Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 33, Number 175, Decatur, Adams County, 25 July 1935 — Page 2

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WABASH HOLDS CELEBRATION Indiana City Observes 100th Anniversary Os Wabash County Wabash, Ind., July 25. —(U.R> - Thousands of townspeople, farmers and former residents today | Joined to pay tribute to those who enabled this city to become the i first ele trlcally lighted community 11

SCHAFER’S Summer Drive For Customers CLOSES SATURDAY NIGHT, JULY 27th. ONLY 2 DAYS I,EFT OF this great sm im. ev ext. sexsatiox.u. bakihixs in every hept. stoke open thi'Rsi.av night. S Ladies Cool Panties, 'V-Z vv' -A □Cannes BATH TOWELS Size 2ZXII By all means do not fail t 0 get your share of X • this Sensational Lingerie Bargain. Buy your : 4 Jr Summer's supply at this ridiculously Low f A VALUE OF A LIFE TIME! Ika1 ka - wwy ? /h O fIH 1. 1111 4 BUB Mia C_.„ Men’s $1 Dress Shirts S 4 — A TTP ACTIVE P \TTFRNS Pecotop. Reinforced at knee with one a a 1 i o • Shadow Welt. All over silk platJ A Sensational Bargain e( j Cradle Foot and French Heel. First VF| I / /Z Each Quality Wk I J‘. \ 55c Pair »\ W o9c 2 Pair For $1 Y “ "’“ L “Mon’s Dress DRESSES If SOCKS Beautiful Cool Sheer Washable Summer __ KI j. r ,| tv Patl „ M . Dresses. We have been ® |T» AM A Hca] Sjg S S selling these Parks at ■ S_ Bargain. Pair ... WH ■ our low price of .sl. Buy S need at this f||

THIMBLE THEATER NOW SHOWING—“THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE’’ BY SEGAR r? '" 11 u < ” /WE Sx HOWHS HAVF PAS6ED (HO (AND W)E WfcNT "> UqHG WITHOUT Gkks-) POOEV TO OUR ') W toN/Hi SINCE THE ENDING OF SONG ftl 'PM » <2. THr POPEYE'S ARK-POPEYE ) 2?> r g- FROM ME !)! IS NOW RUMN& THE 6>\(FEMININITY!/ < 1 *^2/1 "PIkLGRIMS”_ BUT ALL P _ J 1 US MOT WELL FOR YOU'LL jTh A @ I RECALL THAT MR. SPHINK, „ Hp. ILI -''vPz, i P e MS I WHO FIHAHCtD THE T - "jl C~~> q®-- A I BUSINESS. WOULD > WT ,.r f . \ VsCtnSiH 5 ■'rt V i a f / pE-li A J fwTi-i ■■■■ j VV, I r, r :.i

; In the world. The rotary light memorial, en timing the tiny carbons which transformed Main street Into a brilliantly illuminated thorough faro in 1880. was dedicated amid all the pomp of hji international event. The ceremonies were part of the five-day celebration being held in I connection with the 100th birthday, of Wabash county. Nearly 10.000 persons, many farmers who left their com ami wheat fields for the occasion, par-1 ticlpated In a gigantic opening day . program last night. Hundreds of persons, dressed in costumes depicting the progress of; this northern-Indlajia farming com- ’

1 munity from the time of oxen carts , to the present day. paraded through i he downtown district. All business houses were appropriately decorated and windows contained priceless relics and momentos of the days when this community was nothing more than an Indian-pioneer village. A oigeant of 11 episodes, depicting the development of the county, was held at the stadium last night. Featuring the pageant was an act duplicating the Indian treaty | epFsolfe, in which white settlers obtained right to the land from the .Miami Indiana in 1826. The treaty was made on the present site of

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the city. I Bvents In the life of Frances Slocum, Pennsylvania white girl, who was kidnaiped by Indians and found living as a squaw with a tribe in southern Wabash county several years later, also wore part of the pageant. . The pageant will be repeated tonight. Ceremonies surrounding the dedication of the rotary light memorial were held on the lawn of the courthouse. The arcs have been treasured by the Wabash Rotatj ; club. The ceremonies were made more I impressive with the presence of J. D. Conner, Jr., one of the few

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By HARRISON CARROLL CopprlffAt. 1933. K‘»i> Feature* Si/ndicolr. Inc. HOLLYWOOD— Nobody aver acfc£i Jean Muir of fitting into the *ual Hollywood mold, but the I voting actress now advances a prof i IXn that has her Warner bosses in a quandary. ' she wants to portray in ter ■ it the way t 3? W » W through a PlcjMferF I ture with a hare- » Sb fl Up- Jean dug up rff i W fl the story herself, f’JSs *- Wlt is about aN< " ’***•"'£ England girl ot i ' wk the seventeenth who la accu-eit of being aEig.; OLI a Witch bwause ! Jean Muir of her disfigurement. The idea of the role, which would .fill any other young actress with Tiorror, has the opposite effect on Jaan. -It would afford a wonderful acting •pportunity,” she says. It must be art. Remember Ht» sorority girls at the University of Arkansas, who raised all that fuas and put Jean Harlow en the spot when she didn’t answer a long distance telephone call from someone she had never heard of Well now. one of them, BobbyHenderson, has sent Jean an antique vase byway of conciliation. And. it it will give them any satisfaction down there, the vase now stands on the star's dressing table. The appearance of Raoul Roulien with this and that beauty around the gay spots doesn’t mean a thing. Conchita Montenegro is still the favorite. IShe telephoned from Faris to say she has been homesick and pi—so ill that production has been deferred on her picture for Niro films. And this may be significant. When she returns to Hollywood, she Is bringing her mother and two sisters to meet Raoul. You Asked Me and I’m Telling You: Mary Strack. Berkeley, Cal.: I haven't heard it about Constance Bennett, but Alice Brady Is a sufferer from claustrophobia (fear of shut-in places). On numerous occasions, she has quit a train in the middle ot a trip because she couldn’t stand being cooped up in a compartment ft happened. Mack Gordon reports, at Harry Revell’s recent party, where comics and song writers were thicker than agents around a new screen discovery. For once Jack Benny was off his dignity and went around telling aven one who'd listen: “No. I won't play 'Lort In Bloom'.* remaining Wabash residents who was present at the historical occasion 55 years ago when the city streets changed as if by magic from darkness to light at the pressing of a switch.. Cutting of a huge birthday cake —four feet in diamet,/ and 10 layers thick —adorned with 100 candles was another feature of today's program. Two of Adams County’s Best Farms —the M. Jahn 80 acre 8 |z 2 miles Southwest of Decatur at 10:00 A. M„ the Jacob Kaehr 53'/e acres 3'4 miles Northeast of Craigville at 1:00 P. M. will be sold to the highest bidder on easy terms on July 30. MONEY TO LOAN AT NEW LOW RATES You can borrow up to S3OO on your own signature and security, quickly and confidentially— through our now LOW COST personal finance plan. Also investigate our low rate AUTO purchase and refinancing plans. SEE THE ‘ LOCAL” When you need money for any worthy purpose. Full details gladly given without any cost or obligation. Call, write or phone. lOCAL IOAN (o Phone 2-3-7 Decatur, Indiana Over Schafer Hardware Store

Finally. C»r>’ C.rmit toca • If you don't pin)’ • "CrVRu--. *”<> very patiently for a comedian, took Benny by the arm. a r»ed -No, <lon t play l»- J* “T* -Yoil’i* better off a lou"‘ ■ It snvone has lost a desert tn: He ln " hf L* Feliz district, they cM have it back "Uh Lily lons autogn Ph on it. Shell. The ancient reptile-It's about a foot in dmmeter - wandered Into the opera star a yard the other day and she took It in turtles being considered 8 00 ’ 1 " Europe. The autograph, in Indetlbls ink. should make It worth several times its weight in soup. What comedian and master-of-ceremonles knocked a six-foot sodalite eoid recently at Catalina when the blue-blooded lad took a awinp • a little Englishman, who is technical director of a picture working on tbs island? HOLLYWOOD TICKER-TAPE— Clara Bow and Rex Bell bid Hollywood goodbye yesterday and left for their ranch where the weather will probablv be about 110 in the shade. . . , Virginia - . Bruce has bought r > a portable swimA < x* mlng pool for her I Y daughter. Susan T Ann. It is 10■MT gs foot-square and is made of rubA ber. You can W fold It up when i- —lw with it.... j Ch a r les Furth--1 mann, the seeI*' SI narist. had his Virginia Bruce leg barked from ankle to knee

and a lot of other Hollywoodites got tossed around when a heavy swell hit the yachts moored at White's landing at Catalina. . . It broke all the dishes in some of the boats and tossed food off the galley ranges. . . . Rlnnie Barnes' husband, Samuel Jacobs, telephoned her all the way from Ix>ndon to say he'd seen her In a picture. . . . That was Dorothy Page with Edmund Lowe at the Century club. . . . Mrs. Jack Benny pulled a nervous faint after her husband's last air-progrivm (for the nonce) was completed\nd Hollywood boulevard Is gay with banners. alternately welcoming the Bowl concert season and Minsky's new burlesque house. DID YOU KNOW— That, although Charles Laughton ; (is one of tha big shots ot Hollywood, he receives an average at less than '; 11 fan letters a week? ) t 4 I Test Your Knowledge j : ,i — i | Can you answer seven of these ten questions? Turn to page I Four for the answers. 1. Who wae Thomas Shippendale? ’ 2. What caused the death of Napc- ’ Don Bonaparte? 3. What la microscopy? 4. Name the county seit of Allegheny County. Pa., 5. Name the greatest German poet. 6. Which is t'ie best kn-'wn and ' most valuable of ill cereal crops? • 7. In which state is the city of 1 Chippewa Falls? 8. W is George H. Dem. Secretary ' of War, ever Governor of Utah? 1 9. What is the title of a student undergoing the course at the U. 3. i Naval Academy? . 10. Who wrote "Arigin of Species?" Card ot Thanks We desire to express our thanks tn the Rev. Franklin for his comforting words >lnd to our friends and our neighbors for their assistance during the illness and death of our husband md father, and for the beautiful flowers. Mrs. Jacob R. Miller nnd Family. COUNTRY CLUB Notice to Members of Country Club Fish Fry Fri. Nite DANCING Dancing an added feature Saturday night.

marketreports daily REPORT OF LOCAL and FOREIGN markets Brady's Market for Decatur, Berne, Craigville. Hoagland and Wlllahlre. Corrected July 25. No commission and no yard Ago. Veals received Tuesday, Wednesday. Friday, and Saturday. 10(1 to 120 H>s “ 120 to HO lbs »’•£ HO to 160 lbs-- »• ' 210 to 250 lbs 250 to 300 lbs- J’™ 300 to 350 lbs «° u * hs koo Stags -• VeaJers Ewe and wether lambs Buck lambs ** ;•* Yearling lambs * jU Fort Wayne Livestock Hogs 10 to 15c lower; UO-200 lbs $lO 50; 200-225 lbs. $10.40; 225-250 lbs. $10.25; 250 275 lbs. |1010; 275-300 tbs. $9.95; 300-350 lbs' $9.75; 150-160 lbs. $10.25: 140150 tbs. $10; 130-140 ttis. $9.75; 120-130 Ills. $9.50; 100-120 lbs. $9; roughs $8.50. slags $6.50. Calves $7.50; Lambs $7.75.

East Buffalo Livestock Hogs. 200; mostly 10c lower; desirable 190 lbs. $11.25; mixed weights and plain quality sll- - unfinished underweights down ward to $10.50. Cattle, receipts 100; grass steers and heifers lower; common descriptions $4.75-5.25; cows weak . to 15 lower: cutter grades $3.354.50; medium bulls $5.50-5.75. Calf receipts 50; vealers steady $8.50 down. .Sheep, receipts 700; market inactive; scattered sales medium to good, with bucks included, steady $7.50-8; inferior throwouts downwar dto $5.50; mixed ewes $2.503.50.

Cleveland Produce Butter market steady. Extras 28. Standards 28. Eggs, market steady. Extra whites 25%. Extra firsts 22. Current receipts 21. Poultry market steady. Heavy fowl 18: medium fowl 17-18; ducks young 14-15; ducks old 11-12. Potatoes: Virginia $2-2.15 per bbl; Itelaware $1.20-1.25 per 100 lb. bag. CHICAGO GRAIN CLOSE July Sept. Dec. May Wheat 88 .88% .87% .90% Corn 83% .75% .62% .65% Oats 35% -31% .32% .35% NEW YORK PRODUCE Now York, July 25. — (U.R) —Produce: Dressed poulbtf, weak to firm; (cents per lb.) turkeys, 19-27 c; chickens, 14%-29c; broilers, 13%24c; capons, 29-35 c; fowls, 12-22 c; Long Island ducks, 12-15 c. Live poultry, quiet and unsettled; (cents per lb.) geese, 8-9 c; turkeys. 12-19 c; roosters, 13c; ducks, 9-12 c; fowls, 16-19 c; chickens, 19-24 c; broilers. 15-24e. Butter, receipts, 15,734 packages; market unsettled; creamery higher than extras, 24%-25c; extra 92 score, 23% 24c; first 90 to 91 score, 23%-23%c; first 88 to 89 score. 22 %-23e; seconds, 22-22%c; centralized 90 score, 23%-23%c; centralized 88 to 89 score, 22%-23c; centralized 84 to 87 score, 22-22%c. Egg receipts, 12,230 cases; market firmer; special packs, including unusual hennery selections, 26 %-30 c standards. 25%-26c; firsts, 24c; mediums, 23c; dirties, 22c; checks, 20-20%c. LOCAL GRAIN MARKET Corrected July 25. No. 1 New Wheat, 60 lbs. or better 73c No. 2 New Wheat, 58 lbs 72c Oats, 32 lbs. test 27c Oats, 30 lbs. test ... 26c Soy Beans, bushel 60c No. 2 Ye’low Corn, 100 lbs $1.15 CENTRAL SOYA MARKET No. 2 Yellow Soy Beans. 60c Delivered to factory o— — , Odd Bicycle Spill Injures Boy Leavenworth, Wash. — (UP) — Harold Wheeler won't try riding his dig on handlebars if his bicycle apiin soon. The dog fell forward under the front wheel. The bivycle spilled Harold and he suffered a broken wrist. GILLETTE TRUCK TIRES 6 months unconditional guarantee. See us before • you ouy. 1 PORTER TIRE CO. QtP 341 Winchester street, Bhk Phone 1289,

CLASSIFIED ADVEKTISEMEntxR BUSINESS CAR k __^ DNOT HIR sai£w? BIG Mlso cveryPn^TT?^® lll Wonder Bar. 5 InlU , B Bluffton. WHINGER i;o|,| A e of washers. l‘||„ m . Klenk. FOR SALE OH >; near Geneva. Ind., u„|j ed, WlfT accept 11.., ;l ., lr in mut paym< nt. agent. FOR SALE dresser. i’hom. ic:;2. FOR SALE Re,! a k WANTED I \\ AN I EH \ . . .. .. —— MEN WYNTEb | We want to .. 1 Ohio. FOR RENI J, FOR RENT block from iisin. sa . double garage. A. D. ■ agent. LOST AND FOVmB LOST ward for No:: ; crat office. COURT HOU* Real Ertate Transfer H liter n\ I ILirtf rd : ■' ■ - '' IQ t — — Many Reunions Scheduled For Summer I Sunday July 28 The. Fuhrni.it: will be held SuiiH y "" grove. on In case of ram ’ be held in M: Haggard fam... M< niorial Park. Annual reitn ■ Sunset park. ■ a.- Ki; Borne reunion ■' ottMR August 4-M"” Sunday August 11 Anniml reunion il mily. Watt. Obi" JB Au g ’.:v' 1 s -11 ber. •Hakes reuni'"' Park. Decatur. ' Bhingvr Re r: — Sunday Augttet 2'. Meyer family t ' ' r ‘' a » set ipark, rain or fIH ' ' UHi Trade in a Good : .-.n — Don't miss the II < sale of restaurant ■: < P !1 ’ ' Berne. Saturda.' o’clock prompt. > pi» Int.i'.oo i Nott. ' un.l.-rsigned , ecutor of the Rak. r. \d ed . The Estat. _- - —KJ N. A. BIXLER ■ OPTOMETRIST Eyes Examined, HOUKS: K 8:30 to 11:30 ITT’“ Saturdays, E ' S’ Telephone I ss DON’T PASS THIS IP! ■ J 203 acres, slight I.' roll® extra good ;h t'dti< i”'-' with good Ihhi'' '*■l located 10 mil' s '"' |l of Fort Wavne. ■ only $55.00 per afft’B loan of $7000.00 ran ■ assumed by the l' iirt d! W This is a real buy. S i Roy Johnson « Auctioneer uH Peoples Loan & ' rU “ Watch This SparP for Exceptional o» V ’ in Real Estate- jg