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Greencastle Daily Banner (Newspaper) - July 28, 1939, Greencastle, IndianaAl the weather a ii Anu warmer 0 in forty seven the daily Banner j 0 United press service All ti1e Home news o a a a a a Quot a a 0 it it Waves for ally Olteen Castle Indiana Friday july �?~28, 193. Not it. 243 Ordale Centennial attractive it reek residents re for Home coming and Celebration Appeal to Many fume p. Hughes was chief Ker at opening program i thursday afternoon any hundreds of persons Inbe thursday afternoon made of the display windows of is and offices of the town. Afternoon program opening with pleasure the very display of relics from older the Community by 2 of clock or a Little later went to the historic Grove the school House which was in air theater setting for the Al performances of different was a railed in platform for and the speakers and Alose Summit of a gentle slope 1 ground was the Grassy plot j and. With electric footlights g its front on which the of the historical pageant be Given in the evenings of a Days devoted to the Cele 13 Over Dale school band Dir Herbert e. Glover gave a Gram of numbers before the this band will head the of visiting bands which will for honors. Saturday after to the Cloverdale aggregation compete. There will be at i others competing however members of the band As it is tag sized Are the following a Herbert drum major and Fern Sinclair. Robert Jobe Anderson Nola Ray. Cora Vanneman Sterling Haltom. Iber All clarinets Jesse Jobe. Jean of Mullane. Jean Hurst. Jean Routt. Malcolm Neier. Sinclair Wanda Hurst Saxo Billy Osborn. Calista Collins. Herbert. To Zie Gehmann Huber cornets Frederick a Billy Jobe. Wilfred Hurst. Bockius trombones John Ogan. Billy havens Bari Doyle Pickens Bass Coleta e Raymond Hurst Altos Ray Hunter Virginia Wingert Hilda Knoll cymbals Marin Elmore Triangle Dorothy Dorothy Finney Drums Don Milton. Cornet Bobby Zeigel a Drums. Of the interesting preliminarily program of the afternoon photographing of five men Ere school mates in the Clover High school in the class of they were judge James p. Curtis Hughes. Herschel Lee Sinclair and Paul porn latter publisher of the morn Mes of St. Petersburg. Fla. Flown from his Florida Home be present at the Centennial boyhood Home town. Also graphed was judge Hughes is Mother mrs. Hester Gwinn. Enc Astle. St Hurst of Cloverdale precut the speakers stand. He a few happily chosen opening s. And then presented judge As the speaker of the Day. Well known judge Hughes a judge of the Putnam circuit lately a judge of the Indiana be court and now first Assis general of the state Diana. Is a former Cloverdale hip citizen raised to Young gtd within its Borders in fact. Lbw erecting a Home North of it in which he said he expects to m a a it Mia ii a in Pul i it Lour jail demands Are softening Tokyo july 28. Up Japan will not demand that the United states recognize its a new order in East asian in any negotiations for a new commercial treaty. Tatsua Kawai. Foreign official spokesman intimated today. Kawai spoke with unusual seriousness at a press conference on the denunciation by the states of the japanese american commercial treaty. His attitude reflected plainly the shocked Surprise with which the abrogation was received. Kawai said the japanese government regretted the a a abrupt abrogation of the treaty and found it difficult to ascribe a motive. Treas. Lane collects costs discussion Over evils of Garner Lewis charge became part of 1940 pre convention Campaign Norton thanks Cio head not Only hit at vice president but at entire conservative whig of democratic party Montgomery a n let p a k k e counties pay court venue costs into co. Treas. Roland Lane treasurer of Putnam county. Thursday receipted for payments from two adjoining counties Parke Anil Montgomery for costs incurred in the Putnam county court in cases venue Here from those two counties. The payment from Parke county was for the costs Here in one Case Only which was tried before a jury the costs being $122.80. Montgomery county paid $86.00 for costs in three cases brought Here which were not tried before juries and which were settled with the least possible expense to the county from which they came. There is no Cost to Putnam county in such cases except for the per diem of court officers with the exception of the judge himself. His salary is paid by the state of Indiana. Costs arising from venue cases Are owed to Putnam by Morgan. Hendricks Owen and Clay counties. There have been a few complaints of the costs charged against one or two of these counties but no indication of a real Effort to avoid payment ultimately. Hendricks especially has a big Bill of costs to pay As a number of cases come Here from that court. Sunday school convention to be held at Clayton the annual sunday school convention of White lick association of Baptist churches will be held sunday july 30. With the Clayton Baptist Church. It will be an All Day meeting and Basket dinner. Each Church school is to bring reports of the years activities. The business session will Start at 1 30 of clock. Mrs. S. Wibel Dies at Gary former resident died following illness in Hospital Washington. July 28.�? up a the question of whether vice president John n. Garner is an evil old Man who plays poker drinks whisky and baits labor became a part of the 1910 pre convention Campaign today amid a tumult of angry discussion a considerable Section of Congress is incensed by those charges made by president John l. Lewis of the Congress of Industrial organizations. But Lewis hit not Only at Garner but at the entire conservative Wing of the democratic party. He practically challenged them to put their Man any of their men in the White House next year. New dealers were slow to comment on the extraordinary situation created by Lewis remarks. After Lewis finished. Chairman Mary t. Norton. A. N. J., of the House labor committee told him a thank you. Or. Lewis for your very Fine contribution to this rut she made the same remark after the testimony of each witness. Today s judgment of the effect of Lewis blast on garners anti third term candidacy for the 1940 demo a from the cautiously expressed belief that it would make no difference to emphatic assurances that it would cratic presidential nomination varied deliver the nomination and the election to Garner. Sen. Morris Sheppard d., tex., who endorsed a petition supporting gainers presidential candidacy took another tack and an extremely important one. Sheppard was outstanding dry statesman of the pro Hibi Tion Era. He was the father of the 18th amendment and. Annually on the anniversary of its effective i cd ate he rises in the Senate chamber and Speaks in Praise of prohibition and its objectives. If Garner drank whiskey played poker or was evil the voice of one highly respected in circles where such practices Are i Kyce would stoutly defend him against those charges. The Texas House delegation drafted a defense of Garner and repudiation of Lewis. When the statement was read on the House floor Mem bets both democrats and republicans Rose and cheered for two minutes. Rep. Clare e. Hoffman. R., mich., immediately demanded action i ont limed it i Pince two divorce sought of Jackie Coogan Hollywood july 28. Up a Betty Grable seeks a divorce from Jackie Coogan today. In a suit to be filed this afternoon she will charge the erstwhile child actor with mental cruelty. Her suit will not be contest a. Mrs. Lillian Grable her Mother announced the divorce in san Francisco last night and before she left there Early today to come Here miss Grable confirmed it. She said she had been contemplating divorce for a Long time. A a there a no new Romance or anything like Biu said. A a in a not Happy about it at All. And its unfortunate it had to be this Way. I think in a doing the Light things at least i Hope penal Escaje unique uha Raeter Francis Long appeared before judge Sutherlin and demanded jury trial Francis Long charged thursday in the Putnam circuit court with being an escape from the penal farm was quite a unique character in court. He demanded and attorney and John h. James was called in to represent the Man Long was sent to the Pendleton reformatory on a second degree burglary charge from Vigo county but was transferred to the penal farm to help relieve the congestion at the reformatory. In the court room or. James took his client to one Side and asked him what defense he had. The reply did to show any defense at All. He said he just walked away from the farm having a Good Chance. To said he was sent to the reformatory for seven years for the second degree burglary and had been trying to get a parole but could t. Incidentally. His sentence for that offence was from one to ten years according to the statute. Or. James advised Long to plead guilty to escaping and take the sentence for that offence of from one to five years hut the prisoner . A a i demand a he said a a and i done to want to be tried in Putnam county and i want a trial before a the upshot of the matter was that Long went Back to the farm to stay in the cells there until he in arraigned in the Putnam circuit court september 25, when judge William m. Sutherlin will Rule on his petition for a change of venue and on his plea of not guilty. State . Rally on sept. 21 21 20,000 expected to attend is show at Indiana state fair grounds every precinct to ii Here under a i ins it in slip of Indiana Republican editorial association and a o. I. State committee sky visitor a brilliantly Jeen in who Southern Salt a is Mars whose closest approach to the Earth on july 27, brings planet within about 35,000,000 Miles. Streaks Are believed by some to be Man made canals. Mrs. Jennie Steele Wibel of Wabash age 64 years a former resident of Greencastle a lied thursday night in a Hospital at Gary following a Brief illness. Her death resulted from a stroke suffered sunday night while visiting in the Home of her daughter mrs. Clarence Epperson in Gary. Mrs. Wibel was a resident of this City for Many years and was Well known. She formerly resided on Chestnut Street. Survivors Are the husband Oliver Wibel of Wabash six children mrs. Grace Fields of Anderson. Harry and Lawrence Steele of Indianapolis mrs. Margaret hedge. Miami Fla. Jesse Steele of new York and mrs. Nellie Epperson of Gary sixteen grandchildren and two great grandchildren. One son William Steele preceded her in death several years ago. Will keep Senate to pass measure pupils give Baa radio broadcast or. Mayo diet Friday morning one of famed surgeons of Rochester. Minn., died after an operation Rochester. Minn. July 28.�? up or. William j. Mayo. 78. Who with his brother the late or. Charles Mayo founded Anil developed the famed Mayo clinic died at his Home Here today. The Brothers were noted As two of the outstanding surgeons in the world. William an abdominal specialist. Was chief of staff at the clinic. He retired from Active practice a few months before ills illness. At the bedside when he died were his wife the former Hattie Damon his two daughters mrs. Carrie Balfour and mrs. Phoebe Walters or. I Walt is or. Balfour and or. George b. Eusterman. All of the clinic staff. Or. And mrs. Balfour were summoned to the bedside last week from England where Balfour had gone to be honoured by the Royal College of surgeons. The death left Only one surgeon beating the Mayo name. Or. C. W. Mayo son of or. Charles Mayo actively connected with the clinic. The Brothers founded the Mayo properties association 20 be firs ago As a charitable scientific and educational corporation to hold All properties. Endowments and funds of the clinic and to insure its perpetuation for Public service. 1 under that setup the funds and properties of the clinic can never i ure to the Benefit of any individual. Old newspapers found in Box spending lending . May get through Congress today is this Young Man Allt Ltd up and looking for some to go he is a Well known Castlo business Man. Promin Many things and you Are Apt to see him most any e in the City. Is picture was taken Well we it try and give the Date but Uil decades ago. In you guess him first Cor i Greencastle entry and first it out Side Greencastle will receive two free tick the von Castle theater. A no time. Phone l�5 now. Ional pictures will he print coming fridays. Washington july 28 up Senate majority Leader Alben w. Barkley d., ky., announced today that he would keep the Sennec in session until tomorrow morning if necessary to pass president Roosevelt s $2,490. 000.000 spending lending Bill. The Rush toward adjournment from the capital s 92-degree that appeared started in Earnest. A we intend to make every of fort to get the Bill through said Barkley who wrote the lending Bill and has been piloting it through the Senate. A there is no reason Why we should t finish the House begins consideration of a segment of the program an $800,000.000 additional loan authorization for the housing authority. Four Houma of debate starts at noon but House leaders believed action would not be completed until tomorrow. The adjournment Date May hinge on the action taken tonight at a caucus of House democrats. It was called by administration supporters in an Effort to overcome attempts by a Republican conservative democratic coalition to defeat the lending program. The Date May depend even More on a Man Euver in the Senate to restore the prevailing wage Principe e to the new York Relief Law. Sen. Pat to Garrand. Nev., was expected to offer a Quot rider to the lending Bill today soon after the Senate meets at 11 a. M. Miss Dorothy Dunlap. Local teacher. Hill have pupils on air miss Dorothy Dunlap local dance voice and dramatics instructor will present a of her pupils in a radio broadcast saturday morning at 11 o clock Over the Purdue Rutilio station Baa several local children will appear in the fifteen minute broadcast. The program is As follows radio broadcast polka Barbara Goodwin and chorus. Songs a Sunrise serenade Quot Barbara Hagan and chorus. Song a old Straw hut Quot Fay Dollar. Reading Quot learning to drive the Binder Betty evens. Song Quot Rainbow on the River Quot Donald key. Song a using a song of sunbeams Quot a Mary Louise Brown and chorus. Song Quot three Little fishes Quot a to Ruth Brown Barbara Goodwin and chorus. Song Quot Little skipper a Beverly trembly. Miss Dunlap is a member of the Chicago association of dancing master. Another of miss Dunlap a pupils All local children will broadcast Over the same station on August 19. Mari Juana is Cut near Portland Mills a Patch of marijuana or Loco Weed growing alongside the county Road North from state Road 36 to Portland Mills has been Cut at the request of sheriff Graham and will be eradicated As quickly As possible. It was on privately owned land but the owners did t want Tho stuff on their soil. This Large Patch was about a Quarter of a Nile South of Portland Mills. There is a report of a much larger Patch growing somewhere in the county under cultivation but the officers have not yet located it. For favors Hatch Hill Washington july 28 up president Roosevelt said today that he is absolutely in favor of the objectives of the Hatch Bill to curl politics by Federal employees but that the measure is receiving careful study to determine its specific effects. 20 years ago in Greencastle mrs. Edgar Vancleave visited in Indianapolis. Or. And mrs. Ott Gibson received word of the Safe arrival of their son. Paul from France. Miss Reggie Daniels of the Central National Bank was on her annual two weeks vacation. Clyde overs inner located newspaper with Washington a death Story curiosity As to the possible contents of an old Box in n Roadside dumping grounds on West Walnut Street this week led Clyde Overshiner to the discovery of two old newspapers one of which dates Back to the year 1800 and is of further interest because it tells of the entombment of George Washington. It is. In fact a paper made up in mourning for the passing of Washington and its pages Are framed in heavy Black Borders with heavy Black rules also separating its news columns. The other newspaper while not As old. Is interesting for having been published at Danville Indiana in the 1 year 1864. It is a copy of the Hend Ricl v. County Union dated August 25. 1864. A particular interesting fact concerning it is that a reminder to soldiers of the Union army that to their duty they must vote in elections As Well As fight appears under the name of the paper on Page one. Where a slogan or similar statement pertaining to the newspaper itself would be found today. The year 1800 newspaper which or. Overshiner has brought to Light is a copy of the Ulster county Gazette published at Kingston n. A. And it bears the Date january 4, 1800. The paper contains a considerable volume of advertising although i it out mind a i i Nur two a Many children at treasure Llull three teams win Cash Brizes after deciphering messages the treasure Hunt held at Robe Ann Park on thursday afternoon was attended by one hum 1 red and forty children. The treasure which was $4.50 in Cash was won by three a teams the first three to come in after deciphering their codified messages. The Hunt conducted by the Greencastle recreational supervisors started at 2 30 and was Over at 4 45. The Hunt was worked on the code basis Anci when a team deciphered their message they knew where to go to look for their next message. The first team made up of twelve mend is won $2 40 the second team of thirteen $1.30 and the third team of sixteen 80c. Indianapolis ind. July 28 a up a Gigantic rally of 20.009 Republican organization work i i from every precinct in the state will be Here september 23 under sponsorship of the Indiana Republican editorial association and the g. O. P. State committee it was announced today. The party workers will both guests at a Barbecue at the state Fairgrounds. The entire organization from precinct commit Temon and vice committeemen is expected to attend. Edwin v. O Noel of Hagerstown president of the editor nil association and Arch n. Bobbitt state chairman jointly announced plans for the meeting. Paul r. Bausman of Washington ind., former president of the editorial association has been appointed executive Secretary for the rally. The editorial association will conduct its annual summer meeting in connection with the political rally which will Mark the first step in plans of the Republican High command to Start the 1940 election Campaign More than a year in Advance and press a concerted drive for Victory at the polls. Although no speakers have been announced the meeting generally is expected to infuse the Republican organization with enthusiasm and provide i Symbol of party Solidarity similar to the famed a Cornfield conference Quot at Washington last year. Lile Joii local r re Idem Dios Ernest Sears it a passes away at county Hospital Ernest Sears age 59 years a lifelong resident of Greencastle. Died thursday morning in the Putnam county Hospital following a Brief illness or. Sears made his Home with his Mother. Mrs. Alice Sears at 109 West Columbia Street. Survivors Are the Mother one son Roy Sears two daughters Irina and Edna All of Anderson and one brother Ott Sears of Greencastle. Funeral services will be Hob i sunday afternoon at 2 o clock from the Shannon funeral Home in charge of the Rev. E. K. . J a Stor a of the Nazareno Church. Interment will be made in for. Hill cemetery. Friends May Call at the seats Home on West Columbia Street. Unido defense shown on War Date London. July 28. Up London was ringed with a steel network like a Gigantic spider web. Today As military authorities raised a balloon barrage intended to trap invading aircraft. I at 10 a. M. Scores of Gray Gas i bags forming the barrage Rose Over Parks streets and squares to end Circle the City at a radius of seven Miles from the Tower Bridge. It was the City a Only Observance of the 25th anniversary of the austrian declaration of War on Serbia which precipitated the world War. Antiques on display at Centennial of Muc h interest to All visitors visitors who thronged Cloverdale a business Section thursday and Friday were interested in the hundreds of Antiques which have been gathered for the Centennial Celebration and which Are on display in the show windows of the various stores throughout the town. Things which our fore fathers brought Overland from the East with them or manufactured in their own Homes after settling this country. The collections have been gathered from most every Section of the Community and some of it has been sent in by former residents of Cloverdale every window is filled with Price township and the entire collection is less Antiques and heirlooms. They include everything that one could think of and they Are genuine Antiques. There Are old coverlets old Glass Ware old clocks old cooking utensils. Old pictures Many in frames More than a Century old old dolls and doll Beds some of which were hand made and scores of Othar of unusual interest and a Worth see iof. Every article is marked As it is display ii a Limtt history Quot to some is Given in that the tickets show who owns it. About How old it is and some other details about the things make the displays All of much interest. A 0 a a a 0 a o 0 a a a today a weather 0 0 and a 0 local temperature 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 a fair in Northwest portion. Lord Al thundershowers in East South portions this afternoon or tonight Cool a it a tonight saturday fail warmer in Central and North portions in afternoon. Minimum 73 6 a. M. S0 7 a. M. So 8 a. M. M 9 a. A. Is 10 a. M. 89 11 a. M. 9q 12 noon. M 1 p a. 88 2 p a. 88

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