Chronicle Tribune from Marion, Indiana (2024)

A TIrO MARION, CHRONICLE, FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1940. FIRST AND BEST USUAL ARMY PLEASED WITH PLANES LOS ANGELES, Aug. 23. (INS) William. Knudsen, chairman of the national defense advisory commission, and Gen.

H. H. Arnold, chief the Army air corps, expressed satisfaction over What might be the world's fastest. air fighter. The two inspected the new Lock.heed.

interceptor pursuit P-38 the Lockheed plant. and learned -these facts about it: Speed, 500 "miles anticipated in high speed tests. Range, 1,100 miles; 4,000 a minute; landing 'speed 70 miles; service ceiling: 28,000 feet. Armament, four 50-caliber machine guns and one-pound rapid fire cannon, all fixed pieces set in the nose so that the pilot flies and fires straight at his objective. The plane is a single seater with twin tail, with two 1,000 harespower engines.

In action the plane look like "three bullets coming straight at" you," it. was pointed out: to Knudsen. The plane will. be given. first tests 1 by company pilots within the next few days, and will then be.

taken aloft by Army pilots. Gen. Arnold indicated that If satisfactory to the Army air corps; great number of the. planes will be ordered. Eighty of them have already been ordered -by the Army, he how many the new order.

would include, Gen. Arnold would definitely. However, Great Britain is. to have ordered 800, and the American order will probably compare with that. First produced will be the- 80 ships already contracted for, and then it was expected that production will be so arranged that the American and British orders will roll out simultaneously.

Over at the Douglas Aircraft Plant. Gen: Arnold permitted first official photographs of A. giant bomber being built for the air corps. It is the largest, and most plane ever constructed and is rapidly nearing completion. The plane has wingspread of more than 210 feet and will weigh 140,000 pounds designed when to be loaded.

mightjest military bomber in the world, but just how many of this type will be purchased depends upon the resalts of its tests, Gen. Arnold said. -Its four motors, generating 8.000 horsepower, will give it mile cruising range. under some conditions. Test flights are expected this fall, and work hi being rushedion Clover Field now in order to have runway sufficiently long enough for the great plane to take off.

Poster Entered in U.S. Contest A Poppy Day poster that won for Robert Reith, Marion high school first place honors in the contest, will be entered in the national contest to be conducted at Boston in connection with the national convention of the American Legion, it. was. announced today. Reith received a cash prize for winning the Indiana contest and one.

for taking first place. in his district. A Marion entry, submitted by Earl Harrell, high school student, also second prize in. the district contest. Harrell received a cash prize.

The two prize winners were students of Miss Grace Cleveland, art upervisor of Marion high school. Hirs. Earl Kahlenbeck was of the poster contest here. Man Cuts Self; Sent to Jail A thirty-three-year-old Hamilton, 0., resident: who gave. his name, as Woodson McCord Glover Marion.

General Hospital attaches was reported recovering today. from self-inflicted lacerations of his arms, police announced. He was taken to the hospital Thursday afternoon after cutting himself with razor blades and leaving a note saying: "This is goodbye," police said. He was fined for intoxication in court -today. police said, and remanded to the county jail when he way un-: able to pay his fine.

Glover was injured while visiting a brother on South Branson- street, a police report indicated. Patrolmen George Hickman and Earl Davis investigated. He suffered from loss. of blood. FORT WAYNE MAN KILLED UNDER OWN BEND.

Aug. 23- (P) -John F. Rennoe, seventythree, was strangled to death here when the left front wheel of his automobile under which he was working rolled over his throat and chest. Coroner Donald Grillo, who investigated, said 'the victim jacked the front of the car approximately eight inches off the ground, and had crawled beneath it without setting the brakers properly. The wheel came to rest on his chest.

RECORD IS SET INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 23 -(A) Mrs. national president of the American Legion Women's Auxiliary, said today half million members had been enrol-led for 1940, establishing a' new record. FLEMING RITES HELD' WARREN, Aug. 23 Funeral services were held at.

3 p. today for. R. Fleming, seventy-five, at a local funeral: home. Mr.

Fleming died Thursday at the home of: Mr. and a Mrs. Verne, Spahr, after an illness of six weeks. A daughter, Mrs. Grace.

Ratliff, Warren; two half brothers, step-brother. and step-sister survive. HE SAYS HIS ROCKET: WILL CHASE PLANES In his left hand, veteran inventor J. Robert Fish, of Springfield, displays his new rocket bomb, which, he says, will chase a plane and destroy Sound-sentitive, the projectile. is.

designed to up the roar of motors and automatically race after the plane. at. about. 900. miles per- hour.

Fish expects an official test off the New England coast soon. SWINE, 15 35. MARKET CENTS INDIANAPOLIS. Aug. '23.

(INS) 1000, market, 160 up, 15c higher: lighter weights, higher: 160- 35: 250-280- $5.850 1.05; 280-325 $6.55 6.78; 325-400 $6.35 4 6 45; 100-160 bs $50 6: SOWS. steady to 10c higher, mosily $4.90616.25. Cattle- 900; calves, 800; xet. steers and heifers about steady: cont. steady to strong: most steers and beifers, mosuy $609; realers, steady.

top, $11 50. Sheep- Receipts. 2.000; market, spring good and 'choice spring lambs, $10 08 10.25. lambs, 25 8 higher: Lop. buik FAIRMOUNT LIVESTOCK PAIRMOUNT.

Aug. lbs $8.60: $6.70: 180-190 100-200 38.90: 200-210 230-240 220-230 $7.10.. $1: 240-250 lbs: 250-260- ibe. $6 80: 200-270 158: 270-280 $6 00; 280-200 168, 200-300 $6.30: roughs, 85 top. MENCIE LIVESTOCK MONCIE, Aug.

23 -Hogs--Market. 10 4 20c higher; top, good to choice Thogs: 100-130 805.05; 130-190 $5 36 8.65: 190-220 $6.9567.10: 220- 250 250-300 $6.45 6.85; 300-400 $8.1540 35; packing sOWs, 'smooth, $4.50 (j5 00; packing sows, rough, $3.75 6 4.25; stags, 80 dock; $3 4.25. Carrie Market, steady: prime heavy steers. $1C 11; prime yearlings, rood to choice steers, 10; common to good steers, prime: heifers, cording to weight, good chotce be. fers, 9:.

common to good heifers, 44 good to choice cows, $5.50 6.50; fair to cows. canners and cutters, $3 prime heavy bu $00650 butcher bulis, $6.50 7.25; commoa bulls, $4 5015. 810.756 Calves--Market, 500 higher; fancy veal, 11 25; good choice veal, $: common to good seat $548.50. lam ba, 50Cahigber to $9 50 down. yearlings, $6 down; slaughter sheep, $3 down: buck lambs, less than and wethers.

ewes, CHICAGO LIVESTOCK Agr.) CHICAGO, Aug. 23 .8. Dept. 8,000 salatie: total most 190-240 lb. weights steady at $7 44 7.23; top: slow on heavier weights, weak to.

10c lower than days average: 165.. $6.5567: 2700 300 168. $6.20 300-350 $5 9061 0.30; strong to 10c 330 and down, $5, 85 a 8.10; 360-450 163.. $5.29. 65.75: heavier weights mostly $4.80 1: 5.10.

calves, fed steers and yearlings; strong: closing season's high. time: also fattly reitable outlet on grassy: and short fed steers, steers, selling at $9.75 down to $1.25: top fed heifers, few loads grassy. $6.50 1.50: but grain fed 'In broad demand at $:9 upward; best available at $11: cows, 'steady: most bee! heifers, cows, lower $5.50 01 6:25: all cows and grassy 25c for week but fed heifers, or steady: more higher than" late last week; ings, $7.15: best weighty sausage light kinds down to ers steady at. $114:12: Brahma grass Texas calves and vealers. 39.15.

acure Sheep trade told 0.500; very! and western spring lambs; on good and native strong to sales, 25c higher around 5 loads ern 50 epringers, hand weigh: natives, some lots Jacking Anish around 89619.25; double with. some throwouts datives. $0 91-lb. wetbers, $8 65: best lightweight largely. native exes, others, BUFFALO LIVESTOCK BUFFALO, N.

Aug. 23. (P) (C. S. a bore 190 Receipts, -weights 20c active to all Interests, and choice higher; lighter averages good 190-240 $7.7567 85.

heifers, Cattle- Receipts, 400; grass- and weight slow; general. trade about steady; mon grass held com7.75; cutter and common cows. $5 $7 steers and hellers, sold 0.35; calves, receipts, 150; vealers, 40 ally 50c higher: good and choice $12. gecerhigher; Sheep--Receipts, 300: spring lambs, ly good to choice 70-85 lenient25. sorted, $9.856:0 fat ewes, $3.750 TREASURY REPORT WASHINOTON, Aug.

23. 4 INS -Treasuty balance Aug. 21: C. R. NEW YORK POULTRY NEW YORK, Aug." I Poultry--Market, Irregular.

Live Poultry. by freight; chickens, Rocks, 18 17c: LeghorDs, 18c; colored. Leghorns, 17418c; fowls, colored, 18 some, 19c: Leghorns, 13 old roosters, ducks, by Reds, Rocks, 20 21e; crosses, 196 20c: 190 broilers, Rocks, 19621c: crosses, 18 19 colored, southerns, -17c: Reds," 19c: Leghorns, fowls, colored. 17c: 12613c: nearby. southerns.

Reds, 19621c; pullets, Rocks, 23c; crosses, 31c; roosters, CHICAGO -POULTRY Receipts, CHICAGO, -Live 606 39 trucks: hens, steady; chickeasy; broilers, apd. down col17c: ored, springs, 4 colored. 18c; Plymouth Rocks, White Rock Rock under colored 16c, Plymouth unchanged. 17c, White Rock other prices CHICAGO. CHICAGO 'BUTTER AND EGGS ceipts.

Aug. 23-P-Butter unchanged. 979.918 market, steady; prices Eggs--Receipts, cases; market, unsettled; storage packed Brsts, cther prices. unchanged. NEW NEW YORK BUTTER AND CHEESE YORK.

Aug: -Reery. celpta, 587.294 market. Arm; creamhigher than extra, 3 tra, and "92 score, 270 Arsts, 88-91. tubs cartons, 92tc; seconds, 84-87 score, 244i 25 4 c. quiet; Cheese--Receipts, prices 144.705 market, unchanged.

NEW YORK, -NEW Aug. YORK 13. (A) EGGS -Eggs Receipts, 7.526 cases: market, steady: mixed fancy extra. fancy. 21 2542c; extras, 201 0 packed: Arsts, 106 graded Arsis, onde, medtums, 15c; dirtios," No.

1, 'average checks, CHAPEL ITEMS Church school will be held at 9:30 R. m. Willing Workers met with Mrs. Jacobsen Wednesday afternoon. Refreshments were served to.

following members guests: Bessie. Buroker, Mra. Grace 'Collins, Mrs. Goldie Hungerford, Mrs. Eva Todd, Mrs.

Ruby Mrs. Metta Pearl and daughter, Carolyn, Mrs. La Vonne Seeley and daugh- Mrs. Benbow, or Marilyn, Mrs. Mabel John, ard Benbow, Mrs.

Elsie Thode and daughter, Wilamore, Mrs. Elizabeth Loer, Mrs. Esta Nesbitt, Miss Katherine Pattison, Mrs. Ila Nesbitt and Mrs. Margaret Jacobsen and daughters, Ruby and Hilda.

Jimmy Merritt is reported seri-. ously ill at his home, John Jacobsen, who was in the Marion General Hospital for observation, has been taken to his home 1 and is reported improved. -The Collins family reunion will be held Sept. 1 at Woody Clark's Grove. Mrs.

'Iva Lightfoot returned to her home last week after visiting her. sister in Marion where she was taken from the Marion General Hospital following major operation. Among the recent guests of Mrs. Lightfoot were and Mrs. Arthur Wimmer and Mr.

and Mrs. Dale Nicholson, Mrs. Elizabeth Loer and Mrs. Osta Clevenger were Sunday dinner guests of Mrs. Mollie Conrad of Herbst.

Mr. and. Mrs. Delmus Buroker and sons spent last weekend with Mr. and Mrs.

Verl. Lawson of Scottsburg. Mrs. Hazel Lawson returned with them to spend two weeks. Mr.

and Mrs. Kenneth Parrish and children, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Pattison and children, Mr. and Mrs.

Lester daughter surprised Mra. LeVonne Pattison and on her birthday anniversary Tuesday Clyde Seeley spent the weekend at his home visiting his mother, Mrs. Elsie Thode and children, his brother, Alonzo Hill and family. Mr. and Mrs.

Robert Cline and children, Margaret and John have gone to the lakes near Goshen to spend two. Miss Faye Wimmer and Basil Wimmer were home last weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur -Wimmer and Faye Wimmer were dinner guests recently "of Mr.

and Mrs. Wayne Wimmer of Elwood. and Mrs. Frank Grim celebrated their fifty-first wedding anniversary Thursday with a supper. Their guests were Mr.

and Mrs. Elza Grim, Mr. and Mrs. zil Herman and Grim Delores, and children, DenMr. and Mrs.

Roy Collins, Mr. and Mrs. Francis Grim children, Evabelle, Wanetta and Gerald, Mr. and Mrs. Cham Conner and children, Terry and Sharon, Freddie Bridges, Robert Mart, Delight Grim and Faye Grim.

Mrs. Kenneth John -and daughter, Barbara Ann, Chattanooga, are visiting relatives here. Mrs. Carmen Nicholson "and visited Mrs. Cecil John Wednesday Mr.

and Mrs. Cecil John and Mrs. Ellen John attended, the Sallee reunion in Tipton Sunday. and Sunday Mrs. Charles afternoon Jarvis guests of were.

and Mrs. Chalmer Kern and Mr. and Mrs. Cross. Mr.

and Mrs. Russell and' children, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Pattison and son and Mr. and (night Mrs.

Joe Jarvis were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. LesLeslie Boswell. Mr. and Mrs.

Woody. Clark entertained Sunday at. dinner. the following- henor of -the birthday anniversary- of their daughter, Florence Farley: Mr. 'and Mrs.

Walter Farley, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Farley, Miss Josephine Farley, Russell Farley and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. John Watts, Mrs.

Minnie Watts, Rev. and Mrs. Avery Miley and Miss Florence Clark. Mr. and Mrs.

Frank Nesbitt and son, John, Vincennes, were weekend guests of Verlin Nesbitt and family. Saturday guests, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer -Nesbitt, Miss Dolly. Block and Miss Sue Block of Anderson.

Sunday night guests of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Buroker were Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Key and daughter; Ruth Ellen, Mr.

and. Mrs. Wayne. Key and children and Mr. and Mrs.

Russell Graves. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Strawsburg entertained Mr. and Mrs.

Dan Weakley at dinner Sunday. Afternoon guests were Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Key, Mr. and Mrs.

Tom King and Mrs. Alice Strawsburg of Swayzee. Monday afternoon guests of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wimmer were C.

V. Boswell, Ed Sprinkle, Mildred Sprinkle and guest of Fort Wayne. Mr. and Mrs. Burr Thomas of Marion, 'and Mr.

and Mrs. A. B. Gotschall of North Dakota visited John Parsons Sunday night. Mr.

and Mrs. John Baker of. Elwood were Sunday. night guests of Mr. and Mrs.

Herman Rev. Wherry of will preach at Jones Chapel Church at 10:30 A. m. Sunday. LOCAL COLORED WOMAN SUFFERS CUTS ON ARM Sarah Burnett, colored, 313- East Eighteenth street, was confined to her home today from cuts said to have been sustained Thursday when she or WAS pushed through a window.

Her physician said all of the tendons in ore forearm controlling her fingers were severed. After emergency treatment for cuts on her face she was released from General Hospital. INCOME RISES CLEVELAND, Aug. 23 Erie -Railroad today reported net railway operating, income of $1- 070,501 July compared with $568,700 same month last year. July operating were $7,199,690 against $6.278,700 in 1939, SEN.

BONE FLAYS STUBBORNESS With oratorical gestures like this, Washington started fireworks in the anything happened to. the U. S. refugee would be because "the stubborness of beings into zone where they He called the ship's voyage the "the most whole: war. DEFENSE DELAY IS STRESSED MARION MOTORIST FINED ON DRIVING CHARGE HERE Continued from Pace One.

400,000 men, even at the present high rate of recruiting. Interpolating his own remark that time is of the essence, he continued. reading from the Stimson memorandum to say that another 400,000 men of supporting. troops would be needed to make the Army function organized team. This, said, would take another year on the present basis of recruiting.

The President then went on to say. that from present Army maneuvers it had been shown that the country has too many men who are There was plenty of willingness to work on the part of the men, he. but many showed they could not stand the strain. Walter L. Roose, South Harmon street, was fined $1 with costs remitted in city court today when he 'pleaded guilty -to charge of reckless driving.

Police. said he passed a 'street car while it was discharging passengers. at Fifteenth and Washington streets: He was arrested. by Patrolmen John. Shell and Earl Waymire.

FORMER MARION RESIDENT. IS SENT TO WASHINGTON G. Paul Meyer, former Marion resident, enter the Weather. Bureau school in Washington, D. Sept.

3, receive training for teaching: air mass analysis, according to' word received today -by his -father, Herbert Meyer. Meyer is now stationed at the Tulsa, municipal airport where he-is a junior observer for the Weather Bureau. He previously with the South Bend station. He is 8 Marion high school and Ball State graduate. INVESTMENT TRUST LAW IS SIGNED BY ROOSEVELT WASHINGTON, Aug.

23 -(AP)President Roosevelt signed into law today legislation giving the securities commission authority to regulate investment trust companlies and termed it "another milestone" in the administration's "vigorous to protect investors. FORGERY, BANK THEFT CONFESSED BY SUSPECT MT. VERNON, Aug. 23 (INS) -Robert L. McDowell, thirty-nine, who was arrested -at his home.

in Fairfield, yesterday, today alleged confessed to charges. of forgery and the theft of money from the New Harmony National Bank, of New Harmony, near here. TAX BUDGET APPROVED ALEXANDRIA, Aug. 23- Members of the city council meetspecial session last night in the city building. approved the new 1941 tax budget which provides for tax levy of $1.36, a reduction of 12 cents over the levy last year.

Revenue received from the cityowned water works plant is being used each year to defray expenses of the various city departments. SCHOOL OPENING SET ALEXANDRIA, Aug. 23-- Plans for the opening of the public schools Sept. 9, have been completed "by Earl Wood, superintendent. Despite the fact several teachers' resigned at the close of the term in the spring all vacancies have been filled and class programs.

have. been arranged. DEATH PROBED LAPORTE, Aug. 23. (AP)Laporte county authorities inves-.

tigated today the death of Charles Dubowski, fifty-nine, of South Chicago, killed in a fall from 8 moving automobile south of Police were told Dubowski lost his balance as he opened a door to expectorate. PRESIDES AT MEETING Mrs. Delphia Muchmore, Marion, state. councilor of the Women's Auxiliary of the Junior Order of United American returned home today following the close of the organization's annual. state at Indianapolis Thursday.

SUNDAY SCHOOL RALLY A Sunday school rally will be held all day Sunday at the Mt.Pleasant church with J. Lester Buford, Mt. Vernon; and Evangelist Buster in The convention will open at m. and -continue throughout -the A special musical program has been BULLETIN FOR SCHOOLS GIVEN Bulletins for distribution during the Grant teachers' in. stitute.

next Tuesday at. Marion high school were being prepared today in the office of Homer. H. Scott, superintendent. They include plans for opening school, maintaining records, filing reports and conducting many phases of school work.

-Organtzation will -be Wednesday, Aug. 28, and the official opening of school will be Tues-' day, Sept. 3. The school 'calendar includes 'the following events: Annual meeting of the Indiana State Teachers' Association, Oct. 24-25; Armistice Day observance, Nov: 11; Thanksgiving Day, Nov.

28; mid-year tests, Dec. 19, -20; end of first semester and beginning of Christmas vacation, Dec. 20; opening of second semester, 30; mid-year- county teachers' institute, Jan. 11; county, basketball "tourney, Jan. 17 18; observance: of the founding of American, democracy, Feb, 21; teachers' institute, April tentative closing date, April20.

Wednesday, Sept. 4, has been: designed as Education Day at the Indiana State Fair, and pupils attending will be counted present at- school, officials said. School bus drivers will have an inspection meeting -10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18 at the Evans school.

Senator. Homer T. Bone of by declaring that if ship American Legion, it man sends 900 human blown skyward any. minute." inflammatory incident" of the SET FUNERAL SERVICES FOR MRS. KATE THOMPSON Marion Markets Prices qucted below.

obtained at press time, are subject to change without notice by Marion Arms buying produce. Aug. 23 PRODUCE Butterfat; lb. la Eggs Heavy hens 13c Leghorns Producer's Creamery Pool prices of butterfat. past weck.

LIVESTOCK Hogs 180-200 0 90: 300-225 225-240 $5.95 7.06; 240-275. $8.80 0 6 90: 275-300 $6.30 6.65; 300 1bs. up. 85 8006.20; 80 $4.50 down: stags. $3.25 down: calves, $10 down; lambs, $8 down.

GRAIN Corn- Nos 86c Oats 27c Soybeans, No. 2 low 63c WHEAT PRICES FORCED DOWN CHICAGO GRAIN FUTURES Wheat Open' High Low Close Sept. .7024 .69 .692 Dec. .7212 May .734 .73 Corn Sept. 6.07 .611 551; May' Oats Sept.

.261 .271 Dec. .29 .29 .2842 May 30 Soybeans Oct; .61 Dec. .68 ,68. May 1 Rye Sept. .38 Dec.

.403, .403 May Sept. 4.80 4.80 4.70 4.70 Aug. 23. and liquidation cf Be September contracts Which become deliverable in about a week caused wheat prices to tumble more than fell cent bushel. today.

September. wheat almost two cents. Minneapolis reports indicated that out of 692 cars of wheat received there. 88 to 90 per- cent were put Into storage. Receipts here were: 71.

cars, corn 177 and oats, 56. Wheat closed lower than yesterday. September. 6t December, 51 4C: corn. 4 42c lower.

Sepuember, December, 5514c; oats lower. Cash Grain CloseWheat sample grade, hard, No, 2 mixed. -No mixed. 44c: No. I Fellow, 65 87c: No: 2, 65 065 c.

-No. 1 mixed. No. 3. a Lac: rample grade No.

whitt, 304 No. No. 3. 29 8 29 No. 4, 29c; sample grade, 27c: 1 white heavy.

31c: No. 3, No. 3 white tough, No. I red heavy, 3014c. Barley--Malting, feed, 35 45c: No.

I maltign, 506 53c: No. 2, 524 53c: No. 3, 51 62 52c: 'Soy 2 yellow. 78c: No. 1.

Field seed, per bupdredweight nominal: timothy cipan, $3.40: alsike, cloverseed. $10.50 6 12; red top, WELL HANDLED When G. O. P. Presidential candidate Wendell Willkie gets thirsty down on the farm, he knows what.

to do, as this photo of him working the old- pump. indicates. He was snapped at the Berkeler farm, one of five he owns near Rushville, Ind. PROFIT TAKERS REDUCE PRICES' NEW. YORK, Aug.

Ave consecutive rising sessions, stocks generally dipped their colors to prodt-takers In today's market. The: list softened" bit at the start, retreated. further around midday. ered for while, touched low levels of the day in the Anal hour when Josses for steels, motors and other leadets ranged from one to three points or 30. Thete Were scattered exceptions that managed to emerge with modest gains.

The market was' exceptionally throughout with ductuations of major fractions between sales frequent. Douglas Aircraft made its first appearance on the ticker tape ar 2 o'clock with two-point decline, and several pivotals never did sell. Dealings slackened appreciably after mid-day and transfers for the full proteedings ware in the neighborhood of 000 shares against 420,000 the day before. NEW FORK STOCKS vious day's Cidso. Close Chalmers.

Mfg. -32. American Can Co. American Locomotive 13 American Power Light American Radiator Bate: American Smelting American Tel. Tel.

161 American Waterworks Anaconda Copper Co. Armour: of Illinois 443 Atchison Railroad 15 Aviation Corporation B. O. Railroad Aviation 'Bethlehem Steel .76 Canadian Pacifc Railroad Chrysler Motor Co. Columbia Gas Electric Consolidated Oil Co.

61 Container Corporation Continental Can Co. Curtiss- Wright. 74 Du Pons de Nem 164 General Electric Co. 44. 334 General Motors Corp.

Graham Paige Hudson Motor Co. it International Harrester 451 44 International Nicker 'Corp. 2734 Johns-Manville 594. Montgomery Ward Co. 391.

Nash Kelvinator New York Central R. Northern PacAc R. R. Ohio Dil Co. Owens-Illinols Glass Co, 50 Packard Motors Corp.

31. Penney J. C. 82 01 Pennsylvania R. R.

20 Radio Corp. of America Republic Steel Corp. 1834 Bears, Roebuck Co. 79 773 Socony Vacuum OIl Southern Pacid.c R. R.

73 Standard Brands, Inc. Standard OIl of Indiana 2414 Standard Oil of New Jersew 34 Studebaker Motor Co. 71 Corporation 3524 Texas Gulf Timken Detroit 233. Union Carbide 'Corp. 12 701 Union Pacinc R.

R. 844 85 United Airlines 161 -United Corporation 173 United Rubber Corp. 18 8. Steel Corp. 525, 514 Western Upion Telegraph 184 Westinghouse Air.

B. 204. 191 Westinghouse Electric Wool wor. NEW -YORK -CURB American Gas A Electric 33. Cities Service Electric.

Bond Share CHICAGO EXCHANGE Commonwealth- Edison 304 Swift Co, NEW YORK U. 8. Treasury, '52-'47' Home Owners Loan, 38, '52-'44 INDIANAPOLIS GRAIN INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 23. Wagon wheat, shelled.

No, 2 red, 62c. Corn No. 2 yellow, Cash grain; 86c; Wheat- -Market, weak; No. 1 red. 65 No.

2 red. 64565c: No. 1. hard, No. 2 hard.

621 61c: Arm; No. yellow, No. white. 849c over yellow; No. mixed, under yellow.

28c; Oats. No. -Market. weak: No. 2 white, 29 3 white, 26 29c.

SYCAMORE FRIENDS CHURCH WILL OBSERVE ANNIVERSARY An mark all day. program Sunday the fifth anniversary of the Sycamore Friends. church. Rev. A.

B. Chamness, former minister, will be the speaker the morning session. Milo Hinckle, the Richmond, executive. secretary Indiana Meeting of Friends, will. speak during the afternoon.

A basket dinner will be served at noon. Harold. Smuck of Marion College is pastor of the church. INFANT'S RITES HELD Private funeral services were held at the :I.0.0.F. cemetery today for the infant son of Mr.

and Mrs. J. Walter Boyer, 607 Harrison avenue. Surviving are the parents: two brothers, Robert Lyman and Ray David, both at home; maternal. grandparents, Mr.

and and Mrs. the V. K. Besh, Alma, paternal grandmother, Mrs. Nettie W.

Prinzing, Marion: CANDIDATE INJURED ALEXANDRIA, Aug. 23- William Savage, Republican candi date for county commissioner, is the confined to his home northeast of city. because of a fractured rib as the result of injuries sustained when a horse kicked him. He was brought to the office of a local physician for treatment and later returned to his home Funeral services for Mrs. Kate.

Thompson, eighty-six, former a. rion, resident, Saturday will at be St. held at Paul's :10 Catholic church. Rev. John A.

McCarthy wil Ibe in charge withburial in the I. 0. 0. F. cemetery.

Mrs. Thompson died Wednesday night at the home of daughter, Mr. Emma Yates, Dayton, 0., a few days following visit with another daughter, Mrs. Trevor Lutz, here. The body was- returned to Marion today and was taken to the home of the daughter, 205 North street, until time for the services.

MUSIC APPRECIATION TALK GIVEN FOR YOUNG ADULTS Members of Grant County Rural Young Adults, meeting last night at Richland chapel, heard an by address Keith on Huffman. "Music Appreciation" terthwaite was in charge -of devotions and Virginia Ancil led devotions. 'Next meeting will be held Sept. 26 at the Sweetser Community Hall. Pleasant township chairmen, Mr.

and Mrs. Delbert Nichols, will. be L. McReynolds, Purdue University, will speak on. "Recreation." PROSECUTOR GIVES TALK VAN BUREN, Aug.

23 Campaign issues and points of the acceptance speech of Wendell Willkie were discussed by Robert W. Crasher, Grant county prosecuting attorney, last night at a meeting of the Harness-Hillis. Club' at the public library. Culver Honors Youths Robert Cunningham, 634. West Second street; Phillip Klaus, 609 West Sixth street, and Will Scott, 710 West Sixth street, were among the Culver Summer Schools graduates who received their certificates of graduation, at the final exercises held Wednesday at the Culver Military Academy: Cunningham was midshipman in the naval school band and held.

the rank of ensign. Scott was. a lieutenant and Klaus sergeant in the summer cavalry camp. honorCunningham' received an able mention- in public- speaking at the final exercises and also was awarded the gold Tuxis medal for superior achievement at the final garrison para parade. Another Marion student, John McIlwain, 2107 South Boots street, returned to Marion from the school this week.

He has just completed bis first summer in the woodcraft school. FUNERAL. RITES HELD. ALEXANDRIA, Aug. 23- Funeral rites for the late Charles Crook, eighty-three-year-old decorator contractor, were conducted Thursday local funeral home, but interment did not take place until today because brother, mond, Crook, Columbus, 0., could I not arrive in the city.

until today. Burial followed short time after the brother arrived here this afternoon. Dependable for Over 85 Years August FURS You This 1 Gorgeous Collection At Only 1 i $99 SHOP. AND COMPARERaccoon Dye Opossum Mink Blend Muskrat: Silvertone Muskrat Squirrel Lock Persian Paw All the new style features for 1940-41 season. Bell and Melon sleeves, Yoke backs or Plain backs, with small collars and cardigan necks.

Juniors, Misses, Ladies. FINAL DRESS -UP Dresses Formerly $7.98 to $16.75 In 3 Groups 3 $5 SATURDAY LAST DAY.

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