Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 41, Number 290, Decatur, Adams County, 9 December 1943 — Page 6

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Spikes Rumors Os Pro Grid Gambling No Evidence Found Os Players Gambling Chicago. Dec. 9. (IT) Elmer Lay Jen, the bo-* of the National football league, lout no time in spiking rumor* that prol'-Hslonsl players have been hob-nobbing With racketeer*. A Washington newspaper reported that Myden had hired a whole squad of detective* to check the story Said Myden: "So far I have not been able Io And the nlightett hit of factual evidence of <■ llusinn between anyone in the league and gambler* ” Trophy To Boxer* New York. Dec. !• i(Ti The fighting men In uniform -ar. deserving of honors. That's what the New York boxing writers had in mind when they chose to give the Eddie Nell memorial tr< phy to the professional boxers in the armed forces. Each year the award goes to the fighter who has done the most for the sport Mst time It went to Sergeant Barney Ross of the Culted States Marines But this year no boxer sto< d out from the reel they ail deserved

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Week's Schedule For Adams County Basketball Teams Friday Concordfit at Commodores. Yellow Jack* is at Berne. Jr Renton at Kirkland .Monmouth at Monroeville. Pleasant .Mills at Hoagland. Saturday Monroe vs. Hertford at I — ■ — Il l • —■ - i ■ i | the honor. Camdli Manager Oakland. Calif.. Dec. 9 ilTi 1 Dolph Camilli, the National league’s former -.tar first baseman. | has be n signed to manage the Oakland club of the Pai tic coast; loop But Judge Mqdis will have to; i okay the deal befcre Camilli can ' take over If fuihdls approves, I I Camilli will be. < iiie a playing man • ager. Buys Rams Cleveland. De' *i (IT) I .There’ll he another team on the 1 play-fur-pay gridiron next si-aeon thanks to Daniel Beeves The proxy ot the Cleveland Rams , has bought out other Interests and now is the ole t wner of th team Difficulties among the previous' owners kept the Rams out of the i league thio season. Acquire Catcher New York. D«i fl tl’Pt The N> w Yoik Giant are trying to piece together a ba-eball team. Tin- national !• ague c -Har-dwel- J lers have acquired catcher Joe i Becker from B.iltlmor, <f the International league In return, the Giants gave up outfielder Howard i Moss. Becker started with the Yankee farm system years ago. and lat r I ha I a trial with the Cleveland Indians. — I MAPLE I MUSING Major League Kuhner won two from McMillen: Home Grocery won three from | Smith Furniture; West End won three from Kraft She»*»e: Standard Oil won two from Adamo Theater. < 800 series R. Woodhall 19* 2182oT 617; Keller 222-200-213. 635. | 200 gam<e: Snyder 203, Mclntosh 238. F Ahr 200, Ladd 216. Tope 259. Andrew- 221. Zelt 219. Laurent 210. <• Hear* 233. Miller 212 Standings W. L. W- -' Eud 30 12 Standard Oil 28 II Kuhner 26 16, Kraft 23 It Adam. N W McMillen 20 22 Smith 10 32 Home Grocery 9 33

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Bowling Tourney In i Final Round-Robin I Young And Cummins Now Lead Qualifiers i i Chicago. Dec. 9 (UP) - -George Young of New York and Johnny Crimmins of Detroit are leading 16 qualifiers today as they go Into the final round-rohiu competition for the national individual match game bowling championship. Young took the lead from Nelson Burton of St. Louis to head the list of qualifiers. Crimmins topped Conti- S. hwoegler of Madison, Wl . — io d-fending champion and Ned Day of W utt Aills. Wis.. In a epeda) rw.-epxtake- competition. The four-d-ay round-robin meet pita the cream of 129 pntriwi in the all -a. meet against the three top Individual otar» Crimmins. Schwoelger and Day. The entries were pa;*-d to 13 in yesterday's semi-fin-als. Young’s late rally give him a !6 game total of 7.464 Bur’on -the •ally !• ider finished with 7.436. ! putting him behind Young. Mort I.lnd . y of Stamford. Conn., and Pau! Krumske of Chicago. ■ O ■; —— College Basketball Gr- at Lakis 86. Chicago 29 Wilmington 36. Earlham 25 Camp Atterbury 31. Franklin 25’ Valparaiso 66. Evansville 33. o Anderson Defeated By Muncie Central — Only Major Indiana Game Last Evening By United Press Mundt Central has won Its | fifth victory in six starts and now holds third place In the North! | Central Indiana Basketball confer-1 The Bearcats defeated Ander-l son. 37 to 30. In the only major' Indiana prep game last night ] Thai puts Central right behind, Kokomo and Lafayette—both tindefeated in loop play. The defeat was the second in a ; row for Anderson The Indians; had won four straight before they ] were whipped by New CaMle last ! Frida;. Meanwhile, Muncie officials an-1 nounco that Central will be host ] to a four-team tournament on New Year’s Day They report that Invitations have been accepted by Foil Wayne Central 1943 state champion- Marion and Elwood. Scores of other games pitiyed last night: Monroeville 38. Woodburn 24 Butler 39. Waterloo 27 ■ Angola 36. Fremont 22 Por'land 31. Dunkirk 3<> Pennville 36. Madison Twp. 28 Noblesville 46. Fishers 27. o .... Eight Are Killed In Blast In Mississippi ' Gulfport, Miss.. Dec. 9 —(UP) — i Police report that eight perwon i ] were killed In an explosion today I 1 at the Phoenix naval stories com- ! pany plant five mi)M from Gulfport. A police report says seven of the i dead were negro worker*. The , efgh’h wao a white man. The explosion ctet of fa fire which burned for j several hours. It destroyed the '; plant. ] New York ha« the largest foreigni born white population, of all the ] a'ates as of 1940. while South CarHolina had the smallest.

• _ _ ■ -Im ■ * 3 1 OW • >?< 4 fl I POSSIBLE KXT by eouthernen from the Democratic party •«« the New Deal has been threaten** ! by Senator Josiah Bailey, above of North Carolina. A. kmg. ■* ' surface feud between northerner? and eouthernen bunt Into tfo open in the senate. The battle to expected to have important bear tag on the IBM presidential Meo I - .■ (/feraaooaaj

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Duchess Os Kent Stricken By Flu Ixmdon. Dec. 9—(lT)—Another ] member ot the royal family has been siricken with influenza. Thia time li’s the Duchess of Kent. ’ King George, who came down with the flu several daya ago. now I- reported on the mend. o Muncie Wage Boost Set Aside By WLB Washington, Dec. 9. — (VP) — The national war labor board ha* set aside a regional order approving wage increases fcr various workers at the* Theborg-Warner corporation plant in Muncie. Ind. Meanwhile, a WLB investigator is studying the firmu wage structure pending a final decision. The wage increases ot five to 15 cents an hour are provided in an agreement between the company and the United Automobile Workers. — —o— Colorado Solon Dies Today In Washington Washington. D**c. 9 — (UP) — Representative laiwrence Lewis of Cob rado died today at Walter Reed hospital. Dr. George CaJver. congressional physician, said the 64-year-old lawyer and world war veteran died of uremia and other complications. Lewis, a Democrat, was serving his elxth term as representative from Colorado’s first district. He was bcm in Si. Louis. Mo . but had made his home in Denver for many years. He attended the University of Colorado 'lid was a graduate of Harvard. Before practicing taw in Denver he had a brief career as a

Public Sale I have rented my farm and will sell at Public Auction 3 miles North and 4 miles West of Monroeville. Ind. 1 mile East and % mile North of Maple*, on the Gerardot Road Saturday, Dec. 11,1943 Commencing at 10:00 A. M. HORSES— Bay gelding. « yr. old. weight 1600; Bay gelding 13 year old. weight line CATTLE—Holstein 4 Guernsey cow. 8 yr. old. due to freshen Jan 13th; Roan cow. « yr. old. due to freshen Dec. 28th; Guernsey cow. 5 yr. old. was fresh In Sept., milking I gal per day; Holstein A Gnernsey cow. 3 yr old. dne to freshen April 13th; Roan cow. 3 yr. old. duo March 28th, Holstein cow. 8 yr old. fresh June 11th; Holstein A Jersey cow. 8 yr. old. fresh June 17tb; Holstein 4 Brown Swiss cow, 6 yr. old. due June list; Holstein cow. 3 yr. old. due June 14. All milking good flow. Roan heifer! • months old. HOGS—2 Du roc sows, open; 18 pig*. 10 week* old. POULTRY -<0 laying pullets FEED do Bushel* Gopher seed oeU; U Um* clover 4 alfalfa hay. IMPLEMENTS. ETCc-McCormiok binder; Daln hay loader; Bide delivery rake: J Doer* corn planter with fertiliser attachment, good; Good J. Deere tractor diac; Ten hole grain drill; Mower; Good rotary hoe; Cultlpacker; Bar roller; Good spike tooth harrow; Spring tooth harrow. 3 breaking plow*; 3 cultivators; 2 on* horse cultivator*. Good bay rack and grain bed; tedder: Mc-Deertng manure spreader, tn good •haps; Good Weber Wagon: Wagon and boa: hay rake; shovel plow*; potato biller, platform scale; tank heater; mud boat; Clover buncher; gravel bed; log bunk*: corn abeller: Electric fence charger; Electric motor and pump jack. 2 double set* harness: Hog feeder, bog troughs, oil drums: 2 large Iron kettles, four ISgnl. milk cans; two wash tanks; oil beater; cream separator; preaonre spray pump; fence stretchers; and nil email tool*. HOUSEHOLD GOODE - White enamel kitchen range cook stove; Wilson beater; Oil beater, cupboard; drop leaf table; dining table and 8 chair*. Buffet. Rockers; gate leg table; Bed; dresser and commode, and many article* too numerous to mention TBRKB—CASH Joseph Gerardot, Owner Roy 8 Johaeea aaetioaaer J Wm H Cook-Clerk

businewm.->n and newspaper and magazine writer. Magnesium Output Tied Up By Strike Painesville, 0.. Dec. 9 —(UP) — Magnesium production I* still tl<*i up by a strike at the Diamond Alkali company'* Painesville plant. A picket line kept office workers out of the plant today. The strike also threatens to stop the supply of artificial cooking gas to 75.000 homes in three counties. The diamond firm makes the gas as well as ceriain material* for the magnesium factory. Shipyards In the U. S. produced 175 new ship* in May. bringing th--for the year thu* far to 711. In the entire year of 1942. there were 746 new ships built.

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Dean Mitchell New Head Os State C.C. Adopt Resolutions At Annual Meeting Indianapolis, Dec. 9. — tl P) Members of the Indiana chamber of commerce have pledge them-rtt-lves to continu'd cooperation with government official*. And this ■‘to the end that mutual conftdence may be maintained.” The businessmen also are pledged co help Improve relationships among farmers, industry and labor. The pledges are contained in two cf 20 resolutions adopted at the chamber'ii annual meeting. The members also have elected Officers. Dean Mitchell of Hammond. head of the Northern Indiana Public Service company, is the new president. Other officers are vice-presidents George Olive of In4ianapolls. D. G. Wylie of Bloomingluli and John Clise cf Fort Wayne, and treasurer Harry Reid of Indianapolis. New members of the board of dlrectonc arc* S. M. Jenks of Gary. ('. A. Mitchel of Anderson. Clifford Payne* of New Castle and Alvin Owsley, R L. White and Charles Bradley, ail of Indianapolis. Retiring president Irtiula Ruthenburg < f Evansville reports that the chamber membership has Increased to 3.090 Individualc and flrme. The president of Serve), incorporatrd. believes It Is the largest state chamber, from the standpoint of membership. In the country. o— TURK LEADER cGOMtIncMMI ►'•oac I* c 1 -» atic. The Nazi-run radio sayu the* eighth army troops on the coastal road have* stabbed dose to Ortona—some* 10 odd miles from Pescara—the back door to Rome. Sabotage Spreads Europe's underground patriots are spreading their war of sabotage and disorder againet the Germans. The latest wave of unrest U most Intense in France. The Nazi geetapo is making many arrests not only because of the rise in (cabotage but in a determined effort to scotch the plans of the French patriots to <•<-operate actively with Allied armies when they cross the channel. The gestapo hopes to decimate the* French underground's manpower. Arrest* are reported today In three cltlea, some on charges of espionage. Railway wrecks continue to be a favorite strategy of the underground. The* Vichy radio tells of hith« rto unrevealed attempts to sabotage two Important railways. The* salwteurs were said to have

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been caught. In German-occupied Italy. Swiss dhpatchc* say the Italian underground. with the help of escaped British and American war prisoners, Is bringing about complete disorder. Benito Mussolini's re-publican-fascist government is teqid to have practical!/ net influence with the people. In Norway, the German* have executed three more Norwegian* for espionage and given prison sentences to six others. RUSSIAN NAVY irnntlnoad rrea Face B» «ay- the German* and Finn* are .chelllng Leningrad once more with explosive and phosphorous ahc-ll*. Among the buildings they’ve hit are the I-enln ho pita! and Ht. Isaac's Cathedral. —o i — ..... Delayed Action Bombs Exploding In Sofia Ankara, Dec 9—(UP)—An Istanbul report oay* delayed action bombs exploded at a railway station in Sofia la>*t Friday—lo days after they were dropped by Ameriplancci. Extensive damage Is reported,

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