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Greencastle Daily Banner (Newspaper) - July 21, 1939, Greencastle, IndianaA a a a it a a 1 in weather fair no Coli. 4 1 0 the daily Banner l5 Al a a United in Ress service t All the Home news 1 1 is i 1 1 Quot i i 1 1 1 a it Waves for ally Fritty seven u h Ken cast 1 a Indiana fit id a lit a not a. A it Bellville a cattle so w u ,.i i it resent 11 a it . I it Gnu Bio show i e to Good support it ii a i r m a n Fine Indianapolis girl s250 for wreck is fur contests Iii c at Tig tvs a horse shows let Etc \ fee Russell Ille horse and cattle and sum Val will be held this August 3. 4 and 5. Present plans it will be even better and r than in past years chairman Kelly am ounces. Or. Kelly and remainder of the committee Mem have had exceptionally Fine sup from the Community in general. 4his year. Ralph Mcgaughey is Sec a Reury a the program call3 for the contests in the cattle classes be held thi first Day August 3, y and the horse show events will be on Friday. Tie pulling events Are on. Saturday the closing Day and the Fiji fat steer class the Saddle horse show c and the pet Parade will be held on a saturday also and the Amateur con a test will be sat urday night. It the Fillmor school band will play a thursday and the Cloverdale ban a on a a \ Friday. Hie commit yes Are As follows advertising Stanley Bushong Joe Ramsay and Ellis Wilson. Cono Essaion Orval Pitcock and Ott. Rivers. A entertain it w. S. Welch Don Aid Evans and Ralph Mcgaughey. T horse Julius a Harbison and Paul Hester. A cattle ear Evans. Donald a a and Edgar Pitts. A a. Pulling contest a Turner Harbison Fred Sturgeon and Dennis Clodfelter. Esther Dunbar 26-year-old Indi map Lis girl who was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the Hendricks circuit court in connection with her part in the wrecking of the car of or. And mrs. Elmer Parris of Indianapolis former residents of near Belle Union in Putnam county was sentenced in the Hendricks court to serve from one to 14 years in prison and was fined $250, but the prison sentence was suspended by judge Hanna. Miss Dunbar was charged wit i driving her car into the rear of the Parris car on the National Road a Shoi t distance East of Stilesville last september causing a wreck which took the lives of two sons of or. And mrs. Parris. Miss Dunbar herself was injured spending several months in a Hospital. And three Young men soldiers from fort Harrison who were with her. Also were Hurt. The defendants paid her Fine. Society Uirl hits two. Disappears father had put up bail charged with rec Kless driving elevator at court House overhauled vipa employees in county decrease due to smaller funds Weed cutting progresses machine take most of them rest by a Laius workers receive instructions a to Jef 1 s seek release of Ohio missionary kidnapped by Kab rebels who pm a n d Silver ugh release Putnam. Conn. July 21.�? up a Audrey Gray 21. Society girl and Niece of the Duchess of Marlborough disappeared today with her Mother in a private plane after her father had put up $1,500 to get her out of jail. Slit was charged with reckless driving because her car struck and Grimes Raymond 1 critically injured two Young Brothers 1 who were bicycling. Miss Gray was arrested yesterday in Southbridge mass. 15 Miles from the scene of the Accident Here. Her car. Which she bought when she came into a $60,000 inheritance on her 21st birthday had a broken right headlight dented right front door dented right rear fender and a bloodstained door handle. She said she did not know she had struck anyone but recalled having seen two boys on bicycles on the Road. She signed a statement saying her car struck tac boys. But insisted that the Accident was unavoidable and that she die not know of it until she was stopped in Southbridge. A Putnam Man who saw the Accident had telephoned Southbridge police. Gerard Martineau. 10. Was in a Jerusalem july 21 a up Christian and moslem arabs who sought to negotiate with rebels for the release of Gerould r. Gardner the electrically operated elevator in the Putnam county court House within the last few Days has been overhauled by the Otis elevator company which had the contract from the county commissioners. The mechanism was readjusted and replacements were made where and visible. Included in the work was the renewal of worn parts in the braking system there has been a Small reduction in the number of vipa employees in Putnam county due to the decrease in the funds appropriated for vipa work Over the entire county. The largest single group of vipa men now employed in the county is that at the Vav a Stone Quarry West of the Burris farm Northeast of Cloverdale. There arc about 30 of them working j there breaking up the Rock and loading into the trucks. The drilling and blasting is done by county employees. The Stone from this Quarry is being used on county roads particularly some in Cloverdale and Jefferson townships. Fred rising is Foreman. Weed cutting along county highways is progressing at least some of the cutting having been done in about All of the townships and that mowing is continuing. The men were instructed to make one round on All roads anti the weeds and Bushes which cannot be reached by the machines will be Cut by hand. This will include the removal of the vegetation growth inside the fences at Sharp curves and turns in the roads. Some forty township workers in the soil conservation work gathered in the circuit court room of the Putnam county court House today to receive additional instructions in their work. J. E. Mangus assisted chairman Ora Day. Or. Mangus is an extensive Field agent of Purdue. A spoke particularly on the advantages of the new program of wheat insurance. Swimming meet at Depauw Pool tonight All entrants for the swimming meet at the Depauw Pool Are urged to sign up before seven thirty this evening at which time the meet takes place. The contest under the sponsorship of tri Kappa will be varied. Both the boys and girls will find events in which they will be interested. There will be races fancy and Novelty diving and Novelty races. The prizes will be awarded by tri Kappa. They consist of Many Beautiful ribbons Given for first and second places. Spectators Are requested to use the main door of the Bowman gymnasium where the meet will take place. V. C. Bridges returns Home for v visit state police code May save a life Hatch Hill passes to curb politics will divorce politics from Relief and Stop Federal employees Utt cities passes House 248 to 143 May serve to cripple democratic National commit teens political machine gives Garner Chance Tecl Tonij ism it Dej missionary of Akron Ohio had no Hospital with a fractured Skull returned today and were assumed a to be seeking Contact with the kid a Napers. British authorities had suspended be amputated. Their father Wil physicians gave him Little Chance to live. Wilfred Martineau 14. Suffered a crushed left Arm it had to All action at the request of the United states Consul general Georg Wadsworth in t i 1 m been nuut to effect lease. The Arab m sacks of Rice and three attempt had Goldner a Roll and taken Fred Martineau had miss Gray served with two $25,000 damage suits. Miss Gray made her debut in 1936. An inveterate night club goer she loves a joke. She once sent her aunt. The Duchess a phonograph record sheep for a i ing of the Ballad. A How Are you. A Well As prot the Kidnap. Peace making feast with the rebels ends. Is had demanded 5,000 in Silver so that the Ransom could not be traced for Goldner a release. Goldner and his father. Or. Jacob h. Goldner were kidnapped near Wadi Nar. The father was escorted to Jerusalem and released so he Ould seek the Ransom. It was understood that when the rebels a asked Goldner a nationality and were told he was an american their interpreter abused president Roosevelt and repeatedly shouted a a a hell Hitler but it was believed that Goldner nationality might save his life. Sheikhs of bedouin tribes in the Vicinity volunteered to assist Goldner in any Way they could. Duchess old kid old pal old thing a fear new demonstrations Washington july 21 a up the work projects administration said today that strikes against abolition of prevailing wages for skilled Vav a workers were virtually at an end but officials feared new Demon British May offer constructive help cautions about advancing proposals to nazi Germany London. July 21 up reliable informants said today that British leaders were cautiously advancing the idea of making constructive proposals to Germany to end what is called the purely negative course which european diplomacy has assumed during the last few months. There were two reasons for sex caution first that there stations in protest of other Provis Treme ions of the 1940 Relief act. I a a it a i i it i in on i Jiuji two reporter attends Bull fight gives account of mexican sport Franklin in s contracts am i i i it m Tki to i in Franklin township the Success j Ful bidders for contracts to transport school Pupis Between their Homos and their schools were the following route Elhugh of Conner. Route i Jesse Ford. Route 3? Bob Myers. Route 4 Walter Keck. Rout it Ward Batman. A a Moho to predominate in Fri a lit i lie a is Skov l i. Led thu tic Al a Flag e Inch on t 1 by thi Moalc Moi Church will Grill predominate in the Morvice it the presbyterian sunday. Charles Sheridan soloist. The Junior and youth it oils will be heard in Anthem. A eth virtue of kindness will be the subject of the Sermon by Rev. V. L. Rape Lael. After this sunday the Church school and morning worship will be discontinued for four sundays and will be resumed again on August 27th. It is hoped that the f i a sunday Al Choli worship service will a 1 be largely attended this week. By Charles j. Arnold special to the daily Banner Mexico d. Of a a july 18.�?it looks like Mexico a summer Bull population has a Ferdinand Complex. Only two or three of them at a de Bool fights sunday did no to want to 1 a Niff the Flowers. A tourist Debute at the fights is bound to bring a thrill. The fights 1 had us sitting on the Edge of a none too comfortable Concrete Bench nevertheless according to persons who allegedly know their Bools and the Bool fighters the a a Terry fico bovines snort louder longer and harder in the Winter. Not that it has been awfully warm Here. The average temperature the past week has been about 65 degrees fahrenheit. Mexico City a big Bull ring is situated not far from Chapultepec Park. Tie place seats about 15,000�?is littered with signboard advertising and boasts a Sand Arena As Fine and As smooth As a 1915 Vintage Golf seats Are sold in the area in the Shade and in the Sun. With typical acquisitiveness the tourists monopolize the Shade while the mexicans the persons who truly understand and appreciate the fights sit in the Sun and like it. The reason most americans say they done to like the fights apparently lies in the fact that they do not understand the technique employed by the bullfighter. After the first Bull is killed most tourists think the exhibition is simply bloody useless Slaughter. Perhaps yes perhaps no. Its just the Way one looks at it. In Mexico trains movies busses nothing starts on time. Years ago someone made a mistake and started the Bull fights on time and that a been happening Ever since. Remarkable. At 4 of clock Sharp a huge door in the Side of the Rena swung open. From our Perch about 10 rows up we could see a gentleman dressed from head to foot in Black and mounted on a magnificent horse enter the Arena at the head of a Parade. This rider the a a Alguacil or Constable asks for the keys of the ring and thus receives formal permission to Start the fights. The matadors universally known is Bull fighters Are beautifully trained athletes. Those fighting Here ast sunday were extremely Lithe Young men. They strut like peacocks and make you like it. The population eats it up. Behind the matadors come the a the boys who poke Uli timid nit in Imp Lour Washington. July 21 it up the House Las night passed the Hatch a clean politics Quot Bill which May serve to cripple the democratic National committee s political machine in 1940 and favor the nomination of a presidential candidate who might not have full supp it i t of the National organization. The Bill which would divorce politics from Relief and outlaw political activities by All Federal employees except the president vice president Cabinet officers and other policymaking officials has been approved by the Senate which is expected 1 to concur in minor House changes. The Roll Call vote on passage which came after the House had been in Continuo a session for eleven hours and forty five minutes was announced As 243 to 143. A few minutes earlier the House had refused by a record vote of 232 to 146 to Send the measure Back to committee this motion was introduced by representative Arthur d. Healey Democrat Massachusetts who assailed tie Bill As the measure authored by senator Carl Hatch. Democrat new Mexico first was introduced last year As an amendment to the 1939 Federal Relief Bill but was Defeated at that time on the of Senate majority Leader Alben w. Barkley. Democrat. Kentucky. A Senate committee investigation into the alleged coercion of Relief workers in last Falls election resulted in revival of the legislation. Barkley a Tato of Kentucky was one of those denounced by the Senate committee. While president Roosevelt has never expressed himself definitely for or against 1 lie measure it was opposed vigorously by House democratic leaders the National democratic organisation headed by postmaster general James a. Farley. Republicans and a group of democrats led by representative Jack Dempsey demo rat new Mexico stood solidly behind it and succeeded in restoring drastic provisions which the House judiciary committee struck from the Senate version. The provisions bar United states District attorneys postmasters internal Revenue collectors and other vote getting officials whose jobs Are considered definitely of the patronage variety from participating actively in political campaigns. They were stricken by the judiciary committee on the Promise that they were too broadly drawn and might be interpreted As including the president and other elected of Cir is or Cabinet members and their politic conf Mirml on i Nar Tirol Pioneer a Skem silk citizen now 83 years of age visiting in c county recalls City a big fire or. Bridges was Horn in House on site of present Donner Block in Down town District one Man who talks interestingly of old Days in Greencastle is Alvin c. Bridges born in Greencastle 83 years ago and in a House which stood just North of Washington Street in the rear of the area now occupied in parts by the Donner Block. The Tennant livery stable was adjoining to said. This or. Bridges helped fight the big fire in the 70v. His part was to carry water to throw on Delano Williamson s residence which stood on the lot now occupied by tie j masonic Temple and that House was saved from the flames too. Alvin Bridges is a son of the late j Henry r Bridges and a brother of the late Fank Bridges formerly of Greencastle a Veteran of the Spanish War who died in Brazil several Yea s ago. Alvin Bridges now a widower Cathie Here from Florida recently to visit with his Cousin. Roy evens Southeast of Putnamville. He will be there until late summer. Henry r. Bridges the father came from Kentucky. His wife was Lucy Lewis a daughter of Israel Lewis of near Brick Chapel. Henry Bridges died Many years ago while he was living on South College Avenue. Quot when the big fire broke or. Bridges said in his recent Contesa Tion a we were living on the West Side of Bloomington Street about the fourth place South of Seminary. D. I. Southard living on the Comer North of us and mayor w. D. Allen lived West of him. The flirt steam fire engine the City had was named for the mayor. Quot my father belonged to the Home guard Battery of artillery. They had two 25-Pound cannons housed in what they called the armory or Evans fort which stood where Locust Street Church later was built. Quot once when they were practising the Indiana state police have issued the following safety code which if in Greencastle May be the Means of saving a life 1. Full attention. 2. Car in Al shape. 3. Know and obey Laws. 4. Drive to the right. 5. Reasonable Speed. 6. Signal intentions. 7. Park off the Road 8. Keep car under control. 9. Check All intersections. 10. Never drive too close. 11. Protect pedestrians. 12. Aid in emergency. 13. Courtesy to All. 14. Think save a life. Britain sounds out state department wants to know if i s. Is interested in Jap British negotiations v inn ounce Complete pro cram Loye Rumle on will merge religious. Homecoming activities thai Row Denna presides a a Iulg Jame in. Hughes other native sous will deliver addresses to crowd Tokyo. July 21.�? up a great Britain has sounded out the state department at Washington As to whether it wished to participate in the current japanese British negotiations Here on the tientsin situation was reported today. Informants added that the United states government was Cool toward the suggestion. Emperor Hirohito reviewed the massed Imperial Battle Fleet today in what was regarded As a display of the country a naval strength at a time when not Only were the negotiations with Britain going on but Japan was involved in a new dispute with Russia Over concessions on Sakhalin Island. The emperor boarded the 32,720-i ton battleship Saguto at Yokosuka stakes Jack and steamed to sea for a secret review. Asho inspected his Fleet. Foreign minister Hachiro a Rita and sir Rob Ert Craigie the British ambassador. Talked for two hours about the Jap i anese blockade of tie British conces a Sion at tientsin and agreed to meet 1 again tomorrow. For the first time since talks started last week a foreign office communique said that a a certain amount of Progress was made at to it Man named elder who was the of Day s meeting i enl a Humber of the Cannon took his thumb off the ignition Hole of tin i Cannon too soon and it exploded pre a maturely with the Rammer in i.,. And the Rammer was shot out trans a fixing a tree at the Edge of the Street at the Hanna Street Corner a Block a away. Quot once when they were firing out of j the Cannon at the Northwest Corner of the Public Square near the Biown it Hall a Man named Leach who had a i Peanut stand there lost an Arm by i an explosion of the Cannon and the j swab of the gun was shot into the a window Frame of a cottage West of there. Quot i remember the tolling of the i Church Bells when news came of the assassination of or. Bridges remembers Tom Walls of the old Walls hotel at the Northeast Corner of Vine and Washington streets in Greencastle. Quot he would into a grocery store pick up a barrel of flour Anil walk out with it under his Arm. He was the father of Lon Walls who was the Young woman that during the civil War stood off a mob of men who were chasing a Union army officer who had offended them and she would have killed them too if they had t backed out. She married Dave or. Bridges was born july 2, 1856. He has spent Mort of his life away from Greencastle and the other members of the family were widely scattered. Oscar 86 years old is living in California Charles. 70. Is in the same state and George. 67, is in Memphis. Tenn. Others of the family Are now deceased. Bin four track Laver Indium Soi 1iivm.n i i i i Asi passenger Trun strikes worker a big four steel track layer whose names was Given As Thomas of Thompson residing near Lena it is reported was St Ruck and fatally injured while at work on the big four track near Avon five Miles appearance it a East of Danville thursday afternoon. It was the southwestern limited fast West bound passenger train do Here at 12 55, which struck the Man. It is reported Here but not substantiated that a Man who had been stationed As a watchman to warn the workers of the approach of trains was not vigilant Ami let the train come upon the men without warning them. 20 years a it to in Greencastle. Hospital Board met to pen bids Many received rut complicated com i i a Tion keep them from decisions Jack Davis of the Timmons shop spent the Day at Cataract. Or. mrs. Warren Newgent received word that their son. Roy had started Home from a France. A. J. Duff on leaving the water at Stop 34. Where he had been bathing discovered his clothes had been stolen. He came Home on the interurban wearing his bathing clothes shoes and Straw hat s. C. Sayers and e. B. Taylor spent the Day at Riverside Golf links Indianapolis. Anonymous letters the daily Banner is in receipt of an Anonymous letter addressed to the observer. We will be glad to run the same if the writer will identify himself. Unless this is done in every Case no correspondence will be Given any consideration. Credit head tells of Loans made to Farmers Lafayette. Ind., july 21 up a Waler f. Gahm of Louisville by. President of the production credit corporation yesterday told a two Day credit conference at Purdue University that 37.000 Farmers in Ohio Kentucky Tennessee and Indian \ have $2.000.000 in Loans to help finance their corporations. He sail that payments were being made regularly on most Loans. The Board of trustees of the Putnam county Hospital met in the county commissioners room at 10 of clock this Forenoon to receive bids for furniture equipment and routine supplies for the Hospital. There were Many bids. Their tabulation was complicated because the offers were on various combinations As Well As on single items. The Board could not arrive at. A decision at this session and the awards will be announced later by the Board. Bids were Recie cd on bed bedside tables chairs dressers ottomans screens mattresses rugs floor lamps service tables bed furnishings and Many other items most of which were made necessary by tire addition to the Hospital with the resulting increase in the number of rooms and wards. Miss Milburn. Superintendent of the Hospital met with the trustees at their request. The members t the Board Are or. T a. Sigler president. Notion Call vice president. Walter r. Keller and Charles Mcgaughey. The part of the Cloverdale program which will be Given during the afternoon of sunday july 30. Is the merging of a religious service and i Home coming exercise. There will he no Sermon but chairman Donus e. Denny who is minister of the gospel will preside. He will present elder Thomas j. Nixon the oldest ordained minister of Cloverdale formerly Active in the Church of Christ who have charge of the devotional exercises Reading a selection from the scriptures and giving the prayer. Or. Denny will then present each of the ministers of the three Active churches in Cloverdale the Church of Christ the methodist and the Christian. Also introduced with considerable Pride on the part of the presiding c chairman of the meeting Wili be the Only Cloverdale woman ordained As a minister of the gospel mrs. Anna Guntle of the Christian Church. The Rev Gilbert Mccammack a minister of the missionary Baptist Church will present the higher officers of each Church with sunday school teachers Ami pupils who have had the most outstanding record. This will include the Home coming portion of the program. It had been planned to have Omer son attorney general As the sunday afternoon speaker hut he informed i the committee today that he cannot be present and this vacancy will be filled later. Jewell h. Vaughan now county superintendent of schools of Hendricks county formerly principal of the schools will be asked to talk briefly. Lee Walters principal of schools a Quot to Boswell a native of Cloverdale and a former superintendent of schools there will be presented. Frank Mckamey a native of olo Verdle. Now chairman of the state Barbers License Bureau will be introduced. E in. Merwyn a son of a Pioneer family of tin township now of Morristown Ohio and former president of the Russell mfg. Company who Aros from office boy to be chief executive of his company will Greet the people from the platform. Contracts have been made by various individuals organizations committees and business houses with Walter Evans decorator or Brazil for the decoration of stores residences and floats and it is assured Tho town will present the most gala like ver had. The decorations will be elaborate. The floats will appear particularly in the big Parade at 1 30 Friday july 28. The detailed program of the Centennial will he As follows thursday. Juh 27. Preview 11 00 a m. Band concert 1 00 p. M Welcome address by Hon. James Hughes 2 30 p. M free acts 4 00 p. In. Ban i concert 7 03 p. M. Historical pageant 8 00 p. M. Music 9 15 p a free acts. 10 45 p. M. Friday legion Day Parade 1 30 p. In. Awarding of j prizes. 3 00 p. 111 band concert 3 30 p. 111. Free acts. I 30 p. In music i 6 30 p. M band concert 7 00 p. M. Damon amp Phy Thios drama 8 00 . Free acts 10 45 p. M. Saturday july 29. Parade of bands 1 00 p. A Public address by Hon. Noble Johnson 2 30 p. M. Elimination band contest. 3 30 p. M free act thrill 5 00 . Final band contest 7 30 p. M it Ltd into Niimd <11 two o o o a cd o a it a it o a o today a weather 0 0 and 0 0 local temperature 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 generally and sunday temperature. Fair not tonight. Saturday much change in my Nimoto 63 0 a. M. 7 a i in 74 8 a. M. 77 9 a. A. 80 10 a. M. My 111, to. 85 12 noon. 85 1 p. M. 88 2 p. A. 86

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