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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1928
Page
1
The column relays comic anecdotes about attorney Glenn H Lyon and his car trouble, a Newlywed Donovan Moffett and Miss Doyne Davis, a humorous horse show note, and election chatter about Al Smith and Herbert Hoover. It also recalls a bootblack tale with Adam Waggoner and a cattle judging misprint at 1 A.M.
A terrific storm struck Greencastle and Putnam County early today. The county fair in Greencastle suffered only a flattened canvass fence around the horse show while tents remained secure. Hail accompanied the rain in the northwest part of the county.
A Wednesday night horse show at the Putnam County Fair drew a crowd on the west square side. Peggy Fisk owned by Mrs. A I Fisk of Indianapolis won first in the three gaited saddle class. Prizes included Cock Robin and Allowese by E Moore and A H Fisk. Other winners spanned Pony, 3 gaited saddle, and Light Harness classes with multiple riders from Indianapolis Greencastle Danville and Crawfordsville.
The Mexican bean beetle appears in Putnam County on a Clinton Township farm, after Marion County reports. The pest feeds on the underside of bean leaves, causing heavy damage and resisting control due to leaf burn from sprays and hard access to the underside. It is identifiable by three lines of black dots on its hard shell.
A 710 pound two year old Duroc hog owned by Robert Dills is the largest animal exhibited in the hog tent at the County Fair.
A car carrying seven people including two women and two babies was struck on a Gary crossing by a Chicago bound freight train. The dead include D S Pollock 59 Lilbourn Mo C Mainord 35 Mathews Mo Mrs Reta Mainord 27 and her infant son Fred 1% Howard Smith 38 Dearborn Mich. The Mainards were bound for Flint Mich where Mr Jones had work. The train could not stop in time despite the engineer applying brakes.
The DePauw Ep worth League begins fall meetings with Dr G Bromley Oxnam president of DePauw as speaker in the College Avenue Church auditorium at 6 30 Sunday evening The Epworth League officers will run the program and early arrival is advised to secure seating.
The Frank Britton camp of the Spanish War Veterans of Crawfordsville and the Earl Fisk camp of Greencastle will hold their annual picnic at Beechwood Park Rockville Sunday. Guests from surrounding towns expected. Congressman Noble Johnson will speak. I. R. Sandford is chairman for the day.
Putnam County Fair Board presents a financial statement to justify a small admission fee for the night horse show. The deficit stands at 630 dollars, with county funding limited to live stock and agricultural awards. The board appeals to residents to patronize the night show to preserve the free fair.
An airplane flew over Greencastle at 10 PM heading west. Residents believed it was Art Goebel in the New York to Los Angeles non stop race, with Putnam County aligned to the proposed route Goebel planned.
Greencastle officers seek Samuel Hamilton and Ray Albright both 14 after they ran away Monday night to avoid school. One wore blue overalls and shirt, the other blue shirt and short trousers. They were last seen near Reelsville on the National road. both returned home the same night.
Mrs. John McCabe, a 4 H judge and home economics official at Putnam County Fair, says a brown bag was stolen from in front of the Crawfordsville interurban station after she placed it there and returned to find it missing.
Mrs T Z Ball died at her Indianapolis home and funeral services were held in Roachdale with Rev M W Oggel in charge. She leaves husband two children Maurine and Philip and her mother in California. Interment followed beside her father William B Walsh on the family lot. Donald Ball and son Philip arrived from Washington D C for the services.
In Brazil Indiana on September 13 George Majors 22 of Diamond was fatally injured when his car collided with another vehicle said to be driven by Thomas Sutherland reportedly without headlights.
Martin Stienk, alleged rum runner and owner of a wrecked car on the National Road east of the city August 15, was freed by Indianapolis Municipal Court Judge C R Cameron on grounds of insufficient local evidence to extradite. The defense cited uncertainty from two county witnesses, Olin Dudley and Horace Robinson, while prosecutors and a deputy sheriff attended. Local officials complained of not receiving a square deal from Indianapolis authorities.
Fire of unknown origin wiped out J. O. Cammack's barn last evening in Greencastle amid Marshall day events. Thousands attended speeches by candidate Thomas R. Marshall as the town celebrated. Visitors include Misses Ethel Singleton Winnie Neal Mattie and Mary Shea from Bainbridge and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sheptaugh at the State Fair.
The forecast shows unsettled conditions with local thunderstorms tonight and Friday. In the extreme north portion temperatures rise slightly warmer on Friday.
Five townships Russell Greencastle Jackson Madison and Washington display farm home life health and farm product scenes. Russell features a grain map and sign claiming it grows everything while Greencastle shows home progress from log cabin to modern bungalow.
Frank McGaughey lifelong Russellville resident died at 1 30 this morning at Robert Long Hospital Indianapolis from dropsy and complications. He was 60 and survived by his wife two daughters Letha Pitcock and Reta Webster and a son Lafe McGaughey. He was a Christian Church member.
Reports from Sept 13 describe six large class D planes racing toward Los Angeles in the Trans-Continental Derby with pilots from Pittsburgh Syracuse and beyond. Sightings over Pittsburgh Columbus and Wilkes Barre track the field while others face forced landings or navigation issues. The mission aims for a 2500 mile nonstop flight with prize money of 12000 dollars.
A large barn owned by Thomas Hollett south of Morton was struck by lightning Thursday at about 3 o clock and burned completely. It is not known if any stock were in the barn.
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