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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1930
Page
1
The writer laments locker thefts at Greencastle High School and urges strict action. He notes World Series chatter, praises Ford Frick and Graham McNamee, mocks political foes, and previews fall weather with local farming notes mentioning corn and rain. The piece closes by date guessing October 7.
Preparations are complete for a special American Legion meeting in the Putnam county court assembly room this evening. O. Gilles Greencastle attorney and Democratic candidate for Congress will speak, though the event is non political and open to the public.
Coach W. KE Bausman tightens Tiger Cubs workouts as they prepare for a Columbus game Saturday afternoon. He notes marked improvement since the Sheridan loss and expects victory despite Columbus’ stronger squad. First string players show clear progress from two weeks ago.
DePauw Tigers routed Indiana Central 39 to 7 in the opening football game of the season. Four first quarter touchdowns sparked the attack as Wheaton Melbourne and Melbourne led the backfield with strong runs. Indiana Central struck once in the second quarter and added no more after DePauw substituted regulars in the second half.
Lieut. Robert Hixson son of Mrs. Fred W. Hixson of Northwood, now with the U S Army First Pursuit Squadron at Selfridge Field Detroit, gave Northwood residents a farewell thrill Sunday afternoon by flying low over the district en route from Indianapolis to Detroit. He had visited his mother in Indianapolis and Green Castle where Prof Jerome Iliveon joined him before he returned to Indianapolis and then Greencastle. Iliveon a DePauw graduate, accompanied him to Greencastle.
Robert Priest aged 28, a salesman from Terre Haute, and Imogene Carwell aged 21, a stenographer from Terre Haute, are identified in the case record.
Dr. Oxnam addressed the Young People's services at the Methodist Episcopal Church on The New Patriotism. Professor Van Denman Thompson opened with a short organ recital and Otto Behrens presided. The talk urged ethical patriotism and world-wide social good, contrasting national pride with universal justice.
Two young men from New York, claiming to be stranded while driving across the country, were arrested on vagrancy charges by Greencassie police after an afternoon stop on North Jackson Street. They telegraphed home for funds, but authorities verified their story and released them.
Two passenger planes from Lafayette visited Greencastle on Bridges farm east of town for a day of flights. A Purdue student earned $25 for a parachute jump while Miss Maps Case and Walter Gardner piloted Eagles’ planes with dual controls. Hundreds attended as Indianapolis planes arrived and fed the field.
Mr and Mrs A D Phelps of Cincinnati Ohio are both hospitalized in Putnam County with broken collar bones after their car struck loose gravel near Bainbridge on Sunday while en route to Danville Kentucky.
The Putnam county township trustees held their monthly meeting today with County Superintendent of Schools Dobng Vermillion. The session took place in the county superintendent's office at the courthouse.
Rushville’s Douglas Morris and Hammond’s Joxenh G tach, DePauw University graduates, are candidates for the Indiana Supreme Court seat. An auto price drop is reported from 1240 to 1009 by Hurst Eugen Co. A Belknap Hotel Sunday dinner costs 35 cents locally. George Miles seeks fishing license legislation before the General Assembly.
More than 450 club members and parents are expected at a Friday program in Greencastle at the High School vocational building. The Chamber of Commerce sponsors the event with talks, music by the Greencastle High School band, a candle lighting ceremony, and prizes and honors to be presented by F. N. Shanklin and Purdue extension staff. County Agent Flawed Miller reviews the year’s club work, with speakers Margaret Webster and Eugene Akers.
In Indianapolis officers say seven teens and young men confessed to a string of robberies across Indiana and Michigan. They allegedly involved in a sensational hold up at Higain Ton and Benton Harbor. Police say the group rode in a taxi and fled through city streets after a chase. One victim, Owen Crickimare, a 46 year old filing station attendant, was shot in the incident though the suspects denied this death. Additional arrests followed.
Five scarlet fever cases reported in Greencastle and nearby areas over the weekend. A physician notes three causes of the disease, with illnesses centered in Greencastle at the Reynolds home on Park Dunbar Far and in Claude Johnson’s residence two miles north. A case also appears in Reeseville, though the patient’s name is not listed.
The Cloverdale Greys edged the Indianapolis Colored Nine 9 to 4 at Morrison Park. Bus Rawlings fanned nine for Cloverdale while Gray pitched for the Black Six, allowing costly hits late. Next Sunday the teams meet again at Morrison Park with a 2:30 start.
Burleigh Grimes and Freshaw pitched a pitchers battle in St Louis as the Cardinals and Athletics traded threats. Foxx hit a late ninth inning homer for Philadelphia after Moore entered to fill the bases, with key plays by Bishop Cochrane and Douthit. Showers and warmer weather mark the late night or Tuesday outlook.
A race car driven by Bol Carey careened into the Brazil speedway grandstand on a Sunday afternoon, killing two spectators: Charles Dorsch, 4, of Terre Haute, and Mrs. Charles Wool, 6, of Brazil. Four others were severely injured, including Frank Brunette, 27, the ticket taker, who survived the incident but was injured. Carey escaped with minor injuries. the car owner was Al Miller of Detroit. Remaining drivers resumed the program after the shock.
Brazil Ind Opt 6 says an inquest will be held after a race car crash at the Speedway killed two spectators and injured four others. Victims include Ted Burnett 87 who died from a skull fracture, Charles Woods of Terre Haute, and Charles Derseh. Survivors include Paul Gaders, Ralph Down, Tyee Russell, and Robert Carrey.
Putnam county board of commissioners met in the county courthouse chamber for their regular monthly session. They planned to let contracts for county supplies but had not completed the action by press time. The meeting also approved regular claims and heard a petition by H. W. Graham and others to improve a 200 foot road segment in Groveland using an old railroad right of way.
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