Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 23, Decatur, Adams County, 27 January 1937 — Page 3

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hostess ■ at 01 Mr “ K K -P Tharsdav afternoon talks were K iv, ‘" K a.l Sipe ami Mrs. ■ tbmr "ips H’’'' , : „utine bu>ines«t wa« ■ after wlti' h the hostess (h'ficiotis refreshments IHin.rlit members am! two M' , U.tma Roop ami M.se IK shaft' were present. Mrs. HL Myers. Mis Merle Riley ML. Chari.-- Burkhart were as new members. B " ■ eicher ■ hostess p,;:rer I ■ > he’ w.ie hostess M m ,nibei> of her bridge club Kne guest. Mrs. I. W. Many, evening at her home on K four games of bridge the K were invited to the dining a lovely luncheon was Tj l( . • J s'.e War < entered with of sweet peas in varied ■ Each Plate »';>•* market! heart, u rapped in cello-

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I PUBLIC SALE B will sell at Public Auction on the Hirschey farm, 1 mile south i ■rne. oo Road No. 27, on MONDAY, February 1, 1937 Commencing at 10:30 A. M. 15 — HEAD OF HORSES — 15 mare 7 years old. 1600, in foal; 1 team of black mares 2 years B match team; 1 team of bay 2-year-olds. mare and horee match B 1 steel gelding coming 3, wt. 1300; black horse, smooth mouth, I ■”""- sorrel team of horses, smooth mouth, wt. 2600; brown mare *'• 12t)0 ’ ir > foal; bay mare, smooth mouth, wt. 1300; match Mil bay horses, 18 mo. old, make a good team; black mare colt 7 Mis old; bay mare colt. 6 months old. ■ 26 — HEAD OF CATTLE — 26 Mstem 5 yrs. old. fresh, milking 6 gal. per day: Guernsey 2 yrs. Mith first calf by side; Guernsey 7 yrs. old. with calf by side. 6 ■ Holstein 5 yrs. old. with calf by side; 2 Jersey and Hotetein, 4 ■ old. with calves by side; red cow 5 years old, be trash Feb. 23rd. ■e are extra good cows. 9 heifers bred to freshen from March to , ■ Hoteteins, Jerseys. Durhams and Guernseys. These are fine ■' 10 good coming yearling heifers; 1 good bull, serviceable age. HOGS AND SHEEP ■good breeding ewes, lamb in Feb. and March; 4 good brood sows, ■w in March; 36 extra good feeder hogs, 40 to 160 lbs. ■IILTRY ‘Five dozen Barred Rock pullets, laying now. IMPLEMENTS ■dson tractor; double disc, 14-16; John Deere 6-ft. binder; Nisco ■ spreader; farm wagon and hay ladders; riding cultivator; , ■ Deer ® H-inch riding breaking plow; walking plow; Deering 6-ft. ■r, tedder; dump rake, one-horse wagon, and box; oil drum; 2 ■e sets breeching harness; 6 milk cans like. new r ; 20-gallon feed ■r and majiy other articles. ■e'al A nyone destring credit see Mr. Baumgartner I IVAN HOUGH and RAY BUTCHER ■ Johnson and Frank Greer. Auctioneers ■r Baumgartner, Berne Bank, Clerk. Hot Lunch will be served. [Public Sale se " at Public auction on my farm, known as , 11 , pfer f ar m. located 6 miles east of Bluffton on State Road ■ nf n mi es **°uth; or 1 mile east of Vera Cruz; or 8 miles north- ■ of Berne, on FRIDAY, JANUARY 29,1937 Sale Starting at 10:00 O’clock Prompt HEAD—-One gray’ mare. 12 years old. weight 1400 lbs; ■ht IT^k- 1 years ° Id ' weight 1450 lbs; 1 black horse. 7 years old. ‘ i 1 black b 10 ye® l-8 old, weight 1600 lbs; 1 black i llb>;-i r, 1 "* we * g bt 1600 lbs; 1 bay horse, 7 years old, weight L. iKnn mve ’ 5 years °'d. weight 1500 lbs; 1 gray mare, 12 yrs. I,| >. i 1500 Ibs ’ 1 roan horse, coming 3 years old; 1 bay colt, one ITTfi? 1 year old: 2 K°°d suckling colts. t 1 Mni » ■ ”EAD—One Holstein cow. 4 yeans old. good flow of irs nia 7 . C 0W ’ 6 yPars o,<l - t 0 freshen in M’arch; 1 Holstein cow. ilk iu i , s b en in March; 1 Holstein cow. 7 years old. good flow u-s nia » » P ' n h- ’w > ’ reshen in April; 1 Jersey cow. 7 years old. to freshen in . ’ nis ° • e .' n cows ’ 2 years old. to freshen in March; 1 red cow. R ' vinß milk; 1 Bh-own Swiss bull, 12 months old; 7 head heifers, bred. i HEAD— Three brood sows, to farrow’ in April and May; from 125 to 150 lbs. tY°AK’n~7^ venty bead White Wyandotte pullets, starting to lay. ns sila .t« — Ten tons a| f a,fa hay; 12 tons good bean hay; „„„„ e; bushel soy beans, good for reed; 300 bu. oats; 400 bu. iRM ® bu. Grimm’s alfalfa seed. con m ■ HIN'ERY—One McCormick Deering 10-20 tractor, in cnnaiti’ fi'* nc h Oliver tractor plows; One Fordson tractor, [o 9 1 on ' one Oliver double disk; 1 John Deere 2-row cultivator; inhan> rOW . CU ' tivator: 1 Dunham cultipacker; 1 I.H.C. tractor disk: hn rotary boe; 1 Oliver com cultivator: 1 hay rake, like new; cut- Fe i° rn planter : 1 Superior drill, 8-disk; McCormick mower, i hod ° ne ?f in ' walking plow; 1 farm wagon with hay ladder and enm < ’? ni , ned: 1 hay tedder; manure snreader; 1 mud boat; 2dw i. -v B ’ in ' fepd Winder; land roller; 2-section epring-tooth ■ I’tun e ’ toot ' 1 barrow; clover buncher; 1 wheelbarrow, like qpp,.® b”- aa engine with feed grinder. miiv A .OUS —One double set work harness; 9 ten-gal. milk j inotnr- ? ,rainer; 4 milk pails; 1 good pump jack with % h.p. elec- I el if er house, Bxlo ft.; electric brooder stove, good as new; | io trail fork . 8 ’ and many other articles not mentioned. W’ th etock rack; one 1928 Fargo panel truck. iter ri GOODS—One 3-piece bedroom suite; one 11-3x12 Axketti • 1 ext , enß, °n dining room table; 3 electric candeliers; 1 DRMq 6 ’o A^ arlin Ix>,t action 22 rifle, good as new. 7p‘ ' ASH. Anyone wanting credit should make arrangements ,nners & Mechants Bank before day of sale. EDWIN MOSER, Owner B Xd. UCtS ' Alr ‘° S G * rber ~ Clerk |

SHOWER GIVEN FOR MR. AND MRS. SMITH A Hiirprls® shower was given Tuesday evening at the home of, Mr and Mra. Henry Clark. 344 Line ! I street, honoring Mr. and Mrs. Clar-i cnee Smith, who were recently mar-, ried. Mrs. Smith was, formerly Miss Vera Jean Garwood. Miss Luile J Schaffer and Mrs. Lester Garwood i assisted In entertaining. The bride and groom were taken for a ride about town, after which treate of candy and cigars were givenThose prewent were: Mr. and Mr®. Andrew Hrewster and daughter ' Joyce of Monroe; Mr. and Mrs. lister Garwood; Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Fellers and children; Mr. and Mrs. Martin Hill and daughter Betty; Mrs. Ethel Slusher; Mrs. William Byrd; Mrs. Dorwm Drake and daughter Alice; De Loy de Garwood; Miss Jessie Smith; Raymond Devies; Miss Maxine Smith; Miss Lucile Schaffer; Max Smith; John Morgan; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Clark and family; Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Smith. The couple received many beautiful and useful gifts. The woman's foreign missionary society of the Methodist Episcopal church will have a tea at the church Friday afternoon at two-thirty o’- ’ clock. Mrs. R. D. Myers will review I the book “Gone With the Wind’’. I Tickets are now on sale for twenty-' five cents and may be purchased from any member of the society. DEATH CLAIMS ' WRtgt, PAQg QN») Mary's Catholic church here. The Rev. Joseph J. Selmetz, pastor of the church, will officiate. Burial 1 will be made in the St. Joseph cemetery.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1937.

CLUB CALENDAR Society Deadline, 11 A. M. Fanny Macy Phones 1000 — 1001 Wednesday Shakespeare Club, Mrs. Harry Molts, 2;30 p. m. St. Vincent De Paul, K. of C. Hall 2 p- m. Union Twp. Woman's Club, MrsWalter Whlttenbarger, 1:30 p. m. Thursday CLW Claes, Mra. Ed Warren, 7:30 p. m. Christian Ladiess Aid, Mrs. Fred King, 2 p. m. M. E. Ladies' Aid, Mrs. Jesse LeBrun, 2:30 p. m. Homestead Home Economics Club Mrs. Gordon Acheson, 7:30 ip. m. Eastern Star, Maeonic Hall, 7:30 p. m. Friday Public Bridge and Pinochle Party American Legion Home, Bip. mPublic Pinochle, Bridge and Bunco Party, Zion Lutheran church Basement, 7:45 p. m. St. Marys Twp. Home Economics Club, Mrs. Lee Custer, 1:30 p. m. Tea and Book Review M. E. Church. 2:30 ip. m. Monday Research Club, Mrs. John R. Parrish, 2:30 p. m. Woman's Club, Library. 7:45 p. m. gERSONALS Mis® Martha Cailand. daughter I of Mr. and Mrs. J. Ward Cailand of ! West Jefferson street, has been i named a member of the staff of the Adytum, student yearbook at Denison University, Granville, Ohio. Miss Cailand. a sophomore, is majoring in the department of speech at Denison ana is a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority. Mr. and Mrs. P. A Kuhn left yesterday for Columbus, Ohio. From there Mr. Kuhn will go to Cincinnati to take supplies to his parents who have been housing a large number of flood refugees and are now out of supplies. Mr. and Mrs. Mark Cook of Los Angeles . Cal., left today for Hammond. Ind., after a several days visit with Rev. and Mrs. Homer J. Aspy. Mr. Cook is Mrs. Aspy's brother. Mrs- Ben Duke this morning received the following wire from Dr. Duke who left Monday evening for Louisville to aid in caring for the ill in the flood stricken area. “Arrived this morning. Things terrible. Hard at work. No news”. The wire was sent from Louisville at eight o’clock Tuesday evening. Mrs. Frank Alton is confined to her home with influenza. Mrs. Gladys hamberlain is ill at her home on South Third street. Civil works commissioner Ralph Roop and Couniclmcn Andy Appelman and Albert Miller went to Lafayette this morning to attend the annual road school at Purdue university. A special program on street building and repairing will be given at the school- County commissioners Phil Sauer, Frank Liniger and Moses Augsburger and county surveyor Walter Gilliom are also attending the school. Mrs. H. L. Koontz of South Whitley in visiting with her sisters in this city. Relatives and friends from out of town who attended the funeral services held yesterday for Mrs. M. Fu’lenkamp. pioneer resident of Decatur were: Mr. anj Mrs. Ed Weisling and family and A- D. Weisling of Findlay. Ohio; Mrs. D. M. Reed, daughter Ruth and sons Paul and Mark. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Reed. Dr. and Mrs. Robert Meyers, and Mrs. Bernard Meyers and eon Vaschon, all of Indi’napolle; A. J Rouseau and Herbert Fullenkamp of Chicago; Herman Gebert. Mrs. T. C. Corbett. Mrs. Margaret Steckbeck, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gass and Al Burggeman, all of Fort Wayne; Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Gass, Mre. Joe Etters and Miss Anna Keller, all of Huntington. COURTHOUSE Estate Cases Two claims against the estate of Amos Z. Smith, one for $240 and one for $465. brought by Lowell J. Smith, W’ere certified to the Adame circuit court. MADAM SILVIA Greatest ever in your city, county or state. The lady with the radio mind. Seventh daughter of the seventh generation. Born with double veil. First time In your city. Gifted character reader and advisor. She has helped thousands in every walk of life and she can help you in all affairs of life. A secret you should know, the i power to control your trouble and disappointments. She tells your future complete and gives initials of friends and enemies. Come today and consult this gifted lady. Satisfaction guaranteed. Special—sl.oo reading 50c. Hours 9a. m. till 8:30 p. m. Located in house trailer at west side filling station, corner 13th and Adams street. IV — ♦

RED CROSS Flood Relief Fund Previous Total $1,030.62 Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Bixler $ 2.00 Phi Delta Kappa 10.00 Harry Sheets 1.00 Frank McConnell 6.(]0 John Burkheud 1.00 G. E. Employes 104.15 Caleb Habegger 5.00 Mary Ann Bowman 1.00 Civic Section, Woman's Club 5.00 Kirkland township 135 oo Henry Luttman 1.00 B. A. Ireland LOO Henry Schulte ... 5.00 Geo. Appelman 5.00 Dr. and Mrs. J. M. Miller .... 10.00 Decatur Public Schools 101.57 Ed Fulton 1.00 Mrs. Blanche Robinson 2.00 Mr. and Mrs. Bryce Butler 1.00 Nancy Bell 1.00 Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Bell 5.00 Mrs. Catherine Schoenstead . 1.00 Mrs. Minnie Steele 1.00 Ladles Aid, Zion Lutheran . 3.50 Mrs. Lillie Burroughs ... 1.00 Mr. and Mrs. Roy Runyon 3.00 Hartford High School 72.50 Geneva, Indiana 153.27 Mr. and Mrs. Walter Whittenbarger 5.00 Adams Theater 10.00 ; Margaret O. Macy 5.00 Rev. and Mrs. George Walton 3.W Mr. & Mrs. H. M. Crownover 10.(|) Morris Jackson 1.00 Arthur (’loss 1.00 Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Andrews 1.00 Relief Box. Winnes Store 4.00 , E. M. Caston 1.00 Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Holsapple 1.00 E. N. Wicks 4.00 Christ Eicher 2.00 Wertzberger Confectionery 1.00 Dr. C. C. Rayl 10.00 Loose change 04 Clyde Butler 2.00 Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Gaj-ard .... 1.00 Mrs. Emma Pennington 1.00 Fred Schulte 1-00 No name 1-00 Cub Scout, Den 1 ..._ 50 Mr. and Mrs. Henry Neurge 1.00 Jessie Winnes 1.00 H. F. Kraft - 1-00 Jim A. Hendricks. Monroe 5.00 G. Remy Bierly 5.00 • Frank Krick 5.00 Edwin H. Kaufman 1.00 , C. J. Beavers 1-00 Delta Theta Tau 10.00 . Mr. and Mrs. F. V. Mills 2.00 No name 1-00 ■ Ina Noack ................... . 1.00 , Francis Noack 1-00 . N. A. Bixler 2.00 Red Cross Member Smpathy 3.00 . No name 2.00 Appelman’s Grocery Box 3.00 Citizens Phone Co. Employees: , Mabie Bockman ' 50 Chas. A. Heare I vO Marion Heare 100 Ivan Heare 1-00 Jesse Case 50 Alva Baker 1-00 Joe Hunter 1-00 Howard Elzey 100 H. F. Ehinger 2.00 Geraldine Smith 75 F'.orine Smith 25 Mary Wertzberger 1.00 Helen Sheets 25 Joyce Riker 1-00 Freida Clingenpeel 50 Esther Bowers 1-00 Margaret Hoyer 1-00 Helen Leichty 1.00 Laura Stanley 1.00 Kathryn Hill 25 Wilhelmina Schnitz 25 Mrs. Mary Elzey 100 Miss LOO \ B. J. Rice - 10-00 Geo. W. Dutcher 100 Pleasant Mills M. E 18.65 Mr. and Mrs. Frank Martz 5.00 Mr. and Mt®. John Bright 5.00 A. Breunard -..... ... 2.00 Mr. & Mrs. Gerhard Reinking 2.00 Mrs. Jesse Cole. Sr 1-00 Arline Becker 5.00 Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Becker . 5.00 Burt Lenhart 5.00 ' Alice Lenhart 1-00 ' Arvil Lenhart 100 Mr. and Mrs. H. N. Blair 1.00 Schafer Hardw’are Co. 10.00 Zion Reformed Miss. Society 10.00 Philajhea Claes, Baptist 5.00 Mr. and Mrs. Sam Butler 2.00 Peter Kirsch 5.00 E. C. Martz 100 No Name 2.00 St. Mary's teachers and trustee 8.00 Catholic Ladies of Columbia 5.00 Francis Grimm 1-00 Preble school ............................ 3.05 Masonic Lodge F.A.M 5.00 Mrs. Earl Adams 100 , L. D. Adams 2.00 Hartford High 2.50 Ed Hurst 5.00 Central Sugar & Soya Co 200.00 Ruth Winnes 1-00 Berne 330.90 Garth Hoover LOO Edward Lotz LOO Mr. and Mrs. Ray Smith 5.00 Washington Twp. school 4.00 Mrß. R. A. Adams 2.00 W r . O. Little LOO Harland McGill LOO Amer. Legion Ladies Aux. 5.00 Floyd Cook 1-00 Mrs. O. V. Dilling .50 A. J. Baker LOO Johnson Repair Shop 5.00 i Mrs. Addison Wolf 1 00 Mrs. Catherine Schafer 1.00 Frances Braun 100 Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Walters. 5.00 Mr. and Mrs. Ben Schroyer 5.00 Loyal Order of Moose 50.00 E. 8.. Adams LOO Mutschler Diet. Co 25.00 ( Mutschler Packing Co 25.00

Mlns Maggie Peoples 1.00 E. C. Martz 1.00 TOTAL $2,587.95 TODAY * By UNITED PRESS | .... Senate: Considers seed loan bill. Committees: Judiciary sub-committee considers O'Mahoney iiecnatng bill, 10 30 a. tn. Interstate commerce sub committee continues rail hearing. 10 a. in. Education and labor sub-commit-tee continues labor practices hearing, 10 a. m. House Considers postmasters civil service bill. Committees: Agriculture considers farm tenant bill. o ♦ • Adams County Memorial Hospital * • Mrs. Sam K. Schwartz, route 1, Berne, admitted last evening. Miss Emma Miller, route 2. Decatur, dismissed lASt evening. Mrs. Lester F. Week and baby daughter Marilyn Alice, Ohio i City, Ohio, dismissed —o Boy Scouts Invited To Conservation Meeting All Boy Scouts und scout masters. also all farm boys and girls _ between the ages 10 to 16, are requested to be present at the month-1 ly meeting of the conservation league, Monday evening. February 1. A cordial invitation is also extended to the general public to attend and listen to the address of Rev. Father J. J. Seimetz, pastor of the St. Mary's Catholic church. A campaign for membership is in progress. o Red Men, Pocahontas Plan Dinner Thursday Members of the Red Men lodge, their wives, and members of the Pocahontas order will be entertained with a dinner in the lodge hall Thursday night at 6:30 o’clock. All members are urged to attend. Q — Another truck load of Apples. Small Jonathan, basket <i9c. Wagner and Spys, bskt $1.39. Banana Apples, basket $1.69. Delicious apples, basket $1.75 BELL’S CASH GROCERY.

, _ n i in hew economy.. . I NEW PERFORMANCE AND THE MOST ADVKHCID_STIfU IN TRUCK DESIGN B .. _ ’ f r I 1 "'-' The 131Vj-inch wheelbase ’ll chassis'tcith'cab with 8!>- l """” I — ll »»——»m» m , ~ . . horsepower engine is a for tra< tor uorii. M.7 ff/jW |two v ’® e J®J; E types and 3 otional EQUIPMENT RANGE OF BODY TYPW aet BOTH ... In the 1937 Ford KMIMVi. FORMANCE . . • flet BOTH • ars thein W — «hls vear ... In economy, In V 1 V-8 Trucks and Con, "’ e For d dealer to arFord sets the paca thls^w v 8 T ks 1 I And ask your nearest Fo loads> performance, In style. • |ab)o wlth elt her kJ range an “on-the-job *** See for and Commercial C a ep eng ine or the rj under your own oper ! atin 1 ?. u( ,— ents have been the improved 85-horsepo jnes w j t h II your self how many inipr ?® operation costs „ ew 60-hor«pow.rV^B. The«t whefi| M bo y yp« nt avai | a ble, permit \ and |onger life. These, add * make these h.u“ n o performance that Company history. . • • • ««■» AU thorizro s o.» »■»»>’ t S ccchPMY... i. rV S'

Lawrence Beckmeyer Attends Short Course According to word received today by County Agent L. E. Archbold, Lawrence Beckmeyer, winner of the scholarship to the winter short course at Purdue, has accepted the award and is now attending tlio classes.. It wus previously announced that he did not take advantage of the award. Old Age Benefit Tax Held Valid Boston, Jan. 27 —(UP) — Taxes levied on employers and employes under the oid age assistance provision of the social security act are constlutlonal, federal district Judge George C- Sweeney ruled today. His decision was rendered In the first national test case of title 8— the old age benefit section —of the act. Report Pope Pius Continues Better Vatican City. Jan. 27 — (U.R) — Pope Pius slept soundly last night and seemed considerably refreshed. a va.tican spokesman said toi day. Wounds in both legs, affectled by varicose veins, were healI ing, the spokesman said, and pain ■was diminished. The pope's appetite was better, he said, and Im was more cheerful. Prof. Aminta Milan!, the Vatican physician, visited the pope as .usual this morning. His stay was gierhaps his shortest during the | pope's illness. At 10 a. m. the pope was taken I in his wheel chair to the salon of his private apartment. There he received Cardinal Pacelli, his sec- ; retary of state, and Cardinal Merdati, chief of the Vatican library and archives. Crop Production Loan Bill Given Approval Washington, Jan. 27 —<UP) —The I senate today approved a $50,000,000 . crop production loan bill, designed ito aid improverished farmers in setting out their 1937 crops, after firey debate over propriety of federal relief aid. FLOOD BULLETINS PAGE ONE) official estimate today placed the damage done by the Ohio river flood in Cincinnati proper at sls- - 000,000. These estimates did not in- 1

i elude losses to business, railroads, utility companies or pay checks to Individuate forced out of work. Damage in Hamilton county outside of Cincinnati was estimated at $4,000,000, und across the river in northern Kentucky suburbs ut $6,000,000. Four Drowned Jonesboro, Ark , Jan. 27—(UB) — Four persons drowned when u rowboat capsized in .St. Francis river

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, flood waters near here last night > The drowned, ail metnbern of a Wiggins family, were being removed • from a bridge where they had been I marooned. Pi9’» Eye” Evansville, Jan. 27 — (UP) — George F. Boehne, dignified president of the Evansville Chamber of ■ Commerce, today shot a pig so flood - refugees might eat. They said he ■ "scored a pig’s eye.”