Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 25, Decatur, Adams County, 30 January 1939 — Page 3

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Best Colds MISERY of your cold as 3 Ks 5 people do—massage throat, ■■back with VICKS VAPORUB. . :x> ..non brings comfort and relief.

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Gable almost sure to marry ] Carole Lombard as soon as Mrs Gable frees him and Robert Taylor hotly rumored to be on the point of' making Barbara Stanwyck his wife. Eddy is very i much tickled over the way he caught us writ-

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flat footed. Says we might guessed what was coming the fact that lie sang "I Lov, Truly” and "Ch Promise Me" radio program. star declares he has had a HB of telegrams from fans since wedding and not a single and Mrs Eddy have shopped ■■vain to find a suitable home so in the Erentarea and will call it "The the Annabella-Tyrone Power waning already? We reports of a new interest in ■J" 1 Lieberman, of the wealthy ■E? elan . has a defi- «» t rOm Wend Y Barrie and K™?. he H have to take it as Lieberman showered the !t4r so rnany expeniKl. oS3oms that she once humorcomplained to him: “1 Br anvih, oo " 1 !.‘ n my refri & era tor but your orchids.’’ HL, y bas Kiven her mother a J^ColonL ta House naPartment nio? at Myrna Lz)y hM start- ■ whiletodAoL? 0 ”' 1 be free for ■n.»aJ The Thin Man Re - Kreil for r k Ulking about BiU ■ hk»» mt rbos . C0 ’ star in “Nl®y she ha« c! S wUI be the com * KystoJ tecn deman <iing. It’s lXerer d u gbt ’’ flnished - FranKkihg a D i a as wit hin hours of gp w? eS\? rNew York " hen Bi she d blm t 0 »* patient, B e )"ll be t 0 Holl ywood W he » her .hn g her Until April ■?P«ibaMv w) n Penß - Now ’ Le ' frnj* CCept that plc - Bt* bm V < ? nesomene3S for B's Pet r b a u Nellie, James CagB* ot her day t ' a nTh >ed 016 fence ■ y and hanged herself

CLUB CALENDAR Soclaty Deadline, 11 A. M. Jeanette Wlnnee Phone* 1089 — 1001 Monday Pythian Sister Needle Club, K. of ! P. Hall. After Temple. County Women’s Chorus. Moose 1 Home, 1:30 p. m. Research Chub, .Mrs. R. D Myers. 2:30 p. m. Junior Woman’s Clulb, Miss Evelyn Adams, 7:30 p. m. Music Department, Mrs. W. P. Schrock, 7:30 p. m. Dramatic Department, Mrs. Fred Patterson, 7:30 p. m. Literature Department, Mrs. O. L. Vance, 7:30 p. m. Art Department, Mr. R. D. Myers. 7:30 p. m. Tuesday Eta Tan Sigma, Miss (Dennys Elzey, 7:30 p. m. Wednesday Shakespeare Club, Mrs. C. E. Peterson, 2:30 p. m. Historical Club, Mrs. Harl Hollingsworth, 2:30 p. m. Happy Homemakers Club, Mrs. Everett Rice, 1:30 p. m. Salem Ladies’ Aid, Mrs. Ora Patterson. 1:30 p. m. Thursday Every Ready Class. Mrs. C. L. Walters, 7:30 p. m. Zion Reformed Ever Ready class, Church Basement 7:30 p. m. Christian Ladies Chicken Noodle Soup Sale. Evangelical Missionary Society Church Parlors, 2 p. m. Saturday Methodist Ladles Rummage Sale, Church Basement. 12:30 to 8 p. m. Lee Custer, assisted by Mrs. 'William Noll. Mrs. Ralph Longenberger, and Mrs. Orlen Fortney. The next meeting will be at the home of Mrs. Ottle Jackson. LEGION AUXILIARY HAS MEETING FRIDAY The American Legion Auxiliary met at the Legion Home Friday evening for their regular social meeting. A talk on legislation was

| because the rope she was tied to was just long enough to get over ' but too short to allow her to reach ! the ground. Chuck Griffen, Cagney's secretary and an ex-lifd guard, cut Nellie down and applied artificial respiration. Nellie revived and becomes the first goat whose life ever was saved in this manner. Remember Claire James, who was runner-up in the last Mis: America contest. She's working in M-G-M's "Somewhat Secret, which is her forty-seventh picture. She has spoken less than 20 words in the lot of them but has received more publicity than some of our important stars. Reminds you of the record set by Toby Wing. "St. Louis Blues" made me yawn but you have to hand Paramount credit for thinking up a new way to display Dorothy Lamour's shape, lincss. They show her getting u inassage. S. Luro, Honey Chile Wilder'; Argentine admirer, is showinji local late spots the first hundreddollar bills they've seen in a long

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time . . .Charles B u 11 e r worth has been dining at the House of Murphy with Lois Earl of Pasadena . . . Grade Allen gave George Bums his birthday and goingaway party at this spot. The icing on the cake spelled out “Happy Oom-

pah” . . . Bob Taylor was nominated for the Lamb's club by David Warfield and will get his membership next month . . . Special to C. S.: Tyrone Power WAS directed by W. S. Van Dyke—in "Marie Antoinette” . . . Louis Sobol is giving Hollywood and San Francisco the once-over and will be in New Orleans, the lucky guy, in time for the Mardi Gras . . . Get Nan Grey to tell you about the advertising pictures she made for a company that manufactures waxed waterproof paper. They photographed Nan for an hour wearing an evening gown made of the paper. Later, an embarrassed representative of the company called with 'the proofs. The pictures were wonderful in all but one particular—the paper gown was diaphanous . . . Remark of a Hollywood producer got a big laugh in the Beverly Brown Derby. Someone asked him what kind of reviews his latest film got in New York. "For a picture that was made in America," he said, "the critics were very kind to it."

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 1939.

given by Joe latnrent. He used al. bls subject. "The Ca-e Os Veterans, Widows and Orphans," Trite und [ false game was played and the prise was awarded to Mrs. Annabelle Gehrig. Music was alto enjoy <d during the evening; selections of accordlan and Hawaiian guitars were given by a group of boys aud Kiris. i latvely refreshments were served !by the committee, Mrs. Evelyn i Gludfelter, Mrs. Clara Bauer and ' Helen Bauer. | The Woman’s Home Foreign Mis-' slonary society of the .Methodist I church will sponsor a rutupnage i sale Saturday in the church basement from twelve-thirty to eight I o’clock. A good assortment of clothing will be on sale. LOCAL LADY’S BROTHER OBSERVES 86TH BIRTHDAY James Monroe Roop, bro’her of Mrs. Sam Acker of this city, celebrated his 86th birthday Tuesday, i .anuary 17, at Marion. Ohio, at the home of his son. Rev. Carl V. Roop. I with whom he has been making his home the past five years. Mr. Roop is well known in DecaI tur and vicinity, having formerly, I resided at Willshire. Ohio, he is a i former trustee of Willshire township and a retired patent medicine manufacturer. He is the father of 10 children, one of whom is Mrs. William Noll ■ of Pleasant Mills. The other child- ' ren are all residents of Ohio.

PERSONALS William H. Bell will go to Ind-' innapolis this evening to attend a meeting of the state police comtnis-, »ion of which he is a member. Dan H. Tyndall is attending to business in Indianapolis today. Bob Heller came home from the legislature for an over Sunday visit. William Aumann of route one was a business caller here Saturday atternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Marion Ray and daughter Margaret Ellen cf Muncie are here to attend the Hurst-, Summerset wedding. Rev. C. M. Prugh is attending the I Ohio Pastor's conference at Columbus. Ohio. Miss Helen Walters of Detroit, Michigan, spent the week-end with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Walters. Mrs. C. C. Pumphrey left Saturday night for Johnstown, la., where sue will visit relatives for a couple of weeks. Rev. and Mrs. George Walton and daughter Georgiana were Fort Wayne visitors Saturday afternoon. Mrs. H. B. Macy called'on Fort Wayne friends Saturday. Miss Janet Schrock returned to Oxford. Ohio this morning after a visit here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Schrock. She is a student in Western College for Women. Misses Madge Hite and Helen Haubold were visitors in Fort Wayne. Judge H. M. DeVoss was home from Indianapolis for over Sunday. He says he is getting acquainted with the duties of his new office as appealate judge and likes it very much. Jess Le Brun writes from Tampa. Florida that he and Mrs. LeBrim are enjoying themselves and that their next trip will be to St. Petersburg and then to Havana. Cuba for a few days. Miss Margaret Lauby has returned from Wabash, where she attended the Delta Theta Tau convention.; Mrs. Lawrence Beal, who underwent an operation for appendicitis Saturday afternoon at the Adams county memorial hospital, Is report-l ed satisfactorily. Fred and Bill Voglewedc t eturned to their studies at Notre Dame university today after spending the week-end with their mother. Mrs. Charlie Voglewede.

RAIN AND SNOW ,CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) o'clock. The probability that weather conditions would become muck worse tonight and Tuesday was seen this afternoon when snow and colded weather was predicted by the wea therman. Residents view with apprehension the results of probable intensive freezing and added sncw and ice. Although the acuteness of the situation has been somewhat relieved due to the WPA tree trimming program, it can be seen that a heavier coating of ice or snow would become too burdensome for already loaded (branches. Breaking limbs, light and telepone lines and poles would further edd to the inconvenience and discomforts of local residents. Crews from the city light department and ; the telephone company worked fevi erishly today in an effort to stay ahead of the storm. Evidences of the damage caused by the sleet, ice and snow could be seen on all sides here today. At the Newberry five and ten cent store, the large awning in front was ripped to shreds on the i one side. On Jefferson street near

"Twins”—Mother, Daughter . . —— r i Jr f z " feu. / . I » lJhKv* I ■ 'U C1 | MSg Us \" Illite The gorgeous White “twins” who won special mention among the prettiest Bt the twin convention held in Chicago are revealed as mother and daughter. They are pictured in New York where they are employed in a night club. Left, is Crystal, the daughter, and right, is Priscilla, tha mother, fifteen years older.

Seventh, a transformer had brok|cn under the weight of the ice and .anried light lines to the ground with it. Several farmers including Pete Lehman, local dairyman, reported I that they were forced to do the milking and morning chores by candle and lantern light when light service was disrupted. Fall Is .88 Walter H. Gladfelter. 10-ial river and precipitation observer, reported that the total snow, sleet and rainfall during the night amounted to .88 inches, an uanusually heavy precipitation for snow and sleet. The reading was made at 8 a. m. today. .—o QUAKE’S DEATH ' (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) ' expeditions. Authorities here estimated that; I 75.000 homes, 42 per cent of those! In an earthquake area of 2,400 [ square miles, had been destroyed' in the big earthquake Tuesday night. Harvests were ruined over I much of the area. In some rich , towns, the little industries which! had been their life were destroyI ed. Relief officers reported that; .in the case of some cities like ; Chilian and Cauquenes. there was nothing to do but build complete new cities. 1 The cabinet, at a meeting late last night, ordered the minister of the Interior to establish head-, i quarters in the devastated zone ’ and organize committees to advise ' on reconstruction of ruined cities, I and on the action the government must take to save harvests which I ‘ were untended. j SNOW, SLEET AND (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) More than 2.500 highway workers i fought to clear snowbound roads i today after a two-foot fall blauk- ' eted part of northern Indiana. Parts of nine highways were closed entirely and the state highway department repotted it might

Will Speak At Butler Exercises a IISF ? O L~ J I J HrII|m; ■ wll| .-fry HERMAN B. WELLS GROVER VAN DUYN Herman B. Wells, president of Indiana University, and Grover Van Duyn, assistant state superintendent of public Instruction, will be the guest speakers at the annual Butler University Founders’ Day exercises to be held at Butler, Tuesday. Feb. 7. Pres. Wells will speak at the Founders' Day banquet to be held in i the Riley room of the Claypool hotel at 6:30 p. tn. and Mr. Van Duyn , will speak at the extfVcises to be held In the fieldhouse at 10 a. m. Dr. James W. Putnam, president of Butler will preside at both programs. Founders’ Day commemorates the founding of the university in 1850. It is always observed on Feb. 7 the birthday of Ovid Butler, one of the original founders of the school and first president of the board of , directors. j

be necessary to close more as snow continued to drift badly. Heaviest snowfall was reported in the northern section of the LaPorte highway district where three roads were closed by about 24 inches. In the southern part of the Fort' Wayne district six inches of snow i fell, the highway department said. | Highway workers kept the roads ' open in this section. No snow was reported for the central and southern part of the state nor were any accidents reported to the highway department. ! AU available equipment was called out in the emergency and department officials hoped to have all closed roads open by nlghtall. Roads reported closed included: Nos. 20, east of Gary; 41, north of Hammond and south of Cook; 152, west of Crown Point; 33, south of Fort Wayne. 102. 5 miles ! north and south of 30; 205 northeast of Columbia City; 13 south of 30; and 10 north and south of I 30. ° •— , Adams County Memorial Hospital Admitted — Mrs. Lawrence Beal. 130*4 Second Street: Charles Seth ! er. 1139 Monroe Street; Audley ! Moser, 144 Second street; Goldie | Carpenter. Monroeville. Dismissed —Mrs. Joel Reynolds, 252 Seventh street; Osman P. Andrews. Fort Wayne; Mrs. Norval D. Fuhrman and baby, Grace Doreen, route one. Decatur; Mrs. Ralph Isca and baiby, John Edward, 919 Harrison Street. o Indiana UAW Unions Oppose Homer Martin Indianapolis, Ind.. Jan. 30—(UPl —United Automobile workers local Unions throughout Indiana today had repudiated allegiance to Hom er Martin’s faction in the intro-! union warfare. Meeting yesterday in Indianapolis executive officers of the U. A. W.

THREE RAILWAY MEN ARE KILLED Another Injured As Engine And 29 Cars Are Derailed Chicago 111., Jan. 30—(UP)—The Illinois Central said today that three men were killed and one injued last ulght when the engine and 29 cars of a freight train were derailed at a cut one mile north of Hobbs spur la Pope county. The railroad said the Incident occurred when the freight train struck a pile of rocks whicn had slid Into the tracks from the embankment. The dead, all of whom were removed to Vienna. 111.: A. F. West, engineer. M. G. Waterbury, fireman. W. Choate, head brakeman. AU were from Paducah, Ky. Paul Wledeman, a flagman, suffered minor injuries. The railroad said it would take more than a day to clear the tracks and restore freight service. The train consisted of about 100 cars..

Mother Os five Is Killed By Boarder Lafayette, Ind., Jan. 30 —(UP) — Mrs. Lawrence Mullendore, 29-year-old mother of five children, died early today of a bullet wound re ceived Saturday night during an argument with a former boarder over a $lO debt. Officers said that Harry Baker, 56. accused by the victim's husband of firing the gun, is being held in the county Jail pending grand jury action. Lawrence Mullendore, 30, the husband. told authorities that Baker, who formerly lived with them in a box-car colony, came to recover clothing the Mullendores were holding for non-payment of a $lO boarding bill. He said Baker shot Mrs. Mullendore and that Baker fled after he had wrested the gun from him. throughout the state declared themselves tor R. J. Thomas, leader of the faction opposing Martin. They voted to send delegates so the convention Thomas has called in Cleveland March 27.

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Fewer Grade Crossing Accidents Reported Cleveland. Jan. 30 A decrease' of approximately 24% in the num her of grade crossing accidents '■ that occurred on its rails during' 1938 as compared With 1937, is reported by the Erie railroad. In ' 1937, the total number of such u< cidents was 169 and last year this total was reduced to 129. A report, of crossing accidents prepur ed by the company also shows that under the same comparison, j the number of fatalities was reduced 38% and the number of people injured dropped 24%. Accidents by states through which the Erie railroad operates, compared with 1937, show a decrease of 28% In New Jersey, 29% in New York. 33% in Pennsylvania and 24% in Ohio. —•——o-, Picture Os Local Firm In Congressman’s Office (Special to Daily Democrat) Washington, D C. Jan. 30 —Pictures of four leading Northeastern Indiana industrial and commercial firms grace the walls of the Washington office of Rep. George W. Gillie, of Fort Wayne. Wall decorations ,n his two-room suite in the house office building include a striking aerial view of the | McMillan sugar beet facto.y and soy bean plant in Decatur; photographs of the International Harvester and General Electric company plants in Fort Wayne, and a drawing of the home office of the Lincoln National Life Insurance Company. Explanatory notes on each picture give interesting background material about Nor’hern Indiana's make-up. o Fort Wayne Youth Is Held For Robberies Fort Wayne. Ind.. Jan. 30 —(UP) —Police announced today they had solved seven burglaries committed over the past year with the confession of Robert Caddington, 17. They said his loot involved little money and consisted mainly of merchandi»e. Detectives making an inspection happened upon Caddington when he was trying to squeeze through the transom at the rear of a tavern here. He was charged with second de-'

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i gre« burglary and and placed under $3,000 bond today. One Killed In Quarrel Over 10-Cent Sandwich Greencastle, Ind., Jin. 30 —(UPI | —An argument over a 10-crnt sand wleh today gave utithoritiee here , their first fatal shooting case in nearly u quarter century. William : I). Manire, 42 year-old negro apart* , ment house janitor, was wounded fatally, and Al Williams, 49, negro war veteran and case owner, was being held pending un inqueit. Williams told police Manire ordered a sandwich and refused to pay for it. He insisted that he fired at Manire in self-defense after the customer threatened him. o ‘ — Corrigan Influence Spread* Oshawa. Cnt.—(U.R) - The South Ontario Agricultural Society put ' on its annual fall fair here in the . “Wrong-Way Corrigan" style. The society officially opened lite fair on the day it closed instead of the ; day It opened — —O 11 "■* Former Slave Is 113 San Francisco (U.R) More than 200 deacendunts of Mrs. Silvia Hoover, former Negro slave, attended the celebration of her 113 birthday here. As she never knew I the exact day of her birth site chose that of one of her daughters and has celebrated it regularly for the past 85 years. 0 — Horse Shortage In Province Regina. Sask. (U.R)-An epidemic of the dread equine disease known ias encephalomyelitis has killed about 10,000 horses in Saskatchewan this year, causing a definite shortage of the animals in the province, a survey has disclosed The disease affects horses' brains. ■ “ -■ —o Pullet Goes on Spree Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.—(U.R) —A white leghorn pullet owned by 1 Fred Bennett apparently believes in the principles of mass production. She laid four eggs in 24 hours. o Tripods Fit in Vest Pocket Leipzig.— (U.R) —Camera tripods may be folded and carried in one's vest pocket. One form measures 6 inches in length and weighs six ounces. The new vest pocket camera tripod will be exhibited at the , Leipzig fair. o i Trade In a Good Tov-. Cecatur