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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1929
Page
3
Paul Davis a 17 year old hunter from Wabash Indiana was fatally shot Saturday in a hunting accident he was the first hunting accident victim in Wabash county for the season. He died early today from the wound.
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics reports farm mortgage debt in the United States reached about 9.468 billion dollars as of January 1, 1928. Estimates for 1929 are not yet available.
A Kokomo resident claims Konjola relieved thirty years of stomach trouble and gas pains after two bottles. He reports immediate relief, improved digestion, and freedom to eat freely. Konjola and Konjola Cold Compound are advertised as effective in Greencastle and surrounding towns.
The ballot lists William L. Denman for mayor Fred Snively for clerk T W Stewart for 1st Ward councilman C C Gillen for 2nd Ward councilman Lawrence T Snyder for 3rd Ward councilman John Cherry for 4th Ward councilman and Charles B Havens Otis Gardner as councilmen at large.
Fragmentary note outlines Mead filing as Star Democrat in 1868 and Greencastle Indiana address for the Greencastle post. Mentions Roy Bee proprietor, MBN city editor and office at 17 19 South Jackson Street with phone line. Subscription and ad rates cited for Putnam County residents.
DePauw prepares for a home game against Butler with coach Bish Hughes guiding injured and able players through practice. Key players listed include Van Riper Struck Leany Blake and blitzes on new plays with skull sessions planned to boost strength for Patsy Clark and the Bulldogs.
Clifton Springs New York October 29 Rev Dr John Roach Straton militant fundamentalist of New York died at 5 45 am today at a private sanitarium His wife was with him at the time and death was said to be caused by a heart attack He had been pastor of Calvary Baptist church New York and had been ill for some time but the death was unexpected
In Indianapolis on October 29, Governor Harry G. Leslie ordered extradition papers to move Alfred F. Keuhn from Garrett to stand before a Philadelphia court on wife desertion charges. Mrs Keuhn recounted that three years earlier her husband abandoned her for Mrs Elizabeth Juliana, whose spouse later divorced. The couple were said to have run a filling station near Garrett.
Indiana Attorney General James M Ogden vows a thorough probe of alleged frame ups after two undercover investigators, Robert West and Horace Lyle, face serious charges. West, 32, is accused by a 16 year old girl of a statutory offense, which he denies. Lyle, 43, was arrested in Kokomo in a liquor extortion case and awaits federal trial in South Bend. Ogden warns action if framing is proven.
Memorial Hospital physicians said Quinta McDonald of Orange, New Jersey, one of five women victims of radium poisoning, is in very critical condition with only a short time to live. She absorbed tiny radium particles while wetting brushes at the Orange radioluminescent paint plant.
Walter O. Pierce Terre Haute notary public was arrested on embezzling about 100 dollars in state automobile license fees. He ran a drivers license bureau and kept notary and 25 cent license fees, causing about four hundred Vigo county drivers to miss licenses. Bond set at 500 dollars. Earlier case involved Gale Cooper Kokomo notary public accused of embezzling about 500 dollars. trial not yet begun.
The two place open biplane used for training features a spruce wing frame with wood or aluminum ribs, fabric skin tightened by dope, and interplane wiring. It may fold for storage and can switch to pontoons for water landings. fuel tanks sit in the upper wing, with welded tubular steel fuselage houses the instructor and student cockpits and a rear tail unit.
Local residents engage in visits and family news across Madison Center Greencastle Martinsville Spencer and Danville. Operation and health updates include Louise Payne recovering from appendicitis and Elder Will Elsmore undergoing cancer treatment with slight improvement.
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