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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1924
Page
3
The first DePauw University service will be held in Meharry Hall next Sunday afternoon at 3 15 o clock. The speaker will be Professor Edmund D Soper of Northwestern University.
A 1924 Warren Township picnic and homecoming at the Carl Hartnagel grove near Putnamville drew neighbors from across the area. Old schoolmates and teachers reunited, a large crowd shared meals on improvised tables, and leaders including Rev Beatty and Alfred Evans spoke of community lineage and future cooperation.
A large gathering in the Putnamville grove recalls village life in Warren Township. Gertrude Hendrix sang, Gertrude Mathews performed readings, and Susan Bosson narrated Putnamville’s early history from 1829 through 1837, highlighting churches, schools, mills, and notable locals who helped shape the community. The crowd, about 490, came from multiple cities and towns, with next year’s reunion set for September 6, 1925.
At the Indiana conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Indianapolis the ninety third annual meeting opened with services and reports. The session approved Dr. L. H. Marlin of Boston University to succeed Bishop George R. Grose, now assigned as church head in China, and endorsed the General Conference deliberations from Springfield last May.
At a joint meeting of Locust Street and College Avenue Methodist Churches the two Sunday Schools voted to unite and to host the session at College Avenue Church starting September 14. The merger voids existing offices and a nominations committee will present officers for the new unit tonight at 7:30 at College Avenue.
Coach Bausman announces the first call for the 1925 Greencastle High School basketball squad with 18 games on the schedule. Last year’s stars Masten Tate and Ader return alongside Buster Sweet and Frazier. Charles Black may join in the second semester. The team faces strong early tests November 7 through November 28 with potential schedule expansion if a state by law change allows 22 games.
A regional meeting service set new timing for player gatherings, replacing previous schedules. Officials say the change streamlines sessions, improves access for attendees, and reduces overlap with other regional events.
Putnam county farmers are told there is little danger of killing frost before October 15 based on a 30 year weather study by Blue Valley Creamery Institute. The notice warns farmers to hold seed corn for a new crop and store ears dry and cool, noting late growth increases frost risk in the northern corn belt.
Fred Walker, longtime Michigan Agricultural College basketball and baseball coach, departed East Lansing for Springfield to coach all athletics at Drury College. He previously served as director of athletics at DePauw University.
Sixty eight Putnam County farmers attended the Fifth District Farm Bureau picnic at Turkey Run State Park where 520 people registered. Speakers included Mrs. Lawrence Poster of Crawfordsville and W. H. Settle, Indiana Farm Bureau president, with state officers in attendance. A large bus carried the officials, and talks emphasized farmer protection and welfare plus a women’s department leader. A noon basket dinner filled tables as food was shared.
The RuareK family reunion met September 7 1924 at Bittles grove Filmore with over 200 attendees. Officers elected Gilbert Ruark President and Artile Ruark Foster Secretary and Treasurer. A noon dinner followed and out-of-town guests from Indianapolis Peru Cloverdale Brazil Clayton and Stilesville attended. The group voted to hold next year’s reunion at the same site on the last Sunday in August.
Glenn W. Blaydes of Roachdale recently graduated from Indiana University with a BA in botany. He is among more than 109 1924 graduates who will teach this fall, securing a botany position at Ohio Wesleyan University according to registrar records.
Nearly two hundred attended Locust Grove second home coming for pupils and teachers on Sunday September 7. A picnic followed an informal program with prayers, songs, letters from former students, sketches, and reminiscences. The next picnic is planned for August third Sunday 1925 with Mrs. Lee Reeves and Mrs. Paul Heaney on the program committee.
An item lists attendees from multiple cities including St. Louis Chicago Iowa Falls Indianapolis Lafayette Terre Haute Crawfordsville and others. Names include Carroll Brown Frank Bracken Macy Watkins C C Wysong Reeves Heaney Graham Pansy Farmer Helen McIntire and Mike Mahany among the invited guests.
Sheriff Leslie Sears Deputy Braden of this county and Sheriff McCarty of Owen county with four deputies arrested C I Pratt near Cloverdale for gambling and Harold Smith for bootlegging. Pratt and Smith were found in an upstairs Cloverdale room. Pratt, listed in a Cunningham gambling raid, fell ill before trial and is unlikely to stand trial for days.
Two torpedo boats from the warship Nagato collide in Yokosuka harbor returning to the ship with 200 sailors on shore leave. Both vessels sank off Tobigahana Point with most hands aboard drowned.
The U S Department of Agriculture Extension proposes distributing a car-load or more of Pyrotol surplus war explosives for stump and rock blasting if demand exists. Orders pooled through Purdue University with county handling. minimum 16 000 pounds. Material free. only cartridgeing boxing freight charges paid. County totals due by Sept 15. notify County Agent O H McNary if interested.
William Smith and John Brooks both of Washington township were sent to the State Farm for sixty days and fined 100 dollars plus costs after pleading guilty to manufacturing intoxicating liquor. Smith was arrested Tuesday and Brooks Wednesday. arrests were made by Sheriff Leslie Sears and federal pro.
Enforcement officers testified they found 136 pint bottles of beer in Smiths home and enough empty bottles to fill a truck. They also found twenty gallons of mash in the Brooks home.
Indianapolis September 12 The death toll from the Lafayette road shooting rose to three with Earl Leathers dies at Methodist Hospital after being wounded in the lungs. Ed D Skiver owner of Ace soda shop on Keystone avenue and White River died in Lafayette hospital. Edgar P Walsh Beech Grove dies at Lafayette hospital from abdominal wounds. Gerry Gray held in jail as the sole survivor faces murder charges.
The DePauw University chapel exercises began with Telegrams from Bishop George R Grose who sails for China. The student body replied via wireless message to Grose and sent a note to new president Dr George R Marlin in Boston. Acting president Prof H B Longden led the service and welcomed new faculty and students.
Fire department in Greencastle responded to heavy smoke at Ford service station on West Washington Street but found no fire. investigation found exhaust pipe on a truck emitting smoke due to a large piece of waste catching fire when the motor started.
In Indianapolis on September 12 the price of gasoline at filling stations dropped by three cents overnight. Standard Oil of Indiana reduced Red Crown Gasoline by 0 17 2 10 cents, with independent brands following suit. High test grades remained above the cut, but all big sellers matched the three cent decrease.
Advertises Herbine as a purifying liver medicine for workers feeling languid and blue. Claims it restores health and ambition, with a price of 60 cents and sold by R. P. Mullins.
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