Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 41, Number 120, Decatur, Adams County, 20 May 1943 — Page 1

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Government Ads To Check Strike Wave Pennsylvania Coal Miners Walk Out TMft'htirith M.. f d« ; rh.-.k th- ' « ' coal 11 • .■ t I I atli > Il 111 I. . I linger i' A i l'eiin«yli : i • |||<-> tlllL- fill I iwi-i'ii th* ■ ■ 1 i priHiiii'i i- i ■ ■' i 1 .<! M h. XX- , Till* "i • ' . th. go»-n-m-i j operator >f lllille J i S't.k. hit- ; , mill i . >k*’ pi ■■ ! ami in pr.ila,..! . I. Kentucky Strike II I i ll). Ky Thr.-. humin d Mtnii k i’ th. • . at Tw il < : h ■ mil >< th. ' hition ■ ! preside at .I- I. .• ( | Mm. XX. k Harlan • i . < claim tli-y i • (Turn Tn Mrs. Dina Bertsch Dies This Morning Lifelonq Resident Os County Is Dead t X. Mi* IMtia !’ I th- la;.- li l • ' r i long r.*fd» nt "f l I died at - home I<• r » 1 1 ■ rational fol! 1 j luff, fed • X * Sb. »a- born i> ■ «hip Apn' !'■ i' of Mr ami Mi- I husband d-d in i metnlH-r of the • ‘ church. . Sa i . • . i Her-. h I’- A Decatur rural rout. and Bluffton rural ' •)• • M- - K > ('rill and four b Ih •. ■ 1 all of Blufft m f 1 " four e r m l deceased. Fun.-t >'■ • ■ S:N a. m Sunday a’ h-n- 1 , at 1« o’llmk at th- ' > ■ p.*tollc church * ' 1 "■ church .♦-met. -ry Th- !-*> * removed from ' 1 ‘ hom<- at Bluffton to ’he thia evrninf. I

Nazi News Aqency Reports 72 Allied Ships At Gibraltar l.n: l. M.iv .'■> il I’s Th- ,- i y I • . , . !.* Xlli-d M«.ol. j V di • in ’.* tn-d id- • | , .. Ik. I . m j ... t Hi i ..ml ■ il AmIa■ : . i ■ ii|><. i!)•■ . . i ,i .ci. Xm* 1 1 in and 'w * I* ' A | ..'ll Ilf <| I lit ‘ Announce Rules For Sunday Mock Raid ■ Citizens Warned Not i To Pick Up Bombs' .. it .4 hy \ . O||t. \ 'T‘ f’ ! U1 4 t« «l I *T ■< i, i,»j ■ v 'IM -‘t Hi 11 j I ; tpt y ?. »tk* I WIH N 4 b« mo.* 'T j 1 n 4 ' h " '■ ,. t !, m1 1., a. ..united uni’ f° r I* \ ■ •!!«' I i |U >’ r*!»utn«*<l ' * ( . v ifj. r of I . .r -i ntl 4 *»* »4y bh»l at h. ■ty .mil-1 Th* B ■ <..nd al.ntrie I .1 , u -,.1111 lid by thud uill a.-» t” . |. U .Ile 1 le |

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Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, May 20, 1943.

State Flood Waters Continue To Spread Wabash And White Rivers Still Rise ISoiiM* .••••♦» lihli.iii.i i• >th .in- , Imin« !• -I- Indian.i' Wr' rt"'*l m :;n >. ai . out inn to *|'' '."I ■ I more d< strin 'i"ti amt covri addi I iion.il thou- ind- of a. ■■ of ! i.- f ilmland iil»..|ii - ’ill at. ' mi.,l.'. O|l. do ' when the n t I tbirtin.. Wab.i-li olid While riv- ' Will bl-glll Io e. ede S.r fatalrn « > • Id.inn d on the Ind.ana th. d w r md am» ha- del. :.i|ied i- X in • 111 I uh. .- tin \ll>:.<. k I. 1. .. ha brok .n in two |da< • - Th. In. ah- pet an'' I th- mad XX >i>a-h wa • < to I ril-h oi.i II'."" ai . . of huhiy I j.rodm ti-. ■ faun I The - Iddell leh ae ot the lei— I il' Vim *nm <an. d a rapid two J ! oof <1: pin h • itn at m-arby I II; i . ill. in, i (>■ oiu. l-'ie,i| Illi - I.dn alim» ' Well, flapped I when th- I'll .- X.. let I.' > - •. dit ati. noon A olid breach d, i. Inp. I ■ iclit nn!' Io th- mu th *a: li -..day Xliont -.in old . i and army I . n-.-.n... ; - I' tn la.iiisxT> ne at I i V •nm • - i Indp i n.'tiieii -h- ■ |. i. . aim-t fililii.i bleak- The I XX il, i b diopp. d l:oiii i I le. t io i I . , . ■ — ■■ ■ ■ ■■■■"- j (Turn I • S. Column 3> 11,000 Walk Out At Dodge Motor Plant CIO Union Members Strike At Detroit 1,...-., !. May it'l’l iMfii ialx j >f *||.. Hodin- motor nMiipatiy an i noum e that ll.*'"* l employ, of tit** | . npafii it- left th. :i P>!> ; A I ~p.,k.*m.iti forth- company nay- | •!,. *a.kol-a indt.a-e th- Irik- i* i W il O!--an Z-d The number of -trik-r- w ot rat*-l-d o ll.m>" »hort!y Inf .*•• noon l •w». ti 7 '“ , » work. ra ail :•)• m i f ' I. I tilted Automoll !■ XXo-k r111. tl . CIO atfilia-. W ilk- I off I ‘ h. • j lea- th.- main lk.d«- pm' 1 Earli-1. about l.omr employ** a I th. .J. ffeiwon and Ktrch. val plant-I walked OU' Th- zroup •yp nim .1 I the (trike »a- < ali.-d to prot. ’' failure of the war labor 'nurd '<• approve m * provmioti* in a pro pm-d . "titra. t b. f». . u the company and the union. X -jHik.einati for the manitfe | ... inf. t-d »"I 'it- ••• ;, f I-ha! th. worfc.-r* were .all-1 | , | out by th- union b.-.-aue.. <>f an a!le« d company infraction of the; rule* He raid the union had w I .-a--d th- company of not Itvinj ! ip to a rule about tranwferriti* | w.dk.-rc from one Job to another I f w thin the plant. The epok-etnan ' • add.-.! that the company .-npliat. I.ally d-niea the charge. |

Nazis Report Russians Start Big Offensive Four Major Drives Reported; Russia Silent On Moves ll!y I'lli'' I I':'- I Tht r.. .H i- null. ,<imu■ Hi.' H. il \ i :u> may h.' tinhinl'.'i in« it* f0r.... fui thr i.in ..I l'r -pi.ii/. l.fl. II -.!•■ I i.. G. riii.in. -..y th. llii- ; >n* lias.. I>.juti four iiiijor iliiv.-- i’; . Junin-, .i Ln noi'ih a* 1.. iiiiii.'i : i lllil .> fl! •‘i.ilHi N'lVol < S’.l SoVU ' ■ .>llllllUllil|il>' ••*••11 : , hint ,it sin Ii 1.1 «>• s. .i!.‘ •»!»• atioiwi i Hr Mo*. o« loiriiiu.. to .|.- .i 11..U...1 v > .1 ’ 101 lhy ,t - .11' lib I V and •In- l.ig /tins u-u.illy lay down a l.arr.i '. ar a |il'«dull>' to at a. k ■ |{. d Hl.-, f th. It ar tn naval n.'A .|ia|>i-r. itivm a pii tur.. that would ind:< at.-th. fiithtiliK isiiim h li.mvi. i than th.- t. s>. laniiii.M.' <d if: 1 lal < ..!linilllih|i|. 11l /h' ll.’ Ho’ Hvam;.’. lb -I t■ ■ : ''!• ■' I that ha mad. as many j as 1 l.oii a r o’l’r ill a inti.- day I til. Kuban al.-a of 111. • il' irir i !• <|. -. i .l>.'s air fiu’lHin.- in 'ii.i’ ■ al •• a a !»'inis ill th,, "a. II • -taib’ ' llort. v.r, th. naval ii. *»|ia;>.’i • ays Hi. It. d Amy hold -i||» or 1 i’y ill "It- a!’ Mid • <*• imat.•■ 'h. G. rinans at.’ losing from .I'l to I ' ldan..s a day in thr Kuban '.all. y Today's i ointiiiinaiu.. 1.-ll* "f n<’* in thr f'.im a i- Ih Itu . laiir ay tlirii jdati.’S r'aif. l lal-’•• fit. • and i *|do~ on in a laid of an . notiiy aiifi.ld And th. y f. pint that Sov.rt gun- d.-troy.’d 23 (Iri’llian d.’frllsr pod Holl IKaf Nuvororsii k. \ fifth, to th.- north, in th.’ ..: Koctov • i< i: a ,v th. n urtillrry i x;>l .di d . n.-iiiv ammunition dump and i inn.. I>. :d and kill. I a largr pal of an infantry loini-any. Si.viot lug guns hav.’ brrn .it WOI k Oil thr la’fiinKr.id fiollt d.'S ■loy.na 1". di’t-iwir po-ilhm And io of Hi. Krd Bal' * fi’ '■ !iaV< -link all .’li.’iny pa'toi Imat A motor boat and a-» a vom/ t ai-*’ Further Damage By Flood Averted Here St. Mary's River Is Continuing To Recede Hn 'li. flood daiii.iv’’ in I' > i'tr ! and Adams i outlty ha I" ■ti iv.-i' | . d it ■ • '.’llll*l . . rlaill today as thi’ wat. i ■ of thr St Ma > ■ I !%• r • b j :m |. I to slut y I-" d<- I om Ho ir . < i.»t of u; f..t Although i.HitihUi’d rains ar.- • •»»!••« u#t. v» I * ar»* <»f tlif opiti* I toti that fht Mtn am will o»iitihu»' to fall l.ai k from its hull* t I Vri j in In y. ais. flnly in and m ir Hi.’ Ihdlltont I pil k at. i !■ th. I. a r . a d. < of . V id. 11.. . f thr flood who II I am.’ within .iliolll om and on. half l< • t I of thr ail time re. md of TH ! Tin r. . a dozen or more home i . • giM »Hh water < ly •urrmind. d Fed’ ial road I in front of th. park is eti.l ini I |.as aide, with about tout f.et I | wat. r l ovrriiiK the pavem. n - in | oil.’ pla. li.’litnd tne path, how V. 'll. waters have re. .-ded until t ilfi’ i mot.- may he resumed on th. . astern art-ry out <>f lie. atir Th. Wit. .a»t "f tlle.a-t l.lld.’’ ■■'>•■ the St Mary s b.l a -O fallen ba. k Fall* One Foot Th.’ live hoWeVrl. t- 1 oppillK with auiprisitiK 1 wn -- Herman Meyer. offi« tai riv. r observer s’ai .d this morniiiK A i.aduiK at ~ i ni t«nlay revealed that the stream had fallen only -ligiitly j • Turn To Pm* ». Column «) Decatur Has First Woman Taxi Driver |l.. itur s fust womii’ ' du* j ' er went on duty today Mr- Haihel Eiehhoi u wif.- of I»r <1 F Eichhorn. 10. al veteriu ar.an assumed the duty of day , driver thf* morning after the A! | ‘ [i S. hmltt Motor Sal— to k overj I 'he 'ali bu-ities- Th. city had ' tweii Wilh oit • service for several j 41> Jer W It M ■ i•• . I tmu-d operation. j

Japs Suffer Tremendous Losses; Indicate Final Phase Os Battle Is Near

Roosevelt Asks 72 Billions For Army Next Year House Passes Bill For 29 Billion To United States Navy AA' i- bin. ton Al.iv 2" > t'l'i |*t, i.|. n If •.*•*.<• ha aek d .on ’ l':e-s Io e.CHI,ilk atoUlld 17'J.Ull" iiihi nun tot u-. by !lie a: HIV in ti <al' I'.ll Tin- • |.t noil O.UI huh m.u. than the t.lifativ. • ma'’ ii,,. |. j d”ii ! imide ;n Jaiiiiaiy Ami **:tli , *he <_"» i.i.iioi.o o.«i navy I- . pa- ’ by the hou«.- Hi m■. I,’i.t- it 1 I would boost tin ... ni. d .iv ;< ■ bud.’. I foi he 12 m.’iith. -'allhil’l Inly I l ' . moi. th m fl'.' j »HH» AA llit.’ H al-’’ S. '. taiy . ph. I. E.iit* v r.iV tii’ •X’ .i will go to pay f.” 'll expand. I aircraft i n-truciiull pri.giam I’-.-ident Hoo-.i.t ay 111. 172 000 000 uou will fake . ate .. all nmy li.-.-de 'hat i all b.- 10l during Hi.. ti-> a! y. at If. say it pto*ide foi pay food clothing a'ld eipiipmeli: Io mot. than k non otto individila > tti III.’ army It im bid. - . .pnpui. O' b i a p op . t.-d !7.'> """ AA a.o - Th** $7/ «HNHHh» »»»H would I - ' i ilf I '.•» ,'iIMHHHI.IHMt IH lit W fllt. ’i .llhl [ land ?!-'•»»“ otiH ni»t» th« mny ha ft f»\. !mu fi ■ ai I‘»I || rt ;U»« liiu/hlv *■! ’hr w.iy* fin- inufi'-y would h« p«nt I wt-ntv fhr“«* and a hah in. ion for Un air r«»r< • - Tu« Im »nd a hi! billion foi pay Hol fravrl I fc 'lr bi.h n t»r fht onhiajo* <|> pat ftlb IT F’mif tit I a half bilDoli I- i f h* Th • a: I i half billiotl ' I <-fall* • Tw«» and « ha<f htl omi < tlHflli'*! ’ VO’ 1 Tno |.;l;i<i!i !«> < :«a!i !»/ ihil ! • «pi l»m» iif I »!;• and • half !«l on f”i All** i I poifa*i fi Vote Unammou* \V» hifo”<ai Mav J" il'Pi | Th. h.-a • Jia pa d sh. f 1 •- <m. iiiit. ihhi nasal apf.iopnafloti htll j Sot . -in»i. . ntmi’ v <’■ w. i te< O’d.'d The Vo . ,m th. lau’. | naval upprupri.iHo . m H.. n.H i i’ . . Congressmen Confer On Tax Compromise Joint Congressional Committee Meeting AA ish tn" n Miy 2’ 1 <IT’. ' SeV.-tl enafot and •v n rep ’ ' etita'iv. al. m.. :iti< mAA . h.n.’ ’ton to t-y to .bd.’imill'' ho* To. I 'ij I'.i u ! pay h tax bi The wind.’ I'a.ition h.« b< - n I left up in the air Im ■ th.- h ikilled Hie Hum! *. t mu f pay , you go tax l< cishit: >n Th.- 11 < .mg • «.m. n a m. 'I l>. is of th. joint tiiiam ■ lomni.f.. me. inc a a ...nfei.li.. . 't.'i 4 tee Hou*. Item. . Ch b adei- c afraid that th. <1 <• I' m.ml., will Ko down the line forth. H im! j plan ..nd will !• m-. to < nii.pt mis.I’li.ir man H'be • It.iigliioti of. the powerful hoii-. wiy and m. in* ciitninitte* I to .onf.r w h Sen lint AA alt. tie.. .- b.ei of the I senate'* fin.tin ■• .ommrt. e The |two |fc tn.Ht.iti. 1.-a. I- I* i.ht’.ii iof th holltn and <•• • "t • nat. decided ' < plan »t a’..' I to . omba’ th. Itep'lh• • ill po . il’i-il deadhH kof the tax i e Meanwhile If.-pub i’ an Hep • I eetilative Charles Hi ■ k of Iml: ana ha- a< < us.*! the nil I .>f tty ng l j to defeat the Hum. plan ’htougt, ' j (Tarn Ta Fa«« !. Calumn l> |

Plan Collection Os Front License Plates Adams County Quota Is 7,600 Plates I'ialie I Hl., i 0..’ 'mu of '< o inty qilot ,of i. eii . pla ■ off I Hie I’ollt of ,|l|!>. W. .' afl.i.rtitii.’ I I t.«|.iy by A .1 If .• .atm, <a .i ..u : 1 def. ns. dire. I” Tile I "linty «|U<.' I ha- he.ll O’ I at 7.1"" |dat. h.’ ■ th. i. a.. .. | 1 of 16 2". i" p.a'. - i m d n the j jy.a: l'H2 II I' i. IgiHolib.m ha- b....|| nalil j . d . han man d ' lie ■ ni’y d v I jby A], B...|iianii Hi. ...a! Will l»« * I'd li«! • .ihd Hi ' ;.' s i ' .nt Hi.' 'at. during 'h. w..k ..t leln - a|<p..mt ni c iii id. io Al ■ i Ho: maim II• lal I. I’et, >i. I'• • . atur • h.iitman p ••>iou-iy an j 1 notim • d AA :.in. Itaiidel, i -Ii Al ■ I i<„ Gioy. Al -. ■ 11. li. . < A ilthi -. t man <:• ii. va AA ..mi id. j : nil. i huirtnan of .i. imiik and shlppitiK Tortiixhip iha itnaii are a1... to 1,.- li.lined with 'lie m:b Mill.ire ihaiiin.n the i,.iun:y -all .i.’, , oinmitb . a.!in.' in Hio • < apa« Hi' - Kll h .-civil. datlofl 111 ’ll' I ’ 111 ty . named , i fereiung -ta' m I Th. it a’ Oil » ill 111 tI II 'I i • ll' | pi,it. Io 111 11. a ” t of 111- to' W in. Hill. ,tat ioii- Ad.ir :v Inch wiy I' ,' .VI 111.. S.o'i i. > a I’i- i ant All l«. AA'. ■ ' I.’o S’ '. • m Pi. hl. II ’, . .. n Al 111 .. , Shell Sl..' •Ii I It. iin ... : I. . -'• , I Indi.in i sta! o n . 11l <1 ■'a I 11. V ' 111. . b. foie Jill.. iiii 'h.it da ■ ■ . inly I, ■ ‘in Um k - Will |H< kUp 111. plat and take them to th- ceni ,i d< p ' m tile , ■ linty ,’a al’. Win e tin V rtl’d be t.H ked Uhlil colli "I by th’ • Turn l I’.i. r. i'.p.i n > Social Functions To Be Held By Schools Closing Features Os Local Schools \ .. ■|e Os e.. . fl' •i< 't» ’ ‘ ' 1 Hi*’ ■ I ■>, ,: .I, .'I o’ ■ It e< : - I m. -i. ■ ■ .! • *o '' , ' "d ' j fa. ulty m >"• uda-' • I ,’ u at p ni a ! be f.' ’’V I I IIS Mi l he th’ a ' [th. .'.ideflf U'.'lth. . lern i • ■ oil Ji.’ I junior eehiOl o .. k wiH ' juti: ’ A *. !> I d. w : ma ■ ‘ . 4! ■y * »Id i 'I. « •'• A I |H> * • r.»‘ "i .’ Ill' 4 1 , III' . V ' I 111. .' " < . . >rn To r.K» b <■ damn «> (» Citizens Defense Corps Meet Tonight vvutity < the r.‘K II bon ■ S.md.y r . r aid T’ I.lud. - alt air < ' « '• I( . . antrot id m strath- .ff n-rg. ,v. yf *4 and h.m ig . •». .m.’i-’ <'y «. aid> deimdithin and • v- ■ ”.d i.p. .■•’! deeotit «m h i'!”ti orp-. < cnmiitii'y 1.. V ... I .mtllfttee ill ’laftl'—. I

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