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Report Due
On Finances

A full report on the financial
part Of q eoordlnstsd Belt Line
Transit Co. transportation system
viii be heard by tine city council
Tuesday morning. Utilities Com
missioner X. u. oHeii promised
Monday after working = good part
Of the week END on . statement 81
his costs.
limiting that his proposed lsss.
ing Of navy busses now has Fons
sour like the recent deal for army
post exchange busses. o'rell had
a few remarks 10 make Monday
morning.
1T looks a. II the firth column
has been busy IN Brsmerton. too. +"
said o'Nsil. with a glance At May
or Cain.
Navy ka~w Already
he said someone was 30 inter
estsd in the action Of the city
council last Friday that be called
navy authorities st fsremsrton Inn
msdistsly after IL wss taken.
ofseil complained that his repre-
sentative in negotiations with the
navy. DAVID Glenn. found ths navy
men know about the eifys sdop-
ton OF . transportation eorordi-
nation plan before he did.
Cienn's report Saturday morn.
ing shout chances Of getting from
fcontinBsd or Pare z. Column ~
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Swiftly, new air fields are being
carved out OF the wilderness along
the edge Of the vast coast line
and further into the interior 10
act as jumping off bases for both
offensive and defensive action
NO PEARL HARBOR-
saw the eyes" Of the defense
forces al work and AZ play IN a
three-day tour and ] came away
convinced that. given the tools.
n this case. the aircraft. there
won't b a Pear Hsroor' IN Brit
ism Columbia
The men VINO are underts KING
the gigantic task Of defending the
coast from the air come from all
parts Of Canada. and there are a
few from the United Ststes-but
they al have the same ambition
TO take e swat az the Japs and,
preferably. at Tokyo"
The men who viii do the actual
fighting believe that an invasion
attempt by the japanese Is bound
10 come some time and they re
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Cain 10 Speak
ALL. A. Farley

los ANGELES Mayor rlstsh.
~ Bo~ron ~ Los Angeles Monday
announced conferences 81 the
mayors 81 - California cities
would be- held hers AuK. ~ "a
formulate uniform dsfenss plans,
Mayor Harry y. Cain 81 Ia
coma viii be one ~ the principal
speakers Of the f~o-dsy confer
enes. Bo~ron ssid James g.
sheppard. Office Of Civilian De-
Tense director for the western sfss.
VIII also attend the conference
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Blizzard Lashes
West Argentina

MENDOZA, Argentina-A biz
zard with winds Of 125-miles-an-
hour velocity dashed western Ar
gentina Monday.
The blizzard, in its sixth day,
has blocked air. rail and highway
communication with Chile and de-
stroyed many telegraph wires.
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BY GLORIA KAYE

CHAPTER 4
F1sming skies were no novelty
10 Penny KIRK. shs had seen
I.,ndons Inferno u bursting
ponbs. she had raced against
death in blazing Yrsnes.
Nos Penny drove islsurely along
a road csnopieo BY heavens Of red
but this was different The
glare In the skies Nss friendly,
comforting. refleeting the glowing
furnaces Of the Kirk miiis--hsr
mills.
This. Penney knew. Wss snfrs
she belonged. In all the years Sne
had xpent abroad shs had never
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0EN. nACAnTwun'a noEAn-
oUAnTKns, AsssssHs - AIii>d
pisnss nalnfslssd . 74-hsssf -1sy
offensive eve< tbs eHflfe seFfh-
sssssrn invasion zons Monday IN
support AZ the unite1 states sn1
allied forces attacking tn Jap
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getting ready for il.
The chief demand Is for more
and more planes" 10 expand the
air forces that already stand ready
10 90 into action from Alaska 10
the American border.
NOT WASTING TIME
However. the air force Is not
wasting time. The disposition Of
the increasing sirfieets u points
where they all DO the most good
10 being planned. and other de-
fensiys arrangements are being
completed
Work crews are building a net
CONTINUED on Page s. Column II
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Sugar Rotion Cord
Issued for Horse

la GRANDE. Ore. - Firef1y
Gilstrap Skeen. colt, Is prob
ably the first horse ever TO
receive a sugar rationing card.
FREELY failed 10 register =
normal weight gain and q veter-
marian prescribed q milk for
mula containing sugar. To full
fiji the prescription. he had to
have sugar and the local ration
ing board. after due delibers-
ton. issued the card.
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Mass Riots,
Strikes in
India Spread
Nv JOHN n. NORRIS
United Press Writer

BOMBAY. India - Rioting
strikes and mass demonstrations
demanding that the British quit
India spread in Bombay. Delhi
and other cities Monday despite
summoning Of troops to bolster
police precautions and additional
arrests OF ALL In d / a congress
leaders.
Bombay, where troops were
called 10 stand by at police
headquarters, was the scene of
the most serious rioting In =
renewal Of disorders which re-
portedly had cost q dozen lives
and so wounde d over the
weekend.
Traffic was paralyzed In the
riot areas, where street cars and
busses were stoned. wrecked and
set afire by angry crowds. Dem
onstrators ripped open the tires
of some buses. The All-India
radio reported that police again
fired on the demonstrators, wound
ing a number.)
SITUATION GROWS WORSE
The rioting so far has been con-
fined to the parts Of Bombay
where the congress party is most
influential.
The situation in the northern
section of sBombsy was reported
growing steadily worse Monday
afternoon, but police-rather than
soldiers-still were on duty except
for the troops standing by at
police headquarters.
Several persons were re-
ported wounded when police
fired on crowds In the Dadar
and Majunga sections Of the
city, where mobile patrols dis
persed threatening crowds.
Disorders and arrests also ex-
tended 10 Poons, Lucknow. CAL
cutta.. and many other cities and
towns, with the greatest mass
demonstrations clogging the
streets of Delhi. seat OF the Brit
ish viceroy.
POST GANDHI LETTER
The Bombay correspondent Of
the Calcutta Hindustan- Standard
said that a letter written by Mo-
handas X. Gandhi, making a last,
friendly appeal for the British to
accept the Congress party indie
pendence demand, was being post
ed Monday at Bombay.
The British government,
however. Was adopting n stern
attitude and It's declaration
that the All-Indis and pro-
vincial congress organizations
are now Illegal under criminal
law was broadcast. The gov
eminent Of Mysore ISSUED sim
liar orders.
The situation in the Calcutta
area. where midas main indus
Continued on Page 2. Column u
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supesooo y ~ y - u11in1ncD
--runerIei han1cnnr1n1o -
nes9ep4 Nee1ov @o0nGnro nn~11
forUes - AIeocfnu wn16uu = -.
: successfully p>Du11D1 GoounH
sssmy fssess Wnl&6 oCou1eoG -
haff1e.
tn srsoesnesnen1 60 ~ -
Ton ''eeeeeanfu11y 1omenn11n6n1
sseeses - Jaoaeeap nov.t fnoooo
IN fhs nsvthesn rne111f wo1orp -
wsii - n ~ usaeh
t1hs uslle1 STATS - =.
anuee>d fhe bpmnoruonenf - ~
aness ins1niistlnns = oyfGna in1no1
- NJ AissatoNsL)
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join forces with Germans already
fighting in that area. II Il As
miles 10 the southeast from Kro-
potkin 10 Armavir, and the nest
German objective was the Msikop
oil field, source Of Russia's best
aviation gasoline. IS miles south-
west Of Armavir.
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Body Of Woman in Bay

FLf1EENLE, Ore. ~ Officials
Monday vsrs investigating me
death d IDA Eorquist. 81. Whose
body wss found in slusias bay
here Sunday.
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sOyIETs FALL BACK

SONIETS FALL BACK
(The German high command
claimed Sunday night that Hsikop
had been stormed and captured, as
well as Krssnodsr. 90 miles to the
northwest.)
The Soviet noon communique re-
ported that the enemy Was siriy-
ing TO advance In the Armayir
area. and that, after bloody bat
ties, in which five German tanks
were destroyed. Soviet units fell
back 10 new defense positions.
Tense fighting continued. IL sad.
with enemy groups which had
broken through on a neighboring
sector perhaps Kropotkinl.
The eommunique indicated that
German wedges. driven deep into
Russian defenses around klstska-
va and Kotslnikovsbn. rs miles
northwest and 80 miles southWes;
of Stslingrsd. respectively. had
not gained. The Russians were
rushing up tanks and artillery 10
pinch off and destroy the wedges.
CAUCASUS PERIL GROWS
Revealing that fireee fighting
had broken out again around vo-
ronszh. on the northern end Of the
southern front. the eommuniqBe
ssid Soviet forces had occupied
several inhabited localities and
killed more than ] 900 Germans.
The situation In the Can-
nasus Was Of utmost peril A
crucial battle had deyeIoped
for the fertile sheatIands Of
the Khan valley. the MAiISop
oil. and ultimately Rasslz's
remaining Black s>a fleet
bass Of Aoyorosslsk and
Tuapse-
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BY HENRY SHAPIRO
United Press Writer

sCOW - German panzer
forces have smashed Russian de-
lenses in the Kropotkin area of
the northern Caucasus and are
stresking toward Armsvir and the
oil fields of Maikop. dispatches
from the Caucasian front said
Monday.
Furiously fighting Don and
kuban Cossaek calyarymen
killed at least 1000 In two
actions, 900 RumsBians and
5000 Germans
Having broken through around
Kropotkin, the Germans were
pushing along paved highways,
graveled roads and across sun
baked steppes toward Armavir, 10
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Candidate Loses Out
fsee Story Page 8, Also

OLYMPLA-Secretary Of State
Belle Reeves Monday rejected the
declaration Of candidacy Of llys
Rusrk. Pomeroy. who sought 20
run for the state house Of repre-
Sentstiyez-
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Red Defenses
Smashed
BULLETIN

BERLIN tGerman broadcast
recorded by UP In London)--
The Germans admitted Monday
that the Russians have e~tab-
lshed bridgeheads weet Of the
Don river In the Noronesh area,
vital sector midway between
Moscow and stalIngrad.
A German radio commentator
said German bombers and dive
b m bers supported ground
forces seeking 10 halt Russian
motorized troops and tank con-
centrstions which effected the
crossing at the River Dom"
German fighters shot down ~
Soviet planes In the yosonezh
sector Sunday. 4: was claimed.
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MOSCOW-Maj.

MOSCOW-Maj Gen. Follett
Bradley, in charge Of speeding
American supplies 10 Russia. sad
Monday he had absolute faith
that the Russians will stand fast. !"
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American Forces Succeed
In Reaching Land; King
Reports D. S. Cruiser Sunk


WARRINGTON nvrss xse <rmm1n1v n - -
The u Monday
cauHIsFsttsskrs with "fspsdity sna vnrr~
II. reported a~s - ~sr svus1rvs - puen
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Royal Canadian Air Force
Ready for Enemy to Strike
BY WILLIAM RYAN
British United Press Writer

WEST COAST ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE
BASE (BUP) The Royal Canadian Air Force faced with
the problem of acting the first line of defense in the
event of invasion working night and day complete
swiftstng, defense IN depth force to meet any enemy
that might strike Il Canada's Pacific
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El!NN4AttAsalz|

FL cERRlTo C.l-rolee Monday Investigated collision
loaded Greyhound rolling down
crowded stopped by
improvising n block tackle '1assa.s
the bus which making
Tho driver Of the Victor yell
Berkeley high school football star killed and
as Vallejo knocked unconscious
CHCAGo-opsa Gladys s~arhea, ,scsseseA Mssasy
knocked her
In third q Carmen.
though prize nGh, instead ef opera"
leaving might MY saostsss
certslni, the right time"
MILWAUKEE. visa three-stors brick and steel building IN
crumbed under the weight OF beer bottles
Monday trapping beneath the debris
The colapsing who
modelling building warehouse All hut II
shovel and shovel
brought attempt sstrcats those stu trapped
tons of brick and steel.
CaiIhe continued sesreh Monday
Of NJ radiemsn aboard
San Fable and killed lite four
occupants.
savagers Robert Holland beasn
Msnrsd Endres, M"ensser. Tes aud
1t. Richard r. iengnsekes Houston. Ter
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CLERKS END STORE STRIKE!
Union 'sVote
Brings End
To Closure

Some Of the closed retail stores
Of Tacoma reopened at 2 O'Clock
Monday afternoon; others except
the variety stores will reopen
Tuesday morning at the usual
hour.
This was the announcement of
NJ. ]. mickey. manager OF the
Industrial Conference board, who
said the Retail Clerks union had
accepted the proposal of the
store operators, except that the
proposal of the variety store oper-
stors was not accepted by the
union.
Stores opening Tuesday morn
ing instead of Monday afternoon
are Rhodes Brothers, Penney's.
National Dollar. Schoenfelds', Pu-
get Sound Furniture Co, Kegefs
and Craig Furniture Co.
Others Open Today
All others of the so involved
were open and doing business
Monday afternoon. with the ex-
ception of the variety stores.
r. L. Clevenger, business agent
of the Retail Clerks union. said
the proposal accepted had given
the retail clerks of the depart
ment store and other groups
raise of $3.50 to s3.75 per week
for the women who have had one
and one-half years experience and
81 per week straight across the
board for the men.
Experienced store women will
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SAN FRANCIsC

FRANCISCO prosecution presented It's final srEu-
Monday against 1t comdr Maurice ~
martial board denied second defense motion
specifications against Aro
Closing arguments foreshadoing early completion of the
trial got under way Hollywood
appeared as the prosecution rebutts.
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POST GANDHI LETTER

area. where midas main indus
Continued on Page 2. Column -
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East Orange

Mr.. and Mrs. Will Stager, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph Stager spent Sunday af-
ternoon with Mr.. and Mrs. Charley
Fredericks of near Dunkirk.
The Woman's Missionary society OF
the Riley Creek Baptist church will
meet with Mrs. Matt Stewart ON We'd
nesday afternoon, July s.
Mr. and Mrs. B. j. Boutwell, called
in the Ben Baker home Friday even
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs Howard Nonnamakei
and sons Harold and Dean, Mrs. Eliz-
abeth Boutwell,, Mr.. and Mrs. B. j
Boutwell, and son Byron Leo were
Sunday dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Gilbert Montgomery and daughters
Ina Jean, Geraldine and Louise.
Mrs. Abigale Boutwell, of Lima
spent last week with Mr.. and Mrs
Fred Boutwell,.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ezra Heldman of Ken
ton were Saturday over night guests
in the c. M. Heldman home.
Mrs. Rachel Shapple, Miss Harriet
Shapple of near Lima called on Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Boutwell, last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. j. Boutwell, callet
on Mr.. and Mrs. Will Stager, Monday
evening.
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Settlement

Mrs. Raymond Miller and her two
sons are spending the week with her
father. Noah Bixel and daughter
Ruth
Gene Schey of Findlay is spending
several days at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Schey and family~
Ezra Moser and Samuel Schey at
tended a meeting of the Farm Bur-
eau Cooperative Association in
Ottawa, Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Wenger and
son, Bobby are spending the week
with home folks here.
David Wenger has not been feel
ing as we'll as usual during the past
week.
Alfred Hammond passed away at
his home on Saturday evening. He
had been in poor health for more
than year.
The funeral of d. B. Basinger was
largely attended at the Grace church
last Friday afternoon. 6
While operating a buck rake put
ting in hay, Alvin Lugibill had the
misfortune of being caught in a
wire cable which resulted in the
fracturing of his left arm and also
a severe finger injury. He was
taken to the Community hospital for
treatment for several days.
The four pastors of the local
Mennonite churches have arranged
for a pulpit exchange next Sunday.
N. F. Steiner suffered severe in
Jury last Saturday when he was
standing in the barn on the farm
which is being operated by Marion
Boutwell,, when Mr.. Boutwell, en-
tered the barn with a load of hay
with a buck rake and one of the
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wooden tines of the machine caused
the injury. He was taken to the
Bluffton hospital for treatment and
removed to the home of his daughter,
Mrs. Adella Oyer in Bluffton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Lugibill,
erandsons Ronnie and Gary Lora,
Mrs. Hiram Wenger, daughter lmo-
gene, Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Wenger,
Mrs. Z. E. Miller and daughter
Selma and son Paul Edward, Mr..
and Mrs. Oliver Schumacher and
children, Pauline, Frederick, Mary
Lou and Linda Louise, Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Wenger and son Bobby, of
Lancaster, Ohio; Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar
Wenger and children Dorothy Mae
and Edgar and Mr.. ROLAND Flythe,
father of Mrs. Wenger, Mr.. and
Mrs. Homer Wenger and children,
Pat, Sarah Lou and David enjoyed a
basket dinner with Mr.. and Mrs.
Hiram Kohl and family last Sum
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Springer
and family and Elma Springer were
Sunday visitors in the home of Rev.
and Mrs. P. j. Boehr and family.
Otto Wisely took Sunday dinner
with Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Moser.
A few wheat fields are being har-
vested during the past few days.
Prospects for heavy yield in this
locality are not so favorable this
year.
The many potato fields of this
vicinity are worth while seeing.
Scarcely have they been surpassed
from standpoint of beauty in prev
ious years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Walthers en-
tertained at Sunday dinner the men,
bers of their family and their
children.
1t might prove very helpful for
the hunters of this section of the
country to make early contact with
Teddy and Donald, young sons of
Mr.. and Mrs. Haydn Basinger as
to their procedure in catching a fine,
big pheasant male. The lads, one
day last week came upon the bird
along the fence and lost no time in
taking him into captivity. After
having kept him over night in a
box, the brothers needed the advice
of their father and released their
captive early in the morning.
Kenneth Geiger came to his par
entail home last Friday for a brief
stay.
The annual musicale presented by
the four Mennonite churches will be
held at the Ebenezer church on Sun
day evening
Mrs. p. C. Steiner who was bed
fast for several days has again re-
covered.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Diller and
family had for their Sunday dinner
guests Mr.. OILERS mother and his
brothers and their families.
Miss Susan Lehman, who under
went a goitre operation two weeks
ago was taken to her home Tues
day. She is improving slowly.
Miss Lydia Winkler who was a
the Community hospital at Blufftoi
for observation was removed to he
home.
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GOLD STAR All CLUB

The seventh meeting of the Gold
Star All club was held Tuesday and
was opened with the pledge of alleg-
lance to the flag and singing of Amer
lea by the 90 members present. Roll
call was answered with some home
improvements.
Jeannine Stewart gave the health
report, Eye Spy" Carol and Wanda
Montgomery played cornet duet and
Virginia Criblez gave reading.
A very helpful nutrition demonstra-
ton on measuring ingredients was
given by Emma Jean Miller.
+
At the group meeting the nutrition
group studied drinks, salads, desserts.
They also worked on their scrapbooks.
The beginners in sewing hemmed
towels and the girls making dresses
studied various seams and patches.
Plans were completed for the mother
daughter party to be held on July z
at the Community center.
*&*
Visitors at the meeting were Dottle
Kamerer, Daisey Dell Lidick and Mrs.
Fenard Henry.
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ArmOrsvilie


Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Emans spent
the week end at the Ivan Mont
gomery home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin Moser and
daughter Rosella, Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Hall and family called at the
w. l.. Moore home Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. P. Hartman call
ed on Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Hartman
and family Sunday afternoon.
Past week callers at the Chas.
Montgomery home were Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert C. Matter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Redfern, Miss Marjorie Ream,
Mr.. John Which and Mrs. Ruth
Anderson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl McCafferty and
son Bill, Miss Maxine Friedly, Miss
Margaret Guider called on Max Nc
Cafferty who is in an army camp.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Klingler call
ed at the c. E. Klingler home Sun
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Klingler called
at the Carl McCafferty home Sun
day evening.
Sunday afternoon callers of Mr.
and Mrs. Ivan Montgomery were
Mrs. Ivan Irwin and sons Dick ane
Jack, Mrs. Ralph Schick and child
rem, Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Bell ant
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Klingler an,
son Clyde called at the John Wilkins
home near Arlington.
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RawsOn

Mrs. Max Oman and son Larry
and Mary 10 Woodward, of Findlay
were Friday evening callers on Mrs
Olive Crozier.
Norman Ulrey of the U. S. Navy
is spending a short furlough with
Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Logan and other
relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Cameron anc
family of Lima, Mrs. Vida Bor
kosky and George CornweII were
recent callers on Mrs. Jennie Gamer
on.
A. r. Shafer spent the week enc
at Fostoria and Bettsville with rel
atives and friends.
George Fariing, Sr., of Lakewood
spent the week end with his son!
George, Jr., Fred and Charles Farl
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Steinman ano
son Larry Dean of Findlay were
sunday ulnner guests OF Mr. ant
Mrs. Carl Smith. Afternoon caller!
were Mr.. and Mrs. George Brothers
Mrs. Harry Holden and family ant
Mrs. Catherine Harris and son o.
Lima.
Mrs. Ross Fellers and son Bob
and Miss Goldie Neu motored to Ho
Springs, Arkansas, where they visit
ed Mrs. Fellers' brother, Glen
Myers and wife.
Recent callers on Mrs. Margare
Bum and Ruth Williams were Mrs
Clarence Wynkoop and children
Mrs. Jack Walter, Mrs. Ed Stain
brook and Mrs. Esther Bum.
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Pandora Pays Tribute
At Publishers Rites

Pandora business places We're
closed Friday afternoon during the
funeral services of David B. Ba-
singer, 81, for forty years editor
and publisher of the Pandora Times.
The services held at Grace Men
MONTE church were largely attended,
with Rev. Armin Steiner officiating.
Burial was in Pleasant Ridge ceme-
terry in charge of the Gideons or
ganization.
Mr.. Basinger died of heart at
tack at his home in Pandora last
Wednesday afternoon after being
confined to his bed for a week pre-
vious. A month ago he retired as
publisher of the Pandora Times, his
son liner Basinger taking over man.
agement of the newspaper.
A lifelong resident of Riley town
ship, Mr.. Bas.nger was prominent in
civic and church affairs. For eight
years he was a member of the Riley
township board of education. He was
an elder in the Missionary church at
the time of his death and previously
served as Sunday school superin-
tendent and class teacher.
He was also a member of the Pan
dora Business Mems association and
the Gideons, a group of christian
laymen.
Surviving are his wife, the former
Lena Gratz to whom he was mar.
ried August 80, 1896; one son lnel
Basinger of Pandora; three daugh.
ters, Mrs. Irene Schumacher an
| Miss Esther Basinger at home; Mrs
Katherine Ramseyer of Jackson
| Michigan, and half-brothef, JOSEPH
Probst also of Pandora.