Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 36, Number 297, Decatur, Adams County, 17 December 1938 — Page 3

of moose PARTY THURSDAY ~ \\. ’lll'll <,f I li" M<><. bl , ~t Mis. Earl Wino ME. Thin sduy "Vetting for rh. - party with the M 0,... V unci Viol.' ■Kg... >\ ~ud;i Fl y till I'.sli‘ ’I ■ Ml. v, i. ilio supper |K h) , ..ndlelight, A report ~f sale was given by l|ilu Schafer and ai. itL.j ing planned for the \u women having dona are asked to get in ton. h ill,, iioinenmking < William Noll gave fames ami contests Prizes were awarded Took. Mrs. Rhoda Hill ■K7. the M. . . Eat Lley,l Kreischer. The m v will he held at the M...... h. laughters Church will have a 1)( >t r at the home of Mrs Hi’ier Tuesday evening li.iiige will lie held din ing hour. mr — Kk CARL ANDERSON Kh-ESS TO LADIES' AID S' Luke's Ladies Aid met afternoon for the ChC-tmax exchange and rl of officers at the home nt Carl Anderson. A delightful was enjoyed by Mesdames l.iuiger. Mid Reavers. WillJames Brown. Clark' and children. William Kins Noah Egly. Ervin Lockner. Zimmerman. Albert Hick. Christ Roth. John Until teiiutli. Leo Engle. William Theodore Heller. Jake and children. Ora Ratcliff, child! ell. Dan Stepler. Field.i Frank Yager. John Yost Arnold. Rev. and Mrs. Me. kami the Misses Ethel CourtKhi Kathryn Zimmerman. Hilda Ann Klickleman and the Mrs. Anderson. m tubers of the Needle < to bring their wash am! towels to the meeting ..milig. Th. se to the K. of P. Home in ", All members are Zion Junior Waith’ r League Ma.-' Wednesday eve'ing

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M By HARRISON CARROLL H Copyright, 1938 EE King Features Syndicate, Inc. WOOD.— Want to win from a Bob Burns fan ? that the Arkansas comedian been in pictures for 25 years.

They wouldn't believe it, either, when Bums made the statement on the "I’m From Missouri" set. But the story is true. In December, 1913, Burns worked at the old B i o g r a p h studio in a picture called "The Swiss Orphan." He got three

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a day and he played a at a Swiss castle. A crowd MB extras, supposed to be peascharged the castle and beat up so badly that he wasn't he ever wanted to make a again. And, as a matter fact, he didn’t until he came to ■ Romance of Wayne Morris and Schinaisa, the cigaret ■eiress, i s a puzzle. |Ea few nights ago, at the House W Murphy, the young lady told that she and Wayne probably E *'ll be married as soon as be fmhis picture and that they to get away for a honeymoon, ■layne’s only comment was: "I’m B°t saying a thing." But the other day he told the Mtudio press'department that there B nothing to the rumors, H Talk of the town is Liz WhitBy’s visit to La Conga with her ■rained black police dog. The would like to sign it Dog will go to a table and fevring back a glass or a spoon, aclyrding to order. Or, if you put Bjree hats on a floor, it will fetch ■ne one you ask for. On request, ■t also will stand up and bang on Rne keys of a piano. ■ Remember when R-K-O was BUyhooing Lucille Ball as its B; 0 ' 1 clothes horse? Well, time ■manges everything for, in "Twelve ■“'owded Hours,” she wears one

SOCIETY

CLUB CALENDAR Society Deadline, 11 a. M. Jeanette Winnes Phones IQQQ — 1001 Friday Spanish American Ouxlliary Party. Legion Hall, 7 p. ln . Psi lota Xi Dance, After Basketball game, Masonic Hull. Pocahontas Lodge, Red Men’s Hall. 7:30 p. m. I Baptist Philathae Clast, Mrs. I Koy Johnson, 6 p. m. | Federation of Chibs Meeting Postponed. Saturday Bth Street V. B. Bake Sale. Schafer Store, 8 a. m. Zion Reformed Cafeteria Supper, Church Basement. 5 to 7 p. m. Sunday Zion Reformed G. M. G., Miss Eleanor Reppert. 2 p. tn. Monday Calvary Ladies' Aid Party, Calvary Church, 1:30 P. M. Needle Club Christmas Tarty, K of P. Hall. United Christen Missionary Society. Mrs. Homer Ruhl. 7:30 p. m. Woman’s Chorus, Mrs. John Floyd, 1 p. m. Music Department. Mrs. C. E. Dell, 7:30 p. nt. Dramatic Department, Mrs. I. A. Kai ver, 7:30 p. m. Literature Department, Mrs. C. C. Langston, 7:30 p. m. Art Department, Mrs. A. D. Suttles, 7:30 p. m. Junior Women, Miss Patricia Fullenkamp, 7:30 p. m. Tuesday Loyal Daughters Class. Mrs. Frank Butler. 6:30 p. m. Odd Fellows and Rebekah Lodge Christmas Party. Odd Fellows Hall 7:30 p. m. Pis lota ,Xi Christmas Party, Mrs. Floyd Grandstaff, 7:30 p. m. Tri Kappa Children’s Christmas Party, Elks Home, 7 p. m. Wednesday Zion Junior Walther League, Church Parlors. 7:30 p. ni. Thursday Eastern Star. Masonic Hall, 7:30 P. M. the annual Christmas party in the church at seven-thirty. A ten cent gift exchange will be held during the social hour. The Ladies’ Aid of the Calvary Evangelical church will meet Monday afternoon at one-thirty in the ■hurch. The election of officers

simple dress throughout the entire picture. Director William Dieterle, who worked out the idea through numerology, is having a 50-foot arch built through which Bette Davis will make her entrance into the picture, "Juarez.” Script of the film didn’t call for an arch, but Warners have authorized its erection to satisfy Dieterle. Understand Sally Rand is definitely set to operate a concession at the San Francisco World’s Fair called "Sally Rand’s Nude Ranch.” It will feature cuties in hats, boots and as little else as the law allows. Richard Dix is so enthused over the idea of playing Sam Houston for Republic that he’ll make a trip to Texas, at his own expense, to visit the scenes of Houston’s exploits. The star has read every book written about tne famous Texas patriot. He and Mrs. Dix expect to head south soon. They’ll go by train and will rent a car on their arrival.

Hollywood gets a giggle out of Glenda Farrell who refused to be installed as mayor of North Hol.ywood without a dress rehearsal ... vvu Get somebody

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Countess di Frasso and her party Countess lunching ordering DerbV • • Charlotte aPpre<? The S Rathbones, who never built that moving to anot d 2 oth Monica hosp‘t < f Flynn's If rX .W his bowling goat, kid hi at Cata _ ± Ch ™ -ho' SUPP ° Sed tO nW ’‘ o n good at sports, could score only 51 points.

will be held at thli< time. This Is i he annual Christmas party und twenty-five cent gift exchange. PHILATHEA CLASS FNJOYS SUPPER Twenty-five members of the Philatheu class of the Baptist church 1 ujoyed a carry-ln supper at sixthirty at the home of Mrs. Roy I Johnson Friday evening. Assisting hostesses were Mrs. C. E. Bell und ' Mrs. Norman Kruse. The house was I decorated In keeping with Christi mas und supper wus served at small Hides centered with lighted candles. During the social hour several games were played and prizes were awarded to Mrs. Ernest Scott, .Mrs. Witham and Mrs. E. Peterson. An exchange of gifts wus enjoyed while Mary Lou Robinson played several selections on the piano. Mrs. A. D. Unversaw, a former member, gave a reading of how ’ ’Silent Night" was written. Mrs. H. J. Aspy sang a solo, “Hark the Herald Angels Sing", and Mrs. Sherman closed with prayer. Collection for the evening amounted to eight dollars and fortytwo cents. Guests other than the class members were Mrs. Lillian warren of Dayton, Ohio, .Mrs. Flori eltce Sherman of Ames, lowa, Mrs. A. D. Unversaw of Herne and Mrs. Myrtle Baumgartner, C. L. C. CLASS ENJOYS PARTY The C. L. C. class of the Evange-’ ' tical church met at the ’tome of Mrs. Dick McConnell Thursday evening. The rooms were decorated in keeping with the season. A short business meeting, was held followed by a social hour during which games and contests were enjoyed. Prizes were awarded to the Misses Phyllis Kolter, Peggy McAlhany, Ruth Hammond. Betty Smith, and Maxine Hilton. A Christmas exchange was held and at the close of the meeting delicious refreshments were served to twentj members and one guest by Mrs. McConnell. Miss Ruth Hammond and Miss Patsy Garard. —o PERSONALS Dale Harper of Pleasant Mills, visited in Decatur Friday. J. O. Sellemeyer of Los Angeles, Cal., will arrive in the city tomorrow to spend a week or ten days with Fred Sellemeyer and family. Mrs. Sellemeyer is visiting her father and mother in Fort Wayne and i will join Mr. Sellemeyer. Both people are well known in the city. Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Stuckey and Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Yager visited at the Haubold residence Friday evening after the Berne-Deca-tur basketball game. o GIVE PAGEANT (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) Mi s. R. W. Graham. Mrs. Ed Engeler and Mrs. W. A. Klepper. Lighting effects by Lowel! Smith. . o 13,000 GIVEN (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONED payments is borne out in records of* current and past payments. Four to five months ago when a? tual unemployment w'as at its hight. benefit payments ran as high as 4.042 checks for 348,217.40 in a single week, that ending July 23. Since then about 3,700 benefit claimants have returned to

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who went to Ted Hus ing ’ s party to tell you h1 s hysterical gag on the U. S. C.-N o t r e Dame score . . . Chester Morris’ r e conciliation present to his wife, Sue, is a ring with a sapphire THAT big . Add to odd sights: The

Secretary of State Cordell Hull, center, with Peruvian officials This is the first photo to reach the United States of the arrival of S United States delegation in Lima, Peru, for the Pan-A’nerican ncaee conference. It shows the delegation head, Cordell Hull, United States secretary of state, center, with Peruvian officials.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT SATURDAY, DECEMB FR 17, 1938.

As Hull Arrived in Peru

private employment, and a larger percentage of beneficiaries are working part time. "Even with 1,059 payments for $20,043 16 on 'slo clause’ claims lust week, the total of $38.197.47 in 3 255 checks was fur under th" July peak. ‘‘The high murk of unemployment uh reflected hy layoffs after April 1 from covered work came two weeks earlier In tfhs district than in the state as a whole. Benefit payments hit a top of 59,400 checks valued at $6X9,578.51 for the state In the week ending August 6. Last week there were only 32,731 (hecks mulled, aggregating $ 34,879.91.' CHURCH PLANS (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) Steiger. Offering. Song —"Hark! the Herald Angels Sing”—Choir. Merry Christinas, Deacon — Frank Guenin. Christmastime — Richard and Anna Jane Guilder. Song “The Baby in the Manger"— Beginners class. Christmas Joy—. Homer Wltwer. On the Mom of Creation—Wilma Bell. Song "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear.” —Choir. At Christmas Time — Barbara Kohls. An Important Message — Joyce Witwer. The Christmas Party—Virginia Huticer and Billy Lichtensteiger. Song—"O Little Town of Bethlehem" —Choir. In the Candlelight—Lucille Bell. Grace Guenin, Belva Burke, Avanella Kraft. Song — “Silent Night, Holy Night”—Choir and cast. o GRAND JURY TO (CONTINUE! - ! FROM PAGE ONE) a first degree murder charge, said she was watched closely last night to prevent her committing suicide. They said she expressed no regret for her acts. Poverty and family troubles were blamed for the tragedy in a note written by the four-times married mother some ten hours before she finally killed Alfred. Funeral services for the child will be held today. o Inspector Assigned On Gross Income Tax Indianapolis, Dec. 17.—As a part of the current state-wide gross income tax enforcement drive centering on taxpayers in rural areas Grocer C. Baumgartner, inspecto from the state gross income tax division was assigned to the Adams county assessor s office today for a final check-up on the gross income tax information listed on the property tax assessment sheets. Mr. Baumgartner will remain in the assessor’s office until a complete survey is made of the new interrogatory s's: “Did you pay any gross income tax to the state of Indiana with respect to your gross income Tfir the preceding year?” The interrogatory appeared on the 1938 property tax assessment sheets in accordance with amendments to the gross income tax act by the 1937 legislature. The township assessors and deputies are mandated by the law to require an answer under oath to this question. Trade in a Good Town — Oecatur

Edens Captivate Capital Folk

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Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Eden in Washington Handsome Anthony Eden, former British foreign secretary, and his attractive wife, shown at a Washington rail station, captivated capital folk during their day's visit, which included a call at the White House and a tour of Washington's home al Mount Vernon. Va

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Dr. Emil Hacha and Jan Syrovy Czechoslovakia’s new rulers, Dr. Emil Hacha, left, newlj elected president, and Jan Syrovy, former premier and minister of deferye in the new cabinet, are shown in a new picture taken in Prag.y. Dr. Hacha, 66, has been president of the supreme court of administrative justice.

PLEASANT MILLS Mr. and Mrs. Wade Moßarnes of Preble spent Tuesday with Mrs. Lydia Mcßarnes Rosetta Teeple, of Fort Wayne visited over the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Ira Jones. Myrna Rita and Murriel Ann Foor j spent Sunday and Monday at the home of their grandparents, Mr. and | Mrs. Monroe Byer. Mr. and Mrs. Byron Smith Mrs.| Murray Holloway and son Bob! were Christmas shoppers in Fort| Wayne Saturday evening. Oliver Everett of Fort Wayne spent Sunday with his mother. Samantha Everett at the home of Lydia Mcßarnes. Mr. and Mrs. Ora McAlhaney and family, of Decatur visited Sunday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Thomas) Halberstadt. Mrs. 11. C. Andrews of Monroe, Cora Lambert and daughter Betty of Bobo were Sunday visitor with Mrs. Mcßarnes. Mrs. Varlando Clark, son Gleu and daughter Ruth, spent Sunday with Mrs. Clark’s mother, who is seriously ill at her home in Ohio City. Mr. and Mrs. Merle Foor and daughter Ada Mae spent Sunday and Monday visiting with the Beryl Byers and Harold Hike, families. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Mann were; business visitors in Fort Wayne Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. 0. S. Fortney, Mr. ; and Hrs. Harold Dolch, spent Sun-, day with Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Fortney of Sturgis, Mich. Mrs. William Noll, son Max and daughter's Maxine, Betty, Kathleen and Marilyn, visited (Sunday with the Lawrence Noll family at Linn Grove. Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Spangler enter-

tained Mrs. Cora Lambert and daughter at dinner Sunday. After noon callers were Mrs. H. C. Andrews of Monroe. Lydia Mcßarnes and Al Roebuck. o Age at Death Set at 122 Bucharest —(UP)—After enjoyi ing the best of health until recently ! Hie Maeaneatoo, a Rumanian reputI cd to be 122 years old, died of pneu- ! monia in the village of Oaeshti — Giurgiu. Hie worked in ther ields , until he was 117. o Farmers to Play Hockey Amherst, N. S. —(UP) —A farnt- | ers hockey league is being formed here. Eight teams, the players on which will come from firms suri rounding Amherst, have already enI tered the league, the first of its kind in the Maritime Provinces. W Christmas Decorations Everefreen Grave Blankets Cemetery Bouquets Wreaths Complete Selection. DECATUR FLORAL CO. \ Nuttman Ave. - PHONE 100

8080 NEWS Mr. and Mrs. Francis Miller Transacted buainssH In Decatu*, Tuesday, Mrs. Gertrude Hllpert was a business caller In Decatur Tuesday. Mrs. H. G. Miller made a business trip to Van Wert, lilo, Monday. Mrs. Manle Jones was shopping in Decatur Tuesday, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Smith and Mrs. Tena Smith of Colutnlbux. Ohio,

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called on Mrs. Mary A. Schafer Sunday. Mrs. Harvey Wnltka and her father, John W. Thatcher, wore in Decatur on business Tuesday afternoon. Hurry tSevena of Menton Ohio, was a dinner guest of Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Hupp Tuesday. f i.-ii— 50U Sheets B'/jxll. 16-Ib. White Paragon Bond typewriting paper 55c. The Decatur Democrat Co. ts