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Greencastle Daily Banner (Newspaper) - March 3, 1939, Greencastle, IndianaA Quot i a the weather a settled and warmer a a the ume forty seven daily Banister a it Waves for ally @ a q United press service All ti1e news @ $ inters and l is winners in Cage tilts Piork Falls to Tiger club Eam opener 37-19 Tulok tops locals a t1kidge trims clovers quintet registers a 22 to 17 a Ion Over Cloverdale crw7 Uhri Quot 1 i a res tonight Casio a favourites came through victories in the first round of urn Iii county Section rest Basket tournament thursday night on Cal Hardwood. Or a slow Start of Greencastle hit Hile to ally a 37 to 19 decision a fighting Fillmore quintet to the sectional play Here before crowd. Abridge hacked by a Large option of fans shot its Way to to 17 win Over the Cloverdale in the conclude rat game of the ight s basketball carnival. Fillmore takes Lead cardinals of Fillmore had thing in their Fai amp a in the first i and closed the found with an 2 Lead Oyer the a Green Katie cubs. started the scoring for the with a Freo throw. Miller i with another on porn tar Owens dropped in a Basket to the cards a 4 to 0 advantage. Re was the first cub to break e scoring column making Good lot from the Charity Stripe. Made Good a foul a toss and added three Points to boost at in total to eight in the first Taylor picked up Gercens second Point in the Quarter the Charity Stripe. Dropped in a bucket from do of the floor to Send Fillmore 10 to 2 Lead at the opening of Cigol Quarter but that Scon Nec it As the last of the period for the outfit. George Taylor cub i started his one handed shots �00 no and made five baskets in Szinn to pull the Greencastle into the Lead a Short time behalf Kessler Addel dint when Wade committed his personal foul giving the cub to 10 advantage at the inter Taylor s fancy shotting it new life into the Greencastle a o skier brushed one through the g to launch the fireworks in Cen l half and Taylor followed a tip in shot lout Miller find picked up five Points for the to bring their team within two of the Tiger cubs. Taylor Ose again and connected and Irr and it. York each added a from she foul line of give Glynn Downey s cagers % 21 Lei fit the close of the third 9 a Coffey s four Fiel goals led n1 i racking up 16 Points in Quot round while Taylor con 1 three Goodman three. E. And Buis one. Bills hand thu lecher was responsive 1,1 part in the last Quarter As Quot the Fillmore guarded Bas Cash and Zeiner were the Only i to Sci re in the finale. 1 in Points was the feature a Quot Duckory tilt. It Miller paced with eight Points and next High for the cards t Points. A a will get another taste of Greencastle Indiana Friday March 1939.0 no. 118 peace plea a by Pope is As one he broadcast of his first act gave bi.ksm1ng to l. S. Elected on third ballot former Putnam resident died at Indianapolis miss Katie Keough. Age about 79 j years a former resident of Bain Bridge. Died Friday morning at 5 30 o clock at the Central Hospital in Indianapolis. Miss Keough was a i Farmer teacher in the Putnam county schools. The body was brought to the Rector funeral a Home. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. Emery Ader passed away at his Home briefest conclave of cardinals a on record received act of Hougo Pope pics in Gandhi begins East i nto death protesting Becali broke Promise to a i life social reforms rajkot. India March Upit Mahatma Gandhi began a fast Quot unto death at Goon today because the Thakore the ruler of rajkot state had broken a Promise to inaugurate sofa reforms. Then eng Indian ascetic and Leader 8f India s depressed millions appealed ill fit for another of his famous frets and his followers were a o alarmed that this a me would kill him. At noon today he said a a Lecial prayers and began his fast. Physicians had examined him and pronounced him unfit for such an ordeal. A a he Chad eat a last at Duks yester if ii when he had one of ids frugal repast grape oranges pomegranates and goats milk. A absolutely Upert Airbed. Gandhi told the United Bress a even it it means0 the loss of my Lifs which after All at the age of 70 has no insurance value i should be most willing to give a it in order to secure the due performance of a sit bred Promise. God gave me this remedy to end Trio agony of the of rajkot subjects. The decision has Cost we a nights last summer the 30-year-Opd Thakore signed a pledge to give his subjects the widest Powers under a government responsible to them. Gandhi whose father was one prime minister of rajkot state pleaded wih the Thakore last week to abide by a Promise. The Thakore. It was reported received his plea contemptuously. Circuit court notes Jjessie May Bolton was granted a Day orc from Ray Bolton of Putnam Ville. And was Given the custody of the minor child Virginia Davon the father in ing Given the custody of the other minor child Donald Ray. The Gross complaint of the defendant was with drag. The defendant will pay costs of the proceedings and $2 per week for the support of the child awarded the Mother. In the partition suit of Addie Ethel Davis Amie Eanor Nathalie Davis against Courtland Swift and others the partition reported by the com missioner was approved and the cause was strict in from the docket. Vatican City March q3 up it Pope Pius Xii assuming his duties As Leader of the Catholic Church broadcast to the world today a Pica for peace and Good will among natio a. Speaking from the sistine Chape in which he was elected the $62n� Popa Only yesterday in succession to Pius i the new pop Sai Ltd peace Means Mutual understanding and cordial Colla it a i action in the great human family for tie Progress and civilization. The first message of the successor to St. Peter can not be anything else but a message of peace of that peace with which the almighty towards those who beseech desire Ami prepare for peace with a pure heart. A a we Hope for peace for that peace for which our predecessor prayed and for which he offered his life to parents return daughter killed Lay tonight when they clash rime Vav is at least eight a i Hdale at la of clock. Rus will open the. Play at 7 against Putnamville with 1 Ion and Reelsville colliding a clock. A o Bainbridge Downs a lovers # Lale went Hasket Lesh in the b l of its game with Bain-1 it Waifie Back Strong in the halt to enliven the race bang to the Strong Pointer out to 17. Michael started the pointers with an easy under the shot. Echelon picked up two from the foul line and m. Ltd Al made Good on a Basket shot the Bainbridge team a 6 to 1 fat a the Cloverdale a Grega Walker dropped in a free hoi is old when it was discovered Oklahoma City. Okla. March 3 i up the parents of 13-year old Hacel Tino Black returned Horne last night and found her murdered. She had been lying on the floor of the dining room Reading the comics in a newspaper spread out in front of her. Someone had approached from behind _ her head with a club the murderer sacred College had then Rorar filed her with a Cord which he left around her neck and washed his hands in the bathroom. The crime was at least eight hours old when V. Scharber and his wife both of whom arc employed discovered it. Involving a child and without an apparent motive it was a strange Vatican City March 3.�?1up1 a a pc Pius Xii As one of his first acts after his election yesterday gave a special Blessing to the United states it was Learned today. Elected spiritual Leader of 332,000.000 catholics on the third ballot in the briefest conclave of Cardinala on record the new Pope retired Early last evening to Hiso cell Quot a apart it Mitt no. 13 in the conclave arc. Tired after the Strain of the conclave and the ceremonies attendant on his election he had received a few close friends among the cardinals and went to bed at 10 o clock today his first ceremonial duty was to receive the third and last act of homage of the cardinals in the sistine Chapel where they elected him Pope yesterday. A a plans already were being made for his formal Coronation most probably on sunday March 12. As the new Pope prepared to Niv into the apartments on the third floor of the Vatican in which his predecessor Pius i died february 10. The world proclaimed i election As a signal defeat for the totalitarian nations. The prediction Tyas made confidently in Vatican quarters Here that he would Geek to make his reign one of world appeasement. It was said that he would defend the0church and Christian principles stoutly and without Compromise. But in doing so he was expected to make use of the diplomatic skill which won him the respect and admiration of to Quot diplomats of the world during Nis a nine years of service As Secretary of state to Pius i. A Quot i want to be called Pina Xii because All my ecclesiastical career has a i Hern under a Pope of , and also because of my gratitude to Pius i. Who was air Aye most affectionate to i Ojie in ius i often referred the his successor As Quot our beloved As soon As Tho new pipe was elected. Speculation had started regarding the probable new Secretary of state. Direction and control of Vatican policies nats rally fell to the Pope himself but there was world interest in the identity of the new Secretary. Aside from his appointment of a Secretary of state greatest interest is attached to Tho Coronation of the new Pope an event which is regarded As the most significant in the Church Calendar. It was forecast that the new Pope at his first consistory would elevate to the College of cardinals monsignor and smashed a Vincenzo Santoro Secretary to the he had to approve All plans for his Coronation. This time by reason of the restoration of the Pope to temporal Power he will be crowned also is the Sovereign head of the Vatican stale. 9 just before the first period mystery. To rive the clovers their in a p0�?z, Portem surgeons indicated that the child had not been raped though their examination was not completed. There was no sign of a struggle no indication that Hase tone had even known of the presence of the killer which seemed to Elm int. Bridge continued its attack in Ond period with m. Michael Whitaker running the score 1 with a free throw and Field Tapec tevely before Farmer Good on a. Foul shot. Harmless two More baskets to Complete Edge s scoring in the opening a Hile Walker dropped in a free the period ended with the Teall Nues on i a a Tirre Indiana i old livestock hogs 5,50 1. Holdovers 85. Market generally steady. 160-250 lias., 8-8.20 250-300 lbs. $7.65 $7.95 300400 tbs., 7.35-7.55 100-160 lbs. $77.75. Sows mostly 6.50-7.35. Cows 400 calves 500. Steady cleanup Trade on All Small retired Floyd township Farmer suffered stroke thursday afternoon had been in ill health 0 circuit Cupi it note Ethel May Barnes is plaintiff in a proceeding for divorce from William Howard Barnes in which she asks custody of their four minor children andean allowance for fare of the children and for a Thorne is be. They were married december 16. 1933. And in february. 1939. Fred v. Thomas is attorney for the plaintiff. O o Only three Days left to. Amend budget o a to a a hol sol expected to is l l Ort ways and Means a a a committee Senate May restore its _ o a o o primary Fiill was from hoi Iho eth Talonn commit 4o o 0 Indianapolis ind. Tatry 3 it a up it Only three Duys remain of the 81st Indiana legislature As House members attempted do Amend the $83,400,000 biennial budget Bill. A o before sine die a adjournment can be Reachel monday n get this measure must Beo pjs Sedo by the Republican House seeded to the democratic Senate and then in All likelihood turned Over to a conference committee to Iron out the differences. O o the House was expected to support it. Ways Means committee on most of the $1,328,366 reductions made from the original state budget committee proposals but the Senate has indicated it will restore nest of these cuts. 0 with the two houses thus at log log Heads the entire Issue will have to Given to a conference committee for compromise0 and legislative observers did not expect the Bill to be pissed and sent to the governor until sometime monday night or tuesday morning. Completing its work on both major appropriation Bill the ways and Means committee trimmed the original $84,801,416 budget measure to $83.473,049 15, slicing a total of $327,900 from St Ite welfare department allotments in the final meeting la St no hit. 0 o meanwhile proponents of 1\r direct primary Bill were heartened considerably after they succeeded 0 in mustering enough Sterf Fath to withdraw it from the House election committee where it apparently a i been doomed to o quiet death. If yesterday s vote mls any Indi cation Indiana in the future will no Minate its candidates for governor and u. S. Sena amp a by direct primary it for 51 representatives a m Jority of the House membership signed til motion for withdrawal for fun committee. A to fac previous efforts to Kerf the Bill alive we a blocked by the Republican majority but yesterday Reven Republican join with w democrats in forcing the action the Bill already has Boon Jesse by the Senate and will become a Law if approved by the republicans signing the withdrawal motion were reps. Roy Harrison of Attica. Clifford Funderburg of Huntington. Ralph e. Hunter of Khz a bet town Renos ii. Richards of a a Patricksburg. C. Omar free of Vincennes a a to thy c. Of Connor Frankfort and Bert b. My will of Delphi. The House yesterday Defeated a Bill which would Hae established a Flat be of $6 a year for Pas Engen a automobile 1�?~cense plates. A Itji most republicans supporting the measure and democrats opposing it lost by Fec narrow margin of 49 to 48 c pms bitty that she Hail surprised lots medium and Good steers b-1t i killed her. Met heifers ,7-18.90. Dealers 50c a Burgla who had the official Board of the first Christian Shujeh will meet promptly at 7 30 of clock tonight. Most heifers $7-8.50. Ove Alcris 50c lower top 11. Sheep 1,200. Lambs steady top 9 25 for Choice 92 la. Westerns. Other fed lambs 18.75-j9. 20 years a it join Greencastle Captain Harry Langdon was Here on his Way from he base Hospital at Camp Taylor to the u. S. General Hospital at Philadelphia. Corporal Wallace Long was at Home from is army service. Performers on a students recital program at music Hall were John Brothers Virginia and Meda Quigg. Kathleen Taylor. Imogene Mullins. Mona Eckardt Gillian Cook. Kor ii he will b44 held Sunda. Morning from Fillmore Christian Church Emery Ader. Age 5? years retired Floyd township Farmer died suddenly thursday afternoon at 3 13 of clock at Nis Home at 1022 South College Avenue. Or. Ader suffered a stroke o while Down town thursday afternoon in died within a few minutes after being removed to his he had been in ill health for s8me time o or. Ader was Well known in Al part township where he spent most of Ilia life until about a year ago when he and his family Niove Doto this City. Survivors Are the widow three Dai hers mrs. Lois Coffman of Cloverdale Imogen and Josephine both at Home a sister. Mrs. Joe Morphew of a Worth Salem and three Brothers Willard Ader of Morocco. Virgil and Verl Ader. Both of Bainbridge. A funeral services will be held morning at 10 30 of clock from who Fillmore Chi Stan Church in charge of the Rev. Shockley. Interment wifi be Jade in the Fillmore cemetery. 0 demands new Deal a restore business wants tree spending policies replaced with eco Nomy immediately Washington March 3.- up chairman Pat Harrison. D., miss., of Tho Senate finance committee led conservative democrats today in demanding that the new Deal restore bus Ness Confidence by replacing its free spending policies with Economy immediately. Harrison whose committee handles tax legislation promo a a five Point program for immediate Oon a Dratian 0 a o 1. Remove taxes which Are deterrents to business.0 2. Assure business of future government in it Hilm. 3 forbid further increase in the National debt limit. 4. Reduce government spending now at this session. 5. Promote a joint Economy con few Jice of Senate and House democrats. That program was offered partly in a prepared statement and partly in a press conference at which Harrison gave it to reporters yesterday. Upwards of 40 of newsmen crowded into a Small room off the Senate chamber on word that Tho finance committee chairman wan ready to bait the Roosevelt administration of spending. The plan in general would seek to effect seme of the business rapprochement policies recently revealed by president Roosevelt and others in the new Deal adj Eistrat on. The senator refused to Budge from amp is opposition to increased deficits and a steadily growing National Deb. He told questioners that if the Roosevelt administration or Congress refused to Economy be he would favor levying new taxes to meet government costs. Harrison s plan got a mixed reception on Pitol Hill. But there is Force behind it and the issues raised will further Cleave the new Deal Democrat party. Senate majority Reader Alben w. Bark by. A. By. Staid he was in sympathy with Economy move but believed it would in of difficult to in com plish it now. Regarding tie proposal of a joint congressional democratic conference to said a i have no objection to any conference that might Imp re to any House democratic Laide Sam Rayburn. I. Tex., had no comment rep. To Hryc Taber r., n. Y., rank-1 ing minority member of the House appropriation committee endorse an Economy conference. Chairman Edward d. Taylor,0d, col.�., of the House appropriations committee Enid he Quot object to any conference with the Senate a but expressed doubt that it would accomplish anything because Quot the usual Senate custom is to increase appropriation House passes Bill a for free textbook a Bill introduced into the House of a representatives of the Indiana leg j Slature and passed by that body j provides for free textbooks in Public Grade and High schools. Books to Beju made free in Grade 1, 2 and 9 in 1940-41 3. 4 and 10 in 1941-42 year 5. 6 and 11 in 1942-43 year and 7. 8 and 12 in 1943-44 year. Books to be provided by local0 tax Levy regard fess of tax limitation Law. 7frayes 7 noes. The Hill will go to to Senate for approval or rejection by that body. 4 w. C Rowland 6i years old Dies at Home soil school to be held tuesday _ g to help pointy Farmers select treat mint t it o maintain Iii ii level Well known merchant if Berry Street Stric Ken suddenly died at Early hour today victim of Thaek had ital a de in Greencastle for 53 years prominently iwo Wii in onion Unity a soil is Ifcic a will be held tuesday. Feb. 7 at Assn nobly Roo ift to help put Nim county a mfrs select a soil treatment to maintain top yields at a hot go and profitable level. Farmers Are if invited to bring representative samples of dry soils of the Fields they expect to Plant to Cul vate crops this next year. Representative samples should it made by collecting soil from ten different places in each Field. Tests will be made for acidity available phosphorus and Potash. Recommendations will be made for each Field. The program will Start at ton of clock and be Over at 3 00 p. M. There will to two hours of discussion and illustration of soil improvement practices that Farmers have found profitable bring your soil problems to this school. Geo. Enfield of Purdue will to there to help you figure them out. 0 this is to be a one Day school that presents factors that Are influencing and the need for maintaining soil known. Fertility. Recommended treatments i through Hie Vai and practices will to illustrated yith lantern slides. Soils will be tested for acidity and treatments will be Given the Day of the school. For those desiring Fertility tests information about the samples will by obtained pertaining t6 the samples and testing will be kit be in the Experiment station Laboratory a report of the tests along with tiv Field information will be sent to the county agent to make the recommendations. The county agent knows local conditions Best which aft sometimes factors that influence the treatment. Soil testing is not a in Institute flt a what we already know about0 a soil but arts other Aid in helping to select the proper a fertilizer. 0 o program for the Day 10 00-11 00 preparing samples for testing. 11 00-12 00 discussion of rotations manure and crop residues. 1 002 00 discussion of0 fertilizers for next years crop 2 00-3 00 pro pay ing remaining samples for testing. Of tails Ca Oline rut does t pay skier of n car ordered 16 galleons of a As a from Dennis Terry a Black stud Briker Sedan which had been stolen in Vincennes and which was driven Awny from a f him station at Switz City tuesday night with 10 Gallons of gasoline not paid for. A Pirfo France duplicate i at Waynetown yesterday is believed to be the Sama machine what up Driver pulled the Sanie stunt at Tolje Terry filling station in it. Meridian thursday. At that a place. 16 Gal fans of gasoline were put in the tank i i three quarts of Oil wire put in the car of the car the a River leaving hurriedly toward the West on the National Road without settling his Bill. Dennis Terry who operates the station called the state police bar tacks at Putnamville at once and officers responded making an Effort to a each the intersection of the a i tonal Road and state Load 43, before Quot it was reached by the fleeing but they were unsuccessful the by Udo Baker evidently having been turned North or South on Road 43 before the state police arrive 1 at the intersection. The car is a d to have been stolen in Illinois and bears License plate no. 1080181. O a sudden attack shortly before Midnight ended it the death of 63-y. Ulama 0 Rowland Wall known resident of 1q0 West Berry Street. Let the family Home at if.25 of clock this morning. Or. Rowland last night attended the sectional basketball tournament at the local gymnasium and later visited in the Home of William Ader before returning to his Home. He was stricken shortly aft retiring and his death followed about 45 Minuter Laer. The Berry Street merchant appeared in his usual health last night when he attended the basketball games. His death came As a sudden Shock to his family and a wide Circle of Friende. Or. Rowland was born on october 21, 1877 in Indianapolis. He came to this City when he was 10 years old and had resided�he9e since a that b tier Quot of Jedi he was employed at the old Cole Bros. Lightning re 1 factory end after that Plant closed to began to work in the sur Anvil store and continued in the firm s employ for 20 years. Or. Rowland was employed with the a one Star Cement corp. For 10 years. Five years ago he entered business for himself opening Tho Rowland grocery on West Berry Street. 0 Tho deceased was prominently in the Community and ions enterprises had made a wide Circle of friends. 0 or. Rowland is survived by the widow Var Loretta Rowland one daughter. Mrs. Charles Vandevier of Cincinnati. Ohio two sons. Daniel and Glenn Rowland of this City three grandchildren. The body was taken to the Rector funeral Home Ami this evening will be removed to the Rowland residence on West berry0 Street where friends May Call. Funeral arrange-ments0wili be announced saturday. No tavern Lav. Extend credit new Liq Iok Law will a not affect county except by closing hour the new liquor Law of Indiana which went into effect thursday at the time the statute was s Ned by the governor will not affect the situation in Putnam county or in any other county of the state As far As that use of Beer is concerned with the single exception that the closing time of taverns is moved up Ono hour the new cd ung hour a Xung Midnight on week Day nights and 1 o clock in the morning. Sundays. There is nothing i the new statute which affects the no Imber of taverns in Tho county nor is there any change concerning the operation of these taverns. The Only outstanding feature of the new Law As i con coma Putnam county is that tin number of wholesalers in the county is now unlimited whereas the Law funded the num a bar of wholesalers to Only in this county my the wholesalers now May so 11 anywhere in the state. _ one ten in thi 1 w Law la a prohibition of the Extension of credit by a liquor dealer to a customer All spies being for Cash the increase of the to on Beer from 3 and a third cents per gallon to it 4 cents Muy a Nake a Small change in the Cost to the customers. A 0 a 0 a a o a o o a Ltd it a today a weather amp @ 4 and a s local temperature a a a a a a 0 a a a a a increasing cloudiness tonight to coming unsettled saturday with Light rain in Northwest of Ortlon. Us eng temp Arturr tonight and to East and Routh portions saturday. 12 killed in kit Rangoon India a Farch 3.�? i up hindu moslem rioting in we Iii 12 persons were killed and 200 wounded yesterday was a jumped today. O funeral services for mrs. Flora Kessler w be of Stanley Kessler of North Jackson Street who died thursday will be held saturday afternoon at 2 of clock from the a Shannon funeral Home. The Rev. V. L. Raphael will officiate. Burial will be in Forest Hill cemetery. Minimum27 6 a. In. 31 7 a. M. A 8 a. M. 39 i. M 43 10 a. A. 49 11 a. M. 49 12 50 1 p. A. 52 2 d. A. 52 a a 0

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