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Greencastle Daily Banner (Newspaper) - April 13, 1939, Greencastle, IndianaGet t a 0 the weather and warmer a a a a the daily il1nne11 a it Waves for ally a United press service 1 All the Home news .3 a a Ujj jux Jbv seven Anis club ends boys to Ermers meet civic my has repro a Tiff a in future Farmers in America Tox. Vivett Indiana tip a a slav april in 1 a. No. 153 sen. Van nuts advances Washington april 13.�?indiana�?Ts senior democratic senator Frederick Van Guys w ,11 ascend to the chairmanship of the Senate committee on expenditures in the executive department succeeding sen Saddle club plans horse Sayers awarded Ella if ate s. C. Sayers was awarde.1 theft so eating championship of the Green Castle rotary club at the luncheon t Moe tank held wednesday when the a menu featured Fried smelt sent from Escanaba. Mich., As a souvenir of the court Lill due to change of judgeship Ator j Hamilton Lewis of Illinois. Big event is scheduled for fifth Annua Jamboree Man Ali a. .1 Day convention being held f outstanding Voung men of state Oreen Castle kiwanis club has ,1 trips for two delegates from Kal vocational agricultural to attend the state convention future Farmers of America i doing hem at Purdue uni y this week. N0singleton and Maurice t were selected to officially rept the High school group. Both this morning for Lafayette they will participate in the Day convention along with Dele from other chapters of the on Friday morning Vernon ton will make the formal a ice of the f. F. A. Charter was recently awarded to the hons by the National Organiza making it possible for the Castle delegates to attend the nation. The kiwanis have further nitrated their interest in help girls and boys to develop Leader ability and Benefit from group nation. Irp Ronns from the High school raped to attend part of the used session the tim Ruark. No Abbott. Robert Moore and Akers vocational agricultural j who died sunday. Senate colleagues of the Hoosier Solon said Lewis death also would Advance Van Guys one step on the important fore in relations committee. He will occupy sixth place that formerly held by Lewis. Bolle Union to hold exercises z a King farm on the Manhattan Road to give ribbons trophies ii de Gillen making preparations to leave Beni h on sat pay the Winner of the Milt eat no contest was awarded an attractive diploma and picture of miss Barbara Banks 19119 Escanaba smelt Jamboree Queen. The Winner s score tentative program Hills tor nine a Mere 33 fish will be rated in the Townsend has said William m National smell eating contest. New ii 1 1 e monday events on afternoon schedule expect Many to c of a Ete commencement program for close of school year due soon the initial Saddle club Horre show this season in this Section will be staged sunday. May 7 by the Putnam county Saddle club it was announced today. Arrangements have been made by the county organization to conduct Ickes Boom follows death of sen. Lewis Sutherd will succeed judge Gillen the o s n very noticeable pure in the customary activities of the personnel connected with the operations of the ii team circuit court because of the impending change in jul Igor. Judge Courtland c Gilkin his Boon packing has personal possessions that the feature event for equestrians it gov. Horner will Iii l i i to had found their was in h s o fico on the third floor of the court House. The Zaring farm a part of the Indi Ana state farm system on thei to make important appointment baccalaureate services for the gradual no class of the Belle Union a Tatun Road High school class will lie held Sun members of the club plan to rid Illinois strategic i. State Day eve eng beginning Atto of clock to the Zaring farm begin at s in t nil Mil in an annl Irir Ninnor ii id ave moves toward Atlantic Pikati ites Rise in mid Vest crop damage in reported in the High school gymnasium at Belle Union. The following will be the program a morning March dec club. Invocation. Rev. Gilbert e. Mccammack. A Praise be the father Quot and a consider the lilies a a glee club. Address a seeking and finding a Rev. V a. Raphael. A come where the lilies Bloom a a glee club. Benediction. Rev. Mcc Annack. The commencement services will be held Friday evening. April 21. In the same auditorium beginning at 8 of clock. The program will be As follows invocation. Rev. Reuben Masten. Address a the schools our Chil Laren prof. Harold e. Moore j or mentation of class of �?T39, Prin. Albert e. Smedley. Presentation of diplomas supt. Franl Jarrell. Benediction. Rev. Reuben Masten the graduating class officers Are a follows o clock on the morning of the show games w ii be played during tin morning including musical chair trotting race racking race and others. No Cash awards Wili be made the Competition but four ribbons w 11 be Given winners in each class. A trophy will be presented in each class to the Winner of the Blue ribbon. Or. T. A. Sign or has been appointed by the club to secure the judges. It was announced that the compete tion is open to All outsiders and the club is hopeful of attracting Many outstanding horses in this Section of the state to Putnam county for the event. Tho tentative afternoon program follows 1 30 p. M. Pony under 42�?� shown under Saddle. 1 45 p m. Pony Over 42�?� and under 14-2, shown under Saddle. 2 00 p. M. Model class shown in hand. Conformation Only to count. 2 15 p. M. Boy or girl rider 16 years and under. Horse not to outcome in 1910 election will lie Pill on vote of mid Western state Washington. April 13 up an Ickes for the Senate movement developed Here and in ill this today As All factions of the Democrat party sought political advantage in filling the seat of the late j. Ham a ton Lewis. A word of the Ickes Boom circulated from sources so close to the Mccre making ready for the induction into the judgeship of William m Suther Lin an event scheduled for monday morning. Attorneys Are no f a Long new cases these last few Days and no sessions of the circuit court have been held although the resignation of judge Gillen will not lie effective until saturday. At least two weeks prior to june 1. Tho judge will name two members of the Board of review of the county. One from each of the two dominant parties. The judge Appo its the county prot 1 Bat Ion officer. Fred Todd being the engl and and France take firm stands statements Issi de by governments Indk the trend of affairs dictators my St be stopped democracies ill defend smaller nation against Germany and 11 -11 London pril 13.�?h Imp prime minister Neville Chamberlain today pledged full Power of Britain s support to Greeso it my Rumania if their Johnny Terri a dropped the under. A 1 1 Independence is threatened world Mantle of a the immune today to Start serving two and half years in Federal prison for $86.000 income tax evasion in 1933-34-35. In settlement he also forfeited the tar of Interior that it scarcely can be you boil that he would be willing let Cut incumbent the court Habif. To move to capital Hill advices from Springfield iii., however denied gov. President. Mildred Snapp vice count. N though there Wras a Light visible thi a morning the Bright Lof the sunlight took away some suggestion of coldness so that residents of the locality de the temperature during the was almost As Low As it was get before. Low Point of last night was frees above Zero reached at 4 president. Lowell Stringer Secretary and treasurer. Charles Hodge. The class members in addition to the officers Are Thelma Blue. Colleen Dorsett. Donald Keller Paul Allen Hurst. Sarah Helen Allee Mary Jane Denny. Myrle Mccammack. Virginia Featherston. The faculty of the High school includes the following educators Frank Jarrell county superintend ent Roy Herbert trustee Albert e. A a and again indicated an hour a Smedley. Principal teachers Philip whereas the night preceding Newham Frank Martin. Walter Bell. Glen Neier and Hazel Alston. The class colors Are Rose and Silver class Flower hyacinth motto. A every tide has its Low Reading was 23 degrees at a to hour. Fier some conditions so Low a mature would be very dest Nieto fruit buds but it is believed fruit men of this Vicinity that a pole crop is not seriously dam yet. Sgt me other fruits wer Russellville resident Dies mrs. Mary Catherine Wai Den Ige 69, Del 8 following 5-week illness mpcrature3 Rose throughout the be West today As an unreason cold wave moved eastward to toe Atlantic. Mining temperatures clotted the in cd ast with accompanying flurries in new York and p its warmer temperatures Prein the Southern Atlan in and states and slight showers were de Jap erasures were higher in the y Mountain Region and extreme Mississippi Valley. Cooler r extended Over the North a states of Mars reported that the cold death. Averaged to to 15 degree mrs. Walden was la it in july is Norma for the season dam j 1ss9 in Montgomery county the in a Belt from Texas to daughter of George and Martha War 2 30 p. M. Three gaited class conformation 60 per cent performance 40 per cent. 2 45 p. M. Lady rider class hands and seat Horre not to count 3 00 p. M. Cow Pony class with proper appointments conform Ron 40 per cent performance 40 per cent appointments 20 per cent. 3 15 p. M. Gentlemen rider class. Horae not to count 3 30 p. M. Five gaited class. Conformation 60 per cent perform Ance 40 per cent. Mcnutt drive is opened by Bays new state chairman spoke before Henky county democrats new Castle. Ind., april 13. I up Fred Bays of Sullivan newly elected chairman of the Indiana pc mania followed by a stroke democratic party boomed former and of Dehral Haemorrhage thursday gov Paul v. Mcnutt for the 11140 morning caused the death of mrs. Democratic presidential nomination Mary Catherine Walden. 60-year-old Here last night in his first api ech resident of Russellville in a Hospital since becoming party chairman in Crawfordsville. I Quot Mcnutt is one of the Foremost the Well known Putnam county advocates of National defense in the became ill March 4 and since1 United states rays asserted that time her condition gradually Quot no Man at present is As Well Quali grew worse and resulted in her fied for the Bays traced Mcnutt a political Henry d. Horner was cons Dering Ickes for the vacancy Tho appointment will to Good until the 1940 election. Sen. Lewis died sunday there was a state funeral for him yesterday in the Senate chamber appointment of his such Cesar involves More than Ordinary political consideration because of Illinois politically strategic situation. The party carrying the state in 1940 probably will elect a president. The rep Hcan National not Mclarence Vestal being in that position now. And the court see Nogra Hei that position now be no filled by mrs. Marion Borden however All of these Appo tees were named january 1 by judge Gillen for a term each of one year. The judge also ims under his care the settlement of a Large number of estates in the county and a number of guardianship and he has the responsibility of ordering the hospitalization of All indigents of the county who require it. These duties Are extra curricular making an historic declaration to the House of it Ltd a Mons in reply to Italy a seizure of Albania which he inferential characterized As a menace to peace and Security chamber 100,000 Cash Hail posted when lie a a a Lold a Dkl was arrested in 1936. A was Tell Lull Fulcd. Chamberlain declared that on Sun Day the government Learned from Athens that it was Italy a intention to attack the strategic greek Island of Corfu in tin a Geun sea and Tutt. The greek minister Here subsequently confirmed tin information. The prime minister said that the italian minister to London fold foreign Secretary lord Halifax that although the italians were not going to threaten a reek Independence any British of Corfu would produce dangerous reactions. Lord Halifax Chamberlain said told tin that Britain was not occupying Corfu and warned Italy not to occupy it. Starlings Here fur the summer col sin of blk Bird is be ginning to make itself \ pest the Atar Lings which have become a peat in Putnam county the last year or so Are in the Vanguard of an army of these Birds which is sweeping Over the country from the Start Ltd one Hundred of them which were shipped to America from England in 1890-91. Ami liberated in Central Park new Yolk City. It is very evident that some one told the earlier generations of these Bird i. We la they were yet confined to the Eastern part of the country to a go weal Young Man Quot because they have been swarming Cut of the has and into the West Ever since. Mittee in february named new York in the r character so to speak being Idaho. Illinois. And Montana As Likely outside of the judges heavy respond Quot balance of Power stip is in tie abilities As chief judiciary officer. F 1940 polling. The county. Assuming that the evidence prob one of the closing arts of judg ably puts secretan v Ickes among the gift Cne a Rig me was his reappoint candidates. It must be recorded that ment of four members of the county poli Cal activity within the c role of president Roosevelt associates has reached a new High. Postmaster general James a tax adjustment Board who. The Law requires must be named prior to april 15. He renamed Ralph a Cross. Gene h. Keller Challes lob dem and Paris. April 13.�?aup a France today to Ned great Britain in a pledge to fight to maintain the i Depin 1-onco of Greece and Romania and to prevent disturbance of the status quo n the med Iten andean a the French Premie edouard Dalai ice declared in a statement firmly supporting great Tancous announcement in London a attaches the greatest importance to preventing any modify cation by Force or threat of Force of the status quo in the Mediterranean or who Balkan Peninsula. A the French government has Given Putnam Rumania and Greece in particular guarantees in event their i depend Farley and vice president John n. Reason Larkin. There Are seven members altogether of the Board the othe three being named one each by the county Board of education the county Council and by the mayor of the county seat. Gamer both of whom sit at thi Cabinet table twice a week now have reached the stage of passive candidacy for the 1940 democratic pres dental nomination. Three others in the Cabinet Circle variously figure in 1940 presidential speculation seen Ary of state Cordell Hull who seems to be largely uninterested in being pies a Lent Secretary of agriculture Henry a Wallace and Secretary of Commerce Harry l. Hopkins. Britton Grimes. She was married february 28. 1897 to Thomas e. Wal a a iian Border and from the into the Mississippi Valley riot serious damage was rein Southern Illinois. Indiana Hll Farmers said wheat Early wan prominently known she was a and Pear crops had been bit member of the old methodist Church it heavy frosts. Indiana grow career and also cited his election As state commander of the american legion in 1927 and National commander in 1928. Following Bays speech a Henry Den. Mrs. Walden spent practically j county Mcnutt for president club All her life in Russellville where she Ai 1 peach Apple and Cherry Loa of d total 85 per cent of anti crops 1 k. Reed Federal meteor at Dei Myrnes la., said heavy and flooded areas along the u 1 River had damaged Winter to Radows. And pastures. Ink8 dropped to four degrees z it it in Dakota. Minne Henrj Quot icons in yesterday. A Low j or 21 degrees at chicagoan we the coldest Day on since 1900. Cleveland or a Low of 20 degrees lowest hit. James w was formed with Eugene Yergin elected chairman and Paul Mendenhall Secretary. Yergin and Menden at Russellville. A All Stu 1<-nt&Quot of we Quot a surviving Are the husband two he was connected with the University daughters Lens Walden and Maryi it it of Indiana faculty. Emma Walden one son Fred Wal. Den one sister. Mrs. William Nichols o. Russellville. Funeral arrangements will be announced late. Poland woman buried Liui it a mrs. Ellen eve no a widow of William a \ is died at Poland tuesday mrs Ellen Evans. 91 years old. W Dow of William Evans and one of Poland s oldest residents died tuesday night at her Home three Nilos Northeast of Poland at the Edge of Putnam county she was a member of the big Walnut Grove Baptist Church. She is survived by two sons. Albert and Henry h. Evans of near Poland a daughter. Mrs. Eliza p. Hapenny. Of re Otisville a sister mrs. Nancy Cagle of Brazil and a granddaughter miss Ruth Evans of reels Ville. Funeral services were held it the Home at 2 of clock thursday afternoon. Burial was in Ferdick cemetery. I la \ intended por two years for mortgages is \ Ltd assured for extend period Washington. April 13 legislation extending the life of the Federal housing administration for two years and authorizing the Cha to insure another $1,000.099.000 in mortgages was approve by the House today and sent to the Senate. The Bill raises from $3.000.000.000 to $4.000.000.000 the amount of in Suranee the Agency May have outstanding it represents a Compromise from an original Cha request that its mortgage limit be raised to $6,000.000 000. Present Powers of the Agency expire june 3c. Male starlings Are the Glossy Blacas s coloured Birds which resemble the common Blackbird or purple crackle very much in appearance and in habits. Excepting the starlings Are Lamalle the f St specimens it f these Birds which were observed in county possibly ten years ago. Wer in the flocks of the common a Lark once is Bird to when they May be som Daudel said that Quot if the Kuman what related by Hita d tie.�. But sine an greek g. L agents consider that time they have become or. Num it to their vital interest to resist with emus that they do not have to de their National Force. The Eren Cli Pend upon any other Peries of Birds government will itself Coin for companionship and project on. Melted to lend All immediate a Sist they Are so numerous Here now that Ance in its Power when they Settle As a flock in a Grain fired they form an almost solid Cov London. April 15. It up it prime ering for the soil just As was the Quot minister Neville Chamberlain and custom of the blackbirds formerly. Premier edouard Deladier of Era Nee. Starlings feed on Gilan mice s an i in formal stat of med terran a Loti Quot Ean policy today will make it Plain locally the starlings have dislodge that in italian or German attacked the blackbirds from their former again Greece. Poland or usual haunts Havi taken. Would 1 elated by the places of the pigeons to a Large sex combined British and French land Lenl and now Are driving away other a a a a i a i understood sen Birds ii. A flu Quot As the British Cabinet met to a bards among them. ,�?z0ve the final a Refl of chamber v a charming Bird net Only in appear a his Man in path alarming re Anee but As musicians very often ports circulated in both capitals of their dear Sweet who tie May he italian and his i military prepare heard coming from Bare tree tops at inn even while Winter storms Are blow Talv wan alleged to have sent 60 ing then. Too. They imitate the Monr. Nor additional to Ops to Albania. Re of some Quot ther Birds with sue Infarct no .1 or a a. Lounary Force of 30 00 1 i a scr Benito Muslim variety it the Starling la Theus red to he sending Stum is vulgaris found All Over 111 a men islands i d world and Down into Radia and the ind to Africa in rom in lies especially Egypt and Kim he Tunisia in England they Are kept in cages As a a a lib no was As Butler head to quit Post Tripure Over recorded there on 1 services for Jamen Harvey who died tuesday at the Quot a a sister. Mrs. Mary e. Cox. A Lav a to mtg wu1 be held of if Vernoon at 2 of clock from a Onnon funeral Home. The i i endure will be in charge. Quot h be in Forest Hill Ceme Putnam be skins presidency after Many years Slot machines Are confiscated bra/,11. Man charged with Possession of Many a ambling machines detective sergeant Roy and state police officers Raymond Woultz and Walter Rawley from the Putnam me Barracks were in ind april 13.�? squad which raided the Johnson store Indianapolis. N l april 9 Butler Orrei boart5 my a confiscated 100 devices of directors will meet today to a it not m Mach no Sherff Fred Willlams of Clay coun Point a committee to select a new president to replace or. James w. Putnam 20 years ago in Huncl Nlaly woman funeral on Friday miss 1.1 it Inda Batman died at Home late wednesday evening Ong Hirron a ambling no 1 on Tho 1�?Tolich. Danish. Netherlands. Swiss Ami Jugoslav Herder further. Franco was alarmed by reports that the by Nirh nationalists up a a m a pc it n i it rut Al to. Is along the in Kocsi Tuii nohmi Peri Imus a ii to i tin French High u command took precautionary Meas Boldi itt l >\h<t441 miss Lucinda Batman. 80 years old died at her Home in Roachdale it 6 of clock. Wednesday evening of heart trouble. She was the Daugh Frank Thomas was called to Allen iter of Thomas w and Martha Ander town. Pa., by the serious illness of a hop Batman and was born in put his . Nam county May 31. 1858. The great miss Jane Farmer Cut crts cd the or part of her life was spent in her teachers of the Christian Church Sun Nativo county. Day school at her Home East of town three Brothers survive Oscar and Gerald Handy was Leader of the of Jesse Batman of near Roachdale Chestra of that sunday school. And air Batman Zionsville. Mrs. O. F. Browning led the funeral services will be held at 2 Christian Endeavor meeting of the of clock Friday afternoon at the in Lle Ayel in 4 4 in. Ranks in e. Says reports from North part of state Indianapolis. Ind. April 13. A up it the next Nijor a a i to i Story is expected to be announcement a f the resignation of a Ltd n. Bobbitt is state Republican chairman a though no particular time is get for it the s probably will pit c pirate a factional dispute among members of the stat a committee. In this connection the fort Wayne new3-Scntinel. One of the leading and most outspoken rep Buca n Hosier new spa her. Recently print i a column Long editorial capt one a Republican housecleaning needed it cons std of a blast against the amies of former senator James Watson and As erred hat important counties which wont democratic in the 1938 elect on had Watson aides As fur the in la Otish relations 14 Mil i ii lit it in i lift two o 0 o 0 a a o today a weather 0 and 0 local temperature 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 fair in North port it n increasing cloudiness in South portion not i cold tonight Friday mostly Cloudy and somewhat warmer. Presbyterian Church. Char les Werne Chastain funeral Home in Roachdale. To said a charge of Possession of be led the Jun or c. E meeting. Friends May Call thursday afternoon Imam. Omm Blin devices would be placed c. F. Mathes was Leader of that and night and Friday morning. In Putnam resigned yesterday to a Apo Odd Johnson of Bra chorus choir of Locust Street m. E. Torment i be at the Roachdale i Republican county it vote his time to direction of again Church. I cemetery. A a a a a a graduate department. A a minimum 88 of a. M. 27 i m 33 r a. A. 38 9 a. A. A 1 1 m. 45 11 a. M48 12 Neon. 50 1. 51 2 p. M. 51

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