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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1915
Page
1
The Progressive and Liberal factions serenaded female students across dorms and sorority houses at East College. The student council election finished today with a closely contested result and spirited campaigning from both parties.
Four counties represented in a meeting in Brazil to discuss highway improvement. Vigo and Putnam County road superintendents and commissioner Marks pledge cooperation to advance highway projects.
County officials and road superintendents at Brazil Indiana promote May 21 as Good Roads Day to repair and oil the old National Road through Clay Vigo Putnam and surrounding counties. E J Hernon of the National Highway Association may visit Greencastle to advocate improvements for western tourists bound for the Indianapolis Speedway races.
A Vigo, Clay, Hendricks and Marion counties meeting at Brazil proposes a new half mile road and bridge to remove the dangerous Reelsville hill and two railroad crossings. The diagonal route would connect with the National Road near Pleasant Garden, easing steep grades and benefiting the Old Trails Highway.
William W. Brothers of Gillespie street displays ripe home grown strawberries in late season. He offers samples to a Herald reporter and notes a long history of early fruit displays and vines shown downtown. The patch behind his house yields many berries and he enjoys strawberry short cake at meals.
About 400 visitors have toured the public school exhibit of manual training and domestic science work in the Besser room on the square. Opened during May Festival, the display has drawn several hundred people since Saturday morning and will remain open tonight and tomorrow afternoon. Samples of handiwork and the names of student designers are shown.
Mrs J F Walker will address the Greencastle Township Public Schools during the fifteenth annual commencement. The event is set for Thursday evening May 20 in the assembly room of the courthouse.
The Greencastle township public schools hold the fifteenth annual commencement in the county courthouse assembly room on Thursday evening May 20. Julia Fried Walker of Indianapolis will deliver the address. The DePauw University String Orchestra will provide music under Prof. Howard J. Barnum. Distinguished graduates and the diploma presentation are listed, with Vera M. O Re ar named as science teacher.
May 17 report notes the retaining wall prevented a crash when driver George Babcock of the Peugeot team slid into the concrete barrier after a tire blowout during a workout for the Indianapolis 50 mile race. Carl G. Fisher calls the wall costly but worthwhile. The same issue notes J A Dorsett of southeast Putnam county died at home from a stroke. He leaves a widow and one daughter. funeral plans unavailable.
The south extension of Jackson street between Hanna street and the cross roads near A A Lane’s home has been oiled after residents funded the project. County Road Superintendent Alva Lisby and assistants applied oil Monday afternoon to a recently rebuilt surface with a water binder finish. The smooth road reduces dust and should endure for years, with other rebuilt roads using the same finish praised for wagon and auto travel. Travelers from the south may detour via the south extension of Indiana street for a few days.
Members of the Greencastle Booster Club plan a trip to Filmore on Wednesday evening for an ice cream social. The delegation, joined by the Greencastle band, will depart at 7 25 PM on the interurban, with many using cars. The club continues its policy of supporting neighboring town entertainments and booster efforts.
The Greencastle band will provide a long program at the Tuesday event after a successful first public entertainment Saturday. Wives and friends are invited to attend to aid welfare of the community and city, with aims to repeat the success.
Superintendent Talkington notes a new transport method as Terre Haute shipments add a nine prisoner patrol wagon haul to the State Farm at Putnamville. Terre Haute started sending prisoners, and Monday nine inmates from the local jail were loaded into the auto wagon for transfer.
The first home grown strawberries of the season were on the market today. Raised by W K Glidewell north of the city, the berries are described as exceptionally nice. Zeis & Co purchased them for the retail trade and sold at 15 cents a quart. Zeis says never in memory have home grown berries appeared so early.
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