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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1924
Page
1
The first DePauw UniversityService will be in Meharry Hall next Sunday afternoon at 3 15 o clock The speaker will be Professor Edmund D Soper of Northwestern University.
The Warren Township picnic and Homecoming, organized by the Putnamville M E Sunday School, drew a large crowd to Carl Hart nagle grove on September 7 1924. Despite a cold dawn the day warmed as attendees shared baskets and stories, with old friends reuniting after decades. A grand afternoon program featured the Putnamville Orchestra, Rev Beatty and Rev Vandant, and addresses by A L Evans welcoming children and grandchildren back to the old home.
Alfred Evans once Putnamville principal and now Monon Railroad attorney shared memories from 1873 Putnamville Philo matean Times and named local business figures. D L Mayle recalled love for Warren Township and urged an annual homecoming. Gertrude Hendrix sang a lullaby solo and Gertrude Mathews offered two humorous readings.
The Indiana conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church opened its 93rd annual meeting at East Tenth Street Church. It approved Dr L H Marlin of Boston University to succeed Bishop George R Grose, viewed for his work at DePauw and his new China assignment, and endorsed General Conference deliberations from Springfield last May.
County officials will discuss plans for the centennial celebration this fall at the Greencastle High School auditorium. County Superintendent Vermillion will lead a one hour session starting at 10 o'clock Saturday, inviting Greencastle and Putnam county residents to attend.
Final arrangements for National Defense Day in Greencastle are made. Rev. Levi Marshall will give the defense day address after a parade featuring Greencastle Legion Post 58, the Greencastle Band, DePauw University Band, and DePauw Drumb Corps.
Guy Morrison of Bloomington, a Three I League pitcher, is appointed head baseball coach at DePauw with assistant roles in football and basketball. He will report after the Three I season. Morrison has coached prep schools in Bloomington and San Antonio and is noted for a unique knuckle ball.
Washington held the Army World Flyers in the capital with Major-General Patrick announcing they would remain until Defense Day Friday. The New Orleans mishap forced a halt near Baltimore, delaying the Dayton hop and Dayton leg. President Coolidge and a large crowd welcomed the planes at Bolling Field pending resumption.
A joint meeting of Locust Street and College Avenue Methodist Churches voted to unite their Sunday Schools and hold the first session in College Avenue Church beginning Sunday September 14. The union vacates all offices, and a nominations committee will name officers for the new unit at the adjourned session tonight at 7 30 at College Avenue. All officers and teachers are urged to attend.
Greencastle Indiana plans Defense Day events for Friday September 12 1924 with a large parade forming on College Avenue attractions include the Greencastle Band 464th Pursuit Squadron DePauw R O T C American Legion and many civic groups. Mayor Charles F Zeis issues a proclamation urging all citizens to participate.
The Delta Theta Tau All Women’s Clubs parade will start at 2:00 PM from College Avenue, travel north to Washington Street, west to Jack son, north to Franklin, and east to Indiana where participants will disband. Rev Marshall will speak at the Court House east side after the parade. Stores close, businesses decorate, and flags appear. Court House Square must be cleared of autos from 2:00 to 3:30 PM for parade traffic control.
Blue Valley Creamery Institute reports weather history shows low chance of killing frost before October 15, urging farmers to hold seed corn for a later crop. Citing late corn growth and possible fall frosts, the notice encourages saving good seed and storing it dry and cool for germination viability.
A Fifth District Farm Bureau picnic at Turkey Run State Park drew 520 registrants, with Putnam County sending 68 representatives, second only to Parke County. Speakers included Mrs. Lawrence Foster and W. H. Settle, with state Farm Federation officers present and a large chartered bus. A basket dinner fed attendees as farmers’ families contributed dishes.
Coach Bausman begins the 1925 Greencastle High School season by naming initial candidates Masten Tate Ader and others. An eighteen game schedule is set with potential bylaw changes to allow twenty two games.
Fred Walker, who coached Michigan Agricultural College basketball and baseball for two years, departed East Lansing to take charge of athletics at Drury College in Springfield Missouri. He previously served as athletic director at DePauw University and will oversee football basketball and baseball at his new post.
Indianapolis Stockyards receipts for hogs total 7,500 with a Wednesday layover noted. Hog prices at the morning market rose up to 10 cents, ranging from 10.15 to 10.35 per hundredweight. Pigs were strong at 9.50, sows down slightly at 8.75, and all hogs unsold by 10 a.m. cattle, calves, and sheep totals given with general price directions.
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