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of the scenario for which John V. A. Weaver gets full screen credit. All the studios would like to put Weaver on their Payrolls, but they can’t because he lies seriously ill in Colorado. And it may be months or years

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-A U „ bef,,re he can to Hollywood. |^K S - V Rose L ‘‘e. who quit her ml?.'"-’,' r °"'‘' ; ’ n-iiyv Louise H wick, will be |^B’'.. next Player t 0 offer a ■ «-he screen. It will be in i ‘ 6lny "Battle of Broady . She appears with u en ' Brian Df ,nlevy BL. Muir. Name of the Daughter of his best t 0 Ret KU ‘ b ? ain S in •■The ' a..d the Butler”. ■ bunt with ins could have E ■ of the rewm ha> ’ Circle ' But 8 14 the extras 1 premiere s have & put ™ for Ch „ Hel, s Angels” at ■ 825 OnT Th h<! ‘ ight bi ” B” 8 searehlights Th r y eVen had ■™8 e of the Hon ™ ng along B (u11 cost of th» ywood hil,sB ew fi tas ge that a go°t WaS ° ne ° f rw ‘ away with !tL r CM for ,he B ou t at th. K g of Kings" K high fig Ure . B®’te<i ni in^his rea T erS shou,d b e ared at a diiin J ° an Crawf °rd K ; ‘ ler » weari"" er Party at ‘he jacket Shn ? kn| tted evetu r , and With a B 1 w as a u nderB'th'g contm b ack chiffon. B B tcattnues to be the rage

, surer. Mrs. Ralph Yager, chalnhan of She program committee, reviewed I the book, "Prodigal Parents," by Sinclair Lewis. Mrs. Fred Mills then gave a criticism of the novel. Mrs. (Swearingen gave an account of ' The Hidden Lincoln." a new bioIgraphy of Lincoln by Emmanuel I Herts. : At the close of the program, love,|y refreshments were served by I I Mrs. Flanders, assisted by the Mes'danif* Swearingen, Mills and Yager. PARISH WOMEN TO MEET MARCH 10. : The women of St. Mary’s Parish 1 ! are requested to meet at the K. of C. ball Thursday evening, March 10, I at eight o’clock, at which time Miss i Mary Laughlin and Mrs. O. P. Me ! Donald of Fort Wayne will address them on study club work. I The sodalities, including all woI men and girls of the church, are urged to attend. The Work and Win class of the i United Brethren Sunday school will meet Friday evening at seven-thir-I ty o’clock at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Drake, 636 North Sevi enth street. All members are requested to be present. The Pocahontas Lodge will meet In the Red Men’s hall Friday evening at six o’clock. I The auxiliary of United Spanish I war veterans will meet at the Legion Home Friday evening at seventhirty o’clock for a regular business I meeting. ‘ The Girls’ Missionary Guild of the I Zion Reformed church will meet in I the church parlors at seven-thirty [o’clock Tuesday evening. March 1 HOSTESS TO SECTION The Music Department of the Woman's club met at the home of Mrs. W. A. Klepper on Mercer Avenue Monday evening, with approximatehy twenty-four members present. [Assisting hostesses were Mrs. R. W. I Graham. Mrs. Will Schrock and Mrs. Carrie Haubold. Roll call was answered with current events. P.'ans were completed for the program for a general club -meeting to be given in April Mrs. C. J. Beavers was selected as chairman of the department for the new year. Mrs. C. E. Bell read an interest ing paper on ’’Music of th' Orient. ’’

in Hollywood. Joan, Mrs. Ray Milland, Della Lind, Mrs. Frei Astaire, Mrs. George Murphy an< •Mrs. Irving Berlin belong to a knitting club that meets on Thursdays. Walt Disney can now show the doubters that “Snow White” rates among the top four pictures shown at the Carthay Circle here. “The Great Ziegfeld” still is No. 1, “The Good Earth” and “Anthony Adverse" also were in the big four. In preparing “Gold Is Where You Find It’’, Warner Brothers were 'Ngg’ing into the prize fight customs of 1860. Among other things, they discovered that the customers often were not allowed to leave the ringside until all wagers had been settled. Amusing if they tried to enforce this rule on the film gang at the Hollywood Legion stadium on Friday nights. W. S. Van Dyke tells us that his next picture. “Northwest Passage”, will be done in color. If it is, it will be M G. M.’s first venture in the new field. Van Dyke says he is captivated by the idea of showing Indians in war paint. Spencer Tracy entered the Good Samaritan hospital for a minor abdominal operation. After his recovery, he and Mrs. Tracy will take an ocean voyage. . . . Natalie Bucknail has bowed out as head of tiie M. G. M. research department. She was there for years, . . The Pat O’Briens are

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adding a second story to their Brentwood home, whi c a already is five rooms larger than it was when they bought it . . . Bonita Granville got her first glimpse of a Hollywood night spot at the Club Bali. Her mama

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was along. And Broz Fletcher wracked his brain for songs that weren’t quite so sophisticated. . . . Helen Mack and Jerry Wald at the House of Murphy for three nights in a row. . . . Director William Keighley has bought a house in Hawaii and insists he’ll visit there four times a year. If he does, the China Clipper fare will cost him around $3,000 ... Twentieth Century-Fox is preparing for tremendous public interest in the former manicurist, Arleen Whelan. They have taken i 2,000 still photographs of her. _

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 1938.

CLUB CALENDAR Society Deadline, 11 A. M. Fanny Macy Phones 1000 — luoi Tuesday G. M. (I. Zion Reformed Church 7:30 p. m. Catholic Ladles of Columbia, K. of C. Hall, 7:30 p, m. Zion Reformed Girls Guild, Church Parlors, 7:30 ,p. m. Psi lota XI, business meeting. Mrs. Leo Kirsch, 7:30 p. m. Tri Kappa Business Meeting. Rlk’s Home, 8 p. m. Zion Reformed W. M. S., Church j ! Parlors, 2:30 p. m. Dutiful Daughters’ Class, Mrs. Ho-1 mer Maloney, 7:30 p. m. Wednesday ‘Salem Ladles' Aid Society, Mrs. Agnes Carver, 1:30 p, m. ! Historical Club, Mrs. Ben DeVor, 2:30 p. m. Shakespeare Club, Mrs. Burt Townsend. 2:30 p. m. Zion Senior Walther League, Church Auditorium, 7:30 p. m. Thursday ■Kirkland Twp. W. C. T. IT.. Kirkland High School. 7:30 p. m. U. B. Ladies' Aid, Mrs. Clarenca Baughman, 2 p. m. Union Chapel Indies’ Aid, Mrs. Henry Bauman and Mrs. Thurman Drew. 1:30 p. m. Homestead Home Economics I Club. Mrs. Harry King. 7:30 p. m. Ever Ready Class. Mrs. Charles Fletcher. 7:30 p. m. Eta Tau Sigma. Mtes Marthr . Christen, 7:30 p. m. Evangelical W M. S„ Church Parlors. 2 p. m. Friday | U. B. Work and Win Claes. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Drake. 7.30 p. tn. Pocahontas Lodge. Red Men's Hall. 16 p. m. Auxiliary of Spanish American .War Veterans. Legion Home, 7:30 j P- m. World's Day of Prayer. Methodist Episcopal Church, 2:30 p. m I Happy Homemakers Club, Mrs. Freeman Walters, 1:30 p. m. Saturday Presbyterian ladies’ aid bake sale Brock store. 9 a. m. lAt the conclusion of the program, delicious refreshment# were served I by the hostesses. SO CHA REA CLUB HAS DINNER PARTY The Misses Anne and Marte Murtaugh were hostesses to the members of the So Cha Rea club at a dinner meeting, with pretty spring appointments, at the Rice Hotel Monday evening. Cut flowers decorated the tables. After dinner, the guests were invited to the Elks Home. A business meeting was held, during which plans were made for a Mother's Day party. May sth. Mrs. Richard Ehinger was selected as chairman for the affair. Bridge was played and prizes were given to Mrs. V. illiam Gass, Mrs. George Laurent, Mrs. Vincent Borman. Mrs. Harold Daniels and ■ Mrs. Tony Metzler. This was the ■ final meeting before Lent. ' KIRKLAND TOWNSHIP TO HAVE W. C. T. U. The regular monthly meeting of • the Kirkland township W. C. T. U. ■ will be held at the Kirkland high 1 school Thursday evening, March 3, ’ at 7:30 o’clock. The following inter- ’ esting program will be given. Opening song—Audience Roll call—To be answered with i current events. ■ Secretary’s report i Accordian solo —Robert Ehrrnan Vocal solo—Phyllis Dilling. 1 Devotions —Mrs. Albert Geise! Music —Vera Cruz Male Quartet ' Address—Rev. Mechstroth. Accordian Solo—Robert Ehrrnan Music —Vera Cruz Male Quartet Offering. Benediction. Invitations have been issued by Mrs. Frederick Schafer honoring Miss Eileen Burk, bride-elect, at a bridge party to be given at the Elk's Home Monday evening. March 7 at eight o’clock. FORMER LOCAL MAN WED IN LOS ANGELES Announcement has been received here of the wedding of Miss Mane Louis McDonough, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Leo McDonough, of Los Angeles, Cal. and Richard Herbert Miller, son of Mr. and Mrs. j. C. Miller of Decatur. The wedding was solemnized at a high mass. February 9. in St. Agnes’s Catholic Church. Witnessing the impreaeive rites were more than six hundred friends of the families and the socially prominent ’ young coup'e. i Present at the ceremony were the : bridegroom's sisters and trothersin law, Mr. and Mrs. Mark O. Paul, Mr. and Mre. Fred Miller and the : Misses Jean and Phyllis Miller. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Miller of this city 1 were unable to attend the wedding [ because of the latter’s ill health. ' HAROLD DANIELS A. M. > MRS. HAROLD ZWICK ■ HAS DRAMATIC DEPARTMENT 1 Fifteen members of the Dramatic f Department of the Club met at the home of Mrs. Harold , Zwick Monday evening. Officers to serve for the next two years were i elected, with Mrs. Herb Kern as chairman and Mrs. Herman Elunger |

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Holding a position unique in Europe as understudy to Chancellor Adolf Hitler, Hermann Wilhelm Goering is regarded as No. 2 man in German power. Economic dictator, he is expected to become military dictator of Germany as well, and demise or downfall of Hitler would mean his ascendancy tn dictatorship. Goering, man of many

as secretary. During the business meeting, arrangements were made for the joint , meeting of all federated clubs, to be | held at the Masonic Hall March 21. The committee appointed Includes the Mesdames Albert Gehrig, Deane I Dorwin, Herman Myers. Lamoille Vogle and Tony Metzler. The meeting was then turned over to Mrs. Fred Patterson, who: gave a review of the play ‘Excur-1 eion.” by Victor Wolfson. The play was a three act comedy and wat cleverly given. The next study meeting of the club will be held at the home of Mrs. Ehinger, with the Mesdames J. Ward Calland. I. A. Kalver and D. , W. McMillen Jr., assisting. At the close of the program, love-| ly refreshments were served by Mrs. Patterson and Miss Grace Coffee. The W. M. S. of the Evangelical church wil> meet in the church parlors Thursday afternoon at two o’ ; clock with Mrs. Ed Warren in charge of the interesting program ; which hae been arranged. A playlet will be given and special music ! has been planned. All members of ( the society and their friends are urged to attend. MISS FLOTHILDA HARRIS HOSTESS TO SORORITY The Delta Theta Tau sorority was entertained Monday evening with a pretty pre-Lenten party at the horns of Miss Flothilda Harris. Assisting hostesses included the Mieses Mary , K. Leonard. I-orena Reppert and ■ Mildred Niblick. The appointments carried out the St. Patrick’s Day colors. Bowls of, spring flowers were used to decor-! ate the entertaining rooms. Bridge was played and prizes were present-; ed to Mias Irene Holihouse and; Miss Mary Wertzberger. Following the games, a delicious one course luncheon was served at small tables centered with vases of sweet peas. — MRS. A. R. ASHBAUCHER HOSTESS TO ART SECTION The Art Department of the Woman's Club met at the home of Mrs. A It Ashbaucher, Monday evening at 7:30 o’clock, with eighteen members present. The meeting was opened by the reading of the collect with Mrs. Russell Owens, president, in charge of the business meeting which followed. Roll call was answered by the giving of current events Plans mere made for the banque’ to be held March 21. at the Masonic hall, for all departments of the Women s Club, together with the Home Economics, Shakespeare and Garden Clubs. Mrs. L. A. Cowens and Mrs. John T Myers were appointed a committee, with Mrs. Cowens to act as chairman in charge of the decorations and food for the Art Department table at this meeting. The election of officers was held and the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: 'Chairman. Mathilda Sellemeyer: I vice-chairman, Mrs. Adrian Wenthoff; Secretary. Doris Nelson; treasurer. Margaret Frisinger. | The meeting was then turned

' uniforms which he designs himself, is the only original Nazi overlord whose family is of the aristocracy. His father was a Prussian army ofiicer. As a World war flyer, Goering brought down 23 allied planes. His present wife, his second, is the former Emmy Sonneman, Berlin actress, whom he married in 1935.

! over to Mrs. R. D. Myers, who was : the program chairman for the meeting. An article on the life of earner- ; on Booth, an American artist, was given by Doris Nelson. Several members read short items end current events, led by Miss Effie PatI ton. Mrs. Myers then gave an interI esting discussion on industrial arts of Indiana, stressing the importance of enjoying and appreciating local i industrial arts. She had several artides to exhibit, made by local indutries. • Following the program, delicious ' refreshments were served by the hostess, assisted by Mrs. R. D. Myers Miss. Effie Patton, and Miss Doris Nelson. —o Adams County Memorial Hospital ' Admitted: Clark J. Lutz. 327 N. Second street; Carl Bolinger, Rockford. Ohio; Obed Kipfer. Ohio City. i Ohio; Mrs. Mahlon Houser, Bryant. Dismissed: Mrs. Edward Lobsig- ■ er, 241 N. Sixth street; Mrs. Lydia Mertz, Geneva. PERSONALS Mr. and Mrs. Harry Rowland and children of Rockford. Ohio spen* , Sunday with Mrs. Rowland s sister Mrs Woodson Ogg. Mrs. Ogg has I been ill for over a week. August tMomenberg of route 1 ; was among this afternoon’s business visitors. o 0. L. VANCE IS ■ONTTNI’Ft mcr.-M «’»CSK ONTO 1 Before entering the merchanti’e ; business he was employed as a school teacher and is a formet member of the Decatur school board. I 'Besides the mayoralty candidates who have announced, two tandij dates for city clerk-treasurer, Mrs. | Ada Martin and Mrs. Alice Christen ; have entered the race for the latter I office. George Stults announced hie ' candidacy yesterday for councilman I from the second counci’manic dis- | trict. I • 0 Z - " SELECT JURORS II ■ | * r'oiyyTytTCTvyxozw pa oe i Decatur. Members of the regular panel and talismen excused from the jury were: Edith Yoder. Hartford township: Henry Selking. Root township; Preston Pyle, Hartford town--1 ship; Edna Deam. Root township. Charles Knapp. Decatur; Walter ' Bockman, Decatur; Peter Hess, Washington township; Otto Stuc- ' key, Berne; Howard Sprunger, ’! Berne; Ed. Arnold. Kirkland town- ! ship; T. J. Metzler. Decatur, and I 1 H. Vernon Aurand, Decatur. II This afternoon the attorneys I continued their opening arguments and began the introduction of tes- ' timony. The case moved more rapidly than was anticipated, and before 1 the mid-afternoon intermission

— three important witnesses for the state had testified, the girl and her parents. The mother testified the girl had ! been away from home from 10:30 .[o’clock in the morning until 3 in . | the afternoon. The girl said Harmon . [ had attacked her in a machine shop , in the morning and told her to hide ,! until the afternoon. The father said I , that the girl was gone until 3 o’- . I clock and he met her on a street . I shortly after that time. After queai tioning by her father and the town i marshall, he said the girl admitted . the attack. On cross examination it was brought out that the girl had , first said she was in the country with another boy. ————-<) ■ — — — , Marion Watchman Beaten To Death ( Marion. Ind.. March 1 — (UP) — Funeral services were being arranged today for Virgil D. White, 39 year old night watchman who was found beaten to death on the grounds of the iSpenoer-Cardinal furniture factory by a relief watchman yesterday. White’s body was bruised on the chin, right arm and both legs. Coroner Asher D. Huff said that it could 'hard’y be possible for White to have died a natural death, caus- , ing the injuries as he fell to the I ground.

F We Have In Stock I The New MORTGAGE EXEMPTION BLANKS FORM 5, 1938 — PRESCRIBED BY THE STATE BOARD OF TAX COMMISSIONERS. Lay in your supply now. Decatur Daily Democrat

1 Breeding Stock Os Pheasants Received — A shipment of breeding stock of | pheasants from the Wells county , game farm was delivered here to-1 day by state department of conser- ' vatlon employes. The shipment con-1 I slsted of 144 pheasant cocks and, | hens. They arc to be released by . the Country conservation chib, the I Adams county fish and game conI Nervation league and the Berne con- I 'eervation club. COURTHOUSE New Bond Filed The court’ ordered Roscoe E. [ iGlendening, guardian for Uriah I Grimm, to file a new bond. A new I bond was filed and approved. Report Filed I The report of the Inheritance tax I appraiser in the estate of Levi Shaffer was filed. Notice was ordered, returnah’e March 25. Petition Filed A petition to sell real estate to 1 pay debts was filed in the esta’e I [ of Paul Graham. A written aseent ! to the sale was filed by Lois Gra- | ! ham. Huber M. DeVoss and Della , M. DeVoss. Notice was ordered for the defendant, Rosamond Graham, returnable March 11. It appeared to ! the court that the regular judge ! j was an interested party and Harry ! ! Grube -was appointed special judge. I Petition Filed A petition was filed ;by the state : tax board for re-appraisement and

" ~ ~ ‘ ~ Passion Services Wednesday. March 2 — 7:30 p. m. M Zion Lutheran Church Public Welcomed. "Father, Forgive Them, For They Know Not What They Do.” p I WHY BUY CLOTHES I M U J ' r j of the Funeral | Director? | i. -1 There is only one reason: mortuary / I /[ garments are designed for the purpose. A/' They are cut and fashioned to fit the 1 ,( reclining figure; in styling and color- ! ing the.v have been created for just one purpose. Prices are exceedingly moderate. ZWICK FUN ERM HOME K 7 ' ' - —. _ lU / W.H.ZWICK-ROBERTJ.ZWICK 1 y/ r ° bert b - freeby Service, ' 11 IU |O ytsn Q PHONES:6I-800 s [ —

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Mothers! Treat Children’s Colds This Proved Way More mothers use Vapoßub than any other medication of its kind—they have proved it by use In their own z-x homes. It was /urc—B / 1 sher proved in the SMt world’s largest colds1 f/' Vh clinic. No ’’dosing"— I . 111 I ■'l Just massage Vapoßub Il ’ll I---II on throat, chest, and back at bedtime. Almost nt once, its poultice-and-vapor action starts to loosen phlegm, relieve irritaI tion and coughing, help break local .congestion. Ol- * ten. by morning > fIUKN the worst ot the cold is over. v Vapoß UB ie-determiiiation of taxes in the estate of Albert .Mutschler. Real Estate Transfers Edward Kratzer to Martha Nuss- : baum, parts of inlots 53 and 54 in Berne for |l. I Matilda Myers to Hugo C. Blakey let ux, 40 acres in Union twp. for <3.000. Elta E. Haggard et ir to Lleaette Beer, inlot 4 in Monroe for sl. I o Evansville Again Damaged By Fire Evansville, Ind., March I—(UP)1 —(UP) j —Damage of 350.000 resulted from la fire at the national furniture com- | pany here last night, the sixth twoalarm fire in Evansville since last January. 1.