Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 189, Decatur, Adams County, 11 August 1937 — Page 3

ft SOCIETY

KTdORCAS m E«s party va i Dorcas class of the \ U I Sunday school met at MM ,1, - vcning forth., regiM't - and social meeting |V opening song. Mrs. (.. h. \ in charge of the <|evoThe Taenty-tlilrd Psalm in nnieom k?n Lrodent. Mrs. Go-rge kern, diarge of the business I^®'..-"'after which games and were enJ o *®* l, W*., close of the evevlng the ErM Mrs. Hocker, Mrs. E. H. EM .„<] Mrs Matt Hreiner served refreshments. The small »rre ■ o'ered with white lin- |, d with bouquets of Sf rteJS es f-i the next meeting K< U„. Mesdames Dewey GalM Alfather and Charles sHAR twalker I JOING ANNOUNCED KI K 11 Reinhart of Decatur KI wrces the marriage of her Mtrr. Iris. Io Gerald Walker. , - M' and -Mis. Emil Walker of ’ ,11,.. Tile wedding took place 111 R.-inliari was an employe of Bpl Jra-ral E'ectric Company of u ty and Mr. Walker is empl -yE® Wayne Tank Company Wayne. tcnoiiy Boulevard in Fort Wcrk and Win Class of the • :i Sunday sell sd will ,o.uiiag at seven thir'y kKu.c the home of Mr. and Mrs. Butler Mr. and Mrs. Harry ®K >: .. assist in entertaining. KBfrW M A of the Eighth Street Brethien church will meet borne of Mrs. L. J. Martin RMpriai at two c'cl.h k. ' M KAPPAS plan -MgiVE incubator K lie ■-■ : 'lie-- meeting held Elks home last evening, the K:1 ter- tie- Tri Kappa eorority to purchase an im übator the Adams county memorial ®K> «.t!i a part of the proved ■; Ki the binge stand which the CORNS CURED lIjU.UL' C *" 0« (Naranteti eooey , •• without Mln. M« Ilf” ARD “ ,d bMr " *■ •<»'•"••* 150,0< 1 A RD ft rou aei< CORN-OFF ® HOLTHOUSE DRUG CO.

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B) HARRISON CARROLL „ Copyright. 1937, Kus features Syndicate, inc. . J BOLLYWOOD — Mack Sennett "■sst be laughing over the way the

bi g dramatic . stars of the day I are taking falls I and suffering I Indignities like J his old Keystone I comedians. 1 Herbert Mar--1 shall, no less, I has to take a I strawberry I shortcake in the I face in R-K-O’s | “A Love Like II That”. Barbara Stan-

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b 1 wyck was supthrow it but couldn't. K finall y h ad to fake the scene one shot of her throwing the S 7 and another of Marshall on !; I EJWiving end. But It was a Bf I '"' man who threw it the H had time. IlCaudette Colbert's new stand-in. ■“• Catherine Riseling, went to with the actress at VVashH^ 011 Ir W high in New York, ; between the two ■ ™bly closer than that of any sta f and stand-in in HollyF* 1 ' Mrs. Riseling's 12-year-old g ■‘•g-'.tiT is named after Claudette. a ? swer t 0 questions about |HJ. Martin, Alice Faye says J "I 41,1 not getting marBb^ ere uL Ce ln reli gion is said to ■ e obstacle between these two iW altM - H^ u ?h he has another picture HL® 4 ** after “Old Chicago”, ■tsk e PoWer is already dreaming HL vac ation Zanuck has promtSZ, i? towi- The star will go to . orit * f his leave is limited, .■ ' Pes to sail to Honolulu inHe has never been to the . Hk/3 ri< ’ 1 he has a married sister '■to.?' re ' Oddly enough, her ■’* n<J ’ name is Tyrer. iß*^h Pst “ c Kr ‘Owlea (he’s the actor under contract to s ‘‘l*ta> rS> are °® to Mexico to get ■k m^ UOta number . after which to a PPiy f °r their first papers. Your Questions! Mrs. I T °dhunter, Roanoke: Phli-

CLUB CALENDAR Society Deadline, 11 A. M. Fanny Macy Phone* 1000 — 1001 Wednesday j U. B. Missionary Society, Mrs Homer Bittner, 2 .p, m . Zi-.n Reformed Ladies’ Aid Society, Church Parlors, 2:30 Girls choir of the Reformed , church, practice, 1:30 p. m. Thursday Christian Ladies' Aid Society Mrs. Lizzie Abel), 10 a. m. Evangelical Missionary Society, i Church. 2 p in. W. C. T. U., Mrs. Delton Passwater. 3:30 p. tn. U. B. Ladies' Aid, Mrs. Manley Foreman, 2 p. tn. Loya! Dorcas Claes, Evangelical Church, 7:30 p. m. I Better Homes Club of Monroe ' Lehman Park, 7 p. m. Union Chapel Missionary Society, Mrs. Knepp, 1 .p, ni. Mt. Pleasant Bible Class, HannaNuttman Park, all day meeting. Pinochle Club. Mrs. Albert Miller, 6:30 p. m. Women of Moose, Moose Home | 8 p. in. W. M. A. the Eighth St. U. B. Church, Mrs. L. J. Martin, 2 p. m. Y. P. M. C., Miss Ruth Lozier. 7:30 p. m. Friday American Legion Auxiliary Business Meeting, Legion Home, 8 p. tn. Union Chapel C. 1. C. Class, Mr. and Mrs. Thurman Drew, 7:30 p. m. Kirkland Ladies' Club, Kirkland high. 6:30. Work and Win Class, Mr. and ‘Mrs. Niles Butler 7:30 p. m. Saturday Mission Ban 4, Evangelical 1 Church, 3 p. m. Tuesday Psi Lla Xi Business Meeting, Mrs. Carrol Cole. 7:30 p. m. sorority sponsored at the fair last week. The incubator will be purchased immediately and will be used in the nursery for premature and delicate babies. Selection of the equipment I will be left to Miss Elizabeth Pit- , man, superintendent of the hospital. Plans were also made for a benel fit garden party, to be held at the I Elk’s home in the near future. The I date and further plans will be an--11» unced soon. The sorority wishes to heartily thank all those who patronized their stand and gave such splendid coI operation. The Young People's Missionary Circle of the Evangelical church

lippe de Lacey, the former child star, is not acting at the moment but is in Hollywood working as a sound-man for a newsreel outfit. There is a Sherwood forest close to Los Angeles, and it has been the scene of many movie locations, but the Warner troupe making "The Adventures of Robin Hood” will travel north of Sacramento to get their exterior shots. Reason is the local Sherwood forest is made up of live oaks, which are evergreens and don’t look a bit like the English variety. Apparently, there’ll be no race to the screen between Warners and M. G. M. with a Robin Hood picture. Metro owns the rights to the Smith-De Koven operetta, but no production is in sight yet. Chatter. . . . Jan Garber is telling friends that he still doesnt know whether he and the wife will reconcile; also that she is still handling his money for him. . . . Fred Stone follows an old custom and rides in the Santa Barbara fiesta this month. The occasion has a touch of sadness for him now, though, because Will Rogers always used to participate, t 00.... The Nan Macy-Harry Soskin (the orchestra leader) twosome continues. She has Arthur Silber, the agent, handling her now and is looking for radio or screen engagements. . . . Philip K. Scheuer, of the L. A. Times drama department, and Connie Kraus, of the films, will wed Sept. 1. . . . Some fan has

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stumped Pat O'Brien by sending him 25 0 baby chicks. . .. Wonder who the pretty brunette was with Pinky Tomlin at Lindy’s the other night 1... Shirley Ross startled Cocoanut Grovers with a short shoulder cape of gardenias. . . .

And fame comes at last to Spencer Tracy. He has had a soft drink named after him at the M. G. M. fountain. It contains four scoops of chocolate ice cream, one of orange ice, a mixture of chocolate and pineapple syrup and a sprinkling of nuts and powdered chocolate. .., Whew.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11,1937.

will meet at the home of Miss Ruth Lozier Thursday evening at seventhirty o'clock. Ihe auxiliary of the American Legion will have a business meeting Friday evening at eight o'clock at Legk*i Home. All members are urged to attend. The C. 1. C. class of Union Chapel will meet at the home of Mr. and Mrs. I hurman Drew Friday evening at seven-thirty o'clock. All members are invited to attend. ■ • Ihe ladles' aid society of the Christian church will meet at the home of Mrs. Lizzie Abell Thursday morning at ten o'clock. All members are urged to attend. Transportation will be furnished those who call number 991. DINNER GUESTS AT RASH HOME A number of guests enjoyed Sunday dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Rash and children of near Portland. The day was spent in visiting, enjoying music and taking photographs. „ Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Koos of Enid, Okla., Mr. and Mrs. Ben K<>:s of Ames, lowa, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Koos of Angola, Frank Koos of Fort Wayne, George Koos and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Koos and daughter, Mary, of near Decatur. —o Mrs. Will Keller of 125 South Sixth street left Tuesday for Can ton, Ohio, U serve on the finance board of the C. L. of C. at a meeting tills week, preparatory to the national convention in Springfield. 0., next week. Mrs. Keller is secretary of the Decatur chapter. Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Peoples of Houston, Texas are visiting at the S. E. Brown residence and with other relatives and friends. Mr. Peoples is a brother of Mrs. Brown and Miss Maggie Peoples. Mrs. L. C. Heffert of Plymouth, Wis., was the guest yesterday of Mrs. Ben Shroyer. Mrs. Heffert formerly resided in Decatur, where Rev. Heffert was pastor of the Zion Reformed church. Rev. Heffert is now professor of the Reformed Miss. 4i House college at Plymouth. Mrs. Herman Ehinger spent Tuesday in Fort Wayne. Frederick Schroyer has returned to his studies at Ann Arbor, Mich. He will remain until summer school closes Agust 24. at which time he will return home for a month’s vacation. Robert Schmitz is spending a week’s vacation with Mr. and Mrs. Janies Fisher of Huntington. According to w,vd received from Mrs. Mary McClure, she and her three sons have settled in San Diego, California. All are reported as getting along splendidly. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Koos and daughter Mary had as their house guests last week, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Koos of Enid. Okla. Mrs. Herman Myers and son John are v-isiting in Blufft-.n. Senator Chet Watson and "Doc” P.rter of Fort Wayne, stoped h ere a minute at noon today on their way to Portland to attend the fair and hear Governor Townsend. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Gass and family of Huntington visited in Decatur Monday with the former’s mother Mrs. E. F. Gass. Raymend Gass, Jr., raniained for a two day visit with his grandmother, returning home last evening. Dan Schafer and Max Boxell returned from Chicago this noon where they attended the markets for several days. Mr. and Mrs. Rock Tooka of Oneida, N. Y„ are epending several days in Decatur visiting friends and

Collapses After Giving Up Son [Scene in court) A' xSwKsgcM I .. . ■I ' i Jh K H Im ▼ '? / > aiff- ■» /I , 9 X ffissssssa» » Regan the boy's real mother, collapses and is seen being given a d bv hTr’husbiind, John Regan, and Mrs. Horst. Mnr Regan, as Lydia Nelson, an unwed mother, gave birth to the boy 30 months a S° hut had to rive him up because of financial reasons, -he Horsts now 6 will adopt him if and when the court agrees.

looking for a house preparatory to returning to Decatur. Mr. and Mrs. Tooke resided here five or six yeare ago. o WRECKER GETS 1926 AUTO IN LIEU OF BILL FOR »10 Marshfield. Ore. (U.R) — Albert Prass of Marshfield went to town for aid after his car stalled on the Oregon Coast highway near a railroad overhead crossing. In his absence, a state trooper arriv'd on the scene and called a wrecker. When Pratt returned, lie found his ear missing. Pratt and the wrecker met at a nearby town. The wrecker presented Pratt with a $lO towing bill. Pratt turned the 1925 auto over to the wrecker and marked it up as a total loss. o Tram Cars Bungalows San Diego. Cal. (U.R)- This city boasts of a bungalow court made entirely of retired trolley cars. The cars, minus their running gear, are mounted in pairs on concrete foundations, surrounding a central court, while each pair contains two three - room apartments with bath. - —. —o Tree Scrambles Apples Geelong, Australia <U.R>- A historic apple tree here that has been bearing fruit for 25 years has scrambled history and the Bible In a peculiar manner. It has produced an apple one-half of which experts declare is a Jonathan while of the other half about four-fifths is Roman Beauty and other fifth King David. Hawaii Balks Child Brittes Honolulu (U.R) — Following revelations in the United States relative to “child brides,” the territorial legislature has passed an act raising the minimum age for bridges from 15 to 16 years. The romantic Hawaiian moon and springlike air, the legislators reasoned, necessitated additional precautions against hasty marriages. o Cat Likes Corn-on-Cob Springfield. O. — (U.R) — A threetailed cat which at times evinces a fondness for corn-on-the-cob is the pet of H. C. Bobo, a farmer. The cat, whose origin is veiled in mystery, has an ordinary tail complemented by two smaller tails arising from its shoulder-blades. o “Trailer Wife” Tired, Sues Pueblo, Cal. —<U.R) —Tired of the life of a "trailer wife," Mrs. Addie Drew filed suit against Theron Drew for separate maintenance. She charged he compelled her and . their five children to live in a I trailer. Veteran Dotted By Schrapnel Kecskemet, Hungary.--(U.R)—An X-ray picture revealed, that a healthy war veteran, Ladislaus Cseh, carries 50 pieces of shrapnel in his body. The weight of these I pieces was estimated at half a ; pound. o YES, NO, MAYBE, ALL EXPRESSED WITH ‘UM HUM’ Chicago —(UP)—Birth of the ex pressive Americanism “nm-hum,’’ i according to a British lady of a ! century ago, resulted from the necjeseity of Americans of that period I to use words that could be uttered with the mouth closed. Because, explained the haughtj' visitor, the Americans usually ha 4 their mouths full of “chamin,” and to open them would be releasing floodgates with disastrous conse- , quences. Dr. M. M. Matthews, assistant edi tor of the Dictionary of American English, published by the University of Chicago Press traces the expression “um-hum.” a strictly Amlerican c.intnlbution to conversation.

| "It easily achieves tonal embelIshments and modifications,” Dr. ' Mathews said. "It can be made to mean almost anything by use of the proper inflection. “It can mean "yes,' or an emphatic ‘yes, Indeed.' 'it signifies agreej ment or acquiescence, or It can mean ‘no’ or not at all” or "Oh no".” Woman la Lifeguard Rockland. Mass. — (U.R) — This town has its first lifeguard a wo- ■ man. Miss Irene Creehan, collector of 350 medals for victories In i acquatlc contests, was appointed to guard Reed's Pond after WPA i transformed the pond into a beach ! and park. o Lightning Does Strike Twice Tiffin, O.—(U.R)—A. D. German, federal weather observer, refuses to believe the old proverb that lightning never strikes twice in the same place. Two bolts on the same day struck his home, he said, destroying a section of the roof and demolishing a radio. o Binder Used 41 Years Dunkerton. la.-(U.R) --D. J. Holdiman. farmer near here, owns a seven-foot hand binder that has been used for 41 consecutive years. I It has cut from 30 to 60 acres of grain each season during that period. It still has the original set of rollers. — ■ ■ o U. S. Called Judaism Center Salt Lake City.—(U.R)—The United States is the present conter of world Judaism, Rabbi Morris Goldstein of Sherith Israel synagogue, | San Francisco said here. Os the I 17,000.000 Jews in the world. 4,500.000 reside in the United States, | ■ he asserted. o Fish Paralyzes Man Conway, N. H.— (U.R) — Robert | Linscott, Jr., hooked a hornpout—and the pout hooked Linscott's! father. The fish landed on the eld-, er Linscott's back and a horn penetrated his spin and partially paralyzed him. o University of lowa Gains lowa City, la.—(U.R)— Enrollment in the University of lowa gradu-l ate college has more than doubled in the last decade, a survey shows. From the 1,900 students in 1926-27, enrollment has grown to 3,933 in j 1936-37. o No Hits At Softball 1 Kingston. N. Y. —(U.R)—Ben Toffel pitched a non-hit, non-run softball game as the Apple Knockers 1 downer the Kinneyss 6-0, in a City league tilt. The no-hitter was the first in local softball history. o Governor's Sons Are Fliers 1 Olympia. Wash. — (U.R) — Gov. ■ Clarence D. Martins two younger 1 sons, Clarence, Jr., 21, and Frank. 18, are interested in flying as a ! hobby and both have private pilot's ' licenses.

"A LITTLE READING, RIDING AND ARITHMETIC I" __ A— —FH "1 * ET£R WADING OVER! |L »m? K,NG * I ' •■■'■■“«s= SSs£s J prised to find 1 B < ™ | Z OLDSMOBILE FOR ■ ■ Jhh —--'-.-2 111 4 only a few dollars I ' / z? ORE wan tne I a A I */ «w > jM ■ oollars for I , A I DOZENS OF EXTRA f r iff* // EXTD t I RES ' " FOR ■■ 7I fl E I1 lj f I ! ■ ! a I E tH « J RA AND ■ nil fi I a"R £ i . | II | fl I ■ P. KIRSCHI& SON Phone 335 First & Monroe Sts.

MONROE NEWS Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Fricke entertained at Sunday dinner, Mr. and Mrs. Malzen and daughters Patsy and Gene-v'eve, Mrs. Albert Steiner and Mies Mabel Steiner of Newton, Kansas' Mr. and Mrs. Alie Steiner and Miss Sarah Gerig of Leo. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Habegger and daughter Bonnie Sue of New Haven, Mrs. Mary Luginbill of Berne, Rev. and Mrs. Brown of Portland, and Wilbur Fricke of Dayton, Ohio. Mr. ana Mrs. William Stucky and Mr. and Mrs. Martin Stucky of Willshire, Ohio, returned Sunday from a vacation spent at Matteson Lake near Brimson, Michigan. Mr. and Mrs. Etaio Stucky entertained at six o'clock dinner Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bahner, Mies Ruth Bahner and Glen Stucky. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Everhart entertained at six o'clock dinner Friday evening In honor of Mr. and Mrs. Marcel Everhart. Those present were, Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Bauserman of Three Rivers, Michigan, Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Everhart and daughter of Decatur, and Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Morg and son Buster. Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Emrlck and daughter and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Nixon of Germantown, Ohio, were the guests of Mr. and Mre. Raynr.nd Crist Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. John Johnson returned Friday from a visit with relatives at Orchard. Nebraska. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Sears of Fort Wayne were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Meyers Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. James V. Hendricks ( returned Sunday from a week’s vaI cation epent at Turkey Lake, the | guests of their son, Ora Hendricks! and family. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Roethlisberger and Mr. and Mrs. David Richenbaueh of Bluffton, Ohio, visited ‘ I Mrs. Cecil Badders and called on ii ther relatives Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Hosea Ray of Ridgeville visited Mr. an-d Mrs. Fred Fos- | ter for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Charley Bowman re-1 I burned to their home at Napolen, I Michigan, Sunday after visiting | I with their parents, Mr. and Mrs.! ■ jo. O. Hocker and Mr. and Mrs. Van Bowman. ■ I Rev. and Mrs. Elbert Morford and 1 son Norman spent the week with Mrs. Morford's parents living near Sheridan. Mr. and Mrs. Linn Shirk of For* - Wayne calle ( ] on Mr. and Mrs. Ray- - mond Crist Saturday evening. I Harley Ehrsam of Marion and r i Lester Ehrsam of Fort Wayne spent * I the week-end with their parents, | Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Ehrsam. Mr. and Mrs. Forest Ray and ‘daughters Helen and Dorothy and • '■Mrs. Rena Johnson attended the r I Ray reunion at Willshire, Ohio, .! Sunday. II Clyde Fugate of Detroit, Michiil gan. spent the week end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Fugate

Picket Nazi Meeting in Midwest* W 0 - T Hl ■. -*• j! W ll 1 O • Nazi sympathizers on Labor unionists and sympathizers picketed a mass meeting of more than 8,000 members of the Lhviiian-Amerlcan Volksbund at Kenosha. Wis.. in protest over the gathering. The Nazi group was Observing German Day. Nazi sympathizers in uniform guarded the entrance to the hall where the meeting was held.

Mr. and Mrs. E. K. Tb"4iipson and daughter Frances and son Richard of Van Wert Ohio, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jim A. Hendricks Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Harve Lammitnan and son Bobby of Chicago visited Mr. Lammiman's sister, Mrs. Raymond Crist and family Thursday. Mrs. Della George of Connersville. I visited her sister, Mrs. Ernest Eg- | ley for a few days. 0 'U. S. NEGOTIATES TRADE ( COMPACT FOR YUGOSLAVIA (Belgrade —« (UP) — The antiI quated 56-year-old evistlng trade J treaty between Yugoslavia and the United States soon will be replaced I by a new pact, according to present 1 indications. • i The present agreement, which : was concluded between Washington I and pre-war Serbia on Oct. 14. 1891, t is among the world's most vener- , able documents of this kind which | have remained in force. 1 Failure of this treaty t? be adI justed to modern trade conditions ' has great’y hampered the develop- , : ment of normal relations between ' the two countries. In fact the ex- -: change of goods with the United > States has come almost t.-v a standstill in the last two years because

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of the strict application by the Be! grade government of a clearing system with countries which purchased less from than they sold to Yugoslavia, as was the case with America. Representations concerning this situation were made by the Department of Commerce to Yugoslavia recently, and it Is hoped that negotiations for a new commercial, treaty will begin soon. o — ' English Spinners Gloomy _________ • • ~ Manchester, E n gla n d (U.R) •— Trade, valued at 312,500,000 a year between Lancashire cotton spin- ! ners and Germany, is threatened 1 with serious dislocation as a result t of the decision to insist on longer terms of credit being granted. The i present system provides for all i payments to lie made within 30 , days.

& J Phone 300 1315 W. Adams a.