Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 42, Number 191, Decatur, Adams County, 12 August 1944 — Page 6

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Cards Keep Up Rapid Pace In National loop Yanks Halt Browns Winning Streak By 6-1 Victory Friday Sew York Auk 12 <1 l*i Tin St lamb Cardinal- monopoly on first place till* semioii i- tin- most complete since the New York Giants run away with th. rar. ini 192 J ami the second best in th. history of th. Nit tonal leaKU*. Thu rolll. king Bed Birds have: been out of first |da< < only tine. 1 days since the season began. al though on nine ..the. day they , shared the top pot with one or more (lulls Moreover their IsL.i Kame margin at the moment is a half game better titan their i final pennant winning advantage over the second pla.. Cincinnati Iteds at the end of the I''l3 season and the current race still has more than sev.n we.-k- to go The Cardinals took over the lead this year on the first day of the season and stayed there until May 27 when they dropped out for three day' <>ti May 3n, the New York Giants lost a double header and the Cards took over the lead, never again to In- chalh nge«l The Gl.itlls of 1’«23 never a. 11l , ally were out of first place shat Ing It for three days at the start, then taking It over undisputedly ns the only club In National league history novel to be out of the lead The Cards maintained their fast pace last night at St Louis, de featllig the Phillies 9 to I. with homers by Johnny Hopp and Marty Marlon highlighting a tx run fourth Inning Belief pitchei Er. d Schmidt pitched live Innings and Comfortably Cool SI N. MON. TI ES. Continuous Sun. from 1:15 “ANO THE ANGELS SING” Dorothy Lamour, Bettv Hutton. Fred Mac Murray, Diana Lynn ALSO—Shortt 9c 40c Inc. Tas -0 TONIGHT — "Between Two Worlds" John Carfield. Paul Hen reid. ALSO—Shorts 9c 40c Ine. | CORT SI N. MON. TI ES. Matinee Sun.—9c tsc until 4 “PORT of 10 THIEVES” Stephanie Bachelor, Richard Powers & “SHE’S A SOLDIER TIM)” Nina Foch. Jess Barker Evenings 9c-30c Inc. Tax —o TONIGHT — Gene Autry. "R.de Tenderfoot Ride." ALSO —"Tiger Woman" 9c 30c Inc. Tax

PUBLIC SALE Having sold our farm ami moving to Richmond. Ind.. w<- will sell a< public auction the following described personal property, 21* miles j east of Geneva. Ind . on Road 118, on Wednesday, Aug. 16,1944 Commencing st 1:00 P. M. 22—HEAD OF SHEEP—22 22 head of breeding ewes from I to 6 years old 7—HEAD OF HOGS—7 7 shoals, weighing from 75 to Hf. pounds. PERSONAL PROPERTY Electric motor and pump jack; electric brooder stove, sign 600 chicks; 2 hard coal brooder stoves; chick feeders and drinking fountains. 2-wheel trailer; wheelbarrow; 2 water tanks; water pipe; hog feeder; s steel drums; porch glider; porch swing; garden plow and garden tools; 2 Congoleum rugs. H»I2 rug with pad. like new; large rug for porch; several small rugs, sewing machine; piano; bed with innersprlng mattress and commode, clothes closet; porcelain top cabinet; 2 healing stoves, like new; crocks and fruit; library table; short davenport, and many other articles not mentioned TERMS—CASH W. Hollingsworth, Owner Jeff Uochty—Auctioneer Ott Bark, Clerk. .

i held the Phil- tn mu* hit for the i victory It w.n the I'.th loss in 16 i games for Philadelphia Th. Pirates also utilized a big fourth Inning to d. f. it tin* Giants 12 to s at Pittsburgh, scoring seV- | <ll runs aftei New York got off jto an early 6 to 0 lead Frank I Colman hil his third homer In two | day- for the I'iiateThe Brooklyn Dodg.rs became ‘ tin* talk of tli< National league by j winning their third straight at ‘elm ago 7 to il in 11 innings tail "Imo drove in th.* winning run with a slngb* off ex budget pit. Io i itoli Chipman Hill Nicholson sent i th. gam.* into overtime in th.* | ninth wlth hi- 26th homer. < liieinnatl produced Its heavle-i ! bat attack of th.* season to defeat th.* visiting Boston Braves 12 to 6 on 17 hits, good tor 27 bus. Flank McCormick o' th** Bed and Buck Etchison. Charley Workman ; and Clyde Klutz of tin* Braves lilt homers The li.tioi* Tigei maintained lheii winning streak -(retching :' to eight game. In the American | hut th.* l<> game skein of the lea : rue leading Browns came Io an end at Yankee stadium. Th. Tigei- defeated th.* Sena' or* at Washington sot the third (line in a row II to I climaxin :i theli |il hit attack with a five run rally in the ninth Tlie Browns were beaten to 1 by N. w York, w ith Alley Imnald j It.*, ordliig Ilfs 12th victory ll**, i .*rx l.y Itollle Hem-ley cd Bn berry off .(town pitchei Sig Jak j m ki accounted for three runs Th.* Boston Bed Sox remained six ami a half games behind the I Biown . missing a chance to gain; a gam.* when the visiting Chhag*. While Sox defeated them !• to 7 Clem Hausmann walk.-d three non I in . row to force in one Chic ago I ruii in the ninth and relief pitch. r f.ioige Wood- pa -e.| another to -Ive tlx White Sox their winning n irgln Hol. Johnson hit his l-'lli homer tot flu* Bed Sox The Philadelphia A s ended a i ' font game losing streak 1./ beating : . tlie visiting Indians 6 to 3. The As rallied early off tjrtei M> . Harder getting five runs in th. ■ i second Buss chrl-lopher gained i j his . Ighlh w in. 7>-terday’s -'.at Iz'is olmo of I'he budr.era. whose iith Innin. 'lngle provided th.* winning m.u I via in a 7 to 6 victory over the! I Cubs o GREAT CITY OF (Continued From fags I) tulle front at tin* village of Fib-i biana. hi the drive northward, thei Brllisli occupied several villages. ' in. hiding Santa Maria and Avium*. between the Arno and route 67. I northwest of Empoli Forward elements of tin* eighth army reported encountering in creating German opposition' around Florence, and small Nazi ■ pockets bypassed west of Hie rennaissunee city were said to be putting up stiff lighting Th.- Germans also maintained u steady artillery Ismiliardtneiit of the Allied im.imlaili positions northwest of the city, and contln tied piilrollllg on Isitli sides of Arezzo German artillery also banged at Hie forward areas of Hie fiftli army but American guns returned the fire and knocked out a self propelled gun southeast of Pisa Heavy rains continued along the entire* fifth army front and | virtually stalled the American I ’ ground operations. WAGE SCALE SET FOR (Continued From Fane ty oration of labor ami (!. L. Yost, named by tlie county coin mission- ; era. Blds on the bridges will be re*

Krall And Legion 1 Win League Games Giants Recreation League Champions K.irf! blanked ■he G E *"ub. 7 to ". hi a -nifUaill league gam.* Friday nig it al Woi'hman Field Kraft bum li.-d fiv of its rix hit- in the 'bird hmliiK. and. coupled with G E e *wo t*ri<ir**. tallied n't oeveti run- ll.nierme i.'ei limited G E to iwo hit-, holli in the fnur.h inning In in.* preliminary gam- . the Giant, defeated the Pli.i • . .3 to 2 to win ili<* < hampioimhip of tin* Na.ional division of the recreation le.igu* Tin Pirat.e rallied sot two run- in th.* la.v of th.* hhv< nth but could Hos 'ie the score In a league gntne ph.ycd a' Bern.*, th.* Legt.m team d.-f.aied M. Mlll. li, 5 to .3. Next Week's s.-hl-dlllc Monday Lan.'• exhibition. G E v.< McMillen Tuesday Kraft c.* Lan.*'. . Mo.*.v M. Millen. G H a II > io* Thursday G E. v- Lane's; Mo-> . ve Legion Frida) G I*l v.< Mo.xo* Kraft vs McMillen. Lain*, at Bern, lant night -core B II E Giant* mm mij 1 3 3 7 Pirate. iim mm 2 2 5 5 I'gg and Lichteiactcig *1 , .laekoon I and Buies.* G E .oomm o ii 2 2 Kitift mr7 mm u 7 6 1 Gordon and bull; llau.'i iili*ixte: > and laidd M<*Millen mm mi 2 1 Ct !i 2 : l.egion L’ul 2m x .I 6 2 K<•id .* I and Snyder; Neueti* ! a hwauder and Stu< key I MAJOR LEAGUE i SWINGS NATIONAL LEAGUE W I. Pc t Glt lamis 75 27 .735 - t'inc limati 56 15 .551 Ix 4 Pittsburgh 55 *ls 55b lit N<*w York 5u 55 176 26'- , t'hieiigo |6 52 |69 27 Boston 43 s<i 122 32 Brooklyn 43 62 .410 33'Philadelphia 3x 61 381351? AMERICAN LEAGUE W I. pct Glt St Louis 64 43 .598 Boston 57 111 .539 6' 2 bedroll 55 5o .524 K New York 54 5o .5111 g' a t'lev.laiid 53 56 .4X6 12 Chicago 51 55 .481 12'? Philadelphia 48 61 140 17 Washington 41 62 .41519'? YESTERDAY'S RESULTS National League Brooklyn 7. Chicago 6 ill innings). Cincinnati 12. Boston 6 Pittsburgh 12. New York 8. St. la.ulx 9. Philadelphia I American League New York 6, Cl Ixiuls 1. Chic ago 9. Boston 7. betroic 11. Washington 4. Philadelphia 6. Cleveland 3. o ——- VOLCANO ISLAND IS (Continued Fiom Pn«a 1» wheie the Americans breached tipenemy's Inner defenses with tile conquest of Guahi. Saipan and Tinian Both the Volcanos and the Bon ins previously hud been hit in the widespread assaults of Vh‘e Admiral .Marc A. Mitcher’s fast carrier task force. The communique also disclosed new air attacks on the Ixlolated enemy base on Mille atoll and nth er unidentified targets In the Mar shall* Wednesday and the tiny phosphate Island of Nauru on the equator east of the Gilberts. oINTENSIFY DRIVE FOR (Coattnoee Paae »3 naUonal conferences on universal military 'raining for Sep'. II ..nd 12 in Washington, where a special lx*glon committee will confer with army and navy officials, congrosslonal leaders and military and naval uffalrw committees ot both houses, and for Hept. 16 and 16 In Chtcago. where the attitudes) of edcelved ulmut the first of Heptem l>er. Thurman I. Brew, county auditor. said today. No abutments will be constructed under the three bridges, the work Itelng done by private contractor under a bridge repair pro grain, which the county coninils sloners and county councilmen have approved.

DFCATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, DfCATUR. INDIANA

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ui'al.ir. w ill l><- xo'ii lied. A'lut'oii ii'>t ..lily p d'lH-.j mi' Siim-im'. atiliiidi* o" th.- uriipmu*d i |.*i* .>!;i! uh. Im' ii'oo quol.-d from all I ailirl.' pMldlxlo d In a Halioiml m ig ' azin., lax' spring l.y lip* l.ib- -Se. r.. Italy of tin* Navy Frank Knox. I •a nii b -aid: "It k. my bidicf that our couirtry t i m.w ...» -non a- flu- n ox.uy 1.-gls-1 latino ran I ahiiuld adopt ! as :i permanent p di. y tlie iini.er al ; military tralnlliig of all young men." | o ANNUAL STATE (Contfnued From rage I) Botli w.-ie ((rtisidereii .1 1.1 ling 1 < andidalex for tlie n itl .n il com mander po-t -m . reding Ath**r <m I The race for the state commund er for the next year centered! around W. E Blown, Bloomington

•• a k M *' - KW6|L X Ik ■S’V -A a I If* ‘ , b < W - ji K,a *- 1 1 • >.. I I ?y*y --ITJS: *3 $ -' ' ’ w * A GROUP OF VILLAGERS of Notre Dame De Cenily, an area destroyed by the rapid advance of American forces, turns out to greet the Yanks as they pass by on their rapid-fire drive toward the French capital, just U7 miles to the east of our lines. (Intunational) *EPVIBIh If ENGLISH CHANNEL W HEB V $ t maio ■-: •■ -'- -■*- „ .E%j £j.b«es t * ' i* * ■* | X y***> RENNES I C^‘f \ ” I ™ $r n * ia,, ray of ULTIMATE IN THI SEVERING of the Brittany peninsula from Nazi-held France will be the occupation of HL Nazaire, key port on the Bay of Biscay. The m ghty Yank push across the peninsula Is beginning to move on the city, togelhir with other vital ports along the Breton coast, which the American > forces are taking over one after the other. Bt. Nazaire will boos great value to the Allies in the future v movement of men and supplies. . (latarnational)

I hiislnc -man, and Wayne I. I. iw> T. *re llanfe I. oh< ■ Mt- liar,;, Miilihi of Hammond w.i. inoppoi 1 d for pi. td< til of 1 li. I. >ll auxiliary. Seekin. Grande (’hr, |i. Gai o! ! tile |o and X. to b<* el. i te.j fod.iy. were Bay Schomp of Fort W .yn and lb Arthni I. Knapp, of So'Hli Bend <1 G Boblneite of Ind: m , Ipoii- Is the present chef TOlllOl row't parade tliroiigh downtown Indiaiiap'ilis will be the lii-t I sltit.• pat.id.- since I', ill H:i!boi I'm.- of local pot*, drtiai corp- ! band., and fore. ■ from Fori Hairion. ('amp Atterbury and St.>ll' ■ Field Will 111 ill. up tile pro. e.-1011. Sound trucks will .airy flic in.--age Huy mon- War II md- ” to the 1 parade ami the audience. M< nday Maj Norman Allan Im tie of t‘i>liimlms, (). will keynote the convention, other peaker-

Plans Are Announced For Football Season Health Certificates Available Monday |., 11 P. ny, iHiil. li. lor and - li* 1.: coach "f III." Decatur high < hooi Imlay amioillu ed plan* for i|i< op.-umi* of Hi. P'l4 I.H.tlmll | v .-pitant- for th'* Yellow la< k«*t i football ‘iptud may obtain health | ..nil.il. loud.lt Th Willi j 1... available Inmt (’oath Perry at in-. muliK ipal wimmili * pool. 01 1 in,tn W Guy Brown, prim ipal. al j ill. joiii. s.-nior high sc bool TH-. .> 1 life a'.** mu.-t 1..* j fin,..! io .ilh.-r Mi P.iry or Mr Brown not later than Thur- : day of 11 ’Xt week. Tin* S .-liow J.a ket mentor willj : ' .-.in j- *l.ite • of . .iiiipm. iit to i i.- im .. udidaie ■ Friday moi iiin , Football ptaill.c* will start Moll i 'day .'.uni-l 21 In order to ac.omodate many 1 id .1 pliant, who ar** working dmitr th.- -itmm.-i vacation tw.il pi otl*. *.-■ ■ loti-, daily ar.* platitl- : < d b*. Pel > Th. <■ dt ill *w Hi l»* : In ? 1 . 1 '• " .1 in and • p in. at Wol lhniali I n Id ROOSEVELT TO SPEAK K’onHs'is.l F'-.tti Fugs 1) b> in*.* Ir il> *t bac k into combat trim Mr It.to-.-veil's decision to' p. I. Irom th.* Bn liierloti yard, H. hii. d In- aiinotin. .*d intention io campaign not in tin* iimiiil i Hell ... but by going about his tl'i 1 a .111 aiii*.<- wartime corn mand.-i it*. hi. f. Kruetzman Elected To County Council William F Kun tzman. promiti<*nl Pr. Ide township faint, r. wa: ! . t. d a member iif the Adams ! county emit)'- | by fellow membt*r«. ( tn till tn- Vacancy call-. I l.y tind. i'll of \llgll-l Coni ad M Krm'zmmi will till Mr c.ni-, I. id' titlexpiretl 1. m which inns until Novcmher P'46 I uder the lav. governing Hie filling of varan { clex on th<- > ..tin. ilmaiiii body, the < lei.ion of .1 m. >■ -oil lo Ml. Coll- ; rad w di not 1..- h< Id Hil- tall will in. hid Koan.- Waring, past , national tonimamler. and Governor Nehrickf r. (io RMting on Shroicr I.nke.

if ! ' / 'l laj # SI9hBI ™ -.nt ' jbLr F ■ V K v.' S lliS !*** W dfc^i/Ml i - ** v. ■ ■ - ’ B WB, x**W Smr . - ■ ” • Ii RESCUED from {he English channel after their Mosqui'-, Ur ; .|. ; knocked down from the sky, two Allied airmen ar.- given :: ?■ .*>B medical care by Coast Guardmen aboard the res.ue lut*.* *.gH clashed to their assistance nn.J lifted them from H.e • 1. h. U)i H cticial United States Coast Guard photograph. (/.•;t<r.*;jtis.-.;!jHj I "Wh® k I ii KJ 71 a. \I. U Jr ■■ 7 MEDICS ATTACHED to fn ens. -e-newhere In France <! -’«< some of their men who were buried by a blast during an enemy ing attack at the front. • - (Intermtior.al CONSTRUCTION MEN Ywu are Urgently Needed At Ones On Pacific Northwest CONSTRUCTION PROJEC T Thta project rated by the Army. Voy and War Manpower CommbiHion a> FATREMBLY IMPORTANT to your country! TRANSPORTATION ADVANCED! Attractive Scale of Wages Work week 54 hours—time and onehalf for work in exceHN of 10 hour - FOLLOWING CRAFTS NEEDED IMMEDIATELY! LalMtrerN Heavy Duty Mechanic" Millwrights Heavy Duty Oilers I'.tiuiprnent Erectors Keinforcinß Iron WorMf" Shop MachiniNtN Auto Oilers • heel Metal Workers Registered Nurses I ainterN Structural Iron Worker* truck Driven Bricklayers Immediate Living Facilities Availit^ 1 * For Employed Persons Only! Worken now employed in esNential industry or agriculture will not be considered. Company representative will interview and hire applicants. Monday thru Saturday August 14-19 inclusive. Al WAR MANPOWER COMMISSION U. S. EMPUIYMENT SERVICE *2l h W. Washington Blvd., Fort Wayne. Ind.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 12