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Greencastle Daily Banner (Newspaper) - May 5, 1939, Greencastle, Indiana$ the weather no and warmer a a a a a the daily Banner a it Waves for ally a United press service Alu the Home news @ a potty it Indiana Friday May no. 17 1 hitlers one sided demands ivd., to negotiate a a a honorable settlement on minister Spok Egeh rps a chunk nation Doos Raki one Pir nun it s i Drill a Choiu was crowded let a. is chosen vice president at the organization meeting of the new Indiana association of Church related and Independent colleges held in the Columbia club at India Nacpil s yesterday or. Clyde f. Woldman. President of Depauw University was chosen vice president of the organization. Among those in attendance at the meeting was also r. E. Schenck controller of Depauw University. The members p includes eleven College presidents and administration officials. Mrs. celebrates anniversary Hogate advances in general motors group Ndon Nlay 5.�?< up a great storm cd Moscow today that 9he cannot accept Russia s. Or a military Alliance wit hand France. 0un May 5 i up a the nazis Ini new s i Cess today in their a up to surround the Baltic sea Neutral states the signing of a session pact with Estonia the initiating or preliminary Jug of another with Latvia. A Day the foreign ministers of our scandinavian countries marriage lit i use William John Pinkham. Truck Driver. And Nora Lou Pringle waitress it. Meridian. A Man addresses i wan is members lives with her daughter mks. George Knauer Locust Street was Hgt years old thursday find herself almost alone of her generation but interested in her family group Donald d. Hogate. Son of mrs. Julian d. Hogate of Danville has been placed on tie staff of William s. Knudsen. President of general motors corporation in Detroit to develop inter City communications of the corporation. The change was effective May 1. Or. Hogate has been w Ith general motors since april. 19114, and for the past 18 months has been head of the Public relations department in Detroit. In Hie new position he will supervise the communication facilities Between 85 cities throughout the country where general motors maintains extensive sales or manufacturing activities. Nation wide Coal strike began today Federal government struggles to prevent it becoming hitter labor fight plead for negotiations Coal shortage growing More route threaten. Industry and essential services of cities Aalt Sweln Finland and nor ret at Stockholm to consider i foreign minister Joachim Ribbentrop s offer of the same d of a past to them. 7arsaw pfc and May 5 up Uland t Quot Lay forme my denounce ill Hitler s one aided Quot demands return of Danzig to the Reich for a German Highway across Kenneth Pett Moin Flom it. I. Office appears on luncheon program activities of the Federal Bureau of investigation better known As the a men. Were graphically told to members of the kiwanis club at their thursday luncheon meeting in Community Hall of Gobin memorial methodist Church Kenneth Pettijohn f. B. I. Agent. The a Man said the f. B. I. Is usually identified with Hank robberies Mish corf Dor. But offered to i and kidnappings but he added that i. Rabie settlement of a often requests come to the depart danger packed Quarrie a self respecting nation does not one sided for minister j it Sci Bock declared in a ech to a crowded cheering Par sent in reply to Hitler s speech of Friday. We in Poland do not know the seption of peace at any he l cd said that developments in the a an situation made it Neces a to ask whether the Quot read aim German policy is Freedom of German population in Danzig or matter of barring Poland from Baltic sea Quot tick referred to previous develop a regarding Danzig. Recalling a hands flt r annexation of Danzig Germany he a d that he received replies to Poland a March 26 pro for a common guarantee of rights of the free City. He interred Germany s stand As a refusal negotiate he said. Phat is the real aim of the Ger in Polcyn Quot he asked. Is it freest of the German population in my which has not been menaced a matter of prestige or is it a matter barring Poland from the Itic fron. Which Poland has not let of lie to Cerri l r. Beck said was not artificial creation but has Ala been a pol re province with an whelming polish population confirm. 1 reports that Poland c Suggs. \ an Extension of pre facilities for Road transport Aba we i Germany and East Mia. Quot a have no grounds for restrict or s vere Gunty Over our own try he added. 1 in offering to recognize to is Tiki. Frontiers merely wan sizing Poland sind spa table cd r of hut dramatic address in l conciliatory but he of Clear that Poland with More a a a million men under arms a Annii Nuciol a a a a vim two Lavor prohibits game line a in City v fair to live up to ah-1 ran. I s Given him mayor James said ment that Are not in its jurisdiction such As Domestic problems and state violations. The agent s talk entered on the facilities of the f. B. I. In Washington. D. A. For Law enforcement agencies. Or. Pettijohn stated that More than 10,000 different agencies Call on the master Finger print file in the nations capital for assistance in solving crimes. Millions of Finger prints Are on file but any individual print can identified in this super1, file in less than five minutes the i a Man said. At least 400 fugitives from Justice Are taken authorities throughout the country each month through the use of the master Finger print file the agent pointed out. He gave Many interesting and specific cases in which the file assists prosecutors and courts As Well As other Law enforcement agencies. Or. Pettijohn described the value of the civilians Finger print file to laymen throughout the country and said that these prints Are not checked against those of the criminals. It was stated the agent that a person must a Law school graduate or member of the bar or an accountant to have his application considered the f. B. I. Once a representative from the department has interviewed the applicant and accepted him. It is necessary for the new a Man to take 15 weeks training in Washington. The course covers All phases of the department and is said to he equivalent to two and one half years College work. After tile a men Are in the Field for 18 months they Are returned to Washington for another period in training. Muster Day was enjoyed vets exercises held thursday evening certificate was presented one of the interesting women of the City is mrs in Gnu Emma Hillis. Small White haired with a pleasant face and a pleasant voice. Mrs. Hll Lis at the age of 85 years finds herself inmost alone of her generation of members of the Hillis family once one of the largest in the county. She Speaks of herself As a Hillis. Doubt, because she came into their fairly group so Many years ago that their interests Are her own in every detail. However she was born a Hall. Back in Winchester. Clark county in the old Blue grass state and it was there that rhe became the wife of the Man whose wife she was through so Many years. Mrs. Wilis Home is with her daughter. Mrs. George Knauer. 201 South Locust Street in Greencastle. She has two other children. Mrs. Florence Watson widow of Charles w Watson and Edwin t h Illis of Phoenix. Arizona. One other son died in boyhood. On her birthday anniversary thursday. Mrs. talked in an interesting manner of the family into which she married. She spoke of the Abram a. bom in 1799. Whose wife was the former Elizabeth Peck daughter of Daniel and Susannah Peck who were born respectively in 1753 and 1758. They had a number of children. Among whom Are some of the formerly Best known Cit Zens of Putnam county Betsy Ann Susannah. William p George b., Catherine a. Mary Jane. John l. Sarah Ellen. Henry James h., Abram t. Margaret a. And Martha m. . Betsy Ann Hillis became the wife of Christ an Landes which introduced another Well known Putnam family into the relationship. Sarah Ellen Hillis married Logan Foxworthy. James married Sarah f. Hall and the mrs. Hill s of whom we Are writing spoke of her As in dog just the right sort of a wife of him. She said James Liked adventure and liked to roam and once was a candidate for the High off of governor of the state of Missouri. This Abram a. Cunder of this Branch of the Putnam county family of that surname was known far and wide in this Rog on As a Sweet ringer and his son. Abraham a t. . Often repeated to his own children. The songs which he a 1 heard his father sing. This Abraham t Hillis was the Grandfather of Vera Mae and Elizabeth Knauer. Who. _ _ _ with Mary Gregg Bruner composed was an important witness the wbk Trio which in recent years i against Pendergast Dis-1 rang most acceptably before a nuni appealed monday her of Public gatherings in this com inanity and elsewhere related to1 Kansas City. Mo., May 5. I these singers is the nations known in the he of Edward i evangelistic Singer. John p. . Schneider m using business associate the Muster Day exercises of Earl Fisk Camp of that United Spanish War veterans and of the auxiliary of that Camp which were held in the social room of the Greencastle car nog e Library thursday evening were enjoyed the members of both organizations and their children who were present. Mrs Otho Vermillion called the gathering to order and asked miss Florence evens a member of the committee on arrangements. To preside. Following the Salute and the sinking of America Oscar Irwin chaplain of the Camp gave the invocation. Mrs. Irwin read a humorous selection. Mrs. Seha Vermilion col Lings rendered patriotic piano numbers. Fred m. Starr commander of the Earl Fisk Camp gave a critical address upon some of the outstanding poetic productions and poets of the pre War and civil War period. G e. Black spoke very briefly upon the thought of Muster Day one of the interesting features of the evening was the presentation John Bard to major Denn s Mcauliffe both of Braz Joof a certificate of paid up me membership in the Earl Fisk Camp presented with a few words Comrade Bard of the major s Devotion to the men of his Battal on in the old 159th Indiana volunteers and to his former comrades in the War since that time the major responded gracefully. The evening was Given a Verv much enjoyed closing the serv ing in Buffet style of the supper mostly cake and Coffee. A number of members of the Camp and of the auxiliary came from Brazil for the event. New York. May 5. A up a wage hour negotiators for the a Palach Aln soft Coal industries agreed today to continue efforts to Settle the soft Coal strike. John l. Lewis president of the United mine work i is and Charles o Neal spokesman for the operators agreed to name a new commission to continue negotiations which broke Down today after meeting since March 14. They acted on a warning from John r. Steelman Federal conciliator who told a joint conference of miners and operators that the country a will not stand for civil war1�?T in the Coal Fields where earlier today the Mino workers struck. A we accede to or. Steel Man s request and announce our willingness to Lewis said. O Neal said. A under these strange circumstances the Coal operators will agree of course to the request made or Gold shipments amounting to $67.000,000 Here London. May 5.�?< up a Gold shipments of almost $67.000.000 to the United states and Canada were announced for today and tomorrow today s shipments All for new York were $12.500.000 to new York from Southampton aboard the s. 5> Wash no on in the Bank of England account $12.500.000 from Glasgow aboard the s. S. Caledonia $15.000.000 from Liverpool aboard the s s. Duchess of York on the Bank of England accounts. Tomorrows shipments $12 500 000 to new York from Southampton aboard the s. S Samaria $15.000,000 from Southampton aboard the s. S Plaunia consigned to the Bank of Ottawa both shipments for the Treasury account. Many plan to visit Campus Oyer w Eek end sati rom will May Day and 81 nday to of. Mothers Day Mai a la i n to crowned Baxtet Church ends fiscal y car reports Mere presented to annual meeting of congregation till schneiders body found in River to Iii i i Bridge among the new structures announced on the building program of the Indiana state Highway commission for this season is a 120-foot Bridge on state Road 42 a Short distance South of the Putnam county line and North of Cunot. Replacing a Structure which is not Only narrow but is located in a dangerous situation. On the same Road a Bridge six tenths of a mile West of Cunot is to repaired. Drive. Y of i. James As mayor of the a Rastle asked this mom Quot publicity Given concern order he has Given that the 1&Quot clamped Down tightly Quot sampling within the City. He tii very recently he had thi belief that men engaged full a of amusement some of considerable investments is plane forced to a fisc father was Samuel i Lis. Iowa woman Dies to residence Here mrs. Gibbons. 7�. Passes away at Home of her daughter carrying them to review libyan army and Allt military strength shout Tripoli. May 5. Up air planes carrying . Walther von Brauchitsch commander in chief of the German army Gen. Alberto Pariani chief of the italian general 1 have some consideration marshal Italo Balbo. Governor a the Aromin ration As Long As Quot a in line with the wishes of m nitration and of the people a a a a "�?Th0�. But. He said Uris a have failed to live up to Ai if Roll a Kave Bim of such ask. 1 a pm ration of their Busi-1 is a result he had order t of gambling stopped 1 removal of punch boards. 1,Ivor Apoc candidly of Crit he has heard in this Atter. Quot a Well As in others. Of Libya and other German and ital Ian officers were forced Down to the libyan desert a sandstorm yesterday. They were in route Here from Benghazi for a review of the libyan army and air forces. A 60-mile wind whipped up Sand that reduced visibility to Zero and forced the planes to land near the Village of Ara Fileni. After the storm they proceeded her for a dinner in von Brauchitsch a Honor. Mrs. Ella Gibbons. 79 years old. Died at 10 o clock Friday morning at the Home of a daughter. Mrs. E. K. Queeney. 918 South Locust Street. F mowing an extended illness. The aged woman several months ago fractured her hip in a fall and since that time had been confined. Mrs. Gibbons had made her Horn with her a laughter in this City for the past two years. The body of the deceased will remain at the Shannon funeral Home until saturday when it a pm in taken train to it Ottumwa. Iowa. Mrs. Gibbons was a resident of Ottumwa. And funeral services will conducted there. Besides the daughter in this City. Mrs. Gibbons is survived several other children. Of Thomas l. Pendergast. The indicted Kansas City political Boss was found in the Missouri River today. Schneider disappeared monday when his automobile with two suicide notes in it was found on a Bridge Over the Missouri River. The body was clothed in a Grey pin striped suit such As Schneider wore when he left Home monday. It was covered with mud but police said there was no doubt it was that of Schneider. The discovery ended the nationwide search the Federal Bureau of investigation had been making for Schneider. He was an important witness against pole roast. Maurice m. Milligan u. S. District attorney had expressed disbelief in his suicide. New York. May 5�? up a a nation wide soft Coal strike began today while the Federal government struggled against tremendous obstacles to prevent it developing into one of the biggest and most bitter labor struggles of recent times. While John r. Steelman. Head of the department of labor conciliation service the governments representative at the appalachian contract negotiations. Was pleading with management and labor to keep negotiating. Thousands of miners were going on strike in Illinois. Kentucky Washington. Montana Wyoming. Kansas. Virginia. Colorado. New a Mexico and Indiana. A nation wide soft Coal tie up was expected to completely effective tomorrow night. While Steelman pleaded a Coal shortage was growing More acute threatening Industry the essential services of cities and the employment of thousands in business which cannot operate without Coal. Government officials estimated that there were 28 000.000 tons of mined soft Coal in the hands of Industry railroads and Public utilities enough for Only 26 Days. Already two of new Yorkus three subway systems which carry millions to and from their jobs and Homes daily were operating on cur Tail l schedules slowing the Tempo of the country s largest City. The Orison third system will curtail its schedules within a few Days. All lines Are supplied with electricity Power plants whose Coal supplies Are dwindling and must he nursed. If management and labor adjourn sine die. Steelman warned half a million miners land Gilr families will to it a threatened with destitution Industrial output will jeopardized and the $4.000.000.000 soft Coal business will suffer losses to competing fuels which May irreparable. Encouraging reports were presented at the annual meeting of the congregation of the first Baptist Church of Greencastle. Thursday evening. It was a Summmy up of the activities for this last fiscal year of that Long established congregation which is among the oldest of the Community. The evening was opened with a pitch in supper beginning at 6 30 of clock which was followed the business session. In a la lotion to the Reading of the reports and other business of a less formal nature. Church officers were elected for the new Church year As follows Church clerk. Mrs Russell Welch Church treasurer. Milton Klebusch financial Secretary. Mrs. Milton Klebusch Church pianists. Mrs. Russell Welch mrs. Russell Leslie Board of deacons Fred Todd Philip Scroggin Board of finance. Murel Davis. Joe Rossok. Mrs. Fred Todd Board of Christian education. Joe Rossok Philip Scroggin. Mrs. Ward Mayhall. Miss Olive Robertson music committee. Mrs Russell Welch mrs. John Rodney Flower committee. Mrs. Fred Todd mrs Milton Klebusch. Ushers. Arthur Cash. Herbert Fitzsimmons Leroy Tilley. James Westfall custodian Murel Davis. Officers of the sunday school were chosen As follows superintend sent Philip Scroggin assistant superintendent. Mias Olive Robertson chorister miss Olive Robertson Secretary. Mrs. Dan Rowland assistant Secretary. Arthur Cash pianist. Mis Jane Purcell assistant pianist mrs John Westfall. Miss Jane Purcell was elected As prayer meeting pianist. The nominating committee included Fred Todd. Clayton Canh. Maude Williams Mayme Leslie Olive Rob pics Dent c Lyde e Woldman will speaker for sunday service at Gobin memorial Church hundreds of visitors parents and alumni Are expected Back on the Depauw University Campus for the week end. Saturday will to May Day and Sun Lay will mothers Day. The May Day festivities will actually get under Way tonight with the first performance of the May Day play a seven Sisters Quot which will Given in the Little theater tonight at 15. The traditional japanese lantern Parade through the Campus will do Bell fallowing the performance. In Lar i with that Owca May Day breakfast in Bowman gymnasium. Mortar Board will observe its usual custom tapping its Junior pledges it this breakfast. Theta Sigma Phi will publish the May Day edition of the Depauw Quot which will go on Sale Early that morning. Naiad. Coed i swimming organization. Will present a swimming demonstration in the College poo at 10 30 a a. Visitors will guests at the various Hou a h on the Campus for luncheon and in the afternoon the crowning of the May Queen will take Hall if weather proves inclement this ceremony will take place in the gymnasium. Miss Jean Woods a senior from Evansville will to May Queen and miss Ruth Hor inc of Louisville. Ky., will he her maid of Honor. Miss Woods is a tri delt and miss Horine a member of Kappa Alpha Theta. Tin Queen has chosen her court from the various sororities and Halls of residence on the Campus. The dancers for the May pole will provided girls in the department of Fly Sicaja education for women. Four local children will take part. Little Marcia o Brien will Crown bearer Harriett Brooks Flower girl and Bobb Neal and David Alix Japan not Shanghai. May 5. A up a japanese spokesman indicated today that hereafter Japan would not assume responsibility for the bombing of fore in properties including consular buildings in areas of China unoccupied japanese troops. 20 years it to in Greencastle Frank Reed. Clov Crdal undertaker wan called to Tho Coleman Hospital at Indianapolis late thursday to take charge of the body of Charles Lee Lyon three years old who died there. The child a parents reside near Stiles Ville. No funeral arrangements were Hart to represent the local w. R. C. I announced. Encampment. Jess Quot red Quot Manus employee of the Putnam electric company picked up a wire carrying 110 volts and was knocked Down a being unconscious for half an hour. Richard Duncan. Lineman and others worked with him until he Rega Ned consciousness. Lieut. Glaire Bittles landed at Boston from service Over seas. Miss Ruby Bachelder received word from her brother j. N. Bachelder. That he had arrived at new York. Mrs. W. J. Ashton went to Fly i nit cd pc Indiana s United mine workers Union members Early today left their jobs and joined the nationwide Coal annl Anaed on i i up two menus glee Elul it program enjoyed Hope that a larger crowd will present for next appearance probably few organizations have appeared with less preliminary fanfare and Given a More enjoyable program than did the Depauw menus glee club in its concert thursday night in Meharry Hall. The singing was Good. Richard Millard a three baritone solos were very pleasing and Curtis shake played two Well known Chopin numbers. The entire program was popular much of it was familiar All was Well liked. The Only thing lacking was a larger audience to enjoy it. The comedy number a rolling japanese bombs kill thousand foreigners in i Ding maw americans. I Ndang ezied during raid chunking. May 5. Up thirty two japanese air planes bombed the business and residential Dio Hrict of this third emergency capital of nationalist China today foreigners including Many americans wore endangered. An estimated 3.000 chinese wore killed or wounded. Foreign schools missions and consulates were blasted and set afire. Dead and a lying littered the streets and thousands fled the City ahead of the resultant fires which were fanned i a High wind bombs struck Tho British and French consulates. The Canad an friends Mission and school were burned and or. And mrs. Arnold Vaught of Chicago barely escaped from it. A hotel in which the North american aviation company had offices and in which Many foreign pilots lived waa destroyed. The greek representative of United aircraft. T. V. A a feed store opens saturday Green it Asti i feed amp seed co. Invites Public to Opi Ning ent the Greencastle fc1 an l seed a i. We s age open no at its 106 North Jackson Street location in Thio City saturday. R. Quot bobs a Allen lifelong resident of the Community who is open no the new store has invited the pub pc in general to vis Tho up to Date of a a i and see l store and participate in the opening Fea ures. Tie new concern will carry a com Slete line of master mix feeds As Well As kinds of seeds and a Small line of hardware or. Allen announced that the store too will buy All kinds Ltd feeds and grains and Wool in the Community. The store will offer to delivery service for Tho convenience of the Public. Or. A men has been identified with the feed and seed business in this City for nearly a Quarter of a can i Tury. Or was associated with the i Marshall of hair Cement amp Grain i Ltd. And its Ruck ii a the Marshall Cement amp Grain a. For More than 15 years. Later he joined Tho Miller Grain co., and remained with that concern unt just recently when a decided to a pen his own store or. Allen has spent ail his life in the local Community never residing More than 7 Miles from the City limits of Greencastle. Down to Sung Tho quartet composed of William Lazear Irving Vlachos suffered a few scratches and Lacy. Myron Nichols and Walter Sai l that his escape had been a Mir Tukey deviated a Long Way from the usual offering but it was cleverly fires were set on All sides of the done and proved entertaining. No methodist episcopal Hospital and a the doubt the next appearance of the adjoining Home of or. And a mrs. W. Glee club which is directed c. Mccurdy. Americans. Edmund Jarvis of Tho dope ii too Pho Odoro White of Boston Flod ult will draw the audience it do the Canadian French Mission serves. A ju8 before a bomb struck nearby. A g o g o o o a g a g a today a weather a a and a a local temperature g g g g g g o g g g a g fair and warmer tonight saturday generally fair warmer in each and South portions showers saturday night or on sunday. Minimum 6 a. M. 7 a. M. 8 a. M. 9 a. In. 10 a. M. 11 a. M 12 a. M. 1 p. M. 2 p. M. 50 58 60 60 67 13 78 80 81 82 r a a a

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