Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 40, Number 111, Decatur, Adams County, 9 May 1942 — Page 6

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Reed Pitches, Bats Jackets To Fourth Win Drives In Winning Run Aqainst Wren In Seventh Inninq Floyd R«-ed pitched and batted the Decatur Yellow Jacket* to their fourth consecutive victory Friday afternoon, with the Jacket* easing out a 5 to 4 triumph over Wren. 0.. at Worthman Field. It was the second win of the season for Decatur against Wren, who has lost only one other game this year. With the score tied at 4-4, and a teammate. Schwartz, on base in the last of the seventh. Reed banged out a sharp single to score his mate with the winning run. Wren broke out with two runs la the first inning on two hits and a base on halls Decatur came back to even the count in the same frame on two Wren errors and Cochran's double. Eichhorn's hit accounted for Decatur's third run in the- third inning Three hits were good for two runs and a 4 to 3 leud for Wren In the fourth Inning Andrews opened the sixth inning with a single and eventually scored the tying run on an infield out Then came Reed’s payoff blow In the final inning with nobody out. Three games are on the Decatur *4 hedule nest week The Jackets will play at Bluffton Tuesday and at Bowe Wednesday. Friday afternoon. Tully-Convoy will inert the Jackets at Worthman Field. Decatur AB R II E Schnepp. 3b .. . 3 110 Eichhorn, cf 3 2 10 Cochran, ss ... .3 o 1 o Andrews. <• 3 111 Lynch. Ih ... 3 0 0 0 Fruchte. rs 3 0 0 1 Rlckord. If 3 0 o 0 Schwartz. 2b 3 110 Reed, p .3 0 2 0 Totals .27 Iff Wren AB R II E Byer, cf 4 0 10 wmvjt 1 ji. v"/ 1 (C L. WEBER 225 Adame i This smbUa es tearceey sad mJ* driving is awarded to ana car swear as thia rawaity each weak day. •MVC CAMFULL V - SAVg A UFW Ros firm fiwwtag Car*. For Wwss. lad SUN. MON. TUES. Centinuouc Bunday from 1:15 CAROLE IXJMBARD JACK BENNY “TO BE OR NOT TO BE” ALSO—Shortt Bc-30c Inc Tas —o Last Time Tonight —• “The Lady Has Flans” Paulette Gsddard. Ray Milland. Roland Young. ALSO—Shorts Sc-Xc Ine. Tas | CORT SUN. MON. TUES. Cent. Sunday—A'l Beata tOc te 4 “MR. BUG GOES TO TOWN’’ Feature Teehnleelar- Cartoon & “NORTH TO KLONDIKE” Bred Crawford. Andy Devine Sveninga te-tSe Ine. Tea —o Leet Time TeaigM — BUI fflltett. “Bullets for Bandit*’ ALSO— Lnm eh—*— -ft Wars of Daelh Valley” So-SOo Inc- Tea

Baxter, 2b 3 110 Junre. If 3 0 0 1 Robey, c 4 12 0 Kirkland. 3b 4 110 Kiehl, ss 3 0 0 1 Burk, lb 3 11 0 Krugh. rs 1 u ii I' Springer, rs 1 0 0 0 St haadt. p 2 0 0 0 Totals IS 4 6 2 Score by innings; Wren 200200 o—4 Decatur 201 001 1 5 MAJOR LEAGUE MNDINGS NATIONAL LEAGUE W L. Pct G.B. Brooklyn hl 7 .696 i Pittsburgh If fl .625 I 1 * St Louis 12 » .571 3 Boston 12 1! .522 4 New York 11 13 .458 s>* Cincinnati 9 12 .42# 6 Chicago 9 13 .409 6>» I Philadelphia 6 10 .273 i AMERICAN LEAGUE W L. Pct. G.B. ! New York 15 7 682 Cleveland 14 7 667 ** Boston 11 I 036 1 Detroit 15 10 .600 !’* : Washington 11 12 .478 4** i St. I.oui- I<> 14 417 6 I Philadelphia !• 16 .360 7*4 Chicago 1 1‘ .!>2 11 YESTERDAY’S RESULTS National League Brooklyn 7. New York 6. Pittsburgh 6. Chicago 4. St lamia 5. Cincinnati 2. Only games scheduled American League Philadelphia 2. Boston 1. Only game scheduled. ) —.- .0 , I „ DRIVES MINIATURE ll'.nilnuM Enon Page II I eran. , The tractor, a "split in' Image” > of its big brothers that do the work of horses on Adams county farinat, ' la less than three feet high and not much longer than that. Its power comes from a gasoline washing machine motor, "from Grandma's washer.” as Floyd pute it. The ingenuity of Floyd's father. a welder and mechanic, is responsible for the lad's novel means of transportation. The little vehicle, complete with i a twees peed transmission, travels ! only about two or three miles per ' XitTWT Notice is hereby given that Grover W. Aprunger has filed with the undersigned an applhatir-n for the A (turn a Circuit Court of Adam* County, Indiana, to hear the evidence and determine the time and place of birth of «»l<| applicant. agreeable to the pr-.talon of Chapter 24. Acta of the General Aaaetnhly of Xtate of Indian i. for ; 1941. Wltnesa mt hand and aaal nt said Court this Sth day of May. I»t2 • I,Yt»E O TROUTSEK Clerk of the Adams Circuit Court. May * ■ Citizen? & Voters: I iriah to express my thanktulnene and gratitude to each and every one of vou tor » the splendid support given me. Again I say thank you Ernest J. Worth man County AMneMNOt. I Shoe Repair is Important - now, more than ever before. Cowoorve your dollar* and uaa kSygisi for ft rv mrf r *es ss slm ingrt' I*f wUnus in vC'""** xfv a-.rf’ country. Shoe repairs save aary tellers Fortney Shoe Repair. i

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hour, slower than a person can walk It operates safely and Floyd I* a safe driver It was the general cons- iisue of opinion that he displayed extreme caution In manlpu-, lating his vehicle. And to show his patriotism. , Floyd had his Dad paint "V for Victory” on his tractor. Floyd Is a | well known Lincoln school student i Each morning he drives a mini- . ature bicycle Into school from his I home in Belmont. ■' Honor Aqed Berne Mother On Sunday Berne. Ind May 9. Mrs. 8. F Sprungvr. at the age of 93. I* Berne's oldest mother and will be honored by her family on Mother'* l»ay Sunday. She spent her entire life in thi* community. She is the widow of the late Rev. 8. F. Sprunger who was pastor of the Metinonite < hutch for forty years. She is the mother of 16 children, all living Mrs. Sprunger Is the oldest woman In Berne and the third oldest person. She Is still in fair health. ° | Pleasant Mills News | Florence Noll, Corrsspondsnt , Ada Everett has returned hmne after visiting two weeks *ith Mr. and Mr*. Frank Everett at Wren. O. Mrs Flava HaUnnstadl ‘eturned home from Circleville, where she visited with her father. Rev. Plough. Glen Clark, Clyde Everett and Dnlahe Werhng motored lo Decatur. 111. to visit with Mr. and Mrs. Thoma* Halberstadt and daughtec Joanne Mr. and Mrs 1-orn Troutuer and daughter Geanne Itsrlean of Deca- , tur spent Sunday at the home of

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Chalies Troutner. who is quite 111. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Teepi? and daughter Goioria. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Anspaugh and sons Billy and Jlminic of Bryant, Mr. and Mrs Winston Rawley and children Arlene and Bobby of Bern". Maxine and Betty Noll of Fort Wayne, spent Sunday at the William Noll i residence. I A very happy day waa spent Sunday at the CX7A*. camp at Bluffton ‘ in honor of Mrs. Harry Daniels, when her children and their fam- ' Illes surprised her with a delicious | basket dinner, the occasion being her -birthday anniversary. Mrs Daniels received many beautiful ' gifts. Those present wre Mr. and Mrs Bryce Danils. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Lobsiger and family of Pleasant Mills. Mr. and Mrs. Gerhard Schultx and family of Decatur, and Mr. and Mr*. Harry Daniels of Convoy. O. One of the happiest days of the season was spent recently at the home of Mr. and'Mrs. Harry Stay in honoi of .Mr Ray's mother, Mrs ' Minerva Ray of Decatur. It being her MHh birthday anniversary. Her ! i children and families began to ga-' j ther with well filled baskets for the | > <-elvt»ration. She received many ; rifts. Those present were Mr*, j Mary Fuller of Leipsic, 0.. Mr. and Mrs C W Ray and family of Churubusco. Mr. and Mrs. Jarne* Johnson. Mrs. Artie Murray and dauguter Bessie. Mr*. Helen Knott and children. Joan and Robert, and I Luella Ray. ail of Fl. Wayne; Mr. and Mrs Win Fleetwood and Earl IFarlowe, Berne. Mrs. Chronister. DM-atvr. la-land Ray and family. Harry Ray and family, Mr. and ■, Mrs. Jerry Bixien. Decatur. Mr*. Pearl Gehre* and daughter Ruth - Ann. Van Wert. 0.. Mr. and Mr* John Spftlr. M’lllshlre. O Prosperity make* friends; ad- ’ versify tries them.—Synis.

Predict Hitler Soon To Start Offensive z Expect Spring Drive Within Three Weeks 1 London. May <L il’Pi—Neutral observer* predicted today that Adolf Hitler would try to start hfs supreme offensive -tgitlitsi the i Russian* within three weeks. Reports from the Russian front Indicated that both Russians and Geriuans were steadily moving up rtihforcemenU to Join veteran* who fought through the winter The Ruasian* have announced that I they have vast reserves ready to < fight and the first contingents have paEsed their tests scoring a local I success. .Meanwhile, the Initiative was the ’ Russians’, and German-occupied villages in Karelia were reported Slowly falling liefore them Radio Moscow said a fierce battle was raging In one sector of that front ■nd that the Red army was advancing after breaking enemy resistance. Earlier It reported that three German battalions on the Karelian front had crossed the frontier and simultaneously counter - attacked from three points, but the Russians mowed them down and the Germans had to retreat. Dispatches from Moscow said Soviet forces had broken three German counterattacks on the Kalinin front In as many days, and radio Moscow said that cossack cavalry, continuing their dashing raids in the enemy's rear, had captured three more villages on the Kalinin front. T o It is illegal to burn or otherwise destroy household waste paper in Great Britain, the Department of I'tmtmerce reports. Tortured, Slain i g X jr aL % I Mki —I. I. N. Phontpboto Alice ForUr Fearing mob violence, police officials of Pueblo, Colo., rushed Donald M. Feam. alleged torture slayer of a high school girl, to the Colorado penitentiary at Canon City for safekeeping. Feam signed a confession, police say, that he lashed Alice Porter. 16, with hot wires before attacking and shooting her in a lonely farmhouse. Feam's wife was In a Pueblo hospital with a daughter bom a few days ago.

Wasatch Ranae-Graveyard of Airli nei fg £S Bk * * ' * - ■■ I J y aia -Jll . ..i - aap|nftfc,?L a • •**gaßa^rißljpjß r >~, -ma-.— ,ft| U 3. Civil Aeronautics Authority officials are considering the placing of restriction* on airliners in the Wasatch mountain area in Utah, sometimes called "the graveyard of airline disasters in eight years in this area have taken a toll of 61 lives The latest. took 17 lives. The Wasatch range rises 10,000 feet out of desert and has been railed a tr*p for

Two Governors Are Convention Speakers Schricker, Green To Speak To Women French Lick Springs. Ind.. May 9—Governors Dwight H. Green cf Illinois and Henry F. Schricker of Indiana will be the featured speak era at the annual convention of the Indiana Federation of Clubs here May 19 to 21. It was anounred today by Mrs. Oscar A. Ahlgren of Whiting, president of the group. Governor Green will speak at the opening afternoon session Tuesday on "The Preservation of our Representative Form of Government." while Governor Schricker will give the closing address Thursday afternoon. Mrs. John L. Whitehurst, president of the General Federation o‘ Women’s Clubs, will attend the convention, and will be the principal speaker on the opening night, her subject being "Women In a World of War.” Other prominent speakers scheduled to address the meeting are; Mrs. H. C Houghton. Red Oak. in. national chairman of the G. F. W. C. education department; Dr. William P. Dearing, president of Oakland City College; and Clarence Jackeon. director of the Indiana council of defense. Featured at the convention, according to Mrs. Ahlgren. who has chosen as her theme "You Yourselves Must Set Flame to the Fagots W'hlch You Have Brought,” wIU be forums on club federation objectives, the return to religion and support of the national defense program, and the preservation of the representative form of government. At the (losing *ession Thursday afternoon, there will be presentation of the patriotic revue "You Can Defend America.” enacted by volunteer actors and actresses, brought from Washington. D C., through the efforts of Governor Schricker and Mrs. Ahlgren. JAPAN CLAIMS ''’““•lnsed From Pans 1) cent building. While the authoritative "Jane’s fighting ships” lists no such converted carrier. It lints the 26,960 ton Agakl, converted teom X projected 42.G0G Um bailie cruiser, and the 28,960 ton Kaga. converted from a projected 39.U00 ton battleship An Italian dispatch from Tokyo called the battle "the greatest Japanese victory since December," and •aid that the Japanese bad the in Itiative at all time* Tokyo new* commentators, heard over the radio by the Catted Preen tn Ban Francisco, said that the United State* bad only throe aircraft carrier* left The Tokyo newspaper Hoe hi wrote that it would not be long before the British and American flets would be whittled down lo such an extent that they could not match Asia force* in either the At lantlc or the Pacific Niehl Njchl hopefully assumed that neveral heavily damaged Allied ships in ths Coral sea battle, unnamed, had sunk "tn th* mean tiss*.” "Thus the JapaaMe victory ha* practically wtpad put th* British, American and Australian naval forew -tatloMd in th* South Pacific," Niehl Niehl said Th* Japan Time* sad Ad verier said that th* hntU* proved th* “utter impossibility” at th* Alltea •tagiag aa offsMiv* against Japan Th* ofllcta I Japan*** wvi agency gnoted on* Admiral TakamaahL not othorvto* Identified that the British and Amnrieaa aavt« had “acted la aa Idiotic way” la i*tUag warship* op*tM* la extended form-

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atlon. “As the result of thia last battle the fate of Australia is now definitely sealed." he was quoted. ■ o Clarence Rayn Rites Sunday Afternoon Berne. Ind . May 9 -Clarence O. Rayn. 69. prominent Geneva Insurance man and former owner of the Geneva Herald, died at his home In Geneva after a lengthy Illness of heart disease He started In the neswpaper business at the age of 17. working on the Ridgeville News. In 1892 he started the Mendon Herald and In 1896 went to Geneva aa manager and owner of the Herald. He later sold the paper to the present owner. Harold Mattax. Surviving are the widow and a slater The funeral will be held at 2 p. m. Sunday at the Geneva Methodist church Burial will be In Riverside cemetery. Q MOTICB Notice Is herebv given that Menno Blbereteta . has filed with the undersigned an Application for the Adams Circuit Court at Adam* County, tn-hsna. to hear the evidence and determine th, time and place of hlrth of '*ld sp- ' pllcant. agreeable to the provision of Chapter 34, Act* of the General Assembly of Mtste of Indiana, tor 1941. Witness mt hand and seat of ••Id Court thl* Vth day of Msy, 1942 4N.YDB O. TROI TNEB Clerk of the Adams Circuit Court May 9 ■■ - O Trade In a Good Tows — Docatar

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