Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 34, Number 26, Decatur, Adams County, 30 January 1936 — Page 3

IN SOCIETY

fI A BS PARTY ■at martins ■ w. Os lb*' Ewngohcal flx>| met will* ~l‘ ‘ ■ Maxin- Martin for a ■l Hou.il nra.ung Wedwith eleven memK vi .ii viuitore present. Kiue Martin Jiad charge Miss Bernice HanHpl Warr-n lead in prayKe made for a Valentine ■ tl) hl . held Thursday. K m the church parlor. j of each month ■ th • reg i a'' meeting ■ K the businwts games , and a delicious lunch-. ■rved by the hoateMM. . He Missionary Society of Kt Episcopal church will I ■ of a serie* of ru aimage I Kiay from one to eight churh baspniHit. Kionary society of the Ked church will meet in I ■ parlow Tuesday after-. K o'clock. Mrs. J. Hi ■[.Mrs. John Belneke will K . Hosteesee for the as-1 ■ ibs Mrs. Mary Keller, | ■Yost. Mrs. Carl Baum-1 iiß Mrs. M. F. Worthman. Ky birthdays are Mrs. Kcher, Mrs. Beineke, and ■tall. An Interesting re- * ■book “Towards a ChrleK" will be given and a I -SBnee is desired. ■ 1 ■jmonweal study club i wlßcb was to have been Baby's Cold ■rov<<! best by two Generation-. of mothers I WICKS ■ ▼ Vapo ßue [PERT iADIO ERVICE ■All Make Seta ■( ALL 214 BBtur Electric Shop

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uvip m ner ? rewg: ■ ‘ iut the message read. ”n photograph _ a « *»»''<'□! yr.-- anything you i K£."^B^ Coll a n d. •• s the best laugh ’<tonh e *L ”ond-! h.ouehted. 1 it too dear.” Stt#b £taJt rUI erlt ‘*- IHni Perhaps? on designer his house looted while prmew. The thieves iMMi n " but his ciothos - SBffiigajgßgfflE — i—is told as or Basil A ' :v "iy. | le vouches for • Eflalan < ° f th<! 3< ' tl '' l 5 friends ‘ s instructed WMBstah * tJ( ’ k( ‘ ts 011 every Irish «0k S 51 an ' ! '" ,! -° oai t them In a HgQ"<"l.r Rathbone's name ■RMT 11 '' “ '''*>' Prize. the star etor's'SaJk ' noney to KO on an and play every jSs®K a " Shakespeare wrote for jMilMIgF'' 1 ’ 11 hone’s current role. R ona. o and Juliet’’. ’*r» a’E"'‘' •'" S,l «kespeare. Some ®* »rmJp ■ of doubl 'ng up for he ,n Ohly 22 of the Bard’s .nee, ,*W’ e has done 500 performNellie U»' .'J" and *’ m Telling You! Ittte feW Welch . Brooklyn: Claureceived only a few proMBUn s about her marriage. - 80 t near,y 2 ’ OCO 'otters The movie audl-?h*the>-W. aeem to care much star marries, but utaeulinK?,' n loud and lon £ when a tudf o .W? ar !akes himself a wife, be only» e Pondered over this and Sat to E’ thpy can ovplain It is Cen * o( * an letters are “ W women. 'll you Z? ans frlends want mo to this. Tt, sjar was

CLUB CALENDAR Society Deadline, 11 A. M. Mrs. Fanny Macy Phones 1000 — 1001 Thursday Women of Moose. Moose home, , 7:30 p. m. Loyal Daughters’ class, Mrs. Hilda Gaunt. 7:30 p. m. | FriendahliP Village home economics club, Mrs. Ed. Neadetine, 1:30 p. m. | Commonweal Study club, K. of C. 'Hall. 7:45 p tn. postponed. j St. Mary's Township Home Ec. club. Mrs. Ralph Longenbnrger, 1 i p. hi. postponed. Ladies of Mooe-, home, 7:30 p in. M. E- Ladins’ aid, Mrs. Earl ColI ter, 2:30 p. m. Christian Ladles' aid. Mn». J. E. Anderson, 1:30 p. m. Loyal Daughters cooking school, Evangelical church, 2 p. m. Friday Bridge, pinochle and bunco party, Lutheran school, 8 p. m. Philo class. Baptist ehurch, 7:30 p, m. Pocaliontas lodge. Red Men's hall 7:30 p. nt. Saturday M. E. Missionary Society rummag? sale, church basement. 1 to 8 p. tn. Cafeteria Supper, Zion Reformed I church. 5 io 7 o'clock Monday Firemen’s Auxiliary, fire house, 17:30 p. m. Tuesday Mt. Tabor Ladiee' Aid. Mrs. Ora Gilpin, 7:30 ip. m. Zion Reformed Missionary society church. 2 ip. m. i held Thursday evening has been I postponed until further notice. The Women of the Moose will hold the regular meeting at the Moose home tonight at seven thirty I o'clock. All members are asked to , . be present. Mrs. Jack Friedt will entertain ■ the Firemen’s Auxiliary at the fire ! station Monday evening at seven- i seven-thirty o'clock. — MRS. CHARLES LANGSTON HISTORICAL CLUB HOSTESS The Historical club met Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. ' Charles Langston with sixteen mem hers present. The "oil call was answered with current events and — i

entertain.ng guests the other night when there cume the plaintive cries ot a dog In distress. Madge went outdoors to investigate and discovered her Scotty pup. Tuffy, floundering ■ ' around in the swimming pooL Apparently, he could get to the edge I but he couldn’t climb out. Anyway. the star didn’t take time to call for help but jumped in herself and res- ’ cued the dog. Her expensive evening gown was ruined. ’ Not to harp on tho subject of movie fans, but a 16-year-old girl in Woodlawn. N. Y.. Is certainly tops. She ' has saved 1.500 pictures of George Raft and even clips out of the papers ’ such words as “draft”, which contain his name. She writes she has seen 1 all ot his pictures at least twice and “Every Night at Eight” a total of , 11 times. What temperamental foreign star ' was on the verge of being suspended by her studio because she said she was “too ill to work” and walked oft ' the set, after a script girl had refused to let her see unretouched portrait stills? HOLLYWOOD TICKER-TAPE— You should have seen the kiss Mary Carlisle gave James Blakeley ' before she boarded the Chief en route 1 to London. ... If Hollywood's alrmindedness needs proof. Ernst *Lubitsch and a group of Paramount

big shots char- ' tered a United Air Lines plane and hew to San Francisco while the newsboys were still shouting hoa dll ncs about that Ar- . kansas crash.. | Kay Francis has I a new straight three-year con- , tract with War- I ners. . . . Writer Delmer Davis, the No. 1 man In

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her life, also has just signed un for two more years at the Burbank plant. I . . Irving Berlin, who used to be a . singing waiter on New York’s east . side, was given a silver jubilee testimonial dinner at the Ambassador. J His fellow song writers were spon- . sors... And the most amusing recent i sight to your correspondent was > Irvin 8. Cobb walking into Sardis’ , wearing a 10-gallon hat and spats. I DID YOU KNOW—i That a newspaper headline “Garbo i Is Dead" Inspired hundreds of telephone calls to the M G. M. studio last year? What the fans didn't wait • to read was that the deceased was i an ostrich named Garbo

DFCATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 1936.

■I notations. Mrs. Wilson Beery who was the leader for the afternoon read a very interesting paper entitled "Tho State of Maine." Preceding the reading of h-r paper Mrs. Beery conducted a i lass in geography giving a general history of the state concerning the mountains, forests, occupations and productions. The next meeting will be with Mrs. Wilson Loo and Mrs. Kannio Friston will he the loader. The Mt. Tabor Ladies' Aid will . meet, with Mrs. Ora Gilpin Tuesday evening at seven-thirty o’clock. Tho following menu will boos- ■ sered at tho Cafeteria supper to ibe > given Saturday evening from five to seven o’clock by the ladies Os t the Zion Reformed churcch; fried chicken, creamed hicken and bls . cults, swi.se steak, mashed ipotaI toes, and gravy, noodles, escallopod corn, deviled eggs, baked beans, . baked apples,, cole elaw, potato, per- ■ feet ion ad fruit salad, cake and pie. TRI KAPPA TROOP ENJOYS COASTING The Tri Kappa Girl Scout troop enjoyed a coasting party on Bowers’ hill Wednesday evening after school. A business meeting was then held at the homo of Mrs. Albert Gehrig. Zulu Porter, Helen Jean Kohls and Barbara Duke were appointed to arrange for a party next week for patrols One and Two. Membership cards were given out by Mrs. Gehrig. A delicious supper was then served and an excellent | time was had by all. OBSERVES 75TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY John Sprague of Eleventh street was pleasantly surprised Sunday when a number of relatives and friends arrived to assist him in celebrating his seventy fifth birthday anniversary. A delicious dinner was served at noon. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Moore and children Paul Mary and Vernia: Mr. and Mrs. Tim ' Sprague; Mr- and Mrs. Oscar Sprague an<i Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Cross and family of Kalamazoo. Mich. Mr. and Mrs. Marion Sprague and family of Fort Wayne were unable to attend on account of Hines. MRS. WHITTENBARGER HOSTESS TO HER CLUB Mia W. A. Whittenbarger was ' hostess to the Union Township WoI man's club Wednesday afternoon with twenty-titres mem-bers. two : visitors and one child present. The meeting, in charge of Mrs. Rolland Grote, opened with the : club song and reading of the club creed. Mrs. Charles Rabbit gave the prayer. Mrs. Grote and Mrs. Roughla, delegates to the Purdue meet- ! ing, gave very interesting reports of their trip. During the social hour a delicious ' luncheon was served by the hostess, Mrs. Whittenbarger and her assistants Mrs. 'Hugh Nldlinger, Mrs. Glenn Jackson and Mrs- Hubert Zerkle. Th° next meeting will be an all day one at the home of Mrs. Fred Linn. A pot luck dinner will he eerved*at noon. I MRS. JOHN HELLER HOSTESS TO CLUB The Ladies’ Shakespeare club ' met at the homo of Mrs- John Heller Wednesday afternoon with fourteen members present. Mrs. C. E. Peterson presided. Mrs. S. D. Beavers was the leader for the afternoon and read a very interesting and instructive paper on “The Little Red School House and Cap and Gown”. Mrs Beavers described the "one room school house" of the south from an economical, political and social standpoint, describing in detail the effect the Civil War had on schools. In 1860 there were twenty-six thousand students enrolled In southern colleges, the University of North Carolina ranking second In attendance in tire United States, iln closing Mrs. 'Beavers said the principal universal education, although far from complete in practical application. uplifted and enriched the American people and quickened and refined their lives | Sub-topics were given by Mrs. W. 'A. Lower, "The Little Red School House”, taken from Collier's Magazine; Mrs. A. D. Suttles, “George Peabody,” Mrs- Noah Frye. "Denominational Agencies and Their Connection with Southern Schools,” Mrs. C. F Peterson. "Newness of i Old” by Virginia Ray; Mrs. J. L. Kocher, "gifts Made by Samuel and Pierre DuPont,” Mrs. Walter Krick, I “Brenau Girls’ School” located at 1 Gainesville, Georgia. At the close of the meeting delicious refreshments were served by Mrs. Heller. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. W. A. Lower. — -o— Witness Identifies Alleged Murderer Minneapolis. Jan. 30 — (VP) Wesley Anderseh, an eyewitness to the machine gun assassination of Walter Liggett, rose from his chair on the witness stand today and identified burly “sadore (Kid Cann) Bliunenfleld as the slayer of the crusading editor. Blumenfeld. he said, -was one of

Selected as “Miss Radio of 1936" I .. ■'■ '■ ' / ’ x > >' • 4 * //,./; •< & | . • * R ; < 7 / ’ ■ i I ■ : \ ■\ ■ I k'/ - ‘ "■ H. ; ~j t I - W 7p ; ' / [ Dorothy Lamour) A ■ “Miss Radio of 1936” was the title conferred on attractive Dorothy Lainour by virtue of her striking beauty. Miss Lamour, five feet five and weighing 115 pounds, is known as “The Dreamer of Songs" over the airwaves.

the men lie saw riding in the assortsing' automobile. The former alcohol runner and present big time iquor dealer Itetened caljnly as Andersch named him as the slayer. ..-.-0. ■ ...... Add Millions To Indiana Payrolls Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 30 —(UP) —Establishment of new industries and wage increases have boosted Indiana pay rools several million dollars annually, it was reported at the statehouse today. One of the most significant upturns was reported at Muncie where ney industries have employed approximately IXWO men and established industries have Increased employment 26 per cent, resulting in $2,000,000 annua pay roll increase. a Notifies President Os Fuel Shortage Des Moines, Jan. 30 — (UP) — lowa’s acute coal shortage was called to the attention of President Franklin D. Roosevelt today, Gov. Clyde L. Herring telephoned the White House at noon to ask the President to intercede with John L. lajwls, international president of the United Mine workers of America, for relaxation of rulings which 'permits miners to work only 35 hours weeklylowa's relief recipients. Herring

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informed the President, face suffering from severe cold unices iproduc- . tion of Sowa's soft coal mines, on ■ which the state is largely dependent I for fuel, is speeded. o j Young Democrat State Meeting Next Month » Indianapolis. Ind., Jan 30 —(UP) —The first annual state convention i of young Democrats will be held ( here Feb. 28-29 Alvin C. Johnson. ! Deputy attorney general, and state I organizer, announced today. I Approximately 250 workers from over the state are expected to at- , tend the sessions which will be held in Tomlinson Hall. . I o .I Mouse Rivals Mary's Lamb t FOREST CITY. la. (U.R)—A tiny . field mouse, found by Gretchen I Wlcklund, 9. has become so closely . attached to its littio mistress it ' follows her to school daily and ! I often hops onto her desk. Gret- | chen lias named the mouse "Squeaky.” o Parents Go to School ! Coppull, England —(UP) —A vilI ls.ge “school” for 'parents only, the ; first of ite kind in Britain, has openi _ ed here, it has more than 100 pupils ■ Lessons consist of educational films i debates and lectures. ~ o ; Conservation League meeting Moose home Monday r evening, Feb. .3. Be there.

Personals Henry Yaike, route 1. Decatur, looked after business hero today. ('• J. Lutz was a Fort Wayne busimßs visitor Wednesday. Miss Uvorna WerHng is working in the office of tho county aososeor for a few day. Miss Worllng is assisting Assessor Worthman in checking tho mortgage records. County Treaaurer Jeff Liechty was out of town on business today. I’aul Weber, field representative of th'* state board of tax commissioners’ relumed to indianapolls yesterday Mr. Weber has been cheeking the records and aiding Ernest Worthman. county assessor in tho latter's office the past few days. (J. L. Vance and Albert Sellemayor were Fort Wayne business visitors yesterday. Miss Mary Coverdalo of Fort Wayne is spending the afternoon unj evening in Decatur. Mrs. Philip Obenatter left Monday for Oklahoma City where she will »pend the remainder of the winter with her niece. Miss Margaret Vesey. o Italy Authorizes Huge Appropriation Rome, Jan. 30 —(U.R) —A decree was published today authorizing an extraordinarj' expenditure of 414,000,000 lire ($33,306,3001 for new navel construction. The decree was gazetted shortly after an important cabinet meeting at which Premier Benito Mussolini announced the impending dispatch of 50.000 more workers to East Africa to keep communication and supplies open for the Italian forces. Orders Continuance Os Lindbergh Probe Trenton, N. J., Jan. 30 — (U.R) — Governor Harold G. Hoffman today directed Colonel H. Norman Schwartzkopf, head of the New

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I Jersey state police, to continue I"n thorough and impartial search I for tho detection and apprehension ot everyone nnd any one connected with the kidnaping and > - murder of Chua. A. Lindbergh, Jr. "I do not believe that this ’ I crime was committed by any one I man." Gov. Hoffman said, "and 1 there is ample evidence, direct ’ from tho records that tho chief > witnesses and those who were oni gaged in prosecution share mv j belief." o I Michigan City Youth Is Critically Burned II Michigan City, Ind., Jan. 30. — ’ (U.R) —Lester Westphal. 19. is in a , critical condition today with burns i over his lower )>ody suffered in n • mysterious f!ro nt a west side i home. j Authorities investigated and sa.'d arreata were expected. They . refused to divulge information obtained in questioning of the youth’s parents and firemen. Westphal reportedly wim burned In a fire at a west side homo, but firemen found only a few burning bags w hen they reached the scene. The youth ran from the home to

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• l his <>wn rosidenco nfh-r his cloihos 11 were ignited, it was said. I ■ ■ Q— W . J.l 1 * Adams County Memorial Hospital Mr.<t. Grover Owonn and daughter Betty Geraldine, rural route. Con ' voy, Ohio. dlstnißsed yeetereday. Mth. iJlVeme Bowman and daughter ('and Jean, High atr< «- j dfemisaed yesterday. Mns. Belle Pyaer, Rockford, Ohio I dismissed yesterday. Benjamin Morningstar, Osvneva, ■ diemiseed yeeterday. ’ Milda Schewemann. daughter of Mr. ami Mrs. Ernest Schoumanu Route 1. Oesian. admitted y«*tert day major operation thus morning. , Miso Marian Salaway, daughter t of Mr. and Mm. Charles Salawny ut Monroeville, admitted today. 1 City Profits by Mayor FOSTORIA. O. (U.R) — The eh* - 1 , tion of Franklin P. Culp as mayor is saving money for tho city of I Foeturia. As former police chief, : Culp was receiving a $720 annual ; pension, but the pension will be . suspended during his term as > mayor.