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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1930
Page
1
Charles J. Arnold narrates local humor about President Hoover jokes on weather and a barber shop sign causing calls. Worley Timmons plans to close Thursday night, not Friday, while Jack Davis enjoys a martin house joke when a martin finally adopts his built home.
Miss Lorene Hicks of Stilesville graduates from Purdue with high honors and will be the new assistant to Miss Thel Ader in the high school home economics department next year. She replaces Mrs Martha Smith Welch who is resigning, per Superintendent W J Yount.
Physicians report James H. Hughes son of Judge and Mrs James P Hughes is in Terre Haute hospital recovering from an automobile crash. Initial work to set his broken leg began after his general condition improved from a fractured skull. He had been unconscious for most of the time since the accident.
An audience filled the Greencastle high school's gym Tuesday for the fourth annual gym exhibition directed by Coach W E Bausman and Miss Jeona Kesbery. The program featured twelve items of games dances and drills for boys and girls with free admission and displays in vocational rooms showing domestic science art and vocational student work.
Funeral services for John Henry Sutherlin 74 occurred Monday at Roachdale Methodist Church with Rev Ray Ragsdale presiding. Interment was in Lebanon Cemetery. Born June 5 1855 in Putnam County he married Elizabeth Steele April 1 1896. Surviving are the widow daughter Elsa Klingman of Kansas City a stepson and a stepdaughter plus twelve grandchildren and ten great grandchildren.
Indiana Governor approves a charity board report on the Michigan City prison murder of William Julian by Peter Tom. The inquiry cites overcrowding and mental health issues, urging psychiatric exams and segregation for troubled inmates to prevent similar acts.
Partly to cloudy conditions continue tonight and Thursday with cooler air in the extreme south and east portions. Light frost possible in the extreme north. Friday remains cool with little chance of rain.
The Putnam County Bankers association held its year end dinner at the Country Club with 93 in attendance. J B Crosby retired as president. C K Hughes of Citizens Bank Bainbridge was elected president with Perry Bush as vice president Kenneth West secretary and Paul Goff treasurer.
Maple Heights school character education classes present a pageant titled In Quest of Character on the school lawn Saturday at 8 15 pm. Written by William Kautz a DePauw student the show follows a boy seeking character through fairyland biblical lands and history with forty five performers and student directors guiding the production led by Prof E R Bartlett.
Four Indiana youths will receive pilot wings at Kelly Field San Antonio on June 21. William White and Charles Maxwell of Indianapolis, Robert Hixon of Greencastle, and Robert Doolittle of South Bend will be commissioned as second lieutenants in the air corps reserve. Doolittle and Hixon are DePauw alumni.
Indianapolis May 28 Additions to the International 500 mile race rules require two men per car starting this year. Cars may use up to 266 cubic inch motors with weights around 1750 pounds plus per displacement rules. Superchargers are banned on gas engines in the event.
In Greencastle 20 years ago Mrs. Frank Donner was elected president of the Woman's League of the Methodist church to succeed Mrs. J. P. Allen at a meeting yesterday. The Mt. Meridian band will lead the Decoration Day parade to the cemetery. Miss Berenice Kiefer participated in the senior piano recital by Miss Julia Ellen Day last evening. Rev. A. P. Adbury of Farmersburg was elected department commander of the G. A. R. at Terre Haute today.
The Greencastle High School class day program honored top students with DePauw University Rector Scholarships for four seniors Robert Dirks Hubert Dirks Richard Knight and Dennis Matthews. Other awards included Tri Kappa scholarships to Margaret Matkin Ruth Clifford and a BPW loan to Nellie Steele. Morton Brown won the state Latin Medal and math prizes went to Morton Brown Harold Patterson and Demna Maddox.
Dr. Charles N. Tyndell, rector of St. Stevens Episcopal Church in Terre Haute, addressed the Rotary Club luncheon at the Country Club. His talk centered on the theme Master Builders.
Lions clubs of Danville and Plainfield held a golf tournament at Greencastle Country Club this afternoon. An evening of bridge and a dinner for about 75 members and wives are planned to conclude the day.
County club leaders from fourteen clubs met in the Putnam County Court House library for an all day session. Floyd Miller and Miss Kathryne McMahon of Purdue Extension led discussions on kitchen painting and decoration and on club business. They formed a county board of directors and planned a winter course, likely in January, to unite clubs as a single unit and fund one girl's attendance at the Indiana State Fair school.
Funeral services for Henry Miller of Roachdale were held at his home at 2 p.m. Monday. The Rev. McPin of the Roachdale Christian church presided. Burial followed in Roachdale cemetery.
State road 43 is closed at Crawfordsville city limits and motorists are routed around Covington hill. Many drivers are detouring to Lafayette via Lebanon to avoid delays.
Deets Pickett representing the Methodist Board of Temperance testified before the Senate lobby committee that churches and temperance groups were responsible for President Hoover's election.
On account of Decoration Day May 30 the post office will be closed all day No city or rural route deliveries will be made on that day Mail received and dispatched as usual however.
At a Greencastle council meeting, donor John Robe announced purchase of Ashton lot adjoining Robe Park to extend the park. He also noted a 30 day option on a lot for park opening on Anderson street, requiring city funds if exercised. The council referred the park expansion to the Park Committee and discussed new fire plugs amid requests to improve Hillsdale avenue and East Washington street coverage. The meeting planned an afternoon inspection tour to assess fire protection needs.
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