Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 38, Number 85, Decatur, Adams County, 8 April 1940 — Page 3

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and makes her Brat picture in seven months in Boomtown." If you remember, she hasn't faced th* camera since "Drums Along the Mohawk." Claudette signed for the new M-G-M film a long time ago It was a part of her

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tn make two Alms for * C«h»r Cuty studio The tint " • "■■nderfu; World.'' in « «nr played ■,pp (rtl te James , ,** Her contract railed for '» Nay opposite either Clark » « Spencer Tracy In her sec- * Um «u ll? p , k , r Boy, Oab | e appear m "Boomtown " moat rigid dieter in Holly- * » Director George Cukor J/?’*" h * »• «°>ng to formal i h * ’•'Ties h>« meals basket. The calories are Wt exactly because he is £™*dnot to gain back his lost After the Rebecca i director even carried ,0 C ’ ro * Th * * Ue shucT" hMn l l * fo '* r * d fcj jr °Hara's 17-year-old £ s7* W *' *‘ U I;nd ln Ho“r M it my Bh -' *L.V no * ,,hout • *-"*n to '2* "’•de one in Dublin, a *« Sm ’ hr Pl,n •seralrt. *»“««•» role as u „ Th * ,Mt h “ *"•' tL H ywood ,nd * IU * u, *«*k to R-K-O oA «l»l Pursued Her," kith hai’L ** " T,W he, rt^. P , Uj * d °" ,h * ’"* *"• kg, Urufi . w1 " h *** • * to kid ,2° ,u ‘ ,ton <*« that they wC* I,] the picture. «f'7he h*” MoM br ay, the t AMIT , ">•>•»• • PM* A ”* 2? und •’»«•« ' , UMr Theatergoers " Tn « to join m. * r, ‘* Fneter, the Paramount {

ih<T paper, Mrr Burk holder r-hotm to describe very dearly America'* chance* to remain a neutral nation In the face of our dose economical alliance with the entire world to- ' day She spoke of our moral obligeI Ilona to Europe if we enter thia war. of different types of peace plana poaallile and the possible outcome of Ihoae different type* of peace. Mrs Burkholder treated c grate and alarming sub led wltn much thought and sound reason. The meeting ihia week will lie held at the home of Mra Jesse Hire Wednesday afternoon at iwo-thirty o'clock Mra Palmer Richer will he the leader. The Salem ladles' aid will meet at the home of Mr* Joe Kahnert We-dnc-sday afternoon at one-thirty o’clock. MISS PHYLLIS BEINEKE ENTERTAINS FRIENDS Mias Phyllis Beineke entertained a number of friend* at her home Friday evening Game* were played and refreshment* *erved Guests Included Alice Traxel. Irene lach. Ida Kingger Mary and Virginia Worden. Donna Both. Mary Girod. I.uella Steffen Klien Gold ner. Eileen Ehrman Agrt.-r Koiter Betty FoaMugh. I.uella Gerlier, Alice Beineke. Rudolph Weldler. Billy Yaney. Dick Teeple. Harry Gerber. Harold Geiael. Junior Helmrich. Dwight Girod. Eugene Bender. Glen Hlr.twhey. la-roy Gable. I,eo Borne. Jack Beineke Callers during the evening were Howard Heer. Donald Shady Don Arnold. Itonald Werllng Joe Kip fer and Kenneth Travel The Order of Eastern Star will have a regular ataied meeting at the Masonic hall Thursday evening at seven thirty o'clock The Dorcas class of the Evangelical Sunday school will meet at th • i home of Mrs. John Spahr on South ' Third street Tuesday evening at I seven-thirty o'clock All member* I are asked to lie present. The meeting of the W M A of the I' It church which wa« to have been held at the home of Mrs <1 A. Light on Wednesday of this week iha* )>een postponed to Thursday afternoon at two o'clock Member*

starlet whoa* voice toars into the upper reaches. was asked to participate in the opening of this years worlds fair in San Francisco. When she hits her topmost note, higher than Galli Curd's, it will break a light beam and cause a rainbow to flood across the entire width of Treasure Island In selling Susanna on the idea, the Paramount boys told her that President Roosevelt, by pushing a button in Washington, also will participate In the opening "la that so?" asked Susanna "W.II 1 get top billing?" Director Roy Del Ruth tells a story that chills the blood Thia week, he received a letter from a cameraman who uxd to work for him in the old two-reel days at Kennett The cameraman, whose name shall be omitted for obvious reasons, is imprisoned in a concentration camp in Poland Os his letter. only one sentence of 21 words has been left mUct by the German censors It is a non-committal sentence, but the signature on the letter carries a poignant message. On the last letter is a little curlicue Del Ruth's secretary noticed it first It is a short hand abbreviation It means Please help.' The war may cost Marjorie Rambeau an Inheritance of 10fi acres of vineyards in Compiegne. France The land was owned by her father and. on his death, the title passed to two uncles Now, the last of the uncles has died and Marjorie is the sole owner But it will Uke a trip to France to clear up the legal red tape Inheritance taxes have become delinquent Marjorie must either go to Europe or lose the land She doesn t know what to do Lloyd Nolan probably Is the only actor in Hollywood In fact one of the few men in the world, who belongs to a sorority. and he has lost the pin to prove It Years ago. when Lloyd was playing on the Broadway stage in "One Bunday Afternoon ths Pl Epsilon sorority at the Wadleigh High school In New York, gave a theater party. Nolan invited the girls back stage and they were so thrilled they made him an honorary member and gave him a pin After carrying It tn his pocket for years as a good luck token, the actor loot It the other day He believes it was either at the Hillcrest I Golf club or the Riviera rubles If | anybody finds the pin. he is willing | to pay a handsome rewaid.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT MONDAY, APRIL 8. 19 10.

CLUB CALENDAR SodMy Doodling, 11 A. M. Ronny Maey Phonaa 1000 — 1001 Monday Pythian Needle Club. K. of p Home. After Temple St. Agnes Sodality pot Luck Supper. Catholic School Diningroom. , 7 P m. Music Department Rehearsal. Mrs C. E Bell. 7 p m. Research Club. Mrs. leo Saylor*. 2 jo p m. Corinthian Class. Mra. Everett Hutker, 7 JO p m First V II Ottorbein Guild. Clara E. Mumma. 7 Jo p. m Tuaaoay Itorca* Class. Mrs John Spahr, i 7 30 p m. a J Sinter* of Ruth, Mr* Dora Akey. 7 30 p m. <1 M G Pot Luck Supper, Zion Reformed Church. 5:30 p in Rebekah Ixulge. I <> <t F Hall. 7:30 P M. Church Mothers Study Club. Methodist Church Parlor*. 2:30 p. m Zion Senior Walther l-eaguc Lutheran Church Ba«emmt. 7:30 p. m Civic Section. Library Rest Room. 7 p m. Wtcnoeday Young laidie*' Guild. Presbyterian Church. 0 p m latdie* Shakespeare Club. Mm. Jesse Rice. 2:30 p. m. Historical Club. Mr*. Ed Beery, 2:30 p rn. Zion Lutheran Missionary Society, Church. 2 p m . postpoaed one Week Beulah chapel Ladles* Aid Society, Mr* Frank Spade, all day meeting. Salem l-adies* Aid. Mrs. Joe Kahnert. I 30 p m Thursday Woman's Home Missionary Society Methodist Church S<m ial Room 2:30 p m I’nlted Brethren W. M A. Mm. G A. Light. 2pm Belter Home* Club of Monroe. Monroe School. 7pm Eastern Star. Masonic Hall. 7:30 p tn are asked to note the change in day The Young ladles' flu.ld of the First Presbyterian churro wp? eftjoy a potluck supper and a rs< meeting In the sot ial room of set church Wednesday evening at sis o'clock Miss Mary Scott will review the third chapter of Right Here at Home.” study book for the year Mis* Elisabeth Frlslnger will dlncus* subtopic*. The woman's home missionary society of the Methodist churt h will mwi in the social room of the church Thursday afternoon al twothirty o'clock Hostesses Will lie the Mesdame* J M Smith. Ed Whltrighl and Enoch Eady The meeting of the Zion Lutheran society, which was to have been held at the church Wednesday afternoon. ha* been postponed one week Members are asked to please take note. MRS. CHAMBERLAIN HOSTESS AT LUNCHEON Mr*. Gladys Chamberlain was hostess at a prettily appointed luncheon Saturday noon at her home on South Thi-d street Th" luncheon table was attractively centered with a bowl of spring flower*. Mr* Chamberlain was assisted by her mother. Mr*. George Flanders. In serving a three course lune heon Heveral games of bridge were enjoyed and the prige given to Ml»» Martha Catland The guest* included the Me*dames Charles Ehinger. Harry Dailey. C J Heaver*. Frederic Sc hafer. Roy Kalver. William Bell. ‘Carl Gerber and Mi*» Calland ARRIVALS Rolcert Milton I* the name of th» haby non horn to Mr. end Mm. William Bundy of Menomonie, Win. Tue*day. March 14 at the city ho«-

TIT IT JUT M MTS! Take Herb Doctor! Thousands d»elare it increased vigor and energy. Kve more pop, tmproved sleep. raved tired, listless wornout feeling. Every dose of Herb Doctor contains stomachics, appetisers and ad- ■ Juvsnts. That Is why H It so often brines re--A-17 xfM bet from eesstteeiUs IS MU r.ll-l -iu ..be. ■ WjwT rt— -u-s — Try Be* B«el»»- **• neclslb KOHNK DRUG STORI B. J. fiMITH DRUG CO. HOLTHOUBK DRUG CO. NOTICE! I have taken over Ihe local agency for * HOUSEHOLD PAT ER PRODUCTS formerly sold hy Mn». Dorothy l-eixh. MERLE FOREMAN Phone 603-

pltal. The baby weighed nine pound* Thl* I* the third child but first son. Mr*. Bundy was formerly Mis* Jerry Hower of this city. Mr and Mm. Burdette Custer of Winchester street are the parents of a Inc by daughter, born at the Adams county memorial honpltal Bunday morning at S:M o’clock. Th" bahy weighed eight pounds and four ounce*. Rhe ha* been named Mary Husan Thl* I* the third child but first girl. TWOAREHURT INAUTOCRASH Illinois Woman And Daughter Are Injured Near Here Saturday An Evanston, llllonls lady and her young daughter were hurt Haturday in an auto accident five miles north of federal road 27 about I p. m Mm. thel Brown. 37. wife of Dillon Brown ’of that city, suffered a fractured rib. fractured coilarlmne and other Injuries when the car she wa« driving overturned Her daughter. Barbara, J. escaped with minor bruises and cut*. Both were brought to the office of a local physic ian and then to the Adams county memorial hospital The girl was later teleased hul the mother I* still confined In the hospital Hherlff Ed Miller and Officer Russel Prior, who Investigated, stated that in attempting to pass a truck, the car driven by Mrs, Brown became out of control after hitting the dit< h and overturned

Th-- car was considerably damaged The truck was not involved In the wreck. Considerable attention was attracted al-out the same time when another tru k. l-adly damaged, was towed throush l>e<aactur Thia truck, it Is though' was damaged in a wreck, occurring lit another county however I CHURCHES MEET -OOWTINVBD mow paob onb> "Churchmanship For Our Time " Rev Matthew Worthman Bluff tOW. who is vice president of the synod will conduct the woiship service Wednesday evening I telegatex from the local Zion Evang- lical and Reformed < hurt h are Rev C M I'rugb and T I. Becker, the latter having been elected by th-- official t-oard at its recent meeting PRESBYTERY IN tccTHNurw from paob uwat D C Truesdale of LaGrange was to report on pensions and Rev II F Cravens was tn give th- committee on missions report Officers of the Presbytery were not to be elected Those named at the fall meeting last year Will carry over until this fall The officers are Rev D R Hutchinson. Huntington. moderator. A E Kelley. Columbia City, vice-moderator and Rev. A P Bourns Fort Wayne, stated clerk o DELINQUENT TAX ' CONTI NUBD <»!• PAIU fill With only 2<> properties now de-llnqti-mt for more than a year and a half, the county dellnqueni tax hat is the lowest it has been for many years. ■ —o ——— 0 • ' Adamn County Memorial Hospital Dismissed David Klntt. RR tie calur; Barbara Brown. Chicago. Alvin Kennel. Berne; Miss Norma Kruerkeberg. route 5. Decatur; Mrs. Russell Mitchell and duiigh ter. Momoe. Admitted: Mrs. Dillon Brown and daughter Barbara. Chicago. Mrs Ralph Baumgartner, route 1. Rockfotai. Mrs. Rudolph Koller, route S. Mrs. Roselle Marlin. Geneva. Pedals Win Way To Fort Wayne, Return Marlon Young, of near Kalem. It Is believed set some sort of a record for blrycing time to For' Wayne and back on Ha'urday but not because he wanted to. Young, a former Pleasant Mills student, left bls home early Saturday for Fort Wayne to purchase a motor for his bike In three hours be was at Fort Wayne hut he could not find a motor for bls vehicle - and had to pedal back. A little disgruntled. It it reported because he had to pedal hack Instead of being pushed by the motor, he clipped IK minutes off his record and was back In two hours and 45 minutes. Robert Magley Is attending to business in Bluffton today, N. A. BIXLER OFTOMBTRIBT ■ yes Raamlned « Glasses Fitted HOURS •:M to HIM 1I:M «• t:M Saturdays. 1:00 p. m. Telephone IM

ABSENTVOTERS BALLOTS READY Applications For Absent Voters Ballots Are Being Received Application* for absent voters ballot* may now be made in theoffice* of County Clerk Clyde (> Troutner. Saturday wa* the first day In which applications for the ballot might Im* made and they may be secured from now until May 4 May 4 la the final day for niak Ing application for the leallot and May d. one day before the primary, is the |a*t day for a voter to secure one of the ballot* Absent voter* lai I lots c-aiißol be mailed to voter* until April 22. how ever. Thl* evening at S o'cloc k a* Clerk Troutner closed hi* office* the last opportunity for a person Io register passed. No registrations or transfer* can he accepted after today It wa* estimated that more than I 150 person* registered Saturday ' night from « p. m. to 10 p. m eluting the Special hours In C'hich the clerk's offic e was kept open for the ■convenience of voter*. After today the registration lists will Ice c ompiled as quickly as po* f slide by the office personnel, so as to Ice available for elertl.cn dly. ’ -Q ——~ - Decatur Lions To Entertain Ladies Approximately 35 member* of the Decatur Lion* club, their wives and sweethearts will arc to For' Waytie Tuesday night to attend the ladle* night celebration The event will be held in the (call room on the second floor of the Anthony hotel, starting at 7 o'clock with a dinner. A dance and social session will follow the dinner. - — -.-0 -*" Monmouth Senior Granted Scholarship Mis* Nellie McKown, a senior In the Monmouth high school, ha* been granted a scholarship to Ball State Teacher* college a* Muncie. Lyman Hann, principal, announced coday. Mis* McKown successfully passed an exam Inat lon bn general intelligence and English The Moiarshlp winner, who edited the m hool paper "The Eagle." during the past year. Is a daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles McKown of I'nion township

of Mr. and Mrs. Charles McKown of t'nion township o Four Persons Die As Interurban Hits Auto Franklin. Ind April k il’Pi Four persons were dead end three not expected to live today as result ,of a collision between an automo • bile and an Indiana railroad Interurban car one mile north of here <>n highway .11 lax might The vlctlmx were Mrs. Frank Crawford. M. Paris Ky Kstelle Crawford, her month-old daughter; Betty Jean Crawford 2 a daughter, W A. Hollenbeck. sfi Maiy a- - Declares Self Governor Os Illinois Springfield, lid. April » tl’Pi Lieut. Gov John Stelle de- laied hlm-elf acting governor of llllonis today and announced his first official act would Im- discharge of state finance director Frank Nndelman stelle said he was taking over because Gov. Henry Horner is too 111 to run the affairs of slate government. Rielle ha- accused Nudel man of leading a "bedside cabinet which has usurped the authority of an ailing man " Both Horner and Rtelle are |>em<M rats • - —w— —— ———— High Court Refuses Republic Steel Plea Washington. April I fl’Pl Republic Htee||- Corp., lost todav Ils attempt to have the supreme court review a national labor relations hoard order directing reinstatement tof approximately fi.fiM CIO strikers with hack pay MU mated by the union al more than |s,o<Ht.ooo The high tribunal refuse-1 to consider Republicans pies that It set aside a unanimous third circuit court of appeals ruling upholding the NLRB decision that the com panya unfair labor practices enured the strike of "little sfeele" in IM?. ■ —a ———— Either Convinced Daughter Innocent Ixrs Angeles, April A iUPI—Ro convinced Is Barton Davis that his li-year-old daughter. Chloe, did not kill her mother, two sinters, and brother, that he goes Into court to day in an effort to force police to release her from custody. Davis. 42. seeks a writ of ha(Mtas corpus to get Chloe uu* of juvenile hall where she han been lodged, between long periods of questioning by police since Thursday morning when the l-odles of Mrs. Lolita Davit and her three children were found In the Davin home.

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Mr and Mrs. Clyde Butler and daughter Mary Jo. Miss Zula Por-| ter and Jim Khlnger went to Cln- ’ cinnati Saturday evening where they were the week-end guests of Dr and Mrs. George Renner On Sunday the party was joln--d by Mr and Mrs Giles V. Porter and son Victor and Mr and Mrs Harry But ler of this city. Miss Ruth Porter and M r and Mrs. George Renner Mr . all of Cincinnati A lovely din tier was enjoyed at noon honoring the birthday anniversaries of Mrs Harry Buller. Miss Mary Joe But ler. Mr and Mrs Giles V. Porter and daughter Zula, all In the month of April L. C. Helm, veteran Insurance man who received a broken hip In a fall last New Year s day and has since lieen confined t » the Adams County memorial hospital, made his first trip down town Saturday afternoon He Is learning to use crutches and la able to get around He was busy greeting hla many friends. Harry Meshberger made a business trip to Port Wayne Christ Beers of Monroe townablp waa a caller here Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs Jack l-eigh and daughter Jacqueline and Mra. C. L. Waiters were dinner gu»ats last evening at the home of Mr and Mrs. Edwin Leigh in Fort Wayne

The <M <asion was the liiriliduy anniversary of Edwin l-elgh Miss Helen Walters spent the weekend as tjic gue.t of friend" In Detroit She returned to her work in Fort Wayne this morning Patsy Gaffer, of 314 North Ninth street, who has l>een suffering from a throat infection, la reported Improving Attorney Ryrd Htnlth of Chicago visited here a short lime Saturday afternoon He says he 1a coming down soon and spend three or four days among hla old friend 1 Frank L. Braden of Indianapolis, veteran fire insurance adjuster, stopped here Saturday en route to Van Wert to attend to business. Amos Stoneburner of the state | highway commission, right of way .department, enjoyed the weekend at hla home in Kirkland township and dropped In to Decatur Cora 1 1 visit Mra. James Beattey la 111 at the ; Coleman hospital In Indianapolis I Mr and Mis Verne t-ongwllh and | daughter Vlrgene and Mrs. Ixrng- ‘ I wlth’s mother. Mrs Elisabeth Gregory. all of Hammond, visited In Dq, ’icatur Saturday afternoon for sevleral hours Mias Augusta Angelbeck and Mr ’and Mrs. Al Hphlen and daughter of | Fort Wayne visited at the Schults - home Sunday. Crist Bohnke of route 3 was aI rnong thia morning's business visit- •! ors. I j Mr and Mra Fells Maier and faI mlly moved today from 15o» Wes' Monroe to their newly purchased

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home at 303 North Tenth street l-ewls Smith returned to hie > studies at the Indiana law School, i Indianapolis, after enjoying a vai cation with relatives and friends here i Mrs. Milton Hower and daughter i Sally returned Saturday f.-otn Mennomonle. Wla . where they visited | a week with the W’llliam Bundy , .family Miss Sally Hower ini' year terday for Indianapolis tn resume - i her teaching duties after a week’s spring vacation. Mra Samuel Merwin and <on I Malt returned to their home in New York City Hst rrday ufternm a ' after a month's visit here. l»an and Frederic Schafer will attend a convention and look after r I business In Owosso. Michigan for I several days thia week. f Bud Putter accompanied hla sist, ter. Mrs Dan Schafer, to her home In thia city after a several weeks „ visit In Florida and with friends at Atlanta. Georgia Mr Potter reI turned to his home In Evanston Sunday Miss Barbara Ituke was the guest of friends In Fort Wayne over the weekend She was accompanied home last evening by her parents. Dr. and Mrs. Ben Duke , Maine ConKrettaman Dies In Washington Washington. April I —(t’Pl Rep , Clyde II Smith. R Me . died early today of coronary thrombosis He • was 64 and had been ill only five 1 days.