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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1930
Page
1
A pasted miscellany from a hometown paper mixes a humorous note about a cafeteria meal ticket and a personal epistle not for publication. It includes light verse about language, a playful jab at readers, and a sports aside praising a baseball team and Burleigh Grimes.
Dr. G Bromley Oxnam of DePauw outlines a busy October schedule with talks across Illinois Indiana and Minnesota. He will address county teachers at Beards town and Olney and speak at the state social work conference in Gary Indiana. He also planned appearances in Cincinnati Chicago Fargo and Minneapolis plus a marriage license notice for John Curry and Louise Harrison Nasser.
Mostly cloudy conditions with a warmup in northern and central areas by Friday. Tonight cooler in the extreme northwest while south portions stay damp and mild.
A young man found dead beside a Green Castle railroad track after a fast freight passed. A robbery theory prompted two hoboes aboard the train to be held in Terre Haute for questioning. Two more men are also being questioned as detectives work to identify the victim, believed to be about 25 and possibly named Jack O’Neal from St. Louis.
Elmer E. Robers of Roachdale was appointed a member of the Roachdale library board by the Putnam circuit court this morning.
State Road 46 between Spencer and Bloomington will not be paved until 151. Residents hoped for paving to Ellettsville, with work advancing on right of way. Delays stem from incomplete right-of-way acquisition, delaying start of the project this year.
First Baptist Church moves October as Church Attendance Month with a churchwide pledge drive. Deacons contact members to sign cards promising cooperation. Pastor Rev William J Crowder outlines six weeks of morning topics on The Stewardship of Life and evening themes on Christ and the Home.
Samuel Insull, Chicago utilities operator, plans to take over the Indianapolis Street Railway Company under receivership. Midland United will underwrite about 5.5 million in securities for two new corporations, with existing holders to receive stock. Insull intends a 6.7 million rebuild including new cars buses tracks barns and garages and a trolley fed bus system on some routes.
In Washington, labor leaders prepare to push a plank at the American Federation of Labor convention for modifying the Volstead Act to permit beer and wine production to curb unemployment. The plan argues beer would boost industry, rail transport, and farming, while opponents warn it could undermine the 18th amendment.
Karl Stewart Gast a presaman student at DePauw and Sigma Nu pledge suffered an unusual foot fracture during football practice on Blackstock Field. The bones were dislocated from the ankle and he was taken to Putnam County Hospital for X rays and treatment likely to set the bones today.
D. C. Brackney reports armour piercing shells from his son Roy Brackney a gun pointer on the battleship Louisiana set for a world cruise. Miss Myrtle Coombs leaves Reelsville for Tucson Arizona to settle there. Harvey Martsock becomes DePauw student council president and curates Old Gold Day events on October 8.
Brownie a 24 year old mare long used by Ken Maynard in his early films was found drowned in a creek near Columbus Indiana yesterday The horse had retired from film work ten years ago and reportedly went blind before wandering into the stream Wo H L Maynard the owner and father of Ken Maynard reported the loss noting Brownie’s keen eyesight had been a film asset in the past.
Greencastle attorney and Democratic candidate C Gillen will address the American Legion gathering in the Putnam County Courthouse assembly room on October 6. Legion officials urge veteran turnout and note the event is not a political rally.
Gulf Pine Line Company of Pennsylvania sues Putnam county farmers to condemn land for a trunk line carrying crude oil from Perryman's Station Oklahoma to Toledo and Cincinnati. Defendants named are John Von Speckleman Ray H McClure Henry Cottman and Ellis Taber all residents near Cloverdale. Three farmers mortgagees include the Federal Land Bank of Louisville Kentucky. Greencastle attorney C Gillen represents the company. Court to appoint three disinterested taxpayers to assess land and October 24 set for court appearance. Bank is named as a defendant in three suits.
Ernest Pryor admits poisoning his wife to collect a $5,000 policy and to be with his sweetheart Elsie Ham of Brazil. He describes administering arsenic after quarrels, writing a confession and seeking mercy from the court.
Donahue, a renowned musical comedy star, died at his New York home after being stricken in Cincinnati and leaving his show Lone O Guns. Ford Frick and Graham McNamee will broadcast the World Series on NBC via the National Broadcasting chain.
Thomas H. Beck, 65, president of the Cass County Farm Bureau, died suddenly today from a heart attack in Logansport. He is survived by his widow and two daughters.
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