Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 40, Number 106, Decatur, Adams County, 4 May 1942 — Page 5

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OF ADAMS COUNTY Thank* for your courtcNy in my iara P a *K n for 11 sheriff IlifW A. M No. 32 on Democratic Ballot. IM FRANK YOUNG IB pel I 11 ""’I | I ■■!!■■! — , ~ , , , — B ■'EARLESS gRS ( Al’AliLE I Homer C. Michael Candidate for Republican Nomination for I STATE SENATOR HI Joint district of Adams-Wells Blackford Counties. support will be sincerely appreciated in the primary May I propoor no crark-pot fanticies and if elected I will serve th- majority opinion of this aerator.al district tn matters of legislation coming before the Indiana state M Ho The Voters: I I jaiiMHMfe.« < I I S Ht O ( W*’*’ i I MBl Afl ■ ) IB * *'K and will deeply appreciate >our vole J ■ «d support in next Tuesday's primary. 1 I CLYDE 0. TROUTNER ■ Candidate for the Democratic Nominal ion for 1 I County Clerk M No. 20 on the Ballot j S Pol Advt J

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hour. Docaturites in many cases bad to rebuild furnace and stove fires last night and this morning in an effort to drive out the chUI which followed the rain. o PAY BOOST GRANTED (Continued From i'aae 1) ducted by the trustees during the meeting. It was reported that contract# were offered a majority of the teachers, in accordant] with the law of the last legislature, which set May 1 as the dsadliue. The contracts have not been signed or returned, however. CONTINGENT LEAVES (Continued From Pace 1) wede, evidently overslept and arrived at beadquarters just as the bus was ready to pull away. The group was Urge enough that the board decided to name two men in charge, instead of the cuslomary one. Thomas Haiabauld was named leader and Ernest Willis Striker, assistant Two others who Were to have entered service with the group were transferred to other boards tor induction. Chester Bran d/berry was transferred to Decatur. Illinois and Dwight Richard Miller of IM3 Weisser Park to Fort ■ages. 1 . , i . ris

Where 17 Died in Crash of Sleeper Plane ■ # AwmKS Rl HHI ■ ’ Al-.Ji *HP "* A sleep*-: plane crashed Into a storm lashed hill In sight ol the Halt Lake City Airport In Utah, instantly killing all seventeen persons aboard I Among th* dead were a mother and her infant sou. and two officials of the Sperry Gyroscope Company

Wayne. Bev. Carey R. Moser presented each of the men with Bibles and James K. Staley, represett'ing the Legion, gave each mau a booklet. Roy Mumma, of the local draft board, was in charge. MILLIONS OF (Continued From Page 1) person will be allowed eight ounces of sugar per week. Actual distribution. however, will be made by the pound every two weeks rather than weekly The amount of sugar that will be released after the first eight weeks has not been determined. The only persons who will not need tbe ration hooks are members of the armed forces and individuals who are confined to institutions. Members of the family away from home, such as children at schools. are to be registered with their family units a* I ndlvlduals i temporarily absent. .Maids, gard-. etters. patrons of boarding houses i and others not related to the head of a house must register for them-1 selves. NEW JAPANESE (Continued From Fags 1 • nea. with Increasing persistence. MacArthur reports in his com-1 munlque today that allied planes ' had attacked enemy shipping Ita haul harbor in a night raid Saturday night aud Sunday morning, and bad stored direct hits on at least one transport. 1 In a raid only a few hours previously. reported in yesterday * communique, they had made direct | hits on transport, damaged a s.-coml '4;-'z--l a '• I I New i nit d Stati fig bt« , in what Mai Arthur > ailed a brll- ) Kan! on "t If lap . bombers and eight fighters which ' attar k< d Pon Mort by.j shot down three hlg bombet I IfifiAHslMfififiFfifil ul ' X . ufiderwiuiH-d ha» !••••" apl»"inied '.I- | ceased. TtW estate Is premi D sol- | vent, j . FerU 1.. I.(Merer, tlturse, I May 3 Mito t | X.,!,.. i- h- r« given that lUcy nemd C. \V • rlloc i I Court of Adu»« lnl>-< < I I pin <ni aerm «bh ’ ■ • >- >" k , i 11 | I 1 •LVI’E •> rlttH T.XLK | .-leik • ■' kda <> ■■— — | No IH I Noth a i» herat» given that . I ■ . M • V f baa liie-i *'"• ' ' '' • ' . .m.l, att-.. for tbe Vs n- >r- .(» ' hear , ome Old pls-- ••« '-'r'" ~f ■•*"* l ’~r r'liapt-r JI. At« of th- <«enertl . Assembly -f **] ' ‘ U Itnc- no l-.oid and I CU.k ■! UM A-1... , *»tit»: I I I I ' baa flirt »Mh »*»• j! ’ I SSLr a s Adsnw Ceaaty- lel.asa. vol r ..J .‘.iec .CO-I - “‘<*l ■ nm ■••••• * . |»r>»vi*ion I L of CUaP'er 1‘- A U “/ the •» . ‘’w-itnea- my hand and w*l ->t «»•< || ' TlP’* TXM. J | Clerk -I the Adam- < I

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I a fighter. On Saturday they had shot down four and damaged two of a formation of 15 enemy navy-O fighters. Thus in two days’ operations, the Japanese had suffered Zfi'i percent casualties in their attacks on Port Moresby. o— —-—— REV. PRUGH TO (Continued From Faae 1) was president of the Decatur minMterial association In 193fi-J7 and was president of the Fort Wayne clasais of the Reformed church In IMS. Rev Prugh was one of the org- i anizers of the Cub Scout movement In this city and at present Is, serving as Cubmaster of the Jun-' ior organization. Last year he was elected a trustee of Heidelberg College. Tiffin. Ohi-t. Mrs Prugh and two daughters will remain here temporarily. The I matter of selecting a successor ’ will be taken up Sunday at a meeti mg of the cougregaliou, Rev. Prugh istated. UNITED STATES (Continued From Page i> ■in i—»«n i ■ a i - [ sweeping down to machine gnu the • streets. of the estimated 3U German' planes which car:led out the raid. * at least seven were destroyed Heavy damage was caused al > Kleter. including destruction of . numerous homes ami shops and. I destruction or damage of a college. I a girl’s s*-hool. a poor house and' several churches l»ut not a bomb on anything that could be called ' a military objective. Around the world on the far eastern battlefront the Allies were making a last ditch stand In Burma now all but lost — and' musti-ring their forces in antir ipa | tlon of an early teat of strength

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with the Japanese Invaders ranged along tbe "invasion islands" to the north <»f Australia. In Burma. American and Chinese Itombere blas'ed at fallen larshio. now a base for Japanese forces striking northward along the Burma road to within 20 or 30 miles of China's Yunnan frontier. Along the road Chinese tnstps were mak Inga last ditch stand. Brig Gen. Claire u Cbennault. leader of the American volunteer pilots, said that Laahio was heavily bombed by the "flying ligers” aided by Chinese airmen striking out in their first strong attack against the Japanese siu< e the Changsha fighting in December [ aud January The spearhead of the Japanese drive north of (arshin appeared to be in the vicinity of Kweichieh. "»s miles north of L.<shio Another force wa - driving the British back north of Mandalay along the Irrawaddy and Chindwin rivers and a third was advancing in the Monywa sector west of Mandalay. HOUSE STUDIES (Continued From Page 1> liinali-ly 4o <mo Hisi-i'-i fainii rs with a normal wheat crop of 200 ! bushels participated in the poll. The program will bring an average loan rate of 51.22 par bushel 1 under a basi- U- S. loau late of 11 14 per bushel, according to L. M. Vogler, state AAA chairman. A two-thirds national majority was needed to continue quota re- . strictions. NINE FLYERS KILLED (Cuatinucd Fr-wn F»«e It Lieut. Adolph T Frerisch. Fairfax. Mo, and Corp Frank W. liwin, ■ San Benito. Tex Bomber Missmg Boise, Ida May I (( Pl—Army l-lan-s searched today for a intss

Ing bomber, wlihti army officers feared had i-rashed with its crew of six on a routine flight from Gow-n Field to Spokane, Wash. Army spokesman said the plane left Gowen Field at 3:05 p. m. yesterday with enough gas for six hunt* Names of the men aboard were not disclosed. o China Relief Fund Is Over S4OO Mark Tin- United China Relief Fund rea< hed the |4<IR mark over the week-nd. Rev Paul Brandyberry, chairman, annoiitii -d today Mrs. Ben Schroyer, chaliman of the special gift committee, reported donations of (HO. which are included In the above amount The t-ampalgi

One Moment, Please! • B Moot of you folks know me personally —-I have lived B in Itecatur all my life—have been in the Hardware and B Service Station business for years—and if I have been B successful it has been through hard work and honest w dealings. £ I have never Itefore been in politics—l don't know A and don’t want to know the “bchemes" and “strings'’ to A pull to get your votes. I have made no promises, or tried i B to build up political “fences." I am not lined-up or con* I B trolled bv any political factions. | - If I am your choice for Mayor of the City of Pecatur. I will conduct the affairs of our city as I have my own business—honest I v and with good judgement and hard work. B And. if I win in the fall. I will lake office uncontrollB ed and take care of things the way you would like it done B and to the best of my ability. I want your vote. i £ : Harry J. Knapp B Democratic Candidate for i MAYOR • CITY OF DECATUR 9 Pot Ad» ' 9

Earl Chase Elected District C. E. Head Local Postal Clerk Is Named President Earl Chase. Dwcatur postal clerk, was elected president of the Porter district Christian Endeavor, at the spring conference held Sunday afternoon at the Union Chapel United Brthreii church, east of Decatur. He succeeds MDs Mazlne Wendel. of Fort Wayne. More than 100 pensons attended yesterday’s conference Rev. Robert Strubhar, til the 1750 quota ts reached or ov- rsubst ribed. Rev. Hiandyberry said. Several of the industries conducted their canvass over the week- ' <-nd and will report within a few ; days.

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pastor of the First Missionary church. Fort Mayna, delivered the conference serrnoa. speaking <m "A Wise Man in a Foolish Age." Mr Chase was recently reelected president of the Adams county C. E . but resigned thia position immediately after his elevation to district leadership yesterday. The Adams county group will name a new president In the near future. Vi- ---presidents of the district organization are Helen Engle of Fort Wayne and Lillian Steiner of Bluffton, with the new Adams county preaidsmt as the third vice-preei dent. I Other district officers elected Sunday are: Mrs Norwood Booker. New Haven, secretary; F K. Bohnke, Ddcatur. treasurer; Rev. George Holston, pa -.lor of the Evang- Ileal church at Linn Grove, pastor councillor. Nelson Bradley, Fort Wayne, layman advisor. Officers were installed yesterday If possible, do hard things FIRST

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