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Greencastle Daily Banner (Newspaper) - December 20, 1939, Greencastle, IndianaThe weather 4 now and colder 1 4 4 a volume forty eight the daily Banner All the Home news United i rest service it Waves for All a a Green to Astle Indiana wednesday Deome Beh to 1030 n it. 00 los dinner for children tuesday eve. �?zpb0ximately �?~500 Young were entertained to show and dinner 0� s Olts assisted a dinner Given at Gubin Church program included a visit from Santa Claus the annual Christmas dinner tor e children of Greencastle was give at the Gobin memorial Church Les Day evening by the elks Lodge. In committee handling the dinner eluded Ray Herbert Roy Sutherlin j Gifford Black and approximately boys and girls were Given a Emiil Chicken dinner and a Christas treat afterwards by Santa Laus. It proved to be the largest Smout the elks have Ever staged us provided Many children with a i Dav treat that they otherwise ight not have had one. I the children a names were sup had through the City schools. They there at the chateau theater we h. G. Reckley graciously Gaye loin a free show and it was a or tilt to Sec and hear the youngsters out and express themselves on the j Gram. 1 following the theater party is and Gills were taken to Dirci where a Fine Chicken dinner j dts All other Good things was serv-1 buses transported the Young j a Home after Santa Claus a sited tile Church and presented i sch child with a big bag of Candy cantus oranges and fruits. The boy scouts guarded the Chillen to Anil from the theater. They eluded James Talbott George est Ali. Robert Hubble. Lloy i Astei on Robert Monnett Hubert Cott Junior Grimes Robert Sutlin rain. John Long. Arthur Zaring. I achy Crawley Robert Scott Bill Oul Hitt. John Kleibusch and John Artwright. A boy scouts pre Christmas meeting thursday evening parents and friends of local boy scouts Are invited to a big pre Christmas meeting at Community Hall in the methodist Church on thursday evening december 21st at 7 of clock. James Molter assistant executive of the Wabash Valley Council of the boy scouts of America will be pres Jent and present troop 43 with its charter. Registration certificates will also be presented to members of the troop. Each patrol in troop 43 will present stunts and prizes will be awarded by the scoutmaster. A Hobby demonstration has also been planned and i an interesting evening is assure i. Big German liner sunk by its Crevi parking regulations considered news Here steamship Columbus scuttled on High seas to prevent capt be by British i. S. Ship saves c r ii american Cruiser will land German Crew in new York sometime late today Emma died a i i Weicai. A afternoon of clock new York. Dec. 20 up the United states Cruiser Tuscaloosa arrives this afternoon with 579 of the Crew of the giant German liner Columbus whose master preferred to s no his own ship than surrender he a to the British Navy. Hie Tuscaloosa was conveniently a a i dose yesterday afternoon when a in monday British destroyer came boiling Over j j the horizon 480 Miles off Cape Henry a. And bore Down on the 32,000ton to be held thi is j Columbus third largest ship in the i German merchant Marine. A reports from the scene of the newest sea War drama were sparse i but american Ami British naval reports indicated that Captain Wilhelm anything pertaining even remotely to parking regulations in Green Castle is considered Good live new.?, these Days. The following newspaper dispatch from new Castle is interesting. In that connection a a feud Over the question of who controls certain ground around the courthouse with county commiss a toners and City officials playing the parts of the hat Fields and the coys. Is in the making Here. Placement of parking meters on the courthouse Square is at the Bottom of it All. Quot mayor Sam j. Ruskin said today neutrality violators to evening shopping has proven quite popular Greencastle merchants who have a i 7 key their places of business open l Jcj m air juju evenings this week report an in .-vmkiu4 is prepare to take action against neutrality violators three will take action United states Argentine and Bra la i i take stops to Safe Iii i d neutrality German ship Captain takes his own like usually Good volume of evening shopping. The hours Are More convenient for Many who work during the mans Langsdorff command Day and they have been Able to take 1 More time for their shopping and As j a result of the Fine weather Many have been Down town. Santa p. O. Busy i Washington. Dec l0 up j Santa Claus. Ind., dec. 20 i up the Post office Here which usual y employs one Man now h is that meters have been placed around. A a other courthouses and they will lie j a. Dipio Mauc Souires lorme i hour service with eight employee placed Here. Previously the county commissioners had decided they or of Graf Spee shoots self to death at i funeral services will be held at 1 of clock thursday afternoon at the Chastain funeral Home in Roachdale Baehne. Master of the Columbus for mrs. Emma a. Davenport 6s j promptly ordered the sea Cocks open-41 years old. Sister of judge William m. De a a the ship set on fire. His men a Sutherlin of Greencastle her death took to 22 life boats and from these occurred monday night at the Home a boats the Tuscaloosa picked up 570 the iof be a on. Lee Webb near Waverly men and nine women. A a the this 3tate sh0 had been in six when the Tuscaloosa turned her dinner a wetk8 with Rem la poisoning. Mrs. A Eek prow toward new York at 7 Davenport had been a resident of p. M. Last night the Columbus was Roachdale 35 years. Ablaze from Bow to poop and the 22 a 1 my Davenport was taken to her boats were adrift on the water. The songs Home when she first became ill. British destroyer whose Mere a she was born in Putnam county penance a reports indicated caused oct. 21. 1871. A daughter of Eliza the Columbus to commit suicide still would permit no meters to infringe on county property a approximately .500 meters will have been installed Here when and if additional devices Are installed on the North and East sides of the county building. The City Council is expected to Amend the present meter ordinance and a it order the installation of the fourth use meters at an Early Date. What May happen after that is anybody a working eight hour shifts. A pan a n rican conference. These stances said that Brazil has 1 propose 1. And that the i i 1 ted states a and Argentina have approved a in it i posed declaration by the 21 America a nations that hereafter any Belliger j ent warship which violates the Prin j Ciple of the safety zone will be shared Fate of Gulf Spee left note saying lie Only waited this Long to be sure of safety of men Buenos Aires. Dec. 20 up Hall Debonair capt. Hans langs i i Orff shared the destiny of his pocket j battleship the scuttled Admiral a Graf Spee by shooting himself to death today with a revolver. Rigidly True to the harsh code of a the United press today that the United states. Brazil and Argentina live moved to it provi a i Fri a a. Violators a a i the neutrality Zum i 4 Loli Uii i Oil established around the hemisphere at j j is War Center us a the had red As one of Adolf a Hitler s Ablest naval commanders Langsdorff wrote a letter in which British ship ii ass German jul Sajtl Fiat j u. Moment he Fol i1 it kill into tort Lai d j Lowed out instructions to blow up his Elmdale port pocket battleship off the uruguayan coast he had intended to Quot share the Stiny Quot of his vessel. Tort Lauderdale. I Dee. Jug Connaire so ran christinas toys John Cartwright at head of toy distribution for legion Post Santa Claus is proceed Hig in a corded no assistance at i ports it would j Well As non damage j in event a ship guilty of a Viola i it Ion sought Refuge a or repairs in an american a it Ort it was said and Crew would be interned for the duration of the War. The Argentine government the United press informant said is drafting the proposal which will be a submitted to the other american i governments for their approval. A be in Accord a with the proposal already. Was standing calmly by. And to Elizabeth Triplett Sutherlin. She was a member of the Roach j a Dale Christian Church j London. Dec. 20�? up Blaz surviving. In addition to the son ing newspaper headlines told the at whose Home she died Are a son British Public today that the German Walter Webb near Morton three i luxury liner Columbus Hall gone to Brothers judge William Sutherlin of the Bottom of the Atlantic joining the i Zatle Guy Sutherlin of mor-1pocket battleship Admiral Graf Speel uni it 1 1 it ��o2?.��i methodical manner in bus distribution j Uruguay was said to of at least some of his Christmas gifts Here in Putnam county having existed the help of Mem tiers of the american log on among others and i the legionnaires Are taking a real heart Felt interest in the matter. At the legion Home in Greencastle there is a big Heap of wrapped toys a the wrapping being done As late As i 20�? up Federal maritime apply to damaged As i Tieh tried to determine today Wyeth i damaged vessels. Or a British Cruiser had entered a american territorial Waters to fire a shot at a German freighter. I the master of the freighter Cap Lim Frederick Stengler who outran Tho warship to reach the Sanctuary of this port. A d it had. To Ais charged that a warplane from the Cruiser had flown Over his ship while a was anchored just outside the Harbor waiting for a Pilot. There seemed no doubt that the a Cruiser identified As the Orion had j he had delayed he said in a letter addressed to German ambassador or. Edmund Freud err von Thor maim Only Long enough to make sure that the thousand Young sailors under his command were Safe and that hitlers orders to destroy the Graf Spee rather than let her fall into the hands of the British Navy were carried out. The end came to the 45-year-old commander in his room at the immigrants hotel rather than on the Shell swept steel a locks of the battleship that he had guided through Throe with the proposal no read by i. T Stem Lerz a Shin the 1. This notion Ripsi inf d n a in a new. 1 1 a months of naval raiding and through this action designed a. An ans a 4354. To Auva. Witnesses ashore uni. # 1, a t a Iron Lavril u if Ilin Milf pfc ynn., in Hott la a Lull till 1 o Kilt Ini wills Lahb s sri is Zzz. Or a grrr a or. A. Iwho ii 11.� born no i. Being disabled Ami forced into was brought to it lie shores of til i of Nln or Aat others a d it was brought to the shores of the off the coa8t United states by the scuttling Ami scion my hrs burning of the German line Olum question was important to bus off the new Jersey coast to avoid a fuse of the stories of some of the capture by a British warship and witnesses were verified it would or i ,., de and these toys will be distributed Tho flight of the Gorman freight ton and Roy Sutherlin of Crawford a in a suicide death. Eci Ana inem Wys i 1 1 r a 1 a a a. By Tho veterans to Young folks of Araucua to the port <>1 to a it in under Ville. Four Sisters. Mrs. Ada Hodge of i the scuttling of the big liner and by 1,10 y k a 1 Myers o i the pocket battleship and the flight the county. These Young people s j Dale. Fla. To pm ape the British As from a. Belle Union Russellville mrs. William mrs. Ollie Cliford russians Pound finn fortifications ism Helm line bearing Brunt of new red attacks weather aids finns of into port Everglades fla., of the Judson and mrs. Dollie Harbison of j German freighter Araucua were hell near Raccoon and 13 grandchildren j to be clinching evidence that Britain funeral services will be held at 1 1 not Only ruled the sea despite Ger of clock thursday afternoon at the Man claims but that German met names were Given the legionnaires Cruiser Orion. By Santa of Cours but it is said the i a White House spokesman township trustees were of consider that on the basis a it of Navy department Able help to him m making the list. Not All Tho toys have been in use i before and Many of those already j somewhat used were made As new in Helsinki. Dec. 20. Up russian troops and tanks continued funding at the Mannerheim line in i karelian isthmus today. Hundreds of russians had fallen before the finnish defense line without having broken it anywhere the finns said but the losses were replaced by a constant Stream of receives and the attacks continued incessantly. Forced to fight at positions chosen Fly the finns As Best suited to License the finns said the russians pushed headlong into the fight alternating their thrusts at various joints Long the line to keep the finns occupied or Alert at All Points thus Oping to Wear them out. The latest attack As described in a finnish communiques was in the Center of the isthmus. It was preceded by an artillery attack that a blasted away Many acres of forests. Motorized units and infantry attacked and were thrown Back As All attacks had been done for Days. The maim fighting continued to it it of enter on the Mannerheim line although reports from the Central front indicated that the russians had put new pressure on the finns North Salla where the finns has i a major Victory last week. The Battle front in narrow Central Finland mgt a extended 275 Miles. The russians were reported to have made a thrust toward nurses and Bieksa in the South ast part of that front striking from the direction of Repola. Be made at Clinton Falls cemetery was being driven rapidly off it. Kneads May Call at the funeral Home the admiralty issued a Brief com a a a. Operating efficiency As Wall As i w does due from one to nine p n. Munique on the Columbus. Appearance hero in Greencastle. By wednesday Horn on. To 111111 1 m. A the Yuch appreciated help of the .1 Rii 111 i i 1 v hmm a in to on i i he German liner goiumnu.�?T. 1 a and thursday f in g. 2,581 tons on sighting one of his Rity firemen and friends. Majiyu of considered Winlun the meaning a it of tiv 1 pm a 400 1 the toys came from stores and wore Panama declaration to be a "hostile1 reporte no infraction of the a safety zone had taken place in the Columbus incident there being no evidence j c. P. Hogeboom it lepus collector of j of naval action. In the Case of tiv j customs of port Everglades fort Araucua however it was reported j Lauderdale sport inspected the that a waning shot was fired across 1 Araucua and found that she was not i Montevideo. Friends said there was no question us to the Fate he would have chosen for himself that he would have preferred to Point the steel nose of the Graf Spee out into tin Atlantic and turn her weakened guns on the British warships awaiting him there. Langsdorff fought in the Battle of Jutland. They recalled and he knew the int i rules by which Battle j commanders live Ami a lie in wartime. Mail delivery heal Sinif Peak in a ont Kiwi tons majesty s ships some 400 Miles North a wards of Bermuda set fire to her it la Nat Ltd because of so Foht damages 1 self and her Crew abandoned her. No i a v h l<1 sustained which were re further information is i pai we Quot a the a a Remen other toys i i typical of jubilant newspaper i were donated from families in which j aka ask kit to Send Quot Banner lines Quot on first Papes wan 1 Tho children had outgrown the of the daily express Quot a sink thebe were refurnished by the fire a my own ships Adolf does it i us 1,0,1 a Quot Quot some now As perhaps in the Rush it was pointed out that the co j Thov Over work i a a a ppm a f have neglected to a Send Lumbus was the largest German vie at hot it fire department head Quad in your contributions for Christmas tin. So far of the Allied sea warfare. I t the Otter Dave to Quot men v eve scale recently sent you. Next in size was the liner Watusi. Lilb Orink Ului Small brushes 521 inns scuttled in the ind an in it of a quoth lev Brand Quot piano with three mean a violation of american Terri trial Waters the three mile limit i lean neutrality zone whose legality sur has been questioned by the Belliger i ends. There is no question of a a Tiona a right to the control of the was tors within three Miles of its coast. 1a but orders from Berlin report us a by from Adolf Hitler himself decide led his course and on sunday evening a he took tin battleship out and touch led it of the blast that exploded her in flames. He saw All of the a from the Graf Spee j Lebanon official Kip out i pm u in i i since to Iii a. Short a shr lieu a tin its Tiow by tile Orion. Sulci action is armed. Therefore As a merchantman a j she May remain Here indefinitely. J postal form to kept in s1ai-Ly Iii by handling flood of Holiday mail the Greencastle Post office Force. Was kept on the double Quick today Ocean after having slipped out of a it it the Nicks tel Quot a by advi8lnf? a hem 1 port on its Way. It was believed to 00 almost Ever get stroke they Nia i of take supplies to the Admiral Graf i a us Usi ies. I he firemen in that Spee at an Ocean rendezvous. I instance had discarded their favorit a red and Green and Black colors and were applying a coating of pure pulled men which he had safely saw the dead buried and the remainder taken aboard Rescue j Indianapolis ind., dec. 20�? and Tours ported to Buenos i up Edward p. Brennan chief Aires. It of Christmas x liner of Lac state Board of a he stood at attention As the or if counts yesterday reported to the so of burst into flames and he come Boone county attorney that there . At the Argentine naval port was a shortage of $r>.92j.2s in the with a grim smile 011 his lean Facey our local Christmas seals Tulier Eulysis 1 to keep Christmas mail As Well As regular mail moving on time and despite the flood of Holiday mail everything was kept cleaned up in both incoming and outgoing mail in the local office. Postal officials said they expect the Peak Load of All Holiday mailings to be reached today and tomorrow and Friday after which there will be j a let up on outgoing mail especially and on late Friday and saturday most of the handling will be local which will be posted late but in time for Christmas delivery. ii the pleads not , Bond a Quot Quot it it masonic notice Temple Lodge no. 47 f. Amp a. M. Quot ill hold its stated meeting this even no at 7 30 o clock. Election of officers. Christmas seals to tact it your Home a a from a tuberculosis Diey inform Tho Public concerning tuberculosis throw Fly talks leaflets motion pictures and every Mene of communication. It Kcal it of lit notes Robert Smiley. Greencastle Yoi Uig Man was found guilty of assault and Battery by a jury in the Putnam circuit court. Tuesday afternoon and was fined $1 Irene Clark by her next Friend Albert Clark has sued Gomez de Sarzana for damages in the amount of $500 for injuries alleged sustained in automobile Accident in which she claims a car driven by Roscoe Perkins and in which she was Riding us a guest was hit by a car driven by Desarzana on an Illinois Highway. M. J. Murphy is attorney for the plaintiff. The world War 25 years ago today Kenneth Morris. 23 Roachdale Young Man. Pleaded not guilty in the Putnam circuit court tuesday afternoon to a charge of burglary and Bond was Fixell at $1 000 for his appearance in court later for trial. State police officers were connected with the Case. Morris is charged with burglary but he reversed the usual Burgl Arious activity by. So it is claimed breaking out of the school building in Roachdale. Instead of breaking into it. He attended a basketball game there the Middle of this month and stayed behind when the crowd left. He was heard kicking a Hole in the door to get out of the Structure and a crowd took him into custody. Inside the building other doors were found kicked open that into the office of the school principal being one of them and it is thought there was a belief on the part of whoever it was that did that particular kicking. The proceeds from the game were in the office. A lie Detector was used by the state police in an Effort to determine Morris guilt. Ivory. That baby however a was an infant Model Only about 16 Vear old la inches across but five Meji were engrossed in the work being done on it. Other toys now Are receiving Coats of Blue and White enamel and they and the Ivory coloured ones and the red and Green and Black and White i toys Are All beautifully refinished and attractive to the eyes of any child. John Cartwright is at the head of the toy distribution for the Greencastle legion Post in the absence of Russell e. Brown who has had that work in charge in past years. Aud rid Fleenor Post commander is Active in the work also and a number of others. The Hurst Collins legion Post at Cloverdale also is working hard in similar work for the Young folks of that Community. Cion with your cooperation has been Able carry on its work. I mor clerk treasurer of i Obanon. And a firm handshake for greeted him at the pier. Those who then lie the report charged the shortage and has a tel. Interned was incurred during 1938 and made 39 work that it has been performing with Lical and Public health authorities for Many years. In Theja last three decades alone since Tho help to protect Chaimas seals were your Hame Tom up. Tub arc United states the tuberculosis death Indian u Suh k he a is 7.500. Abs to 160 lbs about cents higher. Lighter weights 10c he was entitled. He said examiners rate has been reduced by two third. J Kjad checked his books through 1937 up in items of the water fund Gen a eral fund Park fund. Barrett Law fund excise and gasoline tax funds distributed by the state to the town j and in excess salary paid himself. I a at Lebanon Stewart said he had 1� higher. 160-2.10 lbs $5 85-$6.1�> received notification of the shortage i 230-300 lbs $555-$5.7.� 300-400 11 a. From the Board of accounts but he $5 05-$5.25 100-160 lbs $5.j0-$5 8�v contended that. $2,000 of the total sows mostly 15c to a Ltd a higher at listed was salary payments to which $4,50-$5.00. Cattle 1,000, a a a 1 a Ltd 500 goal and germans silent Berlin dec. 20.�? up a German officials and the press and radio ignored the scuttling of the German liner Columbus today. Classes dismiss Depauw University classes were dismissed today for a period of two weeks. A few students will remain in Greencastle but by mid afternoon a majority of them had departed for their Homes. 20 years ago in Greencastle by United press first Battle of Champagne begun French attacked on front 20 Miles St of re reims. All claims outstanding against the the history department of Depauw. C russian army checked German ad-1 City Treasury should be filed not la were scheduled to attend the acct Vance into Poland on Bzura River 30 ter than december 20 for allowance i ing of the american historical Asso Miles from Warsaw. This year. Prof. G. B. Manhart prof. W. W. Sweet and miss Katharine Alvord of elation at Cleveland o. Those in charge of the Sale will appreciate your mailing in your contributions at your earliest convenience. Buy and use Christmas seals. Putnam Farmer 1 1 Elk vies Clay co. Many a record it is interesting to note that the exact number of bushels of coi n produced per acre 120.8 in his five acre Corn production Effort by l. A Dicks of Marion township in Putnam county is the record per acre of Henry Kohlenberg living South of Poland who is one of the High men in the Clay county five acre contest. Or. Kohlenberg also owns farm land in Putnam county and it is possible this High record of his was made on the Putnam land but he also owns Many acres in the eel River Bottoms North of Bowling Green and it is Likely the production record wa3 made on that tract. However four other Clay county men produced More per acre than dial or. Kohlenberg. The Best production being 125.5, made by Henry Meyer also of near Poland who raised that Corn on Bottom land. Second highest in Clay county was j. A. Lautenschlager. Of Perry township who produced 124 2 bushels per acre on Upland. Or. Dicks Corn was raised on Upland also. And Given him a Clear record. Stephenson returns Michigan City ind., dec 20 up j. C. Stephenson former grand dragon of the Indiana Kun flux klan was returned to his state prison cell at 7 20 p. M. Yesterday to resume serving his life sentence for the slaying of Madge Oberholtzer in i he was transferred from uie Hamilton county jail at Noblesville by i a it sheriff Joseph c. Newby of Hamilton county on orders of judge Cassius m. Gentry. Choice steers and yearlings and will grades heifers steady to Strong. Cows and Buls steady. Early steers sales $9.00-$ 10.00. Most heifers $6 00-$9.00. Dealers steady Good an1 Choice a 1.00-$ 11 50 sheep 800. Native lambs steady. Good native lambs $8 25-18.75. M \ 1 1 1 be License Ottis Mccullough Servic e station Greencastle and Evelyn Heltz. Teacher Greencastle. Mcnitt backers seek favourable delegates amp o�o9c1�o0ooo it today a weather o @ and fifi local temperature amp fifi fifi fifi i 0 i 5 i mostly Cloudy tonight and thursday Snow flurries in extreme Northeast portion tonight slightly code Indianapolis. Ind., dec. 20 up Frank m. Mchale Campaign. _ manager for Paul v. Mcnutt Federal j in extreme South and extreme West Security administrator announced today that immediately after the holidays the Mcnutt for president organization will seek delegates to the next democratic National convention a who will be favourable to the nomination of Mcnutt. Early action in this matter Mchale said had been prompted by the fact that various states have Early elections and in some instances unusual primary Laws. Portions tonight. Minimum. 30 a i r 88 7 a. A. 33 8 a. M. 32 a a a. No 32 la a. In. 32 11 a. A. 30 12 noon. 30 1 p. M. 30 2 p. A. A. 30

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