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Greencastle Daily Banner (Newspaper) - March 22, 1939, Greencastle, IndianaA the we Ather Rill Quot a warmer Ltd a a the daily Banner a it Waves for ally Spring opening Down town tonight 7 00�?you�?Tre invited. Ump forty seven keen Oast i in Indiana wed Kasday mar to 22, 1swj. N a. 134 cot nations agent after of surrender Kiv Eok British French Kis Siam of i a declaration Al. Tek Kitore taken mid Erani agreed on Nec of a or immediate four a it i Nurr declaration surrenders Memel area Putnamville class to i up i r it. Present play Mah. >3-24 i 1 hlain1a the Junior class of Putnam Villa w u present a three act comedy March 23-24, entitled Quot Aaron Slick from Punkin the play will promptly at 7 30 of clock. Between acts there will ire music furnished by the state farm orchestra. The characters Are As follows Aaron Slick Raymond Jones Little Sis Riggs Margaret Scobee mrs. Berry Alice Young Wilbur Merri Dew Paul Hartnagle Gladys Mae Merridew Frances Schafer Clarence Green Jack Danahey and girl in red Madonna Rogers expect a Kiwi at elks Stag tonight relegation i. E a t i i k o k Berlin to work of t details Hitler s second noon March 22.�?hjp> nations of Quot. A British-French-rus-loll8h i,.i la ration against Ger-1 aggression were put on an or basis today As the news was Lio european capitals that Hitler had forced Lithuania a my my a territory. Diet 11 quarters the ques asked whether hit even for a Brief whether he would proceed to a Tiuan. Der his Attu i to regain Sovereign 1,area under polish Yang Between Ger Rop it it Quot East Prussia. I Ranee were agreed i. A i for an immediate p Hitler Quot declaration l i in open for adherence Tkv. Powers if they would twill Britain France Russia and a. Altey it is Learned already had a support. Yugoslavia lying a proudly Between nazi Germany if Asci Italy held Back. Nego ans were proceeding with Ruia Bulgaria Anil Greece. In British and French govern it were ready at any hour to la decimation providing for a mini a Ai. I Illarion in the event of tier political aggression by Ger not waiting for any possible ,. Cd Sion. Wanted the declaration firmer and to put in it at least intimation that tile four Powers consider military action last Germany. Plan. Bravely alarmed wanted a military agreement instead of Bre consultative declaration. In British government was advis a Poland that any declaration to fee Civ must be issued at once a was understood that Britain had a i i a and that actual military Nitt ments would be made Cven ii. At that they would require Jussi us and thus by delaying it s i. Lease the effect of an inline. A t a aggression declaration. Or t. Meinel there was Noth that the British government id prime minister Neville a Nhuc Ivain and Viscount Halifax licit rotary had made it Plain they could not oppose the a Futi in into Germany of areas or wit. German peopled. Eitler had acted promptly on these arabic a and had taken Memel. Ppitz i Nials it was reported Germany had Given Lithuania bal ultimatum. Films the following films arc recommended by the National previewing committee in Hollywood Trade winds Topper takes a trip David Copperfield wife husband and Friend Oklahoma kid four girls in White and pygmalion. Guest meeting held by Dar. Lithuanian troops reported withdrawing and German troops entering Memel Berlin. March 22 it up Adolf Hitler left Berlin this a afternoon in route for a triumphal entry into that newly acquired territory which will be occupied by nazi troops tomorrow. Mrs. L. L. La Sortek 1ntkobi it i mrs. Of Byrne St speaker a Large turnout is expected at the elks Home tonight when the Lodge entertains with a Spring a a stage party. The festivities will open with a dinner at 6 30 of clock this Evertha. Various entertainment features Haw been planned for the membership. Several members from the Brazil Lodge Are planning to join with the local Lodge for the get together. County soil conservation club was Host approve funds for armaments to accelerate greatest 1 1 Fence i la Hiram Lee at f time history held a Unnik meeting theft out for b18ine8s ind professional Man i. I s a speaker purpose was tip acquaint guests with program being t married on Lull s Viool convocation Unito program was presented it lib a id hers of the p. School tuesday during the plan invocation period i pan inti View of Herbert Mace. Pm silent of Putnam county w i. At the head of the Mace Supply company of Tern is made by Paul Boston Washburn chapter daughters of tin american revolution entertained their guests tuesday evening at the Home of mrs. Clyde Wildman. More than 125 members and guests were present. In the receiving line were mrs. Wildman miss Grace Browning chapter Regent mrs. Roscoe o Byrne the guest speaker and mrs. Lafayette Levan Porter candidate for state Regent. The House was beautifully decorated with Spring Flowers. Miss Browning presented mrs. John Cook program chairman who introduced mrs. Porter. Mrs. Porter then introduced mrs. Of Byrne of Brookville. She is a former state Regent. Former vice president general and is now chairman of the pilgrimage to Washington. Cand will have forty nine girls under her charge. Mrs. Of Byrne said the Story of the d. A. R. Organization is one of steady growth. Next year the fiftieth anniversary will Boe rated. The organization a he said had its beginning due to the action of the s. A. R. On april 30, 1890 in Louisville by. The action was that which prevented women from being members of the sons of the american revolution. The newspapers according to mrs. Of Byrne played up this action and a really caused the formation of the organization. There were Only three women present and they visualized the future. The three major factors decided then were that the organization should be National that it should be governed by a Board of management and that they should ask mrs. Benjamin Harrison to become the first president. Several meetings were held at which other splendid decisions were tade. The first year a reception was held february 22. 1891. The Success of the organization was assured from that time on. On june 8. 1891 the organization was incorporated As the National society of the daughters of the american revolution. On february 22. 1892 the first Congress was held. The dignity with which this Congress was conducted was quite noticeable. During this first year the entire j activity had to consist of making a firm foundation enlightening members. And deciding Many problems. Kaunas a Kovno. Lithuania. March 22. A up Lithuania surrendered Memel to nazi Germany today under the implied ultimatum which said that if the annexation were effected peacefully Germany would a generously consider Lithuania a economic interests. The surrender was announced officially this morning. It was added that a lithuanian delegation would leave for Berlin today to work out details. Lithuanian troops were reported withdrawing from the territory and unconfirmed reports were that German troops already had started to enter the Memel area. By the surrender Germany regains 1.099 Square Miles of territory with a population of 152000 taken from nor after the world War and handed Over to Lithuania in 1923. It was Adolf hitlers second Triumph in seven Days one week after his entry into Prague in Symbol of his authority Over the shattered czechoslovak Republic. A Ribbentrop emphasized that should it be possible to attain this return by peaceful Means of agreement Germany would take into consideration lithuanian economic interests in Memel Harbor. A this demand wus based by Ribbentrop on the self determination of Peoples and he stated that an amicable settlement of this question would be beneficial to future Good relations of both countries. A apart from that Ribbentrop said that to was in Possession of reports that the temper of the population of me Melland was such that it was necessary to reach a very rapid decision in order to prevent incidents. A after Urb syst a report tie ministerial Council had a Long discussion on the situation thus created. On the same Day the foreign minister reported the situation at a secret session of the the second communique said a it is Well known that the lithuanian government has endeavoured to Settle All questions arising in Memel a land in conjunction with the German government. Washington. March 22 up the House appropriations committee today reported a $185.672.028 second deficiency Bill carrying new funds for immediate use to accelerate t no greatest defense program in the peace time history of the United suites. The committee however maintained its consistent policy of cutting president Roosevelt budget requests by slicing the Bill $27,962.903 below the presidents recommendations. The Bill drafted chiefly to provide Cash for defense purposes carries $36.000.000 to continue construction of 53 War vessels and $69,738,p87 in Cash for the War department s defense program plus army contract authorizations totalling $46.801,000. The committee however eliminated a $10.000.000 request for a new aeronautical research station at Sunnyvale. Calif. It also rejected a $7.300.000 appropriation to finance the civil universals on grounds the Appio Pratton must await authorizing legislation on similar grounds the committee disallowed a $200,000 fun 1 for development of military roads in the Panama canal zone. With these major exceptions. President Roosevelt s requests for funds for the vast armament program were approved virtually without change. Three file papers far naturalization two lome i rom dictator hidden nations third is English county residents Fay hidden faxes report stated that a Kiln paid an gon it i Ujco part of Price a intendant of schools. Glenn there was a special exhibit held at ten former teacher of or. A the Paris exposition and this was i i James Houck a member j awarded the prize. During the War with Spain a d. A. It. Nurse corps was organized and was recognized by the government. Mrs. Of Byrne said that through the years As new not is were presented the work of the organization has grown. The elastic interpretation of the three original decisions is shown by the work during the War. Increasingly emphasis has been placed upon youths As citizens she continued. In the Good citizenship pilgrimage the organization members Are i1 a Nior class be guest of Honor was presented or Boston in keeping with his a a custom of devoting his one pocati.,n program to individuals have a made a Quot Ali guest speaker was asked i a a a i valued his College training in As a t to his Success he replied Post assuredly do. I think �?~suc-1 in the fruit of intelligent Persis by the application of the work uni the principle of consist however i think any person working with girls who have proved a ult Sui if that person does his their ability w d with whatever Means to �$1 ancestry she concluded has never contrary to a general belief been regarded As More than a Means to an end. It is a Way to unite for the daughters of the american revolution. His Way. Through College and Spring Flowers and candles were used in the dining room where mrs. T. G. Yuncker and miss Dade Shear f a a n if he died poor and Unsung a Dom heard Mong his concluding remarks principal speaker stated that yet. Almost any boy or girl can that the United states of America is to have three new citizens is indicated by papers filed in the office of Homer a Morrison clerk of the Putnam circuit court. Two of these Alloi them Are men come from dictator Ridden nations in a the to lord is an englishman the Best known of the three is Guenther Hans grub it a Nger. 36 years old. Unmarried who has been on lie Depauw Campus several years and is a popular member of the faculty of that institution. He was born at acheron. Germany. His last foreign residence was at fre Burg but he came to America from Berlin enter ing at new York september 15. 1929. He crossed the Atlantic on the Stuttgart. He entered the country under the name of or. Guenther huns Meninger. Dic Tator Mussolini will 1� a a it it for mar citizen of Rome by the Imp end the Putnam county soil conservation let department. Was Host at a dinner meeting at the Gobin memorial Church tuesday evening for business and professional men of the county. Present also were officials from the d strict and state soil conservation departments the purpose of the meeting was to better acquaint the Putnam county guests with the program being carried on by the department. David Grimes county agent acted As toastmaster at the meeting and presented the guests and Ora a. Day. Head of the soil conservation work in Putnam county for the past six years. Or. Grimes also extended a Hearty Welcome to guests at the dinner meeting. There were approximately 100 men present. Or. Grimes said in his Welcome that Putnam county was the Best organize i county in its soil erosion work of any that he had seen. Music was furnished by the famous Cloverleaf four composed of Gerald Sublett. George Bonef Al. Will Tilen and Roy Evans. Among the state and District officials present were John Thompson dist. Supt. Bradley. Or. Bailey. Or Coblenz who is an Aerial photographer who proposes to photograph Putnam county from three Miles in the air during the coming summer and i e. Mangus of Purdue who give the principal talk. The meeting was the co operative Effort of the county and township chairmen including or. Day. Had of the organization. Quot Hap Gardner Secretary Phillip Hutcheson View chairman Henry m. Havens. Fred Harris Ray Crosby z. Garrett Virgil Ader. Roy Brackney. Eugene Sallust. Earl o hair. Donald Pool. Maynard Grubb Howard Crosby Roy evens. Earl Ellis Charles hem Rich. J. J. Martin. Ray Clodfelter. Emery Brattain Verne Williams John Dills. Leroy alter. Ike Skelth. Alex Bryan. William Moser g. Herbert. Robert Lewis. Ralph Call. Elvin har Lin George Sims. Albert Hunter. Wilbur Phillips John Sears. Herbert Ray and Clarence Dav s. Or. M ingus in his explanation of the soil conservation work said it was done for three reasons to conserve the soil resources of the nation. To stabilize and maintain an adequate food Supply for the nation and to help raise the income of the Farmer the speaker in commenting on the soil conservation work showed How the Fertility of the soil is being lost each year by Eros on and said unless it is stopped the nation will be Bare of top soil before Many More years he cited floods winds a and other causes of erosion and showed How Many billions of tons of top soil Ai bring lost annually. In commenting you Are invited Greencastle merchants Are cooperating in a Spring opening tonight. And a very cordial invitation is extended everyone to come Down town tonight and listen to a band concert see Ilie window displays an 1 guess As to the value of merchandise in each co operating merchants win of. Valuable and seasonable prizes Are being offered by these merchants to the winners of those who guess the nearest to the value of the merchandise displayed. Remember come Down town tonight and enjoy a Spring evening out of doors Ami at the same time hear a Fine band concert and see the most attractive line of Spring merchandise Greencastle merchants have Ever offered. Expect fruit drop Liis sea on Leslie Frank has i is Slilla dam nectarine Trees in con to weather in backs Spring opening Here expect Dow \ Row \ Section to be crowded for event tonight Many prizes to be Given i tor it Salv d to inspect All window n in contest band plays at p. M. To open feature with the weather Man prom sing to favor Greencastle with fair weather tonight i appeared today that the downtown Section of the City would be crowded with visitors for the Spring opening. Hundreds of local residents and Persona from the surrounding trading Are Are expected to come Early the s evening and s a late to participate in the features planned by the Greencastle merchants co opera i ting with the chamber of commence in the novel Soring opening affair d he shops Wal be open from 7 to 9 of clock this evening for the Conven families of Greencastle and Vicin Ity pay �b08.�04 to Hadd. A a a a a a Trail t of of a dually on their retail pure sometime known As Diminico a i Lono. A sur vey to the National con Cimon Cramers tax comm Sion showed to Day. This Burden the report stated is paid As a concealed part of the Price rom of food clothing fuel Medicine and to c. A other daily purchases. The figure docs not include sales tax revenues. The commission is a non political orgin nation of women combating through local study groups a Sun necks sary taxes that penalize Consumers by increasing the Cost of living. A every Day shoppers whether they Leslie Frank at his Home a fraction of a mile South of the Cross Rouls in Morton a Home by the Way. Which has on its Lawn some of the largest Northern yellow Pine Trees in the county talked very cheerfully of the prospects for a Large fruit crop this season subject always of course to an unexpected drop in the temperature to a dangerous Point. He is expecting a Large crop of peaches too. Which is More than some or chartists of this county Are expecting. Or Frank has 1.100 fruit Trees that number including Apple peach Apricot Plum and possibly most interesting of old to him three Youn nectarine Trees. He is counting on the latter to swell his financial receipts very heavily but nectarines in Putnam county Are a rare sight. He thinks he has the Only Trees of that sort around Here. They Ore a fuzz less a having a skin smooth like a Plum. The apricots should have crop he says. There Are thirty of those Trees and the appetite of Putnam county people for apricots fresh from the Trees is insatiable he says he mentioned Floyd Bales a mile and a half North of Morton who has several Apricot Trees which Bear heavily with no attention from the owner people drive a Long ways to get the Venct the Vil the items Oil no them Ore taking part in �?�1 it fruit. Or. Frank has Al it out 260 11 a a and to in More Ujj in Al Berta peach Trees of bearing a .l80n four years old with 500 additional coming on. Now three years old. He has 700 additional Only a year old although he has 200 bearing Apple Trees principally Stark Golden delicious and Stark red delicious he in t As warm a Friend of Apple culture is he is of peach raising As he has had but one Good Apple crop in ten years while his peach Trees have 1 a Spry done better than that. He also has a in Erest stay Man Jonathan and Blick Twig apples. Some of his Golden delicious Apple Trees began bearing at three years Odd or. Frank stated hut not Many. The so called dormant spraying of his peach Trees for Leaf curl was done last fall he w u begin spraying his Apple Trees soon for scale and a Isit each Sto opening event. Everything in in readiness to open the Spring show at 7 of clock with a Parade the. Huh it the downtown Section. The Depauw University band will Lead the demonstration. Many now 1939 automobiles from the loot agencies will let included in the Parade to gov i Idit ional color to the performance. Paik no space is being reserved on the East Side of the Square Lor the local Auto mob in agon a cles taking part and visitors Are i asked to Stop at the space and inspect the new cars. The dealers will 1 conduct their up. It Ial contests from the East Side of the Square. Shop win lows were being covered this aft Man in preparation for Tho unvc�?~,1 no at 7 of clock this evening. Many smart new ideas for Spring a ire being included in lire windows promising to be f unusual interest to the crowd valuable merchandise prizes Are being offered by the 20 enterprising local bus Ness people taking part in the contest. Downtown visitors Are asked to go to each shop 1 and Oire fully review the merchandise Ion display consider the value to the i merchandise an i submit i guess at each place. Each Sto e will give an in-1 visual award t the person guessing no a rest tile actual retail value of i the merchandise in the window to be judged. It is put Syible for contestants me prize and for it will be Worth j each persons tiny Dows in the cont it the Grcen Call hip rating in Ali. I event have Dvo c to the spec j pleasing the i it has been pc i of the shops. G men and Benefi guests tonight. The contest will 7 of clock with the windows and close to inspect All w list. Mer chants pay Spring opening 1 considerable time Aturo in expected Here. I out that a tour ring the last word will prove of the Down town Nisi it to begin promptly at unveiling of the at 9 of clock. To Iva t std. I i r \ Washington March 22 a up the House rules committee today on the stabilization of an and equal there probably will be no get in a = s than food Supply he sad the Lack of food half a dozen succeeding spraying of to a sometime known As the application for citizenship state1 he is not married he was bom in Rome. October 22 1902. He came to America sailing to Philadelphia on the s. S. Ancona. July. 1912 one other interesting document it a. This connection is the notice to the county clerk from the director of immigration and natural nation of the Cincinnati District. William a Carmichael that Donald Hobson Wame will apply for naturalization papers Here. Or. Warne entered the know it or not. Carry a major Dine United states july 19. 1926. Say Ling of the local state and nation a tax a rom q aiij., Scotland on the s s. Transylvania. Or. Wame at n. Ormsley. England. mrs. Kenneth c. V president said in the report Den taxes. Increasing the Azicri. �?ohid-1 of caused the Kur Pom nations to la it so a War and at the same time it caused them to produce a sufficient Supply of food for their own use after the War and at this time this country has lost an Export Market for surplus food stuffs because Europe is growing their own food sup ply he compared costs of a i machinery now anal fifty years or Dess ago. Showing it is about three Hundred per rent higher and added to this Cost to the Farmer Are Many things which he must buy today that were unheard of in our earlier history. He said during the Normal period of 1909 to 1914. The farm income in this country As compared to the total. Was about 16 per cent in the Post Wir period it dropped to 10 per cent in 1932. It went to Only 6 per ago. He lived for some time Nea even the necessities of life produce pal Kent in Scotland. He has been 63 percent of All tax Revenue they a Vang in us country at 501 Cente first against producer. Be successful if he will Cut his u a ses to a minimum try to Stab h Little e credit for Cash Loans and pome thing original that would be his control. Masonic notice e arc levied manufacturer shipper and distributor and then passed on to Erfil a the report which said a Etc study groups in 3.900 communities have added their forces to thi Ciu s Sade. Pointed out that the local hid Avenue. No worn. Bucks county. Pennsylvania. He says he is a College student preparing to teach. Or presided at the table. Others As. Sisting were miss Minetta Wright Den tax figure concerns retail sales miss Virginia Dean. Mrs. Roy Suth Only and does not include Many oth r a As Bon cent an in �.�7 la3 ,.a�sf j again 24 years i j to 10 per cent. The speaker is of the opinion that one of the Best things the new farm program will do. Is the research being conducted to create new uses for farm products. He mentioned a few of these and a is d these laboratories in time will find new Fie in is for the use of More farm products and this will create a Market As Well As a profitable figure at which they can be produced. # Erlin. Tylors. Wilbur Elizabeth Rariden miss Virginia Mallios miss wll Ziemina Lank. Mrs. Charles Rector. My Esther Jones Castle commander will hold mrs. W. R do in. Mrs. Kenneth West. T la Al conclave this evening at i miss Lenore Alspaugh or. Winona o clock. We Elch and miss Virginia Rariden. Donner miss taxes hidden and direct tha. Families Here Lave to pay. Tha analysis directed from the Captain Cassell Tucker was decorated with the military Cross by King George at Buckingham Psi lace a Etc Headquarters in Chicago was the newspaper said Quot in order to he based on total retail sales in decorated he was req red to go to Castle of ,959.000 As reported by London so that the King might per the v. S. Bureau of Tho census. I tonally pin the Cross upon last rites for mrs. Mary e. Wright of Putnamville who died monday were held wednesday afternoon from the Rector funeral Home in charge of the Rev. Dallas Rissler. Burial was in of most Hill cemetery. These Trees for other i secs an i posts. Two years ago a Rainy seat washing off the application several times before it had time to become effective. Or. Frank not Only sold All of his Apple crop of list year but bought several Hundred bushels from other1 producers to meet the Calls unde upon him by his regular customers. F troops Llew let Gall to Dolors it Man Ank in s i i e or m \ r panic reserves also called Bucharest. Rumania March 22. Up a an outpouring of Rort rat it troops answer Rig a Call to the color and the requisitioning of horses and carts to the extent thit it stopped City milk deliveries had rumanian in a state of near panic today. The calling up of several classes of reserves. Announced officially by the government last n get is explained As a move to a counterbalance similar measures by neighbouring the communique attempted to Calm the people by saying that the reservists would stay Quot far behind Tho that they hid been called for instruction Only and Rouhi b dismissed As soon As other countries disbanded their reservists. Ported favo ably Resolution by re ga., authorizing at commit to. Works Prog res Rio up i pm big ask a notice forbids by a 7 to 4 vote u p. Eugene Cox. D., the. House a prop a to investigate the administration. Exports. A Rotton from North Lange for German forbidden by the until further a 11 i s self i Stanton. Mich March 22 i a Iio Glt Rig w Beebe. 69. Of Indi Ana Polis Lud. Hel i for the slaying f a Middle aged farm couple at Greenville m cd. Was found dead in his cell the morning. Sheriff i Chris Hanse n said Beebe had hanged himself today a weather and local temperature 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 fair tonight end thursday warmer thursday. Minimum 40 6 a. My 40 7 a. M. 41 8 a. M. A a 44 9 n. M. 48 10 a. M. 54 11 a. A. 56 noon. 56 1pm. 61 2 p. A. 61

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