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Greencastle Daily Banner (Newspaper) - January 26, 1939, Greencastle, IndianaA a he we Athba Kic rally Fak 0 e forty seven the daily Banner a it Waves for ally it a a a a a 0 All the Home news a 4 United in Kluss ski vie a go 03iks0ns oked by rotarians \ be Quot Dinnik held night at Jav Tilkian Church with a Diakiv Benefiel air Hont i Oil a liner was tim speaker Castle rotary club gave y Iger dinner wednesday the presbyterian Church u mrs. W. R. Hutcheson King this week end for a p around South America evening the Honor guests ted with a leather bound Yli Ich will be kept a diary l the trip. Pkg room was beautifully the tables running from pie on which was a Large Lenting the ship on which Krill be made. The seating its and the decoration of room were in charge of is Megaughey and Are. Fer. Kornman. President of the by lie presented Charles who acted As master of or. Maqi Ughy asked in to present the first a miss Patsy Selvage a in the City schools who pored by miss Dorothy Benlor in Depauw univer Patsy gave a couple of it were very pleasing and and striking personality Mccre of the club Ondic Hundred per cent r Benefiel daughter of i Seftel of this City was t and told the members i As an air rosters on the Between Chicago and miss Benefiel took her an air trip from new is Angeles. It required is ring West Ond about turn trip the difference a Ming Easterly winds took off at new York k. Quot Lisa of Neftel told of a on the ship a full g about everything one to eat. It was a sleep id berths were Avail a Quot hip left Chicago Ahou it was a non Stop flight Ork to Chicago. Prom ship stopped Only at and Albuquerque new acc leaching los Angeles i St of the passengers it at Albuquerque because to Sec the painted desert Anyon and the Pacific As they sped Westward of the flight Fiel told of the physical of an air hostess she de nurse and must Wco ghz find figures also a cer Etc. A of Many incidents that in with her since taking in cresting work and an Ember of questions program including the a delightful one for the Here the ladies and was gesture to or. And mrs. Or. Hutcheson outlined p will take and promised me interesting pictures on his return. Is tees met of the townships in it y met at 10 of clock this a the office of the county Pinte Dent Frank Jar i meet again tomorrow these Are special and dons called to consid matters in part. Tea Hunter i wednesday Koit the cloves Man will he hki4j Day at 10 s0 Hunter age about 71 wednesday afternoon at at her Home in Clove no a several weeks ill or was a member of the Hurch of Christ Are one son Leslie Hun Reelsville and two Daugh alter corns of Clover Icia at Home Vricos for the Well known be held Friday morning Ock from the Church of ver Dale. The Rev. T. J. Fri Ciatu. Interment will he Cloverdale cemetery funeral Home has charge 1 arrangements. A without tags must be killed chief Edward Maddox of the City administration desires the owners of dogs that run Loose and stray away from Home to know that complaints com to the police frequently about the depredations and general undesirability of such animals to which the police must give heed the Law requires the officers to take up these strays and to execute them summarily after notifying the owners if the owners can be found. The officer says there Are Many dogs in the City and environs which do not Wear License tags and these have no Protection under the Law. Greencastle Indiana thursday january 20, 103. No. 87well known resident of county Dies aids. Mary e. Mccullough passed away tuesday in Indianapolis had been ill two weeks or. Mccullough was us Ien isor of Putnam comity infirm Ryart of cooking gets attention much opt family income is spent for food says noted lecturer a with More than 35 percent of the family income going out for what we eat it is most important that we give every attention possible to this great and master of All Artas cooking a states mrs. Gertrude Burbank the noted Southern lecturer who will Lead one of the most splendidly harmonized centralization of food parades Ever held in this Section mrs. Burbank comes to Greencastle feb. 20, 21 and 22 for the three Day daily Banner merchants free cooking school. Housewives who attended the school last year appreciated her Plain logical common sense understandable manner of talking and explanatory demonstrations. She takes a great Pride in the Many secret formulas she gives free to her thousands of listeners throughout the United states and she likewise feels a Pride in the housewife who attends her lectures. A a Cook should be known by her knife yes but fare More. Most certainly she should be in a position to a commend her own pies a yes. Too by her cleanliness a Cook must please the entire family. Yes i have heard of the Man whom Emerson sent to the City in one of his books consideration by the Way a i believe it was and the fellow was made to say. As i remember it a i have been sent Here to procure an Angel to do the and i know that old one which says that a As the House show eth the owner the cooking show eth the Cook a too. I know Many of them but i also know this that there will be no disappointments and Many happier experiences remembered after i have the Opportunity to meet lecture demonstrate and talk freely frankly and plainly heart to heart with the housewives of your wonderful City and the communities around. What the women of this land Are most interested in Are the Short cuts the Quick certain positive the shortest route to perfection in that highest and most important master Art cooking. I am Happy that i have Many solutions to meet All of their desires a mrs. Burbank said. The Public is cordially invited to attend All sessions of the Happy Kitchen cooking school in this City. Everything is free and no person attending is under obligations of any kind. The school will be held at the Gramaila , cold hit county year ago roads in a Ahkian were blocked by snowfall of 40 inches one year ago wednesday a blizzard like storm came upon this part of the country with Snow. The temperatures were lowering each hour and. Ome year ago today the Reading at the lowest Point was 7 degrees above Zero on the banners a a official Register but other thermometers showed As Low As Zero. One year ago Friday. January 27. 1938, the Low Reading was 5 above at 6 of clock in the morning. On saturday of that week the minimum was reported locally to have been Zero. Roads in Michigan were blocked by the snowfall of 40 inches which had been blown into drifts by the High winds. The Zero Reading was As of 7 of clock in the morning but by 1 of clock a temperature of 25 was reached. The Low Reading the succeeding Day was 30 degrees above Zero and 43 was reached by noon of that Day. The condition of Harry Williams East Seminary Street who is critically ill in an Indianapolis Hospital remained unchanged this afternoon. Mrs. Mary e. Mccullough 66 years old. Widow of the late Oather Mccullough passed away at 5 35 p. M. Tuesday at the Home of a daughter. Mrs. Frank Tharp 1639 North Alabama Street. Indianapolis following a two weeks illness of complications. Mrs. Mccullough had spent most of her life in Putnam county. She was a daughter of Richard and Sar-1 a i Crain it Johnson and was born1 March 21, 1872. Near the croyts Creek Church. Her father a native of Virginia and one of the Pioneer settlers of this Vicinity gave the land and the lumber for the original croyts Creek Church and served As its pastor for Many years. Mrs. Mccullough was married december 4. 1889 to Oather Mccullough and they resided in the croyts Creek Community for several years leaving there when or. Mccullough was appointed supervisor of the Putnam county infirmary. Following or. Mccullough a death almost ten years ago. Mrs. Mccullough located in Green Castle where she had made her Home until recently. Since Christmas she had been visiting with her daughter mrs. Tharp and two weeks ago she suffered a paralytic seizure which resulted in her passing. She was a woman of Good Christian character and she was held in High esteem by a Large Circle of friends. Mrs. Mccullough is survived by five daughters and four sons As follows mis. Arthur Glitz of Bain Bridge mrs. William Penman of Brazil. Mrs. C. M. Wilson of Brazil. Mrs. Harry Giltz of Greencastle r. 1. Mrs. Frank Tharp of Indianapolis. Cary e. Mccullough of Brazil Jacob Hiram a. A a Biff and Owen d. Mccullough. All of Terreton Idaho. Also surviving Are five Sisters and three Brothers mrs. G. S. Megaughey of Roachdale mrs. Elmer Mccullough of croyts Creek mrs. Charles Overstreet of Brazil mrs. Lida Shultz and mrs. Oscar Leslie of Harmony Scott Johnson of Brazil Sumner Johnson of croyts Creek and Arthur Johnson of Lafayette. There Are also 12 grandchildren. Funeral services will be held fro n the Lawson and son funeral Homo at Brazil at 2 of clock Friday afternoon mrs. Clay Warren first Reader of the first Church of Christ. Scientist will officiate. Interment will be in croyts Creek cemetery. Friends Are invited to Cadi at the Lawson mortuary to pay their toll mounting in stricken area burning freighter menaces port constant danger that 6.000 Drums of cyanide of potassium in the hold might explode menaced neighbouring shipping in Brooklyn n. A. When the British freighter Suver Ash scheduled to sail for Manila caught fire. Flames raged for 14 hours causing the ship to Settle in the mud As above before firemen extinguished troops seek new capital Franco awaits word Barcelona surrounded before he takes capital Burgos. Spain. Jan 26. Up an official military dispatch today announced that the armoured car unit of the rebel Navarreye division had reached the Plaza Cataluna in the Hoart of Barcelona. The nationalists said the arrival of Tho armoured cars at the heart of the City meant that Barcelona Hail been taken without serious resistance inside Tho City. Perpignan of a ranch Spanish Frontier Jan. 26. Up Generalissimo Francisco Franco Spanish nationalist commander in chief awaited word that Barcelona was completely surrounded today to order a final assault on the City and proclaim it his capital. Moorish troops from Africa were waiting impatiently in the Southern suburbs for the order to attack. But Gen. Juan Yague their commander had strict orders to hold them until the arrival on the Western and Northwestern sides of the City of the italian and Spanish divisions which were approaching. Inside Barcelona were reported to be 10.000 anarchists Well armed and sworn to fight to the death and the crack 5th Shock division under col. Enrique Lister one of the most Brilliant Field commanders of the Republican army. The main body of the loyalist army sought to establish a new Coli our i in rust two leaders pose compensation kill warn that its in it tent mi4.ii r Dicie Ini a series Oft of Indian \ Indianapolis. Ini Jan. 26. I up1 Indiana business and Industrial leaders today threw their resources against the new workmen a compensation Bill before the legislature with the warning that its enactment would tend to drive out industries and will result in the use of More labor saving machinery. They testified at a Public hearing of the Senate labor committee attended by a crowd overflowing into the galleries. Sen. William Lee. Princeton Democrat chairman adjourned the meeting with the announcement the committee will consider the Bill tomorrow. Attacks on the proposal were Lead by j. Gorgan of Terre haute Secretary of the Lynch Coal operators reciprocal association h. M. Cochrane Indianapolis Secretary of the Indiana manufacturers associations John Fredrick. Kokomo chairman of the Hoard of Continental steel corp. Sam Hadden of Indianapolis a tale Secretary of the Indiana Aggregates association Ami Robert Marsh Indianapolis attorney for the National Small business men s association. Labor leaders staunchly defended the measure which primarily would raise compensation payments to injured workers. They asked the committee to report it favourably. Fredrick a member of the commission which Drew up the original compensation Bill in 1119. Asserted that if the Bill is passed a we will be forced to Call upon machines to do what men Are doing a it will drive Industry out of Indiana Ami its added Cost can to help but be passed on to the consumer in higher Selling prices. If you pass this you will throw men out of work Quot Fredrick asserted. Claiming Indiana a already has one of the most Liberal compensation acts in the United Grogan asked Ino committee not to report favourably on the a Radical opponents claims were refuted by sen. Charles Bedwell. Sullivan Democrat author of the Bill bed Eli accused them of a not supplying one definite Fai t to show How much added Cost the Bill would result in to he claimed it would raise their compensation expenses a Only 17 at this Point Grogan interrupted Ltd mrs. Vermillion Falls in Cistern when flooring gave Way she found grit on rim of the opening mrs. E. S. Vermillion of it. Meridian. Had a very finely drawn escape from a tragic death in a Cistern this morning at her Home. She was working on the Back porch of her Home standing on a Plank flooring which was Over the Cistern s ent ranch. The flooring gave Way under her and she dropped into the water which was 11 feet deep in the Cistern but she had sufficient dexterity and presence of mind to find a grip on the rim of the opening into the Cistern where she Hung suspended by her hands and arms with the water Over her shoulders. Other members of the family heard her cries and released her from her dangerous for Battle Over election Bill democrats claim they were a a railroaded through committee outgrowth of election labor committee favored Bill prohibiting male of prison foods Indianapolis. Ind. Jan. 26 a up House democrats today were told by the Republican floor Leader. Rep. Herbert Evans of new Castle to a go ahead and walk out Quot of the present session of Tho legislature if they did no to like what the g. O. P. Majority is doing. Martin returns i Atli two lawyers to wage court fight for Possession of i nil records property Indianapolis. Ind. Jam 26. A up belligerent members of the Indiana House today girded themselves for another stiff partisan Battle this time Over five Republican election Reform Bills which the democrats claim were a a railroaded through the elections committee. The measures sponsored by the Republican state Central committee Are an outgrowth of last Falls Gen it a election in which All but one re publican state candidate lost by narrow margins and then were denied recounts of the vote in seven countie.�?T. A majority committee report signed by All Republican committee members favouring passage of the Bills was ready for presentation to the House. Democratic members will file a minority report containing no recommendation. The democrats claim that when they arrived at the committee meeting the majority report already was signed and that no study was made of the Bills. Witnesses were denied the right to be heard. The Democrat report to the House says a having been deprived of the Opportunity to either read or consider said Bills we make leave to report that for said reason we Are unable to make rep. C. Y. Foster a. Carmel chairman of the committee candidly stated a of course i had both minority and majority reports prepared in Advance. I saw no reason to spend the re St of the session wrangling Over these Hills in committee. 1 am going to report the Hills out on the floor and then they can he amended and meanwhile. House labor forces won two victories when the labor commuter a voted to report favourably Bills that would prohibit the Sale of prison made goods on the open Market and would authorize the state labor division to collect unpaid wages for workers. Thurman a Gottschalk director of Contell Lemml a a it i Lurf Mboi Detroit. Jan 26. Up Homer Martin head of one of two rival factions of the United automobile workers of America returns today from new York with two lawyers who will huge his court fight Here saturday for Possession of the Union s funds records and property. Ousted from the executive Board of the Congress of Industrial organizations of which he was one of the original organizers and opposed by 18 of the 24 original Law executive Board members the 37-year-old former Baptist preacher and one time National hop skip and jump Champion from William Jewell College announced that he was fighting to save the Union from a stalinist so and that the majority of the 400.000 tank and file members were behind him. In reply. R. L. Thomas head of the a awl a anti Martin faction named president of the Union by a majority of the executive Board after mar tin had suspended them and who has been recognized by the Cio As the rightful president charged that Martin had a conspired with Harry Bennett personnel director of the Ford motor company to convert the Law into a Ford company Mai tin went to new York to engage Frank p. Walsh Veteran labor lawyer and Frank Munholland of Toledo attorney for the railway Union executives As counsel for his Side at saturdays hearing on injunction proceedings filed by the Thomas faction for Legal recognition. Contri Rute dimes to Aid paralysis fight postal employees have volunteered to collect Money for the March of dimes Quot for the fight against infantile paralysis which is to be sent i it the committee in Washington anyone wishing to donate to this worthy cause May hand their dime to the City of rulers Rural carriers or to the clerks at the Post office less than a week remains the presidents birthday which a january 33. It might be Well for this Community to contrib us dimes a Long As no birthday bad in the county Are to be held. It us hoped that Tho people of Putnam county we want to support the infantile Parale Sis fight will cooperate by contrib ing dimes. Rich communities destroyed with Many facing threat of famine Only fragmentary reports surgeons nurses supplies go a Tiki misty into Earth it Pic Krone Santiago. Ohle. Jan. 26 a up stories of Rich communities destroyed. Of thousands upon thousands killed of hundreds of thousands facing the threat of disease or famine reached Santiago today As still fragmentary reports arrived of the toll taken by an earthquake in Southern Chile. Reports from Tho earthquake zone indicated that the death toll might reach 1.5.000 in three cities alone most of the zone was still isolated. A United press staff correspondent at chilian a City of 40,000 people. And army aviators who flew him there reported the a Lead there at 10.000, with 10,000 wounded or missing. Officially the death estimate there was 5,000. A United press staff correspondent who re a Che i Temuco radioed that authorities Ltd the important Railroad town of san Rosendo estimated their dead at 2.000. The official estimate of dead at the big port and naval base of Conception was 3,000. Railroad trains bearing surgeons nurses medical supplies food tents and Rescue squads Felt their Way cautiously southward into the earthquake zone. Aboard one to i n was president Pedro Aguirre Cerdo who had taken Active charge of Relief and Rescue work. Air planes flew southward to land in Fields because most airports were destroyed. Chilean and British warships and chilean. British Anil German merchant ships made for seaports in Tho zone to lend their aid.20 years a of in Greencastle Greencastle won from Danville. 35 to i the woman a society of the presbyterian Church met with mrs. Mary Mathias. Mary Catharine Cannon entertained nine of her girl friends at her East Seminary Street Home after the Ball game. Dainty refreshments were served. Those present were Elizabeth Hughes. Helen Grose. Isabelle Shelley. Cena Brothers Vivian har court Helen Sallust Cornelia Allen and Evelyn and Elva Ayler. To hold services for mrs. Helen on former resident Vii de in Auw graduate died in Altadena Calif. By Charlen sorry a copyrighted chilean Chile. Jan 26. Up a in the debris filled streets amid the buildings and hones of this earthquake wrecked City a wild eyed Man his facial Muscles working ran up and shouted in my face �?�1 lost four children his voice Rose to a piercing scream a but in a alive in a everywhere men and women were wandering about in the ruins. Most of them seemed out of their head3. Some prayed. Some wept. Some merely regarded on with a Blank and stupid stare. A thick yellow dust a from the smashed Adobe houses Hung head ii a still in the air it covered everything. The faces Tho hands the clothing of the survivors were thin with it and my eyes and pores were choked with it. Every Street was choked with debris. Entire blocks were uneven masses of debris with not a budding standing bodies were everywhere in the streets in the piles of rubbish arms and legs showing through crumbled Moreir and shattered timbers there a it so Many bodies and set it few living that dead bodies seemed More Normal than living ones and Soi n t hardly noticed death. I was told that of the City a 40.01 0 inhabitants 10,000 had been kill 1 and 10.000 More were wounded or missing. Most it of the missing. Presumably Stim were now dead men and women buried under debris from what t saw. I believe a these estimate to be approximately Correct. Only on of the buildings around a a Han s Plaza remained standing. The hotel the police station the cathode in. The Post office and Tho Telegraph buildings were All in i ins and fire still raged in some of them. The building of la discussion. Th�8 Princi a i Ontic in Ltd a in in ii to o a Brief memorial services for m Helen Kelly Orr who a lied la a last month at her Home in Alt Odeno. Cal were held thursday at 4 p. M at Crown Hill cemetery. Mrs. Orr was buried by the Side of her Hus bin i Raymond b. Orr. Former sales manager for the Van Camp products co who died in 1930. Or. L. R. Eckhart. Of Depauw University was in charge of the rites mrs. Orr was a former Resi Lent of Greencastle and a graduate of do Pauw where she was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority and War Active in Campus affairs she is survived by two children. Raymond b Orr or. Age seventeen. And Ann Orr. Age ten. Who Ami live w the Kenneth Orr in Greenfield. A a it a a a a a v a today s weather a and a local temperature a a a a a a a a a a a generally fair tonight and Friday except Snow flurries in no it rth and unsettled in Southeast portion tonight a a a no decided Chance in temperature. Minimum. 27 a a. A. 26 7 a. A. 27 8 a. M. 27 p a. M. 20 10 a. A. 3# 11 a. M. .29 12 noon 27 1 p. M. 27 2 p. M. 27

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