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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1929
Page
1
A humorous Greencastle column mixes daily notes and local chatter. It itemizes box rent jokes directed at Postmaster Bartley, weather quips, and plans to remove courthouse sidewalks with reader suggestions. It also notes Jack Davis the barber and a playful kidnapping incident involving Lois Arnold.
Kansas City Blues, American Association champions, were 5 to 4 favorites against the International League pennant winners Rochester Red Wings in the opening Little World Series game scheduled at Muehlebach Field. An expected 18,000 attended as Kansas City, famed for baseball enthusiasm, prepared to host the first four games, with total gate projected near 70,000 for the series.
Louis Carter of Newcastle seeks to restore his driving privileges after a six month license revocation imposed for a first offense reckless driving in City court. He contends the court lacked authority to revoke a license for a first time reckless driving conviction.
Storm battered Georgia and Florida as the hurricane moved along the coast. In Augusta workers patched the Savannah River levee while the water rose toward a record flood level. High water forced residents to higher ground and damaged downtown areas. casualties and property losses mounted across the region.
Clarence Cain a 22 year old mechanic and Opal Swearingen an 18 year old tailor both of Bloomington were married in the County Clerk's office by Mayor Charles I McGaughey.
A generally fair spell is forecast for tonight and Thursday with slightly warmer temperatures on Thursday. Local frost is expected tonight and winds remain light.
Farmers report repeated dog raids on Greencastle township farms. E R Jackson loses fifteen of eighteen sheep after a Monday night raid while John Robe lists thirty one sheep killed across two weeks. A dog killed twenty two chickens at George Garrett’s flock. Trustees handle claims from dog tax funds.
The Democratic city committee in Indianapolis nominated Reginald H. Sullivan for mayor by acclamation. The November 5 city election will proceed after the city manager law was declared unconstitutional. Sullivan's slate includes Henry C. Goetz city clerk and councilmen for districts one through six with Rev. Charles A Hildebrand among the nominees.
Superintendent Warren J. Yount of the city schools will administer fifth grade testing Thursday to compare the old and new courses. Next Monday and Tuesday he will test fourth fifth and sixth graders with one form of a composite achievement test, with the other form near school’s end to gauge progress. The tests also compare local student intelligence with peers in other states. Initiated last year, the program reveals several educational interest items.
Two farm youths Albert Toftz age 18 and Joseph Back age 19 were killed when their car collided with a New York Central freight train at a grade crossing near Chesterton Indiana. They had just left Dunes State Park near Michigan City.
Goodland Indiana residents mourn Thom as E Mitten 65 Philadelphia capitalist and railroad magnate who grew from a poor farm boy. He recently donated 100000 for a memorial library and park. Reports say Mitten drowned accidentally in a pond on his 4000 acre private estate near Milford Pennsylvania while fishing.
Berlin October 2 President Von Hindenburg marked his eighty second birthday in quiet solitude. His exact location remained a mystery though officials noted he would spend the day with family somewhere in the countryside. Judge McCord of Hendricks county attended hearings on Greencastle drivers with Motor Vehicle officer Early. No hearing occurred in Green Castle as parties failed to appear. McCord said eighty six licenses already revoked and more will follow as hearings occur and evidence warrants. He planned hearings in Rockville and Clinton Thursday and Friday with state police to begin checking license compliance.
William Sutherlin was unanimously named by the Democrats as a candidate for mayor at the Democratic convention last evening. C Sayers nominated for clerk and William Grogan and George Sage for council men at large. Sheriff Stroube notes 304 inmates confined in the jail over the past year. Charles Barnaby builds a cottage at Lake Maxinkuckee. Mr and Mrs Jesse Tobin welcome a son born September 30.
Otho Coffman of Oakalla faces petit larceny and second degree burglary charges in a case tied to nine chickens stolen from Eldridge Stone near Greencastle on June 16. The trial before a Putnam Circuit jury began with jury selection, with witnesses including Eldridge Stone, Virgil McCammack, Deputy Sheriff Alva Bryan, and Paul Byrd testifying. Coffman, his father William Coffman, and attorney John H. James attended the proceedings. the State alleges Coffman sold the poultry to a Cloverdale dealer. Jurors named include Edgar Hurst and others. the defense case was expected to be brief.
Putnam County residents plan to attend the National Dairy Exposition in St. Louis October 12 to 19. County Agent organizers will arrange group travel. The event features over 1000 top cattle and demonstrations to boost herd profits.
Anderson, Oct. 1. Cecil Reetor and Frank Hankfort, Muncie aviators, were arrested for operating airplanes at Elwood without licenses. Reetor pleaded guilty and received the minimum fine of $1 and costs. Hankfort pleaded not guilty, claiming a license was en route. Dwight Rector, a parachute leaper, had his case dropped.
Sergeant Alvin York, famed World War I hero, says he is unfamiliar with Bernard Early of New Haven and Percy Beardsley of Roxbury and questions their motive to challenge his record. He notes his 28 enemy kills and 132 prisoners captured in the Argonne are on file with the War Department as Legion members gather in Louisville for their 11th annual convention. The event features a parade and contests as candidates for national commander and next year’s site loom, with Boston and Los Angeles in the running. The convention includes band and drum bugle corps competitions with Waterloo and Dodge City posts among top contenders.
Several school children members of the Junior Red Cross attended the state regional meeting at the Columbia Club in Indianapolis. Miss Joel Maddox reported on Putnam County work. The group toured the Soldiers and Sailors Monument the War Memorial and Riley Hospital after luncheon. Mrs. Paul Ream county nurse accompanied Joel Maddox Mary Louise Conrad Eleanore Tharp Philip Beck and John Elteljorge.
Dent Arnold 21 of Stilesville died at St Johns Hospital after a plane with St Clair Frain 21 of Houston crashed three miles southwest of Pendleton. Frain survived with injuries. The aircraft had just taken water at a farm, and wreckage buried the engine. Arnold married Josephine Cancilla and had soloed two weeks prior.
Hogs 160 lbs up were steady with Tuesday's best prices, underweights 25 cents lower. Bulk 150 to 280 lbs 9.50 to 10.35. Cattle steady with beef steers 10.50 to 15.40 and wealers 15.50 down. Sheep and lambs steady with most lambs 11 to 12.50.
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