Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 183, Decatur, Adams County, 4 August 1937 — Page 1

J XXXV. No. 183.

PLAN GREATER FAIR IN 1938

tiJnapeJ Boy Is I Surrendered To Chicago Police r ■ |

I Returned I'nharmI «|B' ' n( ' " 01,1:1,1 * »ho Claini < hiltl Their I own: N° Ransom. I grange STORIES CU.Cjgo. Au 9 4 '— UR)—At ‘ I «ti»e. red haired Martha , rtr mted to police today Mt the child who had been in I r wme from babyhood, kidI yesterday and later re tne-eC unharmed, was not her I **' Anu 4 (UR) A man he was ihe father of kid La 3i iiioiitl's old Donald Horst, t inIU th.- state's attorney s twd.iv and I' SS than an hour L wrreniler. d the baby tin to aiitlioi ities who had Jhirn thrmuhmit Hie night, wife and I have the baby. ' |Bil i "but w. afraid to take jltMrouich the streets. ■f; want someone to go witlv (iy left the office with Assist iJtatrs Attorney Wilbur Crowigtd surrendered the baby to he chiiau" s west side. They Lvd wii’i hint then to the Cy buildinc where they were ■ooneti fry cave the names of .John ■ifdia Retail and said that the Bi had l»" u born to Mrs. Regan id uedio. k The doctor, they |t»rned the liaby over to Otto ► and Ins wife. They said’ if had been two years in locat — jiCIWTINTf.I' ON PAGE? SIX) 6TWINNERS 01 CONTESTS sinners Os 1-11 Judging IfontiMs Are Announc- | ed Today ■fiuners in the judging contests ■be 4-H exhibits being held la ■t Central school building were ■bmced today. of first place in each of ■ nricus classifications win He ■k to enter the district contest I" M ' ■lthe canning judging cont.-st. ■ contestants judged both pine-1 ■ks and green beans. First ■» was won by Marjorie Dill-1 ■ with a score of 337. O’ln r y* Wf re won in respective B" secund. .Jeanette Reassert Erline Steury; fourth. Iris B™' fifth. Irene Habegger and ■*- Mary Arnold. y Orn "‘ Tutnbleson won first BP in the baking judging eonB The contestants judged B“*'* a nd cakes. Miss Tumble ■* • € °re was 275. Winners ol remaining places were: MarB Dilling, second; Virginia 1 r". third; Hilda Bulte B-fourth; Louneta Von Gun I " and Kathleen Heimann ■ ’onica Schmitt tied for sixth tV 11 * clothing judging contest Mazelin, with a score of I* wok first place, judging IP ° a,l< f undergarments. WinE~ 01 tlle other six places, re r !l 'Hy Were: Marjorie Billing , F vhronister, Vera Heihold. ’ E^" 1 Poling and Gertrude L taking Winners Elmers ip the baking eon- ( | GN PAGE FIVE) Mp ERATURE READINGS pOCRAT THERMOMETER *•« a. m . ~ —- t so fc [ h T rday - 10 °- st this month, mo. WEATHER hceot tk° n ' 9ht and Thursday, under showers extreme •“tiaht h ' S afternoon or early > slightly cooler tonight " Portion.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

ADAMS COUNTY MAN IS BADLY INJURED TODAY Herman Kukelhan Is Critically Injured In Auto Accident Herman Kukelhan, 53. cheese manufacturer, living north of the city, is in a critical condition at the Adams county memorial hosI pltal. suffering from injuries sus I tallied in an auto accident at I 10:30 o’clock this morning. Kukelhan sustained a severe brain concussion and possible . skull fracture. The attending ! physician stated this afternoon I that his condition was critical At a late hour he was still uncoilI scious. The accident occurred on a ' county road three miles north and 1 two east of this city, when cars ' driven by the injured man and Raymond Sunderland. 18. Mon ' roeville. route two. collided at an j intersection Sunderland was en route east and the other car north. Sunderland told Sheriff Dallas i Brown, who investigated, that lie 1 could not see because of the high weeds and brush around the cor ners of the Intersection. r 'file injured man was brought i to the local hospital in the Zwick i & Son ambulance Sunderland | was also brought to the hospital. ■ but released after examination Sunderland told the sheriff that jhe was driving at the rate of about 40 miles an hour. The iniI autos into the ditch. Both cars I pact of the collision threw both I were badly damaged. The attending physician stated I late this afternoon that the exact extent of the injuries to Kukelhan I could not be determined until later. Hilyard Reunion At Findlay August 8 Harry Hilyard of Okron, Ohio, writes that the annual Hilyard re- | union w ill be held Sunday, August 8. at Riverside park, Findlay. Ohio. Mr. Hilyard invites Adams county relatives to attend the reunion. BETTY YANEY DIES TUESDAY Y oung Kirkland low nship Girl Dies At Grandparents' Home Betty Jean Yaney, 12, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Yaney of Kirkland township, died Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the home of her grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Henschen. residing one-halt mile west of the Kirkland high school The deceased was ill four days and the cause of her death has not been determined. Surviving besides the parents are the following brothers and sisters: a twin brother Billy, at home; Homer Yaney of Texas; Mrs. Carl Eas'ey, Mrs. Carl Beamer and Evelyn Yaney. all of Fort Wayne, Georgia and Edward, at home. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Pleasant Dale church, with burial in the church cemetery. H ’V. Weil (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) —. —o — Legion Membership Cards Are Received Membership cards for 1938 have been received by Adams post number 43 of the American Legion. The cards may be obtained from David Adams, adjutant, or Dan Zeser, financing officer, or at the Legion club. All veterans are requested to contact one of these sources.

Official Program Wednesday ■ 30 p. tn. Bible animal clr- | cus, First and | Monroe. 9:00 p. m.—Delmores. Jeffer- ; son and Second 10:30 p. m.— Lamy Brothers, I First & Madison 1 Thursday 200p. m Bible animal clr- | cus. First and Monroe. 3:30 p. in. Delmores, Jefferson and Second 5:00 p. m Lamy Brothers, | First & Madison 7:30 p. m Bible animal cir- ( 1 CUS. First and Monroe. 900 p. m Delmores. Jefferson & Second. 10:30 p. m. —Lamy Brothers, i First & Madison. o HORSE JUDGING HEBE THURSDAY County Horse Show At Street Fair To Be 1 Judged Thursday Between 50 and 60 head of horses are expected to be judged Thursday in the Adams county horse show. held in connection with the Decatur Free Street Fair and Agricultural show. It is now planned to hold the judging in a ring to be constructed in the large tent at the inter section of First and Jackson streets This is to be done for the convenience of the large crowd expected during the judging and will be more comfortable in case of extremely hot weather or rain. L P. McCann, of the animal husbandry extension department of Ohio State university, will judge the horses. It has been the practice of the local show officials each year to select outstanding judges from other states in order that the county horses may be advertised. (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) 4-H JUDGING IS COMPLETED Judging Completed Today Os 4-H Calf Club Cattle Judging was completed before noon today of the 4-H calf club cattle by E. T. Wallace, extension dairyman of Purdue university, in the cattle tent on First street. , The 4-H club judging was done in conjunction with the county Holstein and Guernsey shows. The winning exhibitors in the four breeds shown were as fol • lows: Ayrshire Don Arnold, junior calf first place winner, grand champion. Junior calves: Don Arnold, first. Robert Mann, second. Senior calves: Stanley Arnold, first. Junior yearling: Eugene Arnold. ; first. Holstein Leroy Schwartz, first place cow winner, grand champion. Junior calves: Raymond Kolter. first; Edward F. Sprunger, sec ond; Raymond L. Schwartz, third and Ben Mazelin. fourth. ( Senior calves: Millard Schwartz. ( first; Milo Nussbaum, second; Donald Fruchte. third; Margaret ( Fruechte, fourth: Della Bleberick. fifth; Agnes Kolter, sixth; Raymond Kolter. seventh: Franklin Steury. eighth; Raymond Kolter, ninth; Leo Nussbaum, tenth; Clinton Steury, eleventh; Elmer (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) Spanish-American Vets Meet Friday I The Spanish-American War vet erans will hold their regular meeting Friday night at 7:30 o’clock at the local Legion home. , Plans will be made to attend the annual regimental reunion at Columbia City August 8. All Spanish-American war veterans are urged to attend the meeting Friday.

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Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, August 4, 1937.

Confer on Reorganization Plan W ■UL j . ■ :£? j , - . ■Ba » ft I w .' \ II Senator Barklev I 4 / | Senator Byrnes | ® — .ll.u ■! II ..I ■— —HI l» ■« '— 11 When Dr. Charles Merriam, member of the president’s committee on governmental reorganization, appeared before the senate committee studying the subject, he testified that the program would leave the balance of governmental power where it now is. Senator Alben Barkley, left, majority leader, and Senator James Brynes of South Carolina, right, are shown above as they questioned Dr. Merriam.

NO HOPE HELD FOR RESCUE OF PLANE VICTIMS Army, Navy Planes Start Search For Bodies Os 13 Victims Cristobal. C. Z.. Aug. 4—(U.R) Army ami navy planes took off at dawn today to search for the bod ies of the 13 occupants of a Pan I American-Grace Airways liner | which plunged into the Caribbean Sea 20 miles off Cristobal. There was no hope that any of the 101 passengers and three crew members would be found alive. Surface craft of the navy, aided by powerful searchlights, patroled the area through the night. They - found nothing but bits of wreck j age indicating that the big. twin-1 motored amphibian had crashed. Two officials of the department | of commerce, and a woman and ■ her two children were among the j passengers. The plane has been en route from Santiago. Chile, to Cristobal, where connections were | to have been made with a clipper | ship of Pan American Airways | bound for Miami. Fla. The plane plunged * into the | (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) RICE FUNERAL IS HELD TODAY Fair Activities Cease During Services For .Jesse W. Rice Funeral services were held this afternoon for Jesse W. Rice, local hotel proprietor, who died Monday morning after an extended illnese. Short services were held at the home at 2:30 o'clock, followed by services at 3 o’clock at the First Presbyterian church. Rev. George O. Walton. pastor, officiated, assisted by Rev. Charles M. Prugh, pastor of the Zion Reformed church. The body was placed in the mausoleum at the Willshire. Ohio, cemetery. An unusual tribute was paid to Mr. Rice this afternoon, when all business houses closed and all activity on the fair midway wa.s halted for one hour, from 2:30 to 3:30 o’clock. As president of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce in 1935, Mr. Rice was the leader in organization of the first annual Free Street Fair and Agricultural shew. While illness at that time prevented him from acting as chairman of the fair, Mr. Rice took an active part in promoting the fair and making it such a success that the fair hae been reported in the succeeding years. Mr. Rice was a member of the publicity and advertising committee of this year’s fair.

Alleged Extortion Plot Is Frustrated Washington. Aug. 4—(UP) —The federal bureau of investigation to-1 day announced arrest of Wilber j Rothar in connection with an al- I leged attempt to extort S2OOO from George Putnam for the safe return of his aviatrix wife. AmeHa Earhart. Federal agents quoted Tv’thar as having told Putnam that Miss Eari hart, lost in the Pacific ocean on an attempted round the world flight, i had been rescued by a ship on I which he wad employed He later I .admitted his entire story was a fab- : ! rication and that he had not been ‘ ' out of New York for a period of . some years. o COUNCIL HOLDS BRIEF SESSION Budget For 1938 To Be Submitted At Continued Session — The city council will meet in continued session next week when i the proposed budget for 1938 will ' | be submitted by Mayor A. It. Holt-■ I house. I Mayor Holthouse informed the j council that the budget was nearly completed and that all depart : meats have furnished their esti- ■ mates. These are being tabulated. The council ordered the clerki treasurer to advertise for bids for |the garbage contract for one year ■beginning September 1. The new I contract will be under the new ord- ' inance and will include the Home- ■ steads addition. Harley Roop now I has the contract. I A proposal that the city participate in the new directory to be pubI lished here was submitted by a representative of the National Directory Service. The council adjourned in continued session. o FORMER LOCAL RESIDENT DIES Funeral Services Are Held At Plymouth For Mrs. Molly Scott Funeral services for Mrs. Molly Scott, 87, who died Sunday evening at the Parkview Hospital in Plymouth, following an operation, were held this afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the Hunnel funeral home in Plymouth. Mrs. Scott resided in Decatur about 25 years ago and was the mother of Mrs. M. E. Howvr of North First street. Death was due to the complications of old age. Survivors include a sister, Mrs. Hattie Knott of Plymouth and the following sons and daughters: Mrs. M. E. Hower of Decatur Mrs. William Ormond of Plymouth, (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX).

Plans Launched Today For Year’s Program To Make 1938 Show Best In County History

Fair Sidelights A slightly inebriated local character, pushing an old cart loaded with rags, afforded a bit of comedy to la«tt night's f. et parade. Bawling “Sauerkrauts and Raspberries.'' and frequently stopping to give his version of an old-time jig, the fellow evoked considerable laughter I before he was unceremoniously taken from the procession. An . ’ver-enthusiastic fair-goer evidently forgot the welfare of his or her child last night, leaving the little tot in a closed and locked car on Fifth street, while attending the event. Passersby called Marcellue Miller at the P. A. system, stating that’the child was crying. A few minuter after the broadcast the chl'd and car were goneHelen Shurbran. comely horn-1 t<»Ber of the Van Wert high school band, was taken suddenly ill in the | parade last night. After being administered first aid at the Red Cross tent, she was taken home. A young Wren band boy was lost ; for some time last night after the j parade, holding up the departure of his bus until he c..nld be located. The sky-ride again proved too thrilling for a fair-goer. When a lady, whose name was not learned, fainted on the ride, the looping cars had to be stopped. She quickly revived. William Burke, exhibitor at the ; livestock show lost his coat yesteri day and for several hours was in “hot water.” His cattle credentials were in the coat. Evidently misplaced, the coat was found later in the day. When little Larwill Cable, one- . year-old son of Walter Cable slip- , ped away from his bigger brothers. Eugene and Norbert, he was found by police and returned to the boys, j who were called over the P. A. system. The little lad was too young to give his name, so for a while police were in a quandary. Julius Aldfelt. South Bend beer salesman, with his own bunch of j magic tricks, attracted quite a crowd around the police tent yesterday. Doing it only as a hobby, the rotund salesman provided much enjoyment for the bystanders. Members of the Celina, Ohio, (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) TWO PARADES HERE FRIDAY Livestock Parade In Afternoon, Float Parade Friday Evening Plans for the two remaining parades of the Decatur Free Street Fair were announced today by the parade chairman, Bill Bowers. On Friday afternoon at 1 o'clock i! fairgoers will witness the livestock j parade, with the stock bearing premiums won in the exhibiting of the previous days. | The parade will form on North I Third street. Horses are to be assembled at Marshall and Third and the cattle on Jackson and Third. From there the parade will proceed south on Third to Adams, east on Adams to First and north on First. Probably the best livestock parade ever to be staged in the»city will be offered Friday afternoon. The three local bands will also take part. On Friday evening at 7 o’clock the big float parade, the last of the week will be staged. Seven bands, in addition to the floats of the Tuesday night parade, and several others wil’ form in the procession. The bands already secured for the event: Fort Recovery high school, St. Henry high school; Coldwater high school, Van Wert Sons of Veterans, Decatur Boys'. (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)

GUERNSEY SHOW RESULTS GIVEN Grand Champions Are Named At Conclusion Os Judging An aged bul'. Brownlea. Foreman, 207.786. owned by Inniger Brothers, was named senior champion and grand champion bull of the county Guernsey show held in the cattle barn this morning with E. T. Wallace, extension dairyman of Purdue university as judgeThe junior champion bull was an un-namej calf owned by Peter B. I Lehman. The senior and grand champion c.iw was Pabe’s Star of Union 344,- | 598 owned by Dale Moses. The junior champion female was an un- ’ named senior calf, also owned by j Dale Moses and sons. This calf is a I daughter of the senior and grand , champ; ,n cow and Guernsey offiI rials stated it was one of the few times i ntheir experiences that a dam and a daughter were named 1 junior and senior champions. ' Winning exhibitors in the show were: Aged bul', Inniger Brothers. Two year-old bull, Noah D. Sch- ' | wartz. Four-year bulls Dale D. Moses, First; Peter B. Lehman, second, ' Three year bulls: William Burke, ': first. 1 Senior bull calf: Peter B. Lehman. first; Dale MZwes, second Junior bull calf: Peter B. Leh- | man first. Aged cows: Dale Moses, first; I Peter B. Lehman, second, Dale - (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) STATE OFFICEB TALKS TO CLUB Sergeant Lovelace Os State Police Talks To Lions Club Members of the local Lions club were given an unusually intere«t- • ing address last night in their j weekly meeting at the Rico hotel. Set. Ted Lovelace of Indianano- ' lis headquarters. Indiana state i notice, was the sneaker for the I session. Sgt. Lovelace gave an interesting account of state police j work and its progress in the past i few months. The renort oT the division of nnblic safety shows that during • the six months from January to June, 1936 a total of 4.5R2 arrests were made while only 4.434 w»rp made for the entire year of 1935 A total of 705 persons were arrested and convicted for felony in the - same six-months period, while in t 1935 but 809 arrests of a like 5 nature were made. These and other details were c given as evidence of the progress c of the system. He stated that while the police are gratified at their progress made in such a short time, they 1 do not intend to relax in their ‘ efforts to prevent crime and ap--1 nrehend criminals, but Intend to (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) Special Program At Local Church Thursday r The Rev. J. W. Montgomery, dis--i trict superintendent of the Church j of the Nazarene of Northern Indiana, and the "Singing Preachers” of WOWO will conduct a special service at the Vhurch of the Nazarene Thursday evening at 7:30. | This service will be of special interest because of its variety. The “Singing Preachers” will give a sacred concert, composed of songs of the deep south and favorite hymns of yesterday. The Rev. J. W. Montgomery will give a brief ; inspirational message following the sacred concert.

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Agricultural, Business Leaders Meet At Noon To Plan Cooperate In Year’s Program. FRYBACK CHAIRMAN Agricultural, industrial and business leaders of Adams county and Decatur, taking time off from the arduous duties of conducting tho Free Street Fair and Agricultural Show, met at a luncheon this noon, and unanimously voted for a program to make the 1938 fair the greatest in the city's and county's history. Guests of W. A. Klepper. general manager of the Cloverleaf Creameries, Inc., at a luncheon at Vie Knights of Pythias home, the approximately 75 leaders heartuy ' endorsed the program presented. Dee Fryback. president of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce, and general chairman of the 1937 lair, was named to appoint a committee to outline the program, with himself as chairman. As discussed by the various leaders, the program will call, not only for a great show in Aug- , ust of 1938, but will be a general program of cooperatoin between farmer, industrialist and merchant. to further interests of all concerned throughout the entire year. Pumphrey Chairman Carl C. Pumphrey, chairman of last year's Centennial celebration, presided as toastmaster of the i luncheon meeting He first introduced W. A. Klepper, Cloverleaf head, who welcomed the guests. inviting them to join in the tour of inspection of the new cheese plant , and remodeled creamery division at the plant on Winchester street. Mr. Pumphrey then introduced several of the guests, leaders in. agricultural, industrial and business pursuits. The totastmaster then presented Arthur R. Holthouse, mayor of Decatur, who spoke briefly in i welcoming the guests of Decatur, and tracing development of the ! (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) CHAMPION COW NAMED TUESDAY — E. H. Kreutzman Cow Is Named Grand Champion Os Holstein Show A two-year-old cow owned by E. 11. Kruetzman of near Decatur, was named grand champion cow of the Holstein county show, judged by E. T. Wallace in the cattle tent Tuesday, in connection with the Decatur Free Street Fair and Agricultural Show. Reserve champion cow was the senior calf owned by Jacob J. Schwartz. Jacob J. Schwartz showed the grand champion bull and Daniel D. Schwartz the reserve champion : bull. Breeders who exhibited winning ' cattle in the show judging Tuesday afternoon were as follows: Senior calf: first, Jacob J. Schwartz; second, Sam D. Nussbaum. third; fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh. E- H. Kruetzman: eighth, David Steury; ninth, E. H. Kruetziman; tenth. Sam D. Nussbaum: I eleventh, David Steury; twelfth. ; Sam D. Nussbaum, and thirteenth, IE. H. Kruetzman. Junior calf: first, E. H. Kruetzman; second, Edward Sprunger; ; third. P. D. Schwartz; fourth, Ben- | jamin D. Mazelin. This was one of the largest Holstein shows ever held in Decatur. o BULLETIN Washington, Aug. 4—(UP) — Frederick Van Nuys, D., Ind., announced today that he would be a candidate for reelection to to the senate in 1938. Van Nuys was one of the most vigorous foes of the administration’s supreme court enlargement program.