Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 126, Decatur, Adams County, 27 May 1937 — Page 3

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1 jFF • — ■ w»ft.Fr ANK KITSON l HOSTESS ■ rb» I- ’ b ••' ,sl ' :| ’ i,! "" '' r ‘"" ■ 3ZI I Tmv day afternoon , lt Mrs. Erank Kitson ■ iMf’-'"" 1 u Ml ’ ,l "' l ' s I,ay -ling by Mrs- Maude ■J3 \E I’ll'' Moses, Mrs. ■ ■ \l- Wynn and Mi“S lie’.- ■ Sink'' ■" ‘ "'upanied at I lie B.*I*S<WT I, ' ra " <e ' B**TW* F' 11 '' glv '"' " M,,, hB .. nj' Miv. Mahan and ' Harm |, 5 Harkless. A readI '' "L. fri-in ,l "‘ I{os, ‘" was Mi<s Margaret Moses. by E.LMt"' a-.-i.'t' d by Mrs. Myers ■ and B's Tumbleson. I The Ahi : b -ra Legion Aii\ilia. ■ ■ wiuH' 1 a |Ul ' : ' SUl)| "''' at evening at ■ thirty* l '' 11 " 1 111 l " 1 "" ' ar present. dinner The IhU’ib* and the faculty of Rilenjoyed a picnic dinner ailei'lloon school.' ■ Ice (K lll witti served *” everyone ■ H <Sea: from th" teachers. The ■ facu’ty includes Mins Nellie WininCAfe U’al. Miss Ruth Vizard. ■ Mie» B'li'b ‘ Bunner and Miss Mar BlMWioran. | In fee afternoon games were R playeSand each child was given a a pony. Several guests | rludM small brothers and stetens ■ nt thiamini Is were present. IW RS ENTERTAIN * QBrs at reception I Th« veaior class of the Decatur I Cstiwjh high school was delight- ■ failyfeltertained laet night in the I locrf fthooi by the .members of the I juniflclass. I The limm; room was artistically | deefflfed in green and gold, school I each guest was present- ■ i a gold rose and a handI painSitl booklet as a favor. TBBbaiiquet menu consisted of I trait iDcktail. linked ham. iv'a'iopI edßstoes- green beans, apricot I whipfed coffee- Between each of I the'Ourses an entertaining propresented. rlsHHfeature of the program was I an inpn ssive address, deliver'd by I theMv. .1. .1. Seinietz, who spoke on ■ "LoyOy to Your Alma Mater.” leftwing the banquet the senied in their caps and gowns i I led ®e way to the auditorium. Here I lasfeactive scene met their eyes. I in th<i of the auditorium was I *W* is, ‘ court ' flanked with an I archßn each side. Numerous bal-

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| By HARRISON CARROLL I .. Copyright, 1937, ! Features Syndicate, Inc. IWfr-^'OOD -Having enjoyed I B ,riKlllct ion of "Hamlet” — I w W I"’'’ 1 "’'’ rhe

f crithji did or ■ net®. Leslie 1 11 °W- ” 11 will I COn ®’ l ' h ’ s I Shai I fling tl s tall by I PKMWi ig a picbast on ■ the Bfe <,f the HWH -M ’ . over, ! :,, 't ttle | MgM be poetj playwt till himI Hgv.-ar.l confides tht.s to fei.

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| at Warner Brothers. I he is currently a member of I o{ " It s k° ve I'm After". I new picture, he says, will be under his own banner, | means that he will postpone I s>l ut 3S a director. I Howard portrayed Shake- | before in a London stage I J that the greater scope I screen will turn the trick. | M acy boasts that her hus1 ‘’“M’f- process servers may as well I 6 ‘^®' U P as she isn’t even going I T??* office of her attorneys. I : ? egal hrcwo' ks, she hints, I 1 even started yet. j' Suing to vindicate my i she announces. I P ‘°& er Pryor’s orchestra ' ”P®ss at the Meadowbrook Country "Mr n s t. Louis, he’ll introduce a p cb* 116 ’ 116 s 01 1!!. "Cinema Soul". Wgomposer is none other than Sothern, who is, of course, 6gjj|Prynr. Ann finished up the w hile working on her new picture. She did both music earlier musical composition star’s was once played by i tr» F innea polis symphony orchesI .. M.ers laughed and thought .■P te a gag when Sophie Tucker ■ epp> d up to Willie Howard’s table .jWT® commissary and pretended his order. But only a few ','^B ed the meaning behind the Years ago, Sophie, then a •waitress, once stepped up to

CLUB CALENDAR Society Deadline, 11 A. M. Fanny Macy Phones 1000 — 1001 Thursday M. E. Ladles* Aid. Church Parlors 2:30 p. m. Zion Junior Walther League, Church Hall. 7:30 p. in. Busy Bee Club, Mrs. Verlando Clark, 1:30 p. m. Dinner Bridge Club, Mrs. William Bell, Postponed. Royal Neighbors, Ben Hur Hall, 7:30 p. tn. Baptist Woman's Society, Mrs. Louisa Brumley, 2:30 p. m. Eastern Star, Masonic home, 7:30 P. m. Friday Pocahontas Lodge, Red Mens Hal’, 7:30 p. m. | M. E. Church Supper, Monroe High School, 7:30 p. m. Auxiliary Pot Luck Supper, Leigion Home, 6:30 p. m. loons and liaskets of flowers produced a colofrul effect. The outside of the court wag a par'or. Through the courtesy of the Spargue and Zwick furniture stores the latter was made possible. To the music of "The Admirals of Rythm,” the guests were entertained in a dance. The Rev. J. J. IHennee, former as- ' sistant pastor and the Re-v. Wholey. present assistant pastor, were among the guests. MRS. FRANK CRISENBERRY HOSTESS TO WOMAN'S CLUB * The Union township woman's ; club met at the home of Mrs. Frank ! Crisenberry Wednesday afternoon with twenty-four members, four visitors and nine children present. The meeting opened with the club song and creed followed with prayer by Mrs. Hubert Zenkle. Mrs. Fred Schafer was in charge of the lesson. An interesting Mother’s Day program was given, opening with the song “My Mother’s Prayers Have Followed Me.” Mrs. Zerk’e gave a I reading. Recitations were given by Marjorie Drew and Patricia Barclay. Mrs. Jacob Barclay gave a "Tribute To Mothers", followed with a solo by George Morris. At the close of the program a delicious luncheon was served by the hostess, assisted by Mr. Ivan Shifferly. Mrs. William Knave! and Mrs. Ivan Barclay. The Rev. Harry W Thompson, of First street, is recovering from a leg injury received earlier in the week. When Rev. Thompson twisted his right leg, ligaments were torn an dthe knee cap injured.

take the order of the Howard boys in her father's restaurant. They heard her voice and joshingly told her she ought to go on the stage. She did and became one of the world’s most popular entertainers. Poor Helen Mack After her separation from Charles Irwin, she put her large house on the market. I Now she can’t find a desirable apartment house that is willing to take in both the youngsters and the family dog. Answering Your Questions! Hugh Kearns, Glendale: Anne Shirley and Owen Davis, Jr., are I still on the outs. Her latest escort was John Payne. Arriving here the other day was Sonja Henie’s brother, Leif, who made the Journey from Oslo, Norway, in eight days. He’ll remain i in Hollywood until the completion of “Thin Ice", then will take Sonja ■ and her mother home. Brother Leif is head of the Heme Fur company. His late father gave ■ him the business on departing for : America. Chatter. ... Is Bill Boyd tryinto give Howard Hughes cof/ipetitton with Grace Bradley? . . - Beverly . Roberts spent most of her birthday ! visiting on the William Keighley set. .. . The winter scenes for Inm Ice” were taken at Mount Rainier ' and gave Twentieth Century-Fox olenty of trouble on account of the weather. One of the cameramen on the picture became snowblind, too, and

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had to be returned to Hollywood. . . . Bruce Cabot is back in town after a visit with the Vanderbilt tribe in Florida. . . • Errol Flynn, they say, is so e m b a r r a ssed about having to take singing lessons for “The Perfect Speci-

Sennir’, the most popular players on any lot, is giving a dinner at the Vendome for everybody who had anything to do with "New Faces of 1937". Invitations went alike to S. J. Briskin, the boss, and to the propmen on the film.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT THURSDAY, MAY 27, 1937.

PERSONALS Judge W. H. Eichhorn of Bluffton attended to business here this morning. The window in the Vance & Linn I store which was blown out by the storm yesterday afternoon was repaced this morning. The heavy rain yesterday reminded Judge Merryman of a Him- j ilar cloud burst which occurred i ’ here about sixty years ago when ] for hours boats could be run; i through the streets. Remember, ' he told the story in our Centen-1 i nial edition.

Roy Johnson left this morning for . Pontiac. Mich., where he will, cry a' sale. He will return to Decatur, some time Friday. Jahn H. Edrle, Blufton attorney, was a business visitor in Decatur i Wednesday afternoon. D. E. Smith of Fort Wayne look-j ed after business In Decatur today. Miss Mary Grace Zimmerman of Earlham college, Richmond- will ar- - rive home today to attend the com-' mencement exercises. Miss Zimmerman's brother, Haro’d ie a member of the graduating class. Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Farr left today for Lake Hamilton, where they plan to spend the summer months. Herbert Lyons was dismissed today from the Adams county memoria.’ hospital, where he has been a patient since March 14-

Adams County Memorial Hospital | + ...... ——■ Dismissed: Mrs. Fred W. Meyers, route 1, Celina, Ohio; Herbert Lyons, Pleasant Mills. Admitted: Miss Amy Voltz, Ohio City. Ohio. ARRIVALS Mr. and Mrs. Ervin C. Doehrman. Decatur, route one, are the parents of a baby girl born at the Adams county memorial hospital at 12:10 o'clock this afternoon. The baby weighej seven .pounds and two and one-half ounces at birth and has not been named. Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Jellison of route 3. Van Wert, Ohio are the parents of a boy baby born at the Adams county memorial hospital Wednesday afternoon at 2:25 o’clock. The -baby weighed seven pounds, eight and three quarters ounces and hao been named Richard Robert.

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Celebrates 112th Birthday ■ J' , fI J . - <■- -*.■•••; ■ '•*?**;,'* v t ‘Mt w . - X ■ - 1 WK-lt A’- '?’* .. John Henry Davis Besides claiming the distinction of being the oldest person in Ohio, "Grandpa" John Henry Davis of Bainbridge, O-, maintains that he has more living descendants than any person in United States. His immediate living family includes 12 children, 49 grandchildren, 108 great-grandchildren and 18 great-great-grandchildren. He recently celebrated his 112th birthday and has voted in every election since 1846 with the exception of 1935 and chews tobacce.

Modern Etiquette —BY— By ROBERTA LEE I Q. Should a young widow sign ' her name, “Mrs. Franki Harris." "Mrs. Jane Harris,” or merely i "Jane Harris”? A. Mrs. Frank Harris is the proper form. Q. Is it all right for a person to take the last in Iping of any dish, ( when the dish is passed to this peri son? A. Yes. When one declines this last helping it invariably gives the impress-ion that one doubts the supply. Q. Who should really be invited

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! recurring which are sapping his' strength. Physicians decided against a seventh transfusion for him this morning declaring he was "too fur gone." Death was expected momentarily. Craig, who also was shot three times, Is recovering and has been pronounced out <>f danger. -- ——————o Muncie City Officials Face Contempt Charge Mundo, Ind,, May 27 — (UP) — City officials today were under summons to appear in Maxlieon circuit court at Anderson June 11 to ehow cause why they should not be cited for contempt of court for ail gad failure to reinstate and pay $90,000 | in back wages to eight discharged city firemen. The firemen were ordered reinstated March 26, 1936 by special Judge Cleon Mount of Tipton and the decision recently was upheld

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