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Newspaper
Greensburg Standard
Location
Greensburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1925
Page
7
For sale a six room house on main street in Westport Indiana. The house is in fine shape with a good level lot and plenty of fruit trees. Must sell and will sacrifice for a quick sale. See me or write to J. B. Biddinger Westport Indiana.
OCR fragment records Wheat No 1 and Wheat No 2 with notes about numbers and under 21 and 26. The readable text is incomplete and lacks clear events or context. No identifiable persons organizations or places are present.
Hogs receipts 4000 stead to 15 cents higher with top around 12.40 for light weights. Cattle receipts 600 steady with steers 9.50 to 10.50, cows and heifers 7.75 to 10.25. Sheep receipts 200 strong to 50 cents higher. top about 14.50. Calves receipts 400 lower with market softness noted.
Corn steady at No 3 White and No 6 yellow with prices around 1.10 to 1.12 per unit. Oats hold firm around 49 to 51 cents per bushel. Hay market steady with no change in the outlook.
Cattle receipts total 1 200 with shipping steers priced at 9.50 to 10.50 and bulk good to choice at 8.50 to 9.00. Receipts 3 300 with good to choice lambs trading around 4.00 to 5.50. Market tone steady across lambs.
Clarksburg society scene lists visits and guests from Lexington GreenfieldConnersville Indianapolis Rushville Rushville Greensburg Batesville Muncie Marion and other areas. It notes illnesses surgeries births a death and a few travel happenings among residents including Holmes Tucker Linville White and Dorsey families and a remark about Thomas Edison’s optical perception.
A inventor has secured a patent for a drinking glass cover featuring a hinged opening on the side that allows the contents to be imbibed without removing the cover. The design aims to keep dust out while preserving easy access to the beverage.
The Woodmen defeated Elizabethtown 15 to 3 as Virgil Voyles was outpaced by local pitcher Nieman. Thomson, Favors and Sparks homered. Dakin, Thomson, and Baldwin each had three hits in five at bats.
The Betsy Ross team from Connersville defeated Batesville 11 to 10 as Humpert led Batesville with five straight wins in doubt until Croddy relieved in the eighth. Luhring finished after Croddy, Batesville to meet Woodmen in a June 21 rematch.
United Press reports major league club owners were urged to fund equipment for corner lots and sand diamonds to sustain youth baseball. John Doyle of Spalding notes a 35 percent decline in kid equipment sales and argues leagues must invest to keep future fans and players.
New York June 8 The trend toward former players and managers running clubs continues with John McGraw Clarke Griffith Christy Mathewson and Wilbert Robinson as head figures in their teams. The shift blends business and baseball expertise to reduce payroll and boost club profits.
Batesville Holy Terrors defeated Hayti 7 to 3 in a loosely played game. Pitcher Bill Pohlman struck out 24 Hayti batters to lead the victory.
The Decatur County Council of Decatur County Indiana is called to meet in special session on Tuesday June 9 1925 at 1 pm in the Commissioners room at the Greensburg courthouse. Purpose is to transact business as may come before them. WM T Zetterberg Auditor June 7 1925.
Frank Hackner of Mechanicsburg was listed as sick in local notices, with no further details on illness or duration provided in the report.
Roy May plans a trip to Cincinnati for business tomorrow. The schedule includes travel arrangements and a brief outline of the assignment.
Burdsal flat wall paint offers a hard flat finish for walls and ceilings. The soft flat tint provides a restful, quiet dignity and refines spaces. Fingerprints grease spots and smoke stains come off with soap and water, per Corbett-Rohe Co.
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