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Greencastle Daily Banner (Newspaper) - May 6, 1939, Greencastle, IndianaA a the weather Gnu Rosolek 14> a a a forty seventh daily Banner a it Waves for ally a a go of United press service 4 f All the Home news 4 a a 3 Greencastle Indiana saturday May 6. 1939. No. 173 h school Jors get scholarships mrs. Florence Lee funeral to be held on sunday scholarships go to 0 boys amounts to sits,000 get states represented Nln it i eol Nifton wan Ono. Announced by Dean 0. Herbert Smith Hector scholarship foundation tje direction of Dean g. Her Juth has announced the men have been chosen Kho Larah a for 1939-40. To the receive school to four out stand no h go school funeral services will be held at 2 o cd Ock sunday afternoon for mrs. A Florence Lee 66 years old. Who died Friday at her Home in pleasant Garden. She was the widow of Charles Lee. A former Pennsylvania baggage Man and was one of the Best known women residents of Washington township. Mrs. Lea is survived by two Brothers. D. T. Cromwell West of Brazil and Joe Cromwell of Putnamville. And a Nephew Clyde Cromwell of pleasant gardens. The fungi Al services will be Hel l sunday afternoon at the residence of d. T. Cromwell a brother three Miles West of Brazil Rev. Dallas Rissler officiating. Interment will he in Rose Lawn cemetery North of Terre haute. Book festival is slated at Library Man were selected for the Hon the basis of character Schod personality and leadership. Hundreds of applicants. Scholarships Are made pos through the munificence of or. _ Rector who established the j week of May 8-13 to be Celk Tion in 1019. The purpose of rated Public invited foundation is to bring outstand \ for events i students to the Campus and _ in Tain a High Standard of schol in in to University. Following men have been de Rector scholarships Al Mahlom. Dayton Ohio Robert a Evanston Illinois John Barth Chicago Illinois Edgar a Cleveland Ohio Harry Bige Belmar. New Jersey Richard James Byrne a do nods. I Canter Indianapolis Bruce a Winnetka Illinois Max Greensburg Luther Cooper Chicago Illinois Eugene cot Indianapolis. Ralph Cowan James Cutshaw Gary. N Dewar. Park Ridge Illinois Dooley. Dayton Ohio Harold Mansfield. Ohio Lynn Ebert sky. Ohio William Edington a Castle i Findley. Jacksonville Illinois a France. Massillon Ohio pres Halo Rutland Vermont a Gemmer Indianapolis Enao Toli. Chicago Illinois k Indianapolis. A Rig. By Uff tan a Harvey Nii Nois Rick Norwood Ohio a Dayton Ohio Chicago Illinois next week May 8 to 13, will be celebrated As Spring Blok festival in the Greencastle Library it was announced today by miss Genevieve of hair librarian. Scores of new books for children and adults will be placed in the shelves and on special display at the l Barry As a part of the Observance to increase interest in books. Miss of hair stated that clubs had donated sufficient funds to Purchase Many of the new books to be added to the Library s Book total. Among the organizations contributing Are the Greencastle Council of clubs Century club. Depauw women a club and the Progress history club. Funds from these groups plus Money from the Library fund will remit in 60 new books going to the Library. Individuals and other organizations have boosted the total of adult fiction and non fiction books too by their gifts of new volumes i for the Spring Book festival. Jas. Farrow recalls Days of l0nc ago aged citizen of Greencastle township tells of incidents 80 years past often Bode red Buck reveals plane motor factory owned by u. S. Indianapolis. May 6.�? up a the United states army has ordered 800 of the new Allison engineering corporation aircraft motors said to be the lightest and fastest in the world Louis Johnson assistant Secretary of War revealed today. He said work on the order will begin As soon As plans for expansion of the Allison factory Are completed. Contracts were signed he said with dec ally Days of famous race Horne in two hours after the Money was a which won Many prizes in this Section of state one of the biggest laughs James t. Farrow has had in a Long time came one recent afternoon when he. At his Home Northeast of Greencastle told about the time he became a hardened horse thief at the tender age of seven years. That was 80 years ago which fixes or. Farrow s tors has in effect been subsidized by age pretty definitely and Given in the United states government. He reason to believe he could know a lauded the corporation for its Coop lot about Saddle horses in Putnam ration with the army in carrying on Propri ated by Congress. Johnson Here in connection with the american legion executive committee meeting revealed that although the Allison company is a subsidiary of general motors corporation. It has been a owned and operated by the War department for nine according to Johnson Allison to county in that Day and age when most men travelled about Tho country astride some Good Steed and liked it. I. Farrow a venture into the horse thief class had some extenuating circumstances. One of these of course was his own youthfulness and another was the extreme youthfulness of the horse itself. Both Scro in Tho innocent age. The Farrows lived on what is now state Federal Road 36. West of the a Shanna crossing a and Little James that fateful Day was out in the big ban lot interested in everything he saw when one of the neighbor women came along the nearby Road Riding an Casy gaited old Mare going to. Call on friends. Trailing along behind was a Little Colt wobbly on its legs yet. Whose Only concern in All the world was to keep within a reasonable distance of its Mother lest it need nourishment again. Little Jimmy saw the Beautiful Colt and longed for it. So with a promptness that would have been commendable in most other enter research for the new motors. Senior play Given Friday Fine audience saw splendidly coached staff in annual play let new proposals sent to Russia for joint Aid Dean Dirks spoke at Deans meeting British ambassador at Moscow instructed to seek Early audience described As Compromise was to Mak it Clear that Russia not obligated until after per Jfe was made Good May Queen crowned at presentation a Large and appreciative audience attended the play presented by the senior class last night in the High school auditorium. The Choice of a once there was a Princess was a Happy one in that it gave a great number of students an Opportunity to participate and from an audience standpoint was varied in change of scenes. The director. Miss Charlotte Donnohue deserves much Praise for the finesse in speech and action displayed. Without minimizing the performance of any the portrayal of the Princess by Catherine Boston the Robert As one of the features of the i weeks Celebration Mabel Leigh Daniel Leland Edwin Bridgeport Connecticut George j Hunt author of children a books will Harry 8peak at Greencastle High school convocation at 2 of clock next thursday afternoon. May 11. At 3 30 of clock she will appear at the 1�?~brar/ i in connection with a movement to Hull. Crooksville Ohio Char organize Story telling groups for the r Surat Anderson. Library. The prominently known or Johnson Evansville win author formerly lived Here. Jolly. Elmhurst Illinois Wes a miss o hair said that the l Barry Jones Gary Omar Kenyon fort was highly pleased with the gifts of Robert Kercher. Dayton a bocks from the clubs and individuals Paul Kohler Mishawaka to Jand she personally thanked each Fra Ridge Chicago Illinois. I group and person for the Fine Coop Neth Lehman Chicago Illinois oration with the Library. The it Maywood Illinois Ian invited the Public in general to jew Leach. Danville Illino a John visit the Library next week and take Toledo. Ohio Robert Mccoy a Edward Maravich Gary Prises he slipped out into the Road jealous a ,ove8ick Ruby b cd ,er8oni after the woman Rode by. And coaxed i fied by Mottry Abel and the worried and excited mrs. Boyd As interpreted by Marguerite Erdman and Olive Mae Dean As the spiteful aunt were outstanding. Charles Sheridan As the would be ill Ventor and George Taylor As the a hand picked husband delivered outstanding performances. The three Little girls Willametta Pease Frances Porter and Helen Jome created a great Deal of fun. George Long jr., Barbara Yuncker Carl Pitts Eleanor Mccullough Marian Mcclure Ralph Call jr., and Bonnie Goldsberry All entered into their parts and helped to make the play most enjoyable. London. May 6 up1 great Britain sent new proposals to Russ a today for joint British French Russ an Aid to Poland and Rumania in Case of a German attack. Sir William seeds. British ambassador at Moscow was instructed to seek an Early audience with Prem Ier foreign commissar v. M. Molotov and begin negotiations on Tho by tish proposals in an Effort to reach an agreement which would align Russia with the British French Security front. The British proposals were described As a Compromise. Russia had asked a d rect All inclusive British French russian military Alliance. This proposal prime minister Neville Chamberlain found impracticable for the present it was said. Britain was understood to propos instead 1 a direct declaration by Russia of its intention to go to the Aid of Poland and Rumania As and when required. 2. A Jont declaration by great Britain and France reaffirming Liei own intention to give immediate Aid to Poland and Rumania if one of those countries resisted a threat against their Independence. Sir William seeds was instructed to make it Clear it was understood that Russ a would not be obligated to Aid either Poland or Rumania until after Britain and France had made Good their own pledge. Speaking before Deans and advisors of men from eleven Indiana colleges and universities at an annual meeting of there men at the ind Ana state teachers col Ege in Terre haute. Thursday night. Dean l. H. Dirks of dip new University discussed the emotional upsets of College students. To blamed Many of these on College Quot misfits Quot because their parents Are trying to make them do come kind of work they Are not suited to do. A so met Mes the professor is to blame a Dirks said. Quot Home con lotions. Poor health Campus love of the annual May Day festivities fars insecure finances Are seme of were held this afternoon at three the causes for student difficulties of clock in the Dell. The program which the Dean must help to solve featured the presentation of the May sometimes it is Impo Tant to break a Queen and her court. Jean Woods May a festivities held saturday afternoon in the Dell Marui a of Biden gave dance Lyonl i Drin participated twelve senior women were to be members of Queens court Rule if it helps a student. In any event the welfare of the student come3 Dean Dirks declared. Next year s meeting is to be held at Depauw. I Mason. Owensville Opal May. Roland Miller. Whiting Ray ring St marys Ohio h Owens. Cir Levile Ohio d Page Chicago. Illinois har-1 Peeler part in the Spring Book festival. Hunt College student Fob murder of salesmen Phoenix. Ariz., May 6 a up Robert a Burgunder. Jr., 22. A College student was sought today on a Kokomo James pike.1 charge of murdering two Automo a Richard Reed Hammond be salesmen. A Evanston. Illinois i his father a prominent Seattle at he had heard nothing Tommy said he had heard not neg a a. _ from his son. Who was a student at the Arizona state teachers College of Tempe for several Days i s. Ruth Burgunder who is divorced and lives in los Angeles Sai i she had no idea where her son was. She had not heard from him in months. Koach Dalk newspaper office has termite and Hunter d e d 11 Ritter Ashland Ohio Don Ritzenthaler Toledo Ohio Lliam Saul Barrington Illinois in Schickel new Albany Rich-0,t James Sears a Polis William seat Wash a. Richard Seifert Chicago 111 a Alton Shipley Effingham Iii a Walton Shreeve Phoenix Ari Ststa 3rd business finns just Sis rss have trouble Smith Plainfield new Jer so Ephen Smith Spiceland har or of Sporl a a a car Sar it it. Indianapolis John s Reedsville Pennsylvania Stover Riverton new Jer Owell Lebanon India Nathan. Evanston Illinois 3 Tucker Rockford Illinois truly Chicago a 111 it to Turners Decatur. Illinois Urquhart. Chicago Illinois w Van Slyck Topeka Kansas Vardery. Winter Park Florida Agner Peru Robert Ward. 1, Ric Quot Illinois John Warner Quot Quot Ana Miles Wideman. Hill Penn pm w Wishar Chicago. Illinois Wayand Desmoines Iowa can ,"1 ill Iii a Woessner Dayton Ohio Zimmerman Forest Park a. May 6.�? up it a the fam. -0n Rod in state from the Little fellow into the barn lot and thence into a stall in the Bam. James then sat Down on the barn floor and feasted his eyes upon his treasure dreaming of the times to come when he and his Steed could travel Over the face of the world together. But it was a dream Only because just then father entered not the father of the Little Colt but of the Small boy. He soon grasped the significance of the scene and administered some punishment right then and there with a Promise of More to follow is needed. But no More was needed because James never stole another horse. Or. Farrow is one of the few men _ living in the county today who in j Washington May 6. Up years gone be strode Putnam a most of the midshipmen s a infamous horse old red Buck. N la eur0pean cruise because of the red Buck although Many International situation highlighted years yet lives in the memory of the to Jay a mini strap on moves to keep older men of the county and even a the youngest generation has heard of f n. Any emergency. Tales of Tho Day red Buck paced a decision to keep the three Battle mile in 2 14 on the old county fair ships to he used in american Waters race Lack South of town on land wa8 ann0unced by Secretary Claude that was acquired later by Alexander a a Swanson it by less s. Bryan and yet later by James f. An a month cancellation of the that fast mile was paced by feet a projected visit to the new York worlds fair and president trip America out of War but to prepare St Quot t0 a he Waterloo p v msm0uth where they a ail Rica m Edt for North troubles of widely differing kinds have come to two Putnam county business firms. At Roachdale the office of the times news has been invaded by termites who have carried on their activities under cover so effectively that the owners of the shop will have to take up All of the floor and Lay a Concrete floor. This work has been started but the newspaper announces this week that next week s Issue will have to be conceited to permit the work to be done. At Fillmore the Hunter bros., store has a Peculiar worry it is reported. Water has collected in the basement of the store following the recent heavy Rains and on the surface of that water there is floating a scum of gasoline so thick that one energetic person skimmed off enough to operate his automobile. It seeps in from some nearby buried gasoline tank it is supposed but two such tanks have been exhumed and found not leaking. Red Buck with 200-Pound Sim Cord on his Back As jockey. Those were in the Days when red Buck was a racer. At that time he was owned by Fred Garner of Russellville who had bought him from doctor Moudy of Greencastle. Who Hail used the animal As a Saddle horse in visiting his Roosevelt a order for it to return to Home bases in the Pacific. In it i it Hurt notes 20 years ago in Greencastle the Central National Bank of patients scattered far and wide Over Greencastle is plaintiff against yen the county and neighbouring areas Field s. Welch it Al for foreclosure. Red Buck was a red horse who mat. J. Murphy is attorney had no gait except a Pace and who in the damage suit of Glen Walden was never successfully worked in is. The c. I. A a l. Railway corporation harness. He was the offspring of a the motion of the plaintiff for Dis Blue Roan stallion that was brought Missal of the suit was sustained by through this part of the country by the court his owner and of a Little red Mare j owned it is said by a a dickies Arnold i of Stilesville. Arnold it is believed j sold the Young animal to doctor Moudy. Red Buck was raced in All of the county Fains around Putnam and when he became too old to compete on the track he continued to win premiums some of them at the state fair in the show rings. Ham Jackson once Rode him at a Mooresville event. In one of his appearances on the county fair grounds South of Greencastle. Referred to above he was raced against a by be Roan Mare from Terre haute and was thrown off his stride by some men. Friends of the foreign horse who stationed themselves along the race track and yelled loudly when red Buck passed them causing him to break. He never com stand interference of that sort when he was on the track. Red Buck finally passed into the Berlin May 6 up screaming headlines in the closely controlled a Caiman complained of polish a a atrocities against Tho germans today. Miners urged to end Quot civil War la Guardia asserts situation serious urges presidents Aid tri delt. Was this years May Queen and Ruth Liming Theta served As he. Maid of Honor. Members of the court were Esther Jacobs Betty Parker june Winter Marjorie Raiser. Betty Acuff i 1 Lan Applegate. Mil red Radiant Vera Bundy. Ruth Harrison. Sally Pope Helen Young an 1 Ann Rose. Betty Macy As w. S. A. President presented the scepter to the Queen. Betty Smith As acting y. W. C. A. President or a cd the Golden Ball. Mary Jane Mcgaughey As a. W. S. President crowned the Queen. Harriett Brooks was the Flower girl 1 Marcia o Brien the Crown bearer Bobby Neal and David Alexander were the train bearers. Thu flow. R Chain which was one of the features of the event was composed of two Junior girl representatives from each place of residence. Members of the Folk dancing class took part in the May pole dance. After the Queen her court the Day Chain and Tho dancers entered the chorus which consists f two Gills from each House Sang several selections. The gifts wore presented to the Queen and immediately after that the program dosed with a dance by Marcia. Of Brien. Brr in May 6 it up nazis bitterly attacked Poland today asserted that col. Josef Beck polish foreign minister had flouted Quot magnanimous German offers and in pled that Poland must accept responsibility for All developments. It was indicated that Adolf Hitler would make no move pending the conference Between Joachim von Ribbentrop and count Galeazzo Ciano. German and italian foreign m Sisters. Starting at Milan today. But it was evident from inspired nazi comment on Becky a speech to Tho polish parliament yesterday and in an off Cial polish memorandum to Germany which supplemented it. That nazis regarded negotiations with Poland deadlocked. This View or is shared in Warsaw dispatches made it Plain and for the present Tho situation remained that Germany demanded Danzig and a 15-mile strip across the polish corridor connecting Germany and East Prussia and that Poland refused to concede either demand. Awaiting an offic Al Lead As to diplomatic action inspired nazi sources resumed attacks in Poland for alleged a a monstrous attacks on germans in polish territory and for to. Bil zing troops along the German Frontier Quot when there was no new York. May 6. A up the mining of soft Coal vital to Industry transportation and the essential services of municipalities. Ceased throughout the United states today while the Federal government increased its pressure on mine operators and miners to end their a civil John r Steelman head of the u. 8. Conciliation service goaded contract negotiators for the appalachian bituminous Industry into further discussions after they had twice confessed inability to agree. Asserting that he represented a the which the negotiators understood to mean president Roosevelt Steelman told representatives of management and labor that a the american people will not stand for a state of mayor f. H. Laguardia speaking As the five weeks appalachian shutdown extended to All Coal Fields making 320,000 miners Idle added his voice to the official insistence upon n settlement. Asserting that the Coal situation was a serious very serious a Laguardia for the fourth time since the East Indianapolis ind. May 6.�? Ern shutdown Staigvil on april 1 risk Charmian Fumk Finney of the in de the president to take personal , commiss on on interstate inaction. Operation was Emp a it red today to with two of the City a three sub nam0 three Rubo Imit tees to work Way systems operating at Only 7.r> Perm or Mac s with s Ster states in cent of capacity because of an in to Owhi key. M in Ami the ind pending fuel shortage. Laguardia Kentucky Boundary line said he was compelled to ask the said the comm Sion was president to intervene. Asky Tho Cuy of Evansville to a to whom else can 1 turn a he stale asked to solve disputes Kentucky Tiloi nary problem tops list of questions for interstate Sai Ltd. Or. Roosevelt has indicated heretofore that to preferred to leave the situation in the hands of the conciliation service but he has been keeping in close touch. Steelman who entered the contract Parley three weeks ago. Took Complete charge of them yesterday a tempt to solve an aggravating Law Enfer lenient or Mem on Green River Island a strip of land 1 1-2 Miles Long and 12 mile wide directly North of Henderson. By. And slightly More than a mile East of Evansville. May r w miam ores. And City attorney Lou s Rel its of Evansville were unable to attend the commission meeting but Roberts submit before the joint appalachian wage to a it 1 a Conese statement of the Houn conference which had convened to daiy up Blem choral festival concert tuesday Depauw symphony Oki ties tra will play two selections at festival hear its eight member subcommittee report failure after eight weeks of trying. He virtually forced the deadlocked conferees to take up again the task which before he spoke they had been ready to drop. Green River Island is a part of Kentucky although it is in the Indiana so a of the Ohio River. A Hie. Strip includes the Dade Park Rae track on the East an on the West. I number of what Roberts termed a dives Quot in a Quot no Many a land policed 1 by neither state rocked an automobile owned and operate Pope to Broa Ike ast Vatican City May 6. A up it a Pope Pius is expected to Appeal to the world for peace in a radio Broad a cast tomorrow a Simi official Vatican source said today. M it Biown of Bainbridge Gav banquet at the commercial hotel to Twenty of his Greencastle and India Napolis friends. Capt. R. B. Albaugh son of Albert. A Baugh arrived Home from Over seas. The Boston club was entertained by a program of music by pupils of miss Rutledge among whom were Crystal Cooper. Annabell Mcwethy Blanche Bicknell Margaret Emily Mcgaughey Norvetta Green. Kathleen and Eunice Taylor. The Honor Roll of the High school for the preceding six weeks included Philip Maxwell Helen Kendall. Cornelia Allen Mary c. Cannon Lawr ownership of a Man in Illinois and ence Wright Edna West Amanda died in that Many a Possession of in Browning Arthella Malten. Chris a a i Tine Detrick. Continued on a no a Tirol. Interest in the Forth coming High sch a a choral festival is at a High pitch. Tho festival concert tuesday evening. May 9 the High school gymnasium will Climax an All Day meeting of High school choruses from Bedford. Crawfordsville Frankfort Martinsville and Greencastle. These choruses have been working on the music which is to be performed for several weeks and their combined performance promises to be the highlight of an extremely Rich season in musical accomplishment for this Community. The Depauw symphony orchestra will to brought to the High school gymnasium and will play two selections As Well As accompany the combined chorus. The concert is open to the Public and it is hoped that a Large number of people will turn out to hear and encourage these ambitious High school students. I by John Turner of Bainbridg w i wrecked Friday when it and a two wheel trailer overturned about one half mile South of Parkersburg in state Road 43. Two horses which Turner we la marriage Lic Ense hauling the trailer thrown Gerald Cleve thoma3, Coal Miner out but escape 1 injury As did the Brazil route 3. i Ona Ellen a a Riri ver of the machine. State police unison teacher. Greencastle route 4 Man James Gilliland investigated the mishap. \ the body of mrs. Ella Gibbons a who died Friday at the Home of her refugee Bill approved daughter. Mrs. E. E. Queeney South Locust Street was taken saturday to Washington. May 6 Legisla Ottumwa. Iowa where funeral ser Tion to permit 20,000 German refugee children to enter the unite states was approved today by a joint subcommittee of the Senate and House immigration committees. The measure now goes to the full committees. May 0 Legisla Ottumwa vices and burial will be held. Reich gets Speed limit Berlin May 6 up Germany got its first general automobile a peed limit today a by Der fuehrer a personal automobiles henceforth will be limited to sixty Kilometres �37.2 Miles an hour in cities and 100 Kilometres 62.1 Miles an hour outside of cities including Germany v new superhighways. O o o o a o $ in a a 0 today a weather 0 0 and 0 0 local temperature 0 a 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i a or warmer East and South portions saturday sunday showers and Coole r. Minimum. 52 6 a m. 60 1. 68 s a. A. 73 of a. A. 77 1? a. A. 80 1 11 a. A. 80

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