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Greencastle Daily Banner (Newspaper) - January 20, 1939, Greencastle, IndianaFor in too j a rail a v i a Fol Illy Ndu s t or a 1. Ii i la min Tori to into a to f Akes a Oil i net a lit tif Jet Prfu Virun i win j a a a a weather a Ltd 0 a 1 to seven the daily ban to or a it Waves for ally a a a a a air. The Home news 4 to Mateu press service 4 a Ltd Gheens Astle Indiana Friday Lanly Ary a to 1939. No. 8j i Luck b Good in a wreck to acid but at ,1 might have Kkt i seriously completes re a get Jan. 20.�? up a army b \ i i. Y Ixo r e in go ugh Quot in Kun Uliuli arc smashed and Cara damaged ii and a Monon Pas Crew. As Wollos Many apol injury shortly thursday when the North is ringer train struck la Ruck at Tho crossing 6 at Bainbridge. Tic k at 12 27. The riven by Charles Willis Avenue Terre haute the owner of the in a it ils also of Terre a i the men was in it ind four cars were mine of the passengers the track was torn me of about a City angers were detained hours while a wreck the cars Back on the a train proceeded on to the had loaded the truck ring at St. Marys o., of paper weighing a tons. The paper was i in Vincennes. Willis did not see the train almost on the tracks lit. In the smoke behind Lin co., but realized he i not Stop the Large to save it. The Flash to Willis were not a time. The tractor of i got across the track was hit and carried in mile North on the completely demolish pills of paper were As 100 feet. Willis it Down the Road and a Stop following the for of the truck told and Deputy sheriff this county that he aching train while he ral Hundred feet from but that Tho pavement pin i he could not Check Ihn truck. He said he forced to turn up the. J itself by reason of the action of the trailer of tick. But found that the vehicle from be a i then attempted to p d out on the Pavc it could not. For on the locomotive lain James Conners Era he saw the truck to before the Impact a the truck Driver would said the train was 115 Miles on hour when cd. The usual whistle the crossing had been Aid. The Railroad Sta i Hundred Yarda South and the locomotive Aya sounded before if Iid Anil also there is his tic sounded for the old state Road just i i Ion the former state ing a county Highway part of the town these arc the usual Lings for a northbound by were sounded As us a. Before the wreck the is of the northbound two were replaced soon after the arrival in. And an engine was of Lafayette to gel Ping taken around the passing track and on it ing the run of the the with the exception a it behind because of a i sustained hound passenger train r so later than the Ain. At rain Ridge the passing track and the of the wreck until k was cleared Suffi unit it to be used. The Strain arrived at Green iut 8 30 of clock in the. As reported at the moire. That really was laugh-1 in connection with the Nen who had just been the penal farm at put who had boarded the town to return to their f train at uni abridge i pm la Nice i a a in Man Hunt on or two in in farm escapes Tokyo. Authorities have completed supple i id a i in it if Mcnary budget estimates totalling $1,362.500,000 for submission to tile diet it was understood today under a program which visualizes the possibility of joint operations again it China and Russia. Newspapers called it a a two front budget Quot because of the reported necessity in the minds of army leaders to prepare for simultaneous military campaigns against the soviet Union and China. The army estimates already have been to the finance ministry it was understood and will be presented to the diet or parliament at tile new session beginning tomorrow after the ministry a approval. The Johnsons Active Senate committee works on Relief deficiency Relief appropriation causes a stir among the Law makers local As Well As state police Busy Friday searching for two escapes left at breakfast time two Indianapolis youths held at farm left after getting their morning meal Washington Jan. 20. Up the it Senate appropriations sub com Mitten on Relief considered today a proposed Compromise on the deficiency appropriation Bill which would provide $366,000,000 to continue the works Progress administration the remained of the Winter. Strong support for the plan which would postpone until warm weather consideration of demands for a Sharp Cut in Relief expenditures was indicated by committee members seeking to avoid a bitter conflict Over president Roosevelt a request for $975,000,000 for five months and the House approved appropriation of $725,000.000 for the same period. Simultaneously it was Learned that the White House in answering letters of protest on the $150.000,000 House reduction was placing All responsibility on Congress for any Cut in Relief Rolls necessitated by a reduced appropriation. Letters on White House stationery to those who have protested threatened discharge of spa workers reiterated the president s statement that a a the Congress alone has Power Toi provide the necessary funds. Reports that the Compromise on Tho Relief Bill originated with the administration were discredited by Senate democratic Leader Alben w. Barkley of Kentucky. A it does not Appeal to me a he said. A i think we ought to bite the whole Sherry at chairman Alva b. Adams. A. Colo., of the sub committee who discussed the Relief situation with or. Roosevelt wednesday explained the Compromise to newspapermen hut denied its authorship. Another Good one one measure proposed by the present session of the Indiana legislature is the appointment of a commission probable three to five members at salaries ranging from $5 to $10 per Day and expenses to License watch an i clock repair men and to regulate the profession. Nazis confirm report i Ondon. Jan. 20. Up a great Britain received a note from Germany today. Confirming the nazi government s determination to achieve Equality with the British Navy in submarines and to build five 10.000 ton cruisers armed with Sinoh guns. The fugitive Hunting forces of the county including the state police housed at the Putnamville Barracks were turned Loose Early this morning on a Man Hunt the objects of their search being two prisoners at the Indiana state penal farm at Putnamville who had walked out of the dining room at the farm at 5 30 of clock. They Are William Goodwine and Charles Pennington one 22 and the other 24 years of. Whose Homes Are in Indianapolis. They wore the White overalls favored by tire a lining room men at the farm. Sheriff Lawrence Graham and Deputy sheriff Tom Vandiver were called out to Hunt for the men along with the state police officers and the Region surrounding the penal farm was searched thoroughly for the fugitives. The county officers also visited the Hobo Camps of the Vicinity of the railroads in the county which Are dismal places these Winter Days hut there was no Trace of the runaways i Hei c. At 9 30 of clock the sheriff s office was notified that two no n were seen beating their Way East on a Pennsylvania freight train which had left Greencastle and which would go onto a siding at Coatsville. Sheriff Graham and Deputy sheriff Vandiver left at once for Coates Ville to look for the men. The officers arrived at Coatesville just in time to see the train moving out of the siding onto the main track headed for Indianapolis. They had a fleeting glimpse of two men Back in a Corner of a Box car. As the train passed them but could not identify them. The Indianapolis police were notified to search the train when it reached that City. Noble j. Johnson representing this District in Congress with mrs. Johnson and that in daughter Mirium. Will be guests at a reception and Bill to be held saturday evening in Washington by the Indiana society of Washington which will be in Honor of Tho Indiana representatives in Congress. Both or. And mrs. Johnson have Many Persona friends in Putnam county. Mrs. Johnson and Mirium made the trip with congressman Johnson to Washington by motor. They have taken an apartment at the hotel Roosevelt and since their arrival in Washington have been attending Many social functions. Among these was the White House reception which was the first Mirium had Ever attended and at which she wore a White in Odisio a greek Model with Gold purse slippers a and a Gold snood on her hair. Mrs. Johnson also attended the Tea Given by mrs. Ickes and both she and Mirium were at the opening of Congress to watch congressman Johnson take his oath of office and answer the first Roll Call of the 1939 Congress. Hitler shakes Cabinet lets Schacht out minister of finance Ano head of German Bank is Temoy he by dictator i in loom leadership idea Wallier Eunus is Mulc economics minister succeeding world known financier the Spanish War rain Rita a and Putnamville win first round of local Wabash Valley tourney held Here put Mville displayed a steady offensive drive and Bainbridg a unless ii henday i Inch Spanish Frontier Jan. 20.�?<up a preparations Are being made to move the bulk of Spanish loyalist government machinery to Valencia in Case the defense of Barcelona becomes hopeless uncensored advices from loyalist territory disclosed today. The defense of Catalonia would be continued however it was asserted with heroic Gerona besieged 25 times and captured four times in a history which runs Back past roman Days As the base. Coincident by with its preparations for evacuation of Barcelona if it became necessary the government exerted every Effort possible to strengthen the catalonian defences. Tho uncensored advices which reached the United press said that several thousand loyalist troops had arrived at Barcelona from Valencia and that others might arrive. According to these advices president Manuel a Aina. And Premier Juan Mcgrin had decided to remain at Barcelona jus Long As possible. Nevertheless it was necessary for them and other i Oya Ilist loaders to visage the possibility that evacuation might be forced. It was perhaps of some significance in connection with the Uncan so Rcd advices that a United press dispatch from Madrid reported that 60 persons of whom 54 were women and children left Madrid yesterday afternoon under the auspices of the British consulate. It was the first British evacuation in two years the Berlin. Jan. 20.�? up Adolf Hitler today removed or. Hjal Niar Schacht. Germany a leading financier. From the presidency of the Reich Bank and named Valther Funk economics minister and nazi Veteran in his place. A move which seemed destined to prove of world importance was explained in the following official announcement a in realization of the additional tasks demanded of economic life for the re establishment of the greater Germany uniform leadership in economic life the Money Market and the capital Market is required. A the fuehrer a Hitler has consequently relieved or. Schacht of his position As president of the directorate. A was his successor for a period of four years the fuehrer has appointed minist. R of economics Walt her Funk who will retain the office of minister of economics. A Cdr. Schacht in his capacity As Reich a minister a minister without portfolio in the Cabinet will continue to be a members of the German government. He is scheduled to carry out special tasks. State Active tons. If the loyalists lost Barcelona the eel scoring Power galore Here inst d a fetch a ill Twenty five of those night to win the opening game of rent qut we v a Rutish subjects. The the local Wabash Valley preliminary remainder Spanish relatives of Bra a Ion. Putnamville a determined drive brought a 27 to 21 Victory Over reels j might be Able to get Ville in the initial Battle and Bain away by sea to continue functioning Bridge triumphed after a thrilling carrying on the War from Cen-46 to 23 win Over Fillmore in Tho trial a pay a Tho scores of thousands second game. Godiers and lessor leaders who Reelsville held its own during the Jimye carry 0n because they be fist half against Putnamville tral1 a Many of Thorn would face ing at the half by just one Point. 14 a Lala Fhuel. If captured to 13. Led by Jones who caged six nationalist offensive on the fielders Putnamville spurted in the catalonian front in which spaniards last period to win comfortably. Moors. Germans and italians were hiking a 20 to 10 half time Lead j Jar unit the Republican army Bainbridge had Little trouble in Dis ener a Sta fifth week today posing of Fillmore j. Whitaker and even insurgent army corps total a. Michael with twelve tallies each 300,000 men had battered at the paced the scoring for the winners in it a ill a Nea a most without Ceas while Only Cash and Miller were a e and to div operations started to Click for the losers. Wero Only a Little adore than 30 Russellville is scheduled to meat Tun Linurd a a it l Quot a. In Nore against crime r Itelo out of Stypb Polk i1 ii Eai silo yes effective York in 1988 Indianapolis. Jan 20. I Jpn crime and reckless automobile Drivers suffered Severa setbacks in in during 1938. This was revealed today in the annual report of Tho Indiana state police by Don f. Stiver super Necmi. And. The report asserted there were fewer hunk robberies and that 9,000 More automobile Drivers were arrested in 1938 than in 1937. Only three Bank holdups occurred last year lowering Hank robbery insurance rat s 40 percent below the 1936 costs which were the highest in the nation according to the report. Or. John g. Benson Well known in this City who is superintendent of the methodist Hospital at Indian a Polis. Was yesterday reappointed general superintendent also of the methodist hospitals at Gary. Fort Wayne and Princeton. Or. Benson s annual report for the Indianapolis Hospital shows the birth of 1,595 babies in that institution in 1938. 20 years ago o in Charles Baraby was called to Martinsville by the a lines of his wife who had been under treatment in a sanitarium. The d. A. R. Luct with mrs. A a. P Allenjr. That defense program general Malin Craig. Army chief of state. Left and Secretary of War Harry ii. Woodring. Right discuss in Washington the proposed $552.000.000 defense program. In Center is representative Andrew j. May of Kentucky chairman of the House military affairs committee. Hearings indicated no opposition to the president s program. Party scrap expected by legislators iav4j Feu 4 ent Bill up for passage Iii i partisanship la a e on others Flake eps Mere expected pc Public a in majority in House plans it omit not move majority Bill Rulx a it pm it so l Indianapolis. Ind., Jan 20.�? up a hitter partisan Battle loomed in the of representatives today As a divided committee report was presented on a Republic in measure to repeal sections of the Mcnutt governmental reorganization act of 1933. Another Bill designed to invalidate the democratic Quot two percent Quot club by repealing a measure which had removed it from provisions of the corrupt practices Jet also came before the House but the judiciary a committee voted unanimously to a commend passage. Drafted to fulfil pledges of the g. O. P state convention platform the reorganization measure would restore full appointive Power to All elected state officers lieutenant governor Secretary of state auditor of state treasurer of state and us print indent of Public instruction. In addition Tho attorney general who now is appointed by the Gover a Ouert in 111�� 11 school nor. Would to made an elective of i Bitorin m to begin it of Clef. 8 00 o clock Republican committee members voted to recommend to the House a Cut Milu elixir program tonight circuit court notes Arlie Templeman asks for divorce from his wife Eva Templeman in a complaint filed in circuit court. They were married april 20. 1929. And separated january 12. 1988. In his complaint. The husband alleges a she re fused to take care of the Home and when ,.jsintlff would Call her at tent Ion to the matter she would Fly a Cal lev udi Enec is expected t h to the Bill la passed. Democrats into a mad rage an 1 ask him to get 1,1 ill and the conceit gis n by the urn committee voted however to in Speaks of an �?�1111 hi8h school a Cappolla choir tonight present a minority report suggesting governale temper a and says a her action became unbearable to him Fred v. Thomas is attorney. Mary e. Wallick sues William it Campbell and the first National Fine singing under to Ludo Bank of Brazil for foreclosure on land in Washington township. Putnam county to collect $576.50 Al it 8 00 in the school auditorium indefinite postponement. Those who have head the choir Are under the 1933 reorganization act. Confident that this group of High hot a governor was Given full control school student 11�?� doing som in Over nil appointments except the chief deputies of the elected officials. Of music in tin City schools. No one should miss this Opportunity to hear legend due her. Brazil attorneys rep lug cd a 1,1 a length program resent the plaintiff. Among the compositions which the in this morning. Annaa Loil l11 sink in 51 number lev or. Waite was granted a divorce from attn to it Onnin Thompson Spring Roy Waite who did not appear to Evn mag thirsts which Aii unusual other numbers Ami have won i contest the action. The divorce was granted on the grounds of cruel and it favor Are a alb a 1 Pomili. Inhuman treatment. Albert e. You Liams. As prosecutor represented the interests of the state in the proceedings because of the defaulting of Tho defendant. School Rooks May Cost e i 4 of Mitt e a Kotoki to reduce ret yiler8 profit one half the investigation of the entire situation As is th1 selection of school Hooks by the state Board of education and the Sale of tin books to pupils of the school is apparently. Being covered thoroughly by the committee of the upper House of the state i Gisl Turc a of which senator Bruce Lane representing Putnam and Montgomery counties in. The chairman. Senator Lane has propose that tin profits of the Ellers of the books lie Cut 0 per cent or from o profit of 29 per cent to 10 per cent. Senator Lone is having a Bill pie pared for introduction in the St it Senate which will if adopted by the legislature make the reduction effect it. It was developed in the committee s hearings that most Solhei states including Ohio limit the profit on school Hooks to 10 per cent. Senator Lam said he could see no a russian composition taken from the Liturgy of the Catholic Church another russian Folk song the a Blue. from the English song literature the choir will present a was torrents in summer by Elgar. A com again Sweet love by Dove and and a in these delightful pleasant Otlien am ricin compositions Are a the by Lockwood a swing Low Sweet harlot arranged by bran Anglit. An i a Roll Chariot. Roll by Noble Cain. Richard Kink National Champion xylophone is will inv Cal two groups it of Mil 11 his and will Piny a a no. A a by Duran i and a William to dlr overture by Rossini All proceeds from the a a it will go toward paying for die now choir Robes in which the choir will be presented tonight. The doors will he open at 7 00 of clock. Thu re Aie no reserved a Quot its and tickets May be Luid m the door. Oklahoma is like win soul \ s o i m \ n i Sieh rights from till \ y i Ion Al Goy Ern i n i Oklahoma City Jan. 20. U1 Oklahoma to Ned Vermont to Lay in Irons ii i challenging Tho constitutionality of the 1937 flood control act. Alleging that it violates the principle �1 by Republican candidates in the last Campaign. Indication that the 1939 Assembly is determined to reduce motor vehicle License fees was Given when the House judiciary Courni Yteo voted to recommend a Bill providing for a Flat fee of $5 for All passenger cars. Do l i by it ii Pel a pm Gram designed to How that Stii Lents enrolled in the Liberal arts school at Depauw Are also doing it my inlaid work in the school of music was presented in Depauw Chap a Friday morning. Jack Gillespie popular Greencastle pianist and organist was Given special applause for his playing of chop in Nocturne. Of. 15. No. 1 and a or Ihns rhapsody. Rosa Neal Reynolds. A Spe i h major who has Al to by appeared in several Duzer do Pic duct ions played lie Ostraum. No. 2 by Liszt. Ami Bouldin Kincaid Organ major played an Organ a rang intent of choral by Karg or it. All three students Are Sophomore. Postmaster tykes m Yil from delayed train a delay like a train wreck does no to keep the. Local Post office from giving it patrons service. Thui Day noon i wreck at Bainbridge on Tho Monon line delayed he arrival of another passenger train several hours. However postmaster a l. Dobbs made a special tup to itt in Bridge to take the mail off the South Bruin 1 train and return ii to Ltd to i cast it it expedite the de Livesy to it it the Public. The trip by Tho a Rit master meant saving several hours in delivering1 the mail to a just ice to school la it of publishers in states Rig flirts. The Legisla Ture approve i a Resolution sponsored by gov. Leon Phillips. Demanding that Congress suspend a $54.000.000 flood c it a tel project on the red River until the state could i Vestiga e its Bilitz. The project Calis for a flood text Hooks unless there is a real need i will conc it a quid electric generating dam which would . The state nothing. But which would by a reefed without a animation it of teachers in regard to. The states formal consent thin Bill. Met a i a i. The project was so Mil in to the a Bill has been introduced by sen a. .411 flood control dam in Vermont Chal Ator Arnold intended to abolish town the proposed change if the same publishers can sell in other states with that limit on their gain senator Lane also intends to introduce another Bill which if it becomes Law will prohibit changes in and deman i for changes consult the officers of the state or to Foit tii a 4.1 \ m Washington Jan 20. Up president Roosevelt today said a favored the pending Hill authorizing construction of naval base facilities at Guam tin far Pacific Island that is within 150t Miles of Tokyo. A a it $ 0 000 today a weather 0 and 0 local temperature 0 00 o 0 00 0000 mostly Cloudy Snow in North and to portions tonight saturday Gen longed in Tho same was by Legisla ship control of schools an i centralize by l .u,1�ot by g v a Corge d Aik not Illy Dir in Mill m it try Dou by in such control in a county Bour of of us. Ataop Thevenot a Kisia North portion no to com i change in Eti cation. T Urc appropriated funds to prevent Tern pen tur the Federal government from going a l. Dobbs postmaster has re ahead by seeking injunctions my Cei ved a notice of the Nieft of a Book taking other court action. The okla of Money orders one at homa legislature appropriated no South Bend. It is Likely that these Money Federal authorities reacted to the. Vermont suit by intimating that the project to which Aiken and the ver Money orders will be forged and attempts made to Cash them. Merchants. Filling station operators and hotel clerks should be Mont legislature objected would be Ashing Money orders. Dropped. Of a. My 26 7 n. M. 26 8 a. In. A i p n. A ii. Get in a. M. 39 n a. Ii. A 43 12 noon. 43 i r m. T 1 2 p. M. 11 i

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