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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1929
Page
4
A retrospective guide describes football bucking from the era with line drives and various buck types. It covers fast starting smaller backs, stocky power runners, and the use of off tackle and goal line bucks, with technique notes and a teaser about tomorrow's tackle discussion by Pat Page.
High school girls at Ladoga must keep their legs covered this year. Superintendent George Jackson announced the policy, stating bare legs have no place in a classroom.
Miss Wanda Shoultz of Greencastle will enter Indiana University with the freshman class this week. The registrar reports 1141 admission cards issued to new students, with more expected before registration day. Freshman women begin with registration Wednesday morning September 11, ending Saturday September 14.
In Bloomington on September 9 a thief used a broken back garage window to access C. C. Farmers sales room on South Walnut. The Auburn sport sedan was driven out through the back doors and escaped unseen until 7 a.m. The vehicle's tracks lead toward College Avenue.
Maud Arnold named administrator of the estate of Frances J. Arnold in Putnam County Indiana by the Clerk of the Circuit Court. The notice includes dates for publication and attorney names James and Allee. This record reflects a solvent estate administration appointment on Sept 7 1929 with subsequent notices.
DePauw's 1929 football squad held its first practice on Blackstock field in rain. More than fifty candidates reported to Coach Bish Hughes at Bowman gym for the initial session. The Tiger mentor was aided by Gaumy Neal and L. C. Buchheit in a workout focused on limbering up and rules with drills planned twice daily for the rest of the week.
Six year old Jimmie Moore died after being struck by an Indianapolis Street Railway motor bus driven by Kenneth Sett 23. Moore's father, returning from a drug store with the boy who had bought crayons for school, was also hit and injured. Sett faces a manslaughter charge as police cite the bus as traveling at considerable speed.
A massive explosion on an oil barge on the Volga river killed more than 20 people. The barge crew of 12 were accompanied by their families, per a Yaroslav dispatch.
Coroner C H Keever investigated the death of Mrs. Mattie Waller 27 who drank poison last night amid fears of separation from her husband. Police report suggests a suicide due to marital distress and end of life.
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