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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1928
Page
1
Plainfield resident Mrs. Claude Bryant remains in serious condition in York Nebraska hospital after being attacked about a month ago by a large Plymouth Rock rooster. She suffered wounds from the bird's spurs and developed blood poisoning and lockjaw during a visit to her parents in Chester Nebraska.
A reader letter from Charles J. Arnold, discussing being told he is too damn smart and the mixed feelings of praise and insult. The piece shifts to notes about the county fair, weather, and a near-miss auto accident near the high school, urging caution for motorists and parents.
Walter O Neal and family leave New Market after overseeing the construction of the new school building. He will supervise a new project in Greencastle while praise is given for the sturdy design and beauty of the finished school. Citizens bid them farewell with regret and thanks.
Mostly unsettled conditions continue tonight and Thursday with chances of thunderstorms. Temperatures remain steady with little change expected.
High school and 4 H Club girls displayed in Home Economics at the County Fair with 30 first year sewing entries and multiple second and third place ribbons. Judges included Mrs. John McCabe. Winners praised the Merom club camp and Allendale picnic as key training influences.
Greencastle city council approves the 1929 budget with a tax rate of 87 cents per $100, one cent lower than last year. The plan includes a 1 cent park fund and a 1 cent sinking fund. A proposed street paving for Locust Street from the rail crossing toward Forest Hill cemetery was rejected due to funds. county would not pay, and the street is owned by the Pennsylvania Railroad. Council approves a sewer on east Washington street to drain excess water to Pitchford lot and grants J F Spurlock a permit to build a six room house on east Berry street.
The Putnam County Fair adds a large evening horse show on the west side of the square with top riders and driving horses competing for prizes. The event welcomes out of county horses and includes amusements like mule races bicycle races greased pig catching and a hog calling contest. A canvass fence bleachers and a sanded street will accommodate a big crowd on the court house lawn.
Indianapolis officials from city, county, and state convened to discuss enforcing a severe rabies quarantine after two local deaths and numerous injuries from dog bites. Eight year old Doris Sohn was the latest bite victim, struck by a stray dog while roller skating near her home.
News from DePauw reports halfback speedster Brandenburg will not return to the Tiger squad this fall. He plans to attend Northwestern University, leaving DePauw with a reduced backfield for 1928 football.
Meta Hoffman and George Hoffman file a $57 claim in Putnam Circuit Court against the estate of the late Mary F. Champer for services rendered to the deceased prior to her death.
A group from the Over-the-Tencups Club enjoyed a trolley ride and supper at W. L. Torr’s Stop 33 last evening. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Hurst attended the State Fair today. Miss Emma Johnston also attended the fair.
The DePauw University faculty gains twelve new teachers in the College of Liberal Arts and three in the School of Music this fall. New hires cover biology, chemistry, comparative literature, education, English, history, political science, physical education, and romance languages, with several marriages noted among staff additions.
In Joliet Illinois on September 11 Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold began the fifth year of their life sentences for the Robbie Franks murder. Both hold secretarial posts in the state penitentiary with Leopold serving the Protestant chaplain and Loeb the deputy warden's secretary. Previously they worked in prison factories.
Mrs. Clara Baker Spurgeon widow of James Spurgeon died at the family home at Seminary and Bloomington streets Tuesday evening after a hip fracture and ensuing complications. A Greencastle native, she lived most of her life here and is survived by three brothers Richard Joseph and Frank Baker and two sisters Miss Rosalie Baker and Mrs. Joseph Anderson. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 3 p.m. with Rev. C Howard Taylor officiating. Interment in Forest Hill Cemetery.
A display on south Jackson street sponsored by Central National Bank and Central Trust Company features a model bull pen and contrasting hog pens. It demonstrates proper care of breeding stock, feeding, and housing conditions to show benefits of good hog farming practices.
Miss Margaret Dennis of Crawfordsville and Miss Kathryn Juillerat of South Bend, DePauw University School of Music students, received graduate music scholarships from the Juilliard Musical Foundation of New York. The foundation limits DePauw awards to talented deserving students with at least two years in the institution. Dennis is a senior. Juillerat graduated last June.
The non stop race began at Roosevelt Field with Clifford McMillan flying a Stinson Detroiter toward Mines Field Los Angeles. Crowds included Sir Hubert Wilkins and Dean Smith as planes from Yuma and Rockwell Field completed preparatory hops in the West Division. Rowland won Class A at 3,000 miles in 25 hours 14 minutes 6 seconds earning $5,000.
Charles J. Buchanan of Indianapolis president of Planner & Buchanan Mortuary Co will judge the saddle horses at the Putnam County Fair horse show. He is a noted breeder and judge known for judging horses rather than riders and serves as vice president of the Saddle Horse Breeders Association. He has bred saddle horses for 25 years and owned famed Monte Mark, champion in six states. Buchanan has also served three terms in Indiana Legislature.
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