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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1928
Page
3
A roof fire caused slight damage at 308 North Madison Street as city firefighters suspected sparks. Numerous residents and visitors from Greencastle Indianapolis Noblesville and Grand Rapids were noted in social visits and family gatherings over the weekend.
Miss Edna West, a Clinton teacher for the past year, returns to spend the summer with her parents Mr and Mrs Milo West south of Greencastle. A stop and go signal at Walnut and Locust streets began operation Monday near the high school to reduce hazards to schoolchildren. A gasoline fire at Crawley Cleaning Plant near Martha Ridpath School caused slight damage before extinguished. Fire Chief John Goddard cited sparks as the cause. Joe Risk is replaced by Henry Fox as city street cleaner in charge of downtown cleanup. Vaughn and Son sue Walter Witty in Putnam Circuit Court for 188 plus interest for work and materials. Neva Manion granted divorce from Von McKinley Manion for cruel treatment. her maiden name Neva Douthitt restored.
All dog tax money collected during the spring assessing period was turned over to township trustees who may handle the dog tax fund under a new General Assembly law. Dog owners unpaid by June 4 will have their names turned over to the County Prosecutor for collection, with delinquent owners facing a total penalty of 16.50 if legal action is needed.
Olin R. Holt a Kokomo attorney and Democratic governor candidate was acquitted of public intoxication by special judge Curtis Roll in police court after a trial convened following a Thursday hearing in Kokomo Indiana.
James R. Moore a 17 year old from Somerset Kentucky won the national oratorical contest with an address on The Development of the Constitution. Elliot Norquist of Kansas City placed second and Charles J Olsen of Worcester Massachusetts placed third.
Continuation B uses a dog team to search the Italia area as a telegraph report places the last Italia contact between 77 and 81 degrees north and 17 to 2 east. Lutzow Holm plans a recon flight from Tromsoe to Spitzbergen, with the Hobby acting as mother ship. Weather hinders rescues with fogs and breaking ice.
Work on the Campbell asphalt and gravel road through Fillmore started Monday with contractor Isaac Skelton using Emulsified asphalt ending a weeks long dispute over material choice. The R. E. Brown paved road in Northwood and the J. L. Etter concrete road linking south Indiana street and the Manhattan road are now open to traffic.
Dr. Alexander Gettler proposed that one of the New Jersey radium poisoning victims volunteer for living study to speed a cure. Grace Fryer, Katherine Schaub, Quinta McDonald, Albina Larice and Edna Hussman sue United States Radium Corporation for 1.25 million dollars, each claiming 250 thousand. The first suit was set for trial in Newark before Judge W I Mountain.
Dr W R Hutcheson and wife arrived in Greencastle from New York City after a five month trip to foreign countries. They visited 30 countries and 63 cities, endured tropical heat up to 123 degrees, and filmed reels of motion pictures. He plans to show the pictures locally and compile country albums for interested residents.
Kansas City May 27 The four week quadrennial general conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church concluded with the consecration of three newly elected bishops Raymond J. Wade James C. Baker and Edwin F. Lee before a record crowd in Convention Hall The conference also reconfigured episcopal assignments and resolved a dispute over life tenure versus term elections.
An efficiency test counted 1017 cars crossing the railroad at Greencastle's Pennsylvania station Sunday from 1 to 4 PM. The crossing watchman managed traffic with care as Memorial services drew extra crowds at the cemetery, producing about one car every 100 seconds.
Relatives report Grover Eggers has a critical illness in Birmingham Alabama where he traveled for health. He suffers pernicious anemia and formerly resided on East Walnut Street. He is son-in-law of Mrs. Elizabeth Raines of East Franklin Street.
Want ads from Indianapolis promote store fixtures and office equipment including cash registers scales cases ice boxes show cases desks chairs butcher outfits adding machines and typewriters. Special fixtures built to order counters shelving with cash or terms cash and credit options. Located at 327 West Washington Street Indianapolis Indiana.
Miss Helen Louise West and LeGrand Cannon wed at high noon in Indianapolis with Judge Worth E. Caylor performing. Both DePauw University alumni, they plan home at 3530 Balsam Ave after June 15. Other notices include Pauline Powell and Bernard Raub’s Reynolds wedding, travels to French Lick, and society events such as club meetings and a Country Club luncheon bridge hosted by local ladies.
Mrs. Annabelle Johnson 77 wife of Samuel Johnson died at the State Hospital for the Insane in Madison at 1 pm Monday after two years there. A Putnam County resident since age 17 who came from Kentucky, she leaves a husband and son Marion, four grandchildren, and a sister Mrs Maude Lloyd. Funeral arrangements not yet made.
The article lists patients who underwent tonsil operations on Monday morning at County Hospital. Patients include Roxie Cash of Greencastle Connie Cooprider and Max Cooprider from Coatesville Mary Bee of Greencastle and Mrs Curtis Jones of Cloverdale. Surgeons were Dr C W Carmack of Indianapolis De C C Tucker Dr C B O'Brien and Dr W M McGaughey.
John Call of Purdue University visited Mr. and Mrs. John Cannon in a short social call. The meeting highlighted campus connections and cordial local exchanges.
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