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Monday, April 18,1938. GREENSBURG DAILt NEWS Page Three Discuss Federal Pump Priming Congressional leaders at White House Plans for spending hundreds of millions of dollars to stimulate Industry and extend relief were discussed when President Roosevelt conferred with congressional leaders at the White House, above. Among those present at parley were, left to right, Representative -Edward Taylor of Colorado, chairman of house appropriations committee; Senator Alben Barkley of Kentucky, senate majority leader; Senator Carter Glass of Virginia, chairman of the senate appropriations committee; Senator Kenneth McKellar of Tennessee, member of senate appropriations committee; Representative Sam Rayburn of'Texas. house majority leader, and Representative Clifton Woodrum of Virginia, member house appropriations committee. Over Indiana (By International News Service) EVANSVILLE, April Mildred Hodge, Mrs.

Romaine Houston and the latter's 17- months'-old son, Franklin Ro- ous injury or possible death when an explosion shattered their home here, setting it afire. Children To Rally At Baptist Church The first the daily children's rallies, conducted by the Sunshine Gospel Trio at the First Baptist church, will be held Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Children have maine, narrowly escaped sen- een as i ce to come from school and go to the annex of the church. All children of the city are invited. fellowship meeting of 'schooltspoung people will f.tgx-^o^nfl^sa3(|jfj]^high: 'school people will a gas jdt left be held at Tuesday, open in the basement where the gas These meetings will be held each had not been connected, the Houstons having moved in only a week ago.

PERU, April may be sought by heirs of Emmett King, who was stricken fatally while serving as a pallbearer at the funeral of Mrs. Jerry Mugivan, widow of the circus magnate, ac- night by the trio for all young people. A chorus choir is to be a feature of the 7:30 o'clock meetings. The Trio will arrive for the first tonight. Crowds filled the auditorium and balcony each night of the preliminary week, and some were turned away Sunday night for lack of room.

'The cording to notice given in Miami pastor preached last night on circuit court. In opening King's es- "Milk and Honey, or Onions and tate, his death was attributed to Garlic." He will preach tonight on injuries suffered when he collapsed the subject, "Hypocrite's while carrying the casket. LAFAYETTE, April 18. A streptococcus infection proved fatal to John Surface, 22, of Lafayette, a state policeman. He had been ill since last Oct.

9. Surface, who attended Purdue University for two years, was appointed to the police force last September and assigned to the Dunes Pa'-V: post at Chesterton. Funeral services will be held here tomorrow. MRS. SALLIE PARSONS RUSHVILLE, April 18 Mrs.

Sallie Parsons, 81, widow of Dr. Charles H. Parsons, and a lifelong resident of Rushville, died here Sunday of a heart attack. In addition to nieces and nephews, she is survived by a sister, Mrs. Ruby S.

Frazier, of Xenia, Ohio. Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon and burial will be here. Mormon Church Is "Self Sustaining Louis Meyer Replaces Ralph DePalma With 4,385 Miles of Driving At Indianapolis. You'll like these Spring price tickets They're as fair as the lily. Why, right now we'll that you know more about price tickets in general than one merchant on the square, for in business only one line and you'are purchasing agent for several.

You'll like these Easter prices because they're as fair as the clothes they are attached to. Easter Suits and Topcoats $22.50 up THE MEN'S SHOP (By Internnti.mnl Mows Service) INDIANAPOLIS, April Louis Meyer, of Hantington Park, only three-time winner of the The '108th annual general conference of the Mormon church, officially the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter has just been held in Salt Lake A feature of the meeting was a detailed report of the efforts of this religious body eventually to take every member in need of re ief off government relief rolls. Strong oppo- Judged "Most Fascinating Pair 500-mile race, officially became the to; old age pensions were sition to the totalitarian state ancl also new "iron man" of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway today. Charles C. Merz, chief stewar-J and member of the AAA contest board, announced that tabulation just completed showed Meyer has displaced Ralph DePalma as the endurance champion of the annual speed classic.

Meyer, 'according to Merz's figures, has driven 4,385 miles in actual competition since 1927. De- CUIIIIJCLILIUU S1JH-C AOT I Palma's record of 4.061 miles at $3,000000 1937, which materially assisted the em- i 'ployment of their own Gift Water Pail Proves Nemesis stood since 1925. year he retired from racing at "the local speedway. The tabulation showed Ralph Mulford, Red Bank, N. who quit' Indianapolis racing in 1922 was in third place with 4.009 mile." of actual competition.

Tony Gulotta, of Detroit, was fourth with 4,005, and Cliff Bergere, of Hollywood, fifth with 3,965. Citizens Seek To Settle Rex Strike (By Tntfrontinnnl Newn Service) CONNERSVILLE, April citizens' committee headed Crawford, former state commission chairman by Earl highway today was to resume conferences designed to bring about a settlement of the strike at the Rex Manufacturing Company here. The committee was to confer with representatives of the company, the A. F. of L.

Union and the United Automobile Workers Union, a C. I. 0. affiliate, which called the strike. Thomas R.

Hutson, state labor commissioner, and Arthur Viat, assistant commissioner, were to join in the effort to bring about an agreement for reopening of the plant. "The situation is quiet arid there has been no attempt to reopen the plant," Hutson said. "I think we may be able to adjust the situation within the next couple of days." Hutson said the chief issue was the question of seniority rights. Takes Life Beneath Sweetheart's Room (By International News Service) MARION, 111., April the window of his Crisp, 37, brother of Mayor Harry Crisp, of Marion, took his life early today. Crisp parked his car on the driveway.

On the windshield he plastered strips of adhesive tape to form the letters his pet nickname for the girl, Dolores Howerton, 21. Then he connected a rubber hose to the exhaust pipe and inhaled the deadly fumes from the running motor. Instead of Miss Howerton seeing the she awoke as Crisp apparently, planned, night watchman found it a short time later. Marriedfaiid divorced. Crisp had employed the girl in his mail order store here.

St Peter's Church Pastor Deceased BROOKVILLE, April Funeral services for the Rev. Father John Kohlman, 70, pastor of St. Peter's Catholic church, southwest of here, who died Saturday night at the church parsonage, will be conducted Wednesday with a requiem mass at the church. Rev. had been pastor at St.

Peter's, church for 15 years. Burial will be in the church cemetery. He is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Mary Helmig, Los Angeles, Mrs. Margaret Windel, Norwood, Ohio, and Mrs.

Emma Meyer, Napoleon, and three brothers, Henry, of Indianapolis, and Charles and Frank, oi Napoleon. CHURCH NOTES Westport Pilgrim Holiness. Average Sunday school attendance, 102. Attendance Sunday, April 17, 76; offering, $2.32. Attendance a year ago, 78; offering, $2.28.

It is estimated that 200,000 persons in Canton, China, live on Tjoats, some of them rarely touching foot to the ground. voiced by The relief society and the church security program of the Mormons cared for 44,000 people during 1937. Supplies of food, clodvng and ue' on hand were valued at $115,623, but these will be supple- mented this year by crops being planted on "church security I farms." The Mormons also reported car- i rying on buitfinjr operations val-1 Call Examinations lii Civil Service The United States civil service commision has announced open competitive examinations for the following positions: Special agent, commercial education, 84,600 a year, and special agent for distributive education, $4,600 a year, Office of Education, Department of the Interior. Assistant, associate, and senior narol architects, $2,600 a year to $4,600 a year. For the assistant and associate grades' optional branches are: General; hull structures and arrangements; scientific ship calculations; ship piping and vetilation; small boats.

Inspector of miscellaneous plies (wooden products), $2,000 year, and inspector of miscel- laneous supplies (medals), a year, Quartermaster Corps, War Department. Alphabetic card-punch operator, $1,260 a year. Junior auditor, Income Tax Unit 'internal revenue agent), $2,600 a year, Bureau of Internal Revenue, Treasury Department. This examination is open only to persons with the specified experience prescribed in the announcement, in the following branches: Flour milling; insurance; lumber null- ing and manufacturing; meat packing; petroleum production and refining; public utilities; textile manufacturing; tobacco processing and manufacturing. Full information may be obtained from secretary of the U.

S. civil service board of examiners, at the local post office. An army of snails has invaded Canberra, known as Australia's "garden city." The beautiful pi'b- lic and private gardens are overrun with them. rRv Imernntionnl News NEW ORLEANS. April 18.

effect, it proved to 'be a twen- tieth century Trojan horse, even though, it was just a copperizecl water paii. jLearns To Talk According to federal court records here, this is what happened. Last year C. W. Prather, an alcohol tax unit agent, gave -Fred Russell the water pail as a pres- Betty Butcher and Fred Pralle In New York Selected as the "most fascinating he" and "most alluring she" among students at University of Kansas, Betty Butcher, 18, and Fred Pralle 22, were looking forward to a gay time when they arrived in New 7ork, above, to spend a week there as guests of the contest jsponsors.

SHIP LAUNCHES ITSELF cnt and then, laughing, said: "If I ever find this pail by a still I'll have no trouble identifying the owner." Then, recently, Russell was arrested and charged with operating an illicit liquor still. The pail was brought in as evidence. All Over (Ry Tnternntionnl Service) KANE, April 18. the age of 38, Earl Bills, of Hazelhurst, is learning to talk all over left handed, at that! The odd situation was revealed (IW Tntermitlonal News Servlre) i TOKYO. April of: the 0.

S. K. line arrived bright and early to launch their latest pride! at an Osaka shipyard. They found their ship already serenely in thej waters of Nagasaki Bay. In some Announcement I wish to announce that in the Republican primary election.

May 3, I will seek nomination as a candidate for clerk of the Decatur circuit court. If nominated and elected I pledge to the citizens of Decatur county my best efforts in fulfilling the duties of that office. YOUR SUPPORT WILL BE APPRECIATED. EARL WOODWARD at the compensation hearing beforej "nexplained manner the ship Referee E. H.

Bashline, of quietly launched itseh" during thcj when Bills asked for compensation night. However, the frock-coated from the Axel Swanson estate, for whom he was working when an axe Russell was sentenced to fifteen slipped and severed a finger on his months in the penitentiary and or- right hand. dered to pay a $200 fine. The Daily News classified ads are read regularly by thrifty folks who are looking for bargains. Use this medium whether you are a buyer or seller.

The results will Bills, a deaf mute since birth, bigwigs went ahead with their ceremony anyway, and christened the liner the Yalu River Maru. (used his right hand for forming! The city council of Ft. Worth, words in sign language and passed an anti-noise ordi- loss of the finger prevents him! nance and the p'ea of six churches from forming letters with hand. please you. Phone 21201.

1 tf Call 4441 for job that' to advertise t'leir services through I a loud-speaker truck patroling i down-town streets has been denied. REAL ESTATE SALE The undersigned will sell at private sale the Wilhelmina Caldwell farm, consisting of 92 acres located about five miles east of Greensburg, near the Big Four Railway. This farm has a good house and barn, also other outbuildings in fair condition. Will be sold for cash, subject to mortgage already on farm. Possession will be given on date of sale.

Bids will be received at the Union Trust Company. UNION TRUST CO. ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF WILHELMINA CALDWELL. GREENSBURG, INDIANA. Chesterfield opens the season with more pleasure and gives millions of smokers the same play every day and you'll want to hear Paul Douglas broadcasting the scores and highlights of the Gomez, first guest star.

It's always more pleasure with more plea- sure for listeners more pleasure for smokers. Chesterfield's mild ripe and aromatic Turkish and pure cigarette the best in" gredients a cigarette can THEY SATISFY. Copyright 1938. IIGCBIT ft MVEIS TOBACCO Co, Chesterfield PLEASURE in Chesterfields milder letter taste.

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