Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 178, Decatur, Adams County, 29 July 1937 — Page 14

| / ' > jE 11 ■ J r . I w'lllliMi 7 i U I •! H I I ra - •. ,1111 r * 4 KMHBWMBBMMiBMMBA Pictured above is the royal family of the from left to right: Kathleen Kenny. Jefferson township W thna ” R uth Elzey , o f DecaMary's: Betty Meshberger, Hartford. Caro Hu s **\ •* 1 ld ... Mildred Teeple. of Decatur. "Miss jndia'ua" 88 i^ma*p®ck, ,i P!*bie; BMtiat^Barkiey/vnton:'lieien &»httke. Root; Ruth Bahner - Monroe; Lola Patterson, Blue Creek and Irene Girod. Kirkland township.

CITY POINTS WITH COXTINt'ED FROM PAGE ONE of the city's most prosperous industries, with the name of Master Mix rapidly becoming a synonym of quality in many states of the union. 1 Mutschlsr Packing Co. The Mutschler Packing Co. founded here in 1919, in addition to aft-, otding an easily accessible mark- ■ et for the livestock of this and adjoining counties, has established a reputation of unexcelled pork and beef packing, and the manufacture of better sausages. Recently added to the company was the Mutschler Distributing company, which handles the distribution of all well known brands i of beer to retailers throughout this section. LaFountaine Handle Co. Manufacturing a high grade of • handles for use in agricultural tools and shovels, the Lafountaine Handle factory is one of the few firms in the city that has an export trade. Handling approximately 1,900,000 log feet a year, the firm has furnished an excellent market for white ash and other varieties of wood. The majority of the lumber used ,'j'a the plant, moved here in 1910, Is secured within a 100-mile radius of She ctty.lt has run almost continuously since its origin in the

Decatur Free Street g&T- v w ’ ■ Fair >,_k-. 1 ? Agricultural Exhibit >r August 2 to 7 - 4 V4|| f * '' > *W r " A PHONE For Every Home That’s our ambition and we hope we may live up to it. More and more the possessor of a Telephone realizes the convenience and necessity of having one in their home. It saves time when shopping .... brings your friends closer to your home .... and is a real companion in case of an emergency. 1 Your home is not a home without a Telephone. You can’t afford to be without it — Let us install yours today.

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ROYAL family of centennial

city. Krick-Tyndall 4 Co. The Krick Tyndall Co., manufacturers of drain and hollow •building tile and brick, is one of the : city's oldest and most reputable firms. To date its chief product is drainage tile and is used all over this section of the state. Furnishing much of the materials used in drainage projects ad-j | vocated by the national government the firm is once again enjoy-j ; ing a heavy production, equal to that of its earlier years in the city, i Meshberger Stone Co. Located a short distance from I Linn Grove in the southern part of the county, Meshberger Bros, stone company, by virtue of its unexcelled work, has become recog--1 nized as one of the leading contractors in this section. Founded in 1881 the company has formed an enviable reputation in the construction of state and county roads, of which road 527 is one of the best known. Growing from a stone quarry to its present standing, the company has specialized in the installation of modern quarry equipment and a fifll line of road contracting eqquipment. Wayne Novelty Company The Wayne Novelty company, but recently established here, has shown rapid progress in the manufacture of novelty wooden ware, • such as makeup sets, cigarette

boxes, jewelry containers, manicure and toilet set containers and double utility boxes. A wide and varied market for I the product has been established I both locally and foreign. The plant ■ also manufactures a line of lawn . furniture. At present the concern is enjoying a peak in production with a large force of skilled woodworkers I employed. o FAIR PUBLICITY CONTI NI ED FROM PAGE ONE I fair. Hundreds of brightly colored i black and gold auto bumper strips I extend invitations to residents all I along the state highways and | beams a message of welcome to I the approaching motorists. Placards placed in store windows I of Decatur and nearby city stores, - proclaiming in bold black letters that the city is again staging a free street fair, is the third medi um of advertising. Last and by far not least, is the “word of mouth" advertising. Visitors to street fairs, home-1 coming week and the Centennial | celebration of former years, carry i an enthusiastic w elcome to their I , native cities and the invitation to ; attend the celebration this year. Chief dispatcher of the invalu- . able publicity is always the home ! paper. The Decatur Daily Demo- [

DECATUR DAILY, DEMOCRAT THURSDAY, JI L\ 29, 1937.

crat in its front page news columns has carried advanced stories of the celebration. Special emphasis has been given the feature attractions and" dis plays of the fair through the med ium of the Democrat. Copies of the local paper go into more than 3,000 homes of the county and to residents who watch with pride the activities of their former home town. More than 5,000 copies of edition are being distributed. This year's publicity committee was composed of Pete Reynolds, of the Daily Democrat as chairman, assisted by Jesse Rice and Dan Tyndall. —o— — 1937 FREE STREET CONTINUED FROM PAGE OXE the board of directors of tne Chamber of Commerce, after considerable preliminary discussion from all angles, voted to sponsor the Decatur Free Street Fair and agricultural show. Having little experience with

- ■ • s . I th fl 1 '1 - S' P' ! r*W; t ft hl E|.| 4Mi ’ * B IImIuJIW.. I ~ Bp MßßßoMHi=sss CLOVERLEAF CREAMERIES — Decatur, Ind.

The Cloverleaf Creameries, manufacturers of Ice Cream, Butter and Cheese, express their appreciation to the Dairymen of this community for it is only through their cooperation that we are able to grow with the community. » The splendid dairy herds of Adams County and surrounding territory provide the ingredients that go into the making of our products. They are the finest obtainable and are the direct success of our business. We hope Adams County farmers and dairymen will continue to take pride in their herds and that we may always enjoy the same cooperation and friendly good-will so evident today.

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■ the many detailed and vexing du- > ties encountered in conducting a fair, the Chamber of Com- , mere® directors, with various com- . mittee chairmen named by tne i board, worked day and night to make the fair a success. I ' That this fair was suucesslt,! was conclusively shown as Satur-, day night of the first fair week closed with rides, shows and concessions reporting more business than could well be handled by op-1 erators. Centennial In 1936 I The 1936 Free Street Fair and. agricultural show was held in conjunction with Decatur's Centennial,, the celebration of the 100th anni-; versary of the founding of the city of Decatur. With thousands of visitors at-| traded to the city by the unusual. events held to commemorate Dei catur's founding, the streets of the I city were not large enough ade-1 1 quately to handle the throngs | which crowded the midway each of the six nights of the fair. I With the same high quality ot

lexhlbKA rWea and shows, coni' I Uacted for the 1937 far, com- ' slonuires are reported btwkli g ' their stands for the local fair in | even larger numbers than in pre ; vious years. . . ' i Directors of the fair stated that all that is needed now to make 1937 fair the best in the city s hisItory is favorable weather, and 'early August usually supplies near; perfect weather for a street fait. I | —-o ——— i Decatur’s First Auto Purchased In 1900 ; Decatur's first auto was purch- ' ased in 1900 by John Smith, now deceased. The car. a Rambler, was I purchased through John Ktess, 1 who drove the horseless carriage home from Detroit. Kiess was the first man to drive an auto in the I city of Decatur. The car, later sold to Chris Boknecht, was destroyed by fire when i it became overheated after a trip through the county. ________

FAIR PARKING TO BE PROBLEM Parking Os Cars Presents Problem To Fair Officials — Parking is the big problem of , I the Street fair committee of the Chamber ot Commerce. What to , 1 do with the hundreds upon hundi reds of auto Chut will visit the city during the celebration fs report- j edly becoming one of the biggest, i 1 items before the board. Chairman ' Dee Fryback has stated. j With‘both of the parking lots. located at First and Madison and at First and Jackson, to be used ias exhibit grounds, parking space ■ for several hundred cars will be taken away, he said. . Members of the committee have 1 been negotiating with several own-

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BUTTER First on the table at every meal. That’s Cloverleaf Butter, skillfully made in a sanitary institution it is the finest Butter you can buy. Ask for it by name. ATTEND THE BIG FREE Street Fair and Agricultural Exhibit AUGUST 2 to 7

•Mt of largo lota near the town district and hope b ' day. opening day us thu | have at least one good D la accomodate visiting autoisi,' Mindful of the fact th _. crowds of the Centennial « tlon last year, which were ably as large as ever visit,.,i were eilh leiitly handled q ( the limited parking space,' th mittee headed by Mr. Fryhad asked that all local motorist operate. Thu committee has asked cal person living close to the d town district to keep their in home garages,. whenever ible. Others are asked to park cars behind the store in which are employed, thus relieving of the street congtsliou. Several landowners are e] ed to arrange for private p a lots, charging only a nominal for all day parking, with and the parking on the city st committee members hope to die the matter in the most eta manner possible.