Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 32, Number 305, Decatur, Adams County, 26 December 1934 — Page 3

FSOCI ETY. l|>si lota Xi Annual Charity Ball ■foße Held At Country Club Thursday Night H silo annual charity ball of the!* ,i lot* Xi sorority will be hell ul D«<atur Country Club Thursday night. i)( . r 27 . U / ■ nine-thirty ockrk and continue unt |i thirty, with mux" by Carl Young and hiaeleven piece ()r , h^ tr ., ()f j,,

hallroom at the club has ■L r , attractively decorated in Kipping "itli tihfl holiday season. ■Ljjity and favor dances will b< Katnrra «f the evenln K- ■ Tickets are selling for one-dollar K,,,! twenty five cents a couple and HL. secured from any member the sorority. class ■to SERVE supper ■ Tim Winners clms of the Evan-Kslii-al Sunday School will .serve a ■, (W Year’s eve eupper in the ■t'ltiir 11 basement, Monday ev. ■ppeentber 31. ■ The menu for the supper will in ■dale vegetable and oyster soup. Kckles. olives, celery and pie. The ML-ira of the metal will be twenty Kve cents. ■ meeting of ■economics club ■ The Friendship Village Homo ■frononiics Club met recently with Alma Sipe. Mrs. Rolla llaude■husli. chairman, had charge of the ■meeting which was opened with the ■club song. The members responded ■to the roll call with quotations ■about Christmas. Twenty four ineni■bert.. eleven children and one visi- ■ lnr . Mrs. Lester Sipe, were present. ■ Mrs. Sina Lugenbill offered pray■r. The lesson demonstration on the Kmtxk was given by the leaders. ■Mrs. Wittwer and Mrs. Dwight Rau■dehmdi. Christmas carols were ■sungI Santa Claus appeared at the ■party and presented each person ■present with a gift and treat. The ■next meeting will be held with Mrs. KakeUolch. Mrs. Dan Roop and Mrs. ■ William Neadstine will he the as- ■ sitting hostesses. I The I Alles Aid Society of the ■ Christian church will meet Thurs■diy afternoon at two o’clock with ■ Mrs. Sol Lord. I MRS. EMMA SMITLEY ■ SURPRISED ON BIRTHDAY | Mrs. Emma Smitley of east of ■ Berne was pleasantly surprised by ■ her nine children, twenty-six grandIchildren and one great grandchild. " Sunday, at a pot-luck dinner in observance of her birthday anniversary and Christmas. Following the dinner Mrs. Smitley was presented with a tabh FORTIFY AGAINST Colds with McKesson's Cod Liver Oil. Special at 69c a pint KOHNE DRUG STORE

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H i| CLUB CALENDAR Society Deadline, ii a. M. Mlm M*ry Macy Phone* 1000—1001 r 1 Thursday r Zion Junior Walther league | Lutheran school, 7:30 ,p. m. I Methodist Ladies Aid Society . Mrs. Dan Sprang. 2:30 p. m. I Eastern Star regular stated meetding, Masonic hall, 7:30 p. m. i St. Rita's unit 14 meeting, Mrs. 3 Florain Leonand, 6:30 p. m. I Psi lota Xi annual charity ball, Decatur Country Chib, 9:30 p. m. J Psi lota Xi annua) charity ball, ' Decatur Country. 9:30 p. m. ,1 ( hristian laid; s Aid So' iety, i Mrs. Sol Lord, 2 ,p. m. Moose round and square dance. Moose Home. Monday Evangelical Winners class supper, church, 5 to 7 p. m. i lamp. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. ‘ William Smitley, Mr. and Mrs. Sam- ‘ uel Egley. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph 1 j Smitley and family, Mr. and Mrs. I ■ Archie Smitley and family, Mr. and J Mrs. Clarence Smitley and family. ■. Mr. and Mrs. Chalmer Smitley and •family, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Christy -'and family, Mr. and Mrs. Alva Law- > son. Mr. and Mrs. Heber Feasel: . ’ and family, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil . Smitley and family, Mrs. Frankie >1 Christy. Holman Egley, Miss Helen I Roop. Ed Marbaugh and Mrs. Em,l ma Smitley. II ENTERTAINS | AT DINNER Miss Della Sellemeyer entertainJed at dinner Tuesday evening, in [honor of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Meri win, Jr. of New Ycrk Citv, Mrs. ■ | Merwin was formerly Miss Lee An- ■' na Vance of this city. The dining table was laid with a lace banquet cloth and centered ' with a low bowl of American : Beauty roses and tali lighted tapers. ' A four course dinner was served t to Mr. and Mrs. Merwin, Fred SellJemeyer, Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Vance ’ Mr. and Mrs. Fred Heuer, Albert ■' and Miss Della Sellemeyer. ; ‘ DR. AND MRS. MILLER CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY ‘ j Dr. and Mrs. J. M. Miller celebrat--1 ed their forty-third wedding annivers ry which was an event of Dec I ember 24. at their borre with a turi key dinner on Christmas day. I i vers were laid for Mr. ond Mrs. ; H. D. Lower. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Smith and daughter Sally Gwend.i---j yin, Mrs. Leota Beery, daughter i Jeanette, and sons John Wil-on ami

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She Helps Mother in Baby Race | 1 * t 7 9 I i f ! "'} I £' .Xjrr - iM '* -: .. I . , *•» *" -r I Mrs. Matthew Kenny, leading contender in Canada's ‘‘maternity sweepstakes”, is pictured in r> Toronto hospital smiling broadly as a nurse holds her eleventh child since 192 Q. With this new baby, a girl, Mrs. Kenny will attempt to win the 5500,000 provided by the will of the late Charles Vance Miller, millionaire sportsman, for the Toronto mother giving birth to the greatest number of children during a 10-year period ending October, 1936. i

Kenneth. Mrs. Eliaibeth Gilpin of I , this city; Joe Lower of New York 11 City and Mies Helen Lower of Port I Jarvis, New York. Mi. and Mrs. Robert Oarard and' daughter Patsy were Christmas : day guests of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Wilhelm, Mr. and Mrs. Hartman Deel anil family, and Mr. and Mrs. Allow Humbarger and family. In Fort Wayne yesterday. GUESTS ENJOY CHRISTMAS DINNER Mr. and Mrs. Harry Fritzinger en- ■ tertained at Christmas dinner for Mrs. E. Fritzinger; Dick Steele, Frank Conter, Miss Rose Conter, Miss Catheryn Fritzinger, Miss Mar- ■ gret and Join Conter of Fort Wl.iyne. FAMILY ENJOYS CHRISTMAS PARTY A Christmas party was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lun Nib- ■ lic'k, Tuesday for brothers an, 1 sisi tens of Mrs. Niblick. Those present were Mr. and Mtn. Martin Henneford and daughter Marjorie and Mr. and M-s. E. C. Joray and son Willi m of Vera Cruz; Mr. and Mi's. Frank McFar- ■ ren cf Bluffton. MOOSE LODGE TO HOLD DANCE A round and square dance for members of the Loy.il Order of Moose and their invited guests will

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| be hell Thursday night at the I Moise Home. Musi will b? furnish-1 ' ed by the Braun 'brothers orchestra. I — ENTERTAIN WITH CHRISTMAS DINNER Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bender enter ' tained with a Christmas dinner Tuesday in honor of Miss Rosetta Teeple of Chicago. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Ben Teeple and children Kathryn and Marton, Miss Medie Williamson of De.utur; Mr. | and Mrs. In Jones. Mr. and Mrs. . Fred Bender of Pleasant Mills, and | the honered guest. ENTERTAIN AT FAMILY DINNER Mrs. Mary Fullertkamp mid , daughters Patsy, Rosemary and ■ Noreen, Herb Fullenkamp and A. C. j Braggman of Fart W-iyne. LOCAL COUPLE TO BE MARRIED THURSDAY j The marriage of Miss Fkrence Magley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. | John C. M igley of 827 North Fifth street, and Charles Breiner, son of; Mr. ami Mrs. J. M. Breiner, 310 West Jefferson street, will take place Thursday, December 27. Miss Magley is well known in this city, having, taught in the public | schools for several years. She is a member of the Psi lota Xi sorority. o New York Sun Led The New York Sun was the firs: newspaper to be sold on the streets tn this country.

Mrs. Dick Engle left this morning for Des Moines, lowa, to join her iitiHband who Is etnployiwl there. She stopped at Chi- ago for a short visit with Miss Mary Engle. Mr. and Mr-. Donald Smith of Indlunapolls spent Christmas wltlbMrs. EIJu Hyland and other relatives. Roscoe Bockman of Fort Wayne spent Chrlstm'is with relatives Miss Marjorie Foughty is visiting la few days with Roberta Connot, Mis. Doti Dibble and children of Ci linu, Ohio, visited hero Tuesday with Mr. and Mix. Fred King. MisKullieryn King aeeoni'punled Mrs. Dibble to Celina, to spend a week. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gurard called on Miss Hattie Kern at the Methodist hospital in Fort Wayne yesterday. Miss Kern is recovering nicely from a recent operation. Pat Wilhelm of Fort Wayne will leuve the latter part of this week for Miami, Florida, where he will spend the remainder of the winter. Howard Wisehaupt spent C. rist- ' mas visiting friends and relatives in t.ids - Ity. Miss M rgaret anj Gerald Mylott returned to Chicago Tue.sdoy evening after visiting hero Christmas with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. : Martin J. Mylott. Mr. and Mrs. Mlles Roop and hildren spent Christmas in Rockford. Ohio wllh Mr. and Mrs. Oscar i Harb and family. Billy and Join I H>trb returned with Mr. and Mrs. ' Roop for a several day’s visit. Ival Newhard, a teacher in the j South Bend school,s visited with |frien-’s in Decatur today. Mr. and Mrs. George Schug and I son John < f Roanoke, Virginia, were guests of Mrs. John Schug in I tr is city over Christmas. Joe Lower of New York City was | a visitor in D ’oitur over the holi- ; days. A. 1). Ambler of Washington, D. ('., spent Christmas in Decatur, a gue«t at the John 11. S. hug home. Miss Esther Sundermann of Ada. Ohio, is spending the Christmas ; holid ys in this city. Richard S hug of Indiana Univer- ! slty, Bloomington, is in Decatur for the Christmas vacation. Miss Rosetta Teeple of Chicago ! is spending the holidays with her , ! parents, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin I Teeple of route 5. Decatur. Mrs. Grace Aliwein has re elved i a card from Mrs B Cornell of i Oneonta. New York, who is well ' known here, tint she is visiting with her son in New York City. H r 1 son to a professor in the Columbia University. Mrs. Cornell was formerly Helga Larsen, and I' s sung here frequently, and will lie remeni- ! here I by many local people. Miss Mary Fisher, who spent Christmas with her parents, Mr. ami Mrs. John Fisher of this city, returned to her home in Indianapolis Tuesday night. Miss Mary Helen Lose has returned to Indiana polls after spending Christmas with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Lose of this city. Mr. end Mrs. Thomas Fisher left today for Bouton, lowa, t , visit

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Exercising despotic power \ Senator Hu-y (King- ; fish) Long of Louisiana, virtually ha- the city of Alexandria, La., in his gra.-p following the action • f the state legislature, at his order, in ousting the city administration of Alexandria. N> w official* |

their son Harry. Mr. and Mrs. Horman Myers ant son Jd m vi-ii )cl (TirlMtmas day with Mrs. Myers’ mother. Mrs. Nel lie Oman at Bluffton. ARRIVALS Mr. and Mrs. Noah Habegger of Berne are the parents of u boy - baby born at the Adams County Memorial hospital this morning. A Caesarian operation was per- i formed. o Card of Thanks I wish in tbits manner to exprecc my a: pre 1 tion to the Democrat, I Mr. iFain and the .subscribers to the Democm t. for their kindnesses

Join the Rest of Decatur in this Great Money Saving Event! ■AMERICAN HOME SHOPSANNUAL MF g! ""I ’r nr 1 b nd—J You Have Been Waiting For It! —And Here It Is—lt Overshadows Anything We Have Ever Offered! 1 1 (! i! \ intKEiiiHr jfsr Si It isn't necessary to “Sell" these Coats—'l he facts sell them — Ent ~ ' they are exquisite ;tt>d were real “Buys at their original AmpiF i prices—At these Reductions they are really inimitable values. Skirts Originally to $19.50 C] 3.97 All Wool Tweeds Incomparable Values .. orioXiiMz to $3 Originally to $26.50 Q1Q.97 SP»-$P 9 Marvelous \ alues Sweaters Originally to $32.50 I / Twin ante. Slipovers Smart Weave-Luxury Furs’ 17 * -1 * were '/Mm/ff/MM. $1.50 to $3.50 (J*Q Q7 (t (Pf .19 to 0*9.39 SPORT Were From H /iMI sl2 - 50 ,0 ,o j \ \ \ (’OATS $22-50 sl2-97 An extraordinary selling of tlresses —for daytime — dinner anti SS& evening wear—every one distinctly new in detail and silhouette—all drastically reduced for immediate clearance. Originally (PH 07 Originally (?Q 07 -47 - to $5.00.. to $6.00 «?»>•* DRESSES il^Bw- 97 ■“ $5>97 Hid y . $7-97 SB-97 $1.97 HR suits dinner gowns w “i„ F ,T? s were $12.50 to $22.50 original’v from herefrom* Wg£i&at $7.95 to $12.50 - -Now $5.95 to $7.95 ( ||g $7-97 '» sl2-97 $5.97' SB-97 $3-17 ISE EARLY—BEST SELECTIONS—GO FIRST American Home Shop w MRS. L. BRADEN DECATUR. IND. 1 F

of tlie city, where Long once was the target for stink bomb and rotten eggs when he atttempted to make a political speech, were to be named by Gov. O. K. Alien, henchman of Long. The legisi*tun. al.-o aWcpl away laced *<tlf-gc»v*mu»enL

shown n e during the Christmas Club <ani|>aign. Mrs. Milos Roop. .«». -0 — ■— — Adams County I Memorial Hospital The condition of Edwin T. Moser of Geneva, who underwent a major operation at the Adams County ’ Memorial Hospital here Monday asI ternoon. was reported to be excellent today. Mr. Moser recently re- ; received 5900 from the Carnegie 1 Hero Fund commission at Philadelphia and a medal for saving the lives of two women while they were in bathing at the Lybarger sandpit July 19, 1931.

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Famed Ozark Woman Dead Ava, Mo. dJ.R)—Death has claimed Mrs. Emelle Schmitt Starck, one of the most colorful figures in the Ozarks, at 98. She had developed 1,0110 acres of barren, rocky ridge land into one of the finest farms in this section. o Cowboy Rop e r Deer Fort Davis. Tex.— (U.R) —Gabriel Salsido. a cowboy on the J. W. Merrill & Son ranch near here, ran down, roped and killed an eightpoint buck. Salsido succeeded in roping the deer after a quarter niil e chase. He killed it with a knife. Charley Webster, cowhand on the same ranch, who performed a similar feat last year, witnessed the encounter.