Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 104, Decatur, Adams County, 2 May 1939 — Page 5

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— Last Time Tonight BiVaV.V ▼ 3 Ml? <■<»W M w J >' • > ALSO —Shorts. 10c 25c dnesday only * te ON THE STAGE — IN PERSON * Our Favorite Entertainers are Back Ag-iln W»th A Brand Ntw Show—New Songs—Naw Music— New Fun! IOWO RADIO STARS’ AMBROSE HALEV—"The Osark Rambler" LITTLE MARY LOU—Winsome Singing Star “HAPPY HERO" HAYWORTH—Songs. Old and New f OUR BLACKHAWKS-—Singing. Playing. Clowning J *NE WEBTERON—Dancing the Tepe. B 2 N ™ E SCREEN—Here's That Grand Show You've Bren ’erlng About—Marvelous Entertainment! I , “THE GREAT MAN VOTES” ■. JiftiniM Weidkr. John Harr>m<»re. I’th-t 11-hl< n. MAI-M)—shortn. STA(JE SHOW !» P. M. ONI A HK'-. h B Thur » <1 «y. Friday. "Wife. Husband A Friend" H C 9l "ing Sunday—"MIDNIGHT" Claudette Colbert. Dun Ameche

.continued In fourth place In sales. In the industry. nutre«l*t»rin< nil hut the three lowest prlu-d make* of cars. Mr. Hufstader Mid Actordlng to the executive. u*e<| tar deliveries during the svinnd to days of April ware In egress «»f H.ooo unita, with dealers' stocks of both new and used car* in sound position, NO TRACE OF HET WITNESS Federal Men Deny Pendrrgast Associate Took Own Lite —— Kansas City. May 8 U.R> The Missouri river yielded no trace today of Edward K Schrndder. clone business aas-s late of Demo* rati* tern* Thoma* J. Cendergaat and a key witness In federal prosecutions * of Pendergast, and federal authorities declared that he had not committed suicide, Schnleder's ''suicide or disappearance weakened the government's case against Pendergast and agenta of the federal bureau 'of investigation were looking for , him. convinced that he was alive., There was an abundance of evidence that Hchneider leaped from a bridge into the river. His car was found on the bridge On its ■ seat were suicide notes. His hat was found floating in the river two miles downstream Hut there was no trace of a body. Iteputy Sheriff Bob Moors, the first to reach Schneider's car where it was parked on a bridge over the river, said that until the body was recovered , ‘‘it's anybody's guess what happened to the man." V. S. district attorney Maurice Milligan, who heads ttie staff that ' will prosecute Pendergast, noted that Schneider was “an important ; government witness'' In asking federal agents to investigate the possibilities of "hoai. suicide or that he met with foul play.” Schneider had been before the grand jury frequently. Friday. Milligan said, be made a detailed statement concerning the affairs and incomes of Pendergast from the < Ight corporations which he controls and of which Schneider is lan official. The next day a federal grand jury i--indicted the Demo emtio leader, presumably on evidence that Schneider had given. Pendergast appeared before Judge Merrill E. Oils in federal district court yesterday pleaded not guilty to ihe charges that his payments in 1'3.15 and IMfi were not in proportion to his income, and was freed on bond pending trial June 12 or soon thereafter. Schneider admitted, Milligan said, that he was one of Pendergust's “straw men." that he had i received money from the corporation which he delivered to th* boss. H* hneider’s statements liefore the grand jury cannot be used in Pendergast’s trial. If he killed himself or la not found, the gov eminent* «ase will be seriously weakened. In S* hneider’s car offi* era found two suicide lot*-s thie was ad dressed to his wife, th- other to Phil Abry, a business friend The bridge, which < *>nn<s is Kan sas t'iiy, Kan, with Platte county. Mo., la privately owned and u watchman is on duty at .

——— QMlklO - Last Time Tonight - ••NOKTH OF SHAMiHAI” Betty Fumsss. James Cra-g j < “FIRST OFFENDERS’* Walter Abel. Johnny Downs Only I Or* Lie -o Fri. * Sat. — Bob Baker. 'Ghost Town Riders" * First Chapter, "Dick Tracy Returns."

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT TUESDAY, MAY 2,1939.

J ive Trainmen Killed in This Train Wreck -« I ’ I l l ■ f „ . - t gw * Wreckage of Pennsylvania freight south of Pittsburgh Five Ohioans, all members ot the grew, were killed wreck. The dead include E Feeney engineer and when a double-header freight train ran off a aiding D. R Conroy, fireman, ot Columbus. O and D H south of I itt-burgh and came to rest in thia sash- Lingenfelter, engineer; C. E. Rine. fireman and T •on. Four o:heia Were seriously injured in the Ramsaur, conductor, of Dennison, O.

Seeks “Dream" Babv • / / Y_ /> Mrs. Virginia Cleary Seeking a “perfect specimen of American manhood.” to become the father of a "test tube" dream baby, la Mrs. Virginia Cleary. 28-year-old Harvey. 111., housewife Mrs. Cleary is suing her husband, John, age 42, for divorce, following U years ot married life.

No on** saw Schneider drive hi.-* automobile onto It. LINDY URGING (CONTINVED FROM PAGE ONEI aimy's research station here were: 1. A new ty|x- wing that great-1 ly minimizes wind "drag" and makes possible unpr*-*-ed**iited. but I unreveal* d speeds 2 New tyfies of wind tunmls that will eliminate much of thguess work in the creation of larger and speedier aircraft. 3. New type cowlings. windshield* and propellore that will make |H«sibl*- s|s-e*ls 111 excess ot a*io miles ail hour wlihoni the is j * "shock waves” that tend to "brake" fast flying air- ( craft. 4. A glass bottomed sea plane hull that will permit obm-rvaGcti'

Al Smith Pardons a “Murderer 1 ■wk f I ‘X Vi '*♦ ■ IF <**■ ' 9' I .; Xiy s ' Vt j. ’’i ' ! | . * .... Al smith <>l* Otoen Former Governor Al Smith jovially enters into the fun at King Features theater party for publlahara and editors convening in New York Al ii shown pariorung Ole Olsen, co-star of Hellzapoppui.’" tor alaytfig another member of the cast during the uproarouS periorma&cs.

■ of water resisting factors and thus open the way for Hull design that wi'l obviate the necessity for reserve power for takeoffs. BOOK NOTES New Boohs—Adult Fiction The grapes of wrath, by Htelabee; Eastward in Ed* n by Garth; Wickford point, by Marquand; The middle window, by thiudge; The luuaway. by Norris; Bluewater, by Deeping; Inevitable dawn, by Baldwin; Stepping under ladders, by Greig; They wanted tn live, by Roberts; Wine of Good Hope, by llame. Harlequin house, by Sharp; Career by proxy, by Baldwin; Thia lie tile, danger, by Gibbs, Non Fiction All in a day’s work, by Tartali; Days ot our years, by Van Paaasen; An American mu si* lan's story by Htokowski. Aiiu riiau earth, by B*»ula; My days of strength, by Fearn; I think aloud in America, by K**iiin. Juvenile Mistress Margaret, by CrownHeld; Bat. th*' story of a Bull Terrier. by M- a-b'i; With Lieutenant Pike, by Sabin; Mopsa. the fairy, by Ing-low; Horace, by Coats; Th. country bunny, by Heyward. The watchhirds; by Leaf. NO PROGRESS tCONTINUED FROM PAGE ONEi | them to reanme operations. In that event, other operators. I would almost certainly attempt to, loperate iion-niihni or with em-j I ployea recruil***l from the Progres- ■ give Mine Workers ot America. Ihe American Federation of La- ! lair’s rival to la-wis* Congress of ■ Industrial Ib latioiis affiliate If the negotiators for Home I eastern operators remain divided! Um the question of union recogni-i ■ li-m tialay. as they have la-en almost from the start. Lewis will pul | ihe problem of separate contracts I I up tn the millers' policy committee; 'lnf ISO district mcmltera. The union and iiiohi operators. | I however, hoped the cttnfcrence j would reMain Intact. It has sum l tinned successfully since 19.13 aiul has, Il i» generally agr*-*-d. laa-n a I' stabilizing Influence on th*' Indus I try. In years when <<mirucis were * drafted la-tween the anion and In‘dividual or small groups of o|a-r-

“Happy Herb” '■r . „ "Happy Herb'' Hayworth, whose rh-h baritone voice has delighted listeners of Stat km WttWo fur neany seven years will he seen in person al the Adams Theater Wednesday night. He will appear ou the same program with Am ! brose Haley. Little Mary Lou. ! lawks and others

atom, the result wait cut throat , competition and labor gnrtfe. The issue on which the neg*U-! atora are deadlocked hint nothing | ;to do with wages and hours. The conferees are in tentative agreement on a two-year renewal of the 1037-3 U contract provisions for a ■ 35-hour week and a daily basic wage of M in the north and S 3 So in tin- south. The old i-ontiact expirr .> at midnight. March 31. POLAND ADOPTS <fi>NTI.M - EI» Knurl PAGE ONBI — ! Europe. In Berlin Marshal Hermann | Goering pul new emphasis on the -Nazi May day celebrations which I were designed to show the strength and unity of the retell. He said that there could la- no dis union in Germany. An unofficial Erent It delegation which toured the Spanish prr>.lac» of Gerona reported upon arrival a' Berpignun that there were no signs of Italian troop movements or fortifications near the French Pyrenees frontier Exclude Far East Paris. May 2 'U.Pj Great i Britain was understood today to have agreed definitely to exclude a far eastern guarantee from pro positlx to Soviet Russia for parEnd of the Flight X ' S *J NORTH POLF rj7rk> </ FOKIO [tL 71 yi iw* .. \ J This map shows the distance and route followed by the Russian fliers. Kokkinaki and Gordienko, on their scheduled flight from Moscow to New York. Their plana was forced down at Miscue Island, near New Brunswick, after covering approximately 8,700 miles. Only 700 miles remained.

nareowaosaoasuumawM SCHOOL HONOR ROLLS LISTED Public Hiifh School And Junior lli»fh School Rolls Listed The honor roll for the second six weeks of the second semester at the Decatur junior-senior high school wss snnounced today by Principal W. Guy Brown. Dorothy Hoffman and Mae Manlier led the senior list with live A'a each. Seven students followed with four A’a each. Nine students of the junior high led that Hat of honor students with six A'a each. The complete 'lst follows: Senior High A B Ihirothy Hoffman 5 Ma- Maullei 5 Earl H Bronier. Jr. 4 Barbara Hurk 4 Elbert Fuhrman 4 Katherine Knapp ... .. 4 Annis May Merriman 4 Marjorie Miller 4 Hob Hchnitl 4 Ardl* Rrintxenhof- .3 g Don Behnke g j James Christen 3 1 Betty Fuhrman ._ 3 1 Richard Goldner ... 3 1 Grace Orether 3 1 Marjorie Maaaonne 3 1 Anita Stolp . .. 3 j Alice Tost 3 j Edith Baker .. 3 3 I Betty Hurk-- . 2 2 I Kathleen Foreman 2 3 Evangeline Fuhrman ...... t 2 Virginia Hoffman 2 3 Betty Hnnter 2 2 Fkwa Belle Kohns 3 2 j Mildred Marshall 2 2 Eileen Odle | 2 lx»ula Reink mg . 3 3 I Louis Reinkmg 2 3 Vera Bauer 3 3 Robert Yost 2 2 ! Jean Zimmerman 3 2 Junior High A B ' Richard Ablmit . ti 1 Bernd* e Barber . « lam* Baughman . . « | Joan Cowans fi J Patricia Edwards .. « 1 Jack Graham g i Alice Owens ... g ' John Hpahr . g i Edward Walters d Iren. I’. .*.k 5 1 ticipatioti in th*- “peace front.*' Andre Charles Corbin, Frem h ambassador to laindon, reported to the foreign office <*n the British pio|Misala. He was said to have | disclosed that Viscount Halifax, j British foreign secretary, had agreed with Ivan Maisky. Soviet amlMsaador. to omit the far easturn guarantee Iw-cause Britain I hopes to wean Japan from th*I i<om*’-Berlin axis. Authoritative sources pointed out that it is known Tokyo has refused German proposals to cooperate with the axis In the present tnllitury and naval maneuvers ill Europe, such as sending Japanese warships to the Mediterranean.

To Become F.nvov fl H B fIBEWB f ? wMft -k*. W * ■ -iw. -' | - laird Lothian rhe eleventh Marquis of Lothian, wealthy land owner and war-time secretary to the then Prime Minlater David Lloyd George, will become British ambassador to the United States this summer, succeeding Sir Ronald Lindsay, who will retire,

Robert Mutechler fi 1 Kenneth McConnell ..... ... & I Belva Burk-i 4 3 Dorothy Hammond 4 3 I Cnrioa Livers 4 3 Barbara Kohls 4 3 Evelyn Andrews , ... 3 3 ! Naomi Brown 3 3 Marilyn Cairns 3 3 Juanita Edgell . 3 3 Rex Hears 3 3 Joseph Kaehr. Jr 3 3 Gerald Kimble ... 3 3 Kathleen Hhai kley 3 3 Monmouth Graduate (•ranted Scholarship Arnold Conrad, who graduated from the Moumouih high school this spring, has been awarded a scholarship to the Indiana Blate Teacher's collego at Terra Haute, according to word received by Era<st Curtis, Monmouth principal. Conrad will leave for Terre Haute May 15. where he wll Ibe enrolled In the college and will also work at the lintcrnatioual Harvea.er company. New C astle Stores Protest llitfh Rates New Castle. Ind.. May 3.—<UJt> ' Nearly all store windows and electric signs tn New Castle were dark last night as men hauls turned off all display electricity at t» p. m. in protest to alleged high rates of the Public Service Co. of Indiana. Only three stores failed to participate 111 the light **strike." and

How Safe Are Your 11 VT>w‘ bt 1 BRAKES Ihm'i know? Not nure? Think they're all right? Brother, you’d Ind ter be sure! When vnu're in a jam. and vou're counting on them to hold—then it’s too late to hope they’re okay! Drive in. and we'll tell you 1 in a jiffy! Better let u.«* check over ynur motor before jou really start spring driving. it RIVERSIDE Super Service WHEN YOU THINK OF BRAKES. THINK OF US. I ——lß K if r e have the shutter! S Imperial Hashable Wat Ipa pert 'THIT IMPOmsr a/r jlj H of your home t» wall space. Decorating thia ■I important space contributes mote beauty at less M cost than any other home improvement Put it at the B top of your budget list-and enjoy the beauty of thg ■ world’s finest wallpaper this fall Imperial papers,guarQ anteed washable and fast to light, are made in all price ranges. See them at uur sliowrouni* today! I B. J. Smith Drug Co

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-M*even drug stures and tavsras extinguished all outaids lights. The "strike" resulted tram n resolution approved by the ratal I merchant* committee of the Cham tier of Uummcica teat weak. Th*resolution said that uo new rale schedule had been preacutsd by the company despite repeated proteats of merchants, and set May 1 at U p m fur the Mil ike.” • O'Girls Chart Wssther New York U.PJ Everybody talks ateiut the weather, but Hunter College girls are doing something aIH-ut |t in theli meteorological station Th*-y complete their I own hurtlcaue r*<*irds and weath- . er map* k — ' TODAY'S COMMON ERROR * Du 1 ml speak of your husband | . j or wife as a "helpmeet," the , 11 proper word la "helpmate.'* •

SPECIAL! Country Fried Chicken Lunch 30c Wednesday and Saturday Equity Dairy Store.