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■/Behind the Scenes!

■■ l „ (l> P> r >lt>>t. IT.IS *'■« Ffatorrs indicate, tne. ■ -YWt 'i >i > Suggestion has up again to expand the arts project so as to allow of motion pictures by yed members of the intried to sound out Hollywood o n t) le j ( ] ea most

of them went dumb. Particularly the producers. James Cagneyalone was enthusiastic. "I f the government can make more Pictures like ’The River 1 , they should go ahead,” he said. Lloyd Bacon, one of the better known directors,

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th declared: "Anyrelieves unemployment ‘F. is okay, but I'm H/ there would be a lot of red . s cen arist Lionel Hauser MK rizeii the idea as sheer y n P cba rd Dix was cau■L‘ On the face of >t. the KHL. «, seems good " he sai ‘i. th ” ms shouldn't compete Hi tn °'’' ard ' the director, had El'tdonT y: " n ’ S a fine ldea if 11 ■ttt, ° n to °. la rge a scale.” n » rSe ' this represents the people who already have ■fenember .•i7 a ~ Lo Ve rm ■uviiit. , that Picture, Bonita ■d's „ played Oli via de Havil■dr ■ T Ster ' W ell, Warners r tbe same story on K o n n d , Bonita is taking a part ■ Ama? n ° u She plays Olivia ’ s K Amazin g how the kids grow B o| ' | ' , 'voo(l'« age at the Parties or m'lmh yoUnger set are the ■ayer wh n d ° you know " tests. Starrs ht,v. misses the most ■ crowd y \ a midn ‘ght snack for ■ c heck'andTb Shir >ey got the ■uded ( d , those wh o ate free ■san Grable - Jackie 718 pi/ don Oliv er, Johnny Lake ' Phyllis U a '' a the Tom Browns. ■’’ Brown 4 n'h ° f Marie Wilson B bll dty Es „ e £ by waitress was a restaurant Ut . here s an item ■ el insurant 1 tCOk out an on-the- ■ mere. Just In case

CLUB CALENDAR Society Deadline, 11 A. M. i Fanny Macy i Thursday Christian Ladies' Aid Society, . Mrs. Hail Moffett, 2 p. m. • Union Chapel IJulies' Aid, Mrs. . Thurman Drew, 1:30 p. tn. Evangelical W M. 8.. Church Par- . lors, 2 p. tn. Loyal Daughters' Class, Mrs. . George Sprague, 7:30 p. in. 11 Y. P. M. Circle, Miss Ruth LoI i zler, 7:30 p. in. I ITnion U. B. Young Peoples Glass I'Annual Oyster Supper, Woods School. 8 p. m. Homestead Home Economics Club. Mrs. George Acer, 7:30 ip. m. Little Flower Study Club. Mrs. I Charles Lose, 7:30 p. m. i Women of the Moose. Moose | Home. 7:30 p. m. United Flrethren Lndles Aid Mrs. j Manley Foreman. 2 p. m. Presbyterian Missionary Society, '.Mrs. J. L, Kocher, 2:30 p. m. Church of God Indies' Aid Society, Mrs. Kenneth Mitchel, 2 p. m. W. C. T. U., Mrs. Hoy Mum ma. , 808 W. Adams St. 2 pm. Pinochle Club. Mrs. Bernard Kel- ■ ler, postponed two weeks. i Friday Union Chapel C. I. C. Class, ; George Schreiderer, 7:30 p m. Auxiliary Business Meeting. Legion Home, 7:45 p.m. , Saturday Mission (Band. Zion Reformed Church. 2:30 p. m. M E. Ladies Rummage Sale, Bowers Building, 128 Monroe St. 9 a. m. Sunday Pleasant Mills Alumni Meeting. High School Building, 2:30 p. m. Monday Poetry Clinic, Mrs C. O. Porter, 7:30 p. m. Pocahontau School of Instruction. Wabash, afternoon and even'ng sessions. Research Club Guest Day, Masonic Home, 1 p. m. Tuesday Rebekah Lodge, Oddfellows Hall 7:30 p. m. Weonesday Shakespeare Club, Mrs. John Heller, 2:30 p. m. street. Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock. Assisting hostess will be Mrs. Frank Fisher. Mrs. Delma Elzey will be the leader. A splendid program has been arranged and ini--1 portant business will be attended

she might spill a hot cup of coffeci on somebody and cause a law suit. If you saw “All Quiet on the Western Front", you may remember Walter Brow n * Rogers. He played the boy who became hysterical under fire. Rogers dropped out of Hollywood soon after the picture. He is back in town and with an unusual record of activities for the intervening years. He took two master’s degrees, one in arts at the University of Denver and another in science at the University of Colorado. Bob Montgomery is the latest star to sponsor a fighter. He has picked an 18-year-old boy, Tommy Garland, whose mother is a waitress in the M. G. M. commissary. With Montgomery paying the bills, the boy is now u.t a training camp in the mountains. 1938 version of the farmer’s daughter ... a girl in Table Grove, 111., writes Wayne Morris that she has just inherited 160 acres. 16 head of cattle and $250 in cash. She wants to give it all to the Warner star if he will marry her and work the farm. Did Frances Langford and Jon Hall have a row at the Tropics the other evening? He spent half an hour talking on the telephone to someone else while she waited at the bar. . . . And none too happily from appearances. . . . The Cole Porter musical, "You Never Know", will reach the coast, they say. This is the show in which Lupe Velez is attracting all the attention. ... I am being bombarded by letters from San Francisco fans de-

CISvU laiia ucmanding that Margaret Irving play the role of Belle Watling in “Gone With the Wind”. Looks like an organized campaign. ... Is it a W. S. Van Dyke gag that Robert Taylor isn’t allowed on the stage where they are mak-

-Of Robert Taylor

ing color tests for “Northwest Passage”? . . . Tony »Labriola. "Oswald” of the radio, is a romantic item with Terry Shero. . . ■ And Mickey Rooney is taking clarinet lessons. May heaven help the neighbors now.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 1938.

i Ito iiv.-i-x mmbor la n , present, SURPRISE party given HONORING LOUIS FUHRMAN Louis Fuhrman was pleasantly' surprised Sunday when a group of neighbors gathered at his home to assist him in celebrating his 48th birthday anniversary A pot luck dinner was served at noun. The at 1 ternoon was spent l n visiting. The occasion also marked the S9th birthday anniversary of MrJ Fuhrman s father, John J. Fuhrman. Guests Included: Mr and Mrs. E. E. Ruprfght and 1 daughters: Mr. and Mrs. Paul | Circle; Mr and Mrs. Clarence Schwartz and son Harold; Mr. and Mrs. Enos Wilson and daughter Ho; Mr. '■ and Mrs. Orley Barkley and iamlly; ; Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Schuller; Mr. h and Mrs August Conrad and daughter Anna; Lloyd Meyers, Art Lil--3 ilck and Mr. and Mrs. Louis Fuhr--9 ( man and family. 9 The meeting of the Pinochle club, I which was to have been held next Tuesday at the home of Mru. Ber-I nard Keller, has been postponed one week because of church services. MRS. C. D. TEEPLE ' HOSTESS TO CLUB The Indies’ Shakespeare club; • met at the home of Mrs. C. D. I . Teeple Wednesday afternoon. Cur- 1 rent events followed theireadlng of ■ the club collect. Mrs. J. L. Kocher: was leader for the afternoon In her usual pleasing manner, j ■ Mrs. Kocher gave an account of the I interesting lives of Mrs. Elizabeth j • Merrlwether Gilmer (Dorothy Dix) - and Emily Post. "Both women are widely 1-nown I for their creations of woman's aid , in newspaper work and speak frankly on menaces to domestic tranquility and soytal etiquette. “Mrs. Gilmer also has covered: • many notorious murder trials and ■ Mrs. Post is recognized as an archi-' tectural designer. Both women have 1 ’ charming and effective personal!-1 Iles and both are highly polished and suave. They are capable of: winning one’s affections completely” During the social hour candy and ■ nuts were served. The dub will: meet next wee.< at the home of Mrs.; John H. Heller, with Mrs. C. D. Teeple as leader. —— The W. M. S. of the Zion Reform-1 ed church will give a Rummage sale , Saturday May 7 and May 14 instead of April as announced formerly. The Mission Band of the Zion Reformed Sunday school wilt meet at the church Saturday afternoon at two-thirty o’clock. A good attendance is desired. MRS. FRANK CRIST HAS FRIVOLITY CLUB Mrs. Frank Crist was hostess to the members of the Frivolity club Wednesday evening. After five games of pinochle, prizes were awarded to Mrs. Willaim August, Mrs. Burl Johnson and Mrs. Charles Keller. A lovely luncheon was served at the clo<se of the games. The next meeting of the club will he held at the home of Mrs. Burl Johnson. — JMBIeWbBb '■'Every Spring I take a course of S.S.S." “T KNOW that tired-let-down-ex-1 hausted-feeling is often due to a lack of strength in my red cells,” It is all so simple, too! Just build up these oxygen-carrying cells and the whole body takes on new life . . . food is turned into real energy and strength. S.S.S. Tonic helps rebuild these precious red cells. S.S.S. is a simple, in- | ternal remedy, tested for generations and also proven by scientific research. You, too, will want to take S.S.S. 1 Tonic to regain and to maintain your red-blood-cell strength ... to restore lost weight... to regain energy ... to strengthen nerves . . . and to give to your skin that natural health glow. Take the S.S.S. Tonic treatment and you should soon be delighted with the way you feel... and have your friends compliment you on the way you look. Available «t any drug store.© S.S.S. Co. b is ’ j

Seeks Senatorship

• The Rev. Gerald B. Winrod One of those seeking the Republican nomination for senator in Kansas is the Rev. Gerald B. Winrod, above. His supporters deny statements that he is pro-Fascist. pointing out that he was arrested at the Italian border in 1935 and not allowed to enter the country because of anti-Fascist activities in United' States, and explained his stand as anti-Communisty He was one of the leaders in the fight against the supreme court bill last year.

CIIiES ASK CUI IN PHONE BATES Ten Indiana Cities Ask Reduction From Bell Telephone IndiaiiapoTis, Apr. 7.— (U.R) -An early ruling was expected from lhe Indiana public service commission today on whether the Bell Telephone company rate case would be conducted on a statewide or local basis. The company agreed to withdraw its original petition requesting a state wide investigation and [o file by Monday an amended pettion specifying that the company seeks no increase over 1937 net earnings. Ten Indiana cities have filed petitions requesting rate reductions in their localities and public hearings already have been started on rates pad by South BendMishawaka patrons. The commission is expected to rule on the company's petition before entering a final order governing the two St. Joseph county cities. The public counselor Ralph Hanna offered no objections to conducting the hearings on a statewide basis but demanded that whatever type of hearing was decided upon lie conducted with dispatch. W. H. Thompson, company counsel. said that the utility in its revised petition would not ask for any rate increases in any exchange or for increases which would produce a net earning greater than the 1937 figure. If the commission made decreases in certain areas which which would reduce the net earnings, company representatives said they would ask for compensating increases at other points. The company reported it earned a return of approximately 5% per cent on the value of its property in 1937 and expected to earn a smaller per cent in 1938. Heads Medicos • Dr. William J. Kerr • New president-elect of the American College of Physicians is Dr. William J Kerr of San Francisco who was chosen at the annual convention in New York.

CHICAGO PARTY LEADER IS DEAD Robert Sweitzer, Prominent Democrat, Dies Last Evening Chicago April 7—(UP) -Robert M, Sweltazer, t>9. for 25 years one) of the most prominent leaders In Cook county Democratic politics, died last night on u heart attack In St. Anne’s hospital. He had bee n a patient there for nine months, suffering from a foot infection and diabetes. He served 24 years as county clerk, and in 1934 wae elected county treasurer. His career ended a year later when he was ousted on a I charge that a huge shortage ha l developed in the Clerk’s office during his six-term tenure. An audit showed a shortage of 5453.292.37. Sweitzer repaid $39,073.26 leaving a net shortage of $414,129. In June he was indicted on a charge of withholding public funds but was acquitted in six hours by a criminal court jury. Courtroom •spectators staged several demonstrations on his behalf. < MORE SNOWFALL J | tCONTINBED FROM PAGE ONE) 1 ! ed in southern states. The north central states were I the worst sufferers. Chicago and ! its suburbs were bogged down by 9.1 inches of snow —an all time April reconi and the heaviest fall of the year. A three-inch fall was recorded in New York City. Transportation services were restored to normal on the principal traffic arteries in Chicago today. The yhad been disrupted since the storm struck suddenly early Wednesday. More snow was expected. In lowa, scores of communities were isloated as communications I lines snapped under heavy coatings

“ Your Fire Insurance NEEDS can be supplied by our office. Ot R FIRE surplus to policy holders $176,347,000-00 5109,373»000-oo We represent Old L no Insurance Companies and our pride is to make honest adjustments and pay losses promptly. Our Casualty Companies writing Automobile, Workmen’s Compensation, Burglary and Accident Insurance stands at the top. OUR CASUALTY COMPANIES ADMITTED ASSETS SURPLUS , $623,000,000-0® $62,000,000-0° The Krick-Tyndall Tile Company has had an enviable record — 60 years without a fire. We extend sympathy. IT PAYS TO BE INSURED. "We Pay Cold Cash For Hot Ashes" The Suttles-Edwards Co Solicitors JACK LEIGH A. I). SUTTLES I. BERNSTEIN

Seek Clues to Torture Slaying ♦ Deputies examine crime scene One of the most intensive manhunts in the history of the southwest was launched by authorities following discovery of the battered and mutilated bodies of a mother and daughter near Van Horn, in western Texas. Evidence indicated that Mrs. Weston Frome, 46, and daughter Nancy. 22, of Los Angeles, en route east on a visit, had been robbed and tortured before being slain. Deputies are here examining the scene of the crime in search for further clues.

of ice and snow. Highways were piled high with drifts. At least two deaths were attributed to the storm. A motorist was killed near Des Moines when his machine skidded and collided with a truck. In Chicago an elderly man dropped dead while shoveling snow in front of his store. Highways and interurban lines

were tied up in Indiana. The northern section of the state reported 10 inches of snow. Rochester, Ind., was isolated i»y a sleet storm. State police guarded a section near Warren. Ind., where a 43.000 volt power line snapped. There were heavy thunderstorms at Indianapolis, and along the upper Ohio valley. 7wo inches of

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snow fell in Detroit and more was expected. The heaviest snow was nt Lander. Wyo., where 14 Inches was recorded. The storm also disrupted airplane. train and bus travel throughout the midwest and thousands of automobiles, moat of them In urban areas, were stranded. Representative temperatures included: Denver, Colo., 16; Madison, Wis., 28; Lander, Wyo., 22; Cheyenne, Wyo., 10; Tampa. Flu., 84; Chicago, 26; Kansas City, 31; New York City, 30. John F. Hull, county agent at Evansville, Ind., estimated that the cold weather had cost fruit grow- ! ers $209,000. He Said about 80 1 per cent of the peach crop was killed and that losses in all fruits I In southern Indiana would range l upwards to 50 per cent. Early fruits in the belt through i Kentucky, southern Illinois and Missouri were threatened with damage. Growers estimated that 60 per cent of the fruit crop in ’ the Herrin. 111., aria had been ruin | ed. O' ' Fort Wayne Salesman Found Dead In Auto Fort Wayne, Apr. 7.— 'U.F.; Funeral services will be held Saturday for Nicholas Busch. 70. Fort Wayne shoe salesman who was found dead in his automobile parkI ed in the middle of a highway near I Adrian. Mich., yesterday. Death was believed due to a chronic heart ailment. Stomach Gas ; 1 axes The Heart A bloated, aas filled stomach crowds the heart and causes palpitation, fluttering •nd shortness of breath. This condition Biay become dangerous, but is easily effected. Just get a 60c pacitaee of Dr. t • ackson’a D!-restive Powder from your • rugglst. Take a teaspoonful in when ever distress occurs Relief is usually •brined in two or three minutes I Get a package today. Srtiafr.etlon is •uaranteed. or the druggist is authorized to refund the purchase price. You m’v pet a free trial bv mailing this adv. to ' The Jackson Medicine Co., ZaneaviEe. O. Sodd and Guaranteed by f HOLTHOUSE DRUG CO.