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Greencastle Daily Banner (Newspaper) - December 4, 1939, Greencastle, IndianaT0 the weather of l y and warmer Ltd 9 me forty eight the daily Banner tiit Waves for All 4t 0 4 the Home news 4 4 United Pkim service 4 0444 444 4444# a a Greencastle Indiana monday december 4, l Khi. No. 4u s Call ins honors Dean Louis h. Dirks spoke to freshmen Dean Louis h. Dirks rave Depauw i1vt a u i to it i freshmaj1 an i it Lea of the qua Ifica 4-11 Lulli i tons a Quot players expect of College _1 graduates in Chapel monday mom Bon township girl one a Quot a head of the Depauw a three representing i to Quot is a filed upon a. I Supply information n Diana at Chicago employers i to prospective from students records. ,1 thing judging 1 have l it use he record you leave Quot h clothing judging he t0 d them. The employers first question is about character Quot Dean Dirks a j Quot the second is about scholars p and the employer is More interested in the grades you make than what you majored in Quot he added. Dean Dirks girl i being sponsored at tri National meeting by an Indianapolis firm Madonna Call daughter of woman makes second escape from prison m. E. Mens club to hold a dinner Phoenix. Ariz., do. 4 up d mrs. Ralph can of Malison la so Das other it a i bloodhounds bayed Early today it it at 1 a a ump ii Vino Trio a tip this county has the Dis shed Honor of being one of Young people who Are repro the state of Indiana in the at clothing judging contest be eld at Chicago in connection die National 4-h club Congress. Call is being sponsored in dolls Ranee at Chicago by h. P. Wasco. Of Indianapolis. She won see on the three member team in Liana by winning in the i i Lun at Purdue last Spring at i time she was Putnam county a Rota Tive. Now she is one of and some participation in activities to indicate initiative and Community spirit. In Dove guessing contest Dee. Wednesday evening. December 6. Will Mark the third of the men s club dinners held during the fall and water. An unusually Fine program is in store wednesday evening with water Ballard As program chairman. The feature will be the address Given by or. Hobbs of the Hobbs Nursery. Bridgeport. Indiana. Or. Hobbs a Purdue graduate will speak on. Quot is there anything to witchery a a he will give several demonstrations during his address of How various j nations and Peoples have believed in witching for water and places where tightening is most Likely to strike i or. Hobbs travels from 20,000 to 30.-the freshening Spoor of Winnie Ruth quo Miles a year in the interest of Judd the maniacal murderers w Hll a business and incidentally has had confounded her keepers or Iba a demonstrated his Quot Hobby which is Lassen i Tate officials and frightened j witching in every state East of the the populace by escaping a second Mississippi. A the banquet will be served at 6 30 the tac 1 of cd Ocic Stuj the evening program will Winnie Ruth Judd Bein. Hunted by state forces near Phoenix Arizona left note to governor also one to minister Friend of family Mot heir fears suicide attempt Christmas Seal Sale is underway dealer May attend seed men s meeting Many o ii to a n 1 z \ t i o n s in county working for Success of stamp sales health Bonos \ \ \ i i. A r l f. Sixteen dealers of Putnam county have received invitations to attend a conference of seed men in the Federal building at Terre haute Friday of this week held partly for the purpose of g ving out information re Garding the Federal and state Laws regarding the handling of seed. At the Forenoon session c. C. Reden time in six weeks. Her Trail led out from insane Asylum grounds through the Hospital cemetery a half mile away a and on into the desert wastelands. Many merchants offer big i passes encouraged the hounds to. Prizes to people nearest kit eat Speed after the fugitive s Moth acct racy or mrs. H. J. Mckinnell expressed fear she was motivated to escape by Greencastle will be the scene of an impulse to commit suicide ree representatives from the j a gone of the most interesting contests i at talked to her notorious state. The Indiana team is exp conducted this year when the rest j daughter at the Hospital yesterday to make a Strong showing dents of Greencastle and Putnam note noon. A few hours before her members of the team Are a \ county crowd the downtown area on j scape Anc Haci Peen frightened by Nied by a number of persons i wednesday evening to take part in a Liat a be heard. Winnie Ruth she state who Are interested in the window guessing contest. Bacher county agent of Vigo county will talk on local Weed problems seeds from a Seedman s Point of 1 View Quot will be discussed by a seed a dealer Oliver c. Lee extension., _ botanist of Purdue will give an Ili the thirty third annual Mist Mas. ,., a. 1 lust rated talk on Quot noxious weeds. At the afternoon session a. S. Carter chief seed inspector of the state will address the dealers on Quot the in a Diana seed Law and the new fed a eral seed act a and there will to Christmas i 1 a is a general discussion. Messes. Carter seals and Lee will give a Weed seed dem protect your j Ona Traylon. New design for 15 a stamp of protecting Home from tuberculosis Seal Sale opened Here on december i first Ami will continue through Christmas. Rockwell Kent. American artist writ r and lecturer is tin designer the 1939 i Seal. Americans flee from finn capital report Early today was that Russia expected to omit c Ity with Gas Snow storm was raging cd As bombardment my expected to first break in weather. All foreigners out of City Ork of Young people. Among a the contest is scheduled to get Are Edna troth Mary Wiley i started at 7 00 p. M. And will be Over Amick j. C. Ralston of put at 9 00 p. M. Anyone Over 16 years University Helen Johnson Home i of age is old enough to enter and a Strator agent at Richmond i there will be Many prizes offered to Gregory assistant county agent j the person guessing Moat nearly Cor Chester. Rect the value of the windows that Are a part of the contest. Each merchant listed below will give a big prize of either merchandise valued up to a certain amount or a stated piece of merchandise. N toy Campaign by legion Post a nth annual Campaign w Well under Way says commander these big prizes will be announced in tomorrows Issue of the banner.,it which had allowed the insane �?~1 Igei All the contestant has to do is a. 1 i w Oman who seven years ago killed Praise the value of the merchandise1.a . 1 i her two Quot Best friends Cut up their in the window and enter this amount a and shipped Upit of on a slip of paper and leave it in theto inks f Angelea to remain Lur a a a store whose window they have a for the seventh annual praised. The person coming nearest Mas toy Campaign which is a the value of the articles in the win being sponsored by Post no. Dow will receive the prize offered by Tbs american legion Are we j that merchant. In addition to these there will be a grand prize of ten Doi a Lars in Cash awarded by the Mer j chants division of the chamber of Commerce. This prize will be Given the person coming nearest the total value of the merchandise in All of the windows entered in the contest. The total amount of the Merchan conclude at 8 15 Sharp. Reservations for the dinner must be in by 4 00 i p. M. Tuesday. Telephone Church of-1 fice 177j. Every Gobin Church Man should make to a Point to be present. This is a live organization geared into a great task. Col. F. H. Turner Given retirement Putnam county Man closes Long service with u. S. Army i the War department announces the impending retirement from Active army service of colonel Fred h. Tuner chief of staff of the Indiana military area stationed at fort Benjamin Harrison. Who was born in the Vicinity of Roachdale some 60 years ago and who is a brother of mrs. Lay Brothers of Greencastle mrs. John Couchman of near Roachdale. G. E. Turner of Hartford City and j. F. Turner of Tuscola Illinois. Their parents were or. And mrs. A John a. Turner. Colonel Turners retirement is of Liberty without difficulty. Festive february 29. According to the murderess craftily t10 War department a a announce Home from tuberculosis is the theme it of this years Cam s pain. As a Symbol that Protection Kent has used j Angel with out Roachdale ii. S. To have Pla St Roth de a pm. 1 said was excited and nervous and i feared she was to he locked in a cell a i am afraid she will never be taken Back to the Hospital mrs. Mckinnell told sheriff Lon Jordan. Quot she is afraid she will be locked in a cell. I think that a Why she ran sheriff Jordan informed the dogs had picked up her Trail after losing it for an hour in the Hospital cemetery. Said she should be taken within a few hours. Citizens were aroused at the apparent laxity of Hospital attendants help to protect your Home from tubercular against a Brill ont Blue background the double barred Cross International Symbol of the fight against tuberculosis is prominently displayed. Mrs Gray Potter general chairman announced the Sale of seals in Greencastle City will be in charge 01 i tri Kappa. Mrs. C Herbert Smith. I chairman. Tri Kappa will also assist .11 mor lass will stage a a Sally a private earthquake on december 6 the Junior class of Roachdale High school will present a a Sally a private a three act comedy drama wednesday evening dec. 6 in the High school auditorium at 7 30 of clock. The cast in the distribution of posters to be j Amos Judkins Elias Lai Rabee j Doc Looey j Sally Judkins i Alice Judkins blood hounds and scores of armed intent. He is retiring upon his own set up in store windows offices libraries and schools. Miss Margaret Nelson is chairman of the Christmas Seal Bond Sale and Larry Larrabee Early orders assisted by members of 1ult Lihn Iii. 111 tic the Greencastle business and professional women Early orders hav already been solicited so that companies having a Large mailing list May have their seals to place on Bill i and general business letters being i sent out the last few Days of novem her. The following chairmen will have charge of the Sale in the townships mrs. Paul Allen Green Cash. M e pos Seinen Early today broke into a application after 40 yehr.1�?T service in Kay a of Pfeiter. Clit Way according to audrid \ commander of the local ministers Home to steal a coat and food and leave behind two notes in years past the children of Castle and surrounding comity Are being asked to bring j broken and discarded toys to fire department where skilled. A a. Disc appraisal will be dropped in a Job will rebuild and repaint then. I 1 1. A Box that will be provided for that Fine piece of charitable work Oil. A a ,.purpose m the lobby of the Couit a part of the local veterans has a 1 1x,. A a House with county wide approval the army. Colonel Turner has had a colourful career Unton mrs Glen Washington or Don Rightsell Roymand i Goff. Russe j Roe mrs. Lois Clark. Marion mrs i Robert Dills Madison mis Lee Clark. Jefferson mrs Alice Hatfield. Helsinki dec. 4 up foreign diplomats including 13 americans fled the Vicin to of the finnish capital today fearing that russian fliers planned to cd oud tin City with Poison Gas at the first break in a raging Snow storm. The russians had charged the with using Chloropicrin vomiting Gas a charge denied by the finnish military command and it was reported throughout so Andana via that Russia had threatened to Send a Fleet of 800 bombing planes against helsink1. In ass the finns surrendered at once. Foreign diplomats attached serious significance to these two factors and because of a serious shortage of Gas masks Here they left hurriedly. Buses went out to Grank Uola a town 10 Miles outside he sink. And picked up the 13 american diplomats who had moved there last week when Helsinki first was bombed. Other americans fled to Ambo on the coast of the Gulf of bothnia across from Sweden through the Snow storm. In All 50 americans Walt it i at Ambo for the swedish Steamer Kastel Hom chartered by the american government to take them out of the country but the ship was storm bound off the Aland islands in the Gulf Between Finland and Sweden. There Are More than 1,000 americans in Finland Many in isolated regions. Harold Surber most of them were believed trying Betty Jean Rogy is to get to Helsinki where buses waited to take them to Ambo but the War and storm had made travel difficult. The finnish radio announced that the government had asked Sweden to try to mediate in the undeclared War Ami official sources at Stock that Bill Etcheson Jolt Goslin Janies priest Jean Hall Thelma boiler Charles Brothers Mary Alice Miller John Burdette Edith Wilson Rose King Martha Judkins Barry Jenkins Janie Goodwin Angie Merton Joe Medrana i Rosa Medrana i the Story of the play is quite interesting. Amos Judkins and Elias j lat Abee have been life Long enemies i they Are always gloating Over any i Triumph one Muy gain. The latest Triumph of Larrabee is that of purchasing the lot next to the Judkin Holm conf red Hutsell. Washington mrs., ,. Home and housing it to the Medrana been asked to convey a Poi it of Scobee Warren mrs. Julia. ,. ,.re i _. Who own a hot dog stand. I his is the k Meliti that peace Neotia sell mrs. Fred Ford Mon ,. ,. Almost More than Amos can stand be Ope Msj but Kisto Ryal the planning her second escape in six career. He enlisted from Putnam weeks from the state insane Asylum j county during the time of the insure while the hounds bayed on her j Section in the Philippines As a pro Trail through the desert fringe of a vat. And Uros. To his pr09ent High Phoenix the a Tiger woman Quot who a Lal k by reason 0 Hla ability an Jackson mrs. A Shepard. A rank-1 t jct her it Samy Jaikins. Amoss 11 Uli a would hav killed her two a Best friends Quot and Cut Cly St. Application to duty. I in mrs 1,1 sl"1 mall Rel Ltd a 1 11,1 1 younger daughter take it upon her a any negotiate oils their bodies to pieces seven years of came to Indianapolis in october mrs Juncan Cloverdale self to Supply the cataclysm which nothing had hot a 4i. A ,.ii. I i had proposal to negotiations opened but Kisto Ryal the new when he Conics Home from Dea finnish Premier said in a Rad o Monea. Doc Lacey Saya it would i speech directed to t he United states take a cataclysm to bring those two a that Finland a Independence and Neu to be respected in past and the task of gathering contestants Are urged to re Mem ago entered the Home of the of 19 7 from fort Francis e. Warren j Wyoming where he was the com Frank Stoessel president of tin i the toys has grown a big affair. I Ber that they Are to guess Only on the merchandise and not an the trim r. H. Warren a close Friend of her Wyoming when he was the father and left note for him and an j mania no officer it it of the 20th infantry other for gov. Robert t. Jones. She took a coat four oranges \ Putnam county tuberculosis citation said today Quot it is Asso hoped i in the end brings about Sally a Pri and crackers and fled As she heard heard from Sweden or Moscow on Russia s Ati vate earthquake. Titue toward talking terms now j. A a. Of. The romantic is brought in by a and it was feared that the situation his first service As a second Lieuten a Christmas souls i 11 Appe 11 it it a a Alice Judkins older daughter it had become much More difficult ant was with the 40th United states j piece or , out i Amos and Larry Larrabee. Only son i since run a recon de a revolt j mings or Atleco Ratic devices that Are cording to plans set Forth by used for the merchants to make Ommittee the local schools will their windows More attractive. Ltd to cooperate by urging each the merchants that Are in this it to bring an old toy to school contest Are turned Over to the members a fire department for repairs ints of children living in the Castle area Are requested to in this worthy work by seeing j Ward co. Their children assist in this Murphy 5c amp 10c store r annual Christman toy Cam has turned into one of the Fin Tivi ties of the local Post of the assisting them in this work f be the members of the legion Liary the schools tri Kappa bus of the fire department and Al local merchants who contrib paint and other materials As Well. Etc. As in years past the jeers of tri Kappa will contrib dolls for this Campaign. Distri of the toys at Christmas time be made through township trus in All of the townships in the to except Cloverdale and Ras which will no doubt be served by local american legion posts embers of the Christmas to Niit tee from the local Post Are As Russell Brown John cart feb. Morris Crawley. M. J. God Bert Huber. Raymond Baldwin k. Edwards Cecil Barnett. Aaron old. Ralph Pierce. Paul Grimes a Ford Romine and r. C. Monre. J. F. Cannon amp co. Central National Bank. Eitel Floral co. First citizens Bank. Sam Hanna Book store Horace link co., Montgomery Moore electric g. C. P. Mul Lins. Northern Indiana Power co., j. I c. Penney co. Pitchford Quality shop. Prevo Brothers. Quality meat Market. R amp s. Boot shop. Schown Man jewelry store Western Auto store. 17, Oft 0 Christmas St protect tour Home from b tuberculosis by help to Proe raining and place culo is a Eastern Star to meet wednesday carols will be so no Anil Christmas Story reviewed the Eastern Star members will gather in the social room at the masonic Temple wednesday evening december 6. Immediately following the regular meeting of the order there will be singing of carols and mrs. John a. Cartwright will re View the Story Quot Christmas Day in the any member of a masonic family a. Nl0st Welcome to attend this program which will take place shortly 8 30 o clock a Nice representation is expected to enjoy the evening together. Volunteers which saw Active service i the Warren household Awakening. In the philippine insurrection in Luz Rev. Warren would not disclose j on in Mindanao the contents of her note to him he delivered the one addressed to gov. Jones to her Mother mrs. R. J. Me Kinnell. Sheriff Lon Jordan immediately ordered the blood hounds dispatched i to the Warren Home about a mile a Campaign. Wide use of these seals is an Assurance for continuance a it i i of Elias. He went overseas in september. 1917. With the 23rd infantry. He served As student and instructor at the 1st corps school at gon Recourt. And us instructor of the 2nd corps school at chattel on sur Seine. He was assigned to the 26th division As fight j this weeks Wea Tineil your county associations against the death rate from tuberculosis per ruin and warmer Early part per i week and again wednesday from the Asylum grounds. They had Ahsu Stant chief of staff on the Toul picked up the Trail about Midnight j front. Other overseas assignments in the Hospital cemetery then a i included that of operations officer of patently lost it again. The 3rd division through the Argonne i offensive chief of staff of the 3rd Yant sentenced Charles Yant 37 years o d. Living a when at Home on a site Road j is off the National West of pleasant Garden was sentenced in the Putnam circuit court by judge William division during the time it was a part of the army of occupation on the Rhine River and after the division returned to Camp Pike Arkansas in 1919. Col. Turners decorations include a medal for service in the philippine has been reduced from 201 100.000 persons in 1904 to 49 100.000 persons in 1938. This tr.-1 thursday Mendouse reduction has been brought Day. About by the Purchase of Christmas seals almost the sole source of funds with which to carry on the Battle but despite the headway that has been made in reducing deaths from this disease it is still the leading cause of death in the age group 15 to 45. The seals Are 31.00 per Sheet. The Bonds $5.00 each take As Many us can. Seventy seven cents of of or co Der tuesday and Fri m. Sutherlin to serve a term of from insurrection a medal for service one to five years in the state prison at Michigan City upon conviction for Petit larceny. The affidavit against him signed by 3cvgean�?~ Roy Newgent of the state police specifically charged him Wuh the theft of seven Wtiz the Rock from Carl Huffman. October to but witnesses on the stand Diug the hearing mentioned other misdemeanours extending Over a term of the mexican Border world War medal and the purple heart. Col. And mrs. Turner have three sons. The elder son capt. Robert g. Turner a graduate of West Point. Commands Headquarters company 11th infantry with permanent station at fort Bey Jamin Harrison. The Young son. John w. Turner is a Reserve officer on acc duty. A daughter is the wife of capt. George a a tin i in Nril in re Lif to la Al the world w a 25 years ago today by United press russian amid commanded by Jan. Ivanov in West Galicia reached Well five years including the stabbing of j adj Enki. Stationed at fort Benning a cow so seriously that she bed to i death the starting of a fire at a Bam other d appearances o chickens and so on. One of the witnesses was i liar. Mullenix. Half brother of Yan. Who testified As to the latter a deft Quot 11 a hearing and mentality. Some Tiec years ago an Effort was made to have Yant treated at Evans ii e but he was not accepted and he was examined Here a Short time ago after h s arrest for this theft of chickens 20 years ago in Green Castle. Yon your Dollar remains in Putnam Roun to tin Ute scr Twenty three cents goes to support your state and National association without which a county association could not function efficiently. Declares moratorium Indianapolis ind., dec. 4�? up a gov. M. Clifford Townsend today declared a moratorium until March i ib40 on the Purchase of new automobile License plate., thus following the program first established by former governor Paul v. Mcnutt and since by Townsend. Seeing Kavc Doji com in Quot to i. S. Parent teachers Asso let Tion sponsoring interesting program dec 7 much More recognized i Liona i y finnish a government Apt up at the Border town of ter Joki by Tibo Kritun Tnp an exiled finnish communist. It in itt of it notes the complaint of Ralph Hoat Ettor for divorce from Vera Hostetter was overruled and the latter on her Cross complaint was Given a Para to on from bed and Board without divorce and the custody of uie children. The husband was ordered to pay support Money to the wife for the children. Jennie say Luatha been appointed administrator with the. Will annexed of the a state of Daniel v. . Hughes Sutherlin x Hughes Are attorneys. Pete How dapple has been named administrator of the estate of the late Lames m. Aker of Reelsville. That Dore Crawley is attorney. Edward Thompson is. Frances Matthews. Fhi syess on and damages set for trial dec Niber 5, at 9 of clock. J Walter s. Campbell is. Skiler i Jones Replevin finding for plaintiff. I Ray Lamson is. Earl Sutherlin trustee it Al to set aside action defendant rued to answer dec. 8. Depauw University classes were to be held during Forenoon Only because of the Coal shortage. Miss Jane Fanner returned from but the examining doctors declared a visit with friends at Lebanon. Him not sufficiently insane to be a subject for treatment at Evansville. King George in France a fire started by one of the children in the John Friend Home on South College Avenue was noticed by Jesse Welle who called the fire de a township trustees meet the december meeting of the township trustees was held with county superintendent Frank Jarrell today. Practically All of the trustees indicated an intention of attending the state meeting of Public officials at Indianapolis on the 7th. The trustees and their families i 1 have their annual Oyster supper at Clinton enter school House the evening of the 18th of december. London dec. 4 up a King j apartment. George is in France for a visit to the i Greencastle won from Clayton 22 Ici a Eva Rill in map British trs a it was announced of to 3. Field goals were made by Louis Gen. Enn Suan u _ and Jake dirt. Tho Parent teacher association of the High school will give an entertainment thursday december 7. That j should be of unusual interest to the 1 Public. Or. Hervey Caldwell of in Diana Olih and his seeing Eye dog will be a Pant of the program. The result of a fall Down an elevator Shaft was blindness for Hervey Caldwell or. Caldwe l operated a Small store in Broad Ripple. After his Accident and resulting blindness he could no longer maintain his in i or. And mrs. Davil l. Grimes and dependence. A a on and Elvin Harlan Are at Chica or. Caldwe l had heard of the see the International live in g Eye dog training grounds at Morristown new Jersey. He applied for a world renowned seeing Eye dog his application was accepted and now or. Caldwell tells the fascinating Stock show and other meetings. Q a a 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 today a weather 0 0 and 0 Story of is trip to Morristown his 0 local temperature 0 introduction to and life with Quot Cleo Quot 0 it $ $ a ? 0 0 0 that became his seeing Eye. J mostly Cloudy tonight and this and his Rotum to Normal life iday slightly warmer tuesday in is an interesting Story that Al will South and West portions appreciate. Or. Caldwell Ami cd to appeared Here before a spec Al program of rotary last summer. Every one was enthusiastic about this program. 1 an added attraction will be a gymnastic demonstration of twelve children from the Indiana school for tha tured at Waterburg Cape province finally today. Mrs. Jacob Shaw Fillmore under Blind through the Courtesy of or. Went an operation at Putnam county Robert Lambert superintendent of the Hospital saturday evening. School. Minimum 6 in. 32 7 a. M. 33 8 a. A. 33 0 a. M. A. 33 10 a. In. 35 11 a. M. 36 12 noon. 33 1 p. A. 38 �T�2 p. A. 38 6 on

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