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Greencastle Daily Banner (Newspaper) - October 9, 1939, Greencastle, IndianaT 0 the weather 10rl v and cooler j. A the daily Banner 4 All the Home news 4 United press service 4 a 4444 4 4 4��?oit Waves for ally a be Folit seven sleds to serve 50th anniversary a Mil. Mort Risalek. South of big Wal is Chapel the sunday Alnut clip let Al to have service to air Home because of sir. Ill Ssler a health Bever went away and left Leif he could possibly take me an expression is that coming woman who will have been he of Mort Rissler 50 years today is a tribute to his Devo her that bad a most pleasant to the newspaper Man. It told ii More in their married life is merely taking her with him trip away from Home of love had existed during that half in of married life of a sharing in tasks of a Confidence in one or and they talked of their my experiences in a manner that it quite evident they had been together through it All. And mrs. Rissler live a mile or rth of the big Walnut Chapel of pleasant Garden and both a Are True children of Wash township in that both were in that township and have lived i its Borders All their lives. F started their married life Liv i another Many a farm but now have 450 acres of their own Indiana monday october 1no. Ii 17 to observe anniversary handler named senator or. mrs. Mort Rissler talk of married life and of love that has existed during half Century. Frankfort. K y. Oct. 9.�? up Albert Benjamin Chandler once the a boy wonder of Blue grass politics. Resigned As Kentucky governor today to accept appointment As u. S. Senator filling the vacancy caused by the death of sen m. M. Logan last tuesday. Lieut. Gov. Keen Johnson Richmond newspaper publisher succeeded Chandler As governor. His first official act after his inauguration As governor was to Issue a senatorial commission to Chandler. James Welch is struck by car John w a Minan. 78 died i i no Deputy at Boyd angles in court Clear Iii George Nahas trying to evade serving \ 90-Day sentence neutrality Bill to get of Nat test will be series of speakers opposing repeal of arms embargo rep. Woodk1m t1kns ally possibility that Morfen might be sidetracked spurned Compro a ii he proposals Chester Humphrey predicts weather Chester Humphrey who has spent several score years in Jefferson township and who has followed the whims of the weather Man As closely As most Birds and animals is fully refuse to enter any conference automobile was driven by John w. Shannon of Roachdale father of or. Milkman passed away monday morning John Wildman age seventy eight. Gurment of Rexel 1 a. Boyd j Deputy attorney general of the state. A speaking in the Putnam circuit a court this Forenoon put a Stop at i least for the present to the Effort j of George Nahas to evade serving a \ 90-Day sentence at the Indiana state a penal farm at Putin Adville. Imposed by the Laporte county Superior court an automobile driven by John w. Shannon. 70 years old. Of Roachdale father of or. Clyde e. Wildman formerly recorder of Putnam county president of Depauw University died i a it Jno a a i last june. Nahas was sentenced in and proprietor for some time of the it 8 .50 of clock monday morning a i ,. _ l t that court for assault and Battery. Monon restaurant in Greencastle Greensburg. His death was unix struck James Welch 63 years old. Petted. Living in the Ladoga Rural route no. Or. Wildman sustained a fall Sun-1, saturday night while the latter by but it was not deemed a serious was walking on state Road 43, a mile one. His condition became critical and a half South of Crawfordsville. Sunday night and he was removed Welch was critically injured it was to a Greensburg Hospital. Or. Wild Man was called to his bedside Early this morning and arrived prior to his fathers death. Or. Wilden senior was a retired Farmer of Decatur county and was widely known in that area. He is survived by or. Wildman and one daughter mrs. Lulu Jepson of St. Petersburg. Florida. Funeral service stated at the Hospital at Crawfordsville. Shannon was blinded by the Bright a most comfortable Home lights of a car approaching from the no Broad acres of As Good opposite direction and failed to see is there is in the county. Their Welch but Felt the Impact As his estate holdings Are in three Light Coupe struck the pedestrian one of them containing 333 a Shannon immediately brought his i Auto to a Stop and walking Bac Krissler s Grandfather William along the Road found Welch lying at will probably to held wednesday i connected it is reported with a hijacking affair although nothing concerning that was brought out in the court hearing. He at once began a fight to escape serving the Short term of imprisonment. Following his conviction in the Laporte court Nahas appealed to the Indiana state supreme court and lost. He then appealed to the United states supreme court and again lost. In that Appeal Omar Stokes Jackson. Attorney general of the state of Indiana was represented by or. Boyd. Or. Boyd prepared the Washington. Oct. 9 up the net reality Bill gets its first test vote in the Senate today if sen. Charleaw Tobey r., n. Gets action on his motion to recommit it to the foreign relations committee for revision Hep. Hamlton fish. In. Y., bitter critic of president Roosevelt s foreign and Domestic policies will be the first of a series of speakers repeal of the arms embargo rep. Clifton Wood rum. D., critic i the presidents Domestic policies. Turns ally to defend the administration s neutrality Bill. Meanwhile. Senate leaders confidently spurned Compromise proposals on the pending Bill and began pressing for a showdown by this weekend. Cairn amp a key Pittman i nev., of the foreign relations committee claimed 65 votes for the administration s program and predicted that the Force of that strength would crush the opposition and permit passage of the Bill this week he refused to consider a formal notice by the isolationist bloc that a it was ready to accept All other features of the Bill if the Section repealing the arms embargo were eliminated. I Quot the arms embargo has to go Quot he said. A the thing is that the coming Winter will be a mild one. He is also convinced that there will be but Little rain fall prior to the cold weather. Or. Humphrey is Basing his Winter forecast on the fact that Coin husks Are quite thin and the he has found Are All slightly Brown in color there being no Black m them at any Point. This is an in j dictation he says that there will be no real cold weather. The same is True of the Corn husks which he says always show up quite heavy when we have extremely cold Winter ahead. A will wait until Germany has withdrawn from of i pied territories will demand evacuation David Lloyd George alone among first rank politician suggesting consideration scout leaders formulate plans w Bash \ Lulky contest w As discussed and pledged support states Case. The Contention of came into Washington town the Side of the Highway. He sum although the exact hour has not been or Boyd Wall sustain j by High almost As Early in the last Cen Money an ambulance from the near announced i As did James Athey and John by farm Home of James Parks and Lan. Who settled in the South then reported the mishap at police Corner below the ten of Click j Headquarters Here. Boundary line the land North Welch s condition remained out not being open to Homestead j Tremley critical throughout saturday tet. But William Rissler entered1 night and sunday Hospital attaches i North of that by Andary line As said. He was unconscious when it could be homesteaded,1 picked up at the Side of the Road it i was soon after 1820, while in yet lived there. That original or Homestead is now generally n As the will Williamson old at present owned by Nathan Charles Moser receives the cub and scout leaders of Putnam District met Friday evening in the Greencastle High school to formulate plans and activities. Leaders present included District chairman or. Will e. Edington scoutmaster Howard Wilson troop committeemen f. B. Goslin Robert Patton scout master Richard Lawrence of troop i 43, scoutmaster Walter Baynard of troop 90, cub master ted Mckeehan j London. Oct. 9. Up a great Britain and France will refuse to enter any peace conference with Germany until Germany has withdrawn from forcibly occupied territories Well informed quarters predicted today. Evacuation not Only of polish territory but of the czech provinces of Moravia and Bohemia would be de Mandod. I prime minister Neville Chamberlain was expected to inform the House of commons today in reply to i questions tabled by members that a he would like to withhold any comment on Adolf hitlers a a peace speech to German Reich Stag until wednesday when he makes his weekly statement on the Progress of the War. However it was understood that he was unlikely to make any definitive answer even then because he wishes first to Confer with August Zaleski new polish foreign minister who leaves Paris wednesday for London. Zaleski is taking part in British it me Bey a motion might be sidetracked to bring the i Tokay Downey must be recon by it is Good turns reservations in for i French court. Nahas. Following the collapse of the Appeal to the Federal court was sent to the state farm and began to serve his imprisonment there but employed attorney t. Ernest Mah i olm. Of Indianapolis w Hareas Corpus proceedings in the nazi a to Complete his speech when in i Putnam court. The Senate met Etsu the on a Assur a the argument in the Case in the acc has of obtaining action Putnam court monday was based113 Barkley agreement to allow a upon a motion by the Deputy at tor Vot on the motion. That was made Ney general that the petition of the last week before Barkley left to at prisoner should be quashed. The nil and the funeral of his colleague the a a Kii in Ink of judge Sutherlin sustained the late sen. M. M. Logan of Kentucky. Sheriff Harold Roth that the Driver de Guity to a a a urge of it Bulte moti0n Xhu Case May be refiled Tobey insists that the provisions tox cation before judge William m. Month which would prevent american ships Sutherlin. Of the Putnam circuit later tvs month Greencastle cubs scoutmaster French negotiations on the Hitler George Goodwin Robert Dean troop 1 it was understood and these 99, scout advancement chairman negotiations Are being conducted in professor j. M. Fulmer and assist coordination with the British Domin Tant executive Jim Molter. Ions. The Wabash Valley scout contest there was As yet no indication a Pike s Peak or bust a was discus that hitlers Reich Stag speech would St n. V Illiam e. Borah r., Ida. Ged an j Acou lenders pledged. Lead to any fruitful negotiations Leader of the isolationists admitted their enthusiastic support. The Mu-1 naturally the possibility of a Diplo that Pittman prediction of a final Jor features of this contest Are at-1 Matloc Miracle could not be ruled out. Vote this week was Quot possible but i ten Ance at to Trular troop meetings but it was out that 1 hit that it More Likely would require two More weeks of debate participation in Standard troop Bud Ler had merely made a speech to his got plan planned programs submit Reich Stag and had not taken any there was a possibility that to ted new members recruited. Advance diplomatic initiative or asked for an pled guilty to Public toxic action monday Forenoon was said. The Accident victim formerly lived at Washburn Tenn. Shannon told state policemen James Gilliland and James Miller Charloa mover it Well built attract sheriff Merle Rendey and Deputy tiv Ltd it a our Man of Cloverdale. Plead Leberry. Of Indianapolis. Rissler a father was Moser or who was born on the Home of the car approaching from the of Mort. The son was born sep-1 polite direction failed to dim his a 15 1866. He has one sister headlights. The Roachdale Man was court. Monday Forenoon and receive mrs Rosie Wright of Center going North. A brother George died some ago. Its. Rissler is a daughter of the. Kil Huffman whose Home was far North of the present Rissler she was born March 20, 1870 j i like her husband she too has t All of her life in that immedi Vicinity two Brothers Greeley Van Huffman the latter living a Greencastle Are living. Also then were ten in the family Ese two representatives of old a Hin tor township families United or Fiir tuts with a ceremony at Huffman Home with a Large at of. But nearly All of those Witting thi ceremony As performed v Nelson Wright pastor of a sch Northeast of Belle Union e members of their families. His couple has three sons Clyde. P on it farm nearby Harland i would rather run a Trudy than Livius of pleasant Garden Obs n n farm North of Butler >1 House. At grandchildren and one 01 grand child. A end mrs. Rissler will observe anniversary next sunday Al High thi actual Date of their mar would be Friday. Inas a or. Rissler is not ii enough to go to sunday 001 at the big Walnut Chapel. Or 11,1 v have attended that ser anti preaching service every a when they possibly could Quot ugh out the years the sunday Quot a i Wilt come to them. It will its sunday Forenoon session be-1 Quot a at to of clock at the Rissler after that service the Host Host we have a most Hospit a in n Liaise the remainder of the a a to the Evenin for All of their and relatives who can Call them. Mayor s court. ,. I intoxication cases occupied the tence of six months imprisonment on 1. Ere. It time of the judg of the City court the state penal farm at Putnamville a. J cd m Fine of $1 and costs and a sen Bains Ridep has his Ali Honor Roll it us the imprisonment was suspended 1 during Good behaviour. Mos was Over which mayor w. James presides this morning. Shelby Detro a Sam Roberts and Jack sly were the warned by judge Sutherlin that the i a. A defendants All of them charged with term of imprisonment would been. Forced if there were any further com Harry Hays lists Kif Lulik ments for obtaining the Honor plaints regarding his conduct. The charge against Moser was made by i sheriff Lawrence Graham who Wasj called to Cloverdale saturday night on complaints of citizens who said a party of men had gathered in an Alley at the rear of the hardware store Harry Hays principal of the Bain Bridge schools announced today the following lists of Honor pupils Ami and were causing a disturbance requirements for obtaining this lion on the witness stand at his hear ing. Monday after the affidavit was Quot a student must make an average read to him by Wilbur s. Donner. Of 3.5 Points for the a a Quot Honor Roll acting prosecuting attorney Moser and 3 Points for the a a a Quot Honor Roll in response to question from tile judge assured the court that this was his last offence. Judge Sutherlin told Moser that citizens of Cloverdale have become determined to put a Stop to conditions in their town such As that in which Moser figured saturday night and that they will no longer tolerate and must have at least 90 in citizenship. In determining Points an a a a is 4 Points a a a Quot is 3 Points a a cd is 2 Points and a a do is 1 Point. All grades Are counted. 12th Grade Wallace Etcheson. Chrystal Hendrich Marian Lawman. Louise Darnell Frances Hendrich. Junior Johnston Mary Knauer Mary such happenings june Reising. Morris Smedley and Lorna Thomas. 11th Grade a Stanley Lewman Edith Nichols Mary Arnold Reid priest. Joe Sutherlin. 10th Grade Joan Bratton. Dean Elliott Mavis Huffman Thelma Jean ready to plead with the court for Ien Rissler. Paul Wayne Tate. Dale f. Lency on the ground Public intoxication. They were arrested by City police officers saturday night and a were guests of sheriff Lawrence Graham in the new jail Lover sunday. Detro was arrested by officer Watson on the East Side of ithe court House Square. Sam Roberts was Down on the pavement of Franklin Street West of Jackson when officer Watson picked him up. And sly was in the South part of town when officers Watson my Brown gathered him in. Detro and Roberts were Fin j de one Dollar and costs and the judgment against sly was held up for further investigation. In addition to his Fine. Sly was Given six months sentence on the penal farm which was suspended with definite instructions from the court that he was not to trespass on ment at the courts of Honor troop armistice 2 the British and a governments had shown Camp adult Leader participation j plainly once More their Complete Dos scout Richard Lawrence very clearly i Trust in Hitler s offers and promises presented one method of organizing a 3 Gre Mon Hopes that any Neutral troop leaders so that every older j nation even Italy might use hitlers scout has n position of leadership. A speech As a medium for suggesting scoutmaster Lawrence pointed out j negotiations to the Allied govern that the More positions of Responsl-1 ments seemed to have been dissipate ability held by numerous leaders the de and 4 there was no sign that More effective is the entire troop a the British and French had receded a Aims of Hitler Day october 20 in the scout Park. Personally. Weather permitting otherwise in the David Lloyd George Liberal party Menean ships program. The first Fau court of Horlor from one of their Basic w from carrying arms and munition in Putnam District will to held in a which was the elimination c to belligerents and would keep americans off belligerent ships and out of War zones need immediate action whereas the embargo provision can wait until the Long debate is completed i ast night he charged that a a political strategists Are toying with human lives Quot by upholding action on other features of the Bill. Blame curiosity for two deaths Greencastle High school. The Deceron a her court will be held in Roachdale. J under the leadership of scoutmaster Howard Wilson. Troop 42. Will be -1 Spon sible for part of the program including scout games contests j demonstrations. And exhibitions. Chairman Fulmer is to secure Sev i Oral Fellows to present some in Struc ton in bulging. I chairman Edington announced that the scout Cabin at the old Airport is available to All scouts of put Leader and prime minister during the latter half of the world War. Was alone among first rank politicians in suggesting More than formal consideration of hitlers a a peace bid. Bla Ltd a to it it my a 01 Road started William 11 Eiteljorge county. Commissioner from thi second common county. Reservations Are to be a. I a i. R a ,. _ i Mif honer s District of the county announced the starting of Black top there were a dozen or More business men and citizens in general of Cloverdale in the court room when the hearing of the Moser Case was held ready to give evidence if needed. And there also were others there Joltki kites held sunday a a in tal is vices for Levi Worrell. Ran of the United state army i 1,1 sunday afternoon at 2 30 Quot a Fly a the Chastain funeral 11 in Roachdale. Burial was in a arh Laie cemetery. Rev. Han for it in Orleans was in charge of sir Iees. A military service was Cuti gtd at the grave. Baker. Mary j. Costa Betty Brann Willard Scobee Helen Shepherd. Maxine Stultz and Odell Wood. 9th Grade Jean Etcheson. Betty Ann Judy. Willis Ader. Robert Cooper Rosemarie Dickson Clarke Hendrich. Martha Mae Phillips Robert Sutherlin and Geraldine Warley 8th Grade Dorothy Hostetter. Charles Lukenbill Jean Shinn Clotill Graham. 7th Grade Thursa Etcheson Irene Warley Mary Etcheson Elsie Mckechan Jean Miller and Betty Young. Notice the Greencastle band will rehearse this evening at 8 of clock at the usual place. Elks Lodge will meet in regular session tuesday evening at 8 of clock. That Mosery smother needs Liis support but these men and women were not called upon. There being no contest of the charge. Moser at one time owned three commercial trucks and had a substantial balance in the Bank he said but is now suffering the effect of his excessive drinking he admitted in court. Former Lilan Leader ill fort Wayne. Ind. Oct. 9 up the Boyish curiosity of two 12-year old youths was believed today to have been responsible for their deaths in a Gas filed cellar of a locked and sealed grocer store Here yesterday. The bodies of the boys Robert Ball and Robert Cuney were found yesterday afternoon a few feet to the Ball grounds. Detro paid his As Side the window they had forced of segment and Roberts went to jail to a play out his Fine. John h. Gullett of Plainfield. 111., was arrested for driving 40 Miles an hour in a 20-mile zone in this City. He is to appear within five Days for trial. Noblesville ind., oct. 9 up d. C Stephenson former Kun flux klan Leader malting his seventh Legal move to gain Freedom from state prison became seriously ill with a Gall bladder Silken Early today and or j. Sturdevant of Noble Villis said Lugt might have to operate. Indications were however the hearing in Hamilton county Cir spent saturday with or. And mrs. 20 years ago in gueenca8tle Bernard Handy went to Chicago to attend the National Dairy show. Vav. P. Sackett went to Chicago to meet his daughter miss Garnet who had been travelling in Louisiana and Texas with a Chautauqua company. She was on her Way to Pennsylvania for further similar work. Or. W. M Moser removed his office from Belle Union to Cloverdale. O. B. Webb sold a two ton Federal truck to Ellis Job of Cloverdale. From Corn stalk Valley Lee Bryan will have a Public Sale at his place in in the ridding Market Here. Both had died from the fumes of potassium cyanide Gas. George Hunter negro an employee of a fort Wayne exterminating firm which had fumigated building Over the week end. Discovered the bodies. He called police and Coroner Walter e. Kruse who Sari the youths had been dead 12 to 14 hours. Neither boy had been missed from Home because they had planned to take an All night hike with their boy scout troop. The hike had been cancelled at the last minute. Authorities said the fumes from the potassium cyanide were so Strong that Cuney first through the window had no time to warn his companion. Both died where they dropped. Just across the Sill. Made Writh professor e. It. Smith. I chairman of the Camp committee. Recently new Cavka bunks were placed in the Cabin for the Conven. Ince of All who Camp there. It was a also announced that the scouts of Putnam county Are permitted to i swim in the Depauw Pool. Every Friday evening from 6 to 7 p. M. A red Cross life guard s on duty to instruct the boys in swimming and use saving. These services Are available through the Putnam District committee. Ping work this morning on the Lorn Ilen or Crow Road that surface treatment work to go to the big four Bridge. The Grade work on that county Highway has been completed past that Point and is in Progress at Points a couple of Miles farther but the Money on hand for the surface treatment will not permit rallying that improvement farther than the limit stated. Also or. Eiteljorge stated there will be a Short Stroth of Black top much discussion ensued relative to treatment in Fillmore and then the the various football Sames to which j contractor will go to the the boy scouts have been invited. 1 these games include Indiana state teachers College. Saturday. October 14 University of Illinois is. Indian it University at Champaign. Saturday. October 21 a of the necessary arrangements have not been completed i relative to this game thus this Date j is just tentative Purdue is. Notre i Dame b teams. Lafayette. Saturday. November 18. Many scouts and leaders Are anticipating attendance at these games. Other items considered included registration charter presentations advancement the use of the budget air Poi j Road where he will Start at Maple Heights and carry the work As far As the Money on hand will permit. The Grade work has been completed As far As the Harlan Corner but it is not Likely that the surface treatment can be completed that far. A today a weather o a and a local temperature amp 0 a a @ a a a a a a Cloudy occasional showers prob 1 Able tuesday and in North and sex Navy sights sub Washington. Oct. 9 up the White House announced today in Van it dictum of rout a a Navy patrols Sunda it a Nornie Quot i will by shown. All parents and from Bainbridge mrs. Royel sighted a non american submarine Friels scouting in Fillmore Are plan and the scouting Magazine a. ,. I Treme West Central portions tonight training courses and Public Louth am East Porti is the scout troop of Fillmore under tool it Coo or tuesday the direction of scoutmaster George t. Goodwin plans to have a parents night at which time the charter for this troop will be presented by District Shaiman or. Will e. Edington. However that a Lington Anil children of Greencastle about 20 Miles West of key quotes 1or Lilly invited to attend this cult court would continue. John Michael. Fla., and two non american Oil tankers in the same general Vicinity. 68 69 75 77 meet no tuesday. October 24. The follow i Oum Nii 14 on la nor two minimum 6 a. A. 7 a. M. 8 a. M9 a. A. 10 a. M81 11 a. A. 83 12 noon. �?z85 \ p. A. 85 2 p. A. 85

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