Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 113, Decatur, Adams County, 12 May 1927 — Page 5

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CALENDAR THURSDAY ■ s „ ( | IU Kea—Mi»» Helena WehmeyK : 7:30 p. m. "■Moose Legionaires—Moose Hume, |:JO p- »>’ I i is. Ladies’ Aid Society—church LjO p. m. I Presbyterian Missionary Society Bay hay Luncheon, Church, 12 o’clock. ! Amicitia Club —Mrs. Fred McConjell, 7 P. niBridge Club—Mrs. W. P. Schrock, k;»o. p. m. Antioch Missionary Society— Mrs. Ellis Skiles. Loyal Workers Class of Evangelical jlnneh—Mrs. Charles Burrell, 7:20. Evangelical Ladies’ Aid Society— Jhureh, 2:30 p. m. Root Township 4-H Club — Monmouth school, 2 to 4 p. m. Friday St. Mary’s Chorus Choir called Meetng—C. H. 5.—7:30 p. m. I iiilathae Class of Baptist Sunday school—Church parlors, 7:30 p. ni. I Psi lota Xi — Mrs. C. C. Pumphrey 8 p. m. Saturday Bake sale by Juuion League of M.E. chut ch—Central Grocery, 9 a. m. The Moose Legionaires will meet tonight at the Moose Home at 7:30 o'clock. All members are urged to attend. I A called meeting of the St. Mary’s ('horns Choir will be held Friday evening at 7:30 o'clock in the Catholic 'high school. All members are urged to attend. The Kirkland girls 4-H sewing club nu t at the Kirkland high school building, Wednesday. May 11, at 1:30 o’clock. Four new members added to the group, making a total of 13 members. The girls began their regular [sewing lessons at this meeting, the first article made being a kitchen bolder. Each girl made one of the articles. At the’ next meeting,, the |irls will each make a pair, at pillow cases. At the close of the lesson [ Wednesday a short business session was held. It was voted to meet every two weeks, on Wednesday afternoon, at 1:30 o’clock, for the sewing lesson. It was voted, also, to draw up some definite rules and regulations for the Club at the next meeting. Much interest is being shown in the sewing work. The next meeting will be held on May 25. The Bachelor Maids were entertainei ' . Miss Mayase Tet veer ' ing al her home on Fifth street. Mrs. Wil] Dowling, of Fort Wayne, Mrs. B. T. Terveer, Miss Adeliade Deininger and Miss Bertha Voglewede were guests besides the club members. Mrs. Charles Voglewede and Mrs. Clarence Berber won club prizes and Mis. Will Bawling and Mrs. B. T. Terveer won guest prizes. Tho hostess served delightful refreshments at the conclusion of the game. Mrs. Harry Fritzinger will be hostess at the next meeting. S v •< Tlie Five Hundred Club met with Mrs. (lien Cowan Wednesday evening. High scores were won by Mrs. Herman Gillig and Mrs. Will Keller and were rewarded with beautiful prizes. At the clos of the evening the hostess sefved delicious refreshments. The regular meeting of the Eastern Star will be held tonight at the Masonic Hall at 7:30 o'clock. The attendance of all members is urged. The members of the Otterbieu Guild of the United Brethren church were entertained by the members of the Missionary Society in the' church parlors, Tuesday evening, at 6 o'clock. A delicious dinner was served, the menu including beef, backed beans diessing, pickles, gravy, mashed potatoes, rolls, pickles, fruit salad , and coffee. After the dinner,Mrs. J. C. •Miner, former patroness of the Guild and leader of the Missionary society gave a very interesting talk. Follow-) lug community singing. Rev. Miner offered prayer and a scripture was read by Wilma Case and Mrs. George Hill. The Guild song was sung by the Guild members, Mrs. Harker read '‘Cluster of American Beauty,” a trio, "Yellow Jonquils", was played by Harold and Clara Ellen Mumma and Ireta Fisher A short play “Builders" was also presontetL - — -_o — ■ Get the genuine Russ Bleaching Blue. Refuse imitations. Good growers .recommend it. 10-12

Personals Fiom th' way streets are bein’ widened from time t' time th’ next generation o’ pedestrians 'll have t' walk on th' window sils. Blessin's haint th' only things that are liable t’ be disguised, ter sometimes hard luck shows up so rouged an’ dressed up we want t’ hug her. —Abe Martin, Indiana,,v lis News J. T. Myers ami Alva Nichols made a business tlip to Fort Wayne this afternoon. L. A. Holthouse is in Chicago contracting for labor to woik in the beet fields in the local territory for the Holland-St. Louis Sugar Company. Seveial from this city motored to Ossian last evening to attend the community dance. B. F. Arndt, of St. Louis. Michigan, and Mr. Schmitt, of Toledo, Ohio, of the Continental Sugar Company, were here yesterday looking after business at the local plant. George W. Hargitt and Harry Harlan of the C. P. Lesli Taper Company of Indianapolis came in with the trade boosters today and paid us a visit. Henry Krick, manufacturer, business man, extensive farmer, former county sheriff and one of the best known men of this section is seriously ill at his home on Mercer avenue, following a slight stroke of paralysis. He is resting easy today and his condition seemed somewhat improved. J. Fred France of Huntington visited his brother F. E. France here for a few hours. Dick Miller of Indianapolis, president of the City Trust Company and president of the Indianapolis Chamber Commerce was here today, accompanying the trade boosters on their trip over the noith part of the state. Mr. and Mrs. John Irelan, and daughter. Arietta, Misses Alma Andrews. Francis Gault Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Elzey and daughter, Wanda, attended the annual commencement exercises of the Lutheran Hospital school for nurses at the St. .Paul's Lutheran church at Fort Wayne last evening. Miss Mildred Elzey, daughter, of Mr. and Mrs. Ervin E. Elzey was a member of, the graduating class. Auto Runs Through Crossing Gate; Two Hurl Indianapolis Ind. May 12 —(UP)— Two persons were recovering today from injuries received last night when m automobile in which thev wenriding drove through a crossit;- gat'which had been left open and into he path of an approaching train. These injured are Miss Marie Stiner, who suffered several serious fractures and Kenneth L. Marley, who received cuts and bruises. Miss Retha Webb, 20. was criticallyinjured last night when she stepped in front of a street car,

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Permanent Receiver For Studahaker Bank Nnnamed Bluffton, May 11.— The ease for a I permanent receiver for the defunct Studahaker bank at Bluffton, was postponed from this morning until Thursday. May 19. Postponement was granted after attorneys representing depositors appeared and asked for more time to prepare the case. In the meantime the Citizens Bunk of Bluffton will continue to operate as temporary receiver. Q. — ■ Stephenson Mandamus Suit Is Venued To South Bend Laporte, Ind., May 12. — (UP) — jJudge John C. Richter today venued ‘ th-- D. (’. Stephenson writ of mandamus suit against Warden Walter H. Daly of the state prison to St. Joseph superior court No. 1, at Soutli Bend. Richter acted on a motion of the ex-dragon's attorneys, who charged that inasmuch as the verdict will be returned by a jury, a fair trial cannot be obtained in this county on account of influence exerted by the prison. — o Indiana Bankers Plan Eight Group Meetings Indianapolis, May 12. —(UP) —First of a series of eight group meetings of the Indiana Bankers’ Association will be held here on May 23, according to announcement today by Secretary Forba McDaniels. Other dates and meeting places are: Crawfordsville, May 24; Apdesron, May 25; West Baden, May 26; Washington, May 27: Newcastle, June 1; Bluffton. June 2 and Indiana Harbor, and East Chicago, June. 3. o Railroad Offers Free Transportation To Red Cross Nurses, Doctors Any doctor, or nurse who desires to go to the flood stricken area and work under the auspices of the American Red Cross can secure free transportation over all Nickel Plate lines, it was announced today, by Sam Shamp, i local agfcut for the Cloverleaf division i of the Nicke IPlate. | The Nickel Plate roads ask that any person wlfo takes advantage of the transportation have proper credentials and, also, they will be asked to j agree to serve under the Red Cross. To Hold Last Riles For Cyclone Victims Friday Popular Bluff, Mo., May 12. —(UP) -United by a common sorrow, all Popular Bluff will gather in the courthouse square here at 10 a. m. tomorrow to hold the last rites for its storm dead. for tile huge comj muuity funeral were hastily made this morning before individual services .-ctieduled for today were started. Al most every family to lose one or more es its members decided to dispense j witii private services in favor of the ! < -o.i.fHon ceremony. The death toll stood as 103 at noon today am! physicians estimated that others who will die in hospitals and a lew still imprisoned in the ruins of Monday's storm will swell the total to 125. Misses Velma Walters and Anna Adler spent yesterday afternoon in Fort Wayne with friends.

U.S. FLYERS TO DELAY ATTEMPT Start Os Chamberlin And Bertaud To Be Postponed Until Sunday At Least New York. May 12. — (UP) —In view of threatening weather conditions here and the probable forecast, the Bellanca plane Columbia probably will not take off before Sunday morning. Charles A. Levine, chairman of the board of the Columbia Aircraft corporation, said today. Final decision will not be made until the official wealhei forecast fs given out at 3 o’clock this afternoon, he said. Meanwhile Lloyd Bertaud and Clarence 1). Chamberlin, the pilots on the flight from New York to Paris, were rejidy to start on the first notice of favorable weather conditions. The flight of Capt. Charles A. Lindbergh, St. Louis air mail pilot, eastward toward New York will force the Bellanca plane to take off soon if they are to be the first American flyers to attempt the Paris flight this year. o Mrs. Snyder And Gray To Get Sentence Friday Long Island City, N. Y., May 12. — I UP)—Mrs. Ruth Brown Snyder and Henry Judd Gray will be taken before Justice Townsend Scudder tomorrow to hear themselves sentenced to death in the electric chair. Tomorrow will be Friday the thirteenth. On such an inauspicious day E. F. Hazleton, attorney for Mrs. Snyder, will file a motion that the verdict of first degree murder be set aside, and if that is overruled, a motion for an nrrest of judgment to permit an appeal. The appeal will tie the case up until fall. Whether Gray’s attorneys will file similar motions was not announced. For Feet that Sweat and Give, oft’ Offensive Odors Smith, Yager & Falk Says Moone’s Emerald Oil Must Give Complete Satisfaction or Money Back Don't wait another day. You can remove the disagreeable odors instantly with a few drops of the powerful penetrating Antiseptic Oil. Druggist’s everywhere who know, say that Emerald Oil is the speediest and most effective preparation they have ever handled for tired, aching, perspiring, ill-smelling feet. The very minute that this wonderful foot balm touches these sore, tender, aching feet, you will get relief. It's simply amazing how quickly it acts, and no matter what others may tell you, there’s nothing just as good. Moone’s Emerald Oil is guaranteed lo end your foot troubles or moneyback.

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Smith Still Choice Os Illinois Democrats French Lie* Springs, Ind., Muy 12. —(UP) — Al .Smith remains first choice of Illinois democrats despite recent launching of a presidential boom for Evans Woollen, Indiunupolis banker, declared George E. Brennan, of Chicago, democratic national committeeman from Illinois, who is here

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to confer with former Senator Thomas Taggart. "Governor Smith now Ik supported by Montana, Utah and Colorado democrat* who bucked McAdoo In 1924. Senator King of Utah assures me,” Brennan said. “Idaho and Nevada, once McAdoo's strongholds, are swinging to Smith because they believe he can lead the party to victory." Discussing tlie Woollen boom, fath-

ered by Taggart, Brennan paid this tribute to the vision of his fellow democratic chieftain: "Tom Taggart always has his water bucket out in case it should rain " o— ■ ■ — Mrs. Will Dowling returned to her home in Fort Wayne this morning after spending the night here with her mother. Mrs. Mary Terveer.

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