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CREEK, THURSDAY, FEBRUAKY 28, 1929. THE ENQUIRER AND EVENING NEWS with Pneumonia -Attorney James Mustard is ill in Leila hoswith pneumonia. He is reported as improved. With the Sick McNaney 29 Bartlett, who underwent an operation at Leila hospital is showing good recovery. Has Been in Saginaw Harry Sackett, a salesman for the Buick sales and service here, has been spending the days ir.

Saginaw on a business trip. Called to Three Rivers -Dr. F. E. Stiles of 48 Barney, was called to Three Rivers this morning for consultation by Dr.

H. A. Tobin, veterinarian of Three Rivers. Goes to Detroit- -Dr. D.

C. Nichols. 504 Post building, spent Wednesday in Detroit attending the meetings of the Great Lake rociety of dentists at the hotel. School Bond Approved -A bond Issue for $115,000 has been approved by the voters of Williamson for the construction of a school building. Lane, Davenport Peterson, Detroit, are architects.

Underwent Operation Mrs. Maurice Corey of Union City underwent an operation goiter Wednesday morning in Leila hospital. She reported as resting comfortably today. Alimony Defendant -E. C.

Strong. of Sturgis, is under arrest at the ty jail on the charge of failing lo- to seep up alimony payments a woman. He is to be arraigned in circuit court. Lodge Meets Tonight-Members of the Royal Purple, No. 278, will meet at the Odd Fellows lodge hall at 31.

East VanBuren this evening. It will be a regular business meeting and no special program has been arranged. Farmers' C'ub Holds MeetingThe Leroy Farmers' club will meet at 7:45 o'clock this evening at the Leroy Methodist Episcopal church for a cooperative supper. There will also be a program to be in charge of R. L.

Olds. Operated on Last Night--Henry Coney, 24 Wren, submitted to an operation for acute appendicitis last night in Leila hospital. Dr. William Dugan is in charge and the patient was resting cotafortably this morning. Marriage Announced -Announcement of the marriage of Kenneth J.

Weaver of Battle Creek and Mary M. Miller of Union City has been made. A license was issued to them February 21 and the marriage took place Monday at Wacousta, School Board to Meet-A meeting of the school board will be held Friday night in Willard library. intendent W. G.

Coburn, attending annual conference of the National Education association in Cleveland. Ohio, is expected to return in time to attend. Receives Word of Death Van Horn, of 118 Fremont, received a telegram Wednesday evening telling of the death of his sister, Mrs. Charles Forsythe, in Humbolt, Ja. Wednesday nfternoon at 3 o'clock.

Mrs. Forsythe was a former resident of Marshall. First Shoot Announced--The first shoot of the season is announced by Clyde Smith, secretary of the Pattie Creek Gun club, for next Sunday at its grounds on the old Harmonia road, near Camp Custer. 'The shutt begins at 10 o'clock Sunday moning. Elks Hold Meeting--The last meeting at which officers of the Elks' lodge for the year may be nominated will be held at the Elks' temple tonight.

A social gathering and meeting for the selection of officers will take place Wednesday night, March 7. Te Play at Lansing-Walt-Vernie and their eight-piece orchestra will journey to 1 Lansing Saturday evening to play a five hour porgram in the main ballroom of the Olds hotel. The party is being given by the Delta Sigma Phi fraternity of Michigan State college. Ice Sports Suffer -Skating and hockey were dealt severe blows by the moderating temperatures, the thaws leaving the ice in a ruinous state. A hard freeze would be of little benefit unless preceded by rainfall sufficiently heavy to Hood the ice and smooth over its surtace.

To Speak at Hi-Y-Dr. O. W. Mosher, of the Battle Creek history department will speak before members of the Central high school club on March 7 at boy scout headquarters. He will also bring relics and fossils to illustrate his talk.

All boys are invited to attend. Tailoring Expert Here Society Brand tailoring expert is now at the Kapp clothing store for the spring styles exhibit being held there. His services are offered in connection with the store's showing of woolens and latest models and will remain here over Friday and Saturday. Archers Meet--Archery club members met Wednesday night for practice at Southwestern junior high school, and will meet again Saturday afternoon. The organization is now sponsored by the Civic Recreation association.

and anyone interested in archery, including WOmen, is invited to join. Held As Drunks -Two local men who got in a fight over $50, while standing beside their car on North Madison street Wednesday night. were taken to the city jail on the charge of drunkenness. One man accused the other with taking the $50, but officers found $45 of the money under the front seat of the automobile. WIll Attend Inauguration-Ruth Kelsey of the Sanitarium extension department will be in Wash- Better Health Pays SPEAKER Get a Health Examination Before Your Next Birtbda7l OF LOCAL INTEREST A THOUGHT FOR TODAY And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labor, it is the gift of God.

3:13. MERRY if you are wise.BE Martial. ington, D. on March 4 to witness the presidential inauguration ceremonies. She is now 1n Miami, Florida, and has been in Jacksonville and Cuba for several weeks.

She will return to Battle Creek immediately after her visit to Washington. Rumors Untounded Rumors about. Battle Creek that Mrs. Lida Fandley, formerly of this city and now of Port Huron, had ailed of influenza yesterday are unfounded. as Mrs.

Fandley's sister. Mrs. F. D. Stanley, 53 Dudley received word this morning that her sister was slightly improved.

Lights Are Turned on-Red obstacie lights at the Kellogg airport have been put in place, and have been turned on on several occasions. Approach and boundary lights are also to be completed soon surrounding the airport. The lights are to be turned on only when a plane is heard approaching at night. as there will be a caretaker on the field all the time. Went to Galesburg--Dr.

Trevor G. Brown, staff physician of the Sanitarium, and Ayres Raymond, head of the extension department of Battle Creek college, were in Galesburg Wednesday doing follow -up work on th health clinic held there recently. Plans are being made to hold a similar health institute in Edwardsburg sometime next month. Entertained. Club.

-Acquainted The regular club was held at the home of Mrs. Charles Barlow of 90 Lafayette. evening. a short business session, an interesting disTuesday cussion on Liberty place. At the close of the evening the hostess served two-course luncheon.

The neyt meeting will be held in. two weeks at the home of Mrs. M. Warfield, 271 Oneida. Air Firm to Dissolve of the Michigan Air Transport company, Grand Rapids, was suspended on February 15 and dissolution of the company is expected soon.

This action is said be the result of the failure of negotiations with the Curtiss corporation for a merger of the Grand Rapids company with the Curtiss interests, and the subsequent establishment of a Curtiss flying school at Grand Rapids. Local Boy Takes Car -A Ford tudor sedan stolen Wednesday night from C. R. Bell. West Michigan avenue, was heard from about 7 o'clock this morning when Dearborn police called local officers to inform them that they had taken into custody Paul Tepsa, 14, of this city, who was driving the car taken from Mr.

Bell. The local boy may be returned to this city for arraignment in the juvenile court. To Hold Farewell Party--Employes of Consumers Power company will hold a farewell party Friday night for the building at 24 North Jefferson which the company vacates this week end. The girl employes will hold a dinner at 6 o'clock. After dinner the men will join them upstairs in the old orchestra room, where music and cards will be enjoyed.

Hazel Newman is woman's committee chairman. Centralites Meet--Central Spotlight girl reserves of Central junior high school changed their monthly schedule of meetings at Y. W. C. A.

headquarters to Wednesday afternoon. From now on there will be one social meeting each month. two program meetings and one business meeting. On Wednesday, March 6, St. Patrick's party will be given.

Saturday afternoon the club will meet together and attend the Singing Fool at the Regent theater. Steel Stairs Finished -The five men who were erecting the steel stairs at the City National Bank building on South Jefferson avenue completed their job yesterday and left about the sanic time partition men, who will erect wall patritions, arrived the on the scene of the new structure. Partition work is now under way and on March 4 work on the 'edifice will swing into its final stages with the arrival of the plasterers. Mother Dies in Holland- Word was received Wednesday of the death 3. E.

G. Pond in Holland, with, which occurred Tuesday afternoon. She was the mother of Lester Pond. 21 Bryant, who was called to Holland about one week ago because of the illness of his mother. Besides the one son she is survived by one daughter, living at home.

Mr. Pond's father died January 6, this year. The funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock in Holland. Lodges to Attend Church -Odd Fellows and Rebekahs of Battle Creek will attend services Sunday morning at the First Presbyterian church. The Rev.

A. T. Tomshany, pastor of the church, will preach on the subject From Jerusalem to Jericho. Members of I. O.

O. F. lodges Nos. 29, 252 and 501 and of Rebekah lodges Nos. 1, 297 and 401 will assemble at 10:30 o'clock in the social room of the church and march into the auditorium in a body to occupy pews reserved for them.

China Hears America- -The Rev. W. J. Harris of Battle Creek. a missionary to China from the Seventh Day Adventists church, located at Taiyuanfu, Shansi, a large about ,400 miles from Piping.

writes to sister, Mrs. Charles Sheldon, 273 Garfield avenue, that he hears radio programs from American stations. He says, "Often times the music makes my good wife homesick but we are interested in our work among the Chinese people." I INTEREST Five in Coal Case-Five men, William Moreland. Chet Forward, Sig Hanson, John Nipper and James Dolan, were brought to the police station shortly before 12 o'clock Wednesday night for investigation in connection with coal stealing from the Michigan Central railroad. The men were taken into custody old cement building in the marsh on Kellogg street.

It is claimed they dumped five tons of coal from a railroad car, but drunk charges were preferred against them. New Juvenile Books--Around the World in the Sloop Spray, by Captain Joshua Slocum, 1S an adaptation for children of his better-known book. Sailing Alone Around the World. The book has been received at the Willard 11- brary in juvenile rooms. The story of adventures he tells is all of true occurrences, and rivals the most imaginative fiction.

The Book of the National Parks, by Robert Sterling Yard, describes natural beauties of America's parks. Speaks at -Vernor W. Main, Battle Creek attorney, was the principal speaker, at father and son banquet at the Congregational church in Athens last evening. The dinner was served at 6 o'clock by the members of the Ladies' Guild of the church. Dr.

L. D. Funk was toastmaster and C. J. Miller gave the toasts to the sons while Frank Bauer gave the toasts to the fathers.

The invocation was given by Rev. L. W. Mooney, pastor of the Methodist church: and the benediction by the Rev. J.

E. Cook. pastor of the Congregational church. Flying in Florida--Russell Wiest. chief for Davis Felix Airlines company, flying a passenger St.

Petersburg, this winter. The plane is a Travelair, and he is employed by Robert Smalley, whom he met at the Battle Creek Sanitarium last fall. Flying in Florida, he says in a letter to friends, is much different from flying in Michigan. Over the Everglades and swamps, there are no landmarks to follow. Mr.

Wiest will return to Battle Creek the first of April, when he will fly a Curtiss Robin cabin plane from St. Louis for the Davis Felix company. Noiseless Outboard -A Announce new type of motor which prove boom to cottagers lakes surrunding Battle Creek who last suma mer voiced their indignation at the clamor of outboard motor boats, has been announced by the Ralph Sport The motor is known as the shop. Johnson Sea Horse and is equipped with a type of muffler and exhaust. "The new muffler is water cooled throws the exhaust out below the line, thus eliminating the loud barking sound common to the majority of outboards.

In addition, the muffler does away with the clouds of exhaust gasses, it 1s stated. Announce European Tours--The Cunrad steamship line recently announced a group of 100 European student tours during the summer of 1929 at reasonable rates. Twenty sailings from New York, Boston and Montreal are listed during the months of May. June and July on the four Cunarder boats, the Aquitania, Cameronia, Ascania and Ausonia. Passage will be tourist third class.

Visits to from one to 12 countries in Europe are provided. Accompanying each tour across the ocean special college orhestra will furnish music as willeh a part of the entertainment provided. Last year there were 300 colleges represented on the tours. Leave for South-Mr. and Mrs.

R. Burt and Dr. and Mrs. R. G.

C. Stone left Tuesday evening for Florida and Cuba. They planned on going to Jacksonville, Florida, train and to be met there by the Burts' chauffeur who will drive by them along the coast of Florida to Miami. At Miami they will embark on the S. S.

Evengeline of the Clyde steamship line for Havana. From Dr. and Mrs. Stone will Returns to Battle Creek. arriving here March 18.

Mr. and Mrs. Burt will go on to Jamaica where they will stay for a short time and return. Arrangements for the trip were made through the travel bureau of the Old National Bank and Trust company. With the Sick -A.

R. Mitchell of 68 Merritt was taken to the Detention hospital this morning suffering from diphtheria. James S. Baker of 95 Calhoun is in a critical condition at Nichols, hospital. The condition Claude Watts who has been confined to her home at 29 Selvour for some time because of illness has greatly improved.

Claude Pickard of 36 Willow is recuperating at his home from 8 nose operation undergone early this week. The condition of Mrs. E. J. Morse who has been confined to her home at 19 Mill road for over a month, is described as being critical.

Jane Callahan, six-yearold daughter of Mrs. J. H. Callahan of 231 Maple, who has been ill at her home since Chistmas day, is steadily improving. Dentistry Office to Open -Dr.

A. E. Wilson will open one of the most modern dentistry offices in this part of the state Saturday at 13 West Michigan avenue over the Eckert meat market. Dr. Wilson was formerly demonstrator of operative dentistry at the University of Michigan and has 23 years experience AS A dentist to his credit.

The new offices cover the entire second story and consist of two reception rooms, two operating rooms, one X-ray room, an extraction room and a mechanical laboratory. The laboratory will contain all machinery necessary the manufacture of false teeth. plates, bridges and crowns. Dr. Wilson is also having' two large electric signs erected in the front of the building.

French Lecture-The annual French club lecture and meeting sponsored by Mile. Albertine Bernard of Central high school French department will be held at the Sanitorium 011 March 6. Dr. G. L.

Mich- aud, head of Battle Creek college language department, will be the main speaker of the evening, his address to be entirely in French. His subject is to be Rabelais, and he will discuss humorous aspects of the man's writings. Rabelais was the foremost French writer of the 6th century. His best writings, Pantagruel and are scholarly, bitingly satirical and replete with broad mirth-provoking humor. The program will be supplemented by singing and other French talks, and will start at 7:45 in the new Sanitarium lecture room.

Are Enjoying Trip Word received from Mr. and Mrs. August Kapp who are taking a Mediterranean cruise states that they are having a fine time and that the weather throughout the trip has been ideal. At the time the letter was mailed Mr. and 1 Mrs.

Kapp were in Cairo. Prior to that time they had visited Madeira, Casablanca, Algiers, Tunis, and Malta. Their itinerary from Egypt is to include trips into Palestine, Turkey and Greece. They expect to return to Battle Creek in May. They sailed from New York January 31 on the S.

S. New York of the Hamburg-America line which is equipped with anti-rolling tanks used to keep the ship steady. The Kapps stated that they had not suffered from sea sickness at any stage of the trip. Stamps Expected-Two cent postage stamps commemorating the one hundred and fiftieth anniversay of the surrender of Ft. Sackville to George Rogers Clark are expected within the next few day at the Battle Creek postoffice.

Five thousand of them have been ordered. A few of the new stamps have been seen in Battle Creek. as they were placed 011 sale Monday at Vincennes, the of Ft. Sackville, where a sesquicentennial celebration was held- in memory of the event. The central resign of the stamp shows the surrender of the fort by the British Clark.

The word Vincennes appears beneath the central design, and above is a vignette ribbon with the name George Rogers Clark. and the word "commemorarive" in a curved panel. The stamp is in black and red, and is the size of the and mail stamp. Wig-Wags Fail Again--The wigwag signals were flagrantly overlooked by Angelo Taigo. 140 Twenty-second, with the result that his automobile was damaged by a switch engine about 7:45 p.

m. Wednesday at the North Division street crossing. But, again, it was one of those mishaps that would have been avoided with gates. simply because Taigo would not have attempted to cross. Police investigated the accident but learned that no one was injured.

The switch engine was moving slowly. G. E. Senage and J. J.

Butler were the crew of the engine. The automobile driver admitted that the signals were working but declared he thought the way was clear to pass, although other cars were waiting. In almost every instance the wig-wag signals have been working. where accidents occurred, showing that they serve only as a warning and not a protection. Inspects Noted Airports- S.

Knowles, manager of the Kellogg airport, has returned from an eastern trip on which he visited the east's most prominent flying fields. Mitchell Field, Garden City, L. and Curtiss and Roosevelt Fields at Mineola. L. and Hadley, N.

made famous by the trans-Atlantic hopoffs. the Petersboro airport at Paterson, N. and the new eastern air mail terminal on the municipal airport at Newark. N. were inspected by Mr.

Knowles. During his visit to the Newark flying field Mr. Knowles enjoyed a night flight over New York city's business district and harbor in a plane operated Colonial Airways on the New York to- Boston run, affording him an excellent opportunity to view the night lighting equipment of the Newark airport. On his return trip the local manager stopped off to inspect the municipal landing field at Cleveland. the entire trip, he said, affording him many valuable ideas as to airport night lighting, layout and operation.

May Buy Aircraft Firm -A group of Jackson men have taken an option on the assets of the International Aircraft corporation, of Cincinnati, Ohio, and also on property adjacent to Reynolds field, the Jackson municipal airport. The op- "Ilight a Lucky and stay slender- Famous Hope Star Hampton, Opera, Stage and Screen. "Luckies have helped me win the laurel crown of my musical career singing in opera. Stage presence demands a slim, youthful figure. Rich foods cannot tempt me.

I light a Lucky and stay slender. The toasted flavor of a Lucky soothes the craving for goodies. Then, too, a Lucky never irritates my throat. Even, after smoking many, my voice is still clear." HOPE HAMPTON The modern common sense way-reach for a Lucky instead of a fattening sweet. Every.

one is doing -men keep healthy and fit, Hope Hampton, Famous Star of the women retain a trim figure. Lucky Strike, Opera, Screen. Stage and the finest tobaccos, skilfully blended, then toasted to develop a flavor which is a lightful alternative for that craving for fattening sweets. Toasting frees Lucky Strike from impurities. LUCKY 20,679 physicians recognize this when they say Luckies are less irritating than other STRIKE cigarettes.

That's why folks says "It's good to smoke Luckies." Authorities attribute the Note mous increase in Cigarette smok. ing to the improvement in the process of Cigarette manufacture by the application of heat. It is true that during 1928, Lucky TOASTED" than Strike all Cigarettes other Cigarettes showed a greater combined. increase This for a Reach "It's toasted" CIGARETTES the surely superiority confirms of the Lucky -No public's Strike, Cough. confidence in Lucky 1929, No Throat Irritation The American Tobacco Manufacturers instead Coast to coast radio hook up every Saturday night through the National Broadway, Broadcasting Broadway." Company's of a sweet.

network. The Lucky Strike Dance Orchestra in "The Tunes that made portunity to acquire the Ohio concern was presented to the Jackson interets through the Jackson Chamber of Commerce. It tors been operating at Cincinnati two years, manufacturing a three-passenger open sport biplane and a six-place enclosed cabin ship. Edwin M. Fisk, chief engineer for the company, also has plans for a 22-passenger tri-motored air liner and a twoplace light training plane.

Tentative plans call for the formation of a $500.000 Michigan corporation which will be authorized to make a $300.000 public stock offering in addition to the $200,000 to be raised in Jackson. These plans are subject to the approval of the Michigan securities commission. Temporary offices for the aircraft corporation have been established at the Chamber of Commerce in Jackson. El AGAIN! New Low Prices on National Mazda Lamps 60 WATT NOW ONLY 50 WATT 25 WATT 40 WATT BUY THEM IN THE BLUE CARTON AND YOU GET GENUINE NATIONAL MAZDAS. Central Electric Co.

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Therefore all income from Building and Loan accounts up to Three Hundred ($300.00) Dollars shall be exempt from Federal Income Tax. State of Michigan Says: All funds invested with Building and Loan Associations shall be exempt from State and Local 1 Taxation. 1,643 Residents of Battle Creek Say: We are getting the benefit of favorable legislation by our State and Federal governments by investing funds in The Industrial Savings and Loan Association 20 North Jefferson Ave. All payments on or before the 5th of March are credited with earnings for four months if left until July 1st. Our certificates are earning for actual number of days over 30 days.

OFFICERS President Verner W. Main Vice President William Heffley 2nd Vice President F. Harry Strong Recording Secretary Lee A. Dudley Sec'y-Treas. Wendell C.

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