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Greencastle Daily Banner (Newspaper) - August 8, 1939, Greencastle, Indiana�T��T��T��T�0 in feb weather 4 of a tul cooler r4t Ltd a a a the daily Banner a United la Kess service t All the Home news a. I. A. Q to it Waves for All a a a volume of a key seven , Indiana to euday Al gusts 15 39. Gobo Saiia hear Phat test from citizens i kk81dkxts Mlott to Coal Yard being by h i old ordinance dug i p attorney inform. Council it is not effective ill litter of a melding permits the recent unloading of car loads Coal alongside the Monon tracks the intersection of Colum and Gillespi streets it the Edge of the City was the of a Large group of property holders and owners visiting the a meeting of the City Council monday a a a evening to protest against the Stab Liah ment of a Coal Yard at that Point. They and others interested numbering some forty persons had signed a remonstrance against the prospective incursion of such a business into their neighbourhood. This remonstrance waa read. In that connection the mayor directed the clerk to read an ordinance by the Council in 1910, when a Millet was mayor which. 7. I the present mayor said gave the Council sufficient authority to prevent the establishment of a Coal Yard at that place. However it was pointed out by the City attorney i Marshall Abrams that the Ordin Hanee in question As was shown by its title was intended As a fire Protection Seasun or. Abrams also i a dlr add that until a request for a building permit for a Structure of some i at in question is pre i to the Council the latter body Hutn act upon. The old i bees a Fine of not less it Day for each Day a Struc Jiff hidden by the Council under a pfc Section ordinance is allowed to to amp a. Nutrition exhibit at second Ward building visitors at the Putnam county fair this year will have As an added feature educationally a Chance to get some vital information on nutrition As there Wil be an exhibit in the Assembly room at the second Ward building on the three Days of the fair. Or. Walter Hurst a representative of the Board of health will be in attendance to answer questions. There will also be a list of lectures that can be obtained from the Board. Ask partition of i 11 Man land Flower show two Days at school bum. Judging for girls will be held Friday on Friday afternoon at 1 15 p. The girls judging contest will take place when girls fifteen or Over will judge exhibits of baking. Canning a doing will he by Purdue s food pro Rati Quot it cell think room improvement. Mrs Calvin Purdue prof. Honeywell Friday morning it Kies 1 n thursday expected to be rent exhibit Ever shown locally everyone urged to enter petition filed for tract of 80 acres by mrs. Mill Many a sons several members of the delegation of retire he of in it e on the matter and All of the manners of the Council expressed a Eye apathy with them in the Alt Mumk and councilman Leon i motion to the effect us of oui it it itself on record As Coal Yard there and seconded by Council Toner but. Later the motion a a a be withdrawn after the Othor members of the Council had agreed with bit i no jurisdiction. In the course of the prolonged Dis Cua Eion City attorney Abrams exipion that the fire p Rece of 1910 is Union id could not be enforced latter which started an Sion was the presen of a claim by a build firm. For payment of in $70 for tile which had to extend a natural across a private lot in the claim had been be Icilio n at two preceding id was Laid aside each r action was taken this Lere was an informal lat. At the next meeting of the body would of the matter to form a pre to be followed in similar sit in the future. One of the leu asked a i want to know b the tile a but the ques not directly answered of the Council mentioned places in the City where a demand waa being made that the City Lay ule a Ero. Private property to carry natural surface drainage. Another matter that is to be a ironed out at the next meeting is the request from contractor Rigdon for a deed from the City vacating its in the East half of the old hitch lot on North Vine Street. He has a deed from the county for its i f undivided interest but the Council 1 has not yet acceded to his request for a definite division of interests there. He bought an undivided half a a interact from the county and As matter now stand he and the City Are aft Ftp partners in the entire lot and neither has a right to claim for any particular part. The resignation of Charles Broad a treat from the la it a re of trustees of Forest Hill cemetery was presented he having sonic two years to serve. _ councilman Welch nominated John Fri to fill the vacancy for the �?�5 unexpired term and or. Rightsell was elected building permits were granted As follows on motion by councilman Gwinn Ensign seconded by councilman Welch James g. Hughes to build a House in Northwood to Cost approximately $5.000 l. E. Sheridan to remodel his House at .509 South Jackson Street to Cost $200 John Detrich to c or Luril on i Nur four the name of Wade Millman continues to appear in matters which come before the Putnam circuit court although his Quot last will and testament Quot has been probated and executors appointed to Settle his estate the objections of his sister Tamar Huber to the terms of the will having been withdrawn. Now there has been filed in the Putnam court a petition for the partition of a tract of 80 acres of land in Floyd township the petitioners being Ivan leathers Cyril leathers and Raymond leathers who Ore sons of mrs. Wade Millman who was formerly Ida leathers. The defendants named in the petition Are Tamar Huber and Madeline and Eugene Huber and cletis Huber Stewart who Are the heirs of or. Millman As named in the will. The complaint for a partition of the 80 acres sets out that or. I 11-Man s will makes no disposition of his interest in this tract of land which is contained in Section 26 of Floyd township. It is set out that the three plaintiffs the children of Ida Millman have an undivided two thirds interest in the land and that Tamar Huber owns a one third interest the land so it is claimed having been deeded to Ida Millman. Wife of Wade May 13, 1935. However according to the complaint or. Millman executed a Quot purported Quot mortgage with this land As Security for the payment of $1325, the mortgage being in favor of Nancy vice and that he gave his note for that amount Quot that stud mortgage is wholly invalid and of no effect and was placed an record without said Millman having received from the said Nancy vice $1325 or any other consideration Quot. Quot and said note was without consideration and wholly invalid As a Legal the petitioners ask that the court orders the land be sold and that the mortgage be found invalid. Edgar m. Blessing of Danville is attorney for the petitioners. Putnam county residents will be Able to witness one of the finest Flower shows Ever held locally at the second Ward building next Friday and saturday. The show will open on Friday morning after the judging which will be held Early in the morning by prof. Honeywell head of the department of floriculture at Purdue University and will remain open Friday evening and saturday until 6 00 p. Exhibitors May make their entries until 6 00 p. Thursday afternoon at the second wan school building. Anyone with any desire to show Flowers Are urged to place them in the exhibit As it will help build interest and show the citizens of the county that everyone is behind the fair. Immediately following the judging at approximately 11 00 a. M., prof. Honeywell will hold a Short open discussion period in one of the classrooms of the second Ward building. The Public is cordially invited to attend this discussion. On the committee of rules and classification mrs. Denny will to chairman and will be assisted by mrs. Wells. Mrs. Shields and mrs. Vaughan. The registration committee is under the chairmanship of mrs. Terry and mrs. Mccullough Anil miss me nary. There will be a member from each Home economics club in the county who will assist in arranging the exhibits. A few helpful hints to remember As suggested by Kenneth Eitel. Would be to Cut your Flowers late wednesday and place them in a deep Container of Cool water in a dark room overnight. This will help keep them will be the judge of this event she being named judge of the 4-h girls exhibits due to her experience in this Type of work. She has been president of the state Home economics association and director of the state fair school for girls at Indianapolis since 1934. The girls receiving the most Points thus proving to be the Best judge in judging any one of these exhibits will be rant to the District judging contest held in Terre haute next april. Ribbon awards will also be made at this time. Coal award made monday by co. Board Carbon dealer awarded Coal contract for coi qty heating Plant blankets also on d1splm fancy appearing coverings to be i sed in jail on display for Benefit of county . Predict Brake on mounting expenses demands for Economy and prediction of trimmed expenses made Washington. Aug. 8 up a the new Deal charted a course of Quot no Retreat Quot today while conservative Senate democrats predicted that the next Congress would put a Brake on mounting government expenditures. The demands for Economy and predictions that the next session would trim expenditures drastically came from Sens. Burton k. Wheeler d., mont., Walter f. George d., ga., and Pat Mccarran Nev. They expressed the Hope that business would make substantial strides toward recovery Between now and next Janu a wry Quot it has been demonstrated beyond any question that we cannot go on spending More than we Lake in Quot Wheeler said. A in the next session we will have to try to curtail expenses drastically Quot Mccarran predicted that Economy would he Quot the big issues in 1940, while George forecast even greater opposition to the lending and housing Bills Quot and any other pump Prim if a Navaho Indian had strayed into the meeting of the Board of commissioners of Putnam county. Monday afternoon and had Learned that the bed blankets displayed before the members of the Board were possibly of the Type to be used on the bunks of the new county jail that Redskin might have developed a desire to become one of the residents of that institution because the blankets were in the red greens and blues so much favored by the navajos and arranged in their beloved myst is patterns. If bought they will certainly give brightness to the present somber Concrete Gray and steel Gray of the Interior of the county a nearly completed Alcatraz. The letting of the contract by the commissioners for the Coal to be a used at the county heating Plant and the county farm this season aroused unusual interest judged by the number of bidders. The contract was Given Ralph g. Dowen of Carbon who bid $2.35 per ton for Stoker Coal to be delivered at the heating Plant and $3.20 for Lump Coal delivered at the county farm. Other bidders were a. J. Duff. Greencastle $3.25 for Stoker size. $3.75 and $3.30 for Lump delivered. Fresh longer. Flowers should also by a i measures Cut with Long Tumi. Tim length of i the or Menf court Mounce the stems enhance the Beauty of the ment was occasioned by his signing a i fair. Horse show flans completed exhibits of livestock by 4-h members will attract attention Flowers and is one of the Points included in judging the Flowers. There will be a limited number of containers available for the Flowers in the Flower arrangement classification but if possible the exhibitors Are urged to furnish their own con Tainer. In the Flower classes the Flowers Are judged and the containers Are not considered. However in the Flower arrangement classification the Container is considered in the judging of the arrangement. Mother of Arthur at new died monday practically every detail has been worked out for the annual 4-h club fair and horse show which will be staged at Robe Ann Park beginning thursday and continuing through saturday. Chief interest for those interested in 4-h work will of course be the exhibits of the boys and girls who Are entering their live Stock which ranks with the finest in the county. This Stock will be on display throughout the three Days and will be followed with a lot of interest by everyone who attends the fair. Much of this Stock has been bred and raised by these 4-h members and no doubt the Best of it will go to larger fairs for More Competition. The horse show on saturday will be of much interest to the City and county folks alike because there is nothing to attract More attention than a Fine Saddle horse and Putnam county at this time ranks High in the development of Saddle horses. There will be plenty of Competition in All classes and a Good show is forecast. Circuit court notes mrs. Daisy Agnew. Mother of Arthur Agnew of Greencastle died monday evening at 6 of clock at the Vermillion county Hospital in Clinton. She had lived in Indianapolis for the last twelve years hut had made her Home in Clinton prior to that time. She had Matiy friends in Greencastle having visited at the Home of her son Here quite often. Other survivors Are another son Maurice Agnew of Sullivan. Two daughters. Mrs. Mildred Newsome of Cayuga and mrs. Lucille Lindley of i Indianapolis and six Brothers of Winamac. Funeral services will be conducted at Winamac wednesday afternoon. Of a Bill to set up an admin St to fit Java office for the Federal courts. That he said marked Quot the final objective of the comprehensive proposal for judicial reorganization which i made j to the Congress feb. 5., 1927.&Quot a or Roosevelt conceded that the i Quot precise method Quot of one of his seven a recommendations that for enlarge ment of the supreme court was not but the objective. Was achieved Quot through the opinions of the supreme court itself. Quot we have made mistakes Quot he said Quot everybody in the administration admits that. Am the things we tried have not worked As we hoped they would hut we tried and when one thing has not worked we have abandoned it and tried something else if it were sound. Quot the officials of the Republican organization have brought Forward or. Glenn Frank As their head brain Trust or and program Developer if any. Or. Frank up to this Good hour has brought Forth no settled program hut has contented himself with the issuance of statements that can have no More Force than the cryptic generalities which they Are. Quot the republicans have offered no dust cute program except to advocate a return to the old economic order of giving special privileges to the favored few at the expense of the under privileged Dar chapter honors outstanding girl a chapter of the Dar will make Cash awards to the most outstanding girl in the first year baking project and the first year clothing project according to a recent announcement. In previous years the Dar always presented prizes in these Fields but had discontinued this project. This year they decided to give these prizes As an added incentive to the Many 4-h girls in these exhibits at the fair. Nisic family in into Widen 11 Inamy Ille people Ltd Sii into cd Alt in new York state a few Days ago or. And mrs. Jack Wamsley and daughters of Putnam Ville started on a motor trip through the East and the new York fair. Near Syracuse n. Y., they figured in a head on collision in which or. Wamsley and one of the daughters were injured. A i Snitch from Oncida n. To the Syracuse Herald on August 5, gave the following details a father and daughter were injured in a two car crash on route 5 near Chittenango yesterday state police said today. Martha Wamsley 15, suffered lacerations and bruises on her forehead and her father Walter a Wamsley 18, of Putnamville ind., suffered lacerations to his Knees. Both were treated by or. John Boyd. The two were passengers in a car with mrs. Wamsley and a twin sister of the Wamsley girl May. And another daughter Mary 10. A car operated by i s. Lawrence m. Beener of 1186 Lake Avenue. Rochester was parked on route 5 when the car stalled. With Benner was mrs. Charles Rolfe of Henrietta. The Wamsley car appeared on the scene and crashed into the rear of the Benner machine. Troopers w. C. Ireland an i George Plunkett of Oneida Harrake investigated. The Wamsley car was towed to Oneida for repairs. Saddle show expected to draw crowds l m is Ati Rac to e program ii a been worked Oft by Saddle cd b i to programs Sigedi led events will be staged saturday afternoon and saturday evening As closing event of fair two state Farmers sued by Oil firm two suits each asking $25,000 damages were filed by the Socony vacuum Oil co., inc., against two Delaware county Farmers in Federal court at Indianapolis on monday. The suits charge that Charles l. Brunner and Hay Engle a re alleged to have violated contracts made with the company permitting construction of a crude Oil pipeline through their property. The violation it is alleged was refusal of the defendants to 20 years ago in Greencastle prof. And mrs. Walter e. Bundy who had recently moved to Greencastle took rooms with col. And mrs. Weaver. Quot mrs. Bundy Quot the paper said Quot was born and reared in or Bundy was to be assistant teacher in Bible under or. Gobin. Center Madison mrs. Fred Johns allow construction of the pipeline to i and Little daughter attended Church Margaret Hutcheson of Greencastle township is plaintiff for divorce from Courtland Hutcheson alleging cruel and inhuman treatment. They were married August 4, 1937, and separated in August 1938. She ask the restoration of her Maiden name Margaret shillings. Her attorney is Theodore Crawley. Proceed. The pipeline originates at Mitchell 111., and is to ter finate at Lima of. Passing through Vigo Clay. Putnam. Hendricks Boone Hamilton Madison Delaware and Jay counties in Indiana. Marriage License Donald Fred Davidson Farmer Danville route 1, and Mary Louise Wood at Home Fillmore. County Board of education meets the Putnam county Board of kudu or intendant Frank Jarrell monday in the Board s regular August session. There was a discussion of the opening of school the coining teachers Institute the Ixion list and the budget making of the townships. One of the important matters was the setting of the Date for the trustees and assessors picnic which it was arranged will be held again at Cloverdale on sunday september 10. It will be under the sponsorship of e. S. Walters trustee of Clover Dale township. All past trustees and assessors of the county Are invited. Mayor s coi it in Greencastle Ralph Call and Mother visited or. And mrs. Charles Shancer. Lightning struck the method it Church at Cloverdale and shocked Roy c. Evens in one foot. He was driving by with his wife and son and mrs. Evens sister. Albert Moran wrote to his parents announcing his Safe arrival at new York from France. He had been in the service one year. Norman Clark. Fillmore $3.30 for Lump for the county farm. Ott Sears Putnam county Stoker Coal. $2.10. John Hinkle Putnam county Stoker Coal $2.40. Roy Wheeler. $2.47 for Stoker. $2.10 for Lump. Harley hedge Greene As to $2.40 for Stoker $3.19 for Lump. Victor r. Hurst Stoker $2.33 and $3.25 or $3.00 for Lump. John l. Patterson Stoker. $2.40 and Lump $3.50, $3.05 and $3.00 finest h. Collins Stoker $3.00 and $2.35, Lump $3.50, $3.25 and $3.00. A delegation of land owners of the j cation met with county school sup county principally from Cloverdale township but with some from other parts of the county presented an Oral request to the commissioners for the Quot tracking Quot of the Law by the county Highway forces in the matter of Weed cutting along the highways. An interesting feature of the protest was that it was presented by representative Renos Richards of Patricksburg. In Owen county who was the author of the new Law requiring the cutting of such weeds along county highways. Or. Richards is joint representative from Putnam and Owen counties in the state legislature. Or. Richards pointed out that the Law was prepared by him and passed by the state lawmaking body to meet the general demand of citizens of the state who decried the danger of the growth of weeds along roads. County attorney John h. James joined with or. Richards in explaining the meaning of the Law. Which they said requires the Clearing of the right of Way of roads from Fence to Fence of All objectionable vegetation. Including weeds and Bushes. Or. Richards and the citizen a of the county who were in the delegation were assured the county Road administration and employees will Cut All the weeds they can afford that the Money available for that purpose is limited. A claim of Everett Moore for $50 As part compensation for a total damage of $170 to his automobile last july at the overhead crossing of West Walnut Street Road Over the big four track to the o. Amp i. Quarry was presented by or. Moure and attorney Theodore Crawley but the final consideration of the claim was continued to a later meeting. Or. Moore claims his car was wrecked after he had run into a Heap of Loose on the pavement on the West approach to the Bridge he being forced to run into it to avoid another car. The Stone had fallen from trucks. The commissioners also considered the complaint of Charles Greenlee present owner of the formerly designated Quot bakery a against the emptying onto his land of sewage from a sewer built by fhe county from the court House at the time that building was erected More than Onalu Iurii on engr a our Hugh Barnett was fined $1 an 1 costs by mayor a i. James in City court. Monday afternoon for intoxication. Dross Revio Quot Moio a fair an unusually interesting program has been worked out for the Saddle horse division of the Putnam county fair the events of this division to occupy the Arena saturday afternoon and evening. Some of the classes Are open to Competition of the wide world generally speaking but other events Are open to Putnam county horses Only. In the open events As Well As those for county residents Only some particularly interesting animals will be exhibited. One of the snowiest of the horses exhibited will he the handsome stallion. Quot King Quot owned by William Mullen a of Spencer. Quot King Quot is a Chestnut sorrel. His sire. Quot Kings fancy Quot is owned by a Muncie horse fancier. Quot King Quot will he exhibited harnessed to a buggy. There should be a lot of entertainment in the last class to be shown saturday afternoon beginning at 3 15. Its amusing character is not indicated by its title Quot Farmer class Best Saddle horse for farm Trio Mimcy gaited horses in the show arc Apt to snort with disgust when they gaze upon the performers in this event any old plug that can persuade his legs to carry him across the Field and Hack a couple of time.�, with some interruptions is eligible anti the rider will not need any fancy costume or tricks in Riding. It is the plan to have these riders dash it up to a farm Gate open it Speed ? across n Field to another Gate open it pick up from the ground a sack of Oats put it on the cant of of the Saddle and Hustle ? Back then get a bucket with a Stone or two fanning around in it. In it Back across the course again. It is probable the prize in tills event will go to the entrant furnishing the most amusement rather than to real Speed and agility the Saddle horse events will clo e at 9 30 saturday evening with the naming of the grand Champion and the Reserve Champion. Coin is a rowing Tallak Emmons Wright living on big Walnut Creek Washington township. We believe holds tin record for tall Corn at East his latest find appears to be the tallest that has b on reported. It tipped 15 feet standing and probably if measured from the Bottom of the roots still in the ground to the up of the Tassel which would have to lie reached on a ladder the stalk might go nearer 16 feet than the reported fifteen. The tall stalk. Or Wright said was of the yellow Dent variety and is growing in Rich soil of a big Wal nut Bottom ens. South of Gard 150 girls will show dresses they made in their project the dress review at the Putnam county fair will take place on saturday August 12. At 2 00 p. And will be preceded by a movie on Quot posture Quot and Quot the human race Quot pictures distributed by the state Board of health and shown by one of their representatives or. Walter Hurst. The dress shown in the dress review will be shown privately on saturday morning for the purpose of a close inspection of the Pudge. Mrs. Calvin Purdue. In the afternoon there will be the Public showing and the awards will be made during the review. There will be approximately 150 girls from 10 to 21 years of ago showing the garments they have made themselves in their clothing projects. Miss Marion Black will play the music to accompany the models. Many of the girls have been working on their projects a Long time and it is expected to be one Best dress reviews yet shown. Snow in look Denver aug 8 the seasons first snowstorm raged on the Continental Divide from Yellowstone Park to pikes Peak yester Lay and today. A dust storm blew in Eastern Colorado. Nazi la a Elisii editorial Berlin aug 8 it up nazi newspapers loosed a furious editorial bombardment against Poland today As Adolf Hitler was reported to be in conference at Berchtesgaden with Albert Forster Danzig nazi Leader. A a a o a a a a a a a a today a weather a a and a a local temperature a a a a a a a a a a a a mostly Cloudy occasional Light showers tonight and probably in East portion wednesday morning cooler wednesday Anil in Central and West portions tonight. Minimum n 6 a. 78 7 a. In. 79 8 a. M.-. 81 9 a. In. S3 10 a. In in 11 a. In v7 12 noon. 89 1 p. A. 87 2 p. M87

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