Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 131, Decatur, Adams County, 3 June 1939 — Page 6

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REVERSERACE FEATURESCARD Race In Reverie To Tea- ' ture Junk Car Derby Here Sunday The "race in reverse," tilled »* th** feature of last week's junk ear derby will be run Hunday afternoon without fall, promoter* of the weex- ( I.* rare card announced today, < are hate been reconditioned and ! several new entrant* are expected 1 in the feature event of the derby. < Last week the race was not run < '>eeau*e after the previous contest* I *Md been caged. all but one of the ' errs the one driven ny Vernon ' speck" II ebble, were unable to 5 match the pace ano could not con*» tinua. To assure the fans of witnessing tisas unusual event. Ralph and Carl Hurst- the race promoters. derided to stage that event first. Other 18 and 2b lap events will !<e run Th** admission to tue race will be 25 cents per pe.son and Plenty of parking space is said to t le available free of charge. *♦** W PA League Games . Sunday Afternoon | Three games are on the -.ichedul** for the Adams county WPA amateur league Munday afternoon, with all contest* scheduled to start at G. E and Fuelling will tangle at Worthman Field; Mies will play at i I hkm and Pleusant Mill* a.'.l travel to Friedheim.

SIN. MON. TUES. ’ Continuous Sunday from 1:15 ,| “THE HARDYS RIDE HIGH" Mickev Rotmev. Lewis Stone. ' •• V | Cecelia Parker. t Ann Rutherford it ALSO—Cartoon A Musical. lOc-25c O“ —, O I Last Time Tonight — “Mound of the Baskervilles’* Richard Greene. 1 Basil Rathbone. ALSO—Shorts. 10c-25c I —— ] | CORT; SUN. MON. TUES. Continuous Sunday from 1:15 lOc-lik Matinee Sunday ’til I Evenings 10c*20e HUMPHREY BOGART in “You Can’t Get Away With Murder" ALSO—Three Stooges A Cartoon O—O Last Time Tonight-BUCK JONES "California Frontier." Also—“ Lone Ranger Rides Again.” 10c-15c

CONFIDENTIAL CASH LOANS OF SIOOO to S3OOOO MADE ON Household Goods, Livestock, Implements end Automobiles •>» w w»« n f1,.. ~ ■. VJ. <, » ■< • I, Op to 20 Months to Pay A Special Repayment Plan for Farmers — Decatur Loans Discount Co. Locally Owned and Controlled I DECATUR. INDIANA I

STANDINGS NATIONAL LEAGUE W L. Pct G H Cincinnati 27 13 675 Kt Louis 23 IS .MS 3 Pittsburgh 20 I* 526 6 Chicago 20 19 513 <4 Brooklyn Ik Ik 500 7 New York . Ik 23 ,450 9 Huston 15 23 395 11 Philadelphia 12 25 .324 AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pct 0 H New York .. 31 7 .313 Boston 22 13 626 T'n Chicago 3<» 17 .541 liii v Cleveland 19 17 528 II Detroit 17 23 425 15 Washington 15 23 395 1« Philadelphia 14 22 399 1« St Lout* .11 27 .399 20 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS American League New York 17. Cleveland 5 Detroit S. Boston 5. Chii ago 7. Washington 5 Philadelphia at St lamia, rain. National League Cincinnati 4. Boston o (11 innings). New; York f. St Louis 2 Only games scheduled. NAME TICKETS ARE REPLACED Theater Owners Place New Ticket* In Bank Nite Hopper On account of the fact that the Bank Nite ticket* were tampered with by a prisoner. while the equipment was tiring held tn the Cotm* ty Jail, all new ticket* to correspond with the name* registered In the Rank Nite book* have been placed in the hopper. Roy Kai ver announced today. This announcement reveals an Interesting side-light on the recent Bank Nite trial, which has never before been made public The th ket hopper was locked In a cell in the woman’s section of the.jail An insane prisoner in an adjoining cell made a loop from the edging of her blanket, tossed it around the hopper, and drew It over to the bars that formed the wall of her cell When she was discovered, sinhad the hopper open and had thrown many of the ticket* around the cell floor, some of them having been destroyed. In order to make certain that there will be a ticket in the hopper for every name In the hook*, the Kalvers purchased an entire new set of ticket* which Will tensed These new ticket* have been thoroughly mixed up and are hi readiness for the opening of Rank Nite.

TAR WASH ™ 39c Including Air Clean. AL. SCHMITT MOTOR S A LES

As Lou Nova Whipped Baer in New York 3 Max Baer, left, and Lou Nova

Thia action shot from the Max Baer-Lou Nova | fight in New York shows the former heavy champion about to cover up for what'a coming from the I

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COURT HOUSE Demurrers Filed In th*« note and foreclosur* suit ‘of Samuel Barger ugaiust Tillman ! I. Nussoautn. and other*, a demurrer was file,! by the defend I ant*. Tilman L. la-ah and David . C Nussliaum to th*- first para* ] graph of the plaintiffs amended complaint A separate demurrer was filed by Joseph D Schwarts. A separate demurrer was filed by defendant. Daniel D Habegger. Complaint Filed A suit for gtssls sold was filed by John <• Hoffman against James Goin, and others. Summons wtui issued to the sheriff of Adam* county for th*- defendants. Charles D Hawbaker and P*mrl Hawhaker. returnable Sept 4 \n affiduv-l It for attachment was filed Cash Isitid in th** sum of s2<s> u* t - d« tHisit.-d with the sheriff by the I plaintiff Modifies Order Special Judge Homer W Mueller of Fort Wayne, after hearing a petition, modified a former order of the court In the divorce case of Ina <* Hiiffstetter against Wai--1 ter Hofstetter and awarded the custody of the child Walter to the father, provided hn> is permitted to visit his mother as he desires ’ until further order of the court, and suspended support tu«mey during such times when the child is | with his father Answers Filed An answer In two paragraphs was filed by all defendants tn the mandate suit of Wallet II Gilllotn I against the county *cou ictl Seperate and several answers • of general denial were Tied by the defendants. Evert Banter and Fred Becker, In the foreclosure of mort'lgbge avR of the Federal Land

| fiats of Nova, declared a winner in the eleventl round on a technical knockout. The defeat virtualI ly ended Maxie'a comeback attempts.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT SATURDAY. JUNE 3.1939

Bank of lauiisville against Rufus 1 ; Mi shberger and others. 1 1 Estate Cases A petition to have the inherit-; I since tax determined was filed In 11 the <**tate of Julius Hauck and re- ’ I ferred to the county assessor. 11 i The report of the inheritance 1 i tax appraiser was filed in th- j I : estate of Charles H Gage and the notice t ordered returnable Sept. 4. h A petltMg was filed by the ad- : ' ministrator in the estate of Louis! Conrad to transfer stock It was ' examined and approved and the I administrator was given the auth-l* ■ orlty. ! i In the estate of Magdalena I Chrlsteiieria petition was filed, by i • \e* lit*.i to d.-teiniille* th*- In 1 heritaiuv tax without referrnce.il The petition was submitted, exam-1 hud and approved and the court fisiitd that there was no tax dur t Baseball School Postponed Today Because of wet grounds, today a < nniuled junior >*as«ball school p.>*tponrd The school will 1.,. held i i.t Worthman Field Monday, and boys an- asked to be present at lu a. m. HOMES SOUGHT I (CONTINUED FROM PAGE OMM> i to do by the nasi government. Authorities did not explain why i special provision had been made for the IjeWlttiS. All refugees said that If permitted to enter Panama they had suf- ' ticlent funds to trep them from becoming public charges. I Capt. Schroeder maintained close guard on hla passengers to keep i I down muss hysteria.

DELAY OPENING SWIMMING POOL Municipal Swimming Pool Opening To Be Delayed Short Time The opening of the municipal rwlmmlnr pool will he delayed two oi three Week* tH cause of the lUstdlatlon wonk on the no* cooling tower at the city light plant. Mayor Forrwat Elaey announced today. The pool I* usually opened the flrat day of June, but because of the installation work will be postponed In juist year* the pool has proved a great attraction, especially among the youth of the city and every effort I* to be made to insure it* open ng at an early date Marlon Feasei will again direct the activities at the pool. Mayor Elley stated, and Miss Betty Frlslns-t-r will be In charge of the girl*. special day* will be set aaide and and special hour* will be marked for boys and girl* of various age* i-nd the adult*. A complete schedule Wl" be announced prior to (he opening of th“ pool. ABANDON ALL HOPE (('ONTtNfKn FROM PAtIK ONKI only about ke trapped men alma rd Previous Accident* Birkenhead. Eng. June 3 <U.R) -A possible clue to the nature of the tragedy that twf**ll the new submarine Thetis was provided to day In disclosure that she had been Involved In two previous nccldents. one to her diving controls The disclosure that trouble had la*en encountered In outfitting the Thetis for service after her launch Inga year ago this month came from officials of f'ammell-lgiird. Ltd. builders of the J1.700.0tW undersea craft. R S Johnson, managing director of (’ammell Ladrd. said the Thetis had been In tw<> previous accident* but that they were "nothing of any moment. "Th** Thetis had an accident when, after one of her trials, she hit the front of our dock here." Johnson said "On another occasion the hydroplane gear control)ifig the diving did not function and we postponed a scheduled trial dive until we got the hydro plane in order. . “Once she stayed down for some time, during one of two previous trial dive* in <air basin, but there was nothing significant in that tiecause we make all sorts of quiet experiment* with ballast so that when a submarine goes out to sea on trial she will lie properly ballasted." Gambling Equipment Is Ordered Removed Warsaw. Ind . June 3 — <U.R> - Sheriff Bourton Foulk* and Prosecutor Jacob Koont* tialay announced after a thorough investigation they have ordered the removal of all slot machine*, punchboards and other gambling device* from the club room* of fraternal organisation*. hotel* and dance halls. They said the ban will be permanent.

U. S. Star in Cup Polo Match * A Ik ■k wk & WE U?r W®! fir St!? w i ®v ’ ® WF XS 1 <*< U Smith , * Called the srratest shotmaker in the game, Cecil Smith, above, hard-ridlng Texan, will be one of the United States stars In the 12th international challenge cup polo series against Great Britain at I Meadow Brook, U 1., June A Smith la a 10-goal man.

Chief Justice Hughes Sutters From liter Washlnrton. June k -<U»--The suproa* MWI - ierk‘* oAct announced today that Chief Justice Charles F.van* Hughe* i* suffer i mg from a duodenal ulcer and will be confined to bed tor some time Hughe* suffered an attack of grippe earlier this year after an address 10 the special joint sees I ion of congress on March 4 He > did not return to the court for *l* . week* t ——-O-— ———- Book Repair Project Is In For Approval * " ’ Indianapolis. June 3 — John K 1 Jennings, state WPA administrate I or. today announced project* totalE Ing 31,203.540 have been sent to ■ Washington for approval. •i Included in the project* i* book repair for the townthip school IILibrary. Adam* county, at a cost jof 53.*411. apomored by the county .. Imard of education. — - ■(>■'" i. i Organ Concert At St. John’s Church 1 — Prof A. Beck, professor of ' | music at Teachers College. Rlvrr '|Fint-at. 111. will present an organ concert at the St John's laithrrau I church Sunday evening. June H. iat 730 p m The public Is Invited to attend. — - - 4> - Allen County Civil War Veteran Dies • Fort Wayne. Ind.. June .!—(L'Pt | -The fast-thinning rank* of the 'G. A. R. in Allen county w*-re furthor depleted today with the death* i* t Albert S Allen. 96. and James i A. Kessler. 92. !: Allen served with the 11th Mk WI- , | van infantry during the civil war. i He will be buried Monday ,| Kessler was a member of the j-55th Indiana Infantry. Hl* funeral , will be held tomorrow afternoon. —oJ • Special Services To Be Held Sundav _______ * ' Special services are to be hell Bunday at the Zion Lutheran church ‘ here for the Walther League and young people of the church. The Rev. Paul W. Schult* will | deliver a special sermon and the I young people wilt attend the service . in a body. • Horse And Colt Killed By Train t ■ i A horse and two-months old col*, i owned by Florena Stucky, of south i of Berne, were killed Friday by a r southbound Pennsylvania passenger train, according to reports from Birne it i* though: that the train <*-ew did not know the engine had hit anything. , I ARRIVALS Mr. and Mr*. Homes Fishrr. 1127 ’ West Adams street, are the parent* r of a baby daughter born at the I Adams county memorial hospital . Saturday morning at 1:30 o clock. . The baby weighed six pounds and nine ounce*. Thia I* the fifth child ■ In the family. She ha* not yet been j earned. .

Train-Auto Victim I > Released Today Ml** Mane Straub, of near Be - eraoa. was released today from tn* Adam* county memorial hospital, : .vhere she had been confined sini* . the auto train crash at Petervon Mat Sunday, which killed on* person I and Inlured six other*. Adams County Memorial Hospital j Admitted* Oliver P. Mi.l*, igj North Tenth street; Juan Rodri1 cue*. Eagle !•*«*. Texas; Mt*. Cathi rlne Tettmgn. 315 South Third street; Mr*. Jesse Uleckler Dixon Ohio , Dianlaaed: Mr*. Helen Rilchard Van Wert. Ohio; Marie Straub, Docatar. oTurtle Bests 1897 Mark East liennls. Mass *UJ*> Enoch E Walker ha* found a small gopher turtle on whose shell J J, Martin carved his name Jnne 17, 18*7. The gopher or Ito* turtle I* six inches long and four ln« h< * acnaui. Such turtle* seldom grow larger. Vsrd Cave fer Glass Work TYie first glass maker In Scotland era* George Hay tlSM.|B2si. He took advantage of a peculiarly formed cave at Wemy»«. on the Fife coast, and set up hi* furnace there- * _X___

Win Means Riches forHiJ kWtFHfIL’ 'will k i' ■ *' a Ff * 1 ? 'X-.c I F s' I • fl I ■ \ ? Jllll <- * j|| < HI I ’ ‘ ' Br S •- w I ■ ILAJBI * Col. Roscoe Turner and Wilbur Shaw ■ ‘ Victorious tn the 500-mile Indianap*a • r * Shaw of Indianapolis, may earn a* much as $50,000 11 second time Shaw has won the event Shown with Oi 1 Turner, airplane speed pilot, Shaw won |3O A«0 fir»t 1.1 Jimmy Snyder of Chicago, who finish*-1 »* • 7 1! Roberta of Van Nuys. Cal., winner of the 1833 race. d annual classic witnessed by 145 pers’-a. _■ Screen Players at Rms J| I I 1 y fl I Ls F 1 Robert Taylor and Barbara Stanwyck * Screen newlyweds. Robert Taylor and Barbara races at Hollywood Park, Inglewood, Cal, when > track daily for the sport of king’

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