Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 45, Number 147, Decatur, Adams County, 23 June 1947 — Page 2

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Four Drownings Are Reported In State Three Persons Die In Traffic Wrecks By United Pre** Three traffic fatalities. four drowning* and a death in an automobile racing accident were recorded in Indiana during the NOTICE! Partnership ha?- been dis- ■ solved in the Beerbow er-Mc-Bride Welding Shop, but I will continue to do portable welding service. For portable service call — 1760 — Lee Mcßride I - « ' Roy S. Johnson & Son Auctioneers A Heal Estate De Voss Bldg., Ground Floor Phone 101 153 So. 2nd St. We'll be glad to Represent you In the transaction of Real Estate at Public Sale or private sale. 25 years in this business in Decatur We welcome your investigation of our record of which vve are proud. Melvin Leichty, Rep. # Berne. Ind.,'Phone 251.

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wt'ek end. Services were scheduled at Greenfield t<»day for William W. Moore. S 4 who died In an Indianapolis hospital of Injuries suffered when he was struck by a truck in the capital city Friday night. Azad Sarkisian. 27. Cincinnati. (),, died at Lebanon Saturday night when his automobile swerved Into a ditch on U S. 52 after passing a car. Sarkisian's wife. Ruth, was reported In serious condition The couple's 22 month-old son. Arnold, ••scaped injury Frank Boykin. 4tf. Indianapolis, died in an Indianapolis hospital Sunday He was struck by an automobile driven by Hope Burton. 27, also of Indianapolis. A father and son drowned in Lake Wawasee Saturday when an outboard motor boat capsized 30(> yards from shore State police identified the victims as George Warren Cobb of Cherokee, la., and his son. Donald G. Cobb. 38, of South Bend Robert Ix»e Smith. 22. drowned In the east fork of White river near Connersville while on a fish Ing trip with his father His body was recovered an hour later Fourteen year-old William Craw ford lost his life when he dived Into Wolf river at Hammond His death was the first drowning of the season in Lake county. Clay < orbert. 30-year-old Dayton. <). race driver, was injured fatally Sunday afternoon In the opening Tap of an auto race at Salem. He died en route to a New Albany hospital. 0 Truth ever lovely since tire world began. The foe of tyrante, and the friend of man Campbell.

Two Men Arrested After Auto Wreck One Pleads Guilty To Drunken Driving Two men were arrested by officer .lames Borders of the city police Saturday night about 8:15 o'clock when their auto was Involved in a collision at Third and Jackson streets. Joe E. Kenney. 37. of South Second street, pleaded guilty to a charge of drunk driving. He was fined |25 and costs and given a suspended 10 day jail sentence by Mayor John B. Stults In city court this morning Francis Miller. 42. Van Wert. O„ his companion, was fined fl and costs on a public intoxication charge, placed against him by prosecutor Myles F. Parrish, upon an affidavit signed by the arresting officer. Officer Borders testified during the hearing that the car. owned by Miller, collided nearly headon with another after it made a turn at the intersection. Because of the extremely slow speed of both chicles no damage resulted, he said Both men staggered and were incoherent when questioned by the officer, he testifid upon questioning by the prosecutor. Kenney also admitted that he possessed no driver's license. They were held in jail from the time of their arrest Saturday night until their arraignment this morning. 0 I'rmlr In n <;...»l T«hh — l>r,-nlur

PUBLIC AUCTION The Woman's Society of Christian Service of the Methodist church Monroeville. Ind., art sponsoring a Benefit Auction Sale, to be held on the American Legion lot. South street. Monroeville. Ind. SAT., JUNE 28 Commencing at 10:30 a. m.

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Tax Review Board Opens Final Week The Adams county board of review entered the last week of its annual session at the county courthouse today. The board expects to leave the office* In the courthouse and travel throughout the county viewing various Improvements and new structures reported for assessment other last minute work will be final reviewing and cloalng of assessment books and records, compiled by the various workers during the last assessing period. Members of the board, who have served since the first of the month are Hugh Andrews and Mrs. Naomi Bormann, the appointive members; auditor Thurman 1. Drew, treasurer Roy I. Price and assessor Albert Harlow, the latter serving as chairman by virtue of hie office. Governors Elected At Lions Convention Fort Wayne, Ind., June 23 — (IP) Indiana Lions In annual convention here today elected six new governors and adopted a resolution to make Indianapolis the permanent state c onvention site. Edward 11. Hahn, Mishawaka; Jacob Demoss, Noblesville, and William Pickens. New Castle, were elected over opponente. Ernest Ball. Ladoga. David II Gerlg. Fort Wayne, and Wil) Dally. Loogootee, were uncontented. All other state offices were reelected to their offices. —o 'l'mdr In n «<u,»d Town — Iki-niiir

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LOCAL MAN'S << nntlnurd (ram Page I) got a confession from the officer* that they had taken the tire* and other equipment from the Knapp auto. Their henring will be held July 2 and Mr Knapp ha* been subpoenaed to appear a* one of the prosecuting witnesses. 0 Go often to the house of thy friend, for weed* choke up the unused path. — -.— ... 0 FREAK WEATHER tt'onllnnrd from Psgr I) of four persons on I-ake St. Mary * in Ohio by raising high waves which capsized two boats. The dead were Harold Lee. 53. Lima, O.; Joseph Gawson. 54. Wheaton. Ore.; George Gawson. Read River, Ore.; and Paul Gawon. Indianapolis. Ind. Two other persons saved themselves by

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clinging to the overturned boats. Nebraska was by far th* hardest hit state during the tragic day. Rescue crews dug in the mud on Cambridge streets today. > earching for the bodies of dead and missing as result of the flash flood. The water rose so quickly that many person* were believed to have been caught In bed as they took their Babbath morning rest. Heavy rains that fell throughout the area Saturday night and Sunday morning continued to swell streams today. The town nf Beatrice. Neb., was Isolated and Red Cross worker* were forced to fly supplies Into the flapped townspeople. ———o GOVERNMENT (TMiMaed from >*■>* <> expire one week from today, when the government * authority to operate the pits comes to an end. ('apt. IL N. Colllsson. federal administrator of the 2,500 seized mine*, still hopes there will be a a new agreement between operators and Lewie when the vacation ends The two parties hare had no meetings since May 31 for the

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northern and western mine* and Line. June 4 for the •«”>“« talk* broke down over Uwis de, mands for a 35 cent* an hour pay increase. Increase from five to 10 cents a ton In the health and welfare fund, bargaining rights for supervisory employ** and inclusion of the federal safety code In the new contract. The Krug-Lewi* contract will end with the nation* soft coal ac-rres at the lowest on record at contract termination time. X work stoppage beginning July 7 would curtail industrial production drastically in three week* time, according to government officials. _o FOUR PERSONS c< .mllsurd trom FSK«~ 11 red. but was released when it was

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MONDAY, JUNE 28

learned that he suffer,, more than shock and brui M ,W Stapleton was unhurt ( Miller and officer Adrian W who Investigated. e.fimat M W age at 1150. Mrs ■Stai l |.. l „ P ß police that she stopped her qH the Intersection and th. n she drove out info the motorcycle struck the of her car. No one was hurt Sunday whkh rars driven by Ed«| n E ♦L <>f 110 East Grant streefl Herman von Gunten. 11 S Walnut, collided in the inn ■ on North Second, street i J was estimated at by *■ James Borders, who nv.-tiraM

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