Who and What Do You See?

Wednesday, September 6, 2023

Photo by JARED JERNAGAN, Editor

The talk of downtown Greencastle for more than a week now, the Greencastle bicentennial mural on the side of Dick's Barber Shop looks to be near completion Wednesday morning, even before the arrival of artist Damien Mitchell. While consensus seems to have developed over the subjects of the mural, no definitive word has come from the artists or the Putnam County Mural Project committee. Who and what do you see on the mural?

Banner Graphic/JARED JERNAGAN

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Person on the right is Percy Julian.

-- Posted by boilermaker93 on Wed, Sep 6, 2023, at 12:20 PM
This is the very best mural in Greencastle!

-- Posted by phoopengarner on Wed, Sep 6, 2023, at 2:24 PM
Hopefully the Banner will do a story on who is in this mural. The younger generation will have no idea who most of these individuals and places are.

-- Posted by voiceofreason2 on Wed, Sep 6, 2023, at 2:37 PM
Second from the left is Eli Lilly

-- Posted by Lobster Johnson 1939 on Wed, Sep 6, 2023, at 3:00 PM
Edith Browning, the Chewing Gum Lady next to the train.

-- Posted by sfrost@iendeavor.com on Wed, Sep 6, 2023, at 3:47 PM
Edith Browning is the lady from the right, also known as "the chewing gum lady". She was the first ever-female bank officer in Putnam County and was employed at the Central National Bank. I believe Edith Browning was the bank teller when John Dillinger and his gang robbed the Central National Bank.

-- Posted by Ben Dover on Wed, Sep 6, 2023, at 3:51 PM
Correction: Edith Browning is the lady on the left of mural.

-- Posted by Ben Dover on Wed, Sep 6, 2023, at 5:39 PM
New to Greencastle (only 35 years) why she she known as the Chewing gum lady?

-- Posted by Vaj on Wed, Sep 6, 2023, at 6:58 PM
I hope Jinsie sees this and provides some insight.

-- Posted by Koios on Wed, Sep 6, 2023, at 9:19 PM
The Chewing Gum Lady gave all children and some adult Juicy Fruit gum when they came to the bank.

-- Posted by momma-j on Wed, Sep 6, 2023, at 10:51 PM
I received a stick of juicy fruit from Ms. Browning in a card when I graduated from college. After she retired from CNB she continued to distribute gum at church to all the kids in Sunday school each week.

Col. Eli Lilly operated a drug store in Greencastle before he started what is now the largest pharmaceutical company in the world.

-- Posted by jatorr on Thu, Sep 7, 2023, at 9:37 AM
I had the privilege of interviewing Edith Browning in 1983 for a story on the 50th anniversary of the Dillinger robbery. Ms. Browning was with a customer at a desk on the bank's nezzanine when the gang entered. When she peered over the railing and saw what was happening she returned to the desk and told her customer that they must "look busy" in the event one of the gang came up the stairs. None did. The robbery was over in a matter of minutes. Ms. Browning was a very gracious lady.

-- Posted by gibbs.larryw on Thu, Sep 7, 2023, at 10:07 AM
What a great lady Mrs. Browning was! The mural is amazingly beautiful.

-- Posted by Queen53 on Thu, Sep 7, 2023, at 2:17 PM
One thing I was amazed with was how the front bicycle appears to be projecting out of the mural. A great optical illusion perfectly presented. Great addition to Dick's barbershop wall!

-- Posted by Lookout on Thu, Sep 7, 2023, at 9:44 PM

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