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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1930
Page
1
Election news shows Maine leaning Republican. In Detroit a special mayoral election chose Mr Murphy to fill the Bowles vacancy after Bowles ran for vindication and finished a close second.
Greenessade city council unanimously passed the 1991 1931 budget tax levy and appropriations. The general fund tax levy stands at 78 cents per 100 dollars of assessed value with 5 cents for special funds. The council kept overall levy below last year despite airport and fire truck fund needs. No remonstrances were filed.
The Indiana Publicity Bureau is formed to spread state publicity and boost Indiana’s varied assets. It notes Greencastle’s sidewalks around the courthouse as a notable local feature.
Maggie Saathoff age 69 of near Greencastle died Tuesday at her home after two and a half years of invalidism. A stroke years ago led to her death. Born in Germany she came to this country as a young girl. Surviving: husband Benjamin Saathoff and several children including a Frank Saathoff son. Short home services Friday at 7:45 AM. funeral party leaves Buckley at 8:56 AM for Buckley Illinois. Services and interment Friday afternoon in Buckley.
Forecast indicates possible local showers tonight or by Thursday in the southern area with partly cloudy skies in the north. Warmer conditions expected Thursday across the extreme north portion.
Hundreds of new students arrive in Greencastle for freshman registration at DePauw University. Trunks and belongings line walks as families travel by train and car. Upperclassmen begin enrollment Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Edward King stay with local hosts. their son Harley King will enter DePauw.
Miss Helen Birch sister of Mrs Albert Lockridge west Walnut street received a skull fracture when struck by an automobile in Indianapolis shows a slight improvement in her condition. She remains in Robert Long hospital with hope for recovery. Miss Birch had gone to Indianapolis on business before heading to Olivet Michigan where she teaches.
Miss Mary Agnes Miller, Putnam County nurse, outlines a plan to visit every county school at least once monthly. She reserves one weekday for emergencies and will be in her office 8 to 8:50 each morning at the county courthouse fourth floor. Saturdays are office days.
The Greencastle Chamber of Commerce with 128 members joined with other cities to steer the east to west airmail route to the National road path. The effort succeeded as the National road route was designated and the Commerce Department promised help to set up government intermediate landing fields. A government engineer visited Greencastle to assess sites.
Martial law and strict censorship envelop Buenos Aires as General Uriburu’s provisional government seeks control after street clashes. Reports say seven killed and fifty injured in Monday night fighting, with leaders detained as authorities blame supporters of the deposed regime for the unrest.
County nurse will transport Priscilla Braner and Cranston Bernstoff of Bainbridge to Indianapolis on Thursday for eye care at Lan Eye Olin. The two school children need eye work but cannot pay for it, with expenses covered by the Child Welfare Association.
Miss Delphine Dunn of Rushville arrives in Greencastle to begin her role as art instructor in the public schools. Mrs Luella Pry and daughter Nellie Fry attend the Crawfordsville fair. A court house meeting plans a fall horse show. Jessie Pierce leaves for Adairville Kentucky to work in a millinery trim shop.
Ed McCloud 52 of Noblesville was recaptured in Nashville Tennessee and brought back to Putnam County jail today by Gilbert Snider an Indiana state farm employee. McCloud fled the Penal Farm at Putnamville in 1927 and was held for a Putnamville institution prior to return.
Roachdale residents awoke to a blaze from a gasoline stove in Pete Nolan’s home Saturday morning. Curtains near the stove caught fire but were burned. the fire department arrived quickly and prevented further damage. A PE Nolan daughter Avaline, bed confined with heart trouble, suffered severe nerves from the incident.
City officials require owner Mr Johnson to explain highway sidewalk crossing plans before approval. A proposed gradual slope from Walnut to Jackson would affect Elm trees and the city sidewalk. Mayor Denman favors keeping crossings on Johnson property or restoring street level, signaling potential delays for the Sinclair plan.
Initial reports indicate DePauw University may enroll about 1 600 students this year with freshmen registering first. Freshmen have campus access until Friday when upperclassmen report. The Edward Rector Scholarship foundation awarded 415 scholarships to freshmen who were honor graduates.
A disastrous downpour drenched Bombay causing 2 inches of flood water and widespread damage. Three are injured after a hillside mudslide near the heart of the city. Emergency police scaled up relief efforts as food shortages threaten the ill supplied metropolis.
Early returns show Cole L. Blease losing the Republican senatorial primary to former Congressman James F. Pyrnes in eight-state results. Huey Long favored to win Louisiana Democratic Senate nomination. George H. Shaw ahead of Hodges for Colorado Republican nomination. Edward Costigan seen as Democratic nominee. Michigan’s Couzens expected to win renomination amid a strong challenge.
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