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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1929
Page
1
The column mixes sports chatter and local color. It notes a car maker’s 26 day nonstop test, mentions DePauw Purdue attendance and hitchhiking student welcome, and recalls Indiana football, Butler conference moves, and Connie Mack with light humor about sports figures and trivia.
Leon Todd of Purdue University will visit Putnam County Friday to work with leading poultrymen and demonstration farms. He will help organize and start record keeping on egg production and feed costs. Demonstration farms across the county will illustrate the value of good record keeping in the poultry business.
Homer Frazier owner of the Greencastle Service Station on north Jackson street announced the sale to Carl Swain former manager of the Waveland Telephone Company. The $15,000 price covered buildings and equipment with Swain to operate as the Greencastle Service Station. Frazier retains the Hudson and Essex auto agency.
Demonstrations on seed corn selection will be held next week at five Putnam County farms under the First National Bank sponsored Corn Show. County Agent Floyd Miller and Simpson Stoner will lead sessions at Greeley Huffman Enos Allee Harry McCabe Fred Beck and John Day farms with times listed Monday through Wednesday.
Police watch for vandals suspected of targeting milk bottles on porches in Greencastle. Dealers say youths pull bottles from porches causing spills and breakage, some bottles full of milk. Distributors threaten prosecution if suspects are caught.
William Powell of Cloverdale reported his Chevrolet stolen last night from Cloverdale. He initially suspected joy riders, but when the vehicle did not return he notified Sheriff Edward Fiteborge. The Indiana license number was 172 778 and the engine number 4958249.
Peru Ind Oct 16 When Sells Floto circus returned to winter quarters here Tom Mix renowned screen star announced he would spend a greater part of his time in this city during the winter He is leaving for New York tomorrow to confer with motion picture officials concerning his future in that industry Mix said that he and Tony his famed pony probably will be with Sells Floto again next summer.
A major bootleg ring with HQ at a fortified Highlands New Jersey estate was shattered after 35 coordinated raids from Atlantic City to Long Island. Thirty-two suspects including Manny Kessiter faced arrest as agents seized a radio station and liquor bound for the East, with ships tracked off Montauk Point.
Professors W. F. Mitchell and E. Bowman addressed the Indiana State Teachers Association in Indianapolis during October 17 18 and 19. Mitchell presented Economics High School Students Can Understand in the Lincoln hotel Travertine room while Bowman spoke to the psychology and education section at the J. O. fb hall on Evaluating Teaching in Terms of Pupil Response.
Indiana State Teachers Association holds sectional meetings for 15 000 members with Dr. Thomas H. Briggs Dr. P W Dykeman James E Watson and Governor Harry G Leslie among speakers. Lorin Ashbaucher to head Indiana School Attendance Officers and officers named include Bertha Leming Medsker Mack Burke Straight.
Washburn chapter DAR Greencastle will place a grave marker for Revolutionary soldier Nathaniel Cunningham Sunday afternoon October 20 at 2 30 p m. The grave lies on Goldsberry farm three miles east of Greencastle on the Indianapolis road. The program includes bugler assembly flag salute presentation unveiling by a great great grandson etc. All patriotic groups invited to attend.
A masked bandit robbed the LaFontaine bank ten miles west of Wabash, escaping in a car driven by a woman. About $1,000 was taken. Three witnesses said the man resembled Gene Alger of Indianapolis, a paroled prisoner linked to another Indiana bank robbery.
John DeMotte son of Mrs. J B DeMotte and Shirley Benson of Coffeyville Kansas students at I U plan to marry next week and take a government claim in Colorado. Bainbridge high school earns accreditation after recent examination. Miss Emma Parish Howard dies at her North Jackson home. Adv 4000 feet of top pictures tonight at the Airdome.
Paul Hurst, a farmer west of Mt Meridian, was badly bruised when his loaded wagon was rear ended by a large automobile driven by F P Hocker of El Reno Oklahoma. One horse was killed, the other injured, and Hurst was thrown to the roadside. The car sustained front-end damage. Hocker and his wife were uninjured. Page 2 follows.
Wilson Lindley of northwest of Sylvania travels to Rockville each semi annual tax day in his wooden wheeled cart drawn by a black horse and a black mule. The cart built in 185 remains serviceable though the tongue has been replaced since his previous journey to town.
Greencastle high school will play Jefferson of Lafayette Friday afternoon instead of Saturday morning. The change honors Jefferson athlete Joe W. Pearson who died after a car accident last week. Jefferson and Crawfordsville as well as Brazil results are noted for context.
Twenty eight local youth sign up for the State Young People's Conference in Crawfordsville October 18 to 20. Speakers include Cynthia Pearl Maus and E T Albertson with leaders Nellie C Young and Charles R Lizenby. Two buses are chartered and the 8 a m Friday trip is full. a 3 30 p m option remains. Those interested should contact Neve Cowgill.
C. J. Larkin of Greencastle, already paving Bloomington and Vine streets there, was the low bidder yesterday on the Marsh stone road in Morgan county. His bid was 11190, beating four rivals with the next lowest at 11500 for a road about two miles long.
Fair tonight and Friday. Slightly cooler tonight along Lake Michigan. Frost expected in north and central portions. Rising temperatures expected Friday.
A Pennsylvania railroad fast freight was wrecked six miles east of Indianapolis and tied to a looting motive. Two crewmen were injured as hijackers toppled rails, with cargo valued at about 500000 and whiskey bound for a St. Louis warehouse. Bloodhounds were brought in to trail the wreckers.
Captain J. J. Albright, DePauw ROTC instructor and former Hawaii resident, gave a vivid talk on Hawaii’s formation, industries, and schools. He highlighted the volcano on the islands and explained Honolulu’s modern schools. He cited sugar cane, pineapples, and tourism as chief revenues, and noted Hawaii is a U S possession using U S stamps for mail.
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