Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 36, Number 88, Decatur, Adams County, 13 April 1938 — Page 3

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MEETING . ■: ■•: '7n - . »'t,. r a: ■KLuip sere read. and ni ~..>ing ■:■ iß i hour " 1P si M ., Walter , t ' hp jM* . M .< \1 ,x B"vdl !• rlday A2 n.’-ni - ” ’ ~ ■‘ : ’' to W:... g. Kr:* of the past year. AU .io. .rsn-d •■■ |K\< M >■■ •',..■ ha- o. .-n postponed ■ ‘ l '^Hp 3 b will home ■. Prhe Thursday. April 21. o'clock. ay: ' -epor: a: K.-’-i.-r's Jewelry |H. I , — — ■ ■ — m ( mjk I A I C visited in MonTuesday evening and at■kd "'“ presented ': Ell Fort Wayne , .'Mk- to >'ay his - Mjz. »ld friend. Clark J. .-■ . '■ Tle’ijar Association br held at the Nixon hotel in P.i on M inday. May 6 and ■ ,'Mli W.::.. p-esident, ■ 'hat he a -a ' t» representatives Decatur there. : of I’or'h.nd vis1(1 Decatur today. S::nni.,ns. Bluffton at tor’as a visitor here todav. _ returned from the with new spring Suits and Dresses. E. SS—-

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Bi HARRISON < ARROLL tealurev Syndicate. Inc. HOLLYWOorv Ix>ts of exciteemission ruling that pictaring titles of popular must be accurate versions the txx>ks. complaint was directed at National over the film "In Steps , but all the studios are just how tough the comis going to get.” is a common Hollywood practo buy a book just for the and to rewrite the story at Nearly ALL books undergo' > barges in reaching the Selznick for instance, can- « p “ ssib| y Put all of "Gone With »md" into a single picture. f^B“ h r,y Temple’s "Rebecca of SunFarm" is very little like In her ea rlier picture, nillie Winkle", they changed character from a boy to a mrl -lives of a Bengal k Was r " lt, 'ing like the book. ■L h °w about M. G. M.’s plans 6 „. Influence People" on a ■ its no secret that Director WesEgles will rush back to Eu- » Burners... I s it the gcener « hlm ' or La,ly Thelma hn«x formerly » husband of Arline Judge, who ini. rnarried to Dan Topping, ■v no m mates ' how ever. there will H more wedding bells for him. HhaaTnfli 53 ° f Son J a Henie’s tour ■ j nC . Cd her 10 make >t an ent ’ She also will do two ■ ‘“f.-Fn/ y r ear for Twentieth Cen- ■ "BloroviH . this manner, the star ■ skate-, S Siea dy work for the 60 ■ since "c,„ . have been with her ■ ce °ne in a Million”. ■ I )sS t ,u Ub business is off in Hol- ■ of tk Se last few w eeks, but ■ ei^mo m ents OtS Sti " SUPP ‘ y ■ eve hlng t wh! Conga -the other ■ Ern«f hen Pa tric Knowles and fl No th-,, a PPeared barefooted, fl They ha,a y weren't crazy or tight. ■ intake / pact with Errol Flynn ■ Wh™, thsir shoes a ‘ this parfl Fivnn° f ? h,< ’ Particular evefl vacation wf; now on a yachting fl same. ' as aupposed to do the ■ *^i yth R n M. can happen in HollyK ty Chatvaire, waitress,

CLUB CALENDAR Society Deadline, 11 A. M. Fanny Macy Phones 1000 — 1001 Wednesday United Brethren W. M. A., Mrs. 11. O. Wynn, 2 p. m. Methodist Junior Church, Church 7 p. m. Zion Lutheran Mission Society. Church Basement. 2 p. tn. Beulah Chapel Ladies' Aid. Mrs. Henry Brelner of Peterson, all day meeting. Zion Reformed Ladles' Aid. Church Parlors, 2:30 p. m. Shakespeare Club. Mre John Heller. Rice Hotel. 1 p. m. Thursday Mt. Pleasant Ladies’ Aid, Mrs. Archie Susdorf, 2 p. tn. Calvary Evangelical Ladles' aid Society. Sunday School Room. 1:30 P. tn. Baptist Woman's Society, Mrs. S. E Hite. 2:30 p. m. Union Chapel Missionary Society, Mrs. Charles Burrell, 1:30 p. m. M. E. Woman's Home Missionary Society. Mrs. A. J. Smith, 2:30 p. m. Order of Eastern Star, Masonic Hall, 8:30 p. m. Rummage Sale, M. E. Ever Ready Class. Howers Bulidning, West Monroe St., 9 a. m. Chicken Supper, Moose Home, 5 to 7 p. tn. Friday Pocahontas Lodge, Red Men's Hall, 7:30 p. m. Philathea Claes. Mrs. Max Boxell, 7:30 p. m. Saturday Colored Egg Sale, Mutschler MarI ket. Bake Sale and Easter Market, Charles Brock Store, 9 a. m. Monday Woman’s Club Business Meeting D. H. S. Auditorium. 7:30 p m. Woman’s Club Program, D. H. S., 8 p. m. Addition Planned To Fort Wayne School Fort Wayne. Apr. 13. — (U.R) —A spacious addition is being planned for South Side high school, home of the state basketball champions. Construction is to begin in June. Seventeen additional rooms will be provided in the addition, according to plans submitted by A. M. Straus, architect. An adltorium is also being planned for the structure.

working in the Universal commissary, was, until recently, the owner of six race horses, Including Indiantown, which won a recent handl- ' cap at Agua Caliente. Harry Cohn, ' the producer, bought another of her horses. Betty, contrary to what might be inferred, did not go broke In the ' race horse business. “I like being a waitress," she says, "and you pick up lots of good tips on investments." Come June, says Betty, and she > will give up carrying trays and ; take a trip around the world. : — Candid camera fans have been making James Cagney’s life miserable during week-ends at Balboa. 1 The Warner star has been trying to get his boat in shape, but the fans keep rowing out to ask him to pose for pictures. The star tried to fool and satisfy them at the same time by borrowing a bust of himself from the Warner makeup department and propping it on a chair by the rail. But the snap- ' shotters were too smart, and yelled for the real Cagney. The reason why Stan Laurel and Uliana haven't started on a personal appearance tour is that he had to make a court appearance to answer the suit of a former wife. Oliver Hardy also goes to court that day. "Isn’t that cute that the , both of them have to go?” says , Uliana. — Mitzi Green, now grown up, was twoing it at the House of Murphy ■ with George Sidney, son of Metro’s Louis K. Sidney . . . They used to i be perambulator sweethearts and, in their kid days, Host Murphy ■ bounced them both on his knee, i , . . Arleen Whelan is starting a $5,000 scholarship fund for her 15-year-old brother, Robert . . . Mary Brian is back in town and mourning the loss of her fur coat which . was thefted in New York . . • Nice gesture of John Perry, the Columbia actor, to volunteer nis blood • for a youngster who needed a I transfusion . . • Jeanette MacDonald and Gene Raymond are the only guests at the ranch they ve finally found. They like it so well they may not go on to New York. . . . Allowance of chemin-de-fer losses by income tax bureau and refusal of roulette losses (the case of Vina Delmar and her husband) is today’s hot topic of conversation in Hollywood, which loves to gamble.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 1938.

’ LASTESCAPED I MAN CAPTURED I Man \V ho Broke State Prison Wounded In Robhery Attempt Lorain. O„ April 13 — (U.R) — | Theodore Hulbert. 26, who escaped I Feb. 10 from the state prison at '• Michigan City, Ind., was guarded • by a special police detail in St. " Joseph's hospital today after being shot down during a robbery ’> attempt. He attempted to hold up Frank i. Kern, 40-year-old tavern owner, last y ‘ night in the latter's garage. Kern drew a pistol and fired, wounding I, . Hulbert in the hip. He was serving a robhery term I- when he escaped from the Indiana prison. In 1934 he escaped from I Governor’s Island, N. Y., while I i i serving a 10-year term for deserting from the army. I Four other convicts who escaped I with Hulbert at Michigan City had been recaptured previously. One of the four. Angelo Gengo. ' > was arrested at Salem, Ove., only three weeks ago. He has waived ’.extradition and was en route back to Indiana. He, Hulbert.Auguat Cummings, * i 37, Indianapolis. Frank Pavlench, 24. Gary, and George Christian, 26, - Gary, all serving long terms for robbery, sawed the bars of their r cell doors during their spa.'e time. - placing them in position with adhesive tape during inspections. > After placing dummies in their j bunks to simulate sleeping forms, they climbed to the roof of a cell < block, cut their way through the tin roofing and clambered over the . administration building roof to the . outside wall. They slid to the | street on improvised ropes. Cummings and Pavelench were captured near Wheatfield. Ind., the same night. Christian was seized In an automobile near Valparaiso, Ind. . Cummings admitted he and his ' associates obtained hacksaw blades I from friends outside the prison. “They took six months to get and cost plenty.” he said. o PLAN CAMPAIGN (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) . Wayne area executives, were in the i city last night to open plans for rhe i campaign. o GOV. HORNER (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) I ——— — • congressmen won renomination, unofficial figures indicated. The i only one in doubt was Lewis Long. ■ congressman-at-large. Long and eleven other congressmen had suffered fire in varying degrees for supporting the administration government reorganization bill but the balloting did not appear to reflect this as a factor. Attack against the Kelly-Nash machine centered around Jarecki. a dapper little Polish-American with beribboned eye-glasses who had gained attention by sentencing many fraudulent voters in his postI tion as custodian of the ballot in | Cook county. Jarecki was dropped by the org-

Just returned from the 1 market with new spring Coats, Suits and Dresses. E. | F. Gass Store. Phone 300 1315 W. Adams If your home is your hobbyhorse, see our new Imperial Washable Wallpapers that are setting the style in home decoration. Hundreds of intriguing patterns and color combinations to make your rooms more beautiful. B. J- Smith Drug Co. ASK YOUR PAFIRHANfIIN OR DICORATOR FOR IMPCRIAL WAIHA9LI WALLPAPIRS

nnlzation and Immediately taken up by Horner and Courtney, who hope to follow their advantage with a victory In the mayoral elections two years hence. Jarecki ran tar ahead of Lucas and other anti-organization candidates presumably because Republicans heeded appeals to vote In the Democratic primary and "lick bossism." „ — — o ELSIE ROOP IS (CONTINUED FROM PAGE) ONE) Mead. Washington, and Mrs. Helen Fine, of San Jose, California, and nine grandchildren. Funeral services are to be held at the home on Tenth street at 1:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon and at 2 o’clock in the Methodist Episcopal church. The Rev. Ralph Waldo Graham, will officiate. Burla) is to be made in the Decatur cemetery. 0 Labor Dispute At Fort Wayne Ended Fort Wayne, i:»d.. April 13 —(UP) —A four-months old controversy between management and union workers of the Fort Wayne plant of the Magnavox company, today was settled in a two-hour conference with federal judge Thomas W. Slick. 'Basis so rthe settlement was a compromise minimum wage rate of

IT’S CALLED THE „ great Plymouth car In all Plymouth models is has a new ride that is a big,B2-h.p.,“L-head”en-causing a sensation in the low- gine—giving full-powered per-est-price field. formance with economy. new Plymouth is by Owners report 18 to 24 far the biggest of the 3 miles on gas...big savings leading lowest-priced cars. on oil, tires, all upkeep. It is nearly 7 inches longer Plymouth has highest rethan one; over 10 inches u sale value because it’s longer than the other! “the car that stands up best.” HERE’S just onewaytofindout |\JI about today’s lowest - priced JG car values. That is to see and 38W I y f A w drive the big Plymouth“Roadking”! •■w|r t | 1 Never before could low price buy invest in “the car such an amazing ride. Plymouth that stands up best- K steers faster, handles far easier. NEW RIDING COMFORT The new Plymouth has airplane- -gy 'ifW, type shock-absorbers...“live” rub- >-T* ber body mountings...“radio stu- J g .jg H ♦ dio” sound-proofing... Floating > J i||||||||g Power engine mountings. No other A 6 — ——'i"' lowest-priced car offers all this. hUBBETVY WW T1 ~~ ~~ ~ In a Plymouth, you are protected 1 by an all-steel body., .a Safety / k Styled interior...double-action hydraulic brakes. J: H W// \ Great engineering makes Plym- • W 1 outh the most economical of the J 18 ' H r leading low-priced cars. It has fourring pistons, valve scat inserts, Hy- tawnMNagflH poid rear axle—many features that their higher-priced lines. drive the “roadking” MMIHB Get the most for low price... try the —“Detroit delivered price,” including front and rear bumpnew Plymouth ride today. Call your PLYIvIOUTH fl* ÜBH ersandbumperguards,sparewheel,tireandtube,footconnearby Plymouth dealer for a dem- «| „ trol for headlight beam with indicator on instrument panel, Thoro’a no nhlidiition XX * ft ash-tray front and rear, sun visor, safety glass and big luggag j onstration. lhere S no Obligation. compar t m ent(l9.3cubicfeetc a p a city).Plymouth"Roadking” PLYMOUTH DIVISION OF CHRYSLER MW eSMI mI models start at $645 ;“De Luxe” models slightly higher. PlymCORPORATION, Detroit, Michigan. < outh priceß INCLV de ALL FEDERAL TAXES. State, local r naeeru/xrn ernnu taxes not included. Convenient time payments. TUNE IN MAJOR BOWES’ AMATEUR HOUR, COLUM- 5-PASSENGER SEDAN BIA NETWORK. THURSDAYS, 9 TO 10 P. M., E. S. T. — PLYMOUTH BUILDS 6REAT CHS IMH

37 1-2 cents an hour and renewal of negotiations in 60 days with i wage Increases if the company Is In a position to boost salaries. L # Adams County Memorial Hospital I Admitted: Marlin Pierce, Dixon, 1 Ohio; Mrs. George A. Koch, Rockford, Ohio; Grace Moser, daughter of Raymond Moser. Berne. Dismissed: Chester Bryan, Monroe. ARRIVALS Mr. and Mrs. Jesse A. Tumbleson of Wren. Ohio, are the parents of 'clbaby girl, born at the Adams coun--1 ty memorial hospital this morning at 5:40 o’clock. The baby weighed eight pounds, one and one-half ounces at birth and has not been named. _____ o I Threaten To Kidnap Railroad President Minneapolis. April 13 — (UP) — • The Minneapolis Star said today ' that an extortion note demanding ■ SIOO,OOO on threat of kidnaping or 1 bodily harm has been recevied ‘by W. P. Kenney, president of Great 1 Northern railroad. ’ A typewritten note addressed to

[Kenney was reported deposited in ilthe mall slot of the Great Northern ticket office In Minneapolis where Kenney has his offices. Hitler Invited To Visit Pope Berlin. April 13—(UP) The Pope ’ today invited Fuehrer Adolf Hitler to call on him when he visits Rome jit was understood. Msgr. Cesareor jSenlgo, papal envoy to Berlin, went, to the foreign office and conferred wit hVon-Ribbentrop for about an hour during which time he was understood to have delivered the | papal invitation. o Great Britain To Seek War Planes H London, April 13 —(UP)— The [ British government is exploring the possibility of obtaining war planes from the United States and Canada, Lord Winterton announced today in the house of commons. o Townsend Denies Reprisal Planned ; Indianapolis. April 13 — (UP) — • Gov. M. Clifford Townsend, said at ’ a press conference today that ‘‘not j to my knowledge” will the Indiana i Democratic party take reprisals 1 against Democratic congressmen

who voted to kill President Roose-' velt’s reorganization bill. At the name time Townsend aa-' serted that the state administration I Is not taking any part in local prli mary races. o Fort Wayne City Councilman Dies Fort Wayne, Ind.. April 13—(UP) ■ —Funeral services will be held for Jacob Hartman, 75. insurance man and member of the Fort Wayne city I council for two terms, who died at ' 1 at Ills home of a heart ailment. . The widow, four daughters, four! sens, five sisters and two brothers' survive. o Education From Afar Melbourne. — <U.R> — American ' children are receiving part of their education from Australia. The Na- . tional Catholic correspondence school of this city, which ranks as 1 the largest school of religious instruction in the world, has completed arrangements to extend its courses to he parish of the Rev. Father E. Bode in Alabama, U.S.A. | o Richmond Enlarges Port Richmond, Va. <U.RI Work will begin soon on Richmond's. $2,000,000 deepwater terminal, which will provide shipping facilities equal to i those of any port on the Southern i Atlantic seaboard. The city coun-

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Idi has approved a $600,000 appio- ! prlatlon to start construction. ___o. Fried Chicken $5 a Pound Taft, Cal. —(UP)—It was almost more titan human nature could stand for Leon iA. Hoyst to realize that someone was eating chicken worth $5 a pound and probably not appreciating It more than the common garden variety. Someone robbed his chicken roost of several birds including a prize Rhode ilslant! roositer valued at SSO. o — Trade In a Good Town — Decatur

Members of the First Baptist Church at Bluffton, Indiana Proudly present The Baptist Robed Choir of 40 voices in their third annual Easter Cantata “PARADISE” at 7 :.30 p.m. Easter Sunday at the Bluffton Baptist Church Joe Seabold, director. .