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Newspaper

Greencastle Herald

Location

Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America

Date

May 25, 1929

Page

2

Local Notes From Indiana Towns Include Cast Of Residents

Local items list Miss Ela Walls and Miss Genevieve Daggy spending Saturday in Indianapolis. Guests Mr and Mrs Cecil Brows, Mr and Mrs Eli Ray of Russellville. Mrs Drue Miller ill in South Indiana Street. N T Washburn Sr and wife visiting son in Indianapolis. Johnny Walton of Coatesville and daughter travel to California by train. DePauw student Robert Phillips to sing at First Baptist Spencer. son of Rev Charles Phillips. Buck Sales delivered a Nash Standard coach to A O White. Mrs W W Tucker and Mrs C C Tucker visiting Salem. Mrs Milton Brown returns from Chicago with son Carroll Brown. daughter returns home with her. Citizens Trust Co of Greencastle named guardian for Campbell minors. Rector scholarships announced. Eugene Ruark and Ralph Ross named. D L Maley elected principal of Stinesville schools. Divorce case Nettie Long vs Walter Long heard. decision due by July 1. Couple married ten years, living in Commercial Place.

Nettie Long Walter Long James P. Hughes Putnam Circuit Court Commercial Place

Goodlander to Texas Flyers Operate Chain Near Goal

O L Goodlander, former theater manager, plans to open a chain of tea rooms and restaurants in Indiana towns including Greencastle and Martinsville. He closed a deal to remodel the former Cash confectionery at Walnut street and Spring avenue and will develop an art craft system shop in Franklin, with further locations planned.

Indiana O. L. Goodlander Franklin Edna Evans Artcraft System Martinsville Greencastle

Public Schools Present Year End Music Program at High School

On Tuesday night May 28 the final school program of the year will be held at the high school auditorium at 8 o'clock. The Rhythm Band demonstration features 100 pupils from grades one through six directed by Kenneth R Umfleet. The second part is the cantata Childhood of Hiawatha sung by seventh grade students. A small admission charge will be collected.

Greencastle Kenneth R. Umfleet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Francis Mathes Veda May Hill Marjorie Benefiel Robin Pence Winfield Grimes Hattie Mary Goldsberry Jo Ruth Donahue Edna Alverson Mary Louise Hamm Betty Nichols Jean Stewart Wilhelmina Nelson Genevieve O'Hair Doris Long Devota Floyd Mary Lucile Early Lorraine Davis Eugene Jones John Bishop John Mitchell John Richards Jimmie Watts Kenneth Peck Stanley Fisher Wilbur Eckardt Charles Rector Elmer Rogers

Pretty Luncheon Bridge Hosted by Mrs Brown and Mrs Brown

Mrs. A. G. Brown and Mrs. Russell Brown hosted a luncheon bridge at the home of Mrs. A. G. Brown in Northwood on Saturday at 1 o clock. Twenty guests dined at a large table with roses snap dragons and sweet peas as centerpieces. Out of town visitors included Mrs. Joe Springer of Elizabethtown and Mrs. N. T. Washburn Sr. of Indianapolis. This event began a planned series of parties by the two hosts.

A. G Russell Brown A. G. Brown Northwood Joe Springer Elizabethtown N. T. Washburn Sr Indianapolis

Trans-Atlantic Flying Teams Delay Flight Off Maine

On May 25 Old Orchard Maine reporters note a line squall and foul seas delaying the Green Flash crew Roger Williams and Lewis Yancey and the Yellow Gird trio Armeno Lotti Jean Assolent and Rene LePerre. If weather improves tomorrow morning they will resume fueling and preparations for a dawn takeoff to Paris.

Old Orchard Maine England France Spain Roger Williams Lewis Yancey Green Flash Armeno Lotti Jean Assolent Rene LePerre Paris

4-H Club Meeting Focuses on Work and Community

Russellville hosts a 4-H gathering with 75 youths and parents. E W Baker leads the session aided by Morris McGaughey. Talks by Mrs Ora McGaughey Mrs Clarence Goff Lon McGaughey and George Westlund. County Agent Robert Stevenson and Simpson Stoner of First National Bank discuss 4 H influence on boys and credit readiness. Ice cream and cake are served as part of a wholesome community get together.

Ora McGaughey Clarence Goff Lon McGaughey George Westlund Russellville Robert Stevenson Simpson Stoner First National Bank Stevenson Stoner Baker

Presbyterian merger planned in Reformed Church talks

Indianapolis May 25 In a General Synod session the Reformed Church discussed adding the Presbyterian Church to its planned merger with the United Brethren and Evangelical churches. Dr George W Richards chair of the commission on closer relations endorsed the Presbyterian proposal voiced in St Paul Minn saying further negotiations with Presbyterians could occur even if the current talks proceed. He noted the merger among the three denominations would not block future discussions with Presbyterians in the United States.

Indianapolis Ind Presbyterian Church Reformed, United Brethren and Evangelical Churches General Synod of the Reformed Church Presbyterian Assembly St. Paul Church of the United Brethren In Christ Evangelical Synod of North America Dr. Richards United Brethren

Prohibition and World Awakening Against Alcohol

The text argues prohibition as a global movement driven by Christian moral force. It notes liquor industry power in some nations and compares global prohibition reach to the US past. It urges American leadership to curb alcohol abroad, stressing shared humanity and cross border cooperation.

Ant United States Christian Missions America

Girl Picks Strawberries After Clubbing Man

Eva Cofer, a 25 year old farm girl in Georgetown Tennessee, picked strawberries in her father's fields after clubbing Atchley, a 35 year old man, to death to avenge his advances. No arrest warrant issued yet. action pending coroner's jury report.

Georgetown Tenn INS Eva Cofer Tee Atchley

Trainman Crushed Between Freights at Linden

Charles L. Graham of Monon railroad was killed today in Linden Lafayette by being crushed between two freight car couplings. The body will be brought to Lafayette. Surviving are the widow two brothers and two sisters.

Lafayette Ind Charles L. Graham Monon Linden

Local clubs meet in Red Men Hall and at homes

W R C No 23 will meet Monday at 2 PM in Red Men Hall marking a move of the meeting place. Needlecraft Club held regular Friday session at Mrs W A Grogan’s Bloomington Street with twenty members and a paper on circus origins. Mrs C W Otis hosted a junior choir picnic at her Northwood home after school.

Red Men's Hall Corp Tes W. A. Grogan Needlecraft Club Bloomington Street Heilinger Grogan Maynard Newgent C. W. Otis Northwood Otis Terre Haute Susie Talbott Delilah Miller Prof K. R. Umfleet Alvord Hall Effie Steigleman Putnam County Hospital

Congress Grants President Broad Reapportionment Power

The Senate approved a bill granting the president authority to automatically reapportion the House after each census by a 45 to 38 vote, with a 41 to 41 defeat on restricting it to the 1929 census. Southern senators attacked the move as violating the constitutional balance, arguing it could shift electoral votes or even affect elections. Senator George of Georgia defended the constitutional rationale amid the debate.

Congress House Senate George

Opposition Warns of Government Power Change in Bill Passage

George warns that the present majority risks “great wrong” by stripping powers from future congresses. He argues the bill would embed executive and partisan interests, altering the nation’s form of government if enacted into law.

George

Marriage Licenses Granted to Four Local Couples

Tra I Jones 52 a traction employe and Ida Boyden 55 housekeeper both of Greenfield received a marriage license. Harry White 32 a laborer at Zinc Mill of Greencastle and Ethel Pritchard 23 at home of Broad Park also secured licenses.

Tra I. Jones Ida Boyden Greenfield Harry White Greencastle Ethel Pritehard Broad Park

Fireman Brice Brown and Dr. Paul Haltom Attend Indy Speedway Quals

City fireman Brice Brown and Dr. Paul Haltom traveled to Indianapolis this afternoon to observe the Indiana polis Motor Speedway qualifications.

Brice Brown Paul Haltom Indianapolis

Also Mentioned on This Page

Ela Walls Genevieve Daggy Indiannapolis Mrs. Cecil Mrs Eli Ray Drue Miller Indiana Street N. T. Washburn Washburn Johnny Walton Coatesville California Colorado Robert Phillips DePauw First Baptist Church Spencer Mr. Phillips Charles Phillips Buck Sales A. O. White The White Garment Cleaners W. W. Tucker C. C. Tucker Salem John Spurgeon Milton Brown Anderson St Chicago Carroll Brown Citizens Trust Company of Lois Margaret Lucille Wilbur Dorris Campbell Lloyd E. Campbell DePauw University Eugene Ruark Ralph Ross D. L. Maley Putnam County Stinesville Monroe County Smithville Indiana University Goodlander Texas Flyers Ben Wysong William Rateliff Rateliff Commission Morton Mary D. Bales Ora Abraham Morgan County Putnam C. Kivett Pearl Vernon Hays & Murphy Vincennes Fort Worth Reg. Robbins Jim Kelly Tex Ft- Worth Army Robbins Kelley AUWEV Oakland Pontiac Michigan General Motors Oakland-Pontiac Stark & Griffith Motor Sales 4-H Club Russell Township Eoning E. W. Baker Morris McGaughey Presbyterian Frazier &. Purcell Olive Street L. KE. Mitchell Ira E. Cowling Bloys Herald Office Nancy Hall Sweet Potato Plants H. G. Johnson Bert Smith Reelsville J. W. Wright Alpha Gamma Delta Betty DeWees Rector Hall Rebekah Lodge Beehive Rebekah Lodge Meer Ira I. Jones L& ‘Company Gre Robert H. Newgent Ida Boydegenfeld Ethel Morris Dar Long Miss Morris Katherine Alvord Mildred Dimmick Ella Mahanna Ruth Robertson William K. Hutchinson Washington Hoover Senate Today House of Representatives Broadlinn Cafe Broady, Mer Linley Prop
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