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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1929
Page
4
The article explains punting basics in football, detailing punt types, wind influence, kick placement, center coordination, and protective blocking. It outlines strategies like the floater and rocker punts, urges practice in all weather, and notes an editor's teaser for a follow up on passes.
Miss Mary L. Sherrill of Mt Holyoke claims to have invented sneeze gas that, when mixed with domestic gas, triggers severe discomfort in the nostrils and prevents suicide by gas. The gas allegedly alarms neighbors and forces the would be victim to seek help, even during sleep.
In Linton Indiana Ollie Walton age 27 is dead and his 17 year old brother seriously hurt after two kegs of powder exploded ignited by 15 year old John Reynolds at a leased stripper mine south of town. The trio had planned to open a slope to sell coal to wagons. Walton held a keg when the blast occurred. The dead man leaves a wife and young son along with parents and several siblings.
Dr. G Bromley Oxnam president of DePauw University spoke to the Indianapolis teachers institute in Caleb Mills hall outlining a shift from emotion to fact in social service. He praised Ramsey Mac Donald and summarized Labour party aims including housing education minimums taxation and coal nationalization. Charles F Miller reported on the Geneva International Education Association conference. A Federation of Public School Teachers musical program followed.
Persons with papers and magazines are asked to call 753 Y 681 L or Hl X to arrange collection for the church paper drive.
Detectives in over a dozen cities pursue C. D. Waggoner or an impostor linked to a half million dollar bank swindle. Six New York banks were ordered to pool credit for the supposed executive at Chase National Bank, then disbursed funds after fraudulent telegrams. Police and agencies collaborate with Waggoner sought as Hanover Bank ties emerge.
Report says $500000 swindle appears as a credit transaction while notes totaling $320000 have been paid. Banks believe no cash was lost, though auditors flag serious fraud exposure from the paper disbursement.
Sunday school opens at 10 a.m. with Charley Hendrick as superintendent. Church services are held on the first and third Sundays each month.
Sunday school begins at 10 a m with Mrs Eaglesfield as superintendent. Preaching follows at 11 a m by Rev Charles R Query, minister.
The State of Indiana Putnam County Circuit Court issues notice in case No. 15 060 Ethel Stark vs Ralph S Stark. Defendant not residing in Indiana must appear by November 1 1929 or default. Clerk FERD LUCAS Attorney apne H Lyon dates Aug 30 Sept 6 13.
The undersigned qualified as Executor of the will of Elijah R. Arnold in Putnam Circuit Court Indiana and was authorized to administer the estate. The estate, listed as sold Aug 21 1929, lists William Arnold and Citizens Trust Company of Greencastle Ind as Executives with Theodore Crawley attorney in St Aug 23-30 Sept 6.
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