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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1929
Page
1
The excerpt notes rain on Old Gold Day and mockery of the eighteenth amendment by Indiana Attorney General James M. Ogden. It mentions Charles Arnold and George Preisschifter at the Herald Office, labor opposition to mayoral candidate Glossbrenner, and a World Series game in Philadelphia. It also references the Granada show and a push for Indiana crime conference actions.
Public service commission refused yesterday to order removal of the railroad warning bell at Cloverdale after residents petitioned for relief from its loud, saccharine tone. The commission noted the bell installation was a contract between the town board and the Indianapolis and Louisville Railway, and limited its review to crossing selection and the bell’s mechanism as changed to reduce ringing.
Warm, cloudy weather forecast for game four of the World Series in Philadelphia between the Cubs and the Athletics. Temperatures expected to near 70 degrees, with conditions suitable for afternoon play.
Deputy Sheriff Alva Bryan halted a suspicious car on the National Road west of Mt Meridian. Ernest Risco and Leonard Lauer, both 21 and 20, confessed the Indianapolis theft, saying the car from the YMCA parking lot had been driven via Evansville and Detroit before custody. They await transfer to Indianapolis police as the case centers on a capital city theft.
DePauw leads Earlham 19 to 6 at halftime after Melbourne opened with a 60 yard TD run. Means connected with Cassidy for a 41 yard second quarter TD, Franklin adds a 4 yard TD run for Earlham, and Crawley returns a kickoff 95 yards for DePauw to cap scoring.
Bloomfield Indiana October 11 jury found for Hazel G Kimmell Shelburn against Kenneth Hannum Linton Ira Hall Terre Haute the Linton Racing Association and Cole Automobile Co awarding 10000 against Hannum and Hall only for injuries from a July 31 1926 race at Linton track. The court cleared the racing association and Cole Co of liability.
Martinsville Indiana Oct 11 Mrs Nellie Musgrave 22 hoped fatally burned when she tried to light a fire with coal oil at home east of the city Flames from the stove set her dress afire while her grandfather and her two year old son Dean cried out Firemen reached her as she lay on the floor with clothing and hair in flames Slight hopes for recovery were reported
Prof E R Bartlett of DePauw University will be one of the speakers at the State Young People's Conference in Crawfordsville. The event runs Thursday through Saturday with several hundred youths expected to attend.
DePauw sophomores defeat freshmen in a muddy class scrap on McKeen field. Events included tug of war sack race horse and rider fight and a football rush with five balls. Sophomores win on points, refereed by Kappa Tau Kappa.
Generally fair conditions with cooler temperatures tonight and Sunday. Likely light frost in the northwest portion of the area.
A public subscription fund has begun in Bloomington to finance the prosecution of three police officers Everett Anderson Scott Davis and Homer Terrill charged with assault and battery on Lewis Smith 18 in a third degree case. They are to be tried in Monroe Circuit Court on Oct 16. The fund will also cover future cases under similar circumstances.
Greencastle and county schools will close next Thursday and Friday as teachers attend the 76th annual Indiana State Teachers association convention in Indianapolis. The three day event runs through Saturday with tickets issued by superintendents and available at Hotel Lincoln.
Dr Edward Shumaker superintendent of the Indiana Anti Saloon League who is critically ill from a malignant tumor has passed a restful night and seemed somewhat better today his wife said He has been able to take a little nourishment and his condition showed improvement after a difficult period while hospitalized in Indianapolis.
Miss Bessie Starr of Bainbridge and Roy Eads of Roachdale were married Saturday. The bride belongs to the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority at DePauw. The first snow of the season fell today and Mary G. Webb was named an alternate to attend the National W C T U convention.
DePauw University observes Old Gold Day with chapel services led by President G Bromley Oxnam and featured speaker David E Lilienthal. Franklin Cole of the student body presided as the audience heard Lilienthal urge students to pursue learning beyond living to earn. He argues that college should preserve the heritage of minds and imagination amid modern specialization.
Charles and Stanley Payne with Kelly Graves seek a pardon in Jefferson City for a Crawfordsville man serving 25 years in Missouri state prison for a 5 dollar filling station holdup. Graves is reported seriously ill in the prison hospital. Fremont Ward, once of Cloverdale, was jailed after the same robbery.
Ornest Banks and Wayman Wilcox, both 18 from Allendale Illinois, were seriously injured when their car skidded on the National Road east of Manhattan, crashed into a telephone pole, and was wrecked. A passing motorist rescued them and they were taken to City County Hospital for treatment. Banks suffered a possible skull fracture and a leg injury, Wilcox endured severe facial cuts and bruises.
Wabash College will stage its first night football of the season at Crawfordsville at eight tonight. The Cavemen meet James Millikin University of Decatur Illinois as an anticipated crowd of at least five thousand fills the inaugural night game atmosphere.
Howard Moore 18, son of Mr and Mrs C W Moore of Anderson, was killed when the car he rode in, driven by John Walker of Anderson, collided head on with Gordon Bills car from Fortville. Sheriff Frank Daniels said Walker tried to pass a car and caused the crash.
George Armstrong a Tipton county farmer left a note for his wife on the kitchen table before going to a granary and swallowing poison. He had been dead several hours when Mrs Armstrong found the body late yesterday. The note read I am not well and never will be.
In Philadelphia the Philadelphia Athletics scored ten runs in the seventh and eighth innings to tie and take a late lead against the Chicago Cubs at Shibe Field. Cubs had led 8 to 0 before the rally, with Simmons homering for the A’s and Haz also going deep. Multiple pitchers were used by both clubs as the dramatic rally unfolded amid sun glare.
Carl J. Weber of Fort Wayne was elected president of the Savings and Loan League of Indiana at its 39th annual convention in Indianapolis. Officerselected include Lewis Librand first vice president H A Strossweg second vice president George F Ogden secretary J E Pierce treasurer and an executive committee listing R W Buxton J S Blackman Frank Boone Hugh G Keegan George H Padgett Harry V Somers Lew M O Bannon Charles Schelke Ira D Andrews Earl Ensley Charles Conger Eugene C Ashby W A Bucher.
Simba the great motion picture of the Jungle trip by Martin and Osa Johnson will be shown in the high school auditorium Tuesday night with an afternoon 1 40 show for all grade school children. The film features jungle life with close ups of wild animals and their habits, presented as an educational opportunity not to be missed. Moffett Buick Agency delivered a Buick coupe to C H Barnaby Jr.
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