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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1919
Page
1
County Chairman Sol Suchanski and helpers convene at the Commercial Club rooms to discuss the relief drive starting September 29. This evening meeting outlines plans and assigns tasks for the campaign.
County Chairman Sol Sudanski of the Jewish Relief committee calls a Putnam County drive kickoff meeting for September 29 at the Commercial club rooms. A state meeting in Indianapolis included Sudanski, McGuaghey, Hurst, and Crawley. Rosenthal stated expenses are donated and all receipts support poverty relief locally.
A series of Gospel Meetings will be held at the Dunkers church near Clinton Falls starting September 24. The community meetings aim to promote righteousness and invite all to participate. LL. D. Dodd of Greencastle will lead the services.
Spear Pittman attended the Emancipation Day event held by Terre Haute’s colored community. Aged 59, George W. Taylor celebrated with family as friends wished him many more birthdays. Other items note property sales, visits, and local gatherings across Greencastle and Madison township.
Governor James P. Goodrich designates September 29 to October 4 as Jewish Relief Week urging every community to contribute surplus to aid starving Jews in war torn Europe. The proclamation asks mayors and officials to mobilize support and notes Indiana’s abundant crops and prosperity as a basis for charitable effort.
Putnam agriculturists meet to discuss ways and means for raising their share of the guarantee fund. The townships to be organized paid 15 cents membership, and in some counties nearly every farmer joined the association. Twenty states have organized to stand together for justice. Putnam county farmers expected to rally for greater security from the wrongs they suffer. Unorganized townships may send contributions directly to George W Hanna, county treasurer.
President Wilson, aboard his special train, urged quick action on nations affairs and peace. In Oakland and Berkeley he spoke to about 15 000 students and a large crowd at civic auditorium, adding remarks to business leaders in San Francisco. He stressed the Paris peace conference, Bremen to Bagdad route, and liberty promised by the treaty as he toured the Bay Area.
A meeting of Putnam County township officers discussed raising the county share of a state guarantee fund, set at $3,000 for Indiana farmers. The circular outlined aims including operating expenses, stockyard expert aid, legal reserves, and a national agricultural platform to unite farmers and combat corporate pressure.
Election set for September 50 1919 approves county hospital bonds totaling 75000 dollars. Bonds issued for ten years at five percent interest. One bond retired each year. County's total property valuation 46000000 dollars. Tax levy starts under one third mill and declines to under one sixth mill. About twenty one cents per thousand annually for ten years funds principal and interest.
Putnam County meeting to convene at Locust Street Methodist Church at 2 30 tomorrow afternoon with an evening session at 7 30. The event is a Sunday school convention.
The Putnam county Sunday School convention will meet at Locust Street Methodist Church with sessions at 2 30 and 7 50 pm. State Superintendent W Hobart Hill will speak at both gatherings, and a large attendance is expected as Mrs John Cross of Brazil visits relatives.
Lewis McNutt and his wife start new high school paths amid a surge in junior and senior enrollment. Manual training climbs to 158 students, up about 30 from last year, with an advanced architectural drawing class added. Two walnut talking machine cabinets by Gilbert Snider and Donald O Haire are featured, built from parts sourced from Terre Haute. Exhibition planned for next spring promises to be the best yet.
Saturday meeting of city federation presidents elected Mrs. Sam Hazlett as County Chairman. She urged clubs to federate and subscribe to the Club Magazine. They discussed the street carnival opposition and a district sale for Blint Asylum to aid the district convention in May. The Indiana Federation meets in Kokomo October 21 to 23.
Louis Zaring a prominent Putnam County farmer was knocked unconscious when lightning struck near him on his Manhattan porch Sunday. He soon recovered consciousness and appeared little harmed though his family initially believed him dead.
Three brothers angered at Brick Chapel youth clash during a midnight court session after an incident involving an automobile lights. The dispute escalates to a local legal proceeding.
A Saturday dance at the Steeg hotel in Limedale ended in a fight after Hendricks from near Brick Chapel activated his Ford headlights toward the Alexander brothers and three girls in their car. Hendricks obtained a police escort to Greencastle and the Alexander brother pleaded guilty, fined 1 dollar plus 10 dollars costs.
Township trustees session names Charles A. Jackson of South Bend to lead Putnam County agricultural work. The appointment designates Jackson as county agent successor and charges him with overseeing local farm programs and extension services.
The Putnam County township trustees elected Charles A. Jackson of South Bend as agricultural agent to replace R. S. Fouts. Jackson, a University of Wisconsin agricultural graduate, was recommended by Purdue University and praised as an efficient choice. Also noted are visits by Joseph Sudranski and Alberta Ratcliff in Terre Haute.
Ms Luke Doty was sentenced in Clay Circuit Court to 1 to 14 years in the Woman's Prison for stealing turkeys from neighbors. Her husband received six months on the Penal Farm for the same charge. The Presbyterian church Sunday School children will meet after school Tuesday for practice.
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