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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1928
Page
3
Numerous Sunday visits and arrivals mark a busy weekend in Crawfordsville and vicinity. Notables include Miss Kate Ma honey visiting Mrs Peter ane, Raymond Mize from New York visiting Will McBride, and Flossie McGaughey taking a position with Dr W M McGaughey.
An INS survey tallies twenty four deaths from weekend violence and accidents in Indiana. Included are six murders, six self inflicted or crisis deaths, and eight transport and industrial accidents across cities such as Indianapolis Evansville Fort Wayne Michigan City Union City Rushville Delphi South Bend Vincennes Anderson Auburn Marion Frankfort. Names and causes follow
Births, travels, and hospital events appear throughout the town. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Browning announce a son born Saturday on the National Road while Mr. and Mrs. Fred Strange report a son born Sunday on Howard Street.
West Indies hurricane destroyed thousands of homes in Porto Rico and other islands. Immediate need for food shelter medical supplies and emergency relief. Initial donation of $50 000 from National funds and disaster staff en route. Roy Abrams Greencastle authorized to receive gifts and forward to National Red Cross. Local child of the Mary Emma Jones building may be first contributor.
DePauw University reports 1056 students enrolled in Liberal Arts courses after two registration days, up 115 from last year. Freshmen total 460, up 30. By the third day, 1482 students were enrolled in Liberal Arts courses, excluding music students.
Mr and Mrs Everett Buis returning home from the home of James Masten three miles south of Coatesville were struck by an eastbound Pennsylvania freight train about 4 o clock Sunday morning. Mrs Buis was slightly injured and the Ford sedan was demolished though both occupants escaped serious harm. James Masten had died a few hours earlier, prompting the couple to return home.
Glenn Clark sues Elmer Chadwick for 150 dollars in damages over trespassing hogs. James and Allee represent Clark. The complaint says Chadwick failed to repair his side of a partition fence between adjoining farms, allowing hogs to enter Clark’s corn field on August 17 and 21, destroying five acres.
In Evansville Indiana a prominent criminal attorney W C Bohannon his stenographer Miss Frank Fueger and a Missouri-Detroit bandit Frank Mills are dead after a botched holdup on a lover lane four miles east of the city. Bandit Frank Paisley confessed to shooting Mills and Bohannon while Bohannon killed Mills in defense of his companion.
Mrs Lucy Ann Fisher aged 54 wife of Mahlon Fisher died at her home south of the city Monday afternoon after rheumatism and tuberculosis. Surviving husband a daughter Electa Brown a granddaughter Mary Louise father John S Elmore of Brazil and two brothers Roten L Elmore Long Beach Cal and John T Ninore of Battlesville. She belonged to the First Christian Church of Greencastle and the Margaret Rebekah lodge of Eminence. Funeral Wednesday at 10:30 am at Rector Funeral Home Greencastle with burial at Stilesville.
Prosecutor Edward Hays filed a first degree murder charge against David B. Harvey 67 for shooting Constable Frank Ury 74 and wounding Deputy Sheriff Fred Certain 38 during the attempted service of papers in a back rent suit. Certain remained in critical condition. Harvey’s counsel planned to plead insanity, a prior deranged-mental-condition defense.
Juries for the fall term convening September 24 were drawn Monday. The grand jury includes Clarence D. Goff Russell Two D. S. Hall Cloverdale Two Ralph Hostetter Franklin Two Harvey Smith Jefferson Two Howard Farrow Clinton Two Charles Allen Jackson Two. The petit jury features Abe Cohn Cloverdale Two Fred W. Beck Floyd Two Luther Templeman Warren Two Eugene Keller Warren Two Oliver Blaydes Jackson Two Mort Spencer Russell Two Albert P. Duncan Cloverdale Two E. C. Kivett Jefferson Two Wilber Arnold Monroe Two Fred A. Robinson Marion Two Earl Sutherlin Floyd Two Samuel J. Henry Madison Twp.
Crawfordsville Country Club golfers defeated Greencastle Country Club 39 to 30 on Sunday in a tight match. The result adds a win to Crawfordsville’s season standings at the local course.
A Saturday wedding in Indianapolis joined Miss Marjorie Eugenia Schmitt and Ralph Elmer Beetem at a home ceremony with fern and palm decor, cathedral candles, music by Mrs. Bartholomew and Mrs. Stephenson, and a reception. The bride wore white georgette with seed pearl veil. bridesmaids wore peach and green georgette dresses. best man was Aiden Vlacketer. The couple will reside at 795 Colorado Street after a future honeymoon. Other local notices follow including DePauw entrants and club meetings.
The horse department closed the Putnam County Fair with a large crowd in Greencastle. Awards went to Morris Bryan, Robert Dills, James Farrow, Homer Slavens among others for saddle and draft classes with multiple firsts and seconds.
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