Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 30, Number 51, Decatur, Adams County, 29 February 1932 — Page 3

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■ Paris Styles Illi — ——' Hl B y Mary Kuight ■ . Press Staff Co:ics;x>ndcnt ■* I'.,' -s-Attain there are I Knite catnpa tn th" aprt"K >“• K alto reeogmze I Kes. Ml ""° def> ’ ■ H The former glorifies cotton ■ Buls-gingham. calico. cambric Kn-lotb The latter continues I Kh itself in silks and satin. < ami fm>. Khave their tn.'t it.- And. even ' K it is a secret, there is perKjood r-ason to: both At the K last reason a good many K bad a good deal of material Key-material of the de luxe- • Ht Wliv throw it away’ It was Kil tnate.ial- Therefore, why have. And that acKj nr the apparent lavishness Kw houses, when, in reality ■ 4 - exhibitin- a strict econo- ■ regime. This makes it nice. ■ for ail Os Us who had clothes K type season tlr-y are still •' the other hand, if our last , ■Jl'i things ar<‘ worn out. or I 1 Ksd just enough to last us ■gh. we can swing : > the other go ill lor an entire K-our to tie e homey and Kile hoim ly f.ilirx s now glori-1 Kt the stamp "I Paris appro- ! K Ladies Aid Soci'ty of the Ki Brethrim t'hnri h will meet ■pgay afternoon at two o clock. Kbir of Mt< I.m y Fisher on K Adami street. All members to present. j ■rfalv.ay Lol. Aid Society;! Kbatt in the i Im i h for its reg-1 ■b»>ine«< :ti<e'in; Thursday as- } ■hi at onet ort v o'clock. Each I Ker is reqis - I I> ho present ; ■ a wing thinibo’ and needle.! ■ Fanny Jac.sun will lie the, K■tmerlH'i.i a. the i nion town-1 ■gwr Kron mm s i lull met at ! Kby nf M Arthur Kimber■htThursday Instead of at the ) Kirf Mrs. Henry t’rownovnr as K.tvimisiy stated. .Mrs. Crown■it ant a m inlier of the I nion ■tip club. ■ regular business an 1 social' ■g of the chii.'t.an h.. le-.tv ir■k.v of tile El angelical i hiircli: k held at tie- ho ne of Byron 1 ter. Tuesday night at seven-I V o'clock. ‘ ‘ | Wains at ithday dinner It. ud Mrs Ainos Graber of. |Nwoe street entertained at ' *t Sunday, in honor of the Ha anniversary of .Mrs. G a- . pavers were laid for Mr. and * It C. Insley and family of | i Wayne; Mr. and M a. L. L. ‘ Itynian and son Junior, Mr. and ’ ft. E. Merryman, and Mr. and * f Ames (habe and daughter ! ' ■ TERVEER celebrates iHTY-FIRST BIRTHDAY * children and grandchildren ■ r -. 1! J. Terveer gathered at 1 ’Wwe Sunday to celebrate her ' F' ,irJ birthday, a family din- ‘ y>s served to 22 jurats at noon ' • liappy reunion was h.-ld “igimut the day. !L Md Mr- c, it, rh! and Mr. Uihi LESS \ formula .. same price. In \ form, too, if you prefer tiy/ra jaks used yearly

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CLUB CALENDAR luezelay Evangelical Christian Endeavor, Byron Thicker, 7:30 p. m. Carpe Diem Club, Mrs. G. F. Eichhorn, 7:30 p. m. Mt. Tabor Ladies Aid, Society. Mrs. Eail Tnmbleson 7:30 p. tn. C. L. of C. regular monthly meeting. Catholic school hall, following church services. Evangelical Dutiful Daughters class. Mrs. Amos Ketchum, 7:30 I’. M. Zion Reformed AV. M. S. church parlors. 2:30 p m. Psi lota Xi business meeting, Mis. Arnold Gerberding 8 p. m. Tri Kappa business meeting, Mrs. Herb Curtis. 8 p. m. Wednesday Religious Stinjy Club, Miss Genevieve Borling, 7:30 p.m. Presbyterian Mid-week Service, church auditorium. 7 p. tn. N. and T. Club, Mrs. Ed Warren. 2 p. m. Zion Remormed Phoebe BHile class. Mrs. Cal Yost, 7:30 p. m. Ladies Shakespeare Club. Mrs. A. D. Suttles, 2:30 p. tn. Historical Club, Mrs. C. C. Langatom 2 p. ni. Thursday Dinner-b. idge club, Mrs. W. P. Schrock al A. J. Smith home, 6:30 p. m. Christian Missionary Society, Mrs. A. D. Artman 7:30 p. m. Pleasant Grove Missionary Society. Mrs. Ross Harden, 1 p. m. MethiaEst W. H. M S.. Mrs. Herman Holman, 2:30 p. m. Presbyterian W. H. and F. M. S. j ' Mrs. C. C. Ihinyphrey, 2:30 p. m. , I I! B. Ladies Aid Society. Ms. j I Lucy Fisher. 7:3 i p. m. Calvary Ladies Aid Society. i ’church 1:30 p. m. I •and Mrs. Joe fill, daughters Do.- , . Ihy and Rosetta of Toledo and Mr. : •.■: I Ml . AA ITam D Im: if I'. I ! Wayne came ior the observance. : • Others' present beside the imme : I dmt» tamily vv re the Mi - e.s Emilie , Christ and ->fa garet Holthouse. 1 Peins a love of flowers. Mrs i lerveer was presented with a veii-i i table greenhouse of cut flowers' and Lotted plants augmented with, I the several wishes for her continn led good heath and long life. BERNE MAN MARRIED SUNDAY The marriage of Miss Helen Fix , of Fort Wayne and Merill Burlcv of Bt'rne was solemnized Sunday j I morning at nine o'clock at the i parsonage of th’ First Methodist: Et>isco|>al church in Fort Wayne. I Rev. Smith, pastor, officiated am. the single ring ceremony was used. The couple was attended oy ■ , Miss Mahahi Burley, sister of the: ! groom as bridesmaid and AVilliam l . Fix. brother of the bride as best j I man. The bride woie a royal blue j i crepe frock, with black hat and! : bta< k footwear. Tht groom wore j ; gray. I The bride is a daughter of Mr. ! and Mrs. Charles Fix of Hannah' strict. !■'< l Waym- aiul for sever- ! al years has In n employed in th ” ‘ office of I r. Tealing .it Portland ’ I The groom is the son of Mr. ami 1 Mrs. Curl Hurley of Berne and ■ - at i resent < mployed at the Baum , ! Kart nor Auction company in Fort t Wayne. Mr. and Mrs, Burley will reside j at 2fll AVe it I’uuliue street. Fort Wayne. j - The Phai-aiit Grove Mi ’m.ary ! Snvicly will n >t. with Mrs. Ro - j it ard>’U Thursday ail 1 : noon at one' I o'clock. All njnmb'i : are urged t j i | be prtic-nt, . ■■ II!. —

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT MONDAY, FERRI ARY 29 f 1932

HONORS DAUGHTER ' WITH BIRTHDAY PARTY Mrs. Max Moyer entertained with a party at her home ou Third street Sunday afternoon, honoring her daughter. Miss Minnie Moyer who celebrated her birthday anniver- ' sary. The appointments of the affair were in keeping with spring, and colorful tally* were given the guests. Several games of bunco were played with prizes being presented to tile Misses Ferrell Fenirnore, Fannie Schwartz, and Ruth Laub, consolation. The guests were then seated at I a large table In the dining room I which was centered with a bowl of i fruit and candy, and a deßcious two course luncheon was served by Mrs. Moyer. Th ■ honor guest, Mias Moyer, was the recipient ot many pretif birthday gifts. Those present were tire Misses Ferrel Fenimore, Janice Barber, Miriam Haley. IJlizabeth Frisinger. and Dorothy Little of this city. Rachel Steiber. Lillian Steiber. Rutlt Laub, Fannie Schwartz, Ruth Field, and Be.nadinc E’ield of Fort Wayne, and the honor guest, .Alkss Minnie Moyer. MISSIONARY SOCIETY TO ENTERTAIN CONVENTION The Women's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church will meet at the home of Mrs. Herman Hollman on Jackson street. Thursday afternoon, March 3. at which time plans will be made so.- the Fort AVayne District convention to be held here April 27. The meeting will open at twothirty o'clock Thursday afternoon, and the assisting hostesses will be the Mesdanies John T. Myers. Nellie Haney, F. W. Downs, and Mel Rice. Mrs. R. I). Myers will give the lesson .tak ’ii from the study book ■'Challenge of Change." During the regular business meeting plans will be made for the district convention which will lie held in the local M. E. Church. April 27. The Decatur auxiliary will act as hostesses forth • convention. Miss Genevieve Billing will lie ' hostess to tlie members of the ReI ligions Study Club. Wednesday | night at seven-thirty o'clock. I Tlie Presbyterian Sunday School ' will hive charge of the midweek ’ i service at tlie church AVednesday; j night at seven o'clock. The N and T. Club will m let at i the h mu’ of Mrs. >;d War en on MeB i'iii’s street AVedm sday after i noon at two o'clm k. MISS ALICE MCKEAN SURPRISED ON BIRTHDAY .M ss Alice McKean of near Mon j tree was plea amly surprised Sunday the occasion being her hhlhd iv i ."iniver.-ary. When Miss McKean | | returned home son church she] | so tnd her sisters and their families | 'at her home, forming a surprise 1 | birthday party. A de'k’ootis dinner was enjoyed i jat the noon hour. The table was : centered with a large decorated birthday cake. Th' honored gtu .1 received a numlrer of pretty gifts. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. I lari ”. Klopfenstine of Bill fton ; Mr. land Mrs. Ransom i'a kley >and 1 dunghters Evelyn and Jean of Deii Uur; Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Liby. I Atrv. Menno Roth. John McK an of Monroe; Ora Shoudeil. Mi. s Harriet I McKean, and .Afr. and Mrs. Lowell B mecutter of Anhit. n. The Missionary Society of the; j ('hr'..'inn Church will mo”t. with I Mr;. A. D. Artman, Thursday qyi nJinr at s”ven-thir,ty (y'cloe.k. Mrs. if. It. L'itimari will bo the loade . I Mrs. VV. P. Schrock will In- bo I loss to the members o' tier dinner l bridge dub at the A. J. Smith homo .iTliursday even,” 1 ’ a' six-thirty o'- .! clock. RAILROADS TO BORROW MONEY • (COY I INI’FD FORM PAGE ONE | To flic Chicago and East‘i n Uli-j ■ nois railway, which applied lor < 7.1!»G.4;:6. an 'num diute loan of i j s;u;2»,s'Ki. i To the Alabama. Tefinessee atslj Northern railroad the comm is don ! authorized a loan of $27.j.0b0. I To the Missouri I'acifh io' road, which originally asked for a • loan of >23.250, l»0» and which hu.ij j already had aulliorized an < uu-rg j i emy loan of s(,snh.<HM>. Uio com ) ; mission authoriz.ed another loan of I 32.X00.1Hf0. In each Instance in which the commission did not authorize the ; full amount of the requested loan, : it was pointed out flint additional loans could Be granted after forth er itivesfigatlon. ! Tim < (i>nioi.i.:ioii niinounced it Ind t , rprlicatiom from ! four other railroads to borrow i niAiiej from Iho recomdrucHon 1 finance corporation. The applica lions were from Hie New York • Central. S7.Ihhi.OOO; the Cotton Belt $31,727,750: the Georgia an-1 1 Florida. >1.000.000. and the Aberdeen ami Rockfish. >257.000. Mr. ami Mrs. Lloyd Y'ouse of .Hoagland and daughters visited Sunday al'te noon with Mr. and Mrs. Dan Neireiter.

TEACHERS WILL GET MINIMUM, TRUSTEES VOTE (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) Myers, clerk in the county super Intendent’a office, was lowered from $3.50 per day. to 115.00 per week, to become effective nt once. Her salary is fixed by the 12 trustees. Dates are Set The trustees selected the week of April 25 to May 2 as comineme merit week, when the various county high schools will hold their I commencement exercises. The county high schools and their commencement dates are as, follows: Monmouth high school. Monday. April 25: Hartford town ship high school, Tuesday, April 26: Monroe liigh school, AVednes day, April 27: Jefferson township high school, Thursday. April 28; Geneva high school. Friday. April 29; Pleasant Mills high school Saturday. April 30. and Kirkland township high school, Monday. May 2. The speaker for the exercises will be chosen later, It was announced. o HOOVER WOULD CHANGE COURT PROCEDURES (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) ing motions to quash indictments because of disqualifications of grand jurors.”. The President recommended: I—That the supreme court lie authorized to prescribe uniform rules of practice ami procedure in criminal cases. 3-That legislation lie enacted permitting an accused person to waive the requirement of indictmem by grand jury, and speed up the entire proceedings. 3—That legislation be passed providing that if not less than 12 eligible grand jurors vote for an indictment it shall not be invalidat- » —I- —■ .uwe . H— - « !1 HIM - M

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ltd because of the presence of inI eligible jurors. 4- That most juvenile cases be turned over to slate authorities: rather than be tried in federal! I courts 5— That a corporation operating , iln one state but incorporated In I another should be treated as a citizen of any state In which It does ■ business. II 6 That congress act on zecom-! Imendatifms by the attorney gener-1 lai supplementing the prohibition I law In the District of Columbia. 7 That tlie bankruptcy laws be I ’ amended materially strengthening ; 'them and protecting loth debtors and creditors. The powers of tin courts would be broadened in aciding on discharges. ; The President »ald that a sound : bankruptcy systi m .should operate: ; H ‘‘First, to relieve hones hut uu-'.-ilnnate d-Teors of an overwhelm ‘ ' ing burden of debt; -"Second, to eu'ect a prompt ami ( I economical liquidation and distriJbution of insolvent estates; and , ‘ Third, to discourage fraud ami , needless waste of assets by with- , holding relief from debiors in prop ': er cases.” JAPS THREATEN RAIL SYSTEMS (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) . — ' defended to the dea’h for a week. The heavy gunfire was resumed; las Japanese landed more men near, Shanghai to beat back the city’s! i defenders and as reports were received that a truce was being. ' negotiated in which diplomatic ■■negotiations would push the Chin-: ese farther hack than poshed so far i j by Japan ;-ie fighting men. Army and navy headquarters of I the •attacking forces issued two i comnutniques claiming important ■victories. Lieut. Gen. Kenkichi > Cyeda. J ipanese military commaniiI> r. announced at 3 p. m. that all 1 I, Chinese had been driven from the ! section east of Hongkew creek as-j i ter Japanese forces had captured ■ i Chouchiati and o her villages be-i

tween Lochiachai and tlie Chinese! headquarters at Chenebiutung. Tlie ninth Japanese division ad i I vanced its headquarters to a sec | ition controlled by the sixth brigade' lin central Kiangwancheti. Gen. | isjiimomoto. commanding the 22nd | regiment which arrived at t.lie but-! I tie scene Sunday, is preparing foi l a general attack on Tazang tomor I I row, Gen. Ujreda said. — Shanghai, Feb. 29. (U.R) A Chin- ■ se pedestrain seized by Japanese I consulate police in the lobby of I lie Astor House Hotel was revealed today as Gen. Wang-Ken, com- ! mandcr of the Salt revenue constabulary. who has been linked with rumored efforts of Chinese to liaise a $30,000,000 war loan from ■ Americans. The Japanese seized the general's i brief case, in which it was under-1 stood tljey found contracts for I '.American airplanes and munitions. It also was reported Kung-Ken cominanded several units of the crack | I 19th Chinese route army, foremost Shanghai defense group. I , o — -— Women Run Aurora Aurora, ill.. Feb. 29. <U.R>—AA'om-, ~n ran Aurora's affairs today as-; .ter their own ideals — and not a single man found fault. The men sat back this leap year . I day and watched "the prettiest and: ! brainiest” women in the city take charge of the city hall, fire depart-' ’ inent police station, newspaper and I (other centers of masculine doniin-1 j ance. ——i o — - Lawyers File Reply Indianapolis, Feb. 29 — (UP) — : counsel for D. C. St’phenson today filed with the supreme court a reply to attorney general James M. lOglen'.i answer to their additional .- m k r'.ror Coram Nobis petition. Their additional pleedings. termed the "second paragraph" a "friI volous' action.

ffrTown Talk

Mr. ami Mrs. Charles Burdge. Mr ! and Mrs. Earl H. Adams and L. D. | Adams visited in Indianapolis and Fortville witli friends over the week-end. Robe.t Morris returned to Fort Recovery, <>., today after visiting over the week-end with relatives and friends in this city. Mr. and .Mrs, E. B. Macy and Miss Louisa Hofer of this city and J. J. Hofe.‘ of Monroe were guests of ' friends and relatives in Portland, | Sunday. Mrs. Roy Masonbrink who has I been a patient at the Lutheran Hospital iu Fort Wayne, was removed I to her home in this city Sunday, i where she Is slowly recovering from illness. Mr. and Mrs. Harl Hollingsworth were week end visitors at Indiana- , polis. Cai E. Peterson ' who has been a patient at the Adams County Mo- , mortal hospital the past two weeks j is getting along nicely and expects I to he able to go home tomorrow or ,next day. Felix Holthouse of Louisville was j 1 a business visitor here Saturday I I evening. Mrs. Rose M. Brockie ajiti son i John. Mrs. Hoffman and son of New ' | Bremen, Ohio were Sunday utter- | I noon guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. ' I Bell of this city. Mrs. Charles Harkless ot Fort | Wayne is visiting filend.s in this city. Mrs. B. AV. Shraluka of Fort Wayne spent the week end in this ( city visiting relatives. She was ac- , companied to her home Sunday eve- i iring by Miss Dolores Elzey and Bob ! Shraluka. Miss Mary Mclntosh, a student i nurse at the Methodist hospital in I Fort AVayne. spent Friday and Sat•urday in this city visiting relatives.

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S W. Hale had as his guests Sun-, day afternoon, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Dean and daughter Mary of Gary and Mr. and Mrs. GeorgeMosiman of Bluffton. Miss Mary Deam has been a missionary from the Methodist church for the paste 7 years, and was stationed'aUthe., Philippine Islands. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hui st aij.d daughters Mabel and Ruth pf near Monroe and Cynthia Joan dark of Ulis city spent Sunday in Van AVert Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Yoitfig and daughter Dorothy and Miss Kathryn Flitzinger attended the MuncieSouth Side liasketball game at Muncie, Saturday night. Mr. and Mrs. George Andrews of Huntington visited witli relatives here Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Bai tlett' returned to their home in Muncie this evening after visiting relatives and friends in this dity. Mr. and Mrs. V. J. Bormann, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Zeser of this city and I Mr. and Mrs. George Andrews of I Huntington visited with Mr. and Mrs. AA 111 O'Brien at St. Marys, I Ohio, Sunday. Delvie Chilcote motored to Fort AVayne last night to visit friends. Mrs. John Merryman and Mrs. ' C. A. Krugh of this city, Mrs. Belle Kephart of Spencerville, O„ and Frank Merryman of near Salem visited Stunday afternoon at tlie Ray Gllpen home near Portland. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Martin of Fort AVayne were Sunday guesls I of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Crist. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Garard ami daughter Patsy, visited in I Fort AVayne Sunday afternoon. Miss Eloise Noll of the Lutheran I hospital in Fort AVayne spent Sunday in this dity visiting her par- ' ents, Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Noll.