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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1915
Page
1
The Greencastle band will work with the booster club to present a concert series this summer if plans launched by the musical organization and booster representatives materialize. The band has had a successful rehearsal.
Greencastle band leaders and Booster Club members weigh a summer concert series on the public square with weekly shows for three months. Bandmen approved the idea at rehearsal and boosters plan to vote next meeting. If accepted, suits for members would be provided and a formal program should raise local entertainment and business activity.
Robert White of Rockville Indiana will perform a senior violin recital at the Asbury Conservatory of Music on Wednesday at 7 30 assisted by Miss Margaret Kreigh and Mr I E Norris The program includes works by Bennot Schubert Wieniawski Massanet and Dvorak plus a Goens Scherzo The obituary notes the May 13 1915 death of Albert Bain aged five weeks and lists surviving relatives. services were held at home with burial in Long Branch cemetery.
A public notice states G. B. Parker offers services with fewer connections at a reasonable rate and provides phone number 179 for contact.
Indianapolis May 25 Buick blocked Oldfield entry in the 500 mile race via the broken route. Oldfield appears certain to drive a Maxwell with Maxwell manager Ray Harroun. Neither side will confirm details to keep the public guessing.
The Christian Church congregation hears evangelist Rev D G Dungan argue that many are lost not for disbelief but for their stubborn refusal to accept the gospel. He stresses the need for active faith and reception of the message.
Evangelist D G Dungan of Gosport leads revival at the Christian church urging surrender of the will to Christ. He emphasizes heart as the seat of belief and the necessity of the church, cites Sam P Jones, quotes Paul, and previews an illustrated sermon "Gospel Wheel." City school board members Henderson Allen Gillen and Sackett traveled to Indianapolis for school business.
Twenty automobiles join the first day of the alfalfa tour in Putnam County led by County Chairman J. C. Bridges and Purdue expert W. M. Jones. The group stops at Gillespie Farm to begin demonstrations and discussions.
Twenty cars carried local farmers with W M Jones of Purdue and J C Bridges touring Putnam County alfalfa fields. Stops included Gillespie near Rockville and McCabe near Morton with soil and crop variation talks. Lunch in Roachdale followed by late afternoon stops and a Roachdale meeting. Wednesday schedule lists farmers and times across Bainbridge Cloverdale and other towns.
Harry D. Emerich a DePauw University student vanished from his room Saturday night leaving notes claiming he would kill himself by poison. He left town Sunday with $10 of a roommate’s money, and an inquiry into a rumored offense may have driven his actions. An aunt in Hamlet Ind. and Rev. Emerich were informed. a local search and official notices followed.
Athletic Director Cotton Berndt of Indiana suspends En elehart and Donnelly for alleged Sunday play with a Bloomington semi pro team. Englehart and Donnelly file charges against seven teammates, claiming several are professionals. The board will hear the counterclaims tomorrow as the season ends with a Friday game against Purdue.
Indianapolis speedway director A C Newby vows to block Joe Dawson from this year’s Indianapolis 500 as he cites Dawson’s mother’s suffering and past near fatal crash. Newby notes a married driver normally would be barred, urging mothers be considered in such decisions. Also reported are the funeral of Mrs Ellen Fitzgerald in Greencastle and Louis Zacharakas visiting Shelbyville for a few days.
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