Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 33, Number 239, Decatur, Adams County, 9 October 1935 — Page 3

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By HARRISON CARROLL ■ Copi/rifJif, 7955, Kin.7 Fea/wrr.t Si/ndfcafc, Inc. BILYWOOD If Katharine Hep- ■® Impersonation of a boy in B a Scarlett” isn't the top in this ■of thing:, it ought to be. The | madcap star not only has cropped <>IY her insists ° n in " tiie role enw tire 1 y u ithout B £0 niakt-up. And I Bib Uh rnean n °* a ves ~ ■ ' JW tige. It’s the BK*<- «... I first case this '!• partment ever jM ,I(ar< ’ The ve, y Idea would | _JB give m °st fcmiKatharine ™ nl " e stars lhc Hepburn . hate stays m 1 half the picture. Due to the * haircut, they thought she'd *° wear a wig in the latter 01 the Him. Her hair has been “g. however, and, by dint of ’» up the ends, she'll now ®* to get by on her own locks, nonneement of the Max Baer--°Pi3 fight pictures here brought down on the Hollywood “ ses an<l the R-K-O Hillstreet *I S hkc a )0]) of brk . k With ron,,s, 'ation of the films and *' b ' e lnd ictments fl >' ln R around. " houses held the picture oft rani for ,wo Performances. » e some of the patrons were mg their money back. The nJ 1 ' eared tip later, however. 6 filrns went on the screen. - - » ir nw Re ! d ’ tl>e ffal who hi,s ticket' 1 ! th t n Llly Pons ' bou ß h ' ..„.. et t 0 New York and told I Koodbs ’ to study for aiswi east ' Irene Dunne has • I'nl° ? nance he r studies under Inia .u m! "l and ' alter hearing e acti» S ’ Lly Ponß advis ed the In Hoi? 8 nOt ,0 waste any more Ing. >wood - So it's opera or “but Hon C!ear Whom the laugh ‘ted ho, iWood chuckles at the ue ?° ,3a mystery of Linden Hire M n bo "' Eluding Rufus worked »„ . ‘ CMting director, ly stran J ? “ pitch of curios- : ths h 8 ° “ SS on ' Un,il mid- ' house was dark. Lights

CLUB CALENDAR Society Deadline, 11 A, M. Miss Mary Macy Phones 1000 — 1001 Wednesday United Brethren W. M. A, post- , I ponej one week. l-adies ShakMpearn dlub, Mrs. I C. J>. Teeple, 2:30 p. m. Pal lota Xi railed meeting, Mayor's court room. 7 p. nt. Zion Junior Walther League, Lutheran school, 7:30 p. m. Historical Club, Mrs. Dave Camp , bell, Bluffton, 1 p. in. Beulah Chapel Ladies Aid So1 ciety, Mrs. Charles Dettlnger, Magley. all-day. Zion Lutheran Missionary Society. Mrs. Otto Spiegel at the Arthur Hall home. 2 p. tn. Frivolity Club, Mrs. Bernard Braun. 7:30 p. nt. Rayoltos Musical and Comedy company. Monmouth high school gymnasium, 7:30 p. m. Thursday C. L. of C. pot lin k social, K. of C. hall, 6:30 p. m. Evangelical Missionary Circle, Mass Bernice Hanni, 7:30 p. m. Evangelical W. M. 8. rally and guest day. chun h parlors, 2 p. m. U. B. Work and Win class masqinrade party, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Poling. 7:30 p. m. So Cha Rea Club, Mrs. Clent Kortenber, 7:30 p. m. Better Homes Economics Club regular meeting, Mrs. Roy Price, 2 p. m. Pythian Sister vegetable soup I rale. K. of P. Home. ‘ W. O. T. M. regular meeting. Moose Home, 8 p. m. Eastern Star regular meeting. Masonic Hall, 7:30 p. m. Eta Tail Sigma .sorority. Mrs. McKean home, 120 Third street, 9 p. m. Union Chapel Ladies Aid Society, Mrs. W. A. Whitenbarger, 1:30 p. m. Rotary Ladies Night. Rice hotel, 6:45 p. m. Mt. Pleasant Indies Aid Society, Mrs. Frank Singleton. 2 p. m. Volunteer firemen special meeting. fire station. 7:30 p. m. Friday Union Chapel C. I. C. class, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Nidlinger, 7:30 p m. Posahontas lodge. Red Mens hall i 7:30 P- m. American Legion Auxiliary. Legion hall. 7:30 p. m. Saturday Evangelical Mission Band, church 3 p. m. Monday Research Club, Mrs. C. D. Lewton 2:30 p. tn. i K. of C. hall Tuesday evening at six thirty o’clock. All members are i invited to attend. The committee

would then flash on and shadow* would flit across tlie windows, leaping in grotesque patterns with gangling legs sometimes kicking at the chandelier. Finally, Lemair* could stand it no longer and summoned the radio police. Inside th* house, the law found Ray ''Rubberlegs'' Bolger, rehearsing routines for "The Great Ziegfeld". The pay off was Lemaire had brought Bolger to the const for the picture, but had not known he was a neighbor. You Asked Me and I’m Telling You! J. Claps, Brooklyn: No. Evelyn Brent has not retired from pictures. To the contrary, she's busily staging a comeback. Right now, she and Ralph Graves are making a series of railroad films for one of the smaller companies. And Evelyn did a part with Wheeler and Woolsey in "Nit Wits". She looks swell, too, having put on some needed pounds. Mary Pickford's. “The DemiWidow", had sold 11,000 copies at last report and Is expected to hit 20,000 soon. When the star autographed copies at a local department store recently. 17,000 people stormed the place. Two studios already have made a bid for the book. Which is a telling comment on the periodical reports that the one-time "America's Sweetheart” has lost her drawing power with the public.

HOLLYWOOD TICKER-TAPE— Grace Poggi and Joseph M. Schenck, old friends, were dancing at the Trocadero I Mn»w*r the other night. . And here's a I ncw t wo s 0 nle - LmT Wend y Barrie Hg 8 and Fred Kohler. W W Jr., laughing at ® George Givot's AH Jokes at the King's club. . . . The Princeton Triangle club has inode an honornl > I'l-I .“ident of IMHhBHBH Dick Grace Toggi used to act in its e> shows. . . . Personal to Sally Paglin, New York City: So you know the inscription on Harry Richman's cane, too? Well, that lets you in on the laugh. DID YOU KNOW — That Olivia de Havilland was born in Japan?

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1935

m charge of the arrangements will be Ifeaded by Mrs. k \ndy Foos, other members are Mrs. Peter Braun, Mrs. Robert Gage, and the Min’i'.-i Edith Ervin. Agnes Gasoand Marceline Gage. On Thursday, October 17. the < atholic Ladles wil hold a public lotto party in the Catholic high ■ ch ol auditorium. Tickets for the party may be procured from any member us the organization for twenty-five cents each. The meeting of the United Brethren W. M. A. which was to have b n held today has been postponed one week. —’ " — MR. AND MRS. FRED BENDER CELEBRATE GOLDEN WEDDING Mr. and Mru. Fred Bender of Pleasant Mills celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary at their home- Sunday. The celebration was in the form of a dinner at the noon hour to which forty seven guests were invited. Afternoon callers were from Geneva, Fort Wayne, Decatur, and Troy, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Bender were married October 8, 1885 by Rev. Ronnold. pastor of the Presbyterian church in this city. The ceremony was solemnized at the home of Mrs. Bender's parents. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Yager of Decatur. Mr. Bender’s parents were Mr. anil Mrs. Jacob Bender of St. Mary’s townehip. Mr. Bender resided in St. Mary’s township all his life. There are three children in the family, Mrs. Ben Teeple of Decatur; Mrs. Ira Jones of Fort Wayne, and Mrs. Anna Thrailkill of Marion. There are also six grandchildren and four great grandchildren. The dining table was centered with a large decorated wedding cake and fall flowers. The golden color note was carried out in the appointments. Those present were the honored guests, Mr. and Mrs. Bender. Mr. and Mrs. Jess Steele of Pleasant Mills; Mr. and Mrs. Israel Bender of Decatur; Mr. and Mrs. Earl Thrailkill, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Thrailkill. Mr. and Mrs. Rosco Thrailkill and children, Mrs. Fred Applegate and -son of Marion; Mrs. J. D. Yager of Erie, Pennsylvania; Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Yager of Clyde, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. Herman Clark of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Mr. and Mrs. William Bender Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bender, Mrs. Roy Ellenberger and daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Bender and children and Mrs. Emma Slack of Lima, Ohio. Miss Myrtle Kizer of Barberton. Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey Lehman, Mr. and Mrs. Ira Jones of Fort Wayne; Mr. and Mrs. Ben Teeple and children of Decatur, and Miss Rosetta Teeple of Chicago. „ Callers during the day were: Mr. and Mrs. Arch Haughten. Mrs. Ruth Glendenning of Geneva; Mrs. Zula Holloway of Pleasant Mills; Harold Davis, Mr. and Mrs. George Davis and children of Troy, Ohio.

The Women's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist church will have a pie and vegetable soup sale next Wednesday, October 16. Ai; pie, cherry and pumpkin pies will be sold and orders for the ipies and' soup may be given to any member of the missionary society. OAPER ON “HOBBIES” READ AT CLUB MEETING The Young Matrons Club met Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. Alva Lawson. The meeting was opened with the club prayer and the regular routine of business was followed. Plane were made to hold a halloween party and potluck suipper at the home of Mrs. Dave Campbell in Bluffton in two weeks. Mrs. Albert Miller had the paper for the study and she read an interesting article on “Hobbies for Ev.ryone." She eaid in part: “Everyone should have a chosen hobby. There are many interesting things in life and each person must be hie own trainer. To be interesting one must be interested. The art of play must be acquired as is the art of work. “Any useful hobby makes life deeper and more worthwhile. All bobbies are recreation but not all recreations are hobbies." Mrs. Dallas Goldner told about her trip to the world series games at Detroit, and she showed pictures and magazine articles of the games. She stated there were fifty t,ix thousand people at the first

■ game. Following the program, games were played and prizes were awarded to Mrs. Albert Miller for first prize and Mrs. Tillman Gehrig, consolation. A delicious luncheon was served. — The Women’s Missionary Society of the Presbyterian church will hold an autumn tea at the church Tuesday afternoon at two-thirty o’clock. A musical will be presented by the women of the Portland church. The complete program will appear in Saturday’s paper. ! The regular meeting of the Women of the Moose will be held in the Mocme Home Thursday night at eight o’clock. o Ed Kruckeberg and son, Lewis, from east of Decatur were business visitors here this morning.

Loof tobtcco bun? told to highest biddtf * - i JHwi 'ln w - Trtnury Building A ~.dW <- ■* A,. ijr JHRk. < 3 . . ..fatii ■ tmA :: • 1 ™R ■ g ul- I From 1900 up to 1934 the leaf |||||| tobacco used for cigarettes in- During the year ending June . j creased from 1900, the Government B®®*"****”' 13,084,037 lbs. to collected from cigarette taxes 326,093,357 lbs.; . $3,969,191 an increase of 2392% For the year ending June 30, • • • sSlf*' 1934, the same taxes were It takes mild ripe tobacco $350,299,442 to make a good cigarette. . an increase of 8725 r o —a lot of money. S t ■ Y - I K* ; Cigarettes give a lot of pleas,,re to a ,ot ofpeople ' - cigarettes are smoked today hecanse v / more people know about them — they arc better advertised. / ® ut th o ma ’ n reason for the increase is that they are made °*% kT / better—made of better tobaccos; then again the tobaccos are blended—a blend of Domestic and Turkish tobaccos. Chesterfield is made of mild, ripe tobaccos. Everything that science knou s about is used in making it a milder and better-tasting cigarette. We believe you will enjoy them. © 1955, Ligcett & Mvrss Tobacco Co.

Miss Rosetta Teeple, who has spent the past year in Chicago, has returned to this city to make her home. J. A. Cline, Washington township assessor, is able to walk with the aid of a cane. Mr. Cline fell Aipril 12 and broke his right hip. Mrs. J. L. Kocher. Mrs. D. B. Erwin and Mrs. Florence Copeland spent yesterday visiting in Fort Wayne. Dr. Werner Duemling and Dr. Truelove of Fort Wayne were business visitors in Decatur yesterday afternoon. J. Ward Calland went to Wooster, O„ yesterday to attend to business. Mrs. D. 18. Erwin returned to Anderson today after a two day's visit at the J. L. Kocher home. Mrs. Catherine Hergenroether. mother of Mrs. W. A. Klepper of this city, who has been ill at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Joseph Sorg. at Hoagland, was reported as being some better today. Mrs. Hergenroether is suffering from a heart ailment. Dr. Palmer Eicher and Dr. C. C. Rayl of this city. Dr. M. L. Habegger of Berne, Dr. C. P. Henchman. Geneva. Dr. H. E. Steinman of Monroeville will attend the International Clinic meeting in Detroit next week. Drs. Eicher and Rayl will be absent from their offices the entire week. The movie theaters in this city enjoyed large crowds this week. Feature pictures were shown at the theaters. The wives and sweethearts of the Rotarians will be guests of the Rotary club a.t the Rice hotel Thursday evening at 6:45 o’clock. Among those from Decatur who attended the Eighth district meeting of the Parent-Teacher association held at Muncie Tuesday were Miss Nell Winnes, Mrs. Jesse Williams, Miss Ruth Vizard, Mrs. Chas. Knapp. Mrs. Geady Light. Mrs. Don Lutes, Miss Eva Acker. Mrs. Jack Friedt and Mrs. Ralph Roop. Mr. and Mrs. I. Bernstein returned today from a several days visit in Springville, 111., with the

former's parents. Rev. and Mrs. Walter Collier of Star City visited with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Collier in this city Tuesday. Ralph McMillen of the Central Sugar Co. is looking after business in Woorster, Ohio. Leo Kirsch left last evening for Indianapolis on business. He was accompanied as far as Bluffton by , Mrs. Kirsch and Mrs. Don Farr. Word was received here yesterday that Miss Martha Elizabeth Calland, who entered Denison Uni-, versify, Greenville, Ohio, this fall ■ haj pledged to Kappa Alpha Theta national sorority. Mrs. Harry Moltz is spending the j day in Fort Wayne. Frank Blotkamp is in Fort Wayne attending the funeral of his aunt. Charles S. Friend is unloading two cars of white face Herefords today at the Fonner Stock farm. Prosecuting attorney Ed A. Bosse went to Fort Wayne this afternoon to undergo an examination at the Duemling Clinic. Mr. Bosse has been suffering from an infected tooth or jawbone for several months. It may be necessary to operate. The fire hydrant at the northwest corner of Second and Jack-, son streets was replaced today by i the city water department. The j old hydrant would not flow freely| and was replaced with a new one. j o |, LECTURES ARE CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE M. Waters, University of Wisconsin; Dr. Norman F. Miller, University of Michigan, and Dr. Karnosh. o Kathryn Engeler District Leader ' Miss Kathryn Engeler, member of the Young Peoples society of the local Presbyterian church was elected district leader for the fourth district division of the Fort Wayne presbytery. The election took place last night at the annual conference held at Bluffton, in which twelve churches were represented. These churches comprise some 500 young people from which Miss Engeler was I selected as leader for the coming I

year. At the conference last night Dr. R. L. Mclaindress, moderator of the synod of Indiana, was the principal speaker. A banquet was served proceeding the meeting. Some fifteen young people represented the Decatur church. Mies Engeler succeeds Miss Elizabeth Melsheimer of Fort Wayne, who was president of the district during the past year. o ♦ * Adams County Memorial Hospital Mrs. Winfred Gerke and baby Shirley Ann, route 3, Decatur, dismissed. Virginia E. Myers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Myers, 1003 Mercer avenue, major operation, Tuesday night. J. Frank Gauck, Daytonville, minor operation today. ARRIVALS Patti Ruth Coffee is the name of the nine pound one-ounce girl baby born at 5:30 o'clock this morning to Mr. an ( ] Mrs. Ed Coffee, Jr., 333 North Tenth street. The baby was torn at the Adams county memorial hispital. Mrs. Coffee was formerly Miss Ruth Roop. o John Barrymore And Wife Are Divorced Los Angeles. Calif., Oct. 9 —(UP) —Five minutes on the witness stand were all Delores Costello needed today to win a divorce from John Barrymore. th>e screen’s graying Don Juan, who, she said, skiptped out a year ago last August with a simple telephone message of “Goodbye and good luck.” *" ■ o ■ ' Asks Cooperation Against Pollution Gary. Ind.. Oct. 9.—An appeal for Indiana health officers to cooperate in the statewide movement for abatement of stream pollution wos voiced today by Paul J. Kleiser, engineer of the state bureau of sanitary engineeri ing, before the Indiana health I officers conference.

Mr. Kleiser explainer that fortythree Indiana municipalities now are operating or are constructing sewage disposal plants, largely through availability of Federal funds. He said fourteen plants have been completed and forty more projects are on file with the Indiana PWA, representing an

Observes 95th Birthday BK> ssH R jIl ’ ' -SSI- *'*■**% • .. J * ‘ Mrs. Jane Acker, 227 South First street, well known local resident, celebrated her ninety-fifth birthday anniversary today. Mm. Acker has spent her entire life in Adams county. In observance of the anniversary a birthday dinner will be served at the Acker home next Sunday for members of the immediate family.

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aggregate expenditure of $20,000,000. No orders for construction of such plants yet have been issued by the State Department of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Kleiser said, but several surveys are -in progress which may lead to sueii mandate.