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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1928
Page
1
Representatives of the Brazil Fair canvassed Greencastle on Friday urging local exhibitors and horse owners to participate in the October event. A DePauw freshman named DePauw is noted in the story as the football crowd's greeting may surprise him.
The Herald art department captured images of Ray Vaughan dairy cattle Emory Brattain Shropshire Sheep Harry McCabe and Dr T A Sigler at the Horse Show Attempts to fundraise failed as heavy rain disrupted events Doroth y Shoutz won the top combined light harness and saddle class with Fleet the mare The Horse Show wall was skipped leading to financial loss for the Fair Association
A large crowd filled Democratic headquarters Friday night to hear Mrs. James R. Riggs of Sullivan speak on Al Smith and the Democratic Platform. The event included informal lunch and remarks from James Clark Harlan Denton and other local Democrats, with Henry W. Moore also in attendance.
Rev W I Taylor long a pastor in Indiana and Northwest Indiana conferences since 1886 will become an inspector in a college at New Wilmington Pennsylvania this fall. He and his wife have lived in Whitestown Indiana the past decade. His sons Gilbert and William are DePauw graduates and professionals in Rome Italy and Rosemount Minnesota respectively.
Duck Galbreath, a trick rider and former Bainbridge resident, was arrested Friday by city police and turned over to Bartholomew County Sheriff on a charge of non support of a child. He was taken to Columbus for a hearing. Galbreath, said to be Frank Edwards’s son in law, reportedly is divorced from his wife and is wanted for failing to maintain a child.
On Friday at 4:50 pm three Rust Construction Company workers were overcome by gas while rebricking a chimney interior in a kiln. Foreman John Evans of Pittsburgh and two other men from Wilkes-Barre and St. Louis were treated at the county hospital. all were released by Saturday and expected to return soon. Two additional unnamed workers were revived with first aid at the plant.
President G Bromley Oxnam of DePauw will address the Epworth League at Greencastle Sunday evening opening the school year. Oxnam, noted preacher and youth movement authority, has spoken widely and written Youth and the New America. He helped build a Foundation unit in Los Angeles and has many invitations to speak at conferences and alumni gatherings this month.
Fred W. Keller former mayor of South Bend was elected president of the Indiana Real Estate Association at the close of the fifteenth annual convention in Gary Indiana.
Crawfordsville Country Club golfers travel to Creercastle for an eighteen hole inter city clash Sunday afternoon. About thirty members will ride to take on Creercastle’s country club players following a large victory over Putnam County a month ago. A remaining inter city match against Allen Country Club of Lebanon is planned here with date TBA.
First National Bank and Citizens Trust Company of Greencastle sponsor the fourth annual Putnam County Corn Show with premium classes. The event runs December 13 to 15 and is limited to county residents growing corn in 1928. Exhibits must have ten ears each, in standard ten inch ears, and will be judged by the Indiana Corn Growers Association standard.
President G. B. Oxnam of DePauw spoke at a Peoria Illinois M. E. Church conference on Friday. He delivered the Educational address at the Education Banquet in the evening after an afternoon lecture.
Fred Schlosser a 29 year old from Green Castle was arrested last night by Officers Matthews and Bolinger on driving while intoxicated. He pleaded guilty at arraignment before Justice Gates and was bound over to the Circuit court with $500 bond. Ray McGinnis of Coatesville was detained for investigation and later released.
Twenty years ago in Greencastle the city council held a special meeting deciding to improve Taylor avenue and Walnut streets with concrete sidewalks and gutters. Reverend Samuel E Post of Wayne Pennsylvania marked his 91st birthday at his son Edwin Posts home with a celebratory dinner. Postmaster C A Rockwell of Cloverdale visited Dr Er G Fry and county schools superintendent Oscar Thomas began fall school visits.
International Newsreel reports a clash on Bradley's Beach near Newport Rhode Island where Mrs Harriman Russell daughter of Mrs Borden Harriman leads a group including Mrs Robert Huntington daughter of Mrs Moses Taylor and Edith Woodward daughter of Mr and Mrs William Woodward in a disturbance involving a peeping Tom.
A large county fair crowd watched the pet parade with prizes awarded to diverse pets and young contestants. Winners included largest pet a horse driven by Joe Jimmie Arnold and most unusual pet a flea jar titled kissing and entertaining pets.
Roy C. West, president of the DePauw University board of trustees, spent Saturday on campus. He plans to return to Washington Sunday after a visit with his daughter Mrs LeGrand Cannon of Indianapolis. West was recently named Secretary of the Interior by President Coolidge.
Michigan City Indiana Sept 15 The Monon Railroad again defies the Indiana public service commission by making no provision to restore passenger service between Michigan City and Medaryville. O F Thorne the local railroad agent said no arrangements had been made to reinstate the service as ordered.
A large crowd attended the west side Horse Show Friday night. Weather moved the Sweepstakes class to Saturday afternoon. Friday awards honored drivers and 5-Gaited riders including Sam Lenover Danville on Fleet and Black Diamond, Ed Moore Indianapolis on Cock Robin, Eloise, Peggy Fiske, Jane Peavine, and Monte Peavine among others with multiple rider partners.
Ted Anderson, 24, an Indiana State Farm escapee, was sentenced to 1 to 5 years in the Indiana State Reformatory by Putnam Circuit Court. He escaped August 26 1927 after a prior 90 day sentence and $100 fine for larceny tied to a stolen battery. He and his wife were travelling in a wagon when arrested and he admitted taking property from schoolhouses in Washington township. His home is listed as St Louis.
Crescent Rebekah Lodge to host a home coming social at the Odd Fellows hall with supper boxes sold to raise funds for Greensburg Home dormitory. A Ford roadster owned by Mr Nelson of the Greencastle Telephone Co. was stolen Friday night during the County Fair. police alerted to recover it.
The outlook calls for generally fair conditions tonight and Sunday. Temperatures will be slightly cooler tonight, with the central portion experiencing the coolest readings.
Industrial districts buried under twisted steel as the Rockford cyclone kills at least six and injures about 200. A two mile funnel path left two hundred homes wrecked and property damage estimated at five million dollars amid nationwide relief appeals.
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