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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1919
Page
1
Announcement of the appointment of Methodist ministers by conference lists the Bloomington District Superintendent as the Reverend W H Wylie and notes Rev Clippinger assigned to Greencastle for church leadership.
The Bloomington district announces new pastor placements. Rev H C Clippinger moves from Jeffersonville to Greencastle replacing Rev Nichols, who shifts to Hall Place in Indianapolis. Rev W H Wylie is reappointed district superintendent. Other local changes include Asbury O L Jones, Cloverdale T E Adams.
Marriage licenses issued for Ruby Beulah Kenworthy and Walter Ray Phillips. Harvey Aker and Gertrude Chew. Mrs John Meek returns from New Manchester visit, Ernest McHaffie of Forest Home travels to Lexington for horse races, Miss Josephine Young of Chicago visiting her parents John and Mrs Young.
Gordon Martin reports a gas plant breakdown caused Sunday Monday shortages with normal service expected today. A light shower fell near noon and rain would help fall pastures and new wheat.Mrs. W. L. Raphael to host church ladies Wednesday at 2:30. Miss Mildred Allen to Chicago to train as a nurse. Harry Maxwell to Mt. Vernon NL for revival. A G Brown at bank convention in St. Louis. Mrs. George Grubb returns from Indianapolis visit. Ola B. Scott and John Cherry wed at Locust Street Church parsonage. live at 206 West Walnut. Dorsey Anderson returns from Gary. Forest Cooper family moving to Smythe property east Washington. new home on Anderson to follow. Ernest Vaughn and wife welcomed a daughter Sunday. Minnie Roberts to Morrisonville to visit relatives. Eva Cox leaves high school for Fern. typhoid fever feared.
Voters show slow turnout in the county hospital election to fund the proposed institution. Proponents expect a comfortable majority despite weak challenger presence and limited public debate.
The National Catholic War Council and its committees urge vigorous social reconstruction and Americanization to strengthen the nation during and after the war. They call for intelligent assimilation of newcomers, labor and capital reform, housing, education, and child welfare, with a forecast of a large national bishops’ meeting in Washington to chart policy.
Voters decide on a $75,000 hospital construction appropriation and a maintenance levy of ten mills per dollar in Putnam County. Voting was slow with only two ballots cast by early afternoon, but support for the project appears strong.
Sixty seven neighbors gathered at the Smith Harland home four miles southeast of Coatsville to bid farewell to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gorrell and daughter Edna as they sell their farm to H. G. Masten and relocate to Danville. Music and vocal duets filled the evening followed by ice cream and cake. Friends in the community expressed regret at their departure.
County treasurer elect O. B. Webb sells his interest in the Webb and Cox garage to Hubert Sellers who lives near Mt Meridian. Sellers takes immediate possession and will devote his time to the garage. Webb will stay on for a short period while the new owner learns the business.
Dr R H Richards relocates from 15 East Walnut Street opposite the post office to rooms in the Central National Bank Building formerly used by Dr Jerome King. The new offices are described as nicer and more suitable, with permanent occupancy planned.
Judge Hughes of Putnam County Circuit Court schedules October 15 for injunction hearing in the suit brought by James Campbell against the State Highway Commission. Elks to host musical and dance at their Hall Wednesday at 8 p.m. W R C District Convention to be held in Danville Indiana on Tuesday October with all attendees asked to notify local President Mrs Margaret Hamrick
Judge James P. Hughes granted Lora Olga Barker a divorce from Roy Forest Barker for cruelty. She received custody of their one child and the father was ordered to pay 3 dollars weekly maintenance.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society meets Wednesday at 2 30 pm with Mrs Clara Wright presiding and Mrs Haddock in charge. New Greencastle women are invited. The C W B M meets with Mrs John Young at 2 20 pm with Mrs Dennett and Mrs Talbott handling the work. FE S holds a regular session Wednesday at 7 30 pm with the Roandale Chapter present to confer the degree.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the College Avenue Church plans a Wednesday meeting at 2 30 PM with Mrs H B Gough on South College Avenue. All members are urged to attend.
A string of miscellaneous notes mentions inhabited islands between Madagascar and India, Japan selling fish alive in tanks, Prince Louis Napoleon as a Russian general, and weather lore about low storm clouds. It also cites Admiral Winfield Scott Belay settling in Baltimore, birth-frequency records by month, and a claim about horse life spans under civilization.
In 1903 Don Jaime de Bourbon sought a buyer for a Marie Antoinette necklace. The jewels were pledged with Mont de Piette for £2,000. A forger later released them and pledged again to Pollack and Rothschild for £1,800, leading to lawsuits between the bankers and Don Jaime over recovery costs and expenses.
A young school teacher reports on two bright Russian boys with the surname Murphy. Their father explains he adopted Murphy after buying a butcher shop and keeping the sign to save costs while changing his name locally. The anecdote highlights humorous yet practical thrift.
An exploration of multilingual life in Hungarian towns and frontier valleys. The Gallician border area and Eperjes are described with up to ten dialects in use. Local households include Slovak, Hungarian, German, and Polish staff, each group clinging to its own language across centuries.
The article explains glue origins as chemical transformations rather than a preexisting substance. It covers drying and boiling stages, animal sources from hides to bones and sinews, and various glues such as bone, hoof, fish, and rabbit glue, noting factors like animal age and stock quality.
Two tall British girls identified as Fanny Sed way and Mary Mulldoey were arrested in Paris for pickpocketing with a parasol device. A spring in the parasol ferrule operated hidden pincers to cut a watch chain, allowing one to steal the victim’s watch while the other distracted him. A detective followed and caught them in the act.
A wuluster hurried around a Columbus hotel with one hat on his head and another in his hand. The scene prompted a kindly remark about living to perform such acts daily, ending with warm sentiment from the Lierty Press.
First week of November set for a membership campaign and subscription drive in Putnam County. Nations quota is 15 million.
Dr. W M Mec Gaughey announces the election Membership and Subscription drive runs November 2 to 11 for the Putnam county hospital project. The Red Cross aims for fifteen million dollars nationwide this year and Putnam County’s share stands at 1870 dollars.
Depauw University Tigers host James Milligan College of Decatur Illinois next Saturday in the season opener. Both teams are undefeated entering the game with no prior score expectations. Arthur Friend, son of Mr and Mrs John Friend, has returned home after twenty eight months overseas service including captivity in Germany.
The New York Sun notes a busy analytical department in the Board of Health division of laboratories. About 10 000 analyses are requested yearly, with only twenty five to thirty cases awaiting reports at year end. Analyses range from soap and candy to whiskey and opium, with milk and water analysis as chief work.
A writer emphasizes the habit of pausing to check references when curiosity is sparked. He notes a momentary read may suffice, but if more is needed, jotting a memorandum prevents forgetting. The method stresses fixing facts at first introduction when interest is strongest.
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