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Greencastle Daily Banner (Newspaper) - November 29, 1939, Greencastle, IndianaThe weather 4 aha and warmer 4. A i me forty eight the daily Banner tit Waves for All 99 4 a f All the Home news 4 4 United service 4 a a a a a eminent Rmer died Roachdale Hostetter passed y at Home at age of years Early wed.gheenvant1.h, Indiana wednesday november a it 1930. No. O Active politically swimming Pool proves to be a White elephant in connection with the agitation which has existed to a limited extent in Greencastle to have the City undertake the construction of a Mutt Cipa swimming Pool the following newspaper special from Kokomo is interesting in an Effort to unload a a White elephant Quot swimming Pool built with the Aid of Federal funds at a Cost of approximately 200,000, City officials Aie considering leasing the Pool to private interests next year. Cost of operating the Pool exceeds the average income by about $4,000 a year City officials said. Tetter in addition to farm served politically in Many capacities d Belford Hostetter 77 years Ossed away at his Home in ale at 1 of clock wednesday after an illness of three due principally to the infirm intendant upon his age. Hostetter was bom in mom-1 county the son of Beliah and Mahoney Hostetter. He was a Ber of the Indiana state leg-1 from Putnam county from switches at Power Plant depicting Asheville in Rakness As men strike Christmas Parade held wednesday big crowd on Down town streets for formal opening of shopping season perfect weather prevails stores were All gaily decorated Anil people enjoyed the Parade and Royal Welcome hidden tax Load heavy on Greencastle merchants assisted by the chamber of Commerce entertained a Large crowd Down town wednesday afternoon when the for Mal opening of the 1939 Christmas shopping season was held. A big feature of tile opening was a pageant in the form of a p Ira in which nearly 100 school Chi Der took part along with a lot of flow s episodes pertaining to 1909, was a Field represent tile Indiana state tax Board candidate for the demo a nomination for Congress from a action fifth District at the time or. I of Danville was nominated was a very efficient and demember and officer of the Terian Church of Roachdale. A other. Or. H. B. Hostetter. Siding in Florida was one of Ding workers of the Treaby Synod of Indiana until his retirement. Hostetter was one of the most ent men of the county and thrown at 3 of clock leaving it in total darkness was unexpected some order us restored hours after first great confusion in City of 100.000 Story Book and Nursery tale Cha Ren ters. The Parade formed at the gymnasium and was led by City and a tale police and the Fillmore school band which made a big hit with the apr he tutors. The Parade proved to be one of the most interesting Evenn be a merchants Here have held in recent Asheville. N. C nov. 29.�?i years. Up a Power service was restored the floats included to Asheville by emergency Crews i dumpty Little red Riding hoo1 Early today after Carolina Power i Snow White and the dwarfs Litt e customers buying household furniture in Putnam county a states last year paid out $10.137 in shifted taxes Burie Din the Cost of their purchases a National Consumers tax commission Survey showed today. The hidden levies Are the original taxes on the makers and Sellers of rugs furniture radios and other household articles according to the study made Public by mrs. William Ball of Muncie National committee member who leads the not cd a Tux education Campaign in Indiana. A businesses Are unable to absorb All taxes and must include at least part of Theip in operating costs a mrs. Melville Mucklestone a Etc president stated in the report a when an article reaches a store shelf the taxes accumulated at each step of its making and distribution Are handed to the consumer As part of the articles retail mrs. Theo. Harris died today noon county a j. Fitful retires from welfare Board state Barber Board loses a test Case has been president of organization for the past several years miss Muffet. Peter pumpkin Jock and Jill Little Jack Horner the old woman who lived in the shoe and others. Heralds attired in fancy Caps and red capes carried banners turd a Bunch of boys with Large toils suspended from their shoulders Pel Christmas. A and Light company workers had pulled switches and gone on strike cutting off service to the City and the most useful to the county a surrounding communities for nearly Hole. Five hours. Hostetter was United in mar j october 16, 1888 to Hetta i Asheville n. Cd a nov. 211. It Barger who survives him. Also i up employees of the Carolina j ing merry Christmas. A Ca Looe a no is their daughter. Miss Power and Light company pulled the paying Christmas carols was part Hostetter of Indianapolis five Power House switches Early today of Uit pageant. The three Wise men Stewart Hostetter of Roach a and went on strike. They threw this rile nativity and Sanaa Claus and Ralph Hostetter of Greencastle. I City of 100.000 into blackness. I eight Reindeer brought up 1 Hostetter of Bainbridge j approximately 100,000 persons j rear. Hostetter of Rockville and most of whom were asleep were Lef Hostetter of it. Wayne one without service. The entire City. Sex au_tl1_d cent for hospitals and a few isolated i 4invj i Nick oui Rill k o a r d will function a committee with enu to ii. Collin Utah Hoad he Bee a named pending final action. Logansport. Ind. Nov. 25. Up a City circuit jury today had found tuba Oldfather of Galveston i a Barber not guilty of violating the j state Narber Law by practising and i operating a Barber shop after his j License had been revoked by the it was the first test of the Law in it was the first test o the Law in Cass county Ami among the prosecuting witnesses were c. O. Maze of Greenwood inspector for the state Board and Frank Mckamy of Indianapolis. Secretary of the Board. Green Castle woman died of j heart attack at her Home on Hanna Street the Rev. H. B. Hostetter. a one half brother Walter sections. Was dark for three hours n of Jackson miss. One Sis Street lights still were out at 3 1. Edwin Reiner of traverse a a. M. After other Novice had been Mich. Two half Sisters restored but police said this was be Elzroth and mrs. Nettie Ken-1 cause of a breakdown in equipment both of officials of the. A Plina Power eral services will be held at 2 and Light company said that the Friday december 1, from the a strikers had agreed to return to Dale presbyterian Church with i work after leaders of the brother a the Ladoga cemetery. Rev. Hood of electrical workers i afl1. Of Indianapolis and Rev. A had been assured that negotiations Ley of Roachdale will be in in their demand for a closed shop would be resumed later today casket will be open to friends j Louis v. Sutton president of the e Church Friday from 1 until company said Jock. Friends May Call at the i strike had been called without warn Ain funeral Home thursday ing following rejection of the closed 6 p. M. Until 0 p. M. And Friday a shop demand. He Haid that employees 8 a. M. Until 11 a. M. I of Asheville subsidiary of the j company were working under a in a Ion contract. J a i think they realized their mis take after they had Cut off the service a he said. A the people calling our office whose lights had been Cut o matter what Road of destiny j were very angry at the Union s choose you will arrive at the j action Union had promised us ultimate aim a said Laurence it yesterday afternoon to reply to our 1936 Depauw graduate in 1� rejection of the closed shop but we never heard from them. The service was Cut off without the lateness of the hour lessened the confusion but hundreds of Telephone Calls were received by police newspapers and the electric company. Which finally gave up trying to answer its telephones. In Millman estate mrs. Harriet Belle Harris wife of Theodore Harris died unexpectedly from heart attack at her Home at 311 East Hanna Stiv it t in Greencastle at 10 30 of clock wednesday Forenoon. Or. Harris was with her at her death. Or. And mrs. Harris had resided at that address for a number of years and sin had a wide at the request of Jacob Altol. Clairm amp a of the Greencastle welfare Council the executive committee of the Greencastle coordinating Council at a recent meeting appointed a welfare committee to serve until a general meeting of the coordinating Council could be called to pass on a proposal that the coordinating Council assume responsibility of the yearly election of officers of the Greencastle welfare Council the welfare committee is As follows Ernest ii Collins chairman e. Ii 1 Bartley. Mrs. Jane Hays mrs. Gray Potter and Jacob Geltel vice chairman Lois Arnold treasurer mrs. Joe Mccord Secretary. Or. Eitel has served As chairman of the Greencastle welfare Council j since 1936. He has been an efficient i officer and it was not until he an j bounced he _ As chairman that action was taken j Chrysler to open plants after strike Russia and Finland on verge of War russian demands indicate an attack Wili be made before Many Hocks some fighting reported Small islands May in first object of russian i be. Russian populace remands War b i i. I. E r i n Klevs initiate 19 into Lodge Tikky dinner preceded initiation at Home tuesday evening acquaintance in this City. She was born at Putnamville. Some 63 years ago the daughter of John anti Eleanor Wells. Surviving her Art her husband and five Sisters mrs. Katie Bastin Fillmore mrs. E. C. Lewis Mulberry mrs. A s. Warner Columbus. Ohio mrs. J. R. Thompson. Indianapolis mrs. Nettie Osborn. Valley Center Kansas an i there we a once 0recncmtu> elks in Lorp no. 107. Brother John Wells of Indianapolis new mombcr8al a dinner Tho a a nor Man estate already Matie interesting of in memorial Church and of uiei1�?�1. I a a a a a a. Hven in the by reason not Only of the widespread Sta. In Greencastle i Turkey Linn. K a a it attention Given Bun and ids pad not it ments before i. Death and also by leu made at noon today but u a t Braz a i Lex age including District Deputy Detroit. Nov. 29. Up a 54 Day strike in the plants of the Chrysler corporation longest in the history of the automotive Industry could serve no longer. ,. ,. J ends today with Union ratification a a i a new contract Between the Corpora or. Collins has had a great Deal of Tion and the Congress of Industrial experience in welfare work and the., 1 i organizations Branch of the United committee is fortunate in his a. 1 automobiles workers. The agreement authoritative sources indicated provided a wage increase but gave the company com Oslo. Norway. Nov. 29 up heavy gun flashed and diving planes off the Southwest coast of i Norway indicated a Sharp Battle was j underway today in the North sea according to naval observers. I speculation entered on whether the British naval and Aerial forces seeking the nazi pocket battleship j deutschland had last caught up Dusl the sea Ralder As she sought to i slip Back to a German port but Marin wage an i Sal Ino Vvhs reported the. Batty refused to Hazard a guess. The sound of Cann Nading increased shortly after noon but spectators at stad and other coiusta.1 towns said they could net definitely Tell whether More naval units had joint d in the butt e. The volume of firing indicated an increasingly big engagement. However and spread Westward according to telephonic messages from lie coast. Agreement reached Early today after most costly strike in history a dict Down was 54 millions lost Oman it retains control of pro duet Ion. Wages up 8 cents Cep Tance of the chairmanship of the i welfare Council. 1 London. Nov. 29 up the Moscow i a Lio was heard at 9 10 a. A m. 4 10 a. M. St broadcasting plate control of production schedules. La a soviet people ate demand the quarrel had Cost the company i Quot lctl0n an list Kin nil and Chi an estimated 102,000,000 in Salen i 18 k owing every and 60.000 workers who had a t a Broad Aster denounced the finns in abusive terms and announced that soviet workers bad pass a l Roou ulms Den guiding a punishment i shortly before Midnight by James hot flnn8 who a Quot a a a a out i senses i Dewey Federal labor conciliator who. I mediated the dispute which began i i a a ,. The Dodge main Plant oct 6 on uopem1agkn. Demur a. Nov. 2. Whether the Union should have a1&Quot 1 a 1he i,u0"duom a of a Quot conservative newspaper Ber Linske to Idle since Early in october an i it k mated $15.000.000 in wages. The agreement was announced determining on 1 a production Denic reported that russian air planes Tion which arose after his demise in connection with the terms of his i l 1 that will being attacked in a Corn Friday. Plaint filed tuesday morning by a Many attend Home firm of attorneys of Brazil is fur-1 economics meet ther complicated by the filing Ofat Raleigh that the i practically identical suit by other at-1 two Hundred and thirty women i us graduate spoke t wednesdays Chapel Fleet officers worship Chapel wednesday a Depauw University graduate will have attained the spirit of christianity on this ter calling a the Pursuit of Hap the basis of the worlds a a int or. Wood said a Shappi is More a by product of Endeavor cannot be found by seeking it. Empt to heal the sore spots of the i a. A Yinti ing order and happiness will Folk a 1 til Quot Ohk ii As a by product of a life Well generously he added r. Wood described Depauw Gral i As generally serious de terms and idealistic although often Cal on the surface. A they come an atmosphere of Friendship at Ion inspiration and a divinity h unifies their diverse Cha act he said. Accept the Challenge of destiny Elp to Bear every Many i Load be to Yoiiro ideals and Fco your or. Wood concluded. University choir Sake the m. A show me thy by Why son. Pres Dent Clyde wild resided tomes tuesday afternoon. Both suits Are brought in the interests of Alta Nora Emory living near Terre haute who. Asia set out in both complaints is the illegitimate but acknowledged daughter of or. Millman bom in 1876, and she in both suits asks that the will of or. Millman be set aside. This second suit to Haye the will set aside was filed by attorneys Thomas a. E. Cantwell of Terre haute Otis e. Gulley of Danville and chares Mcgaughey of Greencastle. It is said that attorney Cantwell was Given the Power of attorney by the plaintiff. Alta Nora Emory to represent her in the settlement of the estate and this suit will take procedure Over the first one filed. Who Are members of the. John Weaver. The initiating team was made up of Albert Williams. James Walke \ Raymond Neal Fred snively i t do Fred Murray Walter Cox. Joe Bamberger. De Coffman and thurr Sellars. The quartet was composed voice i n speeds.,a a ,.,. A a Hadfy own Over finnish territory on negotiations developed into discus-1 y the karal an Border several times j and that finnish soldiers had been Sion of a new contract to replace a a i Prin one which expired on sept 30. Cipul demands of the Union were representation in fixing production t speeds a Union shop a wage in-1 crease of 10 cents an hour for Rill j workers reinstatement of 125ork-j ers dismissed from the Dodge main a ordered not to shoot at them under any circumstances. Anvy eral services for will Annc a Roachdale were held Wedney to Moon at 1 30 of cock from attain funeral Home in Roach burial was made in it. Pleas cemetery. Grievance machinery. I a Namit of marsh7 hollow if \ unofficial but in county Home Scono macs clubs co Roy h ,rh6r ind Murre a but or fam auts indicated that the new con a Joyed the. All Dav program which As a a us a Ini at a a too in be to invt a it pcs no provisions for a Given principally by their own Clu it a Ltd. K k ,b.,.lyni gone ai1u1> he a Union shop and will gov a the uni it a representatives in the Goblin Wetmor a Frnnk Knebel. D w. Kuliner. J Voi e in production speeds. The Ial Church. Tuesday. There Cre two a Rush at sell Ralph Union reduced its original demand out of town speakers also a Kenneth Eitel. Brown. Wendell Pell Jamos g. Hughes. Del Mas Brookshire Bob Stevens. Marion Walker James Walls o. J. Stewart Percy Rice and Bruce Shannon. The president Ltd of the county Home economics . Mrs. Walter Dor sctt. Presided at the gathering. V. H. Gebaur from the Marott shoe store Indianapolis talked to the women on the Structure w the foot and the fitting of shoes Dyring the Forenoon session. In the of it noon. Mrs. John w. Cravens. Roachdale meeting Roachdale is the seem of the a in he world War 25 years ago today by United press Bian army evacuated Belgrade eral activity along entire polish w the Battle of Lodz and Bat Cracow continuing. Kilts a Kunek ii Ouck named be silent next meeting will be december 16 the Putnam county democratic met in regular session in the Assembly room of the court House saturday afternoon november 18� h and plans for the coming year were discussed. Mrs Vernea Houck was elected president with mrs. Ray Fisher As Secretary. Mrs. Houck has named ml8. Flossie Mccullough As chairman of the ways and Means committee and mrs. Theodore Crawley As chairman of the program committee fun 1 committees will be announced later. As the next regular be on december 23rd, Only two Dav before Christmas mrs. Houck has named december 18th instead. So All democratic women please remember the changed Date and Are most Cordia by invited to attend. Mrs Crawley will announce the program for this meeting later. The has been inactive for quite a while but with new officers elected and com no into a new Campaign year there should be a lot of enthusiasm and Pep shown. This should be a very interesting year for the . Indianapolis livestock hogs 8.000 Market 10c higher 160-230 lbs. $5.55-15 75 230-300 lbs $5.20-95.50 300-400 lbs. $4.90-$5.10 100-160 lbs. 5.25-95.60 sows Strong to mostly 10c higher bulk $4.60-95. Cattle 1,400 calves 500 few loads 900-1.000 la. Yearling steers steady at $9.50-910 undertone weak on other steers cows and heifers steady most heifers $6-99.25 veal ers steady Good and Choice $10-$10.50. Sheep 1.200 native lambs steady bulk Good and Choice $9-$9.25. A Bright spot one of the Bright spots in Dom town Greencastle. Either Day or night is the office of the Northern Indiana Power company on South Jackson Street. Tuesday afternoon a cheerful nested with the Riley Hospital for g0,vice training a dem children at Indianapolis told the women Many things concerning the work of that institution which were of deep interest to the audience. The respective presidents gave reports of the achievements of their own organizations for the entire year. David l. Grimes county farm agent complimented the women upon their achievements and also spoke in Eulogi Stic terms of the work of the Home dec chorus. He urged an increase in membership. At the business session the officers were re elected for another year. They Are mrs. Walter Dorsett. President mrs. Dennis Jones vice president and mrs. Leo Terry Secretary and treasurer. Game wardens Victor Walter Mace Vermillion and James Hughes arrested Jessa e. Jones. 52 years old. Of Cataract tuesday for having in his Possession an illegal Seine. He pleaded guilty in Justice of the peace vim. P. Bolchen Lauby a court and was Christmas tree was lighted und j fined 510 with $1 additional As costs glowed a Welcome to All customers. On stration training period being held by the state so As to prepare worker in the Field of recreation. The training period started on monday and closes today. There and regular demonstration periods from 9 00 a. M. To 2 30 p. M. In this time the state office instructor. John Kopp. And the District recreation supervisor. C. C. Parr show the 4.� workers How to put on games take charge of charts and supervise recreation at their station of recreation Hall. The session is being attended by representatives of Putnam. Hendricks. Morgan and Montgomery counties. There Are several towns in this county that now have this recreation set up of a Hall in Wultich Young and old May gather and play games exercise. And enjoy recreation. These towns Aie supervised by Kenneth Smith Putnam county Secreu tonal supervisor. For a 10 cents an hour wage increase to five cents and it was indicated that the agreement provides for an increase of a approximately 3 the contract will become effective for i Chrysler plants in which Taliej Law Cio won exclusive bargaining rights in a recent National labor relations Board elect Lon. Immediately after the agreement was announced pickets were withdrawn from the Dodge main Plant where a strike had been formally called Only last. Saturday. Pickets if out nne a two mrs. Grey Dies 20 years ago in Greencastle or. And mrs. Charles h. Barnaby went to Indianapolis to see Quot jul ius Caesar Quot at the Murat. Miss Julia Weeke was Leader of the Junior Christian Endeavor meeting of the presbyterian of Huron. Misses Lydia and Minnie Williams Sang How prices at a Low level toil on a Polis drop tuesday at Indian Market was $5.65 has been steady Helsin fors. Nov. 29 up finns believed today that Russia m get Start an invasion of their country by so zing four a fortified islands in the go f of Finland. These islands Hoagland. Lavan Saarif Tycar sail vend brisk amp a had been included in Russia s territorial demands. They Are defenceless and the soviet Fleet is pm w to have been act be in their Vicinity utely. What Finland w it uld do if they were seized Wax Only a guess but the prop a a Toi the Street reflect the idea that Finland would fight to resist aggression. Moscow. Nov. 29 up heavy reinforcements have been added to russians a tic Fleet it was reported today by pravda official soviet newspaper no the Tempo of the Sov it finnish dispute reached War Liko fury. The red army had announced Thor a finnish tips had made four More j attacks pm the russian Border and 1 the belief spread ill Well informed quo ters that anything Short of finnish Cap Tut Atlon to russian Demanda would mean War. J Moscow nov. 29 up a red a army announcement that finnish i troops had Mude four More attacks j i the russian Border Al to the belief in Well informed quarters Toda j that unless there is n capitulation there will be War. Word has been received Here of the death of mrs. Andrew Grey at her Home in Gulfport. Miss. Novem Ber 5. She is survived by the husband. Her Mother mrs. Lydia Wilkin son. Four daughters one son and was $5 50 with a few premiums at London nov. 29 up Royal air Force fighting Craft battled German planes off the Oast coast today pouring a Stream of bullets into one Henkel bomber us it turned on its com i mini on riot two the steady decline in the Price paid for hogs at the Stock Yard within reach of this area is causing much concern in the minds of Putnam county hog feeders who have Stock on hands to Market. It is said to be tradition that prices May be depended us on to Advance can i Erakly immediately after the thanksgiving pet led but in the Indianapolis Market. Tuesday the top Price was $5.65. Which was paid on Only a few of the Best Anima s most sales were in the 160-300 la classes and ranged from $5.10 to $5.65. The Range in prices a year ago was from $7.45 to $7.85. J the Indianapolis Market Price i rain beginning tonight or thurs tuesday was the lowest s Nee late in Day warmer tonight. October. 1934. When the general top today a weather Cut and a local temperature four grandchildren interment was made in Paar Akona miss. Mrs. Grey waa formerly miss Alice a Hilands of Bainbridge. Marriage Muense Harold j. Norton physician Columbus ind., and Anita Williams at the morning service of that Church. Springer at Home Greencastle. $5.55. It is equal to the Best on november 26. 1934. And the lowest for the month of november since 1933, when the Peak dropped to 93.70 with the High for the month at 94.50. The beat Price now is $1.10 lower than the High time this month and exactly $3 lower than a High spot in feb uary. A a minimum 6 a. M. 7 a. M. 8 a. M. 24 25 26 27 9 a. A. 33 10 a. M. 11 a. M. 12 noon 1 p. M. 2 p. M. 38 41 46 48 46

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