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Greencastle Daily Banner (Newspaper) - June 17, 1939, Greencastle, IndianaThe h Eather vn1> warmer i 0 0 the daily Banner Fly Fol United Tress service All the Home news 44 forty seven it Waves for ally 01�kkx0astlk, Indiana. Nati Ravji no 17, 1d.�9. N209dr. Confirms Ffolk Tonew spending plan Toul 1>i resigned to v,1 nothing to a i debt i t Kha loan Kates Nonh Ltd red to Huy All a Mise equal hint to railroads Wighington june 17 admin loll leaders disclosed today that Dent Roosevelt is considering Lemming spending program in Fields As housing highways -5 electrification Anil lotion of farm tenancy Proh-1 l in silent himself confirmed l in part today when he said he a studying the idea of a new Inal lending program involving a liquidating projects which a Rad. Would add nothing to the a debt. He spoke particularly t Federal i Porat on to buy new lad equipment and lease it to railroads. Reports said the initial a of this i a fat it might be Between 1000,000 and it 00.000.000. After officials said four other a proposals had been Laid before i president by his ranking fiscal users. They Are a creation of a a Federal toll Auto undertake highways Tats tunnels and other works to considered Likely to pay of. Jeeves. 1 stimulating housing construe by a increasing the limit of states housing authority Jon from it .1 0.000.000 to $1 500.000 and b. I by reducing the a maim interest rate on Federal min administration Loans from m 1-2 per cent to Cut the Finan it i its on private residential con action. Liberalizing Rural electric Fin authority Loans to stimulate it fiction of co operative Power in Rural territories. Expansion of the farm tenancy to. Under the present pro-tr., Treft Csc starts july 1, $50,000-.i year is to be used to buy us for tenants who Are to pay them within thirty years at 3 per i interest. A also was said to be some jilt of giving the to a Power to its can Bonds so that it could p care of its own financing and have to Call upon the govern it for it. Thing officials stressed about projects was that none would either the Treasury s deficit direct debt. The funds would b wed directly by the spending Jecies from the Public and these icy debt which would be Simi it $5,000.000,000 of already out a Ling in 1 y debts would be car a the to usury s books Only As to Iffet liabilities. That is they 1 to paid by the Treasury Only 5 and if the. Agencies themselves cd incapable of doing so. P proposal 0f increased United . Authority allocations a a ill in passed by the senator being initially sponsored by Ibers of Congress. 01 the most controversial a of the program under study Luck a a of Kha loan rates. A hah a not itself lend Mon tot merely insures mortgage mad1 by Banks and other fila institutions. The present Tow ill not permit insurance y of a loan bearing More 5 per cent. Many to attend legion meeting the District meeting of the american legion and auxiliary at Cataract tomorrow will be attended by representatives of the two organisations from a number of the counties of the sixth District and Greencastle will have an especially goo 1 representation. Sixth distinct commander George Burns the District adjutant Fred Paul Machen v commander of the Post of the legion at Crawfordsville an i the president of the auxiliary at Crawford Sidh mrs. Theron Beeson will be among those attending from Montgomery county. The Cloverdale Post of the legion is sponsoring the gathering. There will he a joint ses Ion of the a Gion i the auxiliary at ? o Cio in the afternoon followed by separate sessions and in the late afternoon will be the supper and a dance in the Jira after disagreeing received Casi 1\ condemnation suit ii Eite Friday Forenoon it 11 .t0 disagree on compensation objection filed to Millman will sister m i Sill is sole heir sets estate at $32,400 the threatened objection of the prorating of the alleged will of the late Wade Millman develop a Friday afternoon when attorneys representing mrs. Tamar Huber his sister filed a statement that tin alleged will and codicil were each revoked Long before or. Maiman died. Also that he. Long before his death attempted to Burn and destroy the will and codicil but was prevented therefrom by certain legatees and beneficiaries. Also it is claimed he said Long before his death that he intended to and attempted to and to All intents and purposes honestly believed he had destroyed said will. Mrs. Huber asked the appointment of a special administrator to care for the Millman property until the authenticity of the will is determined. In the objection to the probation of the instrument mrs. Hube claimed her brother loft real estate valued at $2400, and personal estate amounting to $30.000. She alleges she is the sole heir at Law being the deed anti a sister. She claimed the alleged will is void and of no effect and ought not be admitted to probate for the reasons Given above. Lyon and Abrams Are her attorneys. Funeral to m is i it a Fok do wino tim it youths to attend boys state Cami a a die youths Raymond j and Howard Buis went to 1 saturday morning h thy will represent Putnam a of the american legion a 1 is state Camp which the a Iionia sponsoring. The Al the Camp will be taught f tins of government during 1,1 it of a week or ten clays in he i in coi it notes i. Been filed by Oscar e. A of ?dmlni8trator of the Ca Illiam w. Key. Deceased i la which the i in Lou 1 Marie Opal new. The com is personal property i to $2220 and claims filed h work. Than $13,500 with r 05.60. The Sale of Quot of farm land is asked to it no a to pay the claims. Cd mortgage with $7,500 in Ules Vic aughty is attorney. Funeral services for Little Allan Rac Cope son of i. And mrs. Finley Cope of Clinton township who died by drowning Friday morning in a Small Pool of water near the Cope j Home will to held sunday afternoon j at 2 of clock from the Bethel Church in Clinton township the Rev. Matt Mee. Will to in charge. Interment will be made in the Little Walnut cemetery. Search sea Forill fated Suh alarm for i r e n f ii Shii which Sank Iii ring i Rai Tice Kelt Al i 1 Tell Rudai Saigon. French indo China. June 17 up by radio to Manila seaplanes and submarines searched the s 1&Quot Quot a Cam Ranii Hay today for the submarine Phenix lost without Trace with its Crew of an estimated five officers and 66 men it was feared that details of the disaster would never lie known their was no clue to the sinking and because of the depth of the water and the turbulence of the sea. Salvage was regarded As impossible. All that was known was that the submarine started Down for a half hour practice dive thursday morning and never came up officials suggested that. Is thei a was no alarm of any sort from the stricken ship. A might have struck a submerged Rock or other obstruction and that its Crew might have died at once. The ship had no escape apparatus. The alarm for the Phenix was received Here late thursday. It was too late for effective Rescue work but warships already in the Vicinity started a search and seaplanes and. Additional ships from the Cam Ranh base he French Singapore joined it yesterday they started out again at Dawn today but with no real Hope that they would find a Trace of thi third first class submarine to e sunk in four weeks at in practice dives. First Iki lot taken showed amounts of c Iii Hiis Iti ii hanging i rom $1,000 up to $3.700 the jury which hear i the trial of the condemnation suit of the Indiana state Highway commission against Juniata Bly concerning the acquiring of additional right of Way for a state Road in Plainfield received the Case at 11 30 Friday Forenoon and was discharged at 8 of clock this morning without reaching an agreement. The jury men could not agree upon the proper amount of compensation for mrs. Bly owner of the property affected by the condemnation. The Case was brought to the Putnam circuit court from the Hendricks court and has been pending Here for More than a year and the costs of the trial will be paid by Hendricks county which will reimburse Putnam county for the pay of the jury men for six Days services the pay of the court Bailiff and some other costs. The first ballot taken by the jury men after they retired to their room shows amounts of compensation ranging from $1,000 up to $3,700. In succeeding ballots the Low Man raised his amount to $1.500 and the High Man reduced his to $2.000, and there they stayed. There was an offer from the state it was said to Settle the Case for $1.20c. Before going into the trial. \ aril program a Seoul lamp swimming nature and h indic lift in Days Itol Tine the Greencastle girl scouts who arc at Camp Friendly in Mccormick s Creek Canyo in state Park follow a very interesting schedule throughout the Day. The morning Bugle sounds reveille at 7 in the morning with breakfast at 7 30. From 8 until 9 -0. The girls engage in Capers which consist of various duties around the Camp. Tills includes inspection and the various meetings of thi staff of Patry a is. An hour and a half is devoted to hiking on the trails guided by a the nature lady a miss Berneat. Of the Park staff. Some of the scouts take horseback Riding at this time. The morning is on led after a swim in the Pool followed by a rest period. A period of free activity comes immediately after lunch. From two to four the girls May choose two specific activities from the following arts and a crafts Basket weaving pottery leather raft. Embroidery and weaving of looms dramatics Folk dancing and Tennis. The afternoon swimming session is followed by supper. Supervised games and Camp fire fill up the evening until taps sounded at nine o clock. A very enjoyable stunt night program was presented thursday night. All patrols cooked their evening meals out Friday night and the Ranger patrol remained out for an tonight the evening will feature a Box social and a circus. A Parade of the Park will be followed by a pro judge hears fathers suit for children flt Rmer judge Courtlan i Gillen of tin Putnam circuit court yesterday heard arguments on one of the j Legal phases connected with the a be As Corpus Ruit of John Crowe against Walter and Dora Spangler an 1 George and Flossie Morris for the recovering a f his two children in the clan circuit court. F to years ago the Crowe children were made wards of the state when placed in the Clay county orphans Home. They were later place in the Spangler and Morris Homes where a Strong attachment Between the respective sets of defendants and the children has grown up. Now the father a spa worker married again with a family of five or so children is seeking Possession. Judge Gillen will have a serious question to decide and has taken the first a a Gal question under advisement the Brazil times Iii is Given id directors new Etui went ii a been Uriu ii used Fob use during specified hours i War lords a War lords of two nations Are shown hero As general Marie Gustave Ganclin left supreme commander of French defense forces visits Viscount Gort chief of the Imperial British staff at a London conference. Cerny an la Lush Earl Dies it u of claims certified by Board i Milium a i in Etui two open air social held by Rural youth club Twenty five members of the Putman county Rural youth club had an open air social and a business gathering at tin Home of Roger Morrison South of town on the Manhattan Road. Friday evening was a particularly pleasant affair. Or. Morrison entertained his guests on thi Lawn at the rear of the residence where there is a Fine big fireplace with cooking facilities and seat. The Weiner roast at the fireplace was the feature of the social pro Gram. In the business session. Russell Grimes was elected by the gathering from their own membership to be the rotarians a a protege at the Rural leadership training school to be held at Purdue june 19 to 23 inclusive. Other Young people going from Putnam county will be Eleanor Swearington and Paul Evans sent by the farm Bureau and the farm Bureau co operative. Terre haute. Ind. June 17 during the month a f May 19,263 claims were certified by the social Security Board for payment of old a age insurance benefits. The payments totalled $1,525,053.28. Of the National total 560 claims totalling $40,861.36 were paid to residents in thu state of Indiana a total of 41 claims amounting to $2,425.94, were paid during the month of May to residents living in the counties of cd to. Greene Owen. Parke Putnam. Sul Ivan Vermillion Ami Vigo which Are served by the Terre haute Field office. A total of 363,440 claims for old Lac insurance benefits have been certified for payment by the social Security Board since the old age insurance system was established january 1, 1937. Repi setting disbursements amounting to $18,712,696.21. All claims now a being paid at. Filed by wage earners who have reached the age of 65. Or by the heirs of those who have died. The average payment nationally in May was $79.15 but in the state of Indiana the average payment for the month was $72.97. In making Public these figures or. Snider manager of the boards Terre haute Field i office added that the largest payment made in the local area during the month of May was $166.43. Men be foolish Huntington. Ind. June 17. Up sheriff Marvin Idle today investigated a tractor tug of War on a Huntington Street yesterday which caused a woman to faint and also slight injuries to a boy bicyclist. Parker Cox. A it. Etna Farmer and Rex Phillips an implement dealer were unable to agree on the pulling Power of their tractors. So they hitched the machines together and started a tug of War. Phillips engine stalled and Cox dragged the tractor off. Maurice Hults. The bicyclist became so engrossed in the Battle he fell from the bicycle and was slightly injured. The Chain connecting the machines snapped and Phillips tractor ran into the porch of the Kev. Joseph la Ach Home. Mrs. Leach fainted. Onlookers said the argument ended on remarks from a physician Calle i to treat mrs. to tracks Hil in Shanghai Vrea Siy us of so goes to death without uttering word i a \ Nisi sponsored police remove Barrk Ades put up ii British or. And mrs. Charles ii. Bam a by cast Washington Street left today to spend the summer months at their summer Home in Culver. Mrs. Raymond Fisher was hostess for the meeting of the w. R. C. E. B. Taylor purchased a Nash six touring car. George Mchaffie of near Stiles Ville bought the Jamer. Albin property on South Locust Street. The wedding of Lauren Sheridan and a miss Florence Swank War solemnized at Dayton this state. They were classmates in the Depauw class of 1919. And had been friends for years. Wayne Gillen injured his hand i i a com a Heller on the c. C. Hur3t farm. Shanghai. June 17. Up an armed clash was threatened Between British troops and Japan Osc Spon bored chinese police today in the Western suburbs of the International so to lenient. The police had attempted to seize a police station on the Western Border of the International settlement. British troops intervened and the police retired. Then the British withdrew and the Polico reformed. An urgent message to British authorities said that the police Hail taken a threatening attitude and heavy forces of British troops and International settlement police were sent to the scene. Anxiety was acute lest the Jap an be might plan a move against the International settlement the richest and i biggest foreign area in All China As they had done in blockading the British and French concessions at tientsin. Police moving under cover of darkness went to it the Western Edge of the a settlement and removed barbed wire barricades and seals which British military authorities had place a at the tatar police station in March after jurisdictional disputes. A detachment of British police was re lied to the station. The troops Drew a cordon about the station and replaced their barricades. The police retreated without fighting into japanese occupied territory on the other Side of the International Road from the station. They continued to loiter in tin Vicinity however and anxiety at once Drew lest the japanese intended to make this in cil it tiny basis for a bid for control of thu Shanghai area. After fixing their barricades the British troops withdrew. Then a group of police armed with rifles or with revolvers drawn returned and lined up across the Street from the station where they stood awaiting orders. British troops last March evict to the Chines police operating under the japanese regime in Shanghai proper the portion outside the International settlement and French Concession after a series of disputes. They off Quot of a ally sealed the station and the japanese had made no move Nickerson taken into custody Gaylord Nickerson. 30 years old. Living near pleasant Garden was taken into custody by sheriff Lawrence Graham and Deputy sheriff Tom Vandiver. Friday evening upon complaint from persons living in thu pleasant Garden Region who claimed the Young Man was unbalanced mentally. He Hall not been violent it was said and caused no trouble whatever for the officers hut he had a .22 Caj. Target pistol under his shirt. It was a single shot weapon with a hand grip which he Hail made himself from Black Walnut. He will be Given treatment at a Hospital. Marriage licenses Paris. June 17. Up the body and severed head of Eugene Weidmann German bluebeard were Buriell in the a a convict a Corners of les gonads cemetery at Versailles to Lay along with the holy medals which he had prize. Weidmann was executed by the Guillotine at Versailles at Dawn today. With More than 5.000 persons looking a it a for the murder of Jean 1 a Koven. 23, Brooklyn girl dancer and five other persons. Har is l. Duncan Farmer Coati Ville route 2, and Thelma e. Hill at Home Greencastle. A Versailles France Jan in Eugene Weidmann did Al at 4 33 a. M �9 33 p. M. Friday Central Andar 1 time on a French Guillotine today for the murder of six persons including the Young Brooklyn dancer Jean Dekoven. The former German convict was rushed to the Guillotine before the Green door of the Saint Pierre prison under n Cloudy French sky and Dion i without uttering a word. Weidmann. 31 years old. A Swarthy German was convicted March 31 of the six murders and was san ten Ceil to death with Roger million 27, his Pink checked French Friend for the series of a murder for profit slayings. Millions sentence was commuted to life imprisonment. A crowd of some 5,000, most of them at a Distant witnessed tin execution. In tin crowd was the Mother of Roger i it Blond a. A Young advertising Man killer by Weidmann for 10.000 francs about $270. A Ware of death so Etc Sci Widmann approved the Purchase of a $12 cemetery plot even though he had not then a a n informed of president albeit Lebrun a final refusal of clemency which War. Ordered to be delivered to him at Midnight. Weidmann a death closes one of the most spectacular criminal careers in France sin a a bluebeard Henri Landru lost his head in 1922 for the murders of eur Ven persons. Weidmann led a a murder for profit Ting operating from a suburban St. Cloud Villa. Miss Dekoven on a visit to Paris was lured to Weidmann a Villa july 23, 1937, strangled and hurled under the porch for 5,000 francs and $500 in travel Erst inti ill in Liomati ii we Lent one truck in a the other rope broke and first truck to red Over two a Drivers escaped serious injuries in a wreck which occurred Friday evening on Federal Road 40 near the Bridge just East of Putnamville. Dan Vav. Ray and John b. Don Ham were driving a Hamilton Harris cd it. 1 ton panel truck going West toward Terre haute. Ray Driver of the first truck was pulling the second driven by Donham. When the rope broke and became entangled in the steering gear. The truck driven by Ray turned Over and the second one ran into it. The Drivers not injured and the damage probably will amount to around $100. The trucks were taken to Terre haute. State police officers Ned Woodward Clarke and from the Putnamville bar tac its investigated the Accident. Wile Start on monday parents Are inked to cooperate with supervisors by sending cd Hildrith at stilted hours miss Featner and Kenneth Smith directors of the supervised playground for children during the summer. Announced today that All new equipment has been purchased for use on the playgrounds. Shuffle-1 Hoard croquet horseshoes Badminton. Softball volleyball and paddle Tennis courts will be available for use monday. All equipment on the various playgrounds will be furnished free with the exception of Tennis racquets and balls. For those children who Are unable to furnish Tennis racquets and Ball a limited number will be available. Parents Are urged to Send the children to the playgrounds Only during the hours designated for them. The direct a is request this so All May have the advantages to be offered. First Ward All children up to and including 4th Grade that attended Ward i report to the building at 9 00 a. M. Monday. Program will last from 9 00-11 00 and 2 30-4 30. Mrs. Ethel Hall will be in charge. Some of the activities listed Are Clay molding Sand hex work Story telling. Dodge Ball playground Ball of Leary hop scotch rope skipping marbles and Jack stones. Second and third wards All children up to and including 4th Grade that attend a wards 2 and 3 report to want 2 at 9 00 a. M. Monday. Program 9 00-11 00, 2 304 30. Miss Marian Ellis in charge. Playgrounds will be available to All pre school children Over 4 years of age and those under that Are accompanied by their mothers. Older i5>s and Iris a boys and girls from the 5th Grade to seniors in High school will report to Rohe Ann Park at 9 30 monday. Program 9 30-11 00. 2 00 5 00. Miss Betty Greenleaf Ray Carrington Howard Mccabe Kenneth Seybold. Harold Gobel and Oscar Knight will act As recreation assistants to the two directors. Miss Leona Kestner and Kenneth Smith. Pool i Nurs a As announced previously the University swimming Pool will open monday at 2 00 p. M. The hours of the Pool Are from 2-5 p. M. An i 79 30 every Day except sunday. Prices Are 10c for children. 25c adults. $5.00 family tick t for season and $3.00 single season ticket. Charles Sheridan will act As life guard being sponsored by the local chapter of the american red Cross. Miss Kestner and or. Smith wish to emphasize that the playgrounds will not be supervise d Only at the above specified times it is hoped that the parents and children will cooperate in seeing that the children Are at the playgrounds Only when the supt Rvl sors and assistants Are on duty. The playgrounds will not be opened on Days that it Rains. High temperature the temperature Friday was the highest of the season so far and indications today Are for a continuation. O Tho Low nineties. The minimum of 78 degrees a snot any too Low Friday night and the almost a indent jump from the a Black Berry Winter weather of the first half of the week cause i Many to suffer from the heat yesterday and today. Soi Sibaei meeting set the Greencastle soft Ball association will he a la a a special meeting tuesday. June 20. At 7 30 of clock at the Greencastle fire station. Plan will he made to Start playing on june 26. All persons interested in playing or sponsoring a team please be a q o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 today a weather 0 0 and 0 0 local temperature 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 generally fair saturday and sunday continued warm. Minimum c p. A. 7 a. M. T a m. 9 am. 10 a. M. 11 a. M. 73 82 84 85 87 91 91

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