Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 79, Decatur, Adams County, 1 April 1924 — Page 3

MotherStove Tunes An in On Radio Concert Hartford City. April 1.-The radU) M.»ry *»' ch app * arM ! " >VPra ’ ago concerning a concert re- . lat the home of Albert Mnrschal ‘"■'’h spring street, through a heatstove and which was termed a tale” by many radio experts, , persons. Friday afternoon members of the Mtnllv at the Albert Burn worth home. “Unship assessor, in north part of

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' the city, hoard strange strains of music coming apparently from the stove. The door of the stove was op- . ened, and the music became louder. The door was then shut, and the mu Sic dimmed. Again the door was opened and the family listened several I minutes to a very fine band concert. ■i That the Incident actually happened i on both occasions is vouched for by , responsible persons. Mr. Burn worth states that there are several radio outfits in his neighborhood, but that ‘ he does not own one. He stated that , there is an aerial about eight feet f from the chimney of his house.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 1924.

MONROE NEWS * A social party was given on Friday evening at the home of Mrs. W. L. Kelb r, by the Ladies’ Aid Society of the Monroe M. E. church in honor of Mrs. .1. P. Davis, of Dayton, Ohio, who in former years was a member of the society. Had it. not been for the in-{ clenenty weather many more would have been present. Those present were Mrs. J. P. Davis, of Dayton. O.;| Mrs. E. W. Bus< he. Mrs. David Fuhr-, man, Mrs. Ballinger, Mrs. J. J. Hoffer J Mrs. ,1. V. Essex. Mrs. Luellu Shirk, Mrs. M. S. Lelchty, Mrs. W. S. Smith, Mrs. J. A. Hendricks, Mrs. Dr. Miller, Mrs. ,1. F. Hocker, Mrs. J. F. Christ, Mrs. Z. O. Lewellen, Mrs. S. I. Zeichlel, Mrs. W. I, Keller, all of Monroe. The evening was spent in olden-style social chat, Fating apples and popcorn. and telling stories of past hap penings. Hard to decide who won honors in story-telling, but it should be Mrs. Smith or Mrs. Ballinger, in closing the evening’s glee, ”Blest ba the Tie That Binds” was hung. Prayer by Mrs. Shirk. After which the president. Mrs. Busche presented Mrs. Davis with a little gift as a token of remembrance, which was received with much gratitude by Mrs. Davis. Some one suggested that their meeting be a double affair. A greeting party for Mrs. Davis and a farewell party for Mrs. S. I. Zechlei. who will leave in a few days for conference. o State’s Fire Loss For Three Months Is Great Indianapolis, ARprll L—lndiana's fire loss for the first three months of 1924 was nearly as great as the loss for the entire twelve months of 1923. figures compiled in the office of Newton D. Miller, state fire marshal, revealed today. Fires cost Hoosier property owners $7,900 last year. During January, February and March of this year the loss a round $7,600,000. The- loss is one of the heaviest in the history of the state. There was no appreciable increase in the number of fires, but a few big fires with damages of SIOO,OOO to $500,000 swelled the total rapidly. Fort Wayne started off the new year with $500,000 blaze. Other cities with heavy losses were Connersville, Rushville, Princeton, Kokomo, .Muncie. Bloomington. Newcastle and Richmond.

Move To Oust "Pacifists” Chicago, April I.—A movement to oust tlie "pacifist pinks” from the student body of Northwestern university wits underway today. The movement wat» Initiated by world war veterans following a pafriotlc mass meeting In file university gymnasium yesterday at which President Walter Dill Scott placed the university on record against the activities of the procifist students. President Coolidge sent a telegram of c ommendation for the officials who promoted the meeting, stating that "the flag, as the symbol of your best and deepest national sentiment, must alwayd be assured the respect and devotion of whoever presumes to be worthy of the privilege of American citizenship. Bud White Pledged To Lamda Chi Fraternity Niles "Bud” White, senior in the Duatur high school and a star athlete, was pledged to the laimdi Chi Alpha fraternity at Indiana University last week-end. Hud spent the week-end at the university and made preliminary arrangements for entering school there next fall.

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Mr. And Mrs. A. .1. Smith To Visit In Los Angeles ' -- - Mr. and Mrs. A. .1. Smith left i today for Los Angeles, California,! where they Will spend the n. .1 two | months. Mr. and Mrs. .Smith formerly spent a vacation in lx>s Angele,s each winter but this will lie their first trip there since four years ago. They have secured the addresses of a large number former Decatur and Adams county people who now live in lx>s Angelos and near by cities and they expect to pay a short visit to all of them. They expect to re- I turn about June Ist.

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