Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 31, Number 301, Decatur, Adams County, 22 December 1933 — Page 3

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■Stains for ■ TAU SIGMA K . CI.H'.I Kalcy entertained I ';<> ■ h ... <if ill'- Kta Tuu Sigma sot W ~,.,| -,-e pledges ill till' home K,‘ ||. 11> Kern, Tlltirmluy »• v.n ji,,. , (inclusion of several H,.. In idg' l Miss Mnrle Kolt. r K,.,l th.' pri»». ■ members enjoyed :i ChristB ~v han (■ and gif's were preHh| Id lll'' I‘l'Slge.S, Illi' Mieses K,.,| Kol.li'»".v. Marie Koller ■ Ves|»‘i' Hp. hn icss, assisted by Miss H , Miller served a delicious luncheon of i' iri-rtma, Kinlin' ii< Miss Dolores Elzey ■ ~|llrl, ' ‘i ll Ihp Sl,, ' , "' i| y 1,1 >*" I I ■tISTIAN LADIES K r NEW OFFICERS ■L lanlies Aid Society of the ■ Christian Church mel in the ■,, p c . Tlimsday H . regular meeting- Miss Mar ■ liaiiiels. Ili<‘ preeidenl. had ■,. ol I '■ devolionals and the Hi business meeting and pio Hrinu I lie meeting the election ' Hp,,,c was held and Mrs. Ho ■ IPiU was mimed president;; ■ p,, I i oilier, vice-president; M . nieii Kraft, secretary. and ■ Adam Ktinowich treasurer, ■ Porplms Drum, reporter. H r ~p,,i< of tlie traveling basket a, ~ .1 the mite box iipenini' ■hr held at the next meeting, at . K time the yearly report will ■ be given. He Root township Home Ei’onoHt'lii'n will meet with Mrs. .John ■,-.- Tuesday afternoon at oneK o'clock with Mrs. Erank Kit-■thea-si.-ting hostess. A Christ■exchange will be held and a ; ■ 10 p will he given the winner. B ■ 1 ■K REVIEW GIVEN ■missionary meeting I K Women's Missionary Society | K Baptist Church met at the Kof Mrs. S. E. Hite Thursday , Koon lor the regular meeting. , ■ Ezra Brandyberry led the de- - Kais and Mrs. Bina Buhler , ■an interesting review of the j ■ and fourth chapters of the ■on study Isxrk. In the review a i ■r edit ation for Chinese wo- 1 | ■ was urged and the develop■of economic conditions in -la- ,

•••••••••••••••••••• 0 K BARBER SHOP • BEAUTY SALON J \ Re-opening under the A* — management of ” V r rances Dawson $ £ Formerly of the Lockerbie Hotel, Beauty Salon, Indianapolis, Ind. A J Expert Finger Waves, Shampoos, ft ' ( Permanents, and other beauty ' treatments. Special Get-Acquainted Prices for a limited time. Phone 55—or stop in for an appointment—l 29 No. Second St. -v >1 tHEay fWfußdß<. /J PR Ar/ (food OU j®f HpOUW gf® coqd ° L • -* Why not order a case today, nothing will please him more ... and the whole us the old-time flavor with plenty of zip! South <B en 4 , I JJeverage & Ice Assn. | RDER YOUR CASE now. . . we deliver promptly The Fred Mutschler Distributing Co., Inc. Phone 24.

club'calendar Society Deadline, 11 a. m Mlm Mary Macy Pbonei looo—ioo] Friday «”n'as lo<|g elM M(W HaU Zi <>n Hefortmsl Phoebe Blbl<x Christmas party. Mrs. Schroyer. 7:3l) p> Ih . Christian Beginners class Mrs Cikl King, : !: ;m p Saturday Zion Reformed Mission Rand irlstmas party, t-hitreh parlors 1 to 2 p. m. Tuesday Installation of Officers and Re'■option, Phi ne| ta Kapp,, llonip 8 p. tn. I Hoot Township Home Economics < bill, Mrs, John Magley, i;;;,, pan. Mrs. Curtis Moser distributed Mission firemans, "Contrasts''. Three guests. Mrs. Charles Hite, i Mrs. Vaughn Hllyard and Miss MilI dred Johnson were present at the ! meeting. A gift exchange was held ; and delicious refreshments were I served. FRIVOLITY CLUB ELECTS NEW OFFICERS The members of the Frivolity j ( lub met Thursday evening at the j home of Mrs. Ralph E. Roop for the i Chiistmae party and election of of- | ficers. I he Christmas gifts were arranged under the decorated Christmas tree and were exohanged. Games of bridge were played and prizes won ' by tlie Mesilanies Waldo Eek rote, Frank Crist and H. A. Baker. Mrs. Ray Frybarik was elected president of tlie organization dur- i ing the election of officers and Mrs. Waldo Eckrote was named secretary and treasurer. ECONOMICS CLUB HAS ANNUAL PARTY The Decatur Home Economics Club held a Christmas party at the home of Mrs. Robert Garard Wednesday afternoon. Twenty j members were present. The meeting was opened by singing ’-he club song and repeating the creed, followed by the members repeating tile Lord's prayer. The regular business was conducted and tlie program for tlie

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noM year was outlined. An Interestn * lesson on the making of bound buiton boles und tailored pockets was presented by Mrs. Gilbert • trickier and Mrs. George Squler. 1 Im < iiristmus exchange was held und a delicious luncheon was served by Hie assisting hostesses, Mesdames Elzey, lArciibold und Foreman. The next meeting will be held With Mrs. Fred Collier. DINNER PARTY AT CARPE DIEM CLUB Pretty appointments prevailed in , Hie decorations for the dinner party of Hie Cai pe Diem Club which was „ held at Hie home of Mrs. Grant Fry on Seventh street. Small tables were laid with linens and centered with green tapers in red holders. The Christmas colors also wore used in Hie delicious ! himheon served by Mrs. Htirve Baker. Mrs. Fry and daughter Wanda. Preceding the dinner the tapers . were lighted und Wanda 'Fry played "Silent Night" on the violin accompanied at the piano by her ( mother. The Christmas exchange was . held, after which games of five hundred were played. Mrs. Roy I Johnson and Mrs. Alva Lawson received the prizes. The next meeting will lie held witli Mrs Albert Beery. , LOYAL DAUGHTERS I HAVE CHRISTMAS PARTY Tlie annual Christmas party of the Loyal Daughters class of the i Evangelical Sunday School was [ held al the home of the teacher, Mrs. Frank Butler, Thursday night, j Decorations included a lighted j Christmas tree and seasonal ap- ' pointments were used in the entertaining rooms. (At six-thirty o'clock i a delicious pot-lue-k dinner was I served at the small tables which.i were centered with tapers. Following a short business ses-1 slon an entertainment was given including a vocal duet by Mrs. Frank Butler and Mrs. Clarence Weber, a reading by Betty Fuhrman and speeches by Roberta Swager. Santa Claus arrived at the party with a pack and presented gifts to each of the twenty five members , of the class ami five children pre- I sent. The class presented Mrs. But- ' ler with a breakfast set and she in j turn presented the members with ; lovely gifts. ‘CHRISTMAS PROGRAM GIVEN AT W. F. M. S. The Women's Foreign Missionary Society of the Monroe Methodist Church was held at the home of Mrs. John Floyd, Thursday afternoon. Fifty two persons attended the meeting and four new members j were taken into the organization. | The meeting was opened with | the singing of "Silent Night" and. ; Scripture reading and prayer were i j given by Mrs. Flossie Brandyberry, i A Christmas program was present-, led as follows: reading. "This > Christmas" by Effie Ray; piano sei-1 lection, Lohma Hahnert; steward-] | ship talk. Mrs. E. M. Duntar; inI strumental selection. Mrs. Reuben j Meyer; reading. Eliza Hahnert; I music by Mrs Winteregg. Mrs. E. | ■W. Busche and Mrs. Winteregg; ! sang "Silver Threads Among the i , Gold." This song was dedicated to | | Rev. and Mrs. Dunbar for their ' thirty third wedding anniversary. The annual Christmas exchange I was held. art department ENJOYS DINNER PARTY \ dinner party of pretty Christ-, mas appointments was served at I the home of Mrs A. R. Ashbaucher, | Thursday night, to the members j of the Art Department of the Wo-1 man's Club. Elaborate decorations were used , about the entertaining rooms, and a large decorated Christmas tree formed the outstanding decorations, j Small tables were centered with ; tall red lighted tapers and an at- j rangement of evergreens. A delicious two course dinner I was served, cafeteria style, after I ,

•• 1 — ————— . Wine For Christmas A new treat for Christmas—sparkling wine in the popular flavors. Surprise your guests on their Christmas Day visit by treating them to a glass of legalized wine. Extremely popular at the Christmas dinner, too. We have in stock the following— SAUTERENE RIESLING BURGANDY SHERRY PORT TOKAY PRICES REASONABLE IMutschler Distributing Co. AGENTS Decatur Phone 21

• which games of progressive hearts I were played. Miss Velma Walters i received the first prize and Miss i Neva Hrnndyberry, consolation . prize. I Sanin Claus arrived at the party and presented each member with u • toy and the toys were given to the • Good Fellows Club. I Tlie food and decorations committee Included Miss Vivian Burk, chairman, and the Mesdames L. A. Cowen, Lois Itluck and 'A. R. Ashbnuther. i —— o AGREE TO LOW TAX ON WHISKY (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) . would be taxed 80 cents a gallon , and artificially carbonated wines , 40 cents. All wines over 24 per , cent alcoholic content, however. would he subjected to the $2 levy the same as distilled spirits. Tlie beer set at $. r i per barrel regardless of alcoholic content. Chairman Doughton estimated tlie whisky tax would bring in $"00,000,000 annual revenue the ‘ first year, the wine tax $10,000,000 and he Imer tax $160,000,000. In addition import duties and occupational laxes are expected to bring in at least $100,000,000. COURTHOUSE New Case Filed i The Constantine Casket Co., vs. . Otho Lobenstein, suit on account. Set For Trial i American Medical Rating Bureau Inc., vs. Dr. Edward D. Sell, breach j of contract, cause set for trial Feb- | rnary 26. Additional Counsel Anna Keinzler vs Celest Dold estate, claim, petition by executor to employ additional counsel to defend this claim filed, submitted and sustained. C. J. Lutz appointed by ' court as assistant counsel. Reply Filed Mary J. Niblick vs Francis J. Selim itt and Germaine Schmitt, 'ejectment, set off and reply to de- ] fendants' counter claim filed by i plaintiff and supplementary plead- , ing filed. 0 Annual Christmas Dinner At School The annual Christmas dinner for the pupils of the South Ward school was served at tlie school ouilding today noon by teachers of the school and members of the Parent ; Teachers Association. Tlie members of the association prepared the dinner which was served at long tables in Miss Eva ' Acker's room. The tables were laid i with white and centered with strips , of red crepe paper. Evergreens and ' tall red tapers in green holders i formed a decorative note and candy ; canes marked the covers for the pupils. Christmas carols were sung by ' the children and the annual dinner I served by the teachers, the Misses ; Eva Ac<ker, Mary Suttles, Helen I Shroll and Effie Patton, assisted by ! Parent Teacher Association memI bers. o ———— — SUES FAMOUS GRAIN TRADER (CONTINUED FROM van, Janies A. McGlynn. Richard Partmore, Edward Kelly, Henry B. Layton, Frank Lynch, Francis McGowen, John C. Albes. James D. Stern, Leland E. Stowell, Bertrand J. Diehl and George K. Small. Green said a demand for payment of the taxes had been made yesterday by Internal Revenue Collector Carter H. Harrison and that suit was filed upon refusal of payment. o W. W. Briggs of Geneva was a visitor here last evening.

Mrs. E. Burt Lenhart of this city and Mr. and Mrs. Orval M. Lenhart! of Wren were visitors In Fort Wayne today. Miss Lee Anna Vance of New York City will return to Decatur Saturday to spend the Christmas holidays with her parents, Mr. und Mrs. O. L. Vance Miss Naomi Butler of Cincinnati, Ohio, will arrive In this city today to spend the Christmas holidays with her parents, Mr. und Mrs. H. E. Butler. Mrs. Harold R. Daniels and children will leave this afternoon for Fort Wayne where they will visit with Mrs. Daniel's parents Mr. and Mrs. Leo Studer over the holidays. Guy B. Best, of Chicago is visilIng his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Best here over Christmas. Guy, who Is a graduate of the Decatur high school is te Inventor of the freshfill Ink station and president of the corporation which manufactures and distributes them. The mat hines are in use In, all the large colleges and in many business Institutions. Inspector Draper of t'lie federal office of the CWA attended to business here and declares the organization in ‘Adams county is one of the best in the state. TWO CITIZENS SLUGGED HERE LAST EVENING (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) same time Mrs. Schraeder was struck. No loot was obtained, although a large roll top desk in the home was thoroughly ransacked, with papers scattered all over the room. Obtain $27 Adrian Lenhart was going to the j coal shed at the' rear of his home. . Just as he started Into the door, carrying an empty coal bucket in each hand. Lenhart heard a man say, “Get him." At about that time, Lenhart was

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j struck In the forennad and knock-' ed unconscious. The prowlers went through Lenhart's clothing, taking $27 In fftim his pockets. . As soon as Lenhart regained con- 1 sclousness, he telephoned local of- ' fleers, who made an Intensive 1 search of the surrounding premises, but fulled to Und any trace of the thieves. It was reported today that a ! residence on West Elm street also ' was entered Thursday night, but 1 no loot wus obtained. Local officers and Decatur cltl- 1 zens wore out in force for several hours last night, searching extens- ; ively through the west part of the city but no trace of the prowlers 1 was found. Wednesday night, ten or twelve homes In the vicinity of North I Tenth and North Eleventh streets i were entered but no great amount ; of loot was obtained. Local officers scout the theory ' that local talent Is responsible for the series of depredations, pointing out that a similar wave of petty crime has been prevallent in Van Wert and Convoy, Ohio, within the last ten days. RAIL BUSINESS IS INCREASING (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) • ♦♦♦♦♦ » • « *-*-• • holiday exodus by rail unprece-' dented in the depression was reported today as railroads rushed extra trains into service and regi-1 mented terminal staffs to handle huge throngs. The Pennsylvania railroad an- 1 bounced the addition of more than 2o(i trains supplemented by hundreds of extta coaches and Pullmans. Special limited truins I to Pittsburgh. Chicago and St.

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' Ixmls will leave In three, four and 1 five HMttlons. Chicago, Dec. 22— <U.R> —A 10 per cent Increase in mldwestern ; holiday rail travel was indicated I today In reports of several roads. The Chicago und North Western ' railway has added special equipment to handle u business consid- • , erably Increased over that of las’ ! year's Christmas season, accord- i ; ing to Robert Thompson, passen--1 ger traffic manager.

: — r At Christmas Time our thoughts turn to our loyal friends and customers and it is with all sincerity that we wish everyone a MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR RIVERSIDE SUPER SERVICE

. * p. At this Joyous Christmas season, we deem it a privilege and a pleasure to extend to you and yours sin- ‘ cere wishes for a MERRY CHRISTMAS and a Happy and Prosperous HAPPY NEW YEAR P. KIRSCH & SON gpp’W MERRY CHRISTMAS A friendly thought at Christmas. Happy Wishes, Too, And then to start the New Year right Another wish for you HAPPY NEW YEAR HOLTHOUSE SCHULTE & CO

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ADAMS COUNTY SELECTED FOR RURAL SURVE\ (CONTINUED FROM FAOB ONE) may be able to make home improvements within the next few years.. Knowledge of needs will be useful to the government, she said.. Counties selected for the survey have at least 2,000 farm homes.