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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1927
Page
3
Dana Bowen of Stilesville R R injured near Eminence when stepping around a truck into a car's path dragged twenty five feet with bruises and cuts. She was moved from Stilesville to Coatesville R 2 and is improving as her family notes.
Frank Thomas visited Indianapolis on business. Mrs. H. M. Monnett joined the Purcell reunion at Reelville. F. J. Thomas returned from a Lansing Michigan business trip. James L. Hamilton on a Paoli business trip. Dr. J. H. Nevit and family hosted by Ed Jones. Mrs. Holmes Craver’s condition improves after two weeks at New Highland Sanatorium. Guy Riggs at Mid West Stone Quarry loses end of middle finger at work. Rev. Victor Raphael conducted Mac Foster's funeral in Waynetown and attends Indianapolis Presbytery meeting. Edgar Prevo with Dr. W. M. McGaughey visiting Indianapolis for consultation with Dr. Frank Allen. Mrs. James Skelton sustained a fractured right arm from a fall south of town. Fifth District Democrats plan a Terre Haute meeting with local leaders attending. Gilbert Clippinger, formerly DePauw student now bond house rep in Indianapolis, was in town. John H. James and daughter Mrs. W. D. James drove to St. Louis with a relative from Oklahoma returning home.
Indianapolis Times editor Boyd Gurley will address Greencastle Rotary Club after the noon luncheon on Wednesday. The speaker is expected to discuss his role in exposing Indianapolis political corruption and present evidence backing his editorials. Senator Robinson demanded a retraction last week but Gurley refused and offered proof.
Greencastle residents are named among DePauw University pledges. Sorority pledges include Louise Lucas Kappa Alpha Theta Lenore Ruark Alpha Chi Omega Geneva Brown Helen Duff Delta Zeta Mildred Pitchford Alpha Gamma Delta Friedis Cox Janet Crawley Edris King Agnes King Alpha Omicron Pi. Fraternity pledges list Bert Bull Fillmore Leonard Hellenger Charles Werneke Lambda Chi Alpha Bernard Thomas Roy Sutherlin Robert Stevens Greencastle Delta Tau Delta Kyle Hughes Greencastle Sigma Chi.
City Marshal David Braden sent eighteen Greencastle motorists to garages for defective headlights or taillights Monday night. Names were taken and a second offense will mean a fine. The drive for closer observance of state motor vehicle laws continues. motorists are urged to comply.
Crawfordsville Sept 10 Prof W Henry McLean assistant to the president of DePauw university gave two addresses at the Montgomery County Teachers Institute on See How Those Children Behave He spoke on human instincts and their effects on life as a student advisor at DePauw he advocates vocational guidance County Superintendent Merle F Coons said if all high school students and parents could hear McLean they would have fewer criticisms of the younger generation.
In Kentucky a makeshift shelter of poles and dried grass burned when Paul Burns, 4, Dover twin Ruby, 4, and Kenneth, 2, played house. Ruby and Kenneth died at a hospital. Paul, badly burned, is expected to survive.
Leona L. Cooper files suit in Putnam Circuit Court against First National Bank of Greencastle for $800 plus 6 percent interest from July 22, 1927. She alleges the bank refused payment and that a $800 portion was included in a $1,350 check deposited by Don Hall Motor Co. on July 20.
The plaintiff alleges a check was deposited without her consent or knowledge and demands $800. The payment was refused. James and Allce are attorneys for the plaintiff.
Dr. Lemuel H. Murlin, president of DePauw University, told Indiana conference ministers that every effort is being made to have only Methodists on the faculty. He cited religious fit and conviction as essential for teachers and noted difficulties in securing new professors with proper affiliations. Trustees were elected for three-year terms at DePauw, Evansville College, and the Lebanon Children’s Home, with several clergy reappointed to boards.
Mayor John L. Duvall publicly explained accepting 12000 from Indianapolis politician William H. Armitage to counteract his campaign spending. He said he intended to return the money after the election and to sever Armitage from city government control. The session followed cross examination by Prosecuting Attorney William H. Remy into Duvall’s past appointments and endorsements tied to klan figures.
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The Indiana state board of tax commissioners approved a 2.83 cent levy per dollar of assessed value for 1928, the same as 1927. Chairman John J. Brown presented the report to Governor Ed Jackson and State Auditor L. B. Bowman for signatures, likely by noon. Nine and one half million from the general fund was used to equalize increases for three departments from the 1927 legislature.
The first frost of the season is forecast for north and central Indiana as cold air moves in. Government meteorologist J H Armington says ice may form in low spots and damage tender vegetation while temperatures edge down toward 41 degrees or lower.
Miss Carol Shoultz reports cases of the old fashioned itch among pupils during examinations. Teachers must curb sharing pencils and books and parents should seek medical care for any blistered skin. Infected students may be dismissed until healed. cure claimed in seven days with proper physician orders.
Mrs Tower of Lebanon suffered a severely bruised head Tuesday when the car she rode in hit a raised road patch north of Fianna cross roads throwing her against the car. The Tower couple were en route to Indiana State Farm to buy baskets and she was taken to Dr. Tucker for medical care. Dr. Tucker said this is the third accident he knows of caused by the bad road place.
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