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THREE GAMES SCHEDULED FOR COUNTY LEAGUE Double Header At Worthman Field Features Amateur League League Standing W. L. Pct. G. E 2 0 1.000 Mies 2 1♦;«;? Monmouth I 1 -500 Pleasant Mills 11 .500 Preble 11 .500 Fuelling 1 2 .333 St. Mary's 0 2 .000 The fourth series of games will be played Sunday afternoon in the Adams county amateur baseball league, with three games on the schedule. The feature of tomorrow s schedule will be a double header at Worthman Field with the first game starting at 1 o'clock. The Mies Recreation team, standing second in the league ; race, will see action in the opener. | playing Pleasant Mills, with an even split in two games. In the nightcap, the G. E. team. | leading the league with two vic- ■ tories and no defeats, will tangle with the Preble nine, which has won one game and lost one. In the third game of the day. j the St. Mary's team of Decatur is I scheduled to travel to Monmouth. I St. Mary's is the only team in the league which has failed to win a game, having lost both its starts. The bye for this Sunday is drawn by the Fuelling team. STANDINGS NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pct. New York 33 19 .635 Chicago 31 23 .574 Cincinnati .... 28 22 .560 Pittsburgh 27 22 .551 ' Boston 25 22 .532 St. Louis 22 28 .440 Brooklyn 21 31 .404 Philadelphia 13 33 .283 AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pct. Cleveland 32 19 .627 ' New York 30 19 .612 Boston . 30 21 .588 , Washington 29 28 .509 , Detroit — 27 27 .500 I Philadelphia 23 28 .451 Chicago 18 29 .3831 St. Louis 15 32 .312 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS National League Boston 1-3, Chicago 0-2. Cincinnati 4-12, Brooklyn 3-10 (first game 11 innings). Pittsburgh 4. Philadelphia 3 (10 j innings). New York 10, St. Louis 3. American League Washington 12-3. Detroit 10-4. Boston 5, Chicago 1. Cleveland 8, Philadelphia 1. New York at St. Louis, rain.

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SUN. MON. TUES. Continuous Sunday from 1:15 DEANNA DURBIN “MAD ABOUT MUSIC” Herbert Marshall-Gail Patrick ALSO — POPEYE Cartoon & “Popular Science.” 10c-25c —o Last Time Tonight—“COCOANUT GROVE” Fred Mac Murray, Harriet Hilliard, Ben Blue. ALSO—Crime Does Not Pay, & News. 10c-25c SUN. MON. TUES. 10c Matinee 1:15 Sunday ‘RECKLESS LIVING’ Nan Grey, Robert Wilcox & “Female Fugitive” Evalyn Venable, Craig Reynolds Evenings 10c-20c o—o Last Time Tonight—BOß BAKER, “The Last Stand.” ALSO—“Flash Gordon’s Trip to Mars;” Cartoon & Novelty. 10c-15c

LIST SCHEDULE FOR SOFTBALL Two Games To Be Played On Each Os Three Nights Next Week League Standing W. L. Pct. Casting 2 0 1.000 Berne . 1 0 1.000 , Cloverleaf 11 i CYO 0 0 .000 Monroe 0 1 i Pleasant Mills 0 2 .000 i i Three Adams county league ; games and three exhibition tilts i are on the softball schedule under I the lights at the South Ward diamond next week. Two games will be played on each of Monday, Tuesday and Thursday nights. Two teams are leading the lea- ! gue standing. Decatur Casting having won two games without a defeat, and the Berne team victorious in its only start. Exhibition games each night are scheduled to start at 7 o'clock, to : be followed by the league contests. The schedule for the week follows: Monday: Casting vs. Westingj house (Lima. O.); Berne vs. CloverI leaf. Tuesday: Cloverleaf vs. Beacon Auto (Fort Wayne); CYO vs. Casting. Thursday: Berne vs. Throp's I (Fort Wayne); Pleasant Mills vs. I Monroe. o _ Louis-Schmeling Bout Will Be Broadcast •• A complete blow-by-blow description of the worlds heavy-weight < championship fight between champion Joe Louis and Max Schmeling. challenging German champion and I one-time worlds at the Yankee Stadium. New York. Wednesday evening. June 22, will t be broadcast to fight fans over NBC-WOWO, Starting at 9:00 p.m.. I CDST. i L ♦ < BOOK NOTES J Readers Find Books on Wide V’ariety of Topics By Ruth Winnes He's about four feet high. Comfortable in a loose pair of overalls, a dirty face, grimy hands, and a ban- < jdaged toe. A little the worse fori I wear but what's the difference? > School's out. I He trudges up the two flight of ; I stairs, gazes about for a while and I finally with a determined air makes : , for the charging desk. He is almost i |up to the busy librarian at the ; I desk ‘‘if you please—” he begins, | < ; when a giant in blue jeans and a i turtle-neck sweater brushes past 11 ■him. 1 “Have you information on mach-ii [ inery?” thunders the giant.

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The librarian nods and leads him to rows of books on machinery. She I returns to her desk. “'Please, ma’amfi have you—” , A tall, partly woman swoops past I him. her elbow nicking his ear. I "My cellar's leaking! What’ll I do? How can I stop it?” ‘You Can Fix It’ The librarian gives her “First Aid for the Ailing House.” As soon as traffic has subsided the bandaged toe makes its way! to the desk again. “Please, will you—” But this time he moves aside of his own accord as an animated fashion plate trips lightly up to the desk. "Do you hnve 'Skin Deep’ by Phillips and Kessler's ‘Our Vanishing Hair?’ ” With masculine disdain he looks away as the librarian gets these rooks. The heels click away and with a deep sigh he approaches the <: rit. “Please, do you have —” “Garden Facts But a big voice rolls over his like a tidal wave. “,’m enlarging my garden this summer and I'd like to read up on it. I'd like to know something about a rock garden, too, in case I decide to have one.” The librarian stacks his arms full of books on gardening and tops the t pile with ’’The Garden Encyclopedia.” The man is about to depart when

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he turns around and booms out over ibis collection of books: “Oh. and my wife would like i something on antique furniture.” The small bystander shifts his I weight from one foot to the other, 1 sags against the desk, his arms (tightly clasped in front of him Once ' , more the coast is clear when one I of his own kind barges ’nto him j ' and shoves him away from the librarian. “Hobbies for Boys” ; “I’d like some good books on hobbies for boys.” he announced. The librarian leans toward him. “Well, there're lots of good books.! Have you seen Garber's book on I aivplanes? And we have "Popular Crafts so boys” by Hamilton. If[ you are interested in the stars, we ! have a grand ibook called "Amateur i Telescope Making.” She walks down the room with | him, pointing out the .best books on I , each subject. Ever determinedly and firmly i 'the first young patron of all plants ! himself in front of the librarian’s chair. His arm® are tight against the front of him. his pale eyes are blazing. Both temper and temperature have made him very warm “Tries Again” “Please, have you got — “he shouts to the librarian halfway

Does Louis See a Vision? .. . / ...'X •• X-• X t ,’ * MlfiSßwWt- ' > > xg-e*. .. w.. O ■ '<w- '■■ « IT ■'••w Mlw a ip W w< < Xu. I J I - Hl*'' : < as O % X :<? i :: '■ w x sSsF*< • ” JWr w & Jlljk W / ■•xU' / F ' < £ / z W i? f j > r ,^- ; y < Wi. '-' ' ’' Z \ % PK Z .'■ B ; I Joe Louis Behind those dark glasses Joe Louis, heavyweight champion, sees vision—of Max Schmeling down for the count. Or at least he hopes such will be the real vision the night of June 22 when he defends his heavy title against Max in Yankee stadium, New York.

. down the room. But once more a patron waylays , her. This time it’s a tiny old lady I who whispers timidly: “I’d like to make a little money ! :at home. Something useful, you ■ now. Maybe you have something ! on quilting?" The librarian smiles. “We have a wonderful book on 1 quilt patterns, just what you want. Will you come this way?” "My Pet” She moves in the general direction of the small boy, her reader satisfied. Our little man plants him--1 self firmly in her path. At last he : has her undivided attention. He smiles politely and opens his arms. Tightly clutched on one hand is a ! bird. “This is my pet bird,” he says i with dignity. "He doesn't seem to , be feeling well and I thought maybe I you could give me a book that ' would tell me how to feed him.” o — •: SEN. COPELAND (CONTINUED FROM PAGE? ONE) shortly after adjournment. Rep. Allard H. Gasque, D.. S. C., died early Friday morning in Walter Reed hospital after a brief illness. I First indication that Copeland was ill came Wednesday afternoon

BABE RUTH 10 COACH DODGERS Former Home Run King Os Yankees Is Signed By Brooklyn New York, June 18- (UR) Babe I Ruth, former home run king of ' baseball, today accepted a position ' as coach for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Ruth, since his release by the Boston Braves after he had left the New York Yankees, had waited ; i long for a chance to return to i I major league baseball. Last night the deal was closed J which many believed will eventual ly make him manager of the Dod- r gers. Ruth’s contract was - for the rest of this season. Burleigh Grimes. Brooklyn manager, also has a con tract which expire* this year. Larry MacPhail, executive manager of the Dodgers, made the following announcement: "Babe Ruth will join the Dodgers, i At a conference last night attended by Ruth. Larry MacPhail. Burleigh Grimes and Leo Durocher (captain of the Dodgers), Ruth accepted a > position of coach on the club. Ruth will appear on the coaching lines ; at Ebbets Field in tomorrow's dou-1 ble header against the Chicago | ■ Cubs.” Terms of Ruth's contract were not revealed. ’■W" Ruth quit the Boston Braves, : whom he joined on Feb. 28. 1935, on June 2. 1935. That was his last major league appearance. When he left Boston after a disagreement with Judge Emil Fuchs, president of the team then known as the Braves. Ruth said: 1 ‘‘l'm not through with baseball. I At least I hope I’m not.” j Ruth never again was connected with the game from that day on, although he had dickered with many clubs for various positions, j o Box of Gold” Is Brass Cleveland — (UP) — Max Arno-' vitz, fruit store operator, paid $340 to confidence men for a "box of gold” which he later discovered contained only brass. The men said i the box was worth s4.f>'G. when he collapsed on the senate | floor. It had not been generally; known, however, that his illness was serious, but his physicians 1 said that his condition had grown j rapidly worse until last night. A lifelong conservative, Cope- ■ land was elected to the senate, Nov. 7, 1922, and had served con-, tinuously since. Prior to becoming ■ senator he served four years as health commissioner of New York; i City. In New York City he was an important member of Tammany j 'Haii’s “old guard." Last year hei was Tammany's candidate fori mayor, but lost in the primaries: to Jeremiah T. Mahoney, who. in i turn, lost the election to Mayor, 5 Fiorello 11. LaGuardia. In Washington he was noted for his sartorial dress and the inevitable red carnation which he wore in his coat lapel.

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An army of nearly 40,000,000 tourists is taking to the highways this summer and will spend an estimated $1,800,000,000 on “seeing America first". By far the largest legion of tourists in history, these millions of sightseers will visit every state in the union. Yellowstone national park remains the top drawing card among scenic spots with the ■ White mountains of New Hampshire second. New

I VA Counsel ' ~al 1 ■0 r / ■; wW t -\ wi i ' ri r ■ * I - ~ J I Senator Vic Donahey and Francis IJ.ihiie 9 One of the “most essential" matters for the investigating activities of the TV A to determine :s «'-ether -■ ' est yardstick" is being provided for measurein, i • of power e F Francis Biddle, right, chief counsel for the committee stated he made his report to Chairman Vic Donahev. alw.e i; . chairman of the NLRB, is being paid Slo.obu tor six months’'>Kl , and will continue his investigation this summer at Enoxvjlle Star at Sister’s Graduation | ■ - T ~ ■ 7 M Jlv > B w ■ : f. l\t I i l XY; HH Wpie - « I F \ / / lIF S ■ MME Hfaw i HMB KiMfe jwf ■ I ' f James Cagney and sister 1 Among the prominent guests at commencement exercises of college in New York was James Cagney, screen star, who tk>v the west coast to see his lister, Jeanne, graduate. Site won Beta Kappa key and was voted the most talented girl in t

England states come in for about.4o per is tourist money spent, while ano *■ and m shared by the states along th .. lde average the Rocky mountain section. 1 W these exvacatlon trip as of two week. re nresenting a curslons cover about 1.200 n ’‘ „’ mer of nearly total tourist mileage during the 50,000,000 miles.