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Greencastle Daily Banner (Newspaper) - March 28, 1939, Greencastle, IndianaThe weather a Bank warm the daily Banner a it of Alicec no a a m la me forty seven it Waves for ally a a 45, United press service a i All the Home news a a 4. Free Castle Indiana tuesday Mako ii 28, 1939. No. 139 a Townsend ices problems Itu officials a a exed Tive at work zoo Xvi. A shortened vacation chairman a one us a m Quot a Quot Wuh a. Air Silt of acc Mula user. Hon of unites , ind., March 28 i gov m. Clifford Townsen. Joel today Liat the democratic i committee will meet during a Laim that there will be a new chairman but we done to know a it will in Quot hid Anapolis. Ind. March 28. It Cov m Clifford Townsend Imel to his Lesk from a Florida Ion today to plunge into a list of major state problems i of which Are hangovers from 19p legislative session waiting gubernatorial consider a reappointment of members to new Pis not a commissions created by last of state payrolls Ami a Issal of Many employees by july a of fictive Date of the new lowered a biennial budget. L settlement of the fetid Between Victary of state James m. Tucker i wiccan Ami the democratic Secu a comm a a Ner. Chester r. Mont Iery. A subordinate of Tucker. Pacifying of or. Verne k. Har state health director and Mem of the state health Board who Arterly Are incensed at the gov Jor for ref us. No to sign the health re Reorg ionization b ill which was feed to remove that department a politics. Selection of a new democratic chairman to succeed Omer tes Jackson who is planning to new Board and commissions to h members must be appointed Buia publicity Council state egg id Bureau of Publ i printing new Mony memorial commission in a a commission to cooperate in pollution programs along the 0 and Wabash Rivers and Indi watchmakers Board widespread readjustments will a to be made in state department Onnel to meet budget cuts a Jed by the legislature. Most Oping expenses were reduced 10 per 1 Belo the Assembly Ever Star to work on the appropriation Bill a further i ring was done in the ways and moans committee ardent hit was the state Highway m. Is n where a reduction of a Wjk innately 38 per cent was made in appropriations for operating Chi and Between 200 and 300 comes must be discharged. Dismissal.1 also Are scheduled for Gross income tax division and state department of Public Welm Quot it other state departments hive it it Cut salaries or Lay off Loyes. Meeting of the state budget Fenettie is scheduled within the 1 week at which time the reduce a will to considered. Tucker Montgomery fight Fco into the open while Townsend v Quot in Ning. Tucker wired the error a Landing that he discharge Quot a urn is commissioner because halt a the Fidelity invest-1 co., of Wheeling w. Va., to do toes in Indiana. Long Zimery took this step Tucker a a if a a ii thai last rites held for p. A a mrs. Edythe simmers u 111 1 l p l a funeral services for mrs. Edythe Summers age 73 years wife of d. C. Summers who died saturday were held monday from the Home Miles East of bin badge. The Rev. H. O. Brattain officiated burial was in the Bainbridge cemetery. Mrs. Summers was Well known in the Bainbridge Community where she spent most All of her life besides the husband she is survived by a brother cant Smith. Approve Nava plans Washington March 2s up president Roosevelt has approved Navy plus for construction of 45-000-Toci battleships the White House revealed today. Chamberlain tells of Liri Tain s plan flies Over Madrid today Spanish nationalists announced that City had surrendered nationalists troops enter japanese comments on Mussori speech easter Bunny to make Early Stop Here court hands Lorg Hunt planned on Ity Library Law n astonishing Speed with which troops advancing indicated Little resistance Lnu Udes it on Crete measures against ii a Tiger aggression in Europe London. March 28. Ltd pm prime minister Neville Chamberlain indicated today that great Britain a plan for a four Power a Stop Hitler a front includes Concrete measures against any future aggression in Europe. Although the prime minister i 1 not say that a military Alliance was proposed he declared that Britain s propos Jis to France Poland and soviet Russia go beyond plans for Mere consultation in event of aggression. Answering questions in the House of commons. Chamberlain refused to give details of the consultations still in Progress with european Powers As a result of nazi expansion in Central Europe and the threat of further dislocation of frontiers by the armies of Adolf Hitler. It had been understood that the British plan called for a declaration by the four Powers that they would consult on action to be taken in event of future aggression. Poland however refused to join such it a declaration aimed at Hitler unless Britain. France and Russia gave her Strong military guarantees of support in event of an attack by Germany Over the week end Britain was reported discussing such guarantees. Hugh Dalton Laberite. Askel Chamberlain to explain the details of the proposed consultation agreement. Chamberlain declined to answer his question but mid a what the government has in mind goes a Good Deal further than consultation Quot Dalton then asked whether Britain would join other Powers in aiding in event of aggression against that country. Chamberlain again declined to answer but said a but i do say this that his majesty a government has made it perfectly Celar to other governments with whom they arc in consultation what his majesty a government is prepared to Tokyo March 28 a up it a a fore Ign office spokesman commenting on the famous easter Bunny will italian Prem or by Mussolini a make an Early debut Here this yer. Speech sunday. Arid today that a two arriving Friday april 7 sympathize with Italy s legitimate for a special engagement at the colonial Greencastle Public Library. Newspapers commented in a similar View. Typical was yom Iuri Shim buns a it action a the responsibility for european Poire rests with great Britain Ami France they should cease mane vering against the Rome that the Early appearance will be accompanied with the usual fanfare appropriate for the occasion was assured today by miss Genevieve of hair. Librarian. dynamite bomb l Eads police1 robbed kans a Bank of $4, 860 tube tend to Deton vie Iii self Madrid. March 28.�?�up a victorious Gen. Francisco Franco broadcast Over the Madrid radio today a Promise of full Pardon for a1 Republican soldiers not guilty of crimes. Henday French Spanish Frontier. March 28. A up a the White Flag was raised on Madrid a highest building today and the Spanish nationalists announced that the City had surrendered unconditionally. The newspaper Midi of Paris in a dispatch from Burgos the nationalists capital reported that nationalists troops had already entered the City a suburbs. A dispatch from Madrid had announced that the White Flag had been hoisted from the la Prensa building and that the red and Gold Flag of the nationalists and the old monarchy had been hoisted above the intimation a Telephone and Telegraph building the highest in the City. At 6 30 a. A. Est the nationalist radio at Burgos announced that Gen Jose Miaja president of the Republican defense Council had accepted the terms of Generalissimo Franco unconditional surrender. Immediately afterwards the Republican radio in Madrid in a broadcast picked up at Lisbon advised the people of Madrid to White flags from their Hemes. It was officially announced at Burgos. The nationalists capital that three companies of republicans had entered the nationalist lines in the Cerro de los Angeles Hiu of the Angels sector just out of the City. The nationalists claimed to have taken More thin 15.000 prisoners in the Cordoba sector in the far South and in the Toledo sector where they were driving eastward in a new offensive. Both these drives were aimed against forming the Backbone of the a no surrender Quot faction of the re pub la cans. It was emphasized that the nationalists were holding their fire in the entire Madrid area. But if All negotiations for peace failed the nationalists expected Little resistance from the Madrid army. The astonishing Speed with which the nationalists were advancing on the Cordoba and Toledo fronts made it evident that they were meeting Little resistance even from the a no surrender a troops. It was reported unofficially at Valencia in the Republican zone that orders had been Given troops to offer no serious opposition. It was reported persistently at Velencia that the Republican air Force had been surrendered to the nationalists yesterday. In Madrid general Segismundo Casado War minister in the Republican defense Council broadcast a message to the people and the armies a i Promise you Pence in the name of spaniards in this Casado disclosed also that the de Benlin Axis and should seek an amicable settlement through a Frank recognition of Italy s James Mcintyre Dies at Carbon is father of Zol Mcintyre of this City services to be held wednesday James f. Mcintyre of Carbon father o Zol Mcintyre of this City died at his Home monday of general debility aged 87 years he was one of the older residents of Carbon and was a highly respected citizen. Or. Mcintyre was born at Youngstown. Ohio but came to Indiana in his Young manhood and had lived at Carbon or near there for More than 60 years. He had a farm a mile soul la of that town and operate i it Many years but entered the grocery an 1 meat business in Carbon which was taken Over after some years by the son. Zol who later came to Greencastle. He is survived by the widow. Mary Evans Mcintyre three sons and three daughters who. In addition to Zol Mcintyre of this Clov. Are John Mcintyre of Terre haute James Mcintyre of Carbon mrs. Lola testy of Carbon mrs. Lorene Dowen. Of Indianapolis and miss Marie Mcintyre a i Home also several grandchildren and a brother. Rev. C w. Mcintyre of Dayton. A. services will be held at Thercsa Dence at Carbon at 2 00 of clock wednesday interment will be in Calcutta cemetery. In arranging for the special event miss of hair said an easter egg Hunt win in conducted on Library Lawn from 1 30 to 2 30 of clock Friday . April 7. An 1 that the event will to open exclusively to boys and i is up to 8 years of age. Scores of decorated easter eggs will be hidden in Impromptu Quot nests in the Library Yard. Miss of hair stated and added that the youngsters present will have other thrills in addition to their search for the coveted eggs. Along with the easter egg., which will present a Rainbow of color will be tiny Chicks bunnies and other tokens of the easter season. Mothers Are asked to accompany their youngsters to the Library for the big Hunt and be present to enjoy the fun accompanying the special event tax atty of Dow n 6 to 2 tax decision s. In Honor of the Little tots of the Community. Members of the local boy scout troops will serve As guards and also assist in directing traffic at the scene of the Hunt. There will be plenty of a standing room Quot for spectators interested in seeing the juveniles of the Community enjoy the egg Hunt. The sidewalk on the West Side of the Yard and the open alleys on the South and East sides w 11 accommodate a a Arga audience. A the Library feels that the Little boys and girls in this Vicinity will have a lot of fun by taking part in the easter egg Hunt and also that the adults will enjoy being present for the special occasion. We especially invite All the mothers to accompany their children to the Hunt. Miss of hair said. 800.000 government employees wiped Oft re Ernes trend of decisions decision gave judicial Sanction to half of the Roosevelt program on taxation jury panels i Ere beaten up after drawn for Yourl Cantor program Washington. March 28.�?in a historic 6 to 2 decision the supreme court wiped out the income tax immunity of 3.800.000 persons employed by Federal state municipal county and other governments. Sharply reversing a trend of decision that extended far Back into Tho nineteenth Century the declared that the Federal government and states would not hamper or Burden each other s activities unconstitutionally if they taxed each other s employee. The decision in effect gave judicial Sanction to half of the Roosevelt program calling for reciprocal taxation of Federal and state salaries and securities. Moreover Tho Broad language of the decision buoy to serve if needed 1 1 King coming april term of it Ircy to it court anglers found on big Walnut one Fisherman it i gut two Flathead Catfish weighed 5 lbs. D a Mitin Hilar shoot booked at Post to Quot i pistol team to so in state title in meet u Kane Sivay state championship will be y by the Ace pistol team of the 1�?~mville Barracks of the Indiana Quot police department. Wednesday in 111, i in team county unit Quot shoots 11 kith the West Lafayette Post. A Putnamville Post earned its a 1 1 the titular match by chair of Kins in shoots with the Jas a Panapolis Headquarters Ano in Barracks. West Lafayette a Quot a posts compact lying in the a hem division. 1 have been made at Tho put a it vans 1 stated in the new in launch the Champion a Lent at 9 of clock. Members of Oal team Are officers George i Larl Walter Howard. Off Solen ani1 Elbert Huguin a Lei Hecko is gun instructor of Post. Chanute kans. March 2�. Up John Thornberg. 2k. The a thu Man dynamite bomb Quot who got 54, 560 from the first National Bank sense Council intended to effect an yesterday because he threatened to orderly evacuation of prominent anti detonate himself. Cd state police on fascists from the Republican zone to a dangerous today. Save them from the possibility of reprisals by the nationalists. The republicans also demobilised under his in it were two Sticks of dynamite under his shirt were two Battery wired percussion Caps and in his coat pocket was the spoils of him mid Day hold up of the Home town Bank. He was last seen speeding Northwest on a Highway near Salina apparently headed for Nebraska. Highway patrolmen were deployed along All recruits receiving training or awaiting classification. Giant flying boat ready to take off Horta. Azores islands. March 2s a up pan american airways roads North and West of Salina. Giant flying boat the Yankee clip Nubia san. Iowa and Colorado police maned Border Points on main highways. They were warned that it would in suicide to attempt to close with the suicide at close quarters. Thornberg became expert in handling explosives As an Oil Field worker. There was a possibility that he might accidentally blow himself a it while in flight. Thornberg was a recent amnesia Pat ent in a Kansas City Hospital. He Well known Here As an eccentric per per. Floated on the Waters of Horta Harbor today preparatory to taking off tomorrow or thursday on the second log of its 15.000 mile a Shakedown Quot cruise. Capt. Harold e Gray who commanded the huge Craft on its 2.889-mile flight from Baltimore Here said preparations were being made for the hop to Lisbon. Portugal. He described the trip Here which ended at 7 07 a. A. Cost. Yesterday As the flight was made on a time Victor Walter. Putnam county a game Warden while out scouting on big Walnut Creek up Stream from Greencastle saturday found ten Poi sons practising the gentle Art of Angling. Probably the most enthusiastic of All of them was one who. As the Warden approached him called out a say. Have you seen Ike and Mike a or. Walter had not. So Tho Fisherman pulled up from the water two Flathead Catfish. Each weighing around five pour is and looking very much As if they were twins. On that trip up Stream. Or. Walter found the fishermen had captured 37 suckers. 6 Bass. 14 Gogle eyes one Wellow Bullhead 2 Viall eyed Pike besides tilt two Flathead Catfish. The latter were caught on night crawlers which Are just another name for a species of fishing worm which runs Large. Sunday or. A alter worked Down Stream in big Walnut and found nine fishermen and women who had caught 11 buckets 2 Bass and 7 Blue Giuca. Order new Auto plates Indianapolis March 28 motor vehicle commissioner Frank Finney said today 1,030.000 automobile License plates for 1940 Hod been ordered from the Michigan City prison. The new plates will have an aluminium background with Black letters. Regular and alternate panels of prospective jurors to serve if . During1 the coming april term of the Putnam circuit court were drawn by the jury commissioners monday jus follows Petit jury regular Paul Lee Bryan Marion i la. Roy evens. Warren to. Rudolph Fordice Russell to. Floyd r. Miller Clinton to. William Bain Monroe to. Harley Taber. Washington to. Lawrence Rockhill Madison to. C. M. Furr. Cloves Vale to. John f. Williams Warren to. By. Chew Washington to. Elmer Mckamey Floyd to. William Giger Jackson to. Alternates Sanford Bock. Clinton to. James Allee Jefferson to. Ernest a. Janes. Warren to. Ray Whitson Russell to. Jesse v. Ader. Monroe to. Glenn Flint. Clinton to. Joe Rissler. Washington i la. Herbert Elmore Marion to. George Grider. Franklin up. Roy Abrams Greencastle to. W. K july. Monroe to. Noble Allee. Jefferson to. Grand jury regular panel Oscar of hair. Monroe to. Reese r Buis. Marion to. Herschel Knoll. Cloverdale to. Elizabeth Tribby. Greencastle to. Robert 11 win Madison to. Mrs. Hallie Hibbe Monroe to. Alternate Elmer c Dicks Greencastle to. Warren Williams. Russell to. Cecil Craft Washington to. Man and wife walked of l on jokes about Adolf Hitler Bageant features d Many old or Esse Range in age from 25 to 78 years to be presented thursday Hollywood. March 28 a up a Man and his wife who said they were beaten up because they walked out on Eddie cantors program of Jok about Adolf Hitler will seek assault and Battery complaints today against three of the comedian s friends. Charles Collar 49. And his wife. Elsie. 42. Were treated at the Hollywood receiving Hospital last night for j facial cuts an i bruises they sal3 i were inflicted by the three men in sidewalk Brawl outside a Hollywood studio. They had walked out Early. What c Cantor was still cracking jokes about Adolf Hitler an i other nazi Germany notables and whether they emitted Bronx Chee s during their exit was a matter which May be debated in court. Cantor had finished his radio show without interruption and a 1 steppe., from the broadcasting Bolt the to the stage apron for a half hour Quot after broadcast Quot show when the trouble occurred. His friends said there was heckling from the Roar of the room and that loud Bronx cheers were heard As the collars walked out. Collar said he was attacked by the men one of whom he said was Bea t go Jon a fellow comedian on Cantor s show known As a the mad Collar said Hoha 1 explained that he and his wife were in the custom of leaving Early to avoid to crowd and that the attack was unprovoked. Several stitches were necessary to close a Gash in Collar s lip and his front Teeth were loosened. I�o3 wife s Mouth was bruised troops Avrim e move Danzig free City. March 2s a up a continued movement a polish troops into the North end of the polish corridor was reported to Lay but fears of an invasion by the German army had waned perceptibly. In the pageant of dress sponsored by group a of tri Kappa there will be presented a period style show and a modern style show. The dresses used in the period style show Range in age from 25 to 78 years. They arc being modelled by Rita Rhea Patsy Rath Selvedge june Wiseman. Fran Ces Porter Marion Mcclure Jome. Mary Frances Carson. Kathryn Boston Olivo Mae Dean. Virginia Rariden Mary Elizabeth Abel. Marjorie Raiser. Mrs. Willard Sunkel mrs. H. H. Brooks or. Ned Wood. And mrs. 2 1 v cars Uro in gkkenca8ti.k tout that he would have blown up the Bank. To begin hearings a a Washington March 28. It up it the Senate Jib or committee voted unanimously today to begin hearings and i 11 on controversial amendments apr i ii in i Quot Sirje Stop at Bermuda. To the Wagner labor relations act. I mrs Freda s. Robinson will talk about evaluating your style asset with a discussion on figures Anil a. Types and the importance of correctly and individually designed Coiffe Urs the show will be the dramatic Story 1 from Corn stalk Valley m a a of accessories. Frances Rector and children spent Friday with miss Mae 1 mrs it a disc Eric halt. Of the Toter Wallace Neur a on win ape a on a a it import i from Putnamville or and mrs ame of treating make up As an a Noble Snyder spent sunday with Essory. Dave sub Lott end family. Marv the pageant will be presented Ruark spent sunday with or. And thursday at 330 of clock at mrs. Luther easter. Or. And mrs the High school auditorium. The pro trans Atlantic trip in a heavier than Luther easter or and mrs. Ralph needs will be used to help defray the air Craft will Fly to Marseilles from Howard. Mrs Wim Glidewell and mrs c St of skin testing the school Chim Lisbon and thence to Southampton de Shields attended the anniversary Ren for tuberculosis. 380 children and foynes. Ireland making the re of the Eastern Star in Greencastle. Were tested this year and a a it a turn trip via Tho Samo route with a the appointment of Arthur l. Cat were taken of 41 who had a positive Olvea. And sleeping cais and fre a i As Oil inspector was announced. I reaction to the skin test. And Bank officials had no doubt table accurate schedule without incident the Clipper carrying 21 persons the largest number Ever to make a to Send i heal. Wool to Germain Argentina barters in Exchange for Railroad Kuqi i in ment nos Aires. March 28. 1 up Argentina has contracted to Send Germany 100,000 tons 3,333.333 by of wheat and 8,000 tons of Wool within six months in Exchange for Railroad equipment it wan announce today. The barter agreement com no at o time when United states exports to Argentina Are decreasing because of foreign Exchange restrictions gives Germany a stronger position in the Argentine Market All Indiana Federal employees to i Cal employees included will come i under the taxing provisions of the new supreme court ruling. This will incl a a All employees of to Post office department who have heretofore been exempt from Gross income tax payments. Some of them jokingly said today they were Only glad the court did not make the tax retroactive and payment woul i begin Only with this year. In Indiana it is estimated More than $1 000.000 new taxes will be paid into the state Treasury. Cd Hopes o. Administration men that the Way was cleared for wiping out immunities on the income from future issues of securities. Federal Revenue officials welcomed Tho decision. They estimated Tihey would get $16.000.000 a year by taxing the salaries of state and local employees. There was no immediate Estima a of the sums the states would collect. Because the rates in the thirty three states which have income taxes vary widely the Federal government has about 1,200.000 employees while the state and local governments have 2,600.000. Al Hough the immunity of All has been abolished Many of them will not. In fact have to pay income taxes because their salaries fall below the exemptions granted in income tax Law. The decision was Mode in the Case a f James b o Keefe a Home owners loan corporation attorney whom new York state sought to tax. Justice Stone Reading the majority opinion declared that previous de Cis on were Over ruled a so far As they recognize an implied constitutional immunity from income taxation of the salaries of officers or employees of the Nat onal or a state government or their Justice Butler and me Reynolds dissented. Appearing to hint that the new tax Powers might some Day he used for destructive purpose. Butler wrote a where the Power to tax exists Lugi Slature a May exert it to destroy to discourage to protect or exclusively for the purpose of raising Revenue safely it May be said that presently marked for a destruction is the Doc trim of reciprocal immunity that by recent decisions Here has been so much the court also agreed to Pas on the cons titu. T m Mility of the agricultural Market a eng agreement act of 1937. Refused to it Nso Der a new Chali lunge to the right of associate Justice Black to his seat on the court. Held unconstitutional the new Jer f Milf Nikul in a nue two o o a it o o o 0 o o o today a weather 0 o and a a amp local temperature a 0 o o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cloudy in North Snow in South portion colder in extreme South por the agreement was signed by Erich t n tonight wednesday becoming Otto Mayman. German charge do affair. Rising temperature in North fares and foreign minister Jose West portion in . Maria Cantillo. It was typical of the German barters in that no Cash is exchanged and no it stated value was placed on the goods. It was announced that the Railroad stocks imported from Germany would be equivalent to the value of the wheat an i Wool. It was understood that the equipment would include 64 Locombo Marc. Minimum 6 a. M. 7 a. M. 8 a. M. 9 a. M. 10 a. M. 11 a m. Noon 1 p. M. 2 m. 30 30 3337 42 45 48 48 48 o

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