The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Putnam County, 20 January 1944 — Page 2

Woman Victim in Fifth Army Hits

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Mystery Shooting Nazis At Minturno He ”“^SL‘ cd

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30, Jar.. 20. — (UP 1 M:

Allele Bo:

n Williams. 54 wife of n

State D* |

-artment attache, hover.; 1

near deati

i with a bullet in her brain

to av while : -lie Investigated a con-

fused stor

y of a woman with a red

rose in he

r grey hair who fired thre-

shots into

a hotel room wall and or...

int Mrs

Williams’ forehead.

Mr? Williams beautiful and

wealthy f

,_-u:e in Wasnington dipk»

matic ctrc

!es. was shot in her eigh’h

floor rooi

at the socialite-favored

Drake ho:

She was given two

plasma tr

ar,-fusions but suffered a

hemorrh. <

n hospital atten i-

ants said

would prevent Dr. Eric

Oklix:,

r .inent brain specialist

fummor.'-i

1 fiom Camp Grant. Ill

from att

:..pting t.- remove tne bul-

let.

The bul

let fired from a .38 calib'i

pistol, ent

i r- the riqht side of he - (

t orthcxid.

—d through her brair\

and lod^e

: a-ainst the rear of her

skull, acc'

:ding to X-ray pictures.

Her hu.

• i: . Frank Starr Wil-

liams. fon

: r c'inmercial attache at

the Ame:;

can 1- -ation in Tokyo and

now attac

n* . to the State Depart-

ment in - r.eton was n tified of

the shoot.

mg and arrived by plan -

from the

capital and burred to his

wife's bed

side.

Mrs U

ilLims remained conscious

for some 1

:ime after the shooting and

told pc!in

a calm story of a “well

dressed" '

man who stepped from

behind a

bathr om door 20 minut-

after Mrs

Williams entered her hv

tel room '

w-th her daughter, Mrs.

Patricia Goodbody. and opened firt

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS A 1 - giers. Ja- 20—(UP) British units ol tne Allied 5tn Army drove forward through savage German resistance on a 10-mile front north of the Garigliano river and fought th ir way ini the enemy stronghold of Minturno western anchor A the Nazi iine in Italy it was disclosed today. i The German D.VB news agency revealed that Nazi forces had abandoned Minturno after heavy fighting, opening the way to a British drive up the Appian Way. the mam coastal lighway to Rorne. > Slashing through German machine ?un nests and broad mine fields. British Tommies pressed their offensive forward two miles or more rem three main bridgeheads on thiorth bank of the Garigliano. By nightfall yesterday. 48 hours after --tarting their big push, the . British nad -lashed deep salients into . tn Nazi network of fortifications guarding the Appian Way and the right flank of their Cassino defenses further east.

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A BIBLE THOrOBT FOR TODAY

We will act wisely if we live in harmony with God’s laws and spirit: The spirit of Jeh ^vah snail rest upon him the spirit of wisdom and understanding—Isa. 11:2.

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^ + + + + d-+ + + '5*d’ - 5 , + , ! , + ^ ♦ ANNIVERSARIES ♦ It- d* *r* -r d- " -r* -1- -r- *r -J- “i* iBirthday Mrs. George Bennett, Clayton, today January 20th. Pvt. James L. McCown stationed somewhere in England. 20 years old Wednesday, January 19 Pvt. McCown is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles McCown of Limedale.

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Mrs. N. C. O’Hair H-t-t-ss To Woman's (luh

STKl’C K BY TRAIN

on them. Mrs. Williams said her assailant was a ”mi .d! aged grey haired woman wearing a black Persia:! lamb coat.” The diplomat's wiflapsed into a coma en route to a hospital, after saying that she had never seen the woman bef re.

I <)\( EliT TONIGHT

This eveni: g at 8:00 o’clock Benro Rabinof. American violinist, will present to DePauw stud* nts am Greencastle residents a concert in Gobin Mvmorial church Accompanying Mr. Rabinof will be Sylvia Smith, young American pianist. I

BRAZIL. Ind.. Jan. 20 -(UP> - Th*- mangled body of Blair S. McNutt. 81 Brazil, was found today < n the Pennsylvania railroad track;. Police said McNutt was struck at a iowntown crossing by a west bound passenger train. A daughter survives him.

Mr N. C. O'Hair was hostess on Wednesday to the Woman’s Club.

- " ' 1 ** Miss L* la Walls gave nr nt -resting

Henry 7. Knoll. Greencastle Rout- pffygr^-f, ca Stephen Vincent Benet 1. was admitted to the Putnam coun- w f, om s ^ e characterized as the ‘'Poet ty hospital Wednesday for treat- Qf [> mocracy” because of his great ment - i interest and understanding of all

Mrs. Eliza lie th Wood. Commercial Place, is critically ill at the home of her son. Charles E. Wood, of Maple

Heights.

Mrs. Robert Zeigelman and daugh- J ters. Norma Jean and Betty^ Laju t were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Paui |

Benassi and family Monday evening j Durin? thp blwin?ss meeting Mrs. Nevabell York ha 3 gone to, c , ub vot?d to pndor= , the

Chi:ago to spend a few days with!

•j groups and races to be found in i America, and becau--’ he was at ; home in every part ;f our country. ! Sh^ clos-d with the reading • f some ■ of his poems, a mention of his last j book "Tte Western Star”, and a

prayer f* r democracy.

the

endorse the program

James C. Loveless hats I

moted from Lt. (jgi to Lt. ■ sg i. }.<

is stati ned at Miami, Florida

is connected with the physical till-

ing school at a s'lbchasrf bas-

John King is visitu • Lt. and M

Loveless.

Kenneth Leroy SP’.-ry 2 ' Green stre:t. who was recently ducted into the army, h.v- b- • ' * to Camp Crowder. Mo. for himilitary training, Richar-i L. Drake 437 AruJ rs street, who entered the .rmy <t f-' .rt Harrison recently, has o- n ---nt tNew Orleans where h<- will rec-.' e -.is basic military tnur.ing. Am:ng the men who entered military service recently who hav be i sent to Camp Croft, S- uth Ce-o'i i for basic military training, arr Mannie Sims Reelsvii: -: O: ’: I - zer. Greencastle; Charles M Berg r Greencastle: and Ha: u E Eui.-u. Greencastle. R. 4

Attend Ward's Big 3 Day OIL and BATTERY SALEFRIDAY, SATURDAY and MONDAY

^Markets 1

ier husband, Theron York, who the present time is stationed

Great Lakes.

I for community tree planting rec«ntlv inaugurated by a committee from

CINCINNATI. Jan 20.—The Office of Naval Officer Procurem -nt Enquirer Building, has anuounc.the recent commissioning of Donsid Charles Lowrie. 701 East Sei-.inaiy street, as a Lieuter. mt i jun: : grade i in the U. S. Naval Reserve. He expects to reroifc active iluty

soon.

Mr. Lowrie at present is an instructor in aerology and the ■ ;-r - f aircraft engines in the De-

civic organizations, and also voted J tion

. to give a number of trees as mem- j Pauw University N val Flight Pi

Mrs. Viola Alexander Blackwell of or j a i 8 f or the charter members of the 1 paratory School Pr-vious he \v

( ()\<.i;l RESPONSIBLE

JEFFEP.SOf-VTLLE, Ind Jan. 20. (E'Pi Rip Charles M. LaF >:1-i-tte. R. Ind. believes that Congress

INDI W \POI.Is LTVESTOt'K H* g, 7,000; marnet steady; 160200 lbs. S13.00-S13.25; 20O-3C0 lbs I $13.80. 300-400 lbs $12.50: 100-160 $10 00-$11 25. Sows S11.15-SU.40. Cattle 700, alves 500; steers, heifers and cows about steady: load 150-1? good grade steers $14.53: low 10.50-lb ave: ages $14 40. steers most-

Indiinapolia is confined to the Methodist hospital due to a broken back. She received this serious injury when

she fell down a stair way.

Mrs. Glen Crawley is one of the assistants in the Fourth War Loan Drive instead of Mrs. Gene Crawley as previously announced. She is working with Mrs. Orville Stewart. Lieutenant Wendell P. Hurst has returned to Louisiana, after spend-

Woman s Club which is one of the I assistant profes-or . z< oldest organizations in the city, hav- j Eastern Illinois State Teachers Col ing been founded seventy years ago j lege taught at Maine Town.dv: next month. j High School. DesPlaitus. Illinois, a T + ■•■ 4-

*y $U-00-$14 00, bulk he.. - is >10 00-| jn ^ j ew da y S W ith his parents, Mr $13.50. b*. 7 cows $10 25-SI 100. com- Mrs L Hurst, north of mon and medium $8:00-$10 00. can- 1 Bp]]e Union Hj3 naw address is Lt.

ner and cutter Veal rs steady :

$5.50-S7 75. |

t $16.00 t p.

Wendell P. Hurst. 480th AAA-AW-

Shecp 3,500: market opened firm: deck choice fed lambs $15.50, few medium to choice $14.00-$15.00.

Bn.. Camp Livingston, La.

TO OPEN OFFIC ES

CHICAGO. Jan. 20 <UP)—War

repri sentativi government has failed .Manpower Commissioner Paul V.

rep:si ntat;ve government has failed as a system ami recommends that it

modernize itself.

Speaking before the Rotary Club here last night, LaFollette said Congress should modernize and equip itself with the ’’tools which every successful group has found necessary for sound eperation” before repre-

sentative government can be said to j and testing gr

have failed

The congressman suggested that Congn -s obtain an adequate staff of statisticians accounts and other research assistants to keep itself accurately advised.

HI Its- WI RE F \ T \ 1.

Rl’SHVn-LE. Ind. Jan 20 <UPiMrs Rachel Stevens. 83. Rushville received fatal burns yesterday when an overturned kerosen ■ lamp set fi. ■ t*> her home. Her body was discov red in the turning house by school children. Four sons and a daughter survive her.

McNutt ann unced today that demonstration offices would be opened in seven selected cities Jan. 26 to test out tbe government’s carefully developed techniques of job placement

for war veterans.

Addressing the American Legion here. McNutt said the seven job bureau? would be both clearing houses

mnds, and that by

April lav -teran's placement pr - giam would be extended to the entire nation that would be “proved, tested and producing results.”

Justin Godwin, former Greencastle fire chief ihas returned home from the Veterans' H spital in Indianapolis where he was a patient for two months. Mr. Godwin is much improved and wishes to thank hbs friends for their many kind remembrances during his stay at the hospital. Raccoon neighbors and friends gathered at the farm of Mrs. Mary Fall with 30 men and 12 wagons and two trucks Tuesday and by noon the corn was husked. The ladies served a fine dinner to the men at the Raccoon church annex. Mrs. Fall an-i childien are very thankful and appreciative to the folks. Buf rd Fall ;.a.s- d away suddenly Dec. 30 at his office in Raccoon.

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ROCHESTER. Ind., Jan. 20 (UPi Th bodies of Guy R. Barr. 53, and his wife, Mary C. Barr, 51 were returned to Roch ster today fron Lebanon, where both had been taken aft r taey wer killed last | night when their automobile collided with a parked semi-trailer tru’k

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V -» -4- -r Woman's Rihle (luh To Meet Friday The Woman's Bible Club of the Gobin Memorial Methodist Church will meet with Mrs. Naylor. Cole apartments. Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'i'ock. Mrs. Albert Landes will have the program on ”B ys of the B-.ble. Mr- Chapman will have the deviations. •I + + + Mr». Walter Sei-les Honored \t Shower Mrs. Herb-:t Ctaver. south Jackson street, entertained with a miscellaneous shower Tuesday evening, in hon* r of Marguerite Bee. who became the bride of Walter Seeley on Wednesday. * + + •* B. A P \V. Club Met With Miss HHhtirn The Business and Pr:fe?sional Women’s Club met Wednesday evening witi Miss Eva Milbum. Mrs. Fred O’Hair spoke on the many

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cleaning up this world mess that was no won’t come back. There is only one way we can make our selves feel even decent about the job they are doing for us. We’ve got to back them up — every inch of their tortured way. What we are asked to do, compared to the boys who are in it, is EASY. INVEST EVERY PENNY YOU CAN SPARE IN WAR SAVINGS BONDS. It all comes back with INTEREST. So play square — do your share, HE DID!

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