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Greencastle Daily Banner (Newspaper) - July 18, 1939, Greencastle, IndianaM t>4t t j r 1he weather \. Cloud v and a Quot a a a a the daily Banner 0 Ujj United press service f All tiie Home news 0 4 9 Pfosi 4 4 it Waves for ally forty seven Illee Castle Indiana Tab Day .11�?Tey is 1�not. Ici men a a again a i a p. Weed matters a a of Beraro it it it it ice it i skim to it it div blog Ini. Ahi cd aptly to Accord n to reports Harvest time is near i t Quot a Julty Magr cd property owners. May part for bumper Weed crop \ t my of in 10su the High weeds of Northwood. _ my aired before the Greencastle 3rjf Council Aguin monday evening. They Are reported to be even higher than they Yei c at the time of the preceding Coo Icil meeting and of the meeting before that. These Are Coura Tous weeds. They flaunt a their Taase lad tops and other kinds of tops Belo i the eyes of everyone who visits the t otherwise attractive Section of in. City of Greencastle. And no one bothers them not even the owners of the land on which they flourish com Imen reported. Growing on Privat property As they do. It is a somewhat delicate matter for the City 1st ration even to contemplate spending the Money paid in by other property owners of the town to Cut Hose weeds on these privately own i lots. The Frost will kill them Latt anyway it was suggested. By a round about course the City Admi is tuition can have the weeds Cut an i put the costs on the tax duplicate on instruction from the Council the Board of Public works will i liberate on the matter j w. C. And son construction superintendent of Montgomery Ward appeared be e the Council with a request for a permit to erect a two Story Brick a addition to the i building who they occupy in this City the add Ion measuring 39 by 58 feet to a cd up the vacant area just South of the rear part of the building they occupy the addition to face on we it Street. The plans Call for a aug it change in the sidewalk and cd re. On Walnut Street along the proposed new addition with a drive into the building itself across the my walk. Or. Anderson had with him the plans for the proposed Structure. The Council granted this permit and also granted other permits As id Iowa Paul Boston to erect a two Story Brick resident at 211 Hillsdale Avenue Fred beast to build a residence at 519 Andrei son Street Mary k. Birch to Renn Del a residence at 302 Bloomington Street to make two apartments Daniel Kendall to put up a garage and do other building 7 work in the fun irk w addition to the City Eugene Snider to remodel his House Ona Orth College Avenue. A City attorn y Marshall d Abrams again went Over the salient Points in to in Mattei of the City a liability in the Rispon i of surface drainage a j where Provat it by owned property is concerned my subject arose this time in connection with surface water across the Joe Todd lot in Northwood where the City installed a a a tile conduit to carry Street Drain age across to lot. Councilman Robert Stoner spoke of the a Frog Pond a in Berry Street and other undesirable depressions in the surface of the Street caused principally by the recent installation i of the water main there. Councilman Ensign introduced the Coatlen in Len tel two i census patronage will come in 1940 Wash not of july in. A a lot of Short term patronage will fall the Way of Indiana democratic congressmen when the 1940 census starts. Scores of enumerators paid on a basis of the number of names they enrol will make u the bulk of the Field appointments these appointments usually fall to the House member. Likewise. Each democratic House member pm probably will appoint a congressional do strict supervisor to be paid approximately $2,000 for about six Mouths of work. Most of the other appointments last Only a month Orbro am tar Erv sors with authority Over Mutaal Tatos. Generally Are a Ena tort i Palt Ron age As Are any Sta Feml a appointments. In this a is of Republican repro Sentmat Lvi District patronage which usually to the congressman will be turned Over to democratic senators. In Indiana there Are seven such districts and the Bureau of census said in All likelihood the appointments for these districts would be left up to senators Minton and Van Guys Indiana democrats. Sec. Wallace not upheld in court Chicago july is the United states circuit court of appeals set aside Secretary of agriculture Wallace a order that Swift amp co. Quot cease and Demist Quot from alleged unfair Trade practices. The decision upheld the meat packing company a petition denying that its credit discount and weight practices were Quot unjustly Secretary Wallace instituted proceedings against the company sept. 30. 1936, and issued his desist order june 6, 1938, following hearings in new York City from Jan. 11 to May 26, 1937. The appellate court decision written by judge Walter e. Treanor and concurred in by judges j. Earl major and Otto Erncr. Held that the Secretary of agriculture was not empowered to Issue an order of that Type under the stockyards and packers act. A zoning ordinance is proposed Russia rejects Jap note on concessions pm coi m u. Will hold 8pe- tal meeting july 24 for 11 hearing is City by in Lau a is for three zone which w ill eliminate past difficulty of Gils stations Sirma no Bond Exchange fair court expresses this opinion in reorganization proceedings in connection with the petition of Breed Elliott and Harrison reorganization managers in connection with the re financing of the Beta Beta association of Sigma no. Inc., of Greencastle judge William m. Suth Erlin entered on the Putnam docket a ruling which is temporary in its effects which expresses the court belief in the fairness of the Exchange of certificates of Deposit for Bonds of the building association of Sigma no. The entry on the docket says Quot the court further finds that the approval of the fairness of the terms and conditions of Saiof certificates of Deposit and change thereof for the Bonds of the defendant is in no Wise to be construed to be a determination of the fairness of the terms and conditions of any plan of reorganization which May to Submitt-1 to the Bond holders in connection with the Deposit of Bonds of the defendant and that fairness of the terms and conditions of any plan of reorganization will be submitted to his court at a subsequent hearing of which All bondholders will be Given an Opportunity to be the proposed zoning ordinance for the City of Greencastle. Which was presented to the meeting of the City Council monday evening by r. P. Mullins representing especially the kiwanis club but also meeting the approbation of Many other groups and individuals among the citizens is the first proposed legislation of that kind which a City administration has had under consideration. Marshall i it Abrams City attorney sail. Action on it was deferred until a special meeting of the City Council. July 24. At which All citizens May be heard Quot pro and con a in regard to the adoption of the suggested ordinance. Or. Abrams said the ordinance is j modelled after that in Force in Indi Janapolis excepting that the latter provides for six zones while the proposed Greencastle ordinance provides for Only three such zones. The zones proposed for Greencastle Are the following class i business District. Class ii residence District. Class Iii Industrial District. The business District zone shall be confined within an area bounded on the North by Columbia Street on the West by Market Street on the South by Walnut Street on the East by College Avenue. The residence District shall include All of the area bounded by the present limits of the City exclusive of class a. Or the business District and also exclusive of All area located within six Hundred feet of the right of Way of and steam Railroad lines now located within or adjacent to the limits of the said City. The Industrial District or class Iii shall be the area adjoining steam railroads As set out above. It is provided that the business zone or Section i shall include a offices Banks Telephone exchanges Oil and gasoline filling stations Auto tire and Battery service stations garages or repair shops for motor vehicles retail Trade or shops for custom work or the making of articles to be sold at retail on the premises restaurants Heaters tailoring and pressing establishments Job printing newspaper and any and All places for the trans Moscow. July 18.�? up a Russia has rejected a japanese note on Oil and Coal concessions in Sakhalin Island off the siberian coast on the ground that it a a contains threats and is in the nature of an ultimatum a the official tags news Agency announced today. Labor disputes have been frequent in the concessions in Russia s part of Sakhalin Island. Russian workers have often threatened strikes alleging that they were treated unfairly by their japanese employers. A japanese commission has spent months in Moscow seeking vainly to Settle disputes with the Central trades Union executive. In the decree announced by the russian court on july 11 the court said a the decision serves As a warning to All those who think they can violate with impunity soviet labor Albert Payne funeral to be held Friday word has been received her of the death of Albert Payne a former resident of Indianapolis who died saturday night in los Angeles Calk. His widow the former miss Helen Campbell has several relatives and action of business except As herein friends in Greencastle. Funeral ser after provided and for the carrying and storing of goods to be sold at retail to the Public generally undertaking establishments and a funeral vices will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o clock from the Shirley bro3. Funeral Home at 946 North Illinois Street in Indianapolis with burial in an Indianapolis cemetery. Jap army hold pastor c Active on suspicious acts Hankow. China july 18. Up japanese army authorities Are holding l. W. Holland of the american methodist episcopal Church at Nanchang. On suspicion of a grave acts against the japanese army it was said today on High authority. American consular officials had been unable to learn anything of Mcnutt Campaign uninterrupted appointment to High new Deal office will cause nose i but k Washington. July 18. Up the Campaign to give Paul v. Mcnutt the 1940 democratic presidential nomination will continue uninterrupted by his appointment to High new Deal office it May be said today on the Best of authority. Campaign activity will be carried on by Mcnutt a. Friends. The tall Hoosier will have no Public part in the Active and aggressive Mcnutt for president movement. But Eastern Campaign Headquarters Are to be established for the Man who already is being described As a a captive candidate a an Eastern operating base probably is several months off. But the fact that it is to be set up coincides with All other evidence that Mcnutt has a Green Light for the Campaign being conducted for him. Mcnutt is under no restraint whatever in his presidential Campaign the United press was informed except with j respect to his Owr actions in his new capacity As Federal Security administrator Mcnutt is off now on a Brief speaking trip. He probably will be on the hustings and in the Public Eye rather consistently henceforth. Political Washington still is not agreed on the significance of Mcnutt a new Deal appointment. It Learned with amazement that or. Roosevelt saw no political significance in the Indiana stateman s new Job. Re erected Public Spring at Park has interesting history working under the direction of the Board of trustees of the Robe Ann City Park and Harold w. Stewart who is in personal charge of the improvement of the Park. Millard King has completed the re erection of the masonry which in 1876, was built around the old Public Spring on the North end of water or Spring Avenue at its intersection with Columbia Street in the Northeast part of Greencastle. The beautifully designed Structure now stands on a site on the right hand Side of the driveway Entrance to the City Park from Anderson Street As the drive curves toward the West. Before Long it will House a drinking Fountain As a further recognition of the historical and economic value of the old Structure. The stones originally taken from the old Pittman Quarry it is believed. Were Cut to form when Laid in position a Large curved Wall of masonry protecting the Public Spring from All objectionable intrusion both of surface water and animals. There is a flight of Stone Steps leading Down from the surface of the ground to the level of the water and there is a Stone floor upon which the users of the water from the old Spring stood while drinking from it or filling their buckets from its Limpid Depths. Not much is known now of the his Story of the Stone work but faintly visible initials. A to. L. on one of the stones. Or. King thinks indicate that o. Louis Griffith an old time Stone Mason of Greencastle. Was the Artisan who carved the stones and Laid them in place. Or. King worked As a learner under or. Griffith and it is altogether fitting that this Stone Mason of our time now 67 years old. Should be the one to reconstruct this memorial to an older Day in this Community. As has been stated before in the dully Banner it was from this Public Spring that the drinking water of Down town Greencastle was carried in buckets at five cents a bucket through Many years. The Spring was a noted one from Pioneer Days the first Cabin in Greencastle that of John Butcher being built near it. It was near it that the Werneke Tannery was built and the old Ragan fruit House also. There is yet a fire Cistern Down the Little Valley a Short distance from the Spring which was kept filled with water flowing from the Spring and from that Cistern water was pumped b0\hi discuss Faik plans it meeting Mon. Mana items of business brought i Quot and decided my hold Flower show e. R. Bartley named to committee to fill vacancy created a resignation of Milton Brown Harvester King s widow to marry Peterboro n. H. July 18 up mrs. Cyrus h. Mccormock of Chicago widow of the Harvester King will marry her childhood sweetheart her sister said today. Mrs. Mccormock. Who received $1000.000, a town House and a country estate when her husband s will wan probated in 1936, is engaged to Marshall Luddington Brown of Sarana it n. Y., former manager of the Massachusetts bonding and i surant co. Of Boston. How a breeders moot Al Park first \ n n i a Pic Nic at Greenfield Park there is provision made in the ordinance to permit the growth of the j business area beyond the limits now provided. The residence District shall include dwellings churches schools Public libraries Community buildings private clubs a excepting a club the chief activity of which is a service customarily carried on As a business Hospital or sanitarium other than for the insane or feeble minded Public Park Public playground Public Holland since his seizure by the Jap j building water Supply Reservoir. Anese june 13. Today however it was said that he was still being held and that he was still being subjected to a a strict it was asserted that he was Well treated. Heavy a in visits county storm came from North monday night nearly an Inch fell the Center of Putnam county was visited by a violent rain wind and electric storm monday night which arrived from the North at 12 30 of clock. There had been threats of it approach for an hour or More. Its approach had been signalled by flashes of lightning and peals of Distant Thunder for some time but householders were lulled into retiring with windows open by the seeming cessation of the signs of a storm. J when the attack came there was a scurrying about to get windows shut against the wind and rain. Nine tenth of an Inch of rain fell during the time the storm prevailed. Com Fields welcomed it and their was no objection of a serious character from anyone because of the downpour. Green House Nursery apartment House or the Industrial District shall be unrestricted and buildings and premises located in such districts May be used in general As buildings and premises Are used in class i and ii except that the certain uses shall be exclusively confined to that Industrial area. The ordinance provides restrictions concerning doors and other possible objectionable attendant features. Bill boards and signs Are limit Onil ii ii <1 on 1�?~nue two Security wage fight continued Washington july 18 it up congressional advocates of the prevailing wage today renewed their efforts to revise the 1940 Relief Law. Sen. James pm Murray i mont., author of a Bill to restore the pc pailing wage which Congress replaced with the a Security wage Quot called a meeting of his supporters and announced he would press for action at this session. Russian actress is found murdered Moscow. July 18 up soviet secret it Ollie today sought thieves who murdered Zinada Raich 43, one of russians greatest character actresses an i a leading contender for the title of Moscow s Best dressed woman. Mme. Raich s maid was murdered with her. It was reported that the thieves who entered mme. Raich s apartment at 4 a. M., put out her eyes and Cut her Throat. Mme. Raich is the wife of Vsevolos Emili Evich Meyer hold famous the at rival producer who has been in prison some time because of political differences. Del baby Paris. July 18 up fashion salons announced today that the smart women May now paint her Knees As Well As her toe nails Finger nails and Cheeks. Such designs As Flowers painted on the Kneecap were recommended. In announcing this news the salons said that dresses were Likely to be Shorter. Marriage License Dean Clark Moulder. Indianapolis and Elaine Baird at Home Monroe township Putnam county. 20 years ago in Greencastle on sunday july 16, 1939. About seventy people representing the Indiana state association of spotted Poland China breeders met in Quot Riley Park Quot of Greenfield and held the first annual picnic. A Bountiful Basket dinner was spread in Good old Hoosier family style and was enjoyed by All. In the afternoon. Or. John a will of Hillsboro Indiana was introduced and comment was made that he was the biggest recorder for the year of 1938 in any Breed. Or. L b. Florea of Milton ind most successful Farmer of Indiana As rated by Purdue University was introduced and he made a few remarks. Or. And mrs. John Marshall of Liberty Center ind., were introduced As perhaps the oldest Breedis present. If our memory serves a right or. Marshall held one of the first Public sales of the Breed Back in the time Bert a unbuckle of Brownsburg. Imported the King and Queen of England Strain. They Are both As enthusiastic and interested As in years gone by. The following officers for the year wore elected George Carwein of Arlington. Chairman Clyde Thatcher it of Milton. Ind., vice chairman Ivan Eloph of it. Wayne ind. R. 5, Sec y and treas. Meeting again the 2nd sunday in july of 1940, at the same place. We Hope to Sec Many More breeders present next year. Fie Louisiana la coils indicted Reich Bles investigation s into manipulations of state go urn my i the Board of directors of the Putnam county fair association met monday evening in the office of the county farm agent. David l. Grimes. The president. Lynn Brown presided. The following directors and committee workers were present at the meeting David l Grimes. Ivan Ruark. Carl Arnold. John Earnshaw John poor. Omer Akers Lois Arnold Fred Pease. Kenneth Eitel. Mary Lou Schott mrs. Raymond Wright Hugh caught ii. Mrs. Walter Dorsett Jacob Eitel and Gene Akers. Many items of business came before the meeting. Among these was a. Joint report from Jacob Eitel chairman of the concessions committee. And Fred Pease chairman of the grounds committee on the arrangements for the concessions. Their report was adopted by the Board. E. R. Bartley was named chairman of the Mem Cash committee to succeed Milton Brown who resigned because of business matters. The Secretary of the association was authorized to Purchase and construct new pens for the 4-h club livestock at the fair. There was a discussion of the desirability of holding the county Flower show in connection wit i the county fair. No decision was reached in the Matt i but Kenneth Eitel was made chairman of the Flower committee Anil he will give a report and recommendation in that connection to the Board. New Orleans july 18. Up the Federal government redoubled its investigations into manipulations of the Louisiana state government and of Louisiana Federal office holders today while five of the men made great by the late Huey p. In no were up for arraignment before a United states commissioner charged with mail fraud. The indicted men would make no comment. Weiss figured in the National news prominently once before. While the late Long was waiting on the Roosevelt administration the Federal gov a rement indicted Weiss a number of his closest lieutenants on charges of income tax fraud. One was tried and acquitted. The Feder ,. Ported rescued by the associated Oil Al government then quashed the other indictments. Last january the jail freighter i urns at sea san Francisco july 18 up the Nippon y us he. A Kaisha liner Tokyo burned and Sank in the North Pacific Ocean 1100 Miles East of Tokyo today but All passengers and Crew members except two were re Treasury opened civil proceedings against Weiss and to settled for $38,000. Murphy said that the investigation of administration of the sugar act in Louisiana was being undertaken by the Federal Bureau of investigation at the request of Secretary of agriculture Henry a. Wallace. It will be concerned with alleged violations of citizenship rights. Floyd w. Spencer sugar act administrator for the state said he did no to know what Murphy was Quot driving Clifford Rowland of the department of Interior was investigating reports of widespread diversions of Louisiana Oil into illicit channels. The state government also was investigating the a hot Oil traffic. Smith Hail been the prisoner of Dewey j. Sanchez District attorney of East Baton Rouge Parish who is i it null i Iii ii a i i dip Tun co. Tanker associate d. The san Francisco Marine exc Hange said Early today. The associated said the two chief officers went Clown with the ship. It planned to ?Fer the remaining members of the Crew believed to number about 18, to some other japanese vessel. The Tokuyo Maru was on route from san Pedro to Yokohama with a cargo of freight Ami several passengers. We n she can. Lit fire about 1100 Miles East of Tokyo. �iiik1a bombers show British or strength five Post plan it log Tell it Par Repi w state com Mit tee unite behind present 1.1 Ders Iii , july 18 1 up thirty British Wellington bombers flew Over i London today on what the air mini i Stry de cried As a routine flight. Such a mass flight Over London was unparalleled and it was consid i a red a continuation of showing the the Public Britain s air strength. The unexpected flight caused con i mide Rabl a speculation for i time and it was believed at first the planes might have been French. The two motored bombers fit w in Arrowhead formation of threes but because of rain and Mist it was impossible to make out their markings. Gordon Sayers pet Rabbit known As Quot Peter Rabbit a was killed by a dog. A funeral service was held at the rear of the Sayers Home attended by Quot immediate friends of the family. Among the Young women attending a Delta Theta tau breakfast picnic at Mcl eans Springs were Kathleen James Dortcha Allen Margaret Bicknell Mildred Hurst Mildred Gardner Esther , Lucite Gillespie Helen Wilson Gibson Frances Rector Florence Wright Doris Harris Madeline Hixon. Bodies removed from Deathtrap Providence ky., july 18 up bereaved wives and mothers stood silently at the Entrance to the Duvin Coal mine today As volunteers brought to the surface the bodies of 28 miners killed in a dust explosion i which shattered the mine Interior Friday night. F the task was a difficult one. The miners were trapped More than two Miles from the mine Shaft and each body had to be carried through water and debris More than a mile and then taken the remainder of the distance on Small electric cars. Early today 25 Canvas shrouded bodies had been taken in hearses to undertaking establishments and Only the relatives of the three victims still in the mine kept Vigil at the mine Entrance. Mine officials said removal of the other bodies would be completed within a few hours. Indianapolis. Ind. July 18. Up the Republican Mctate committee United today behind its present leadership after adopting a five Point program for the 1940 Campaign presented by chairman Arch n. Bobbitt. In a a a Harmony meeting the committee decided to launch the Campaign formally sept. 23 at tin fall meeting of the Indiana Republican editorial association in Indianapolis to put at rest rumours that Bobbitt might be ousted As stale chairman. The committee decided that no change would by made either in committee personnel or among the state officers until the next regular organization meeting after the May primary election. This suggestion was made by Ivan Borgan of Austin. Ninth District chairman find approved during a round table discussion although no formal vote of Confidence was taken. Bobbitt a 1940 program adopted unanimously. Includes these Points 1. Establishment immediately of open forum meetings in the various i continued from one bar polish Compromise Danzig july 18 up nazi spokesmen barred any polish Compromise Ltd a the Danzig or polish corridor disputes today after a conference among party leaders and Albert Foerster local chieftain who last week visited Adolph Hitler. A 0 o o 0 0 0 �506 today a weather 0 and 0 local temperature 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 much cloudiness local thundershowers tonight or wednesday cooler in Central and South portions tonight. Minimum 6 a. 7 a. 8 a. 9 a. 10 a. 11 a. 12 noon 1 p. 2 p. A 68 70 74 81 83 83 83 84 85 85

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