Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 238, Decatur, Adams County, 7 October 1939 — Page 3

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■ Here It Is Decatur! I RICE HOTEL I TAP ROOM B Mixed Drinks —l5 c, 20c, 25c B But tkxi Beer 15c, two for 25c ■ IN T R 01) UCI N G I Ladies Cocktail Hour ■ 21’. M. to 4:30 I*. M. ■ SPECIAL DRINKS 15e to 20c n • lICIILUVA 1b "niSHSBs >3 mk — |W' THE NEW 17 JEWEL ELIZABETH A IB _ _ Th, prlc« ever lor a ■ ■ /■ 7C P '•••' »•■!•»•' Dainty ae- ■ n natal, a, a dim,. _ ■■ w L'x'ir; ..1h,4 In app-at-BfeYW B till ■IrJH " l ’« auiou iulov* igiou n. ..1*,,.. “WiMU," EjJ $29.73 $33.75 ,«♦«. ffnEx SrE2 R "■ «pU«n«l raJua. *<r<sni. ■’J UM Our Chrlttma, Lay-Away Plan. HH SUTTON JEWELRY STORE R

I ~ ~ i wony being perfnrmed by th# I 'hnrch pant nr, > The bride han barn »mnlnyed an ’ rnrs# at th* tonal hospital for aevHerat years. and th* groom ’inn beau Icnntodlan of th* R p O ED, lodg. bn thin city for several yearn. The newly married couple win j make a two weeks' tour th roti «h th# amt hern states following which they I will be at home in their n«wty conj ntructed home on Routh Tenth j street. A church nnppe- han Seen announced hy th# Zion Luthe-an mis- | ntoaary society to be nerr-d at th- • church Saturday. October 23. The > menu will be announced later, r I MRS. C- A. DUGAN HOSTESS TO SOCIETY ■; 'The Presbyterian mlaalnnarv norH ’ I _ letr met at the home of Mrs. C A. * nusaa Thursday afternoon, with Mm. Dal# Moaen an the devotional j’-nder Mm. J ease Rice presided at I the meeting and Introduced th» guest speaker for the afternoon. Mt-.s Lillian Beaher. Mies Ibwber. a missionary. rc-I cently returned from Tabrlr. Persia. Her topic was. "Are Missions Worth While?" and was very ably pre- , *ented. She has spent m.ire than ‘hiity yearn In the mission field and ! d -scribed the treat chant# that has t.aken place In the customs and dress of these people; also tell In x ’ hew they brave persecution to acVnowledt# the Christian fa'th. Rhe ! described how they and she herself i bed actually been stored bnf j through their faith continue! to be-! lleve in Christ and develop Chris’1 tan homes. Miss Reaber said the chant# of >.•11-1.. . the

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CLUB CALENDAR Society Deadline. 11 A. M. Fanny Macy • Phones 1000 — tool Saturday Chicken Supper, First U. ft. • Church, 5 to 7 p m. Baked Goode Rale. Schafer Store ( hy W M A of U. B. Church. Tri Kappa Rummage lUe, Gra- ( ham Building , Story Hour Fnr Children. Library, 2 p m. I Monday , Pythian Needle Club, j{. of P. , Hom# After Temple Corinthian Class, Mrs Paul Dsn- ( Ms. 7 so p m Research Club, Mra. Fred Heuer. 2 "So p tn. Junior Arts Tea Mias Martha , Macy. 4 p, m. Tuesday , Yount Matron s club. Mrs. Merlin Doan Rehekah Lodge. odd Fellows Hall. 7:30 p. m. Chnrch Mothers' fltudy Club. Methodist Church. 3:30 p. m. Zion Junior Walther League, .. Lutheran Church. 7:30 p. m. i Zion Senior Walther League, I Lutheran Church. 7 3u p. tn. Girls’ Missionary Guild. Zion Re1 formed Church. 7 pm. Wednesday I United Brethren W M. A.. Mrs. • A. N. Hilton. 2pm .I Zion lartheran Missionary Ro--letv. Lutheran Church. 3 p. m. Historical Club. Mm. Harl Holl-' i ittsworth. 2:30 p. m. I ladles' Shakespeare Club. Mm. i William Bell. 2:30 p. m. Thursday Woman's Home Mialsonary. ■ Methodist Church. 2:30 p m Remlar stated Meetlnt of Rsst■rn Star Masonic Hall. 7:30 p. m. -?hah of Pemla had visited J France. Entland and other counj tries He decreed freedom of dress In ideas but as yet has lot been able to bring about complete cellI rluu.i freedom. In closing she told of her own work with the girls I sebool in Tabria. The people are very eager to I lent n and become free, a thing a*tlch they can accomplish only alth our help." After hearing her j tell of the many prmonil expertencea In the work the society ‘ ..lirerd that her closing question "Is the effort worth while?" should be answered in the affirmstlve. A number of guesta other than: m.-mbem attended the m.vtlng. At the close of the program refreshments were served by the hostess as listed by the Meadamti C. D. Knnkel. Wilson Lee. Phil Macklin I RIM Mm. Jesse Rice. The Pythian Needle clrb will! neet at the K of P horn- Monday! avaalag after Temple. Mr. and Mm. Jack Ellsworth and darghter Viola entertained at dinner last evening for Mixa Frelda Sehearer of New York City, who fa v‘alt Ing here for aeveral weeks. Other guests Included Rev. and Mm. | Paul W. Schults and Mr. and Mm. C. Wesley England. The Zion Senior kague will meet 3*uesday evening at aev#n-thlrty o'clock In the Luthetan chnrch. Ail mensbem are asked to be present. The girls' missionary guild of the Zion Reformed church w|’| have a u'aaquerade party Tueaday evening at seven o'clock at the church. The W M. A. of the First United Brethren church will meet at th# home of Mm. A. N Hilton Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock with Mn. Frank Rohnke as the leader. Assisting hostesses will be Mm Jim Stoneris-k and Mm. Eddie Deltach. The woman'a home miaalonary aoclety of the Methodiet churen will meet In the social rooms of the church Thursday eHem<M>n al two-thirty o'clock with Mrs. H. I) Uiwer In charge of devotionala. Mm. Ru*sell Owens will be the leaaon leader Hostesses will be the Mesdamea W J. Krick. Rota Mallonee. F II Nlchola. T. W Holaapple and J. O. Hoagland. ■ o--"- I PETERSON NEWS Mr. Charles Werling and grandsone. Jtenml# and Richard Blent.! of Indianapolis, spent last week end! M the guests of Mr. and M.S. Ralph i Straub and daughter Virginia. Mias Jean Houck returned to I Muncie Runday afternoon after visI Itlng her parents, Mr. and Mm. R. I M. Houck. Mr and Mm. Ora Brentllnger entertained at dinner Runday for Mr. and Mm. Carl Hoppengardner of Huntington. Mr. and Mm. Stanley Calio* and family, and Mr. and Mm. «amea Hoagland of Decatur Mr. and Mrs Henry Breluer spent Sunday with Mr. and .Mra Martin Ftuchte and daughter Lenna. Mm. Beulah Shucklny is spending a week with her father Harve Beery. Mr. and Mm. William Bcherry, I ayke Bcherry. Mr. ana Mrs Luther Arnold and children Doyl» and Vivian. and Mias Marcella Williams enjoyed a welner roast at the OCX! camp at Bluffton Runday. Mm. Mary Gault, Mrs. Ivan Foley

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By HARRISON < ARROLL •’•ervigat. im King rvatacM ayeUirata. lee. HOLLYWOOD.-Although Sonja Hvnle is not talking, the war la weaning her mom than ever away from Europe. Her brother. Leif.

is eomlng to ■ America thio I month The star I has given up all I Meas of a skatI Ing tour abroad I and. one of these I days, her IntiI mates say. the I will quietly take I out American I cltltrnahlp paI P*ra Already, she has agents look-

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Ing for a place to buy. It will be the first house that Sonja has owned in Hollywood. Right now, she is renting the former home of Jean Harlow As long as the war lasts, the itsr won't even try to go to Norway on vacations. When she finishes "Everything Happens at Night." the star is planning a trip to Honolulu. * P Elaine Barries royalties on the ’ P**y. "My Dear Children," end the first at the year. It s been a nice windfall for her at that—s9oo a week, according to reports. t®s Angeles' recent storm was no laughing matter but a few humorous aspects have turned up Kenny Baker hail several hundred dollam worth of canned goods stored tn his cellar. The flood moved in and washed all the labels off the cans. Now, Kenny doesn't know whether he Is opening peaches or French peas. It happened in a Hollywood late spot. Elsa Lanchester was explaining why she turned down a Hollywood film offer. “I didn't think the part was heavy enough." she said, "especially after 1 was starred tn The Beachcomner*." Husband Charles Laughton looked up. “Featured in The Beachcomber, my dear." be said. "I was starred in Understand that Oman Welles Is now trying to borrow Ilona Massey to play tn his R-K-O picture She'll be available after added scenes for "Balalaika." . . . AvaUable that is. if M-G-M approve# ths deal — The big rain completely ma-i moned Lionel Barrymore tn his j home near Reseda The roads I were flooded and even the tele

and daughter Helalne of Ohio Clty.i i Mrs. Elisabeth Drum and Mrs. Hugh Souder of Bluffton, snd Mias Blanche Dine of Fort Way** called on Mrs. W. B. Weldy Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Fleener. Mrs. □eotge Bright. Mrs R M Houck. Mra. Ellis Skiles. Mrs Beulah Shaekley, and Harve Beerv spent! Wednesday In Tocsin as th« guests of Mr. and Mrs. Hansel Kr'.gh and Mrs. Martha Beery. Miaa Betty Sktlea attended the Bluffton street fair Saturday evening. Miss Terveer Ginter visited her auut. Mrs. Melvin Mallone Sunday evening. Mra. Grant Bell and Mra. W A. Straub spent Tuesday afternoon with Mra. W. B. Weldy.

: Corn Show : J - AT - ■ : The CASH COAL & SUPPLY: ■ Saturday p.m. October 28 ! • ■ ■ Entries may be l made under the following conditions: Z ■ Bring ten (10) ears to enter any class. a Corn to stay the property of Cash Coal & Supply 1 after the show. || Your entries may be made as to class as yon ■ ■ see fit. I ■ 1M prize 10 tart Hybrid 20 rod 32" S" stay Field Fence ■ ■ 2nd prize 10 ears Hybrid I—4o* 4S" Picket Corn Cribbing * ■ Ist prise 10 ears Yellow Dent. .I—oo reel 12*/a G. 4 point hog barb 12 2nd prize 10 ears Yellow Dent 100 fb. Stuckey's Hog-Olad ■ ■ Ist prize 10 ears open pollnated....l gallon g ■ Sherwin-Williams House Paint — 2nd prize 10 ears open polinated....l gallon • Sherwin-Williams Barn Paint ■ ■ Ist prize 1 ear Grand Champion Ear a a based on seed ear......5' Ladder a > ■ 2nd prize 1 ear Grand Champion Ear ■ based on seed ear. Salt Block ■ ® All judged by disinterested judges and their declalone ■ to be final. ■ : CASH COAL & SUPPLY = ■ R. A. STUCKEY ■ I ***** ■ ■ *** ****** ‘

phone service was out M-G-M finally got a studio car through to bring the star to work In "The Secret of Dr. Kildare " Re-lasve at "All Quiet on the Western Front" reveals how the fashions have changed tn war. Them e only one sequence in which an airplane figures. Today death rains from the skies. Tony Martin la back In town and Twentieth Century-Fox excused Alice Faye from the "Little Old New York" set to meet him at the airport Looks as If these two won t be separated thia winter. Tony la doing his broadcasts from the coast H's an eight and one-half pound baby boy for Martha Raye s brother. Buddy, and the star spent the whole night at the Cedars of Lebanon hoepltai. waiting for the glad 2J*’- Sbe was so sleepy.eyed on “The Farmer's Daughter" aet that Paramount had to send her home. Mildred Harris is stage-touring the country In one-night stands, so. ‘-ording to word reaching Holly. *o°<t • . . In case the Philadelphia

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papers haven't heard about it. a man posing as Alan Dinehart's brother ran up a 33.000 hotel Mil there. Dinehart has no brother. ... The cops found Dick Baldwin's stolen coupe ... in the desert and stripped of everything but the body and the

heavier parts of the motor. . . . Allan Curtis is trying vainly to get word to Priscilla Lawson in Europe The last cable he had from her was three weeks ago. . . . Pat De Clcco and Margaret Lindsay s sister. Jane Gilbert, were a twosome at the House of Murphy . . . and that was Irene Ware with Myron Selxnick at the Case loimaxe. • . . Hardie Albright is in town, a house guest at Colin Clement and Florence Ryerson. He Is looking for plays. . . . The party Bob Hope tossed for Judy Garland after her first appearance on his program made a gala night for the atay-up-laters at the Victor Hugo's. All the youngsters got up and entertained. . . . Eleanor Powell is off to Honolulu after she finishes Broadwsy Melody of 1M«" . . . sn<l then probaoly to south Ameelea. ... A 38-foot boat upon which Jackie Cooper had paid a de. i posit was wrecked in the recent i storm. He's n-vt even sure that he will £6l his cash back.

epersonals Mrs. W. A. Lower and Misa Elisa- : be th Peterson are the week end ■ | guests of their brother and sister- - *n-law. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Peterson i of Indianapolis. Mrs. I. W. Macy left this noon for i Indianapolis where she will he the gu#at of Miss Marjorie Helm over th# week end > Mr. and Mra. Arthur E. Myers of - route 2 and Mr and Mrs. Wilmer Xaudebush and daughter Betty of Monroe visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John P. Braun tecently. Other guests at the Braun homv were Mr and Mrs. Dan Gilmartin end son Tommy, son-in-law. daughler and grandson of Mr. and Mrs.

Brann. They also visited at th# horn# of Mr. and Mm. Dan GilmerUn so Tommy could spend his first birthday anniversary with bls prendparents. They will return to their home In Chicago Ra'nrday. C. E Holt house. Orville Rhodes ai>d Fred Fullenkamp left thia morning for Cincinnati to enjoy the world series games there khis week ••nd. Arthur E. Voglewcde, Edgar Matj •chler. J. L. Ehler and Andy Appl*I i.ian have returned from a week's fishing trip in northern Michigan I They report poor fishing luck and Stated that the weather was bad. Mra Charles C. Lose and Miss i Edith Ervin attend«d a meeting at ' tne Rt. Heart Discussion group al > don roe vtlle. The meeting was held | ai the home of Mm. Albert Heyman, pariah chairman. .M:s. Edwin Gfelt ! was the leader. Plans wer« outlined fcr the coming year's course of sudlee. Mr. and Mm. R Kenyon Walters «f Alhambra. California arrived In i Decatur last evening for a visit j with the former's parents. Mr. and Mm. C. L. Walters. The condition of C. L. Walters, who baa b#en con. | lined to the Adams county memorial I uoepltal the paat two weeks, was j "eported as being slightly Improved 'oday. A twin pumpkin, owned by Ernest Worth men and grown by Abraham Gerber, of Kirkland township, baa been exhibited at this office for the paat seveml days and has attracted considerable attention. Two trailer loads of t■titles attracted downtown visitor! today. The turtles were caught in the Dakotas and were being re.arned to Ohio Whre they are to be sold One losd was enroute to Troy. Ohio and the other to Versailles. —————-o — ——- Adams County *| Memorial Hospital I Admitted Friday: Roy Heller, -oute 4; Gloria Ma# Rpangler, S-ai South Thirteenth street; Mrs. Am- < rica Fink. Geneva. IMamlssed Friday Robe-t Spence. Hartford City. Dismissed today: Mm. Joseph F. ‘ H »wyer and daugh'er Ju'la Ann. Monn»evllle; Mm V.'alter R HHde-, j b and and eon Robert Lee. route Z. WILLSHIRE NEWS Mm. M E. Beam and Mm. J. L. Wolfe were dinner guesta Thursday of Mrs. Judson Passwater in Decatur. Mesdames Heber Bowen. Floyd i Rtrlckler and Pete Schumm de- | itghtfully entertained the Methodist Aid Thursday afternoon. After the regular routine of business, a lunch was served to the numbers and several guests Mr. and Mm. John Byer entertained sixty five relatives at a pot luck lunch Runday evening honor-1 Ing Mr and Mrs F. E. McKee of Alma. Michigan, who were the . week end guests in the Byer home Ellsworth and Dewitt Brown of Midland. Michigan were guests of . relatives over the week end. I Mrs Rosa Price is a guest of her son Hugh and family near Ft.

|1 k J (Xu ! EARLY AMEHICAK i 0/<l jfywe I Fragrant formula for a cool ) summer I Use lots and lots of I Old Spice Talcum, refreshingly scented with rotes-and-spice. Employ (discreetlyl) this cap1 tivating little fan with charming I instructions in Early American I coquetry gaily inscribed thereon. I 1 B. J. Smith Drug Co. I

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• Wayne Mm. F. A. Defter has been on I th# sick list. i Mr. and Mrs Orel Campbell and > son# are moving on a farm near Pleasant Mills l Several Indi.'* *'»lt to the home i of Mm. M Beam Thursday Sept > 2»th to help her celebrate her i eighty-fourth birth anniversary. A carry-in dinner was served, the , table centered with a beautiful . birthday cake Out of town gueata i were Mm, Delton Pnaswater. Mm. Judson Paaswater and Mra George I Buckley of Decatur and attorney Jesse Beam of Van Wert. i Mm. Herman Myers and Mm ; Harriet Colter were in Mendon Wednesday afternoon. I Mm. Eunice Rhodes of Waynesfield has returned home after a j two week's visit with relatives and i friends in Wren and Willshire. Mm. F. A. Defter and family

PUBLIC SALE I I will sell at Public Auction at my farm. S>» miles East and 1H i North of Decatur. *; miles West of State Line. ILfc miles .North of > Road No. 224. on I FRIDAY, October 13, 1939 Commanclng at 12 Noon LIVESTOCK Black Mare. 10. wt. I4<h». coif by aide; Spotted Cow FEED—IM Shocks of G<s>d Corn on Stslk. IMPLEMENTS Case CC Row Crop Tractor, used one season, like new; Case 14" ; Tractor Plows, good as new; J-Deere Tractor Diac, new; Cultivator Attachment for Case Tractor, new; Me Deering Fertiliser Grain Drill ' 10 diac. Grot clasa: Mower; Hay Loader; Tedder; McCormick M ft. Binder; .New Spike Tooth Harrow; Good Spring Tooth Harrow; ■ Wagun and IS ft. rack; Articles too numerous to mention . TERMS CASH. GODFREY LEHRMAN, Owner . Roy S Johnson—Auctioneer. I T. Schiefemtein -Clerk. Public Sale I. the undersigned, have rented my farm and will aell at public ! auction all my llveatix-k. farm machinery, feed, on my farm, located . one mile east of Linn Grove, or three and one-half miles west and one mile south of Berne, or twelve miles southeast of Bluffton, on TUESDAY, (XT. 10,1939 Sate Starting at 10 O'clock A. M. Prompt HORSES—« HEAD One Chestnut sorrel mare. 4 yearn old. weight IMO lbs . sound. In foal, good worker; one roan horse. 3 yearn old weight 1700. sound, good worker: one man mare. » yearn old. weight IMO lbs., bred, good work- : er: one black horse, smooth month, weight IMO lbs. good worker: one sorrel home, smooth mouth, weight 1550 lbs., good worker; one sorrel i colt. 1 year old. white mane and tall. CATTLE—2B HEAD Consisting of 14 extra good dairy cows -One red cow, 7 yearn old. due to freshen In March. 7-sallon cow; one red cow. 5 years old. due to freshen In January. 5-gallon cow; Holatein cow. ( yearn old. due to freshen In November. 6-gallon cow; Holstein cow. fi yearn old. due to freshen In January. 6-gallon cow; one Holstein and Aymhlre cow. 5 years old. due to freshen in December, “ gallon cow; one Brindle cow. due to freshen in December. sgallon cow: one red and white cow. 7 yearn old due to freshen In January, igaiion cow. cat ted and white cow. 1 years old. due to freshen In December, (gallon cow; one Holstein and Ayrshire cow. 3 yearn old. due to freshen In December. S gallon cow: blue roan belfer. 3 years old. due to freshen In Janusry 4eallon cow; one men cow. 2 years old. due to freshen in March. 4-gal->lon cow; on# red cow. 2 yearn old. due to freshen In February. 5 gali lon cow; one Holstein cow. 2 years old. due to freshen In February. 5gallon cow; one dark Jersey. 2 years old. with calf by aide; fmir Holstein and Ayrshire heifers. 13 months old. due to freshen from February to April; 7 Holstein and Ayrshire heifers. 6 months old: 2 bull calves, 5 months old; Brown Swiss bull. 20 months old HOGB—BO HEAD One Hampshire sow. S pig? by side. One Hampshire sow. 7 piga by side. One Du roc sow. 11 pigs by side. , One Hampshire sow. * pigs by side One Rpotted sow. 7 pigs hy aide. One Hampshire now. 7 pigs by aide One Hampshire sow. fi pigs hy side. One Hampshire Sow. 5 piga by side. One Duroc sow. due to farrow by day of sale. Three Hampshire gilts, bred. Five black gilts, bred. Ten feeding hogs, weight 125 to ISO Iba. Fifty shoata. weight sis to 100 iba. Chester White male hog. 4 months old. POULTRY One hundred head of Big English Leghorn pullets; 40 Rig English 1-eghorn hens, one year old FEED Five hundred forty shocks extra good corn In field. FARM MACHINERY Fordson tractor; P A O plows. 14-luch; cultipacker. In good condition: Hoosier 10-hole grain drill; McCormick sft mower. In good condition; International manure spreader: International corn planter; McCormick binder. 8-ft. cut: Turnbull wagon; Iron low wheel wagon; ' v ladders: wagon bed: scoop board: Keystone aid# delivery rak#: > tedder; two ring breaking plows; one 3aectlon spike-tooth harv two spring-tooth harrows; two single-row cultivators, InternaI .. u oaia; one International double diac; John Deere etidgate seeder. In good condition. HARNESS One double set work harness; single aet work harness; leather collars; extra bridles, etc. MISCELLANEOUS Cow Boy tank heater; feed cooker with jacket; fanning mill; 3-In. Lets feed grinder; bun saw frame; S-ln. rubber endless belt; two hog scaffolds; Estate Heatrola. in good condition; small heating stoves: sideboard: sausage grinder; 10 bu. good potatoes; 5 bu popcorn; other articles too numerous to mention. TERMS—CASH Ai vone wishing credit please make arrangements al the Bank of Berne before day of sale. FRED BEELER ELLENBERGER BROS, and MICHAUD— Auctioneers Elmer Baumgartner—Clerk Lunch served on grounds

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■aaaaßL_aeMaußroaßumawesmmaaßw«am> were guests Runday of Mr. and Mra It A. Delter and family in Waynesfield. Mr and Mrs Hiles Alepaugh and family of Ft. Wayne were week #nd gueata of Mr. and Mrs Don Itaudenbuah and family Mr. and Mra. Homer Myers and family of Huntington were week end guesta of relatives. Several relatives and 'friends helped Mra G D Mercer celebrate her birth anniversary Tuesday A delicious dinner was served at I neon. * John Mooney of Fort Jennings was a guest of Thomas Target! Thursday evening Mrs Rome! Rain and daughter Mias Betty of Bowling Green were week end guests of Mr. and Mrs J. M. Winkler Joe Avery of Rockford was a guest Runday of hie father. Walter Avery.