Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 34, Number 22, Decatur, Adams County, 25 January 1936 — Page 6

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Commodores Beat Hartford; Yellow

COMMIES BEAT HARTFORB FIVE FRIDAY, 50-32 Decatur Quintet Has Little Difficulty Beating County Champs Decatur's Commodores bad little, dftficulty turning back tho challenge of the Hartford township (lorBlas. Adams county champions. Friday night at the Commodore gymnasium. The final score was Decatur 50,! Hartford township 32. Hartford started fast, hitting their first three shots from the field to hold a 6-1 1 -ad. The Commies came back at this point, however, and held an 8 to 6 margin at the end of the , first quarter. The Commodores added to this margin in the second quarter, which ended with Decatur out tn front, 21 to 12. The locals further Increased tils lead in the third jierlod. which ended with Decatur out in front. 41 to 20. Braden was Decatur's leading scorer with seven field goals and one foul toss for 15 points. Murphy tallied 13 pqLT.a. Whiteman was Hartfora's leader with eight points. The visitors had trouble penetrating the Commodore defense, scoring most of the fielders from well out on the floor. Most of Decatur’s baskets were score- from underneath the basket. in the preliminary game, the Commodore seconds defeated the Hartford reserves. 35 to 20. Decatur FG FT TP Wolpert. f — 113 Hain, f ............. 1 24 Brad (’ll, c -7 1 15 , Daniels. g 0 0 0 Murphy, g 4 5 13 D. Hess, f 5 0 10 B. Hess, f 10 2 Tricker, c ■■ 0 0 0 W. Baker, g ..... 113 A. Baker, g _ - 0 0 0 Totals 20 10 50 Hartford Lfechty, f 10 2 Beitler. f .. 12 4 Whiteman c 3 2 8 Kistler, g 3 0 6 Anderson, g ..... .. . ........ 2 3 7 Homey, t .204 Lehman. f 0 0 0 Striker, g • 11 Totals 12 8 32 Reieree — Hebble (Decatur: umpire— Reynolds (Decatur). Word comes from Harvey Stevens that his mother. Mrs. Aaron Stevens is critica-.ry 111 at the hospital at Kalamazoo, Michigan.

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Winter sports an? now indulged in by even the more delicately constituted without physical discomfort from cold and winter winds, thanks to the talents of designers who have combined smartness and : practicality in togs created for skiers and toboggan 1 enthusiasts. Marian Marsh sports an ensemble of woolly dark green trousers with sweater of white

H. S. BASKETBALL Froebel (Gary). 38: Bluffton. 27. Ligonier. 27; Kendallville, 23. Auburn. 3~; Garrett. 20. Roanoke. 33; Markle, is. Anderson, 24; Muncie, 8. Franklin. 10: Columbus,2l Shortridge (iudpls). 34; Cathed ral (Indianapolis), 19. Peru, 33; Delphi. 24 Bedford, 34; Bloomington, 22. Frankfort. 28; Kokomo. 17. Tipton. 43; Greentown, 16 Vincennes. 35; Brazil, 22. Logansport, 35; Richmond. 22. Washington, 18; Central (Evansville), 11. Bosse (Evansville), 27; Jeffersonville, 25. Aller. Co. Tourney Elmhurst. 15; Harlan, 24. Leo. 37; Lafayette central. 24. Hou gland. 30; Meyers, 29. Arcola, 26; Monroeville, 23. 0 Special Meeting Os Conservation Club A special meeting of the Country Conservation club will be held at Poe Monday evening. Milt Wysong of the state conservation department wilt speak and will also show films on wild life and conservation work in Indiana. The public is invited to attend the meeting. o STUDENT SALE . "OX I IXt'F.r, I-ftOM FAGS ONE) of the Senior Chamber of Commerce, had charge of last night's meeting and Bud Townsend, vicepresident of the junior organization. presented the proposition to the merchants in behali of the senior class. o Bar Association Adopts resolution Resolutions of respect have been ado;ted by the Adam-3 County bar for the lot? Judge E. E. McGriff of Portland. Judge McGriff died Wednesday In an Indianapolis hospital. , The local committee on resolutions was C- J. Lutz, Henry B. Heli -er, Nathan Nelson and French Quinn. Members of the Adams eoun- . ty bar and other friends of Judge Me Griff are 'tanning to attend the ; funeral servi e-i which will be held ■ Sunday in Portland. r| 0 Puppeterrirj pays Students i: P»rVelev, Cal. —(UP) —Edgar MTainton La believed to 'be the on’v , s., uent in the world who is work- ’ ing his way through a university by m ans of puppeteering. Tainton ! gave hid first Punch and Judy show at the age of 10. Now he stages original puppet shows. —o Trade in a Good Town — Decatur

and cap and glove.’ to match. Her tobogganing outfit consists of a short wool coat of the mackintosh type with large pockets to accommodate the trinkets useful to the outdoor enthusiast. Sally O Neil also favors green for her costume which comprises corduroy slacks, sweater in white, green and red, with mittens and skull cap to match.

BERNE DEFEATS ARCHERS, 26-25 Bears Hit Two F i e I d Goals In Last 30 Seconds To Cop Victory Hitting two field goals in the Inst 30 seconds of play, the Berne I : ~ ’ rs uosed ont a thr.'.Ung 26-25 victory over the South Side Archois Friday night at Berne. Berne was trailing by three points at 25 to 22 with only half a minute to play. Neuenschwander regL”ared a field goal from far back of center to cut tho margin to one point. Winteregg cut loose for another long one which missed but Felber took tho ball off the backboard and sank the field goal to win the game South Side held a 7-2 lead at the I quarter. Steiner went into the game at the start of tho second quarter. ■ and while limping badly, seemed i to inspire his mates. Berne held ■ the : ’d at IS to 11 at the half. ■ South Side led at the third quarter, • IS to 15. Neuenschwander was Berne's ■ leading scorer with 11 points. Lee led South Side with nine. In the preliminary, the South Side seconds <1 Seated the Berne reserves. 31 to 23. South Side , FG FT TP Hall, f 2 0 4 Lee. f .339 . Close, c 0 0 b . Hines, g 3 0 6 EUcnwood. g 2 2 6 ' Reichert, f 0 0 0 Totals 10 5 25 Berne Parrish, f 3 17 Neuenschwander, f 5 1 11 F elber, c 2 0 4 I Steiner, g 0 2 2 j Winteregg, g 10 2 Habegger, g .... 0 0 0 Totals 11 4 26 Referee — White (New Haven): umpire— Bateman (Garrett) o TWO AIRPLANES CONTINUED Fttosl f -'GE ONE) tances involved, due to gathering I i darkness. Army authorities planned to question Lieut. Fischer and Private Lanagan, the only survivrrs. They sai d theme elrts by taking to parachutes. Lanagan was a member of the crew of the 220. Taylor, Parkhurst a nil Gardner were aboard the 200, while Jabionsky and Hartman were with the 220. Three men managed to take to parachutes before the crash, but Private Taylor landed on the roof r of an oil storage tank and he was

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Noble county, died a: a neighbor's home yesterday after she had been carried from her burning house by John McMeans, 60, who (suffered critical burns. Mrs. Hart was seized with hysteria when trapped by the fire and fought off McMeans’ rescue attempts. o GAISER FUNERAL (CONTINUED FROM PAO^ONE) S.hultz of Decatur; Rev. Acker, Monroeville; Rev. L. J. Doraeif, Fueling settlement; Rzv. M. J. Froech, Union township; Rev. Reinking. Woodburn; Rev. Werning, FreidhetmThe body will be taken to Cleveland, Ohio, Monday night for burial Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock in the Lutheran cemetery. Rev. A. W. H ; nz of Cleveland, former pastor of the Zion Lutheran church in thK e|tv wi'l Fe in charge of the services at the grave. K.v. Gaiser died suddenly Friday morning from a stroke of apoplexy. A .short time b-fore he had been up and around in the house. He was ordained to the ministry 46 yeans ago and was well known in Lutheran church circles.

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COLUMBIA CITY BEATS JACKETS FRIDAY, 52-35 Eagles Show Strong Scoring Power To Hand Decatur Defeat Playing without the services of Peterson, regular forward, tho Decatur Yellow Jackets lost their third conference game of the season Friday night at Columbia City, 52 to 35. A pair of she-pshooting forvards who dropped in field B°® la rom ail angles of the floor spelled defeat for the Jackets. Stamm waa high with eight double markers and one free throw to lead his team with 15 points. Overdeer, ■he other forward, registered five •fold goals and as many foul tos- , for 15 points. , Decr.’ur started well and held a ; ’ to 6 margin at the end of the I -st quarter. However, Stamm ■nd Overdeer swung into action : n the second quarter and at halftime had the Eagles out In front. 21 to 15. ’ The Eagles reaily turned on the , heat with the resumption of play j after the rest per“od and es the third quarter ended. Columbia City was out in front, 39 to 22. Worthman was Decatur’s leading scorer with .three field goals and two free throws for eight points. Barker tallied seven points for the losers. Peterson has been ! bothered with a cold all week and i was unable to play last night. In the preliminary game, the Columbia City seconds nosed out the Decatur reserves. 27 to 24. ’ DECATUR FG FT TP Smith, f - 3 17 Huffman, f 113 ’ Myers, c 113 Barker, g 3 17 Worthman. g 3 2 8 1 Ritter, f 0 0 0 1 Hurst, g 2 15 • Brodbeck, g 0 2 2 Totals 13 9 35 • COLUMBIA CITY ■ Stamm, f 8 1 17 Overdeer, f 5 5 15 ■ Shiubeckler, c 4 19 • J. Walters, g 1 4 6 I Shoemaker, g 113 • Fleck, f 0 0 0 Schmitt, f 0 0 0 ( D. Walters, c 10 2 'Cerbaugh. g 0 0 0

Jackets Los|

’ Cr T n otalß N >2 >•= Refwee - McDuffy (LaOtto): ! umpire-Harding (Huntertow n). ENTIRE I AMILY IS I the crossing when the motor went dead. . George King, station agent, who ’ witnessed the tragedy from bls platform a few yards away, said: ■Mcßride halted the car fifty feet back from the tracks with a clear view of the right of way. Why he did so 1 do not know, but he started his car forward despite I the fact that the train already was bearing down on the crossing, and reached the tracks simultaueously with the locomotive.” W. F. Rowley of Fort Wayne, 1 engineer of the Wabash passenger , train, said the car came on the tracks just as he blew a warning 1 whistle. The car was demolished and bits I of wreckage and mangled bodies. , some decapitated, were strewn i along the t-1 ks for several hun- ■ dred feet. Five-year-old Phyllis, the only i survivor, was caught In a fold on ■ the automobile body, thrown onto 1 the cow-catcher of the locomotive 1 and carted 1.100 feet. The children killed were; Clara. ■ 14; Marion, Jr., 12; Mary. 10; Arthur. 8; Virginia. 6; Robert. 3. and * Richard and Ramona, 17 months ’ old twins. > Mrs. William Connor, sister in- ’ law of Mrs. Mcßride, escaped death when she decided at the last tno- • ment not to accomoany the fam--1 ily. She had originally planned to 1 go aloffg and aid Mrs. Mcßride with 1 the birth of her tenth child Victims of the crash probably will be buried Tuesday at.er <• mass funeral service at a small cutly- . ing church. —o Rabbit's Foot Loses Caste Vineyard Haven, Mass. —(UP) — Jame-i We>st has rcplaeed his rabbit’s foot with a muflkrat’s. While walking along a street, Wwt trieped and fell headlong on 'be pavement. H's head struck a spot in the street, and he discovered he had . landed on a muskrat. To' rist Depends On Dogs Palo Alto. Cal. —(UP)—Karl Lindauer, Americanized German wanderer. has solved the depr; salon .by canine horsepower- Leaving Asli jfi. Id. N. C., in 1931 with only two dogs. Lindauer toured every state in I the Union except Montana and the : Dakotas.

DEATH clan J ALBERT WJM Ossian Musician 1 Known Here, bjj Home Friday] Albert Numbers. 5; u I at bls home in Osaikn iil I been ill several month, wl been bedfast the past j,”] following a stroke of | Mr. Numbers w a » win and Susie R ex \- un - ] a boy he made his ho 0( L] grandparents. Mr BBJ ~J] , Rex, at Ossian. '] Surviving are the widow .] daughters. Helen rseldes in the East, m-s J Sparks, of Fort Wayn. JI I Irene Numbers, at home<l John Numbers, of Roy Numbers, of Broohir, 1 and two grandchildren. ■ He was a member of the J I terlan church at Ossian, ij ternally was a member nt rJ slan MasonP lodge. I Mr. Numbers was J In Decatur, having J I business trips to this city, 1 I I CENTENNIAL I ■’ON I INL’EIi CRUM PAGtJ Hill. 1 Cash Coal & Supply-J Stuckey. I Zion Lutheran Church-tJ 1 Lankenau, Carl Krudop. I Modern Woodmen— R. £( denning, W. A. Lower. I Lions Club—Lloyd Cowen,l , Mumma. I Catholic La.Tjg Os Cola Mrs. Alva Nichols, Mary K.j ard. Knights Os Pythias—JoA Parrish, Joseph A. Hunter. Evangelical Churcn-Wa.l ■ Martin Zimmerman. * Knights Os Columbus-A| ■ Heiman. Mark Braden. G. E Club—Milton Bron Gecode Club— Lorens Repg I Phi Delta-Don Gsge, .1 Daniels. County Agents Office-1 Archbold. Elks Lodge Lem Ehler, I - in Sehurger. r Loyal Order Moose-Mori 1 grey, Carl Getchel. ) Psi lota Psi—Mrs. Cliffort 1 lors, Betty "lacklin. > — 0 ! Trade in a Good Town - Ds