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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1930
Page
2
In Greencastle daily life shows community activity with visits from Indianapolis and Spencer residents. The Crescent Rebekah lodge meets tonight while DePauw scholars earn honors and Dr G Bromley Oxnam plans talks at Indiana University.
Beauxvais France Oct 6 47 men perished when the British airship K-101 crashed and exploded after striking a hillside Eight survivors were injured One death reported among the wounded Wally Radcliffe died later British officials Lord Thomson Sefton Brancker H C Irwin R B B Colmore V C Richmond among the dead as investigators from French and British air ministries probe the calamity
Indianapolis October 6 hogs 5 000 holdovers 93 market higher 10 15 cents with ranges by weight from 120 to 300 pounds. Cattle 500 calves 300 slaughter dull buyers absent. Vealers up to 13.50 and down. Sheep 1 200 steady with Friday prices. ewes and wethers at 8 8 50 bucks 7 to 7 50. common throwouts down to 5 and less.
Arrests linked Joseph Wiseman and his two sons Emmett and Mitchell as part of a larger bandit ring. Police recovered sacks of bank notes and small change watches jewelry and a small arsenal of pistols and rifles from suspects’ homes. Crimes alleged include automobile theft robberies at Benton Harbor Kokomo and Frankfort airport hold ups of Mr and Mrs C R Marcum and William Beher theft of a Story automobile and six robberies in the city Saturday night.
Prof. Vernon Sheffield, piano instructor at DePauw University, will perform at the district Music Clubs convention in Brazil on Monday afternoon October 15. He recently led chapel piano programs at the university and will give a Terre Haute recital on November 11. His career includes a Cincinnati Conservatory of Music soloist broadcast on WLW. His Brazil program features Barcarolle, Scherzo, Scriabin pieces, Flower Waltz, and Tschaikowsky Grainger adaptations.
President Oxnam spoke in the University chapel about choosing the hard path as a route to greatness. He traced history of those who did not take the easiest way and urged DePauw students to value a real education beyond a bachelor in the arts.
Clifford R. Foster of near Reelsville was appointed administrator of the estate of Mary F. Foster in Putnam circuit court. The deceased resident of Reelsville left a personal estate valued at 100 dollars and real estate valued at 500 dollars. Heirs include two sons Clifford R. Foster and E. F. Foster, both of Kansas City, Missouri, and a daughter Essie Mae Adamson of Kansas City, Missouri.
In the Putnam Circuit Court Gulf Pipe Line Company of Pennsylvania files a condemnation suit against Ray H McClure Nina Ethel McClure and Federal Land Bank of Louisville to acquire 55 acres plus an additional 50 21 acres of land in Putnam County Indiana for a pipeline from Perryman's Station Oklahoma through Missouri Illinois Indiana to Toledo and Cincinnati. The court sets appearance for October 24 1930 and appoints appraisers to assess damages. The notice is signed by Clerk Ferd Lucas.
The DePauw Faculty Women’s club hosted a formal reception in Longden Hall on Saturday honoring new faculty members and their wives. About 225 guests attended as Dr. Oxham and Mrs. Oxham led the receiving line with other faculty couples. A yellow and green color scheme framed the event with Miss Marjorie Call performing harp music.
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