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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1930
Page
1
Column mix of frost complaints and show talk plus a tale of buckeyes from Greencastle. The piece ends with a public notice urging readers to verify petition signers as bonafide taxpayers before approving an airport referendum and noting tomorrow’s follow up.
A weather note says showers likely tonight or Saturday in the south portion and tonight and Saturday in the north. Temperatures rise slightly in the extreme south, with cooler readings in the northwest and on Saturday overall.
Ruth Alexander, a 24 year old aviatrix, died in a cross country flight from San Diego to New York. A note and a marriage certificate found with her belongings show she had secretly wed Navy Reserve pilot Robert A. Elliott in Yuma, Arizona last June. The writings reveal her premonition of death and include farewell lines and burial directions.
A five ton truck from P. x U. Trucking slid off the north National road embankment near the Oak Will tourist camp about eight miles southwest of Greencastle on Thursday morning. The driver escaped injury. The truck carried electrical supplies and had not yet been raised.
DePauw University announces its 1951 schedule includes Cincinnati and Ohio University in the Buckeye Conference as the Tigers join Wabash with two year terms. The season features Boston University and a traditional Wabash game, with talks of renaming the conference to honor Indiana schools.
Greencastle coach W. B. Baudman leads the Tiger Cubs to Marion for a season opener against Marion High School this evening. The trip by auto drew many Greencastle fans to Memorial field dedication events for the new lighting system. Details of the probable starting lineup were to be announced.
Tra Clouser, candidate for joint senator of Putnam and Montgomery counties, is expected to speak to the Women's Democratic Club at its regular Saturday meeting at 2 30 in the law library of the courthouse.
Salomon Auguste Andree Nils Strindberg and Knut Fraenkel were identified posthumously by Swedish experts. Coffins were loaded aboard the cruiser Svenkund in Tromsoe for shipment to Sweden. Strindberg likely died first from Arctic conditions, with Andree and Fraenkel buried near the camp at White Island. The bodies will be taken to Stockholm for national homage.
Robert Stone of Greencastle sustained minor cuts and bruises after his car left the Lebaston Crawfordsville road north of Crawfordsville. The vehicle, returning from Lebanon to Greencastle, crashed into a ditch and fence when the driver apparently fell asleep, the door opened, and Stone was thrown from the car before he managed to drive it into Greencastle.
The McCullough family held a reunion at the old homestead three miles north of Poland with about four hundred members present. The Putnam County Hospital Association plans a courthouse corridor fair on Saturday. Wilbur Kurtz of Chicago, a former Greencastle resident, has four watercolors on display in the F G Gilmore store windows. A G Burris of Cloverdale and A P Burnside were named by Gov Marshall as delegates to the Farmers National Congress in Lincoln Nebraska.
Greencastle will rebuild the telephone plant with Greencastle labor where possible under Willian Thompson from Madison in charge. The project, costing about 59000, starts within a week or ten days and should take about six months, with some skilled workers imported. The work modernizes the exterior and uses underground cables, replacing all existing equipment.
Miss Louise Palmer Walker with Professor Vernon Sheffield presented the first musical program of the year in Meharry Hall. The Andante from Talos Spanish Symphony impressed with lyric warmth and spontaneity. Mozart's Allegro from the A major concerto delighted with its esprit. Von Kounita's Seated Lullaby served as encore.
Mazel Miller of 35 Beveridge Street files in Putoai circuit court for divorce from Edgar Miller and custody of their three year old daughter Geraldine. She seeks alimony to prosecute the case as she has no funds. he is accused of cruel treatment, quarreling, intoxication, staying out late and spending on liquor. Married February 1927, they separated September 17. she asks court on September 23 for support and funds.
The Cloverdale Greys face the fast Indianapolis colored team known as the Black Sox at Morrison Park Sunday afternoon starting at 2 20. Cady A C stars from Indianapolis reinforce Cloverdale as South Putnam strengthens its strong lineup for a feature game of the season. The Black Sox recently beat Stilesville and Cloverdale beat Ladoga 10 to 2 last Sunday.
Harold Jorman and a fleeing accomplice unleashed a spree along the National road west of Indianapolis. They robbed nine locations including filling stations and drug stores, kidnapped attendants, fired at passing cars, and seized cash before Jorman was captured by Cecil Hicks and A. W. McOuatt. Hendrickson was released unharmed.
A Democratic gathering is planned at the Roachdale library on Wednesday evening September 24 at 7 o clock. Judge James P. Hughes and Hon John H. James of Greencastle will attend to discuss campaign issues and other candidates will give brief talks. All are invited.
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