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of of 'ADRIAN DAILY TELEGRAM, ADRIAN, MICHIGAN, MONDAY, AUGUST 23, 1943 ADRIAN NEWS IN BRIEF Lenawee Men In The Service Pyt. Ronald Shourds The son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles of Route 2, Adrian, Pvt. Shourds, 19 years old, was February 19, 1943.

After completinto the army at Fort ing basic training in a military police unit at Fort Riley, he was at Seattle, for a short time. He is now at a North Pacific A former employee of the Kewaunee Manufacturing Company, Pvt. Shourds graduated from Adrian high school in 1942. Corp. Richard W.

Simpson Now stationed with the field artillery at Camp LaGuna, near Yuma, Corp. Simpson enlisted and left to begin training in the army August 4, 1941. His basic training was received at Forti Bragg, N. and he has since served at Fort Jackson, S. Fort sill, and Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.

Corp. Simpson, 21 years old, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. L. Simpson of Blissfield.

Hel is a graduate of Blissfield high school with the class of 1939. He was a student at Michigan State College, East Lansing, at the time of his enlistment. ligation, meteorology, and fundamenials of flight maneuvers. Anyinterested is invited to be present. Boys anticipating acceptance in the army or navy air corps are urged to be present.

Gets Jail TermCharged with stealing a blanket out of a car owned by Burton Sanborn of Franklin township, Sherman Brown, 21 years old, of Tecumseh pleaded guilty today before Justice Franklin J. Russell. He was sentenced to spend 25 days in the county jail. State police of the Clinton post made the arrest. Repair PermitPermission to repair a house at 133 Toledo Street was given Saturday to Myron Hoovler of that address by Commissioner Louis F.

Germond. Roux Beauty Shop. Mrs. Maxine Munger will be available to all her friends and customers Friday morning and thereafter August 20. Phone Expert Truss Fitting H.

F. Wyatt 112-114 South Winter Street. Advertisement. Ration Notes Persons selling home-canned food products direct to the consumer or through a retail outlet must collect ration points equal toj the point value set up by the OPA for that same processed food in factory-labeled cans. The points are to be turned into the ration board.

Under a new regulation, truckers hauling live poultry or any other poultry item must post within their trucks a statement showing the name and address of the owner of the poultry and the name and address of the person to whom it is to be shipped. The OPA has set a flat ceiling price of 55 cents per pair for men's ing the putting them on. corded rubber, half heels, includService charges for wheeling, storing and bagging of may not be any more than they were during December, 1941, according to OPA regulations. Church News A farewell service for Donald Williams will be held at 7:30 p. m.

Thursday at the Baptist Church at which time Mr. Williams will speak on "Experiences and Lessons Drawn From My Survey of Adrian." The program will be followed by a fellowship meeting. WEDDINGS It was Saturday at 2 p. m. that Miss Ruth Harland, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Fred Harland of Adrian, became the bride of H. Lewis Frost Muskegon in Christ Episcopal church. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.

Claud Frost of Muskegon. As a prelude to the double ring ceremony, Horton, performed Miss by Jeanne the Burr Rev. sang "Through The Years" and "I Love You Truly." Approaching the altar which was handsomely decorated with cathedral candles, ferns, palms and Mrs. A. Lewis Frost Frost-Harland tuated: tuated: from Michigan State College in 1943, he in civil engineering and she in home economics.

He is now employed by the Goodyear Aircraft Akron, Ohio. After September 1, they will be at home at South Balch Street, Akron. Addleman-Rohn the altar "I Love You Truly." He WAS accompanied by Howard Black, who also played the wedding march from Lohengrin, and for the recessional, Mendelssohn's Wedding March." The bride, given in marriage by her father, was lovely in her floor length taffeta gown of white fashioned with a fitted blouse with a sweetheart neckline and a full! skirt. She wore a fingertip veil of white illusion caught to a Juliette cap with orange blossoms. Her only jewelry.

WAS a strand of pearls, the gift of the bridegroom. her flowers were white roses and gladioluses arranged in a shower bouquet. Attending the bride was Mrs. Arthur Breckel as matron of honor and Miss Ethel Rohn, sister of the bride, as bridesmaid. Mrs.

Breckel wore a floor length gown of gold taffeta fashioned on Princess lines and Miss Rohn wore a similarly fashioned gown of blue taffeta. Each attendant carried bouquets of asters and snapdragons in varied colors. Mr. Breckel was best man and Donald Rohn, brother of the bride, was an usher. Mrs.

Rohn wore for her daugh-erhood ter's wedding an Alice blue gown with a corsage of Sally roses. Mrs. Addleman, mother of the bridegroom, wore a black gown with In a wedding of charming simplicity Saturday evening at 8 o'- clock in the Raisin Valley Friends church, Miss Arlene Rohn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leland Rohn of Route 3, Adrian, became the bride of Staff Sergeant Robert L.

Addleman, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Addleman, also of Route 3. For the ceremony, performed by the Rev. Harley Bowerman, the church was beautifully decorated with gladioluses of assorted colors which banked the altar where the vows were spoken.

Before the entrance of the bride on the arm of her father Howard. William Moore sang "Because" and while the wedding party was at gardenias. After the ceremony a reception was held at the home of the bride's! parents for 75 guests; the Rohn home being attractively decorated with many, bouquets of garden flowers. refreshment table was centered with a three tiered wedding cake topped with the tra-1 ditional bride' and bridegroom in miniature. The bride is a graduate of Adrian high school in 1940 and since has been employed in the office of the Stub Corp.

She is a member of the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority. Sgt. Addleman is also a graduate of Adrian high school in 1938. He was inducted into the U. S.

Army in December 1941 and is stationed as an instructor in air mechanics at Amarillo Army Air Field at Amarillo, Texas. Mrs. Addleman plans to join him in Texas in two weeks. Sponster-McMordie Mrs. W.

J. McMordie of Route 3. Adrian, announces the marriage of her- daughter Edna Martha MeMordie, to Donald E. Sponsler, son of Mrs. Olive Ward of 642 South McKenzie Street.

The ceremony was performed Saturday in LaGrange, by the Rev. Virgil Yohe, pastor of the. Lutheran Church. Mr. and Mrs.

Sponsler have' returned to Adrian and will make their home for the present with the bride's mother. ONE MINOR INJURY IN TRAFFIC ACCIDENT One motorist suffered minor Injuries in one of two traffic accidents reported over the week end to city police. A third accident was reported to sheriff's officers. Edward Hindes of Medina suffered head bruises when his car collided at 9:05 o'clock last night on West Maple Avenue a truck driven by James C. Tolford of Britton, Route 2.

The accident happened near the T. I. railroad crossing as Mr. Hindes was driving west and the truck was was going treated the opposite direction. He in at Bixby hospital and released.

Mayme C. Reed of Metamora was charged with failure to yield the right of way Saturday night after her car collided at 11:30 o'clock with another driven by Ray Tietz also of Metamora. The accident happened at the intersection of Nelson and Main Streets. The Reed car was going east on Nelson Street and Mr. Tietz was driving south.

on Main Street. here paid a $4 penalty today at araignment before Justice Franklin J. Russell. Serious property damage resulted in a crash of cars driven by J. G.

McKeighan of 136 South McKenzie Street and Russell Miller of near Addison in front of the Orman Green residence on the Geneva-Manitou Beach road at 10:30 o'clock last night. An investigation of the accident was made by John Lowe, deputy sheriff, According to officers, Mr. McMiller was driving east when the Keighan a was driving west and Mr. cars came together. Mr.

McKeighan said he was blinded by the Miller headlights. His car careened off the highway into a. ditch after the collision. Mr. McKeighan was driving a- lone.

Mr. Miller had one passenger, Miss Jean Pence of Ypsilanti. No one was injured. More Local News Page 9. Deaths Lawrence Reeser Lawrence Reeser, five and a half week old son of Pvt.

and Mrs. Charles Edwin Reeser, died at 7:30 o'clock Saturday evening in his home at 2345 Bohn Avenue, Sunnyside. He was born July '17 and had been ill for the last two and a half weeks. Surviving the infant are his father, Pvt. Charles Reeser of Fort Sill, his mother, Mrs.

Reeser of Adrian, a sister, Dorothy Ann, at home, and his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Reeser of Wells, Minn. Several aunts, uncles and cousins also survive. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 1 o'clock in the afternoon in the home of Mrs.

Leslie Curry. at 2300 Bohn Avenue. The body will be at the Everiss Funeral Home until Wednesday morning. Cassius Johns will ficiate and burial will be in Addison cemetery. Louis F.

Holtz Louis F. Holtz, 67 years old, of Lafayette, died Saturday night at 7:45 in Veterans hospital, Indianapolis. He had undergone an operation at the hospital Friday night. He was born in Adrian August 18, 1876, the son of the late Charles and Minnie Holtz, and he attended St. Johns Lutheran school.

He was a veteran of the Spanish-American war, and had been a railroad man all his life, retiring on a pension last year. He moved to Lafayette 35 years ago. He married Belle Bricker of Adrian, who survives. with two daughters, Mrs. Paul Derment and Mrs.

Pat Norris, all of Lafayette. Other survivors are five grand-1 daughters of Lafayette, two brothers, Albert Holtz of Peru, and Charles Holtz of Adrian; three sisters, Mrs. Anna Kottke of Adrian, Mrs. Bertha Demlow of Palmyra and Mrs. Carl Jellesma of East Lansing.

Two sisters, Mrs. Johni Weaver of Lafayette and Mrs. Fred M. Krueger of Adrian, preceded him. in death.

He was a member of the Brothof Railway Trainmen, the Spanish-American War Veterans, and the Masonic order. The funeral will be held in Lafayette Tuesday afternoon. Miss Amelia Harrington Special to The Telegram BRITTON, Aug. 23 -Miss Amelia Harrington, 84 years old, died 6 o'clock Saturday night at the Kalamazoo state hospital where she had been a patient for many years. She is survived by two brothers, Morris of Tecumseh and Clarence of Adrian.

and several nieces and nephews. The funeral will be held Tuesday at 2:30 p. m. in the Niblack Funeral Home in Britton with the Rev. Clarence Gould officiating.

The burial will be in the Ridgeway cemetery. Fred R. Slocum Special to The Telegram BRITTON, Aug. 23 -Fred cum, 69 years old, of Beaver Falls, died suddenly at 7:30 Saturday night in the home of his sister, Mrs. John Underwood, where he was visiting with his daughter, Mrs.

Gerald Muder, also of Beaver Falls. He is survived by his and three granddaughters all living in Beaver Falls; three sisters, Mrs. May Slocum Detroit; Mrs. Winifred Sloan of Amarillo, Texas, and Mrs. Grace Underwood of Britton: and three brothers, William of Geneva, Ohio, and Albert Slocum and Edward Sanford.

both of North Baltimore, Ohio. He was preceded in death by his wife, a brother and a sister. A prayer service was held at the Niblack Funeral Home in Britton yesterday at 4 o'clock, and the body was sent to Beaver Falls for burial. Mr. and Mrs.

Underwood have gone to Beaver Falls for the funeral. Mrs. Blanche Lane Special to The Telegram Rev. J. LODGE NOTES Adrian Lodge No.

8. 1.0.0.F.. in regular session Monday night ADDISON, Aug. 23 Mrs. Blanche Lane, 73 years old, died Saturday afternoon at 4:30 in the home of Mrs.

Margaret Percell, where she had been ill for the last three weeks. She is survived by three cousins, Elmer Lane of Somerset, Mrs. John Rogers of Addison, and Mrs. Marie Moorland of Jerome. She was a member of the Pythian Sisters.

The funeral will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, (EWT) in the Charles E. Brown and Son Funeral Home in Addison. The burial will be in Maple Grovel cemetery in Hudson. The Rev. J.

D. McLouth will officiate. Edwin M. Pool Special to The Telegram DEERFIELD, Aug. 23 Edwin M.

(Ed.) Pool, 85 years old, died this morning at 1:30 at his home here. He was born August 21, 1858 in Deerfield and spend all his life in Lenawee county, with the exception of seven years. He was married July 25, 1880, to Elva Robinson of Deerfield, and was the father of three children, two of whom preceded him in death. After the death of his first wife, he was married July 25, 1934 to Mrs. Emma Beach' of Deerfield, who survives.

Other survivors are his daughter, Mrs. Lottie Eliott of Denver, and six grandchildren, Nelson Pool of South Bend, Mrs. Marian Henry of Toledo, Mrs. Roberta Butler of Hamilton, Mrs. Elma Mae Perkins, Mrs.

Jane Golden and Miss Edith Eliott, all of Denver; and two greatgrandchildren. The funeral service will be held Wednesday at 2 o'clock in the Hemenway and Valentine funeral home, with the Rev. W. J. Prestidge officiating.

The burial will be in. Deerfield cemetery. ADRIAN MAN TRAINS UNDER LIVE SHELLS Ration Calendar Meats, Cheese, Butter, Fats. Canned Fish Red stamps and W. valid through Aug.

81. Stamp good through October Gasoline No. 7 coupons worth three gallons good through Sept. 01-Period 1 coupons of now season valid until Jan. 8, 1944.

and worth ten gallons per unit (most new coupons good for sereral "units" each). Last year's period 5 coupons remain valid! through Sept. 30. Sugar--Stamp 14 good for 'fire pounds through Oct. 31.

Stamps 15 and 16 good for five pounds for home canning. Shoes- Coupon No. 18 good for one pair through October S1. Stoves--Rationing begins Tucsday; purchase certificates available at local board. Canned Goods -Rook 2 blue stamps and valid through September 20.

Tire inspection deadlines: A book vehicles by Sept. 90. ration holdors, Oct. 81 and ration holders Aug. 81.

Lenawee Ration Board office hours: 9 a. m. to 4:30 p. m. Monday, Tuesdays, Thursdays and days; 1o 10 o'clock Tuesday nings; 9 a.

m. to 12 noon Wednesdays and Saturdays. BIRTHS Born, Sunday, in Bixby hospital, to Mr. and Mrs. George Stetten of 856 Bradish Street, a son.

Born. Sunday, to Mr and Mrs. Owen Sexton of Route 1, Adrian, in Bixby hospital, a son. Born, yesterday, in Bixby hospital, to Sgt. and Mrs.

K. Von Borton of 1108 East Maple Avenue, son, Stephen Stanley. Sgt. Borton is in North Africa. Born, yesterday.

in Bixby hospital, to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Sharp of Erie Street, a son. Born, Sunday, in Bixby hospital, to Mr. and Mrs.

Carl Brackelman of Route 2, Adrian, a son. Four Fire Alarms- The Adrian fire department answered four calls over the week end which included one false alarm and three small fires in which the damage was nominal. The department answered 8 general alarm from the James Campbell residence at 4 Scolt Drive at 7:55 o'clock Saturday night where fire wood. stored in a garage was Members of the family had extinguished the fire with a garden hose when the firemen arrived. The fire, which scorched the interior of the garage slightly, was believed by firemen to have started from embers remaining from a picnic supper fire.

Wood and charcoal had just been put back in the. garage when the fire started. The false alarm was received at 12:15 o'clock Saturday afternoon from the New York Central yards. The firemen extinguished a grass fire started at 4:10 o'clock yesterday afternoon at Madison and Scott Streets by a passing train. At 6:10 o'clock last night the firemen were called to the Bent Oak Avenue dump again where they poured water on a fire for three hours.

More Knives WantedIf there are any more hunting knives idle around the county, Commissioner Louis F. Germond informs their owners that he still will serve as a clearing house for getting the knives to men in the service. The commissioner sent a large shipment of knives to San Francisco headquarters several weeks ago and since then moce knives have been straggling in. Some knives are given to parents of men in the service who have written home requesting them. Right now.

Commissioner Germond has more requests for than he can fill. Hunting knives! with blades at least six inches! long are preferred. Divorce Decrees divorce Granted- the A decree of on grounds of cruelty was granted to the plantiff by Judge G. Arthur Rathbun in circuit court this morning in the case of Ernest L. Johnson against Lydia E.

Johnson. A property settlement was approved and the defendant was permitted to resume her maiden name. A divorce was also granted the plaintiff in the case of Virginia E. Anderson against Clair A. Anderson on the grounds of cruelty and non-support.

The plaintiff was awarded custody of two minor children. Pleads GuiltyLyle Letts, 21-year old Adrian Taxicab driver, of 14912 North Main Street, pleaded guilty in circuit court this mornng to a charge of statutory rape involving a 14- year-old Palmyra girl. Judge G. Arthur Rathbun is awaiting a report by the probation officer before passing sentence. Letts was arrested early Saturday morning by city police and later in the day was bound over to circuit court by Justice Franklin J.

Russell who fixed bond at $2,000. CAL' Class For PilotsUnder the auspices of the Adrian squadron of the Civil Air Patrol a class for beginning pilots will be started at the armory Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock. Subjects to be covered will include air rules, nav- PLEASE COMPLAIN If your Telegram is not delivered in good condition, promptly and regularly. Delivery service can be maintained at a high standard only If subscribers report improper or late delivery of their newspaper. Phone 2000 and ask for Circulation Department Personals Mr.

and Mrs. L. H. Stockford celebrated their birthday anniversaries yesterday by entertaining several guests at their home on South Main Street. Friends and relatives present were Mr.

and Mrs. John Eckert and son John and Mrs. G. W. Richardson of Dundee; Lloyd Spies, of Cleveland, Mr.

and Mrs. Seidel, Mr. Mrs. Fred Fischer, son William and daughters Bonnie Jean and Mary Ann, Mr. and Mrs.

Roy Hale and son Kenneth, Mr. and Mrs. James Nadeau and daughters Barbara and Marilyn and George Krause use and Miss Gertrude Krause, all Monror and Mr. and Mrs. L.

J. Stockfor of Adrian. Machinist's Mate David Chase of Route 3 has graduated from the U. S. Naval air station at Lakehurst, N.

as a parachute rigger, third class. Mrs. Lawrence McCarthy and son Lawrence Jr. have returned from Camp Grant, where they visited their husband and father Pvt. Lawrence McCarthy.

Mrs. M. Wetherbee and daughter, Gladys, spent Saturday in Detroit where they attended "My Dear Public" at the Cass Theater. Miss Eileen Bauerle returned this morning from where she was the guest of Aviation Cadet Kenneth Gempel of the U. S.

N. First Class J. Russell Scroggie has arrived. from New to spend seven day leave with his parents. Mr.

and Mrs. J. C. Scroggie of 312 Summer Street. Miss Ina Baldwin who is a student nurse in the Highland Park Hospital, Detroit, spent the week end at her home near the city.

She had as her guest Miss Ruby Bushaw of Traverse City who is training in the same hospital. Mr. and Mrs. A Arthur M. Jorgenson of West Maple Avenue had as their house guests over the week end Mr.

and Mrs. William French and daughter Beatrice. William Dierlumm, Irving Hinkle, William Joyce and Paul Bechtol of Detroit. Mrs, Robert H. Adams and Mrs.

Owen Smith are to leave tonight for Waycross 10 visit Mrs. Adam's son, Pvt. Harold F. Hill. During Mrs.

Adam's absence, Mrs. Anna Meech will be in charge of the civilian defense office and war housing center in the city hall. Pic. Harold W. Tuttle Jr.

of Adrian has been selected from 9 mobile signal unit now stationed in the Panama Canal Zone to attend signal officer's candidate school at Fort Monmouth, N. J. He has been In active service since September 11. Pfc. Metro Lecyk has been transferred from Buckley Field, Denver, to Colorado State College of Education, Greeley, where he is attending supply clerk's school.

Harold Webster, third class petty officer, U. S. Coast Guard, is spending a 15-day leave at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C.

A. Webster on North McKenzie Street. He is stationed at Padre Island off the coast of Mexico. Mr. and Mrs.

E. N. Drummond have received word that their son Lyle Drummond has been promoted 1 from corporal to sergeant. Guests of Mr. and Mrs.

Charles Hickman of South Scott Street over the week end were Mr. and Mrs. John Kingsepp of Detroit. Mr. and Mrs.

Francois Audi and Mr. and Mrs. 'Carl Poosch of Dearborn were guests in the Harold Raymond home over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs.

Arthur Loch of Detroit were guests of her father Walter Haley of East Church Street over the week end. Mrs. Dorothy Calkins, assistant in the city treasurer's office, is on vacation this week. She will spend part of the time in Detroit attending graduation exercises of her daughter, Miss Kathryn Calkins; who is being graduated from Joseph's Mercy Hospital. Frank Kilby, veteran member of the city night police force, was taken home ill from the police station last night.

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Dempsey and Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Roback were in Detroit yesterday for the New York-Detroit double header.

Hospital Notes William Stewart of Route 3, Adrian, was admitted yesterday for medical treatment. Admitted Sunday for medical care was Chan Griffin of 536 Budlong Street. Mrs. William Melvin of 449 Springbrook Avenue was operated on Saturday. Mrs.

Walter C. Myers Sr. of Route 2, Adrian, entered this morning for medical care. Robert Berman of' 136 East Street was operated on this morning. Mrs.

Roy Cornell and infant son, Larry Arthur, returned Saturday to their home at 739 Caton Avenue. Mrs. Edith Pickford, who underwent an operation August 6, returned Sunday to her home on Route 1, Adrian. Page Shulters of Sand Creek WAS readmitted yesterday for medical treatment. Mrs.

Dauphin Burns of 323 Nelson Sfreet was operated on this morning. Mrs. Charles H. Wolfe, who was operated on- August 11, returned Saturday to her home at 871 Michigan Avenue. Mrs.

Louis Walker returned Saturday to her home at 367 Nelson Street. She was operated on August 11. Mrs. Richard White and infant son, Richard Thomas, returned Saturday to their home at 224 George Street. Mrs.

Will Wilson, who has been a medical patient since July 28, returned to her home on Ruby Avenue Saturday. Mrs. Thomas C. Paull returned Saturday to her home at 234 West Church Street. She had been a medical patient since August 18.

Social Activities Saturday evening, at 'a party patriotic in its appointments, Miss and Mrs. G. H. daughter, Elaine Thielen, of Mr. East Maple Avenue, announced her approaching marriage to Technical Sergeant Clarence E.

Bauer, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Bauer of 933 South Main Street. The 12 friends of the bride-elect were invited to the Thielen home for an evening of games and on their arrival found attached to an army parachute draped on the stairway many tiny American flags. The flags bore, the news and the date of the wedding September 1 at St.

Joseph's Catholic church. The cerlemony will be performed py the Rev. A. C. Schneider at 10 o'clock.

games were played refreshmenis were served from table attractively decorated in red; white and blue and centered with a bowl of red roses. The favors and napkins, also in patriotic colors, were arranged on the refreshment table in the form of a victory V. The last dinner dance of the summer season for the members of the Lenawee Country Club and their guests was a delightful event of Saturday night. Covers were laid at the dinner for about 100 guests who enjoyed dancing 1o the music of Jack Lundahl's orchestra. Among the out guests for the party were Mr.

and Mrs. William French, William Dierlumm, Irving Hinkle, William Joyce, Paul Bechtol, Mr. and Mrs. John Kingsepp, Mr. and Mrs.

Arthur Loch of Detrolt, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mayer of Rochester, N. Mr. and Mrs.

Francois Audi and Mr. and Carl Poosch of Dearborn, and Mr. and Mrs. A. H.

Aymond Jr. of Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Nearhood were general chairmen of arrangements and were assisted by a large committee including Mr.

and Mrs. Lynn Bowerlind in charge of the dinner. Red Cross The local chapter of the Red Cross has been informed by national that the sailing date of the exchange ship Gripsholm to the Far East has been advanced from September 15 to August 27. All parsons' who have received labels from the office of provost marshal general authorizing packages to be sent to prisoners of war and civilian internees in the Far East must have such packages in New York City by midnight August 27. This change of date applies only to those persons who have received! labels from the provost marshal's! office, This morning three children of a neighborhood Victory club contributed 51 to the Red Cross.

The contributors were Sally Fisher, Tommy Roberts and Clyde Duncan Jr. Real Estate Transfers Lyman J. Palmer to Everett C. and Lottie M. Shook, 80 acres in Dover township.

A. L. and Belle Murphy to Harry A. Thornberry, lot in Walnut Hill plat, Woodstock township. Guy E.

and Eva B. Nemire to Homer and Elizabeth V. Marsh, Jot in Rollin. Ellen Sattler to Roy and Alva Meyers, parcel in Hudson. Louis Bourbina, by administrator, to John and Jennie Dunbar, Jot in Morenci.

Gale D. and Fern Stewart to C. Barnard and Helen Crittenden, lot in Home Crest, Rollin township. W. C.

and Amelia Gutermuth to IT. and Mabel G. Moriarty, lots in Shore Acres Grove, Rollin township. Adrian Vicinity The West Adrian Sunday school and community picnic will be held Thursday at The Island. A potluck dinner will be served at noon in the shelter house and each family is to provide its own drinks.

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Smith of West Adrian entertained as supper guests Saturday evening Mrs. Lena Nahre of Sylvania and niece Mrs. Evangeline Nelson of Jasper.

They also called on Mrs. Royal Kidman in the afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Harry H.

Randolph of Adrian Center entertained Sunday evening in celebration of the birthday anniversaries of her mother, Mrs. Roy Wade, and Mrs. William Yaeger which occurred last week. The guests included -Mr. and Mrs.

Wade and daughter Irene, Mr. and Mrs. Yaeger and daughters, Mary, and Mrs. Gerald Seager and children, Janet and Dale, and Cass Beers. Volunteers Needed At Ration Board For Gas Renewals Women and girls can use their spare time to great advantage for the war effort by doing volunteer work in the issuance of and gasoline ration renewals this week at the ration board on East Maumee Street.

Many essential war workers in the county will be forced to stay off their jobs unless! their books, which expire. August 31, can be renewed before that time. The ration office was already swamped with applicants this morning and it is expected that a more congested condition will exist by the end of this week. An urgent appeal to club women as well as individuals is made to volunteer their help at once by calling the War Price and Ration Board, phone 1075. Pvt.

James Simmonds Gets Feel Of Battle On 'A One-Mile Front Special to The Telegram HEADQUARTERS, EUROPEAN THEATER OF James Simmonds, 21 years old, of Adrian, is training with his infantry unit under live artillery and machine gun fire in a of battle exercises termed by a high-ranking officer "the closest thing to actual combat we know." The rounded program includes a mile-long "battle indoctrination" course, amphibious operations and practice in operating in small units behind enemy lines. On the onemile battle course an artillery battery fires 105 and 155 millimeter shells a few hundred yards ahead of the advancing infantry. Supporting troops of a heavy weapons company lob 60 and 81 millimeter shells over the heads of the participants. The men run in a crouched position to avoid machine gun fire passing only a few feet over their heads. Their orders are to take two hills lying between the starting point and objective.

The rifleman, shooting from the hip, open fire on dummy opposition on each rise, storming them in turn, The value of the course was summed, up, by an infantry private: had shots for every disease and now we're. being innoculated against bullets." To learn amphibious operations the men go out in assault landing craft to storm beach positions. In another exercise companies are broken down into squads, marched out to the desolate English moors and told to "shift for yourselves" for a week. Their only contact with their home units is a truck that shows up once a day to toss out canned rations. Without cooks, the men can eat the food raw or heat it in tin can lids over brush fires.

To keep the squads on the alert men of a mobile intelligence unit visit their bivouacs in the night to harass them with tear gas and smoke bombs. Pvt. Simmonds is the son of Mr. and Mrs. James A.

Simmonds of Anderson, Indiana. His wife, Mrs. Irene Simmonds, lives at 1121 East Maple Avenue, Adrian. He tered the army one year ago and arrived in England last June. white gladloluses, the bride wore a white marquisette gown with a lace bodice made by the bridegroom's mother.

Her veil was fingertip length of the same material and her only jewelry was a necklace of pearls, the gift of the bridegroom. Miss Harland, who was given in marriage by her father, carried a white prayer book topped with a white orchid from which fell a shower of ribbons interwoven with lilies-of-the-valley and forget-me-nots. Mrs. Robert Amundsen of Flint was matron of honor, Her gown was fashioned similar to that of the bride, as were the bridesmaids, and was of delphinium blue net. She wore a Juliet cap matching in color to her gown and carried pink roses.

The bridesmaids wore dusty rose caps and all wore pearl necklaces. Mrs. Amundsen was the bride's roommate at Michigan State College. Miss Eleanor Moser of Rochester, N. and Mrs.

Gordon Harland of Moline, the bridesmaids, were attractive in dresses of dusty rose net and their flowers were arm bouquets of sunburst roses. Mr. Frost had Robert L. sen of Flint as his best man and seating the guests were Tom Harland of Adrian and Sgt. Gordon Harland of Rock Island Arsenal, brothers of the bride.

Mrs. Harland was lovely in al street length model of victory blue for her daughter's wedding. Her corsage was of gardenias. The bridegroom's mother was equally attractive in her nile green gown with which she also wore a gardenia corsage. The reception following the ceremony in the church parlors was in charge of Mrs.

E. C. Andrews, president of the Women's Guild. Friends of the bride who assisted with the serving were the Misses Mary Alice Kirchner, Louise Spence and Jeanne Burr. Miss Moser presented each guest with a piece of the bride's cake as they entered the door.

Friends and relatives who attended from out of the city were from Montreal and Quebec, Canada, Rochester, N. Moline, and from Muskegon, Grand Blanc, Detroit, Lansing, Grand Rapids, Carson City and Scotts, and Sylvania, Ohio. Both Mr. and Mrs. Frost grad-" Social Calendar for This Week MONDAY The wedding of Miss Geneva Stucker, daughter of the Rev.

and Mrs. A. E. Stucker, and Glen Longenbaugh will be an event of this aflernoon at 4 o'clock in the United Brethren church. WEDNESDAY The annual picnic of the Adrian Progressive Woman's Club will be this evening at 6:30 o'clock at Riverside Park.

The members are to bring table service, sandwiches and one article of food. The Woman's Relief Corps will have a special this evening at 7:30 o'clock at the club rooms at the city hall. THURSDAY The West Side Workers will have the last picnic of the season this evening at Riverside Park. A supper will be served to the members and families at 6:30 o'clock. Mrs.

Ray Ford of South Center Street will entertain the Good Times. club this afternoon in her home. The Adrian Community Club will meet this afternoon in the home of Mrs. Grace Dinius of North Adrian. FRIDAY The Maccabees and their fami-1 lies will participate in a potluck supper this evening at 6:30 o'clock at the home of Mr.

and Mrs. George Figy on Bent Oak Avenue. The annual picnic of the 'Ada C. Mumford Union of the W. C.

F. U. will -be held this afternoon at the home of Mrs. R. G.

Dennis, 623 Springbrook Avenue. The members are to bring their own table service and food to pass. The fortnightly potluck supper, for the members of the Lenawee Country Club and their families to have been held this evening at the club has been postponed until; September 5. Mr. and Mrs.

Kenneth Wassink will be chairmen the supper arrangements. 2 DRUNK DRIVERS IN JUSTICE COURT The week end crop of traffic violators in Franklin J. Russell's justice court included two. drunk drivers, a reckless driver and a speeder. Bernard Kief, 30 years old, of 516 Hunt Street was arrested by Sheriff's officers and state police Saturday and charged with drunk driving after a passerby reported Kiel had difficulty getting out of a North Winter Street parking lot.

He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to pay a $50 fine and costs of $7.75 or to- serve a 60 day jail sentence. He paid. The second drunk driver, Arthur Barnhart, 30, of Morenci, was rested yesterday by city police after he failed to stop for a stop light at Maumee and Winter Streets. After pleading guilty today he was sentenced to pay a $55 fine and costs of $7.75 or to spend 75 day's in jail. He paid also.

A reckless driving charge was placed against Kenneth Ailshouse, 19, of Tipton Saturday after he passed a traffic officer on Bent Oak Avenue at such a high rate of speed that, according to the officer, the four wheels of the car bounced completely off the street as the car sped over the bridge. He pleaded guilty yesterday and paid a $35 fine and costs of $7.10. Allshouse pleaded guilty on a like charge before Justice Russell in December. Charged with speeding 43 miles an hour, Wendell Stevens of 519 James Street paid a $13 penalty today. City police issued the summons.

FUNERALS Miss Anna Koedleman Special to The Telegram BLISSFIELD, Aug. 23. -The funeral of Miss' Anna Koedleman who died Thursday in the Toledo state hospital, was held yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in the Tagsold Funeral Home. The Rev. C.

Schmelzer officiated and burial was made in the Riga cemetery. The bearers were Fred Gust, Ernest Kodelman, George Kodelman, William Hoffman, Walter Hoffman and George Hoffman. LODGE NOTES will meet at 7:30. Herbert Peavey, N.G. D.

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