Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 290, Decatur, Adams County, 8 December 1939 — Page 3

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7 T l- f • ’"' Toward* . \v , >,| ]>.„.!,, , h<M«i ii < SO CHA Rf A CLUB CHRISTMAS PARTY Menrtu-r, of •»,. s<> r u i t „ , ~-.,», (enjoyeil „ )„v..|y ( |!e»t eveh, tlK »:„.., V J], 311-1 Mr, I'-..| S, ~ . n . h tertainine ,t th.. ~, , ()1 . |(| t - r I -A’ Ix-'h -v ~' ~ ,j.., i dinner wa« senM T i- ■„■ ■■ I'seated a- th-- lon- -i .>«„ K ■ »l'n »'f U,| • |< t|l ~( , ~ ~„ las the . r, n ~, ,? •, . tllfl 1‘'«••’! »%|< h J' >»• ,’; } r , After limn*I Were enjoyed ,n<| j, r;z , *.i>-d*. l | ltd tlii* M'-uhmi*-- G- -,. [ ( ,| "i < .em Kor'i-n’e ||in /, ... Mire M.irie Mu' hi< . Gif-. I heap I in mini ~., ~ :a , :| ,j, I orafl-ll In-p ;<|uj , tI( l-\. .-[ ( ||y,. ( ,f Christmas • . ~j,,,, ,i FORMER DECATLR MAN IS MARRIED ’-Mi” M.u.o- Hi ..| ly r veil i annoiin-'-nie-!' <>r : u-e of her neph«>» Wflltim Will <•■ ll'fi HU!!!, -till •*(>-;. jffin.itl fjf Ch. sago. and Ml-, Ann. Mann . . of Chii-i-i formerly of I’.ie. ri Ittols. Tli<- H ddih: »i< -. .l-miilz. .1 Wi-dne <la, i n |). . II- iei.ui ■ tiurvh

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT FRIDAY. DECEMBER 8. 1939.

(MB CALENDAR Society Deadline, 11 A. m. Fanny Macy Phones 1000 — 1001 Friday Adams County it. mm < v.o I I man a f'litfv, Herne, 7 -j, (1 l.lttle Hower Sttiily club, Mre. Al- x Ti nvn«- 7 '«• p rn Saturday Itiimrnnye Sale, Kvinia. Ileal f'hureh Hiiaeinent. s -.n :i ln |„ ' !' <M» p in Cafeteria Siipp r, Methodlat f’linreh, tn 7 p m . Monday f'orlnthlan Clam Cir Mm-r I’.ir ,'v Mr« Ed ll'i io mi i 7 .'to p m I It.-ear-ii c| B |, m,„ Walter! Krlik, 1 p m Woman’a Club, J.in-ain School I A'lill'oriinn, * p. in Tueenay Mary and Martha t hr -tniai Ihli , f M- .'|.,d «i h' ,-r.l .1 It'. ifn, , 7 SO p rn j -i Mothe:, Study Club M< th-Mllal Sorin! Room, 2 So p tn Wein n of the Moose Pot Lin k I Chrlntma Party, Mra Her- Haley, «: So p tn Kirkland Ijmlum.' <*».»!» All |i.iy 'll in;- Kirkland Hith Srlreil Ikirian C|a« Mrs <1 orße Kern •i Sn p in Wedneaday Zion Luther in Mk-ion i' r -',> • lety. I linn h So. al Itooni. 2 p rn. I nion Chapel w m \ chnrr h I 7 do p nr Hehe ah I dire | if o p n l( || j 7:du pni Lldi - 'HIakeKJH-1 e < |i'l| Mrs Je-e 1(1... 2 : Si p ’ll Hl-torieal Club Chrlatina- Lnni I•on M >.■ ■ S’. Po i .. p tn Carry in Siyp|iei for Member, and r.nnilie- Finn P i rhy t . iI u n Chure'i, ri p m Thursday Itelta Theta Tin Chrlatntaa Party. Elka Home fi :’.n p. m then M nd Mra. Hoffman are at i Imine on Hollyw.eid Ar nue Mi Hoffnian, who fornierl- Hied' her. ha, lieen a-hoi hl’ed for rhe pa,l eight year* with a randy and 1.-, i ream .p m Chi. ago Tim Hili.-kah ).><|.-i will mee' in th. it it F hall Tuenda ev.i’iia at • Ven thlrty n'du k The d ■ ri ■ {leede.- Velma Ca.lt! will 11. a I I' .' at ths - r|leetill2 and all mem e nrg ■lto ' ■ pre m 1 w > < th- lodise inee'lng ap > In . ,>p > and ten rent ■-•lft eyebatp; wII leenjoy. I The Kirkland ladi. ' eln*. will | iaie n all day meeting ar tile | Ki- land hlyh whool Tiie«.|ai H« i‘ ml -i Itinner will I. i. .| hy I Ci" la-iii r to the big i «. h > ' i split I i d family In the afterm.on a I e\.-' r .. will le* t."l.| ind eleiy memlr I- 111 fell lo ... Jn • »ent. WORK AND WIN CLASS MEETING i The Work and Win < la»« of ih ■ Find Inlled Brethren Nund-ry «. i.hil met la«t eir ninx for ih- regular me, tnitr at the b Hue of .Mr* j Kether Stegner on Fourth aliee-Thirty-four mittilern « in p.-eaent. After a -Ii in Imaineaa meeting an in-ere-’ing talk on Slew rdahla wa- siren hy It > It .—.-I it Other •la! « wei ■ sli.-tt l> 11-1 Miner ami ] ' the (ear lier Mr* Hltrhrm k In the | I Inteie,’, of the t’laai Itefr »hment» were nerved by th | i iio«te*« .-jMlated ‘ y Mra. ItariMini ; iiaikie. The next meetltl* will be I lield In January with If, v, s-nd Mr | i |(O,«elo' The Zion Lutheran mlsaion try MM’lrty will meet In tlie aortal room* of the chnrrh Wedneaday at . ternnon at two o'clock for the ■ -eiii .- 'ma* party and gift ex hang * MRS HERMAN EHINGER HOSTESS TO HER CLUO ■ Mt- Herman Ehinaer dellghlfilll'. i entertained the mernber- of her I liridce <liih hi»t . irnitiK at her! 'ionic rm Madi-m « i r: Mr* Chit

_UJ Sutton J E W E I. K Y Open evening* until Christmas. I nr *—■ 11 ♦Cemetery Wreaths I and Bouquets ♦Evergreen Grave Blankets Alio 4 complete *«lection of material* tor homa and c*m»t*ry i deco’ltinfl “tfatj ii u>ilhfilsu*rr DECATUR FLORAL CO. ! Nuttman Ave - PHONE 100 i

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By HARBISON ( ARROLL CoptrixM, l»W Klat Iramre* oiadeate, la«. HOUT WOOD — It ahocked Hollywood and gave many • celeb the xhivera to read about th« motor craah In which Producer Leo McCarey and

Author Gene Fowler were injured. The accident came so close on the heels of the smashup that killed Director George Nichols, Jr., also of R-K-O McCarey shaved death closely only a

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few yearn ago. He contracted the rare ditteaac, Malta fever, and waa in the ho-pl-tai for 1< month*. By coincirl nre the producer* taut picture. Txive Affair," wan built am.ind a motor accident which crippled the heroine, Irene Dunne. Surprising that the papers didn’t make more of the death of Johnny Harron the other day in Beattie Johnny was only 36. Hlb early passing was another chapter m a long series of tragedies m the Harron family. One of Johnny’s biothera was killed In H»IH in an auto accident Two years later, another brother, Bobby Harron, the It. W Griffith star, died In New York from a gunshot wound. Then. In IS3O. John Harran, Sr . the father of the boys, was found burned to death in an incinerator. The family Insisted there was foul play The polire held to the suicide theory. Maybe the "Vrginia City" location wasn't so exciting for Errol Flynn as reports had it. He found time to toss off a story called "Illegal Passage." Two studios and a radio show now have It under consideration. j If you know Lloyd Nolan, get him to tell you about his hectic experience of the night before Thankrgiving He was flagged down in traffic on Sunset boulevard by a man whose car had stalled. The man. a local attorney named Gustave L Goldstein, had been rushing . his wife to the hospital to have a baby. Nolan bundled the two Into i his car and broke all speed limits It was just si well The baby a little girl was bom a half hour after their arrival. Prank-loving Orson Welles hns ' been up to his tricks aga.n. On Geraldine Fitzgerald's b rihdav. a H< Ilywo.l ag." t sent th-- Ir.r-h pr'.ri v a hur;r box cf flowers Welk • inter

|h-' Schiff of f'hii-igo -and Mr* Charles Ehlnger wer-- gui-sta nth't than membei*. At six-thirty o'clock th" guests were Invited t > th*- dining rm-ii where a delh-lou* dinner » • serv led The dining table wa* most attractively i!*« ora' d with i Christ ma* Bi cne arrangi*m> nt of white deer, tiny evergreens, white b ll* and light"*! candles After dinner tables were formed | for bridge and high score prize w is igiven to Mr* William Bower* Mr*. |.u< 'miff ami Mr* Ehingir wen- also Igiven gti'-sf prizes. The Dorcas cliM of the Krangellkul Sunday school will have It* Ichrlstma* dinner party Tusmday evening at *ix o'clock at th*- h> me of Mr* G«>rge Kern. SOCIETY ELECT* NEW OFF CERS Th*- Evangel)* al missionary **e ley *|||-: in tit*- *.n ia| r Kini« o< i him h Thin’day af'ernoon Th--[meeting »a* pre, id*-*i over I. the chairman. Mr* Ivan Stu i*y Mr* iibiliii Brelner i inducted th*- <1- m iilonals. leuiilnx In prsyir A piano solo wa» played 1.. ih>ri*

Adler and a vocal duet w.i* ainig 't> Mr Eugene Kunyon and Mr* Henry Adler Mr*. Adler then gave the leaaon atudy Election of officer* wa» held and Mr*. Adler »o choaen •* preeident; Mr*. J. O. Trlekw. vlc*pre»ldent. Mr* Wm Itelllirger, aecretary. Mr*. Frank Lynch, aaalalant; Mr* Fred f'hronlater. treasurer; Huth Unix. Mfaalon Hand aponaor; Mr* Kay Hi lint ly. aa»l»t*nt; Mr*. Ed I Warren. «e;relary of literature; Mr. Harry Coffelt. pre** reporter. Mr* Roma Breiner. aponaor of Ml*■ion sty Circle The following menu will l>» offer ed at the cafeteria -upper to be nerved at the Metlioditt church Sat urday evening front fl»* to eeren o'clock:'chicken dre.lng noodle*, ■weet pratoe*. meat loaf, macaroni and <hee«e, baked bean*, pot itu ■alad. bak d apple*, rottage chee»e cranberry salad -old *law. roll*, pie, cake and coffee <• Assumes Duties In Merchant Marines Philip Thad Hoffman. »on of Oacar Hoffman of Chicago. formerly of Hecatnr, left Chicago Wi-dne*da> morning to tuke up ’il* dull** wlilt the merchant marine* Mr Hoffman received word from Washington l> C. to report for duly In Han Pritt

cepted them and substituted his own card. He then had a bouquet of vegetables sent up with the agent’s card. Am told that hr never ' did explain the gag . . . that, If Geraldine Fitzgerald reads this, It Fill be the first she has known of the switched cards. I The Great Victor Herbert” Is 'ull of entrancing music, but In her next picture. Mary Martin ought to ‘ make them let her ..o the kind of *ongs that won her fame Susannah Foster, a youngster with a voice nt amazing range, is the one whe ; really puts over the Herbert melolies In a thrilling manner. Hard to listen to Gei.rge Brent 1 »nd not be filled With envy. Bv ’ HM3. when his Warner contract I ends, he will be financially Independent and will be able to do exactly as he wishes with his life George has been a contract player »t Warners for eight years and has saved his money. He has just sold his desert hideaway. One of these -Jays he will buy an 85-foot | schooner. It's all a part of his plan ... to get aboard a boat and take ’ i long vacation when his 12-year stint at Warners la finished. You fans have made your wishes known and Alice Faye will sing a numtier in 'Tattle Old New York." She wanted to get away from singing and did so In "Hollywood Cavalcade.” But so many letters of protest came that Zanuck had I Mack Gordon write the star a special number for her new film. Title is: "Who's the Beau of the Belle of New York Humphrey Bogart Is having a lot of fun with Warners about his wardrobe for "It All Came True.” His contract requires him to fur-

nish all articles of clothing that he normally wear*. But a •erne in the new nicture calls for him to wear pajamas Bogart sleeps In the raw and swears that the studio will have to pay for the pajama*. •s.Gloria Stuart and Ar- I

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B thur Sh'-ekman, away from Hollywood for seven months now. will linger in New York until after the holidays She i* doing radio work and he Is writing articles on their trip nround the world. . . . That wa» Dolly Thon an-l Mickey Rooney at the Biltmore Bowl . . Betty Healy l« opening a dude ranch near Victorviße. . . .If* not far from Arthur Ltihln'* place

i Im o D< < ens '-r 11 He joined the merchant marine* early last summer after graduating from high m iiool. pas* d a «all*fai - ' lory examination -ind was called to i duty Wednesday H>-will lie s’at m I'd oil the steamship Ae»t Portal Mr iloffmaii I* the nephew of .Mis* Madge Hit- of this city and ■ Mia* Fan Hite of Chicago l o SPANISH VETS -xiNiixrr.l* khi.si ra<»l. sinks paper for publication > < harles Kitson. Commander William Noll. Adjutant J ,s Roop Quartermaster. —. —(j. Church Brotherhood Meets Monday Night Th" first monthly meeting of the brotherhood of the Evangelical church, whii'h was re i-ntly reorganized. will lie held ai the church ' Monday evening at 7 .to o'cli* « Dr. Ha> Stlngeiy. newly e|e ted ■ president, will condui t th*- meeilnz Martin Zimmerman i» chairman of the December ses-tloii. which is ill chnrge of th- entert ilnment and eat*.

/ Santa J there 7 1 nothing heller than MAUMELLE Frosted MALTED The Food Brink You *ilh a *p<H>n. t'ryed do act from our freeaer — _ PITRE • WHOLESOME fl 3<* HEALTHFUL * BELKTOI N *VV TRY ONE TODAY g A () Wl(' HE S WITH ONE OF Ol’R Bob’s Confectionery

DENY POLITIC S i | tOONTINL'ED FROM FAOa ONB/ and two at |l2O per month each To cover the extra expense Since Refitz was reinstated, un appro priation was made this year to cover his salary Mr. Kortenber has received his notice to appear before the twiard next Tuesday lb- bad no comment to make ■HKOHAIS Mrs. William Bowers and Mt*. Avon Burk were the guests of Mr Walter Jun s of Fort Wayne at t’ic meeting of the Fori W-iyn» Woman's f'hrb Thursday afternoon The literature and education depart thi-m pre* riteii Mt* J Thompson Brown of saprlanburg, Routh Caro lina who g ive an Illustrated talk on the beautiful gardens around Char ieston. Bob Hlb-. former Decatur resident and son of the hue iuxti Hlb-, Is an innouncer over radio station WXVZ of It trolt lie <-an lie heard iwcli Tuesday evening at 7 o' T.». k <»Vtr WGN. Chicago as narrator on tin- Neri Jordan secret agency program, ami on S turday iiiklh, mi tlii- Green II irnet program on XH< .Mr Hit" I* a nephew of John W Ri-hafer of Winchester road and 'Mi,* Mm.Hit* of Wlm h<’’,-’I street. Mrs Charles Schiff of Chh ig i Is flu- guest of Mr* Hoy K diet tlii • We-fc Mr. and Mr* A. M An'ser received word thi* morning of the sudden death of til- latter's mu le. Oliver Smith of Georgi-iown, 111. They will i la- unable to attend tne funeral lacause of Mr* Anker'*, recent Ilin.** Mr and Mr* laiwrence Linn returned today from i several day's Gsit with friends m Indlanap ill*. The condition of Mrs. WHltam Evans of route |. Monroe remain* very critical it the Adams county mi-nimtal hospital where she Is a patient Xo visitors ire allowed lie cause id her serious condition Full V M< Nutt, b-denil sei-unty administrator ati-l prominent can d'd.ite fm the Denio-ratii- 1..111111.1 j Hon for president of the I'tilb-d Stab* visited over night Witil Ml land Mr, V\ A Kunkl •. Ji . of Itltiff : ion i .Mi-mlei of the Wirnan' Ih-tii • i ratlv i lull of Adams i unity «111 i hold a meeting at B-rne tonight to jdlsi u** |d n« forth" i liming yeai Plan* ar,- <omplet«. for the d d 'cation *i-rt u i‘« at the Presbyterian church Sunday afternoon. Frank Christen I* recovering from a -i v re cold tiiat I ordered on piieiMiimna several days. The i a against Frank Dun ten. rer elver of the LaGrange Trits' • ompauy Im an ai stlitllir. and hi* disriiissal have be n ill’mi-«’d on Ji lion by tile petitioner* Albert Li-himan of route J Monroeville attended io mtslnes* In l> , ’ i atur today | Itorphus I. Drum Ever-ft and Burda salesman, i, nmfimii rn his , home suffering fn<n injuries *u« ! talneii in u fall John II Walker, of S'lephard. Michigan. Is visiting here with his son-ln law and damthter. Mr and i Mr* Jes> Hnrvt and family Mi ' Wat .er. a form r re'tdi-nt of this

WANTED HAGS. Magazine*. Newspapers. Scrap Iron, Old Auto Radlatnra. Ratteriea. Copper. BraNN. Aluminum, and all grade* of iierap metals. We buy hide**, w«k>l, nheep peltN, the year round. The Maier Hide & Fur Co. 710 W. Monroe nt. Phone 142

community, will Si year* old hl* next birthday. Dr. and Mrs Glen Neptune of Li- ’ m-i. Ohio vlslbd In Decatur yester day. Mrs Clarence Reaver* who ha* la-en HI at her hnWle on North Second strwt with a klrepioi occii Infection wa* greatly Improved y*« 1 terday ' as “ " Huntington Man Is l ined In City Court Raymond <). Ga*«, of Huntington, L wa* finer! fl and cost* thl* morning , , when hi- |i!eadi-d giiil > 'o .1- harge t of publk'ln'oxn a'ion liefore M.iyot : Force-t Eire Hews* irre«tei| last 'night by Offic r Adrian Coffee an-l M'-n ’iant Policeman lair*n latke I o • Rochester Attorney Is Killed In Fall 1 ! Ilm-heater. Ind . Dec * ’(Jp; i Frank S Terry, M. of Rochester, died yesterday from Injuries suffered Wednesday when he sahib-d und fell He was the old***' active i membei of the Fitilori county liar I assiHlatloli o Enlistments Reduce Relief Winnipeg Mann HJ.P; Maul tolia's forestry training camp for single men on relief will soon be ! deserted if the arrny continue* to call tor volunteers, a "tab im-ni isi sued by Arthur Mai Namatu. provim lai relief oilin-i. Indicates A imut '..a of th*- 3t«i young men at

— - — I CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR THE RUPTURED WHY ENDI RE NEEDLESS SI'EFERING? When one of the family it in this serious condition, all suffer because of it. How can anyone be happy or helpful when in misery ’ Many jobs are lost—and death frettuently occurs because of this neglect ELIMINATE this dangerous condition—ACT NOW' SYKES HERNIA APPLIANCE SERVICE (Os Racine, Wisconsin) —-— —— .... ■ Will Have Their Representative ENTIRE! ' Wm. B. WALKER D I F F E R E N T st the HOTEL ANTHONY NO STRAPS TORT WAYNE NO BELT-NO CORBET .o Adhesive Plaster J j I.Monday, Dec. 11 2 tE s t e D iTtiesday, Dec. 12 Q and mHours to to 1?. ?t05.7 to 9 O AI’I'ROVED c -»e Conr.ultat on No Oo'igat on ■ Our expert des.gne and builds each Sykes Appliance from mdiwdual patterns It holds secuiely in all positions with a M new degree of comfort. ■ Regular check up* and changes ar* made without estrs charge. Spare does not permit detailed desrript on of this ' evjlut.onary appliance service |N We invite physicians to learn its advantages in non sueg cal rases |H A SIX MONTHS TRIAL period is allowed after which refund >s made ,n accordance with written agreement if not entirely M satisfied We eannst guarantee definite results, but many B report they are corrected within a few months Tew cases sre M hcpeless. regardless st type or age ■ If unable to call, write today for a FREE BOOKLET tu SYKES !£l HERNIA APPLIANCE SERVICE, Racine Wisconsin g ( LIP THIS AD AND NOTE THE DATE! I . . — _ . Come In and Look Around W* hasp a fine uelertion nf m. ! Gifti* fur every member »f I lhe familv at exceptionally t v low price*. W>a"'y I A SMALL DEPOSIT WILL HOLD ANY ARTICLE UNTIL CHRISTMAS. See Our Beautiful Line of Volland Christmas CARDS Ihixvt. of 21 Card* for KBr Hoxen of |x I ard* for 19c Boxes of 12 Cards lor 29c W.i Have ‘'('ONTKCK" the Sensational New (same Crane. Kohne Drug Store

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the Sandlland* camp have offered themselves for service. O-, — Illinois Rosds Beautified Suprlngfleld, 111. — tl’P) — Th* state division of highways ha* ar.rioun<»d that *317.4fK) shrub* and 7,«ifki tree* have been «et out »o far this y -ar along lllloni* road* and highway*. '' Girl Ridtr, 7. Champion Mansfield. O„ (t'P) Gnnnle I L'nbant. of Por»mougth. Ohio. I* [only seven, and thl* I* her first year lof riding, but she ha* won II ribbon* and a trophy in II events she luis entered.

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