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Newspaper

Greencastle Herald

Location

Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1922

Page

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Marlin Belton Bridge Collapse Kills Four

Four people are known dead and fifteen missing after the Marlin Belton bridge over the Brazos river collapsed west of Marlin Texas during repair work. Rescue teams recovered two identified victims Mrs. Mosely of Beaumont and Mrs. Goldberg of Marlin, as crews searched the river for others including a missing child.

Marlin, Tex Marlin- Belton Brazos River Here Fd. Mosely Beaumont Charles Phipps

Teenager beaten by robbers on lonely road trip

Earl Connely aged 17, en route from Terre Haute to Noblesville, was beaten and robbed near Bainbridge by unknown assailants. He suffered injuries to the eye and head, lost $50 and a horse, and arrived exhausted at the Stoner home where Mrs. Stoner provided breakfast and aid as he learns his parents are ill.

Earl Connely Walter Stoner Bainbridge Terre Haute Noblesville Connely Soner

Duzer Du Dinner Hosts Officers Elected

Duzer Du held an informal dinner at Torrs Tuesday at six with guests including Pof. and Mrs. H. B. Gough Pof. and Mrs. F. C. Tilden Prof. R. E. Williams and Miss Kathrine Tillotson. A short business meeting followed to elect officers for next year Halford Houser was elected president Berniece Mullins vice president Ralph Boyd treasurer Martha Wyrick secretary and Mary Hester librarian

Duzer du Torr H. B. Gough F. C. Tilden R. E. Williams Kathrine Tillotson Halford Houser Berniece Mullins Ralph Boyd Martha Wyrick Mary Hester

Open Defiance of Police Endangers Sheridan Road Fire

A labor warfare protest clashes with security as a fire roars through a $500,000 seventy unit apartment building under construction at 7711 Sheridan Road in Chicago. Firefighting units from the north side battle the blaze as crowds of over 5,000 gather, and police from ers Park assist to maintain order.

Chicago Sheridan Road Beore Ers Park

S. C. Sayers Wins Week End Golf Tournament

S. C. Sayers, a local insurance man and prominent golfer, captured the week end golf title with a low gross 73. Richard Taylor, son of Mr and Mrs E B Taylor, tied for second with a net 67, earning two balls prizes. H M Smith and Reese Matson also posted notable nets and prizes.

S. C. Savers Richard Taylor E. B. Taylor East Washington Street S. C. Sayers H. M. Smith Reese Matson George Christie W. L. Denman Cleve Thomas

Greencastle High Girls Basketball Team Hosts Evening Program

The Greencastle High School girls basketball team will present a miscellaneous program in the high school auditorium tonight at 7 45. Proceeds fund sweat ers for team members after a successful season.

H. S. Auditorium Greencastle High School

Improvement of Seminary Street Nears Completion

Cement pavement on Seminary Street is expected to finish tonight or tomorrow if progress continues. A large concrete mixer operates on Vine Street with small sections of Seminary Street and Vine Street still to fill, and only 580 feet on the north side of the tracks remain rough, with overall rapid work.

Seminary Street Vine Street

Terre Haute Couple Granted Marriage License

Jack Dyson, 28, of Terre Haute, and Ruth Stiener, 21, of Terre Haute, obtained a marriage license.

Jack Dyson Terre Haute Ruth Stiener

American Legion Post 58 Plans A Night Of Entertainment

Geencastle Post 58 holds a 7 30 meeting with after program entertainment and an ice cold keg on tap. Only men with 1922 membership passes will be admitted. Commander Krantz promises new entertainment to rival the Badger fight and hard boiled MPs guard entry.

Geencastle Post 58 Krantz P. C M. P’s

DePauw Triumphs On Darnall's Tenth Inning Homer

Darnall, a DePauw third baseman, hit a leadoff homer in the tenth after a late rally, giving DePauw a 6 to 4 win over Wabash. Bills outpitched Phillips as DePauw tallied eight hits to Wabash six amid fielding miscues.

Depauw Darnall Tentr Wabash Tigers Darnall Kid Bills Phillips Pruitt Kessler

Hog Receipts Edge Higher in Indianapolis Market

Hog receipts reached seven thousand with steady to five cent higher opening bids. Prices ranged from 10.90 to 11.00 for general sales, with heavy hogs at 10.85 and pigs at 10.75. Cattle bids opened slow and lower, calves steady at 10.50, and sheep and lambs near steady while local buyers processed about 4,500 hogs.

Indianpolis

High School Slips for Next Year Subjects Issued

Principal Glidewell announced that slips listing next year’s subjects will be distributed to high school students. Spanish and Botany will be added to the curriculum. Final test week begins Monday with a four day exam schedule. The baseball team left for Indianapolis to face Manual Training High School.

Glidewel Glidewell

Definition of salt in a pupil answer

A pupil defines salt as something that makes potatoes taste bad if you do not put it on them. The response illustrates a practical, if crude, understanding of salt's flavoring role.

Gloomy Week Ahead for Local High School Pupils

The article notes that next week will bring gloomy conditions for many students as a continuing downturn or setback affects high school pupils. It frames the period as a persistent, negative mood influencing school life.

Hamrick Re-elected Democratic District Chairman

Arthur J. Hamrick of Greencastle was re-elected district chairman at a county chairmen meeting in Terre Haute on May 16. Mrs. Nellie A. Catlin of Pake County was elected district vice chairman.

Terre Haute Ind Arthur J. Hamrick Greencastle Nellie A. Catlin Pake County

Greencastle High School nine to face Manual on Indianapolis diamond

Greencastle High School baseball team travels to Indianapolis Wednesday afternoon to meet Manual Training High School. Allen will pitch for G H S with Harmeson likely starting for Manual. The teams travel by auto and expect a hard fought game led by local hopefuls.

Indianapolis H. S Rhea G. H. S. Nine Greencastle High School Indianane Manual Training High School Loco Iopl Allen Harmeson

Rotarians to Play Big Towns Baseball in Indianapolis

Greencastle Rotary prepares for a baseball trip to Indianapolis next Tuesday to meet the Indianapolis Rotary team. A return match is set for Greencastle on June 21 after the Big Town boys challenged the locals. Manager Elmer Vancleve notes the team is in good fettle and lists the tentative lineup with Rector, Holcomb, Moffett, Bittles, Vanclere, Stevens, Thomas, Hamilton and several fielders.

Greencastle Indianapolis Geencastle Rotary Club Elmer Vancleve

Real estate transfers in Greencastle Warren Cloverdale areas

John Fitzgerald transfers two lots in Greencastle to Ferrell Tinget for 500 dollars. George FE Bicknell transfers 35 acres in Warren township to Ruth L Bicknell for 1 dollar. George E Bicknell to Ruth L Bicknell 97 acres in Cloverdale township for 1 dollar. John M Allen to James Dean and Ethel Confer two Greencastle lots for 3000 dollars. Daniel C Brackney to Roy M Brackney percent acre in Greencale township for 1 dollar.

John Fitzgerald Ferrell Tinget Greencastle George FE. Bicknell Ruth L. Bicknell Warren Township George E. Bicknell Cloverdale John M. Allen James Dean Ethel Confer Daniel C. Brackney Roy M. Brackney Greencastle Township

Indiana Adjutant General Visits DePauw ROTC Review

General Harry B. Smith, adjutant general of Indiana, arrived at 3 30 this afternoon to review the DePauw University ROTC unit. The review took place on the university parade grounds at four o'clock on the east campus opposite the gymnasium.

Harry B. Smith State of Indiana DePauw University

Professor Mitchell in Indianapolis on university business

Professor L. E. Mitchell, registrar of DePauw University, traveled to Indianapolis on Wednesday for university business.

L. E. Mitchell DePauw University Indianapolis

Tractor Turns Over Injuring Eminence Farmer

Martinsville Indiana May 17 Emory Blink a prominent Adams township farmer living a half mile north of Eminence was seriously injured Tuesday when a tractor he used for plowing a field turned over pinning him underneath Helpers using a team of horses freed the machine and he was taken home a physician was summoned Blink was plowing on level ground when the tractor struck a stump root causing the rear and overturning.

Martinsville Ind Emory Blink Adams Township Eminence Blunk

Purdue Jersey Sets State Milk Record in Senior Three Year Old

Estelle Joan a Jersey heifer in the Purdue University herd broke the state record for three year olds by yielding 10 632 pounds of milk and 633 pounds of butterfat exceeding prior state marks by over 40 pounds. The dairy department announced the progress and noted strong lineage from sire Jap’s line and Purdue’s Golden Estella. Estelle Joan is fed and milked thrice daily and profited from superior breeding, feed, and care.

Lafayette Ind Estelle Joan Purdue University University Dairy Department Purdue Dairy Department Jersey Island Golden Estella Jersey Estelle Joan

Bank of New Zealand Celebrates Diamond Jubilee Milestone

A Wellington dispatch notes the Bank of New Zealand marks 60 years since opening on October 16 1861. It reports capital growth from £500000 to about £6200000 with substantial paid up capital and reserves. It highlights Richard Seddons 1894 act guaranteeing interest to double the capital to £2000000, preserving solvency.

Bank of New Zealand Wellington Christian Science Monitor New Zealand Richard Seddon

Century Plant Blooms at New York Botanical Garden

A century plant flowers in twenty years at the New York Botanical Garden drawing interest. The bloom challenges the belief that century plants flower only once a century and raises questions about accuracy of common knowledge and human thinking.

New York Botanical Gardens

New Deaf Hearing Device Shown by Faraday Society

At a Faraday society meeting Killing Scott demonstrated artificially rochelled salt crystals that reproduce sounds. He explained deaf users wear a crystal behind the ear linked to a chest box, transmitting conversations as vibrations to the eardrum.

Faraday Society Killing Scott Mr. Scott

University Commencement Week Program Details

DePauw University's commencement week opens with the Senior Class Day play on June 3 in Asbury Hall followed by Baccalaureate, class meetings, and vesper services. Activities include faculty chapel, Class Day, a commencement concert, campus carnival, trustees meetings, alumni luncheons, organ recital, baseball game, class reunions, and final commencement on June 7 with an address by George Edgar Vincent.

DePauw University Satuday Asbury Hall Meharry Hall George Richmond Grose Dougherty Hall Hillary A. Gobin Board of Trustees Studebaker Memorial Society of Alumni University Bowman Memorial Building Board of Trustees and Visitors van Denman Thompson George Edgar Vincent

Dorothy Cecil Promotes Senior Piano Recital at DePauw

Miss Dorothy Cecil of the DePauw School of Music will present her senior piano recital in the music hall Thursday at 7 30 pm. The program includes Schumann A Minor Concerto Allegro Affettuoso and Cadenza with organ accompaniment by Professor Van Denman Thompson, plus pieces by Schubert Liszt Von Fieldt Godowsky Saint Saens and Scott.

Dorothy Cecil DePauw School of Music School of Music Schumann van Denman Thompson Schubert Liszt von Fieldz Ropos Steve Cyril Scott Leopold Godowsky Saint Saens

Great Singers and Musicians Here Evoke Revival

Evangelist George and Effie Moore of Indianapolis will sing and preach at the Church of the Nazarene on Wednesday and Thursday nights. They previously led revival meetings at the First Baptist Church and conducted successful tent meetings. They assist in campaigning the Central Educational Zone for Olivet University and Bible School near Danville Illinois. They will interest you.

George Effie Moore Indianapolis Church of the Nazarene Fist Baptist Central Olivet University Bible School Our Church School Danville Illinois

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Texas Landis Building Trades Earl Connerly American Legion Heanan High School News Eldon C. Hill Rotarians Emory
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