Local Greencastle News Highlights From August and September
Local column from Greencastle notes Sullivan lawyer Stratton arranging DePauw entry for his son this fall. Families travel from Alexandria and Westville for graduations and visits. Charles Taylor and Nina Smith wed in Greencastle. Denison and Hays families attend various events. civic matters include street work on Walnut and Indiana and National Defense Day planning.
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Bert Smith
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Road Drag Used to Smooth Streets in Greencastle
The Greencastle streets in bad condition were smoothed by a road drag used with a steam roller. Urban Elmore, superintendent of streets, borrowed the drag from the county and found it effective enough to justify building one for continual city use.
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Burmese Dress Speech At Baptist Church Draws Audience
Miss Mary Phillips of Rangoon Burma spoke at the Baptist church last night presenting social and religious life in Burma. Her talk featured lace embroidery and silk woven works by Burmans Shans and Chins. An Indiana graduate of Franklin College she has spent five years in missionary work.
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Locust Street S A Notes Opens New School Year
Summer vacation ends bring rising Sunday School attendance at Locust Street. Mr Fisher held the first class of the new year. Mr Parrott expected back next Sunday. Prof B A Knight to meet high school boys. Mrs Knight will join her class and a larger orchestra is promised.
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Elks Lodge 1077 Regular Session Tuesday
Greencastle Lodge No 1077 of B P O Elks holds a regular meeting Tuesday at 7 30 PM. Secretary E E Caldwell provides details.
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How Chopin Sounded to a London Audience
A countryman and his wife visit a music hall in London. The opening orchestral number is Chopin. The man endures the performance poorly until his wife reveals the composer. He quips it sounds more like sawin to him, reflecting comic misrecognition.
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Maggie
The Colonel's Lady and Miss O'Grady in Gas Scandal
In a humorous exchange, The Colonel scolds Judy for leaving the gas on all week while Miss O Grady jokes she has invested in the gas company to earn dividends.
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Recipe for a melodrama from a playwright
A Louisville Courier Journal quip recalls a playwright’s blunt guide to melodrama writing. He says to craft a story with a hero a shero and a villainous plot and then proceed. The line underscores traditional dramatic device in quick humor.
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Care for Everybody Club Studies Auto-Suggestion
A lighthearted exchange shows plans for a club organized by Mrs. Crawford to study auto-suggestion. Mrs. Crabshaw questions the idea as a potential scheme to influence husbands into buying cars, signaling wary participation.
No Cause at All Anger Over Year Silence Sparks Divorce
A man in Meekton receives a divorce after his wife has not spoken to him for a year. Onlookers comment that such silence seems insufficient reason for divorce.
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Taxed Too Much My Patriot Zeal Declares
A speaker venting patriotic pride argues there are sixty too many taxes on the people and questions why he is singled out for taxation. He defends his stance as a citizen.
Egg quality dispute at the market sparks accusation
A buyer accuses the market stall of selling inedible eggs while the market man claims the buyer asked for eggs to “lead to the neighbors,” highlighting a misunderstanding over product suitability.
Oxford led Arctic expedition to North Eastland coast
An Oxford led expedition heads for North Eastland a 90 square mile island north east of Spitzenbergen to explore after two earlier attempts by Nordenskjold in 1873 and a German 1912 expedition both failing. A seaplane with a collapsible boat and ice landing floats will operate five weeks provisioning. Main gear aboard two Norwegian vessels. Leader George Binney last year’s Oxford expedition.
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Sensible Clothes Highlight Hidden Points For Girls
A light verse notes that sensible clothes reveal best features. The poem playfully contrasts fashion norms with practical attire that favors confidence and appearance.
Quotations on the limits of learning and repair
A filled dialogue contrasts the eye pupil’s ignorance with the nose bridge not crossing and the mouth roof not repaired, highlighting humorous misperceptions about body parts and their functions.
Commissioner's Allowances and County Expenses Ledger
Itemized payments include salaries for Walter Campbell and W. D. Lovett, printing costs, hospital and jail expenses, public works charges, and numerous vendor disbursements. The document lists numerous individuals, firms, and public works costs with amounts, paid through the Greencastle County treasury.
Estate to be Solvent Admits Wisconsin Trust Co Filing
Said estate is supposed to be solvent. Dated this 30th day of August, 1924, The Central Trust Co Administrative of Greencastle Indiana. W. M. Sutherlin, attorney.
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