Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 92, Decatur, Adams County, 17 April 1937 — Page 3

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BBehind the Scenes , ). FHOLLYUJOObWfj

■ By HARRISON CARROLL ■ ‘ “PyrllTht. 1037, line Features Syndicate, inc. Life is better in ■tr-.ovies. finds Dorothy I<amour.

As a female Tarzan in “Jun|g 1 e Princess”, | she hunted and 1 fished for her I food. But when ■ she wandered | away from locaI tion and dropped I a hook In Malibu I lake, a game I warden put her I under arrest for I fishing out of season. In the justice court at

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M JUQLIVC LUUI L Ol H Calabassas, she H? a 550 fine and returned to the W*‘Bh Wide and Handsome" film W° U P® just in time to forestall »arcning parties. ■ As a birthday gag Harmon O. K son a boy from a messen|F Mrcice t( > call Bette Davis " a ' f hour and sing "Happy »rthday to You”. When this had eon -° r some time ’ Bette asked ■ <iu »? he woul<ln ’t please stop. llke to,” he replied, “"'m Mn ng tired of it myself, but I've (en Paid to keep on.” 2'“ lchael Whalen befell the ... a ex P e riences of getting two hiri rLu gers from a kick In the „ e actor and another, thi 5* Saund ers, were staging a « a tor the picture, "Escape From Whalen was supposed to .* ® a k >ck in the chin. He ! ; u ackward s. fell upon his Nt o et ! ked hand, and broke his 1 Mit nd thlrd fi ngers. The injury K written into the script. Sirt«»| Veringr Your Questions! Love ' New York City: 1 tut nAA' as he ’ u # et the part, keen ( lg ass Montgomery is so ■Con. «r. play Ash ley Wilkes in the Wind” that he is tires d Erector Cukor with I youngsters, Cary Grant Is • He hired two buses, sent

CLUB CA LENDAR Society Deadline, 11 A. M. Fanny Macy Phones 1000 — 1001 Saturday Cafeteria Supper, Zion Reform ed Church, 5 to 7 p. m. Girls King's Heralds. Mine Margaret Handier, S p. in. M. E. Foreign Missionary Rummage and Pastry Sale, 222 South Second Street, 9 a. mTuesday Young Matron's Club, Mrs. Alva Lawson, postponed two weeks, Pei lota Xi Social Meeting, Mrs. Arthur Holthouse, 6:30 p. m. Kum-Join-Ua. Class, Mr. and Mra. Robert DeVor, 703 Cleveland St. 7:30 p. m. C. L. W. Claes. Miss Carlotte Andrews. 7:80 p. m. C. L. ot C-. K. of C. Hall, 6:30 p. m. Tri Kappa Social Meeting, Elke Home. 8 p. m. Delta Theta Tau Business Meeting, Mrs. E- V. McCann, 7:30 p. m. Wednesday Decatur Home Economics Club, Mra. J E. Anderson. 1:30 p. m. Sisters of Ruth and Corinthian Classes, Christian Church, 6:30 p.m Christian Missionary Society, Mrs Oren Schultz, 7; 30 p. m. Thursday Ladies’ Aid. Presbyterian Church. 2:30 p. m. Phoebe Bible Class, Zion Reformed Church. 7:30 p. m. Christian Ladies Aid. Mrs. James i Kitchen, 2 p. tn. led Mra. Purviance, Mrs. Witham, j Mrs. Glenn Barkley. Mra. Glenn Hillyard, Mrs. M. Kenworthy and Mrs. 1 Argo Sudduth. Mrs. C. E. Peterson was in charge 'of devotionals and led in prayer. I The president Mrs. H. N. Shroll ■conducted the business meeting. The annual election of officers i brought the following results: Mrs. . H. N. Shroll, president; Mns. C. Vj Hilyard, vice-president; Mns. G. 1 Palmer, secretary; Mrs. Roy Johnson, treasurer. A social hour followed the busii nees. Mrs. Kruse conducted two iconteste. Prizes .were won by Mrs. i E S. Scott and Mies Jesse Winnes. j The collection amounted to $57. Lovely refreshmente were served at the close of the evening. The Phoebe Bible class of the Zion Reformed Sunday school will ■ meet in the church entertaining j rooms Thursday evening at sevenI thirty o’clock. Hostesses wi.ll be the • Meedames David Adams, Fred Heuer, Tillman Gerber, Roy Moser and Mica Lulu Gerber. The Young Matron's club meeting which was to have been held Tues- . : wr- - —

the kids to the circus at his expense, and gave them spending money for peanuts and lemonade. A trained nurse and two other women chaperoned the party. Add strange contract clauses, that of Harriet Hilliard, who has an arrangement whereby R-K-O sends her two pictures every day of her baby in New York. It was the only way she would agree to leave her five-month-old son for long enough to play a part in "New Faces of 1937". Chatter. .. .Ice skater Jack Dunn is issuing Invitations to a "beetle and bottle” party, Hollywood’s first. His yard is infested with beetles, so he’ll pair off his guests, give the woman a searchlight and the man a bottle and award a prize to the team who catches the most beetles. . . . When screwier ideas are thought up, Hollywood will think them. ... A Trocadero foursome the other night Included Anita Colby, Walter Kane, Buddy Rogers and Mary Brian. Remember when Buddy and Mary were supposed to be romancing ? . . . Groucho Marx is so tired of it all that he’ll live clear across the island from Honolulu on his trip to Hawaii. . . . Mickey Rooney promoted a dance at the Rancho Country club. His orchestra played and he nicked the stars for tickets. . . . The Warner press department reports that Billy and Bobby Mauch see "The

Prince and the Pauper" for the first time when they are New York hosts to 250 editors of grammer and high school newspapers. . . . The Lewis Stone boat, the Serena, is sold and he'll build a racing 5100 p.... That was Allan -i-H _ ... 4 ♦ U

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Christie with Patricia Ellis at the Club Bali. . . . And Brian Donlevy, the big kid, got bitten by » monkey at the circua.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 1937.

Co-Educarion Now Century Old 11 jk lie lIgSL ... : / jMftrii<-st ilat«li WllklnslM IBfSrr iraKisJla' 1* - * xv - FJ FT v v \ v HHrnBF 1 -a- 1 JHEs, | j.*:- 9 />. IB ** ■. «*»»Wl- S k w ISrI j E ® I -'t - *• Oberlin <an>pas~| ■ J * Preparations are now under way at Oberlin college, situated near Cleveland, for observance of the 100th anniversary of an event which Illustrates how far women have been •’emancipated" in the past century It was in 1837 that the first woman was admitted to an Institution of higher learning In United States, Oberlin being the one to set the example for co-education. Observance of the event will be climaxed at graduation exercises this June when President Ernest Hatch Wilkins will preside.

day evening at the home of Mrs. ■ Alva Lawson has been poehponed ' until May 4th. The Decatur home economics club will meet with Mrs. J. E. An-1 derson of South Eleventh street,' Wednesday afternoon at one-thirty | o'clock. An exchange of flower i seeds an ( i bulbs will be made. An ■ interesting talk on gardening will be given- Hostesses besides Mrs. Anderson are Mrs. Clarence Weber | and Mrs. Oren Nichole. ARRIVALS Mr. and Mrs. George Roop, 716 Marshall street, are the parents of a baby boy born at 1:40 o’clock Saturday morning- The baby weighed eight pounds and has been named David Dudley. Mrs. Roop was formerly Miss Sara Dull of Wren. o Girl Singers Found Scarce Pasadena. Cal. -—(UP) —Pasadena Community Dance officials are authority for the statement that good singers are so scarce now that j orchestra directors marry them to, be sure of their senxees. The statement is based on a check up of the singers and orchestra leaders who have been engaged for various Community Dance entertainments. Retired Postman in College Decorah, la.—,(U.R>— Dick Roberg, i 63. has found that riding to classes

— — ~ i Crisis Near Over Bootleg Coal

f W f —wi I ... i - ■ -TtiHßl f 1 ■ 1 k| Screening coal & | Governor Earle | I -:<y> r- t. , - - - gtlL. i ' S By 51 i \ I - "Bootleg mmc” shaft i ... xa •>> I—-J..4 — A ADf Ft ?•<! -

Pennsylvania's "bootleg coal” industry is nearing a crisis. Anthracite owners are demanding remedy of a situation under which an estimated 25,000 destitute miners are illegitimately producing nearly 4,000,000 tons of hard coal a year and selling it. Gov. George Earle's newly-created anthracite coal commission faces a tremendous task in ironing out the difficulties which involve complicated moral and • economic factors.

' at Luther College here broke him ‘of the walking habit, developed I during 33 years as a postman. "Lugging the mail got to be an awful habit," Robery said. “After I retired I just couldn’t sit still : and loaf.” o Tippling Law of 1860 Stands San Jose. Cal.— <U.R) —Research workers have unearthed an ordinance, still unrepealed, passed in 1860, standardizing the legaj, degree of intoxication. The latter becomes illegal only when the person is “unable to walk or so stupid as to be incapable of self-locomo-tion.” o Six-Leaf Clovers Prized Tipton, la.—(U.R>—The luck of Harold Eves, Tipton farmer, should never run out if there is truth in i the adage that a four-leaf clover: | has found and preserved a total of 1 brings good luck to the finder He ! 3,200 of the lucky sprigs. In addition, Eves had 11 six-leaf clovers, a rarity of rarities. 0 Johnstown Opens Purse I .Johnston, Pa. —(UP)—This city, which has been the scene of two great flood disasters and knows what flood suffering means, was assigned a food relief quota of $lB,- j 000. Before the end of March, contrii buttons passed $44,000. The money 'goes to communities on the lower Ohio and Mississippi who were stricken by the January floods.

EPERSONALS The condition of the Rev. Jacob Heller of Portland in very serious, according to reports received here. He is a native of Kirkland township and Hved-iu the township until moving to Portland 20 years ago. Be cause of his advanced age. 85, little hope is held for his recovery. R- E. Heller of Kirkland township, his son, has been at his ibedslde for the last two weeks. Miss Pat Fullenkamp will be the guest of friends at Purdue University, laifayette, over the week end. Saturday evening she will attend the Junior Prom. Henry Hiles and Deane Light of Shelby, Ohio will be the week end guests of Tom Allwein. Among those from Decatur who motored to Bluffton today to be guests at a luncheon bridge given by Mra. Ralph Tyndall were Mrs. A. R. Holthouse and Mrs. H- B. Macy. o « : « Adams County Memorial Hospital * ♦ Martin Fensel of MontpeJier was dismissed Friday. 'Admitted today: Mickey Lloyd May, 717 North Second street; Lawrence Smith. 224 East Butler street. Fort Wayne. PETERSON NEWS Mr- and Mrs. G. L. Riebsomer of Connersville were week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Foley and son. Mr. and Mre. John Parrish of Monroe were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Abbott. Mrs. Mabie Marshall and son Henry, Mrs. Geor. Bright and Mrs. R. M. Houck were week-end visitors at Lafayette. Mr. and Mra. Frank Spade were Wednesday evening guests of Mr. and Mrs. Willard Mcßride. Miss Fern Passwater ot Decatur

Filipino, Mexican Chiefs Meet „ .. ' — — ~ to < I wmb BORR. > fl B ■ Snt Jar fi a I — ■ ■ -if • -- ’ President Manuel Quezon President laizaro Cardenas When President Manuel Quezon of the Philippines, touring on the continent met President Lazaro Cardenas of Mexico at Taxco, Guer- | rero, a hearty handshake ensued, as pictured.

Police Oust Sit-Downers in Tear Gas Battle T * I I ■- * j # >■ W' wgffi VW dlH' „ Ip ras r f mlfw • w.. >'• ■ ■ ' \ Ay W' ;x ■ -cHf ; ' W • ?w 'A ■>■ •■'■ A Action scene as police ousted 135 sit-down strikers from the Yale & Towne lock manufacturing plant at Detroit, Mich in a tear gas barrage and hand-to-hand fighting. The strikers, members of the UAW U, were arrested for contempt of court injunction ordering evacuation.

was a supper guest of Mr- and Mrs. Frank Spade and son Ralph, Tuesday evening. Mr .and Mra. Oscar Weldy of Fori Wayne spent the week-end with! M.r Weldy’a parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Weldy. Mr. and Mra. Ellis Skyles of Decatur have moved to their new home in PetersonMr. and Mrs. Albert Coppess were Sunday evening guests ot the Foleys. Several from Peterson attended the Sunday School Convention at Beulah Sunday. The Senior class of the Kirkland High school enjoyed a class party . at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Foley. An enjoyable evening was ’ spent In 'playing games At the close . I of the evening lunch was served. I Consisting ot Barbecue sand-j i wicheu. punch, candy, and orchid | . and gold Ice cream and cake to the 'following: Violet Arnold, Lewella ' Worthman, Margaret Poling WanJetta Dehman, Sam Yager. Paul Ar'nold, Bob Henschen Bob Bucher, Don Hoffman. Dale Mankey, Howlard Reinhard, Carl Weller, Richard Horne. Max Houck, and Floyd Engle. Mr. and Mrs. ohn Barger were Saturday evening calers at Mr. and Mrs. Frank Spades. The Kirkland High school baccalaureate services will be held Sunday evening April 25 and Commencement April 26 at the community building. Everyone is Cordially invited to the two events. o Perspective Takes Leap ’ Honolulu —(UP)—Perspective in ' ' creases war casualties, according to I . JJohn F. G. Stokes of the Hawaiian I Historical Sooletyy. When King . Kameliameha pushed an army over a precipice in 1795 the number of ' dead mentioned was 300. Now, . Stoakes declared it is placed at 10.i 000. He believes that by 1950 the I number will be greater than the' • populatio not the islands at the . moment the battle was fought. o Dance, Sunday, Sunset.

Mrs. Roosevelt on Park Tour

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Miss Lorena Hickok, Mrs. Roosevelt and Frei L. Seely On tour through the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt stops at Grove Park inn. Asheville. N. C . with i her hosts and poses for a picture. At the left is Miss Lorena Hickock. her companion on the trip, and Fred L Seely, owner of the Biltmore Industries. Asheville, where mountaineer weavers make homespun on hand looms.

Writer’s Daughter to Make Debut 'V; Mr [ v • Vw \ 1 ■ i ■ A ' B 4vs h 1 A W ; :: f 1 ' Jf oik Rosalind Christie .«• A charming study of Rosalind Christie, daughter of the novelist, Agatha Christie, who will make her debut this season, probably dur» txig the eoronation festivities in London.

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