Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 241, Decatur, Adams County, 12 October 1937 — Page 3

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r PUMPHREY I member! and one guest, Mrs. Ford C TO RESEARCH Ilussell of Kokomo, present. *“tw rh ' tub met Monday A brief business meeting was ,nil t* thf home of Mrs. ('. held, during which the members No M 0 " “v with seventeen mem- derided to have a Halloween party guest in attendance. October 25. The ladies were then ber 1» hi fl Parrish presided invited to the dining room, where nee of the president, a lovely luncheon was served by to Saylors. The meeting the hostessess. Mrs. Joe Hunter. 1 with the club collect. Mrs. Charles Beineke and Mrs. "urrent events were dis- Jennie Gehrig. - , " n ,t interesting paper on MISS MARJORIE DEVOSS Key." HOSTESS TO JUNIOR CLUB , which has opened The Junior Woman's club held g of real pleasure and | (s first regular meeting since Its urofit 10 *‘ a( 'b üß ’ iH organization this fall, at the home The morning services o f Miss Marjorie DeVose Monday . pjr f a mlliar hymns and evening. The chib is und<>r the guidtruths and typical niaga- anee . <( f Miss El-*se Lewton. Mrs. M the air " 'th their variety Ralph Yager was a guest at the ...." ami news flashes have meeting. The afternoon Miss Mary Cowan, chairman of im'imle continued stor- the department, was in charge of . ' '^■‘ ( . t , rls schools of the air the business meeting. The subject number of features with 0 ( the program was “Columnists." "" a ppeal. A number of prominent columnists known speakers, news re- wprP discussed by Miss Corolene dramatic sketches, guest Townsend. Miss Catherine Murphy '■"’■.’S 'scheduled programs and an( | Miss Mary Catherine HoltM: orchestras also con- house. it,, t 0 on e day’s radio offer- Lovely refreshments were served at the c '°^ e °f the evening. The JO w j Krick concluded the next meeting will be held NovemIbi with Schubert’s “Ave her 15. She was accompanied at , ■ oby Mrs. Carrie Haubold. I Mrs. Robert Freehy will be hos;1 brief routine business teas to t h P members of her bridge Hi' the club adjourned to P ] U b Thursday evening at six-thirty Monday with Mrs. F. H. 'o’clock. Mrs Nellie Haney will nl h*‘ r PaP 1 ’ 1 ’ on "The Soy | The Missk ai Band of the Cvange- ” I Heal Sunday school will meet at the | church Saturday afternoon at three D. WHITTEN o’clock. t* ,Xl|bE GUEVr SPEAKER J be the guest speaker society has been postponed from club general meet-| Thursday to Friday afternoon, at evening at 7:45 o’clock which time it will meet at the home j la p | of Mrs. Merle Sheets at two o’clock, si’ Whitten will lecture on | ’ France” and ie being .JUNIOR ARTS CLUB by the Literature De- OPENS WITH A TEA of the club. Mrs. Don The Junior Arts Club opened the S’otißi S (ha . il '” an JJ le j < ° , ?* nI T 'year’s activities with a four o’clock ST by the Mesdames J./ C. D. Lewton, J. W. tea at the home ot'the general . Carroll Burkholder. Ralph chairman. Mrs. H. F. Zwick, MonMilton Swearingen, C. A. day afternoon, with the Misses MarSt; c. D. Teeple. P. A. Kuhn, jorie Miller. Barbara Duke and Alta Kj gTsch and Miss Eloise Lew- Ruth Klepper as hostesses. j The Misses Kathryn Knapp Flora | Marie Lankenau and Peggy Staley NEEDLE CLUB had charge of an interesting pro L MEETING 'gram in which Mrs. R. I). Myers '• Pythian Needle club met at gave a book review and a number ]of P. Home Monday eve- of vocal selections were given, inTemple, with twenty eluding a solo by Miss Marjorie

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1 ! W By HARRISON CABBOLL lopjrifkt, 1937 Feature,, Syndicate, Inc. LY WOOD - When they court to adopt their s Cradle baby, the Menjous a game of hide-and-seek

with reporters and cameramen. Frightened of kidnaping, they refused to have pictures taken of the baby. This objection met with sympathy, but Menjou irked the boys by failing to cooperate in suggested poses of himself.

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note is that some years riOMenjou played the hardmanaging editor in "The y°hl Page", In the role, he his reporters to all lengths a story, browbeat innocent ■ an d broke most of the e! in the book in a hectic episode. brutal rib of the week past _^^BP u "e<l on Patricia Wilder, I SjW l lovely but on the naive |* 10e | Patricia never drinks except occasional glass of wine g guest of honor at a party night, she consented to dl ~j a champagne. They ■Hjher glass with bubbly liquid drank it. Presently she [ » al her unsuspicious palate Irh ! tell !ler was that il wasn’t |l/2 pa S n e at a 'l but a carbonated JI raapi . ri W | « Ween Villain Basil Rathbone is I carpenter. He has I mpleted a tree house for the W y ' s two cats. The color I liST 16 iS sky blue and wh ite, the ■ I wW. is lined with plush and conwCbß two beds and a tray for cat- , ’ Beer y’ 9 new plane has i -*** safe ty gadgets than any , Privately owned ship on the j The latest is a glass nose ! MK he ra( H° antenna. It cuts i sta tic and interference .Lfl 3Orts - In addition, the ' DlX m ' ining oP tbe nose f? ives the more nailes per hour. e Jr st buoyant of Hollywood’s fathers is Claude Rains. he found out about the com3By*nt, he wired eastern antique .'ltiftf he on the lookout for old Dutch cradles. The ' Ww da y he received a wire from

the caretaker on his farm. “Total of 11 cradles have arrived in the last week. Please advise.” The exuberant Rains (it will be his first experience as a father) wired back: “Keep them all. Hope to fill them eventually.” Ted Healy has become a Hollywood paragrapher for the weekly newspaper in Healy, Tex. (population 500). His first effort leads off: "A man with a column is like a general with a new sword. He can do a lot of good and a lot of harm.” Signing off, he writes: “If I have said anything to offend anybody, I thank you.” It was most embarrassing for Rosalind Russell. The star was getting her things packed to move. She came home from M. G. M. and found a white radio in her living room. Thinking it was a gift, she had it put in the moving van and carried to her new place. A few hours later two policemen knocked on the door. The radio had been reported stolen by Songwriter Johnny Burke who was moving into the house that Rosalind had vacated. Chatter. . . , After buying a lot and getting the plans all drawn up, Virginia Bruce has decided to wait a year before building her

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new home. . . . Any significance? . . . Paula Stone was dancing at the Coconut Grove with Jack Dunn, the ice skater. . . . She’ll tell you that Fiance George Mason was v.’orking, but rumors persist about this engagement. . . . A bold vandal

stole a 15-foot palm tree from the Pat O’Briens’ front yard. You’ll never believe it, but he told the maid he was a tree surgeon and was going to take the palm down and treat it for termites. . . . Ricky Arlen is minus his tonsils, i Jobyna Ralston took the adjoining room at St. Vincent’s just to be near by. . . . The screen kids of yesterday are growing up. Mickey Rooney was dining at Levy’s Tavern with Judy Garland. • . And the Leslie Fentons (Ann Dvorak) are harvesting another bumper walnut crop. Last year, they netted $7,000. J

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1937.

CLUB CALENDAR Soclaty Deadline, 11 A. M. Fanny Macy Phones 1000 — 1001 Tuesday Kirkland Twp P. T. A., Kirkland i School, 7:30 p. m. VV. C. T. U„ Mrs. M. F. Welker, 2 o'clock. Firemen’s’ Auxiliary, Fire Station 7:30 p. m, Rebekah latdge, I. O. O. F. Hall, 7:30 p. m. Wednesday Frivolity Clutb, Mrs. Frank Crist, 7:30 p. m. W. M. A. United Brethren Church 2 p. m. Shakespeare Cluh, Mrs. C. A. Dugan, 2:30 p. m. Historical Cub, Mrs. Ed S. Christen 2:30 p. m. St. Rita’s Unit, K of C. Hall 7:30 p. m. Beulah Chapel Ladies’ Aid Society, Mrs. William Johnson, all day meeting. Zion Reformed Ladies’ Aid, Church Parlors. 2:30 p. m. Thursday Eastern Star, Masonic Hall, 7:30 P. m. Bridge Club, Mrs. Robert Freehy 6:30 p. in. Baptist Woman’s Society, Mrs. Gettis Parmer, 2:30 p. m. Union Chapel Missionary Society, Mrs. Ear! Chase-, 1:30 p. m. Better Homes . Club, Monroe School House, 7:30 p. tn. Eta Tau Sigma Sorority. Miss Mildred K.Jdewey, Supper Meeting. Friday Adams County Federation Mrs. A. R. Ashibaucher. ,2:30 p. m. Mt. Pleasant Ladies’ Aid Society. Mrs. Merle Sheets, 2 p. m. Pocahontas I-«lge, Red Men’s Hall, 7:30 p. m. Union Chapel C. I. C., Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bailey, 7:30 n. m. Saturday Mission Band, Evangelical church 8 p. m. Cafeteria Supper. Zion Reformed Church, 5 to 7 p. m. Monday Research Club, Mrs. F. H. Heuer, 2:30 p. m. Woman's Club, Library Hail, 7:45 p. m. Miller. Mrs. Henry Hel'er, who had charge of the Junior Arte club last year, presided at the tea table which was attractively decorated with fall flowers. The Adams county federation club officers w ; ere special guests at the tea. In the receiving line were the junior Arts Club officers including. Miss Janet Schrock, president; Miss Flora Marie Lankenau. .vicepresident; Miss Peggy GauuL,ggcretary: Mies Imogene Bright, corresponding secretary; Miss Gladys Miller, treasurer. The C. I. C. of Union Chapel Sunday school will meet with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bai'ey Friday evening at seven-thirty o'clock. - GOLDEN WEDDING CELEBRATED SUNDAY Mr. and Mrs. Wilson McQueen of Convoy. Ohio, celebrated their golden wedding anniversary Sunday with a family dinner at their home. They were married October 6. 1887. Three children were born to them, two of wl.ain are deceased. One child, seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren are living. Covers were laid for Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Reed. Mr. and Mr,:. Charley Helm. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Reed and daughter Patsy, Mr. and Mrs. Orva' Reed. Miss Elizabeth Reed, Miss Mary Reed, all of Decatur. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Andrews and son Norman of Marion. Mr. and Mrs. Elzey Wise. Mrs. Dessit Seigle and son Howard ot Michigan, Miss Maxine Pond. Msie Berniece Pond, Barney Rempp. Clifford Pond of Willshire, Smith McClure. Vernon Wize and Miss Jaunita Wize. all d Convoy, Ohio. The Adams county federation of clubs will meet at the home ot Mrs. A. R. Ashbaucher on North Third streeet Friday afternoon at twothirty o’clock. All members aie urged to attend. There will be a regular stated meeting of the Order of Eastern Star at the Ma-.nic Hall Thursday evening at seven-thirty o'clock. All members are requested to attend. * Memorial Hospital Adams County ♦ ♦ Dismissed: August M. Wagner. Briyant, Indiana. ARRIVALS Mr. and Mrs. Martin Stucky of Willehire Ohio, are the parents of a boy baby, born at the Adams county memorial hospital Monday evening at 6:50 o’clock. The baby wei;(hed nine pounds and three ounces. He has been named Lynn Martin. o Mrs. Ford Russell of Kokomo is I the guest of Mrs. Delton Passwater. o Special Wednesday only! One rack Silk Dresses, values to s7.9s—your choice $2—E. F. Gass Store.

■3EKONAI4 Miss Ivernn Werl Ing, formerly of PreU'e, who has been employed in j Indianapolis, has received a transter to Evansville. John Stewart of Marlon, former Insurance agent here, called on Decatur friends today. W. E. Paul, special Investigator for the Indiana Bureau of Motor' , Vehicles, Indianapolis, was a business caller here this morning. Van Wert will conduct a fall festival Thursday with several features. The Times-Bulletin is publishing a special edition. J. G. Niblick, a weighing clerk for the state highway commission at Huntington, was enjoying a holiday vacation today, with friends here. Malcolm Skinner. Portland attorney. well known here, has been elected president of the Jay County Bar Association. W. E. Moon, carpenter contractor. Is able to supervise his work part time, after a two weeks illness. Charles Lose is circulating a petition among the barbers of the city, asking the city council to enact an ordinance to provide closing and opening hours for barber shops. It asks that all shops close at five o’clock on Mesidays and Wednesdays, even on Tuesday Thursday and Friday and nine on Saturday. Mrs. Roger Swaim -rs Bluffton

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spent the day in IVratur visiting ’ her mothe-r, Mrs. Agnes Anderws. Tile MlMes Pat Fullenkamp and Louise Haubold attended Mordkin’s bullet In Fort Wayne lust evening. Cooler Weather Is Experienced Here Cloudri that blotted out the rays of the sun and cool wiqds forecast- , Ing posslbl s!..wera, swep’ over the city about noon today, affecting a rapid d ro P in temperature. Contrary to the usual ilse in temperature, after noon, the Democrat thermometer began a steady descent after 10 o’clock. After rising from 58 at 8 o'clock to 60 degrees at 10 o’cl.'vck, the mercury fell to 58 again at noon; to 54 at 1 o’clock and was still falling. Release Man Held For Killing Wife Anderson, Ind,, Oct. 12 —(UP) — Hobart Thacker, 34, Elwood, held for two weeks during investigation of the strangling hie wife Ruth, was free today following his release from the county jail by Judge Charles E. Smith. Judge Smith ordered Tb:icker's’ release before the scheduled hearing on a habeas corpus suit filed by Thacker’s attorneys. The grand jury will be called at any time’ for further investigation of the case if the prosecutor’s office desires, Judge Smith said. o i fr.rt. in • Good Town — Decatur

INDICATES WAI TO TEST Bl ACK Legal Experts Believe Hughes Indicates Way To Challenge Washington. Oct. 12 (UP) —The | supremo court was believed today i to have Indicated away to chai- ’ henge the constitutional eligibility | of Hugo L. Black to sit as one of j its Justices. Legal experts expressed this belief after studying the decision of chief justice Charles Evans Hughes, I in which lhe court denied two peti- > Hons charging that the new justice was ineligible because the emolu-J inents of that office were increased by congress while he was a mem- i ber of the senate. Lawyers pointed out that the | court"e reason for rejecting the pleas was that neither of the peti- j tioners had established sufficient I persona.! interest—but “merely a j general interest common to ail | members of the public.” Hughes' explanation, it was be- f lieved, clearly indicated that any at- ! torney representing litigants before the court might raise the question again and, if sufficient personal in- ■ tereet was shown, obtain a definite | ruling from the court on the jus- , tice's eligivility. i Neither of the petitioners in the ‘ i» Black, cases decided yesterday—

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(Albert Levitt, former assistant to th > attorney genera', and Patrick ■ iHenry Kelly, a Boston Attorney—| . showed personal interest "other I I than that of a citizen and a mem- ' i ber of the bar ot tills court,” | j Hughes said. "That is insufficient," I lie added tersely. “It is an established principal,” i Hugos said, "That to entitle a private individual to invoke the Judl-I ' cial power. . .he must show that he 1 ' has sustained or is immediately in I |dang‘ r of sustaining a direct injury. . Truck Driver Is Killed By Train Elkhart, Ind., Oct. 12 — (UP) — Omer Raber. South Bend trues drivler, was killed instantly late last ‘night when the tractor-trat'er he was driving struck a New York '

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Central railroad switch train. | knocking two cars off the track.- [ Raber's L. ly was thrown under the i train. The truck caught fire and was demolished. q Hl Tortoise Pet Fad Malmesbury, South Africa.- qj.R) I —So great is the Hollywood de- ! maud for, the geometrically mark- * ed tortoise, found only in the MulGood Hope, that the species is I mesbury district of the Cape of | threatened with extinction. Film stars are paying anything up tn . I $35 (or well-marked ones. o Special Wednesday only! One rack Silk Dresses, values ' to $7.95 —your choice $2—E. 1 F. Gass Store.