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MARCH Senator Leland In Grand Rapids Bank Plans Reopening— 3—The required 92 percent of Paw Paw Savings bank depositors have signed waivers, and $25,000 in stock has been fully subscribed to facilitate the bank's reopening. Nab Hartford Youths— 3—Ronald Haney, 21, and Robert Stewart, 17, who admitted taking a car owned by Stephen Doyle from a downtown Hartford garage, are being held in jail at Gallup, N. M., charged with robbing and beating a gasoline station owner. $25,000 Fire in Decatur— 3—Damage of about $25,000 was caused when fire destroyed Decatur's village hall, public library, council rooms, American Legion museum pieces, and the village fire-fighting equipment. Cause of the fire was unknown. Bank Receiver 'Out'— 5—Frank Stapleton, Decatur, receiver for the defunct Olney National bank at Hartford, was removed and Cecil Runyan, South Haven, who is also receiver for the First National bank of Paw Paw, was appointed to succeed him. Purchase Old Church— 6—The Catholic parish in Decatur purchased the former Reformed church building and will remodel for a Holy Family edifice. The old church will be torn down. Turn Down Glass Sales— 6—South Haven voters turned down glass sales of liquor at the spring elections Monday by a vote of 946 to 742. Aged Man Dies In Fire— 6—Joseph Mowrer, 82, was suffocated by smoke at Bangor in a fire which swept through two downtown store buildings, causing a loss of about $20,000. Six other residents of an upstairs apartment escaped in their night clothing. Covert Honors Couple— 8—Mr. and Mrs. N. S. Sink, Covert, were honored by 200 townspeople who attended a banquet to observe the couple's 50th wedding anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. William Frary, Covert, celebrated their 59th wedding anniversary this week. Elect Village Heads— 12—New village officers elected in Van Buren towns on March 12 were: Paw Paw, Dr. F. A. Racette;* Decatur, Dr. William P. Bope;* Lawton, James Weurding; Bangor, Emerson Orr; Gobles, Albert Waucheck; Bloomingdale, Walter Wickett; Breedsville, W. E. Freude;* Hartford, Charles Abbott; Lawrence, George Dillenbeck.* (Star indicates re-election.) Dr. Penoyar Dies— 13—Dr. Francis C. Penoyar, 64, South Haven X-ray specialist and founder of Penoyar Memorial hospital, died after several weeks' illness. Supervisor Celebrates— 15—Supervisor and Mrs. Charles E. Robinson, will observe their 50th wedding anniversary Sunday. Both are pioneer residents.