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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1927
Page
3
Numerous community items including deaths and visits as Marion Hinkle funeral plans, Darnell Denman in Chicagoland, Helen Bennett hospitalized in Indianapolis, and county club meetings. Families travel to Anderson and Vincennes for relatives amid a busy weekend with reunions and upcoming trials and hospitalizations.
An all day Old Baptists meeting is scheduled for Wednesday September 14 at the Robert Dills farm northwest of town in Madison township. A basket dinner will be served at noon and in the evening. Elders Airhart Collings and Gill are expected to attend. All are invited.
The annual Smiley reunion gathered Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs Newton Smiley five miles south of Cloverdale. A large noon meal was served under a grove as more than a hundred attendees enjoyed the dishes.
Postmaster General Harry S. New will not seek the Republican nomination for Indiana governor next year, according to authoritative reports from Washington.
Pride of Detroit returns to Omura Japan after wind and fog halt a Tokyo attempt. Charles A. Levine abandons Croydon to New York nonstop plans preferring India later. Rene Fonck delays New York to Paris transatlantic, enters New York to Spokane derby from Sept 29. Ruth Elder travels north as two more women prepare to depart for Europe in a Sikorsky plane backed by Wheeling businessmen.
The Whip Federals of Terre Haute defeated the crippled Lone Stars 7 to 2 at Limedale Park. Terre Haute led 4 0 after five innings, then added two runs in the seventh and one in the eighth. Lone Stars scored in the sixth and eighth. Cash was unavailable with a bad arm and several players were away at school. Manager Myers hoped for a game with Rockville next Sunday.
Commander Richard E. Byrd outlines a summer South Pole expedition from New York to the Ross Ice Barrier. A base will be established and flights made by airplane to survey unseen land beneath the ice. The 8 month to year long voyage aims to plant an American flag and study fossils, geology, and potential new life.
Classifieds list hemstitching, electric light ads, farm water systems with long payment plans, rentals, and job requests from R O Scobee and a Portland Cement Plant. Market notices promote melons, fish, and vegetables at Ebudaly’s Market. A church talk by Rev Bruner on modern reform and moral audits follows, with youth speakers Katherine Atkinson and others contributing.
The 5 000 mile Studebaker Commander Victoria from Studebaker Corp will be in Greencastle Wednesday morning for about two hours, arriving about 8 o clock. Factory rep John J. Luppincott said the car, which broke ten world records at Culver City Speedway in April, is the only stock enclosed car to cover 5 000 miles in under 5 000 minutes.
Officials expressed thanks for public support as five thousand eight hundred fifty four paid admissions pushed the exposition beyond its goal. The cumulative attendance reached 255,491, 30,596 more than last year, with thousands more allowed on complimentary passes to help administration.
Fragmentary text outlines the planning and execution steps for staging the exposition. Details on committees duty assignments and timelines are indicated but incomplete.
In Geneva the League of Nations Assembly accepted a $2,000,000 gift from John D Rockefeller Jr to endow and equip an International Library in the city. President Guani thanked Rockefeller on behalf of the 47 nations represented at the assembly meeting.
Charles A. Lindbergh bought his first car as a boy in Little Falls Minnesota from Chevrolet dealer Charles Farrow. Farrow recalls Lindbergh’s early interest in rapid travel and his rapid learning to drive, with a lasting knack as a natural mechanic.
The Loyalty Day Services at the First Christian Church were largely attended with a notable rise in Bible School attendance versus last year. Five new members joined during the morning service as Rev. B. H. Bruner preached on Why The Church using three Old Testament texts.
Indianapolis September 11. State fair attendance broke all records as 5854 people entered the grounds to see dirt track automobile races and the final viewings of exhibits and sideshow attractions that had drawn crowds all season. Officials of the state board announced the milestone.
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