Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 36, Number 143, Decatur, Adams County, 17 June 1938 — Page 3

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wvERS 'JKored WITH SHOWER y u ,,,. 5 \l ? , rs. wl«>. I"' ior 10 her ■■".’..,. a. is Miss Fralhib- ~,./. < «••!"<• won by .Miss ■B£ ri , and Miss Lmb'lla ■■■. T:• I’ i/'"s v ere il guests honor. ... w. re then invited to . where their ■■ .... .1 A" 1 small baskets 1 !|- K-i A delieiocs two ~m was served. with .bouquets of garden H, corner of the , holdin.■ i hi.-h led to the gift’included the Misses |; e. k. 1.1id.:;.1. Lorme and Ei. I'::;-. Stella II .lie, V.-r.i i" ■■ / l-'reidu Busi.k lid U, I. ... or. nee Hauer, Elid i Mr. and Mrs. David M.. M.- r d Mrs. Martin Ilienz. |B- Ervin Ft an." 11 i'oi.z Miss Marie Fran/, and Mrs. Albert Franz. «■- . .unity nitisi • . . ".day .. k in the Monroe SI h r AID KtS MEETING ladies' aid society of the iK - aftei r.n f..r meeting. Mrs. William president, opened the btisi m.-tinu by reading semptnr." - rteenth chapter .if Matfollowing which the Lord'/ was repeated in unison. ■ ■ "11..mb, rs answ< ■ ■l with a verse on baptism. Five o’her than members were ■red;:. Three members were re- ■ The ladies decided by a tinatn■w vote to buy ten chUH'h bonds, ■ib>' applied on the building fund ■Uhr church. The women were re■tinibd to collect used clothing and ■tiler articles for the annua! rumKate sale the first of October. H Vthe Mizpah benediction. Mr■verhart entertained the ladies ■nth humorous readings on “KenKicky Philosophy." Dainty refresliKents were served by the hostess, ■rs. John Beery, assisted by her Mother, Mrs. A. Marshall. ■ The Decatur home economics ■club will meet at the home of Mrs. ■f. 0. Little of 337 Mercer Avenue Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. ■Darrell Bedwell, Mrs. Burl Johnnon and Mrs. Frank Crist assisting ■hostesses. The leaders, Mrs. RusBell Acker and Mrs. Ralph Staley, ■trill have an interesting lesson on ■ draperies. Literature will be avail■able on wood finishing. All memIhers are urged to attend and ali I'isitors are welcome. The membes of the So Cha Rea dab will enjoy a ipicnic at Sun Set park Tuesday evening at six-thirty o'clock. Mrs. dlarold Daniels is yhairman of the affair. Any one unable to attend is asked to call Mrs. Daniels not later than Monday evening. WESLEY CLASS enjoys picnic Fifty-five members of the Wesley class of the M. E. Sunday school and their families enjoyed a hamburger fry and marshmallow roast at Hanna-Nuttman park Thursday ’vetting. during the short business meet--ng a number of bills were allowed.

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CLUB CALENDAR Society Deadline, 11 A. M, t. Fanny Macy k. •hones 10Qn — loot e' Friday s Union Chapel C. C. C. Class, Mr. s and Mrs. Forest Walters, 7.30 p. m, a Monday tl Adams county music chorus Mon,roe school building. 1:30 p. m. o United Christian Missionary Socs iety, Mrs. A. D. Artman, 7:30 p. m. Tuesday 0 Kum-Join-Us, Mr. and Mrs. Chester Reynolds, 7:30 p. m. , So Cha Rea Picnic, Sun Set Park, n 6:30 p. m. ? Psi lota XI Initiation, Mis. C. 0. . Porter, 5 p. ni. y Wednesday Decatur Home Economics Club, 9 Mrs, W, O. Little, 1:30 p. m. d Talks were given by Rev. R. W. a Graham and Mrs. Clyde Butler. I- class president. The meeting clos- » ed with prayer by Rev. Graham. i Games were enjoyed with Lowell ! > Smith in charge. This was the final I i- meeting until September. i Initiation services will be held by the Psi lota Xi sorority at the ■ s home of Mrs. Chalmer Porter Tuese day afternoon at five o'clock. The 1 initiates are Miss Janet Schrock, | Miss Zula Porter, Mrs. George Auer and Mrs. George Thomas. The sorority will then motor to Fort Wayne where they will enjoy jit » Fairfield Manor at six thirty o’- j > clock. r ! MRS. C. L. WALTERS . HOSTESS TO SOCIETY 3 The woman’s foreign missionary j society of the M. E. church met at i the home of Mrs. C. L. Walters 1 Thursday afternoon with Mrs. C. O. i > Porter conducting the devotionals i s and the program. Her subject for - the afternoon was ‘‘On the road to , Hangchow.” A letter was read from Mlse Marie Adams, a missionary in China. I Mrs. Jesse Niblick conducted the . stewardship meeting. New officers 1 will be selected at the next meeting - and the nominating committee in-, eluded the Mesdames Paul Edwards.: . W. P. Robinson and Leigh Bowen., s Lovely refreshments were served i • during the social hour by the Mes- - , dames Graham. Ralph Wallace and . C. L. Walters. The Society will meet • with Mrs. Alva Lawson on July 17th with the Mesdames W. E. Johnson. tHerry Mattax, W. P. Robinson and ! Ben DeVor as assisting hostesses. . HOSTESSES ENTERTAIN . TRI DELT ALLIANCE Mrs. Carroll Burkholder and Mies ' Eloise Lewton were hostesses at a • dinner meeting of the northeastern , Indiana alliance of Delta Delta Delta i ational college sorority at the Lew- - ton home on North Second street.: - Thursday evening. i Twenty members attended the i I meeting. Mrs. Robert Case of ConInersville was a guest other than i members. A business meeting was : held, after which a social evening r was enjoyed. j « - INTERESTING MEETING HELD AT MRS. KOCHER’S An interesting meeting of the lai aies’ aid society of the First Presbyterian church was held at the home i of Mrs. J. L. Kocher on West Ad- ' ams street Thursday afternoon, • with thirty-one members in attendI ance. This was the closing meeting • for the summer vacation. Mrs Carl Pumphrey, viee-presi- ■ dent, conducted a routine business meeting in the absence of the pre- ■ sident, Mrs. Lois Black. A delightful social hour was en-

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Joyed, during which the ladles had Pleasure of viewing the lovely gadi-ns at the Kocher home. The entertaining rooms were attractlve-l ly decorated with bowls of flowers. Refreshments were served by the ; hostess, Mrs. Kocher, the assisting hostess, Mrs. John Heller, and Mrs. 0- H. llaubold, Mrs. C Wesley England and Miss Rose Christen. The opening meeting of the soc-: lety after the summer recess will be held in September at the home of' ■ Mrs. Lloyd Cowens. OTTERBEIN GUILD REGULAR MEETING Fifteen mem'jers of the Girls' Otterbein Guild of the United Breth- . "en Sunday school met at the home i of the’ Misses Marjory an<| Betty Foughty Thursday evening. Miss Elaine Poter, love offering secretary, conducted the meeting.! A small table with a candle at eith-' er side and a (picture of “Jesus in! the garden of Gethsemane” in the: center, formed the setting for a box covered with roses and snow balls, in which the love offerings were placed. Tlie contents of the box, - will be sent to the southern moun-1 tains. The president. Miss Julia Pass-, J water, gave an interesting report of' the convention held in Plymouth 1 the last of May. In her report she 1 mentioned that Mary McKinzie from Africa, Myrtle LeFever from China, Matilda Weber formerly from the Philippine Islands and now editor of the Evangel in Dayton, were all in attendance at the convention. ! Mrs. Glenn McDonald, formerly Miss Margaret Howard, and a mem-' ber of the guild wae a guest. The chapter presented her with a lovely gift. A social hour was enjoyed during which games were played and i lefreshments served. The July meeting will be held at the home of : Miss Hilda Williams. The meeting of the Kum-Join-Us I class of the First Evangelical j church, which was to have been i held Tuesday night, has been posti poned one week. o CHOIR TO GIVE (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) Consider The Lillies Topliff Doris Krudop Accept Our Thanks Sibelius ! Now The Day Is Over Marks Choir Postlude —Gloria Mozart Helene Koeneman Choir members: Vera Sauer, F. M. Lankenau. Helen Bauer. Kathi erine Weiland. Emma Lankenau, : Neva Kuhn. Darwin Leitz, Karl Krudop. Richard Mailand. Accompanist, Helene Koeneman. Director, Doris Krudop. Helen Wills Moody Defeated In Tourney London, June 17—(UP) — Mrs. Helen Wills Moody of California met her second defeat of her comeback campaign when she was eliminated today by Mrs. Hilde Speri iing of Denmark in the semifinals |of the Queen’s club tennis championships. Scores were 8-6, 6-2. — o Pittsburgh Papers Suspend Publications Pittsburgh, June 17—(UP)—Pittsburgh’s two afternoon newspapers suspended publication today when mechanical union employes refused to go through a picket line formed by striking employee of the business department. The Pittsburgh Press, a ScripipsHoward newspaper, and the Pittsburgh Sun Telegraph, a Hearst pubTrunk Slayer ■■ " ' ■" IJ f i J J Lawrence Gough ! Arrested at Paducah, Ky., Lawrence Gough, 31, was returned to !iis home town of Syracuse, N. Y. Paducah police say he confessed to I slaying Mrs. Laura Krenrich, 38-vear-old beauty operator with whom he had been living, and stuffing her body into a trunk.

llcatlon, were affected by the walkout of business office workers who are seeking a closed ehop contract. An American federation of labor affiliate is seeking the union con- 1 tract with the newspapers. Manage-' ment representatives said they had' granted pay increases and other concessions 'but had declined to elgn , u contract with a closed shop clause. RESOLUTiON ' IS ADOPTED Cooperate With Roosevelt Club Adopts Another Resolution Edwin H. Kaufman, chairman l ' of the "Cooperate with Roosevelt” I club of the Adams County Young Democratic organization, announced tday the adoption of the third in a'series of resolutions, supportling the recovery campaign of the! I President. The resolution follows: "Whereas, the present conditions ’ in our national life demand that ! effort be devoted to combattig eu'bversive Influence; “Whereas, the economic condition of our people demand that steps be taken to prevent human suffering to assure social and economic security; “Whereas, the recovery program of the President of the United States. Franklin Delano Roosevelt, ' is devoted to ends that we recognize as needful; “Whereas, the Young Democrats of Indiana have taken the lead in a "Cooperate with Roosevelt" program intended to make available to all people true explanations of this recovery program: "Be it therefore resolved, that we, the Adams County Cooperate with Roosevelt club, do hereby pledge our aid and assistance to the Young Democrats of Indiana in their profcram to educate the people of the state in the operations of their governmental structure, with particular* emphasis on the recovery program." o South Carolina Congressman Dies Washington, June 17 —(UP) — Rep. Allen H. Gasque, D., S. C„ died at. Walter Reed hospital at 1:15 A. M. today, a few hours after the 75th congress had adjourned. He had been ill of a heart ailtient at the hospital since May 25. He was 65. He wae chairman of the house pensions committee. He was elect'd to the 68th congress and has served continuously so the last 15 yeas. He is survived by his wife and four children. o MONROE NEWS Olen Lehman of Taylor University is spending his summer vaca- ' tion with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mannas Lehman. Mr. and Mrs. Omer Lewellen of Muncie visited Mrs. Mary Lewellen Sunday. I Mr. and Mrs. Jim A. Hendricks entertained at Sunday dinner; Mrs. ■ Maud Murphy and Mrs. Mattie i j Walton of Denver, Colorado, Mr. II and Mrs. Note Hollingsworth of I j Marion; Mr. and Mrs. Clyde HendII ricks and daughter Mareem and l Louise and Mr. and Mrs. McGee Hendricks of Fort Wayne; Mr. and ■ Mrs. E. K. Thompson of Van Wert, ■ Ohio; and Mrs Maud Dorwin of De- ■ catur. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kessler and son Dorwin of Fort Wayne visited their parents. Mr. and Mrs. James E. Kessler and Mr. and Mrs. James V. Hendricks Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Hocker at ended the hay fever reunion at Glen Miller park at Richmond Sunday. Billy Bovine returned from the University Hosiptal at Ann Arbor Michigan, where he went for treatment. Howard Keller of Circleville visited friends in Monroe Monday and attends dto business. Mr. and Mrs. Alph Hahner and son George, Mr. and Mrs. Sant Johnson of Rome City returned Thursday from a visit with relatives at West Virginia. Mr. and Mrs. John Floyd and Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Crist spent the weekend at Lake George. Mr. and Mrs. Ferd Smith of Fort Wayne visited Mrs. Smith’s parents Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Bahner Saturday. , Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Hoffman o£ Frankfort spent Sunday with his father Martin Hoffman and visited his mother, Mrs. Hoffman at the Memorial Hospital at Decatur Mr. and Mrs. Marcel Everbart of Borne visited their parents Sunday. Harley Ehrsam of Marion spent the week-end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Ehrsam. Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Crist visited Mr and Mrs. Hubert Meyers at Fort Wayne Saturday. Dance Sunday Sun Set. No Deiour.

FOUR KILLED IN AUTO COLLISION Four Men Killed InTruckAuto Wreck Near Indianapolis Indianapolis, Ind., June 17—(UP) —A negro woman was In "crKical" condition and two other negroes 1 were reported as “serious” 'n City '.iospltal today following a head-on , auto-truck crash southeast of here rear Julietta late yesterday In ' which four men were killed. The dead area Joseph Matrlcia, 38, of Connersville, owner of the truck, Eugene Plummer. 18, of Connersville. truck passenger. Andrew Hood, about 40, negro, of , Cincinnati, driver of the auto. Acia Robinson, wife of Robinson suffered severe head Injuries and is lin critical condition. Miss Mary | Jackson. Negro, Cincinnati, and Leo Bailey, 24, Connersville, Negro, drivi er of the truck, were in serious condition. Mike Meo, riding on the truck unknown to the occupants, was 1 slightly injured and was taken to his home at Rushville by a passing motorist. I The accident occurred on U. S. I highway 52 as the car-load of Negroes coming from Cincinnati, pass-1 ed another car and crashed into the i truck, which was coming from the west. Motorists who had been (passed by the speeding machine later, told police it was traveling between 70 and 80 miles an hour. Two Indianapolis youths, George and Robert Clarkson, Brothers, whose automobile the negroes pass-1 ed before they hit the truck, said the truck hurled Into the air and overturned. The car rolled over

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several times and stopped on the edge of a 25-foot embankment on top a culvert. The injured were taken'to the Indianapolis hospital. Both lhe car and truck were demolished. Traffic was (led up for several hours as cars were parked near the scene. (>_ PERSONALS Dr. and Mrs. Glenn Neptune returned to thetr home in Lima. Ohio last evening after a two days’ visit with Mr. and Mrs. Ray Keller and other friends. Frank Tolan of Fort Wayne, who for forty years represented the American Type Foundry in this territory and who retired about five years ago, dropped in this morning for a visit that we enjoyled. A telegram from James I. Farley, congressman, says the postoffice department has definitely decided to conduct an examination here for rural route carriers to provide a list of eligibles for vacancies as ’ and when they occur. I Miss Evangeline Spahr, teacher in the Middletown, Ohio schools, ! will leave shortly for Columbus, ! Ohio, where she will enter Ohio State university for the summer course. Miss Spahr has been visltI :ng here with her parents, Mr. and i Mrs. John Sipahr. The Mesdames A. R. Holthouse. 1 Hernan Ehlnger and W. A. Klepper of Decatur and Mrs. Harry Jones I of Berne were guests at a luncheon I bridge Thursday at the home of Mrs. Otto Scheutnann in Fort I Wayne. Mrs. Robert Case of Connersville will return home Saturday after a 1 visit with her sister-in-law. Mrs. Carroll Burkholder. She will be ac-

[companled by Mr. and Mrs. Burk-J and daughter Barbara. Miss I Cntibara will remain for a visit with 1 her grand-parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. Claude Case. Patsy Brennen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Brennen of Kedall-i I ville spent Wednesday with her lit-j i tie friend, Billy Bowers Jr., in De-, catur. ♦ ♦ Adams County Memorial Hospital I Admitted Thursday: Herb L. | i Kern. 103 Marshall street; Wilbur ! Culley, route 2. Rockford, Ohio; ■ Benjamin Shook, Wren. ().; Rosemary Hubegger, Monroe; Evelyn and Frederick Koenig, route 2,' 1 Monroeville. ' Dismissed Thursday: Mrs. Louis; ' j H. Worthman, route 2. Dismissed Friday: Delbert Buck i master. Geneva; Juanita Lehman, • Geneva. , o DECATUR WOMAN 1 (CONTINUED FItOM PAGE ONE) t ■ Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the ( i home, 803 North Third street, with I the Rev. Charles M. I’rugh officialr Ing. Burial will be made in the I Decatur cemetery. j The body will De returned to the ; home from the S. E. Black funeral ■ 1

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' parlors Saturday afternoon at 10 I o'clock and may be viewed, there ! until time so rthe funeral. ARRIVALS Donna Faye Is the name of the baby girl born to Mr. and Mrs. Ray j Venls at their home at 610 Patterson street Wednesday morning at eight o’clock. 0 — Report Leo (iilliom Condition Critical The condition of Lao Gill! >m. son of Simon Gllllom of Herne, injured Wednesday in an auto collision I near Fort Wayne, was reported crl- , Heal this afternoon. Members of the family, including la (brother, Walter Gllllom, Adam* I county surveyor, were called to his bedside at the St. Joe hospital in Fort Wayne. 0 — Medical Society To Meet This Evening The Adams county medical society will meet at the Elk’s home i this evening at 8:30 o'clock. Dr. S. R. Mercer of Fort Wayne will , be present and speak on diseases I of the skin. o — Tmrir In A Good Tows — lircolor