Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 102, Decatur, Adams County, 29 April 1939 — Page 6

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JUNIOR HIGH TAKES OPENING SOFTBALL GAME Scare* 6-0 Victory- Over St. Joe In Annual "City Series Th* Deiatur Junior high school tram won th# opening gam* of the annual city grade school sortball series Friday afternoon at the South Ward diamond, scoring a d-d ahutout over the St. Joe team The second game of the aerlea will be played Tueaday afternoon at South Ward. In event a third game la necessary. It will be played Wedneaday afternoon, followed at & o'clock with the eihlMtloa game between the winner of the aeriea and the team from the Decatur Rotary club. Ttie annual track meet net ween the two acboola will be held at Worth man Field Monday afternoon. M Andre-wa held the Bt. Joe team to two alnglea and waa In danger only once. St. Joe filled the baaea In the fifth Inning on a walk, hie- and error but Andrewa fanned the neat three batter* The Junior high team obtained nine hlta. scoring two rune in the llrat inning, three In the third and one In the flfth. Junior High AH R H E Schnepp. an 4 12 0 Neldlgh. 3b 2 2 A 2 Reed, as lilt Kitkord. «f 1 t t t G. Andrewa. tb 2 1 0 0 M. Andrew*. p 2 0 2 0 Sudduth. If 2 110 dehorn cf 2 t 2 t Cochran, rs 2 0 0 0 Bear, c 3 0 10 McConnell. 2b 2 0 0 0 Spahr. 2% ... 1 0 0 0 -fatal* 21 < 9 2 St. Joe AB R H K Kiepper. lb 2 0 0 1 MrClenahan p 2 0 0 1 Briede. 2b .2 0 0 # Ha< It man 3b . 2 t t S D. Uengerit h. 3b . 2 0 1 0 Welher. c 2 0 11 B Longem h If 2 0 0 1 Scbnita. rs 2 0 0 0 T. Lengerirh. cf .... 10 0 0 Oetmer. as 2 0 0 0 Totals .22 0 2 C Trade In a Goon Town — Oeeatu*

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COURT HOUSE Marrtag# License* Arthur Pruett. Lima Ohio to Vlrij glnta Staples. Pleasant Mills Appearance Entered > In the note suit of John Swanson i-tnlnat Maurice P. Klndter. special . appearance for the defendant waa miered by Harry T. Grube. Set Par Issues Th* damage suit of Loretta Ternfw l against Raymond Roop was ant I for iaaueg May 10. r Answer Piled In the damage suit of Homer Star- > buck against Harold Lehman an * nntwer In general denial wu filed by the defendant II 0 - i I 8080 NEWS 1 . Mr* Gertrude Jlllpert waa Injured Tuesday morning while she waa milking her cow In the barn. The I row became frightened and kicked 1 Mrs. Hilpert. knocking her down. Men working nearby heard *he commotion and went to her add. She wav taken to the house and a physician naa called Reside* body bruise*, me ankle waa badly .brul*-«l and the ligaments torn. Mm. Carl Daniela and nous left Sunday for a visit nrth her parent*. Mr. and Mrs. George Hobson, of Decker. Mr and Mrs. Ray Meyer* entertained some friends and neighbors Sunday evening. Ire cream and Cake were served to the following guest* Mr. and Mrs. Rufford Broadberk and family. Mm Luctltc Miller and family. Mr. and Mrs. kenneta Ohler and family. Mr. and Mr*. Orville Lenhart and i family of Wren. Ohio. VB** Blaey 1 ..nd family spent Sunday with Mr. ‘ and Mrs John Kltey. Several people from Bobo attended the high school play at P easant MHIs Tueaday evening. Mrs Kenneth Ohler and daughter Marlecne and Mra. Luc 111- Miller -pent Friday wKh Mr*. Ray Meyer*. Mr. and Mr*. Carl Planer and eon's Jackie and James of Decatur were Friday evening guest* of Mr. ; and Mr* Henry Miller. Mr and Mr* Kermitt Be wen and ( children Clarence GUpin Mr. and, Mra. L. P Sapp and aon* Edgar, Barnett and Harold spent Sunday . with Mra. Lavtna Heath and family. Mra. Ray Meyers and rnildrea ’ .pent Wednesday with Mr*. Lucille 1 ; Miller and famMy. Thursday evening April 27 at the i Hobo school house approximately I ■ -eventy-flve people from the two church**. Mt Tabor and Clark'* Chapel attended the farewell for 1 Rev. Lloyd Mower and welcome for Ktv. and Mra. Armstrong. After th * -upper and social hour, short talks were given by Rev. Rower and Rev. ( At matrons. MISSING GIRL ICOIfTtNCED PROM PAGE ONE) 1 the had walked along the railroad , for some time before deciding j where to go. Sberirt Miller returned her toher home here after extracting the promise that she nould not again aurcumb to the roving fever I HOPES AROUSEO i tCCWTINUBP FROM PAGE ON*> , ditlonal miners In the 21 other 1 bltumlnoua-produc-lng state* if 'he 1 eastern controversy remained tin- J 1 settled 1 A threatened shutdown of the 1 Pennsylvania anthracite Indu.f-/*' waa averted, at least temporal sly. t-gardlrs# of the turn of events In ]

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: STANDINGS NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pet. Cincinnati 6 2 .714 i Chicago 5 3 #25 1 Boston — 2 i 422 Philadelphia . 4 3 .571 St Louis 4 3 .671 i New York 3 4 .429 ; Brooklyn 2 4 323 Pittsburgh 17 .125 AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pet. 1 New York . 2 1 .232 1 Bt.,Loula 4 3 .271 'Detroit 2 4 .224 Chicago 4 4 .500 Boston ri - — 2 3 Mki ' Washington .. 3 4 .429 Cleveland . 3 2 .372 Philadelphia .... 2 2 2X4 ■■ ■ ■ YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Nat>o»|*i League Cincinnati 7. Chicago 4. Brooklyn at New York, wet and ! cold. Boston at Philadelphia, rain. Pittsburgh at St. Umla. cold. i American League Bt. Louis S. Cleveland S. < New York at Boston, cold. Philadelphia at Washington, cold. Detroit at Chicago, cold. ■ 1 w - ■ ■ 9— 9 Decatur Bowling League Results LEAGUE STANDINGS Miner League W L Ret. Casting 34 14 .TOR Mutachler 24 20 .523 Gambles 24 22 .242 ! McMillan ... 24 22 .242 Mies 25 23 .221 Burke* 22 23 .221 Clover leaf 1R 3o 375 Hoff Bran 10 SR 20* Merchant* League Bank 34 17 447 I’pbolster 29 22 .249 Wren 29 22 .249 Smith Ins . 27 24 .229 Telephone Local 23 2R .421 Telephone Toll 22 29 .421 1 Preble 21 30 .412 Conservation 19 32 .373 ' Major League Prickle* 21 12 .223 i Hon E-Krust 19 14 .274 Hotel . 12 It .425 Doc'* 15 2f .417 WEEK S SCHEDULE Miner League Tueaday 7 p. m. - McMillan vs Burka. Mutachler vs Hoff Rrau 9pm — Casting vs Mies; 1 Clover last r* Gamble Merchants League Wednesday 7pm.— L photsler va Conservation: Bank v* Preble 9 p m — Telephone Toll v* ' Wren: Smith Ins va Telephone Loral. 1 Major League Thursday 7 30 p. m. — Hotel va i Hon-EKruat; Prickles vs Dae*. 1 Central Soya League < Friday 7pm — Maintenance < va Solvent; Office va Feed Mtlisl. • pm — Elevator v* Laboratory; Truckers va Feed Mills 2. I e 1 ■ t George Geisler Still J Confined To Hospital Today nearly four month* after an unkuown assailant shot him twice through the head. George Geialer. 71-year-old farmer of north of Wiltshire la still confined lu the Adams county memorial h capital Mr Geisler. who remained In the hospital for several days In n clrt leal condition, la reported much Improved and on the road to recovery. It will he recalled that ha was admitted to the hoepltal. after a mailman had found him lying conscious on the floor of his kitchen two days after ha had bean aho* Ohio authorities Investigating th* attempted aaaaaatnatlou have nut found the assailant The shooting occurred on December 22. Some Changes Made In Bus Schedules Port Wayne and many other uortbeaatern Indians elite* «ui go on daylight savin** time at midright tonight, to remain on taat tune until the Inst Saturday In September. Decatur will remain on central standard time, one hour later i than the daylight time. A few changes In ru&nl.vg time of the ABC busses through Ixvutur were announced today. The early morales ’us Part Wayne will I* *v» at » o'clock, tit tty except Sunthe soft coal negotiations. Wage-hour negotiator* ffr hard coal operators and 100.000 uu'on miner* agreed to extend the prer ent contract, which expires ai midnight Sunday, through May 6 while their discussions continue. 1 TTte lightening of tension In the soft coal situation first became! apparent yesterday after the federal government had hinted It l might undertake dram. measure* i to prevent a coal famine John R. Steelman, head of the U. 8 conciliation service, had been , directing the negotiations since! Tuesday, when be came liert under administration Instructions 1 to use every means to break the j deadlock.

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day. Instead of at 7 Sundae only, the northbound bus will leave at 8 instead of 9. The »:J» a. m. northbound bus will run both daily and j ■Sunday, starting tomorrow. <i. B* Tfiim lo Pt« 9 Practice (iame Sunday The General Electric baseball team will hold a practice game at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon at Worthman Pleid. meeting the Fuelling Aces There wtl Ibe no admission charge. o Injured Youth Is Reported Better The condition of Dunne Davidson. 17. of Seventh and Madison street, who was seriously Injured Thursday night when HU by a track, wa* reported by the attending physician a* much improved today His condition remains serious however, and no visitor* are permitted. The physician stated that X-rays revealed he sustained a ahull fracture. in addition to n brain concussion and a compound fracture of the tight leg. Davidson, the son of Mr. and Mra. E. K Davidson and a Junior In the Decatur high school waa riding hla bicycle on Second stre, t Thursday night when n large.

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eight-ton truck, driven by J. W. Foster of Fort Wayne struck him. - .1 Weather Tricks Hans Surinxfleld. Maas —(UP* —A felt j I of balmy weather this winter fooled I the hen* here. They approached a roar- recorj) In egg product ion. The , local market was flooded with eggs, causing a drop of from 5 to la cent* a dozen *_ Similar Mishap; Injuries Toledo. O (UJD — Dale Morris and Raymond Cornwell, both 7. ’ were confined In the same room ' in East Side Hospital with almost j Identical Injuries suffered In auto- j mobile accidents which happened under similar circumstances with- • In n few day* of each other, - Chukar Partridge# Flourish St ruul. Mtaa. u.R) — Chukar ‘ partridges may replace the pheas-

10 Big Days of USED CAR HOUSECLEANING 60 Used Cars THE SALE YOU HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR WILL BE ANNOUNCED MONDAY, MAY Ist OUR SUGGESTION IS—Don’t Buy Any Used Car Until You Have First Seen What W r e Are Offering In This Sale. It will be your Opportunity to buy below what would be the cost for many automobile dealers. Drastic Price Reductions • Low Down Payments - SAYLORS - Buick decatur Chevrolet The leader In the quality field. The leader In the few priced 141 South 2nd at. ng South Ist at.

ant as Minnesota’s popular upland 1 game bird, according to state game officials. The Aatath- mountain native, planted experimentally in several counties the paat few; years. Is adapting Itself well to : j the state. ARRIVALS A daughter was born to Mr. and Mra. Charles E. Hammond of 92# , Line street at the Adams county memorial Hospital. Tuesday afternoon at 2:33 o'clock. The child weighed four pound* and one and ■itree fourth* ounce* Th# girl has j not been named. San Jose. Cal. —(UPi—Thtn eti» i t-ellevea It has a record for the youngest hold-up victim la 4-year old Clarence Dorahier who was held u,> In St Jamea park by a bandit who took a 11 Mil he had in hi* rocket. ,

PLEASANT MILLS Rev. Barr wa* called to oti**d Tueaday 10 officiate at a fua*rai Mias Doris Ann Werliag had her tonsils removed Tueaday as Dera- | tar. Vr, und Mrs. H*«ry Crownover visited Sund&y at the home Mr*. Dglla Bowser*. Mr. and Mra. James Everett and' family spent Sunday evening witn Mr and Mr*. Clint Death of Bobo Mr. and Mr* Theodore Bovine of Decatur visited with David Sonne family Monday evening Robert Harmon and Mir* Rainer Darr. attended Hie Alumni Banqu*' m Gil»ad Saturday < venlns. Mr. end Mra Wlaatou Rawi-v and children Arlene and Bobby of Herne, spent Saturday evening with: the William Noll family. Grand Roebuck of Port Wnyn* and ki* nlater. Mr*. Flora Comer us Huntington., are visiting a tew aayn wilt* their brother AI Roebuck. Mr* Charles Young and daughter Rargara of North Manchester. are *p«ndlnx this week with her par.•wt* and family Rev and Mr*. Alba Itarr. Lincoln Hunter of Galea,]. Jame* rites .and Min* Nottna Lee Tltes .•f Mary were weekend gueai* of Min* Esther Barr Betty an Thelma Noll left Tuea day evening for Portland fur an extended visit Ut the home of Mr. •and Mra. Harold Power# and Mr.j and Mra. Ara*y Anapaugh. The little non'* cf Mr. and Mra. Renolt Johnson. Robert Gene and .loJnnle Bill, are spending a few day* with their grand par*nt* Mr. rnd Mr* Steve Imnxenberger. Mr and Mrs Ralph Horlne and family of Union City, visited «unI c*y with the Glenn Mann family. Their daughter Barbara who vialied the Mnnn* for several week* 1 ret anted home with her pa**nta. I Mr. and Mr*. R H. Everett and • family were Sunday dinner guest' jat the home of Mra. Margaret Merillat In Port Wayne. Mra. Mcrlllat also, entertained for her ron and family. Dr. H- Clayton M»rllta« of Sedro Woolley. Washington, who ate making a vlalt in this part of -be country. Mra. Ralph Longeuberger, Mr*. Harold Dolch and Mias VlvUn Noll : t Httored to Port Wayne Wednesday Mra. Lottgenberger visited in thi .Lome of Mra. Irene Longenberge:. Mrs. Dok-h and Mina Noll viattat with Mra. Genevieve Hemllnger The Junior Claa* play va* prerented Tuesday eveulng at th* high scitool auditorium, to a packed

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