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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1919
Page
1
The Nazarenes plan to occupy their new church soon after remodeling of the newly acquired property on Washington Street is completed. The parsonage will be on the building’s second floor.
The Greencastle Nazarene congregation will hold its first regular service in the remodeled church on Washington Street occupying a former hotel site. The first floor now forms an auditorium seating about 450, with upstairs rooms converted into a parsonage for Rev. Guy McHenry and his family. The group has also organized a Nazarene church in Brazil.
Next Sunday at 1 30 o clock College Avenue Church will hold its annual canvass for the current expense budget. Fifteen layman teams will visit the congregation aiming to cover the entire budget in three or four hours. The last Conference year Sunday is Sept 28 and members are urged to stay home in the afternoon to avoid a second call.
Miss Cornelia Allen and Miss Helen Grose will visit Shelbyville Indiana to spend the weekend with Ruth Pitkin. The school proceeds with Oh Joy a musical extravaganza coached by Florence Earlle and Blake Conley set for October 3. First chapel of the year is Thursday at 10 15 with talks by E C Dodson and William Dow. No basketball coach yet though DePauw applicants are considered and first practice is Thursday at 4 in the gym. James Ingles a former Indiana University athlete visited the high school Tuesday. Dr W W Tucker heads to Indianapolis for a State Medical Society meeting. Harry Moore and Frank Wright traveled to Indianapolis today on business.
Washington officials announce that the War Department will answer requests for information by mail directly to applicants. The move aims to end illegitimate attorneying and agents who charged fees for handling claims. Government bureaus say bona fide inquiries from soldiers, relatives, or Congressmen will be promptly answered.
Lenderia L Pollock files for divorce from Garfield O Pollock through James and Allee asserting desertion and seeks restoration of her former surname. The suit requests dissolution of marriage and legal name change as part of the settlement.
The year’s schedule lists monthly hostesses and topics for the Woman’s Bible Class. Sessions cover papers on biblical figures, church history, and moral themes, with devotional exercises and discussions led by various members from October through April.
Mrs Elmer E Sellars leads prayer and devotional exercises on May on College Ave M E S S S Room. Mrs J W Carver conducts conversation Answered Prayer with Leader Mrs Charles Smith. Mrs B F E Kirkpatrick presents The Future Life with paper by Mrs Ida Pierce.
Pittsburg September 24 Interest in the national steel strike centered at a meeting of the American Federation of Labor national committee for organizing iron and steel workers William Z Foster stressed the session will not seek peace plans but will weigh extending the walkout to include seamen on Great Lakes carriers and union trainmen.
The column lists individuals with calls for advertised letters dated September 24 including Edith Coffman Vesta Hampton F E Johnson Jack Michel Rev R W May Oscar Martin Mary Madling James Nichols C A Shand C D Taylor Carl T Waltz Mary Woods Archie T and note to use the term ad vertised when asking for items.
Down ten to twenty eight cents for hogs and cattle, 800 calves 850 calves 700 sheep 800. Hog prices quoted at 17 40, top 21 50. Local packers bought about 5000 hogs with 1500 sent to outside buyers. Calves and sheep held steady to strong with calves rising. Mrs S R Hostetter of Thorntown visits West Poplar Street with her parents Mr and Mrs G O'Rear.
President Wilson rides his special train eastward from the Pacific coast stopping in Reno and Sacramento. He tells pioneers to blaze the way for world peace through the League of Nations, contrasting Vienna 1815 with the 1919 conference and praising frontier optimism. He notes Harte and mining camps along the route and greets large Reno crowds.
The speaker argues Britain’s colonies rejected crown rule and autocracy doomed nations face revolutions. He credits the US with leading in World War I to end autocracy, saying Paris was not the birthplace of liberty but Chateau Thierry and Belleau Wood. He asserts America’s role to guarantee future peace and inspire constructive, peaceful governance in Europe and beyond.
Dunbarill Joe Dodd has been sick and absent from school for several days. Mrs. Weaver reports her son Robert is working in Indianapolis. Mrs. Roy Pacy worked part of last week for Mr. Ade Vanhook. Saturday visitors at Leo Siber were John Vanhook and wife and Mr. Cory and family. Mr. Herbert Boswell and daughter Helen Lavaughn visited Inner Boswell Sunday. Dr. Randolph Sears and family, including wife and son James, visited Leo Surber Sunday. Mrs. Austin Dodd called in for an elter at Grenvastle Monday.
Bainbridge Ben Kennedy and Alva Chijis are painting the Christian Church. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Thomas and son have gone to Evansville. Mrs. Logan Woodrum spent Mon. at Roachdale. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Goshern were called to Lebanon for the death of Mrs. Goshern's father. An oven fall near Maysville hauls material for a new barn. Dr. and Mrs. W. D. Conn have purchased Sam Galbreath's place. Mrs. Donald Smith and son of Indianapolis spent the weekend with relatives here. Mrs. Laura McFadden visits her daughter Mrs. Ray Miller. George Zork started to school here. Mr. and Mrs. Stout of Hollandsburg visit. Mrs. Clarence Crews went to Coatsville.
Harley Nichols seeks a divorce from Clara C. Nichols via attorney Fay S. Hamilton on grounds of cruel treatment and desertion. Everett Dickerson, through Macy Watkins of Roachdale, seeks termination of marriage to Belle E. Dickerson alleging cruel and inhuman treatment and noting marriage on July 12, 1919 and two weeks of separation.
Only three councilmen attended the regular session as the city fathers canceled the meeting due to lack of funds. A claim ordinance had been prepared but could not proceed.
The city treasurer shows no money in reserve and only three councilmen Asa Smith J P Allen Jr and Oscar Williams attended a scheduled Tuesday night meeting. With four members needed to transact business the meeting was canceled and the claimed ordinance remained unpassed as warrants cannot be paid.
The third session of the Putnam County Sunday School convention opened at 2 30 PM in Locust St M E Church. Rev. Kirkpatrick led devotional. Emma G Lemen spoke on the children's division and International Standards. Raphael led the administrative division. Lemer reported on the state convention. closing meeting at 7 30 PM will feature Mrs Haddock singing and Lemer speaking on Our Program.
A grand patriotic meeting at the Presbyterian Church Sunday evening September 28 at 7 30 will feature Major L A Harriman as speaker. The program includes national songs special music and the demobilization of the church service flag. All veterans are urged to attend.
William Stewart Seeley of Bell Center Ohio and Margaret M. Smith of Greencastle Indiana. Corn Florence Hall of Cloverdale and Jewett D. Nickerson of Lafayette are recorded as marriage license entries.
Mr and Mrs C H Zeis of Oxford Indiana are visiting their son Charley Zeis and family. They are stopping for several days during their return from Martinsville where they stayed ten days. Mr Zeis has run a business in Oxford for the past 54 years.
An Epworth League social is planned for Friday at 7 30 in the basement of College Avenue Church. Greencastle youths from high school and college are invited whether or not they belong to the league. The event is part of a series for the year. the College Avenue Epworth League has about one hundred members.
E. M. McDonald of Greencastle Willard Service Station has purchased the Willard Service Station at Brazil and will operate both locations. His brother will manage the Brazil station.
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