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Greencastle Daily Banner (Newspaper) - May 8, 1939, Greencastle, Indiana$ a flip boat Hub id us Al it i of lab t t a the daily Banner _ a it Waves for ally 4$-t a q United press service f am. The. Home news it a j. Key seven fish dry Iii. Attend state meet i school band of a to take Pat in Parade women is won of grand cd will w had Thum Day ��111 eke Iti i of officers Incasa commander no. It is Templa will attend the i Lery session at indians w. Dec Lay and thursday. A will Send the local i fish school 0 forty pieces to take part in Parade wednesday at 2 30 M. Kukk Castle Indiana monday May 8, 1939. No. 174 Cial interurban car will leave a a Dock with the band. A lunch kit provided a or them at five o a noon the i will be a luncheon or Jirlds t the masonic Teni at the. Same time a com i 1- Aryl Nelien for the women vols Iii the v w. A. Afterwards Omen a ill he Laken on a tour p., it the. World War Mem-1 shrine. I Parade will Start promptly at m wednesday under the d to of Frank i. Bridges grand a Roper commander a no. 1 is i Host far the conclave. Choral festival history related grew i rom Small beginning in 11 37 to Oit standing body Spring Charm a ought Man visitors out important meeting a it it vim k it go Hin memorial Church will hold a Blu huh i lain y very important business session in views in Putnam old qty Drew Many from other communities Fern Ito i is very Scenic to t of these scenes Are of Small area hut Are Worth visiting by our Vople who go away Keystone Chapel this evening at 7 of clock. Mimeograph reports by Heads of departments will be Given. Everyone in attendance. Or. J. E. Porter superintendent of the Grcen Castle District will conduct the business of the fourth quarterly Confer ence. Members As Well As officials arc invited. Large crowd sees Saddle horses sunday Putnam Saddle a mob staged dig show at 7.aiung farm sortie of Corv initiation a a it film Xitco at Brazil sunday morning own a a i us flail 1 o tin choral festival to he conducted in this City tomorrow is part of a series of festivals sponsored by the Indiana state choral festival association. The state association bar had a Short but illustrious history. It grew from a Small beginning with a choral festival in Greencastle in the. Com Manderius of this group Spring of 1937. At that time three a Fern for the Parade 011 North High school choruses from Martins Between Illinois and Meridian j Villa Crawfordsville and Shelbyville the even no after the Parade. I came to Greencastle to Combine their a will be a banquet at 6 30 of j forces with those of the local High pc for knights and their wives in j school in an All Day choral festival. rite Cathedral. Thoj Phe festival was successful and commander Ball will open a impressed the school administrators it grand March in the main Ball a to such an extent that the chorus 1 at 9 of clock. I was invited to appear before the final bus Ness session of Tho j music department of the Indiana cd bold will be held thursday a state teachers association the Fol. When officers Wal be elect lowing fall in Indiana it Olis. At the port indicate my a 1 01 mus a presen Ano Orr Honey j Oaneta state choral festival a a Karmoil Mil la on ii h. A state a a Rohdke by mrs. Denny up i to of mrs. Nellie m it it of Putnam county. Conclusion of Tho concert professor b. W. Bergethon then president of the music department of the i.t.a., railed Meeting of tin supervisors of music present and the Indiana association was formed the avowed Juh of tile association was to Sporner District choral festivals in India not As opposed to Tho contest movement in the instrumental Field. The first officers of the association to Road men. To Quot to of these Putnam the Charm of Spring time views in Putnam county Drew Many visitors to them from Greencastle and other and More Distant communities. Sunday. Not every Persia a ving in this City knows where to find All of the most attractive Rencs of oui county but All of the residents know of at least a part of them and they find it a delightful rest for tired eyes and minds to gaze upon them Especial by during the Spring to me when Theio is a delicacy of the greens and Flower colors that is not a part of the same views la or. The rolling and rough country particularly that penetrated by the paved and Blacktop roads was the Center of interest but the level Fields some of them Green with wheat and others but lately slowed anti prepared for Plant no had their admirers also. There arc Scenic spots reached he roads that Are not Well known to the town people which Are As wild an i rugged As Many which arc in famed Parks Over the country but most of these places arc entered Over roads that arc Dusty now. And some of them rough. One of the roughest just now. Of these Scenic routes that known As the Fern Road Down big Walnut cock from the covered Bridge on West Walnut Street Road a Road that was seriously damage by the last High water. In Many pm Acos some of them a Hundred feet and More in w dts the i ushing water of the flooded Streum washed out the one on the roads and surface and carried the material onto adjoining f Elds causing the a Farmers serious loss this Road has been thoroughly worked Over by the motor Graeler equipment of the county hut a heavy expenditure of Money for further Vic re and for material is needed to Hong it Hack to its former Good its future is a problem for Fin e horses in King edition. Jew rec i Ler Ruth Hill. Anderson president Toto avy much heavier Buri Inez Nixon. Frankfort vice resin Ali a id no of Money in to in Dent Beldon Leonard Winchester in n Ali a i t ninth con Secretary h. Ice Rothon Grcen Irtz i the second month. Castle treasurer. J March there were 27 mortgage.1 the initial task of the officers was �?~1 recorded and 6 in to Divide the state into districts and h of tin to recorded in March to select music for the next years pm Rural property and 12 festival. Not satisfied with their county scenes Are of Small area compared with areas of Smilar character in some other parts of the Sta a but they Are bits of Beauty that Are Well-1 Worth v siting by our people who usually go farther from Home for ibis rot of recreation. Music popular in local school subject one of outstanding nature for students in Greencastle music instrumental and vocal has become one of the most popular subjects in the Greencastle High school. Bjorner Bergethon. Director of music. Attributes a great Deal of the such frs locally to participation in events such As the to Oral festival. And the Fine and whole hearted support of the school admin Stratico in regard to time allowed approximately 120 Hoys and girls Are enrolled in either girls glee club boys glee club or a Cappella choir. The girls glee it Yub meets Throe times each a a a k and the boys glee club convenes twice weekly the a Cappella a fit it a which is considered an adv amid group meets five times per a Cvrk. Am these organizations meet during school hours and receive full credit toward graduation. Instrument ally there is a group provided for any boy or girl interested in music. Thi senior hand has 45 members and the Junior hand an enrolment of about 50. In addition instrumental class a Are provided for All students from grades -1 to 12 the latest additions a dance band makeup of members of the senior band sponsored by the music department but student governed. Last year the music depart mint was equipped with an acoustically treated Muic room a no w Vicli a purchased from tin music fund established by the a music . And the music 1�?~brnry was lib rail increased. These advantages cannot he overlooked. And superintendent Paul f. Boston Ami the Board of education Reserve much Herdit for the support Given to the a music department he its believe Putnam county has unusually Large number of Classy Saddle horses several from Greencastle attended the initiation of e. M. Butler by the Elk Lodge. Init action was held at 11 o clock with dinner at one of clock followed by an address by Harry my Ijain of Shelbyville. Those attending were Simpson Stoner or. W. J. Kri Der. Ray Herbert. Ernest Stoner. Albert Williams. L. C. Conrad. Elmer seller and it. It. Neal who was 0 1 the. Degree team. Marriage License to take part in festival Depauw symphony or web tra . Assist in con cd Ert tuesday first attempt to the gospel of tits. T a to 27 Mort Titer festivals As opposed to contest they in crib 1 Lerty totalling $3 .400 Deci Deil to sponsor an All stale High in i i on town property i 1&Quot Ltd 1 in apr a the Rural a 1 1 r Fin number total Omli 1 in consideration and 11 111 a its the tired j41, j26 sin school chorus at the next Indianapolis slate teachers association meeting. An invitation was sent to All members to select students to represent their respective schools in this state chorus and in october. Ittak. A a Rural property i j More than i00 students from All Over Robert Mundy expired today mrs. Hanneman.71 died sunday noon services will be held wed at Shannon funeral Home in 485, an 1 a the state assembled rehearsed and word was received Here today of1 a concert under the direction of i fio it la ath Early this morning in a director of choral Wjk a a Pitzl a at Lafayette of be by Mun 1 1 1 a a property were 89,-Jgav?. P a Perty was relieved of Jacob Evenson i. A a in Reg lad in March music in the or a a 7 7 spa taken off of Tovi incl. J Success and i next year the ail state re Rishi. The family formerly Reid r l 1 mortgages recorded in chorus will be featured at one of the a in Greencastle on West Washirig-?<1, 1 883.206, with re-1 general sessions of the Indiana state t n Garcet. The boy had been sick tel there were 122, teachers association. F or years with an affection of the nil neg incs Reen Thiafi or it can become a Mem a Bones and for a Long period was a the As of a patient in the rotary Annex of the Greencastle Ami mrs in the Pittsburgh Jav Etc Ltd years old last january 15. A Ltd taken off of town schools. This concert was a great. Non of my an a Mia i Mundy of r. Gas recorded in March ?&5 i a pr�?T,1. Mrs. Margare e. Hann Conn. Age a 73 years died sunday noon at the died at his Home in dkli1ii Homo of her son. I orge Hanna after an illness of Sev Man Ohio Street. She had been in ill eral years health for about three months. Mrs a Hanneman has spent practically All of her life in this City. Survivors Are three sons Julius of Phoenix. Ariz. Keld a of Munci and George Hanneman. Of this City two daughters. Mrs. Sellia Jonora of Torre haute and mrs. David Umberto of this r to Throe Brou err im1 Tom. And King. Of the City and Turco sters mrs. Walter Ixo a and mrs. John Saddler both Ltd de Lammel of i w i a Luleck in Russellville for augusts 4. Ill movies shown on tin sri May nights a Quot it Cut is made that the 1 horse and cattle show 1 will he hell August 3. 4 and a Quot one of the big events of l county among Farmers and m i l its who arc interested raining and development of and cattle. Her of the ass Elvation to on la pit Eui arly anxious to include Wiley Hospital connected with the filth Quot smaller schools As it a Felt University medical Extension by combining Forrea with the larger Indianapolis. His parents who sur Ochoa in the Spring festivals they Vive moved to Delphi a year ago. Will re rive much inspiration and be also surviving Are two Sisters mrs. Able to no works which individual Loil Ren Duncan of Greencastle Ami re Nola Conli not attempt. Another miss Gunrly. A nurse in a my no will Fea ure of the organisation is a room Ipi Ial in Terre haute and there is cemetery Tating place when by the festival to in brother he Herl of Greencastle. A is among members in each Dis the body was to be brought to the trial in that Way they provide trips Hector funeral Home in Greencastle for a l the Eliou it h and each school into today. In the District receives the Benefit it is probable that the funeral ser of serving As h it to the festival vices will be held wednesday after when its turn comes. Noon. Further information of the each school takes care of its own arrangements will he made later expenses of Iran Porta Uon Ford no burial w .11 be in the Forest Hill com music. E tc., and for that reason the Ezcry. Hot cd y can offer the concert to the . Louis. Two sons have preceded her in death. Funeral services will he held wednesday afternoon at 2 30 o clock from the Shannon funeral Home in charge Quot of the inv. V l. Raphael. Intel be made in the old City Community it a Nom Nal charge. The 15,1 hours. 1 v or the was attended luge crowd and an equal a a m is expected this year. If a m loan or. Will have editions Are favourable. Charges off Samf ram h 1 Community Enterprise it j. D Mclean son of or. And mrs. Are the free movies to Don Mclean will have charge of the Quot Quot a each thursday evening on dude ranch activities at or Llcy. Testa of that town. The first naval Camp on Baas Lake this sum circuit court notes Everett Everman is. I to Woody Cico Fen Lant ruled to answer May 15. Walter Mccurry is. Agnes Sanford partition plaintiff filed motion to make May Mccurry a party de John h. Klinger is. We. P. Tilley v a s.,. A a a a a m defendants motion for new trial Quot ill be this coming thurs Mer. The enrolment is limited to a a. A my Lar 1 1 Acra f if Ini x til Excelsior stove and a mfg. Corp., is Burn j. Currie dismissed. The Quot Russellville Booster club forty boys ranging in age from 8 to ova Cru or the show. 17 years. The Camp and dude ranch Booster club has opened a open june 18 and activities continue Ltd i Hall in the Spencer build for twelve weeks. Girls Are admitted Russellville the Hall to be open the last two weeks. Bass Lake is near Public for All kinds of meet Knox. In uding Church socials and the dude ranch activities include Phi hearings dances and such All forms of . 20 years ago in Greencastle 1,000 persons from Grcen cattle welcomed the Soldier Boya Back Homo at Indianapolis. Hogs were $21 20 on the Indianapolis Market. Depauw won from Hanover in a 13-inning game score 3 to 2. In connection with Doan Mccutchan a program in Honor of Tho 2.500th recital of the school of music it wus announced that Tho first recital of that school Wirfs Given by Dean James Hamilton Howe september Blay Lea 4 27. 1884. Mrs. Edgar Vancleave went to Chicago to visit. Or. Cassell Tucker arrived in and Greencastle after two years in the the Putnam county Saddle horse club opened its season sunday with one of the most pretentious and pleasant events which they have Given since their organization. It was their All Day meeting at the former l. A. Zaring farm on the Manhattan Greencastle Road now operated by the Indiana state penal farm and particularly devoted to the raising of horses. The farm is Ideal for that purpose with rolling pasture lands and abundance of water for the horse show purposes and for Tho training of Saddle horses having a bridle path Over a gently rolling terrain and r. Corral in which horses Are broken and trained. Then there is the commodious farm House and a delightful Lawn with a Green Sward and i Trees whose Shade sunday was welcomed. All of these facilities were hospitably turned Oyer to the Saddle club sunday the members of that organization gathering there at 9 of clock in the morning with their horses which they exercised on the track and at noon the entire group was dinner guests of superintendent Floyd j. Hemmer and his sister and of or. And mrs. Irving Schmeltekop. Dinner was on the Lawn at the farm House the service being by men from the state farm. Or Schmeltekop is in charge of the horses of the institution. And Rode one of its show horses in the Arena sunday afternoon. The card of events for the afternoon program was almost a replica of the program of a county horse show with entries mostly from Putnam county but with some from other counties. The crowd was a Large one. Most of those attending As spectators viewing the events from automobiles which were parked around Tho wire netting enclosure. It was estimated three Hundred por sons witnessed the program. It was a colourful scene Many of the spectators being mounted and wearing hats and garments that were picturesque in their colouring Many of i in hats worn were of the Cowboy style. Riders in the show events in Many instances wore brilliantly coloured shirts and blouses and some of the saddles and bridles were ornate with Silver ornaments and carving. Tin judge of tile show was Herbert Fischel of Washington this state assisted by or. T. A. Sigler of Green Ca Tilc. Or. Eleanor Collins Wilkinson. Secretary of the club gave the ribbons to the riders of the winning Horres. Paul Albin officiated at the loud speaker. One of the pleasant features of Tho Day was the playing by the dance band from the state farm its members All inmates. The events and a winners of the afternoon show were the following Mold Cluss 1, o. R. Matthews 2 Harry col ins 3, Mary Turner of Crawfordsville 4, state farm horse top hat. Rny. Under 42 inches�?1, Bobby Williams 2, Steve Deer 3, Wiline Albin or. A Pony Over 42 inches�?1, Hatli Duncan 2. Mrs. Frank Deer 3. Roy Humphrey Riding for Harvey Gray 4. Kenneth Sexton Riding for Chas. Briggs. Boy or Giri rider 1, Kenneth sex ton 2, Anita Handy 3, Bobby Williams 4. Alfred Sheehan Riding for w. T. Blay a yes. Thine gaited class 1, top hat Ridden by Irving Schmeltekop 2. Mary Turner 3, Elizabeth Stoner 4, Lonnie Steele. Lady rider c ass 1, Elizabeth Stiver 2. Mary Turner 3, Eleanor Wilkinson 4, Katherine Daugherty. Cow Pony class 1, John Earnshaw 2, Ray Gilbert Riding another Ean shave horse Suga Quot 3, j. I. Mclean 4. Don Kelv Crawfordsville. Gentleman rider class 1, Wilson Handy 2. W. T. Blaydes 3, tim Grimes Riding for Ernest Miller 4. A. W. Golphra. Five Gaite 1 class 1, e Zabeth Ston a 2. O. R. Matthews 3. W. T. Steele. John Frushour teaching Bates Vale. And a Helen Smedley teaching Floyd twp. Open to general Public students from Bedford Frankfort Craword Villo Martinsville and Greencastle to participate three Hundred High school students will take part in the choral festival concert tomorrow night at 7 30 in Tho High school gymnasium. The students Are members of the choirs and glee slated Inlet no Applegate Oldfie i clubs of the us Lford Frankfort no. 135 Fillmore tuesday. May u. At Crawford Vil c. Martinsville Ani masonic notice 8 M. Work in f. C. Degree. Boston welcomes choral festival superintendent of schools praises event booked Here tuesday Greencastle High schools. The chorus will assemble in the morning and will spend the Lay in rehearsing for the concert in the evening. The Depauw symphony orchestra of sixty members will assist in Tho concert which is open to the general Public. The program for the evening a it or of nuance is As follows on tuesday evening the Community of Greencastle will again have the distinction of playing Host to a rare musical performance. Those of us who patronized a similar program Here two years ago have not forgotten the thrill of hearing a mass chorus of trained High school voices singing against Tho background of Depauw a symphony orchestra. The festival chorus to appear Here in the High school gymnasium on tuesday evening will consist of approximately a hire Hundred selected voices from a he High schools of Crawfordsville. Martinsville. Frankfort. Bedford and Greencastle. This will be a program in which both audience and participants will share a most interesting Peri once. This in Lea of having High school choruses sing in mass unison is r wholesome departure from that of competitive contests. In the mass chorus the youngsters Are relaxed and Happy. In the contest they Are 1 too often tense with the spirit of Competition. High tribute should he paid to or Bergethon. The Host come actor. As the festival chorus was his original idea. The plan has grown in the state to the place when a choral festival association has been organized with a membership of sixty High schools As this is or. Bergs thongs last year in our Community it is hoped that a capacity audience will by on hand to enjoy this unusual program and to pay tribute to or Birgeth Cne a splendid contributions to Good music in Greencastle. As Host superintendent of schools it is a distinct pleasure to extend on behalf of our students teachers and patrons a most cordial Welcome to both singers an i officials from our neighbouring cities who air to pay us the compliment of their presence on tues Lay. Sincerely. Paul f. Boston. Broadcast eng official med to decide whether to Boycott radio speech of Duke of Windsor la Ndon. May 8 a Imp the British broadcasting come any which con program i evening prayer and pantomime from Quot Hansel and Gretel Quot a humped Dunck. Depauw University symphony orchestra Bjornar Borg Thon director. Ii combing in choruses Jehu treasure Bach. Catherine Keach director. Dark water James. Doris corns director. Iii combined boys chorus the sea Gypsy Clark. Song of the Jolly Roger Candish. I�i.to Saulnier director. In combined girls chorus lift thine eyes from a Elijah Quot a Mendelssohn. O Lovely night Ronald. Inez Nixon director. V romanian Rha Sojie Enesco. Depauw University symphony orchestra. I special numbers cherubim song Tscholkowsky. Greencastle a Cappella choir. Ole arks a mover in Arr. By Cain. Beil Ford High school chorus. . Of dreams Clokey. Martinsville girls choir. Nocturn from a Midsummer nights dream a Mendelssohn Crawford Sivilie High school chorus. Boating song Bohemian Arr. By Luvaas. Frankfort High school choir. Vii com vied choruses and orchestra chorus of homage Gericke. Gloria from a twelfth Mash a Mozart. Bjornar Bergethon. Director. Mrs. Sarah Akins died saturday funeral services hem at t love Dale monday afternoon funeral services for mrs. Sarah e. Akins age 76 years who died saturday at the Home of her son. Virgil Akins five Miles West of Greencastle were held monday afternoon at 1 o clock from the Church of Irist in cloves Lake in charge of the Rev. Rust. Interment was made in the tools radio programs in this country Cloverdale cemetery. Several children decided today to Boycott a Spe do survive. Which the Duke of win Luxor la sche i a Hai it of a in for two used to make from i inn tonight. Fri pm bums he suffered Lori tuna Nyrl irn univ Iii to in re dirt when her Home was it destroyed by fire. She became seriously ill Fudlow my a stroke suffered last week mrs. had been a lifelong resident of the boy Coda e Community. Circle were astonish no by the disclosure that the former Edward Vii was to broadcast a speech to the United states through the National broadcasting company hardly 4s hours after his brother successor. King George i. Hall sailed for a visit to Canada and the United a ted. It was at once pointed out that Tho Duke had made no Ray Lio speech since ids famous a woman i love broadcast on the evening of his abdication december 11. 1936. Court Duke we is a pulling another Boner this afternoon and tonight becom such As that which caused him to fair tuesday soft what cooler cancel a projected visit to the tonight in West portion cooler tues United states in november 1937. A Lay. When it developed that his a a sponsor today a weather @ and a local temperature @ o o o o �3> its a a a a amp Cloudy occasional thundershowers in East portion tonight Ami possibly circles Sunggi sted that the tuesday morning and in West portion or. An i mrs. C. C. Gillen daughter. Rachel have moved from service abroad. Bloomington Street to the Cole apart r. P. Mullins purchased the Cook ments. Drug store. And a Ivance agent was Charles e. Bedaux inventor of an Industrial speedup system which has been bitterly denounced by labor. So astonished Wero people connected with court circles that they even he would cancel his this weeks weather were monday and Over cast to a Ion monday n get generally fair mid it us of week showers thursday predicted that or Friday and a air saturday. Cooler plan when he realized As they put it. Monday and monday night warmer that it might be interpreted Asun a wednesday and cooler Friday. Timely publicity. Minimum 6 a. M. 7 a. M. 8 a. M. P a. M. 1.0 a. M. 11 a. In. 12 noon 1 M. 2 M. 62 67 70 74 78 79 80 80 70 70

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