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Greencastle Daily Banner (Newspaper) - October 20, 1939, Greencastle, IndianaA a a # the weather tool do and warm a. A ,1�?Tiik forty eight the daily Banner 4 All the Home news United press service 4 go a it Waves for , Indiana Friday october 2d, 1939. Not. 4 of Hughes be speaker bunday night Elk president of in a a a w . Be heard in i opening program Isle Oil in Are invited Depauw graduate named Vivi a top y. M. C. A. Group head re Lalji v Mill n a Mner Ihu Shim Quot ill to Well Kemem i hero As he often visits in the City lop Edwin Holt Hughes who leak at Depauw University a Sper service sunday evening of clock in Gobin memorial is one of the six Depauw Law have become Bishops i methodist Church. He is now Bishop of the Church in Amer a i is o Barge of the washing. C. Area. Pauu was under or. Hughes list ration from 1903 until 1908, a i which he was elected to Hoard of Bishops. During 1923 up s received leave from is Bishop of the Chicago is acting president of n univ Misity. He then return Chicago to remain until his it a to his present position. A great role that Bishop Hughes to in thi unification conference i methodist churches in Kansas a has in cranked the already heavy Nils on his time and Depauw Lor friends Are particularly for a in having him As the speaker inday s vespers. He will give famous address on a the fifth is dment in College Hughes was born in Ide Vilh w. A. Dev. 7 1866 father was Rev. Thomas b. After attending the local he entered West Virginia for pity and later transferred to College. Wesleyan University conf Erir him the a. B. Degree in 1889. I. A a Quot Gree in 1892. Made him a of divinity in 1902. And Hon him with the la. D. Degree in Bishop Hughes also received t t b from the Boston Univcr-j8chool of theology in 1892, r degrees he holds Are the s. T. Pm Syracuse University in 1903, i d. In 1908, and another la. D. I the University of Maine in shop Hughes began his ministry of a Wynn Center mass. In 1892 r his ordination. In 1896 he was e to Malden where he remained i chosen president of Depauw in Parker f. Jordan Depauw Grad 1 uate in 1911, who has been general Secretary of y. M. C. A. At St. Paul j minn., has been named general see rotary of the Indianapolis a m. C. A he is a native of that City. He will a take up his residence in Indiana oils nov. 15. Or. Jordan graduated from Short Ridge in 1907 and at once took up his win k at Depauw. He played football Here and edited the Depauw year Book. He engaged a y. M. C. A. Work immediately after his graduation. Going first to Omaha neb., in that connection. Later he was at the University of Colorado and was at Highland Park mich., ten years. He was second lieutenant of infantry in the world War. Mrs. Jordan who was miss Fern Thompson of Lizton also was a Depauw student. They have a son John Jordan 14 years old. Threaten. Due youth is found of Wiiri Tilv not guilty of murder l ulv in Benton 111., oct. 20.�? up a women will George w. Gore jr., 32, stood to let it it scouts to meet this eve. 1 i j n Iai i Xii 3 Vic org it. Lajoie j i Sioloa by i Haj Law 5 1 Clui ted today of the murder of his Stepmother. His father. 55. Who had wanted him to plead guilty was awaiting trial for having killed the i to it n�1/ who had advised the son t it plead innocent. A circuit court jury of seven women and five men found Young Gore not guilty late yest. Day after deliberating and hour and a half. The state had charged that he crept up to his fathers Home the night of a july 23 and fired three shots through i i Glass door into the body of his Stepmother. Mrs. Nancy Gore 39, As she Lay asleep. Meet oct. 2 firemen c am. Attention to pit dec Ai Tion n dec Ess a it v Recarse of weather is Indian so mme it weather Farmers radio in need of water for live Stork. Rut nothing promised but Weatherman officers and other rc8i-ne8s to come up at meeting to re in cite Hall will choose delegates club is entitled to two representatives to Indianapolis federation meeting not Only the tall weeds of North Wood Are in danger of destruction from fire this dry season hut Dang. Or also exists for pastures Trees in 1 1 the Woods farm buildings and town i father or. George w. Gore houses. The indication of rain last i or prominent surgical specialist evening in this Vicinity with a Brief j and testified that Young Gore had Shower caused Hopes of Farmers is threatened the Stepmother. The specially to Rise High because of the Tate had demanded the death penal serious shortage of water in pastures 1 on the basis of a confession which where cattle Are being fed for the i Market or at dairies and around t barns and Homes generally. Springs and streams of Putnam county con a Tine to lower their water level. Big j Walnut for instance shows grave bars that have not been Bare for court of Honor in i i years some residents say other a streams of the county Are shrinking in volume the current in some of a was read to the jury but which Voung Gore charged had been obtain d from him by third degree methods. The Putnam county Republican women a club will meet wednesday. October 25th, at 7 30 p. M. In the City Council rooms at the City Hall in Greencastle. There will be election of officers and plans will be made for participation in the state Republican to a menus rally to be held october 30th. At the Claypool hotel in Indianapolis. The Putnam county women Are invited to attend this second annual j rally which tills year is being com a bind with the state convention of held at the Iii ii school building Lions club to 0 St Rve Holiday the scouts of Putnam county will them being scarcely noticeable . I roam Pale with no rain promised for the near future officials have urged residents assemble this evening in the Green j f us City my county to us u p us. A or a pm action is sponsoring ii Llowen in program october 31 Castle High school for a court of Honor under the direction of District chairman or. Will e. Edington and scout advancement chairman professor j. M. Fulmer. Recently it was decided that the troop committee should be responsible for the Board of review As this will alleviate any confusion and delay in the presentation of badges at the regular courts of Honor. Lead most caution to prevent fires that met get prove disastrous due to the tinder like condition of vegetation and of buildings. With pastures dried out and Corn Fields completely ripened a carelessly discarded match or cigarette might be the cause of a serious Blaze it was pointed out. Should such a fire get into a Field of Corn it would be almost impose on gop Prog icum flight of wild geese is southward a southward flight May indicate Perico of cold weather .11 St ahead one flock stopped off Minim it Trimble othe varieties of migratory re ads Are also a route to Winter of tsp Ding Ltd rounds Turkey Mold key position with briton France May effect Italy and Russia London. Oct. 20 up britons rejoiced today at the conclusion of an Allied Alliance with tui key j they believed had stopped any g a j joined the federation and will be Man Thust ,0wttrd us Back soap entitled to two delegates to the con a and Hadka von ugly Rea the federation of Republican women a clubs. The local club recently mention. It is expected that a Large number of Putnam county Republican women will attend the rally and luncheon on the thirtieth. The members of the Lions club of Roachdale who seem to be always ready for a frolic or a feast will celebrate halloween with a festive program on the streets of Down Tow Roachdale the evening of tuesday j october 31. They will have Cash prizes for humorous events and a fish Fry to make glad the inner Man. The Fidi Finland replies to Russ. Demands Hope for a Contini Tion of Peac e As a result of nordic conferee it e i Fry will be served out in the open on ers in Putnam District who have been Sib a Stoi it fax the held would streets and there will be other invited to attend and participate in a destroyed firemen pointed out. Besides the fish the a court of Honor include troop residents of the towns of the Thea St of Cash prize to be offer a 42. Scoutmaster Howard Wilson. As county also were urged to exercise As follows Distant Maurice Silvey. Chairman f. I extreme care in burning leaves and most comical Char Acter 1st. 55 Goslin. And committeemen w. W. Ira has Sparks from such fires Are $2.50. Thomas. Or. D. J. Steele. R c. See often carried Long distances by the Helsin fors. Finland. Oct 20. Up the government prepared its reply to russian Day. Confident that Sweden. Norway and Denmark would help Finland maintain her Independence. Wild geese these last few Days and nights have been speeding South on airways Over Putnam county noisily intent upon putting additional Miles Between themselves and the cold weather which has come into the Canadian summer habitats of these i Birds. And phere have been a Large number of these flocks Over Putnam soil and they have been just As numerous it May be assumed Over a wide Belt of states so that very Many thousands of them Are participating in Tya autumn flight to warmer temperatures. One flock that passed Over the West Side of town a couple of Days ago approached in the usual a a a Quot formation but the formation was broken up temporarily to permit some of the individuals whose role seemed to be that of file closers As in the army dropped Back to Pep up sonic of the Birds that were straggling. As soon As these Malinger ers were in ranks again the wedge was again formed and the flight proceeded southward at the usual High Speen. One flock last night appeared to regard Turkey situate. In an a a a ought in a body a Short distance of in Omnus strategic importance r s North of Huget Morrison s Home on a full ally with an army of 200,000� Outh Jack a a a a Street Road near town soldiers 2,000.000 trained re and to remain Therp Duran lha night serves and 1 100 air plane. In the bul thy Werck it it top by morning. Son not to cast her lot with Germany in the War. It was the first diplomatic Success of the allies since Germany and Russia concluded agreement August 19 and followed it with a non-aggrc3don treaty August 23. Turkey is safeguarded against entering a War with Russia but the British and French Are not at War j with Russia and Hope to. Be i therefore the tendency hero was to world War Turkey was an in Vallabh a other migrating Birds Are in Ali is a a demands to j l la of it Many on without whom j woh 1m Fields of the county at this mar inv us it Roud not have fought the time some of them rare specimens fought the for four years. Turkish forts dominate fortified dodecanese islands to of Bishop Hughes children / Depauw graduates Caroline Fethes Harban �?T23, and Isabel he8 Remy �?T14. Edwin Holt jr., attended i it Depauw for i year and is now a methodist Fly Nisi. In Bridgeport connect his son. De Vetn Holt Hughes Iii t freshman on the Depauw Cante another grandson Charlesf Gay. Was a member of the class of Bishop Hughes has a wide Circle Friend in Greencastle and is a a sent visitor on the Depauw Cam in Al citizens Are cordially Ini to hear him sunday. Ton. And Robert d. Patton troop 43. Scoutmaster Richard e. Lawrence assistant Dale Thompson. Committeemen Chas. A. My Tirry Albert Williams and Omer Beck troop 90. W. J. Baynard scoutmaster assistant Charles Howard. Committeemen Adam Wagner. Albert Howard and Sam Holbert troop 92 of Bain Bridge scoutmaster John t. Good Hart. Howard Hostetler. O. L. Vancleave and r. W. Etcheson troop 95. Scoutmaster Herndon Irwin. Committeemen Lois j. Arnold r. W. Thorlton. Willard Sunkel troop 96 of Fillmore. Scoutmaster George t. Goodwin. Assistant Theodore Brown. Committeemen i Raymond King. Wendell Smith. A. H. Hunter. Marion Sears Oscar Mckamey and Henry Jackson troop 98 of . Scoutmaster j. Morton Spencer. Committeemen Jess Potter. Raymond Hartling troop 99 of Greencastle. Scoutmaster Robert Dean. Assistant Jack Hinkle. Troop committeemen h. Cecil Fellers William Stiles. E. R. Bartley. Spec a to local ornithologists. Most of their Itla it s j carry on Lively conversations As they j. K. Paakai kill. Finland a neotia., Quot Turkev ivl"1quot Quot a Quot be another a is the key nation of the in tic neat of the interest Nir inert edits it tfx Tiili tii tor with Russia was to Confer with ,. ,. I i in no Quot in it ,aem8 a enming j East. Tin key Borders both on the a their flight Down Here from the nor Lack sea and Mediterranean sea Best character representation Man wind. I or woman list. $5 2d, $2.50. A foreign minister Eljas Erkko who according to weather Bureau pre beat marked couple iat a a 2d, returns today from Stockholm after i Tuikol holds he Narda Neile Straits diction Indian summer May 152,50, a overnight consultations with the with us for to few Days at least. The masked child under 12 vein i swedish. Danish and norwegian Best masked child under 12 years i weather Man announced this morn f a or of 2d, 75 cents 3d,foreign ministers. Paas Kivi will probably leave for Moscow saturday a night anti arrive there monday morn Jing with Finland a reply. The nature of russians demands British warships were permitted to base there during the Spanish civil a min a a c l a a of filet a a piracy patrol which stopped the 1 111 1 ing that fair and warmer weather 25 cents could prevail Over saturday. A this Section of the country enjoy cd d rightful weather during october a raid alarms and most of november last year. The sounded Early today 1 Ila a no Een disclosed officially Indian summer period last year sex 1. But they Werc believed to have called tended throughout october and to London oct. 20 up air a concessions in strategic finnish act Voty of office airy master Ionia sub about the Middle of november. Tern j Janns sounded time after time islands. President Kyosti Kallio of 1 marines in the Mediterranean a creatures of Between 65 to 75 were Over n we Aroa of Earl Tern ant a Finland said in a radio broadcast j Tutley a a info ill a to Aid Britain registered daily during the Early Par ? 1 Southern Scotland today including \ yesterday at Stockholm at the con Jan keeping open its life line through of november and it was not until i a a. A 1 of cum a Ion a ref i i after nov. 21st that cold weather prevailed. J sounded planes so High As to be in a grass fire for a Short time men 1 Volt so Bie were heard and British aced the farm Home of or. And Mia. I pants wpr0 Arti nout Over them Woods and Felds. These species usually stay awhile and then Drift which links these seas Aud Turkey on southward. We turing in some it has naval bases at Izmit in the sen 1 stances in the Rice swamps of the Marmora and at Chesmer on the j South Atlante states and Louisiana Smyrna coast. A others going on to Central and South British Navy men already Are of America Miliar with the new Chesmer base As remains i is called the Edinburgh Firth of Forth naval i delusion of the two Day conference of base District. Anti aircraft gun fire the nordic nations that the demands were of a a serious Finland had withheld her until Kallio and Erkko 55.000 men re Idle a St \ i r. A a emits to mediate in to dispute j. L. Mcferran South of Roachdale wednesday afternoon but was brought under control before it could reach the House. A considerable Areo of dry grass at the Roadside wan burned off. The Suez Cane or in cutting Italy a life line to Ethiopia. I behind the treaty Lay the Long j reply Range activity by Britain. Turkey Detroit Oil 20 i it a Slat could meet a a scout advancement chairman Fulmer will present some informative demonstrations by older scouts and members of the Alpha Phi Omega. The entire Public is cordially invited to attend this court of Honor. Guess who Only a few guessed last weeks picture. But the first came from mrs Artie Raines of near Fillmore and she identified the picture because of Long acquaintance it being that of Lois j. Arnold. The first within the City was Charles Ewan who correctly identified the youth. More people missed the True identity than guessed it Cor up restly. There was a wide variety of guesses because or. Arnold Lias Bee Quot a resident of Greencastle for the past fifteen or Twenty years and Many Here did not know him As a youngster but still there was sufficient resemblance Between the youth of 30 Odd years ago and today for Many to name him Willcut a lot of guess work. Today s picture is also of a Man who has become naturalized in Greencastle during the past Twenty or Twenty five years. He has taken an Active Pari in Many things pertaining to the City since coming Here and no doubt will be easily recognized by Many of his friends and associates. The Winner s last week were the North sea As if pursuing or in-1 wit i the Kings and foreign ministers Terc Epting German raiders. Of the other nordic countries at a As in previous raids most people a conference called by King Gustav of in the raid area including Edin Burgh instead of taking to shelter. A grouped in streets and in the coun Iti Taremi r tav in itry Side. Eager for a sight of German intangible tax is or it received by county j the a first Alan a were o shortly before 11 30 a. M. 4 Sweden and learn How much support Finland could expect if she should resist threats to her integrity. Been careful nurtured As an ally in 1938 Britain granted her $80,00000 in credits to develop her Industry and buy War supplies. Nth conference Between official a of the Chrysler corporation and the United automobile workers Cio today despite new. It seemed the Long British the refusal the corporation to a preparation had of rectified. Italy seemed unlikely to enter a which Turkey would or county auditor Gilbert e and treasurer Roland Lane have received a chock from the state Treasury for 2.731.41. Which is the october settlement of the state with Putnam county As the county s share of the intangibles collections for the six months period beginning february. 1939. This tax is derived from the Sale of intangibles tax Stamps by the Cou Tyty treasurer All of which re repits arc turned in by him to the state an which Are redistributed by the state to the respective counties on the basis of the proportion of the county a real estate values to the valuation of the real estate of the entire state. The Law provides for the retention by the county of 25 per cent of this amount and the remaining 75 per cent is distributed by the auditor to the respective townships of the county. On the basis of the proportion of their real estate valuations to that of the entire county. It is applied to school costs by the township trustees. Putnam county a receipts from the stats As its share of this fund Are it so happens approximately equal to the amount of such tax collected by the county and turned in to the state. May need marines Shanghai. Oct. 20.�? up a judge Cornell s. Franklin american chairman of the Shanghai municipal Council said today that if necessary he would ask for United states mar a ust. Immediately after the first bursts from anti aircraft guns and i the racing eastward of British fight j or planes tin1 ail Clear signal was Given at Edinburgh at 11 55 a. M. A Edinburgh people heard the drone j of planes but could not see Triem be j cause they were so High. Experts said the planes were German identified by the pulse of their motors. Air raid wardens induced most Edinburgh people finally to take shelter. Soon after the All Clear Rignal was Given at Edinburgh there was a Sec Soun us Span i la veterans 30 a. M. I to attend meet cent mediation War in j was a a of Michigan a new aligned j Hal ii it cd mediation Law which gives against it. As Turkey does not want mate labor to go to War with Russia and seeks it Khz in Ineth Alion Effort it District session will ii held in legion Home in c Ille sunday Ond alarm. United Spanish War veterans and their auxiliaries from the ten Camps comprising the West Central District in Indiana including Greencastle. Will attend a meeting 6f their District organization at Crawfordsville. Sunday. Oct. 22. The meeting will be held at the this time two planes american legion Hail and will begin could be seen glinting in the Bright j with the registration of members at sunlight thousands of feet High. The All Clear was sounded again and then there was a third alarm. Then British planes could be seen speeding out Over the North sea. As if they had turned Back and were Pur using German raiders or were going out to intercept a new wave of them. 10 a. M. Business of the organization will be transacted at a meeting at one of clock in the afternoon. Robert Hartman commander Homer Linn adjutant and Rev. A. Arthur chaplain of the Frank Britton Camp of Crawfordsville will Wel come the visitors. Camps and auxiliaries of the West during the alarm period the air Central District include Lafayette soldiers Home Lafayette. Logans port Frankfort. Lebanon. Indianapolis. Greencastle and Crawfordsville. 20 years ago in oreenca8ti.f, More than 30 Hoad of cows and calves were hold at the Paul Albin Sale. A daughter Virginia Louise was bom to or. mrs. Hal Royce at Wabash. Or. And mrs Clarence Ferrand awarded free ,.enth.0. Ines to protect american resident. Pent sunday tie theater to see the week end. And their property area. In residential 1 miss Reggie Daniel visited in put Lamoille. Board Power to subpoena both Lester l. Colbert. Chrysler counsel. Said Chrysler representatives would a withhold our appearance at today a conference if their presence was construed As consent to Media ted. In its present position Jjon Iii wlm a of i to. N in. Chairman Arthur e. Riib of the one which could take the Lead in any combined action. Its Friendship it was regarded As possible that Russia would not want to antagonize tin key. Turkey is the spokesman for the Balkan entente Turkey. Rumania Greece and Yugoslavia by far the strongest of them and the state Board said one or More Board conciliators would attend a for the purpose of assisting in negotiations j 0 1 Points in which disputants fail to i reach a a a i 1 a a or pm Ai a conferences were moved Mold \ a m to Iii my a a u troit. A lure 55 000 work t it ers Are Idle because of the dispute Between the corporation and the Union after a one Day meeting in. Lansing. In the presence of the Vival Board which apparently produced no results. In the Church of Christ at Clover Dale sunday will be held an All Day Ujj of a go it 0 0 0 0 meeting which will be a continuation to la weather o love Dalr will i Iuka ii Wili ii we All Day session As a in Art of be of the series of gospel meetings in that Church which was begun last sunday. The evangelist is j. W. Jal a 0 and 0 0 local temperature o three Are dead Delphi. Ind. Oct. 20 up a the death toll in a truck a of automobile collision near Here late yesterday was raised to three today when Glenn Carmichael of Monticello. Student at Hanover College died in a Hospital at Lafayette of a fractured Skull. William f. Sullivan of Vevay was killed almost instantly and James Griffin of Salem died in a Lafayette Hospital last night of his injuries. Both were Hanover College students. Higher of Barnesville Ohio and v. F. Adamson of Shelburn is the song Cader. Next sunday the services will occupy Forenoon afternoon and evening. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 it partly Cloudy with scattered sprinkling or Light showers in Northwest and extreme West Central portions tonight and in South and sex i Treme East portions saturday warm at 2 30 of clock there will be held Ler tonight somewhat cooler in North a r a service which will be attend West and in extreme North saturday cd by the quartet from the East Side Church of Christ at Indianapolis. Minimum 53 a general invitation to All persons 6 a. M. 53 interested is Given by the Lon Grega 7 a. In. 54 Tion of the Church. 8 a. M59 9 a. A. 64 10 a. A. 69 11 a. M73 12 noon. 76 1 p. M78 2 p. A. 78 miss Eva Mil bum miss Elsie Anderson. Mrs. R. J. Overstreet and miss Virginia Williams Are attending the nurses convention at Indana ols Friday and saturday. the current attraction Over

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