Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 41, Number 136, Decatur, Adams County, 9 June 1943 — Page 6

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Champions Defend Titles Last Night Bivins, Willie Pep Are Fight Winners ißy United Pr<sst • Two champions -is* < < "fully <!■ - fended their title* in 15-round bou last uight. At Cleveland. the duration kio : of the light heavyweight division Jimmy Bivins scored a I trntmd knockou ov* r 1.1 >yd .Marshall. Ilb-j ins had .Marshall on the canvas two ■ . ther times and Marshal! knocked I the champ down once. It was an nouiuej after the fight that Bivitm will tackle either Mello It. ttina or Um Nova in his n- xt battle. At Boston. Wee Willie Pep del is i foiled Sal Bartolo in another 15- • round go. redlining his New York I version . f the featherweight crown. It was a cl os. struggle until the i 12th. Then Barloia weakened and ■ Pep put his jabbing left to Wo> k ! and began idling up points. Th ■ bout held during twilight hours to conform with Boston dim on' regulations was the first of its kind In boxing hist ry. In-spite the nnv-Ity of the match, the pro motors proha Idy lost money F IVp wag guaranteed |3o.t*Hi and reelpts were only IK.ihw. Hagg In Training Sweden's great runner Gutiilai YTTTITTTWTmV I RAYMOND SHACKLE* I | 339 No. Ninth •7?fT7TTyTflTTrrff?r This emblem of courtesy and safe driving is awarded to a car owner of thia community every week. MtVK CAUIFULLV - XAVI A Lint Wf lim Brewing Car*. Fort Warns, U - ■■■■■■■■■■■■Mm LMadM Tonight & Thursday -u ■ f OUR BIG DAYS! First Show Tonight 6:30 Continuous Thurs. from 1:30 BE SURE TO ATTEND! F *4 - .X * X HArfSjH® ssa/«g* rff ThTS-*’!? 2 ) Rm — "Excursions in Scisnc*" —’nsM* General Electric Plants. ALSO—Short: Be 30c Inc. Ta« -0 FrL A Sat.—-“In Which We Serve" —o Sun Mon. Tues. — "Cabin in the .I i

H i.'• has forsak n New York <l;y and taken to the tall timber. Ilagg h;i- nothing against she big town nor th. people In It. II" I,i ■! .elf like it a a plat e to train. H.i.'g'* father was a lumberman ami h. 1 arned to run on the for. st tr.ii! oi Sweden. So Gund.ii has com id Hanover. N. II . win •• he tan run his heart out in the While mountains and train on Dartmouth's cinder track. He •xI p.-i ts to i.-turn to New York uhou - June is fol th. nati mil championship Daily Double The luge. daily double of the y. ar went .m th l><> >k. at Suffolk , I tow n« yi t.-rday A hois.- named i S.-a Foam . ii< kt I in th. first and j Hing loader did it in the H.-.ond Dinky ticket ii.dd< rs received I!.Ix 9 each. Speaking of horses or rather [ he h rse of the year Count : Fl.-, r- trainin.- will be retard, d lor about two w <ks. The Count I injuied his ankh in Hie Belmont ■ -tak..- However, an X-ray reveal* ino bone injui ie The Count 1- ex- | i pei i d tn be in shape by the time ' j Ho- Arhiulon .lassi, is run oil July 21. Tennis Th. re ha-n' b.-en very initc'.i tennis In the news lately. But ‘ down in Texas. B'tsy Grint now in tin- arm d ..i t vii-e- took time i out fi in military duties to try hi- ; han I in tile net wars. 11.- did al! ; light, ton Bii-y defeated George Ball of El Paso to win the Texas | state championship. Baseball Th- re were no major league ball | iaim- yesterday. Bit in tin- Inter- , national league, 117 year-old J.u k Tising of Buffalo performed th • ' iron man feat of the year. Tising : pitch d b th g.miie of a doubleheader against Syracuse and w n both by 2 to 1 scores. In tile National league today. B s on playa at Brooklyn. Phlladel phi.i at New York and Pittsburgh i at St. Lou s. In the Ante dean it's Chicago at Detroit in a twilight game, and St. Louis at ('lev lan 1 and Washing ton at Bost, n In afternoon conte.'H Other teams are idle. Softball Leaque Games Postponed Because Os Rain Hain again washed out Tuesday I night's scheduled games in the City softball league, and a revised schedule for the balance of the w.-il-. was a'inoun.ed this morning to play both Monday's and Tuesday’s regular gain. .-. The schedule for !hi« rest of th- ! Wee). follows: Thu. day St. Mary's vs Schafer: Post I ! vs G E. Friday G. I! vs. Cloverleaf: i St. Mary's vs McMillen. ■— 0 — Trade In a Good Town — Decatur | CORT Tonight & Thursday f jjllr MASSIY KNOWLES Kuucra'iMiirau Nilll HSHKIM I* 1 LON CHANEY ihk_— ALBQ —"Valley a.' Vaniahing Man" 9c 25c Inc. Tax —o— Fri. A Sal—Tea Rittar A Jahn Mack Brawn "Wattam." —o Son. Mon. Tata.—“Traitor Within" A “Rhythm c< the IslanAe"

City Swimming Pool Opens Here Sunday Hold Formal Opening On Sunday Afternoon The city swimming pool will be opened to the public Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. It wa- announced today by Mayoi John 15. Stulta and officials in charge. Daniel Perry. aUtleti • director of D cutur Junior>«enior high school, h.u< been named supervkior of the pool, and his wife will «<-rve as a-sis:ant on girls day*. The pool will tie opened Sunday as t in .on to both adults and childI r. n of both sext .i. During the we.-k. early afternoon hours will he held for boys on Monday. W.-dnesday and Friday ami for girls on Tu.oday. Thursday and Saturday: for adulto and children from I to 5 p. m., each day; from • until S p. m. on Monday. Ine.day and Friday for y Ind I:• -da >. Thui-s day ami Saturday for Imi'li adults and children. A i-omplete schedule will he found in Thursday's Daily Democrat and it is -uggctsted that this liedult> In- clipped from the paper and kept for fututc reference. Huh- and r»‘g ilations governing the use of the pool will also he f >und with the schedule. o MAJOR LEAGUE ! STANWNGS NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Pct. (HI. St. Ixniis .. 26 14 .650 Brooklyn 29 17 .630 Pittsburgh 22 19 .537 4«£ uiatl 21 19 525 5 Boston 17 19 .472 7 Ph !.id. Ipliia Iff 22 .47.0 8 N. w York 16 27 ,372 11’, 11ii.,.!-.. 15 27 .257 12 AMERICAN LEAGUE W. I, Pi t. (I B. New Yprk 23 15 .605 VV.ishiiigton 24 lx .571 1 Detroit 20 it .513 Philadelphia 22 21 .512 34 Plii!ade!phi.i 23 21 .512 34 I Chicago . 17 lx .496 44 < lev.’ami 20 22 .47« 6 B <ston 20 23 .465 54 Bi minis 13 23 .361 9 YESTERDAY 8 RESULTS National League No games scheduled. American League No games scheduled. FAIR SALE REPORTED (Continued From Page II quota again this month. Adams county having one of the outstanding record* in the atate In oversubscribing the monthly allotments, persona with surplus checking acconM and id!.* money in banka were urged to buy bonds thia month, the goal being within easy reach if part of the 111.000.000 on ' deposit in banks In the county - were invested in Ixmds. pjrijl ..'SA V YOU WOULDN'T USE A PAIL THAT LEAKS. but there may be many leaks in your insurance program. Let us discover them for you before you have a loss. Ask about our insurance risk analysis service. No obligation. The Suttles-Edwards Agante Oecetvr. l"« Sliatich Store BIO*. j ter-*** 11111111111 l

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Indianapolis Ends Milwaukee Streak Hoosier Nine Adds Full Game To Lead illy i'nited Prtwiil The Milwaukee Brewers' winning streak came to an abrupt halt yesterday when tin- Indianapolis Indians added a full game to their lead by beating the Brewers. 5 to 3. The Brewens Ind previously won five games. Kansas City noted out la>ui*vi!le. X to 7, In a 15 inning thriller. Th*Blue* scored three rune in the last <>t the ninth to tie the score at 6 all. Both teams scored a single In the 12th and the Blues counted the winning murker In th.* 15th. The Columbus Red Birds wallopt*d the St. Paul Saint*. 7 to 1. And Todelo took Minneapolis. 11 to 3. The games schdeuled for tonight are Columbce at Milwaukee; Indianapolis at Sl. Paul. IxtuiavlUe at Minneapolis, and Toledo at Kanias City. o — Rushville Pilot Is Fished From Channel Ixmdon. June 9.—(UP)—A Rushville. Ind., member of a Canadian air squadron has been rescued from the English channel after being forced to parachute from the damaged Spitfire plane he was piloting. Today's anncuncement by the air ministry In Ixmdon says that the rescue of pilot officer R. W. Thatcher occurred within sight of the northwest coast of Nazi-occu-pied France. Thatcher and another Spitfire pilot had damaged three locomotives In nirthern France and were leaving for home when Thatcher's motor was struck by anti-aircraft fir*. The Hoosier

WAITING FOR THEIR BUDDIES OFF TO BOMB NAZIS > » ' - ANXIOUS (YfS <* ground oAcera an’ pilots not on flying duty for the day acan th* skies over an American baaa aotMwhm in England as they wait for the return of their buddles in Flying Fortrvsaes which are on a mission over Europe. Such Mghta are common aa the personnel of the Americas flelda turns out to watch tor Um return of the bis bombers. (lattutiiul)

headed out to sea and leaped after going a few Hilles. ID- was picked up by a Walrus amphibian plane after a few hours’ search. ■ o — Argentina Seeking U. S. Recognition Buenos Aires, June 9. — (VPi — Argentina'* new revolutionary government is seeking the rec' gnltlon of the United State*. Official announcement of the setting up of the regime under Gen-ral Ramirez ha* been sent to Washington for study and po*sible action. Th>Ramirez government ha* announced it will demonstrate It* friendship with other American republic* with deeds and not words. Martial law was lift'd last night. However, the state nt siege de-' c!ar> d liy firmer president Hamon Castillo still f* in force. And strict army censorship of all Communications still prevails. President Ramirez ha*, however, announced a |K>llcy of continued neutrality toward Axis nations. Transient Is Held For Draft Evasion Indianapolis, June 9.—(UP)—A 26-year-old transient is being held on charges cf failing to register for selective service after giving - Indianapolis authorities a n>w slant on the war. I Finley Hwanger told United States commissioner Howard Young. t Sr.: i "I thought the war was for fellows who could read and write and i who had homes. What's a fellow I without a horn* got to fight for?" . lie addl'd. f Swanger told Young that be ur.- ■ derstood draft registration was • voluntary. He said he thought he i was born in Chattanooga. Tetiu., > but claimed he wasn't certain. i o r There are 5«6 community ch* st r organizations in the U. 8.

Dahlgren Leading National Hitter Oft Traded Player Has .367 Average (By I'nited Presel There was a time when Babe Dahlgren would have played on most anyone’s ball club. And he probably would have except* that no c!ul» oeetned to want him. But now Babe who was kicked around so long he became known as the unofficial football or baseball haa gettlede down. He's on the roster of another eretwhile orphan the Philadelphia Phil--11- and doing nicely, thank you. The Babe goes up to the plate these days with a .367’ average, and thai'it good enough to put him at the top of the Nation’ll league hatting heap. Below Dahlgren, in the second and third place spots, are two St. Louis Cardinals playem Stan Mudia! and Harry Walker. Billy Herman of the Brooklyn Dodgers is fourth, and Frank McCormick of the Cincinnati Reds Is fifth. Vern Stephens of the St. Ixiuls Browno leads the American circuit. 11.- is followed in order by Oris Hockett of the Cleveland Indiana. Johnny Lindell of the New York Yankei». Dick Wakefield of the Detroit Tigers, and Hoy Cullenbtne, another Cleveland player. Charlie Keller of the New York Yankcia heads the major league home-run department with eight for the season. Vince Dimaggio of Pitsburgh Is second with seven. Heiman of the Dodgeiw in-ads the all-important runs-l:atted-in division with a total of 36 Dimaggio is second with 35. And Bob Elliot. also of the Pirat.a. is third. Musial has collected the greatest number of hits 57. Wakefield l« second with 55 o ■. — — Hull Lauds French Liberation Council Washington. Jun, 9. — (UP) — Secretary of State Hull has warmly jiraised (he setting up of the French national council of liberation as a long-hoped-for move to aid the Allied cause. Hull wart officially notlfi*d of the format!'n of the council last night by representatives of Genera!* (Brand and De Gaulle In Washington. The representatives H«nrl Hoppenot for (Brand and Phlliippe Bstidet for I»o Gaulle- said over the air that when Francle is freed, the French people themselves will choose their government and th* Ir leaders. o Holland's Catholic Bishops Defy Nazis London. June 9- (VP)—Catholic bishops In Holland have issued a pastoral letter In defiance of Nazi authorities. The letter attached the German statement that the reich is fighting for the abolition of bolshevism. And it voiced fear and concern over the calamities that have been visited on the Dutch people. The letter wn» read in Catholic churches throughout Holland on May 1« —'—'O Underground Sources Say Mussolini Is 111 London. June 9—(l’Pi—Under ground advices from Italy say Mussolini Is a sick man -In body and mind and that his condition has liecome cohsiderably worse In

the past few months. An Italian source, Who says he has received a competent medical report on Il Duce. says Mussolini is losing much weight and is nubject at times to fits of madness. He U said to have secluded himself Irehind the high walled villa Torlonia ■ind let* King Victor Emmanuel handle the morale-building tours of bombe dltallan cities. Lift Bans On Wool For Civilian Use Washington, June 9 — (UP) — Fear of clothes rationing has lifted -oinewhat aa the result of a new war production board ruling. The WPB today lifted bans on wool for civilians - making supplies available for virtually all -the wool necessary for maximum production of yarn and cloth for eioential clothing. — Q Child Found After Reported Missinq Little Hita Gantz. 20-months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Gantz, of 110 South Fourth otreet. caused plenty of commotion for a time this morning but It didn't

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ho:h«*r Rita. — I sl1 " Up f, homo and about a!t - 10 , » number of n. ‘ dltlon to police p . entered ihe sear. h. s l|( . ‘ pulling her Uni.. r ,. (1 , down th.* middle ~f t "" ar • s ”''-n:ii. unpurI traffic around h'-r. I 0 Kermit Roosevelt Burial Rites Today Anchorage. A1a.),.,. , luni -Major Kermit 1t.,., ...p I hurled today at an ;, r:i , y M r Anchorage > Double funeral «... v , ■53 year-old son ~t rn J - ent Theodore if.,.,... v „t. ' ( held In the |«„t .na,,.' I, I military and th,. \. I elgn ware will tak•Major Himm. v.. , t J(JI an undln-lose.l pi.-,, ~ :i yet there has b.. n ;11 , a:)) ment on th.- , an*. ~f jp, , s h!e military ass.^nni-p-I , Ther.- is a retail «tnrc f., I 20 families, a t..,..| -> ■, . 62. an appar.-l st.,-, f.. ~v < i am! a drug st., . p. ~, ~ I Ihe U, S