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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1924
Page
3
Donovan Moffett former star and now coach of Brazil High School visited his alma mater’s football program after a 6 0 victory at Brazil on Friday. Local celebrants include Mrs Crales Moffett and family in attendance at the postgame gathering.
A compiled list shows numerous property transfers including 2 lots in Northwood from Ed Hamilton to James T. Chris tie for $1, 40 acres in Jefferson township to Doctor P. McKamey for $2,000, 5 lots in Greencastle township to Annie J. Black and others for $1, and 8 acres in Clinton township via Central Trust Company Commissioner to Earl Wiley for $552.50. Other transfers mention Forest Hill Cemetery plots, Marion and Cloverdale townships, Hoosier Highlands, and multiple 1 symbol payments.
A political speech excerpt questions party honesty unity and governance. The speaker contrasts executive and congressional discord with past promises to end autocracy, noting party failures to lead and follow. It critiques Republicans and the Mellon bill and postal salary actions.
Miss Retha Webb underwent an appendicitis operation and was able to walk downtown Friday afternoon following her discharge.
A kitchen outfitting store in Napanee offers a free 42 piece dinner service and a crystal glassware set with purchase of a new cabinet. They advertise taking your old cabinet as cash and state today is the last day of the promotion.
Thomas Risk transfers 40 acres in Franklin township to William A. Banta for $1. Alonzo F. Crawley transfers 3 lots in Greencastle to Bert Smiley for $1.
Judge John H. Aiken born January 19 1870 in Allen County Indiana. Educated at Roanoke Seminary M E College Fort Wayne and University of Michigan. He taught in Allen and Rush counties admitted to the bar in 1891 served as county attorney and assistant prosecuting attorney before being elected Allen Superior Court judge in 1900. He is a thirty third degree Mason and a Methodist.
Harry L Arnold, a prominent banker born in Elkhart County Indiana, started as a messenger at Elkhart National Bank and rose to assistant cashier. He became president of Gary Trust and Savings Bank and served as head of the state banking department from 1910 to 1914 and head of the state insurance department for three years. He holds several board positions and is active in the Episcopal church Optimist Kiwanis Rotary Lions and Gary council Boy Scouts.
Urgent notice urges buyers to act now for the Kitchen Outfitting Co sale in Greencastle. Last day to purchase Kitchener items with a 10 pm glassware gift. Rentals and sales listings appear for homes and hens from Emma R. Cooper of Greencastle.
Automobiles owned by prominent Greencastle residents were driven to National Old Trails Park and other amusements as residents tried to locate the borrowers. Marion McNary, brother of the County Agent, returned the car to a garage thinking the agent had left town. A second Greencastle car disappeared Thursday evening and was later found miles away on Cemetery road, prompting police to suspect a repeat performance.
Today is the final day to receive a complimentary 42 piece dinner service with the purchase of a Napanee Kitchener at Gas Office. The offer ends at close of business and applies to in-store purchases while supplies last.
The fragment questions Washington's effectiveness as a politician and hints at historians' criticisms. It implies doubt about his leadership and potential refusals or missteps without providing concrete details or dates.
County Agent Harold McNary returned from his Brazil trip to find his Ford Coupe vanished from the north side of the courthouse after a 15 minute absence. Police scoured Greencastle and surrounding areas as investigators questioned the incident and indignant locals noted borrowed items in a kitchen outfitting promo.
A brisk adage notes that action beats waiting as the surest path to achievement. It frames pursuit as decisive and rewards speed in pursuing goals.
A line from a fictional quarrel shows Miss Thirty-Gunie recounting a sudden marriage proposal by Jack Gayboy. She blushes and stammers before sternly rejecting it to preserve her dignity as a friend teases the scene.
A mother advises her daughter on dance dress code asking whether to wear an evening gown. The mother suggests carrying a wrap in a pocketbook and changing in the dressing room if the event is formal.
A nimble remark threads optimism about Smith Blythe and Brown I, noting that failure in business would be met with gratitude for health and failure in health with gratitude for business. If both fail, the speaker claims there is no point having either.
A witty exchange mocks Mrs Mur Gatroyd as an unlucky punter and comments on a woman with a notable figure going boating, sparking a pointed remark about appropriate vessels.
A playful exchange features Papa G. W. Mouse declaring he gnawed a cheese favored by another, contrasting with a claim that the other did so with small teeth. The cartoonish dialogue centers on a cheese mystery and a lighthearted confrontation.
A jumbled crime note describes Bill and an attempt to crack a back door safe. The lines hint at a failed break in and Bills disappearance into the night as investigators probe the burglary.
Citizens accuse a public figure of indifference in handling a salemiad business matter. The exchange reveals frustration over perceived ignorance and lack of attention to concerns. Further remarks call for clarity and accountability from the involved party.
A potential female customer questions the glasses power. The salesman boasts the lenses reveal objects ten miles distant with one effect that makes closer views appear behind the observer.
A brief dialogue recalls a first encounter in a revolving door at the post office and hints at two people continuing to meet in a relationship, noting that their first sighting was not the initial meeting.
A witty exchange clarifies a social rumor about a woman’s marriages. The speaker corrects the misperception by stating she has had four husbands, not five, preserving a sharp social tone.
A light exchange notes the initials RSVP on an invitation. The daughter jokes that the host plans a radio concert from a station, while the mother questions the meaning of the acronym in this social context.
A tavern chatter notes a batch of liquor tasted fine yet concern rises as Jones reports KO drops accusation. His wife confronts him for drinking, escalating domestic tensions linked to the unidentified beverage.
A housewife complains her sausage order is wrong. The butcher’s boy reassures her, citing the boss and adds that the worst is yet to come. The line hints at looming trouble or a grim punchline in this dated exchanges.
A brief theater dialogue imagines a wife worried about smoking at home and her husband objecting to it. The exchange humorously twists the concern from health to sparking and ruining an expensive gown.
The Joneses possess a saxophone while the Jenkinses own a radio and a phonograph. The Flynes have a phonograph, and themes of revenge and twists dominate the brief, enigmatic note.
A fragmented odd note speaks of a promised gift and a dream of a nine penrl neck. The text hints at a mysterious exchange and a cryptic meaning yet unclear in context.
A cryptic note from an unidentified source hints at a humorous gift exchange. Specific names, dates, or places are not provided, but the city's residents are abuzz over who might bring a present and what form it could take.
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