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Greencastle Daily Banner (Newspaper) - January 16, 1939, Greencastle, IndianaA a 0 the weather in and w Armer 0the daily banter a it Waves for ally a All the Home news United press service 4 0 0 g forty seven won fronts Roosevelt protest against Adik tion spending in nomination flood control develops for review an intent of labor Kela inns act Egton Jan. 16. A Upit r. Velt was confronted i a fortnight s experienc Greencastle Indiana monday january 16, 1930. No. 78 inspect ruins of equipment destroyed by fire Rantoul. 111., Jan. 16.�?iup>�? a boar of inquiry inspected Torlay the ruins of More than $1000,000 Worth of equipment and three buildings destroyed last night by a fire which swept through a portion of Chanute Field Home of a u. S. Army air corps technical school. Kennedy rites held funeral for mrs. Gladys Terry Kennedy wife of Herschel Kennedy of Cloverdale who died saturday at the Home of her Mother. Mrs. Bertha Terry in Jefferson township were held monday morning at game fish liberated in county funeral services for Robert Stokes funeral services for Robert a. Stokes who Dicj Friday at his Home in Newport were held at Newport monday morning at half past ten of clock with the Rev. E t. Miles in charge. Burial was in the Newport route i cemetery. Or. Stokes was the father of mrs. John Williams and mrs. I Blanton Mccray both of Roachdale reported by Victor Walter others surviving him Are the widow. And daughters Janet Stokes. Mrs. This is part of general con Marion Allen. Mrs. James Smith Ner vation work of the i mrs. Orville Adams mrs. Fred state Senberg mrs. Pau.1 new and and two sons Robert and Donald Stokes. Seven inches of Snow was rfc0rded Sun. Population was increased by 136,Uso fish in Putnam streams of state Road 43 through City was slowed clean started about 10 30 o clock the streams and lakes of Putnam county received an increase in their 11 o clock from the Reed funeral finny population during the Ellen a Congress by robust re Home. Interment was made bins some of the bitterly Cloverdale cemetery. Red new Deal policies. I Active and. Apparently protest against admin Stra Ding and against at least Alion to a High office was developing to review a Mont of the National la ions act. The Keystone of labor policy. Position developed among a i spite or. Roosevelt a Day $100-a-plate-dinner n Jan. 7 that liberals must dissenters might As Well Niemy. Ant. If sectional protest Kenly last week against the Ationo a flood control pro Vrr rant s general Aster $67 500 to enable to fight Federal a of lands for dam building on a tributary of the con River. Aiken insists that Al government must con a the state for delivery of and has called on the new congressional delegation to authority under which the Rrt can acquire the land states consent. Or. Reply was an intimation months flood control allot old be withdrawn most direct Challenge was Tew Deal Relief spending last week rejected or. Request for $875,000.000 pending Jonay for use Dur next five months. The sum i to $725,000.000 a and Circum huh stipulations notably to Wjk from Relief to withhold spa employees who play and to eliminate Relief wage als among the states in exper cent. The House also Knorr than a proportionate funds for spa theater and ind artists projects ending dispute was Tran Day to the Senate where the be Cut further. But re of what happens to this Papen Ling Bill the Congress the Senate appeared to for a showdown with the on spending methods. The mate unemployment contended by sen. James f. ., s. C., submitted week emendations which woul i a new Deal Relief Organiza the ground up. Of a is recommendations for if the social Security set up signed to head off the big i iter pensions movement Al stained tremendous impetus 1 election when Republican Hori talc candidates in Many crr pod Townsend plan or support. But part of the a a reigned to supplant the velt Relief plan with a a Quot hid program. Veltus failure to submit s nato the renomination of Waki Field Smith to he a of the National labor Relaford indicates the extent of ional dissatisfaction with m y. The conservatives and hot believe the nation labor act basically unsound be alleged favouritism to work Farmers checks Are distributed $86,000 represent amount of agricultural conservation administration a total of $36,000 is represented by the amounts written on the checks being distributed from the office of the Putnam county agricultural conservation administration in the court House beginning saturday. This shipment of checks arrived Friday and notices which were at once sent to the payees brought in a number of claimants saturday and still they come. The checks Range in amounts from 92 cents up to $941. The average is approximately $188. The maximum amount in this shipment went to the owner of a Large farm in Eastern Putnam county who has complied fully with All of the requirements of the aaa. Many of the payees had Only partially met these requirements and received smaller amounts for that reason it was stated by chairman Ora Day of the county conservation committee. All Farmers who receive checks from this shipment have been notified of that fact. Lafayette ijki., air 16.�? i up a More than four and a Quarter millions of dollars have been paid to 41,465 Farmers in 68 Indiana counties for participating in the 1938 agricultural conservation program i. M. Vogler state aaa chairman at Purdue University said today. There were nearly 125,000 applications representing All counties of the state officials said. Fifteen counties already have received a total of More than $100.000 each. The checks that have Beer written represent Only about half the total number to be distributed. Body in River unidentified Hen Lafayette paper reported the Man to be w. Smith of Greencastle a newspaper dispatch from Lafayette sunday announced the finding a the Wabash River there of the body of a Man believed to be w. Smith of Greencastle. The body was found caught on a Hook on a Trot line in the River. Sunday morning. So far inquiry has failed to give local information of such a Man. There is no w. Smith on the voters registration list in the office of county clerk Homer c. Morrison none in the county directory and none in the local Telephone directory. The death of the Man was considered suicide by Coronet l. Smith of Tippecanoe county. Several men of the name Smith have been suggested a a possibilities in this Case men who have been cont he Dar year 1938, which is astounding in the size of the figure according to the annual report of Victor Walter game Warden. His figures show a grand total of 136.930 game fish liberated in these Waters during those twelve months. They All were babies some of them quite Quot wet behind the ears Quot too. When they were released but if or. Walters estimate that 70 per cent of them survive infantile mortality the number of Bass of several kinds Wall eyed Pike White crappies an i so on. That succeed in passing through the adolescent age should be close to a Hundred thousand fighting adults ready for the anglers within a few years from last year s Quot seeding a of the Putnam Waters alone. These Young fish were liberated by the conservation clubs of the county Witolf the exception of a few and most of them were furnished the clubs by the state hatcheries but a considerable number in addition wore raised by the clubs themselves. This Effort to preserve the level of our fish population on a Par with former years was a part of the general conservation work of the state which reached into Putnam county not Only in the stocking of our streams and lakes with fish but also in addition to the number of Raccoon. Phoi Sants and Quail All of them handled by the local conservation clubs. Or. Walter announces also the formation of a new club that at Fillmore which is located in a Field As yet unprovided with such organizations. Already the members have begun the erection of a Brooder House for pheasants. The fish they release will be placed in Clear Creek and big Walnut. The Roachdale conservation club in 1938, released the following Young fish in Stroms in that Vicinity 900 White crappies. 1000 Rock Bass 3000 Small Mouth Bass 50.000 Wall eyed Pike a total of 54.900 fish. The Cloverdale conservation club was responsible Fotr the following placed in the Skelton Lake in South Washington township 400 Small Mouth Bass 500 Black crappies 300 red cared Sunfish 1200 Blue Gills in streams. 1100 Rock Bass. 800 White crappies. 1000 Small Mouth Bass. 50 000 eyed Pike making a total of 24.000 in the Skelton Lake and 52,900 in streams. Of these the club reared 1000. The Putnam county conservation club with Headquarters in Greencastle. Quot fathered Quot the following placed in the Albin Lake 1000 Blue Gill. 300 red eared Sunfish 500 Black Crappie. 500 Large Mouth Bass 350 Catfish. 500 Small Mouth Bass. 4.000 crappies. Of these the Gosport state hatchery furnished the last three items. The Federal hatchery furnished 800 Small Mouth Bass in addition to the above making a total of 7950 in the Albin Lake. The Grce Noisie club placed in the Frank Thomas Lake in Madison township 300 Blue Gill with 900 Blue Gill and 2160 crappies Transfer ref from the Bartley Lake. 2000 crappies from the state hatchery. 2000 red cared Sunfish. 500 Black crappies. 2000 Large Mouth Bass. 20 Large Mouth Bass from the Bartley Lake 800 Federal Large Mouth Bass and 700 Gog go eyes making a to a Al of 14.080 fish placed in the Thomas Lake. The Greencastle club also placed in prepare liquor Bill for Senate state Road employees Mere at work All Day sunday keeping roads clean administration s measure for revision of state act provides importer repeal Indianapolis Jan. 16. The democratic Senate policy committee liquor Law revision Bill eliminating the Beer port of entry system and placing on wholesalers tax collection duties now performed by importers will reach the upper House of the general Assembly this week. This was disclosed last night by administration leaders who said the measure being drafted in the attorney Genera la a office would be ready for introduction a before the end of the both houses of the legislature will reconvene after a weekend adjournment monday afternoon. The policy committee Bill authoritative sources said would follow a generally Quot recommendations of governor Townsend a liquor study commission named to suggest methods of ironing out the wrinkles in the existing 1935 statute. Salient Points in the measure they said Are 1. Outright repeal of the Beer importer system under which fourteen wholesalers by paying an additional $1,500 License fee Are entitled currently to be the Only sources through which a a foreign Beers can be brought into Indiana and collect the state tax on out of state brewery products for the state alcoholic beverages com Mission. 2. Permit wholesalers to take Over the importers functions without paying the additional port of entry License fee. 3. Eliminate politics from the issuance of wholesaler permits by removing territorial and numerical restrictions now existing and permitting renewal of wholesaler permit.6 unless the permit holders violate the alcoholic beverages act. A the a. B c. Now May revoke or deny renewal of these permits either with or with out 4. Fix As the a Only qualification Quot for receiving wholesale permits a financial ability Quot to provide a Bond to be posted with the a. B. The measure it was Learned would not Deal with matters of a policy Quot including the question of closing hours. Continued i inca three nested with Greencastle More or less expense of employers have closely in past years. None of these. However. Harr both the initials. Quote. S reams 1200 Rock Bass. 700 White it is believed Pon Aible. Here that Contle red on in a three a a of Smith the support of whose sympathies lie with lean federation of labor. To charges Smith with fave of the Congress for Indus uni actions of which John l. Chairman. Smiths term using the congressional re or. Roosevelt continued ice. Now after two weeks j has avoided the Battle which Hlf a gcho3i Drha Ted the Quot sue if he submitted the que8ti a of sunday picture Shew. Tie sunday shows team won. Phillip Maxwell was on the losing Side. in a a a a a a two 20 years ago in Sheen Castle Only one game planned at gymnasium tonight Only one will he played to it night at Greencastle High school gymnasium instead of the two As originally scheduled it was announced today. Word wus received Here today from the Rev. Berk of new Castle that it insurgent troops near City of Barcelona henday Jan. 16. Iupe Spanish nationalist Field Headquarters asserted today that insurgent troops were approaching the strongly fortified City of Igualada Only 30 Miles from Barcelona. Well known woman passed away Mon. rites for mrs. George Raines will be held wednesday at Fillmore mrs. Elizabeth Ann Raines age 70 years Well known local won an and the wife of George Raines former Putnam county commissioner died Early monday morning at her Home on West Franklin Street following an extended illness. Born March 20. 1x68 in Putnam county. Mrs. Raines was the daughter of George and Alice Roberts Welch prominently known residents of this county. The Raines family moved to Greencastle in 1923 from their farm in Floyd township where they had resided Many years. The family is also Well known in East Putnam county. In her earlier life mrs. Raines was a school teacher. She was a member of the Fillmore Christian Church. After moving to this City mrs. Raines became Active in the organization of Tho first Christian Church. Survivors Are the husband two daughters mrs. Gladys Eggers. Of Knightstown. Mrs. Gwendolyn Huffman of Monroe township and one through several hours sunday a entering about the noon hour there were indications that this Vicinity was to experience one of the severest Snow storms in its history. As it was during that time a total of somewhat More than seven inches of Snow fell which May be a r Cord for that length of time around Here. The downfall started at 10 30 with a sifting Down of hard dry pellets of Snow that rattled like sleet when they hit the ground hut this form of now was soon succeeded by a Flocculent form that garnished Privet and spirea Hedges and other shrubbery with great soft White flakes that looked very much like the results of Christmas tree decorations to produce a Snow effect. Later the Snow took the form of the Large wet flakes which accumulated rapidly upon the ground and upon whatever they touche 1. Traffic became snowbound As the Snow was of that form which was very conductive to the stalling of cars Ami the skidding of wheels. Here in Greencastle. City streets remained covered with the Snow excepting As the wheels of automobiles Cut ruts through it. One noticeable and pleasing exception was the route of state Road 43 through thi City which was slowed clean by the state Highway forces. Out in the county Drivers of course found no removal of Snow on county highways but on state roads the pavements were about As clean As if there had been no snowfall on them. The state Road employees were at work All Day sunday carrying on that work. Throughout the afternoon the wet Snow melted rapidly and with the coming of evening a fog crept Over the face of the terrain adding its part to the unpleasant driving conditions. Headlights on steam locomotives electric Railroad cars automobiles and trucks could not Send their beams very far into the dense moisture that was suspended motionless ahead of them. The Day was without wind in the Vicinity of Greencastle. Had there been such an accompaniment of the Snow storm drifts might have formed quickly on highways and driving conditions would have been immeasurably worse. The Snow that had accumulated on Tho ground remained wet All Day. Much of it being reduced to water which drained away slowly lowering the Snow level but making conditions underfoot exceedingly unpleasant for Ped est Liana and also Sloppy for automobiles. Man is ays girls beats widowed Mother Milwaukee wi�., Jan 16 it up it a a 16-year-old High school girl was slain and her widowed Mother slashed an 1 beaten today by a Man who crept through a ground floor window and carved his victims with an axe and Butcher knife. The Mother mrs. Ida l Scott 57, fled screaming to a neighbouring apartment after beating off her assailant John Spencer to plead not guilty taken into custody at Folk Ston Georgia and returned Here sunday deeper Cut for Relief is indicated Senate appropriations subcommittee began study today May defeat administration president expected to urge legislative Leader to restore sum his Washington. Jan. 16.-�? it up it a a Senate appropriations sub committee took up today the houses $725.000,000 deficiency Relief appropriation and there were Strong indications that administration attempts to increase it to $875.000.000 would be Defeated. The House passed the Bill after a coalition of republicans and anti new Al democrats successfully rebelled against the higher figure requested by president Roosevelt to continue the works Progress administration until july 1. Advocates of drastic curtailment of government expenditures May attempt in the Senate to make an even in the appropriation. Sheriff Lawrence Graham prosecutor Albert e. Williams and Norman Peabody arrived in Greencastle deeper Cut at Midnight sunday from Fulkerson plans also have been made to try to in Eastern Georgia. Bringing with write into the measure More Strin them John Spencer wanted in the gent restrictions on the political a Putnam circuit court on a statutory Tiv to of Relief officials and to recharge connected with his 12-year Era old daughter. I president Roosevelt was expected Spencer was Token into custody urge his legislative leaders at at Folkston. In the county of which their usual monday morning Confer Fulkerson is the county seat having ence at the White House to make been traced from Putnam county largely by Telegraph by sheriff Graham. From the time Spencer left his heme near Barnard in Jackson township. Putnam county until he arrived at Folkston. Spencer disclaimed any guilty connection with the condition of his daughter and. In fact said he could produce a physician who would testify that an operation was performed two years ago which in itself would every Effort to restore the original sum. But Senate majority Leader Al Ben w. Barkley a. Ky., and Vic president Garner probably will report that Tho administrations greatest cause for concern should be prevention of a further Cut. As approved by the House the Bill would deny Relief to aliens who have not applied for citizenship papers reduce the scope of wage differentials paid by the spa in the North be evidence of Spencer s innocence. Am the South and bar payment of he said he will not plead guilty of Sai Arjes to spa officials and pm the crime charged against him and will fight to prove his innocence. The Man had gone to Folkston to Cut Timber in the yellow Pine Fores having been in correspondence with ploys attempting to influence the vote of those receiving Relief funds. Sen. Carl a. Watch. D., n. M. Who a anti politics in Relief proposal was Defeated by a slim margin last the manager for some time it is year panned to offer a similar plan said and Nad just reached the place a an amendment. He found enc our where he waa to work when he was Kement in a recent statement by arrested by officers on information former spa administrator Harry l. From Putnam county. Hopkins that the last Senate made the sheriff said that Spencer was a Are to mistake in rejecting it. To work in a 5,000-acre wilderness of the Issue 0f political activity by Pine and undergrowth. In which the Relief officials was raised again Over notorious razorback hogs run wild the week Elul by the special Senate along with other Only a committee in unemployment and reday or so before the officers arrived which recommended Broad there two men had captured one of changes in the social Security Relief three Fier Aei razor tracks Allive and am poll Bic works programs. The had suspended it from a pole by its a committee headed by sen. James t legs when one of the men f. Byrnes a. S. C., endorsed find stumbled and fell with the great inns by the snatch Campaign expel animal on top of him. The boar kill committee which charged the Man with ills Long tusks. Pop Iti Cul activity among paper the officer said the worst spot of weather they encountered was As u continued on a nut it three 1 Piv a a to display rare winners Bank collection now on display Senate for confirmation Rva Tive or moderate demo pc turned up unexpectedly in Oes to harass Tho new Deal Early skirmishes. Rep. Clif Woodrum d., Van a has been critic of new Deal spending chairman of the House a Lons sub committee which t whack at the presid it s Woodrum said he thought of Ras. Two or. And mrs. Paul Tucker and children were recovering from the influenza. Mrs. Ralph Howard entertained the embroidery club. Of Putnam Tlle newly elected officers of the w. R. Included mrs. Lulu Welch mrs. Olive Brown Lillie m. Ashton Georgia Fisher. Lottie Ashworth. Would be impossible for Tho new Castle Christian Church learn in son Eugene Raines of Indianapolis a a onto Here tonight for the game Alx grandchildren one sister. Miss hooked with the la Al Christian Church five. Dun to the change in plan the banquet planned at the Church for the Christian of Orch teams Lias been called no f. The Greencastle India Pendents will meet a local All Star pick up her Wethall team at the gym at 8 o clock tonight. The Pamir in invited to at tend. My .77 Mary Welch of Indianapolis and one brother j. A. Walch of Gary. Last rites will tie held wednesday afternoon at 1 80 of clock from the Fillmore Christian Church. Interment will ire invade in the Fillmore cemetery. Friends May Call at the Rector funeral Home until 1 o clock wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Walls 71, expired monday services for Roachdale woman to be wednesday from Chastain Home mrs. Phoebe Jane Walls age 71 years died monday morning at 4 45 o clock at her Home in Roachdale. Following a three months illness. Death was duo to heart disease. Born in Putnam county. July 6. 1867, mrs. Walls was the daughter of Levi and Eleanor Barker Buchanan. In 1883, she was United in marriage to James Walls who preceded her in death on february 23, 1038. Survivors Are four daughters. Mrs. Ethel Felix. Mrs. Lillian Clements and mrs. Helen Bruges All of Indianapolis and mrs. Dora Hauter of Kalamazoo Mich. Two sons Earl and Wayne Walls both of Indianapolis thirteen grandchildren one sister mrs. Walter Eggers of Roach Dale and one brother. William Buchanan of new Winchester. A funeral services for the Well known woman will be held wednesday morning at 10 30 of clock from the Chastain funeral Home in Roachdale in charge of the Rev. Leland plow of Roachdale. Burial will be made in the new Maysville cemetery. Friends May Call at the Chastain funeral Home tuesday afternoon and evening and wednesday morning. Otis Clodfelter and l. A. Dicks among High state winners Putnam county Corn growers Havo come into the Lime Light with the holding of state Corn shows during the past w Elk and As a result. Putnam coun y Corn is ranking High with Corn producing sections. At the state show held at Purdue list week. Otis Clodfelter of Russell township won second on an exhibit of 10 cats of White Corn. He won the sweepstakes prize in the county show the week in fore. L. A. Dicks of Marion township won the state sweepstakes prize on a single ear of yellow Corn at the stat Content. Both of these s ate winning excl bits Are now on display at the first the Thrift week Celebration at the cltia.n3 Bank Ami Trust co. And Central. Re attracting widespread attention. Or. End Erin is known throughout _ Foremost famous Andrew Emerine collection to be shown at t1ie Centrallo and behold the old time Home savings Bank in All its glory will be on display in p. Special exhibit at the Central National Bank this week. A special assemblage of some of the oldest and most colourful Banks in the country will he included in the famous Andrew l Marine collection to be exhibited at the Central according to an announcement made today by Fred l. Of hair. President of the Central National Bank. I. Of hair announced that special arrangements had been made with i. Kin Erinc of Fostoria Ohio to bring his rare old Banks of class and distinction Here of. Disc a it during 0 0 the nation As one of the collectors of Home savings Banks. It t was pointed out by or Emeric the a today s arg amp Toner All of the old time Hanks have their 0 and relative values Ami the extremely 75 local temperature 0 rare ones Are actually Worth possibly a a a 7j> a a a ii a @ 0 is one half the amount the enthusiastic generally fair tonight and tucs collector often pays while the More Day. Eol it Ler tonight somewhat common and Middle class variety s warmer. Tuesday. Are not Worth any where near Whit _ Meijy Sellers think. Hundreds of the rarest and oldest mechanical Hanks in the country Are in the Possession of or. Entering and it will be from this Fine collection that he will a elect for the special display in this City. The exhibit w ii open tuesday and or. Of hair Haa invited the Public in general to visit the Bank to View the display. Minimum. 31 6 a. M. 31 7 a in. .31 8 a. A. 31 0 a. A. 34 to a. Or. 34 11 a. A. 36 12 noon. .36 1 . 38 2 p. M. 38

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