Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 41, Number 184, Decatur, Adams County, 5 August 1943 — Page 6

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Jimmy Ripple Back As Major Leaguer Former Notional Leaguer With A's Philadelphia. Auk 5 lITI There's • bright spot in the <>iiifl*!<i of the Philadelphia Athletic* these day* It ehlnes from the red halt of veteran Jimmy Hippie who hat been brought hack from the Int* t national league by Connie .Mack Jimmy ha* had a long and starstudded diamond career. He'« in hl* iSth year In organized ba»« ball and hae been in three world scries. Thl* I* Jini’e first trip to the Am erlcan league Previously he play ed with the New York Giant*, the Brooklyn Dodgers, and the t'lni-iu natl Red*. He was a Mar in the subway world aerie* of both 1936 and 1937. wh«n Hill Terry"* boy* ehultled ba< k and forth across the Harlem river Io meet the .New York Yalt kees Hippit was one of the hatting eparkpliig- on that Giant team And. he continued to hit ami held well right up to the time that Terry sent him to Brooklyn Jimmy proved a boomerang to the Giant*. In hl* first appearanic In lArdger Hvery against hie form er teammates, be punched a hit into the outfield to win the gam'-. Then, late in 1914 the Cincinnati Red* picked him up from l.arry .Macphail and Jimmy got in hi* third world aeries Again the redhead wa* n star He batted a neat 333 and dive In "-"JL! JSJ | CORT — Last Time Tonight “COWBOY IN MANHATTAN' Robert Page France- Langford ALSO—“Daredevil* of the West" 9c 25c Inc Ta* Fri. and Sat. 3 Mesquiteer* “SANTA FE SCOUTS” o -0 Coming Sun.—"Rider* of North weat Mounted and “Redhead from Manhattan" M Comfortably Cool —TODAY—CONTINUOUS FROM 1:30 “ITS A GREAT LIFE" Penny B<ngl*ton. Arthur Lake Hugh Herbert Larry S>mm* ALSO—Shortt — 9c 30c Inc Tas i BE SURE TO ATTEND -0 Fri. and Sat. CANOVA W' MOTTWITOVOH ' IP MOMSM THB . ahc howdy to Mt* Two mrto f BX-OUN TOTIN' f SAI CALAMITY A ' JUOYI... MBVOM -■ o 0 Cowing ten* -Mleiwy Roonoy In “The Hums* Com*Uy“

i *l* run* Hippie ha* played in I*l major j league game* in hi* five yearn with the Giant, Ikxk-er* and H> d- His all time major league batting re*-, old is 290 And hi* world -'-ries mark i* .326. Jimmy always has Ih-*-ii a long ball liilte, IntriiiK his stay *ll*l th* Giant* be punched many a hall into the right field stand- al th<Polo ground*. ! And Connie Mack I, hoping tint Hie redhead will hud the right field wall at Shih** Park • finally attra*--4 live. MAJOR LEAGUE STANDINGS NATIONAL LEAGUE W 1,. Pet Git ' HI. I. Ills 63 31 671> 'Pittsburgh 53 13 .552 11 Brooklyn 52 97 52513'a t'iiK -innatl 50 Hi .521 11 Chicago 15 19 .179 IS ' Philadelphia 11 55 111 21 k Boston in 52 135 22 New York .36 Go .375 2s AMERICAN LEAGUE W. 1,. Pct. G II New York Gm 36 .617 Washington 53 17 .530 * Chicago 19 15 .521 9 Detroit 17 17 stio 11 Cleveland 16 17 195 11', I Ihmtoti 16 19 .I*l 12'., St. Louis 12 51 .15215'.. Philadelphia 39 5* <O2 2o>, YESTERDAY'S RESULTS National League Pittsburgh 6. Pliiladelphla 2. Only game scheduled. American League No game* sch- doled. o Frances Aeschliman Takes Wac Examination Miss Frances Aeschliman oft Berne Is one of a number of wo-1 men from thl* section of the stale| to go to Indianapolis thl* week to lake llnal examinations for en | trance Into the women's army corp*'. 0 PIHLIC AKTION 6:30 l». M.. S AT.. AHL 7. at 103 No. I Nth SU Decatur. ALL OF hie iiorsEiioi.D goods AND PERSONAL PROPERTY OF THE LATE MRS. WILLIAM HI TLER LSAM3 WOULD A LOAN OF 125 or more Imp you' If no. don't heat tat* to kt uft know. You your loan quirkly nnd privaUdy r»n convenient Urm«. Ue» do not question pour frt«*r>ds or rrlativea about your credit. W*> make Luana tn any of throe threw way*. TMf FIRST WAY: On your pcrtnfial r.o«e Nm wcurity required N«4« loan* are made, under proper conditions, to bu<b siotk ur married auupka TMf SICOUD WAV: On your cm. thia pUo may cvti you the beM TMf TMIRD WAV: On your furniture Many people prefer th.a plan Ukn WMing car or furniture loane. w»- ci»n« a»Ar char a* ter and ituomr hr mucr iwpurtanl than tbc value U the pfipcrty LOCAL LOAN COMPANY Owr »rt>.lw *| W . _ r >( ,O WM ■ tCMUS. moiaua |,

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New Shakeup Looms In Brooklyn Team Hint Durocher May Be Next One Fired tHy I’nited Pre**) The IlKMikiyn Dodger* definitely disagree with Horace Greeley. In :ael, they are sorry that mister Greeley ever made liie siiggcHtlon* about going west. 'Die Flatbush circus is <n Its . way holm- a discoikiolate group of ball players. They played 15 game* on their w< stern- road trip and only man-ag*-d to win three. Something of a general house- ( leaning already is itiid* rway. Gen- > ral manager Branch Klckey hints Io- will have another bomlHthell to explode within it few day*. It's quite poMlbkt that it may be the rebase < t manager la-o Durocher. Lippy hasn't been «o well this year. A principal criticism lias involved his handling of pitchers. The pitthing mound at Kbbets Field bsut had almost as much traffic till* year as New York’* Grand Cential station and that’s a lot of tralli.. Hickey began lir-aklng lip the Dodgers some lime ago. Tin- first Impoilant man to go was big Hollo News- m Boho ha-.l pitched some inlghty line baseball for th>- flock this year and probably * ottld liavt won a lot more games. But there wax trouble brewing and someone had to leave. Rickey stoml behind Duiot her < li that one and traded Bobo to the St. latuis Brown*. Then came the announcement that Ducky Medwick had It-eti *hip|M-d at ross the Gowanu* canal to the New York Giants. Dinky has not bt-i-n at his best title year ami the I Mger* were paying him a w hale of a salary. Dolph Camllli and Ji linny Allen got the axe m-xt. By that time everyone on the team was so Jittery that a natural loosening up pro* ess began to set in. Camilii and Allen went to the N*-w York Giant* in t-xihang*- tor two pitchers and a flrut baseman. 1 Cuban .Im- Orengo i» the tirst sacker and while lie hasn't xhowu much so far he I* y> ung and probably will develop - —o- - < Indians Drop Ninth Game In Succession I <By I’nited Press) The dismal string of defeats which have dropped Indianapoll* out of the fight for the America*! assm-iatlon leadership now lias been stretched to nine straight. The Indiana succumbed to Minneapolis, 3 to 1 laat night. At Toledo, the pace-setting MilWaukee Brewers were abb- to gain only an even break in a twin-bill with the Mudhen*. The first game ended after 12 Innings with the Brewer* on top, 7 Io 6. In the nightcap. Joe Berry and Charley Gasso* way couldn't stem a Mudhen ninthinning rally and Toledo won. 3 to 2 In a 10-lnning game at la>ui*vllle, the St. Paul Saints took the measure of the Colonels, 3 to 2. g. ~ Recreation League Game Friday Morning The filial game of the second half In the Recreation league will be played at Worthman field Friday morning at 9:3U o'clock. The Athletic* and White Sox will tanai« in this game. ————o— ——— Roller skating every Friday and Sunday afternoon 24. Sunset.

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Warns Citizens On Keeping Raccoons Warning Is Issued By State Officer Harold Harvey. Indiana conservation officer, today issued a warning to re*id<*nts again*t pl<-klng up young racooiM and ke<ping them ‘ in their iHmsvKHion. t >lll, er Harvey said that he had received live complaints, all from responsible parties who divulged the names of those who took the raccoons. He said that uiilcmn the animal* were released Immediately, prosecution will follcw and that the persons are subject to a heavy fine upon conviction. The law forbid* I any resident from keeping a raccoon, dead or alive, tn his posscsaion during the cloned season, the officer asserted. Release Game Quail and pheasants raised by three coriNervatlon dubs In Adams county were released thl* week by Harvey. A group of 172 quail, raised by the Berne conservation club, and I7K pheasants also raised by that organization, were released in the Mouthern part of the county. Homer Hchug Is president of the club. In this vicinity 179 pheasants grown by the Adams county fish and game conservation league were released. George Slults Is the club president and the ph>a*ants were grown by Herman Lengerich for the organization. In northern Adams county 133 pheasants, grown by the country conservation club, cf which Rudy Meyer is president, were released. SWEDEN HALTS <C«atlea«a Fee* Pa<* I) tral Sweden dally. Then Mie Swedish government announced there wao a shortage of rolling stock, and the traffic was cut to about 6l)o men a day. * Under the new pulley announced

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by Stockholm today, the transport of materials by Germany across Sweden will end on August 15. Five days later the shuttling of German troops acrosu the Scandinavian country will Im* stopped. SABOTAGE CHARGED iCoatlntmd From rage I) airplane parts because they wanted to collect higher bonuses |*uld by the corporation. Bonus payments fell off with every rejected casting. The hrst two counts In today's Indictment charge the defendanta with conspiracy to defraud th« United StatiM government and con* wplracy to sabotage aircraft engine production fir the United States and Great Britain. Conviction would carry maximum penalties of two years' Imprlaonment and 910,000 flue each. The last three counts deal with specific charges of sabotage and may bring as high as 30 yean< imprisonment and 210,000 fine each. - - o Fear 15 Are Drowned In West Virginia Sutton. W. Va . Aug. S-(UP)— The flooding of a small creek is believed to have taken the Ilves of 15 per, on* today Including 10 children. The small O'Brien str*-ani broke out of |:« banks, sweeping five housre downstream The Immßcb of a one-year-old girl and a 10 year-old boy have already been recovered. It Is believed some of the houses may have lodged safely on the creek banks and tha* ' some of the children may Im* alive. , < GASOLINE RATIONS (CoatlnuM From Face l> to supply eastern etates with more fuel than they have been receiving He declared flatly that the oil transport problem now ha* been whipped. The meeting called by Ickes to dlscure the gas rationing program ■ wa« attended by 150 person*, including senators Mfollette of Wisconsin and Brooks of Illinois. Brook* touched off a brief flare —

Pirates Take Only Major League Tilt Max Butcher Hurls Win Over Phillies illy I’nited Press! The Pittsburgh Pirah* moved Otie half closer t<> first place last nigh! by beating the Philadelphia Phillies. 6 to 2 It was Max Butchers' ball game all the way The Phils managed to make eight hits, hut Butcher held them to two runs Schoolboy Row.- started for the Phillies. He was replaced in the seventh inning by Ha) Gerhauser. Vince Di Maggio of the Pirate! hit a homer with a man on base 111 the seventh Inning. Th- re's only cne game scheduled In the majors today. Cincinnati visits Chicago for an afternoon National league game. Baseball commissioner l-andis conferred yesterday with find baseman Align- Galan of the Brooklyn Dodgers. The commissioner's oflie*, refused to divulge the reason for the conference. Observers say the fight between Brooklyn and St. Istuls playe*» Sunday had nothing to do with the summoning of Galan. Another player has received a dlff- rent sort cf call. Danny Murtaugh of the Philadelphia Phillies has been taken into the army. Danny will play for the Phils | throughout his furlough p*-rlod which expires August 21. He will he replaced in the Philadelphia lint - up by Glen Stewart a utility man. o BATTLE OF SICILY {Continued From Pag* 1) r 1 ■ ■" planes are iMtmbarding the other escape road on the east side of the peak. American troops, pushing from Trolna toward Randazzo, and the Canadian* hainmei iug toward Adratio, are reported fighting In the most difficult kind of terrain. Adrano I* the key town which guards the only road by which the enemy can circle west of Mt Etna, and the Nazis are depending It with everything they have. Heavy mine fields have been laid in the path of the Canadians and the Americans, and the Allied forces are compelled to attack uphill at almost every point against hidden gun emplacement* often dug deeply into rocks. But the Yanks and their Allie* are forging ahead. In London, military observers Hiiggest that all remaining organized Axis resistance on Sicily may of wlreworka when he asked li ke* what percentage of our petroleum product* H going to our own fighting men. Ickes said it is going Io ' all the fighting men on the Allied 1 •Ide Br<*>ks asked whether Ickes knew that a substantial amoun' is going to fighting men other than our own: Ickes replied that they are all fighting for us

REAL ESTATE AUCTION The Elik Huilding. 107 South 2nd Street, Decatur. Indiana, on SATURDAY, AUGUST 14,1943 at 1:90 F. M. on the Fremi***. Oeteriptimi: Two Rtory Brick Building. 22 Ft Frontage, extending back 90 Ft. IxM extends 136 Ft io Paved Alley. This building ha* a full tmsemrnt. good Heating Plant, flrat flloor. marb e covered. Toilet and Wash Rooms on both tirst and second fl.mr. loeALLv n "r^aTw l ii*“2"?' t •'"* ln • ,a,e of r "l* lr HFi-Tlrv h ** rt of IMK-ATVIVS BUSINESS MF.NT* 4 *’ A OOOD ” LOCATION and A SOUND INVESTTERMS: Ik sash. Balance upon delivery of good title t,. J^ n T7!‘rM! UPOn . Hrerent tenants will coo Gnu* to OCCUPY httiMln* <• spffns G» Heirs of Ellis Estate -Owners J. T. Banmann—Aueti****!Balt conductsd by Midwest Auction Co.. Decatur, Ind.

Public Auction Saturday AUGUST 7th — 2 P.M. and 8 P.M. . . . and every evening thereafter _ . OI>I? i? hi* w "' *• M,d CORNER SECOND and FREE STRCCTfI. MareMMtea WaM klnda. E arnTprittl" 1 **«C(AL ATTRACTION—Tri Kappa and I rtZFM mg a sel.nU.d Offering Os morehandis* *n th* • ” I sale. Auetkm Sftbu will bg conducted by the Students of the Reppert Auction B« S«r. to Allw* Tkto, Salto W.X Be

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be overwhelmed In four day*. Simultaneously, a dispatch from North African headquarter* reveal* that the Allies are planning to renew their air attack* on Rome as soon as possible. It wa* disclosed today that only unfavorable weather conditions prevented the bombing of the Italian capital last night. A raid on Rome military But tne Allied strategic air forces '•irgets had been carefully planned, shifted their assault to Naples In- ' I stead because of poor visibility. American flying fortresses gave , Naples a terriffc pounding for the I fourth consecutive day. concentrating on railroad* and the Axis submarine base. The Naples docks were blanketed with bomb hits and one cargo ship In the harbor wa* left in flames. Seek Cancellation Os Citizenship Fort Wayne, Ind.. Aug S—(UP) The government weeks to cancel the citizenship of Eugene Heinrich Eirwiedel of Fort Wayne Di«drlct attorney Alex Campbell said a petition requesting such action was filed yesterday in federal <ourt a* his office prepared to act on some 25 to 30 denaturalisation casm. The government charge* that Elnsledel secured hl* American citizen-hip papers in June. 1939. | by fraudulent and Illegal mean*. The federal petition allege* that the Fort Wayne man retained allegiance and fidelity to the German Reich. . . that he didn't Intend to live permanently In this country . . . and that he had no intention of supporting American law*. o— . Endorse All Coupons In Gas Ration Books Motorists and all other gasoline u-ers were reminded today by Glenn Hill, chairman of th» county

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