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PAGE TWENTY-NINE THE DAILY 'TIMES. THURSDAY. JULY 24. 1941 COMPLETE NEWS OF TO DA IN MOLIN THE TIMES MOUNE OFFICE 1333 Sixth Avenue 3. W.

Wallace Manager Ralph Deporter City Editor Phones: Moline 4600 and 4601 Kcwance Girl, 18, Women Donate Aluminum Plea Made for Volunteers -U I A 1 7 rrrrx. f(gU. A Jim 'S I A 1 I fell LJi I 1J Times Piinto In reply to incessant ringing of door bells by boy scouts today, Moline housewives and other women handed out their old aluminum articles for national defense projects. In the above photograph, Mrs Russell Rolandson, left, and Miss Ruth Lowe, both of 2011 Sixteenth street, are turning over their old aluminum to Ilerschcl Griffin. 84 Moline Artists Enter Mississippi Valley Music Event Eighty-four young Moline artists will be entered in the fourth annual Mississippi Valley Music festival Sunday evening, Aug.

3 in Soule stadium, East Moline, according to announcement today by the Music Festival committee. They will include five vocal soloists and two choral groups, the Moline Turner glee club of 29 voices under direction of Mrs Charlotte Anderson Warren, and the Moline Youth chorus directrd by Frederick Swanson. The latter group is composed of 50 young singers of the community. Vocal soloists of Moline who will compete for honors at the Mississippi Valley musical event are Shirley Black. 1019 Eighteenth avenue Muriel Frances Mansfield, 1914 Fifteenth street; Ruth Doby, 1649 Twenty-fifth avenue; Frances Wirz, 543 Twenty-sixth avenue; and Robert F.

Anderson, 1632V2 Ninth street, Moline. 1,000 to Take Part The Moline singers will be a part of a talent roster of nearly 1,000 young artists, representing a dozen cities throughout western Illinois and eastern Iowa, all of whom will compete for honors in their respective divisions and the right to represent the Mississippi valley area at the Chicagoland music festival to be held in Soldiers' field, Chicago, Aug. 16. The fourth outdoor festival concert will feature Lanny Ross, popular young radio tenor, the Frank Bennett Singers of Chicago, the Major Booth Championship troupe of flag and baton twirlers, Miss Sonja Gamburg, 10-year-old pianist of Chicago, and the victorious, competing artists, The Chicago girl is a niece of Dr. Leo Gamburg of Moline.

Winners of the various competitions, to be held in the East Moline high school auditorium, will have a part on the evening's program, and all competing band and chorus groups will unite for massed numbers on the concert program. Another large entry list is reported this year by the festival committee, despite the fact that competitions for violinists, cor-netists and piano accordionists have been eliminated this year. Other cities represented on the talent roster are Davenport and Rock Island, both of which boast large representations, Bettendorf, Washington, Muscatine and Du-rant, and Shefrard, Vermont, Macomb, Galva and Aledo, in Illinois. Port Byron to Play Gipps' Brewers in Kewanee Tourney KEWANEE, 111. (AP) Gipps' Brewers baseball team of Peoria will risk its perfect rating in the state semi-pro tournament tonight in a game with the Port Byron Merchants, the contest being the third tourney appearance for each club.

The Peoria nine has won two in a row and Port Byron has won one and lost one. Spring Valley find the Tri-County All-Stars of Cooksville, each having an even break in two starts, play in the other game. Kewanee Parkers registered their second straight victory last night with a 5 to 2 triumph over the Hiram Walkers of Peoria behind Ennio Arboit's five-hit pitching. The Sheffield Indees gained a 9 to 0 forfeit victory when Hunter's Red Devils of Bloomington failed to appear for their scheduled contest. Sheffield now has won one of two games and Bloomington has lost two, eliminating the Red Devils from the tourney.

Hampton News Mr -and Mrs Michael Hermes, and Mr and Mrs J. Grant, all of LeClaire, were visitors in Hampton. Mr and Mrs Joe Lalcman and daughter; Mr and Mrs L. Seefeldt, and two daughters; Mrs R. Peterson; Mr and Mrs E.

E. Seefeldt and family; and Mr and Mrs A. H. Peterson, spent the day at the S. F.

Peterson camp near Erie. The Hampton Helpers 4-H club made a profit of $32 at a lawn party. This money will be used to help send the girls to camp in August. Mrs C. R.

Colegroveland daughter Mildred won special awards. Mr and Mrs Frank Hagerman and daughters, Hannah and Jenn-ctte, returned from Esthervillc, where they had spent the week-end visiting relatives. Friendly club will meet Aug. 20 in the home of Mrs Ruth Hof-stetter. The Ladies' Aid society of the Hampton Methodist church will meet Thursday afternoon in the church basement with Mrs Elmer Eberhart and Mrs G.

Culver as hostesses. The Hampton girl scout committee will sponsor a public card party Friday afternoon, July 25, in the Hampton memorial hall to raise funds to send the scouts to Camp Shabonee near port Byron. Games of court whist will be played beginning at 1:30 p. m. Mrs L.

Lang, Mrs W. Gooding, and Mrs D. Corey are in charge of arrangements. Mrs Charles Hofstetter left by train to visit her mother in Chicago for two weeks. Mr and Mrs Frank VanHecker, of Chicago, are visiting in the Labor Day Picnic Committee Meets Tomorrow Night Plans for Moline's annual Labor Day picnic, to be held at Riverside park, will be made at a meeting of the, general committee Friday evening, according to Frank Hogan of the Farmall works of the International Harvester, Rock Island, general chairman.

Each year the Labor Day affair attracts thousands of persons. Details of races and various picnic events will be reported, and a list of merchant prize donations studied. E. Gauley of Rock Island, chairman of entertainment, will report on the number of acts booked for the attraction. Money with which to pay for the entertainment will be provided by local factories.

Friday's meeting will be held at 7:30 p. m. in the offices at the Mohne Y. M. A.

Persons other than committee members who have an interest In the affair are invited to attend the business meeting, it was announced today. SOCIETY Miss Matthews And George Ruff To Wed Sept. 20 MR and Mrs Leigh M. Matthews of 721 Twenty-fifth street, Moline, announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Miss Evelyn Matthews of Washington, to George F. Ruff, Army Air Corps, Chanute Field, son of Mr and Mrs George R.

Ruff, 1408 Franklin avenue, Bloomington, 111. The ceremony will be performed Saturday afternoon, Sept. 20 at 4 o'clock in the First Methodist church of Moline. Miss Matthews was graduated from Moline high school in 1936 and attended Illinois Wcsleyan University and the University of Illinois. For the past year and a 1 1.

1-, 1 I nan sue nas ueen innpioytru as a secretary the U. S. Uvu Service Commission, Washington, D. C. Mr Ruff graduated from the Potomac, 111., higli school and Illinois Wesleyan University.

He is affiliated with the Sigma Chi fraternity; Alpha Epsilon Delta, national pre-medic fraternity and (Titans, athletic fraternity. Since 1 graduation he has been associated with his father the construction business and is now in the army air corps technical school at Chanute Field, Rantoul. Ladies' Auxiliary Picnic Ladies' auxiliary of the First Christian church held a picnic Wednesday at Riverside park, Moline, with 22 members and 17 children in attendance. Four guests were also present for the affair. A picnic dinner was served at 1 o'clock.

Mrs Carl Wallace, president, gave Scripture reading and prayer and conducted the business session. Group reports Were given. A nominating committee was appointed to submit a ticket of officers for the ensuing year. Elec tion will be held at the next meeting Aug. 27.

Mrs Arthur Hamrn is chairman of the committee and other members are Mrs Louis Gates and Mrs Harry Sand-bcrg. Rev. Clinton Meininger, new pastor of the church, and Mrs Meininger were present. Rev. Meininger spoke.

The remaining hours were spent socially. The children enjoyed swimming. For Dorothy Tetcrson Mrs Hattie J. Peterson, 2715 Eleventh avenue, Moline and Mrs G. H.

Oslund entertained at a party Wednesday evening at the home of Mrs Peterson, honoring their daughter and sister Miss Dorothy Josephine Peterson, whose marriage to Glen R. Richeson of Rock Island will be an event of Aug. 16. Games of bunco were played and prizes awarded to Mrs L. Ohlsen, Mrs Vera Hart and Miss Leona Richeson of Rock Island.

Decorations and table appoint ments were in white. The bride-elect was presented with a collection of miscellaneous gifts. Other parties are bcint? planned. Miss Merle Gregg wilt give a party July 31 and Mrs M. J.

Richeson, mother of Mr Richeson, will give a party, Aug. 1. Mrs Raymond Cox will entertain Aug. 12. Honor Bride-elect Mrs Alfred VanDaele, 2412 Eighteenth street, Moline, and Mrs Owen Roberts were hostesses at a party Wednesday evening at the home of Mrs VanDaele given as a prenuptial courtesy for Miss Virginia VanDaele, whose marriage to Albin Rutt will be an event of July 29.

Fourteen friends were guests. Games of bunco were played and prizes awarded to Mrs Raymond Sowash, Mrs Charles Hanson and Mrs Margaret Loding. Luncheon was served at the small tables after the games. Yellow and white, the chosen colors, were used. Favors were yellow and white nut cups with miniature umbrellas attached.

The bride-elect was presented with a collection of miscellaneous gifts. The Aid society of the Graham Woman's Relief Corps will meet Friday at the Red Cross rooms to sew. Each member is to bring her own sandwiches and the host- Warning Against jSew Chain Letter On Defense Stamps The "chain letter" bugs seem never to run out of new ideas, according to John A. Nelson, superintendent of mails at the Moline postoffice. The latest scheme involves savings stamps, he said.

The mails are reported flooded at the present time with letters relating to the so-called endless chain-letter schemes soliciting defense savings stamps. As explained by Mr Nelson, the chain originates by the sender enclosing defense stamps in letters to five or more friends, and requesting the recipients 'o do likewise to a similar number of their friends. He said schemes of this nature are violations of the postfd fraud and lottery statutes, and persons participating in them whose names come to the attention of the post-office department are subject to punishment. esses for the month will serve the dessert and coffee. Members are asked to be at the rooms at 9:30 o'clock.

District Luther league will have a Prayer Fellowship night at the Salem Lutheran church, Moline, Friday evening at 8 o'clock in preparation for the Rock Island District Luther League Bible camp to be held at Archie Allen place, Aug. 19 to 24. All league members and friends are invited. Miss Grace Ames and Miss Edna Mitchell returned Wednesday from Monett, where they were called by the serious illness of Miss Ames' sister, Mrs F. M.

Shriver, who passed away Friday afternoon, July 18. Services were held Sunday afternoon. Division three of the Ladies Aid society of the Plymouth Congregational church will meet Friday for a 1:30 o'clock dessert lunch-con at the home of Mrs Harry Robeson, 4312 River Drive, Moline. Mrs Frederick Brink will be the assistant hostess. Myrtle Rcbckah lodge, No.

256, held a business meeting Wednesday evening at Swedish Olive hall, followed by a social hour. Aug. 13 is the date of the next meeting. Civil Service Exams Will Be Given Soon A new series of civil service examinations for various government and arsenal positions is scheduled soon, according to an announcement made in Moline today by local civil service officials. Applications for examinations for six arsenal positions are now being received as follows: Machine operator, driller; air compressor operator; patternmaker, wood; heat treater helper; machine operator, general; machine operator, turret lathe, J.

L. Positions pay from $5.04 to $8.56 per day. of requirements and applications for the examination may be obtained at the Moline postoffice. Death Notices Anffdahl Funeral Funeral services for Richard Angdahl, 15, of 4012 River Drive, Moline, who died Friday in Pon-tiac, were conducted Wednesday at 2 p. m.

in the Esterdahl funeral home, Moline. The Rev. W. J. Eckman, student pastor at the.

Free Evangelical church, officiated. Burial was in Moline Memorial Park cemetery. Miss Grace Gustafson sang. John Gilbert played the organ. Pallbearers were Robert Sward, Ted Johnson, Robert Phelps, Robert Efflandt, Jack Berger, Robert Elstron, Joseph Walker, and Fred Wynn.

Joelson Mrs Carl Joelson, 48, of 718 Nineteenth street, Moline, died at the Moline City hospital today at 9.30 a. m. She had been confined at the hospital for the past two weeks for observation. Miss Ef fie Victoria Peterson was born in Moline Dec. 3, 1892, and married Carl Peterson here May 29, 1917.

She attended 'Moline schools and was a member of the Bethany Baptist church of Moline. Surviving are the widower, three daughters, Marjorie and Beverly at home, and Mrs Gladys Rudzi-anski of East Moline; the parents, Mr and Mrs Swan Peterson of Moline, and one sister, Mrs Ethel Grams of Moline. She was a member of the Lady Vikings and the Lada Vasa lodge. The body was removed to the Esterdahl funeral home where funeral services will be held at 2 p. m.

Saturday, with the Rev, E. E. Ecklof officiating. Burial will be in Rosclawn cemetery. Sailer Infant Funeral services for the infant son of Mr and Mrs Leo Sailer, Tenth street, Moline, who died at birth Wednesday at 5:30 p.

m. in the Moline Lutheran hospital, were conducted today at 9:30 a. m. in the Furgie funeral home, Moline. Burial was in St.

Mary's cemetery, East Moline. Surviving are the parents, the maternal grandparents, Mr and Mrs Louis King of East Moline, and the paternal grandparent, Frank Sailer of Petosky, Mich. At the start of the first World war, the United States used only about 60,000 ton.s of rubber a year now we use that amount each month. Subscription! (city or rural) can be paid, paper commenced or discontinued any time. Want Ads and other advertisements can be left here for publication.

Complaints of irregular delivery of The Times should be marie to the office and will be promptly corrected. Carrier boys are not permitted to receive stops or complaints from subscribers. Report to the office direct. Radio 'Hams' Form Quad-City Group; Brownlee Leader A group, of quad-city amateur radio operators, who are commonly called "hams," organized the Quad-City Amateur Radio club at a meeting last night in the Peoples Power Co, auditorium, Moline. O.

W. Brownlee, W9FZF, of Moline, was elected president; Alfred Bohy, W9THY, Moline, vice president; Marvin Cook, W9WWE, secretary; and Norman Kruke, W9BME, treasurer. Mr Brownlee is Moline station manager for United Air Lines. The club invites all amateur operators to become members. About 150 are located in the quad-city area, it was reported.

Plans were started to organize an emergency radio network locally in connection with national defense or. any other emergency that might arise. The new club also plans a radio amateur picnic, better known to the amateurs as a hamfest, to be held at Prospect park, Moline, Sunday, Aug. 17. All amateurs are invited.

Another meeting of the new club will be held in the Peoples Power Co. auditorium Thursday night, Aug. 7. 300 at Picnic of Uptown Business Men's Association Approximately 300 Moline bluff business men and their employe attended the eigthteenth annual Uptown Business Men's association picnic yesterday afternoon and evening at the Moline Eagles' summer home on Rock river, The old traditions of the organization were maintained, the soft-ball game being one of the afternoon features. In this engagement the Seventh street team proved their superior qualities over their Fifteenth street rivals, winning by a score of 22 to 3.

Fried catfish and the trimmings were served at 5:30 p. m. Rolle bolle, horseshoe pitching, cards and general sociability occupied the evening hours. Traffic and Signal Lights Discussed At Moline Meeting Twenty-five rievision winners of a sales contest sponsored during the past six months by the Eagle Signal corporation of Moline concluded a three-day sales meeting and conclave at the Le-Claire hotel today with a noonday banquet, according to W. F.

Benson, sales manager of the municipal division. Features of the meeting were discussions on modern traffic and signal lights, together with the effect of such signals on safety and reductions in traffic accidents. An inspection of the Moline bridge intersection signal system was made and this was used as an example for the division winners to include in planning city traffic control networks. The Moline bridge signal system is automatic, in that the light from east and west is worked as automobiles pass over a switch which was constructed in traffic lanes. Traffic and safety men were guests at the various meetings which included safety lectures and traffic management.

Committees Selected In Assn. of Commerce For Fall Sales Events Members of the executive committee of the Moline Association of Commerce appointed three committees Thursday to plan sales events for the fall months, according to C. C. Lydick, secretary. A committee composed of Clarence Lucas, M.

Schroder and K. J. Stimson will have charge of the annual Dollar Day sales event, Aug. 21. Holiday street decqrations will be planned by D.

S. Stophlet, Harry VanderVennet, R. M. Schroder and C. A.

Ketner. "Back to School" sales events planned for late August will be carried out under the direction of Charles Osheroff, E. W. Nolen and R. M.

Schroder. Parish Council of Sacred Heart Church Will Meet Tonight Reports of the annual Sacred Heart parish picnic held Sunday will be made at the monthly meeting of the Sacred Heart church parish council tonight in the school hall. All parish societies are urged to have representatives present. Drowns in Canal North of Annan an ANNA WAN, 111. (Special) The body of Miss Ruby Lindsey, 18-year-old Kewanee girl who drowned at 12:30 a.

m. today in the Illinois-Mississippi canal, one mile north of Annawan, was recovered at 9:12 o'clock this morning, John Stevens and Arthur both of Annawan, and Roy Lyons of Kewanee found the body a short distance from the spot where she disappeared beneath the water's surface. In an effort to gain respite from the heat, Miss Lindsey and hr three companions, James Clausen of Bradford, John Buckley of near Kewanee and Miss Hazel Twing of Annawan decided to stop at the canal before taking Miss Twing to her home which is located on the canal where her father is employed. The two boys and Miss Lindsey plunged into the water while Miss Twing stayed ashore. The Kewanee girl swam away from her companions and went across the canal and had reached the midway point on her return when she drowned.

She made no cries for help. The other members of the party searched for two hours for the body before notifying Kewanee police and Henry county authorities. An inquest was scheduled to be held at the Seifert Smith funeral home in Kewanee at 2 p. m. today, with Coroner J.

O. Stephenson in charge. Miss Lindsey, who was employed as a waitress at the Village Inn in Kewanee, is survived by her parents, Mr and Mrs Clarence Lindsey; five brothers, Wayne, Donald, Herschel, Hermon, and Blancit, all of Kewanee; and one sister, Mrs George Bumphrey of Kewanee. A'rio Books Added At Moline Library On Defense Needs Civilian student pilots, air flight instructors, munitions workers, men in military service, and ma- chine shop workers will find practical help In some recent publications of the United States federal government lately received at the Moline public library. Some of these publications are listed as follows: Aeronautic "Flying" students who are preparing for examinations for their commercial pilot certificate, will th.

"Pilots' Powerplant A preliminary course for civilian pilot would include instruction in weather as found in "Meteorology for pilots," written bv the assistant meteorologist in the federal weather bureau. More advanced in study of weather is "The Weather Manual for Pilots," ismed bv the war department. "The Civil Pilot Training Manual" is for the use of students in ground and flight course, also "The Pilots' Airplane Manual," which familaw.es the beginner with the structure, Main tenance, and rigging of the airplane. For both ground and flight instructors are the useful manuals printed for them by the civil aeronautics authority, "Aerodynamics for Pilots" no-proaches the smblect from the standpoint of the pilot rather the engineer. Air navigation by "dead rerkonme," is described in an air corps field manual called "Air Navigation" and in "Practical Air written bv a cartographic engineer in the coast and geodetic survev.

Rapid and reliable radio communications essential to safe aircraft operations are discussed in "The Pilots' Hadio Manual." and in "The Ve of the Airway Range and Other Radio Aids." Ordnance Ordnance workers and prospective soldiers will find good descriptions of mechanisms in the field manuals on the Browning machine gun, the 37-millimeter gun, field artillery 155-millimeter howitzers, 37-milHmeter antiaircraft guns, and military explosives. Machine Shop Recent aids for machinists and ether machine shoo workers are included in thee books and pamnhlets. "Machine Trades Blueprint Reading" by Ihne and Streeter is described by a local industrial teacher as one of the most useful books in the field. Also handy for the machine tool man is "Practical Mathematics for Tool-makers and Machinists," by Charles Bollenbraeher. Well illustrated and In convenient lesson form is "Instructions in Os-y-acetylene Welding and Cutting Processes." Several Arrested On Driving Counts Robert W.

Rolf, 26-year old sales manager residing at 1110 Twelfth street. Rock Island, was arrested by Moline police last night on a speeding charge. He posted bond for his appearance in police court Monday night. Charles Covemaker, 19, of 1150 Thirty-first street, scheduled for a hearing in police court late today on a charge of driving a car without having a drivers' license. H.

Cutkomp of Muscatine was arrested last night in Moline on a "harge of double Robert Phillippe, 18, of Colona, is under arrest for speeding and careless driving. His cae is set for Monday night in police court. 1 Theater Calendar LeClaire Joan Crawford and Mtvvn in "A Woman's F.ce." tlf "Toe Nurse's Secret" with Lee I'atuck and Regis Toomey. Paradise "Shadows on th Stair?" uh Inescort and Paul f'avanauc also Tim Holt in "Along the Grande." Roxy "fand of Liberty: thn Jack Cooper in "Life With Henry." New Orphenm Paor Hall" with Wilfred "Captam Caution'' itri Mature ana Louise riatt. I Although no official estimate be made regarding today's collection, it was believed that it would fall short of a full truck load.

Efforts to muster a larger crew of workers Friday morning are being made. The campaign will be concluded with Friday afternoon's collection. All aluminum will be taken to a warehouse provided by Deere where it will be saved for government sale to manufacturing companies engaged in defense I work. Deere Co. Plans 2 New Buildings At Ottumwa, la.

Deere Co. announced today letting of contracts for two new buildings at the Dain Manufacturing a subsidiary plant located at Ottumwa, la. W. A. Klinger, contractor of Sioux City, will construct a five-story warehouse building containing 62,640 square feet of floor space, and also a single story office and display building, with 13,860 square feet of floor space.

The latter building will replace the present office building erected in 1900. The new structure will provide adequate office areas equipped with modern facilities and a display area for goods produced in the plant. Cost the warehouse superstructure is $98,000, not including the subsequent installation of sprinkler piping. Cost of the of-fico structure complete, except for air conditioning, sprinkling and plumbing work, is $55,000. With the construction of the new "warehouse, which provides ample space for the storage of finished goods, the factory will be able to operate more steadily during the year.

Colona News Mrs J. G. Ellingsworth entertained the members of the beginner's class of the Methodist Sunday school honoring her granddaughter, Laurel Mallinson, who celebrated her sixth birthday anniversary. She also entertained six relatives feting another granddaughter, Judith Steiner of Gcneseo. Mr and Mrs Frank Schwcizcr of Chicago are visiting in the Walter Pobanz home.

Mrs Schwcizcr is the former Grace McAdams. They are on a return trip from the west. Forty-five members of the Friendly circle and their families attended the annual picnic held at the Andover lake. Games and contests occupied the afternoon hours. Guests were the Rev.

and Mrs Ross Bracewell of Petersburg, 111., who visited Mr and Mrs Paul Mallinson last night and returned to their home today. Mr and Mrs G. A. Gerlitz of Barbeiton, 0 visited in the home of the Rev, and Mrs Kenneth R. Douglas yesterday.

Large, inter-city buses used to contain 8,000 or more pounds of aluminum, but with aluminum vital to defense, a good deal of steel is substituted in bus i letters had been mailed to scout leaders in the aiea in an effort to obtain workers needed for the campaign. John Tryor, Moline attorney, Is director of the local drive. Plans, as announced by Pryor and his committee, require that 100 persons make a house-to-house col lection of scrap aluminum. City street department trucks are col lecting the material at the depots each afternoon of the two-day drive. Moline Playground Teams Defeated in Two Softball Games Rock Island's city playgrounds' softball teams defeated the Moline playgrounds' teams in two inter-city games last night at Stephens park, Moline, before a fair-sized crowd of spectators.

The Moline Midgets were nosed out, 8 to 7, by the visiting midgets, and the Moline Giants lost, 8 to 5, to the Rock Island Giants, Playing on the Moline Midgets' line-up were a Frank McKnight, Becker, Ham-erlinck, Noxon, Liedtke, Anderson, Bob Baker, Philiponis, pitcher, and Welvaert, catcher. Rock Island's line-up included Whan, pitcher; Leatherman, catcher; Bollinger, Swanson, Eddy, Houston, Evans, Hunt, Dye, Hyinck, Herman and Scapini. Players on the Moline Giants team were Van Landyit, pitcher; DeWitte, catcher; Walrab, Anders, Duke, Welvaert, A. Luent-jens, G. Luentjens, Hughes, Pauly and Wright.

The Rock Island Giants lineup included Boynton, pitcher; Russ, catcher; Ahl, Weigandt, Bier-man, L. Vei'straet, R. Verstraet, Smith, Evans, Mandel and Bollinger, Viola Farmer, 32, Is Electrocuted; His Father Hurt VIOLA, 111. (Special Ker-mit Mason, 32, who resided on a farm located about three miles west of Viola, was elec-troctitcd at 11:30 a. m.

today when a steel auger which he was using to drill a well came into contact with a high voltage line. In an effort to free him from receiving the full shock of the current, his father, Andrew, was burned about the hands but he escaped the shock. Kermit's clothing was burned. Coroner V. McClanahan said that an inquest would be held in the Sherrard funeral home in Aledo at 4:30 p.

m. today. Surviving are his parents and a sister, Alice. Philip Lane, 23, of 1025 Fifteenth street Moline, sustained a deep cut of the right thumb from a broken bottle while unloading a case of soda pop for the Nehi Beverage Co. He received treatment at the City hospital and was later taken to his home.

Lack of volunteers to collect aluminum today threatened to slow down Moline's drive in the national defense project. The campaign will continue Friday, but it was stressed that more than 100 volunteers will be needed to conduct the house-to-house canvass in Moline's 15 districts, as planned by the Junior Association of Commerce. This morning 30 boys reported for duty at the Moline city hall. R. L.

Bracher, scout executive, announced "that more than, 100 Interior Damaged By Fire at Simho Electric Company Three fire companies and the aerial department in Moline were called to the Simko Electric 512 Twelfth street, Moline, yesterday afternoon, to extinguish a blaze. The fire started in the cleaning fluid when a rubbish blaze in the alley caused fumes from the cans to catch on fire, it was reported. The blaze spread to the rear of the building, upstairs and into the attic. While no estimate was made of the damage, it was reported that much of the woodwork on the interior of the one-story block structure was damaged. D.

L. Esterdahl is the owner of the building. Firemen used more than 700 feet of two-and-a-half inch hose, 250 feet of booster hose, and 28 feet of ladder in fighting the blaze. home of Mrs Vanllccker's brother, Harry Kipp. Mrs Charles Barnett is visiting her daughter in Detroit.

Mrs Lillie Fulman of Muscatine, spent the day with her parents, Mr and Mrs F. Lear. Carl Moody, Clarence Tieholm, and Bob Lindgren left for Devil's Lake, Wis. Mr and Mrs Ben Ellett drove to Scaton, 111. They brought back Bill Duncan, who has been visiting there for the past two weeks.

IL B. Ellett, father of Ben Ellett, returned to his home in Keiths-burg. Juanita Finlcy and Betty Ole-man are visiting relatives in Chicago. Miss Ruth Oleman is in new Orleans attending the Walther league convention. BIRTHS A son to Mr and Mrs William Gaylord, Twenty-seventh avenue and Fourth street, Moline, City hospital yesterday.

A daughter to Mr and Mrs Harold Reasor, Fruitland addition Moline, Lutheran hospital today. A daughter to Mr and Mrs Leo Moritz, Fruitland addition, Moline, Lutheran hospital last night. A daughter to Mr and Mrs Felix Kuberski, 211 Fifth avenue, Moline, Lutheran hospital yesterday. A son to Mr and Mrs Robert Adams, Forty-second avenue and Ninth street, Rock Island, City hospital today. A son to Mr and Mrs James Jens, 714 Eleventh street, Rock Island, City hospital yesterday.

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