23 Sep 1919
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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1919
Page
1
Indiana campus clash between Pauw and Wabash is slated in Indianapolis. Jimmy Ingles seeks admission at Tiger School. faculty weighing the matter with speculation on FoJo Bri Ul Star likely to perform.
Alumni athletic associations of DePauw and Wabash reach agreement to move the annual football clash to Washington Park Indianapolis citing superior facilities and larger crowds. The 1930s era piece notes possible inclusion of Jimmy Ingles and reports he may join the Tiger lineup by week’s end amid ongoing faculty discussions.
The column records a range of local happenings from Malta including rain welcomed by residents, a wheat sewing focus, attendance at Elisha Buis sale, visits among neighbors in Fillmore and Greencastle, moves and illness updates, a marriage at the Presbyterian manse in Belle Center, and upcoming meetings of the Martha Washington Club and Locust Street Church Ladies Aid. it notes several travels to Indianapolis and Green Castle, plus a few almanac style items about community life.
Forest Alden Spangler wed Jewel Evans and Revery Gillespie married Martha Greiner per local marriage license records, listing these unions among recent entries.
Bethel Church presents a musical entertainment Tuesday night featuring the Beta Phi Orchestra of DePauw University with choir singing solos and quartets. Ward Courtney of DePauw will give readings and a free offering will be taken at the door.
A representative of a company planning over seventy five plants in the United States visited Greencastle on Saturday evaluating two sites. Prospects for a factory here look favorable with about one hundred jobs expected. Elmer Crawley is actively pursuing the project and securing labor guarantees before deciding.
Week spent with grandparents includes Mildred Smith visiting John Sellars and his wife while Elekitia Cromwell and Orin D Williams visited relatives in Indianapolis. Mrs Julia Bence and Luther Easter with Arlie Templeton attend Amo High School. William Lewis Hadrix injured his right arm while cranking his father’s machine. Myra Curtis of Greencastle and Julia Miles of Indianapolis visited niece Mrs Will Glidewell and family. Geo Whitaker and Mr Vioris spent Saturday in Indianapolis. Benton Curtis and wife dined with Mr and Mrs Will Glidewell. Fletcher Hunter reported sick and Margaret Jones spent weekend with home folks. Dorothy Baldwin visited with her parents of the State Farm over the weekend.
Davie Wright transfers a Greencastle lot to C M Reeves for 5000 dollars. Robert Pierce transfers a Commercial Place lot to Bell Snider for 40 dollars. W C Dizon transfers 28 acres in Franklin to A H Dixon for 1 dollar. Charlie Ragan transfers a Roachdale lot to C J Davidson for 4000 dollars. Henry Cunningham transfers 102 acres in Floyd to W H Satherlin for 12 70 pounds. John McFarlane transfers 148 acres in Monroe to D W Y Hurst for 5000 dollars. C E Steward transfers a Bainbridge lot to J B Sharp for 450 dollars. T L Kessinger transfers land in Greencastle to C C Crawley for 500 dollars. T E Stanger transfers a Greencastle lot to L Crawley for 1600 dollars.
Stated conclave of Greencastle Commandery No 11 to convene Wednesday September 24 at 7:50 p m. Edwin E Coldwer Commander and John W Hays Recorder listed for Greencastle Knights Templar.
President Wilson travels by special train toward Washington after a three day California tour. Californians express strong support for the league of nations and oppose Senator Johnson on the pact, with many saying Johnson would win the state if he ran in 1920. Los Angeles crowds greet the President with record enthusiasm, estimated at over 90 thousand residents. Johnson ends his anti league tour and heads home.
Belleville miner Wilford Stolberg while ill amused friends by twice moving fifty tons of coal to recover a dime lost during loading a coal car. After the car reached capacity, he and a companion searched and found the dime on the fast shovelful.
Clinton Falls resident Russel Boswell came home Tuesday after naval service. The community notes several social visits among residents including Mrs. Sarah Newgent with Mrs. Eula Staggs and others. A Sunday rain was welcomed, and several locals traveled to Terre Haute to visit relatives.
Authorities in Asheville North Carolina announce a year long rule requiring every dog in the city to wear a bell. The unusual ordinance cites nuisance reduction and owner compliance rules.
American Zinc Products Co. announces two slab mills numbered 1 and 2 will commence operations Wednesday at 7 oclock. Mrs Hugh Mangus reports receiving cards from her husband in New York stating his safe arrival from overseas on Saturday September 20th. He will travel from New York to Camp Merritt New Jersey for discharge after sixteen months in service.
A London botanist notes seeds buried for decades may germinate after long dormancy and trigger unexpected flowering on French battlefield soil. He cites seeds buried for up to fifty years or more flowering despite heavy shellfire disrupting the earth, suggesting new plants could emerge unnoticed by locals.
President Wilson declares the league aims to replace old alliances with a global partnership. He argues Washington warned against entangling alliances but the new framework seeks disentanglement and universal harmony through arbitration rather than conflict.
Information from Chinese sources and Dr. J C Ferguson indicates large morphia imports into China, mainly by Japanese traders. Reports say 18 tons entered China in a year with profits near 50 per cent per unit, with morphia now manufactured in Japan and trafficked with government backing. J R Thompson on Jacob Street suffers a stroke and is critically ill.
Three men charged with theft from a package sent by the federal reserve bank were arrested in Chicago after a 246000 dollar loss at Standard Oil. Authorities describe the case as a major pilferage involving a secured delivery.
Chicago investigators arrest three men including John Welda a post office clerk in connection with a $415000 shipment theft from the Federal Reserve Bank to Standard Oil Indiana. $93720 recovered with remaining cash stashed near Chicago after a breakdown. Detectives linked arrests to a saloon burglary involving Leo and Walter Phillips.
The Putnam County Sunday School Association began its annual convention this afternoon at 2 30 with devotion led by Mrs Don W Nichols and State Superintendent W Hobart Hill speaking on Stopping the Leak. Evening sessions feature Rev Levi Marshall and speaker Hill.
Trading was quiet in the hog market with a few sales at 17.60 dollars, down 11 cents as buyers bid about 25 cents lower. Cattle were steady to strong and more active, calves about steady with small gains. The report notes Indianapolis receipts include hogs, cattle, calves, sheep, with volumes around thousands.
Mrs Willliam Hill travels to Ter r Hall for a visit with relatives. Mrs John Meek visits friends and relatives in North Mancester for a few days.
Arthur Hamrick of Clayton was in the city Monday on business. Berkheey Watson, who has spent the summer in Petoskey Michigan, has come to his home here. Miss Vessa Brewer, longtime at the telephone office, has gone to Indianapolis where she will make her future home.
Theth Century Clay will meet Mrs Bertha Hauck on East Washington Street Thursday at 2 30 PM. Miss Ludo pr and Putnam County Red Cross Nurse Miss Hodshire will oversee the program.
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