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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1928
Page
2
By mail in Putnam County, 8.00 a year, outside Putnam County 8.50 a year, in Greencastle by carrier 10c a week, weekly edition 1.50 a year, advertising rates on application.
A Betsy Patterson drama unfolds at Sweet Springs Inn as Jerome Bonaparte, undercover as La Vert, plans a private lesson with Betsy while suitors watch. Betsy dominates the room yet reacts coldly to his return as hostilities simmer. Major Patterson announces news of hosting Jerome Bonaparte, hinting at a pivotal encounter to come.
Jerome contemplates urgent orders to sail for France after Ex-Minister Monroe hosts festivities. He fears losing Betsy to a future Francebound fate as Major Patterson and two French tutors arrive with M. Dufresne and M. St. Pierre. The mission centers on a marriage to Princess Friedericka of Württemberg to aid France.
Emergency exists for 1928 budget. trustees set May 81 1928 at 7 30 PM to discuss追加 appropriations. Proposals include 2700 for transportation of school children, 2100 for school transfers, 500 for road labor, 100 for road materials, 100 for publication of legal notices. Ten taxpayers may file objections with Putnam County auditor within ten days.
The undersigned has qualified as Executor of the Last Will and Testament of Uriah Gasaway, deceased, in the Putnam Circuit Court Indiana. The estate is solvent and to be administered, with Central Trust Company of Greencastle named as Executor. W M Sutherlin attorneys note dates May 12 1928 and the notice period May 15 22 29.
Putnam County Indiana commissioners announce a May 12 1928 meeting to decide issuing road bonds up to 510000 for the Oscar Obenchain road in Greencastle Township. The bonds bear 4.5 percent interest and taxpayers may appeal by June 13 1928 with the county auditor.
In Indianapolis on May 21, Carwell and Louis Alateher, two Arsenal Technical high school teachers, faced a road hog who blocked their car. After escaping, they thumbed their noses in retaliation. The other driver reportedly sped off and a struggle ensued with Carl Busselle allegedly striking Louis and John Hunt injuring Carwell's nose.
Chicago May 21 Ins reports damage estimated at 50000 from vandals who entered Lane Technical High School after classes Friday and before today. They wrecked the principal's office smashed classroom doors upset lockers smashed gymnasium equipment and stole stamps and money. No motive given by authorities.
Huntington May 19. William M. Weber a farmer near Huntington barely survived after a calf wounded him with a dehorning knife. A severed artery bled into his bedding as he lay unable to move and cry for help until family members heard his cries.
Mrs Myrtie Huddleston of Mattoon Illinois completes fifty hours continuous swimming to reclaim the world endurance record. Her time is 50 hours 10 minutes 15 45 seconds and she is carried from the pool afterwards due to extreme weakness. She weighed 25 pounds less after the effort and remains the only woman to swim the Catalina Channel despite an earlier setback in the Wrigley event and an attack by a barracuda.
Seven bridges are being built on the St Louis Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad though no second track work is authorized. Projects include a 156 foot bridge east of Cartersburg and several others near Reelsville Vandalia Mulberry Grove and Martinsville with costs around 355000. Mellon Construction Co handles some spans while T A Foley Co handles others and railroad forces build one bridge east of Cartersburg.
The American Society for Promotion of Aviation offers 1000 to the first boy or girl under eighteen to fly from San Francisco to New York under society rules. Interested entrants include Farnam Parker 15 of Anderson Indiana Byron Woods 17 of San Diego California and Tick James 17 of Buffalo New York. The route plans twenty one hops with pacing by older fliers.
A Pathe-DeMille version of Owen Davis's At Yale screens with a wealthy Argentine Yale student joining Old Eli's halfbacks in a colorful college story. Jeanette Loft debuts as the leading woman alongside Hugh Allan, Tom Kennedy, Joseph Cawthorn, Jerry Mandy and Lawrence Grant in Edward H. Griffith's direction. The feature is a benefit picture for the Delta Theta Tau sorority.
Granadas presentation of Sorrell and Son features an all star lineup led by H. B. Warner and Anna Q. Nilsson. The Warner Bros production from Warwick Deeping tale blends drama and entertainment with on location scenes in London and Westminster Abbey enriching the father's devotion and son's growth tale.
Hammond Indiana May 21 An Interstate News Service report says John Yankes and his wife of Indians Harbor escaped a fast Michigan Central train when their stalled car jammed on the tracks. The train pushed the car 500 feet along the tender and it toppled down an embankment. The couple emerged unharmed aside from minor bruises.
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