gas and cannot move the vehicle. The buyer quips he already owns one that works and walks away.
Joseph A. McGowan acting President of the Terre Haute Indianapolis and Eastern Traction company and of the Indianapolis Street Railway died of a heart attack in Indianapolis. Born in Ireland he moved to Portland Maine as a boy and helped establish the citys first free public night schools. He later joined Grand Trunk in Portland before moving to Indianapolis in 1908. He served on Portland city council and school board and was active in civic affairs. his widow and four children survive.
Mostly cloudy with likely showers this evening and warmth in the north portion. Wednesday brings partial clouds and cooler conditions in the northwest, with a unsettled forecast across the area.
The Graf Zeppelin prepared for its third Atlantic crossing from Friedrichshafen with Dr. Hugo Eckener at the helm. A crew of 39 and 20 passengers are aboard along with a gorilla named Missi destined for the Chicago zoo. Weather reports favor a calm crossing as officials adjust plans for safety.
Clara Gleason of Commercial Place sues Alonzo Gleason for divorce in Putnam Circuit Court. She seeks custody of their 15 year old son, alimony, and child support. She accuses him of quarrelsome behavior and leaving her in June 1927 to live with an unmarried woman, during which he was arrested and sent to prison. They were married September 22, 1905.
Auto insurance interests see potential gains from Section 20 of the upcoming license law. It would make state counties and municipalities liable for their drivers negligence. An official opinion deemed the clause likely unconstitutional, as Indiana cannot be sued under its constitution. If validated, the law parts may survive without the unconstitutional portions.
Patrons and friends of Pleasant Hill Cemetery are invited to contribute to a fund to clear briars bushes and underbrush from cemetery lots for Memorial Day. Donations may be mailed to Mrs. Fred Johns Greencastle R. R. 4 or phoned to 738 L. Any amount will be appreciated.
Louise Stevens, wife of Louis Stevens the Danville druggist, settled her claim against Archie Kahl for injuries from a November Danville automobile accident. The compromise awarded $875 plus costs. Hays Murphy represented Mrs Stevens while Archie Kahl and Judge Clark defended.
Dr. Charles B. Jefferson of Tabernacle Church New York was to give the main address at the Indiana Disciples of Christ convention in Huntington May 14. Bruner of Greencastle was elected president of the Indiana Christian Ministerial Association with J W Wilson Crawfordsville as vice president and Glenn O Mills Edinburg as secretary treasurer.
In Fort Wayne on May 14, two former federal officials John Voegtlin and Frank Conray along with Sammy Koehler received two year terms at Leavenworth for conspiring to violate federal prohibition laws. Judge Thomas W. Slick condemned graft and protection rackets tied to bootleggers. Several co-defendants received lighter sentences. Ralph Rosenwinkel and Paul Harshburger pleaded guilty but were not yet sentenced.
The Herald recalls a head on Monon train collision near Bedford injuring Clay Brothers, mail clerk. George Lloyd of Clinton Falls was badly mashed in an accident while handling a horse at William Wells' farm. Miss Ovie Collier hosted women employees of the local telephone exchange on Anderson Street.
At a Monday meeting the American Legion Auxiliary and the Veterans of Foreign Wars decided to merge their poppy sales for next Saturday. Auxiliary and VFW members will canvass streets early and late urging purchases to aid disabled World War veterans in government hospitals. If poppies remain unsold they will reappear on the streets the following Saturday, May 25.
The vocational building hosts a public exhibit opening Tuesday evening. Various departments present displays with art manual training and home economics making the largest art display the department has ever shown.
Board of trustees of the Indiana State Farm meets tomorrow with Governor Harry G. Leslie in attendance. The routine session will consider clemency appeals, but reports say Ralph Howard, the farm superintendent, may be transferred to head the Pendleton state reformatory.
Vertie Lukenbill of Greencastle files for divorce from John Lukenbill a Greencastle laborer in Putnam Circuit court alleging cruel treatment failure to provide threats on her life and visits to her mother denied. They were married April 23 1925 and separated April 28 1929 and she asks for support funds to prosecute the action.
Four Greencastle youths rode to the high school exhibit when their car left Fox Ridge, striking a tree. Junior high star Jesse McAnally, 14, had the index and two other fingers amputated at county hospital.
Helen L. Sullivan was granted a divorce from Harley Sullivan and restoration of her maiden name Helen L. McCormick by Judge J. P. Hughes in Putnam Circuit Court on Monday. The couple separated January 21, 1927, with the plaintiff alleging the husband failed to provide for her.
Indiana University honored K. R. Larkin of Greencastle at the final spring ROTC regimental review in Bloomington. Cravens and a group of students attended the presentation as the best drilled company was noted. The regiment demonstrated perfect maneuvers and was praised by army inspectors as among the best. Col. O. P. Robinson commands the unit this year.
Complete list of instructors for Greencastle Public Schools is announced. New teachers include Miss Helen Brothers, Miss Helen Dunbar, and Miss Blanche Williams with others filling vacancies. Several resignations prompted staffing changes as Warren J. Yount clarifies assignments to be made next fall.
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