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Greencastle Daily Banner (Newspaper) - October 10, 1939, Greencastle, IndianaA a a a the weather 4 a Vlk and cooler h. The daily Banner a it Waves for All 99 me forty seven grex Castio Indiana tuesday october 10, 1939. Sell Long Iven 3-year prison term it a of near yes be pleads guilty to vehicle taking. 0f previous arrests Van taken from Greencastle Public Square last december a ii Long 31 years old living of Nyesville surprised the court attaches in the Cir a a descendants of 43rd regiment of Indiana volunteers had reunion recently Here this morning and ourt room nonchalance with which he his record in the criminal he had been brought in by the went state police Plain s Man residing in this City been arrested by that officer prisoners brother a Home near All. Arrest was one on a vehicle charge. On the witness stand not Only pleaded guilty to this e but without any show of re or regret he told of two other actions for which he served five each at Pendleton one of these being for vehicle taking and ther for second degree burglary affidavit in this last Case St him heard by the court to charged him with the theft of a Ord coach owned by Jack Davis from the Public Square in a Castle december 16. Asked by ourt for some explanation of the or he said y father was our of work and to get the 43rd. Reg. Of Indiana volunteers in the civil War some of whose a a descendants a had a reunion at Brazil recently had on its Roll companies b and a recruited principally from Putnam county. The Captain of company b was Francis m. Darnell of Putnam county. The regiment was formally organized september 27, 1861, at which time William e. Mclean was commander of company h. George k. Steele of Rockville Well known in Putnam county was made colonel but he was succeeded in that command by William e. Mclean. One of the three majors in the regiment was William l. Farrow of Greencastle. Major Farrow served As Lieuten ant colonel of the regiment from february 16, 1862. Until july 16, 1863, when he resigned to become Lieuten ant colonel of the 78th regiment. James Daniels of Indianapolis possibly a Putnam county former residents is the Only survivor of the entire regiment. On the 12th of october 1861, the regiment left for the front. It stayed a few Days at Evansville and then moved on to Spottsville and Calhoun by. In february it was transferred to Pope s army in Missouri. It participated in the siege of Island no. 10 and new Madrid. It cooperated with Admiral footers gunboats in the reduction of fort Pillow spending 69 Days in this Campaign. The 43rd was the first regiment to land at Memphis and with the 46th ind., held that place for two weeks alone. In july. 1862, the regiment moved up the White River to Helena Ark. From that time on the regiment tramped so much of a Kansas that they Felt they had virtually the a Kansas travellers. In december they marched to Grenada. Miss., and on their return were on Corn Pickle relieves the farm of work one demonstrated to Banner representative on judge 8utheklin farm machine operates rapidly am compared to hand method. Cilium. Sage 0�eratiiig machine covers about 8 acres daily one other vehicle was added to the list of those not a very Long list which have been Ridden by the Man the Yazoo pass expedition. The Bat a in the Banner staff who roams tie at Helena occurred on the 4th around looking for new experiences a it of july 1863. The Battle of Helena _ and new things in Putnam coun was for the numbers engaged one to of the severest Battles of the War. And at the same time he Partick the 43rd distinguished itself in this i rated in the. Picking shucking and engagement by capturing a rebel loading of 45 bushels of Corn in 35 regiment numbering More men than a minutes and was lit tired How itself. It was in the thick of the Bat Ever the fatigue came not from the tie and at one time repulsing three different attacks while supporting a Battery of artillery. The regiment took part in Steele a Campaign and in the capture of Little Rock. On january 1st, 1861 the regiment Veteran sized that is re enlisted for the i f on i i mini on 1�?Tuisc three i Boesen Bull is awarded ribbons entered at Marshall Dairy cattle show saturday Only Holstein at the Marshall Dairy cattle show saturday hidden Gold Papoose Wever this statement was made count the Boesen 3-year old hol out any appearance of it being i Stein Bull was awarded two More idea As a plea for mercy from a ribbons. These were first in the aged court. Bull class and grand Champion of William m. Sutherlin sen j All bulls in that show. He was the so Long to serve three years in Only Holstein in the show his Corn state prison at Michigan City on pet tors being principally jerseys slea of guilty of this charge. A with a few Guernsey. This animal was shown by Eric and Harrold Boesen. But the animal is owned by the Boesen Dairy farm which is South of Greencastle. This gentleman in the Bovine world has quite a collection of ribbons. He started with a first won As a yearling at a cattle show at St. Louisiana Gary s of the Woods in 1937. He was not shown in 1938, but this season he has won five ribbons including first at the Vigo county fair in his class and grand Champion Bull Arius i is held jurors charges Sec tor in a Kobe is accused obstruction of jew Orleans oct. 10 up a people s league ordered All its 1 at that fair second place at the rus sewer question will be studied commissioners w i l l Friday afternoon court House meet at labor of garnering the Corn but from the unusual exercise involved in Riding a mechanical Corn picker which was mounted on a farm tractor. The 35 minutes used in gathering the 45 bushels was in part unduly stretched to that length by the Pencil Many a clumsiness in Tern por warily steering the big machine not the fault of the machine itself. The handling of the equipment j the picker itself weighing some 2400 pounds seemed easy however for its operator and owner Charles Sage. This All happened on judge we. M. Sutherlin a farm across the to non East from the former Park Coffman place now operated by o. R. Matthews. This farm of the judge was a part of the estate of the late de. E. Black and is located on dry Branch. This particular Corn picker Hap a f i ? it f All the Home news 4 4 United press service 4 a a no. 308 nazi peace propaganda intensified Campaign is called part of Lull Quot official armistice longest wedded Survey to find longest wedded couple in United states gives Palm to or. And mrs. George m. Goben of Lucas Iowa married 78 years. They have not been separated a Day or night since marriage at time of civil War. Mrs. Milligan funeral wednesday italians fear Russ influence the attitude of the members of the Board of commissioners of Putnam county concerning the county sewer matter that sewer originating at the court House an extending to a cesspool in bakery a Woods a Pond to be a John Deere mounted North of the big four station will i on a John Deere farm tractor but be made known to interested owners j there Are other makes of pickers and of property along the route of that tractors in use. Sewer whose property has been coi. J thi picker was being operated by nested with that sewer at a meeting a a at 1 30 of clock Friday afternoon at the commissioners room in the court House. This is an informal meeting called at the request of commissioner we. H. Eitel Jorge representing the Central part of the county in whose District the sewer is located. Or. Eiteljorge chairman of the Board of commissioners at that meeting will state he favors the or. Sage with the tractor in Low gear. A with it in Low gear 1 have time to pick up the Down stalks a said or. Sage a but in High gear 1 can to always get he referred to the feature of the picker which permits the front part a consisting of twin shoes or Flatiron Points to be lowered when necessary to raise stalks which a a below the level at which these shoes tuntion by the county of ownership j Are ordinarily operated. The shoes of the one acre tract of land in a Are thrust in under these Down stalks embers out at 10 a. M. Today for. Sell me show third at the state fair Ker s Woods on which the cesspool is open hearing in District court on in a cic3e j class and fourth at that located so that the court House sew a shucking attachment res that District attorney Char a he or a at this mar or s outlet in it May continue Undis-1 Sage s habit of using fir in the open class. At this mar shall show he won Over the Frank Hull Bull which was first Over him at the Russellville show. Byrne was obstructing a grand a investigation of crime and Cor tion. League seeks to protect the to of seven grand jurors wh0 a heard off Norway 1e the complaints against Byrne Oslo Norway oct. 10 up a petition to District judge George heavy gunfire was heard off the to yesterday. The judge called Southwest coast of Norway today open hearing but he had two of jurors arrested Yor contempt it was one of the first Public out a aks against Louisiana authority e thi assassination of Huey Long was inspired by a series of Specular scandals involving wholesale Ting of Public funds by the pollans Ling had trained unwitting a his successors. Investigation under Way for is in Federal and state court had reached Back into the Days Tong s Rule. Federal grand jury of tents were announced yester a against Frank costello Slot mane manufacturer Jimmy , prize fighter Bootlegger and of Long and four others charge that they had evaded income on $1,500,000 profits from the machine a oct in 1936 and 1937. Costello former associate of the a a a Ter Louis Lepke Buchalter jailed in new York under $75,-Bond. The six defendants were said to be been partners in the Bayou Ovelty company which operated Osands of Slot machines in sans and stores in new Orleans Dur a Long s reign and for a Short Nie after his death. The indictment that in two years the Syndicate a in $2,592,570.50 in Nickels tones quarters and half dollars and at out of a $1,297,580 Gross in 5108,020.58 was charged off 1 business the Collec-h3 rot 10 per cent the owners of e joints that housed Slot machines the admiralty confirmed heavy Cann Nading off the Cost in the North sea. No warships were seen. And elevates them to the level of the that or. The Low gear was useful was shown by the Lack of cars of property along the sewer d unpacked Corn on the Field route which is connected with Thea i can pick from 7 to 8 acres of sewer should Bear All costs connect Corn a Day running in Low gear a he Eros outlet in it May Turbed but that he thinks the own Ted with such use. It will be necessary it is said for these property owners to have the cesspool cleaned out at once and some laterals constructed to carry the fluid away said. Asked How fast a Man can pick Corn by hand he said an acre a Day is a Good stint for one Man. The picker pulls the ears of Corn from the stalks with the shucks left masonic notice stated meeting of Greencastle chapter Royal Arch masons wednesday evening october 11, at 7 30. Lysic Green h. P. Fred Starr Sec. Fillmore Church nears 100th year elaborate Observance of anniversary planned for november that the Christian Church of Fillmore is this year a Hundred years old will be stressed in an elaborate Observance which will occupy a week of evenings ending with sunday november 19. Committees Are working on Tho preparation of the material to be used in a series of five or six pageants. One of these to be Given each evening of the week preceding the 19th. Each pageant to present one from the Prybl into the adjoining land on the stalks. The stalks and shucks Are left on Tho ground. The shucked Corn is elevated into the Wagon bed the Wagon being hitched behind the John Wildman to be buried wednesday funeral services for John wild Man of Greensburg father of or. Clyde i. Wildman of Depauw University. Will be held from the Howe funeral Home in afternoon at two of clock. Burial will be in the Greensburg cemetery. Tractor and pulled by it. When thei Wagon bed is filled that vehicle is detached and taken on this Sutherlin farm by another tractor to the Corn cribs and another Wagon wed empty is bitched to the picking out aunt of late a. B. Diann \ died unexpectedly at her Home in Indianapolis mrs. Mary Josephine Milligan 92 years old the beloved a aunt Josie a of the late Andrew b. Hanna died at the Home of a Nephew Ernest Fullinwider in Indianapolis at Midnight sunday night. Mrs. Milligan was present at the memorial service in the masonic Temple in Greencastle october 1, at which a portrait of or. Hanna was unveiled. Mrs. Fullinwider met Many friends at that time and appeared to be in excellent health. She was accompanied from Indianapolis by mrs. Fullenwider wife of mrs. Milligans Nephew. Tho latter could not come for the service. Mrs. Milligans Home during the greater part of her life was at Waveland. She was born october 1, 1847, the daughter of or. And mrs. William Hanna. She was married to John w. Milligan who with three children preceded her in death. She was a member of the presbyterian Church at Waveland. A Bute to mrs. Milligan coming from Waveland has this Beautiful sentiment a she was known throughout the Community As a kind and Friendly person whose first thoughts were always for the happiness of nieces and nephews arc the Only survivors. Caring for mrs. Milligan during the latter years was one of the few things which brought real pleasure into the life of or. Hanna. It is related that he once conceived the idea that she wanted a certain kind j of dress and he searched through a number of City stores for just that kind and finally found what she wanted. He provided for her in other ways and the tender relationship Between the two was most pleasantly commented upon by his friends in Greencastle. I funeral services will be held at the Waveland presbyterian Church wednesday afternoon at 2 of clock. Friends May View her body for on hour preceding the service. Exodus of germans seen As removing bar from slavic i domination Rome oct. 10 up inspired fascist newspapers openly expressed anxiety today at the extent of Germany s concessions to Russia in the Baltic. Concessions made in the Balkans which Premier Benito Mussolini regal is As definitely in Italy s sphere a of influence were not mentioned. Mass repatriation of German from Esthonia Latvia and Lithuania was held by the newspapers to Mark the end of German influence in the Baltic countries and to open this territory to Russia. It was possibly of some Signifi-1 canc that the articles appeared Gen-1 really in provincial newspapers. A after seven centuries of Battle against slav influence German minorities which acted As sentinels in i northeastern Europe Retreat giving up their posts to russians a said the corriere Della Sera of Milan. A the mass exodus of germans from the Baltic is viewed with a feeling of dismay. This is the West j which retreats before the March of j the East a March which continues it slowly to reach All objectives with j out shots without ultimatums and j without respecting the ties of Lee gently signed Hope allies will accept Berlin predict Issue of big War May be determined by weekend b it l l e t i n Berlin. Oct. 10. Up Adolf Hitler defiantly warned the Allied j Powers today that if his peace terms Are rejected Dennany is stronger than Ever and ready for an unprecedented struggle for Victory and a the place in the world that is our a no terror of the moment or forecast As to the length of the War will frighten the fuehrer said after repeating his desire for peace. A no Power on Earth can Force Ger i Many to her Knees. War must Force the German people More and More together. Lot no one think of his own sacrifice but of the greatness of the sacrifice of the whole. A we will show the world we intend to live As we see fit and will be Able to demand the place in the world that is our Berlin. Oct. 10 up rumours of the resignation of the British government and the declaration of an armistice swept Berlin today and brought a charge by the German official wireless that the British secret service had spread them deliberately to Aid before the radio denied the rumours there was a Tush in wine and liquor i stores by persons preparing to celebrate the . Leader asks repeal 01 embargo assistant a Knack minority Leader Bays allies will re aided oct. 10.�? up a the Corn stalks left on the ground can be fed to cattle without further j handling or can be ploughed under Dies at Home of daughter aged woman expired while on visit with relatives at Cloverdale mrs. Martha Mcclure. 75-year-old Owen county native died monday in Cloverdale at the Home of a daughter mrs. Guy Gaston following a Short illness. Mrs. Mcclure whose Home was in. _ _ Rockford. 111., had been visiting in distinct please of the development of Spencer and Cloverdale with rela the Church but each will reflect Tives. Much of the general life of the Community along with the churches his later and used to build up the soil to a certain extent for another crop. Germans attack to take prisoners Washington. Assistant Senate Warren r. Austin. Rvt., said today that he was supporting president Roosevelt a neutrality program because he believes removal of the arms embargo will help great Britain and France win the War. A we must do All things he said in an interview a to hasten the Victory of the he admitted that this attitude was a a selfish but said he Felt that i Berlin. Oct. 10 up Germany intensified its peace propaganda today during what it called an a official armistice a in Hope that som3 development might yet prevent to. I outright rejection of Adolf hitlers peace bid. The propaganda Campaign pending formal replies to the Hitler proposals by British and French leaders was based on four premises 1 that there was no sense now when Germany had what it wanted of continuing a War which might re suit in the destruction of most of j Europe. 2 that a a ally a Neutral nations demanded that Britain and France give in and accept hitlers terms. 3 that Russia and Italy would 1 most Likely join Germany if hitlers peace offensive collapsed. 4 that Britain and France Louii he solely responsible if the War continued. The nazis seemed slightly More hopeful that Tho allies might be willing to talk peace. This Hope seemed based on Little More substantial than thirty inches or More of dry Earth workmen for the Northern Indiana Power company who arc always replacing Light poles report digging Here and there in this Vicinity an 1 funding the ground plenty dry and hard As Concrete to a depth of about ,30 inches. Ilfra cent. The indictments sail Hong about graft paid politicians 1 Quot was believed Federal author it Ped to get one or two of the be Namts to Tell about the Quot pay by tory. Ora a. Day is general chairman and there Are other committee chair. She had lived in and near Spencer until about 20 years ago when she moved with her husband and family to Rockford. Survivors include four sons. Bertis. Men each of whom has a committee Levi and Carl of Rockford and under him or her and All Are at Harry. Of Louisville and three work on the preliminary preparation the Climax of the Observance nov. In will be preceded by revival meet daughters Lena of Rockford Iii. Pearl of Louisville. By. And mrs. Gaston of Cloverdale. Funeral services were held at 11 o 20 years ago in Greencastle miss Josephine Young returned to Chicago after visiting her parents Here. Mrs. Vernon Shirley was hostess to the Friday Circle a a a. G. Brown and r. G. Mccutchan expected to erect residences in the a new building addition being pro legs through a two weeks period rum. A t d b the Putnam reality com during the second week the pageant of clock tuesday morning at the new 0lhors indicated were Phillip Kas Stamford conn., Dudley and rot Mergelman new York and lob altar. Q. R Brainerd new Foat iacued on Pas l our program will be combined with the Union Church of Christ. J religious service. The pastor of the Church. Rev. James i. Shockley of Indianapolis marriage License Harry Wayne Riddle Farmer of helping in a preparation of the Roachdale and Ernestine , Centennial program. Home Roachdale. At Pany. Harry e. Clapp received his discharge from the army. He had been in two and a half years. Mrs. William h. Graham spent the Day in Indianapolis \ the pending Bill should be described us a National defense act rather than neutrality legislation. Referring to Tho proposed repeal j of the embargo allowing any nation French i be hand Gren Den pure thus. Arms and munitions Here to Roi t increased Ger on n Quot tuck title und carry a basis he Man patrols Gad. Quot in order to protect the interest of Paris. Oct. 10. Up Strong in Ted state a we Are making it German patrols were hurled at the p0ssil be for Britain and France to French lines All yesterday afternoon 0ajn resources to Speed up their and throughout the night and Yvere Triumph in the War repulsed every time with hand Gre Rove to allow this country to Nades it was announced today. Sooj instruments of War he said is the germans m�6e Desperak but fun a f Seif defense but implies no futile efforts to capture French Pri prom8efl of future Aid to the allies toners. French authorities believed a our people know that the very the High command had ordered Pri report of our National defense is toners taken at almost any Cost. Sent our boys to Battle anywhere a presumably so they could be ques aus in said a we absolutely will not toned about the strength of the Send them to a foreign bottle. French lines. A what better defense is there for meanwhile artillery Battles swept us Thero Foro than that which will the whole front. The germans had keep the Battle front just As far As been shelling constantly for 72 hours. Pogg Ible from us?., trying to locate and destroy French gun emplacements. Big guns of the Siegfried line far Back of the front lines had been brought into action it was reported. Chrysler corporation plants were minority Leader j such developments As the demand by David Lloyd George that hitlers terms be considered. It was admitted that the inspired though non official suggestion that president Roosevelt come to the Rescue was unlikely to prove fruitful. Hope persisted that some other Neutral Leader would mediate. Well informed nazis said Hitler wanted peace not because he was frightened of Britain and France or because of internal conditions in Germany but because from his viewpoint sacrifice of further lives was useless. These nazis asserted that Benito Mussolini particularly would unhesitatingly give Hitler military support if peace offers were rejected and that Russia probably would join Germany ton As regards Italy the nazi assertion was in conflict with foreign diplomatic reports that a growing Strain was being thrown on German italian relations because of the extent of Germany a concessions to Russia in the Baltic and the Balkan f Coll Iii in a in pour two disputes close plants a today a weather a a and a a local temperature a showers this afternoon becoming a fair and considerably cooler tonight wednesday fair and cooler. Detroit. Oct. 10 up a two it was the most intense fighting of the five a Ksn War and the French believed it might be a Prev Lude to a big German assault. A the German patrols fought hardest East of the Moselle River and in the Saa Bruecken sector. They closed today by labor disputes on the eve of negotiations for a new contract with the United automobile workers Union. Minimum. 61 6 a. M. 7 a. M. 8 a. M. 9 a. M. 10 a. M. 11 a. M. 70 72 75 75 69 66 or. W. R. Hutcheson continues to i _ improve at his Home on East Wash charged there after having been re a a r until Mure a in i nor l us a it Angton Street. 12 noon. 63 1 p. In. 61 2 p. M61

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