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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1928
Page
4
A plain unvarnished statement claims the product is mild enough for anybody and still satisfies. The fragment suggests a cigarette advertising claim inviting critical lighting to verify the absence of harshness.
Tom Mix stars in The Arizona Wildcat at Granada Theatre with his horse Tony. Adela Rogers St Johns wrote the story for Fox Films, a tale of romance and adventure featuring a gang of crooks and a society girl as the plot catalyst.
Tim McCoy changes from a United States cavalryman outfit to cowboy chaps for The Law of the Range at Voncastle Theatre Saturday. He portrays a dashing peace officer of the 1880s Texas frontier opposite Joan Crawford in her first Western role as his sweetheart.
An editorial praises the Boy Patrol for teaching respect and responsibility to children, warning that brash drivers risk public ostracism. It notes the Sam Brown belt uniform and patrol presence as sources of admiration and recalls recent school districts' vigilance led by the Accident Prevention Department of the Hoosier State Automobile Association with state support to continue the program.
Ponca City reports a new airplane engine designed by George Lauver that can run on air or steam or both. The circular engine uses a fin wheel and air compressor, lacks piston pins and connecting rods, and aims to deliver 90 horsepower with ball bearings and no gasoline lines.
A statewide gathering of Methodist Episcopal leaders from Indiana and southern Illinois will assemble December 4 and 5 at Cable Tabernacle in Indianapolis. More than 3000 men are expected to discuss organizing for church activities, evangelism, boys work, law enforcement and stewardship with invitees including national figures such as Senator Borah and clergymen Fosdick Poling Jefferson.
Twenty eight similar meetings have been held in centers reaching 60,000 men over two-day periods, indicating wide outreach and ongoing engagement efforts.
A 22 mile detour around old Road 37 near Bloomington to Bedford starts four miles south of Bloomington as a grading contractor builds a new roadbed for paving. The state highway commission notes sharp turns steep grades and narrow bridges. traffic will return to the old road once the crossing is complete this week, while other detours around new bridges and paved sections open. A separate police update describes a murder case involving Mrs Moyer, Homer Patterson and Mrs Miller with a diamond theft motive centered on a seven eighths carat ring and about 400 dollars in jewelry missing.
Charles Blinkey Beasley of Terre Haute was identified as the slayer of Myrtle Miller whose body was found north of Newcastle. Irene Moyer, also of Terre Haute, admitted presence in the car when the fatal blow was struck and provided statements to Muncie detectives. Beasley was arrested with Moyer during a raid on the Moyer home and is being questioned by authorities.
Terre Haute Ind Sept 6 News of the engagement of Mrs Jewel Cheatwood to George Young Catalina channel swimming marathon winner last year reached the city today. Cheatwood has been at Indiana State Normal and swam in Toronto marathons.
A brief local note reports Fancy Cakes and Pastry Goods located at Cooper and Inman and mentions Ady in connection with the shop.
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