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Greencastle Daily Banner (Newspaper) - June 13, 1939, Greencastle, IndianaI a a the weather Job hers an Quot warmer l it a the daily Banner 0 4j unit ii Pitons service am the Home news a q it Waves for All f 9 is forty seven ill a a Castle Indiana tuesday june 13, 19 19. No. 1>05 id Millman yes old. Died tuesday s xxx at methodist a fit i. Where he had Bokn i or 5 weeks le4ched own service who Quot ill la held thursday at lol Lukk in it Naan churl Resl Dent Quot it fluid to Shi Millman 90 years old a Ait of Floyd township not far Hendricks county line ail i life died this morning at 5 30 in the methodist Hospital at Lis where he had been in Nunt for five weeks for trouble. Leral senders will be held Day at 2 o clock in the after in the Canaan Church not far i the Millman Homestead. Inter it will be in the Little cemetery a the rear of that Sanctuary. A was in this Church that or. Mil Mav 16, 1987, preached his i fun Era Sermon before an Aud gathered from far and near Belt overflowed the auditorium. In it of the pulpit at which he stood Hie delivering his address was iced the coffin made from an Oak t that grew on his own farm and which he will be burled thurs before the opening of that serie he was photographed with his kid placed affectionately upon the i of that casket. I that funeral service conducted himself. Or Millman Sang Quot we re Home we re going Home to die More. He also gave variety to i service by Quot singing Quot the old geography lesson naming the Quot a Tais of the states in the Union. I explained that he did not take i Best Wood in the Oak tree for the ing of his coffin but took parts Condary value and sold the Bestie said in that address that it not altogether unknown for a is funeral Sermon to be preached Ore he died. He said Quot the emits Josephine often preached Naju b Fly Ficerai Btu fort he he i he wanted the people at that Hera to enjoy themselves and have Al time. The pastor of the Calan Church the Rev l. P. Sample listed in the service of that Day. pallbearers of that Day were jux Forrett Chas. Christie Mildred Jesse Evans William bal Jin and Fred Millman. He said he a paid them for their services in Nee. Millman had a lonely life to on a my re it two Ensign estimates 1000 trunks handled the trunk business has been unusually Good. Gwinn Ensign local manager of the railway express co. Said today As he and his assistants wearily handled the last of those going out from the City following the close of Depauw University. During the past week. Or. Ensign estimated they had handled More than three car loads of trunks and that is a Bunch of trunks. It probably numbered close to 1,000. Or. Ensign. Said near the finish the trunks were either getting a lot heavier or he was getting a lot older As it took a lot More Effort to handle of cd Alia died Early tuesday mrs. Hattie Brattain had been in . Health kill past two years wife of Isaac Brattain services will Ter noon at lie held thursday af-2 o clock from Tho attend meeting c7of Indiana a nod family residence at session today in Moderator will be elected reports Given Erk distributes i copies of state acts a copies of the printed acts of the it state legislature have been Reed by the county clerk Homer c. Prison and Are being distributed those entitled to them. There Are t lie Book including e of which the Index appears the ume being somewhat smaller than fers of recent years. The acts a in the volume will be in Eft when the last of the county of the state shall have acc l he receipt of their Apfl on mint and the Secretary of issues a proclamation to that 1 however All acts with an Agency clause attached went in at the time stated in the i themselves. Attending the 131st meeting of the Synod of Indiana of the presbyterian Church being held this week at Franklin Are the Rev. And mrs. V. L. Raphael and mrs. Will Kocher. Of Greencastle. Other members of the presbyterian Church of Greencastle May attend. The sessions which began monday. Continue through thursday. The Synod of Indiana is the state wide organization of the presbyterian Church being composed of All the presbyteries of the state Greencastle being located in the Indianapolis presbytery. The women a organization meeting at the same time and place is known As the women a synodical society. The work of the synodical group is directed principally toward the advancement of missions. At the session of the Synod today a new Moderator will be elected and reports will be made of the work of the officers and committees of the Synod. Some of the distinguished men and women of the Church Are taking part in the programs. The youth Council of the Church also is its programs Start ing . In the june Issue of the publication of the Synod known As the Indiana presbyterian appears the following news paragraph of interest Here a a very handsome endowment of $10,000 was left the Greencastle Church recently by the late Andrew b. Hanna. During the pastorate of Rev. Victor l. Raphael which has now extended into its Twenty second year eleven other endowments ranging from $100 to $12.000 each and totalling $20.000 have been received. Here is very Fine demonstration of what our presbyterians All Over the Synod should be doing for their to Cui churches. The presbyterian foundation for Indiana has been organized Anil incorporated to take care of All such needs and it is As Safe and sure As can be mrs. Hattie Brattain age 68 years wife of Isaac Brattain died tuesday morning at 6 30 of clock at her Home at Vivaldi near the Parke Putnam county line. She had been in ill health for the past two years. Mrs. Brattain had been a life Long resident of the Visalia Community and was Well known in West Putnam county. Survivors Are the husband two sons Emery Brattain and Eldon Brattain. Both of Madison township three Sisters mrs Albert Thompson of this City. Mrs. William Mckeehan North of the City and mrs. I i wis Seward of Ferndale and one brother Fred Lancaster of this City. Funeral services for the Well known woman will be held thursday afternoon at 2 o clock from the family residence. Interment will be made in the pleasant Hill cemetery West of Irwin has Many old daguerreotypes will Irwin has a collection of daguerreotypes that Are valuable. They were among the personal effects of his sister and or. Irwin thinks some of them at least Are pictures of persons who at one time lived in Greencastle but he cannot definitely identify any of them. The one which he thinks is the oldest in the collection he believes it a a a likeness of the Mother of colonel John r. Mahan. A Rosy cheeked Young army officer with Chin whiskers he thinks is major John g. Dunbar but the shoulder straps in the picture pictures arc framed in Gold and Are beautifully preserve Al county people win show awards xxx Eland horse show was held saturday 111 \ Stith was judge Kinf and Queen leave Loyal train Newcastle n. B., june 13 up Back in overcoat weather Only a few Days removed from the oppressive heat of Washington and new York. King George and Queen Elizabeth toured Canadas maritime Region today abandoning their Royal train most of the Day for rides by automobile and special train. It was new Brunswick Providence a Day to entertain its King and Queen there Are so Many streams and Bays that the Royal train was being discarded temporarily. Automobiles were waiting for the arrival Here at 9 20 a. In., it Edt and the King and Queen were being driven to the capital Fredericton for the official provincial Welcome in the legislative Omen cited for their poems mrs. F. Tilden miss Megaughey mrs. O hair and Joseph Fry mentioned Joseph Kenner Fry. Miss Florence Helen Mcgaughey mrs. Yolanne o hair and mrs. Francis c. Tilden Are the Greencastle poets represented in one or More of the four major anthologies which Henry Harrison is publishing in new York. Publicity sisent out by or. Harrison includes the following concerning mrs. Tilden and miss Mcgaughey a mrs. Tilden was honoured As being the first poet laureate of the i. F. Yvo. C., also first chairman of rotary for a. F. W. She has contributed to such publications us Good housekeeping. New yorker. Poetry a Magazine of verse Christian science Monitor the Churchman quoting the Boston transcript the publicity says a Ethel Arnold Tilden will Reward watching for one who could write these poems will do other things of equal or greater a quoting prof. Guido h. Stempel of Indiana University music school regarding her evangel of the new world it says a or Tilden a work is Are those of a second Lieutenan to twin Are Junr ral oth coi. Adut High Merit particularly As giving continuity and organic Unity to what would otherwise have been a Mere suite a Partite As it were instead of a sonata. It is worthy to set aside Walt Whitman so pioneers o pioneers and Lias received a vigorous icon lord no mtg two masonic dinner plans completed final arrangements Are being completed for a Guy and festive Evenin at the masonic Temple when the Royal Arch my i will entertain the other masonic bodies with a dinner party. Ail reservations must be in by seven of clock tonight. This May to done by calling the masonic tempi Quot. Putnam county show horses and their riders and Drivers fared very Well at the Waveland horse show held saturday. The judge was Ben Stith of Darlington. Awards were made As follows harness Colt. 1 year under 2 1. John Mccabe Crawfordsville 2, John Mccabe Crawfordsville 3. John Stipes. Light harness Colt 2 years Ami under 3 1, John Mccabe 2. John Mccabe l get harness 3 years and under i 1, c. E. Neel Logansport 2, John Mccabe 3, Louis Bolin. 3-Gaitcd Saddle horse 1. E. Neel 2. John Turner Crawfordsville 3, Lonnie Steele Roachdale. Combination 3-Gaitod Saddle horse 1, John Turner 2, Lonnie Steele. 5-Galtcd Saddle horse 1, c. E. A Outi Niit to on Kvut two Conklin coaches Junior leagues announced that twelve of fifteen players ii a been selected c. D. Conklin old time baseball player and Federal league Umpire who is coaching the local Junior legion baseball team announced today that twelve of the fifteen players have been chosen for the squad and that final arrangements Are being made to Complete All the preliminary work prior to the opening of the regular season about july 1. The players who have been chosen up Iodate arc the following along with their positions Conklin first base Agnew second base Thomas Short Stop Crawford third base f. Grimes catch Huestis out Field Calloway Outfield Buis Utility j Harlan Outfield Thomas Utility Jones Outfield and Moore Outfield. Among the members of the legion in charge of the team will he Thomas Neal and Buis. Coach Conklin is devoting a lot of time to the Hoys and those who have seen them in action believe he has the nucleus of u splendid Bunch of youngsters who will develop into a real baseball outfit. This picture we Uken of Wade Millmr. Who died Early tuesday at the Mettz dist Hospital utta lip la a he Onha new to and died by mud a a rss%r3r� As or ht�?~ow��?Tcsup��x.? so scr on nth Colon a a he his kept it at the funeral Home of Allan Camp-11 it a Coatsville anti will to buried in it thursday . J. Kauble found dead Early tues. Death of Madison township Farmer attributed to heart trouble was in meat business Here survid a will Lee held won Artlay afternoon at 2 of clock from it a a it Hirry funeral Home Jacob j. Kauble 73 years old. Was found lifeless in his bed this morning at his Home in Madison township North of Greencastle. His death was attributed to an acute attack of heart trouble. He had lived in that neighbourhood Many years and. Some years ago. Hail a meat business in Greencastle. His business interests had brought him into Contact with a very Large Circle of friends in this county and in Eastern Parke. Earlier in life or. Kauble was n resident of Clay City was employed there in Dan Molter a meat Market and he was town marshal of Clay City also. Or. Kauble is survived by one son Ted of Greencastle one daughter. Mrs. Ruth Cowles of Indianapolis and two Sisters. He was a member of the Morton masonic Lodge. Funeral services will be held wednesday afternoon at 2 of clock from the Mccurry funeral Home with burial at Forest Hill cemetery. Friends May Call at the family residence. Refugees saved London Juno 13. It up All 107 German jewish refugees aboard the liner St. Louis were saved from being returned to Germany today by the intergovernmental committee of refugees. The committee induced Belgium to Grant temporary Refuge to 250. The Netherlands 114, France approximately 200 and Britain the completed in Highway suit regarded As first test Case in bid to dominate All foreign areas 20 years ago in . A from Fincastle or. And my. Ross Tustison spent sunday afternoon with or. And mrs. Elmer Watson. Mis. Jeannette Mcwethy returned Home from her school work at Lexington. . Miss Elizabeth Hughes daughter of Curtis Hughes was ill with the mumps. Mrs. E. E. Stratton visited her sister in Law in Peru. Miss Garnet Sackett was in Texas touring that state with the Ratcliff Chautauqua company she being in the Mozart Quartetti. Elmer Blue a the recently elected auditor of Coatesville a a the paper said was in Greencastle an business. The jury to hear the condemnation suit of the state Highway commission against Juniata Bly concerning property in Plainfield was completed monday afternoon four of Tho regular Petit jury panel being excused from service on this particular jury for various reasons and that number being accepted from the list of alternates to fill the vacancies thus created on the regular panel. The jury members As accepted for this trial Are Rudolph Fordice Russell twp. William Bain. Monroe Harley Taber Washington Law Rengo Rockhill Madison c. M. Furr. Cloverdale twp. De Chew. Washington Elmer Mckamey Floyd William Giger. Jackson Sanford Bock. Clinton Ray Whitson Russell George Grider. Franklin w. F. Judy. Monroe. The jury was taken to Plainfield monday afternoon to View the locality of the land which the a Tato Highway commission has condemned and. This morning the hearing of evidence began in the circuit court room Here. The Case has an unusual quirk in that it developed the engineers of the commission in laying out the lines for the improvement of the state Road North in the town of Plainfield past the Bly place made a mistake in assuming that Tho Center line of the existing Street Over which the state Road passes coincided with Tho Section line and they in their original complaint for condemnation. Asked for As much of the Bly ground As that original Survey called for. But the discovery of the Coll Nicil on i Iii thu six county people finish at Purdue six Young people from Putnam county were among the nearly 1,100 persons who received degrees sunday at Purdue University at the 65th. Annual commencement exercises. Those from Putnam county to obtain degrees were As follows William b. Call Roachdale science Frances m. Overstreet Russellville science Morris a. Evens agriculture. Donald Edward Mccoy mechanical engineering John h. Vanhorn electrical engineering and Jesse h. Jones chemical engineering All of Greencastle. William Howe held since May is freed Crawfordsville ind., june 13. Up William Howe 38, of Bellingham. Wash., held since May 13 for investigation in connection with an alleged extortion was Freo today on recommendation of prosecutor Ralph Bounnell. said the state did not have sufficient evidence to justify prosecution of Howe on a charge of conspiracy to commit a felony. He was held in connection with extortion of $4 200 from Charles l. Brown a restaurant employee. Howe previously listed his residence As Cincinnati o. Lie was arrested with Gilbert Parker 29. Of Detroit mich., and William Mccann 42. Of Akron. O. Parker and Mccann wire taken to Flint. Mich., to face trial on another charge. Additional losses Are reported House a barn belonging to f. A. Love were badly damaged additional losses caused by the wind and rain storm late saturday afternoon have been reported. The Chimney on the House belonging to f. J. Love South of it. Meridian was blown off damaging the roof. He also reported four hogs killed and the barn twisted on the foundation. Window s were blown out of the garage and Ham belonging to Joshua s. Stinger. The Spring House on Mary l. Mccammack a farm was reported a total loss. Priscilla e. Morris and Florence reported a slight damage done to windows. The roof on the barn and House belonging to Harry g. Brown in Monroe township was damaged As were windows at the Home of Raymond Hammond. The roof was loosened on the Irani and window lights were blown out of the House belonging to Mac Rowlings West of . The wind took the roof off of the barn on the old Crow c farm East of Greencastle this belongs now to p. Vincent Chivington. A truck belonging to John Cherry was damaged when a tree fell on it. Mrs. Flora Anderson s Home on on i i nun on pour to not sets new record for water flight Frankfort. Mich. June 13 up Ted Beliak 27. Who set a new world record last night for the longest flight Ever made Over water in a soaring plane predicted today that gliders will be sailing Over the Atlantic within o0 years. Beliak who cannot swim gambled his life and a $1,500 German built glider yesterday in a flight across Lake Michigan from Sturgeon Bay wis., to Frankfort. The direct route is 51 Miles and his flying time from Shore to Shore was 53 minutes. However. He covered More than 90 Miles because he was blown 30 Miles South of his course to Manistee where in reached the Michigan Shore. The flight marked the first time a motor less piano had been flown across the Lake. The previous record for a glider flight Over water was 31 Miles made last april by a British Pilot who crossed the English boys enrol for scout c amp program is outdoor one and Al it Erse weather is unfortunate staged stunts monday there i one Largo Cabin for Headquarters but they live in tents during the cum it or a sixty Putnam county boy scouts bravely faced Adverse weather conditions. Last evening and gathered at the scout Cabin at the Airport for the county scout Cam a Oree. Their program is an outdoor one entirely and the dampness of the air and the ground was an unfortunate condition but it did not Stop the planned program. There is one Large Cabin for Headquarters but the scouts live in tents during the time they arc at the Camporee. Last evening the boys had a big Camp fire and they staged stunts of various kinds in which they participated with deep interest and vigor. This evening there will be the court of Honor at which awards will be made not Only to the winners in the program of the present Camporee but also for achievements of other kinds during Tho year. Attending the Camporee Are scouts from Russellville Bainbridge Roachdale Fillmore and Greencastle. Hero Are five leaders from Terre haute one of them being Jim Moler who is assistant scout executive of the Wabash Valley association which contains eight counties. The Camporee will close at 10 o clock wednesday. The cub scouts will join their older fellow scouts Howard. 69, expired monday a in m i \ it Iii i of \ Kious it ions it come kill i Al hotel to open Luke for Fishi Nir june 16 Vic tor Walter alls attention to humane Way to the it fish the Lake at Paul Albinus Dairy farm Northeast of g enc Nulle. Will get Ozone 1 for fishing by the Public june 16. The Only restriction placed upon the Public in using this body of water for this sport in addition to the restrictions of the usual Laws is a request that the Gate on the c is Side of the Lake be used. Victor welter. Putnam county game Warden thinks there should be quite a bit of sport there inasmuch As the Pend was stocked with Black Bass red eared Sunfish Blue Gills and crappies. The Law permits Only Black Bass of 10 inches or More to be taken but the others listed May be As Small As five inches. Or Walter Calls attention to this most humane Way to treat a fish that is deeply hooked but found to be too Small to be retained do not try to pull out the Hook Cut the line off Short and leave the Hook in. He says the fish will not suffer much harm from the presence of the Hook. The death of Levi Howard coloured. 69 years old occurred at the Lafayette Home Hospital monday afternoon. Where he had been ill. He was known in Greencastle especially because of his position As chef with various organizations of the College and City and he was Cook at the commercial hotel in this City Many years his work there beginning soon after he came Here Between 30 and 35 years ago. He had been Cook at the Frankfort country club the Hist eight years. Or. Howard was born in Georgia. He was the father of Albert and Charles Howard and they and jigs former wife survive him. The remains were brought to the Mccurry funeral Home in Greencastle where they May be viewed by friends. Funeral arrangements have not been completed. Legion officers elected on monday in Putnam county in Ost no. 38 of Tho american lesion elected officers fur the coming year at its regular meeting monday a Vitting. Tim new officers arc commander Aldrid Eleonor. Vico commander. Veil Crown. Adjutant Eddlo Buis. Finance officer. Lawtence Xiv. Clump. Fam chaplain. Edward e. Coffman services officer or. O. D. Thea. Historian or. Tucker. Sergeant at Amis. Cecil Barnett executive committee. Or. Tucker. Russell e. Brown o. Xiv. Ilo Llowell and Edward e. Coffman. Delegates to state convention audrid Eleonor Eddlo Buis and Lawrence Xiv. Of unit. Alternates o. Vav hollowed or. Rhea and l. Conrad. 9 o o o 9 9 9 9 9 9 today a weather @ and 0 it local temperature 0 i $ a $ $ 9 amp 9 9 a it 9 showers tonight and wednesday somewhat warmer tonight. Minimum r>2 c a. M.63 7 a. A. M 8 a. A. 58 9 a. M5n 19 a. A. 59 u a. A. 59 12 noon. 61 1 p i. 63 2 p. A. 63

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