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Greencastle Daily Banner (Newspaper) - July 3, 1939, Greencastle, IndianaI a the weather showers cooler i 4. the daily Banner 5 f8 United press service All the Home news a a a Waves for ally ame forty seven Jhee Castle Indiana monday july l . N. Is sians and is Battle in a a Mongolia excitement Loving yol tils resting now to dispatches Tell of role Sale War developments in the last Mamy men Are involved All by inches of Anne san 1 o in part in the newest Jap. W anese Russlan outbreak to Mayo july 3 up japanese a cacti Kuokuan forces. In an Offen Sive outer mongolian rus n i s o Sian forces on the Manchukuo Frontier. Lave captured 30 russian tanks and a disabled Many others in a big Battle dispatches from the front said today. Thru thousand outer mongolian Ruif Tiar troops with 300 tanks an a sleet of air planes were fighting Jagt aaes Manchu Kuan Force of a nosed strength according to did vices from the front Imp a outer mongolian russian to Ltd tossed the Shalka River on her into Manchu Kuan Territ Vas said that the japanese Jin Pian army had taken the ten Tivenin an attempt to crush a fall enemy forces within Manchu i itches indicated that the japanese opened their offensive Surprise ton vement late a turd night or Earl v sunday morning am quickly drove be outer Mongolia russian troops a Ross the River. Japan use was indie ted. Act japanese dispatches Fol them across the rive seeking them out. Fere fighting continue ii through osterday the dispatches said a Fantry machine pins Artil Valry. Tanks and air planes in in both sides. A ing was resumed Dawn toll was reported and japanese rooms operating in five col formed and captured the Vil-p1 Lingin Bulduc. I Shock units began attack a Agal. was said. I a artillery a in barred out Quot to tildes on the Bank of the Shalka River Dos to 5 sail Ami co operating air planes a nixed the a a behind the enemy i i s outer mongolian Rua Sian re tit is and ant aircraft guns replied. In japanes artillery and air tan. was said. The d jeep Onienta oboe Sakai and Okamot Nock i visits of the Jap Anere Ai stormed Ltd took Hill 754, a d. A a a n russian the Lipan Langli 11 again a a Cou act a bombing a said my we re repulse Kokomo. In. July 3 up two a youths with a penchant for excite Nicot were a Quot a big a quiet Holiday i today after re using most of North i can Indiana y drop pm a Small cardboard with the words a help we re being kidnap1�?� on from the car in which they were Riding. The card was found by a passerby when they dropped in Winamac. He phoned i i ski county sheriff a. J. Daughterly. Then through state to he a dragnet was spread. The car was stopped on the Highway by a ii Logansport and win-,1 inc. Police officer Samuel c. Twa rid i a und that one of the boys was the son of a Kokomo couple driving the car. The other was a Cut Laiful relative. I he said the boys reported lust wanted to do something. They i dents take a heavy toll nation and state facing Hill death list during Long vacation Oiin . King kites held Mondai morning last rites for John 11. King who die 1 Friday were held monday morning 10 30 of clock from the Amily residence 610 Anderson rect. were conducted by the Rev. Frank Mcintosh of Columbus assisted by the Rev. C. M Mcclure of the Gobin methodist Church. Interment was made in Forest Hill cemetery. Pall bearers were William Cullen Crowder. John Riley Torr. Franklin forr William Pflster James Loveless and Rex Thornton. Flower bearers were Mary Conrad Elizabeth Stoner. Minna Mae Hartley Judy Maddox Jeannetta Bills and Jane tar. Kaiser s Toast Wilhelm former emperor of Germany drinks a Toast to some of his commoner neighbors in scorn the Netherlands who gave a summer House to him. Presentation was made on his recent 80 h birthday. The former Quot All highest Quot is reported in excellent health tor his years. By United press eleven persons had met death Vio a gently today As Indiana reached the Midway Point of a four Day fourth Al ii. I. Schedule race on bikes Friday Hes flew Over Nian lines i 1 40 a. M. In cd dispatches of july Holiday with thousands of hoosiers vacationing resort spots throughout the state. Three of the eleven died rear Kirk Lin when the car in which they were driving to yesterdays automobile races Logansport crashed into a Culvert As Cut out to pass a bus and catapulted More than 100 feet in the air before rolling Over several times into a Cornfield. Dead from that single crash were mrs. Audrey Burge. 26 Russell Arthur 37. Ami Haskell l. Bridgewater 40. All of Indianapolis. Mrs. Burge and Bridgewater were killed instantly while Arthur died while Enro Ute to Indianapolis City Hospital. Injured in the same crash were Edward Burge 35 Delinar Eubank. 29 and William p. Murphy 24. All of Ini Diana Polis All were in Indianapolis i City Hospital. Burge n critical condition. Murphy in serious condition and Eubank fair. Only witnesses to the Accident were Edward Kramer Driver of the bus which the car was passing and j Floyd Louck of Frankfort. Both said the car was travelling a a terrific Speed. Coroners from Boone. Clinton and Marion counties were conducting the inquest into the crash. All three had authority As the cur left the Road in Boone county and landed in Clinton 1 county and Arthur died in Marion county while Enro Ute to the Hospital. Automobile accidents drownings c contest to be held i Kobe Ann Park for All age limits 10 10. In. I guns and fire chalked up an increase trav july a up a Jap Esman a 1? Ping said to Day use Japan Cape ind British a tientsin was impossible and 1 hit the japanese might resort to Force miss the Brit ish an pts 1 demurs Japan dominate 1 a Nade by the divisional gov us a on july tic Amarti is received that Poland in a ill Danzig Senate Migl test against All gtd ties but int in 11i i diploma a ports today to the nazi not Only pm Pitary Active unless the activities were a to i Poland would intern Anil halt orminni1 joints Ehi 4 sunday ing death toll today As millions crowded highways and resorts for the fourth of july Holiday. A nation wide Survey showed least 136 died violently during the first two Days of the four Day Holiday end indications were that the final total would surpass previous years. Nearly 600 persons died last fourth of july. 25 of them from accidents was fireworks and 7,040 were maimed burned or otherwise in no noteworthy fourth Here Greencastle will its first bicycle contest Friday july 7 3 3d o clock Kobe Ann i Ark events Are planned which will Appeal to All contestants regardless of their racing ability. Any boy or girl May enter As Many events As they want to. The age limit is up to 18. The following races will be offered no. 1 75 Yard dash. Boys years and under. Sitting Start. No. 2 75 Yard dash. Girls or nor and under. No. 3 150 Yard dash. Boys 10-13. No. 1 150 Yards dash. Girls 10-13. No. 5 440 Yard dash. Boys 13-16. No. G 140 Yard dash. Girls 13-16 no. 7. Belay race. Any age up to 18, four Beds and ene bicycle to a team. Participants ride 100 Yards push bicycle 100 Yards ride 100 Yards push bicycle to finish line. No. 8. Relay race. Girls same As boy.-. No. 9. Throwing contest for boys. While Riding a boy throws a folded newspaper in to a barrel. Each boy has six newspapers. Age limit up to 10. No. 19. Samo for girls. No. 11. Best stunt for any boy p. Bicycle. Age limit 18. No. 12. Best stunt for any girl on r. Bicycle. Age limit 18. No. 13. Shuttle race. Boys up to 12. No. 14. Shuttle race. Girls up to 18. Ribbons will be awarded winners. All participants Are requested to Register Robe Ann Park sometime Botwe n today and 3 30 Friday. Soap Box race of much interest new Deal plans farm Prosn Cal pos i of i k e to c lose the Greencastle Post office will be closed All Day tuesday. July 4. Mail will be received and dispatched As usual. Rev. M Cluro to Contini f local work Rev. I. L. Porter Reti knew but oni i Rem e As Iii Dol log Al District oni i a \ i closed m \ a v i Hgt in Iii ends were last order of business animal methodist meeting Batty a ground Lla a our last Quot Hooper fourth new legislation will hard on Drivers noise makers m Kend Boston Porter and Green Are lot Al soap Box Derby entrants the Green Castle boys who participated in the soap Box Derby Indianapolis saturday had a big time Anil Fafe red some still Competition to thou who won. A Iii. S i. in ing Kogil pm discussed in the first round in which buddy Boston took part he finished second in his heat and the Winner was a Sci ii list contest or. Bobby Porter won his first and was dominated in the Quarter Vwashington a july 3 up the new Deal today planned for a record $2,500.000.000 lending spending program for agriculture As entered the seventh year of its Battle to restore farm Prosperity. Moro than a billion dollars will go directly into the pockets off Riners Loi soil conservation for surplus commodities As parity payments and heat for compliance with other provisions the acts finals by the the finals. A car that won second in Jimmy Green won his heat and finished seventh in the final race. Even though they did not win. They got a lot of experience a 1 had a lot of fun. As did those who Ace up amed the boys. Buddy Boston and Bobby Poi ter will be Able to return next year As they Are permitted to run until 15. The Winner of this years cont was making his fifth contest. Many Rains m Akki age licenses Lister Wallace Mccloud truck Driver Indianapolis and Marie Beaman. Home Cloverdale. Virgil r. Nelson pipe worker Indianapolis and Edith Mundy housekeeper Putnam county. Charles w. Fisher shipping clerk j Stilesville and Carmen a. Miller Home Greencastle. Last year private sales will i1e Peri Ittel in state Long of pin a Cormi Diks a Aughtha 4 ii cml 4 age died. of Fra a Jon a Minnie Jon age 84 years died sunday after inn ,.t 3 of clock Home of lie c�1ughter. Mrs Hutson Liberty Street. Mrs. Bad been in ill health for some time. She had beet a lifelong resident of Putnam county. K the daughter she is survived by three sons. E. L. Jones. Jeanae m. Jones and j 0 Jones a a of a ii i Ipolia. 4&-ral services win hello tues. Day bile noon 2 no k from the Shann. A 0, the Rev. Airhart -. Irks term ent will be a a a a punt pm a y. Al Al the hut. I residence 401 West Liber eff ret. The fourth will not be observed j the Creen Castle Community in any i manner. However the noise of firecrackers began locally with the Dawn of the first Day of july and has continued in a rather erratic manner since then and there will be family gatherings for the discharge of fireworks tomorrow evening Many residents of the City Are away visiting and the state Road through Greencastle has b in i traversed since saturday by Many Plav Groi ads to close the playgrounds will be closed tuesday july 4. The total attendance for last week was 2418 and for the week of june 19-24 was 1648. During june wet d xxx were ii i because of rainfall on first Day of the farm program. Another half billion will be spent for research and regular activities of the department. With the Transf r under president Rosevelta a governmental Reo Galza Tion of the commodity credit Cor to rat Ion the farm credit administration. The farm Security administration and the Rural electrification administration another $1 000.000 000 in credit resources was made available for lending purpose estimated expenditures this fiscal year added to $6.500.000 000 spent during the past six years will bring the administration farm Aid Cost to approximately $stooo000000 More bin was appropriated in the pro vi1 is 20 years. Longres Avi taint administration officials a a i he aking account of approximately $ i on. Too for 111 not i Indianapolis. July 3 of the 1939 general Assembly has a couple of tips on tuesday s fourth of july Celebration 1. If you like to shoot off firecrackers. Buy As Many As you like and really Cut Loose. will in the last time you can do legally. 2 be careful of your driving or you May run up against the new Indiana traffic code. The new fireworks act takes effect aug. I. forbids the general Sale or use of fireworks defined As anything to produce a a visible or an audible effect by combustion explosion deflagration or detonation and taking in everything from giant cartridges to sparklers. provides that supervised Public fireworks displays May be staged by municipalities fair associations amusements Parks and the like but that a permit must be issued for each such display and the permit tees must put us Bond of least $500. Penalty for violation of the Law is a Fine of up to $100 or jail term of up i 90 Days or both. The new state traffic code became i. Elve Friday. defines a new Highway offence Reckles homicide punishable by a Fine of $100 to $1,000 or penal farm sentence of 60 Days to a in months or both. puts authority behind drunk meter tests for Drivers. Speed limits Are fixed 20 Miles an hour in business districts and 30 in residential districts. Due to the Nev r failing forecast that if Rains on june 1 there will be Twenty or More Rainy Days in that month the month of june 1939 will go Down in history As one of the wet months of the year. In i of r i notes fiscal year which by an july 1 All of that How eve a i &.�?� disbursed the meeting of the Northwest Indiana conference Battle ground closed sunday. The Reading of the assignments of the ministers belonging to the conference was the last important matter to come before the Assembly. The sunday Pio Grani began with the love feat which was conducted by the Rev. Demetrius Tillotson of Green Cas tie. The conference will meet september 11 to arrange for the Union of the methodist with the methodist protestants of this area. Bishop Titus Lowe baptized children of tie Rev. C. C. Bosse of Battle ground and the Rev. Russell Hetzler of Greencastle. Bishop Lowe read the appointments for the c inference. The Rev. J. E. Porter is returned to the Greencastle District As superintendent. The Rev. C. M. Mcclure is returned to the pastorate of the Gobin memorial Church in Greencastle. 1 be Rev. Bert i. Beck formerly if Greencastle is made super pendent of the Lafayette District. The Brick Chapel Morton and the Bainbridge Raccoon. And the Harmony fill More circuits Are to be supplied. R. M. Jones goes to Coatesville Amo. Special appointments included the following l. R. Eckhart professor in do Pauw University Greencastle. F. F. Hargrave professor in Purdue University West Lafayette. H. L. Davis executive Secretary preacher s Aid society . G h. Black evangelist member Gobin memorial. E k. Bartlett professor l a Pauw University Greencastle. C. Dew. Hildebrand professor Depauw University Green Caj be l. M. Jones professor Depauw University Greencastle. Henry Ostrom Evangelise. Greencastle. J. G. Benson Indianapolis methodist Hospital Depauw University Trust Seq term to expire 1942 Edward l. Morgan Chestertown Walter talle./, Terre haute and or. H. L. Cuvir Indi unexpired term of Eugene Pulliam. Adapt lib to fill d. P. Simpson. During tin next 12 month John Abel. Green cast i township trustee has Beer watching this first of the month forecast for a Good Many years longer than he cares to admit and says never fails. This year . Rained on the first of june and he forecast least 20 wet Days in june Ami As a result there were 21 last year failed to rain on the i res sed xt1x i. I or a s Chicago july 5 a rom offered this advice today owners Ulios pets get the itti from bursting fire crackers them Bromide tablets or Seuta. Used by Humana. A a the noise of exploding firecrackers gives Many dogs fits and convulsions a said or. Xiv. A Young managing director of the anti cruelty society. Quot they become so frighten or they run away perhaps to he killed in traffic. Any Bromide or sedative the Jim ii levs. Charles h. Cook Al. Receiver Xiv. B. Peck filed Bond which wan approved. Sin Andy vacuum Oil corporation is Ernest f. Miller Etab Condcmtia-1 Tion defendant filed exceptions. Secundy vacuum Oil corporation is. Alonzo j. Smith Al. Hearing on motion to Squash set for july 5, 6. Cavlier hurl in uto Rush Banbury is. Ii and Dama William c8. $100 Firat of the month and there were but will help them to. a a Rennu few wet Days during that month. roving lit port Arnold writes about train Trio and what he saw Enro Ute to Mexico Ity �4 i i l a. Quot a i Pissi i is pfc Klov \ a Mill la la Ilia Sci tri i Liry v Flaminio. Tii v wit of him Row March 1135 ind Ltd Parati in in no i ii. Al lib kit Hulln i a hoi. Like a a Quot ill he Atte Ixta i he was formerly employ i. Eli Arne Plant. Fred v. Tin Naa attorney. n Al fit. Of i lie in let a l Liln of iriadia i a i cd i ii nos to a thi National Bank and be first citizens Bank Anil Trust company will be Clooj All Day tues a. July 4. Cars bearing persons from one Point to another to visit or to enjoy places of recreation. Travel of that character has been heavy. The fireworks connected with this fourth will be the last fireworks of 20 years a Quot of in Greencastle Dean Mcutchan leased his heme to c. C. Stewart and Quot expects to build a new Home in the Bence farm addition this from Putnamville mrs. Ralph Howard and sons Are visiting mrs. Howard a parents summer. 111. From . Pleasant or. And mrs. A. and George Knauer and family spent sunday Charles Watson a. The s. C. C. Club met with miss Edith Swift. Gwinn Ensign from Camp Knox private character which will be was Here visiting. He was a member sold Indiana because a new state Law passed the last session of the general Assembly and taking effect aug i forbids the general Sale of fireworks. permits supervised Public displays staged by municipalities. Parks and other similar groups obtaining permits. Each permitted is required to Post Bond. Of company b of the Rainbow Divit Lon but was sent to artillery school in France and had not yet been mustered out. Mary Louise Throop visited her grandmother in Carbon. Mrs. W. M. Mcgaughey was . Louis for.he Theta National convention. Special to the daily Banner by c. J Arnold Monterrey. Mexico july 1 Mexico the land i of Sunshine cacti and wide open spaces provides Good a a copy for the chamber of Commerce advertising a Irtie. For one thing the country is big bigger than Texas Wilder than Madison township. And boy. That a Sompin. The Only thing they forgot to do was air condition the place. The Missouri Pacific a Creek International train the a Sunshine special a provides a regular Ball Park Bench As this country unfolds itself like a Gargantuan chocolate Tarpaulin. Five train hours from the Border lies Monterrey Mexico so Chicago of the a score or More Quot states tourists the Pullman Porter and your truly Are having a whale of a time. As this main begins a torturous Mountain climb to Saltillo the billiard table terrain fades to the North the train Hooks on another engine and As the mexicans say a Vayan this business of learning the language combined with a Hoosier accent and a predisposition against a machine gun vocabulary presents difficulties. Only the friendliness of the mexicans the courteous assistance of customs officials and the cheerfully rendered help of the train Crew makes the task a pleasure. Midnight the train arrived Laredo. Texas the jumping off Point into thin heat baked country. Mexican customs officials spent three hours inspecting baggage checking credentials and looking for the More than allowed Carton of cigarettes. The officials Are primarily interested in silk and other materials produced in the country. Hold Vicin Alion big Dixie l i n. Ill 1 in North i to pm Edi my com i mix Glenn Neier Well known Belh Union school teacher and mrs m lug a Ltd Crone of near Eminence Are Pati i in the methodist Hospital in Indian a a my Lis due to injuries suffered m to automobile Accident Over the wic end. According to reports miss Crone and or. Neier were injured saturday night about 11 o clock win a i the car in which they were Riding a 1-Lided with another machine the intersection of the Hazelwood and Moo Reviue roads. Both suffer Ltd i painful injuries a the Accident. I a a no w a injured about that neck ind or n be Cei cd Chest injury were to be taken extent get their in in reports both cars aged. A Ray pictures determine the according to badly dam Rochdale a a fourth brat on opened today will be the big Tina Ltd Celebration. The we i a la a turned into a gala play two Day observant r july cell but tomorrow f the two Day to h is ground for the of thu f to. And this evening my the u Morrow thousands a Al \ expected to converge i the through the Early morning the Munty for a big tin train roared top Speed across upper Mexico a very Quot desert a desert. If was possible to irrigate these vast stretches you could grow More Corn Here in a month than the Quantity produced in the Hoosier state in r. Yea. Gilberto Natal Jazo Secretary to Mexico a National inspector of Alcho hols. Opines that 1940 political election is being eaten slept and dreamed Down Here. Senor Cardenes the outlawed the Lions club which i sorted the event has had teen hard work Fri the getting everything in re nothing that will add a a of visitors has been old a nyc two Charles Woods. 10 cd strut reports that he will hav ears from his Garden for Din min the fourth. Or Wool is among tin first to rep fat having Corn out if a Garden this . $ a its o o o 0 0 today weather 0 and 0 local temperature 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 occasional local to Iuno i showers uth tonight of tuesday increasing Dir s tonight followed by i 1 Thun a Erslev Var tues Lay Sony what warmer East tonight and slightly cooler North tuesday. Minimum. ,65 6 a. M. 72 7 a. A. 78 8 a. A. 83 p a. In. 83 10 a. M. 83 u a a. 85 12 noon. 82 2 p no of 82

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