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Greencastle Daily Banner (Newspaper) - September 16, 1939, Greencastle, IndianaThe weather 4 and cooler to it a the daily Banner d la a All the Home news 4 4 unite in i Kess service 4 a t a it Waves for All 91 Greencastle Indiana saturday Seiz to Ember i n a. 2m0 Rollent Arcer than i past year us Ain of 85 Over la8t vast Day Dot a i int ii pee Contaoe of soph. Start monday morning a with server a Quot Ltd held at ten o clock Pauw University showed Aneth Trase m enrolment today after students registered yesterday. Bowman memorial building figures indicate a gain of 85 it years first Day enrolment 3. Ith 500 freshmen in comparison 514 of last year the statistics that the total increase deed largely on the High percent who returned for their Sopho Vear and to some degree on increased number in music89 As compared to 73 in 1938-the largest gain comes with the so of women in music school 53 to 71. C men remained As a majority mus As 779 male students Reg red while 639 coeds were being lied. Other statistics show the l number of Liberal arts freshmen 64 in comparison to the 487 of year. Pauw students went through a plete schedule of classes Satur with periods being shortened to to minutes. Assignment of texts general instructions for the i were Given out by the faculty Biese abbreviated meetings lass work will get off in full g monday at 8 of clock. Green f citizens faculty members and a its Are reminded that Quot the hour Chapel services has been changed year Chapel will be at 10 of clock of 11 o clock. The first of the year will be held Mon morning in Meharry Hall with Lent Clyde e. Wild Man As last tributes paid to 31ks. Nellie Stone it sat. Last rites for mrs. Nellie Stoner. 109 Bloomington Street who died wednesday were held saturday morning at 10 o clock from the Gobin methodist Church. Services were conducted by or. C. Howard Taylor of Bloomington assisted by the Rev. C. M. Mcclure pastor of the Church. Perry Rush Sang and or. Vanderman Thompson presided at the Organ. Interment was made in Forest Hill cemetery. Pall bearers were Lloyd Houck David Houck. Glenn h. Lyon Russell e. Brown John Hauck and Hugh Hauck. Flower bearers included mrs. David Houck mrs. Lloyd Houck. Mrs. Glenn Lyon mrs. Russell Brown mrs. N. C. O hair mrs. Jacob Hirt mrs. Fred snively mrs. Roy Sutherlin miss Virginia Rariden miss Josephine Stoner miss Elizabeth Stoner and mrs. Keith Hall. Auditors report is completed presents levies for taxing units of this county for 1940 no i nit meets limit imposed kit Clidale town has highest rate in a county school Anil Library levies Are included or. Idman is named to serve to consider report of conference committee on state of coi Niky or. Clyde e. Wildman president of Depauw University is a member of a special committee of the Indiana conference of the methodist Church in session at Indianapolis which was named yesterday by Bishop Titus Lowe to consider the report of the conferences standing committee on in the office of the auditor of Putnam county Gilbert e. Ogles there was completed thursday morning the report of the auditor to the state tax Board presenting the levies for i the taxing units of the county for 1940, As approved by the county i Board of tax adjustment this week. These rates will be used in determining the taxes of the property holders of the county for collection in 1940 unless the state Board makes changes. One noticeable feature of the report is that no taxing unit of the Parent-1 earner county meets the limit imposed sex Hepting in cases of emergency by i statue. The limit fixed by that Law is $1.25 excepting in incorporated towns i shake up a it May be recalled that Japan is still pursuing an undeclared War in China and recent shake up in japanese military personnel puts general Juzo Nishio above a most Able Soldier in command of All the japanese forces in China. Paris French repulse Strong German counter attacks in Nied Valley sector of Moselle front. German artillery shells positions South of Saa Bruecken French and German air fleets engage in heavy combat Over Western front position. London a British contraband control seizes enormous quantities of War supplies destined for Germany including Oil Iron manganese Haematite. Wood pulp and phosphate. Belgian liner Alex Van Opstal sunk off Southern coast of England apparently by mine. Tokyo government announces truce with Russia halting fighting on outer mongolian Frontier troops Moscow soviets confirming Russo japanese truce on outer mongolian Border said Many pending problems remain to be solved before japanese soviet no aggression pact can be negotiated indicate truce negotiations occurred on German initiative. Berlin High command announces occupation of Prezzo myst. 60 Miles West of Lemberg with German capture of 8.000 polish prisoners and 126 guns. Command also announces Gem an capture of Bialystok. 100 Miles Northeast of Warsaw. Germans put polish prisoners to work on German farms. Polish rumanian Frontier Van repulsion of troops announced i British passenger liner Acyl Lama arrives two Days late Charters freight steamers great Britain seized enormous Piau Titis of material destined for Germany hold present positions and observers guard or diplomatic refugees from b i l l e t i x new York sept. 16 up a the British passenger Aquitania carrying 1,633 passengers mostly americans arrived today two Days late. Group will meet and cities in which the limit is $2.00. These limits Are net certain deductions being permitted but even with these deductions in effect no taxing unit this year complies with the maximum permitted excepting in emergencies. These rates were fixed by the Board of county commissioners by township advisory boards school boards Library boards and the the state of the country. That standing committee reported j City Council after careful Delibera yesterday that it was unable to Jon concerning the positive needs agree on recommendations concern of their respective taxing units for ing this country a neutrality stand the year 4949. The county Council approved the county Levy and. Fin ally. The county tax adjustment planned. _ and u majority report and one from a minority of that committee was presented yesterday. Advocating widely different attitudes on neutrality Observance. This special committee is to report Wjt h Economy and efficiency Back to the conference today with j school of in St it i action will be held it con i Noton the school of instruction of District 5b of the Indiana Congress of parents and teachers will be held in the school gymnasium in Covington. Sept. 29 with director mrs. Walter d. Boyd of Thorntown in charge. This District consists of Fountain. Hendricks Montgomery Putnam and Boone counties. Registrations will be at 9 of clock an interesting and educational program is being enforce truce pending diplomatic settlement. Ottawa Canadian government intensifies help to allies creates War Supply Board plans to Send purchasing commission to United states if neutrality Law revisions allow american purchases of War supplies and Poland including French and British missions flees into Rumania on and the a ague Netherlands sept. Vice of polish government president a 1 a government has Chart Moscicki other members of pol j Ere it i Floc Arke freight steamships ish government remain in ram Shack to bring rain from the United led quarters in Frontier town of Zal states waa made known today Esz Zyki. Flying columns of German Paris sept. 16 up French troops have repulsed u Strong Ger Esz Zyki. Flying columns of tanks plunge deep into Southeastern Regin inquiry into collision two trains involved five were injured by t none seriously Board approved All levies in the counties. Taxpayers Are apparently accepting the rates As compatible Chape programs for the re or of the week include or. B. Longe Uji on tuesday prof a is c. Tilden on wednesday. Louis h. Dirks on thursday a music school Chapel on Friday. Roachdale town comes to the front a redraft of the Resolution on Neu j again with the highest rate in the trility. J county. It will be $3.55 next year. The committee headed by the Rev. A thi a year u was q4 Howard g. Lytle pastor of a Letcher j Totaj to tax Rae each of the place Church Here favors con Lnu taxing in to of the county collect Ance of the existing neutrality act. A in �940, with the old rate also t. Morton Mcdonald of Princeton Lay president of the conference presented a minority report opposing the act and favouring amendments to permit Sale of munitions on the a Cash and carry basis. Unable to Settle the controversy after More than an hours debate on Many facets of the opposition. 1 Bishop Titus 1-owe ordered the question referred Back to committee Ami named the special committee of seven men including or. W Idman. Rank Jarrell to have tickets Una state teachers Quot Socia tion to meet october �?~>6 and 27 a Ink Jarrell superintendent of Putnam county school system received a letter from Robert h. 1tt, executive Secretary of the state teachers association. 1 him to take charge of the Sale tickets in this county for the no meeting of the association 26 and 27, with Headquarters room 203. Hotel Lincoln r. Jarrell is asked to collect $2 sch ticket sold and to list the Putnam county horse riders and erg alphabetically under then fanciers placed Well in the horse show Active Post offices. This is to be at Ladoga Friday As soon As convenient it rams of the convention county riders place Well in show shown Are a As follows Clinton township $1.86. Old rate $2.00. Cloverdale township. $2.54. Of rate $2.08. Floyd township $1.97. Old rate it $1.96. Franklin township $2.29. Old rate. $1.70. Greencastle township $2.019. Old rate $2.09. Jackson township $1.84. Old rate $2.08. Jefferson township $2.30. Old rate $1.97. The Home economics class under the direction of miss Ruth Essington will serve the luncheon. The purpose of these meetings is to better acquaint people with Parent teacher activities. The objects Are to promote the welfare of children and youth in Home school Church and Community. To raise the standards of Home life. To secure adequate Law s for the care and Protection of children and youth. To bring into closer relation the Home and the school that end of heat wave is expected soon City firemen warn of dangers of starting grass fires organizes foreign Exchange control Poland cutting off Retreat into re Board mania. Man counter attack in the Nied Val j Ley sector of the Moselle front the High command announced today. Great Britain during the first week of the War seized enormous i quantities of materials destined for Germany it was made known today. The contraband control which taken the place of the 1914-1918 blockade seized the week ended sept. 9, 28,500 Tana of Petroleum 26,350 tons of Iron Ore 3,400 tons of this morning the sky. Which has Hematite Ore 4.600 tons of Mang been so Clear Ami hot Many mornings anese Ore. 7,300 tons of Wood pulp Avery. Ida. Sept. 10.�? up a Railroad officials today began an inquiry into the collision of two trains Here yesterday in which at least five persons were injured none seriously. The trains involved were the olympian eastbound flyer of the Chicago. Milwaukee St. Paul a Pacific Railroad and an excursion special also cats bound. Hearing delegates from a negro Baptist convention in Seattle. The number of injured was not determined although five passengers were removed from the special at Missoula. Mont., late last night. Both trains continued eastward although the observation car of the special was so badly damaged it was removed from the train. In succession was overcast by a 6.000 tons of Pebble phosphate and screen which Many persons were j a number of mixed cargoes Able to identify As Clouds. Others. 1 at least part of the phosphate was not having seen Clouds for so Long a a being conveyed by the american time expressed uncertainty As to the i steamship Warrior. Authorities Orea use of the partial veiling of the j dered its cargo sold at Public auction suns rays. I but they pointed out that this did nearly a month has elapsed since j not mean that the cargo had been rain fell on Putnam county soil and confiscated and that u prize court while there was no rain during the would consider its status Forenoon there was a belief that the the ministry of information a 1 hot a a spell of weather was about to come to an end. The appearance of the Clouds was bounced that rationing of gasoline which was to have been made effective today had been postponed until presaged last evening when at 8 a sept. 23 to avoid hardships to motor of clock. There was a whispering in 1 its who had not yet been Able to former residents the tree tops which ultimately 1 obtain ration books spread downward so that even the last night not knowing that grass of lawns and the Flowers were i rationing had been postponed motor stirred by the Breeze which came out lists All Over the country lined up to of the East. More persons slept fair get their cars tanks filled. Many reach u. S. Safely by comfortably last night than on a gasoline stations were compel a the preceding several nights. Jed to close because they had Soli friends in Greencastle have re yesterday the thermometer by adj their Stock parents a lived word of the Safe arrival in Force o habit registered a 100-<le j thl. Information ministry made it and teachers May cooperate Intelli j new York of or. And mrs. George 1 Gree temperature and held the in j mown that British Public impatience j gently in the training of the child j Bird from a vacation trip to Europe. Dictator there through three hourly at the. Ack of spectacular War re to develop Between educators and a a previous report stated that or. Readings at 12. 1 and 2 of clock. Hulth would no it cause the govern the general Public such United ef-1 and mrs. Bird were among Passen making yesterday the hottest of the Menf a alter its Long Range method forts As will secure for every child j g0, of the ill fated Athenia which 3ea.son As regards the total amount Ica preparations for conducting a was torpedoed and sunk 200 Miles of Lea a without doubt hut that War on the basis Thal hostilities off Northern Scotland. According to some maximum 100 degrees was oui i ast for three years. The highest advantages in physical mental social and spiritual education. National bylaws article ii every Patron and member in the a r cd mrs the recent messages received Here recorded at 1 o clock thursday and Madison township $1,90. Old rate 0ounty interested in the youth of to i $2.00. Marion township $1.78. Lon my won six awakes other winners Auk will -1� ready for distribution to the Intendente. Ale first general session of the As a icon will be held in the Cadle a Nail it at 8 p. My a october 16. Meeting Friday will be in two Quot tie. One in Cadlac Tabernacle the other in the Murat theatre Ember term of court to open sept. 25 1 Nia Chiru by of the september of the Putnam circuit court. Conv nes monday september a 8�n to stir this week when an a a pm std for the meeting of Fry commissioners with the r of the court next monday to the venire for the two juries Fand and the Petit. 0 jury commissioners Are to l0wuh clerk Homer c. Morrison 0 Dock or As soon thereafter 7ibie. And watch the clerk none names from the Box of est of taxpayers for the grand panel and 24 names for the pet panel. Est names Are to be listed As Are drip in and the first six on of nine will comprise the a juy unless there Are excuses d fii1 by judge we m Sutherlin. M e fir8t twelve will form the a a. Unless there Are excuses Meir trom that number. The 11 excess of the required num 1 Al Rhi the reserves for the a a a d those persons will w tue july service if they Are Lonnie Steele of near Fincastle won six awards in the Riding event including these rider first. First gentleman 5-gaited combination third 5-gaited combination with filly fourth. 2-year old Anil under 3 class second 5-gaited horse second 3-gaited combination with filly. Mary Turner of Crawfordsville whose name appears of owner of winners in several classes is a former girl. Among the awards were the following 3-gaited saddle�?1, Parkway stables. Danville 111. 2, w. Of Handy. Greencastle 3. Parkway stables. 5-Gaitcd Saddle 1, Parkway stables 2, Warren t. Blaydes Ladoga 3, Wilson Handy. Greencastle. Saddle bred Colt 1. James of hair Greencastle. Harness bred Colt 1. Kiank Vaughn. Greencastle 2, Fred o Hail i 3, Warren t. Blaydes. Ponies Over 47 inches�?1, Wilson Handy 2, Mary Turner 3. James Otteman Ladoga. Lady rider 1. Parkway stables 2. Mary Turner Crawfordsville 3, miss crr Pittsboro. Gentleman rider 1, o. R. Matthews Greencastle 2, Waiton Blaydes 3. W. F. Handy. Single horse. Hitched 1, Parkway stables 2, Mary Turner 3, Lewis Boling Roachdale. 2-year old Mare or gelding shown at end of rein 1, Warren t. Blaydes 2. David , Ladoga 3. Burford Blaydes Roachdale. Champion Light horse�?1. Paik Way stables 2, Mary Turner. Old rate $1.73. Monroe township $2.27. Old rat3, $1.83. Russell township $1.99. Old rate $2.20. Warren township. $1.72. Old rate. $1.86. Washington township $2.40. Old rate. $1.94. Bainbridge town $2.67. Old rate $2.36. Cloverdale town $3.29. Old rate $2.68. Greencastle City $2.959. Old rate $3.00. Roachdale town. $3.55. Old rate. $3.04. Russellville town $2.66. Old rat $2.74. In the rates Given for the towns and Greencastle City the school and Library levies Are included. Also included in All totals Are the state county levies. On the City of Manchester which Vas Day is invited to spend the Day at Star Athenia when the latter this conference. J was torpedoed. Or. Bird was formerly luncheon reservations Are to be a professor of journalism at Pauw University. Bird were passengers at 2 of clock wednesday. However the Peak did not continue in effect so Long on those two Days As it did yesterday. It is hard to believe that Only As sent miss Ruth Essington Box 102. Covington by sept. 27. Mrs. Harry Baine Martinsville regional vice president of 5b will give the main address. Special music and educational features Are planned. Tri Kappa announces a musical project As their part in sponsoring the Indianapolis symphony the state organization of tri Kappa has purchased a Block of sixty tickets for each of the symphony programs to be offered at the Murat theater during the coming season. These tickets Are to be made aval Able to members of High school musical organizations in towns where there Are tri Kappa chapters. In each Case the High school must be responsible or transportation of the t. I students High school principals de ailing these tickets will have their applications considered by tri Kappa s symphony committee headed by miss Rosalie Irwin the Council adviser. Artists appearing on the 1939-1910 series of concerts include such Smi two cars crash at East Road intersection a 36 Chevrolet coach driven by Edwin coffin of Fillmore was considerably damaged at the intersection of the Crow Road and the Greencastle Stiles Llie Rood East of town at 3 40 Friday afternoon when or. Coffin drove off the pavement to avoid a car which was driven by Richard Coffey of Greencastle. Both cars were headed East. The coffin car hit a mail Box and then a Telephone pole both impacts causing damage. Sheriff Lawrence Graham and Deputy sheriff Tom Vandiver were called and will report the Accident to the state authorities. Der. And mrs. Bird Are now living in Syracuse where the former is an assistant professor in the school of journalism Syracuse University. Mcnutt attends Democrat meeting at French lick britons a like americans and poles have been asking Why Britain find France had it started a crushing offensive on the Western front or sent air planes to Poland. It must be remembered Quot the min far Back As last monday Frost is As j is try announced Quot that the War cab. I a t____1 4uia to join 11 <1 French lick. Ind., sept. 10. Up Federal Security administrator Paul v. Mcnutt arrived Here to a to make a personal appearance at Hoosier democracy a Complete Tel but to his 1940 presidential aspirations. Mcnutt a picture adorned the lobby of this noted French lick Springs hotel. His face beamed from the Marble pillars. In rooms of democratic stalwarts were concealed banners and pennants which Are to be unfolded tonight at the banquet at which Mcnutt will speak. In the corridors Mcnutt a name was toasted. Reported in Low areas in this Vicinity and the official thermometer Reading was 46 degrees Early in the morning. Warnings have been issued by the City firemen against the starting of fires to Burn trash because of the danger of ignition of grass and weeds which have become so dry that Only a spark would be needed in Many places to Start a fire that could easily be very destructive. By 1 nit cd press Cooling breezes from the Northwest moved slowly Over the Middle West inet announcement that they Are framing their plans on the Assumption of a three year War reflects the truth that the army must not Only be brought into being but must vie kept in being. That is the difference Between German and British preparation. Once again German prepare i he two air plane forced Down near Village Moscow sept. 16. German military air plane up a was fore 20 years ago in Greencastle the Penelope club met with mrs. Lee Reeves. Hadley Cammack was at Home from Purdue to visit his parents or. And mrs. J. O. Cammack. Wade Mcnary of Fillmore and Morris Burks of Greencastle suffered Burns while at work at the Zinc Mill. Greencastle people going to Blue Bluffs for the Day included or. And mrs. Guy Pickens or. And mrs. Nent musicians As Jascha Heifetz. To Clyde Williams or. And mrs. Elmer Cramer. Richard Crooks and Gibson. Or. And mrs. Nelson Taul Jennings funeral to be held sunday afternoon funeral services for mrs. Jennie be mings a former resident of Greencastle. Who died thursday night at the methodist Home in Warren will be held sunday afternoon at 2 o clock from the Gobin memorial methodist Church in charge of the Rev. C. M. Mcclure. Burial will be in the Cloverdale cemetery. Japan and Russia declare a truce mar Marla Koussevitzky. Tokyo. Sept. 16. Up Japan and Russia have declared a truce on the Manchukuo outer Mongolia Frontier and have agreed to appoint a commission to delimit the bound today bringing r Lief from a record to it j by Nia Chivie gun fire to land near breaking heat wave which has grip-1 the Village of Lugo in the Ukraine Ped the Section Lor four Days. J yesterday it was announced today. U. S. Forecaster c. A. Donnel at i Tass news Agency communique Chicago said the break in the heat i Saj j the plane whose identity would spread eastward today Over i Wols not then known appeared Over Illinois and the great lakes Region Kiev so. Russian troops fired at it. And southward Over Kansas Missouri and the lower Ohio Valley showers will attend the fall in temperatures in most sections he said. Temperatures of 100 degrees or slightly higher occurred Over a wide area yesterday. The heat will move eastward ahead of the Cooling winds. Donnel said and will result in higher temperatures in Eastern sections today and tomorrow. The temperature at Chicago reached 99 late yesterday a record for sept. 15. Early today the temperature had dropped to 80. When the plane landed the Tass Agency said it proved to be a two motored Gem an bomber. The plane s Crew five men. Were sent to Kiev it was announced and the air plane was placed under guard. Man or. And mrs. Kimber Gardner Ary it was announced today. The heat wave had ended in file Northwest. At Minneapolis where a High of 98 was recorded late yesterday the temperature had dropped to the Low 70�?Ts Early today. Indiana reported four deaths from the heat. Schools were closed in 12 Indiana cities and were recessed Early in Chicago suburbs. Donnel said crops suffered from Lack of moisture. Fall apples and Peats were dropping prematurely Lont Luuru in Png a Twil <5 a today a weather 0 a and a a local temperature 0 generally fair and continued warm saturday except possibly showers end cooler in extreme Northwest local showers saturday night or by sunday except fair sunday in Northwest considerably cooler us Day. Minimum 6 a. M. 7 a. M. 8 a. M. 9 n. M. 10 a. M. 11 q. M. 72 74 78. 84 86 8990

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