Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 48, Number 42, Decatur, Adams County, 20 February 1950 — Page 7

MONDAT. FEBRUARY N, 1»U

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SALE CALENDAR FEB. 21—Wm F Millhouse, 6 ml. K of Rockford. Ohio on. road 117? then ** mi N. or S ml: E of- Spencerville pri road 117 then At mi N. or id mi. 8 at Van Wert on road 127 theOM hn K. on road 117. 230 acres of laud and permliial property. Roy ft Ned Johnson and Melvin Llochty, auct* FEB 23—Routh Wied Farm, Iml 8. of Ossian. Ind on No. 1 Hampshir* bogs, dairy cattle—.l2noon. Vaughn Lipp and R<a- ■ ' Hunter, aorta. FEB IS - Carl NeWTshiT"W FrOTTGIn Kt. F-mrt.imr tnd R“«rtvn’T . Property, 3:30 p m Midwest Realty Auction Co, J. F Baumann, Auct. FEB 23 It 30 8 ni Adolph E Smith. 3’4 mi. E. of Geneva on Mate road No 11* Complete closing out sale. Roy a- Nel John son and Jgeksin Lieclity. suet*. 1,. FEB 23-Id l’d a m Jacob’J Schwartz, Imi F. of Berne Tile Mill on mad 113 and then 'i ml N on mud pkie road ll’j ml S of Decatur 60 acre farm and buildings Roy A N d Joljnson 'ST* arid Melvin ijechly. am t« FEB -4 John f, Knight. I’4 nil E of Athlon, fnd and -A mt.-H—Hfgh" ly Productive Ito Acre Farm wl»h Complete set of Modern Improvements and a Nev Ranch TOwner*- Hein* Midwest Realty Au.-ten to! J F SihhiSuiu: in. • FEB 24 18:30 A M L F Bapp. 6 nil S.E of De, atur on the Piqua' road or I* ml 8. and •- mi E of Hobo or 2 nil N ot Pleas ant Milla on mad HU,and then mi E Comp ete < lii.rtfic ■*■ — out rale Roy ftNed Johnson arid aircri. FEH 23 C II Bowen west edge of Willshire. Ohio on No. 33. Regie tefed Berkshire* 1 P M * FEB 23- Herbert Warner. 3 ijrii N E of Zanesville. Ind at Junction of No 3 and the Lafayette Center Road. Well Improved 4n Acre Farm Mldwvet Reid’y Auction Co J F Sanmanit. auc FEB 25--John II Young, eseentor sale - S’roone- house almost on, v acre land, on 33 in Pleasant-Mill? 2 p m --Conducted by ’Kent Re.,ln est Auction Co D S Blair, C W Ken . aUcts pm ?7 12 oil Noon Mary E. Braun, 1 nil S. and 2's mi-W of Be catur. General farm sale. Roy A Ned . Johnson and Melvin Llechty. suets. FEB. 21—12 3tl p m EST Chaw Bollen ft Son. 1 mi S E ot Wi 1. ahlre on road 3.1 Or 7 mi N W of Rockford on road 33 General farm sale. Roy A Ned Johnson-and Melvin Llecbt>, aucta FEB 2S—Wi.lialiir C Refceweg, 7 mi W of Decatur on 331 to Count) Line, then I mile N Holstein dairy, catll . iartn machinery 1U a. m EHenlmrger Bros . siicts FEB 2* -F.vere t Montel. 2ml W. I mt N of Claypool Ind Well improved o’. Acre Farm Midwest It ally Auction Co J F Sanmann. Auct MAR 1 "Fete"Bailey? 2 nil “S, amT 3 hit" E <J Af<n>ro-. Ind fi>rrr[rt,T*' - .... —— (•](,„( aym Sale of Lives’,« It. Hay. harm- .Madiihery Some Household Goods Midwest Realty Auction Co. J F San mann. Am t MAR 2. - Alvin O'Hara. *? mi E of Pierceton. Ind Two Improved Tracts 47 acre- and 17 a, r-s and Res idem e in Pierceton Midwest Really Auction Co, J F SKrimann And. e Public Sale! The fwni has been sold. J will sell al publk- auction 1 ihilc South •tnd 2’i mftes W»*sl of .IkM-atur. Ind. —;r.~ , :— MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1950 Commencing at 12 Noon — CATTLE — Guernsey Cow 1 years old with heifer < atf by si«J . Cow syr old wl h ‘a t by side; Holstein A: Swiss Cow fc yr. old fresh, tnilkinc 6 KMI p« r .lay POULTRY l“b Neu Hampshire Ke I pullets:, lay.ng good, <• -,!<d for eggs to go lo hah hery. . FBED- 3b<» Hales < iov» r Hay; 1»”. Ba!e» Straw Fa rm al I "H LMG on rotib*-! starter dr lights powejLlift. pu’l»y, A j»nwfjr t«ke off 'This tri- ’«v »n <f’fi'tfH tir •->•>!mail-‘Faltirat-ur for H or M , Little Genius 12 two Iwittom traftor plow, first lass; M< I Jeering 7 ft. .duty Uai toi - .;»>< gi->4 b-n:!. kill <‘ulU Mub her; John Heer 2 section Spike Tooth Harrow M<l)e»Tins U‘ hole Frrtlliter Grain brill; John Deere Fertilizer Corn Planter, New luea Manue Sprbadet . Power t orn Sh*,!b r. Hand Corn Sht-ltei ; Low Iron Wheel Wagon A lta< k. Steel Tire Wagon a 16 it. Grain I‘»e i.Blacksmith Forfe; .Vow DelTaval Cream Seperator; BVrckamirh Tools; -Hading Cultivator; 5 ft. Mow r; Pump Jack, and Mo or. Electrie Fence Charger.; 2Q4J Cement Shingles; Small articles too ous |o inenliun. rEKMS—CASif. Nut rrs|>on*iMe for MARY E. BRAUN-Owner Roy S Joht’son. Ned C Johnson — ,A«c’ioaeer« | Melvin Lie, hty . ~ . Bryce Dunins —CkTk 2<J 23 25 ’ i- - - ■ ■;

Uoa vu "crilkil" at MarbviUc. Joneeville' and Ferriday, La. “A levee break anywhere in those regions could hurt and hurt •badly," Hattt said. Mora than ».«W lowland rest dents were homeless tn Louisiana and an estimated Oftti were * atkll refugees from the St. Francis aad other streams in Arkansas. Io Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio i and Indiana, rivers were falling and . most refugees had returned to their I homes. National guardameg manning 18 coast guard assault boats removed 1 1(0 head of cattle from Racclouricl ' Island In the old Mississippi river ' north of Morgansi. La. They re ported that aome of the cattle were - "up to their bellies” tn the awirtlag water. The Mlaslaaippl appeared under control, and river obaervera said continued dry weather over the weekend aided the runoff of floodwaters from its tributaries. However, a U. 8. weather forecaster at Chicago xaid new faina might move into the MUaisaippi valley tomorrow:' '7 Eiretu for scattered mow flurried from the Great takes eastward to upper New England, the weather was generally fair today. _. j t eras < oJd in tlir norrh rvntraL slates. The mercury dipped to 22 degrees below aero at Pellaton Mich., and 17 below at Land O’Lakes, Wla, early today By contrast, the Rockies enjoyed almost balmy weather. Mlle-high Denver, Colo., had a high ot 67 yeaterday Mon Fined Here For Public Intoxicotion Daniel Carver, route 6. today pleaded guilty to a charge of public Intoslcatton. and Mayor John Doan fined him (3 and costa, total ; Ung *ls. Carver was arrested and ' jailed by city |M>lice Saturday night and appeared in court loin morning Indi ln a Good Town — Decatur — — —i—i-’-

q * r I I Sf -JMp rKi ■ • r a I ■ “ I ' M IF y 3 ■ ■avCA ■ ■ ISk y I A. ■ Wf AITHY sculptress Willlt Jana Frost (top), U, of Coral Gablaa, Fla., toned charter pilot T. C Salee (bott&n) to make an -emergency landing- at the Washington Airport when she developed a sudden craving for affection, endangering all aboard the plane The craft's aa> pilot, K H Dubanowich. object of the oQjburM, held her fast until airport police saved him from the lovattruck passenger. (International) Physician Is Slain In San Francisco Native Os Indiana Is Found Murdered Han Franrizco, Feb J<» —<VPI — A inisMnK automobile today ap p»-.ir» d To l»t’ the T hies clue In th<P ‘-Mvfwa -ut Edward Mur utzer. 36 year-old phynirian Muen'zei bod > wa< found In -hfs - ■Hatwcda* nlghh about three days after he was nlain Poltee acni out a bulletin fur (be an to, a tan nedan They a*ked California authorities to pick up the aulu. and its drivtr. BoHre ah'i planjo d to talk h> #ohA i of Mtitnttrr's nu-tt friend- in hope* _t»f learning noiuaihlog more : k ■ < -.ini! • Ik’inb id» ifi Iz»'d t!<e fUv» kiniglc :»• an a ’l’liUPlilH--’ z» i - upacment showed np MgnX of" a *Yrli k kTeT '■ z''" - Munitztr apparently ua* killed VCT <lrw *<l;t\ night, bu’ hi- Iwidy wa« not di-rox t Ltd until Saturday when th» manager of the. apartment Jhou-e uem to Inventigate an odor -IB found Miienigers lx»dy lyinir face down on a folding 1* <1 Polii c b< tiered the “Fa ye r ~t»tutgr n*ll Bumtrrr with a heavy - wfi nvb. then stuff* d a piece of rowed dr»wn hi.« throat They paid the .’owe! caused death An autopsy showed the physician died of asphyxiation The spa yer tied the vidim’s inkles to the fiMKt of the bed with sfrtp?" -of torn sh»ei>. and bound the wrists behind the ba k The ypp« r part of the body was ‘■to. „ xhfa. ...hA.a<? hoard lepgpj of..Ucctrie f?rd A check imp Mu»ntzer's background showed be served a 65 day xmtence ffTTISTHe Creek Mich., in IX2. on a morals charge A ivadua’e of Indiana tltuverwi’y medical school in 1942. Muehtzer d in the army medical corps as a first lieutenant until his due charge in IML Then he came to San Franciaco where he was a resident physician in a local bos pi tai.for about a year fUccnUy he had bw n <oing part ] time for a pre paid medical plan here. Hb» wwlaey averaged aboUt a month, police said, and appan ntiy ruled ou’ robbery as a m rive. Felice said they were trying tn locate Ricky Butler, a previous tenant id Muenfger’* apartment, in the hope that he might be able to -lod light on the case Butler wp b*lifted tn b< ih Chicago. ' Folirr found a clipping from a midwesUrn-newspaper dated Jan I h was a brief telling of the paren’< Mr and Mrs. Joseph '!. Muen’vr. of Vincennes. Ind Police said news -of Mucntser’s d’ attHWare wlthh» hi from hU father, who is m fli Ind lau a polls hospital for a kidney operaUon Indianapolis Man Killed By Pistol lmli«lu>|H>lU. Feb 2<> — (I P> - Ernest ftontgonH-ry. 27 »». kiilI <vt Satunlgy by a liultet from a ! piatol he dropped on the tlixw ot j lit* hon* alter he and’ 111* broih'"er. Civic. 24. bad been target ' .boot mg

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i Tuberculosis Death Toll Lower In State IndlanapolM. F»b. Ml. —(VF)— Th* iwttuut state torord wT lMßlte •naoonced today Wit the nomber o( tubervuloclc death* decreased h£EiiM»aEQMi I"T. — I Dr. Merle Bawdy, director ot the board * division ot TB control, aaid there were 7(1 death, in Indiana last year, compared to 7»» in 1»4(. I He said tee death roetar stood at 1.871 in 1867. Hold Farm Planning School On Wednesday A farm planning school will be held in the Berne auditorium Wednesday, etates county agent L. E. Archbold, opening st 18 aJB. John Dunbar, farm management specialist, will discuss crop rotations. The basic Information for this talk is obtained from records kept by farmers themselves in cooperation with Purdue. The afternoon session will start < at 1 pm. Dunbar will discuss livestock eaterpriaea as regards risks and return* for feed and labor. . ; 2._ ? On Thursday those who wish may go to a farm with Dunbat and study the present set-up and 1 enter Into a discussion and study ’ of changes that might bs deslrable, changes that could be made over a period of time.

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Probe k Underwiv In Train Disaster Accused EngiMmon Reported In Stupor Koekvtll* Centra. N. Y- Feb. 20 —(UF)-TM enrlaeataa Naawd for tea Long island railroad wrack wMch killed M Hraoaa and injured 116 still was so dated and -grief-stricken’* today k* could not tell how it happened. His son said Jacob Kiefsr, 5Jr, a veteran of 32 years ot railroadtag, has had only rare "attnute* ot clear thinking” aince the Friday algin diaaater. He reyeetedly lapkea into a daaed stayor. M* son said. Because ot Kiefer's eendttioe. his arraignment on a manslaughter charge, originally scheduled for thia morning, ha* been postponed until he recovers himself. Th* state public service com mission and ths interstate commerce comm lesion, and the Long Island railroad meeawhile started inquiries Into the disaster. Authorttte* began to interview all kaowa passengers on the two electric trains which smashed la a head-on collision on a gauntlet section of track. Nassau district attorney Frank A. Gutotta accused Kiefer of run-

ning "through a red light * The MOtMUnaa wae placed under bans* arroet and police guard has been etetlooed at hit nearby Baldwin, N..T. home since snriy The description of Kiefer’s condition came from hi* son, Donald, who said “iFla aU' oft) a* mud) 3 , a mystery to our family, including . my tether, as it must be to the . root of the island." ! He said bis father had a “fine” ! record Sad hi* first concern al- ! ways was for the safety and comfort of his passengers. The son said hie father always ' feared that “human error or aud- ’ den illness might result In tragedy,” aad wanted a safety system perfected to protect passengers "In ease earthing ever happened ’ to the engineer." Because bls father "always ha* ' been so eonsclectiona. the weight of this tragedy crushes him sll the more,” Kiefer said ■ V Kiefer would face a maximum It year prison term and a il.Ooo fine it convicted of second-degree manslaughter. No charge* were contemplated against J. W. Markin, engineer of the west bound train, who escaped serious injury in the collision Ten of the M passenger* still boepiteiiaed were in a critirsl condition. The wreck, worst In the history] of the railroad* and the worst ini

* MOM r I r" EbH I • W t 18® ' i Ama A ION* 8100 at important aad often beetle government service David E. Lilienthal turns in hl* Identification badge to th* Atomic Energy commission security office tn Washington, ienvtng AEC chairmanship for private Ufa. f/nferadNenai

the nation since the Naperville.; 111., wreck in which 45 died in - 1846. occurred about 1.000 feet ot | the RockvHle Centre station : I Kiefer's east bound train and

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\ Markin'* west boa rid train, each ’ with 12 car* and carrying a comI bined total of about 1,008 peaeenI gers, collided on a stretch of overi lapping track.