Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 36, Number 1, Decatur, Adams County, 1 January 1938 — Page 3

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There will be a business meeting of the Tri Kappa sorority Tuesday evening at eight o’clock at the Elk’s Home. The Psi lota Xi sorority will meet at the home of Mrs. Herman Kruckeberg Tuesday evening at seventhirty o'clock for a business meet- ■ Ing. O —- SIXTEEN LOSE _ (CONTINUED _ FROM RAGE ONE) that town. August 30 —Bernard Terveer. 47. city, killed In auto crash on River I Road. 'September 24 —Victor Nussbaum, 9, Berne, killed in bike truck eras It north of Berne. October 23 —Richard Durbin, 20, and William Durbin, 14, both of Decatur, killed in train-auto crash in city. Four who died out of th? county were: February 17 —Mre. Lena Dro-Hall, Berne, killed in auto erash at Aurora, Illinois, August 13—Kathrine Hyland 31, killed in auto crash near South Milford. May 7 —Howard Helmtich, 2, Magley. killed when hit by auto in Fort Wayne. August B—DorothyB—Dorothy Broun, 14, Monroeville, died from injuries received when auto hit buggy near that town. o HAND GRENADES tCONTINTTED FROM PAGE ONE) hotel. Peddlers and shop keepers were removed from buildings and

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Acknowledged greatest story of the year, pictorially and in news,, was the burning of the dirigible Hindenburg, which exploded over Lakehurst, N. J., Naval Air Station, with a loss of 33 lives. Guglielmo Marconi. Inventor of wireless telegraphy died July 20. Jean Harlow i the glamor girl of Hollywood, died June 8. Getulio Vargas outlawed all : political parties and took dictatorial powers over Brazil. The “World's 1 greatest romance” climaxed in the marriage of tha Duke of Windsor, ; former King of England, and Mrs. Wallis Warfield Simpson, of Balti- < more, Md. They were wed June 3, at Monts, France. Greatest war t

CLUB CALENDAR Society Deadline, 11 A. M. Fanny Macy Phenes 1000 — 1001 Monday Research Club, Mrs. Paul Kuhn, 2:30 p. tn. Woman’s Club, Library Hall, 7:43 p. tn. Tuesday Tri Kappa Business Meeting, Elk's home, 8 p. m. Catholic Ladies of Columbia, K. of C. Hall, 7:30 p. m. Firemen’s Auxiliary, Mrs. Roy I Steele, 7:30 p. m. Psi lota Xi Business Meeting, [Mrs, Herman Kntckeberg, p. nt. Thursday Auditing Committee of the Women of Moose, Mrs. Brice Roop, 7:30 p. m. Homestead Home Economics Club, Mrs. Alfred Beavers, 7:30 p. tn. their wares inspected. Japanese police also investigated abortive bombings of cotton mills in the Italian-controlled area of the settlement. Two grenades, only one of which expledod, were thrown within the plant area of the Japanese-owned Japan-China l Spinning and Weaving company. The mill is inside the Italian limits, hut Italan troops are not responsible for its policing. Japanese civilian police reported that an Italian sentry had replied with two shots when grenades fell in the mill sector. The plant is located in Robinson road in the ; western part of the settlement. Little damage was done-

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT SATURDAY, JANUARY I 1938.

imoNAu Dr. and Mrs, palmer Eicher spent : New Year’s Eve in Fort Wayne I where they were the guests of Dr. > [and Mrs. W. F. Gesslet’. Miss Trudle Totter of Evanston, [ IP., returned to Dtrke University today after a holiday visP with friends in Decatur. Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Schulman and Irving Cowan of Chicago arrived here Friday where they are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Kai . ver over the week end. Mrs. Cow an and daughter have been visiting here the past week. , Miss Irene Tope visited for a few days with her aunt and uncle. Mr. . and Mre. Groce Tope, of near Wren, i Ohio. ’ [ Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Keller and family have moved from High . [ street to their new home at 403 [ /West Jefferson street. Miss Libby Macy, who has been ill for the past two weeks at her home at 326 Winchester street, is improving although still confined to ' bed. John Myers is ill at his home on 1 ■ South Fifth street with measles. Dr. L. A. Plttenger of Ball State : college, was a visitor here last even-1 i ing. Martin Miller, well known citi1 zen. quite ill during the night, was I reported improved this morning. Harry Meshberger of Linn Grove i was extending New Year greetings | here. Jimmy Ehinger is the nroudeet i youngster in town, having received license number 41. for the car. Martin Miller. locai resident, who has been ill at his home on Monroe street for some time, was reported slightly improved today. Remember the one hour parking I requirements in the downtown dis- ' trict and don’t park double or the police will have to say something 1 to you and may leave their card.

picture ever printed was that illustrating Japan’s invasion of China, and showing a baby crying among debris of the South Station, of Shanghai, its mother and father killed during the bombardment. In late January mid-west floods took unprecedented toll of lives and property damage as the Ohio and Mississippi rivers went on a rampage. The greatest U. S. passenger airline tragedy, in numbers, occurred when a transcontinental airliner plunged into a peak of the Uinta mountains of Utah. October 17, killing nineteen. Premier Benito Mussolini returned the visit to Italy of Reichsfuehrer Adolf Hitler, with five-day tour of Ger-

Adams County Memorial Hospital , Dismissed Saturday: Mrs. Char- . les Bal), Mom •< pvll’p. NEW BUILDINGS 1 / ‘NTI NUE 1> F KOM F*GF OW ances. The enlargement was constructed of frame, painted white, to match the older portion of the building. Other churches were Improved during the year. 0 CITY, COUNTY (CONTINUED FROM WAGE ONE) with the May primary and Novem- [ her election as expected highlights. | Two candidates announced today, [ while others are expected to de- \ elare their aspirations for public office at an early date. Encouraged by reports, business . men and local industries expect a prosperous year with a steady upI ward trend in general conditions. I o RIVAL FORCES — 'CONTINUED FROM >AGE ONE) [ re-enforced rebel onslaughts. "Resistance inside the city,’’ [ The Madrid dispatch said, ‘‘ls now restricted to the governor's palace and the Santa Clara convent where the rebels are holding out.” Insurgent radio dispatches jubilantly claimed that Franco’s army had swept into the 1.000 year old city and inflicted terrible slaughter j on loyalist forces. Fighting with the [ loyalists was the Abraham Lincoln brigade comprising many American i volunteers who an late as 18 months ago were working in the United States as clerks, laborers, and [ teachers. Jean de Gandt, United Press staff

correspondent stationed at nationalist headquarters outside Teruel, reported field radio bulletins from the advance troop* which claimed a sweeping victory. Those reports asserted that rebel soldiers, sweeping futlously through 'oyalist barricades, had taken "merciless vengeance” and inflicted widespread casualties. Radio dis-1 [ patches said that thousands of dead [ were heaped upon streets on the I western outskirts of the city. Hand-to-hand fighting was ieported between Americans of the international brigade and the Black Arrow Italian legionnaires. Wild rejoicing, the rebels asserted, was staged in the streets to celebrate [ lifting of the nine-day siege. Loyalist claims were equally favorable. ' 0 WOMEN TELL OF | |lf *~~ 1 nW;) related. “I think It was two shots But he missed, and Morgan shot I him and he fell down the stairs I lon top of me. I was stunned, and ' when I recovered I was covered ! with blood." Morgan threatened and bullied . i Mrs. Turner, but. attempted no I assault upon her. She saw Morgan shoot down her fiancee, and then step to the hatchway and point his gun “I heard more shots." she said. “When he came back, i asked him ' how Mr. Paulding was. and he snarled: 'keep still, or I’ll give you the same medicine.’ "We were frightened to death | for four days. When the navy ! aviators flew overhead, we were afraid to signal them. He said he would kill us if we attempted to ’’ Morgan’s own wife told of being struck, and forced at gm> point to help guard his prisoners. Federal agents still held Mor- i gan’s wife and the two men who i

I many, September 25, consolidating the Rome-Berlin axis against Cotn- , munistn. Veronica Gedeon was murdered March 28, in New York, in • the much-publicized triple “murder of the model.” Tragedy untold was caused in the disastrous explosion March 18 at the New London. Texas Consolidated School, in which 427 lost their lives, mostly children. Strike violence of the year reached its peak in the vicious fight, May 30. between South Chicago, Illinois policemen and steel strikers. Five I died of gunshot wounds, and over 100 were injured. Amidst great pomp ■ and ceremony, May 12, in Westmister Abbey, George VI was crowned |

tossed him overboard. George Spernack and Robert Horne. Murder complaints were Issued against the two men but only as a formality; federal prosecutors said they were convinced the men acted justifiably in self-defense They come into court Monday for arraignment. —— o Fire Destroys Russian Embassy Shanghai. Jun. 1 (U.R) The Russian embassy at Nanking was burned to the ground In a fire of undetermined origin, according to reports received htere from the l Dome! (Japanese) news agency. o Christmas Lights To Be Taken Down I The city electric light force will begin Monday morning to take [down the Christmas lights and I decorations. The lights wore put i up by the electric department and turned on December 11. They ' have been burning every night. ! adding much to the Christmas I spirit. oNeanderthal Cave Found Moscow (U.R) — Remains of one of the most ancient camps of man j in Russia have been discovered in ihe Chagarak-Koba cave in the Crimea. The cave, it was believed. ' had been inhabited by the Neanderthal man who lived in the glacial epoch, about 30,000 years ago. a Suicide Note Blames Canada Toronto (U.R. I — Life savers vainly dragged the waters of Toronto harbor when an unsigned message was found chalked on a pipe on I the water front which said: “I’m J tired of the Canadian government, i They have stolen my pension. I [ am half-starved. This is what I got for fighting for Canada."

SILVER POLICY CHANGE LISTED — Presidential Proclamation Reduces Price Paid For Silver • Washington, Jan. 1. <U.R> The i Roosevelt administration's domes- ' tic silver policy was drastically re- > I vised today by a presidential ■ proclamation which may have serious political repercussions in the I next session of congress. The proclamation fixed the price the treasury will pay for newly--1 mined domestic silver during 1938 at 64.46 cents an ounce. It represented a reduction of 12.93 cents from the 77.57 cents price fixed by the proclamation which expired last night and which had been in effect since April 25. 1935. In reducing the price, the president ignored the pleas of leaders of the powerful congressional silver bloc, who warned that such action would result in forcing numerous mines to close and increasing the federal government's relief burden. At the same time, Mr. Roosevelt compromised with business interests and some governmental officials who contended that the 77.57 cents price represented an outright subsidy to silver producers which had little or no favorable effect on the national economy. Most of the silver state senators : [ were unavailable for comment today but there was little doubt That their disappointment over the president’s action would be keen. Some observers feared that the president could be less certain in : counting on the silver bloc in seeking to carry through administra-: tion legislation at the next sess-

King of England. John D. Rockefeller. 97-year-old oil baron, died May 27. On a round-the-world flight. Amelia Earhart, famed aviatrix, was reported missing, July 2, “somewhere# among the islands of the South Pacific. Senator Hugo Black, of Alabama, on August 12. was nominated to the United States Supreme Court to fill vacancy caused by reI lirement of Justice Willis Van Devanter. Black withstood "Ku Klux” I changes to remain on the bench. I International Illustrated News.

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ion. They pointed out that, the silver bloc could, if II felt wrongod, align itself with anti-adminis-Itraton groups and impede legislation desired by the presdent. Sen. Alva B Adams, D„ Colo., I said: I ”1 think that the price wfil be ■ very helpful io the industry. Os couse, we would like to have seen the price of 77.57 per ounce retained. p "I’m not able at this time to l- figure what the difference between .. the new and old price will mean 11 to the industry. Some of the .Imines work on close margins." • The new price compared with a world quotation of 42.92 cents and ■ the New York price of 44.75 cents. . Thus, even at the lower domestic < price, United States silver pro- . ! ducers will be receiving a so-cull- < ed bounty of nearly 20 cent* over r | what it would cost the govern- | ment to purchase the metal on the i i open market. 0 DECATUR ENJOYED ed rgoy pau **• u ' > i rnand for harness. The Wayne Novelty company started operations during the year ’ and improved its factory building. The LaFbntalne Handle company, ’ the Fred 'Mutschler Packing com- ■ pany, the Central Hoop company and the Decatur Casting company enjoyed good runs during the year. Employment at these plants was heavy most of the 12 months. Employment reached an a>l time i high early in the fall when the sugar factory started operations. At one time nearly 1800 men and women were employed locally, a record in a (own of less than 6.000 inhabitants. The outlook for 1938 is bright, heads of local industry stated. Further expansion is still expected I in several of the major industries.