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Greencastle Daily Banner (Newspaper) - December 27, 1939, Greencastle, IndianaThe weather i Aik and cold the daily Banner 4 4 Ala. Tiie Home news 4 United press service 4 to it Waves for All 0l.ume forty eight. Thee Castle Indiana wednesday december _>7, 11mu n it. I j a change 0 be made in pointy offices see will be made Kilt it a commissioners january 1 clerk pleads 1.uii.ty Lebanon ind. Dec. 27up a George Mcdaniel 25. Former clerk treasurer Advance Wal be taken to the Pendleton reformatory today to begin a term from one to five years on his plea guilty to a charge embezzlement. He appeared in the court less than ten minutes after the embezzlement indictment was voted by the Boone ii it Itel joke to retire county grand jury he was charged with a shortage $5 176 94 from 1956 to october 1958, when he re stale roads Mere All Clear \ Rednos signed. Officers in court House Are beginning a new year some last year term Snow storm blankets the country today menus forum to meet in Olu year last time fall to a depth Appi Iov 1mately six inches covers a headed by Fowler 1 comm i mtg Are kept Clear e change the Calendar to a yeat. Next monday will bring one change in the personnel a elective officers the county. Qty commissioner William pc Jorge retires by reason sex Tion his term office and he be succeeded by Scott Spencer ted in the general election or. Spencer will represent the a commissioner s District county. Uford fall now a member the no commissioners from the t District has served two years shia German not Iii. Physicians find Day and Snow equipment was Busy the menus forum the Christian Church will hold their final meeting the old year thursday evening is 6 30. The program committee has arranged an unusually Fine program. Brooks who will talk on City Park and City recreation. J. W. Herod is chairman the dinner committee. The officers the forum request that every member the forum attend this meeting As there will be some important Busi-1 Ness taken up at this time. It Al a i it i Shii passenger to Panama May be returner to British the Snow that covered the surface the Earth around Here wed j. I a mesday morning much to the sur i a Ipi. La \ Iii prise most people when they Rais-1 i pm i red the blinds their Homes was j l Unera i i hurs Dav 1 that which was longed for by the i a youngsters for Christmas Day. Ii came a couple Days late hut wan mrs. Eliza Collins is daughter True pioneers Putnam county among the family dinner gather mrs. Collins. Quot he and his family Ings Christmas Day. Was that at gathered g Nsengi on the farm and the Home Frank Collins on the Greencastle Manhattan Road which was attended by or. Co Lins Mother mrs Eliza Collins and her Sam Clay who 1 be in the old Collins Home on Road 43, a Short distance South the Quot Hanna crossing a and by or. And mrs. Frank col ins. The Host and hos i teas the Day. These few Are Abou. I All the Collins family. Mrs. Eliza Collins had twelve Hal Brothers a and half Sisters and one sister their father was Luke Gardner. Who was the father Jos a Gardner and Grandfather ies Otis and Kimber Gardner known i business e roles As Gardner Brothers Greencastle and other Greencastle residents. Lark Gardner was a Pioneer settler acceptable to those who like Snow i Balboa canal zone dec. 27 a nevertheless. Up Hans von Appen. Who was j the an0w had a depth five or removed fro,., the German freighter Glt inc la a that Wall at seven o clock Duess Oldorf medical treatment. J but a so Depths were observed Anil 1 a a _ today face possible deportation la rat fall flip flakes which corp who died in he Walter Reed e Jamaca where a British prize Crew j a a Ftp a a a hour increased Hospital in Wah la on a Quot a Rouault services for dead ei.1ek will be held from Rector Clinton township. Putnam county Home at two o clock funeral services for capt Frank Irvin the United states flying continued after that was believed to he taking the vessel three year term and Edgar l. Toscana rom third District has despite a Orin prote. I one year his von Appen. Who we taken off the m Quot a i i Quot ? i the Rector funeral Home. Burial a Vita him has been chair-1, the a everything taken into consid-1 1. Or. Litel Jorge Bias been Cnair Dusseldorf monday when the ships the Board commissioners 1 Gern Lull a fed i the depth but slowly. The temperature was Only a lit11 under 32 degrees at 7 clock so that j Dusseldorf monday when the ship Sera on waa real a r Fine example j injuries sustained at Indianapolis j last Friday morning will be held at two o clock thursday afternoon from last year his tenure office. From appendicitis w examined by for will be in Forest. Hill cemetery. The body will arrive Here at 11 55 clock from Washington and will be taken directly to the Rector Home where it will lie in state until the funeral hour. The body will in j a real Winter Day. J u a it in in refs the i.11. I there was considerable Drifting i am circuu0>urihas erne year i Quot Quot a Quot Quot Quot a Quot Mon Quot Quot Quot a the Snow which caused trouble to her Nail a i my my Drivers on county roads but on Slat to serve his present term. Ounce Jim v a Inni condition., a . The same is True the pros ecu a he was Etu a <1 to the custody . \. Wait a accompanied by Samuel e. Williams. Nominations Cana a a a a. Autull a flu. 1 v Panama t no Orinee. ii a e "ctl00 Mau it and flying comp Nylon elections to Iii these offices will Fri class 1u1�?z.s1iquot were cleaned Early in the a a pm a a a a a Quot made in 1940. Would beheld at the Balboa qua ran a Irvin. Pall bearers will be members us tor Gilbert e ogles will Start tone Stati Oll a Jill instruction from. Ack to combat snowfall. A the corps who win acc a january 1, the last year the Washington. It wan believed he might j with a. Exc Epson a few Trade i the body he Quot a be sont to Jamaca aboard the first j Jjo waver the inconvenience to drive j Era on the county roads was not scr the 4,930-ton Dusseldorf. Captur j de by the British Cruiser dispatch n Greencastle an in other Rone Temei e. Morrison clerk the off thl chilean coast on dec. 15. Left Mun tips the county being in the list a old a settlers a Publ shed in All Putnam county la is tories. He homesteaded land on what is now Road 36. West Road 43, the land now comprising the rambo and Nelson farms. A father used to walk from there Down to the National Road when it was built to work for $8 a month but got his Board on the said the Money from his work and from the Ginseng paid for the farm. Quot he was born March 11, 1805, in Kentucky Anil was nearly 84 years old when he d de. He was married twice and he had twelve children by his first marriage. His second w be was Mary bundrent. Fincastle. And she was my Mother and Mother toa my sister. Rachel who married i lard Allen and they had three children Fred and James Greencastle. And Neal living North Greencastle. Mrs. Collins Certa Only should know her Way about in her present Home because she has lived in it 54 years. It is partly log and originally was erected on the old route what is now the present state Road 43, several Hundred Yards West where it 1� now located. It was near a Fine Spring water course As nearly All Pioneer Homes were. Mrs. Collins is the widow Joseph Collins who was killed by Impact with an automobile in front their Home 12 years ago last november they were married in August. 1877. And present at that ceremony i a i Ltd t 44ii finns trap russian forces losses heavy attack made on ice bit thousands Abe killed and drowned Maci Tinl Eire deadly great Swath Are Cut in loading Force As they approach finns in to it a on Field ice for which he was elected. A Eland Lane county treasurer Ava Abie British Harnoi ins his second two year term Jan-1. The funeral will be conducted by the Rev. Victor l Raphael the presbyterian Church the death Frank Irvin recalls i that the Only other aviator among i the Greencastle boys who attained d mrs. Neute Grimy. Recordo. Cristoba a the Atlantic. The j a a a a tic buy for Drivers cd us ski by the. Robert l. Pierce county assci., during go. Nil uht Fot. The y Tho Samv into distinction. First Lieut. Maurice a. Each has three years to serve briti8h we8t s a spite efforts a asap surface which rave tra i Shal a it. S01 the late and or a the present term. the Ger plan18ult to prevent its a Ion a u the Wircs Auto mobiles and i k e Star a Quot gov Quot no Yalu cd Civ Ltd a 1 the members the county j Man it rth prize ,.ul a Board i a Ruck his Early training in aviation in army Mil have three years yet in office. A by the despatch w a Harg the a motorists who were out late in the training Camp and was in c. Gillen has been elected Legal free get i. Which also carried its Regul a. service until the close the Quot rest native the county welfare Crew night Reid it it dangerous driving j 1 some coming East from Terre haul Quot world War. He died from appendix von formerly was assistant experienced difficulties with the ice cites at Pittsburgh l a y. A though the Board Tommis Lana or a Goermar line Agency j form a in the Windshield As the Quot a a a vet 24 years old Teut. Herp a Era the county met today their Here after Wai. Broke a pc signed Snow Wallraven front the East by a had the Honor being the first to e purpose was to allow claims in on Tho i As a a a t for us a Golff winwr3t bound Rivers were Quot chive a commission in the aviation 1i i u us to ninth fit Nina Nervi a i voyage to Chile. A Aboul As much handicapped As were Fenton i a it i t i in a a i Indianapolis. Dee. 27 the Indianapolis Star says that govern.�1 Townsend will reappoint a a Fenton Indianapolis to the Indiana alcoholic beverage commission. H is a Republican. Fenton native Crawford Vii and graduate Wabash College by s appointed to the commission Las May to fill a vacant y created he the death cd Gaylord s Morton. I present term expires dec. 31. Sti Jit. In a Inmar rites l rom a penal. I Arm p a pit a Rich. It Iris Mas . I rom Dinstitt Tion Siead jurors drawn Eor next court term .1 \ n i re term will on \ ene on new year s Day the following jurors were drawn wednesday for the january term the Putnam circuit court which will be presided Over by judge William m. Sutherlin. The jury Conan skin Era d. O. Moffett and us Arles a Rockwell met wednesday instead tuesday. Irani jury regular panel Harry Job. Jackson Rill Glidewell. Greencastle Frank Davis. Cloverdale Walter Lucas Warren Carl Hoffman. Washington Verne Lydick. Floyd alternates Robert. Dills. Madison fore the Advent the new year. A the january meeting the Board Ich will then have one new Mem May be marked by the election a Ghl jump Inlo to a. Ca i to escape a county attorney and changes parc Niy on the theory that the 1 at Tho Wilbur Wright Field at Day the december 22 Issue the Hill topic tie publication by is ate farm inmates starts with a first Page John Layman Madison Christmas greetings from the super Lam s Hamblen. Cloverdale after the ship was captured and. The lers an altogether it a. 1ton Ohio. He was a Junior m Depauw jute Arlont Floyd .1 Hemmer in which it was Learned it was on route hero a it i night to 1h out. But despite this i reports circulated that von Appen fac no Baj accidents were reported. When he enlisted for the duration head that Institute it it a says the personnel the county Road prize the is. Oil men Are Crew would hesitate to fire at poleyes May to considered also Pim we Lac the freighter was passin it ther appointive county Posi canal. I plea to a disembarked and y k r a d Wright Hying Fie i a few till it i years ago and were met by Captain i Irvin who knew them Here at Home. The British themselves requested an the Tab out Captain Irvin escorted them Over the examination so von Appen were it found to be malingering he could be ii i i Lor makes annual settlement j examined for appendicitis was re Garden As a ruse to regain his Liberty. I a sent aboard the Dusseldorf again 1 before the ship left Cristobal Petit jury regular panel the War. Perhaps your memories it it the James Rollings. Washington a mrs. Thad Jones near Green-1 pa8t go a Back to childhood Day. When a m Russell Castle sister or. Sharp recalled a life was 8lmpc and t fraught with ch., a. Cooper. Greencastle the hazards ,.f adult living in a com Glenn Irwin Franklin placated world. But each one it Oliver Stringer. Jefferson must face the future. The Best Days Charles u Wendel. Madison for everyone lie ahead. The mistakes Norman Clark Marion the past Are simply a Guido for the Dennis Vermillion. Jefferson future and never a topless Indica Chester Ruark Hoyd Tion Liat the Days Alread wid Leland Init Washington bring in Joy and happiness it will Elmer Watson. Franklin sister or. Sharp recalled yesterday the pleasure she and others 1 from this City had when they Visi 35 men mile be. A i Arterie immense army aviation Field Shor ii ekk for \ Mont port and was a most gracious Host _ for the few hours. Inquiries were made in Greengas j axing units county Gei it nd8 from november tax instalment e \rithj1 Ake is Tanh l. Turkey dec. 27 president did a Henry i. Doherty is ecu mrs to i Nei Moma at till re big i Empire the 58 cents which trustee Mari i i nip an earthquake today partly a is Marion township received 1 i., several villages and towns the Library his township in 1 a Central Asia minor. Al december distribution tax All have to be handled with Cav fit will be Loat in the shuffle. It will Liff los i k in a few dime novels but sum j 1 Wka Are not circulated from tiv Rion township Library its ultimate a is hard to guess. On the Othera Treme. Robert Black treasurer a Greencastle consolidated schools. Have to account for $2,576.42, ived by him from the same tiree. For Library purposes. These ures along with Many others Are the statement the decor a Semi annual distribution taxes prepared in the office the county editor Gilbert e. Ogles. Checks the amounts due on that state ent have been sent to the respect township trustees and the treas res the municipalities the county. Covering the following founts waiter Stewart trustee Jackson township twp. Fund $502 60 tuition $1,708.48 special school $2.266 -81. J m. Stafford trustee Frank to township twp. Fund $229.7 tuition $795.15 special school $3, 117.36. Glenn w. Irwin treasurer Roach i a in Tanum on once i Lori i tie tuesday afternoon for Rooming a accommodations for approximated j i 55 persons coming Here in connection with the drilling the Well in j Madison township which it is hoped will develop into an Oil Well. It was thought the drilling would Start wednesday morning although tuesday evening there was no a ii Vita noticeable at the site the Well the Derrick having been erect d there last week. A following a Bank robbery at Munc the drilling is expected to priced a on e no a 0 Yea. In at the rate a Hundred feet each 24 Unn 7 Are i Indiana Polis. Dec. 27 up i seven men were held by police to i Day on burglary automobile i banditry warrants in connection with i a series robberies which netted More than $2,000. One the men. William Shaw. 25. Fred Lawman. Monroe Indian i k hours there being no cessation the work because the coming dark j Ness. that rate is maintained and the Well goes to a depth 5,000 i 7 0 a Market 5-10 cents feet which is the depth tentative Power ibo-230 lbs., $6-$6.55 250 ire determined. To Days will be re j ,j00 by a0.$r, to. 500-400 lbs., required. However some sons pm j5 q5.j5 25 100-160 lbs., $5.40-$6.15. Niu ten tit Numis Tifin mention. Sowa steady. Around 4.25-$5. The i world War 25 years ago today by United press russian forces captured Carpathian passes. Rattle Perthes raged on Western front. Philadelphia. A. Dec. 27. Henry l. Doherty who As head the cities service company controlled More than 1.000.000.000 in assets died Here last night. Tile 69-year-old multimillionaire passed away in Temple University Hospital at 9 41 p. M., Central Standard time. Or. William Parkinson Dean Temple s medical school gave the cause death As bronchial pneumonia. He said Doherty visited the Hospital for treatment several times during the last three Ami one half years. His widow. Mrs. Groce Doherty and w. A. Jones executive vice president cities service were at his bedside when the end came. Born in Columbus. Ohio on May �15. 1870. Doherty was an office boy j at 12. Gas company manager at 20. I chief Engineer at 50. Millionaire at �35 and multimillionaire at 40. He organized cities service in 1910. By 1929 it had assets More than a billion dollars covering Power Light Gas and Oil properties in thirty three states and several foreign j toll in a train collision at Gen thin countries. More than 400,000 Stock last week Rose to 196 today and holders were listed on the company s a numerous injured Are in most serious books. Condition. Not be easy but it can in clone. M annual message is meant to it Lee a alternate personal letter to each inmate. It is Galvin King. Floyd sent to you with deep appreciation Martin Nichols. Marion your problems and your hunger Lollie Mccammack. Jackson for human contacts. We shall never a life Brar Mcmari. Cloverdale give up Hope for a single one you a Geo. Douglas. Cloverdale even when others about May have has. Meikel. Greencastle Given up and have accepted defeat. Hoy e. Keller Cloverdale even this season finds you a priv Hec Brookshire. Greencastle de certain your liberties Noth Earl hair. Monroe once was arrested with the late John in can deprive you the Joy and or. George Bowman. Marion Dillinger former Midwest gangster satisfaction knowing that you have o. A. A r Franklin i. I gained a new grip on yourself for a a. Call Franklin the Good clays to Elmer Crabtree William Goh Back and Roy Ervin contribute original Christmas verses. Paul Benbrook contributes a Sermonetti and selections from the Bible. Claude m. Bowers assistant superintendent and capt. Lonning vice Aro Given inter judge k Al. A Tab in Montgomer eating b graphical sketches pm cattle 1.200 calves 400. Steers steady. Bulk $8-$ 10 heifers Strong. Most heifers $7.50-$9.50. Cows 10-15 cents higher. Dealers steady. Good and Choice $11.50-$12. Sheep 300. Native lambs steady. Good native lambs $8.75-$9. Few a Choice natives $9.25. Nested with the proposition mention three weeks As the probable time required. The Well will be on the land owned by the heirs the late William Wells. These heirs Are Ross Wells Terre haute mrs. Perry Boswell. Greencastle mrs. Claude b. Canton wine. West Greencastle and Mesa Ruby Wells at present in Greengas tie. There has been a considerable stir in real estate matters in West Putnam arising from the starting work on the Well but so far. Tho St Nolind company a subsidiary the Standard Oil company is the Only spender much Money. Their miss Minnie Mae Bartley led the leases covering some thousands i Christian Endeavor meeting the commission Crawfordsville. Ind. Dec. 27 up or. Robert j. Millis an 1 i Howard a. Kinnaman Craw by Webb Milf a finnish army general Headquarters. At Valpuri. Dec. 27 up russian troops using new methods sought to Smas ii through the finnish left Wing in a mass attack on Frozen lakes today and make them amp Onerheim defense Lino untenable. The finns had Long foreseen such an attack and were prepared their machine guns had a Clear Field fire across the Lake their Field guns crashed into the ice to drown who c groups attackers. It was reported that Russ an casualties on the one mile length Lake Ladoga were mounting into Tho thousands. For three weeks the inter Locking lakes had forced the russians to attack along Canali Zed lines. Several Days 10 and 15 degrees below Zero weather had Frozen Tho lakes sufficiently to support bodies men. Hence the russians essayed their new Mode attack Center no their efforts on Lake Suvanto. Reports from the fighting lines were that the russians had made no gains. The finnish machine gunners were sweeping bullets Over the Ico As the shells their Field guns smashed onto it. To break up the slow a a Loving Russ an infantry formations. The weather co d and Cloudy was advantage to the finns. It kept russian planes and promised Snow. The finns have put some their patrols on skates which enable the n j to Glide silently across the ice to the russian Linos in vis Hie in their White cloaks and harass the russian j troops. A finnish officers Spock ated on a Moscow communique putting russian losses at 1.823 men killed and 7,000 wounded and finnish losses at 2.000 k lied and 10. Xxx wounded. Ii is a military axiom the finns said that the attacker loses More men than the defender. Thus Basing their i statements on the russian com run i Iwuc the finns said that the rus i sign casualties must be far High a i than was admitted i Finland is preparing in secret an i unpleasant Surprise for the russian air Force which is bombing the j Southern part the country with a increasing in tens to i Learned today j it. Is impossible for me even to indicate the nature the retort which the finns intend to make the bombing Campaign. But i have reas Ltd to Belg eve that the finns have something about ready which they Are confident will make the russians sorry they continue bombing civilian centers. Because the Short distances in to ved and the fact that the Russ an planes Fly at great he gets the russians Oft n Are Able to carry out the in raids before finnish planes can get up to intercept them. With the imminent arrival More air planes fighting one great Speed Are on tin Way the number sovet planes which get Back to base May sharply decrease even aside from the Surprise Quot which the finns Are preparing. From my observations 1 know that finnish anti aircraft defense i a Quot Fords Villa today had been rimmed by constantly improving even now few 1 a a i i a i. A in / Iii �1 111 ail Quot a a the circuit court to Rule on the sanity Rcv. V. L. Raphael is thanked for is the mitts a a Vii 27-year-old for sunday addresses in november in i mar aur a krcen8kccper. Announcement is made the visits Christian science services december 31 by Wilbur Zobbe Reader and miss Lucy k Allen. The Rev. I drover Forward the Baptist Church january 7. The Rev. Father Mcgrath will be there january 21. 20 years ago in Greencastle manager a hero acres in West Putnam and East Parkr have Cost them $25.000 or so it is said and the company is spending almost an equal amount on the Well. Dyke us toll risks Berlin. Dec. 27 up a the death Christian Church Monta Cecile Ruark and Daniel Tipton Donnohue were married at the presbyterian manse by the Rev. V. L. Raphael. A. J. Duff purchased a new Light six Buick touring car. Or. William a. Riley the faculty the University Minnesota was Here visiting relatives. Or. R. J. Gillespie had Dodge touring car. New York. Dec. 27 up a theater manager was credited today with having averted a major tragedy. An explosion caused a fire in a building adjoining the theater. Three minutes later the Side Wall the theater collapsed showering the auditorium with debris. In that time manager Benjamin Sergi had evacuated All 300 his audience except 11 stragglers who were slightly injured. The theater was a Small neighbourhood movie in Brooklyn. The fire waa caused by the explosion an new Over heated Oil Stoe in a Pool room adjoining. Boys is charged with first degree murder in connection with the slaying 11-year-o�?Td Elizabeth Debruicker Attica farm girl. Laht july. The sanity investigation by the doctors is the second to be ordered. Attorneys for boys previously contended temporary insanity at the time the girl was slain but judge Rice ruled that trial Wou d be held before eve Dence on temporary insanity would be heard. The two physicians will report t boys present condition Jan. 10. he is found insane he will be commuted to the Hospital for the Crimona by insane at the Michigan City state prison. Street a lose Eor sliding Kussy an p Anes dare Romp Low Over defended areas to bomb accurately the important military objectives. It is remarkable How quickly the Long Range bombardment by Russia a new a big Bertha guns. 25 Miles away a become a matter routine to the people Vii Puri. I was at d inner at a restaurant. During dinner several shells exploded a pleas i a a ii 11 min at on pique i Miri a today a weather a a and a local temperature amp partly Cloudy somewhat colder in South and Central portions tonight thursday fair. Mayor w. D. James announced this morning that West Washington j Street from Jackson to the end the Street will be closed to traffic this evening and will be devoted to the Young people the City. And their sleds. Minimum 27 6 a. 2ft 28 8 i. 28 27293030 1 p. 29 2 p. A. 29

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