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Newspaper

Greencastle Herald

Location

Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1930

Page

2

Choir rehearsal at local church and community notices

The local church choir schedules a Wednesday evening rehearsal at 7. Charles Crawley, rural route carrier, takes a week's vacation with Paul Frazier covering the route. Funeral services for Emma Wright of Madison township were held at her residence with Rev. Samuel Dean officiating. interment in Long Branch cemetery. DePauw psychology students visit Indiana University and its psychology lab, after a trip to the Central Hospital for the Insane. Mrs. William Warner of Kansas City leaves Putnam county hospital after injuries from a National Road wreck. Richard Coen and wife are reported improved with rib fractures and concussion respectively.

Emma Wright Madison Township Samuel Dean Indianapolis Long Branch Cemetery DePauw University Lytle Indiana University Central Hospital For the Insane William Warner Kansas City Putnam County Hospital Richard Coen Coen

Death of Mrs Townsend Occurs This Afternoon

Mrs Jose Townsend, a resident of South Indiana Street for 45 years, died at 2:30 PM. Born June 26 1864 in Vincennes Indiana, she married Enos Townsend who died 15 years ago. Survived by son Murray Townsend daughters Flossie B Townsend and Mrs Andrew Pittman, brother Jerome Smith and sister Mrs Mary F Miles. Funeral plans not announced.

Jose Townsend South Indiana Street Ana Enos Townsend Murray Townsend Flossie B. Townsend Andrew Pittman Jerome Smith Mary F. Miles

Hog and cattle prices drift lower at Indianapolis Livestock Market

Hog receipts 9,000 with holdovers 241. Market generally 25 cents lower. Heavy hogs over 800 pounds 9.50 to 10. Packers list various price ranges by weight. Slaughter piles and packing sows shown. Cattle receipts 1,500 calves 1,000. Vealers up to 12 dollars, culls 5.50 to 8.9. Sheep 500, market steady.

Indianapolis Ind

Hill to stand trial for murder. change of venue granted

William C. Hill 25 a former Indianapolis police officer will be tried in Hamilton Circuit Court Noblesville Indiana for the murder of Charles Zeller 41 a local lottery operator. He will be sent to Pendleton State Reformatory for safekeeping amid escape risks.

Noblesville, Ind Indianapolis Ind Grantland Rice

City election closes after wide turnout and vote count

Light savings time adopted by city council after a vote of 830 to 409. The election occurred at the community hall with all residents over 21 eligible. Bomb blast hits the Commodore Hotel in Kansas City injuring guests. hotel owners link it to labor trouble. Grand council of the Ladies' Oriental Shrine convenes with 700 members. A Pennsylvanian derailment near Mocanaqua kills one firefighter and injures several others.

Kansas City Commodore Harry Goldberg Indianapolis Ind The Ladies’ Oriental Shrine North Americas

Wants Ads Roundup For Rent Or Sale In Greencastle

Multiple terse notices list seven or more ads. Items include six room modern houses at 605 East Seminary and 606 East Walnut, a four room apartment, old mattresses refurbished, a work horse for sale or trade, poultry mash and farm bureau products, a five room semi modern cottage at 9 East Berry, a gas range and laundry store for sale, an incubator and garden items at Commercial Place, and contact names such as Charles J. Arnold Neely O’Hair C W Glover Mrs Jacob Kiefer O. W. Wixson and Mrs Roy Evens with phone numbers in Greencastle.

East Berry Street Jacob Kiefer S. College Avenue

C R Wilson Former Mooresville Man Dead

F C Yeager of east Seminary street received word that C R Wilson formerly of Mooresville Indiana and in the funeral business has died at his Ft Lauderdale Florida home. He leaves a wife and daughter Helen thirteen. Funeral at Will Heights Chapel Martinsville Thursday at 10 30 o clock burial Hall cemetery.

F.C. Yeager East Seminary Street C. R. Wilson Ft. Lauderdale Florida Wilson Mooresville Indiana Helen Will Heights Martinsville Hall Cemetery

Penal Farm Escape Leads to Prison Sentence

Wallace O Day twenty two year old pleaded guilty to an escape from the Penal Farm and was sentenced by Judge James P Hughes in Putnam County to serve one to five years at Indiana State Prison Michigan City He was captured in Birmingham Alabama after his escape from Evansville and returned for trial by Gilbert Snider at the Putnamville institution.

Wallace O'Day Indiana Michigan City James P. Hughes Putnam O'Day Evaneville Birmingham Ala Gilbert Snider Putnamville Institution

Scene from The Marriage Playground at Von Castle Theatre

The all talking Paramount Picture The Marriage Playground stars Frederic Marsh and Mary Brian and plays at the Von Castle Theatre on Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday.

Frederic Mareh Mary Brian Paramount Picture Voncastle Theatre

Final Meeting of High School Parents Club

The High School P T A held its last meeting of the year with Miss Jane Farmer leading devotion and presenting work by Miss Carlotte Etter and Miss Meredith Reeves who earned third place at a state roundup. New officers include George Black as president and Mrs George Long as vice president.

Parent-Teachers Association Jane Farmer Carlotte Etter Meredith Reeves Purdue University George Black John Bintz George Long A. L. Goodenough Velva DeMoss Cloverdale Club Cloverdale Township Cloverdale America Grace Farmer Mary Hazelrigg Christine Hurst Purdue Extension Department

L. F. FB Club Meets Tomorrow

The L F F bridge club will meet Wednesday evening with Mrs. Raymond Baldwin on Berry Street.

Mrs. Peck Twentieth Century Club Leonard Peck R. R Belle Sivas Walter Ashton L. F. F. Bridge Club Raymond Baldwin Berry Street

Noted Pilot Sets World Altitude Record for Light Planes

Charles Hack of Indianapolis established a world altitude record for light airplanes with small engines. He reached 18 200 feet, beating the prior mark by 200 feet.

Parnassus Heights Charles Hack Indianapolis Iinternatiogal Newser

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Christian Church Charles Crawley Paul Frazier Vincennes, Indi Via Terre Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern Traction Co Speedway INS William C. Hill Charles Zeller Local Lottery Harold Wallis Cartersburg Ohio Wallas St. Vincent's Hospital C. H. Keever Bloomington John P. O'Donnell Knights of Columbus Ben Tary Matthew Young Hammond Edward LaRocque Elkhart Charles W. Bulz Tipton Bluffton, Ind Bluffton OIL Company Henry Nodha Brooklyn, N. Y Henry Adele Wertheim Madison Park Hospital International Nowsreelm Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania Railroad Toad Freeman Mocanaqua Here Samuel W. Craig Ralph D. Cleaver Charles J. Arnold Herald Office Neely O'Hair Fist National Bank Call East Walnut Street Greencastle Mattress and Upholstering Co West Franklin Street C. W. Glover Putnam County Farm Bureau Co-Operative Ass'n. Inc Putnam County Farm Bureau Co-Operative Ass’n., Inc Roy Evens Commercial Place O. W. Wixson the Herald Ternoon Lady Drummond-Hay South America International Newareel A. G. Brown Ridge Avenue Eugene Light Woman’s Hone Missionary Society Methodist Church FP. W. Hixson Demions W. H. Chandler Marcia Weisberger Alpha Williams Mesdames Brown Gillen, Riley Miss Williams Beemer J. J. Beemer South Jackson Street Road L. F. FB. Club Greencastle Castle Men Stone Kodaks Mullins Drug Store
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