The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Putnam County, 16 November 1944 — Page 2
FULL PROBE SEEN INDIANAPOLIS, Nov 16.—(UFj Marion county’s “preliminary” e.ection investigation to<lay promised to blossom into a “full-diess” probe. Harold Buckles, investigator for the U. S. Senate committee headed by Sen. Theodore F. Green, D„ R. L., mid he had presented his first report to the committee in Washington and that ho had requested acceptance and tne committee’s approval for additional investigation.
CORN TIELD HIGHER
re the same as reported last month. The yield of all ttame hay is rerorted at 1.25 tons per acre, compard with 1.35 tons last year. Pasture condition is the same as a month ago. Reports ind.cate that 800,000 cows vere milked during October, producing 370 pounds per cow, or a total of 196 million pounds. The estimate of laying hens for October is 12, 520,000. Production is estimated at 899 eggs per 100 layers, or a total of 113,000,000 eggs produced in October.
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Favorable weather conditions during the past mohth have increased the exported corn yield for Indiana fiom 37 {’> 38 bushels per acre. Production now is estimated at 176,244,000 bushels, which is 84 per cent of the crop and 107 per cent of the 19-33-42 annual average. This is the latest report of Purdue University agricultural statisticians cooperatwith the U. S. Bureau of Agricultural Economics, Potato yield and production prospects are higher than a month ago, with an indicated production at 83 per cent of the 1943 crop. Sweet potato production Is estimated at 125 per cent of last year's crop, which is 25 per cent greater than the estimate a month ago. Apple and pear production prospects are slightly better than reported for last month, while the expected production of grapes decreased. No change was reported during the month in the peach crop. Production of oats, barley, rye and soybeans s indicattd at 98, 96, 92 and 91 per cent of last year’s production, respectively. Winter wheat production is estimated at 175 per cent of last year's crop. These figures
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RED CROSS fr.ontlniird One) scrap book up to date. Mrs. Cartwright said that 2.789 Inches of Red cross publicity and advertising has appeared in local press columns since last November. Albert Shuey, chairman of accident prevention, talked briefly of farm
problems.
To replace vacancies on the board of directors, Harley Miller and Hugh I Caughill were elected unanimously.
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by mall outside Putnam Ccunty.
17-1# South Jackson Street. | AIso unanimous, was the reelection L. i of the portion of the board whose BIBLE THOUGHT FOR TODAY | term expired last month. Unanimous,
also, was the reelection of Simpson
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doing our best for all eternity: Be
Stoner as chairman, Mrs. McCord,
which is in heaven is perfect. 5:48.
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‘ ( I vice-chairman, Roy Abrams, treasurer, and Mrs. Verne Bowers, secretary. In the absence of Mrs. Bowers, Mrs. Vera Blanchard served as sec-
j retary of the meeting.
Additional business of the evening included the reading of the treasurer's report and the proposed budget
for the coming year.
O. W. Hillis was in Indianapo’is Thursday on a business trip.
UPTON CLOSE, above, veteran radio news commentator, is being forced off the National Broadcasting Co. network by what he terms pressure from "certain radical and Communistic elements,” according to a statement made in Memphis, Tenn. Close said NBC had served notice on his Sunday afternoon sponsor that "it will no longer sell them time if I am not dropped.” His contract runs into December. {laternational)
Pvt. John Kerr, U. S. Army, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cnarles A. Kerr, is home on a ten-day furlough. Mrs. Maxine McGuitw and brother, 1 Stanley Sears, spent the weekend I with Mrs. LaMarr Seals at Ander-'
son.
Warren Lear, U. S. Army, who | visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lear, north Indiana street, over the week end has reported to Camp Hood, Texas, for duty.
GIFTS TO YANKS (ConiIiiiinl from On**) j will receive a well balanced box on
Christmas day.
"A Merry Christmas for every hospitalized serviceman and woman car, be made possible through your thoughtfulness. So get out your Santa Claus list ami add the gifts it is a privilege to send.” Assisting Mr. Conrad arc- Paul
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ground troops wiped out a German concentration of infantry and tanTcs in a forest where they were preparing to launch an attack. The Germans suffered “enormous losses.’’ the communique said, and the Soviet troops seized several favorable positions in the area.
HOG .MARKET
Hogs 11,000; 180-400 lbs., 5c-10r higher; all other weights steady; 160-180 lbs.. $14; 180-200 lbs., and 240-270 lbs., $14.10; top $14.15 fot 200-240 lbs.; 271-400 lbs., 114.05; 10(160 lbs., $11.75-$13; sows strong t> five higher, mostly $13.60-$13.75. NELSON IN CHINA
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Ed Carey Talks
(Thanksgiving) Turke
Bert Childers hails Ed Carey on his back porch. “What you doin’, Ed?” he asks. “Pluckin’ our Thanksgiving turkey,” Ed replies. “Looks like a chicken to me,” says Bert. “Looks like one to me, too,” Ed allows. “But with so many turkeys goin’ to oar fight In’ men, some chickens got to do a turkey-size Job.” Guess that’s the way Thanksgiving is going to be in a lot of homes this year. We’ll be sitting down to rationed foods and sub-stitutes-and being mighty glad
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best is going iSo'Si And from whe re j si most important thing ofall “ rationed. That’s the SpiZ Thanksgiving! Today- a ,,J lights arc going on again ailZ ihe world-there’s Bore of £ ever! And more ranse fork a Hie powers of darkness ykfc! freedom, tolerance, and hta,! kindness!
Grimes Jr., and Otto Ernberg. The American Legion Auxiliary committee will be announced later. The lists are as follows: ATTACK BUDAPEST ff'our'nitpfl From Vnsxo fine) line around the capital and occupied the towns of Monde, 11 miles to the
CHUNGKING, Nov. 16.— (UP) - Donald M. Nelson, President Roosevelt’s special emissary to China, arrived in Chungking today with a delegation of 13 American industrial experts assigned to work with China's newly-created war production board and help revive the nation’s lagging war industries.-
UP TO FDR
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.—(UP) — A “now or never” move by President Roosevelt himself appeared today to be the only hope for transfer of the Army-Navy game from Annapolis. Md., to a laige eastern city .in tee climax to the most involved sports contro'-orsy since the nation went to
war. The chief executive, who scribed himself as a "q arli directing the nation’s called upon to settle an is*," developed beyond the realm tf and involved three of ha members along with the I important war time agency, fice of Defens- Transportahsi
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Harry Thane of Indianapol.s, who, east, and Tapiosag, 14 miles east
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has just returned after 30 months in the South Pacific where he was stationed with Harold Kaiser and Ted Stone visited with Mr. and Mrs. Art Stone and Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Kais
er, Wednesday
Capt. H. F. Underhill spent a few days in Gieencastle with Mrs. Underhill and son, en route to temporary duty in Washington prior to an overseas assignment.* Mrs. Underbid will make her home with her mother, Mrs. W. A. Cooper. Mr. and Mrs. Artie O’Hair an 1 daughter, Reva, entertained with a dinner Sunday in honor of Mrs. O’Hair’s birthday anniversary and also for Mr. and Mrs. Harry Welch’d 45th wedding anniversary. Otheu, present were Mr. and Mrs. Oscar O’Hair and Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Rutter. Afternoon callers were WTd Rutter, Mrs. Mae Rhom and Mrs. Retta Carlisle of Rockville. LOST: Small black and tan coon hound near Mt. Meridian. Please notify Woody Sutherlin. 16-21.
northeast. (Monde is only two miles northeast of Gyomro, which Berlin commentators have described as the keystone of Budapest’s southeastern defenses.) The communique also disclosed that Soviet troops in Latvia carried out a surprise attack against the Germans west of Jelgava, 21 miles southwest of Riga. Aided by Rod Army bombers and fighters and heavy artillery fire, the
• / ivSNIVERSARIES Birthday Wayne McKeehan, 15 years todav, November 16. Harry Ragsdale, 52 years yesterday, November 15th. Weddings Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Cox, 15 years today, November 16.
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