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Greencastle Daily Banner (Newspaper) - September 7, 1939, Greencastle, IndianaA warm a a it i me the daily Banner a i 0 4 am Tiik Home news United press service a a r i i a i 4 i i 0 a it Waves for ally l in v so Van Greencastle Indiana till k slav no item mar 7, Norri Siple Tiu Jirs in county a list was Peri Isheim Banner on can Keshav whnsi1 a Quot Ark added we Howll a a Ami Harry Hay principal Al Bali Lori age / m of teachers of Putnam of which were pub a the Pally Banner wednes made Complete by the he lists from Washington Monroe township. To Ai Haiton township Rightsell principal reels , physical education 1e. Chadwick English soc. At., i Michael mus., eng., Clover a Veatch. Commerce reels it Caughill. Voc. Agriculture Tille or Joia Pollum grades 4-6, Kwecis Akers grades 1-3. Reels Ber 10�? re Mccullough grades 4-�o, tile. A be Landes grades 1-3, reels Grove ogles grades 1-6, Green x a. No or. . Of Brien passed Way at m till is. Death followed an operation at Robert Long Hospital in Indianapolis body returned to City i. Survived by wife Mother daughter and Uncle or. A. M. O Brien shelled Here is a View of the polish powder Magazine Plant at from Danzig which was shelled by the nazi troop ship Schleswig in Danzig Harbor Over a week ago ostensibly Ona training cruise. Weste Plai a across the River Holstein which had anchored Miller grades 1-6 Monroe township a get Hays principal history r Rogers English Roachdale. Mcclure latin science tics. Or Trey. Commerce physical a Bainbridge. Lou Hess science Home cd Riso. Music Art Bain in Hale mathematics science Nal arts Bainbridge. C. Cornwell social science Weller grades 5-6, Bain n love grades 3-4. Greencastle 3. Arct Modlin grades 2-3, a a a tie route 3. Bia brothels grades 1-3, Bain t. Up Rise in a a Al meat prices it it a of a cents a a w pork a reef if Gak in Lull k higher county meat eaters who to hogs nor Beeves nor Chick of their own to put on their an Ltd who arc dependent upon no House products Are Al Wing considerably More for a to As a result of the Sharp in the hog prices due to the it Lani it is claimed. On retail store in Greencastle. Corning. That meat Man said 1148 been tin average raise of a Pound in pork and beef. N is associated with others r of pm Juniues. And his prices it be identical with those in Oul a local stores. He men wins second in stale dress re new Marv Ann new int takes honors with simmer outfit Mary Ann Newgent who won sweepstakes honors in the local dress review and thus the rights to represent Putnam county in the Indiana state fair yesterday was awarded a second place in the state dress review in which 91 of the counties of the state were represented. Miss Newgent wore an afternoon summer dress of voile. The top was White with Val lace trimming sewed in lows about three inches apart and the skirt was of Blue and White print with a picture hat and White shoes. The Cost of the Complete outfit was $16.50. The private showing of the dresses was held on tuesday with the Public showing yesterday afternoon at 2 30 of clock in the new youth building. The dress review Fin \ the current 4-h year and will Start a new year in that work. United states need not fear shortage Washington sept. 7.�? up a administration officials emphasized today that there is no Prospect of any shortage in foodstuffs and Basic commodities in the United states As a result of the european War. At the same time they moved to combat reported profiteering. Secretary of agriculture Henry a. Wallace revealed that the agriculture department has received several complaints charging unnamed processors and distributors of foodstuffs with spreading false rumours of shortages in order to increase prices. The complaints have been Given the department of Justice for investigation he said. A Survey of stocks of foodstuffs on hand for the coming year hacked up the official Assurance that this country is in a Strong position and need not fear a shortage. More facts Are Given on cemetery fast message 01 correspondent sent i be f in a i j sell .1 of j note to editor explains that dispatch is of Pari u l Lar in i erk81 editors note the United press Warsaw staff headed by its Well known War correspondent Edward w. Beattie jr., sent its last report on conditions in the polish capital at 9 50 a. M. Wednesday Warsaw time 2 50 a. M. C8t. This May or May not indicate a worsening situation. Causing the official censor to hold up news Dis Pat it in s for fear of informing the enemy. In View of this Beatties last dispatch which arrived last night is of particular a tol St a interest. Services held for mrs. Sanford six ii amp Ikon funeral services were held this afternoon at 2 30 o clock in the first methodist Church at Brazil for mrs. Alice Spurgeon wife of Sanford a a Dick Spurgeon formerly of Greencastle. Interment was in the cottage Hill cemetery. Revolutionary s o l i it Ink John Walden sr., is buried there injured while Riding on his bicycle saturday evening Walter Gibbs son of or. And mrs. Harold Gibbs of Portland Mills fell striking his head on a Rock which rendered him unconscious for about four hours. It is reported he has a slight fracture of the Skull. Reimt Mccormick is cacti Raiser started As \ Hollly a few years ago now is 111.ies country increase in lard prices to 13 ccnt3 a Pound a few Days the cetus now which he said outstanding item in increase quoted Bacon in whole or half a cents now which was 13 of Quot t sliced Bacon is 37 now 35. 8 no Rekand 3 or 4 cents on the i a went up 7 or 8 cents. Hut to mentioned it least a 01 Nin my hich went up 10 or Long at 27 the first of the m Stajk cuts went up about Quot a roasts had about the a Quot crease. A a is there have been Soweto 8ukar being one of the ing a boost. Much sugar ought by housekeepers tur., f v no a stored by chasers. Using pliers to repack in smaller to Nta Iners the product of his to acre farm Southeast of Terre haute Robert Mccormick in Greencastle recently talked of the pleasures of raising 622 varieties of Cactus for the Market. Starting Cactus raising As a Hobby r few years ago. He found then Tia Money in the Hobby and now he supplies All of Indiana Eastern Illinois and Western Ohio with about All the cacti the people in that territory want for their Rock gardens. Window boxes and greenhouses. He operates the Weyh Rook farms. Today he was putting a Large lot of the Orange tuna Cactus in a packing Case for delivery to a store in Greencastle which caters to and others of that ilk these Tunc coct arc of the sort commonly known As elephant Rar Type because the thick Fleshy leaves have r subdued resemblance to that pachyderm s auricular appendages. The v Are of the spiny sort an a although Quot wizard Burbank succeeded in eliminating the spines for one generation they appeared a according to or. Mccormick in a run cd form the second generation and were Back in full size the third generation. S i or does t try to get rid of the spines and uses pliers to k up them from sticking him arc some 1,700 there species of Mcnelus. Or. Said. Classified Mccormick in a recent Story in the daily Banner concerning the interesting old cemetery at Manhattan the names of a number of the persons buried there in years past were Given. There is also in that cemetery the grave of a Veteran of the revolutionary War. One of a surprisingly Large number of soldiers of that colonial War who found their Way to Putnam county and died Here. This one interred in the Manhattan burying ground is John Walden or. Who was born in Middlesex county. Virginia. March 6 or 8, 1756. He enlisted in Virginia troops during the summer of 1777 and served to the end of the War As a private. His last commanding officer was colonel Henry let or. Walden served in the Battles at Monmouth. Stony Point and he was at the evacuation of Charleston. His death occurred december 22. 1835, and his remains were interred in the Manhattan cemetery. He married Mary Collins their children were Sallie. John Henry. Elizabeth. Richard. Dollie Nancy and Patsy. Don Alexander to leave City a change of personnel of the Standard Oil company ? representation in Greencastle effective this week was announced today by Don Alexander 14 East Berry St. Bulk station agent for the company. Or. And mrs. Alexander and their two children Are to move to Indianapolis. Where or. Alexander has been transferred to serve As an agent instructor in the Marion county area. Or Alexander came to Greencastle from Muncie two years ago to take up his duties Here with the Oil company. E. E. Blackwell of Indianapolis will succeed Alexander As Standard oils bulk Plant distributor. Or Blackwell and family Are expected to move to Greencastle within the next few Days As soon As or. Alexanders Transfer is effected. Or. And mrs. Alexander today were Busy with moving plans bidding goodbye to friends and expect to move to their new residence this weekend. The Christian Church choir will rehearse at 7 of clock Friday evening. Warsaw. Sept. 6 9 50 a my up everyone Able to borrow or beg a conveyance was abandoning the polish capital today As the rumble of Distant German artillery fire grew louder. There were Many among the 700.000 population however who could find no Means of leaving and to them the imminence of invasion was so real that they were inclined to talk in whispers. P. Cecil b. Of Brien one of Green Eastle s most prominent physicians die thursday afternoon at 3 30 a clock in til. Robert Long Hospital n Indianapolis. Or. Of Brien underwent i. Major operation last Satur i Lay and had been seriously ill since that time. Or. O Brien became ill while on a visit with his family on the West coast and when he arrived in Indianapolis he entered the Robert Long Hospital for treatment. Or. Of Brien had practice Medicine since 1924. He had been associated with his Uncle. Or. W. M. O Brien for Many years. Their office was in the Alamo building. He was a Grad of Depauw University and the of Medicine at Indiana University. He served his internship at the City Hospital in Indianapolis. For a Many years or. Of Brien was City j health officer. He was a member of j the Putnam county medical society and was physician for Depauw uni a varsity and the american Zinc products company. Surviving Are the widow mrs. Edna o Brien one daughter Marcia o Brien his Mother mrs. Cora of Brien of this City. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. Or. Of Brien has been a Loyal citizen of the Community and his loss will be Felt keenly. He has been in All City county and University affairs since he began his medical practice in Greencastle. For an j fifteen years in his Contact with people from All parts of the county he made innumerable friends who will feel a deep loss at his passing. War in Brief Paris French troops Advance in 0 Germany a Rich Saar Industrial Irea big push indicated with official in unc Mcm British troops arriving to Tiki place in line with French i British Royal air Force planes operate i Vith French aviation from French bases. Warsaw German troops close non Warsaw As polish defenders prepare desperate stand. London War Cabinet determines to a smash Hitler ism for Good Quot n Litany experts believe it May be 1 me time before major Battles on pcs Ern front. Berlin germans announce occupation of most of Poland a Industrial lira put ting the Western on third if Poland in German hands. High command lists two polish divisions ind three battalions Quot wipe i out in a a garments with German forces. Hitler continues to March with his Eastern armies. Rome diplomats. Guide a by Mussolini Man Euver to maintain Italy s neutrality and still fulfil obligations to Aris partner italians still indicate they will not enter War for time being but assert they can make no Long term commitments. Washington armed forces met unt protective neutrality and anti espionage guard Panama Canil zone under Complete military control by executive decree Navy cancels Atlantic training cruises to make i ships available for patrol duty. U. S. A Rcd forces protect neutrality american peace front eve tends Dale Way hound the world Washington sept. 7 armed forces of the unit up d state Britain is smash Hitler prime minister told House of pm Merld forces were holding foreign troops South Auric a declares War ask co operation in event unidentified aircraft land or crash in country London sept. 7.�? up prime minister Neville Chamberlain told a cheering House of commons today that the polish armies were contest in. Every Yard of ground against the Lerman forces. In the first official British statement regarding War on land. Chamberlain said a in the East the poles Are fighting hard against a Strong and ruthless enemy who is relying on weight of numbers and materials to crush nil a against an overwhelming superiority in the air outnumbered and outgunned the polish Soldier is contesting every Yard of the German Chamberlain also revealed that the Royal air Force raid on the Kiel canal in Germany had scored at least two hits on one of Germany s pocket battleships. We i French Abe seven Miles into Germana the government had moved to Lublin. 100 Miles Southeast and the foreign embassies were closed. A Large Force of germans was reported spreading out on a line 30 Miles North of Warsaw and the City seemed destined to come under artillery fire perhaps in a few hours. The absence of government spokesmen meant that there were no reports on the Progress of fighting elsewhere in the country ext let As broadcast infrequently and Semi officially by the polish radio. Discouraging news was brought by refugees now arriving from cities As Distant As Lodz. 60 Miles West. The arrival of German troops near Lodz meant that the whole southwestern Industrial District had been captured. The refugees too created a new problem Here. Most of them had come in automobiles with Only enough gasoline to get this far and no Means of proceeding. There was no gasoline for Sale Here. Another raid by 70 German air planes tuesday bad demolished the Region of the railway station and caused More havoc in the suburbs. The germans had spared the main business District of the City. At Van a. I Quot t a Lay during Anju raid a bomb Cut the railway administration building in half and Only the fact that it was so Early in the morning prevented a heavy loss of life. The building had been crowded by several thousand persons during business hours. There were several casualties near the Airport and after the morning raid. Poles began barricading the streets. There were no signs of troop movements Here but Warsaw s stragglers believed that a Strong polish Force was already concentrated North of the City to defend it. And that it had not yet seen fit to Call for reinforcements. The first sign that polish troops a in piste two i London. Sept. 7.�? up a Britain a nine Man War Cabinet has determined to smash Hitler ism for Good now that the new War has started it was reported today. Count Edward Waczinski. Polish am Bass ado after conferences with Viscount Halifax foreign Secretary. And Winston Churchill first lord of the admiralty was understood to. I have reported to his government today mounted protective neutrality. J t hat the War Cabinet had unflinchingly determined to smash Hitler ism. The influential times regarded As anti espionage guard Over an a am incan peace front extending half Way around the world. The Eastern front begins in the Philippines and extends Westward through Pacific possessions across the 2,500 Miles of the Continental United states and fans out to sea in an Atlantic Ocean sea and air patrol. It is a new wrinkle in Neutral strategy. Fri gently reflecting views of High official quarters said today that Hitler ism must be ended. Particular interest attached to Mackinski s report and to the times editorial because of reports circulating in Europe that some sort of peace move might be made by Jer tension eased Here following presi Many or in Germany a behalf As soon Finland prohibits belligerent warships from touching territorial Waters bul i e t i n Cap do Antibes. France sept. 7. Up usually reliable sources said today that the Duke and Duchess of Windsor would leave by automobile tomorrow morning in route to England. Berlin. Sept. 7. Up a government announcement today said that German troops Hail captured g. Neral Gosiorowski commander of the 7tl> polish division and until 1936 tin chief of general staff for the late marshal Josef Pilsudski. Paris. Sept. 7 up a French troops have ripped their Way seven Miles into Germany in the Rich Saar Industrial and mining Region it was reported today. Aided by air planes and big fleets of tanks the French troops were reported to have reached the edges of several towns in the Saar Basin. French official communiques were most reserved. But reports from Luxembourg and Switzerland North and South of the Active front indicated that the French had made considerable advances in an operation which seemed Only in its opening phase. As Many As 600 tanks were used in one operation alone among several on the front it the Northeast Corner of France according to report. It was said further that the French were not using the crack troops in the Maginot line but had sent newly mobilized reservists against the germans. Paris. Sept. 7 up a polish a Adio broadcast late last night said a German aviation continued to bomb our troops and lines of com bombed. Dent Roosevelt s proclamation of american neutrality and order for the neutrality guard mount. He expects to be Able to leave tomorrow a for a weekend in Hyde Park. But he would make a Quick turn about even in route if an emergency developed. Prospects for his Western trip to the san Francisco worlds fair Are Uncertain. It still is scheduled to begin about oct. 1 but is As Likely As not to be cancelled. Or. Roosevelt is expected shortly possibly before he leaves for Hyde Park to isue a new proclamation extending the provisions of the neutrality act to South Africa which declared War on Germany last night. In his original proclamation invoking i the Law tuesday the president exempted Canada and South Africa. I units of the British Empire because a they were not formally in the conflict. Canada is expected to declare War immediately in which event the act would be further extended to cover the North american Dominion. Prof Winsey Speaks at rotary meeting Andrew Browning had charge of the regular weekly meeting of the rotary club held at the presbyterian Church yesterday and offered As his program a guest speaker professor Reid Wonsey. Prof. Winsey just returned from conducting a student tour through Europe and told of his Many experiences while there. He said that he predicted that there would not he War and three Days after Landing War Broko out. There were several members of the club Back after being away on vacation. Lester Jones vice president of the local rotarians. And Edward Bartlett being the most noticeable after having been in California for Soma time. As Adolf Hitler Felt that his armie3 had penetrated sufficiently into Poland. The idea was that Hitler wanted Only a local War. Also there were reports that Bon Ito Mussolini might soon make some j peace move. Prime minister Neville chamber lain told the House of commons yesterday that he hoped to make a statement on the International situation today. Announcement wan made Early today that South Africa had declare herself in a state of War with Germany. The government aided in mobilizing All available help to Complete the Harvest during Tho present Fine w at he. Students of Leeds and Sheffield universities helped in South Yorkshire. Miners on part time jobs in the Derbyshire collieries now were harvesting Side by Side with women of the land army. The ministry of information issued this morning a statement to tin British Public asking its co operation in event unidentified aircraft land or crash in open country. It was asked that persons near the scene notify police by Telephone if possible but that persons at a distance refrain from calling unless they have reason to believe observers nearer to the scene would not Call. It was tide stood that the British broadcasting company intended to Start broadcasts in polish today and that czech and serbian language boar casts would be started soon. Hungarian broadcasts were started tuesday. In addition there were on tin ii in 411 i Nur Tsui Servic ios fou mlis. I to 9 a a 9 a i 0 9 o $ �1 0 6 @ today a weather a a and a 0 local temperature 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 generally fair tonight and Friday will be held Friday slightly warmer in South portion to or. And mrs. Lee Reeves and children motored to Indianapolis for the fair. Mr8. Belle m. Carver went to Mishawaka to visit her son. Fred Todd of Floyd township held Krov toni Jim pc a a Soweski and West a Sale at his farm. Tort aued on i nor Tiro our aviation bombed German armoured columns. In air Battles 15 German planes were shot Down today and 20 yesterday. Our losses total six planes. A on land embittered Battles Are occurring on the lines of Lodz Liot funeral services for mrs. Mort night continued warm Friday. Lyon Well known local woman who passed away wednesday will be minimum. 71 held Friday afternoon at 2 o clock 6 a. A. 71 from the Hudson Hill Church in Owen 7 a. A. 74 county. Burial will be in the Hudson p a. A. 78 Hill cemetery. Friends May Call at v a. A. 83 the Home on the Rockville Road until 10 a. A. 87 noon Friday. 11 a. A. 90 the daughter mrs. Lockey Hurst 12 noon. 93 is in the methodist Hospital at Indi i r a. 5 Anapolis. R pm. 95

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