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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1927
Page
2
Miss Ruth Elder of Lakewood Florida pursues a trans Atlantic flight amid warnings from recent accidents and fatalities. The piece urges stringent child safety in streets and calls for weekly safety education in schools to prevent further tragedies and to encourage alert driving.
Training required for teachers by the department of public instruction is issued in a bulletin to county superintendents. Elementary grade teachers must have at least 72 weeks of approved training starting November 1 1928 with exceptions for exceptional merit and existing staff. High school teachers must teach full time in the subject groups and be graduates of a standard four year program to teach in commissioned high schools starting November 1 1927 with certain grandfathered cases.
A on the beat policeman mentions a handwritten letter from a Chinese laborer in Timbuctoo style gossip. The scene centers on a laborer and a washerwoman’s kin sharing a cryptic Greek script tale on a city street.
A tangled yarn of hearsay travels from Cuba to Texas to Klondyke and Borneo. The speaker cites a circus clown, a gang of smooth American Jews, and a lake hermit whose mother in law tests a friend’s sister’s niece as sources for rumors about a man claiming to know the date of the new Ford release.
The New York World reviews President Coolidge summer trip as three themes. His surprise decision not to run in 1928, lack of Western farm bloc or insurgent visits, and a flood of local color from South Dakota including rodeo chaps gold panning and celebrity gifts.
The famous announcement of Calvin Coolidge's decision not to seek the presidency echoes through political commentary. Historians cite the 1928 remark as a turning point, shaping party strategy and public expectations for the upcoming election cycle.
The Woman's National Democratic Club in Washington D C opens a national slogan contest with prizes of 100 50 and 25 dollars for the three best Democratic campaign slogans to be submitted by October 31 1927.entry fee is 1 00 with no limit per entrant and subjects must focus on issues not candidates.
The document lists numerous Class G entries across categories including Fancy Work Quilts Rugs Ladies Garments Children’s Wear Bread Cakes Canned Foods Jelly and Floriculture with specific item details, prices, ribbons, and entry rules. It outlines submission deadlines and judging criteria for home crafts, baked goods, preserves, and floral arrangements.
Lafayette hosts the tenth annual Indiana Kiwanis convention September 28 to 30 with a triangular race for governor. Evansville backs Robert W. Chambers, Indianapolis supports Harry E. Yockey, and North Manchester presents Dr. J. Raymond Schultz, all former Lieutenant Governors.
In Wayne Indiana on September 16 a theater incident led to the arrest of 25 year old Renee Alberts Meyer after complaints that a woman sitting beside several men made them uncomfortable and touched them. Police detained her on a loitering charge and found a tattoo of Colonel Charles Lindbergh on one leg.
Entry blanks and tags available from the Fair Secretary. All articles except baking due to the Fine Arts Department by 10 00 a m Wednesday September 28. Breads candies cakes and cookies must be in place by 9 00 a m Thursday September 29. Articles judged before display and must stay in place until 4 00 p m on the last day. Entries must be the exhibitor s own work with precautions noted.
Notice to creditors heirs and legatees of Caroling G Randel deceased to appear in Putnam Circuit Court at Green Castle Indiana on September 27 1927 to show cause why the final settlement accounts should not be approved and to prove heirship and receive distributive shares. Clerk Ferd Lucas presiding.
Executor of Benjamin C Singleton will sell at public auction ten miles west of Greencastle and three miles north of Lena. Items include 1 team of mules 1 smooth mouthed mare 19 Duroc Jersey shoats weight 100 lbs 3 Duroc Jersey sons 1 pure bred boar 15 tons timothy hay 200 bushels corn clover seed two wagons a plow harrow harrow harness cab buggy Ford roadster kitchen range oil range about 1500 feet of lumber and other farm implements not listed. C A Vestal auctioneer.
A public auction of farm stock is set for Tuesday September 20 at 10 30 A M at the Jas A Call farm located five miles west on Walnut Street road. The sale includes fifteen cows and closely related cattle all aged from three to seven years with daily milk yields listed for each animal including roan Shorthorn Jerseys and Holsteins with several registered and eligible to register.
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