The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Putnam County, 31 July 1933 — Page 2
THE DAILY BANNER. CREENC.ASTLE. INDIANA. MONDAY. JULY 31. 1933.
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CORNELL, Wis., (UP) Pioneei farming meth' ils an- (wing ret-all* I ; n the Mud Brcok valley, near here. a.-> several farmer, have reverted Cj . L he use of oxen for farm work. ' Kloy.l Westbrook wr? ... well 1 pleased wnh tin ox team he bough' this spring tiiat he said he would do ill t is work with them this season. Twelve- year old Robert Lenthi, s .n 1 f John Lenthi. ha.- broken a yoke of .catling steers and is using them .-u.esstully on h,s father’s farm. Alex- | .nder Eatlucn son of the pastor in the Mud Brook community, is plowing w in a yoke of young steers.
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Mr and Mrs. I.ee Wood attended the Beard—Wells reunion Sunday at
Terre Haute-
Miss Joan Durham east Seminary street left 'Monday f' ,r ° several days visit in New York City. The Wood reunion will bo held Sunday, August Hth at the home of Mr. and Mrs Lee Wood, 7 miles
week; $.1 00 per year by mail in Put- j northwest of tlreencastle. nam County; $3 50 to $5.00 per year Maynard Wright. Madison townby mail outside Putnam County- | ship >outh, held in the county jail
! the past week pending a sanity inquest, hat. been pleased by Sheriff | Alva Bryan foil, wing a report by physicians that Wright is not men-
tally unbalanced.
PERSONAL AND LOCAL NEWS
L'tep Heuni'on To Be August 13
.1 AN ,»Bi VISED DEGREE AFTER 12 YEAR'S ,>Tl DY
Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Canncn and I children are spending this week in
i Gary and Chicago.
Miss Mary Miller, county nurse,
Judge Ben B Lindsey D shown in his Los Angeles olF.. e 1, Rowing the decision of the Colcrudo hupreir.t Court denying his appeal foi ic instatement to the Colorado bar. The ex-judge declined to apologize ’or statements criticizing the courl following bis disbarment
FRESNO, Cal (l P,-Persever-
an: i- finally w .n for Wiley J Hudmi ! w jii Dave Tuesday to ?rend a mor.th's ma isl ..its teacher at the F R acati. n at her home in Thomtown Snydci C> ntinuati-an High School w y Handy, county treasurer, here j was confined to his home Monday In -1’idng of 1919 Hudson uf j, er ; n ^ 0 f i,i 0 od poisoning in his
the only man enrolled at the Fresno ! foot S'ate Coliepe He wu t to war. He “ letuinel and was the first man to
TWO HELD IN KIDNAPING OF NEW YORK MAN
Red Men will meet tonight. July 31 1933 in regular council All mem* Lers urged to attend Visitors wel-
come.
ARREST O’CONNELL
held August 13 at thy home and Airs- James Estep, west
city
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Legion Auxiliary To Meet Tuesday Tlie American Legion Auxiliarywill meet Tue.-day evening at 7:30 o’clock with Mrs. John Arthur Friend. West Ham.a street- + + + ■» + + +
Fillmore Club To Hold Picnic
The Mother’s club of Fillmore will hold *heir ant ual picnic and all day meeting, Tuesday August 1st at the h me of Mrs O. car McKamey
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SUSPECTS 1 Momens Missonary Society
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SOON AFTER HE GAINS HIS FREEDOM
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i Member Of Powerful Political Family
riRRED i P DOMES 11< TURMOIL “FOR KICK OF
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, (UP)—Police became increasingly sus; icious af che repeat?d coincidence of domestic turmoil in which the husband or wife had h en tipped that the irate was
unfaithful
In each ca e the latter hire the allege * -ignature of a friend f the spouse teported to be faithless Two ace sleuths from hea Iquarters were
put on the case.
They arrested a man identifying himself as Otto N. Reds, former hill collector. He was quoted as confessr ng he -ent many "unfaithful tip"
Utters to Kansas City “just for the kick of it ”
enroll alter the war
H:- received .pecial teaching ere-!
: 121 Seine then, ... hi , , .
and summer school ! Of C B. O’Brien has returned from I Released Sunday. Ransom
is vacation spent in Bay View. Mkh. | Mcney Reported Marked
Tuesday-
taken special
courses.
He obtained his bachelor of art* degree recently, nearly 12 years af>er he first left school.
USED FOR INTOXICATION Lovell Knauer, Greencastle yaung man, arreste I Sunday night by Policeman Roscce Scott on a charge of intoxication was fined $50 and costs in city court Monday afternoon by
Mayor W. I. Denman.
The Ba>ke‘ dinner that was held Sunday at Herbert Boswell’s for MrOma Alsfaugh ai 1 children who are here on a visit from Tulsa. Okla . was
residents, largely attended, there being about
i 100 relatives and friends present.
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an i will be in his office
morning.
Dr. Perry Airhart and Edward Waters of Indianapolis spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs- Robert Shuck of Fillmore. Walter James Bridgewater. 48 years old, Reelsville R. 1, was taken to the state hospital at Evansville for treatment Monday. Kermit Todd, son of Mr and Mrs. Fred Todd, returned home Monday from the University of Cincinnati where he attended summer school. The Misses Evelyn and Melva Shuck of Greenca,tle and Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Smith of Fillmore attended the Miller reunion at Danville Park Sunday. Mrs. Wallace Long, north College avenue, who entered the Methodist hospital in Indianapolis last week for observation, was returned to her home here Sunday. Fred Snively, city clerk, made a nice catch in Big Walnut creek Sunday when he landed a three-pound I small-mouth Lass. Snively said he
ALBANY, N, Y July 31, (UP) — Two men were an,-ted early today, less than 24 hours after John J. O’Connell, Jr., h, u to the omnipotent political empire f the O’Connell brothers, was released by his abductor- following payment of $40,000 ransom. Authorities let it be known they expected to “break the case” quickly with the arrest < f .-ix men. The men were not identified as authorities subjt ted them to interrogation. District Attorney John T. Delaney, presen ns the intensive secrecy he inaugurate! with the return of young O’Connell, refused to say if they were suspe tea t’ being actually members of the kidnaping gang.
used a helgramite for bait.
ALBANY, N. ) July 31—As mysteriously as he \va stolen away from home 24 days ago Lieut. John J. O’Connell, Jr, 24 vears old, of one of New York’s p werful political families, was returned before daybteak Sunday by kidn iper-, who were paid a $4u,oo0 ransom in marked bills. The cunningly identified currency,
Mr. an i Mrs. Lossan McMillan and S0 a<,roi . t,y marke<1 as t0 <Jefy
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children of Indianapolis are .-pending ithe former’s vacation visiting Mrs. McMillan’s parents. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Wilson. >outh Jackson street. Mrs. Lewis Hodshire, well known Greencastle woman, who underwent an appendicitis operation at the county hospital several days ago, was reported in a critical condition Monday. The Greencastle colored Dramatic < !ub -! nsorii g a picnic at Turkey Run State Park, Wednesday, August 2 Bu -es leave the residence of Mrs.
* Xpert letection i- expected to leave
u trail for police to follow.
Young O’Connell, snatched from in front of his Putnam street home early in the morning of July 7, wag returned to the Heidelberg mountain camp of his uncle, Daniel P. O’Connell, at 4 o'clock Sunday morning. Louis Snyder, an Albany attorney, acting for Manney Strewl, the intermediary, picked up O’Connell at some unrevealed point and drove him to the camp. F', m- hours later Dan an-
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To Meet Tuesday The Wamena Missionary society of The First Christian Church w-ill meet Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the home of Mrs Raymond Erwin, Manhatten road. Those having Missionary books they have finishe i reading please bring them to this meeting- ****** Leatcn Reunion To Re Hel ’ \ugust 13 The annual Leaton reunion will be held Sunday. August 13, at the U. V church in Fincastle. A full attendance is desired. Eva C. Williams is president and Ralph Cross is secretary. + + + •!■ d* ■> S. C. C. dub To Meet Tuesday S- C C. Club will meet at the home of Miss Nina Cook, 309 east Franklin street. Tuesday evening Mrs. G.ldie Runyan will be assistant hostess. •F *F + + + + + Virginia Grose To Wed Edward Ailing Friends here have received announcements of the approaching wedding of Miss Virginia Grose, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Richmond Grose, and Edward Harvey Ailing, which will take place Saturday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock, August 12, at the First Methodist Episcopal church at Pasadena, Calif. Miss Grose is a teacher in the Pasadena schools. +++++♦ Threshing Ring Members Enjoy Ice Cream Supper The members of the Hanna Cross Roads threshing ring entertained their families with an ice cream supper at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fiank Day, F’riday evening. July 28. A delightful time was had by every-
one.
Those present were Berl Entor ami family James Burk and family, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hartman, Glen McCull ugh and family, James Sutheilin and /amily, Frank Lane and family,
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Appearing wan and tired, Aimes Sea ; le McPherson Hutton, the most publicized evangelist in the world, attempted to smile for the camera man at Chicago. She was on her way heme from Europe tu attempt a rec mcilation with her hu.-band, "Bie Dave” Hutton, who is suing for divorce-
Hogs 6,500; holdovers ’’jS5 to 1“ cents higaei UudijI to $4.7u: 200 1, ■ $4»75; | packing sows |8 25 t, $385 Cattle 5(H); calves 300; dull, ( I steady; steers $4.25 to rgl $7.25; heifers $3.25 to 16.25; cow., 53 25 to $4.00; l«,l and cutters $150 to *2.50; JI cents higher, $6.uu down Sheap 1,000 ■■■L to $8.25; bucks $1 ", les-; (nil to $3.00. ' ™
SURPLUS POTATOES PROVE BEST WEED ERADICATOR
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TWIN FALLS, Idaho, (UP)—Idaho’s surplus of potatoes has developed a new method of weed destruction. Sncce'-sful experiments have been conducted here using decayed potatoes as weed eradicators. The potatoes are spread six inches under the il with the result that noxious weeds are unable to grow in areas thus treated. Test patcher were started when it via- discovered that potatoes buried under wild Morning Glory and thistle the most difficult weeds to eradicate patches, killed the plants. These are in this district.
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THIS WEEK’S WEATHER Generally fair, except period of showers middle of week. Warm beginning of week, cooler about Wednesday, warmer Saturday.
Mrs Carl Schmidt and son Bobbie have returned to their home in Indianapolis after visiting a few days with Mrs. George l^ndes and Miss Mary Florence Landes.
Round Trip
Alice Churchill, 806 Crown street at
8:30 A M.
Mr-. Elizabeth Sweet, 317 Melrose avenue who ha- been spending a few lays visiting with Mr. and Mrs. H-nry Woodall and family south of
Putnamville returned to her home | Last night, as throughout the more Sunday. i than three weeks’ period of suspense, Cars driven by Alva Brothers and, none the details of the negotiations
nounced the youth’s return
Strewl, one of the 34 go-betweens -'* r - an< * •9 rs - Charles Cooper, Zepha suggested by the O’Connells, had ob- 1 Burkett and family, Wilbur Harbison tained the >40,000 ransom ftom Dan ' an< * Clarence Humphrey and
and presumably turned it over to the kidnapers or somebody acting for
I them.
Tour Rate- include, high grade Hotel Accommodations World’s F'aii Ti.kets, Sight-seeing, Transfers, Etc. Ra Iroad Tickets pood f r 15 days and accepted in sleepers or C. aches Make Iteservations early. E H. MOSS, E. P COC KRE1.L, Special Passenger Agent. General Pas eager Agent, Paoli, InJ.
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Flour
AU the Flout in our store* NOW it Tax Free.
All Flour will be taxed August 7th at the rate ol $1.38
ban el (196 Lbt.).
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Kitchen Tented, 24 lb. Sack .... 5 Lb. S«ck 25c. 24 Lb. Sark 5 Lb. Sack 25c.
89c 97c
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BISCUIT MIX PACKAGE ..
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Dtanie" Miller were damaged in a collision lit Washington and Vine tr«ets Saturday evening. Miller wae said to have been driving a car belonging to Stuart Richards. American la-gion Post 68 will meet at 8 P M. Tuesday, August 1. All ex-service n “n are requested to be ] n -nt A report of the iistrict meeting will be given- Other important matters will also be discussed. Firemen made a run to the dump at Pittman's jicnd on Hill street al mt 6 o’clock Saturday afternoon when fire broke out in the rubbish. They laid a line of hose from Jackson street to put out the flames Merl Hoelscher, of Quincy, 111., on M nday liegan his duties as assistant manager of the local J. C. Penney company. He succeeds D. R Grahill, "hj recently removed to Kendallville to manage the Penney store in that city. Mr and Mrs Donald C. O’Rear, who have been living in Milwaukee where Mr. ORear was connected
was known to , those outside the OTonnell circle and the law enforcement group, headed by District Attorney John T. Delaney. It is gen erally believed, however, that Delaney during the pn.-t thiee weeks has uncovered a few clews. Investigators guardedly predicted that a "pinch" would be niahe. Dan aiid the boy’s father, John J. Sr., (9 lly), and Delaney were at the Helderberg ,amp when J' hnnie, heavily bearded and tired, came back. Edwari J. O'Connell, county Democratic chairman anil one of the leaders in state politics, had waited in the city for a possible contact. He hurried to the camp w en advised the beloved nephew and only boy of the family
was home.
It was later >aid on good authority that ycung O’Connell might have l>een released in the vicinity of 226th street, off Broadway, in New York, and was there picked up by Snyder. The kidnapers let the young man out of an automobile shortly before
with the Goodyear Rubber Co., have 1 1 a m. and a few minutes later the returned to Terre Haute where Mr. I Albany attorney had taken him into
position. Mr ] his machine and was on hie w ay to
j O'Rear has accepted
j O’Rear is a graduate of Greencastle i high school and DePauw university
| and formerly lived here.
Miss Leota Mullins announced toj day that she will conduct a free story hour at her home on west Washing-
family, James Goslin and family, Roe and Robert Eldridge, Clay Collinps and mother, Harry Howard and family, Wayne Potter, Lena Albright and
Landy Detro.
A large crowd attended the basket dinner held Sunday at F>l River church, the oldest church organization in Clay county, located about a ■niles west of the Putnam county line FTlder L. H Athey of this city is raster of the church- Several other preachers talked during the day’s program a feature of which was the big dinner spread from baskets of those present-
Mrs. T. L. Lorbeer of Riverside, Cal., and Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Patrick of Chicago spent the weekend with F; W. Laker and family, Highland treet. Mrs Lorbeer, who is a sister of Mrs. Baker, remained for a few ua>- visit. Mrs. Lorbeer directed a P. T.-A. choir at the World’s Fair in Chicago before coming for a visit here.
• • • but yea Mvetia and get a bttu> proG:: t; buying youul And uetiH *utt as much saving ar,d;a H as much sgaswckon u> * I ting us do your weekly •» I ing Your clothes come tad I spotlessly cletS, Irotnoujo H tie. soft water handling Ax H they wear longer Phew fat H a routeman to call siuo^ plain our different seniratherc's one to suit y.u and youi yurx
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Cook's Hardware Now back at the old location an Ihe No Side of Square.
The Bainbridge 4-H club met at the home of Junior South and Stanley South Wednesday at 7:45 p. m. So far the club has three hoys who are going to the camp but more are expected to be able to, go. Sixteen were present at the last meeting. Popcorn balls were served.
the O’Connell camp.
After hoiiing him more than three j weeks, in an attempt to collect $250,- I OOP ransom, the kidnapers apparentlj 1 became alarmed, possibly by the I death sentence meted cut in Missouri !
ton street for the younger children of to Walter McGee, who kidnaped Mary
the city. The story hour will be held , from 3:00 until 4:00 o’clock on Monj day, Wednesday and Friday afterI no ms Mid will start this Wednesday.
McElroy, and hastened to restore the young Albany golfer and national guard officer. He was unharmed. Last Monday the gang reduced the
Ust rites for Mrs. Harold Crawley demand to $75,000 and when the fam-
Iwho died Thursday in Muncie, wer.- ily offered $40,000 and ignored other! held Sunday afternoon at 2:80 o’clock demand*, the kidna|>ers finally agree.! jlrom the McCurry Funeral home. The to accept the less than one-sixth ot
Rev. W. E. Gill was in charge. Inter- their original demand.
I ' !lt,nt wa * in Forest Hill cemetery ' In a limited statement given out P ill bearer* were Duane Longden,; for young O’Connell by one of hiJ I Clyde Miller, James Walls, Fred uncles, he was said to have had the H isea, Frederick Riggs and Harold impression that he was held in a com-
Ha *lan. fortable New York City flat.
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