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Greencastle Daily Banner (Newspaper) - July 29, 1939, Greencastle, IndianaTo a a weather and warmer g forty seven the daily Banner 6 0 / h3. A a s a g a it Waves for ally Jrex Castine Indiana saturday Juey 29, 1939. No it.44 e at Verdale successful held off until Parade to Send be scurrying be v uti Fui. Floats yell wind of i Centennial n when religious serete., will be held Ivy rainfall which struck at about 1 45 of clock Jer noon. Mercifully was in the Cloverdale area iming intention of giving Tople of that Community Ity to present their won a tabular Parade which in All of its originally Tail. There were two in the Long line than ted. And altogether it lost Brilliant exhibition of t the town has Ever had. De included not Only the _ nearly All of the civic organi Saane. But also the presi 58 Republic ans lost votes in 1892 politics has always been keenly alive in Cloverdale township and As a result of this feeling one picture in the Denny store is of More than passing interest. It includes a group of republicans All of whom cast their first vote for president in 1892 and Ull a lost Quot that vote because Grover Cleveland Defeated Harrison for the presidency. In the group of such Well known citizens As uly Denny. Harry Moran chaises a Rockwell. George Rockwell. A1 Call. Frank Cole. Emory Shaw reason Dicks and Albert Sandy. Correspondent writes about mex. Politics Charles .1. Arnold still finds Mani interesting things in Mexico six Auto w Reck deaths in county politics getting red hot presidential Campaign in underway. Our roving War reporter joins in the fun funeral services for mrs. Jessie Steele Wibel of Wabash a former resident of Greencastle who died thursday night at Gary will be held sunday afternoon at 2 30 of clock from the Rector funeral Home in charge of the Rev. C. M. Mcclure of the Gobin methodist Church. Interment will be made in Forest Hil cemetery. Friends May Call at the Rector funeral Home after 4 30 of clock this afternoon. Heaviest rain of year fell late Friday 1.85 inches of water fell in City in forty five minutes storm from North and West records show most ice result of other than local residents the records of the county Coroner Russell Shannon and of the county sheriff. Lawrence Graham show an unpleasantly Large number of deaths tent Ujke a s. Grant Carriage and in the county arising from Auto Moths a soon Chi and four a from Spencer of ctr exhibits on wheels that added to amp a brilliance of the affair. The floats especially were pre a Parad in organizations at considerable expense financially and with Mii Tih labor. The general of a pm All was most Gratifying to to whom the Success of if the Parade was most fact one of the american who had been most a preparations spoke of Ita in an almost spiritual sex \ go Jimh mfg m "�?T�?�1 a a Soull i Lay i my. Court in it a Tom 1 band clo not Glon i the ays Ness the Ber at Ion the in the Large l the land i on a with As the do formed Down town on 43. Went North on that he Street East near the last one Black and thence Street Reading to the m is to the East of which Hinl Celebration is being ram immediately follow rude was abandoned be rain which began to i copious Quantity just As Vas item waned. But the Gram entering on the Given. Ram of this afternoon the band contests in were five competing other cities with the it organization leading but Ling. The american left squad of veterans in i March. A nday a program ram for sunday opens at band concert Block a religious service of corately planned Home Fram is to be Given under from the stage of by. There will be a num ble numbers on this pro Pek the pageant conc us Given and. At its close up d committees will he the audience to receive of the Community it heir splendid service pcs of the Parade to select exhibit la it were judge Sutherlin judge court Lien and mrs. J. O. Cam a nors were awarded the diluted by the masonic Coverdale which presented an imaginary replica of i of the colonial Days. Washington presiding Mason. Put of Honor in president personal Carriage was mucus. Whose flowing White Long hair gave the finish i Nuvil on in twice two i bile accidents. One satisfaction about the matter is that so far at least no Putnam county resident has figured in one of these fatal affairs. This May indicate the intensive instruction that has been Given publicity Here to reduce such accidents is bearing fruit. If residents of other counties and states come Here to get into trouble it certainly is not the fault of Putnam county folks. There have been six fatalities from automobile accidents in this county since january 1. The first of these was that of Earl Todd. 19. Of Crawfordsville who died instantly schools for indians and Spanish 201 it is thought from a broken neck i years ago than the Mexica n govern when he drove his automobile off of i ment supports in 10 19. However he special to the daily Banner by Charles j. Arnold Mexico. D. Of. July 26 the student or critic of Continental politics can find enough political riddles in Mexico to keep him Busy through four or five lifetimes. Even then he would Only scratch the surface. An instructor in the a Pescuela Verano Quot of the National University of Mexico who teaches Only on class and. Incidentally who holds a High position in the office of attorney general of the United states of Mexico announced to his class monday that he intended to resign his position at the end of the term never to teach again. The announcement came As quite a Surprise to his american students the professor in question takes no salary for his work teaching Only in the Hope of Quot creating better understanding Between Mexico and the United his history course is entitled a diplomatic it seems a few Days ago before the attorney professor stated that Mexico had More schools during tin colonial period that at present. He said the Jesuit friars conducted Moio Road 136 a Short distance West of Roachdale and struck a headwall with terrific Force. He was accompanied by a Roachdale Young woman who was not ser Busly Hurt. Miss Emil Sargent and William Clark Davis both died from injuries sustained when the latter a Auto struck a headwall on the Lockridge Bridge on state Rood 43. North of Cloverdale. March 18. Miss Davis died from internal injuries with a fracture of the Pelvis the left femur and right Tibia. Davis had a fracture of a neck Vertebra. Earl l. Farber died june 5 from injuries received june 3 when the car in which he and a hiker were crossing Road 43. On Road 40. Was hit by a car from Florida. He was 39 years old. His death occurred at the Putnam county Hospital two Days after the Accident. He a l a perforation of the right lung and severe Case of Shock. Delbert n. Heacox was killed june 7 at pleasant Garden on Road 40, when his car was hit by a truck which had just come up the Hill on the county Road from Reelsville. He was 25 years old. He had a fracture of the Skull. Since this report was made out the following Accident happened adding to this list of five deaths from automobile accidents since january 1 Ailene Hinshaw. Who died soon after the tragedy of Friday night which occurred on state Road 43. Doll a in Days Greencastle merchants will hold their first Dollar Day in several years of wednesday and thursday of next week. Mondays Banner will carry special Dollar Day bargains from Many merchants of the City and it is believed from the interest already shown that the two Day event will be a Well Worth while one for merchants Anil customers alike. Made no comparisons regarding tiv Quality or efficiency of the school of the respective periods. His remark was noted by one or. Rudolpho Paulin a member of the faculty of the University who reported it to the Dean of the school. The informer or. Paulin a fancies himself a the history professor declared. The whole affair was quite unpleasant for the teacher of diplomatic relations whose views Are Ultra conservative. And of who says a my family has a always been on the wrong Side in his decision to forfeit the a privilege of teaching was also prompted by two other similar experiences during his ten years of teaching. To called a Well informed Quot sources laugh at the above related incident and pass it off As nothing. Three finds c0ntr1bite much Revenue common school congressional twi and endowment i nid of interest loan Money on principal i a tally made on first mortgages of desirable character and interest paid into state Treasury three revolving funds in the Putnam county Treasury which jointly contribute quite a bit of Revenue Are the common school fund the congressional township fund and the endowment fund. In he principal of these three funds Are loaned by the county auditor on first mortgages of desirable character and the interest from these Loans is paid into that state Treasury Aonie of it. At least coming Back to Putnam county like the bread cast upon the Waters which Shull return after Many Days. The common school fund is the Only one of much importance As lending capital. In Putnam county. June 30. That fund showed a balance on hand either in Cash or Loans of $164.607.77. Prac Tylly All of it was loaned out on real estate and was drawing interest. The county itself is charged by the state with the responsibility of keeping the fund intact and responsibility also for the interest on Money loaned. In some past administrations in the of a Coral inches deep Over streets and sidewalks As storm sewers and hitters were inadequate baseball picture recalls old Days one picture on display at Cloverdale has attracted the attention of some Greencastle baseball fans who recall the Days when these men played a redi game of Ball. In commenting on this picture Many who saw it remembered some Quot ringers who were included on the roster. H. C. Foster was pictured a manager of the team and several prominent citizens of Cloverdale flt it. Many years were shown As members of the sound. One killed a car goes off High i by n i Iii Sii 1>1i i it in Hospital following wreck injuries my. In rocked Al to Putnam county was treated to the heaviest rain storm of the year Friday afternoon when 1.35 inches of water fell in Greencastle in 45 minutes. The water fell in sheets and the whole Community was flooded for a period of More than an hour. The storm came from the West and Northwest Anil when it struck. A it stopped everything As so much water fell that it was impossible for motorists to see the highways and As a result everything was at a standstill. Water flowed several inches deep Over the streets and Side walks As the storm sewers and gutters were inadequate. Basements Down town were flooded As were Many private Homos. The temperature also took a nosedive when the storm broke and As a result it was Cool and comfortable during the latter part of the afternoon and throughout the night and saturday morning the temperature stood at a Point equalling Many Northern resort communities. The ruin was accompanied by a High wind that blew the water in great sheets up and Down the streets. It was particularly Strong in certain sections of the county and As a result Corn was blown Down and probably damaged at Many places. The South Section of the county in to Vicinity of Cloverdale escaped the hard rain that was had Here and Northeast of Clov Ettala. Where it seemed especially severe at Points in Jefferson township. The rainstorm broke at 1 45 and continued at its worst until 2 30. But following that for a period of an ii a ill powered Pul die sen ice stoic Suc h As visited the City Friday shows up service of Power company la Art was returning from swimming when car left Road 13 the severe wind and electrical storm which swept this Community Friday afternoon created one interesting situation As far As the daily Banner is concerned. This interesting feature was watching the line Crews of the Northern Indiana Power company swing into action As reports on the storm were received Anil Power and Light lines began to get shaky. A miss Ailene Hinshaw who was injured in an automobile wreck on state Road 43 South of Greencastle Friday afternoon died soon after being received in the Putnam county Hospital. She was a passenger in the automobile of Leland More which went off a High fill just North of the Billy Cooper residence and was completely wrecked. Riding with or. Moore were Betty Hinshaw. Violet Sanford Dorothy Sanford. Della King Jesse Covert Donald Covert and Mary Lou White. They had been swimming in Deere Creek and were route Home when the Accident took place. Or. Moore said he was driving about 35 Miles per hour As he came Down the Long approach to the fill North of the Ben King residence. Dozen or More men trained to handle when Bogan to wobble and hot and cold lines some carrying fice of the auditor. There have been i hour or More there was a Light rain Loans made on insufficient or unreliable Security and Loans made in those instances have either been lost in total or in part and the interest payments lost. In those cases the county had to make the shortage Good in both principal and interest. By that provision the capital of the fund can never decrease. The fund is called a common school fund because the interest paid by borrowers from it is expended in the interests of the Public schools. The congressional township fund is a unique on it was founded it is virtually impossible for tile from the Sale by the county of Sec outside observer to pet More than or. A tim i6 in every township of the inkling of Mexico a fantastic Polit fall that brought the total rain to one of the heaviest Points in recent years for this Community. Duration flyers limb �,000 feet to stay c ool ical set up. Which is As Multi coloured As an Indian Serape. Very few conclusions May be drawn from the various comments regarding cardona4�, Mel co a president. Who retires next year with the presidential elections he is the head of a a Liberal government following Springfield 111. July 29. Hunter and Humphrey Moody kept Cool Friday in 40-degree temperatures they found 6.000 feet up As they completed their fifth Duy in the air. At 4 p. M. They had ninety seven hours More of sky Riding in their Little monoplane until they May Pas the present world endurance record county under a Law dating Back so i 1 Mark of �?T218 hours. Far no one around Here can give it a Date without some research. Even county attorney John h. James confesses a Lack of information offhand about it when the counties were organized possibly More than a Century ago. Section 16 of each township was set apart to be a policies which in Washington would 1 source of Benefit for the schools to labelled his most arresting a that gave Putnam county the right program has been the wholesale Dis i to sell thirteen full sections of land Tributino of a a private property to Mill Creek township not yet being in Many times enough juice to electrocute them were busily engaged in putting emergency equipment in almost As Many trucks and they left their hear quarters about like a gang of firemen would in answering a five Bell alarm. It is because of this service that Power and Light service is rarely if Ever interrupted and because these men know where to go and what to do once they Are on the Job. They even have truck equipment with flood lights in which they drive along a Power line and locate the broken wires by following the beam of Light they also know about where to go to Start Hunting for any break and As a Fos ult lines Are never out of commission but a Short time and in the mean time a switch is thrown from some Central Point cutting current into the Community which has suffered from another source. The men do this work without fuss i or flurry Ami take it of it comes thinking nothing More about it than their routine work but it is All interesting to watch from across the Street. Mcnutt vets to Clear his name forbids use of social Security funds to in a for Eulogi zing pamphlets Washington july 29. Up the men usually Fly their ship at on Altitude of about 1.500 feet. However. They went up to the 6,000-foot level to escape the temperatures Federal Security administrator Paul which were in the High 80s near the ground they said. Sears i i n eral to be held sunday afternoon landless peons. Right now a hot political Campaign this county a boundaries. Commissioners were named to is brewing in every City in Mexico make the sales. In the Case of dec candidate Gen. Almazan apparently i Tion 16 in Green Castle township the will get support from conservative commissioners divided the Section constituents. Avilo Comacho Osten Sibly receiving support from Carden conservative j commissioners divided into 19 Large lots and offered them a display of relics includes picture of interest urls he interesting displays of in the Cloverdale Centen Les pictures and in this me on display in the uly e that has attracted while Lent on. Group of g. A. R. Mem about 1900. At one time nation was quite Active in and in this picture taken memory of Many of the Mera Tion there were then a the picture displayed in t group. The Post was made in Honor of Gen. Frank White a resident of Cloverdale township at the opening of the Civi a at Tho Call of governor Morton White offered himself and was sent to recruit men. Largely from the Cloverdale Vicinity dui pity i the he and these men were mustered in at Lafayette in the 15th Indiana regiment which was partly destroyed in the Cumberland Campaign and the remainder completely destroyed at Mission Ridge. The 15th Indiana wus the Only Indiana regiment completely destroyed during the War Frank White his Broth a recovered his wounds and returned to the 17th Indiana regiment but received wounds and was sick at Corinth and Iuka siege. He also received seven different promotions grading up to brigadier general in Crit tends corp. He was the officer in command who Defeated the famous rebel general Forrest and received his sword in surrender and the Only officer from Cloverdale in Putnam county. He died it the age of 47, from wounds and exposure. As and the also is waging a vigorous Campaign. He specializes in huge rallies of Farmers and indians in the agricultural centers of Southern Mexico. The land classes that is. The people who own the land that Cardenas so easily gives away of course Arn very warm for Almazan. On the other hand the poor mexican on the Street very Likely gives Comach Lusty a Vives a mexican newspapers likewise lend themselves to leftist or rightist views. Others Are Independent conservative or Fence straddles. The mexican laughs when revolution is mentioned. A Quien a revolution Down Here offers excitement. Action. Even so the mention of is is commonplace. Nevertheless the revolution next year would have a meaning for unknown thousands. Mexico has been bitter against the United states during a period ant dating the mexican War. Josephus Daniels the recent ambassador to Mexico is generally unpopular. But it s a Safe bet any u. S. Am Bass would be unpopular. Many mexicans do not like the a Good neighbor Quot policy. They appreciate the Good intention perhaps but Many conserve Tives Are suspicious of a something for nothing i out in uni on Rne to for Sale singly or with other lots. The South line of that Section is Liberty Street in Greencastle. And incidentally. The Hirst Ward Public school is located on lot 3 of that addition to the City. The West line of Gillespie Street extended northward a mile from Liberty Street and the East line starts at a Stone placed several Hundred feet East of the Locust Street Extension and this East line extends northward a mile also. All Coull Meil a a a a 1 Wiur Tny 20 years ago in Greencastle list rites for Earnest Sears West Columbia Street who died Friday morning will be held sunday afternoon it 2 o clock from the Shannon funeral Home in charge of the Rev. B. F. Singhurse. Interment will be made in Forest Hill cemetery. Mrs. I Iza Marr. Roachdale. Dies expires at City Hospital in in id a n a pc ills rites sunday de Hamilton displayed a a Beautiful Silver Loving cup which he was offering the Winner in the Summers Golf series. The Rev. V l. Raphael conducted the funeral of Eugene Whiteside in the presbyterian Church. Among the singers were miss w. Vandeaver Benjamin Riley and Heber phils. Among the guests at a sewing party Given by miss Irene Selby were mrs. Thail Jones. Miss Irene Hammond. Miss Ruth Post mrs. Mary Tucker Noble and daughter Meriam. Miss Elizabeth Daggy. Miss Katharine Tillotson and miss Lucille Kelley. Mrs. Eliza Loretta Marr 33, of Roachdale. A lied at City Hospital in Indianapolis Friday morning. She had been ill since last May and her death was attributed to a cerebral Haemorrhage. Mrs. Marr was born nov. 1. 1905. A daughter of Edgar and Cordelia Mccloud. She was married to Frank Marr of Crawfordsville. July 31. 1926. She was a member of the Roachdale Christian Church. Surviving Are the husband. Ithe father three children. Robert Mccloud of Oregon and Clifford Marr 12. And Frank Marr or. 10, both at Home and one sister mrs. Pearl Norton. Funeral services will be held at the Chastain funeral Home at 2 30 of clock sunday afternoon. Burial will be made in the Roachdale cemetery. Friends May Call at the funeral Home saturday night and sunday morning. V. A Mcnutt today it mount d a Over enthusiastic friends Quot in the Indiana unemployment compensation division who published a pamphlet booming him Foi the democratic presidential nomination. Mcnutt told them that he a is anxious to avoid anything which could a possibly construed As promoting partisan or personal interests in connection with his new Job and disallowed Federal payment of the pamphlet publication costs. The division an offshoot of the social Security administration and supported by Federal funds publishes a pamphlet titled a Indiana unemployment compensation in its current Issue it traces Pietor rally the Public career of the tall handsome Mcnutt from 1925. When he was Dean of Indiana University Law school to �?o1941.�?� above the figures �?o1941�?� is a sketch of Chat a National Capitol carrying the implication that Mcnutt is destined to achieve his next goal the White House. The pamphlet was issued after president Roosevelt announced at a press conference that Mcnutt upon being appointed to head the social Security administration would forfeit his right to Campaign personally for the presidential nomination but that he could not be held responsible for what his friends did. In a memorandum today to Oscar Powell director of the social Security Board the Silver maned Hoosier not Only disclaimed responsibility for the publication but ordered Powell to disallow Furnis covering the Cost of that particular Issue of the pamphlet. In addition to ordered Powell to Issue instructions a that the policy above is to be followed in connection with any partisan activity or Effort in behalf of any to lost control of it. He said he might Heve gotten his foot on tin accelerator instead of the Brake. The heavy machine went off the West aide of tin Road Anil turned Over. It Tore Down the retaining posts along the Highway and plunged about 15 feet to the Bottom of the fill five of the occupants were in the rear seat and three were in the front seat including or. Moore. The car was a Complete wreck by the time it quit turning and rolling Down Tiu embankment. The Rector ambulance is called and took miss Hinshaw to the Hospital. Miss Hinshaw. Age 16 years waa the daughter of Lester Hinshaw she made her Home with her grandparents. Or and mrs James Gregg who reside East of Greencastle on the Charles Broadstreet farm. She suffered inti real injuries. Miss Dorothy Sanford age 16. Who was injured was also taken to the Hospital but her injuries were not of serious nature. The others suffered Only cuts and bruises and from Shock. Survivors arc the father her grandparents one sister. Betty Hinshaw and a brother Robert Hinshaw. Her Mother preceded her in death. Funeral services will be held sunday afternoon at 1 30 of clock from the Mccurry funeral Home in charge of the Rev. C. M Mcclure of the Gobin methodist Church interment will be made in Forest Hill cemetery. Cor Ner r. J. Shannon conducted i preliminary hearing soon after the Accident hut at 9 o clock saturday morning the official inquest was held at his office. The witnesses were sworn. At the inquest. Violet Sanford. 17 Vears old. 704 Maple Avenue. Greencastle. Testified that Ailene Hinshaw asked Leland Moore to let her drive when the party was ready to Start Back from the Creek. She said the girl got along All right until after a couple of Miles the car began to weave from six la to Side of tin Road and finally it went off Down the Steep Ems my mint on the West Side of the Road. So said she thought the girl let go of the wheel before it went off the Road. She said the cards Speed was 30 or 35 Miles an hour. At the close of her evidence Coroner Shannon warned the witness against any further repetition of giving contradictory evidence in regard to an Accident that when she testified the evening before that Leland Moore was driving she committed a very serious offence. She said to the Coroner in reply Quot All of us kids thought it would help him Moore if we said he was driving because miss Hinshaw did t have a Drivers License a Jesse Covert. 21. Years old next september living it 701 Maple Avenue testified there were six in the rear seat and three in front. He said it Ltd a Fin uni a it a twill g g g o g g g g g g g g today a weather g g and g g local temperature g g g g g g g g g g g g generally fair and warmer. A minimum a a. M. 7 a. M. A. M. 9 a. M. 10 a. M. 11 a. M. 67 67 67 69 68 69 69

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