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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1928
Page
2
Subscriptions listed by mail in Putnam County at 3.00 a year and outside Putnam County at 8.50. In Greencastle by carrier 10e a week, weekly edition 1.50 a year. Advertising rates available on application.
Notice announces scale proposals for construction of bridges on State Highways in Putnam County Indiana. Proposals due by 10 00 a m May 29 1928 with bid bond of 1 5 times proposal amount. Plans available at State Highway Commission offices in Indianapolis.
Alva Lisby treasurer of Putnam County Indiana invites sealed bids for eight thousand two hundred dollars in road construction bonds to finance Michael Myers road improvement on the county line between Washington Township Putnam County and Jackson Township Clay County Indiana. Bonds dated June 1 1928 mature with semiannual interest and are payable first May 15 1929. Bids due noon June 1 1928 at Greencastle court house with 5 percent certified check and non collusion affidavit. Highest bid at par plus accrued interest. right to reject all bids.
Melvin Ruark and family visited relatives in Indianapolis Sunday. John Webster returned from Virginia after his father's death. Attica area relatives visited with Olen Dudley and Loren Dudley. Harold McNary and daughter from Winamac stayed with E F E Buis. Sunday guests at William Newman’s included Albert Allee and Garnet from Belle Union, Evelyn Miller from Fillmore, Homer Slavens from Clinton Falls, Eber Hamilton from Brick Chapel, J R Cox and others.
The column records social visits across the area. Families including the Buis, Storm, Lam bert, Dudley, McNary, and Ramsey are noted visiting relatives in Indianapolis and nearby. Also mentions a Thursday club meeting led by Mrs. Myrtle Storm and various Sunday calls among neighbors.
Roach Dale column lists Mr and Mrs John Prather visiting in Chicago while Aunt Kate Grider stays ill. Emma Kelly hosts Arthur Sutherlin and family for Mother's Day events, plus multiple relatives visiting or ill in Russellville North Salem Danville Greencastle and Indianapolis.
Rev Baylor resigns to accept a call at Highland Park Church Louisville Ky. Miss Margaret O hair heads to Denver for a time with aunt Mrs Ernest Darnell. Keith O hair finishes undertaking course in Indianapolis and visits home. June graduation then plans to go to Long View Wash and perhaps Oregon work. Mother's Day program at church follows Sunday School. Mrs Earl O hair to Mayo clinic return soon. Numerous visits and travels among local families including weddings in Indianapolis and trips to Greencastle and Reno.
Mr and Mrs Luther Chandler and son spent last Sunday with Mr and Mrs Claude Phillips. Mr and Mrs Robert McCullough and sons of Plainfield visited with Mose McCullough Saturday night and Sunday. Guy Merrill and family and Will Manck of Frankfort stayed with William and Leota Sho Walther. Leonard Frost and children of Brazil called on Ross McCullough Sunday. James Jobe attended church at Otter Creek. A L Torr of Terre Haute H Monnett of Greencastle and Tim Bend of West Union visited Charles Knight Sunday.
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