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Greencastle Daily Banner (Newspaper) - December 29, 1939, Greencastle, IndianaThe weather col us and colder 0 a the daily Banner 0 4 a All the Home news 4 1 United press service 4 to volume forty eight it Waves for All ii terrific loss Turkey from earthquake oof uves May be lost As i it of destruction of entire cities Ather adds to horror errors without Homes forced out in sub Zero Colin Keliel work progresses go theol Astle Indiana. Friday december 2l>, 1930. No. 04 Rome. Dec. 29.�? up a a Disten from Istanbul to the Giomar Talia today reported 120.000 dead the turkish City of Eric a As a ult of the earthquake. The City i completely in ruins the dispatch 9l Istanbul Turkey dec. 29. Up i official reports from the a Tern turkish earthquake Zon id today of frightful destruction d suffering and indicated that the ath toll might exceed 100,000. In Erz incan province alone Ore it it said it was feared that Ca cities might prove to approximate per cent of the population. Estate of dead and injured in cities eth populations running into the Ndrews of thousands were still to be. All casualty figures were accepted Quot the Reserve pending a More com jete compilation. But the report it no doubt that there had been a ajor disaster. Not Only had there pen a terrible death toll but tens of Osands of injured were without cd scores of thousands of persons a Cue homeless in sub Zero tempera a res and great fires were burning was and villages. 1 it was estimated that in Erz incan to. With 60,000 people 42.000 had sen killed or injured. An official inquiry committee sent Erz incan reported that approximately 70 per cent of the populate m Erz incan province or about 0.000 persons had this guru was not accepted pending fur her Check. Erz incan City seemed hardest hit. Halt 1 been nearly destroyed by an a ext quake in 1784. Other areas which suffered heavy Jual ties and material devastation a eluded Ord. 113.000 Tokat 77 sivas 70.000 Amasia 60,500 Yunsun 32.500 Trebizond. 29.700 Leoniah 20,000, and Plumer. 15,000. Head on collision of sleds injures four boys Bedford. Ind dec. 29 it i four youths of near Bedford were in serious condition today from injuries suffered last night when sleds. Travelling downhill in opposite directions collided head on at an intersection of Hills near Here. Harold Haley. 14 of route 4. Bedford. And Maxine Anderson 14, of route 4 Bedford were suffering from fractured skulls while injuries of David George. 18. Of East Oolitic. And Dale Chenault 18. Of route 2. Before had not Heon determine 1. The latter two were in serious condition. However. The Accident occurred when the Moon passed under some Clouds for a few seconds obscuring visibility. Netherlands mobilize men of All ales Amsterdam decree toda1 indicates Little Channel schedules being worked he Ati i t in out by traction co. Ulm a 1 11 1 i the Indiana Railroad which Abandons its electric interurban line Between Indianapolis Brazil and Terre haute on january 7th and Susti tubes buses and trucks is now Mak my trial runs with its buses and jul trl experts action i trucks Between Indianapol s and special classes in Ella or my men be Tucen Ages of 18 and 59 culled to be ready in emergency severe penalties fixed Amsterdam. Dec. 29 up c e. Crawley this Mormino Perkins says come and get it Uncle Sam Desterre haute. Two buses Are being used on trips Over the route in order to arrange a time schedule for the new bus service. The new buses Are of the dumpy Type and Are painted in Orange and dark Green. I murdered Eirl is identified an official decree was promulgated Ticlay authoring the mobilization of every Man in the Netherlands be tween the Ages of 18 and 59 years j for emergency work at any time and a in any manner. The decree was issued by maj. Gen. I. H. Rynders commander in chief \ j of the defense forces. It is designed a for an emergency but is effective at j once. Was let girl it a Giles a military officers or burgomaster am la to k huh a acting for them Are empowered to a customer draft civilians for auxiliary duties such As repairing roads Bridges and los Angeles. Dei 29. Up a communications damaged by enemy the a girl with the red Rose was at to on building fortifications Erec rdc notified today. Put lick Learned All a defense lines such As barbed they could of her last moments. But a wire entanglements and maintaining it Only added to tire mystery of her i he Llic defences which permit the murder. Flooding of wide areas to halt an in she was Jerr Burns 23 a a a by t Valer. Girl one of a class of girls employ-1 civilians with special training cd by California bars to induce Cus i them for various emergency. A at senator Borah asks induction nys by Iionia do Fynsk c an by to to Hili balance by i hit Washington dec. 29 up sen. William e. B Rah a. Ida., called for i drastic re Tucson in National defense expenditure s today. He said York. Pa., dec. 29 the Federal government challenged by Fred c. Perkins to a come and get the $105.36 it says he owes in social Security taxes did just that today by seizing two of Perkins a trucks As payments. Four Federal agents drove the trucks from Perkins s Battery Plant to the Federal building garage and announced Trie machines would be offered for Sale Jan. 8. I Perkins who gained nation wide i prominence by defying the Era be a a fore it was ruled unconstitutional c. Elmer Crawley for Many Yea s a i announced friends and relatives have a hu3u1css life Long citizen of com min nity ski Mats at ills j Home to Long illness s a t tiv e i n m a n y t ii i n a. S was Horn and beaded in c it \. A t engaged in cleaning business for a climber of years identified with civic and affairs in Greencastle passed a was at his Home on East Washington Street at 11 o clock Friday morn . He had Boon critically 111 for the a state social Security and a employ several months and a s death a 1 ,. Been expected for some time. Or. Crawley was bom and reared in Greencastle the son of or. And a promised him cars to deliver his batteries. Perkins reiterated his determination to refuse to pay Federal and a Merit taxes Mccaus them unfair and Small businessmen. He considers burdensome Russia throws 100.000 new men against finns big set Adkins of hessian planes also a red invaders in attacks entire front now Active fight developing Between two nations expected to he final and crucial one mrs. George w. Crawley. He was educated in the City s Public schools and for Many years was employed in the offices of the Cole Brothers that to talk about balancing the Bud j lightning co. Which had its j get without such a decrease a is sheer political Maneu Vei "1 suppose everybody would like to see the budget balanced a he a d in an interview Quot but when you coma to name the item where reduction is possible they a re just not to be found. Those which we could reduce \ we will not. Those which we May re i Duce will amount to very truck taxes due a my try january i Ilont and offices South of the Penn it Sylvania Railroad tracks now on state Road 4following the s police instructed to Tion of this Plant or. Crawley on enforce weight tax Law tired the cleaning business and con Une protested Meas re tin cd it until has death. He took ail. Active interest in Many things being . Patrolmen stationed at eight especially interested in the Mason Willana Barracks including Puanani Lodge Ami was a member of the pm it. Hav. Give ill8tactions three branches including or tel state Headquarters to make a Lodge. The Royal Arch and the it Webb Miller Helsinki. Finland dec. 29. A up Russia threw an army estimated at 100.000 men at the Western end of the finnish Mannerheim line today in a new attempt to break through and crush resistance. Appearance of big squadrons of russian planes Over the front put the finns on the Alert for a possible. Russian attempt to land suicide squads by Parachute to blow up vital Bridges and Cut communications. For three weeks the russians had dry n vainly at the Eastern end of t the Mannerheim line on Lake la Doga to turn the finnish left Wing. Today after a Long bombardment of Points nil along the 60 mile karelian isthmus front the russians struck at the finns right Wing. It seemed possible that the fight would develop into a crucial one. Shock troops were supported by Jal Yard off with one of her customers telling one of her colleagues Quot this Guy has a big but if the murderer had been a casual customer of the bar in which miss Burns worked and had dated a torn Era to drink More than they mrs a be canes ii first 15,11 a. Rests of a Quot truck Drivers after Shnur a a a it is. in All in excess of might of Heidi if their numb a proved insufficient. Borah contended that Quot to talk Knight s Templar As Well As Elf Ary i. Who do not carry 1940 100 ,100 1reserves were astride an hour b. Foi her body was 1 a bin Yull s would be drafted and 1i�out balancing the budget is an it shrine at Indianapolis. For a Zarfl the 8amo pub will lie adopted then Quot n a Wingrad a i Puri Road found in a Coal Yard she had gone to Quot old Beky Ven emergency training a Wasu. Of tel. those who nun Ber of Vea a or Crawley was few to 1hc we do not have 1940 it priv a 0,, f pointe<1 to 11 a i it be by for designated tasks. Advocate it Are willing to reduce i ,l8� a Quot Keorber of the kiwanis clubs. Of a a a a Nio Rator Uit a Haa massed russian troops the Spearman drafted must report with ind drastically the so called nation-1 it Kepl up has interest in civic and give on Shoho As was the Case Lea Ltd greeted toward it Puri. Tools equipment and bicycles if re-1., defense local affairs until ill health forced we h 1b40 License p.,tes wet Lucli Are 1 he Rua Slans Llad succeeded in requested nearly every Hollander him to be away from his work of t nor pm Gnu March 1 pairing the i Wingrad Valpuri rail owns a bicycle. Quot but neither of the put la lick it a part Jwell As other interests which he Road which the finns Tore up when a ties and probably no majority of. Mail stained. The que8tion of to weight Licen ift they voluntarily retired to the Manire adult la do will seek to j Crawley was 59 years of ago a recalled the Light made a Norheim defense line during the first any respect the amount i april. He is survived by the Lygis Laturi to repeal this act a few Days of the War. Now the rus civilians engaged in work regarded d for thl8 purpose if of. Two children. Mrs. James Walls and to refund about $625,000 to drive a Jan Al wore using it to concentrate prevent her body being identified this be True and in my opinion this and Eugene Craw of 8lx Era who paid that sum in Pilot la to troops. Is the situation then All talk about i in j sjsj0,s Moat of whom arc now that Date. Hie matter has been a Kinns right Wing was Anchor balancing the budget is sheer Polit j re8lding in Muncie. It out quite plainly in a statement i c to the Julf of Finland. It was Iva i mane vering. Where else can you j the l Xuy win a by Al Rector a Pun. Issued some time ago by o. B. Lane i ranked by the heavy coastal Bat Largo to make any showing a a eral Home until two of clock sunday a a a Nator from Putnam and Montgom a tc8 0f Koivisto Island some with 10 Lle expressed his views after sen. J at which time it will he taken to the try counties. Inch guns. These guns could be turn Robert a Taft ro., Cand Date for a masonic Temple where masonic fun in tue a tat Vincnt. Or. Lane set out j in Aiu. Is to Enfil Ade the Rua the 1940 Republic in presidential j Orai services with a knights temp Hove a Hub min the House j Man Ritner in Trent of an Advance. Then penalty for Evason of ,. ,. Draft is a maximum of three months i it a u is a a a Quot girl which is not unusual Why curtail in. 1 imprisonment had he been at such pains to try to t a 11 contemplated for ,. I a i a essential will be exempted from Why had he slashed and pulled the to1 a a. The draft order. Those who Are called skin from her face Why had he of. I 1 w1�?~ receive pay equivalent to that a stripped off her clothes and left her 110 i paid for the same kind of work a body naked in the Coal Yard 1, i non military employment. In tearing off her dress a red Rose. By the decree the Netherlands i of cloth fell off of it and it was be testified anew to its historic deter Neath her body Whan it was Discov-1 j my nation to resist any invader ered yesterday police Learned at1 also that miss 1940 Outlook Detroit dec. 29. Up Auto Mobile production for 1939 ends to a with the Industry recording the oth Best year in its history and the position of its inventories and Unfil-1<i orders indicating a healthy out of for 1940. Burns had had at least one husband perhaps two. The last one a a curly Burns. Larry Brewster a \ musician who worked in the same j bar said he came from san Nardino. Cal. Whatever Cost. Under existing Law a nomination announced that he would escort will he conducted s every Man in the country Between make a a Peech in Chicago next week charge of the Rev. Mcclure. I 19 and 40 years of age is liable for a or titled. A a or was a Active military service. The National a 1� balance the defences have been prepared for an i ��9e. Immediate resistance to any attempt i men 1&Quot to use Holland As a pathway Between 1 in was to balance the j the present european belligerents in a added that he would the West. Tough details arc a military a a Vlf in handsome prize a secret some areas have already particulars. President Here show j president 11 a Ilance the budget. President i s a a a Volt recently told newspaper la it >011 that he would like to be shown i # j1 1 1 so Lull 1 l a Dav of 1,1 legislature and of coins1 it put v i 4 i never Gol any place so far As Bone Gless we Rocford Iii v and x Mineral i eases of qty re Ordek kept by t with Madison township hex flooded experimentally in the Possi i ble path of invasion. I budget and j Glye Taft a i for a Bill of i says British battleship of Bih pred cited that there would j be Little if any. Reduction in Reli of a and farm appropriations at the next i session of Congress and said he understood that a several of the govern i Nian Kokh in with Only dissenting votes but when knowledge that the guns were a the matter reached the Senate it menace was the explanation for devas garbled and a one cent raise in i tor mined efforts in recent Days to i Gas tax Anil a $1.00 Flat License plate a Knock out the Island batteries. More j rate was attached to in the Hill Khan 500 big air bombs had been j was held in committee until the last showered on the Island so far with utting the guns out of action inns believed that if Russia is Eli Alt eth lass torpedo meat departments Are asking for an a principal work in the office of county recorder. Mrs. Nellie m j Affa Quot a Sakl today by. These Days is recording Lias. Today a guess who we believe is a Good on As the Young Man shown to All dressed up in his sunday Best 0? some Quarter of a Century ago and a he still remains Well known in Greencastle and can often be seen in his sunday Best or in his every Jay working clothes. He has taken 811 Active part in Greencastle throughout his life served in the world year with distinction and is a till raring to go. Guess who last weeks picture was quickly identified by mrs. Lycurgus Stoner a the Young Man was James Torr. Prominent Young Farmer living South West of the City. Mrs. Stoner wins two tickets to the current showing at the von Castle. While the but of town tickets went to George Braden r. R. 2, As the first to rec a Onize the Young Man shown. He likewise wins tickets to the showing of a Drums along the Mohawk a int the von Castle this week end. The the Denny is of Putnam county land for Oil and Mineral development. In addition to the very numerous leases in Madison and Clinton townships placed on record by the St Nolind company in the name of local representatives the Ohio Oil company has Many leases on Madison township land and other leases have been recorded for the same purpose by the Tidewater Oil company assigned to them by the Man who was the original Lessee. L. C. Smith of Lakewood. Ohio holds a number of leases for Oil development. In addition to these leases it is understood the Skelly Oil company has practically All of th1 land in clo Verdale and Washington townships under lease but these have not been filed for record. They Are said to be almost As numerous As those of the St Nolind company. Mineral leases covering some 375 acres in Madison township were recorded thursday by win. H. Moseley who purchased and occupies the former Mccutchan property in North Wood. These Are reported to refer particularly to Coal and shale in these instances but the leases Are not thus limited. It is reported or. Moseley has also acquired Oil Royalty rights. Marilyn d Goy minor .1 i get speaker at demo. Din n Al Indianapolis ind., dec. 29._.r______ up gov Herbert r of Connor of increase in their West a Scotland i ton a Wjt acting him Maryland will by principal Pruksa the reorganization program from i a a attic Alp of the com. N it at the annual Jackson Day dinner i Wloch much was contemplated Ai Elizabeth class. Acet adme to report added 14,090, Tho w it Cen Elizabeth its thud to the personnel in he Ca i la in spite a said Quot i have Hoard however of one �?T1�?Tbc w Fen Elizabeth fitting tin1 track owners of the to itt Sayer tin dramatic Parachute troop Are concerned. Or. Lane has a full statement lie issued several months ago which set j Nash would be sent Down by a amp a i out quit a clearly the situation As it i a hut a in finnish army uniforms listed during the last session of the 1 pens of thousands of men and w Man Euver which it was first to develop. Russian troops who speak frn Berlin. Dec. 29 up a Ger a command communique legislature and any truck operator \ in , have been specially said today that a German Sun Carlm interested a an obtain one by con tray Ned for tins work. In one visit for Indiana democrats Here Jan. 8, i e. Kirk Mckinney director of til. 11 j other speakers will be Mchale Indiana National committe Man mrs. Samuel m Ralston. Indiana National committee woman Fred f. Bays state democratic chairman and mrs. Sanford k. Trip pet. State vice chairman. Mckinney said. The dinner will Cost $25 per plate with profits being used to finance the 1940 election Campaign. Winds i it drastically if the Grey Woll Laughl on farm in Gonna a to reduce to threatened $3.000 900,000 deficit next a there is a Little Hump in income taxes Between Tho $10,000 bracket and the $60,000 bracket where no can raise $25,000.000 to $40.000.000.�?� King said. A it has been suggested we could lower exemptions bul that three Persona were killed in a Ger indictments to be i i i m re8i i i of re i ii i in \ Estrio Tion Valient a it �111 1 lir said �?�1 have Hoard however of one the Tucen Ellabell All were built Frank m i Agency with n usual appropriation i i a 101 1 or 10,1 ani1 llav1 a it splat a. $20.000,000 which has reduced its Imol of 10-600 Lonh each it Nicil Call by $120.000.�?� a from 1100 to 1200 men. Meanwhile son. William h King. Battleship of tin Jucson Elizab. The d. Utah an opponent of new Dea. Olasz Are about 000 feet Long and fiscal Polie is. Said it his opinion it each is equipped to Seive us i t be Ner Saary to increase taxes ship Quot Iphy carry i Igil Inch gun Treasury expected Highl six Inch guns and four Inch Gary ind Dee. 20 i lie guns there Pounders Antl Aine raft county grand jury will adjourn to and machine guns. The vessels j Morrow after a six month poor remarry four air planes each with Cata-1 Ujj f investigation in which eight in Pult attachment. J duct mints have been returned pros Utor Felix Kaul of Crown Point an London dec. 29 up the admiralty announced today that 1 made in Moscow 1 saw More than than 1 000 men dropped simultaneously at other such demonstrations Small tanks have been dropped. One planes dropped a parachuted band whose members played music Oliv 1 a by do a a a a ended. J so far in t h finnish War use of j Parachute troops had been impracticable Beau. A a the a vast forests did not permit landings. Now however the lakes were Frozen and the finns believed the russians might try to land men on the ice of larger lakes. Would raise Only another $25.900,000 a to $40.000,000. Harlem Keck trapped wild i a the government it appears will animal on wednesday Arnd about $8.000,000,000 next year night the world War 25 years ago today game Warden Victor Walters arrived in Greencastle on thursday afternoon around two let clock with a i Grey w Olf which was caught in a j double Spring trap on the farm of i Charles Keck four Miles North j new Maysville on wednesday night. The Wolf was caught by the toe in a trap and was shot before being re moved from the trap. The game Warden reported the animal As being about two years old and weighing and a drastic tax increase is the Only Way we can meet the Man submarine attack on nil unnamed British battleship. It was believed that the Battles n would not be Long out of action since Tho admiralty statement appeared noun cd tonight a resumption of the investigation was indicated today by issuance of subpoenas for Twenty four prospective grand jurors to appear tuesday for selection of the 1940 grand jury. Carl j Etter. Chef Deputy in the. Hammond office of John j. Mehan 20 years ago in gkeenca8tle to minimize the damage caused pc a North township trustee and Hyman the attack it was pointed out that j Goodman. Indiana Harbor Groce. Battleships Are designed to with j were released under Bond to Lay on stand such attacks and that Becaum indictments returned yesterday. A their multiple compartments and anti torpedo bulges it is virtually j impossible for a single torpedo to sink one. It was believed hero that the attacking submarine escaped hut since a battleship when at sea. Almost in among the new grand jurors were Warren Pickens Cloverdale Frank Farmer Greencastle township a variably is escorted it was presumed thur l. Reat. Greencastle township. That the a boat was forced to flee Eugene Keller was on the Petit jury. J after firing one torpedo. Isaac Brattain of Visalia fur a ter is charged with falsely attesting a claim and he and Goodman Are charged jointly with conspiring to file fraudulent claims. Bonds were $7.000 for Etter and $5,000 for Goodman. Other indictments have been returned against Nicholas Lucli Gary Clothier charging he filed i claim for a coat not delivered to a Relief client Frank Schneider Ham Copenhagen. Denmark dec. 29 up finnish air planes arc bombing re i i i. A Ungrad Murmansk Railroad Supply line to the red army on tin mid Finland and far North sections a ski Patel Al seek to Cut it a i the i a und Orcas a Lopatt Hen reported today. A Polit Iken correspondent at Helsinki quoted a finnish officer just i Back from the on saying that finnish air planes bombed tire Railroad wednesday and that it was assumed they did some damage it several Points particularly because russian anti aircraft was scanty in t on 11 it uni Rny re i i i 3 today a weather a a and # 0 local temperature amp partly by United press i Battle of Sar Kamish opened in the caucasus. Britain defended blockade policy in note to the United states Putnan they Are reported As migrating in i United states delivered note to from the North where they Are More Britain protesting detention of ships numerous. Approximately 25 pounds. It is believed that this May be the _ cause of several sheep having Bee. Buyer gave the newspaper a table Young Roosevelt in wreck j mond department store head accus-1 Day. Nightly Vuidar in it near Groveland belief that it of cooperative prices he received for i Winchester. Van a dec. 29 up j ing him of filing a false Clam or. Central portions tonight wan this Wolf was further substantiated when a Farmer half Way Between Groveland and new Mays ill reported shooting at a Large police dog that was in his Field with his sheep. This Wolf was the first caught in county in several years. Loudy tonight and Satur colder in South and of cooperative prices he received for i Winchester. Is. Dec. 29 up ing him of filing a false Cla furs in 1886 ��?�., in 1919. Taking a Frankln Roosevelt jr., and his Anthony a Forszt East Chicago the 86 prices Fust and the 1919 prices i wife the former Ethel Dupont suf i optometrist for an alleged false second they were As follows Skunk feed minor injuries in an Automo l claim and Mury Grace Wells Schaaf. $1 and $6 50 Possum 50 cents and bile Accident near Here Early today former Calumet township Tusti -$4.50 Coon. 80 cents and $7.00 the Young Roosevelt had attended on a charge of bribing or Bellfield Mink. 1.25 and 9.00 Muskrat 20 a Charity Ball at the Home of Ken a Atcheson on an alleged Quot Kickback cents and $3.00 sheep Pelt 30 cents 1 Neth Gilpin at Boyce Alast night arrangement and $2.50. I and were on their was to Wash miss Mary Birch. Miss Helen Birch Tafton where they were spending the Robert Crews Greencastle. Enter and miss Elizabeth Lockridge rent hol Day when the Accident occurred de the Putnam county Hospital Fri the Day in Indianapolis. Near Paris a. Day morning for treatment. 24 s b m 9$. 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