Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Greencastle Herald in Greencastle, Indiana

Page 1

We have 10,635,812 pages in Indiana

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 30 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Greencastle Herald

Location

Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America

Date

May 22, 1920

Page

1

Pure Bred Duroc Gilts Sell At Putnam Auction

Twenty five pure bred open Duroc gilts sold Friday at Champer barn under Putnam County Duroc Association and First National Bank Pig Club. Gilts averaged $50 with top price $100 paid by J W Toling and Isaac Trattain. Bank club contests awarded prizes to Letitia Cromwell, Marion McNary, and John Sears for best entries and individual gifts.

Champer Barn Putnam County Duroc Breeders Association First National Bank 16 Club Putnam County Duroe Association First National Bank Pig Club Putnam J. W. Toling Uf ‘le Illinois Isaac Trattain Lena Miss Cromwell Marion McNary John Sears

Minister H C Clippinger Leads Sunday School and Worship

H C Clippinger will lead the Sunday School at 9 30 with worship at 10 40 directed by Prof Ogg. No evening Ep worth League service due to the Baccalaureate Sermon at the High School.

H.C. Clippinger Prof. Ogg Epworth League Hich

Vaple Chapel Session Notes From Evening Service

W Carnes presents student paste on assets or liabilities. The school timetable shows a 2 o clock event and an evening service at 7 39. Sund hogula noted.

W. Carnes

Dorler High School notes on eighth grade play Spring

Principal Oscar Thomas announced near forty dollars were taken at the second performance in the HM. Auditorium Friday afternoon the play Spring featured Miss Haltom in the leading role. The costumes and acting drew congratulations for the coach Miss Vangha.

Oscar Thomas Dorler High School HM. S$. Auditoriul Miss Haltom Nhow Miss Vangha

Indiana State Normal Defeats Teachers 9 to 2 in Scrappy Game

Indiana State Normal beat the Teachers 9 to 2 in an eight inning game. Kerr homered in the eighth, and the nine run output came after a close early duel. Batteries Julien M Guild Kerr Winters. Umpire Jensen. Regular WRC greeting set for Monday at 2. Presbyterian dedication services Sunday at 10 40.

Selaner Indiana State Normal Tere Haute By & Ore Blo Eck Kerr Builon Julien M. Guild Winters Jenser

Prom Night at High School Ends the Term

The annual Junior Senior Prom took place Friday at 8 pm in the high school auditorium. A forty minute play opened the program as faculty guests joined about 150 attendees. Friday marked the last day of school for the graduating class with a week of vacation to follow.

DePauw Yellow Jacket Eneds Little Theatre Wrest College

DePauw Choir to Present Prayer Promise and Praise

The DePauw University Choir will perform the cantata Prayer Promise and Praise Sunday at 3 15 PM in McHarry Hall with soloists Lois Browne and Gladys Jolley. The work was praised at a Bay View, Michigan performance last summer under Dean R G McCutchan. This marks the last regular University service of the year.

Neidlinger DePauw University McHarry Hall Lois Browne Gladys Jolley Bay View Michigan R. G. McCutchan

Butler Wabash and DePauw in Proposed League

Plans for a new athletic league include Wabash Michigan Aggies Knox Butler DePauw and Valparaiso after Wabash withdrawal from the S C A L A meeting of representatives from these schools planned for Ann Arbor Michigan on June 4 the day before the conference track meet The league aims to ensure strong town support and improve competition for the western circuit according to Athletic Director J R Townsend Organizers expect the league to be ready with schedules by the fall term

Ann Arbor Michigan J. R. Townsend Wabash Scarlet Coleges Little Giants

Nazarene Church Events In Local Schedule

Guy C. Henry is pastor. Sunday School at 9:79. Morning Worship at 10:40. Frennie Evangelistic Service at 7:90. Street meeting on the square tonight. Service at the Penal Farm tomorrow at 2:90 in the afternoon.

Guy C. Henry Penal Farm

Herald Class Ads Highlight Local News Additions

Classified notices in the Herald showcase new paid notices and local listings. Readers are urged to check the Herald for updated adverts and community updates.

DePauw Student Paul Pierce Sentenced for Bad Checks

Paul Pierce a DePauw University student pleaded guilty to passing bad checks totaling over 100 dollars. Judge Hughes sentenced him to 2 to 14 years in the Jeffersonville reformatory. The father arranged payment to merchants and Pierce faced prior checks in Lafayette and Greencastle.

Paul Pierce Greenfield Hughes DePauw University Jeffersonville Reformatory Greencastle Pierce Lafayette Purdue

Farmers Busy as May 15 Planting Deadline Looms

The town sees few farmers today as much corn land remains unplowed and county revenue from corn remains low. May 15 is the target planting date for all corn.

Seven Grade Lesson Sparks Pants Abbreviation Debate

In a classroom, seventh graders discuss trimming trousers with Irvin Cobb's idea of shorter terms. They agree to save material and a boy notes pockets are useless as the country has gone dry. The line reflects humorous satire from the Indianapolis News.

Irvin Cobb Irvin Little Jacob Indianapolis News

Breeders Pay $350000 for Woray Herefords

Hereford breeders from across the United States and Canada paid $280000 for the worbred stock at Warren T. McCray’s two day Hereford sale at Orchard Lake Stock Farm near Kentland Indiana. The sale closed as the Newton County Hereford Association placed stock in the ring after the McCray Herefords were sold.

Kentland Ind United States Canada Heford Warren T. McCray Orchard Lake Stock Farm Newton County Hereford Association McCray

Presbyterian Church Dedication Service Plans

Victor L. Raphael presides at the Presbyterian Church with 9:50 Sunday School and 10:40 morning worship. The Andrew A. Black Memorial dedication includes special music and a solo by Mrs. George Christie. Young People’s Christian Endeavor meets at 6:80 with the topic Religion Pays led by Miss Dorothy Banker. A Class Sermon in the High School Auditorium follows at 7:45. Junior Endeavor supper runs 5 to 8 Tuesday. Women’s Circle meets 2:30 Wednesday afternoon and Prayer Meeting is Thursday at 7:30.

Victor L. Raphael Andrew A. Black George Christie Young Peoples Christian Endeavor Dorothy Banker Junior Christian Endeavor

Baptist Church Sunday Services and Evening Cancelled

Albert Lawrence Tidrick, minister, leads Sunday School at 6 45 with preaching at 10 40 on God in Right Paths. Special music by Mrs L E Mitchell. New members welcomed at morning worship. B Y P meeting at 6 30. No evening service due to baccalaureate sermon at the High School Building.

L. E. Mitch

Community Visits Report From Greencastle Area

Mrs Martha Rector of Greencastle spent weekend with her son Charles and family Curtis and Ruth Higgins called on Kenneth and Mary Bryan Sunday afternoon Burl Buis visited Marion McNary Sunday John Masten and family visited Elisha McAninch and family Mr and Mrs Robert Storm and grandchildren Mildred and Lloyd spent Sunday with Mrs Myrtle Storms and sons Mrs Lora Quinlin visited her mother Mrs Otto Rector Thursday Mr and Mrs Ethridge Buis and daughter Helen called on Mr and Mrs Oran Buis Sunday afternoon Eber Hamilton and wife of Greencastle visited Sunday J R Cox and daughters Leslie and Florence and Farnest Cox and family were Sunday visitors with William Newman and family

Martha Rector Greencastle Charles Curtis Ruth Higgins Kenneth Mary Bryan John Masten Elisha McAninch Robert Storm Mildred Lloyd Myrtle Storms Lora Quinlin Otto Rector Ethridge Buis Helen Oran Buis Eber Hamilton Greenenatle J. R. Cox Leslie Florence Farnest Cox William Newman

High School Senior Class Sermon Planned at Local Auditorium

Sunday evening at 5 oclock the annual Senior Class Sermon will be held in the High School Building Auditorium. Rev. Raphael of the Presbyterian Church will deliver the sermon. The service is well attended and the public is invited. Spe leiphanusie has been prepared under the direction of Mrs. Christie.

Auditorum Raphael Presbyterian Church Christie

High Speed Steel Without Tungsten From Britain

A new cobalt stabilized high speed steel from Britain claims to discard tungsten while delivering practical and economical advantages. The alloy reportedly raises tool life and heat resistance, with a high charging temperature around 2000 Fahrenheit. It machines as very soft and easy, has lower specific gravity than standard high speed steels, and could yield about 10 percent more tools per equal weight.

Steele

Industrial Research Aimed at War Effort Expansion

During the war authorities urged industrial research as a key future effort in England. A government department of scientific and industrial revenue was established, and the Institution of Electric Engineers reported universities nationwide, led by University College London, are re equipping training departments.

England Great Britain Institution of Electric Engineers University College, London

The Fickle Men

Two girls discuss romance and a fickle man. One laments his promise to teach driving and buying gauntlet gloves for style. The other notes he swapped to a new girl before paying for the gloves.

Simple Operation Shaped Young Douglas’s Hairdo

A three and a half year old named Douglas returned from the barber shop with a neat bob. He told a friend the barber “just ran the electric iron over my head” as his mother overheard.

Douglas

Changing American Faces From Satyr to Sharp Modern Look

Charles B. Corwin in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer notes a shift in American countenance from full rosy colonial faces to sharper pallid features conveying energy. He cites Roosevelt Wilson Bryan Cooper Irving and Winslow as examples of the new look, contrasting with early figures like Washington and Lee.

Socrates Charles B. Corwin Seattle Post-Intelligencer Washington Winfield Scott Lee Daniel Webster Milward Everett Horace Greeley Franklin Roosevelt Wilson Bryan James Penimore Cooper Washington Irving

Bright border seen on young Moon reports

A paper by T L MacDonald to the British Astronomical Association notes a bright, linelike border along the dark limb of the young Moon. The glow varies in length, is brighter than earthshine, and becomes diffuse as the lunation progresses with visibility peaking around 2 days old. Harold Thomson confirms naked eye and telescope observations of the feature.

T. L. MacDonald British Astronomical Association Mc Macdonald Harold Thomson

Population shifts spark optimism for French cities

The text notes a 7 percent drop in the creator’s population while citing growth in major French cities like Lyons Bordeaux and Marseilles. American investors have funded development in these ports, with Marseilles showing the largest rise. It adds New York’s rapid urban growth, surpassing London by about a million inhabitants.

France Lyons Bordeaux Marseilles Marseioe Marseliles Mediterranean Boston Commercial Bulletin America New York London

Rare plants lure searches from Harvard and New Orleans

In 1808 a man named Drom mow found a solitary arenia linge in St. Ramamany parish Louisiana and it is kept at the Arnold Arboretum Harvard has asked New Orleans to search Louisiana again for the rare plant and the New Orleans Garden Society offers five dollars for its discovery Harvard also seeks a long unseen ash variety found near New Orleans about a century ago.

Drommow Woos of St

Forest lands and timber ownership in the United States

About one fourth of the United States or 850 million acres are in forests. Public forests hold about one-fifth of all timber, with four-fifths privately owned. The original forests covered 850 million acres with vast timber diversity, but current harvesting outpaces growth.

United States

Junior Senior Reception Delights Local High School

The Junior class event drew over a hundred guests with a play titled His First Brief showcasing James Zeiswell Mary Catherine Cannon Bertram Huestis Henry Cook and Elva Ayler. Evening festivities included a glow solo dance by Mary Esther Freeman and a concluding campus luncheon.

James Zeis Mary Catherine Cannon Bertram Huestis Henry Cook Miss Elva Ayler Miss Ayler Sven Mary Esther Freeman Russell Freeman Miss Freeman Blake Conley

Memorial service and church gatherings announced

Levi Marshall pastor urges 9 06 a m Sunday school for all ages. Grand Army of the Republic and Relief Corps memorial service at 10 40 a m with all veterans of Spanish American and World Wars invited. Christian Endeavor notes no evening service. baccalaureate sermon at the high school.

Levi Marshall Grand Army of the Republic Reliel Corps

Presbyterian Church Dedicates Black Memorial This Sunday

The Presbyterian church will dedicate the Andrew A. Black Memorial at the morning service 10:40 Sunday. A fitting program will be presented by the choir and Mrs. Geo Christie. Everyone invited.

The Presbyterian Church Andrew A. Black Geo. Christie

Also Mentioned on This Page

Locust Street Church Vaple W.R.C BE. R. Hamrich Indianapolis DE Pauw News Clarence Sutherlin Wit Snent Rarante Thomne Sutherlin Evece] Gardner Dorothy Tinchew Conera Cutts Weet- Heald Thravn Nazarene Church Herald the Herald Depauw Loy His Version the Presbyterian Church Albert Lawrence Tidrick Ister Corn Stalk Valley Burl Buis Industrial Research United Soas Forests Hie
Search Courier

Search the Greencastle Herald Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Greencastle Herald?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication