Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 265, Decatur, Adams County, 8 November 1939 — Page 1

XVII. No. 265.

f COUNCIL ■ROVES BIDS ft EQUIPMENT K ( . \nd < oiuh-iwr CT Purchased l or |Sit Improvement ~ .. -- 1 .>>'• <1 til- pH' ■■ ... EI-< ’I i' * '.ln unit* '<> l»- hl|K' h.!II million d.dlar |,i.. k :.ll!t |K| ■ il El. ' ■* tohetict ady. N V. for |M ( „. «'eam turbine with I 1 '! |K,. .■ ■ j...-.1 by th|K;. . -f publi. works - ih.. company 'mi *»» taken , i <>nd*-'i**-r. th- . .n..’ii.El. •< MV) 'Of 4’l <n.| th- Imuril was K,i contract .■.■.• <1 ••Id* the ■ XI- I Eh- pro- . . .nnu'i-.l oil Ito- .. ... ~n th- condenser K. i,. ...I Electric and '.,.1- were the K..- their particular The Dravo <’»ri .viand, submitted ■ id ..I tl"l24»; on the tfrS. rr.. - 4. Engineer Ing N 1 S’lbmllled a ( ,f |2< IT* <:ii the conden Kh *;:* rejected The c< th- i*o bids on thM .|.n«.r amounted M I' II Froehll« -h's estlth. turbine was 5U8.200 th- inndetiaer. 8-39.500 1,.- received soon on Mh'x.tmil high pressur-■b-i.i which will be tn- ■ i ■>.. i.innd-liiiK program plant Bld* will Ktl nn remodeling of the th. erection of fonnda- ■ u. tml.lne and < oiulett ■ installing a n-w switch- ) will set underway a* a* possible with th- idea Inr in- improvement coni by ■ rt (all when the sugar Mart* It* IMo Sugar m.ik npalirri , J revenue honda for I it bearing three percent > I. have already been Bold eana u( helping finance the i Th- city will alto ap-. Me the 8100.000 of U. «.! pieut Iwrnda which It own* iak- up the balance of the 1 Ihitn current cash of the th- toial expenditure be-| tasted at 8500,000 Approve Resolution council also approved a 1 tat transferring 84,*b» *o th- light department and • from the water departt<> ill- *-neral fund. In acre with a t-quest for addi■pproprlationa, a* approved time ago This is part of tproprlallon which la Io Ire In purchasing the right* of \ st federal road 27 bypass, th-1 .i<|ded cost*. ►rt Z.wlck appeared before Rti< II and asked that Home I taken in the repair of j" 1 newer, which la located. iTtMirgn ns p*iir voiiri FRER AND SON WQUETPLANS Utelical Church To ►ld Annual Banquet Monday Night ► innuai father and son ban*Br the mate member* and • of the First Evangelical b will be held Monday evening ’flock. The event Is being <*-d by the Albright brotherM the church. Dr. Ray Stingfll" it--slden< of the organ Isa*n'l will preside at the ban- • guest speaker for the occab* Rev Wat. Kotaakey of "• Michigan, who has been 00to serve as the paotor-eran-'or an evangelistic campaign I WIM begin on Munday Inatruh music group singing *• l» on the progrom te * tag th* banquet meal and v ■**mg« by rhe guest speaker, will ret Ira tn the aadlto--»ber» a puhlic service will be ■M- The members of the '• we -specially urged to ata* -vangoitottr services, while "••“fkl public is invited to at-

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

DEMOCRATSWIN BERNE,MONROE: GENEVA SPLITS Heavy Vole h Cast In Town Elections Tuesday In This County Casting one of th- heaviest votes In the history of town elections In Adams county, citizen* of Berae, Monroe and Geneva elected town rouncilmen and derk-treistirors Tuesday. Democrats won three of the four office* In Monroe, three of the four offices in Berne, and two of the four posts In Geneva, although ' Republican* retained control of the Geneva town council. The Democrat*' success in winning two of the four Geneva offices, marked rhe first Democrats to win In a town dectlon there in the (gist e'ght year*. Mrs Gladys Cotti, «m elected Geneva clerk tnea*urer. the first woman ever elected to * political office In that town Mr*. Cook polled 227 vote* a* compared to 211 for her Republican opponent, Cor eat Deltsch. Claude Ixutgh. D. wa* elected councilman from the third ward, defeating John Ig-nharf. It . 2<S votes to IK. Alvin Windmiller. R.. was named first ward coutiellnian, defeating George Howe, D.. 235 to lU7. Ralph Snyder. R., wa* elected sec--1 ond ward councilman, over Milton Edwards. 2M votes to IK> I The Republican* captured one town trustee office in B«-rne. Clarence Sprunger defeating Menno Habegger. D. 472 to 42k Fred Bluhm. D.. wa* successful in hi* race for trusttee, east ward, d-teatlng Orval Allspaw. R 3M to 372. Grover | Moser, D. wa* elected trustee, west i ward, d-seated Clinton Gllliom, it.. 15So to 80S. Four town clerk-treasur-er, Elmer g. Llechty, D.. wa* victorious over Brice BaM"rman, R Ml to :uui. Ib-mocrat* won three of the four iCfiMTIKCEP OX FAO J! BARBER RATES TO BE CHANGED Area Barbem To Meet Tonight To Adopt New Rates, Hours I A meeting of barber* In the j Decatur trade area will Im* held at 11 X o'clock tonight at the Ixnu. Imr , ! ' ber shop la th!* city, tor tlx- par- ’ pose of dete-mlnltik when the 1 new schedule of rate* and hour* ' for all barber shop*, a* approved by the state board of barber es-1 1 ' aminer*. under provision* of ' Chapter *" of ihr 1839 acts, become affective Approval of the minimum schedule of rate* and filing the hour* when harber shop* shall open and (lose, was received today from the state board of bar- ’ ber eaamlner*. signed by the thtee member* of the Imard The Decatur trade area, according to the notice. Include* thia city. Berne. Monroe. Pleasant Mills. Monmouth. Preble. Tocsin. Magb-y Honduras. Cralgville. j Ceylon. Peterson Bobo and Bln I gen. Khup* in the shove pla< es . come under the new stale regwlaj lions as more than ko per cent of th.' barbers In the town menI tinned, petitioned to have the minimum rates for service and hours liked by the state board, under provision* of the law passed by the last legislature Pries* and Hsurs There will be an advance In pn.e in barber service from the time the rates are put Into effe* t. Hair rats will Ite increased from 3& to 40 rents and shaves from ■ 26 to 25 cents I The rales as filed for all barI ber shops in the Decatur trading ! area are: hair cut. 40e; shave.; I 25c; plain shampoo Me: hand ■ maasage. Me; vibrator massage, ■ 25c; band vibrator massage. 50c. . mud packs. 11. witch hazel steam. . 25c: all hair tonic*. 25c; ladlev I icwTiwcgn nv panic rtvgi K. Os C. Sponsor# Dance Thursday A dance Wilt be held at the I Knights of Columbus ball Thursday night, it was announced today by ; the mtunber* of the lodge entertain- , mem vommltta*. The dance will be open to all i members, tbelr wives and sweet- > hearts Dancing will start immedl- . atoly following the Commodore New i Haven baakethall game at the Can- . modore gym No sdmieelnn will be ( charged.

Nazis Warn This U. S. Ship Sails at “Own Risk’' ♦ *. > I .J ■ j, A i r ’VI I

According to report* from short-wave listeners in the I niled States, an official news bulletin z from a Bulin station said that "the American ship Black Gull sailed from New York at her own risk." Ac cording to the li«ten<*r* the new* bulletin slated

NEW ACTIVITY ON WEST FRONT 1 »» • aw Paris Reports German Troops Start Local Operations Paiis. Nov. k ‘UW German . troops have started Imai opera- . tlon* almig the Saar front from the Moselle river to th- (Ihlen than salient ending three weeks ' of Inactivity, it was announced today. i * German patrols roam<-d “no man's land and three raiding . parties attacked French outpost* < There wa* lively fighting In seetiona that lung had been dormant j At the same time. French Iron-, tier report* told <>( heavy troop | movements just inside the German line* and concentrations <4l German troop* within striking I distance <>t the Dutch border It was announced that the French had shot down II German airplane* In Monday’s liattle*. instead of the nine previously reported. The first attack on a French outpoat was east of the Moselle. It was announced. The raiders lacked artillery support and the French drove them back The second and more Important attack. supported by artillery, was 13 mile* east of the Mosdle A ' third raid on the east side of 'he Ohrenthal salient also was re- , pulsed. In the latter two raids, Germans prepared the way with artillery action, executing a boxing fire to Isolate the French. In eacn case. It wa* said. French relnfor- emen:« penetrated the circle of fl'<- and repulsed the Infantry raiders. A great niimlw-r of reconnaissance flight* accompanied the land op ~<<xiNTtNi’*n o* R*n« rivai I " o PROCRAM HELD ON EDUCATION s. ! Education Week is Bring Observed In Public High School The ahaemaea of American Edu cat ton Week Is und<rway at the Decatur Juntor-sentor high school, where a full school week * program Is being held. , The observance was opened Tur*by Principal W Guy Brown, who ■pose to the ztudewt* regarding the obset rance. Thia afternoon the first of a series <rf three receptions wa* held with the parent* of the junior and senior clg.s* members the guest* of the faculty. Parent* >f sophomore* and freshmen will be the guests Thursday afternoon, parent* of aev--nth and eighth grade *tudent« the guests Friday. Friday morning the Rev. G. T. Rosselot of the First U. B. church here, will speak to the students, i comparing Zhe (-duration of the At- ■ rlcan youth with that of the Am- > srlcan youth. ( Music for the receptions Is fur- ' nlshed by the school give clubs and I the rstreahmeuU are served bv toe . Home Economic* club numbers The local post of the American I Legion baa also been taking a part t . in the observance Copies of flag t code* have been sent to each school ' teecber in ike coubq by toe poat.'l

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPAR IN A DAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, November M, 1939.

Congressman Gillie To Speak Here Next Week Congressman George W. Gillie, of Fort Wayne, will be the speaker at I the meeting of the Lion* club next Tuesday night. It wa* announced today. The meeting place ha* not j been definitely decided, it wa* Mated. It I* considered probaSble that I other clifb maMbm and groups may be invited Dr. H. Frohnapfel will lw» in charge of the program for the evening 19 wa* stated that the address will be non-poiltlcal and that the congressman will discuss the neutrality law Which haa held the Inter- 1 ewt of the nation dqrtng the past tow Week*. The address will be given it 6 :15 o'c'ook. ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM HELD County l-ll Achievement Program Is Held In This City Approximately 245 people attended the County 4-H achievement program, which was told Monday evening at the Lincoln school. The meeting wa* opened with con.miiulty singing, alter which the county dub leader, , Miss Juanita Lehman, gave a few remarks and Introduced U-lloy Schwarts and Elmer Nussbaum, who gave a short descriptive talk of their recent trip to the National l<uiry Show at Ran Franclaco Mis* Wanda Neadstine and Mis* | Dorothea Frahimpfel also gave an , accouiu of the girl's stale fair , school, which they attended during the state fair A Style revue pin was awarded to Irene Bultvmeler who wa* the winner In this county and wen9| to the stale dress revue Mr ! Archtodd spoke a few word* 10 the boya and girls, telling them! of the splendid work they have | ix-eti doing this year The 4-11 chill pill* which are given to th* 4*t boys and girls I who have finished their I H project for the year were «ixh given out with the assistance of Itojunior leaders of the various clubs Those assisting were: Margaret Allspaw and Jeanette Rrttsser of Berne Also Miss Gb-nnya Arnold who is Ge leader of the Berne club. W*nda Need Mine of Blue Creek. Leltoy Schwarts, calf club; Edith Baker. Marcile Chrlatener. Dorothea 1 Frohnapfel and Lydia Fro»<li. 1 Decatur., Eleanor Koeneiuanu. prshle; Norma Tumbleson. Rout: Gertrude Aumann. St John a; Geraldine Ray. St Mary's; Evelyn Thlwme. Cnlon: Kathryn Armstrong and Bernh* Malhys. Wabash: Barbara 10-hrnsn Washington: DeWitt Williamson Kirk- 1 land; Elmer Nussbaum. Monroe; Loren Kruetsmait. Preble and Ralph Grote of Union. Th* 4-H members who were i awarded pins are: Berae. Flossla Beer, Charlotte Harsha, Ardythe Luglnblll Betty Alice Mettler. I - : (rowTiivccn nw p*nw *tvßt __o_— ( Sorority Planning For Benefit Bridge ' aaiMswMaasß The members of section one of 1 the I’M lots XI sorority will »ponoor a benefit bridge November 17 at Hie ' Elks Home, starting al I o'clock. Ticket* are telllog for 26 cents and 1 Ute atfalr Io opuu to the publK I

that "her cargo consisted of confraliaml allegedly destined tor llollnnd and Belgium ' Official* of the line said the Black Gull, shown above, sailed shortly le-tore the new neutrality law went Into effect I'apt M. Coward command* th.- vessel

GRADER RUINED BY DYNAMITE Road Grader Destroyed By Dynamite Blast Near Tocsin Will* county authorities today wen- makmg a thorough Investigation of » dynamite Idast which cionplwtely destroyed a road grader, valued at IS-Oto*. near Tocsin shortly after midnight till* morning. The grader, owned by I to- N. B Putman company. Fort Wayne contracting firm, wa* along federal highway 224. onedtaW 'nlle west of Tocain The blast, m i deWberately, authorities believe, showered casting* and other mefal part* of the grader for ' a con*lder*ftle diatam •• The dyn.i---j mite hud town placed in tto- grad- . .-r * trasmlsahm. apparently Io In- - sure complete d***truction of th" . <-qui|ui>elit. j Th" force of the explosion shattered window* in the home of Reuben Nash, aero** the highwao from the scene of the blast, and In the William Outran rraldewce. which is located east of the scene on the same »hle of the highway. **The faSeral hlghway'“w!!!!T*’h.i* ben under conMructlon for several months. Is open from the junction of highway numto-r I to a point one mile cam of Ttusln and authorities indicated that apparently the dynamite had lieen placed, with a long •tote fuse, by person* driving past the acene N. B Putman, when Interviewed by a Bluffton newspaperman, wa* at a loss to account for the expke aloff. Ito stated that there had been «om<- labor tioubh- with a union last spring, when armed watchmen were stationed along the conMruri •—. r - i ' mi'" '' n (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWUI BATTLES LOOM FOR CONGRESS Indiana Democrats To Seek To Oust Seven Republicans (Editor's note: Following Is the first of two storbs on the Indiana (otivreaaional altuatton The aecond. dealing with Republican candidates, will be carried later this I week ) By ’ on*rd Castle. <l'p. Htsff Correspondent t Indianapolis. Nov. » -<UJD~ With Indiana's congressional primaries leas than six months away, pros pective candidates In hoth parties are sounding out sentiment In their districts and many already have started to campaign for the nominations. a United Press survey showed today Thia activity will Increase swiftly after Jan I and many who are not mentioned at present may enter the picture. On the Dcinocrallt side, the grentesi rivalry will be centered In the raven district* where Republicans won In the 1939 electfona. The live Incumbent Democratic congreasmen are expected to win renomtost ion without serious opposition. These are: William T Schulte of Hammond, flrat district; John W Boehne, Jr., of Evans’TuoicuNUKD UN PAUkI kiva/* I

California And Ohio Voters Flatly Reject Pension Plans By Overwhelming Majorities

WOMEN GUESTS OF INDUSTRIES Home Economic* Club Women (iuesbi Os Local Industries More than 4'T women of the Adams county home economic* club* were guests today of die Central Sugar company and the cloverleaf Creameries. Tour* through the two plants were made during flu- day. At noon the women were guests at lunchtmn at the Decatur Country duh, where a program was held this afternoon. Tile party wa* the third of a serie* sponsored by the two industries for home economics club members throuhgout the stale. The past two event* Included women from more than half of the countle« In the state, invitations being ektended to them In levhalf of the Industrie* by Mr*. E. W Busche, president of the Adams county dubs. J. Ward Calland. field manager and vice-president of the Central Sugar Company and Carl J. Klepper, manugei of th- Huntington plant of Cloverleaf Creameries, were speaker* al lb* afternoon program Joe Senbold of Bluffton was master of ceremonies and led the group ’ In community singing. Mr and Mrs. Elenry Wagner entertained the - guest* with song and mimic. Mrs. Buhcliv acted as general chairman of the event. The wumien brought basket dinners and coffee, ice cream and cake were served by ■ the women's organization of the I Monroe Methodiat dlureb DEATH CLAIMS CLARA MUMMA Native Os Adams County Dies Today At Home Near Markle 1 * - — ' Mrs. Clara Hannah Tabler-Mum--1 ma. 67. native ut Union township. ' Adam* county, and sister of Mrs. Frank Martz of near Monroe, died i at her borne near Markle in Well* I county thi* morning at 3:30 o'c lock, i She had been In poor health for 1 several year*, but the death was i unexpected. Death wa* due to . drop** y and complication* ! Mr*. Mumma had many relative* and friend* in Adam* county. Stoe wa« the daughter of John W. I and Mary E Tabler. and wa* horn i November l, 1572 She was married to C. S Mumma. who survive*. Mr* Mumma wa* a member of the Zanesville i nltcd Brethren church Surviving be,idea the liu*l>andi and the sister. Mr* Martz, are two daughter*. Mr* Mabie Meadows, of (CONTINCBD <»*t CAOB VIV E> 0 Dent Spencer Dies At County Infirmary Dem Bpcncer. M well known Decatur character, died Tuesday afternoon at the Adams county iuflrntary. Drath was attributed to compllcat ions. The deceased was Itorn lu Adam* county and for a number of year* worked In and near here as in electrician. There are no known near survivors. Funeral services will he hell Thuradtiy at the infirmary at 1:30 with the Rev C. J. Miner officiating and burial will he In the Halem cemetery Hr ha* been an inmate of the infirmary for the past two years. Close License Bureau For Armistice Day The Adams county auto license bureau will be closed all day Saturday, Armistice Dey, Mis* Betty BeUy Macklin, bureau eaihler announced tiMlay Thi* I* the first year that the bureau ha* hern closed for the day and I* In accordance with a conmiunlcsalon from Frank Finney, i-ommlaoloner of the bureau of motor vehicle* The communication states that "the governor ha* ordered that since Saturday. November 11 la Armletice Day and a legal holiday In the state of Indiana, in accordance rath chapter MS of th, acta of the IV3I legislature, all state offices (Including license branch offices) ( will b< dosed ou that date",

ALLIED POWERS TO MAKE REPLY TO PEACE PLEA Plea By Netherlands And Belgium Likely To Have Little Effect Uindon. Nov * UP) The cabinet decided today to consult with France on the appeal of Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands and King la-opold of the Belgians. The first official allied reply to the proffer of good office* (>y the Belgian and Netherlands sovereign* wa* egpecled Io lie made tomorrow when prime minister ' Neville Chamberlain dl»< usees the International situation at the ' lord mayor's luncheon at Mansion house. The prime minister's «p<-eeh will lake the place of bi* Weekly war bulletin to the home of common* He will begin hi* address at the lord mayor* luncheon at 1 2:3n p m Thursday <7:30 a tn. ' CST t It wa* expected that ChamU-r---lain, while expressing appreda- ’ Hons of the Intentions of Wllhel--1 mina and Leopold, would make it dear Hint Germany could not ’ have peace on easy term* The formal reply will be draftI c<! after consultation* with the 1 French • The cabinet decided also to obtain the view* of the Polish gov- “ ernment. now established In Pari*. It wa* pointed out that the anglte I'ollsh agreement, under which Britain declared war after Germany’s Invasion <>f Poland, provides that in event of Imstilitb-s no separate armi*li<<-* ran Ite concltideil The plea for peace by Belgium and Holland produced today only new war excitement In mo*t of Europe Here and In France the Impression was that la-opold and Wil helmlna must have made their plea ami offer of mediation under German duress. ' Neutral countries generally re- ' gariled it as a futile gesture The Italian press said that if 1 anything did come of the offer ■ the mediator* would have to ion •Ider Italy* territorial claims 1 against France in working out an ’ acceptable peace ttttily the German pie,* Isno; : . - tCONTINVKD ON PA'iE TW<>» O — — . ■ I Revival Services Open Thi* Evening 1 Revival service* will open at the Church of the Nazarenc at 7:30 this '•evening, with the Olson sisters of ' Troy. Ohio, conducting the services, which will be held each evening, continuing until November 26 RAIL OFFICIAL TALKSTOCLOR Chicago And Erie Railroad Official Speaks To Lions Club C K. Scott, Marlon division sup i erlntondent of the Chicago and Brie i railroad, wa* ' " ""' r st lit* meeting of the Decstur Lion* club last night in the Rice hotel. Mr HcoM dis< us»ed the railroads of today In comparison with those of earlier year*, and cited the progress that luid been tnade. He asserted tint railroad* had never made the large profit which was generally believed, and that the net Income In boom year* wa* but three and three-fourths per cent. Speaking of the Erie rallroid. he asserted that last year 102 men had been employed In Adams county tor total wages of 1140.548 and that 1-32.601 wa* paid In taxes. Ho •aid the average speed of Erie passenger service was 67 7 miles per ' with a maximum of 76 and the average freight speed had been moved up frnzii 16 to 31 miles per hour with a maximum of 45 W M Bumgerdner. local Erie agent. had charge of ths program. Hix zuMta were Avon Burk, Lonas MeI'ntooh, R. E Sprunger, Vtncant i Abrams, Bria division agent and 0. A Baughman, (oral chief clerk of the Bria.

Price Two Cents.

Old Age Pension Plans Are Soundly Trounced In Off-Year Election Held Tuesday. TAMMANY WINS By United Press California and Ohio voters overwhelmingly defeated “utopian* old age penaioN plans in yesterday s off-year election. Californians rejected the "ham and eggs" 830 every Thursday plan, which I’resldent Roosevelt termed “a short <-ut to utopia.* Ity a majority approaching 2 to 1. It had rejected the plan in 1938 when it was offered in leu drastic form. Its sponsors, bitter in defeat, said they would offer It aa a constitutional initiative again next year They planned to seek the recall of Gov Cullo-rt Olson who opposed them Ohio turned down the Bigelow plan which would have provided (5o monthly to eitigle persona over 60 and |k» to married couples. hy a margin of almost 3 to 1. This scheme was to have been financed by a tax on high-priced real estate and incomes New York state voters approved by a large margin the legalization of psri-mutuel betting at horse race tracks In New York City, Tammany Hail, which had been "killed" in the election last year, returned to life l>y winning local contests. Pennsylvania Republicans elected their mayoralty candidate in Philadelphia and their candidatea foi four appellate judgeshlpa. They also were succesatul in local contest* and hailed the result aa a forerunner of a Republican iandzltdc !n Pennsylvania' for the 1940 Republican presidential candidate In Kentucky, the new dealDemocratic incumbent. Keen Johnson, was elected over his Republican opponent, circuit judge King Swope, who apparently failed in his hope of getting enough votes in that normally iw-mocratie state to demonstrate a trend away from the new deal S nil-- <>f cities and hundred* of other sub-divisions throughout the country elected mayors and passed on other local contests. The outstanding mayoralty election* were: Detrbit: Edward J Jeffries. Jr., supported hy CIO and labor, defeated the incumbent. Richard Reading. Republican Han Francisco Incumbent Angelo Rossi re : tml Halt Lake (Tty Alt Jenkins, automobile racing driver, elected by 12 vote* Cleveland Mayor Harold IL Burton. Republican, reelected Bridgeport. Conn Jasper Melevy Six lallat mayor. ele< ted for fourth lei 111 Concede Defeat Han Francisco. Nov * ;UP> * California voter* emphatically ut.xl th* "ham and egg*" plan to give all unemployed citizens (CONTINT.'KD ON FAtJW FIVKI -o — Clarence Morgan Is Operating Restaurant Clarence Morgan of thia city hag leased the restaurant and lunch room on the t entrai Hugat company * ground*, north of Dnatur, ami will operate It. Mr Morgan has named the plat u "Sugar Bowl ' and will serve plata dinners and lunches. The building I* located on the south side of (he r.Mil and west »>f the l»r«n warehouse building - ■ Treasurer’s Office is Reopened Today County treasurer Jeff Llscnty Opened his office thia afternoon. It had been closed Tuesday and this morning while Treasurer Llechty .d hl* asslatarits checked the records following the last minute rush to pay the fall Inatallmuut of taxes Monday —o I. .. TEMPERATURE READINGS DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER kOO a m 36 8:00 p.m. 46 10 00 am. 89 8:00 pm 44 Noon ............ 40 WEATHER Puls tonight and Thursday: ooolor tonight, somawhat warmer Thursday afternoon 111 I northwest portion.