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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1924
Page
6
A large Putnam County Fair ended with a carnival program and parades of horse riders and masked revelers. Banks endorsed the fair with a float while farmers and businesses praised the event, and organizers plan improvements for next year including longer display times and better lighting.
Few entries appeared in the sheep and hog divisions at Putnam County Fair. Awards go to Robert Dills for Best Spring Boar and Best Gilt, with multiple placements for Brattain & Sons and H O Batman. Dolby Collins wins Best Aged Sow, Best Aged Boar, and Best Spring Gift. Isaac Brattain secures Best Buck and Best Ewe, with Albert Risk taking Best Lamb.
Miss Mary Case of Greencastle rode a mule in the Friday night County Fair parade. While other girls rode prancing horses she stood out on a long-eared gaited mule, drawing attention with her unusual mount.
The Herald lists Poultry Show awards on Friday with William Moeller winning first in Cockerel and first in Pullet with two and three, plus first in the pen.
The parade awards announce Mab Le Jordan as most handsome costume and Mildred Parks as second. Eth el Dean Confer wins Best Old Ladies Costume with Russell Clapp listed, while Em me Green and James Fisk take Best Representation of Italian or gan Grinder and his Monkey. W. E. Harris earns Best Clown, Harold Cook Best Boy Costume, and Josephine Donnehue Best Girl Costume.
W D James takes top prize in the saddle class with Star, a handsome black horse, amid ten entries the largest field. Lee Bryan places second on a sorrel mare, and William Oliver ranks third on a bay horse. Oliver also wins 5 gaited class with his mount while James earns second. Other awards go to Vaughan Neier Arnold Holbert Jackson Coffin Lucas McCabe Payne and Butcher in draft and harness divisions.
School children led by the Green castle band showcased a pet parade from the High School to the square. Prizes awarded for prettiest pet, oldest and youngest animals, largest and smallest pets, and the most unusual entry. A standout was William Miller with an eight year old hen in a wagon, the hen accompanying a family to Florida each winter.
The Salvation Army operates Rescue and Maternity Homes across Indiana aiding girls from age 12 to 15 and older. It reports 27 U S homes nationwide caring for over 1500 mothers and babies daily with 2412 girls helped last year and a 90 percent restoration rate. The program emphasizes forgiveness, rehabilitation, and self support for young mothers.
Violinist John Browning Sapp of DePauw Music School will present a farewell recital at Meharry Hall Tuesday at eight. He plans to seek a Juilliard Foundation fellowship in New York City next week, a competition that awards twenty four prizes of 1000 or 1200 dollars. Esther Alice Green accompanies.
The Woman's Study Club hosted a guest day at Mrs. C. J. Larkin's Northwood residence. The house featured floral decor and roll call quotations from Riley. In the music room Mrs. J. L. Young and daughter Josephine sang, while Miss Mary Vandenbark presented readings.
Following the entertainment, refreshments were served to about fifty members and guests. The gathering provided a social finale with light snacks and beverages for attendees.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Busbey presented a bound Howitzer year book to the library in honor of their son Lieut. George F. Busbey of the United States Corps of Cadets Class of 1924. Lieut. Busbey is stationed at Des Moines Iowa. Mrs. J. F. Busbey is remembered here as Miss Addie King.
The grand jury meeting this week charged Ben Harris of Bainbridge with assault and battery in the attack on Milton Brown of this city. The case will be tried in Putnam Circuit Court.
The final day of the Putnam county Fair includes a school children pet parade with 70 entries, a horse show this afternoon, a stock parade, and a carnival tonight.
Courts, state and local officials recognize and approve Salvation Army homes as accessible to troubled girls regardless of funds, color, or creed. The Army runs a free legal bureau for the confinement period to pursue justice, including criminal prosecution or shared parental responsibility. A Missing Friends Bureau helps locate the man responsible, while rural outreach aims to expand protection for expectant mothers from predatory practices.
Iowa Senator Brookhart denounces Coolidge Dawes record and declares a Republican bolt. He spoke at Emmetsburg while urging the Republican national committee to demand Dawes resign, framing his stance as a constitutional defense within the party.
Democrats resist Brookhart’s push to drop Dawes from the Republican national ticket. Dawes, touted on the stump, is criticized as autocratic and offensive to the public with hard boiled reactionary views and anti labor stance.
The Putnam County Fair health drive by Central National Bank and State Board of Health examined 128 children at the hospital over three days. Each parent received a chart detailing the child’s physical status and suggested care, with no awards or rankings given.
Bishop G R Grose former president of DePauw and his family sailed from Vancouver for China and evidently reached Shanghai on September 28. A message dated September 29 to University officials reports arrival safe and all well with no cause for concern about the situation.
Indiana Governor Emmett F. Branch faces calls to resign as turmoil rocks the Republican party. Reports say he sought immediate resignation from a sanitarium in Ohio after a nervous breakdown, while Ed Jackson pressures Indianapolis ministers to back him from pulpits. James J. Neal would become governor but has clashed with party lines, and a fundraiser drive for colored carriers drew anger over legal violations. The first voters league has halted activities and laid off several staffers.
The DePauw Tigers were defeated 21 to 0 by Indiana University in the season opener at Bloomington. Indiana scored in the first, second and fourth quarters.
A patent remedy promises quick relief from torpid liver and constipated bowels. The first dose is said to purify and regulate, driving out bile and impurities and imparting exhilaration, strength, vim, and buoyancy. Price 60c. Sold by local outlets.
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