Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 38, Number 278, Decatur, Adams County, 23 November 1940 — Page 3

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3*> HtRRIMiX < arkoi i. l.u«re> MadteeS* Writer iioD. No one at I^V*’' ' ry-Fox will admit 81. *... more than routine Ujir.ew behin <1 the sum-

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monlnf of Betty . Grable bsek to Hollywood. A goal guess I would be that i Betty's studio bosses are not any too happy [ about her seeing i so much of Victor Mature. Bhe I reassured them I over the long I diatance tel e- ) phone that she has no inten-

sssmot sear * marrying anyone-but then & Tyrone Power not long be- * wed Annabella. M*» studio feels that "Down M*CUne Way" brought Betty a way back on the comeback and that Tin Pan Alley will ■t' her position with the fans BBT’r believe she owes it to the |Bj«y not to get married - at not for a year or so. ■ JI you probably road. Mature ip “ offer to May on Broadway work for the Group theater In ■•lrwla Shaw play, "Escape to ML Tlm » n the description of the that Bhaw wrote In hi* B P "* good-looking youth with HP** « M « carrying the mark aof F* 1 labor—a cross between a K"*‘ student and a construction worker.B ru ' thinking by Mickey Rooney |P* to eave a script clerk on Ban of Boys Town" company P°«Uo serious injury. The ■ZT 100 Pepin, had several email ■* « Him In hie pocket While BSr I ** Rooney, he absent-inlnd-Put hie hot pipe tn the earn* There may have been some I* .“**• in u — anyway, a sheet J’*" 1 ’ suddenly flashed out of “t* l U P t*** of '-•« his own eoat, Rooney Ifei) 1 tt * round t*” burning I Ths script clerk, who might have I Z * rtou «>y burned, escaped with r * »sw staged eyebrows. who has been BO to plead and plead before would agree for her to TTw Gnat Dictator ' pre- ‘ w«h Jack Oakie. She the New York opening. Rarrymorv a remarks, when he htn > up on the stage at - “ Carroll theater, have I*

preaiding Mrs Frank Jones save the d*vo. tionals and Mrs <1 T Hos.elot .ana ■ a sob, "Evening Prayer." panled at the piano l.y Mrs Horner 1 Hiltner. Plans were made to have » 1 Christmas gift esehange party and Slipper in December Plan, were also made to motor to For’ Wayne 1 Wednesday and spend the day at 1 the home of Mrs Jonas Trlteh ill 1 those intending to go are asked to rail Mrs Hohnke *<> transportation may Ire arranged Refreshments were served at the 1 close of the evening to the twenty--1 all members present 1 Mrs. Frank tough and daughter 1 Gretchen and son Gene enjoyed ‘ Thursday dinner with Mr and Mrs. Frank tough. Jr. and family 1 Mr. and Mrs, Janie. Thatcher. 1 Mrs Roslna Bill of Fort Wayne. Mr and Mrs, Harley Gander and family had Thanksgiving dinner with Mr and Mrs lien Hhell. The HI. Mary's township hum* ' economics club will meet Wednesday at the Bolar a. had at one o’- ■ clock MemlH-rs are asked to note the change in day from Thursday to Wednesday I ■■■ The Mothers study dub will meet in the Methodist church social room Tuesday afternoon at twothlrty <><!.>. k. with Mrs Wilfred Habegger having the devotionals, MEMBERS REMINDED TO BRING TOWEL MONEV Members of the various departments of the Woman's Club are reminded that the towels which they ordered will lie distributed at the places of meeting Monday evening. All members are asked to come prepared to pay for the towels which they have ordered Mr and Mrs Wilbur Human of this city entertained with a Thanksgiving dinner Thursday The occasion also marked Mrs. Human’s birthday anniversary Present were Mr and Mrs O J Human of Pleasant Mills. Mr and Mr., Harry Ciwwnover. Neva too. Mai and Gloria Crownover. Mr. and Mr*. Melvin Ehrsam and sons Richard and Kenneth. Mr and Mrs. Frank

placed everything else as the talk of the town. According to ringslders, the star also created quite a diversion the other night at the Emerald !x<dge i —by facetiously asking four or five different girls to marry him. It the local police haven’t found It out yet. the "Rudy Valentinoring they recovered in the loot of that slain burglar probably Is the one found a year ago by Rochelle Hudson, while the starlet and her ■ husband were hiking in the hills above the old Valentino home, "Falcon s Lair " The ring had the same inscription. "Rudy Valentino, 1V24 And it was stolen four months Director Mike Curtlx became so excited exhorting Eddie Robinson and John Garfleld to put on a flat light for The Bea Wolf’ that, in the middle of a wild gesture, he let go of his script which smacked an extra In the nose. The extras scratched beak was the only casualty of the nght. Incidentally, the script of The gea Wolf' calls for 47 different brawls. Since Carole Lombard usually has had the luck to hit ths headlines in stories of her troubles, it’s nice to pass this along The Hal Roach star pteyed a part in saving the life of Mary Gate Fisher, four-year-old child The younfiter, who worked with Carole H C ” has been gravely ill with pneumonia. She kept - asking for Carols and her mother finally called the actress. With the permission of the stu dio, Carole left the " Topp f r . “5’ turn" set and visited the sick little **Tbe youngster now has pa-ed the crisis of her illness. Irene Dunne wears • suit for the first time on the screen m a Coney Island episode from "Penny serenade." She jay. U>£ is no particular rMson-*t Justhas souvenirs rived from New York. . . - Gar fjny about a captaini at the House Swurohv seating RR* Hayworth Jd Eidson rt ght next to Ann Sheridan and George H renl . bad never been introdu

CLUB CALENDAR •oclaty Deadline, 11 A. M. I Fanny Macy Phones 1000 — 1001 Saturday Zion Evangelical and Reformed ' hurt h Cafeteria Hupper, 5-7 p. m . Monday Pythian Needle Club, K. of p Home. After Temple. Research Club Mrs. w. J. Krick. 1 So p. m. Pythian Bisters Temple, K. of P. Home, 7:30 p m. Pythian Hl.ters Annual Roll Cali Regular Temple Meeting. K of P. Horne, 7.30 p m Literature Dopartment. Mrs. 0. A Thomas. 7:30 p. m. Music Department, Miss Della Sellemeyer. 7:30 p. m. Dramatic Department. Mrs. I. A. Kalver. 7:30 p. m Art Department. Miss Effie Patton, 7:30 p m. Junior Women. Miss Ann Young, 7:30 p m. Tuesday Zion Junior Walther l/-ague Ho- < lai Meeting. Zion Lutheran Church Basement. 7 10 p m Pythian Hlsters Degree Htaff Public Party. K of P. Home * p. m. Kirkland todies' Club. Kirkland High Hchool. 1 30 p tn. Decatur Harden Club Pot Luck Supper. Mr« Fred McConnell. 4 P m. Mothers Study Club. Methodist Church. 1:10 p. in Wednesday Ht. Mary's Township Home Economics Club. Bote School. I p m. St. Vincent De Paul Society, K. of C. Hall. 2 p. m. t'nion Township Home Economics Club. Mrs. Harry tohrman, 1:30 p. m. Shakespeare (Tub. Mrs. Bryce Thomas. 2 30 p m. Historical Club. Mrs. Floyd Acker 2 3<i p. m. Friday Father and Son Banquet. Presbyterian Church. « p. m. —■' — Kltson and family. Patsy. Lloyd and Herlw-rt. Mr and Mrs. Daiinon Case. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Human and daughters toil Belle and Bonnie tou. Miss Marguerite Kitson ■ was an afternoon guest. The liecatur garden club will enjoy a carry-ln supper Tuesday evening at sli o'cloc k at the home of Mrs. Fred McConnell AU memtiers are urged to be present and to bring their own table service TWO VOLUNTEER CONTINUED FROM PAPE ONE 146 (Jenaro Torres 24M. 147—Rolla Edgar Ostennann — 2402 14* Alvht Paul Hawkins- ISO 149 Milton Mendelblatt — 210. 150- Norman Emmanuel Steffen —1431 REPORT STOLEN CONTINUED FROM PAOE dose ON his trull as he resumed c ashing of the check* The che< ksali signed by McConnell A Sons, had been made out to various firms from whom the local company b>>yw buy* merchandise. Various endorsements have been forged by the thief In cashing the check*. Payment ha* been stopped on all of them. — 0arrivals Mr and Mr* Lawrence W Oeler of route 5 are the parents of a baby daughter, born Friday night at ll. io o'clock at the Adam* county memorial hospital The baby weighed seven pound*, thirteen and

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ROYS. JOHNSON auctioneer Decatur, Ind. Phone Office IM Residence 1022 Noe »S- Wayne *•»«** m ‘‘** Went of Decatur on No. 324, »»« \ o v** 2> Estate of J°^ n bJh.r, 3 mhe 8o«tb. W »«« Wm ‘ J«<*™ Mre. F»y Mutacbler Kennedy. 6M, “nov’w °K i, E’ r H.mHton. 3% miles west of Poneto, Ind., public aU Nov. JO—Norman Jacoba. ’>i mild weat and K mile "° u,h ot ,!(,r *° a »—Mrs. Elmer B. Larson, 5 mile East of Payne. O. on road ,ll2. 7*~"Fr®d E ” z miles north of Ft. Wayne on No. 33. Dec 11- Ray Wilson. 4 miles North of Celina. Ohio on No 137 Dec. 20 ««o Mellott, Bryan, O. Holstein cattle.

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When you are ready to pack up and go home for the holidays, don’t cry because you haven t new dothei. If you can sew. you will have plenty of time to make some really smart wardrobe additions, for the fabric counters are really bulging with a variety of inexpensive fabrics. If you plan your wardrobe, it will not only see you through the holidays, but stand you in good stead for the rest of the season After your arrivsl. chsnge your traveling suit to the beige daytime dress, S4OWB right. This pattern calls for soft, gathered

one half ounces and hi* not bem named. Mr. and Mrs. Hobble Junior Schultz are the parent* of a toby daughter, born at the Adam* county memorial hoipltal thl* nioriißig at H:25 o'clock The liaby. who ha* been named Kathleen Jauelle, weighed seven |H*und* and eight ounce*. ROOSEVELT TO CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONB problem* of lhe 11. H. and capable of talking in the military term* understood by th* marshal of France. BIRMINGHAM IS (CONTINUKD FROM PAGE ONE! way to another. • tine raider flew low and used a machine gun The tracer bullets could be seen flying all over one district.” The confer of the i lly escaped lhe worst of the damage and buses this morning were crowded with workers and shopp* rs a* usual. The woman driver of one bus said the raid started when she went off duty last night and was still going on when she took the bus out of the depot this morning “I went io bed and took no notice of It,” she said "The noise awoke me sometime* but I managed to gel a fair amount of real I rather like the exciting part of this Job but cannot pretend I am not frightened It Is really nrllllng to ru*h through the str «-t» with bomb* and gun* goi:;g off all

Youth, 21, No. 1 Army Rookie jfi <flk OEk Ja JKMb \1 bOBIUmI i w B Vwk - i i ■ ■■ s I ,f " 3 s ||fe J 5 ' v 1 J' Unemployed John Lawton, 31. of Everett, Maas, becomes the U E army's No 1 rookie In the national peace-time conscription program as he is inducted into the service at Fort Devens, Maaa. Lawtow won the honor because of the clock which gave New Englanders a head start in the first draft quota. Lawton, who volunteered, ia aiwwii with MM Uea. Jamea A. Woodruff. ■„ ■

details that emphasise curves and show <■« every type of figure to advantage Foe tea or an afternoon at the theater, the black rayon jersey, left, will lead the fashion parade Gathered Interest Is centered in front, surrounding a diamond-shsp« I bodice insert. Plain below-elbow-length sleeves simple collarless neckline end sleek skirt are other detail* For evening there is the misty blue rayon jersey, center, which molds the Bgure In drape-l and fluid lines With a two-piece jacket dress for (raveling you'll be all set for the holidays-

around you. wondering where the next one is going to drop " Anti-aircraft guns had put up a terrlfllc barrage, driving the raiders higher and searchlights picked out an occailoMl plane for the gunners It was believed that the German* had lined more plane* on lhe city lasi night than they ever had used in that area before. ■ — W GREEK VICTORY (CONTINUED FROM PAG 17 ONEt Italian bMmH and 400 soldier*. Ml tank*. 3<i trucks, seven heavy gun*. 2* machine gun* and vast stores of ammunition. Ohrid also reported that hundreds of Albanian rebels marched with the Greeks Into Korltka and that the city had fallen after a bayonet battle with the Italian rear guard, lovering the retreat Another Ohrid report ■aid s<u> llaliatis had been killed and LOOT wounded In lhe rearguard action al Korltxa Greek losses were given as 800 killed: 4<>o wounded.) Premier Gen John Metaxas, the strategist liehlnd the Greek cam palgn. told the nation by radio last night that "our fight will be long ' and hard and not strewn with roses, hut we will welcome all obstacle* and in the end. defeat the enemy.” He said, we fight not only for our existence but also for all Bal kan people* and the liberation of j Albania, and this goes beyond «ur borders, and those of lhe Balkans, ilo all huinanfiy Thank God I Greece again champions idle cause II of freedom and liberty.''

SOLONS SELECT (CONTINVBD FH*»M PAGE ONKI ernmeni on a sound basis " H* urged that the representatives "go slotig" with th* (! O l‘ majority In both house* "for any constructive legislal|M on patronage," but In the same breath he warned that he would not permit the Republicans to 'make a jok* of the governor's office.” If they attempt to do so. h* said. "I’ll lake II to lhe people ’ Th* governor-elect recommended that the Democratic members of the assembly help the Republicans to salvage the ’best" parts of the reorgan Hat lon bill, nttacked by the G O P a* a "must" repeal measure. He said that he did not regret that he voted for the bill while a metnhwr Os the assembly When It was Introduced several years ago. but that he regretted that some part* of the act concentrated patronage power in th* governor * office - - -a- - - — Step* From Between Parked Cars, Killed Terre Haute. Ind Nov 23 -trPt Funeral arrangement* were being completed today for William II Hteeg. 60 president of th* A( me Coat and Lime Co . who wa* killed last night when he stepped from between two parked car* Into th* path of a car driven by William Bathe Surviving are his mother. Mr*. Anna Htswg and one brother Ernest Hteeg of Indianapoll*. ———-- - - o — — (Iratllud* I* a fruit of great cul tlvatlon. you do not find It among sros* iH-oiilr- Hamu*l Johnson.

Green at A. F. of L. Convention La at the A. F. of L. convention Stimson was a speaicer ai u conclave.

A number of Adam* county nurse* ar* planning to attend the meeting of the Northeast District Indiana state nurses’ ssswlstlmi Monday In room 2» of the Y W. (’. A In Fort Wayne Hansel Fob-y. principal of lhe Kirkland school, was admitted to lb* Adams county memorial ho«pltal thia morning for aurgery Den Holthou** of thl* city and Hoi> Hoffman of Fort Wayn* went in tofayette today to al'end th* Indiana Purdue football gam* They will return to Bhiomington Munday wh*r* both young men are junlora at th* atatw univeralty Dynol* Hcbmltt. well known reald*m of 'bl* city, who ha* been a patient at Hl Joseph hoapßal. Fort Wayn*. for th* past two w--*k« will Ire brought horn* Monday Mt Mehmitt, who la 7» year* old I* mm h improved and every hope I* extend <-d for hl* recovery He »uff*r*d from a kidney altoneni link l*»rriwh. a *enlor In ih* Indiana I’nlveralty *cb<e>l of tnedlcm* Indlaiiapoli*. la vlallng hi* par e«Hs. Mr and Mr* Frank Parrl«h of Jefferaoß afreet IHi-n will gradual* in Jun* and will then take a year a* an interne In nasi* h<r*pltal Irefore starting practice E M Wrtblr. superintendent of th* Berne s* htMtl will act a* ttrasimaster Monday evening at a dinner meeting of former students of th* I niverslly of Chicago to Ire held at the W W ('. A In Fori Wayne The event la In honor of the guest »|reak*r Dr Gordon J toing. nationally known humorist Mrs J P Hllyard of Mercer avenue was returned Io her home her* yesterday after Iwlng Injured In a fall at the home of her daughter In Van Wert. Ohio Hhe sustained a knee Injury in lhe fall Albert Millar and Etlgar Yoder will attend the American Ix-glon century tanquel at the Antlers hotel in Indianapolis thia evening at 6 o'< liM-k BUI Helm was among those who attended the Ohio Htate Ml< higan game at Columbus. Ohio <oday o — ■ Anyone wishing to give donations of jellies, etc. to the Friendship Home and Day nursery. Cincinnati may bring thqm to the Methodist < hurch tomorrow Ml** torenr Fen*termaker of route 2. Geneva of the Halmaguudl . < lul> of Wabash township recently signed to gel a foreign pen pal who I la also to be a m-milier of a EuropI can horn* economies < hrb Hhe ha* i Iteen corresponding with one since l May who Ilves in lhe area in Eng • land which I* being heavily hombed j Mr and Mr*. Robert Heller motored to tofayette today to attend ; the Indiana-Purdue football gam*. Mr and Mrs. Felix Maier had as their Thanksgiving and weekend . guest Mias Evelyn Eppinger of (Tn- , 'clnnati. Mr and Mrs. W A Kl*pp*r a:* among those from Decatur who are fatlending the Northwestern-Notre | Dame foottali game at Evanston. I today I ’ n Unemployment Benefit I’aymentM On Decline Fort Wayn* Ind., Nov 23 l'n- ■ employment insurance .leneflt pay ment* In Indiana declined in October to th* lowest levels of lhe year, ' the state unemployment compensa i tlon division announced today In almost every section of Indi- ' ana benefit payment* declined from Heptember to O< tober. according to Luster Kasalng. division manager for th*- Fori Wayne area, : which cover* Allen. Adam*. Hunt Ington Whitley. Hleuben. DeKalb.

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Head* iNcw Air Arm Ki L MB rar Arthur W Bnrratl Air Marshal Sir Arthur fl Rarrett, World war pilot and liaison cominan'ler between the Royal Air Force and the British Bxpedltiouary Force in the battle of France, now h«a*ia the new British air force attached to the army. Ths new air arm waa formed ae A compruniise between the war and air mlnlstriea. Noble toGrsnge and Wells rrtuaties. Claims paid In the Fori Wayne i area folowed the general pattern, i amounting to fill IhM in October. |31.0M In Heptember and 142 641 In August Th* average number of . individual* drawing checha for total or partial unemployment In thia ' area each week was In Octo- , her. compared to 770 per week during Heptember and l."2<t in ( August ■ - 500 Sheet*, neatly wrapped, 1 • 20 Ih. White unwat--11 ermarked mimeograph, adapt- > able for all kinds of mimeoi! vraph work and suitable for ' ink signature. KOc. The Heratur Democrat Co. . — / uizAgm \ \ ft \ If *aw sil ' 1 >— \ IS ( \ SM.SO I ‘ * 22,50 y Convaniant Christmas Lay away Plan. Authorigod Watch Aqsncy fur ELGIN 817-W up BULOVA W47S up HAMILTON M7-W up WESTFIELD WH up I ÜBWBLBK.