The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Putnam County, 4 August 1936 — Page 4

THE DAILY BANNER, GREENOASTLE, INDIANA TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 19;?6.

CHATEAU Last Times Tonight PAUL MUNI (•KOR(iE RAFT ANN m ORAK KARKN MOKI.KV SCARFACE’

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ci.om;rdale + I\Irs. Clara Dorsett + -!• •!■ *:■ Funeral services for Manford Carrington, who died at the home of his sister. Mrs Bales, west of town, were held at the Church of Christ Sunday afternoon in charge of Rev. T, J. Nixon. Interment was in the Cloverdale cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor and family and Mrs. Lou Stienhagen of Stinesville were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hunter, Sunday. Mr. an^l Mrs. Ross Moo’-e of Put-

namville were in Clovcrdnle Saturday evening. Mrs. Ollie O'Connor visited her sister, Mrs. Andy Coffman, last week. Mrs. Nellie Sandy of Indianapolis visited her aunt, Mrs. Mollie Horn, last week. Mis. Grace Route of Greencastle attended the homecoming here last Saturday. Mrs. Frank Irvin of Dayton, Ohio ca< ie last Fridav for a visit with Mr rid Mrs. George Knoy. Mrs. Janies Tincher of Kansas City is visiting her parents. Mr. and Mrs Charles Rockwell. Mrs. Maud Herod of Greencastle is visiting Mrs. Otho Smythe and Mrs j Eliza Hurst. Malcolm Taylor of Stinesville is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hunter Mr. and Mrs. Orcie Mann of Car- | tersburg called on relatives here last week. Mr. and Mrs Jewell Vaughn and family of Danville were in Clovcrdalr Saturday. Mrs. Chauneey Mastin of near Mt Meridian spent the weekend with her I sister. Miss Stella Collins Mrs. Donas Denny and daughter I Ann returned home last Friday from a visit with her mother Mrs. Reese and Miss Mary Reese at Kempton. Mr. and Mrs Charles Nier of near Amity visited Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Sanders Sunday. Mrs. Ann Bourne and tiaughter are visiting relatives in Cloverdale. Mrs. Alice Rogers of Martinsville was here last Thursday to attend the funeral of Mrs. Alice Hamilton. Mr. and Mrs. Forest Hurst of Hollybrook were in Cloverdale Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Leroy O’Mulaine and Mrs. Icy O’Daniels of Indianapolis called on relatives here Sunday. Miss Lucille Sinclair of Pasadena. Cal., arrived here last week for a

visit with her grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Sinclair, and other relatives. Mr, and Mrs. John Logan called on Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sinclair Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Lockhard Hurst of north of Greencastle were in Cloverdale Thursday. Miss Ella Tilly of Greencastle is here visiting friends. Funeral services for Mrs Alice Hamilton were held at the M. E. -hurch last Thursday afternoon. Rev. Donas Denny was in charge. Interment here. Mr. and Mrs. Deward Smythe of Greencastle called on Mr. and Mrs. Otho Smythe Friday evening.

Denies Slaving

Astor Drama Takes New Turn

Mary Astor |j

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* BELLE UNION + t$l + + + + *h*f*f + +-l*++$l Lee Webb of Mooresville and Walter Webb of Omaha. Neb., spent Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. A M.

Hodge.

Freda Hodge called on relatives Thursday afternoon. Dave Scott spent Friday with Mr. and Mrs Albert Alley Mrs. Ollie Larkin of Greencastle spent Friday with her -dster Mrs. Flora Vaughn. Evelyn Cline and Eva Scott were in Greencastle Saturday Evelyn Fisher and daughter spent Tuesilay with Mr. ami Mrs. Dallas

Hodge.

Rev. Ranks was a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wallace Saturday night, of Mr. ami Mrs. Taylo-- for dinner Sunday and Mr. and Mrs. Rollic Hurst Sunday night. Addie Hodge and Savannah Conn spent Friday with Alpha Haines. Mr. and Mrs. Estil Hodge called on relatives here Sunday night. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Dorsett spent the weekend at Clinton. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Nier of Chicago spent last week with his father

Alec Nier.

Mr. and Mrs. Albert Wallace, Mr. and Mrs. Noble Vaughn, Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Nier and family, Mr. and Mrs. George Wallace, Mr. and Mrs. Verne Parker and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Larkin attended the Wallace reunion at Coatesville Sunday. Charles Hodge is spending a few days this week with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fisher. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Sherrill and Mr. and Mrs. Melvin McCammack attended the meeting at the Cadle tabernacle Sunday evening. Rose Wheeler and son culled on her mother Thursday afternoon. Clint Whitaker spent Sunday with his daughter Mrs Raymond McCammack. I Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Vaughn and sons, Mr. and Mrs. Seldon Vaughn and Mrs. Clone Parker were in Cloverdale Saturday night. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond McCammack and children and Mr. and Mrs. Melvin McCammack attended the homecoming at Cloverdale Saturday. Mrs. Clifford Curtis spent last week with her mother. Mis. Miranda Pruitt, who has been ill. Miss Ina Sherrill called on Clara Mabb Sunday afternoon.

Arrested as a suspect in the death of Dorothy Jay, top, Hollywood screen extra, Frank Heflin, below, disabled war veteran, purportedly confessed to slaying her and then repudiated it, according to Los Angeles police, who held him pending investigation. Miss Jay. also known as Dorothy Corcorian. was found slumped across her bed in a rear bedroom of her Los Angeles home, her throat slashed.

end with Mr and Mrs. Lester Brubeck at Catlin Mr. and Mrs. Albert Spencer entertained at Sunday dinner for Mr. and Mrs. John Murk Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Ball. Mr and Mrs. Joe Schoen, Mr. and Mrs Frank McGill, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harbison, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Elriyland.s. Mr. and Mrs. Ott Rivers spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. P.ay Rivers. F + + + + + + ♦ b < LINTON FALLS + + Mrs. Kula Staggs 4 •F + + 4* + + 4’ - r

Kelly of Greencastle days with Eleanor Cra-

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Events at the Los Angeles trial where Mary Astor, screen star, seeks to regain custody of her four-year-old daughter, Marilyn, from her ex-husband. Dr. Franklyn Thorpe, took an unexpected turn when George S. Kaufman, noted playwright, was subpenaed by Thorpe's counsel to tell of his acquaintance with the actress. An attempt by Judge Goodwin Knight to effect a reconciliation in the p esence of the child failed, ttie principals refusing to speak to on li other although they posed together for the above photo.

F4 + + + +4 + •F PORTLAND MILLS 4* 4* Thelma Calvert 4* r4 , 4*4-4 - 4-4--. The Greene township team defeated the Tangier club in a baseball

game, 5 to 3, Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. Fay Spencer and children attended a birthday dinner

for Tom Harmless.

Miss Goldie Calvert spent the week

Modern Circus Mourns Golden Age of Barnum

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Mrs. Minnie Brattian. Mrs. Floyd Brattian, Mrs. Joe Staggs and daughter Eleanor. Mrs. Claude Newgent and sons. Mrs. George Pierce and Mrs. James Burk and ron Duane spent Thursday with Mrs. A rthur

Garrett.

The Ladies Aid will hold an allday meeting at the church, Thursday, Aug. 6 Officers will be elected All members are urged to he present. Mr and Mrs. Roy Craver entertained the following guests at dinner Sunday: Mrs. Mertie Aairs and Mr. and Mrs Roy Collings of Brown county, Mr and Mrs. Fred Hampton, Mrs. Anna Skinner, Miss Ruth and Cassel Skinner., Eugene Staggs of i Greencastle, and M r . and Mrs. Joe

Staggs and son Eldon.

A. M. Love, Floyd Miller and fam- , ily, Mr. and Mrs. Clark Miller. Mr. and Mrs. George Pierce. Willard MilI ler and family and Miss Mary Toney J called on Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Bettis

Sunday evening.

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Staggs called on Mr. and Mrs Charles Cunningham at , Portland Mills Stindav. Ida May and Malcolm Burk spent Thursday with Mary Bell and Billy

, Ensor.

I Mrs John Bco spent Friday with Mrs. George Pierce. I Duane Burk spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Burk at Bridgeton. I Clay Bettis and Arvel Roach and family sp at Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. George Pierce Mrs. Mar- Anne Stites railed on Mrs. Tluvr-’ Thonan Saturday. Jr bn Binor of Arkansas spent a frw days w-th Mr. and Mrs S. O.

Fusor.

were Mr. and Mrs. Lycurgus Stoner of Greencastle. There will be an ice cream social at the M. E. church at Brick Chapel Thursday evenng, Aug. 6. The Somerset Willing Workers will meet Friday, Aug. 7, with Mrs. Kate Beard. Note change of date. Mr and Mrs. Paul Re'sing spent the weekend with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Adam Reising at Greencastle. Charlie Hall is improving nicely. Mrs Everett Gooch and daughter Reba called on Mrs. Bales Sunday afternoon.

PRESS TELEGRAPHER LOOKS BACK ON VIVID MEMORIES NEW YORK. (UP) The old-time ' press telegrapher is disappearing^ind in this day of the automatic printing machine he often sits along the sidelines. ready for any emergency. There are comparatively few veteran “Morse men” working wires now and still fewer of these veterans whose memories are rich with worldstirring events that have been studied in school books for nearly half a century. One of the members of the vanishing clan is Francis A Gribbon. Western Union manager at the United Press general offices in New York. His service spans the | regimes of six United Press presidents and six Western Union presidents. Gribbon was hired as a Western Union messenger July 1. 188S at the historic old statehouse in Boston. The job was to be during a summer vacation, but it has continued through 48 years. “My first press assignment,” Gribbon recalled today, “came after I had been on the job four days when, resplendent in a new blue uniform, brass buttons, blue trimmings, I was detailed to a woman co-respondent who was covering the G. A. R. convention which was attended by President Benjamin F. Harrison that year.” In those days telegraph companies did not have the elaborate wire layouts they have now. The telephone had just emerged from its experimental stage and was being introduced into business slowly and cautiously. “The cumbersome telephone equipment.” Gribbon said, “was mounted on a board about three f^t long. At the bottom was a box holding batteries. The crank at the side was regarded as a curiosity. “I broke my shell.” Gribbon reminisced, “as a full-fledged 'ham' operator in 1892 and my f'rst job was to give the relief operator a holiday on the first Columbus Dav, Oct. 12 1892, in my home town of Flast Boston. I well remember my pals watching me through a large window, some with admiration, and some otherwise. “In 1895 I started on my journey manship. traveling from place to place, which in those days the majority of operators did. T had great ideas regarding fast communication service. At first I thought I could improve many things, but gradually during 48 years of serv'ce I have come to the conclusion that those who were in cha-ge at that time and even down to the present knew theit job pretty well. “During my travels I just missed being a member of the crew of the filibustering schooner Competitor, which had been running contrabrand of war out of Key West. Fla., to remote points along the Cuban ccast.” Later the Competitor's exploits became subject of an intermtional controversy between the United States and Spain and were among the con-

of the Spanish-

tributory causes American war.

Continuing his story Gribbon told of returning to Boston in 1896. "My first big job.” he said, “was covering the Spanish-American war at the Boston Globe. Then followed the Boer war. then keeping the ‘death watch’ on Queen Victoria at the Bos-

ton Herald

He recalled the assassination of President William McKinley at Buf-

falo.

“I worked an overflow press wire running up through Vermont for 48 nours at that time,” Gribbon said. “Coming down through the years, ic related, “there was the announcenent by Dr. Frederick A. Cook of his breovery of the North Pole, lollowod i couple of months later by Admiral Tobert E. Peary's disclosure that Cook hail handed the world a ‘gold irick.’ “Then came the Republic-Florida ■■teamship collision with Jack Binns. he Republic’s radio operator sending mt the •'•CDQ' for assistance. This narked the first instance of the ralio’s application as a vital adjunct o safety of life at sea.” The Titanic disaster followed. More >r less routine news for a few years uitil— “On a dull morning in the summer f 1914 about 8:30 a. m. a ’flash’ of he assassination of the Austrian Vichduke of Sarajevo.” The world war. Events followed quickly, the invasion of Belgium, Great Britain’s ultimatum, the world .var was on. “The United Press cable volume," Giibbon said, “became tremendous It jumped overnight by thousands of words. “But after a year the war resolved itself into more or less of a routine, especially during the winter period when the armies dug in We would start the war in the morning and close it up at night, to be reopened the next day.” Gribbon remembers vividly one of ‘he outstanding news stories of the war—the Battle of Jutland. At the beginning of the war Britain cut the German cable between the Azores and Emden. thus depriving the Germans of transatlantic cable communication. but they developed an adequate distributing medium for their news through wireless from Nauen. Germany, to Sayville, N. Y. They made good use of it, too, he recalls. “German war propaganda flowed over it virtually all the time Most of this.” Gribbon explained, “we let go to the ‘wind,’ or in other words we did not copy it. “Then one day with the usual German thoroughness of detail, a story came across describing displaceuents, gun mounts and crew complenents of various German warships. \fter sending three or four hundred vords. a sentence was injected saying that a German warship had enraged British warships, and one of the greatest stories of the war began to break.” And after 48 years Grihbon still is on the job every day.

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LONDON MARKS «0 MILLION FOR IMPROVED PORT

LONDON. 'UP'—London's great trade gateway the Port of London is to he developed and improved at a cost of $60,000 000 The work will be carried out within as short a time as financial considerations permit. The Port of London Authority has decided on this huge program of renovation and sonstruction so that the Oort will be able to meet the anticipaed expansion in world trade. In 1909, for instance, the year in vhich the port authority was created.

the net registered tonnageofU sels which arrn ■ I and depirtJ 38.510.000 tons Last year! traffic reached the record fig 60.597.000 tons an incicaseofj cent. The tonnage of goodi i through the port last year aim ed a i ecoi I ol (0.888,82 ■ { records have been reached il ormously reduced world In the past 27 years. {J0(( has been spent in iniprovuijtl The $50 000 000 which lilt Ml will be used for leplacingv some of which a re more !!uj years old electrification, the substitution of electric fori draulic cranes, the wldeninj■ and deepening of channels lo« modate larger vessels in docks, and the construction<fl and bridges. FIRE DENIED TO M'D LOS GATOS. Cal (UP)regulations prevented at 1 "skin game” here The Elysiw 1st colony had announced ;>< dance when they were notifW there could be no camp Art 1 forest without a permit, andj permit would be forthcoming. OXFORD ENGI I'II BERKELEY. Cal (UP1across the seas'' presumaolyl ed when Professor ficrald the University of California | announced that the Oxford i silly. He insisted that Ami English properly spoken « “I as English English.

Modern Aviation Makes Rapid Stru

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Recent suit brought by the government against Ringling Brothers-Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows, Inc., has focused attention on the earnings and financial structure of the modern circus. Although receipts of this huge circus combine have totaled approximately $50,000,000 for the .period from 1918 to 1932, net earnings on the size-

able investment have been less than $500,000 a year The “golden age" of P. T Barnum, master showman who preceded John Ringling and his six brothers, has apparently passed Radio, the movies and other forms of entertainment have provided keen competition for the sawdust past decade.

■F RKICK CHAPEL + 4 ♦ r •» <* *4 Ther wnr, , pienie at Locust Grove school I mr e Sunday. A large crowd at iende I Mrs. Loraine Allen and son Bobby are with her father. Clay Frank, who is improving nicely. Wayne Priest has a new bicycle Mrs. Priest is doing nicely Her son C. K Priest brought her a wheel chair and she can get around the house. Sunday visitors at Oscar O’Hair’s

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made in commercial aviation ,n the part two -ear, Airlines in United States have been at [he {op ln estabUshin Sr0,V " er " nd m0r, ■ ‘■"'""'"'"oils ship.. establishing service to new areas, and nerfectinp safety device, to eliminate accidents Sine, [he

Wright brothers made their historic flig ht ' a ''^| has marched on with increasing rapidity^ ^1 eially has this been true since the first m* 1 ^1 was established approximately year* Newest of the super-airliners carries nl0r ^1 20 passengers and is built with sleeping ac™ tions for night flying.