Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 168, Decatur, Adams County, 17 July 1925 — Page 3

1 CLUB calendar Friday loyal Workers Class of E. V. Church—Mra. Mollie McConnehey. j). y. B. class of U. B. Churchairs James Stonerook. Woman's Fbrafcn Missionary So, ciety of M H Church—Church Parlors, 2:3V tun. C. r TeeCreem Party—Presbyterian Church, 7 pm. Fhilathae Class of the Baptist church will meet evening in the Sunday school rooms at the church, at 7:30 o’clock. Mesdames Hinininer. Bodie and Chilcothe will be hostesses. Minnehaha Club —after lodge. •Man Must Live" benefit of Psi lota Xi—Adams Theater. Epworth League Pot-luck supper— W F. Beery home east of city. W R. C. —Legion Hall, 2 p.m. Camp'Fire Glr)s will leave tomorow for Snow Lake, which is a branch of James, to enjoy a week's outing. Those going are Celia Appleman. and Patricia Teeple, Mary Margaret Voglewede, Winifred Arnold, Isabelle Neptune, Helen Schmitz. Hose Marie Smith. Mary Colchln, and Magdeline Schmitt. Miss Lois Cbnnell. guardian of the camp fire, will chaperone them. Mrs. C. V. Connell and grandaughter Mary Ann Lenahan. will go to Snow Lake next Wednesday to spend the remainder of the week. The Loyal Daughters class of the Evangelical Sunday School held a very enjoyable picnic supper at the home of Mrs. George Sprague last evening. Husbands of the members were special guests. The supper was spread on the beautiful lawn of the Sprague home and the “teed" was very much enjoyed by all. Rev. and Mrs. C. I* Haney and daughter, Mary Elizabeth. of Hibbard, Indiana, and the Rev. and Mrs. Loose, of this city were guests. Mrs. L. H. Kleinhenz entertained yesterday afternoon in honor of the fifth birthday anniversary of her daughter, Miss Ethel. Games were enjoyed during the afternoon after which dainty refreshments were served. The guests were Delores Niblick, Phyllis and Betty Shanahan. Frances, Betty, Mary, Grace and Junior Holthouse, Alice Katherine Baker, Peggy Staley, Lois Sovine, Leia Palmer, Bobby Worthman, Dan Holthouse. Jane and Ethel Kleinhenz. Brooks-Smilax Sam Brooks, proprietor of the Eonomy store in this city, and Mliss Mary SmUax, of Dunkirg, left this city yesterday for Hicksville, Ohio, where they were married. Mrs.] Brooks formerly worked at the Economy store and, before coming here, was employed by Mr. Brooks at his Bluffton and Dunkirk stores. The newly married couple will return to this city tomorrow or Sunday and will reside in this city. Miss Winifred Arnold entertained at dinner last evening in honor of Miss Margaret Ehinger, who has been her guest for the past two weeks. Miss Ehinger will go to Fort Wayne tomorrow to live with her parents who moved there from this city two weeks ago. The tables were artistically arranged with centerpieces of low bowls of daisies. The home was decorated with garden flowers. Th eguests were the members of the Freshman and Sophomore classes of the Decatur Catholic high school. The members of the Reformed church choir are urged to meet for practice at the church tonight at 7:30 o’clock The Ladies’ Aid society of the Evangelical church held a very interesting meeting at the church Thursday afternoon. The entertaining section turned in $37.00 to te treasury. Plans were made to serve cafeteria suppers Saturday, August 1 and 15. The liberal patronage of the public is solidited. Truck Driver Killed Shelbyville, Ind., July 17 — Henry Powell, 35, of Indianapolis, was killed yesterday when his truck was demolished by a Big Rour train. o — Traveling Salesman Killed Bicknell, Ind., July 17—The body of Fred Thompson, 42, a traveling salesman frost Indianapolis, was sent home today for burial. Thompson was killed yesterday when his auto was struck by a Pennsylvania passenger train. —o s—s—s—WANT ADS EARN—s—s—s 1

HEIR TO WOOLWORTH MILLIONS WEDS ENGLISH GIRL IN LONDON £ * NI *• "*■+■■■ - ' * j \ • Norman Bailey Woolworth, only son of the late F. H. Woolworth of New York, lunching with Miss Pauline Elizabeth Stanbury of Londo » whom he married Tuesday, July 8.

ILoicafe Miss Bertha Helk-r arrived last evening for a two weeks vacation with her mother, Mrs D. 11. Heller. Mrs. Dick Peterson and children went to Bluffton last evening after a days visit here. Ther’s t’ be a shakeup in prohibition enforcement circles,- but it hain’t linely very many o’ th’ agents ’ll be caught with cars half paid for. Th’ Joe Lark family, that suddenly droped out o’ sight a few weeks ago, wuz found t’day livin' within Joe’s Income.* Abe Martin. Indpls., News. Miss Louise Brake, of Chicago, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Kate Brake, of Fifth street. Fred Schulte and Carl Glass visited friends at Bluffton last evening] Mr. and Mrs. John Stewart, of Dayton, Ohio, are visiting friends here for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Spuller, of east of the city, were shoppers here this morning. E. B. Adams made a business trip to Fort Wayne this morning. Miss Esther Freeman returned to her home at Kokomo last evening after a few days visit with Miss Naomi Harkless here. Mrs Edward Thompson, of Toledo. Ohio, is a guest of Miss Genevieve Berling and other friends here. Miss Berling is entertaining at bridge this evening in her honor. Mrs. Thompson was formerly Miss Frances Mougey, of this city. Mrs. F. E. Vail motored to Marion today to spend the week end as the guest of Mr. ond Mrs Russell Philabaum and other friends there. o Woolen'Mills In New England Reduce Wages Lawrence, Mass., July 17 —A general ten per cent wage reduction was posted today in mills of four New ngland woolen companies. Sonservatively estimated, between 20,000 and 30.000 operatives are affected. The cut will go into effect July 27. Companies posting the reductions included the American Woolen company. which derates four mills here and one "in Shawsheen villiage, Andover. the Adlington mills of Lawrence the M. T. Stevens Woolen company of Andover, and the George Kunhardt Woolen company of Lawrence. SOUTH BEND — Robbers are real business men at South Bend. They entered the B. N. Becker grocery, and took, among other things, an adding machine.

Special Attractions at Edgewater Park I CELINA—SUNDAY—JULY 19 Chairplane, Merry-Go-Round, Whip, Boating, Bathing, Fishing, Amusements and Thrills Dancing afternoon and evening.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, FRIDAY, JULY 17, 1925.

Greenfield Bank Cashier Poisoned By Dirty Money Greenfield, Ind, July 17—Physicians today blamed dirty money for poisoning on the arms of Ward Fletcher, bank cashier. Flet,cher was seriously ill with the poison for a time. o — MUNCIE — Delaware county benedicts do not believe in the advice to “get 'em young”. Records at the clerk's office in Muncie show the average age of brides during the first half of 1925 to be 26 years. The average age of the grooms was 31. MICHIGAN —To prove their fishing stories. Arch Cook Charles Harriman. Carl Bonham and George Morris, vacationing in Michigan sent thenfriends in Bluffton a good part of their catch. MUNCIE — Cupid, sitting way back in the corner of Circuit Court room at Muncie wrung his hands and left soon after Judge Dearth granted seventeen divorces in eighteen cases heard during one morning. HARTFOORD ClTY—Hartford City residents will have a hard time finding anything readily “spicy." to read. Prosecutor Hugh-Maddox tiafi ordered fortysix of the most popular news stand magazines witheld from sale, MUNCIE—“Open all night” was the title of a moving picture advertised in Muncie. The management reports many calls from persons desiring to know what the all night show was to be. WALDRON—EarI Aldrich and Nor man Kanouae, both 17. of Waldron, Ind, were arrested by the sheriff after they went swimming without bathing suits. Shrapsville. — Ross Broyles of Shraps ville smoked while drawing gasoline from a tank. Usual results failed. The gas didn't explode. PETERSBURG—Mrs. Frank Pendleton! of Petersburg had her husband sent to the Indiana State Penetentiary on a non-support charge. She received twenty-three cents as his first month's earnings, after board was deducted. “It's better than he ever did before,” she commented.

Ashbaucher’s furnaces LIGHTNING RODS SPOUTING SLATE ROOFING Phone 765 or 739

COVINGTON—AIIen Shaff, Covington policeman at Indiana State Prison for manslaughter, has asked open air work so he can keep In good condition.

THIS IS TRUCK DISPLAY WEEK I Ford ton truck, ’ ™ -/J See this ton Ford with steel express MiWgMWMiiWlwwiiiin truck and other body and enclosed models at our steel cab. display rooms. Special Showing and Demonstrations of the Full Line of Ford-built Bodies, on the Sturdy Ford Chassis. Be sure to visit the Adams County Auto Co., this Over a million Ford Trucks and light delivery week and see the display of Ford Trucking cars are in service today—giving dependable and Equipment and the full line of Ford-built bodies economical service to their users. Chassis and an the Ford one-ton chassis. body alike possess those in-built qualities of strength and durability that are identified with all Ford products. This is an exceptional opportunity to learn how Ford equipment can bring a new economy into your business. Special demonstrations of all Through the huge volume of Ford production ypes of Ford-built trucks and their application —permitting of remarkable economies—it is lo your business will be given. possible to sell these complete units at the low prices now in effect. It will pay you to come now—today—while the complete line is on display. These dependable .. 4 ... . . , ... low-cost trucking units—loo% Ford valu^-built Don t fail to visit this interesting and valuable complete to Ford standards of serviceability, are display. Feel free to ask for demonstrations nailable for almost every type of haulage and and for help in lowering your present truckdelivery. ing costs. Adams County Auto Co. Fred E. Kolter, Mgr. Decatur, Ind. Authorized Ford Dealers Madison Street WATCH FOR FORD TRUCK PARADE SATURDAY AFTERNOON TRUCKS AND DELIVERY CARS

Bluffton Rotarians Are Guests Os Local Club Twelve Bluffton Rotarian* attended the meeting of the Decatur Rotary club last evening and the program was put on by the Bluffton boy*. Ferd Rogers, president of the Bluff ton Club, who recently resigned his position as cashier of the Studabaker bank to accept a position with the Pure Oil company, at Columbus, 0.. Senator George Saunders, Will Patton, Charles Dailey and Dr. Blackman were speakers at the meeting and delivered an excellent program. Dore B. Erwin acted as chairman of the meeting. Jack Moniyban of Bluffton escorted the crowd over here. — —. o ->• ■ — Federal Court Metes Out 349 Years In Penitentiary Indianapolis, Ind., July 17—Three hundred forty-nine and one-half years i at Leavenworth, Kas., Federal Pentitentlary were meted out in Federal Court during the year ending, July 1. The figures were obtained form the report of the United States District | Attorney, Albert Ward. The total time I r imposed on defendants sent to jail was not estimated. One hundred-forty-eight Federal prohibition law cases were begun in Fedjeral court during the year, compared to 107 begun the preceding year. There were 28 trials, and ninety-six convictions, seventy-seven pleaded guilty.

Wealthy Authoress Tells > Story Os Being Kidnapped' Calexico, Cal.. July 17—Claiming 1 she waa kidnapped by Chinese and - carried, blindfolded and gagged, in a slow moving vehicle, towards the Mexican bonier, 240 miles from Imr 1 home, Mrs. Virginia Me Cookson, ’ uea'iby auihoiess, nought rofuge | with the police here during the night.

NORTH SIDE BEAUTY SHOPPE Now Open for Business. , Expert operator in charge, specializing in all lines of Beauty work. Marcelling and Hair Bobbing a specialty Mrs. Will Smith Telephone 212 325 N. 3rd street

Enrly today se was still hysterical nnd unable to give a clear account <>f her adventure. A posse of thirty men bad searched the Mils around Santa Ana for Mt a. Cookson, since her disappearance early this week. She had left notes telling of a parmonition of death and directing disposition of her affairs. o— WANT ADS EARN—>—s—>

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