Greencastle Herald, Greencastle, Putnam County, 26 July 1928 — Page 6
CREENCASTLE HERALD PAGE SB
I'lTNAMN ILI.E
Mrs. Gten Fry. Mrs. Lucy Shields J . and Mr.. Will Glnlewoll will attend ^ local delegates recewe every at- , , , . . tent ion on their arrival in Gary, all the Horne Economics Club mect.np ,n arra eirents ^ nlade in advance Hl.more Fnday afternoon. Mr* Fry t() vent ( , isappointm , nts in the and Mrs. Shields will give short , , . v . .. t , . ^ , rush which marks every conventions!
talks on their work at Purdue.
(* tieni ne
Mrs. Sam Wripht had as guests for •*
i . . i I .. v icialon in its Aunt against the
II. S. Norton, president of the club, engine trouble during the entire trip.] Mrs. Fannie Sigler spent Saturday! have the usual complete J. C. Penney Court House here I uesaay. 0)( lncrcaHe in water r . p
Miss Miller will return home in Aug-j evening with Mrs. Lida Pierce. : Company, shoe department with The meeting Iik day " as m 11 Mr jjg war d a on i y recentb J'' ust. Worth Cunninffham and Charles ^ shoes for the whole family. i the request of Mr. Hall, it "as s*J . . .. ...
The men’s de|>artmert will carry a ,
since its organization twenty years ago, sent Mr. Phillips here to see
Calvert visited Staggs Sunday.
Eldon and Eugcna
CREENCASTLE R. 3
Home Economics Club Mas Meeting Thursday
The meet of th t . Madison and Clin-
ton township Home Economic Clu^ _______ met in Thursday, July 12, with Mrs. M»». Mayme Reeves entertained Sam Hei.' v. The meeting was wel 1 at ( the Sewing Circle last Wednesday t *n(led -vi'h a few gueii.i present.! afternoon. Those present were Mag-
in order to determine the fate of the h ‘‘
would like to
compro.
. ... ...mmer Quite ' "lise with the city In regnrd to rat,..
c .„,pW. line el ready-to-wear in-1 gunrantori. «ha» TH. a.ayor raid Ore Water c mm ,
Sunday dinner, her son, Guy Wright.,
and Mrs. Wright. . EX-CLOVERDALE
Charlie Heath and son I/oratn vis- WOMAN IS DEAD The meeting was opened with the gie Coffman, Dove Coffman, Lorene' ited Mrs. Sam Wright Friday night, j reading of the collect. Roll call was Knauer, Grave Coffman, laiura Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Glen Fry, Mr. and" Tht death of Mrs. Maud E. Broad ! responded to in answer to the follow- Ula Irewis, May Berry, Fern Hurst, Mrs. Arthur Fry. Mrs. Cornelia Car- ' street, widow of Fn? late A. G. Broad- ing question: What Foreign Country Lilly Busby, I.aura Hurst, Noraj
roll of Fillmore. Mrs. John R. Wilson, street, former hardware dealer of and daughter Marcella, Misses Clov- Cloverdale, occurred at the home of ia and Blanche Fry of Indianapolis, her mother, Mrs. P. M. Sandy, 5613 ate dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Roy E. cast Washington street. Indianapolis. Watson, Sunday. j Monday afternohn at 5:15 o’clock.
Mir es Inez and Mary Swartz of ^he h rl been in foiling health rintt Election of officers resulted as fol- Florence Watson in Greencastle. I Indian:t]H>iis, and Mrs. Yandament of 'he tb-ath of ber husband. lows: Mrs. Lee Woods, president; Putting up hay is the order of the
Greencastle, are visiting Mr. and 1 Mrs. Broailstreet was born and Mrs. Rex Hathaway, vice president; day.
Mr . Ed. Shields. reared at Cloverdale and is very well Mis. hay Thomas, secretary-treasur- 1 Mrs. Fern Hurst attended the funMr. and Mrs. O. I). Williams are Liiown In that community. or, and Mis. Raymond Wright, cor-ieral of her aunt, Mrs. Will Tyore, at
home from Detroit, Mich. r *’ e f' lnr, ' a l P a ' tF "'111 leave Indl-1 responding secretary. | Gosport, Friday.
Miss Mary .lane Frost, who is sten- efiaP 0 !** Wednesday morning at 8:30 During the social hour the hostess Bernice Reeves spent Sunday with
ographer for the Maytag Company o’clock for Cloverdale where services served delicious summer refresh- home folks.
of Indianapolis, visited friends here w111 ,>e held at the grave at 10:30 ments and was assisted by Mrs. Jonn Mrs. E. E. Beyer and son of New Saturdav afternoon and night. o’clock. Nelson. York are visiting her parents, Mr.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Von Burg of| , and Mrs. Jesse Jones.
ments, haberdashery, novelties, Shirts a and other things required by the ■ ed up
man buyer.
At the opening on September C
every visitor to tho new store will have opportunity to study the comprehensive lines of merchandise which will he carried and to learn how the J. C. Penney Company stores have built up a nation wide reputa-
tion for service to customers.
for the meeting but Mr. Hull «" ^ but
'not nearly so much as It asked.
failed to put in an appearance.
FILE CEMETERY REPORT
Indianapolis spent Sunday with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Will
Glidewell anil fmialy.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wright had as guests for dinner Sunday, Mr. and
New gent Reunion
Held Sunday
Members of the Newgent family assembled at the beautiful country home of Mr. and Mrs .Tr>e Cooper,
would you most like to see and why? Browning, and Marjorie Browning : ^ ^ ^ ^ wiU brin(f to Mis. h ai iord Komine had the work Refreshments of ii*e cream, angel commi nitv / the same facilities of the afternoon anil read a most in- food cake and lemonade were served.; the'newest things develop t crest in/ paper on “Curious Customs Lilly Bushy won the prize in the con-1 .
. .• ....... ed in the field of women’s and mens
l of Central Africa. test. The next meeting will be with .... , , i_. .
■ wear that have been brought to every town in which there is a J. C. Penney
Company store.
The policy of the merchandising division of the company is to bring the selection which is ordinarily found only in the larger metropolitan stores to the towns in which the J. C. Penney Company stores are located. Last year the sales volume of the J. C. Penney Company, was in excess of $161,000,000 and the goal sot
, t by the company for this year is $190,8 c as i 000,000, by far the greatest volume
Forest Hill Cemetery had a total of $9,231.44 on hand at the close of the fiscal year, May 31, 1928, according to a report filed with the city council Tuesday night by A. B. ? Hanna of the cemetery board. The re port shows total receipts of $11,942.37 and disbursements of $2,710.93 leaving a balance on hand of $9,231.-
II.
< ANAAN CHAPEL
returned
There will lie Sunday School con-,
TICKER IS RE-ELECTED
Approve Contract The council approved the contract of W. E. Pickens for the pavement of College avenue. It also approved nt s [construction and maintenance bonds The council members filed a written application with the Big Four Htilroad to reconstruct a sewer under the railroad, just north of the Northwood Gulf course. The old sewer tile had washed out, it was said, and needed
replacement.
Isiiie & Hendrichs, contractors were allowed an estimate of ?l,33i.. 23 for improvement work completed on Highland street. The assessment role against property on the street was also approved and August l< fixed as a date for remonstrance
Mrs. Roy Brackney and son Howard, near Greencastle, July 22. The morn-
and Mrs. Dan
castle.
Brai kney of Green-
BRIDf.E (II ESTION IS SOLVED—FEE IS $15
Members of Franklin bridge clubs
Th» l adies Aid met at the home of I Mrs. James Beaman Wednesday. The 1 day was spent in quilting. A deflciou* dinner was served and enjoyed by all. I Do not forget the home coming at
Lena Church.
Mrs. Roy Hassler of Greencastle 1 spent Sunday with Dollie Hassler. Evelyn Young called on Mr. and Mrs. Roy Beaman Sunday. Evelyn Beaman and Dollie Hassler! were in Brazil Saturday. Ida Donald and daughter called on Charles Dunn, Friday. Mrs. Henry Mercer and Mrs. Andy Trester called on Mrs. James Bea-
man, Saturday.
a Mr. Moler was elected president and , George Reherger who is in the Bra
zil Hospital, is getting along nicely. Ramond Rawley is home from the
Indianapolis hospital.
Mrs. Chris Knauer has home from Kansas where
ii.n \i it ing. : 0 f business ever done by any one.,
c . . . . - . z- i Mrs. Cora Pruitt of Indianapolis , . .... ,, vention Sunday, August o, at Canaan . .... . „ . merchandising organization in
., | visited Glenn Jones rridav and Sat- 1 *. , . , c
in the evening. l , • . department store field.
urday.
| ing old friendships. At the noon hour j a bountiful dinner was spread on a long table and all were invited to
! help themselves.
The Newgents are one of the oldI est settlers of Parke and Putnam
are enjoying a good joke on two 0 f > u " tips a » a hav * lx ' en holding these the well known bridge players of the; reunions for the past thirty-two
city who believe that bridge should > t ‘ ar ’'-
he played strictly according to the rules and insist that all the courtesies of the game shall be followed. Recently these two were attending a bridge party and a difference of :
PLEASANT GARDEN
ORDINANCE WILL
INCREASE POLICE POWER
In the afternoon Dr. W. R. Hutcheson gave a splendid talk on his recent travels through the foreign countries. Shelby Moler then gave a talk on the Newgent family. Then
opinion arose as to whether the deal- tne 1 meeUn ' i: ^ “ d
er, after offering the cards for - ., ,
.. . . i Mrs. Pearl W immor, secretary.
“cut, should pick up the neek or . . , . . ...... . . .uo* The next reuaion will he held at whether the plaver doing the cut- , , ,, , ,, r-
, the home of Mr. and Mrs. ( ooper, ,
tmg should complete the action by , i i io>o or,.v . . ., . . . . . v i the fourth Sunday in July, 1929, and placing the cards m a single stack. I , , ., , , .v . v • • i everyone is welcome to these re-
r.ach was sure that her opinion was '
the correct one and an armistice was llT, ‘ < ’ '' ,, ,, ., ,, . _ _ , , , , Edna Ceilings was the oldest momdeclared. the two joining in a letter, , XI , , , • v j i ■ i ii i, ' ber present, but Uncle Tob Newgent to a distinguished bridge authority js ^ ^ member Hvinp . Thc . or is opinion. . 1 youngest member present was little swer, stating that the person Wood age 9 months. ting” the cards should complete the 1 " s< U,U ' . . , . . . ' . , Edna Colling*, Greencastle; F.lla
action and enclosing a statement for ;
« tr , .u i i j i v .v Thomas. Greencastle; Mr. and Mrs.
Only thi two ladies know wheth- ... 4 i . it* «, • 'William Perkins, Greencastle; Mary’
cr the $15 has been paid.—Franklin i . .
Star.
Janies Beaman is able to go back to work. He has had a bad eye. Mrs. It. D. Eagle-field entertained the Thursday afternoon Literary Club Tuesday.
Mrs. Beatrice Arnold and daugh- Police power will extend four miles ters and son, Hubert Skelton of De-, ou t.sj(le the city limits and trucking troit, Mr. and Mrs. frank Peterson i w |thin the city qf Greencastle will be
and daughter, Geraldine, Mrs. Mane Fellows of Montezuma. Mr. and Mrs. Ira Beaeflel of Cloverdale, were the Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Thom as Harper and daughter, Florence. Mr. and Mrs. Ola Pollom and daughter, Wilma and Miss Myrtle Herbert spent Sunday at Hoosier
Highlands.
Miss Mildred Poe has returned
Dr. C. C. Tucker was re-elected a member of the Greencastle City and
Township Consolidated School Board against the assessments. for a two-year term beginning Aug- During the discussion on this street ust 1, by the city council in regular the Mayor severely criticised Lane Si session Tuesday evening. The vote Hendrichs for burning straw on the showed four councilmen in favor of newly Improved street. According ig the local physician while one council- the Mayor flying straw had littered man cast a blank ballot. homes in that vicinity causing house Election of a School Board mem- wives a lot of housecleaning,
th e j her came near the end of the meet- A Anal certificate of payment to
| ing. Under Indiana laws n school Lane & Hendrichs for $239,39 for l hoard member must be elected in i work in this street, was withheld by
July. Had the election not taken place:'be council.
Tuesday night a special meeting I be council released a bond of a
would have been held for this purpose
before August 1.
No other candidate was mentioned for the School Board post. On the proposal of Councilman W. P.
.VIv. and Mrs. James Beaman and j g#n> Douglas, called on Mrs. Mr:-. Dennis Diel called on Mrs. stockwell Sunday evening.
Young.
being drawn up by the city attorney for action at the next regular meet-
ing of the council.
Both ordinances were suggested by Mayor Charles McGaughey at the regular council meeting Tuesday
evening.
Under a recent statute enacted by , the General Assembly, police power
from an extended tour through Ohio, j n incorporated towns can he extendMichigan and Canada. e{ l four miles beyond the city limits Mr. and Mrs. John Huffman and },y ordinance. Heretofore city police sons of Ixis Angeles are visiting the here have had no jurisdiction outside latter s mother, Mrs. Belle Stockwell. t he city limits although they have, Mr. and Mrs. George McCormick on occasion, exercised authority out-
and family are visiting Clark Mc-
Cormick.
Mr. and Mrs.
regulated, under two new ordinances* Sackett the council members prepari _,- . j... ___ i, *, ,i . .. ,* , 11i
surety company which had been issued for the safe moving of the Music School across I/icuat street some time
ago.
Councilman W. P. Sackett and tv. D James asked that the police b. instructed to enforce the speed laws in the city in regard to Interurban ran
ed their ballots which were collected by the Clerk. Opening of the ballots ,
showed four voting for Dr. Tucker an ^ speeding automobiles
ami the other ballot blank.
Other members of the School,
Board are Harry Collins and Paul in North wood on which a septic
1s\s»n+A/l unrl :i« nUTTWH’s
John
•mm
Fellows and
Belle
MADISON CENTER
marriages, DIVORCES, INCRE tSK
The Department of Commerce, in figures released Monday has announced that 41,112 couples were married in Indiana in 1927 as compared with 40,409 in 1926, representing an increase of 7u3. In 1916 (here were 33, 21 marriages. Divorces also increased proportionately, there being 8.064 divorces in 1927 and 7,68.-> divorces in 1926 or an increase of 379 In the year. In 1916 there were 5,636 divorces. In 1927 nineiy-flre marriages were annulled compared to 82 in 1926. On the basis of a population of 3,150,000 July 1, 1927, the marriage rate in Indiana per 1,000 that year was 13.1. In 1926 the marriage rate was 12.9. Based on the same figures the divorce rate per one thousand in 1927 was 2.56 compared to a rate of
2.4G in 1926.
In Putnam County 193 couples were married In 1927 compared to 168 for 1926. Divorces in 1927 num hereil 32 compared to 20 in 1926. One marriage was annulled in 1926. The above statistics by the Department of Commerce were based on figure- furnished by the county Clerk of
Putnam County.
William Perkins, Greencastle; Mary | Mrs Iy)Ulo I)ickk , Indianapolis | h. McElsoz, I.atna Lavman. Mr*.j vhfitMl her mother, Mrs. Ella Gard-;
Jonathan Houck, and Hiram Heady, ner j. )S ^ Sunday.
Greencastle; Beatrice McFarland, M . Carr, the agent for the I Latfuette; Mr. and Mrs. Dowen and pjairi,. Farmer magazine, was in our 'laughter. < arbon; Raymond Lire- vicinity last Wednesday taking sub-
stone, Westfield; May Moler, Green- scriptions for that periodical,
castle; Mr. and Mrs. John White, ^ number of friends and relatives i Reelsville; Cora Bush and son. West- ^ atherr(i at the home of j T p lOW . j
Misses Paula and Rhea Moore and ! James Moore spent the week end , with their sister, Mrs. George
Mercer.
side the city limits.
Under the new ordinance conduct of carnivals and skating rinks outside the city limits can be controlled
by the city.
Under the second ordinance proposed by the Mayor trucking, hauling and draying within the city could be controlled by the city. At the be-
^Albin. trustee.
SPENCER HAS FIRE
During the meeting the council was Informed that city owned a int
tank
was located and as owners, own! about $200 as its assessment for the improvement of Highfall avenue. Allowance of claims was also ineluded in the business of the evening. DELTA I'PSILON WILL BIT LI)
Miss Ruth Wolfangle is visiting j ginning and dose of school each year
her aunt. Mrs. C. D. Harris.
The new building being constructed is improving the appearance of
the town.
PALESTINE
Fred Hanks entertained a number
ing- last Sunday to celebrate the ' uf friends Sunday afternoon, birthday anniversary of both Mr.! Mrs. Henry Osborn and children Rowings and his daughter Inez. Ail j spent last Wednesday with
report a very pleasant time. I Nora Pierson.
Elder Prather and family of Salem' Mrs. Ruby Games spent lost Wed-
Gmnenstlc; Joe E. rollings, Rock- w<rc calling on his many friends in 1 nesday with Mr-. Kggers. ville; Rex Month and family, Green- vicinity last Sunday evening. Mrs. Fred Beck was in Bainbridge ■ asile; David Skelton and family, Carey Dillinger and family drove Monday afternoon to see Mrs. Char-
Glen Skcdon and family, Mr. and j y, onle 0 f Otho Chadwick last Mrs. Joe Cooper, Greencastle; W. A. SuneUy to atu , n(1 tht . al i_,| ay meet-
ing. A large crowd was in attendance. Elder Timmons of Ramsey. TIL,
was the minister.
I^wrence Johns has gone to South
Bend where he has a position. | Sunday with C. O. Osborn at Hazel-
Elder Frank Ellmore of Covington wood, conducted the services at Long Branch la-t Sunday morning and
Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Johnson of Terre Haute were visiting the latter's parents. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Johnson last Sunday. ( laude Cantorrwine is busy hauling
brick from Brazil.
field; Helen Wimmer; Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Mitchell, Carbon; L. S. Moler, Greeneaslle; Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Collings, Rockville; Henry White, Lena; Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Wood ami son,
Wimmer and family, Bainbridge; Tillie White, Lana; Mr. and Mn Enos Yanhuss, Judson; Mr. and Mrs. Heed. Russellville; Robert Reed and family, Indianapolis: Dr. and Mrs. Hutcheson, Greencastle; Effie Newgent, Greencastle; Goldie Newgent, Greencastle. .
at DePauw, many irresponsible persons use make-shift trucks to haul trunks and other student property from and to local stations. The new ordinance would provide for protection of property and the public. Near the end of the meeting it was discovered that the Mayor’s proposals had the hearty “Amen” of D. B.
Mrs {•J <, h r ' s< ’ n > local civic leader. It was dis '
SPENCER, Ind., July 24.—Damage to tho extent of about $3,000 was done to the Allison building this
morning at 9 o’clock when a defec- j live electrical conduit caused a wood- The Delta Upsilon fraternity at on beam to set afire ami this started 'he regular council meeting Tuesday a blaze which wa- put out in a short night was granted a permit to *uild time by the Spencer Volunteer Eire « new $80,000 fraternity home on department. The majority of the | east Seminary street. W. R. Heath is damage was done by water, the water I contractor for the job. The petition
drenching the Allison dry goods
room, ruining much of the stock which Wilbur Allison has been selling lately in a closing out sale. Smouldering beams kept nfembers of the fire department watching the center of the fire, a ceiling joint between the Allison room and the Spen eerian Sandwich Shop, operated by Earl Jarvis. Mr. Jarvis will have to close up his restaurant for several day and Mr. Allison said this morning that he cannot reopen until a
new ceiling is put in.
for a permit was signed by George
Schoen, Jr.
Thc fraternity has been located at “The Towers,” former home of DePauw president. Although “The Towers” had only recently been remodeled into a fraternity home it was recently decided to build an entire new chapter house in tho near
future.
DIES
SI DDKNLY OF
PARALYSIS
closed by Mr. Johnson, when he final- PRIMITIVE BAPTISTS GATHER
let. Beck who is in very puor health. Cecil Knauer and family spent
Sunday with Charles Baker. Harold Raker of Anderson the week end with home folks. Henry Osborn and family
p|)ent
CONVENTION
SB< K ET C K V VISITS HERE
Former DePauw Student
To Wed In August
Dr. and Mrs. F. E. Bass, 1C9 west Washington street, today announced the engagement of their daughter, Miss Harriett Caroline, to Charles Dec Walker, s<m of Mrs. Ella B. Walker, of Washington, Ind. The marriage of the couple will be cele-
brated here in August.
Miss Bass is a graduate of thc Shelby ville high school, finishing the
spent
PENNEY COMPANY TO OPEN
STORE HERE SEPT. 6
The official opening date set for the new J. C. Penney Company store which will lie located in this city is Sept. 6 and Mr. ('. D. Chapman, who will h ( . the operating manager of the
Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Johnson store will arrive here to complete were out from Greencastle cal'ing on final plans for the opening Aug. 15. |
friends and relatives in this \Agnity The new store unit will be number] ,he cit y ,a ' vs - Mr. Johnson even pro-
ly got the floor that he had prepared a petition asking that an ordinance extending power of the city police, be drawn. Despite the previous action of thc council Mr. Johnson read his request and added an apology to city officials for his charges that they had'been Ijax in their duty. He said he had 1 thought the city had power outside thc city limits and due to his ignorance had made his chains. Mr. Johnson charged that the county officials had laid down in the recent carnival situation and that in the future he hoped for lietter law en forcerrent with thc aid of city offi-
cials.
The local civic leader also asked that the council prepare and print all city ordinances in onp pamphlet in order that citizens and officers alike could better become acquainted with
last Sunday.
Mrs. E\u N’icoson and Mrs. Fannie Sims have t>een spending the week
Robert B. Phillips, convention* sec rotary of the Gary Commercial Club and Hotel Gary, Gary, Ind.. wa h#r< today interviewing local delegates to the various conventions scheduled for Gary in the next two months. These include the Indiana Bankers Association, Elks, Indiana Medical Society, Moose, Indiana Realtors Association, and Koval and Select Masons. Mr. Phillips’ message was “come early and stay late.’* Conventions in Clary this year have been breaking attendance records in the organizations since Gary has a spccinl appeal for visitors in It* un-u.-ual attractions which include the world’s largest steel mills, world-fa-mous schools, the beautiful duneland-, $309,090 bathing puvillion, recreation building and bathing beach on I>al\C Michigan, new Gary “gate* way” project involving millions in civic buildings, new $2,500,000 Hotel Gary and other big structures. The Gary Commercial Club is located in palatial quarters built esperittliy for it in the Hotel Gary. Captain
course here in 1926. She attended De- with Mrs. Marion Wright. Pauw University and later ente red ! The milk man from Indianapolis Purdue University for her second, was in this vicinity last Monday col-
year in college training. She is a lecting whole milk from the farmers, merchandise "h'eh represents the top
member of the Alpha Chi sorority 1 Mrs. Fred Johns was a caller last and of an honorary English sorority., Monday at Marion Wrights.
AI — tl'-ll.. l- 9 t 1 - -
which ! P 0 **' 1 *Bat a collection be taken in in 46 1 oraer loanee the expense of printhcrc i ' n,f or< * man<, es if the city had no
from Bedford and"brings witn him; with whilh tf) ">«* «" «^ndi
years of experience in the conduct of a modern department store handling
976 in the complete* system now totals 1,024 locations states. Mr. Chapman comes
tore.
Mr. Walker was a pharmacy student at Purdue University, where the rone, nee of the couple was started. He is now engaged in the insurance busi ness at Fort Wayne, Ind., and the couple will reside there following the wedding. Shclbyville Democrat.
John Thomas has returned from the hospital. He seems to be improv-
ing slowly.
Mr. Salmon and family of Greencastle attended the services at Long Branch last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Miller Home From Trip Mr. and Mrs. Willis Miller, east Anderson street, returned 'home Monday evening from a fifteen day eastern trip. They visited Niagara Falls, Buffalo, New Y’ork, New Y’ork City, Boston, Atlantic City and Washington, D. C. They also spent two days in thc White Mountains in New Hampshire. Their daughter, Miss Wilma Mil'cr, remained in Cambridge, Mas-., where she Is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Ripley. They made the
( LINTON FALLS
Do not forget the ice cream ».,pper here on the church lawn Saturday night, July 28. Everybody wciaame. Eldon Staggs is working for Floyd
Bub - near Morton.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Hinton and
selection of the finest markets of the
world.
The local atore will follow the conventional plan of all J. C. Penney Co., places of business, having show
MORRISON TO COACH IN NEW
JERSEY
SI NDAY AT FOREST PARK
An all day meeting will be held next Sunday at Forest Park by the, Primitive Baptist Church members and friends. The gathering will be in thc form of an old fashioned basket meeting and members of the church and friends are invited to bring their baskets and join in with thc enjoyment of the reunion. A minister of the church from Tennessee; Elder Gill, of Greencastle elders Shultz and Blaker of southern Indiana will be* present to make addresses.— Brazil Times.
W VTF.R WORKS CO. DEMANDS HACK MONEY
Mrs. Lawrence Smith of Coatesville died at her home Tuesday night at 9 o’clock following a stroke of par alysis in thc afternoon. She had been in good health and her death was a shock to the community. She wn about 65 years of age and had been a resident of Coatesville for years, ^he is survived by her husband and two children, a daughter, Mrs. Charles Christie, of Coatesville and a son, I.ona, who lives on a farm northwest of Coatesville, and two sisters, Miss Tona Mason of this city and Mrs. Beck of Indianapolis. Funeral services will be held at - o’clock Thursday afternoon from tho Coatesville M. K. Church. Burial "in be at Coatesville.
The City of Greencastle is six months in arrears in its payments to the Greencastle Wiilev Works Company, it was disclosed at the regular meeting of the city council, Tuesday night, when a request from thc Water Company for payment of $4,132.90,
was made.
According to city clerk Gwin Kn-
Fl \ERAL SERVICES HELM TODAY FOR SAMUEL JOHNSON'
Funeral services for Samuel Johnston. who was found dead in twii »t the home of his son, Marion Johnston. Monday morning, were held the church at Brick Chapel, Wednesday afternoon, at 2:30 o'clock with the Rev. Chapman in charge. Interment was in the Brick Chapel cent-
sign thc City has been six months bc-jetcry. Pall-bcarers were Ray O’Hsir.
Oscar O’Hair, Thomas Hollett, JanteAllen, Edward Eiteljorge and Marion Farrow. I
W. Guy Morrison, former Bloomington, III., high school athletic dir-
» * ——* lector and Evansville baseball twir- 1 windows arranged to give a full dis- i cr) at r , resent the property of the'
play of merchandise, modern equip- 1 Rcton Hrave*. has signed a coBtrari ‘nr'!' , ment in the nature of display coun-1 direct athletics at the state teach-Ce o't the city « ^
ters, coat and-auit racks, shoe depart - at Montclair, N. J., the ment fixtures and general interior coming year. Morrison formerly was
fittinsr *' connected with coaching staff of De-L n „„ ® AH J U Penney Co- fixtures are! Pauw University and is well known .h-cIh, appropriation
especially built for the company to! m Greencatrtle. ’
specifications laid out for the store. -
Careful study ha- been devoted to
hind in its payments since he became
clerk, seven years ago..
The request for payment of the back bill was made by Charles A Ed-
wards. president of thc Water Com PHI DELTA KAPPA ELECTS pany. Mr. Edwards, In his lettei OFFICERS AND ADJ<)< kn8 disclosed tliat the Company lufd been 1 SOUTH BEND, Ind., July 24.i forced to 1>ottow money to operate Glenn P. Harris of Newark, O-
named president of thc* Phi Dri'*
"pay up”. He
quested a prompt settlement.
A discussion revealed two courses
CHAUTAUQUA HEAD
FAILS TO SHOW
.or It could include next year’s budget.
to meet the bill the amount in A motion was
the problem of convenience in thc ar-
rangement of aisles, racks and thc j
children and Earl Hinton visited Mr. i placing of the various departments Directors and guarantors of the and Mrs. George Frank, Sunday. ■ of the stores to satisfy the require- Greemastle Chautauqua Association There will he a meeting at the M. ments of the customers. were still in the air Wednesday, reP. Church Sunday morning and night The local store will carry an excep- I garding the fate of the Humbler ehau conducted by Rev. W. E. Wilmoth. ; tionally full line of women’s rcady-to tauqua, following the failure of J. Mrs. Nellie Bettis and llKai son wear garments, novelties, millinery,! Oscar Hall, manager and president
and Mrs. Eulu Stagg> spent Sunday | hosiery and lingeria as well as a full
finally made and carried that the (ity
pay as much of the hill
■anted president of the Phi Kappa fraternity at the closing s* 9 ' sion of its twenty-third annual con-
vention here today.
He succeeds W. Lynn Parkinson ^ Lafayette. Tho convention opened S»’ urday with 500 delegates from ‘ 1! part of the United States attewiinr-
irm motor experiencing no tire or j evening with Mrs. Earl Surber.
assortment of yard goods. It will: to attend a scheduled meeting in the
out
that the city was In decidedly good nnancgli condition with JlR.niMi In Us general treasury and a balance In
other funds.
During the discussion Mayor Char-
of the Loar Independent Chautauqua les McGaughey stated that he believ-
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I Carl V. Gilchrist, IndianaHis.
pn- ibir elected vice president, succeeds?
within it, present appropnation. | Harris. Other new „ffi,..rs are l’ au *
The discussion also brought
;ed the city woulj get a favorable de-
Harris. Other new officers arc E. Deaton, Conncrsville, rc-e! < ' c,, 1 secretary-treasurer for the sixth e° n sreutivr term; Roland Neese, El*’ 0 " auditor; J. D. Culberson, ChatUn"' 1 - ga, Tenn., re-elected inner guard; Whit", Tampa, Fla., outer guard, an'. •Mr. Parkinson, chairman of the j ur *
isprudenc* committee.