Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 40, Number 70, Decatur, Adams County, 23 March 1942 — Page 3

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■' HtKKlsoS CARROLL ■■a Fastens syedleate Writer ■LLYWOOD Close friend, of ■ Davis My that she is going ■it h»r valley home up for Mie ■thereby cut one of the ties that bind her to Holi lywood g. Meanwhile ■Bi the star and her ■ ®| bu.hand. Ar 'I thur farni- | ip!|| worth, will | I move into the i I " B All this fit* in B wlth Bel 1 * K ‘ 1 Idea* « xprex*e,f when ahe first Briton Carroll made a hit in 1 the Aims ■ r-ever want to own anything In B*ood," ahe said, - that I can t ■nto my trunk." ■Mentally, the actress will ■ Ju»t about time to unpack her JJ" before ahe goea to work at f «r» in her new picture, "Now ■ger." f* f that the second marriage ■rmer child star. David Durand, ■ nd, nice hj, flrgt (n annu |. ■.Dorothy Ates was wife No. 1. f tu Dickson la bride No. 1. l at trip Glenn Ford made to t™ for the premiere tit "The i |«ture. O s Martin Eden" turned pone quite an adventure itself. 1 f from Pont Neuf to Que- ' L, e , ,tar . and Ma mother were i |"t in a blinard with the tern- ’ t. ’ a^ und 20 t*low and with i F * ’’“‘"g up in 15-foot drifts. < P *f Anally had to stop until I akt troops cleared the i vl,la t* of Neuville < k mother atayed at the . I mayor for two days. 1 [interruption In the star's i Et®*? hlm to miss the ‘ P ReUaf ball In New York. 1 loth.^ ClaUlin< on ’"’H'daw" h nilv ‘• VIM ,or ytM - Peter 1 L f L~ y * ? « e * k eh «racte;r in 1 L , tan ‘ Nywh.” Believe It I i. ( 11 i* Brenda Marshall's 1 pna. ] 7~~ —* ’ out to the "Lady In a 1 at _ Un| versal to watch J ** Cav » <“«•«<* his eight- t of ha/ t / 1 S7 1 * U, 5 Ur ' Jana - ln ‘ « nar flrst movie scenes. Jane 1

were Miss June William* and Robart Knavel of Kturgls. Mkhiran WORK ANO WIN CLASS MEETING The Work and Win das* of the Nuttman avenue United Brethren Bunday school met recently at the home of Mrs. Frank Garwood with eight answering rite roll cal!. After the liu*lness meeting and a social hour, refreshment* were served. The neat meeting will Ire held at the home of Mrs. It M Wynn GILLIO-LAUER APPROACHING WEOOING Announcement ha« been made of the approaching marriage of Miss Joan larulae laruer, daughter of Mr. and Mr*. Frank 11. laiuer of Fort Wayne and Richard R (llllig, son of Mr. and Mr*. Harman (lilllg of thl* city. The nuptial mas* will be nolemnixed Saturday morning. April Is, at nine o'clock In St Peter'* Catholic church. Bev. Thoma* iMirkin will officiate. The bride-elect I* a graduate of St. t'aNierlne's academy and I* employed in the office* of the General Electric company in Fort Wayne. Mr. Glllig wa* graduated from Decatur Catholic high school ind the Indianapoli* College of Mottuary Science lie i* now associated with the Klaehn t Son* funeral horn* in Fort Wayne. GLEE CLUB TO PRESENT AN EASTER CANTATA The boy* and girl* glee <-luh* of Kirkland high school will p —on’ an Raster cantata Sunday night. March 2# at seven-thirty o’clock in the Kirkland high school auditorium. The title of the cantata. which I* under the direction of Mr*. Helen Eiirstim. ia "The Redemption Hong" by Fred H Holton. The public I- invited to attend. There will in- a called meeting of the Women of the Moo-" at the lodge home tonight at seven-thirty o'clock. Al) officer* and escort* are especially urged to be present. FEDERATED CLUBS CLOSE YEAR'S WORK The Adams county federation of clot** held the closing meeting of the year at the home of Mrs. W. Ouy Brown Friday, with approximately thirty member* in attendance <A one o'clock luncheon was enjoyed. after which Mrs. Milo Black, retiring president, presided over the business meeting. Reports were heard from all federated <loirs of

is a plump youngster with huge hszel eyes and bronse-colored hair, like Ruaan Hayward s. Some of the lines she ll speak In the picture will be remarks that she made herself In the past. Greg has been saving them for use on the screen. The I-a Cavas took Jane to Phoenix on the location for "The Lady in a Jam." Because the youngster was going to be in the picture, she couldn't live at the hotel with her parents, but had to stay at another hotel with the school teacher. On the same location. Irene Dunne gave a luncheon for 200 Chinese air cadets, all of whom have asked for autographed pictures to carry in their planes when they go back to fight the Japs. Irene not only is giving them the pictures, but is having special metal containers made for them. At Army camps, says the star, the soldiers always seem to worry about whether visiting movie celebrities are having a good time. "I wish they'd get over that Idea," ahe said. "The boys all are wonderful to us and we love to meet them." CStesateSWSaewW HOLLYWOOD PARTY LINE: Isabel Dawn is In the Cedars of Lebanon hospital, suffering from shock. . . . Her car turned over twice while she was en route to Oakland. . . . Remember Toby Wing, who was at Paramount for so long? Her father, Captain Paul Wing, is fighting with MacArthur's men in the Philippines. . . . Jackie Cooper’s chest is out to there. He is being interviewed by a music magasine about Ns experiences as a drupimer • • . The bombing of the Jap ships at Subic bay Is headed for the screen. Bill Rankin has written a story about it called "The Sky Is Red " . . . SuMn Hayward and Song Writer Jimmy McHugh at the Hollywood Tropics. . . . Susanne Rowe and Billy Halop at the Cocoanut Grove. . . . Peggy Moran and Joe Rlvkin at tne House at Murphy. . . . And Paulette Goddard and Burgess Meredith were a twosome the other noon-time at the Santa Barbara Biltmore. ... St Wills, husband of Joan Davis, Is trying to re-enlist in the Air Corps. He was an instructor at Kelly and Door fields in World WarL _ _ «r.. rmM

CLUB CALENDAR Society Deadline, 11 A. M. Fanny Macy Phenes 1000 — 1001 Monday Ave Marla Study C’.uh. Mrs. Hubert Hchmltt. * p nt. Pythian Bister* Temple Meeting. K of P Home, 7:30 p. m. Red Cross Production Center. Legion Home. 12:30 to 4:10 p. tn. Home Hygiene Classes, Lincoln School, 7 p. m. Research Club, Mis* Eva Acker. I:3® p. tn. -Called Meeting. Women of Moose. Lodge Home, 7.T0 p. m Tueeoay <’ U of <•., K. Hall. Alter Church. Women's Guild of Salem Evangelical and Reformed Church at Magley. Parish lUillfti p m. Tii Kappa Girl Scout Party. Legion Home. 7:30 p. m. Root Township Home Economic* Club, Mrs. John Magley. 1:30 p. m. Church Mothers Study Club. Methodiat Church. 2:30 p. m. Olive Rebekah lardge. I. O. <». F Hall. 7:30 p. m. St. Vincent de Paul, K of C. Hall. 1:43 p. m. Irelta Theta Tau Sorority. Elks Home, 4:30 p. m. Eta Tau Sigma Sorority, Mr*. George Helm, 7 30 p 411. Wadnaaday Cnion Township Woman's Club. Mrs. Mary Steven*. 1:30 p. m. Historical Club, Mrs. Ib-u lu-Vor, 2:30 p m. Red Cross Sewing Project, legion Home. I to 4 p. m. Shakespeare- Club. Mr*. Palmer Eicher, 2:30 p. m. St. Mary's Twp Home Economics Club, Pleasant Milk School, 0 a. m Thursday W S. C S. General Meeting. Meihodist Church. 2:30 p m. Women's Guild of Evangelical and Reformnd Church of Honduras. Church, '• a. m. Friday Red Cross Production Center, American legion Home. 1 to 4:30 Adams County Federation of Clubs. Mrs. W Guy Brown, 1 p. m Wesley Couple* Clans. Methodist Church. 7:30 p m the town and county. At conclusion of the year's business, Mias Eva Acker gave a delightful review of she play. "How Green the Corn.” The Federation will open their meeting* again next fall PETER KIRSCH HONORED WITH BIRTHDAY DINNER Mr. and Mrs Hen F. Shroyer of North Third street entertained with a six o'clock dinner Sunday night honoring their uncle. Peter Kirsch, on the occasion of hi* sev-enty-ninth birthday anniversary. The dining table waa attractively decorated with a birthday cake with lighted tapers on either side.

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Cantor’s Silver Jubilee M*»ie a» ‘ " KI ■ ]k -. Thl* I* a big week in the life of comedian Eddie Cantor. The popular •tar of “Banjo Eyas” h celebrating the twenty-fifth anniversary of hi* Broadway debut in Florenx Ziegfeld's "Folliea of HH7. Eddie is shown, left, a* theatregoers first saw him in blackface and, right tn the same familiar make-up today.

A lovely dinner was served. Covers were laid for the honor guest, Mr. Kirsch, his wl*-. Mrs. Kirsch and their daughter. Lydia; Edgar 'Mutschler and thr- ho«t and ho-less During the day Mr. Kusch received many messages of congratulation. Including gifts, flowers, card* and in the evening he ecelv<*l a long dl'tanee «-all lr- m his great-niece. Mis* Kathryn Shroyer from Columbia. Missouri GECODE CLUB ENTERTAINS GUESTS One of the outstanding parlies of | the Decode clutr calendar wa* held Saturday evening at the American U-gion home with eighty-tot. inrun her- and guests in attendance The honor guest from F<«t Wayne were Mr* Harry G. Hogan, Helen Hleeke. the Elex club president. Mildred Hatlu-r and Irene Meyers, who were presented corsages of plt.k carnation* t>y the <-hth For the program. Mr- Hogan gave an exceptionally sens! tve review of "The Pled Piper" by Neville Shute. This unusual w i- story was presented In a smooth yet vl various manner with all Hie Eraciouncss necessary to clearly portray the delightful p'g -rnalities represent!*! by the author The natural delivery Intersperse:! with, French accents tn gentle conversational manner combined witii significant gestures, rightly-Hm'-d. are the marks of distinction that make Mrs. Hogan's review* so Impressionistic and Interesting. < The decorative theme of the par i ty was cleverly arranged io con-1 form with the program The long , tables formed two V's and were centered with a number of books' supported by novel Irook ends. Red . white and blue lighted taper* In crystal holders added color lo the attractive table setting Ear n place was marked with an original favor consisting of a set of three bright colored paper covered match boxes, each box representing a mia.ature novel, with the titles imprinted in contrasting color. 'Piano selections were pis>,n by

Baby, Mother Die in River - JKBum Two policemen in New York make vain effort to revive eleven-months-old Peggy Sue Flynn, tossed into the Hudson River by her mother, who plunged in after her. Mother also died. Mrs. Flynn, 35, had been aufXermg Xrom a nervous condiUorx. „, t „

Itetty Z.tism.i ter during the dinner. Irene'.Meyers gave a brief talk and Introduced the Elex pr sldeut. Helen Bleeke. Mlappy Blr'hday" was sung by the members for Lorena Reppert. A short business meeting was conducted by th« president. Mis* Ann 'Murtaugh. •Betty Nrbneider served as chairman With the following girl- a*sl«tina Peggy Gaunt. Betty M<-lchi. Phyllis Hunter. L<-ota Reinkiag. Al Vera Vian, Millie Acker. Ixiretta Weiland. Esther Meyers. Leia Hire kaw and Charlotte Butler. o ff F K O M fl M E N TO * n )// Service U Aviation t'adet James II t'ltristen. son of Mr*. Alice (’hristen, of tbi- city, ha* been transferred from Augusta. Georgia to 1 timer Field at Albany Georgia, tor 'wo month- of advanced flying schooling. Al the end of this schooling t'adet Clfrislen will receive his "wings " o A I — ——— Adams County Memorial Hospital | 0... — • - o Admitted: Joe Mart*, route 6; Mrs. George Morris, route 5. Mr*. Floyd Mitchel, route 6. Dismissed Herman L. Cortor. North Hi-cond street; Mrs. Everett Sheet*. Homesteads: Mt*. Roland Parrish. Kalamagoo, Mien . Mr*. Jesse Bluhm and baby, route 2. —— —•— Canned vegetable* produced In the t’. S. in 193# totaled 154.742.75# cases, a* compared with 57 471. {9ft cases In 191#.

Mrs, Paul Cold-mlth of Fort Wayne arrived here thl* afternoon for a week’* visit Nhe was culled here by the dine** of her mother, Mr* O K Raker, sho ia con fined Io lied again II L Conter. who ba* bee# 111 the pa*f two week* with tonkilltl*. wa* able to return tn hl* home today from the Adam* county memorial hospital He I* on the mend now and expect- to Ite ou‘ *oon Mr and Mrc Donald Blair moved today from l»4 South Fifth street to Felrol-mm where the former will continue in the auctioneering tm«lne«* Mis* Marjorie John*on returned last night from Indianapolis where she visited over the weekend Mis C L. Walter* ba* returned from Fort Wayne after a .several weeks' visit at the home of her son In law and daughter. Mr and Mis C J Hockey Mt* Walter* who wa* ill with a severe coid la very much improved. Mr*. Mabie Fenley of Dayton, Ohio, looked after bualne < in I* catur Saturday Mrs. I Ward Calland i* reported a* very much improved at the Adam* county memorial hospital, where she has been a patient for the past several week’ I' i* thought she will be able to he returned to her home on Jefferson street and latter part of this week Mr* B F. Banta J H Evan* and dauhgter Nan< y Rose and Miss Helen Evan*, all of Willshire, Ohio were among the Saturday shopper* in thl* city. Miss Ethel Phillip* of Glenmore looked after husine*.- beta Saturday. Mr*. Pliotdie Wagner of mute 1 stopped here Saturday Mr ami 'Mrs. Marlon Fe: .*el of New Haven stopped here Saturday for a short Visit and to leave their little daughter with her grandmother. Mr*. M. E Hower, while they attended the stale basketball fin al* at Indianapolis Mrs. Fred Scherer and daughter Lucille of route 5 were amoftg Saturday's shopper*. Mr. and Mrs Marion Watkins of Bourbon spent the weekend in Mon roe at the home of 'Mr. and Mrs. Fred Watkins. Miss Martha Calland returned to her work near Dayton. Ohio after a several week*' Visit here. Mis* Betty Burke, a student nurse at Ball memorial hospital. Muncie, spent the weekend with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Burke. Mr and Mrs. D W M Millen. Jr. of Fort Waytie visited in Decatur Sunday. Mr. and Mr*. Glen Barkley. Miss Charlotte Grisly and Clarence Mug malt of Marion were the gu-'Sls Sunday of Mr. and Mrs la-i Teeple and Mr- Dewey Gallogly. Mr. and Mrs. Rotrert Hess of Berne visited friend* and relative* here over the weekend Miss Sally Hower of Indianapoli* will arrive here Friday and will remain until after Easter for a visit with her mother. Mrs M. E. Hower and other relative* and friend*. Sharon Hite was confined to her home last week with chickenpox. Jay Alton stopped in Decatur Saturday night for a brief visit with hi* mother. Mrs Frank Alton, before continuing to Churubusco where he looked after bualr.e** —- o GEN. MacARTHUR (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONEI Allied armies In the Chinese war gone of southeast Asia "The news of your appointment a* command er fill* me with delight. I feel confident that under your lender ship a new and epic chapter of

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military •tm esses und hitman achievements will ll* added lo the history of our common struggle against treachery and barbarlam.” MacArthur “I deeply appreciate your inspiring message I have absolute i onfidence in complete victor) W.ivell "I wish all good fortune and siici-es to y<.n< new r< in ma nd." .Ma«-Arlhur "Thanks for your thoughtful nt' sage We wll do our best." Raid Port Moresby Canberra. Australia. Mar 21 H’Pt Japane»e planes made their heaviest raid of the war today on Port Moresby, in New Guinea Ifai mile* from Australia, after a fur ions week-end of aerial warfare in which American and Australian planes -mashed 24 enemy plane* and the Japanese struck at the vita! north *outh Australian railtoad. Japanese planes struck also at Wyndham, a key town on the sparsely populated northwest All* trallan roast, and Allied planes bombed Dill, the Japanese invasion base on Dutch Portuguese Timor west-northwest of the continent Nineteen Japanese lioniliing planes, esmcied by three fighter-.

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I swept over Port Moresby in two * waves. (H>mbing and machine gun- • nitig military objectives and the ' town, toward which Japanese for - res from the Huon Gulf invasion area are marching through the - Markham valley There wa* no Immediate rep*** . of damage or casualties Allied plane*, with American flying fortresses ptayl.ife a star . role. ojH-nrd during the week-end , a ferocious iiffmsive on the Japanese Invasion area northeast of Australia. Twenty two of the total of p enemy plane* destroyed or damag t ed Were lugged in thia offensive, , and ’he 2’.d wa* shot down over the north Australian i In addition, the Allied planes i made a direct hit on a Japanese . ammunition dump ■ In thl* offensive, one of their heaviest and most successful of the Pacific war. the Allied air i fleet* lost a total of two plane* . and two crew men of a third were wounded i o — i Acreage of all vegetables raised r for sal.e except potatoes, amounted to 1.475,274 in 1919. compared with t 3.7714*2 in 1934 a gain of tSS per- . cent in 15 year*.

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