Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 201, Decatur, Adams County, 25 August 1939 — Page 3

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CLUB CALENDAR Society Deadline, 11 A. M. a Fanny Macy <• oioneo 1000—1001 >t * Friday X Pinochle Club. Mrs. Wllunm Lie. < ter ?:2o P tn. ** Pocahontas Lodge, Red Men's Hail. 7;SO P. nt Tuesday 1 Rebekah Ixxige Special Meet Ina. " |. O. O. F. Hall. T:SO P tn. ’■ Kirkland Ladles' Club Roclil Meeting. Kirkland School. Even Ins St. Mary's Twp. Home E.-onomlcs "iClub Picnic’ Hanna-Nuttmvn Park ’ *:»>■- Wedneectsy ' Union Township Home Rronomlta ’ Club Pot Lock Rapper. Mrs. Henry Baumann. ? p m. I ——————— I Smith and family and Mias Annie | Mae Merriman of Decatur; Omer ' | Merriman. Austin Merriman. CharHies Myers and son and M,a. Mary J Myers and daughter Mab'a all of Blue Creek township. The Bt. Mary's township home ,1 economics club will have its annus: . I picnic for members and their fat mllies Tuesday evening. August SV. , at Hanna-Nuttman park at six-thirty . o'clock. All members and their fa- . mllies are cordially Invited to at- , 'end with well filled baskets and their own table service. > The Kirkland ladies' club will i have a social meeting for all club . n.»mbera and their families Tuesday evening. .Members are requested to bring a cake or pie. r - t LOCKE-BAUMGARTNER ’ NUPTIAL* SOLEMNIZED The marriage of Miss Majes'a Baumgartner of Geneva an I OmmaIds Locke of Monroe was solemnise 1 I last Saturday morning in the par-: linage of the Methodist church in ‘ Decatur. Rev R W. Graham receir , . ed the vows The parents of the . couple were the attendants. t The LTnion township home econo-. r; mica club will have a pot lock su> .'per Wednesday evening at he home . of Mrs. Henry Baumann. Supper r will be served promptly at sever, * i o'clock. Quests will be the families | of the members and the 4H club' > boys and girls of Vnlon township." Each family ia to bring its own table service and a well fried has-1 ket. ■ MRS. GLADYS CHAMBERLAIN HOSTESS TO DINNER BRIDGE Mrs. Gladys Chamberlain delightfull entertained the members of her, bridge club Thursday evening at her home on South Third street. At six-thirty o'clock the guests were Invited to the dining room, where a d»Hcioua two course dinner was served bv the hostess, assisted by her mot». -r. Mrs. George Flinders. The dining table was centered with

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT FRIDAY, AUGUST 25. 1939 ’

Latest to Be Indicted in Louisiana Scandal

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Her* are three more New Orleans officials indicted by a fe<!er*l grand jury In that city on charges of using the mails to defraud the New Orleans parish Levee board of nearly WOO.OOO Left to right.

a bowl of garden flower* After dinner, table* were arranged for bridge. At the conclusion of five game, the club prise was awarded to Mrs. W P. Schrock and the guest prise to Mrs. Raymond I Keller. PRESIDENT OE (CONTINUKD FROM PAGE ONE* ■ - - 100*000 bushel elevator would be ready for new crop beans With the addition of the Illinois plant. ,the Central Soya Company will {have an annual processing capacI Ity of 9.000 000 bushels of beans. LIST PROGRAM (CONTINUED OR PAGE SIX) representative of the stale depart ment of education. “Vocational ' Rehabilitation" will be the subject of hla address BRITAIN. POLAND ■ CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE. Ignace Moacickt of Poland was weak aa anti-aircraft guns went up on, many Berlin buildings and Nasis Indicated that all attempts |at intervention were rejected In these circumstance*, the Dill!sh foreign office issued a sta’ement saying: "It ia a source of lively satis- 1 I faction to both government* .Brit lain and Poland) that negotiations I for the present agreement have Iheen so speedily and satlsfactorI Ity concluded ” A* the formal treaty with Poland was announced, prime minister Neville Chamberlain went to Buckingham Palace and informal King George of latest develop ment*. The viewpoint in Loudon official circle* was that German press charge* against Poland were slml lar to those made by the Nasis last year against the Csechoa'o vak* Poland vigorously denounced the Nasi charges aa false and made strong counter-charge* to Berlin of Nasi violation* of th* Polish frontier Nevertheless. the Increasing number of border Incident*, including * report from Danzia th*' two Polish guard* had been shot dead by Danzig guards and from Berlin that eight German* had been killed by Polish police, admittedly made the threat of a aud den explosion more serious than ever, official* Mid An authoritative source reported tonight that prime minister No-. vllle Chamberlain planned to In-, elude Winston Churchill, bitter foe of fascism. In the British cabinet. Ilf the dissident conservative* will acc*pt. Several cabinet change* were Mid to be contemplated by Chamberlain In order to form a government representing all shade* of political opinion In event the present European crisis continue*. On Own Term* Berlin. Aug 25 <U.R> Germany will discus* the territorial dispute* | with Poland only on Adolf Hitler'* own term*. Natl source* declared today. The term* apparently would In- | elude the return of Danzig. the Polish corridor and upper Silesia province of Poland — In other word* everything which Germany had before the Versatile* treaty.

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Ithey are Norvin T. Harris, member ot the bond firm; Robert Newman, said to be one of the richest men in the state, and Herbert W. Waugepack, a member of the Levee board in 1937.

Hitler, anxious to speed up a ■ solution of the problem, was hi f constant conference today, per- ■ sonally and by telephone with | Nazi and military leader* here and 11 with the Nazi high command in Danzig Germany was fully manned for action, with It* army at wartime strength. Anti aircraft gun* were mounted on buildings In Under Den Linten in the center of Berlin A canvass of well Infarmed Nazi source* late today indicated the German position a* follow*Whatever persuasion or coercion may be used on WarMW. the Pule* show no sign* of capitulating and the Nazi* *eem scarcely to ! count on capitulation any longer. If the Poles made a move to send a representative to Berlin. I Hitler would naturally confer with him hut only to oegetiaie on Hit-1 ! ler'a terms If the Pole* continue their r* j sistance a* la generally accepted here. Hitler *eem* determined to I obtain his end by force, the only question remaining being how and when. ij Only Hitler and a handful of his ,i counselors know the answer to the question, or whether action would I begin with or without an ultl I matum. or before or after Hitler's speech at Tannenberg on Sunday.] MONETARY PACT 'CONTINUED FROM PAOL ONE) phaslzed that any question of readjusting the value of the dollar to ‘inform with change* In the Rrplah currency had never entered bl* mind or come up In diacuMlona. The president ha* power* to de-' value the dollar down to cent*. It row I* at cents a* compared to the pre-Rooaevelt gold value. Report* received by the treasury Indicated that the French had not dropped official support for the Franc and apparently were operating In the market It was pointed nut. however, that the Franc has ' not been under such heavy pressure aa the pound. L 4 Adams County I Memorial Hospital I Admitted: Willi* Fonner. 839 North Ninth street; Edwin J. Gehres. route 4. Van Wert. Ohio: Naumen Fullenkamp. North Second Street; Emil letuagle. Dixon. Ohio; Jacob Koo*. 334 North Fifth street. Dl*ml**ed Donald Edward John : Monroeville. ■—— 0— " Italy Calls Two Military Classes Rome. Aug. 24—(VP|—The military claaie* of 1901 and 1913 have hern called precautlonarlly to th* color*, an official announcement said today. The Troop* muit report to bar rack* by Sept. 1. It will make a total of ilx classes under the color*. o ADAMS COUNTY TOT (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) by Dr. C. C~ Rayl “ » The lad was born near Monroe i February 11. 1139. the son of Clif ■ ford and Dorothy Reidt-Brown r He was the only child. Surviving, beside* the parents, are the grand-

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parents. Mr. and Mrs. John R. Brown, of northwest of Monro* and Mt and Mrs. Christopher Reidi. of Fort Wayne Funeral arrangements had not been completed at a late hour this afternoon. Q Belgium Decides On Partial Mobilization Brussels. Belgium. Aug. 2s—tUP) I — The Cabinet decided today >n I partial mobilization, affecting 3S<>. 000 men. All officers and men of too army ■ were recalled from leave. The caftinet a decision on addl- > tlonal measures of security completed the nation's defense nrenara- >: Uona. ,[ ■. - o — Four lowa Youths Arrested At Gary I Gary. Ind.. Aug 25—<CPi—Four • Sheldon. lowa, youths today faced '.charges of stealing nine quarts of 101 l while passing through here on their way to the New Vor* World's fair. '! They were returned her« from La 1 1 Porte where they were arrested late yesterday. '! The youths. Howard Finch. 19.1 Ralph lain kin. 21. and Donald and Dale Kkowls. IS, twins, told authorities their car. which they had purijase dfor *4O to make the trip. ! ate a lot of oil."

I A Telephone 'SpN Adds Prestige! j I “Can I reach you on the tele- ( phone?” Does that question cause / you embarraMi*ment Iteeauwe you ) have no telephone? A telephone > listed in your name is an invest- 1 ment in buxines* and social pres- i title! Friends know where to \ reach you ... important messages C come to you directly. Install a ( telephone in your home without f delay. Inquire about low cost f rates! J

Personals Mr. and Mrs. Prank lores have moved from Fort Wayna to IM flr.nth Eleventh atroet, Drratur. lack Rcbulmann of Chicago la the i guest of his sister, Mrs. Roy Kalver, Mrs. lohn E. Nelson, laughter Bernice and son will leave early Sunday morning for DeWitt, Arkansan where they will visit Mrs. | Nelson's brothers Don and lason ►'•sex. They will be accompanied uome by Lola Ellen Essex of Mon-' roe who has beau visiting there th ’ (the past two weeks. Mrs. W. P. Schrock and caughter j lanut and Mrs. A. 1. Sml'n visited; m Fort Wayne yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Smith and son. I la*wls, and Bill Coffee are spending i ;the week at their cottage at Ham-' I ilton larte. Mr. and Mrs. Lottla Trapp returned to their home in St. Paul. Minn. a two weeks' Unit In Mllwau* I kee. Port Wayne and this vicinity. ' While* here they were the house i cuesta of Mr. and Mtn. Arthur Blakey of I'nion township. Mrs. Trapp was Mias Dorothy Blakey before her { .narrlage August It'h. Miss lanet Schrock will spend tlk> [ week end at latke Wawasee. where she will be the gue<t of Miss loan Pon sib of Fort Wayne. Mr. and Mrs. Avon Burk returned Wednesday from a vlalt In Chicago.' Mr. and Mrs. Fred Barwller of B'uffton visited in Decatur last eve-l nlng. Mrs. la*o Saylors will leave noon on a trip through tat east and a v,sit with relatives there. lay Alton of the West Er.d Texaco station has returned from Fort Wayne, where be completed a four- ’ day Instruction coarse sponsored by ' the Texaco Oil Company. W. R. Barr of Bluffton was a | visitor in Decautr Thursday even>ng. Dick Ehinger. advertising manager for the Daily Democrat la ill with a severe attack of tonsllltla j Mr and Mrs. E. W. Burche an.l

I jWy/ F* si EARLY AMERICAN C /(/ tl/a/cum i Fragrant formula for a cool summer! Ute lots and lon of Old Spice Talcum, refreshingly scented with rotes-and-tpice. Employ (discreetly!) this captivating little fan with charming instruction* in Early American coquetry gaily inscribed thereon. B. J. SMITH DRUG CO.

daughter Louise ht>ve returned to their home after an exteaaivs motor tour through the western states. Isaac Parka, inheritance tax administrator of the alate department, conferred here late Thursday with county Assessor Ernest Woribman Mrs Alph Umtis of Detroit ie visiting relatives here Mr OwnUs and children will s|w>nd loilmr Day here Mi and Mrs Gerald Hmlib mid daughter Rally will leave Saturday morning on a motor trip through the .-ast. They will Im accompanied by Mlsa Helen Low er. teacher in the Port Jervis schools, who has spent the sum mer with her parents. Mr. and ■Mrs. Homer Ixiwer of thia city They will meet their brother A . laiwer at Washington, D C, and visit Atlantic City, the world's fait. Philadelphia and many other places of Interest. They will l». gone about two weeks Mrs Peter Klopfenstein of route 1. Monroe visited in Decatur today. Mrs. Lydia Mcßarne* of Pleasant Mills was among today's visitors. Joseph Geimer of route 2 looked after business here today. l-eo Kirsch attended to business In Muncie and Anderson today. Johnny Corbett of Fort Wayn-i has purchased an all plane and aoya Is first trip will be up and down!

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> the main at rests of Dscatttr. The • toys here have been looking for him n rouple of days. Mrs Erwin Diehl of near Moi * , roe who bos been ill for ihe past I few weeks, was taken <0 the Rule . ert Uinf hospital by ambulance ioi day (aaar Kane parka, tax admlnlaira* ' 'or for the state tax board was a* visitor here Thursday afternoo',, dlM'uaalng tax mattera with th' county auditor, treasurer and aaaeei mr. H«- was fortneily an attorney ' at Mishawaka. — ——. i ■ Trade in a Good Town — Decatur

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