Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 34, Number 301, Decatur, Adams County, 21 December 1936 — Page 5

IffERSON TWP. pIS KILLED gggng ' l Services Held Xniay For William H Wendell Hr,m<ni services w. TP held Sun ■ i.,r William Wendell kneV.u Jeff-r-on township # |io was killed Friday shortly after 10 o’clock, ■ a’P'-THE high cost > ll im \( it rum m i; ■oor'tpay 12. M '» f'"° «« |Hr (riim stomach pains, indigosIW‘ Try Dr Broil's j fW, ~ ~ - .1 weeks' tlealniellt e Relief or your money ' 1 l>,||t; r "

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j when ho fell from a 50-foot tr« he * Wi« cutting down. Since the fumily had no tele- ! r nornoie me “ n * ° f rapld triM- , I porta,lon, word of the fatal accl- I dent wan not made known until I I thla morning. 11, w H en » brother of the victim 1 Jacoh, of Fort Wayne came to vThli I i!" Bnrne ’ hp decided to tlsit hi* brother. There he learn- i ed of the death and reported to i • a member of the Berne paper. 'I, Thp SFcldent occurred, accord- ' i,lng to the story of hi* , wo son , , Herbert and Archie, with him at I ~ 6 t,mp - when a tree, almiwt cut i :,away. failed to fall. The victim < j crawled to a position 50 feet above i 1 , the gjound to cut away the en- ‘ II ‘angling limb. When the tree start- 1 j ed to topple, Mr. Wendell fell to 'j the ground. , J He died 15 minutes later from 1 ' a fractured skull, severe concuss* I ion of the brain and sustained oth-! 1 i m '

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«r Injuries. The funeral services were held! Sunday alternoon ut the Bethel " IX mlleS ettßt of Bei ' ne - Uuiia was made there. The body , d been taken to the fuu.ral J* 1 Chattanooga, Ohio, but no wind hud been received from that I Place about the death. He was t, o rn | n Jefferson township on September 20, 1881 the son of Phillip und Sarah limerick Wendell. In early , l(e he miirrit , d reim Baker, of near there. Surviving besides the father and the widow are the following suns und daughters. Dorsey, of Union-' i dale; Vilas, of Frankfort; Herbert | and Archie, at home; Mrs. Wilma !»oung, Salem and Mrs. Elizabeth l-lnn, of Chattanooga, Ohio. The following brothers and sisters also survive: John, of Jefferson township; Jacob, of Fort | Wayne; Mrs. John Dailey, JefferDon township und Mrs. Mary Cable, ot Chattanooga, Ohio, o Trade in a Good Town — Decatur | I —■

Public Sale Jj am > qu ! ttinff fanning on account of 111 health, und nioffrnn nn t. . D°V 'o Joseph Kap hr fairm located 8 miles oast of ~,d , , Boad 124 an d one-fourth mile north, or 4 miles west Dwatur s on h ° n ° rtU ° f Monroe; or ten miles southwest of W EDNESDAY, December 23, 1936 Sale starting at 10:30 a.m., the following property: „ . , HORSES une bay horse, smooth mouth, weight 1600, good worker; 1 black noise, 11 yeans old, weight 1200, blind, good worker. CATTLE One spotted cow. 4 years old, giving milk, bred; one part Guernsey cow, 6 years old, due to freshen in February, 6-gallon cow; 1 spotted < ow, 7 years old, due to freshen in February, a 6-gallon cow; 1 brindle heifer, due to freshen In Maj-ch; one red bull, 14 months old. HOGS Two Duroc sown, open; 1 spotted sow, with pigs by side; 13 shoats. POULTRY Seventy-five head of Buff Leghorn pullets; 25 head of mixed chickens. FARM MACHINERY One McCormick 8-ft. binder, in good condition; 1 Walter A. Wood mower, in good shape; tractor disk, in good condition; two-row corn ; plow; John Deere corn planter; 3 single-row cultivators; spike-tooth harrow; spring-tooth harrow; one farm wagon; hay ladders and grain bed combined; hay tedder; iron wheeled wagon; hay rake; land roller; Thomas grain drill; Fordson tractor with Little Wonder plows, used one season. HARNESS Double set of work harness; old set of harness. MISCELLANEOUS Brooder house, 8x10; one brooder stove; one extra good stock trailer, with good tires; 30-ft. extension ladders; 2 hog houses, self feeder; corn sheller; grindstone; spray pump; ditch leveler; step ladders; 3 gas drums; hay knife; small tools; milk cans; iron kettles; scythe; i Primrose cream separator; Wilson heater; sausage grinder; lard press; chairs; rockers; 3 cupboards; 3 benches; oil heater; fruit jars; dishes; milk strainer, and other articles too numerous to mention. 1 - 12 gauge shotgun and shells; 1-22 rifle. TERMS—CASH Anyone wanting credit should make arrangements at Farmers & Merchants Bank before day of sale. JOSEPH KAEHR, Owner Ellenbarger Bros—Auctioneers Amos Gerber —Clerk Lunch will be served on grounds.

SEEKS TO BUILD IIP U. S. ARMY Secretary Woodring; Recommends Further Expenditures Washington, Dec. 2t. — (U.PJ — j Further expenditures to build up! i personnel and equipment of both j regular and reserve corps of the army were recommended today by Secretary of War Henry W. Woodring in his annual report to the i president. Woodring pointed out that the 1 improvement already hud been effected in the nation's armed forces through increased congressional . appropriations during the past two , years, particularly in the field ot; equipment modernization and Increasing personnel of the regular I army. He warned, however, that if the

' regular and reserve forces were to be “well trained and well equipped * so that in war It may serve as the nucleus of our citizen forces," the following steps should j he taken: 1. Enlisted strength of the army j 'should be maintained at a mint-! mum of 165,000, the present auth-j ortsed number, and officers ] strength should he maintained at I a minimum of 14,000. On June 20 the respective totals were 146,826 land 12,06!), Woodring said. 2. National guard strength should be Increased from 190,000 to 210,000.

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3. Number of reserve officers called to active duty each year for two weeka training should be increased from 20,000 to 30,000. 4. Youths trained at citizens’ military training camps each year Hhould he increased from 30,000 to | 50,000. 6. "A reserve of approximately 150,000 enlisted specialists should he established." 6- The aircraft procurement program should be restored, accel- | erated until the authorized total of 21,310 serviceable planes is reachi ed. 1 7. Knlishment allowances should

i be restored for soldiers, and a re•jtlrement system should be set up • for career soldiers disabled In the . line of duty. 8. "Sufficiently large approprl- •' ations should be made annually to >: equip the regular army with modjeru weapons, transportation and 1 1 communication facilities within a 1 reasonable time.” 9. A new war department buildt; lng should be constructed In Washington and the construction of new f | housing facilities at military posts i-; should he accelerated. | Woodring pointed out that in re--1 cent years members of congress

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"have given careful and sympathetic consideration” to war department requests, and, comparing the armed forces with the past years, noted that "our army, though small, U more efficient.” — — 0 Xmas, Boys and Guns. — What a combination! Daisy Air Rifle Golden Eagle $2.50. Daisy Pump, $3.9a7 Winchester Bolt Action Rifle, peep sights. Stevens Bucknorn 21 shot repeater, Mosberg 3 shot repeater, 20 gau. shot gun.—H. Knapp & Son.