Various Indianapolis visits noted in Greencastle paper
A steady stream of residents and visitors are recorded in Greencastle as traveling to Indianapolis for business and events. Names include Miss Margaret Gilmore Miss Susie Hopwood Joseph Baker Robert Matthews Mrs C J Arnold Mrs Josephine Lewis Miss Mabel Sellers and many others. Several local figures attend church meetings court events and educational activities while others travel to Indianapolis Crawfordsville or Greencastle for immersion in community affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Bunyan
Charles FE. Wood
Brazil
Clay County Court House
Frank Lane
Lucile
Louise
Greencastle
Lane
Vine Street
Death of Greencastle Resident George Dalby at 86
George Dalby 86 longtime Greencastle resident died at his son Jasper Dalby’s Beveridge street home after a long illness. He had lived in Greencastle many years, previously from Mattoon NL where his wife died. Survived by son Jasper and grandson Ed, another grandson in Illinois. Funeral plans not definite, likely burial in Mattoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Dalby
Putnam County
Jasper Dalby
Beveridge Street
Mr. Dalby
Greencastle
Mattoon
Want ads prove Herald reaches Greencastle buyers
A Greencastle woman advertised a wash woman in The Herald and saw many calls all day. A local business man also used a small ad and got quick inquiries. The Herald claims wider readership than any other local paper, boosting ad success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greencastle
The
Herald
Lesa
Bey
Company B Holds Annual Reunion of 43rd Indiana Crew
Surviving members of Company B of the 43rd Indiana Regiment gathered on West College campus today for their annual reunion. Gray haired veterans recalled Civil War experiences in a lively, heartfelt program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
43Rd Indiana Regiment
West College
Veterans Gather for 16th Annual 43rd Indiana Reunion
About twenty members of Company B of the 43rd Indiana Regiment and their families joined veterans on the West College campus for the 16th annual reunion. They registered, shared war memories, and enjoyed a large dinner at Crawford restaurant before returning to campus. The group highlighted battles from New Madrid to Helena and preserved a rebel flag once captured at Memphis now exhibited at the Putnam County War Museum. Captain Alexander M. Scott led the company during the second enlistment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
43Rd Indiana Regiment
West College
College
New Madrid
Ft. Pillow
Helena
Memphis Marks Hill
Battle of the
Saline River
Memphis
Tenn
Putnam County War Museum
Alexander M. Scott
Indianapolis
B. D. Beck
Locust Street Methodist Church
Robert W. Allen
Jerry Steele
R. W. Allen
Greencastle
Thomas Thompson
Lewis R. _Shakley
Bartlesville
Okla
John T. McGill
J. R. Rateliff
Central City
Neb
A. M.scott
The Itu Scout Today Short Story and Calamity Items
Tearful captain declares the ship unsavable as Pat offers his gold watch for a dollar. The Wilson Administration ends its first fiscal year with 25 984 452 07 in the black and Kansas wheat surpasses prior records by 60 million bushels. Dear Scout invites readers to buy one paper a week to catch up on news. A quip notes the world’s other half and the sport of finding out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat
Putnam 2nd in Improved Roads standings
Putnam ranks second in a county list of improved roads with Linton County as the sole county ahead. About fifteen miles of improved gravel roads were completed recently.
Miss Era Bence News Reaches Parents From Berlin
Two letters from their daughter in Germany bring relief to Dr and Mrs G W Bence. The messages say Era was in Berlin in mid August and may be on her way home now. The items reflect family concern during wartime travel uncertainty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Bence
Germany
Berlin
Miss Eva Bence in Berlin Sends News to Greensburg
Letters written in Berlin on August 16 and 18 reach Dr. and Mrs. G. W. Bence in Greensburg via Philadelphia from their daughter Eva Bence who spent the summer in Germany. She describes safety, money saved, German women’s bravery, and her plans to return to America with cabin passage when possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Butcher
Montpelier
Ind
M. Butcher
Berlin
Philadelphia
G. W. Bence
Eva Bence
Germany
Miss Bence
Dr. Bence
United States
Tennessee
Putnam County Strengthens Lead in State Road Improvements
Deputy County Auditor Jesse Airhart reports Putnam County has about 850 miles of improved roads, climbing in state rankings with roughly fifteen miles added in two months. Clinton County trails with nearly 900 miles, while Marion and others lag behind. Putnam's total road debt sits around $750,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam County
Jesseirhart
Airhart
Clinton County
Bankfort
Putnam
Marion County
Indianapolis
Clinton
Lovett
Stultz
Franklin Township
Browning
Gillespie
Farmer
Greencastle
Ellis
Millreek
Haltom
Cloverdale
Democrats to trim Indiana State Board of Accounts costs
Gilbert H. Hendren president of the State Board of Accounts outlines plans to cut next year s operating costs by about 50 000 In line with Governor Ralston s program the move aims to keep high efficiency while reducing personnel and expenses The public accounting law is credited with saving Indiana taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars annually through reduced supplies and improved examinations
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
State Board of Accounts
Gilbert H. Lendren
Relston
Hendren
Department of Public Accounts
State Utilities Commission
Board of Accounts
Marshall
Indiana
House
Senate
Ralston
City seeks legal path to force Vandalia Railroad station
The Vandalia Railroad may be compelled to build a new station in Brazil. City Attorney Hutchison was asked to investigate the legal measures to require the railroad to erect a sanitary and clean station, with potential action before the Public Utilities Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thos. W. Hutchison
Vandalia Railroad Company
Brazil
Public Utilities Commission
Brazil Times
Elliott Family Reunion Near Filmore Highlights Picnic
The Elliott family reunion was held at the old homestead two miles southeast of Filmore on Sunday August 30. Forty four relatives enjoyed a day with a lawn table of eats, music by Carl Elliott and Lon Keavin, games, humor from Mrs Mary Elliott, watermelon in the afternoon, and plan to return next year. A separate note mentions local colored ladies preparing a minstrel show for the K of P lodge at Banner block hall, program details to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elliott
Filmore
Carl Elliott
Lon Keavin
Mary Elliott
Coatesville
Colored K
P. Lodge
Banner Block
Prown Family Reunion Held South of Town
The Brown family reunion gathered about 75 members at the Fiske home near Forest Hill cemetery. A noon dinner, speeches, and musical numbers followed a business meeting. Officers for the coming year were elected. out-of-town attendees included Mr and Mrs Orel Pierce of Chicago Mrs Reese Jackson and daughter Helen of Lafayette and others from Ladoga Indianapolis and Terre Haute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
James Fisks
Forest Hill
Fiske
Orel Pierce
Chicago
Reese Jackson
Helen
Lafayette
James Grantham
Ladoga
Robert Glidewell
Indianapolis
Clarence
Terre Haute
Notice to water consumers delinquent accounts
Water company warns all delinquent customers to call at 26 South Jackson street office to settle in full. Also promotes a new laundry at 909 Crown Street with a one trial guarantee and offers Herald Want Ads for quick results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Jackson Street
The
Greencastle Water Works Co
Crown Street
Also Mentioned on This Page
Margaret Gilmore
Susie Hopwood
Joseph Baker
Robert Matthews
Bainbridge
C. J. Arnold
Josephine Lewis
Mabel Sellers
Ernest Kivett
Mill Creek Township
H. L. Jackson
Esther
FE. B. Taylor
A. & C. Stone Company
Mrs
Is Oeed
Frank Ragan
Ragan- McAbee Coal Co
Adelaide Thomas
Gerelda Thomas
Kathryn Allen
James Wallson
Ross Runyan
Lewis Stewart
H. J. Banker
New York State
Florine Gobin
Gary
Thomas Younger
Ligonier
Presbyterian Church
Greencastle Court
T. B. HL
Red Men's Hall
Frank Bee
Pearl Shamel
F. A. Arnold
East Seminary Street
Samuel Dean
Thorntown
Hays & Murphy
James B. Nelson
H. B. Longdon
Eagles Nest
North Carolina
Julia Jean Nelson
California
Nelson
Washington
R. L. O’hair
Central National Bank
G. R. Grose
University
DePauw
Board of
T. W. Sullivan
Julia
C. A. Kelley
Leona
John Hume and Son
Danville
Paul Ogg
Greenfield
Hattie Connelly
Martinsville
J. E. O’hair
Alva Tiemas
Rasszell
Orville Thomas
Crawfordsville
Montgomery County
C. W. Hymer
J. E. O'Hair
Chenel
Minneapolis
Mr. Hymer
William Stewart
Ruth
Verna Jackson
Orsa Mason
Cleveland
Ohio
Rachel Mason
J. G. Beck
R. L. Smith
John Huffman
Roachdale
Huffman
Mary Huffman
Monon Railway Company
Company B
Itu
Kansas
Scout
Linton County
Era Bence
Esther Midler
Freiburg
Miss Midler
America
Ther Counties
Lueteke’s Bakery
Fresh Country
Eeas
E. A. Growning’s Grocery
Howard J. Barnum
W.fe. Brown
Saratoga Springs N
Elliote
PROWN
Daniel Kelly
H. L. Betzner
Kirksville, Mo
Staf
Spaunhurst Steopaths
Busey
Lora Rector
John Riley
Alice Day
N. Jackson Street
Urfi
Ren Ree
Ahead
Aid Nice
Walnut
Howard i Seal Briggs
Frank
R. R
Walter Allen Drug Store
Indiana Street
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