Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 7, Decatur, Adams County, 9 January 1939 — Page 3

SOCIETY

KIhARLES BAIRD |K . "■ '""‘•'• ,,n M..,..u F„i’ Wayne was ■ I-'- ' l!: "" 1 " f Fot K? \|,s. Baird ■ in Decatur as sin, ■M I 'l l Balid r> ... • I ”'" »‘ty t n ,. M |.iy : " ,w " tin 1 of ' ,rs ■'• eW.. |;al...>inl<| and k Eis a,. : be the U.S Bn Bap- st church will afternoon two-thir-■gjhome of Mrs. Domer J. <-han«he regular schedule of Sg ( Thursday. WITH ■ PARTY ■ Mis R C W*™ enter- ■ h a I >ck dinner SatEev ling. I' 'rs were laid for R. ',i i-i Ho. h and son of Huntington. : nd Mr. Ri-u! t’l'iiiiiieinim of Fort ■M Mrs. Di. k Burdg and son. dinner guests at the Merle Burdg ot Port■Sday. Other guests were ■ cTrniod.' and Miss le t Light Kt Wayne. :11 ee' Wednesday after- ■ ■two-thirty in the church The election of officers year will be held urged to he-

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9>N CARROLL ;kt, IS3S Syndicate, Ine. —To make this a ' Year, Hollywood solution not only itracts to the favorites of yesterday but to reward them with decent parts ... parts that their talent and their long experience entitles them to, M-G-M has Rosemary Theby, King Baggot and Flora Finch under contract. Warner Brothers have Nat Carr, Lewis, Paul Panes and Clara HorClayton and Gloria Eare to be found regularly nount sets. not, in 1939, give these formers, and others like real chance? Something of their steel. ■f .on is strong in HollyAnnabella and Tyrone head for the altar some nn o the new year. ■ rs intimates still say not, ■ r ', T he film star himself ■poerstand all the excitement £ Meeting the French acRio De Janeiro. They only ■7 o Vj er two days in South ■t,' He stayed on in Rio ■L , af l er s!l e had left there ■" to Buenos Aires. Roland, who stopped a Rhn' Ja t C ? after a Wild ride ■Jnon the other day, later Kim" u the Very horse that ■nn . Was tryin & t 0 make Kit,. a s °und stage at Warh h . orse ’ a big palomine, K.^ ackwards on him - Gl >- K a broken rib and will ■ Juarez-, with a taped up |^pictu r r S e e flfed ,to air T ,an e salesmen. CorKnd ma P i” g for a good sec ' K-■’•aTfn'f t 0 re P ,ac « his ■ that will be on view KL ar Franc| sco fair for the ■Mowm"? to g 0 out on a Ktu« that Bob Ta ylcr's Kg t'’ hf tand Up and ®w’. Ka °. ne of the box ofKto. # L° f 1939 - M-G-M Kr W S e U a meda ’ tor Kn 7; * Van Dyke. His Rand K up and Fi ht „

i Wednesday evening at seven-thirty lat the home of Mrs. Hugh Daniels. ' Mrs. Charles Lose will he the leader for the evening. EVER READY CLASS MEETS RECENTLY The Ever Ready Class of the ; .Mothodist church met Thursday for | ihe regular meeting. Officers were elected for the coming year as foi--1 ws: Mrs. Jess Nlbhok, president; Mrs. Leota Beery, vice-president; Mrs. Art Krugh, secretary; Mrs. Frank Carrol, treasurer. Mystery Pals names were revealed and lovely refreshments were served during the social hour by Mrs. Charles Fletcher, Mrs. Frank Crist. Mrs. Giles Porter, and Mrs. N. A. Bixler. The Adams County Federation of Clubs will have a called meeting Friday afternoon at two-thirty at the home of Mrs. W. Guy Brown. All members are urged to be present. TEENS AND TWENTIES WILL MEET TUESDAY The Adams County Teens and Twenties Club will meet Tuesday i evening, at 7:30, In the auditorium, of the Decatur high school. Boyd .Stepler will have charge of the disi mission on “Choosing a Vocation.", The discussion will be handled by ' a pane!, after which the entire! group will dicuss it informally. Purdue University is offering a two-day session on Older Youth work in connection with the Agricultural Conference Week at Pursue January 9-14. The Older Youth sessions will be held on Friday and Saturday of the week mentioned and the following Adams County people are planning to attend: Mary Koos, Hulda Steury, Joel Habegger, Lorenz Thieme, and Glenford Beitler. It is expected that they will have a volume of interesting information to bring back to the local club. x Anyone interested in attending the local meeting Tuesday evening is cordially invited. Mrs. Baughman section of the Methodist Woman’s society will hold a chicken supper in the church basement, Saturday, January fifteenth from five to seven o’clock.

really made he-men out of Nelson Eddy and Taylor. In case you’ve been wondering what Zanuck will do for a punch climax to "Stanley and Livingstone”, he has it all worked out A five-minute session of African drums. Remember how effective it was on the stage in Eugene O’Neill’s “The Emperor Jones” and briefly. In “Trader Hom"? Zanuck will use the suspense device on a grand scale. Has ordered 100 real African war drams to be imported for the sequence. Looks as if 1939 will be Mary Boland’s lucky year. She’s actually cashed in on a loan made to an inventor. A year ago, the star gave an actor named Wilson Stokes SSO to help him perfect a portable wardrobe for theatrical people living in hotels and apartments. Last week Stokes sold the Idea to a manufacturer for SI,OOO cash and the promise of royalties He insisted on splitting the down payment with Miss Boland. Heard an interesting item for, you Nelson Eddy fans. The starowns one of the country’s finest collections of Chinese porcelain horses of the Tang dynasty. If Rudy Vallee marries anybody his intimates insist it will be Judy Stewart, who has just arrived from Florida for a visit . . . The new Cafe Marcel La-

maze got off to a fine start . . • Opening night packed with celebs . . . You should have seen Georgie Stone dancing with tall Henriette Kaye . . Handsome chap with Barbara Pepper was Dr. Rene Baron ... Frankie Burke,

I IS' A ■■ Marie Wilson

the kid who looks so much like Cagney, will not be shelved by Warners as some suspected. He'll play a jockey In Marie Wilson's new picture, "Sweepstakes Winner" ... If you know a double for Maureen O’Sullivan, have her report to Producer Sam Zimbalist at M-G-M . . . But not to me, please In “Wagons Westward”, Richard Dix will age from 20 to 70 years . . . Ernest Truex has been squiring the dancer Denise (of the Earl Carroll troupe) to the Club 17 . . And did you know that Gene Autry wrote the song, •"You’re the Only Star in My Blue Heaven” ? He used it in a picture a year ago. It’s just been published and has made the hit parade two weeks in a row.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 1939.

CLUB CALENDAR i Society Deadline, 11 A. M. Jeanette Wlnnea Phones 1000 — 1001 Monday Pythian Sisters, K. of P. Hall, ■ 7 p. n>. Woman’s Club General Meeting,' Library Auditorium. 7:45 p. m. Corinthian Class Meeting. Mrs. Harmon Kraft, 7:30 P. M. Research club. Mrs. C. M. Prugh. 2:30 p. tn. Tirzah Club, Mrs. John W. Burke, 8 p. m. Tuesday Zion Junior Walther League. Lutheran church 7:30 p. m. Dorcas Class, Mrs. John Spahr, 7 p. m. Rebekah Lodge, Odd Fellows ' Hall, 7:30 p. m. W. C. T. U., Mrs. Delton Pass-' j water, 2:30 p. m. Sisters of Ruth class, Mrs. Margaret Daniels, 7:30 p. m. Church Mother's Study Club, Methodist Church, 2:30 P. M. Mary and Martha Class Supper. Church Basement, 6:15 p. m. Wednesday Dance. Red Men Hall, 8:30 p. m. Beulah Chapel Ladies’ Aid, Mrs.. V. H. Johnson. All Day Meeting. U. B. Woman's Society, Mrs. A. N. Hilton, 2 p. m. Little Flower Study Club, Mrs. , Hugh Daniels, 7:30 p. m. Zion Lutheran Missionary iSoc- ■ iety, Church Basement, 2:30 P. M. Zion Reformed Ladies’’ Aid, I Church Parlors. 2:30 p. m. Historical Club, Mrs. J. M. Mil- f i ler, 2:30 p. m. Shakespeare Club, Mrs. Carrol 1 I Burkholder, 2:30 p. m. Thursday t Union Chapel Missionary, Mrs. Earl Chase, 1:30 p. m. Methodist Home Missionary Soc-: iety. Church Basement, 2:30 p. m. Eastern Star Supper, Masonic Hall, 6 p. m. Eastern Star. Regular Meeting Masonic Hall, 7:30 p. m. Legion Auxiliary Fourth District Meeting, Garrett, 1 a. m. Mt. Pleasant Ladies' Aid, Mrs. Harley Roop. 2 p. m. Friday Monroe Better Homes Club, Monroe School. 7:30 P. M. Pocahontas Lodge Red Men’s Hall, 5:30 p. m. American Legion Auxiliary, Legion Hall. 7:30 p. m. County Federation of Clubs, Mrs. W. Guy Brown. 2:30 p. m. Baptist W«nan’s Society, Mrs. Homer J. Aspy, 2:30 p. m. Saturday Chicken Supper, Methodist Basement, 5 to 7 p. m, . The price wil be thirty-five cents . per plate. The menu will be announced later. The public is invited to attend. The Mary and Martha class of the M. E. church will have a pot luck supper at the church Tuesday evening at six fifteen. Every member is urged to bring her husband or a friend. This is a farewell party for Mrs. Jesse Leßrun. who is moving away from the city. Coffee and cream, butter and rolls will be furnished by the committee. PROGRAM FOR W C. T. U. MEETING The Woman’s Christian Temperance Union will meet Tuesday afternoon at two-thirty at the home ot Mrs. Delton Passwater. Following is the program: Song—Carry On. Scripture reading by the leader. Prayers by members. Song—l Would Be True. Report on resolutions, recommendations and highlights as found in President Elizabeth Stanley's January Message. Piano solo—lrene Light. Reading—Way Victorious, Mrs.

Sorg Bros. Meat Market PHONES 95 &. 96 FREE DELIVERY A HOME OWNED STORE B1:EF . 10c I STEAK - .... 19* c FRESH HAMBUKG 121/ze SC Rib. I*l *SC 15 ... 17C JX* 181 C"S 16c MOVED!' RUTH’S Beauty Shoppe f ‘ ) has moved from 110 S. Third V ff street, to 216 West Adams St. First House West of Five Points, on the North side of street. Telephone 116.

C. E. Hocker. Rending — Cocktail Snare, Mrs. Eugene Runyon. Benediction. ■Business meeting by president. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Ehlngcr entertained at a chop suey dinner Sunday for Mr. and Mrs. Bob Gass and son Edward. Mr. and Mrs. Tilknun Gehrig and son Jerry, Mr. and Mrs. V. J. Bormann and daughter Kay Esther Franke, and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Darby of Huntington. o — PERSONALS Mrs. Sarah Case left for Toledo, Ohio today for a six weeks visit with her daughter, Mrs. Frank Annes. Mrs. Charles Lose and Miss Edith Edwin were in Fort Wayne Saturday visiting with Mrs. J. H. Brooks, deanery president, in the interest of the NCCW district organization. Mrs. Dora Ackey is still confined to her home because of illness. Harold Zimmerman of this city who has been assistant sports editor of the Earlham Post, college paper, has been advanced to the h»adhead of that department. Judge DeVoss of the appelate court visited here over Sunday after his first week on the new job. Ho says he finds it somewhat awkward getting started as it is much different than he has been used to, but is sure he will like it immensely when is fully acclimated. Robert Heller, representative in toe legislature visited here over the week-end. He was named to a numtier of important committees and expects to be real busy during the session. Dr. Eugene Fields, dentist, Is attending to professional matters in Indianapolis today. The new 1939 telephone directories were circulated today. Roy Hall, president ot the Central Sugar Co., visited with us a half hour Saturday afternoon. He anticipates a good year for the sugar and soy bean companies and is generally optimistic as to the future. Tod Whipple, Portland attorney who was found guilty of contempt of court here Thursday, published a statement in the Portland Sun Friday, reasserting all his charges and declaring for a change in general court proceedure and the attitude of courts and lawyers. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Allwein. Mrs. j Dora Lower, Miss Elizabeth Peterson and Mrs. J. H. Heller motored to Fort Wayne Sunday afternoon. The Fourth degree of the Knights of Columbus will meet Tuesday evening at the K. of C. hall. Don Farr of Elkhart was a business visitor here today. Folice chief James Borders has his new uniform, including leather puttees. Jim Beavers, who visited his grandparents. Dr. and Mrs. S. D. Eeavers over the week-end, has returned to his work in Butler.

ARRIVALS Mr. and Mrs. Paul C. Kruckeberg of route five, Decatur, are the parents of a baby girl, born Sunday evening at 7:40 p. m. at the Adams county memorial hospital. The baby weighed six pounds and ten ounces and has not yet been named. - - ♦ Adams County | Memorial Hospital I Admitted-Betty Ruth Rransteter. route one. Rockford. Ohio; Mrs. Joel Reynolds, 252 Seventh Street; Mrs. Henry Neireiter, Ninth Street; Miss Marjory Carroll, 252 Second Street. Dismissed-Ruth Hoffman, route two. Monroeville; Mrs. Eural Rose, 40 Homesteads; Mrs.

JoJseph Roop, Rockford, Ohio; Miss Leona Miller, route one, Decatur; Herman Keller, 1116 Monroe Street Charles Brown Jr., Shertneyer Street. STUDENTS HEAR (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) out it our government would fail." In closing, the speaker lauded the new school building, and call-j ed attention to the fact that the' erection of such an institution was made possible through the present form of government now employed . in the nation. Principal W. Guy Brown was in charge of the session and introduced the speaker. ■ —— o — — Emerson A. Beavers In Charge Os Office Emerson A. Beavers is taking! charge of the county assessor’s office the fore part of this week during the absence of Earnest Worthman, county assesssor, who is in Indianapolis attending the three-day meeting of the state tax board. POUCEEXTEND (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) bar. Kelso was knocked uncon-! scions and Mrs. Kelso ran to his ’ side. Haines lifted her high in the air, slammed her down beside her husband and fled with Blatz. Mil-, tonberger floored Brucks with a

From 1883 to 1939 The accompanying Statement shows that after more than half a century of service to the people of Decatur and vicinity. The First State Bank holds fast to the tested principles of Soundly Conservative Banking Here, too, is proof that whatever your New Year banking requirements may be in this progressive and steadily developing territory, The First State Bank is ready to work with and for you in a spirit of genuinely constructive co-operation. STATEMENT OF CONDITION The First State Bank S ™ OF DECATUR IHIS At The Close of Business December 31, 1938 K RESOURCES - j Cash on hand and on deposit with other banks $ 266.318.27 CjGFS United States Government Securities 604,116.88 Municipal & Other Bonds 417,110.49 Loans & Discounts 1,010,158.60 ♦ Commercial Ranking Bank Building 19,400.00 Commercial Loans Furniture & Fixtures 7,984.99 Other Real Estate 16,132.00 ♦ Personal Loans Other Resources 6,167.57 ♦ Collateral Loans TOTAL RESOURCESS2,347,3BB.BO ♦ Auto Financing ♦ FHA Loans for Buying LIABILITIES Modern ' Capital & Debenturesslß9,soo.oo Undivided Profits 21,406.61 * Checking Accounts Reserve 8,000.00 • Savings Accounts Sinking Fund 10,667.00 $ 229,573.61 ♦ Safe Deposit Boxes Deposits >2,117,815.19 TOTAL L1A81L1T1E552,347,388.80 - A' s O<>O & \ " 11 "' I ■——' C2* SS)\ HCW" 1- '"I ■ -?-? liWS r I‘SsXV < **°* W * )/■' S B The First State Bank OF DECATUR

blow of his fist. Ono of the five fugitives, Frank Nlchels, was cuptureff 111 Cleveland the day after the escape unil Brucks said the fifth. Marlon Pierce, a negro, left the gang at Fort Wayne,* Ind. Men’s Brotherhood To Meet Tuesday The Baptist men's brotherhood will meet at the church Tuesday evening at 6 o’clock, with dinner served by the ladies of the church, Grover R. Hagerty, of Uniontown, Pa., a student in the Reppert auct'on school, will be the speaker. Roy Johnson will have charge of the program. Small Fire Damage At Monroe Today The Monroe volunteer fire department answered a call to the Henry Haggard residence in that town shortly before noon today, where a small outbuilding was afire. The blaze, believed to have started from a trash fire, caused damage estimated at $lO. The fire was discovered by students of the Monroe high school. • o Mass Naval Flight Halted By Storms Sandlego. Calif.. Jan. 9—(UP)— The Navy’s ambitious 19-pltme mass Hight to Miama and Guantanamo Bak, Cuba, was turned back by

War Minister at Play ■w « HI .1 fl X—fl MCSMe V -A Sw UH Leslie Hore-Belisha, Great Britain’s secretary of state for war, is shown starting for a morning’s akiing on the famous Honwald Hill, at Strasbourg, France, where he spent his vacation. J storms in the Mountains west ot 1 here today. The 18 planes were on on the way east when commander

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Allen Price gave l the signal to the pilots to return to their base here. The storm area was too widespread, however. The pilots swung about. Offlellas did not know when the flight would be made. o Accidental Fire Im Fatal To Woman Bedford, Ind., Jan. 9 -(UP)—Coroner Roland E. Wynn said toduy that an accidental fire apparently caused fatal burns to Mrs. Lola Reynolds. 50-year-old widow who lived alone in the Fishing Creek area. 1 !— Beware Coughs from common colds That Hang On No matter how many medicines you have tried for your common cough, chest cold, or bronchial irritation, vou may get relief now with Creomtilsion. Serious trouble may be brewing and you cannot afford to take a chance with any remedy less potent than Creomulsion, which goes right to the seat of the trouble and aids nature to soothe and heal the inflamed mucous membranes and to loosen and expel germ'^Even^f 1 other remedies have failed, don’t be discouraged, try Creomulsion. Your druggist is authorized to refund your money if you are not thoroughly satisfied with the benefits obtained. Creomulsion is one word, ask for it plainly, see that the name on the bottle is Creomulsion, and you’ll get the genuine product and the relief you want. (Adv.)