Delphos Daily Herald from Delphos, Ohio • Page 3

THE DELPHOS HERALD FORMER LOCAL WOMAN'S STORE IS DESTROYED Swisher-Battershell Variety Store, Partly Owned by Mrs. Allie Clark, Sister of Mrs. H. D. Bickel, Practically Ruined by Fire at Hicksville Friday.

A store of which a former Delphos resident, Mis. Allie Clark, sister of Mrs. H. D. Bickel, is a part owner, was badly damaged by fire at Hicksville Friday.

Mrs. Clark was ly part owner of the Swisher store here, now owned and conducted by Mr. 'and Mrs. Bickel. A.

dispatch from Hicksville says: Fire that started with a spark from burning trash ruined practically the entire stock of the Swisher-Batter- STATEMENT OF THE OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT, CIRCULATION, ETC. of The Delphos Daily Herald, published daily, except Sunday at Delphos, Ohio, required by the act of August 24, 1912, for April 1, 1930. Publisher, The Delphos Printing and l'ublishing Delphos, Ohio. Editor, A. J.

Laudick, Delphos, Ohio Managing Editor, none. Business Manager, C. Laudick. Delphos, Ohio. Owners (holding 1 per cent or more 4.

of total amount of stock): Chas. Dionstberger, J. H. Lange, Jos. Jettinghoff, Jettinghoft Beckmann, Jos.

Kavermann, Dina Kemker, (Trustee), Arnold B. King, A. J. Laudick, L. C.

Laudick, Daisy C. Laudick, John F. Lindemaun, John Mueller Estate, Anna S. Perkins, John C. Schaffer, John A.

Scherger, all of Delphos, Ohio, J. K. Williams, of mona, California, and O. T. Ross, of Los Angeles, California, Known bondholders, mortgagees, und other security holders owning or holding 1 per cent or more of total A amount of bouds, mortgages, or other securities are: None.

That the average number of copies of. cach issue of this publication sold A or distributed, through the mails ol' otherwise, to paid subscribers during the six months preceding the date above is 1449. C. LAUDICK, Manager. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 11th day of April, 1930.

John Lindemann, My commission expires Feb. 6th, 1936. shell variety store and damaged a portion of the Correll block here today with total loss of $12,000. The Battershell-Swisher store is owned by Charles C. Battershell, resident manager, and Mrs.

Allie Clark, Circleville. Mr. Battershell this afternoon estimated the stock's value at $10,000 with $8,000 insurance. The Correll block on the south bide of High street, where the Batter. shell store is located, is owned Mrs.

F. M. Bidsall and Mrs. R. Tuttle.

The rear of the variety store and the Ferris hardware store next door were damaged to the extent of about $2,000, it was estimated, entirely covered by insurance. Heat Is Intense A high wind fanned the flames, which had a good start before being discovered. Dense smoke poured from the rear of the variety store while a large crowd watched the Hicksville fire department pour water on the fire. The blaze was under control within a half hour, but the intense nature of the fire while it lasted made short work of the notions and fragile ware that composed a large portion of the store's stock. Counters and shelves were loaded with, goods in observance of Dollar Day.

Although flames were confined to the rear of the store room, heat became so intense that front windows were broken. Surplus stock of the store on the second floor also was injured and there was some smoke damage in the insurance office of L. E. Hart at the front of the building on the second story, Chemicals Futile Manager Battershell discovered the blaze at 11:30 a. m.

as he was seated at his desk on a balcony at the rear of the store. The loading platform was afire. Flames had reached the interior when the fire department arrived. Chemicals proved futile and soon the firemen had a stream of water playing on the blaze. Merchants' in the same block have made a practice of burning trash at the rear of the Milo Daub lot nearby.

It is believed that smouldering embers from this trash pile were swept by the wind under the loading platform at the where they ignited leaves and the fire finally spreading papers, to the dry. timbers. Future plans of the store will not be announced until after the arrival of Mrs. Clark from Circleville Sunday: In the meantime the establishment will be closed for inspection of insurance adjusters. Opening at J.

G. Birkmeier Sons' modern monument plant all this week, open each evening until Adv. 54 AN. Watch for Our New Bargain Night ALL SUNDAY ONLY TALKING Matinee and Night SINGING DANCING Dixie CAROL LEE Walter CATLETT A human story of youth against the glamorous background of EVERYBODY'S GOING TO HAVE A BIG TIME AT 4 WILLIAM FOX present.s COMING COMING BIG Side Up" tana "Sunny PARTY "MonSOON SOON Moon" If there were to be an elec- See those three lovely cion now--everybody would young things--sweet as vote for this picture be- sugar and craving funmake some real WHOOcause it has- PEE! Also Girls! Comedy Glamor! Act Pep! News LAST TIME TONIGHT Acoustic Porfoot "Hit The Deck" NEW CAPITOL THEATRE THE TALLIES SOUND SATURDAY, APRIL 12, 1930. SELECT LOCAL BEAUTIES AND AMATEUR TALENT Ten Delphos Young Ladies to Assist in Display of Garments in Fashion Show and Style Revue at Capitol Next Week -Many Local Entertainers Enter Amateur Vaudeville Contest.

Selection of the local beauties who will assist "Miss West Virginia and, "Miss Personality" in the local Fashion Show and Style Revue 10 be held at the Capitol Theatre, Wednosday and Thursday has been made. Those who will display the latest in milady's finery are Misses Madelon Hoellerle, Leona Sherrick, Ruth Tibbot, Marjory Stirn, Esther Leilich, Clara Laudick, Mandery, Avanell Davies, Humphries and Ethel Stirn. The Amateur Vaudeville contest has also reecived many entries and from present indications there will be from ten to twelve acts cach night. Among the acts thus far entered are Belly Rose Evans. Selma Liff, Mary Feathers, Helen Pettig.

Walter Jauman and Harold Fritz, Francis Fast, Beulah Allemeier, Donald Weideman, Alphretta Dillon, Kenneth Harpster, Edna and Martha Holdgre.e, Charlotte and Pele Planagan, Eunice Myers, Browne, Lewis Stealey, Jimmy Bucholtz, Geraldine Swartz, Carolyn Swartz and Jean Rosselit. Many other names have been submitted and they will undoubtedly appear. The Vaudeville will run the gamut of ability, musical, dancing, singing and comedy will be offered in large and copious That Delphos has unusual talent! was proven by the wonderful showing made by her contestants in the Amateur Contest held in Lima ro-1 contly. Dresses, wraps and millinery from Lange's, Grothouse and Weger and the Vogue Ifat Shop will be modelcd. by "Miss West Virginia" and "Miss Personality" capably assisted' by the above bevy of loenl Lucille's Beauty Shoppe has bcem.

selected by Miss West. Virginia 25r the official beauty parlor the Style Show. A beautiful Buick motor car from the Mueller' Implement and' Auto company, will be ut the command of the international beauty during her stay in Delphos. Arrangements thus far completed indicate one of the most pretentious Fashion Shows ever produced in al city of this size, a representative of the producing company in charge of the' display, stated today. "We have received unusual cooperation from every source, it speaks well for your city.

In return we are going to show our appreciation by making this, our first effort here, the best possible. It will he the social and en-: tertainment event of the year, 111- questionably." WARN AGAINST DANGER AT THE RAILROAD TRACKS The police are warning against a dangerous practice which some children have fallen into. While returning to their homes after school, some of the boys and girls have been going under the gates of the Pennsylvania when they were lowered and in some instances they have stood upon the I tracks, failing to notice ing trains while watching other trains go by. In some cases, fatalities have been narrowly averted. Parents are urged to warn their children against this dangerous prac-; tice.

URGES FARMERS TO PROVIDE A WATER SUPPLY Fire Chier Nicholas Hunumer is urging that farmers in the vicinity of Delphos mako arrangements to provide water supply for the fighting of fires which may occur at their homes. Unless such steps are taken, thoy may be seriously hampered in event of a fire as only the chemical part the community truck will be available for fire fighting. Ho is suggesting that stops be taken by the individual farmers tor provide water supply at once a3 a means of insuring better fire pro-! tection tor their property. FUNERAL WILL BE HELD MONDAY The time of the funeral services for William Stottlemyer has been changed from 2 o'clock Monday afternoon until 2:30 o'clock. The services will be held at the Methodist church.

Four Persons Injured When Bee Stings Child SHAFTER, April 12 (UP)Four persons hero today were covering from injuries suffered as the result of a bee stinging a child. Roy Barnard, of Wasco was driving a car in which his wife, their child and L. F. Elim, Corcoran, were passengers, when a bee attacked the child. Barnard's attention was distracted from his driving and the automobile went off the road.

The child was critically injured, Elim lost several teeth and suffered other hurts, and Barnard and Mrs. Barnard were cut and bruised. "SKIDDING" IS AGAIN A BIG ATTRACTION Large Audience Greets Second; Performance of this Play at Jefferson Auditorium Friday Night All Members of Cast Play Their Parts Well. The second and final presentation of the Junior play, "Skidding," at the Jefferson auditorium Friday night was another great success. The auditorium was well filled on this occasion also and all present were delighted with the manner in which the young peo(ple acted their parts.

Each member of the cast is deserving of much credit, as is also Miss Opal Snyder, the tor. Those included in the cast were Paul Brewer and Mary Quinn Fuller as Mr. and Mrs. Hardy; Sara Viel as' Marion Hardy; Orville Miller as Wayne Trenton; John Eiche as Andy Hardy, the kid brother; Cleo Holt land Ilo Basinger as Estella and Myra Hardy; Eldon Ebbeskotte as Oscar Stubbins; Ruth Kloeppel as Aunt Minny, and Richard Brenneman as Grandpa Hardy. NEARBY NEWS Elida Beats Spencerville The first game of the Allen-Pulnam-Auglaize baseball league was played Friday.

Elida took their first game from Spencerville by the score of 7-3. Former Sheriff Dies (Nicholas Schubert, 90, former sheriff of Auglaize county, died Thursday from complications. He had been an invalid for several years. Two sons survive. Schubert was prominent in Democratic politics.

To Rededicate (Courthouse Arrangements are being made to rededicate the Allen county court house next Saturday. The building is again in first class condition and an open house will be held. All those wishing to inspect the place will be given an opportunity. T. R.

Hamilton, Lima attorney, is in charge of the program. Farm Buildings Destroyed, Fires have been taking their toll of farm buildings around Decatur, Indiana, the last few days. A large barn and several outbuildings were destroyed on the farm of Mrs. Bert Parr, southeast of Berne. The home of Mr.

and Mr. and Mrs. Harve Clark, south of Deactur, was burned ground. The home of Rev. J.

M. Bibson was also destroyed. Atmospheric Composition At a height of 45 miles, it is calculated that hydrogen composes 50 per cent of the atmosphere; at 60 miles, 96 per cent and at 87 miles, over per cent. WILL DISCUSS TIPS AT BIG CONVENTION COPENHAGEN, (UP) A discussion of tips will be on the agenda of the International Hairdressers' Conference to be held here during the summer. 7 00 0.

FUNERAL RITES FOR MRS. HAAS HELD SATURDAY Funeral Haas, dent, noon Made etery Services for Mrs. W. M. Former Delphos ResiHeld Saturday Afterat 2 O'Clock'- Burial is in Memorial Park Cemat Toledo.

Last rites for Mrs. W. M. Haas were held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home of her son, Fred Haas, 716 Green street, Toledo. Interment was made in Memorial Park cemetery near Toledo.

Mr. and Mrs. Haas left this city nibout fifteen years ago. For the last four years they made their home in Reno-by-the-Lake, Ohio. Mrs.

Haas succumbed at her home Wednesday, April 9. Miss Mary Leitza was born in Crawford County on June 12, 1859. May 10, 1881, she was married to Wilmer M. Inas and to this union were born six children. At the time of her death, Mrs.

Ians was seventy years, ten months and two days of age. Surviving her are her husband; six children, Mrs. Anna Peiffer, 354 lliett avenue, Toledo; Mrs. Ed. Humpert, 10.12 Walbridge avenue, Toledo; Mrs.

Edna Fox, Reno-by-the-Lake; John and Fred, 7:16 Green street, Toledo; and Charles, Reno-by-the-Luke; three sisters, Elizabeth Mauser and Saloma Leitza, of Delphos; and Mrs. Louise Cobb, of Richwood, Ohio; and one brother, John, near Delphos. SUGGEST HARD SURFACE ROADS IN ALLEN COUNTY The use of concrete. or brick for all new road projects in Allen county was suggested in resolutions passed by the Allen County Good Roads association. which was held at Lima Friday.

Roads in the county suggested for improvement on a five-year program adopted were Federal routes 30 and 25, Harding and Dixie Highways, and state routes 33, 66, 115, 117, 196 and 198. Hoosiers Cross River And Save on Wedding LAWRENCEVILLE, April 12 -Hoosiers, ever a thrifty folk, have been saving three dollars on their marriage license fee by crossing, that stream made famous in song and fiction, the Wabash and having tho knot tied in Illinois. The county clerk of Lawrence County recently went through his books for a 12-month period and found that of 295 marriage licenses issued, 133 of the grooms were from Indiana, while 151 of the brides hailed from the Hoosier state. The fee in this county is $1, while across the river it is $4. CHAMBER OF I COMMERCE BOARD MEETS MONDAY A special meeting of the board of directors of the Chamber of Com: merce will be held next Monday evening at 7:00 o'clock at the city buildIng.

The meeting is being called by the president, Nathan Liff. AUTO DESTROYED FRIDAY NIGHT A Ford automobile belonging to Frank McGue was destroyed by fire Friday night. Il took fire, probubly from a short circuit in the ignition system, while it was in the garage at the MeGue home at the north end of Main street. As the home is outside the city limits, the community fire truck was used to respond to the alarm and the fire was extinguished with chemicals. The garage had taken fire but was saved.

2 FUNERAL RITES WILL BE HELD services for Mrs. G. W. Sroufe will be hekl at the Kalida Methodist Church Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev.

C. E. Wintringham, pastor of the local Methodist church, will officiate. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS STATE OF OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS Columbus, Ohio, April 5, 1930. Sealed proposals will be received at the office of the State Highway Direetor of Ohin, at Columbus.

Ohio, until two o'clock V. Eastern Standard Time, Tuesday, April 29, 1930, for improvements in: Allen, Deliance, Hancock, Hardin, Paulding. Putnam, Van Wert, Wyandol, by sealing erneks, ele. Specifications are on file in the offlees of the State Highway Director and the Resident Distries. Depuly DIrector.

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