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Greencastle Daily Banner (Newspaper) - April 10, 1939, Greencastle, IndianaIt @ the weather rl0h v us older Ltd the daily Banner _ a it Waves fori ally a 4�j it Ted press service m i. The Home news g a he Jik i key seven Lewis died sunday Pil resident Green cast i be Indiana monday april 10, 1039. No. 150 died Monda i morning churches held easter Day services Kate met at noon Ashkia Aimo inked re be t to memory thai Bead mrs. Alice Brothers age 76 years widow of Milton Brothers passed away at 9 45 o clock monday morning at her Home in Bainbridge after i an illness of several months she had and been a resident of Putnam county her in i entire lifetime. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. . Programs ih1lt around easter Thol get children prominent Flowers added atmosphere it hit itt dirt notes a it. In appointed by Goy. In connection with the suit in court Many women took advantage of Village. Horner. Certain to be a to establish a lost will in which j. Traditional Opportunity to Dis new dealer hot nov Blaydes and others appear As play not gowns. The plaintiffs against Samuel Steuart _ and others John w. Homady French Revere arrested Limoges Frane april 10 Rene Drouet a French Dragoon who created a panic Sun a in the Villag of Ribiere by driving through the streets and shouting Hitler is marching on Paris Quot faced Stern military punishment today Drouet Garrison i Here guilty to the offence lie said he borrowed a car and thought the Alai. Would be a Good joke on the villager. Inhabitants of Ribiere fled fro. Their Homes and Many abandoned the presidents Home coming significant Simpson Stoner to act at insurance Oon Freni All British ships leave italian ports Wei ties arising from uncertainties at Home am abroad reviews vital problems Tash Noton. April in a up a Senate met at noon today and and i churches of Green Castle and else if ughes amp Hughes entered their a where in the county contained Audi Art Alva Small Wilbur Small. Earl attendance of those sanctuaries and Allen Carl Allen. Evelyn m. Allen the crowds were Welcome. The pro Leslie c. Grams of the churches were by t Cnthia Ine Troutman m. Troutman. Jessie Lemon. To hit were around the easter thought that of rejoicing because of the resurrection the Quot list of in Putnam j 1, of Christ Nineteen Hundred year county which Haj b. A object to Lily ill Ai Quot it was the theme of the music Quot Nile for delinquent i a and of the sermons. Children had v reduced monday by the Sale Coni 1.1ii.l.�?zlc, prominent parts in the services sing Iuliu a it county 1 surer Rolan i of in o i i dds Liis a ing their songs of Praise with a for i Ane not All of thu Linqui int ver and Charm that the pens of properties were sold but the reduce Praise from the older singers not lion in lip number was considerable. Always have. I properties which were not sold were. I for the most part those on which there were Many additions to the. I. ,. The accumulated tax s were consular Church memberships in some of the Diu Ives these additions including the classes of Young people who had asked to testify before House committee on foreign policy Washington. April 10. A up col. Charles a. Lindbergh in route by adjourned in respect to the. Yearance for the following defend a Knees. Easter Day. That in most in Jorv 0f James Hamilton Lewis ants Samuel Steuart Wesley Steu stances were far beyond the Vonnal w Diplomat and statesman exp a deck labourer and a Po-1 Beau Brumick too. A Jator Jim Ham died last night Garfield Hospital of a heart at a. Congress has lost its Only Gene Dandy. Be chose a life time of poll Tica was Senate democratic a a whip a he died and death gave him More passive political role e Senate is wallowing in dispute r a $50 0001 >00 item i immediate a Milo Yount Relief funds. The 100 cent new Deal by Gade has been watering for time to permit pre it Roosevelt to get Back and put personal influence in the balance has been a dispute Over time in and Lewis death gives new is an unexpected extra Day. 3is successor to be appointed by Henry Homer of Illinois is dually certain to be a new dealer a More consistent one than his open Breaks with or. Tevelt have been few. But the tor Genn Day was counted among who viewed with increasing un-�s8 Tho trend of administration Petary policies and some aspects Kiminis ration labor strategy Vewis v it trick n saturday while a speaking tour in Illinois. He Dei to return to Washington in Jlia Tely so that he could be with Lewis. He arrived by train at it econ sunday and went to apart i. It. Four hours later his edition become More serious and pent to Garfield Hospital. Walk a a into the Hospital recep room greeted an acquaintance delinquent tax Sale held Monda list greatly red i fed fkr Sale conducted by treasurer Lane there is Little Effort to disguise administrations Ala i dispute Over u. S. Strategy Washington. April 10 up anxieties arising from Uncertain Bix Gomington. Ind. April 10. Simpson m Stoner of Greencastle w 11 act As a member of the executive committee for the Indiana conference on fire and casualty insurance to be held at Indiana University May 19 and 20 under the sponsor-01 in of the University and the Indiana association of insurance agents. Invitations to the conference to of its kind Ever held in the state were issued today by Ross e. Coffin Indianapolis. A president of the association and or. Herman b. Wells. President of the University. London. April 10 it up it subjects to be cussed during visiting British warships had Cabinet meets to o Side. Pledging armed Aid to Greece direct warning to Italy British and French governments agreed t it strengthen Gledj Terra Onn forces at once Home from Europe has been invited been in training during the lenten to testify before a House committee period often by the pastor himself and probably will be asked to discuss to give them a solid foundation of vital issues affecting foreign policy Creed and spiritual Conception upon with a Senate committee. Which to build the religious life rep. Sol Bloom d., n. A acting which it is hoped will develop chairman of the House foreign of throughout the remainder of their fairs committee wire Essed an invitation to Lindbergh aboard fhe Aquitania. Blooms committee begins hearings on proposed changes in the neutrality Law tomorrow the Senate foreign relations committee continued hearings on neutrality today with representatives of peace organizations testifying. Sen. Walter f. George. I a. A member of that committee indicated that his group also would invite Lin Obergh to testify. In his Cable to Lindbergh Bloom said a in View of your great experience in aviation and the Faith All of us have in your patriotism the foreign affairs committee of the House of Nurs later died or coronary n preventatives. Which will he his health had been of no hearings during the next two sin 1935 when the suffered weeks on neutrality legislation influenza attack in Moscow while would like to have you appear and worm tour. Receive Hen fits of your wis supported the presidents during the last year Lindbergh erne court reorganize Ron Bill but has inspected european forces Unhul t airy new Deal moves to an a aviation manufacturing facility Iju Ning the world court. And Jef Early this year he made a ugh tax years he periodically secret report to government officials the Senate the War debtors Cne German Force stating it 41 Pav his Hist proposal was for was Superior to that of other coun a Ion of i lids or territory in the tries. Iem hemisphere to the United a Tes in cancellation or reduction of t obligations. We i red they were not y Pink some writers usually bribed them and dressed As they in the Days to , Lewis Deled a it i the capital in 1896 As Esoni t it Large from the state washing a rut his career was a Vou before he came Here. It be i in i Many breathless tri pcs and spectacular appearances have been borrowed intact by ratio Ahur. Rut that famous rags lives into a deep seated Faith. The Flowers in the churches included the Lovely Calla and easter lilies with Palms and ferns and these silently added their important part to the sacredness of the atmosphere within the sanctuaries. Many women took advantage of a he traditional Opportunity to display new hats and gowns making the Day somewhat of a style show but the Bright r hues of these Spring offerings from the Modiste and the hat Malter served to enliven the scenes within the churches and helped make the occasions arouse the feeling of rejoicing and gladness. Rain fell in a Small Quantity in parts of Putnam count it. A luring the afternoon and there were heavier downfalls in areas not far from this county a boundaries but la Grcen Castle there was Sunshine much of the time and no gown or hat was ruined by reason of rain falling upon it. Cd too much to be paid by a purchaser at the tax Sale when contrasted with the real value of the properties the properties which were not sold will be offered again next year possibly by that time being in the list which the Law requires the treasurer to sell at Public auction for whatever can by secured for them even j if the amount bid is not equal to the accumulated taxes. Several sales of i that nature were made monday after the regular delinquent tax Sale had Beer concluded. Owners of the property sold monday have a period for redemption Ami some of these owners will take advantage of that Opportunity although there will be an accumulation of additional costs. Sale of such properties is required by Law in order that they May gel Back on the tax duplicate and be the source of income to the local taxing units and the state. The new owners. Are expected to pay tile taxes As they a become due. Instead of letting them pile up to a Point at which the owners cannot pay them. All left the include analysis and surveys health , it was disclosed today a and Accident hospitalization insure the Cabinet met to consider pledging Ance. Fire and extended coverage. British armed Aid to Greece business interruption Inland Marine. P. Lotical reported that the Public liability and automobile and Cabinet Colim. Red sending a Suretyship. Tics at Home and abroad gave special two ays of the conference will italian ports on orders significance today to president Roosevelt a return to the capital. A a in la be Back in the fall if we done to have a War a he told his warm Springs ga., friends last night. His grim words suggested the uneasiness with which Washington has observed recent world events. Today my. Roosevelt reviewed with his legislative leaders vital problems pending in Congress. The discussion included the controversy Over revision of repeal of the neutrality Law. Farm Relief and an emergency appropriation for work Relief for the remainder of this fiscal year. His special train arrived at 11 15 a. State Uto i so reduced by Rule 101 enjoy legion easter a Jug Hunt one of his first acts was to Confer with Secretary of state Cordell c. Hull who had ready the reports on the european situation from american diplomatic representatives. I Roosevelt has been vacationing in Georgia. Tile Rome Berlin Axis turned again during his 10 Day a a Nee and Little Albania disappeared prompting the warm Springs White House spokesman to assert that each totalitarian expansion further lessened american political safety and economic Well being. There is Little Effort to disguise the administrations alarm. And on every Side is evidence of dispute and a uncertainty Over the strategy the United states should adopt to protect it a if from War or any totalitarian a into areas vital to its Trade and general Economy. Some of the More outspoken isolationist critics of Roosevelt policy charge that it parallels Woodrow Wilson a moves in 1914-15-16 which led to War 22 years ago last week. The president wants a Freer hand to maintain neutrality. Some would go Furth r than the president and lend Quick and effective if peaceful eco comic assistance to the democratic 4comiuu��?~fin i agr four recall officers and men to ships g1 Ann Al event attracts la Ages to Robe Ann Park Juzi s warded on time Tuo it a intr id re play let senior class Mil sting i l o Itti o n ill ii skin by cast Hoskyn 1 git mutating class Kityk Fob lbs. A tick ii old monday Kate Union funeral services for mrs. Belle Graham Gautier wife of Conrad c. Gautier West Poplar Street who died Friday eventing were held monday afternoon at 3 of clock from the re a tor funeral Home. The Rev. V. A. Raphael pastor of the presbyterian Church officiated. Interment was in Forest Hill Certo y. Pall bearers were Robert Day Kenneth West Fred l. Of hair Ralph Howard Liam Edington. And Frank Stuessel. Robert Miles 81, succumbed sunday was father of Eldon Miles of rain Bridge services to be tuesday More than 500 boys and girls of Greencastle Community participated in the legions annual easter egg j n planes l sed to transport troop is Able to take 21 ordered to get i p steam for Short notice e hailing orders Hunt sunday morning at Robe Ann Park. The youngsters arrived at the Park at an Early hour in readiness for la starting gun at .7 30 of clock. The younger group hunted in a special area where the legionnaires and i t Lia Lei ii Ted soldiers to mountains employees must prove tiie need of state owned automobiles orders which will Clamp Down on use of state owned automobiles by state employees were drawn by the state budget committee at Indiana polls. It was announced. Any department head or employee will have to prove to the budget committee s satisfaction that he actually needs a car before Ono will be issued to him. It was stated. Tiie committee members acted under provisions of the biennial budget Bill adopted by Tho 1939 session of the general Assembly. Employees found not to need Ca will be required to turn them in. Old cars will he reissued As Long As the Supply lasts it was stated by Edward p. Brennan chief examiner of the St a the Board of accounts. The budget will limit use of $1,100 state automobiles to department Heads who travel 600 Miles a month on state duty and use of $900 vehicles to employees whose major portion of their state duties require them to travel at least 1.200 Miles a month. The Prce restriction fixed on Auto mob Lea used by elected officials a $1.350 Fleet to greek Waters end Landing British troops in the greek Island of Corfu near tin albanian coast As n direct warning to Premier Benito Mussolini that great was prepared to defend greek Independence and territorial integrity by face of arms. Alarming repo to of the possibility of an italian move against Greece following reports that Germany might bring j Esaure on Poland convoked the British and French to councils into emergency session be i Day. Immediately afterwards orders Wero flashed to British ships to leave italian for the open sea. Paris re a i that the Brit us an 1 Felt a. H a Ruments working in closest cooperation had agreed that it was not Pessary to strengthen their i forces ii the Mediterranean at one. Prime minister Neville Chamberlain arc a off his fishing vacation m Scotland to return and at today s Cabinet meeting. 1 i it found that Greece had conveyed to the British government its acute anxiety Over the safety of its 150 mile Frontier on Albania it understood. The Cabinet Agenda at its meet los today the first easter monday session since the would War included continued on in the two snares Busy at streams sunday it Eleanor Packard Tirana Albania. April 10. A up it two Hundred transport Arp Lanei were used today to take italian of auxiliary members had prepared the curation troops to their posts on the Malta. April 10. A up offic a and men of the British Mediterranean Fleet and of the British Royal Force Malta Garrison have been recalled to their ships under orders Section particularly for the Little albanian Greck Frontier Region and to get up steam for possibly Short tots the Rich albanian Oil Field area notice sailing orders it was Learned the auxiliary assist 1 by the to each Plant was Able to take 24 today. Effion members devoted thursday and Funy equipped soldiers into the inac civilian employees of the Malta Friday to i veg the easter eggs a feasible mountainous parts of South dockyards were recalled to duty at special dress of colouring. Mote the same time. J than 1200 representing All the the first orders were flashed from colors of the Rainbow were prepared by the Crew of workers in order to Delight All the boys and Girla taking part in the annual Hunt. In addition to the eggs the parti and to return for London last night. Movie theatre programs were interrupted so that the order could he a can a from stages. Within a few minutes officers Blue Eldon Miles of Bainbridge is a son of Robert Miles. 84 years old. Of Davis township in Fountain county a be Siciu r class of Bainbridge he go 1 presents a there comes Chari thru act comedy play apr l just North of n Wtown. Who died in 1839. 8 o clock p. M. In the High a Hospital in Lafayette sunday morn la a gymnasium. 1 ing. Of pneumonia. He had been sick cast now at work on the three weeks. Funeral services will a a a funder the direction of miss Mary held at the Ferguson funeral Home in he is and Francis Mcclure h go Attica at 2 of clock tuesday. Inter teachers. Jackets and Force men were pour capants shared fifty Cash and Mer in into the streets from Homes and Cha disc prizes for special eggs found in the Hunt. Of the prize winning motorists acted As Volun hidden All but there of the 5-> Leer transport Drivers to take the a Era Loc,t"1 Duil a Lyhl Kear h the Quot spec Al in i 1 it a s a it i 1 Navy men to their ships. 1 Tho scene of the Hunt by Coffman and Eddie Buis chairman of the event. A Large representation of legion members was present at the Park to supervise the Hunt. The membei3 i said they were Well repaid for it i a into Nihil Dii Piik Throp it month Oitim and Start remodel Ini 1 mint will be in Salem cemetery. Or Miles wa3 it Ora near Younts virile. Dec or. 1854, a son of Aaron and Catherine m ies. On Jan. 11. 1877 he married Alice Newman. To was Active on his farm until five weeks Abs also surviving Are four other sons Lee Miles. Attica state policeman Arry Elliott a Young business Albert Miles. Waynetown Cecal Miles Billie Scobee of West Lebanon and Arden Miles of l1 Hartley h s old time Colleg Quot Mylot two daughters mrs. Cora Milton Scobee. A Goodman. Topeka. Kansas and mrs. Clara Clarkson. Lafayette one Sis Ter mrs. Flute mothers. Brazil and three half Brothers. Albert and k 1 Miles of Montezuma and Andy Miles of Indianapolis. Cast of characters will be As a Al Mav gone Cook at the Rallio t Helen Etta Miller finer tim Mcgilll Nora s Sweet it Hyron Cassity. A Fanny Farnham Larry s aunt it Irr Lage. Lenore Mccan Mack Stoke to open aft ii Wotli is completed Marks third major Job 20 v oars Vii in Ghek Castle Mia. W a. Beemer entertains Vifian workmen began remodelling the Prevo room on South Indiana Street monday morning for the Montgom cry Ward company which will open Section 2 of the Christian Church to a new store Here As soon As Tho re men modelling work is completed which will not be under sixty Days time. Hythe Kersey. Larry t be Mildred Suther Ilii. He Aleck Twiggs in charge of William alter. Ahie hop Psi Larry a Ward la Michael m Foline smythe Kersey m Rtin Quot it her Nellie Mcvay. Pthe.1- in be Kersey Vivian s Home from St to laude Wilson. Or. Arid mrs. Charles Zeis East Street have returned _ Petersburg Fla 1 where they spent Tho Winter months. Washington mayor Bartley announced t by. Every Auto owner who did not have the plans were received inst Wek new License plates by the 15th would and a Force of carpenters and work be find $11. Man arrived Over the week end and coach Buchheit an inter the work will be rushed to comple class truck meet to develop new a. Ton As quickly As possible. In Addi Lerial. Ton to the company s own workmen. Or. W. W Sweet was offered the n Force of Greencastle men will also presidency of the Kansas Wesleyan be employed on the work which will University Mark the third major remodelling pm Albania fresh Loa it i. With the planes eliminating ardous marches it was expected that the stationing Ltd of a,11 sold ers who had arrived within the last three Days would be almost completed by Nightfall to Lay. And that the occupation would have been almost effected. Tho plane transport was effects 1 in that same Way As was the Landing saturday of a Complete regiment of crack grenadiers at Tirana. Before the new transport program today units of the grenadiers an i the Bersaglieri had pushed their Way through the mountains to take up pests on thi greek and Jugoslav Borders. At the same time it was understood italian artillery which had already reached Albania was of sufficient Range together that of coastal batteries on the italian Side to clo a up the narrow Entrance to the Adriatic without the Aid of the Navy. Italian engineers in their first inspection of the Rich Oil Fields found that no serious damage had been done to drilling machinery or other apparatus. Following up Tho r occupation. Fascists began a program of speech making. Informing tha albanians of sult her population was heavily depleted state police Clear Bridge the sucker population of big Wal but mv1 other Putnam county a to i Lis of considerable size was heavily depleted sunday tin be that a it i from their usual habitat in let a Way of the nearby Atmos a phere. Into which they ascended in targe a in snares. Some o in were caught on baited Hooka. A but not Many. At one time during the Day sunday. State police had to Clear Tho carers and spectators from Tho late Road Bridge Over big Walnut for mirth a Hazard to traffic in opinion of the officers. There. Half a Hundred men. Women and Chil in n on the Bridge when it was raided by the police it was said. The water of the streams was a Lea. Giving the Snar Einen Clear View i the fish As they swam and the Depauw a a of Init in popularity reflected in Kelt ent or Ticoli appearing in the Evanston renew the growing popularity of Depauw University in the North Shore of Chicago is reflected in a recent article appearing in the Evanston 1 111. I review. As might be expected. Northwestern stands first in favor with the Evanston township High school a Large school in that area and the University of Illinois is next High however Depauw is next in the list of the 50 schools listed. In the last 10 years 113 e. T. H. S. Graduates have come to Greencastle from Evanston to he Paliv. Let wire oops could a a placed Over Many of the Eastern schools which a. To pics of the. Rio it i without much n former years attracted Many to cubic graduates from the North Shore Amon j the snares were Claude dropped Ltd 1 w. Varvel w visit n Ley is in 24 the place Princeton is not ,.ir efforts on Buffalo rather among the 50 most popular schools than th0 p with the result that that Depauw is gaining in favor h. To m Carr cd Home close to with the dmm Aton Gra it Chi too pounds of the Tiah. The Den cd in the fart that from 1hk4 to w he a of son c i2 of Tho individual 1828 Only 25 Young men Ami women a a -rill.r,. Were other wielders of from that school. Urn to re to school .,�?zi1k Kijik Walnut its full and in the last 10-year period theto than the county wherever co total jumped to 113. A Lions made it Poa Sihle to Wield the i on to la curved for evading a tax a of prohibition racketeers entered is r prise plea of .1 sickle Hacks suffered in the a ame a inner As did the suckers and but new York. April 10 o o a it o o o o a today a weather a j and a a local temperature a a a a a a a a a a a a Cloudy rain tonight and probably a lips of or it Ain in North portion tues Torrio. Last of the prohibition Day morning colder tuesday and racketeers entered a Surprise i a of much colder in Central and a South por guilty today to a charge of Evadon payment of More than $86.000 in Federal income taxes. His brother in Law. William sock Tiene tonight. Ill. And mrs. Walter Brown enter the Imp Tance of fascism to their Blower and a third defendant in to country trial. James la Penna also entered a tour by foreign correspondents pleas of guilty to r. Spi Acy of the Durazzo area confirmed that As the trial resumed after a week end Little damage had been done to build recess before Federal judge w Ings during the italian occupation Clancy announced that he would sen. Wednesday Job for downtown business property trained or. And mrs George Raper of Friday. Water front buildings were Fence the defendants on in Greencastle this year. I two horns Minn. A to manned in l no a four minimum 44 c a. M. 16 56 a 66 9 a. M. 65 10 a. A. 63 in. 61 60 1 in m. 66 2 p. M. 60
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