Herald and Review from Decatur, Illinois • Page 4

LOCAL DECATUR SUNDAY HERALD 'AND REVIEW Sunday, March 4, 1945, A A A A A A A A A A A Canteen Served 12,441 More During February the Decatur United Service Men's and Women's canteen served 12,441 members of the armed forces, which was slightly under the figure of 12,801 served during January, it was reported last night by Mrs. John Koning, canteen supervisor. Cash donations for support of the canteen have been good, she said, with $343.27 having been banked from cash gifts during the last week. Full report on activities of the canteen will be given at the monthly meeting of the board of trustees, housemothers, their assistants and all hostesses to be held in Carpenter's hall, North Water street, on Wednesday night. The executive board will meet at 7 p.

m. Wednesday, with the canteen meeting scheduled for 8 p.m. Gifts of Cash Members of the Townsend club No. 8 gave $20 to the canteen Saturday, representing profits from chicken and noodle dinner given Friday. The employes of Osgood Sons gave the canteen $35.22 which they had collected among their group, with the B.

O. employes collecting $15. A member of the Laborers de Hod Carriers union gave $5. Others who donated last week were Harry Applebaum, $20; Mrs. George J.

Midden, $15; Jeanette Gille, $10; Merry Makers club, $10; Letha Pogue, and donations of $1 each were made by Charlotte Meece, Mrs. Freda Barber, Mrs. Floyd Harver, and Virginia Stark. Mrs. Koning said that much food and other necessary items are being given the canteen, but that there is an urgent need for more apples, as sidered more deadly than a bayonet.

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M. E. Fisher, cookie chair man, reported yesterday that 8,664 cookies were donated to the canteen last week, St. Patrick's church sent 1,850 cookies, the West Side Nazarene church 1,645, First United Brethren 1,027, Mr. Yantis 120, Trinity Tabernacle 290, South Side Church of Nazarene 180, South Side Cookie club 1,366, Ben's Barn 69, Mrs.

C. G. Wilson 48, Mrs. O. Shumate 58, First Church of God 932.

Others sending cookies were Bruce Dawson, 70 cup cakes; Iva Streever, 39; Pi Beta Phi, 242; Mrs. H. O. Gerhardt, 24; Mrs. Lundgren, 60; Mrs.

O. C. Hinton, 24; "260" club, 70; Oakley Home bureau, 181; Mrs. Jane Anderson, 89; Mrs. Margarite Sheehan, 36.

Mrs. Fisher said that 244 cookies had no name as they were sent to the canteen and the name was lost before she recorded them. She urged that anyone wishing to give to the canteen call her home at 1439 North Main street or telephone 9836. Mrs. T.

C. Rankin, 33, Dies; Funeral Monday Funeral services for Mrs. Mildred Rankin, 33, of 3900 East Cerro Gordo street, will be held at 10:30 a. m. Monday in the Dawson Wikoff funeral home where friends may call after 10 a.

m. today. Burial will be in the Long Creek cemetery. She died at 6 a. m.

Saturday in the Decatur and Macon County hospital where she had been a patient for a week. She was a daughter of George and Effie Halstead Hopkins and was born in Lake City April 19, 1911. She came to Decatur in 1926 and married Theron Clark Rankin March 4, 1928. She was a member of the Lake View Church of God. She leaves her husband and Mrs.

E. J. Weeks, 825 North Water street, recognized her son as one of the American soldiers leading small Dutch children to church a large picture which appeared in last Sunday's Herald and Review. The son, Pvt. Clarence Leffler, a paratrooper, landed in Holland with an airborne invasion unit on a Sept.

16 and has sent beautifully painted wooden shoes to his mother from the country, as well as many other interesting trinkets. Among the souvenirs sent was a small silk parachute used to drop flares before the invading air army, German insignia, a minute Dutch dictionary carried by some of the soldiers, a Dutch newspaper and German, Czechslovakian and Dutch money. Private Leffler entered service in December, 1943, and received training at Camp Croft, S. C. He went overseas last June and was stationed in England prior to the airborne landing in Holland.

Mrs. Weeks also has many souvenirs sent from the South Pacific by two other sons who are now in hospitals in this country. Russell Leffler, carpenter's mate first class, is in a rest camp at Traverse City, after surviving the sinking of the carrier Yorktown. was on sea duty four years. Cpl.

George Leffler, who left Decatur with a national guard unit four years ago, served in Hawaii and New Guinea and is now in a rest hospital at Clinton, Iowa. Souvenirs from the Pacific which Mrs. Weeks values include a shell necklace made by one of the boys from shells picked up on a beach, an Australian money bracelet and wooden war club made and used by natives of New Guinea and which in the hands of a native is con- GARDEN TOOLS are housediscovering Forks $1.89 Soilar deans wonderful way 1'. 1h. BOX AT painted -Spading -Hoes $1.09 walls and woodwork, -Rakes $1.29 Makes tubs, dishes, sinka, detarnishes and silver, bath24 Gallons softens laundry water! SAVE FUEL Cleaning Solution: in fact, they find Soilax perfect for every This Easy Way! DUSTOP Furnace Filters RO-HO MOVABLE YARD DRIERS.

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Mallory, 59, of San Marino, former manager of the Empress theater, died suddenly in his home in San Marino Friday night, according to word received by his sister, Miss Gertrude V. Mallory, 1375 West Forest avenue. He received theater management training under Fred Given in the old Powers opera house and became manager of the Empress theater in going to Champaign in 1915 to manage the Orpheum. Mr. Mallory also owned and operated two theaters in Denver, before going to California, where he was engaged in movie work.

He was born in Bloomington April 1, 1886, and leaves his wife mother, Decatur, and five children at home: Betty, Dewey, David, Dale, and Edith. She also leaves a brother, Albert Hopkins, and four sisters, Mrs. James L. Wilson, Mrs. Anna Dickson, and Mrs.

Erma Ruffner, all of Decatur, and Mrs. Beulah Hughes of Baseline, Mich. Frank Bertoldo WATCHES, JEWELRY, LIGHTERS and FLEXIBLE BANDS REPAIRED DAILY 9:30 to 5:30 FRIDAY 12:00 to 9:00 167 South Water AT FIRST SIGN OF A- OLD USE 666 Cold Preparations as directed Casey to Tell of War Fronts at Chest Meeting Robert: J. Casey, a foreign correspondent who should have a fund of good war stories, will be the speaker at the annual meeting the United War Fund and the Community Chest Tuesday evening, March 6, in the Masonic temple auditorium. Casey will be introduced: at 8:15 o'clock, following a half-hour concert by the Decatur High School Red Coats under the direction of Rex Rees.

Following Casey's talk there will be a question period and then a brief business session during which there will be reading of annual reports and the election of directors. James S. Baldwin, president of the United War Fund, will preside at the business meeting. "Bob" Casey, well known correspondent for the Chicago Daily News, served with the field artildery in the First World war and came out a captain. His book "Cannoneers Have Hairy Ears" reports his experiences as buck private and army officer.

During the current World war Casey has reported action on all fronts. He was in Europe at the time of the fall of France and is a veteran of the Battle of Britain. He covered the fighting in North Africa, rode on a warship to the Battle of Midway, and was back in Europe for the Allied landings on the coast of Normandy. His book "Torpedo Junction" covers his experiences in the Pacific war theater. Tickets for Casey's lecture may be purchased at the Citizens National Bank, the Millikin National Bank, Haines and Essick's and Newman's.

Charles Merrill, 44, Dies in Sanatorium Funeral services for Charles "Red" Merrill, 44, of 547 West Cerro Gordo street, will be held in the Moran Sons funeral home at 2:30 p. m. Monday. Friends may call there. Burial will be in Mount Gilead cemetery.

He died at 12:30 a. m. today in the Macon County Tuberculosis Sanatorium, where he had been a patient for four months. Mr. Merrill was a trucker and he and his wife operated the Green Parrot Inn.

He was a member of the Church of God. Mr. Merrill was born in Decatur Sept. 3, 1900, and lived here all his life. He was a son of Charles and Jane Merrill.

In 1921 he married Marie Lee. He leaves his wife, two daughters, Mrs. Gladys Rankin and Mrs. Ethel Bledsaw, both of Decatur, two uncles, Charles and Harry Myers, and an aunt, Mrs. Ida Cook, of Decatur, and two grandsons.

The Green Parrot Inn will remain closed until after the funeral. Assault Charged Kenneth F. Shawver, 38, of 731 West North street, arrested by deputy sheriffs on a charge of assault brought by Marguerite Shawver, was jailed pending arraignment before Justice E. S. Parks.

DECATUR BOY IN HOLLAND Pvt. Clarence Leffler, para- and trooper, son of Mrs. E. J. Weeks, son 825 North Water street, is shown at left above: Leading a small Dutch child attired in the national costume for a walk in castle grounds in Holland.

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HOURAN'S FLORIST 125 East North Street 402 North Water Street BLACK CO. MOREHOUSE WELLS CO. 1133 North Water Street Water, East Main and State Streets BRINKOETTER TILING CO. OAKLAND AVE. HARDWARE 139 South Water Street 130 South Oakland Avenue FOSTER SHED.

STORE ROY R. WILSON HARDWARE 243 North Street 143 East Main Street PICTURE Mrs. Weeks recognized her in it. Decatur Boy In Photo With Dutch Children and two daughters, Rachel and Jacqueline; four sisters, Mrs. Frank Whitmer, Hollywood, Mrs.

Ruth. Arthur, Yonkers, N. Mrs. Susan Riess, Arcadia, and Miss Gertrude Mallory of Decatur; and one brother, Capt. George Mallory, Camp Gruber, Okla.

HEALTH TALKS Dr. A.G.Eichel Chiropoactor 406 Standard Office Bldg. PHONES 2-1097 md8809 "RUN DOWN" HEELS RUIN MANY SPINES "How did my spine ever get in this shape?" This is perhaps one of the most common questions asked by patients. The answer could fill a large book -but-one cause is so common it a large partite the cause of many casesbadly worn heels. Since the feet are the foundation of the 0 a crooked heel distorts the entire body framework.

This places the spine twist so that the body weight is carried on a cartilage instead of the center." Over a period of time great damage can be done to the cartilage which nature cannot repair itself, and the result is a curvature of the spine. Everyone should see to it that their heels are always straight and not worn. The next time you are on the street notice how many people walk on the side of their shoes. Spinal adjustment can correct the spinal curvature, after the damage is done. How much better to never have suffered the damage in the first place.

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