Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 45, Number 27, Decatur, Adams County, 1 February 1947 — Page 3

■DAY, FEB. 1, 1947

.-J* * BURDG FEBRUARY 15 IML, Mrs Henry Pardons shaker Heights, (), h.nu marriage "f tht-ir l W» .iU>M. to GeoWeav .„n of Mr and Mrs Joe <>f Cleveland, (). JZfcd.liß* will take Plato at 7®y .. cloc k February 15 at \K o' »)»•- bride Mr Burdg ’* * of Charles A. and <»f ,h,! * ci, y .■» MEETING Township Woman’s a jKt at the home ot Mrs. 'q3Bi-!tn- , ’«' Wednesday. with and one guest nSLwting watt opened with "America the Beautiful. the group, following 23|Ke salute to the flag was jsy..li t ail wa* answered with ".’jWter hobby." The president jjQßve a short talk on "The ttur Country Schools gZSr„ : ' K Williams also gave on "Hats and Purses.” refreshments were by the hostess. twisted Mane Marbach and Mrs. Gray The next meeting all day meeting at the Mrs Frank Gliikler. with dinner.

party department of the DesgsSiomans <-lub enjoyed « lovparty last evening of Mrs George Rentz it Steiiry. chairman. conshort business meeting. ri.HH consisted of severpl iyed by Anita. Jane and and several musical ■i by Anita Smith. Bunco during the social hour !{&-< were won by Mrs HerMrs. Kart FuhrMrs Fred Hancher. f .-dimenls were served with the Valentine momeeting of Pai lota Xi scheduled ofr Wednes has been postponed ry 19. IW. Pythian Sister tki-county will Ire held in Uniondale Fefruary 5. A pot-lock lie served and all memurged to attend. Lad iv Aid society of the Evangelical and Keformed of Magley will have an all Thursday at the home Walter Hildebrand. K - ioi l Hkk 19 " T I W t)Y klJilll, wife of Orchestra |w* r Paul Baron, charges durat Whits Plains, U' »«preme court that her ex- | •JKgested she date a mH£W r * secure financial help marital troubles with her ■£? The lawyer denies her H/ 0 n * snd “ suln * for ,500 ° K, T ***' (lntttn»tian»l\

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CLUB CALENDAR Society Deadline, 11 A. M. Phones 1000 — 1001 Monday Research club, Mrs. F. H. Willard. Decatur Woman's cluh, library, 7:45 p.m. Ladies Firemen's auxiliary, Mrs. Harry Htults, 7:30 p.m Pocahontas lodge, fled Men hall. 7:30 p.m. W. B. A. Girls club, Betty Gray. 7:30 p m. Our Lady of Victory discussion group, Mrs. John Schurger. 8 pm. Tuesday Tri Kappa business meeting. Kike home, 8 p.m- (' L of C business meeting, hail, 7:30 p.m. Red Cross sewing, Mrs- M. F. Worthman, 1 pm. Wednesday Zion Lutheran Married Couples club baganz trio concert. 7:30 p.m. Ladies Shakespeare dub. Mrs. Jahn Heller. Winchester St. 2:30 p.m. Psi lota Xi. postponed. Pythian Sister tri-e.iunty meeting. t'niondile. Thursday So Cha Rea, Mrs. T J Metzler, 7:30 pm Presbyterian Woman's Missionary society, Mrs. Huber DeVoss, 2:30 p.m. Ladle* Aid and Missionary society of Bethany Evangelical I’.B. c hurch. 2 p.m. laidies Aid society of Salem Evangelical ami Reformed church of Magley. Mrs. Walter Hildebrand, all day ■ • The Shakespeare club will meet Wednesday afternoon 2:3<t o'clock with Mrs J. 11. Heller oa Wlncheater street. O

Miss Marilyn Schultz Is spend ing the weekend with her parents, the Rev. and Mrs. Paul Schultz. She will return Monday to her studies at Valparaiso university. Miss Jeanne Burnett, daughter of Mr and Mrs. Ray Burnettt and a sophomore at lowa State college, has linen pledged to Kappa Delta sorority. Mr. and Mrs James Cowan of Wabash attended funeral services here yesterday for William Lieter, 11-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. William Lister. The Cowans fortnerly lived here. Mr. Cowan now operates a foundry in Wabash Mrs. Amos Fisher of 115 South Tenth street, was admitted to room 376 at the Lutheran hospital In Fort Wayne Friday. Mrs. Fisher has lieen residing with her daughter. Mrs. Herbert Greisor, In Fort Wayne this winter. Joe R. Foote, well known hardware dealer at Van Wert, O, died Friday after an operation. A blood clot followed pneumonia and amputation of a leg was made In an attempt Io save his life.He was 46 years old and Is suivlved t»y the widow and two children. Mni. C.R. Price has 'ieen named by the supervisor of state memorials to have charge of Llmberlosl Cabin at Geneva and Ute historic home of the late authoress, Mrs

DOWNYFLAKE DONUTS Always Fresh 5:00 a m. to 6:00 p.m. daily Stocksdale's Donut Shop 113 E. Monroe St.

Porter, will be reopened to the public soon. Nekton Schiig. Berne grocer, is a patient In Hie Van Wert hospital. He is suffering from nose hemorrhages and is being given plasma

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Admitted. Clarence E, Smith. 935 Mer-er avenue Dismissed: Mrs. Roliert Butcher and baby boy, Neil Duane, 1002 Russel street; Mrs. J. O. It. Camp-Im-11. Geneva; Mrs. Rolla Raudenbush, Monroe route 1; Salvadore Jauregui, route 1; Wren Markle

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Mr. ami Mrs. .Maynard Stucky. Berne, are of a baby boy, born at 5:01 a m this morning at the Adams county memorial hospital He weighed 7 pounds, 14 '■» ounces and han been named John Kent A baby son was Im n to Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Mere of Geneva, this morning at 1:42 a m. at the local hospital He weighed 8 pounds, S ounce and has iieen named John Patrick. Mr and Mm. Arthur Zuercher of Monroe route I. are the parents of a son .born nt the Adaniri county hospital Friday night at 9:56 p.m He weighed 7 pounds, 15 ounces and has lieen named Stewart Allen A baby boy was Imrn to Mr. and Mrs Devon Clifton of Wren O„ Friday afternoon at 2:29 p.m. at the Adams county memorial hospital. He weighed 9 pounds, B’s ounces and hao lieen named Randall De

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Concert Trio Here Wednesday Evening ; ’ ■■ T' 7 ' ' ' ' 7 Tr- ' -1 KM I■ I, ' &{7 i & * Hhlm J « JI mH •The Otto liaganz concert trio pictured above, will p-« a-nt a concert of sacred mmir at the Zion l.utberati cliurch W'-dneylay evening at 7:3'1 o’eliwk. The pubjc ha* been invited to attend.

FBI Joins Search For Alleged Killer Ex-Convict Sought For Swamp Slaying Gary, Ind., Feb. I—H.’Pt—The federal bureau of investigation joined Indiana authorities today in a search for Joseph Muscarello. 34. <x-convict wanted for the swampland slaying of Mrs. Irene Shawsky. The FBI entered the case after a bill of information had been filed with Forest Gantenbeln. I’.S. commissioner at Hammond, charging Musi-arello with having taken "unlawful flight to escape prosecution for a felony.” Earlier, a murder warrant was issued against Muscarello by the Lake county criminal court at the request of prosecuting attorney John Roskowski. The laily of Mrs. Shawsky. a lingerie saleslady for a Chicago mail order firm, was found Sunday in a swamp area on the outskirts of Gary. She had lieen strangled ami bound with heavy twine alaiut her arms, legs and throat. Musca rello’s automobile was found a few days later in South Bend. Ind., and a pair of women’s - hoes ati l a shovel were discovered in the bloo bstained trunk compartment. Muscarello hud been known as an intimate friend of Mrs. Shawsky for a year prior to last month when the two quar reied o Col. Rossow Takes State Police Post Indianapolis. Felx 1.-i.l’Pl-Col. Robert Rossow. former commanding officer of Culver Military Academy, today unsullied the superinfendency of the Indiana St ite Police. Rotsow arrived from California to take over the post vacated last month by the resignation of Col. Austin R. Killian. Lafayette. Since Killian resigned. Capt. Robert o’Neil. farmer chief of detectives, has been acting superintendent.

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! Indianapolis Store Is Robbery Victim Indianapolis. Feb. 1 tl’pt -- Liquor store proprietor Ih-rltert Pearman, 33. reported to police today that a bandit he’d him up; with a hunting knife in his store | last night, stole 33U and made him i walk down the street with the 1 Hhief. bow In pseudo-frh-ndly fishion and walk back to his shop. o - ——— OPA Investiga’nr Dies Os Injuries Two Indianapolis Youths Arrested Indianapolis. Feb. 1 (UP) — • An OPA investigator from Washington died today of injuries received when lie was slugged near a hotel a week ago. The victim was Jerome Hester. , 46.. Washington Two youths were arrested ns his attackers and one of them was quoted by city police detectives as saying lie hit Hester on the jaw Im cause Hester "insulted tne " Police held Harry Ettinger, 19. 1 and Marvin Lawrence. 2<>. both of 1 Indianapolis, in default of |3.000 bond. They were arrested near the attack scene a few minutes after Hester was found lying badly injured in a gutter. Indiana OPA officials said they were uncertain as to the reason for Hester’s business in Indianapolis They believed, hownyer. that he was conducting a real estate survey Hester was liorn In Izmgview. Tex -O Public Service Co. Announces Dividend Indianapolis. Fell. 1. —(UP)- 1 The Puldir Service Company of. Indiana today authorized payment' of the regular quarterly dividend by 87-'i cents j»t share on th'l company's 3-’a cent cumulative preferred stock. Shareholders will receive their dlvlderds March 1

CRIMINAL MANIAC (Continued rnm I'sre <>«•» as cured-Ae-'i tllng to police, Pierce first appeared at the Jeffery Livery t’o. and hired a cab driven by Rob- • «rt Holmberg. After they had driven two blocks. 1 the barflt flashed a gun bound the drivero hands with wire and took |2. He escaped on foot An hour and a half later. Pierce hailed a cab driver by Edward Swanson. 3k. and rode to a hotel, where h>- drew a gun. and Imiuikl the driver’s hands. ll* tcMik 90 cents from Swanson. Just as Pierce etart.-d to leave I the c ab. Valetie Haggerty. 26. walked out of the hotel and asked whether the cab was free. Swanson look the opportunity to Inng at Pierce, who fired three times, striking Swanson in the back of the neck and in the right arm, police, summoned by Mias Haggerty, took Swanson to a heatpital, where Ills condition was described as not serious At 10:20 pm.. Pierce entered the Hummel gas station, gun in hand, and held up Ijiwrence Hummel. brother of the owner. "This is a Htlckup,” Hummel Quoted the haitil saying, "I just shot a cab driver, and I mean business ’’ Hummel later told police that the gunman "looked wild and was talking wild.” He handc d over >25 from the cash register. Pierce, a Chicagoan, has lu-en identified by several Milwaukee holdup victims since the utieetcar slaying of his niece. Before she died. Miss Szereinct told police that her uncle shot her because he was jealous of her I toy friends SAY FLEMING (Continued From Psge Ons) Hons. . Regarding Fleming’s part in the Ire nt mixup. Sc n Joseph It MeI Carthy (It. Wis t said he believed Fleming had gotten the "goI ahead signal” to raise rents by •10 percent and then "somebody i changed his mind.” Taft’s statement on taxes was fresh evidence that sponsors of a |2O percent aereess tho Hiar I income lax (lit have- concede 1 defeat Taft agreed, however, that it rtill would be jiossibpe to cut

the government's income tax revenue by an overall 2<t percent, even though there would not be a cut of that amount for each wage earner. In other developments: .A house food investigation subcommittee told secretary of agriculture Clinton P. Ande'rson that household sugar rations should bo boosted at least 10 to 15 pounds a year per person Gerard D. Reilly, former member ot the- national labor relations board, said basic changes in the Wagner act are necessary to promote industrial peace. He supported Wagn'-r act amemltnents proposed by Sen. Joseph H Ball. I!. Minn., who submitted his statement to the senate labor committee. Sen. Alien J. Ellender. D. f»a.. said he soon would draft legislation for sweeping revisions in federal laws affecting the campaign expenses of candidates for federal offices. He said that as the code now stands, congressional candidates must "close their eyes and stuff cotton in their ears” if they want to be electe-l. o LEGISLATURE (Continued from Page 1) to the next GOP state convention In. 1948. Delegates to the convention will not be known until they are chosen at the polls in May. 1948. "I’ve attended six meetings of county committeemen.’’ said Gates. "I never saw such a thing happen." Observers believed that on Tuesday the election committee also would return the convention reform measure with a majority report recommending passage. The report probably would be accompanied by a minority recom mendatlon to kill the administration bill. _ —. .0 AUSTIN, GROMYKO iC'nn•!**Prnm keep the discussions distinct from atomic control negotiations. If accepted by Gromyko and enough other delegates, it would mean Immedate formation of a new UN disarmament commission, probably an 11-member civilian commission similar to the UN atomic energy commission Another condition In Austin's proposal was that the council agree that its first meeting after setting up the new commission would be devoted to considering the report of the UN atomic energy commission. The report endorses the American atomic control plan

$2,500,000 Fire Sweeps Mill . y i d ¥to ; LARGEST FLOUR MILL in Tacoma. Waah. Is swept hy fir.- that raced through three buildings causing an estimated loss of S2,su<>.000. Conipany officials state that all employees escaped Sparks from an electric motor are believe I to have started the blaze Sunday Dinner 1 'TKenU i Roast Turkey or I Baked Ham ♦ Maxhed Potatoes with gravy or Candied Sweet Potatoes * Buttered Com ♦ Collate Che«»e and Pmeappk Salad | • Hot Buttered Hoik

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Mon Commits Suicide To Escape Life Term Columbus, Ind.. Feb. I—H’P)—1 —H’P)— A factory worker hanged himself today to escape life Imprisonment for raping a child. The body of Charles A. Newland. 30. Columbus, father of two children waa found susperaled from his Bartholomew county jail cell, only a few hours after ho was senti nc«-l to spend the rest of his life in prison. Newland was convicted by a jury of raping a five-year-old girl. He was to have been taken to the state prison at Michigan City today. AFL PRESIDENT (Continue Krom t*ar* stand that labor "can best resist organized opposition when united Green disclosed that the AFL a executive council. In efforts to show good faith had authorized ' a committee of five to meet with i a "like committee from the con- ■ cress ot industrial organizations I for the purpose ot creatlnt a ! united labor movement on a sound 1 and permanent basis.” I AFI. committee members will be 1 Lewis. Green, and Hutcheson. AFL secretary Geor<e Meany, and Daniel J. Tobin ot the Teamsters. Green's letter to Murray referred to strong anti labor movements at work. The 80th congress has threatened antl-iabor statutes to reduce strikes. At Memphis. Tenn., last night a nation-wide "open shop lalior union” was organized to compete with both the CIO and the AFL under the "American right to work foundation " The new group will work with the Federated Unions of America with headquarters in Indianapolis. Ind. Greens letter to Murray said that "the attempts which are now being made to enact anti-labor legislation, in the congress of the United States and in many state legislatures, emphasize the need for labor unity and labor solidarity” He said that continuation of the existing division within the ranks of labor "serves to encourage those who would weaken and destroy the organized labor movement through the enactment of anti-labor legislation" The AFL now claims 6.500,060 members, the CIO 5,285.000. In recent months both unions have made repeated attacks on their ixdicies including the portal-to-portal pay suits