Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 45, Number 153, Decatur, Adams County, 30 June 1947 — Page 2

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LONGSHOREMAN Dan Lindner points to markings on Diesel fuel oil drums destined for shipment to Russia from Ix>ng Beach, Cal. Thirty-six thousand barrels await loading onto Russian freighters before export restrictions go into effect. (I nt tr national)

A man wrapped up in himself : makes a package about the siM of■ ■ pill tx». — i . . —— .... — Get Your » IfaMfeafiei, Suburbanite*. ’'Town and Country" Resident* and other* not served by city carrier*, will find the DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT On Sate Every Afternoon — AT — DECATUR NEWS STAND 240 W. Madison St. UNION NEWS STAND 128 Monroe St. Reaerve your copy daily. DR. H. R. FREY OPTOMETRIST 104 N. Second St. (above Democrat office) ♦ Eye* Examined ♦ Glasiet Fitted HOURS: 9 a. tn. to 12 noon 1 p. m. to 5 p. m. Saturday* till 8 p. m. Close each Thur*, afternoon Evening* by appointment. Phone 27 — PHILCO PORTABLE Amaring improvement in perform ance u itboni nttd «/ u iptdul mtuU. Phy* on trains, planes, remote locations. extremely sensitive, selective. *59.50 complete OTHER MODELS as low as >19.95

15 VIOLENT / Hi.nllnurd from raae II I ■ ■ ■l—- — Mitchell to bring help, he collided with two motorcycle*. One of the motorcycle drivers, Esco Bevern, 25. of Huron, was killed instantly. The other. Donald Gresham. 23. a Mitchell polh eniun, was critically injured. State trooper James Sutton esi < aped serious injury. (Trooper Sutton is 110 relation to the Suttons in this city. Sgt. Richard Sutton of the IndlanapoI 11* barracks is a son of Mrs. J. | C. Sutton and a brother of Jesse IC. Sutton of thi cityj The drowning victim at MBI ( hell was 19-year-old Edwin Holt, I Jr., of Buddha. Lawrence coun--1 ty. The ac< ident occurred in 1 the east fork of White river near I the Rivervale Methodist youth | camp. i * Other drowning victims in the I state durJtift. the hot weekend : were Richard McFadden. 19. of ' Fort Wayne, whose body was reDouble Feature 9216 H 10-16 MS]/ \l 1/ 1 / f Be kind to your allowance, ance. Teener! Pattern 921« is *o wonderful for sunning; with jacket for town wear! Make this tool cotton tn jlg-tlnw, it will work double lime for you! This pattern give* perfect fit, U easy to uae. Complete, illustrated Sew Chart shows you every step. Pattern 8216. teenage sixes, IV. 12, 14, IS. Hire 12, sunirock and bolero, 2% yds. 35-in.; 1% yds. t ontrast. Send TWENTY-FIVE cent* in roin* for this pattern to Decatur Daily Democrat. Pattern Dept., 155 N. Jefferson St., Chicago 80, 111. Print plainly your NAME, ADDRESS, ZONE, SIZE AND STYLE NUMBER. • New! Get the MARIAN MART IN SUMMER Pattern Book now! Just fifteen cent* more for this book of cool. ea*y-to-*ew, brand new, warm-weather atylee. Printed in actual size in the book is a FREE pattern for a child** •unbennet!

Plan Distribution Os Victory Medals Start Distribution Here On August 1 World War II veterans in this area will soon begin to receive their World War II victory medals, according to word received from the war department. The Fort Wayne naval recruiting station is making arrangements to start distribution of the medals after August 1. Persons serving from December 1. 1941 to September 2. 1945, in World War II may secure the medals by making application there and showing either their honorable discharge or certificate of separation. The victory medal Is hung from a ribbon, identical with that worn on uniforms by servicemen during the war years. To date no announcement has been made as to whether a separate distribution center, similar to the one in Fort Wayne, will be designated for Decatur and Adams county. — o Serving Cabbage One of the best ways to utilize the full food value of cabbage is to serve it in the form of a fresh salad, that way there is no loss through cooking, and there will be little loss by exposure to air if the cabbage is cut shortly before serving time. covered from Moser Lake, and Hycar-old Gary Lee Birge, only child of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Birge of Laotto, who was drowned while swimming in Bixler near Kendallville. The crash of a small basic trainer plane near Greenwood I ■ took the life of Barney C. Bartley, 21. of Zionsville. Frank Kermeen, a witness, said the plane stalled, went 1 into a dive and was shattered as it hit the ! ground on a nearby farm. He said Bartley attempted to bail out. but his parachute never opened. Two section hands were killed and a third injured wh»n a speeding Pennsylvania passenger train struck a handrar near ’ Columbia City Saturday. The dead wert identified as Jut*|-s 1 Harraff, 19, ami James Centers, 20, both of Columbia City. I Kenneth Wiaetnan. three-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Willmer A. Wiseman of Fort Wayne, was suffocated when fire gutted the home of his parents. The parents succeeded in rescuing four ’ other children. At Michigan City, Mrs. Madge Oaks. 65. of a Michigan City rural route, died in clinic hospital of a bullet wound. A sheriff’s investigation was under way to determine who fired the fatal shot. — o ■ NATION'S COAL CfonClnurd (rum I’agr It miners’ vacation. Now that the government has given up control of the mines secretary of labor Lewis B. NOTICE! 1 will he out <>t my office July 7- 30 inclusive Office will be open Mornings and Afternoons Dr. Roland L. Keppert —

I Wa /t( p,w L ' the modern dairy farm — pure when it reaches your door- I step. First to last, Moms’ Milk is SAFC!" ! —says Billy Break O’Day. | ‘

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I THEODORE ROOSEVELT IV, great-grandson of President Theodore Roosevelt, walks the White House grounds with President Truman after presenting the chief executive with a set of commemorative •tamps which are being used to raise funds for a library in honor of his grandfather, the late Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., at Oyster Bay, L. L (Intarnational Soundphoto)

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several weeks ago. An increasing number of private mine owners were reportc-d ready to talk contract terms with the I’.MW chieftain.

Charles Pyle Dies Here Sunday Night Funeral Services To Be Wednesday Charles J. Pyle. 11. retired farmer and former street commissioner at Geneva, died at H o’clock Sunday evening at the Adams county memorial hospital. Death was attributed to heart trouble and complications. He was born in Wells county May 27, lk«6. a son of John C. and Christiana Daugherty-Pyle, and was married to Minnie Alice Aspy March 30. ISM. He was a member of the Geneva Evangelical United Brethren church and the K. of P. and I. O. O. F lodges in that town. Surviving are two sons, Preston and Brayton Pyle, both of Geneva; two daughters. Mrs. Virginia Worrell of Fort Wayne and Mrs. Alice Schlagenhauf of Geneva; three brothers and one sister. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Geneva Evangelical United Brethren church, with the Rev. Roselle Miller officiating. Burial will be In Riverside cemetery at Geneva. The body will be removed from the Hardy & Hardy funeral home to the residence in Geneva this evening. 0 CRITICAL LEVEE << nnlle«ea (rem Pace 1) 000 damage in the past month. The Mississippi stood at 39.3 at 6:30 a. m. CST and was expected to rise to 39.5 later In the day The crest of the raging Missouri was already pouring Into the Mississippi at Alton, 111.. 20 miles north of here. The Missouri crested at St.

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I IN A PLANE at Washington’s National Airport, Capt. John B 1.-< , (less) explain* the workinp of a radar dovice that may be used to ptl . vent airliners from hitting mountains or other obstructions Looking i , is James M. Landis, chairman of the Civil Aeronautics Board and tl l-man committee named by President Truman to Investigate rece pinna disaster*. The devics was used during the war. Untemationa

PAIR ARRESTED SCwatlawed Seem Fast* I) son street in front of the Decatur Lumber company, and his ! vehicle collided with n truck • driven by Paul Striker, Geneva. > moving out of the company ; yards. Damage was estimated , Charles, Mo., last night at 35.3 nnd began to flatten out from there to Its mouth.

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at 110 by the chief. The psi ger vehicle Is owned by | Whittenbarger. Joliet. 111., the truck by Carl Striker, U • tur. t o BIDS RECEIVED (CMtlaoecl fr»m Fage tl among them, except for 2500 *| li to be assessed to the Adi 11 county highway department, us [dered by the court.