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Greencastle Daily Banner (Newspaper) - December 8, 1939, Greencastle, Indiana/ the weather Aik and warmer 0 the daily Banner a 4 All the Home news 4 United i Ken service 4 tiit Waves for All a a a f f i my forty eight u Messiah i be Given sunday , Indiana Friday Hack Makr a . No. 4 a i w w ill presen t or oratorio in Gobin memorial Church of 150 Anil the symphony putra to assist special nist in presentation Bishops Hughes and Mconnell on committee Bishops Edwin Holt Hughes and franc s j. Mcconnell former pres-8-Lent of Depauw University Are members of the methodist Advance committee which is a program launched thursday for spiritual stimulation endorsed by the Council of Bishops which is the directing or-�?z.j7tv u 1 a animation the United methodist Church now meeting at Chicago a for the first time. The first event in the program will be a Day of prayer sunday december 31. In each local Mer Odist Church Folk owed by a watch night service. Patterned after those of Jon. Wesley time. The Advance will continue into the new year with a series of rallies in each of 82 major cities in the unit ii states. A team of three Bishops. N addition to the local area head Wil participate in each of these rallies. The first rally will Likely be held in Boston. handels great oru a Nich has become a part of Risemas tradition on will be presented again sunning december 10, at 7 30 in memorial Church i i by the Depauw umber a phony orchestra the newly 1 choral Union of 150 voices Baton of prof. Merman 1 his assistant prof. Edward will give the third annual quotation of the the has been Given occasionally Ous years but not As a yearly Isis for this years perform i. Miss Carmen Siewert. A it it i miss Edna Bowles Alto i Scott Tenor and or. E 1-Jjarvis. Baritone. Scott. The a pm of town participant is a Kiwan ians in City for annual District meet local club Entik Tanini pop. Governor and other officials of club w alls i s meeting will lit climaxed with dinner anti program in Nhin Church this evening Spanish War \ derails Dine Man v a t t e n let annual Din n us head tui Ustav evening be us presentation Here last years the a a Messiah h. Ven in Bowman gym. Local years performance in Gobin today might be classed As Kiwa rns Day in Greencastle As there will be a kiwanis District committee meeting a kiwanis District conference a Tea for the wives of Kiwan ians and a kiwanis dinner this evening. The distinct committee meeting opened the activities. This meeting got under Way at the Sigma Chi House at 1 00 p. In. And was under the chairmanship of Harvey Walls. Lieutenant governor elect. At 3 00 of clock the 7th and 8th division conference was held at the same place and while this conference was in session the visiting ladies were guests at a Tea. Given by the wives of the local Kiwan ians at j Pearl of hairs guest House. Jack h. Rhoades lieutenant governor elect of the 8th division will take an Active part in the division conference. The grand Climax to the Active tie it of the Day will be the dinner this evening at the Gobin memorial Church. The dinner will be in Honor District govt r sen. J. J. Davis talks to trustees Indianapolis. Ind., dec. 8 ill pm centralized government As practice by the state and Federal governments is costing the Liberty of the individual. Sen. James j. Davis of Pennsylvania last night told the Indiana county and township officials association convention. He said government must be Given 1 Back to local communities and that Homo i ule must prevail if the United ten contests to finish third in Thel. States is to be turned from the Road leading to d a tutorship and suppress 1 Sion of liberties. J mexican May testify for rep. Dies says nazis and com my lists Ake plotting i my in i pcs declines i s. Invitation Diego i Vera a test Ami communist says agents Are miking plans in Mexico against ii Ricas old magazines p in collection i Tollmitt . Ii a dealer found copies of a ladies repository a i Mexico City dec. 8 up j Diego Rivera celebrated artist and j dissident communist charged today j that German nazis and Stalin communists Are a converting 1 Mexico into a base of operations Aga not All of the americas especially Mexico and the United states. Rivera was declining the invitation of the Dies committee of the untied states h use of represent at ves to go to Texas and testify concerns it anti United states activities of communists. His declination applied Only to ids going to the United states. He a i included in a collection of old publications in gently acquired by Robert Hoagland junk dealer of Softli Greencastle. Are sets Ltd to the popular old Magazine a the ladies Reposi a a ,. J he was willing to answer and que a a tory. The of lest 01 which Bear the 1 name mrs. W. M. Locke. One copy reds declare v blockade on Finland new order nil i. Attempt to Stop flow of War supplies to finns a a what a in a name to be Sermon topic a a what a in a name will be the theme of Rev. Claude m Mcclure a Semian at Gobin memorial methodist Church sunday. December 10. At the 10 40 morning worship service. The Sermon will be based upon Thel passage in Isaiah 9 6 a and his name shall be called wonderful. Counsellor the mighty god. The everlasting father the Prince of this will be the second in the series of Advent services sponsored by the Church. Rev. Richard h. Crowder member of the Northwest Indiana conference will offer the morning prayer and William Nichols of Chicago will read the scripture lesson. Music in keeping with the Advent season will be pro i lies to Finland has declared a video by the Church choir under the blockade of the b Zimish coast effect direction of or. Van Denman Thomp-1 be ,8>n today the danish m a son. Dale Cue acolyte will assist list a of Commerce announced it the altar. The Church enjoyed an it foreign will be Given 24 unusually Large attendance last Sun Hollub untl1 noon tomorrow to get Day with More people taking Thol it it f finnish Waters it was an com Quinion than on any communion a bounced. La n tons re shipping Loil count rim ii Ive Bren Summ munitions an Well a food supplies to Little nation Copenhagen. Denmark. Dec. 8 up Russia in a move evidently aimed at cutting off foreign War sup sunday in Many years. The Large dining room in the an Iown Indianapolis Tenor who nex of the presbyterian Church in in t tired soloist in the a Judas Greencastle was filled thursday evening by the members of the Edil Fisk Camp of Spanish War veterans the members of the auxiliary and their families. It was the occasion of j of Connor k. Seim their annual Turkey dinner. The j nor George Loist. District governor will do much toward making gathering this year was even larger elect Jerdie Lewis lieutenant go. A auction finer than Ever fort tam it was a year before in Harvey Walls lieutenant an. With or. Thompson As of same place. There were several in a governor elect Russell Vermillion will be added to the effect stances of three generations of one club president and Paul Fay symphony. Then too the i family being present. President elect is of the Church Are far Su-1 among the guests of the veterans the dinner will be attended by Tuto those of Bowman. And the auxiliary were or and m s. I Kiwan ians. Their wives and friends 1039 attendance at the ?-1 a. D. Porier of Indianapolis. The j Marshall Abrams will be the Toast is expected to exceed ther ormer is a p ust department com a master Hundred who witness the latter is new depart i in Fosters songs and ment commander of the a Kihary. I Madrigal singers has been arranged. Another past department commander i of the Magazine picked up at random from tin lot was dated 1871. Ami in it were advertisements of Sulci books then new. As a a Complete concordance to the holy scriptures i of the new and old by Alexander Ouiden a a Barnes not s on the new testament a by Albert Barnes then. Two works yet being considered authoritative in their Field of literature also. Quot the two Brothers and other poems a by Edward Henry Bickersteth. Author also of a yesterday today Ami c i which had i place in every Tion the committee wanted to ask a n my own lit suggested the committee Send him a question Nazic. Rivera a former political Mentor i it on Trotsky a a a father of the russian con Mun St revolution an inti mute of Lenin who was exiled by dictator Josef Stalin said he would go to Texas Quot As a political duty to testify before the Dies committee on any question concerning Sta Inion Dies had planned to hold a Healing in some Texas town near the bolder this month so As to heu a for manic. As in Prev t there will be no admission i Pic a i a a. J Vuey u. Vij. Was unt id the my Ilder of the veterans Organiza-1 a program of dinner music Steph eng transformation Quot revious Tion. And the latter is now depart-1 in Fosters songs and the Depauw there comes a r clubs that will be represented this Complete Library of half a Century and More ago. One of the editorials presumably from the pen of the editor. Rev. 1 w. Wiley i. Was one on a the comin it he said i _ no. That the Martha Koenig Dies in Terre haute Trotsky Tell of the activities if american communists Trotsky up i Focally cd Cudd this subject of a Fng he knew nothing about the r activities. Tree thefts a it Start Iii Earh c. Rea i tie i. Tree w Iii lights taken from top of Iii ii hard ser h e station the the of Christmas Trees in downtown Grec Nastle has la or try Mana Polk i v e8t k k 11,000 Market steady to 15c 160-230 lbs., $5.55-55.75 230 j ?. $5.05-$5.50 300-100 lbs. It 95 100-160 lbs., $5.15-15.60 present was or. J w. Chitton i evening Are Brazil. Terre haute of Rockville accompanied by mrs i Bloomington. Franklin. Madison Mchatton who is a sister of Jesse i Columbus Shelbyville Greenfield. Young of near Greencastle. . Frankfort and Indianapolis. Noble Johnson was Here from Terre j time is not far Distant when ladies i will return to the simplicity of the grecian style of dressing the hair. . Maitha Ellen a a it a Iii 3.� that Plain bands in front and a Coil j years old. Of 266 Monterey Avenue behind big or Little accompanied by Terre haute Daughty t of Hugo haute bringing the regrets of her husband. Congressman Johnson who 1 is an honorary member of the vet. Sri a nip Pri steady it $4 35a. U Darnell of Danville who died at her sows opened Sie aay Ai Erans Camp but who was obliged i to fill an engagement in Corydon that evening. With mrs. Johnson was mrs. Vancleave of Terre haute. Also Iron. Rockville was i Anc method a a Church the actual amount of Hail possessed j will be the Mode a mrs. Darnell Dies there also is m editorial comic mrs. Florence Darnell wife of Lew 0,1 Swinburne a poetry which was being lauded by some and hostile by l surviving Are the husband. Ai the step a criticized by Otchis at that time. The a thur the father. Hugo Mann and a the Stepmother. . Hugo Mann Monn of Madison township died thursday evening in the Union hos ent Pital Terre haute after undergoing a major operation j surviving Are the father a a 500 calves 600 All steady few steers $8-j common and medium heifers 50 dealers 50c higher Good Joice $11-$11.50 3 000 native lambs steady four Brothers. Levi Mann of Terre Home tuesday evening was Mother of mrs. James Martin of clo i editor wrote Verdale. Funeral services were held a Avn la Al 11 cade<1 upon Onie month this afternoon at 10 o clock from i a a a of to denounce the unclean Ravins i haute and Harry kill and Alert the of this late born poet we Are Klad All of Putnam county and four a a to find that he is meeting the Gen ter. . Dora Zindt and Lucilb a is it among the guests of the 1 i Ltd of Ronnhi Ninn that he a norms de i Mann both a of Chicago mis latin Sanford a Spanish War Veteran and 1 interment being in the cemetery at n Kii russian time we Ould to t a. M. Today est noon f Mush time would Ike 5 a. M. E8t. The blockade notification was by the russian government to l. H. Bolt Jorgensen danish minister at Moscow the ministry of Commerce said. After noon saturday and the deadline for the departure of foreign ships f Unish Waters will be Dan genious for All shipping Quot under the russian blockade a to Der. S after this announcement the . In fact they Are being taken i Hennish radio flashed an assert a in just about As quickly As the tree that the German steamship Oliver were put in place. On wednesday j Ai lived at a finnish Harbor and thursday Lee Hubbard prepared damaged by three shells from a Rusa Beautiful Christmas tree by Spray-1 s an submarine. The incident took ing it with aluminium paint and dec-1 place at 11 15 p. In. Tuesday it was rating it with Blue lights he erect-1 asserted edit thursday on top of his sin the Russ an move to blockade the a a air a tat1 on adjacent to the Date a a finnish a it ast came immediately after Banner and Friday morning tree reports that countries All Over eur lights. And All were gone. The con rope even Germany were sending trial National Bank also pm aced two Large Quant ties of War Materia s t it Beautiful Trees on either Side of the Finland. Bank Entrance on wednesday and earlier this week f land mined they remained there until thursday a the Waters at Puiul its Aaland islands night at which time they disappear Between find and ibid 8wcden at Tho de. I Mouth of the Gulf of bothnia. Sweden also was under Stock to a have mined the Waters Between the a lands and the swedish thus the Gulf a a it a r Tania Quot so or w the Paris. Dec. 8. Up several j Huss an Battle feet which meant n. Squadroni Quot i German bombing 1 y 1 in r 1 Plain s penetrated deeply into France j m blah kind Al touring the night in an apparent at further the quest inn arose Wyeth tempt to raid Paris it was made j a a a Neutral ships cud not keep a known to Lay. Swedish Wiat Ett s. Go j Jiroux 11 taking advantage of heavy Clouds Niino Fields with the Aid of spolts and racing at an Altitude of 23,0001 in unload their cargoes feet the German squadrons Cross. Tin Frontier and headed for Paris. I Erman planes penetrate into i ram i and auxiliary were the Rev. And m a mrs. Samall was the daughter higher Good and Choice med a. L. Raphael of the Hoat Chur a. Miam a and k1en Hadley id into i Nown no ii Ino her of that of i Lingsworth it ill $9-$9.25. A George Slavens a member of the la came from Waveland oeral repudiation that his Plocins de j Mann both of Chicago a pro. A a Carrico of Richmond Vul. And mrs. Ess who j Cal Camp attend the function j the distinguished visitors Quot were i presented to the gathering. The members of the came and of the auxiliary. M j91�j p,.pvlous to a Loir had separate sessions after the a up ont real Denap lewd on a of turn a in Llu. Saddle Init ends born near put Tsuboi o. May 8. 1875. She had spent her in a tire life in this county and had been i 11 i a readout of Danville for seven Yeai it it a till Dot Lluz to 1 she was married to or. Samall i per for the election of officers for the coming Calendar year. Carte is Burg Road. I la n Ink Mem Huhm Iisak Titio not Xhu than flavki1 Aftuk Italy warns Kissia farm Extension practically All of the members .1 a Putnam the Putnam county farm Extension i held their yearly dinner which cd county s Saddle club. Violet Rock of Morristown ind l the body was taken to the Thomas funeral Home where funeral service i will be held at 2 of clock sunday afternoon with the Rev. A Laud Young officiating. Burial will be in Roselawn cemetery. Murphy will crack Down on Chicago Chicago. Dec. 8 Dpi attorney general prank Murphy sighted ins Rome. Dec. 8 up ital7 j a Janning committee attended a. Maxes their membership drive at the us Runi Chi Cuk today for a i through a fascist grand Council i y Paace last evening. A an i unload their cargoes at f.7ie of the numerous finnish Rad he ads on i the both Lan Gulf. The presence was a Ign aled at once. A meeting of that committee thursday Munique noting its direct interest 11, Forenoon and afternoon with a Lun-1 the Balkans has implicitly advise Cheon at noon. Webb Evans was Russia not to attempt in Southeast of rated chairman for the new year Ern Europe what she is att in ting Maynard Gnu he vice chairman. I i in the Baltic an authoritative a Formant said i a the fascist grand Council emphasizes that All that can happen in the danubian and Balkan basins can not but interest Italy directly in View of its common territorial and maritime frontiers which were increase la As the result of the Union of Albania with Italy Quot said the communique. Between the Unes of this diplomatically restrained statement in the interpretation Given it Here was a Strong warning to Russia. Walter Dorsett Secretary and tri As i user. These succeed Otis Clodfelter Carl Arnold and mrs. William Wright respectively. Or. Mande of the Purdue Extension staff id dressed the meeting. He stressed the importance As Leal activities of Corn raising beef cattle raising Poultn production Swine feeding and bleeding Home economics work the development of Putnam county matures and horticulture. B l titty our Quot guess who Quot Picard getting tougher because in past two weeks Only one Peri Ici thin or without the City has i the True identity of the one ent cd. It week s picture was of mrs. It i Lear of North Green cast h she was quite Small. The Pic was guessed correctly by mias a a h Kelly. 206 Green Street and j to one else. Easy s p cure May be a Puzzle any. But the Young lady is quite known in the City As Well As out he City although the picture taken some years ago. Inners of the contest Are awarded t Seketa to the von cattle theater following week end. Found not guilty san Antonio tex., dec. 8. I up i mayor Maury Maverick was adjudged innocent today of charges that he illegally conspired to pay poll taxes for on cars during the mayoralty Campaign. 13 oreo a Christmas seals 5 funeral services for John d. Ash life Long resident of this City will a he u from St. Paul s Catholic Church saturday morning at 9 00 o with Rev. Thomas j Mcgrath n j charge of the services. Intel ment will be in Forest Hill cemetery. A roast beef dinner was served at six thirty to the fifty one members that were present. After the dinner the H. A Trio of Depauw Sang a several songs pertaining to horses and miss Reba Kandel rendered several selections of her accordian. The Trio then led the club members in singing songs of yester year. President John Earnshaw presented mrs. E Eanor Wilkinson with a trophy for her hard work on the membership in Vul. . Wilkins it or brought seven new members into the Saddle club. As there was no further business the meeting adjourned. Many of the members stayed to play games. Major attack against municipal corruption and a the Powers behind unt Hrone Quot As he did Success fun by at new Orleans and Kansas City. He announced at Washington late yesterday that the department of Justice soon would present Chicago grand juries with evidence looking toward indictment t alleged vote i Rud participants a and v o tutors of Chapel Eli Ray anti Trust Laws lie said the attack Henry rolling would not be dissipated on Small Fry even a successful blockade of the anal successive Waves of anti aircraft entire i Nash coast would leave the batteries opened up on them As they j swedish r Railroad route open for War advanced. A Aeppli the planes were driven off Jim i i experts Basing their was under-1 state Niels on Russia s military stood it re information reached Paris today"1 is now Quot a t to Cut a a a m la of German troop movements in so Kinlan 1 1,1 Quot Quot Quot i Quot of the Varia and Poland made n Pessary a to Lornia and rail Sid my a v the activities of Large polish Ger a turn ideation from Sweden Ilia in Mph. Tin guerillas Well armed and h conservation club i Cinelly Are fighting Ini outlines 1940 program the carpathians Anil the upper v��l-1 Leys of the Sun and Vistula Rivers it a very Inu testing Ati i constructive program for the coming year Quot go a was foretold by Secretary Lynn was reported. A the result it was said tin mans hint four divisions perhaps Brown at the meet Tig of the Green-60000 men in an attempt to Cly c in Tom c us in the City up the areas. Building. Thursday evening. I president William Crawley interred the Large number of c us Mcm Deil a dial Al c. Edmond Jarvis Sang a program of Light classics at d Pauw music accompanied by j his selections ranged from the rollicking a Chip off the and that the anti Trust investigation old blocks by Squire to Newman s the world War 25 years ago today masonic notice Call meeting of Greencastle chapter no. 22 of Royal Arch Masom Friday evening 7 30 p. M. Work in Royal Arch degree. Protect. Your Home w trom a tuberculosis a a i to. Leading of death among Paola the. Age. Of 16 and 45. Help w be out thle Dlee that kill e o Miny in their Moet productive be Are. By United press four German cruisers of von speeds Squadron sunk off Falkland 1 islands by British warships commanded by Admiral Sturdee. One German warship escaped sinking. Russian army commanded by Rad to Dmitriev fought Battle close to Cracow result indecisive. Austrian army began counter offensive in North Hungary Bart a recaptured. 20 years ago in Greencastle would in Quot widespread and import anti in the building Trade Industry. The drive i 1 be Mode pm sever d fronts including Extension of a vote fraud investigation now being mid by Cook county states attorney Thomas j. Courtney and county Beautiful a without a or. Jarvis baritone was particularly effective in these numbers. A russian song a the Sleigh by Koutz and a scotch. A Border Ballad by Cowper provided contrast to the negro spiritual Quot hard trials car Bors present by telling them plans for the rearing a of game fish and tin Rais no of Quail by the club m 1940. The tin Mem i is of the c us a i stir themselves 1 i achieve a to coup i breaking membership drive for 1940 i was org Rel by speakers All who a no interested in the conservation of wild life particular y in Putnam county were asked to partic Pate to the membership drive and to rep it their new names As As pos Sib e. The Greencastle conservation club judge Edmund k. Jarecki and invest tango a by bump to. I it Quot a 11 a jul 0jn. Concemi with much Cap Tig Atlon of building to radix Union. Quot a completed the hat. I jul Index Sci in equip spent of i Cal k Lulu a uni with a keen interest Depauw men have a one Sissy appeared on Gay Quot it Ltd m., n in the Advance of amps Friday morning wearing Skirls among the pall bearers for the funeral of Charles t. Peck were judge James p. Hughes John h. James. Cd. Gillen. Charles Mcgaughy. M. J. Murphy. One Hundred and fifty Depauw students with axes and Cross Cut saws donated by Charles h. Bam Aby went to the John Stoner Woods West of town to Cut fuel for the University. John Cherry was engaged to truck the Wood to town. The 150 boys Cut 150 cords of Wood. Depauw men have gone Sissy this sensational information was borne out Friday morning when the twelve members of Kappa tau Kappa appeared on the Campus in skirts and rolled socks. It was said the movement was n protest to the gals on the Campus wearing Woolen socks in some unethical manner at football games. The Depauw recently carried a protest against such action and in reply one coed expressed her opinion in Uncertain terms by saying that it was evident the men on the Campus were More interested in legs than the organization s work. A today a weather a a and a local temperature 0 in the wearing apparel or the Comfort of those wearing the socks. Then the Climax was reached Friday when Kappa tau. The inter-fral-1 a Ernly Council. Representing one member from each fraternity on the. Fair tonight and saturday slightly Campus appeared on the streets warmer saturday wearing the skirts Etc. When asked where they got such feminine apparel so easily and in such Quanti let and with such a form fit one member confided that he borrowed it from his Best girl. Within a few Days pictures of this unusual garb May be expected to appear in newspapers and magazines from coast to coast. 6 a. A. J9 7 u. M. 30 8 a in 31 9 a. A. 36 10 a. A. 42 11 a. A. 44 12 noon. 47 1 p. M. 48 2 p. M. 48

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