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Greencastle Daily Banner (Newspaper) - September 4, 1939, Greencastle, IndianaFam and cooler a a a a a a a <31 the daily Banner a Waves for ally go a a All the Home news a Ini Teo press service a 0g forty seven to a Greencastle Indiana monday Seh Ember 4, 1939. No. La fio Castle a history is presented Mczial <�111 us my a julat1ve old Chi in h a ome coming or i i old names Given has had an important 1�?~luii-the us of the Putnam gouty Community the recent Home Comann of tor members of the Fin cast Fine historical Nair tiv presented by Charles Mcgaugh Jaree Castle a descendant Hini a Fincastle family the mater the paper having been us-1 by mias Bee Cunningham of the narrative to full was looking Back ave his children Studdert Kennedy that in Arden there might be Jun. In most of us priceless memories of some of Ray headed Church pioneers but one of us now living. Mall u Ira can carry Back to tin when the first Church was in Fincastle. An old record begins Quot names tirs of the Church of Linsi Putnam county organised on saturday before second lords Day in july a 1& a ust of forty nine names that probably includes charter members since no com to follows their names As to liter they came in by letter or Era Ion. By the close of 1856 to lick i l i carried More than one Hundred 1 ill is and the question of a Church m seems to have conic up for following notice appeared in of the Putnam k. In b to the colors French Reter Vitta leave the Vincennes Barracks to rejoin their units on the French German Border Hitler rejected Premier Daladier proposal that Berlin negotiate directly with Poland on a he Danzig crisis. Meanwhile France awaited an expected German attack. Old county cemetery needs Hoad Many Oli residents his Hie in grounds near Mami tam sex Kaiser listens to Chamberlain then prays with family stones Date Way Back in pitiful condition do to inaccessibility from any rond weeds growing High. Com a a issues a notes is hereby Given that v re flu he s meeting of the my 1 libera of the Church of Christ the meeting House in Fin Istas Putnam county. Indiana s saturday april eleventh ight a Hund myl Vav 6�?-11 to of clock v. For la. Pure k001 of Shine Llull trustees for said. Terrefe. Dated March 25th. W. W. Mills. if Rhu was this meeting House men Mem in the notice no one seems now but is supposed that the a Piet in Homes of its members did most of our Early churches. Truth Quot the Groves were gods temples Quot Here and Many of us e been told of the Early Locust re gatherings which Uncle har i vividly recalls was once inter ted by the excitement of the Ottar of an Eagle. The election trustees was held As advertised Rabert m. Brothers clerk deed we. Mills. Jordon Grider and i ten Allen elected trustees of Church of Christ Fincastle april so we. H. Shield. Helar of Putnam county recorded election in miscellaneous record 1 on Page 34, fee 30 cents a he Church was now organized by to transact business Ai i on y 4, 1887, Jacob Hartman turns red to the trustees for the Nom i sum of ten dollars a certain bit real estate carefully stated As to its and Bounds. In Section to in a and Range and duly knowl de before John Leaton Justice ,.t peace. The deed of conveyance ate ii 4 d. 1939 c. Mot. Pm h Ali Rulo y d Egin a of to Nietta tax f us the d id 8 a Ive 4 i duly recorded dec. 8. 1857 12 lock m. And a fee of $1 00 paid e clause to this deed entitled to re than a passing notice Quot for the House of Christian to belong to and a pose of a in Alp thereon a the management of said trus-1 a but said House to he open to 1 person to preach in when not oct led by its owners in Are is no narrowness of vision be. A Monument in Hartman maty bears this inscription Quot Jaunt roman died june 8, 186.5 age 64 irs 3 months 27 but a far lasting memorial is the Grant this land. Rhe plot of land was Large i mind the lot on which the Telephone change is built As Well As the land i owned by the Church but room s needed in 1887, not Only for the grounds but also for a lot. These were a Wagon Yso and Quot Hack True there a re buggies and cutters but these \ i re used More for Quick business is by the head of the House for up. Asure jaunts by the Young people i a d their sweethearts or drives ten the whole family was not a 1 in p by d picture the entire family coming m l Church in a buggy in most cases i s a would have been a Nee More the Cath Ravel a Faff four sad nans Lell flt or oods a m cited to go along. Look Back tour father a or grandfathers Day a Cdr. Lenox m. Knight born sept. 1, 1796, died nov. 9, 1859&Quot is an inscription on a Stone in the old cemetery Manhattan North of the National Highway and about the same distance West of the Greencastle Road. This or. Knight was Manhattan s first physician settling there in 1829, soon after the town was platted. Manhattan in fact is considerably older than the National Road. is the oldest town in Washington township. The others having been established for the most part after the a Cumberland Pike was built through that part of the country. Or. Knight s grave Marker related that he came from Maryland in 1826, that his first wife was a Jennings who died in 1848. And his second wife was Elizabeth Egbert. Charlie Knight of South Washington township and Chan. Knight of Clay county Are descendants of the Pioneer docto.�?T. A search among the Briars weeds and Bushes of the burying ground yesterday revealed grave Markert for Many persons with Well known names we. Conklin. Sr., died Jan. 12, 1850 ago 58. Elias Kiser born 1816 died 1877. Sarah a Zaring wife of Daniel Zaring born 1820. Died 1898. Adam Zaring. Born 1789, died 1868. John Roberts and we. Roberts both soldiers in co. P. 43rd Indiana vol. Infantry. The latter of the two men was bom in 1831. Thomas m. Mat Roberts bom 1855 died 1935. Martin Unican bom 1844, died 1904, and his wife Lizzie Alice Throop and they were the parents of mrs. Elmer Strattan of Greencastle. Jos. Etter. Bom 1816, brother of Lee Etter of Greencastle. John m. Wright and wife Anetta father of mrs. Ernest l. Herbert Herman Wright co. A 13th u. S. Vols., lies there. Corp. John Wright co. A 149th ind. Inf. Philip Hutcheson bom 1821. Died 1893. And his wife. Jesse m. Myers a Mason died 1822, age 62 years. There were also Many other old grave markers the burying ground which covers upwards of an acre of ground has reached a pitiful condition As regards attention to Weed cutting chiefly because can be reached Only with difficulty. There was a crude sort of Entrance to from the Greencastle Road but that was closed and was almost impassable times any Way and now the Only Way to get to the place is oved a Trace of a Road which leaves the National Road the West Side of the former mat Roberts Home going Back toward the North through two barn lots with two Gates to be opened and winding both horizontally and vertically through a Short reach of pasture with a rather precipitous Ravine to be crossed just before the sagging Gates into the i continued on Range two Doorn. Holland sept. 4 up a a Gray White faced old Man who was driven into exile by the last great european War sat tense befor3 his radio today anti heard Britain s prime minister proclaim that a new War is on. He is William of Hohen Rollem now 80 years old who Twenty one years ago fled his stricken Empire As Allied armies crashed through the defences on Germany s Western front. The sex Kaiser listened intently to prime minister Neville Chamberlain s entire statement and then collected his family in the Castle Hall und led them in prayer. Later the once potent War lord stumbled to the room where his first wife Augusta Victoria died and Sank in prayer the Side of her bed. The death room has been left intact As furnished by its mistress. The former ruler kept studiously away from a Large Circle of germans who hoped that the present War May Lead to a restoration of the House of Hohen Rollem possibly through William s grandson. Louis Ferdinand who recently was married to the grand Duchess Kyra of Russia. Supporters of both the German and russian former Imperial families were said to see possibility for restorations and to have had that in mind when the marriage Between Louis and Kyra was arranged. was emphasized however that the sex Kaiser has taken no part in restoration schemes possibly because of danger nazi Germany might confiscate Hohen Rollem properties. British Steamer torpedoed 1,400 aboard refugees fleeing from european War zone All nations give Hitler last Chance Dalai up solemnly assured frenc h people they would be \ into blog s defense lines fortified militarists Gree might lie some time lie i Ore Britain can furnish Susan tial i anal Force crisis Iii Brief Danzig sept. 4 after three Day of bombardment from sea and air. A Little polish Garrison still held the Weste Platte munitions dump in Danzig Harbor 11 30 p. Sunday 4 30 p. M., Central Standard time. Editors note this dispatch was the first word direct from Danzig on the fighting there since Germany a annexation of the former free City Early Friday morning Berlin. Sept. 4 up a German warship in the Baltic has sunk a polish destroyer and a polish submarine off the polish port of Gdynia just West of Danzig was announced Early today. Paris sept. 4 the transcontinental press said today the Central Warsaw radio station announced polish cavalry had launched a counter offensive aimed German territory. Moscow. Sept. 4 the official soviet russian broadcast today reported German planes bombed Warsaw eight times yesterday. Or. Sigler meets former Bainbridge Man when or. T. A. Sigler of Greencastle stepped into the Vicinity of the mule barns the Owens mule Sale Yards Memphis tenn., last week a vigorous voice coming from a husky looking Man More than the doctor s age. Exclaimed a Well if there ainu told doctor Sigler a a the vigorous Man was a Coon Eye Frakes bom the Bainbr dec neighbourhood quite a few years ago where he in his Young manhood was known oftener a a a Cuneo. He was the son of Charles Frakes of that place and is related to the lanes and others. The interesting Point of is that Cooney had the doctor for Many years. He has been with the Owens mule sales company for thirty years and although his hair is White he can Dodge a mule kick with All of his agility. The Owens company strange As May seem in this motorized age handles from 55 to 65.000 head of mules a year. Or. Sigler accompanied by mrs. Sigler had been in Memphis for the meeting of the National association of veterinarians. Berlin. Sept. 4 the German official news Agency dub announced today that the poles had pierced virtual River dikes in the Region of to new near the Danzig Border flooding the lower lands of the Vistula Valley. is unofficially announced that the president will have a special Cabinet meeting this afternoon which time they will discuss the sinking of the British liner Athenia with Many americans aboard. Bounty commissioners met monday morning county commissioners Buford fall and George l. Rice were present for the september meeting of the Hoard of commissioners. Commissioner William h. Eiteljorge being out of the City. Before the Hoard for consideration were bids for supplies for the new jail a he the usual number of claims principally for work on the county roads. 20 years a Quot of in Greencastle services sunday for George wynans funeral services were held sunday afternoon 2 of clock for George wynans 80 years old. the Frienda Church Hadley. Or. Wynans was a brother of mrs. Alma Beard of Indianapolis and an Uncle of Ralph wynans. He died Friday the Home of his Nephew in Grove lard. Working folks of Greencastle observed labor Day. Today by a general cessation of their usual activities stores and offices were closed for a he full Day with the exception of some which were kept open for special reasons. Russell Shannon son of or. And mrs. Bruce Shannon was recovering from his illness. Mrs. Sari Lane was presented a Silver spoon the meeting of the Martha Washington club the Home of mrs. De dal by being the fur Well ter mrs. Lane prior to her going to Washington City to reside. Miss Elizabeth Heber who had been Home from her school work on a leave of absence returned to her work. Mrs. Jesse Alice Byrd has As her guests mrs. Charles Ballard of Logansport. Glenn Lyon was admitted to the Putnam county bar to practice Law with the firm of Lyon amp Peck. A the newly admitted member of the Greencastle and Putnam county Law fraternity treated the other members of the bar to a Box of said the newspaper the total county tax rate was 3 cents but the property valuation had been boosted and the apparently Low rate was really much higher than that of the preceding year the newspaper said. Pari s. September 4 France joined great Britain in War against Germany yesterday. The Long feared conflict broke after Lith hour peace efforts came to naught. News of the first armed clashes were awaited in a spirit of Calm in the darkened und partially evacuated capital. Huge armies numbered on each Side in millions faced each other behind heavily fortified defense lines. Aviation was the prime subject of speculation. Premier Daladier in a three minute radio address solemnly assured the French people they would be victorious in the War Hitler emphasizing Franco British efforts to avoid War. Daladier said that even today both nations gave the German fuehrer a last Chance. Daladier said today a communication to Berlin was a Quot last Appeal to he called the German government the Quot most despicable of tyrannies a and added that in going to Poland s Aid France also is a fighting to defend our land Homes and German charge d affaires Brauer and 130 other members of the German embassy and consulate staffs departed from inv Lidies station 11 08 p. 4 08 p. Central Stanard time. Emergency precautions had been taken to guard them Enro Ute from France by Way of Belgium. Ambassador Johannes von Welc Zeck already was in Germany when France and Germany we ent to War. He had left six weeks ago France moved 8.000,000 men eastward. Her Navy and the giant naval forces of her British ally have been in Battle positions for a week. Militarists agreed might be some time before Britain will be Able to furnish a substantial land Force. Paris. Sept. Up French interests in Germany today were turned Over to the United states embassy in Berlin. was announced that As soon As French ambassador Robert Coulon Dre left the German foreign ministry where he demanded his passports he went to the United states embassy to ask that the american envoy look after interests in Germany. Cairo sept. 4 up Egypt Sev red diplomatic relations with Germany today. Berlin sept. 4 up the German radio reported today that British Quot propaganda planes had been driven from the skies Over an unannounced German City after dropping leaflets. London. Sept. 4 up an air raid warning which sounded through London 2 28 a. <7 28 p. Central Standard time sunday was succeeded by an Ull Clear signal 3 20 a m the ministry of information said would have a Brief announcement a tar concerning the warning Roosevelt pledges to keep peace s. S. Queen Mary arrives new York sept. 4 up the Queen Mary flagship of great Britain s merchant Marine raced into port today after a nerve wracking crossing of the Atlantic during which she kept a constant guard for enemy submarines. The big liner carried the largest passenger list of its history�?2,331 persons some 200 of whom slept on cots in the Public rooms also carried $44,550,000 in Gold. Miss Dola Hemme of Putnam Ville sister of Floyd j. Hevner. Superintendent of the state penal farm is director of the Home economics school the Indiana state fair. To make every Effort to keep United states of of european All spoke Over radio Sun. Night adde i that lie hoped the people Mould Diseri Miniute Between a tvs and Rumor Washington sept. 4. Up proclamation of arms embargo neutrality and summons of Congress to special session were judged today to be but matters of hours after president Roosevelt s Appeal for National Unity and adjournment of partisanship. The Cabinet meets in special session 2 p. Or. Roosevelt warned in this radio address last night that our peace is endangered. Within minutes he was informed that the British liner ath Unla was torpedoed and sinking 200 Miles off the coast of Ireland with 1,400 passengers including Many americans aboard. The president implied that isolation from world events was impossible but renewed his pledge to make every Effort to a keep out of this this address seemed to suggest similar Protection to 21 sister american republics of the Western hemisphere on the theory that our safety is dependent on theirs. A was Long As remains within my Power to he said a there will be no blackout of peace in the United Stiles. A let no Man or woman thoughtlessly or falsely talk of America sending its armies to european he said our safety was bound up with the safety of the Western hemisphere and the adjacent seas. Or Roosevelt last year pledged himself to Aid cauda if her territory were invaded. Ills address pledged National neutrality but absolved individual americans from being Neutral in thought Well. A even a Neutral Quot he said a has a right to take account of facts. Even a Neutral cannot la asked to close his mind or his the presidents speech Short waved to the world in six languages followed a sunday of anxious official activity. After repeated presidential conferences with department Heads a White House spokesman said the neutrality proclamation deadline was 6 p. Tomorrow night. May come any time Between now and then. Delay until the last moment might or might not facilitate hurry up shipment of arms and munitions but. Especially of air planes und their motors beyond United states Borders. Manufacturers have tremendous French and British orders. One Large motor company was known to have 800 air plane motors in Progress of manufacture. Washington. Sept. 4. Up the text in part of president Roosevelt a speech sunday night Peel gang his every Effort to keep the United state out of the european War and voicing Hope and be lie of that there will be no a Black out peace in a the United states follows tonight my single duty is to speak to the whole of America. Until 4 30 this morning i had hoped against Hope that some Miracle would prevent a devastating War in Europe and bring to an end the invasion of Poland by Germany. For four Long years a succession of actual wars and constant crises have shaken the entire world and have threatened in each Case to bring on the Gigantic conflict which is today unhappily a fact. is right that i should recall to your minds the consistent and times successful efforts of your government in these crises to throw the full weight of the United states into i the cause of peace. In spite of spreading we ars i think that we have every right and every reason to maintain As a National policy the fundamental moralities the teach Ings of religion act the continuation of efforts to restore peace for some Conti Miril on i Nitro two Airi Ianes pass Over Netherlands Envoi in from Glasgow Canada radioed was sinking rapidly first merchant ship lost air raid warning sounded through Jondon followed by an All Clear signal 3 30 a. a u l l e i n London sept. 4 up the liner . Torpedoed during the first 24 hours of the British German War was left to sink today when Rescue ship started for scottish and Irish ports with the survivors. Among its 1,450 passengers and Crew included hundreds of americans Ami canadians. Berlin. Sept. 4.�? up the German radio denied today that a German submarine had sunk the British liner Athenia asserting that such an act would be a a against strict is More probable that the liner struck a mine the radio broadcast said. Berlin sept. 4 up the radio announced Early today that the German Fleet has thoroughly mined the 45-mlle-wide Entrance to the Baltic the Kattegat Between Sweden and Denmark to keep British or French warships out of the Baltic. Amsterdam Netherlands. Sept. 4 i up a Large Fleet of air planes of unidentified nationality passed Over Holland shortly after Midnight a ironing eastward toward Germany. The planes flying a height of 6.000 foot or More came from the Northwest off the English coast and moved Southeast. The pianos Boli oved to comprise a tremendous air Fleet moved in the a direction of the German naval base Wilhel shaven Bremen Berlin and Frankfort on Der odor. London sept. 4 up the ministry of information announced today that the British Steamer Athenia has been torpedoed and sunk off the hebrides with 1,400 persons aboard. The Steamer owned by the Donaldson Atlantic line was in route from Glasgow to Canada. She is a vessel of 13,465 tons some americans were reported aboard. News of the disaster was radioed the admiralty by the master of the stricken ship which apparently floated for some time after she was hit the Steamer was about 200 Miles off the hebrides islands which lie off the Northwest coast of Scotland when she went Down. She was off the regular course apparently in an Effort to avoid enemy submarines. The Athenia was the first British merchant ship lost in the War. was understood the ship was loaded with refugees fleeing War stricken Europe. Most of the passengers reportedly were canadians. A passenger list was not immediately available. was understood the Athenia was escorted by a naval Craft. the admiralty was said the route and sailing Date of the Athenia a could be disclosed a hut was known she was scheduled to sail last Friday from Glasgow via Belfast for Canada. From the time and position of the ship when she was tor a edged apparently she had touched Belfast and was in route to Quebec. The Mii Stry of information said the last information from the Athenia came through 5 a. To the admiralty. Quot sinking rapidly said. Washington sept. 4�?stephen Early Secretary to president Roosevelt. Said tonight that the torpedoed Athenia was a carrying mostly canadians and some americans a according to official reports received hero. Or. Roosevelt received an official 11 out Luis no us Rug two

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