The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Putnam County, 6 July 1936 — Page 1

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IIKTKOIT WOMAN LEFT STRANDED NORTH OF CITV SATEKDAV EVENING

VISITS PRESIDENT

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RELATIVES

HAVE (LOSE .CALL Miss Ida Spencer, Mrs. Flora I use and her two small children, Fort Wayne, had a narrow esfpe eaily Saturday morning when car in which they were riding h i turned on the National Hlghpv. just east of the state road 43 tei section, near the Frank Waite farm. (The accident occurred when Mrs use lost control of the ear after ^ing crowded off the pavement, e occupants were pinned undernth the ear and it was necessary Luther Templeman. who arrived the scene shortly after the acel[nt, to out a hole in the iop of the |r to release the occupants. All received had ruts ami bruises |ld were treated at the Templeman pme. The car was reported com'ttely demolished.

PLEADS NOT GI II.TY I .John Ritter, driver of an automoI 1 '' which figured in a collision north Oreencastle Thursday, was nrligned in Putnam circuit court FriV v afternoon and entered a plea of P 1 f’Uilty to a charge of reckless piving Bond was fixed in the sum $500.

| When Found Mrs. Pansy Carrico W as In A Dared Condition; Was Enroute To Linton. Nude with the exception of shoes, '. onian giving her name as Mrs. K,i, v Carrico, age .".4 years, was t in.I by Sheriff John Sutherlin and I searchers, wandeilng in a dazed in "doped” condition at the Huffman sugar camp, north of the city Sunday morning. The woman in coherent moments |t ila sheriff that she was the wife r.,1 Carrico, and that she lived at g, _H I 'Ini street, Detroit, Mich. She (tlaii, I that she was going to Linton I visit her father. John Padgett, and lliat her son. a 15-year old boy and chum had been her comUanions According to Mr. and Mrs. Frank lu, Bride, who reside three miles koith of the city on state road 43, the lv, man and two young men stopped heai their home Saturday evening. Tlie young men asked if they could leave their rat there while they went |n get gas and money. When they did Aot return. Mrs. Carrico stayed in the Uard all nigdit She was missed SunBay morning and when her clothes Were found, Sheriff Sutherlin was \otified. A searrhing party was formed by Brmers in the neighborhood and the roman was finally apprehended Talking along the road leading to le Huffman sugar camp, a mile east f the McBride home. Fortunately, heriff Sutherlin had a pair of overills in his car and the woman was hade to put these on and brought to Breencastle. Her condition was such that she Vas taken to the county hospital and riven medical attention. However, it . ut 2 p. in. it was necessary to rop, ve her to the Jail as she was rreatpg considerable disturbance. The Sheriff spent the greater part f the day trying to get in communiation with relatives. The ear, ahandne.l at the McBride home when the wo young men left Mrs. Carrico tiande,l is an old Essex coupe with FiS Michigan license plates. The neriff however, found a special porpt in the machine which authorized owner to drive with the old lutes until August 1. The woman, when she was not rav|g told the sheriff that she was 5in and reared in Linton. The sheriff rally got in touch with the sheriff Bloomfield and he in turn comlunicated with relatives. I A brother and brother-in-law, re(ding in Linton, rame to Greencastle 1 3 o’clock Monday morning and Iieriff Sutherlin released Mrs. Carco to their care. According to them, le woman had a similar "spell” »out a year ago. They told the ieriff that they would return for the li which was left at the McBride mie later in the week. Mrs. Carco’s husband, they said, is employed the Cadillac automobile plant in letroit.

| SUNDAY ONE OF HOTTEST DAYS IN GREENCASTLE MKIU I RV REACHED 105 DURING mid afternoon and receded SLOWLY

Three Die As Texas Flood Wrecks Train

MOT ALL SI NDAY

NIGHT

Tentative campaign plans for Ohio were said to have been discussed by President Roosevelt and Charles Sawyer, new Democratic national committeeman from the Buckeye state, when the latter conferred with the chief executive at Washington Sawyer is pictured above as he left the White House after the conference

Track Inspector Finds Broken Rail

PROBABLY SAVED PASSENGER TRAIN FROM III RTL1NG INTO CREEK A track walker Inspecting the Pennsylvania railroad right-of-way near Reelsville, came across a broken rail on the Big Walnut creek trestle just east of the Washington township community soon aftei norm Sunday. Fast action on the part of the inspector, who called Harmony and had the eastbound passenger train. No. 31, stopped until a maintenance crew could re place the damaged rail, probablj prevented the train from jumping the track and hurtling to th“ 'reek bed below. ** 'P * No explanation for the broken rail could be made. A west hi und freight train had passed over the trestle & short time before and it was believed that the rail had broken at that time. It was said that a section of the rail, about two and a hall feet long, was torn completely out The rail was replaced without ser ions delay.

Focal Children V, ill Have Treal

CITY OBTAINS SPRINKLER TO GIVE FREE SHOWERS TO KIDDIES City officials announced today that Greencastle had obtained on trial one of the new sprinkler attachments foi fire plugs which will be used for regular summer showers on downtown sareet corners for Greencastle children sweltering in July and August

heat.

The attachment will he used here for the first time Tuesday afternoon when a spray will bet set up on College avenue between Walnut and Washington street. All children wishing to have a free downtown shower for an hour are invited to be present in bathing suits when the apparatus is tried here for the first time. Under the supervision of city firemen the shower will be open to all white children from two until three

o’clock.

A similar hour’s recreation under the sprinkler will be prepared for colored children of the city from three to four o’clock tomorrow afternoon The sprinkler will be in operation at the corner of Crown and Elm streets

at that time.

The sprinkler was tested at the loeal fire department Monday morning and it was found that an area up to 60 feet from the plug was covered by the spray. City officials are planning to purchase two of the sprinklers if

ove satisfactory.

For Tuesday Promise Relief For Heat Sufferers. The week-end of the Fourth of July will long be remembered in Greencastle because of the intense heat which prevailed. Sunday afternoon, a high mark for some time was reached when the thermometer of The Daily Banner, registered 105 degrees at two o’clock and again at three o'clock. This high temperature remained throughout the day, as it started early and long after the sun went down, the temperature was high. The low mark for the night was 75. which was well into the morning. There was no relief in sight here this afternoon with the mercury soaring beyond the 100 degree mark at 2 p. m. NO RELIEF IN SIGHT INDIANAPOLIS, July 6 ilTP)^- \ forecast of "fair and warmer” tolay precluded hopes for relief from searing heat which gripped the state over the holiday week-end. J. H. Armington, meteorologist at the U. S. weather bureau, said the mercury might reach 100 in Indianapolis. Central and southern sections of the state were similarly affected. There still was a deficiency of "ainfall reported in most areas of die state, with resultant damages to crops.

Tlie bodies of three persons, one a 10-year-old Ixiy. u. r, icmt ved from the wreckage pictured above, after a Missouri Pacific freight train was derailed h v ft id \\ deis n sr Kvle. Texas boosting the known death toll In the flood area to 21. Walter Teague th ■ v nth who was killed, was a partially blind boy on his way to a sight-saving sehoo, accompanied by u atlict who escaped.

Many Attended Roaelidale Event

FOI’RTH OF JULY CELEBRATION ATTRACTED HUNDREDS OF VISITORS Hundreds of people enjoyed Roachdale’s annual Fourth of July celebration sponsored by the Lions cub of the north Putnam town on Friday and Saturday. Events of the two-day {program Included two dances, hand concerts, a balloon ascension, parachute jump, races, and a mammoth display of ireworks. Officers of the Lions club, of which Paul F. Ream is president, were in charge of the celebration. It was pronounced a huge success n all respects. Fair weather brought an immense hrong to Roachdale for the holiday irogram, including many Green■astle residents, and the intense heat Saturday failed to, mar the attendance, especially Saturday night.

Greene County In Last Fijrht IMMEDIATE RAIN MUST COME OR WHITE RIVER CROPS WILL ALL BE LOST LINTON, Ind., July 6 <UP' Only an immediate heavy rainfall can avert complete crop failure on farms along the White river in Greene county, O. H. Brown, government weather observer, reported today. "The river at Ellison Bridge in Greene county is dropping a quarter inch daily and his fallen to the 6-foot stage, lowest mark touched by tlie west fork of the river in 14 years,” he said. "The farmers in the river bottoms, where crops are usually the best in] the county face a complete crop fail ! ure unless heavy rains fall immedi-1 ately. Already the growth of oom on! several thousand acres of land has j been stunted.”

Death Toll In Northwest Is Badly Timmons Ouits State Reaehes 25 Burned B\ Drouth Barher Board

HEAVY ACCIDENT TOLL RE PORTED FOB INDIANA OVER THE FOI K i ll INDIANAPOLIS, July 6 (UP)— A holiday death toll of at least 25 lives was counted in Indiana today and scores of other persons were in hospitals for treatment of injuries. At least 16 of the deaths resulted i from automobile accidents on the state highways. Two otheis were killed in automobile-train collisions, four were drowned and three others died in miscellaneous accidents.

1636 DRY PERIOD IS SPREADING I A STB \KD FROM NORTHWEST.

HAS SERVED AS MCE PRESIDENT FOR Till PAST THREE YEA KS

AUTO ( HUSHES INTO FKFJGHT; \U01\N Ml,I,FI)

’IRS. THELMA tR LKl INSTANTLY KILLED MERE EARLY SINDAY MORNING HUSBAND M-KIOI IV HURT Clovi r.lu.'e Couple Eormite To Their Home When > ir Ran Into Train At I ocal Crossing Mrs. Thelma Glenn Query, age 25 years, met instant dealli Sunday morning at 2:25 a. m when the auto diivrn by her hu.band. J W. Query, age 29. of Cloverdale, Route two, crashed into a Pennsylvania freight train at the Bloomington street cross ng here. Mr. and Mrs. Query were going south on Bloomington street when the accident occurred. Tl.e freight was standing still, taking on water, and it is believed that Query did not see it until it was too late to avert a crash. The force of the impact demolished the front end of the machine Mrs Query's death was due to a fractured skull an 1 other injuiies Uotli had to be extracted from the wreckage and Mr. Query was taken to the Putnam county hospital where it was feared lie was hurt internally. Mrs. Query was the mother of two imall children. Her body was taken to the Reed undertaking establishment at Cloveidale and prepared for burial.

W. O. Timmons. Greencastle mem-

MINNEAPOLIS, MINN., July 6 b «r of the Indiana State Barber • UPi Ttie Great Northwestern Board created by the legislature of

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20 Years Ago IN GREENCASTLE

Miss Clara Sharp returned home from Greenfield where she attended a house party. Local business visitors in Indianapolis during the day included Ross Runyan and Heber Ellis. Miss Geralda Thomas entertained a number of friends In honor of Miss Eugenia Marshall who is soon to wed Harold Comstock.

Drouth Sends Wheat Skyward (•RAIN EXCII \ VGES OF N ATION TODAY ALL SAW WHEAT GO TO IOP LIMIT CHICAGO, July 6 <UPi- Wheat futures skyrocketed on the nation's grain exchanges today as reports from the northwest indicated further crop damage from the unbroken drought. Minneapolis I 'ecember wheat opened 5 cents highi r, the limit permitted in one day’s t lading. All deliveries were up the limit at Kansas City, and the September delivery bounded up 5 cents at I Miiuth. DRY WE A Till It (UTS IND1 \ NA HONEY ( HOP Indiana’s honey crop, which has aveiaged about three million pounds for tlie past few years, has been reduced by the widespread drought, inspectors for tin Division of Entomology have reported to Virgil M. Simmons, commissioner of the Department of Conservation. The Dry weather has paiticularly hit the productiort of com I honey. The drought is the second handicap placed on Hoosier beekeepers this year, many of them having lost a laige percental • of their bees during the severe winter weather. KEITH LYON SCORES ACE Keith Lyon, 12-year tpld son of Mr. and Mrs Glenn Lyon, is the first local golfer to report making a hole in one this season. Young Lyon playing Sunday af ternoon at the Country Club links took a mashte shot from tlie fifth tee and the ball sailed straight toward the green, 165 yards away It hit between two sand traps, rolled onto the green and went into the cup. Continuing tlie fl-hole round, Keith scored a birdie 3 on the seventh hole and carded a remarkable 39 only 3 over pui for the course. RELEASED UNDER BOND Carl Taylor, held in jail here after a gang fight on the carnival grounds Thursday night, was arraigned before Mayor CharUva F Zeis Friday afternoon in city court on a charge of assault and battery. He entered a plea of not guilty and was placed under a $300 bond. The case was continued until James Daniels, slashed by a razor allegedly wiiV^’l by Taylor in the fracas, is released from the Putnam county jail.

drought spread eastward today and fanners prepared to go to woik on WPA projects to keep their families rom starving. University of Minnesota experts warned crops are in a critical state east of the Dakotas, and that further serious losses will result unless rain comes this week VVeathei bureau officials said no rain was in s ght - only seven more days of scorching sunshine. Meantime the federal goveriment prepared to put as many as 40,000 farmers to work on WPA projects in five states Farmers whose crops are burned beyond hope applied for Jobs on road and irrigation constmetion projects. Thousands of farmers reported they weie destitute In the Dakotas there is not enough grain to feed livestick; pasturage has burned to ci i q> bi own Gardens have shrunk to bare expanses or cracked earth, und usually grassy lawns are dry and brown Grasshoppers and chinch bug? destroyed corn small giain, and gardens in five states Damage mounted well above $100 - 000 000. Reports from grain nn 1 livestock sections in the huge area extending from Montana to Ohio and as far south as southern Mississippi told the same story of farmers facing poverty, with starving cattle, burned out fields, and empty feed and seed bins.

Traction Mils Auto Here Saturday

1933. announced today that the had tendered his resignation on July 3, as a member of the board, to take effect

immediately.

Mr. Timmons has served as vice president of the board since its oiganization three years ago, and nas been active throughout Indiana in licensing the barber and beauty shops of

the state under the law.

On Monday Mr 'Timmons took up his new work with the Parrott, Paxton and Jesses Supply Co., of Indianapolis. He will travel through the central and south central part of tlie

state for tnis supply firm.

Man Jailed For $5 Robbery Here ACCUSED OF TAKING MONEY FROM SLEEPING MAN ON

FREIGHT TRAIN

Sam Collins 33, transient, said to iiave formerly lived m Cincinnati, is in the Putnam county jail following h robbery m the local Big F iur railroad yards Saturday afternoon. Charges were expected to have been filed today by Russell Jones of Vincennes, who accused Collins of taking $5 in cash from his pocket while he slept in a box car of an

I east bound freight train

j Jones told officers that he had j seen Collins in Terre Haute and , bought his lunch Saturday. Later j both boarded a freight bound for

FORMER SUPERINTENDENT OF , lndiallapolis 1 llH | ,>t ' h,M v vlctl111

told police that he went to sleep in the car and when he awoke his money was missing and Collins was

cone

Friends here are in receipt of c „

The

R. J. FI ledge Dies lu Kansas

LOCAL ( I MI NT PLANT

DIED ON JUNE 27

robbery was reported to

police immediately and deputy sheriff William Ashwortn located Collins in a freight car at the rear of tlie train. Four dollars was found on Collins’ person and he was put

in the county jail.

Fx-Puluain Man Dies In Kansas

curred.

DAREDEVIL STUNT MAN WILL

THRILL PEOPLE HERE

SATURDAY

DETROIT MW DID NOT SEE INTERURBAN UNTIL ON TRACKS The corner of Bloomington and Seminary streets was the scene of a second inturban-auto accident in recent weeks when a ear rontaining five persons drove into the path of a west-bound traction car Saturday morning. Mr and Mrs. George Milam, of Detroit and three small children were badly shaken un when their car was struck broadside. Mrs. Milam sustained a serious injury in the form of a deep cut across the bridge of her nose, otherwise none was injured seriously. After treatment of a local physician the family was able to proceed to their destination in Arkan-

sas.

Milam stated he had no idea of the hazard of the crossing as he approached the intersection from the south on Bloomington street He also

said the he did not see the inturban I cirecneasUe Saturday afternoon and until he was a few feet from the }efi thia dare . dev11 actlon

tracks

Lawrence Graham. investigated MARRIAGE LICENSE and stated that the for ce of the crash Frederick L. Medaris, Owen county threw the Dodge sedan against the farmer, and Marjorie Carpenter, northeast corner of the intersection Spencer waitress Though the body of the auto was J Forrest Fay Riggs. Greencastle damaged considerable it was driven salesman, and Helen May Haymer. away under it's own power. I Greencastle, cashier.

ate

word from Mrs. Raymond J. EUedge that Mr Elledge died at their home in Bonueysptings. Kansas on June 27, following a five weeks ill-

ness.

The family spent a few years in

Greencastle, where Mr Elledge made many friends. They lef; here to go to South America where Mr. Elledge was in charge of one of the plants of the International Cement Corporation. They returned to the United States about a vear ago, and were located in I

Bonn?ysprlngs. where his death oc- ELEM ,> K kKL\S was eoKME K

WELL KNOWN RESIDENT

OF JACKSON IMP.

Word lias been received here of the death of Elem Perkins, age 79 years a former resident of Jackson township who died Sunday in Wichita, Kan The bo iy will arrive at the McCurry Funeral Home on

Wednesday.

Services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 1 o'clock from the Union Chapel church Burial will ba In the cemetery there He is survived bv two daughters, Miss Iva Perkins of North Dakota; Mrs Mary Bear of California, and a son, Charles A. Perkins of Earl Park Ed Perkins and C L. Perkins of Greencastle, are nephews of the

1 deceased

Col. Rav Henson To Perform Hen'

O. W. Hollowell of the L. A H Chevrolet Company announced today that he had signed to bring Col. Ray Hensen. said to be one of the nation’s foremost stunt men, to Greencastle Saturday afternoon for a free exhibition on the north side

of the public square.

Col. Hensen, driving a 1936 Chevrolet automobile, will do ah

kinds of hair-raising stunts for the j — - - —>

benefit of those who like to see

thrills. Col. Hensen jumps his ear ® Today’s Weather ®

at high speed [ and 0

@ Local Temperature ®

as far as 40 feet

Once in awhile he turns his car \ over, but this has happened only a few times during his long career of :

daring stunts

The people of Putnam county are given a cordial welcome to come to

Generally fair tunight and Tuesday;

Wanner north portion.

Minimum

75

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7 a in

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8 a m

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