Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 300, Decatur, Adams County, 20 December 1939 — Page 3

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| ■> HAMMON ( AMOI.L St *!«« rtattrM *»a4k*u Write* B. HOI.I.WOOD. Cal. -On hi* nr«t M*y up a* a pilot with the Royal ■Air Force, Patrick Knowlr* ■P’-'ct brother, Phillip partui-

pitted In an enI gagement with German raider* off the English coaat and wax forced down with 25 bullet holea in hi* plane. | Knowles, now , working at R*i K-O In “A Bill ; of DivorceI ment." was telling the new* on t the set.

Two of his brother* friend* •»r» killed in the Mine action, ne •aid. Bob Hope's car was ransacked “X thieves and. of all times. while , * was working at the police *t*At In Pasadena Among other stolen were the stars »lWt license and his social se»nty card. He had left th-m in • leather folder in the glove comWrtnient Remember the Valentino ring “*t Rochelle Hudson found on a take? < '”it of curiosity, she ran a blind w offering to give it to the mysUr *oua veiled woman whom, •tend said, used to vbit the stars • r »ve every year on his birthday The ad ran for three days and *l*h surprising results. There •••n’t a single answer, not even •Phoney one. Its hard to believe the Valentino name has lost "• magic, but there it Is. Here's a laugh. The polar bear •hat Paramount Anally found to Ptay Carmichael in the Jack Benny Picture has arrived in Hollywood, •ml It turns out to be a lady bear it’s not surprising that 20th Century-Fox has hired Travis Banton to design Alice Fayes «“*na in "Lillian Russell ' Bar. “h owns what is probably the An•»t collection of Lillian Russell Pictures and press notices in the •brid. He began collecting them •hen be was a little boy In New •orb. it was Mias Russell. later on. •ho gave Banton a letter of In-

nual ( hrl.-ma* «upp.-r u;id lwen . ty fIT. cent gift egch.nge. Hoste*. "”” for affair will |„. * h „ Mp , ‘ ° W,nn - 11 E • (ar! Usher. Mabie Death Hltt , P| . i | Cochran an I Homer Bittner. •I The woman’* foreign missionary • will ,ne.- i„ | hf . MfM . al rm((nw , if • the Methodic church Thursday . afternoon at two o'clock. Hostess * • for the afternoon will be the Me*. dames Fred Handier. Fred Bttwhe and E W Johnson Mr- Ib-lton ' Paaswater will be th- leader for • the afternoon CLASS PARTY IS ENJOYED 11 Class No. iofth • St. Pau! Sunday -chord met at the home of flora Ma' FalrehiH recently ■ (lame* U nd contests were enjoyed • and prise* won by Imogen* Mel Farland. Itorls Shoif. Errn-st Hln ■ denlang and hick Shoaf ■An exchange of rifts was held • and delirious refr>-sl#n*nts serve I with a color note of -ed and green. The luncheon was served by candle light. ■ Present were Dor.* Shoaf. I’att Noll. .' len Railing. Imogene McFarland. Dora Miy Fairchild. Eru , eat Hindenlang. Dl<« Shoaf and . the teacher. Mrs Hindenlang. CHRISTMAS PARTY AT BETTY FRISINGER S The Psi lota Xi rworlty > njoyed their annual Christmas parti at the home of Mist* Hetty Frislnger Tuesday evening Arrangements of tall red candles among branches of long needled pine and a large lighted tree formed a twaii’if >ll setting forth party. > \ Iprlge* were awarded to Mrs Charlie* Hite. Mrs. <1 raid Smith and [Miss Betty Hunter. Lumh-on was served at small tables centered with red candles and evergreens The egchange gifts were distributed from under the tree by the tni tertalnlng cemmittee composed of (section one. with Miss Dora Shosjenberg as the i hairman W. M. 8. MEETS AT PAR SH HALL The W M S. of Magley met stunIda>* afternoon in the Parish Hall |wlth Mr*. Elmer Peters a* leader. |The theme forth" month was "Helping Others to be Christian “ Mrs Koller bilked on the ‘'Outlook of Mission* ’* A playlet "Charge Account" was given after which light refr-sh menu Including Ch-isima* took

troductlon that got him into the New York School of Fine and Applied Arts. A acene In Tyrone Power a new picture. "Dance of the Devil." ahowa a picture of the hero* mother. The picture I* hanging on hi* bedroom wall Take a accent! look at the picture. It I* a portrait of Tyrone* real mother, Patia Power. The atar himarlf tot Ihe Idea of u.lng it a* a prop in the Him. An eaatem company will put i out a liniment baaed on a formula i that came down from George MurI phy a dad. In ca*e you don’t know, George* dad wa» the famou* Mike .Murphy. Olympic trainer and track coach at Yale university. The football gigantic between L’-S-C and U-C-L-A wo* a thrill to thou*and* of rabid fan* but it had a apeeial aigniflcance for ! Claire Trevor. It waa the firat game the atar had aeen alnce a tragic Saturday afternoon in her high uchool day* when *he «aw her couain killed on a football held in Larchmont. N. Y. Wallle Beery * new plane (he get* delivery in a few weekal wi never be left unattended and will be kept in a locked hangar at night. It* equipped with the navy** new experimental aup«rcharger. ... Bette Da via’ married .rater, Bobby I’elgran. i* IB and Bette la keeping h,r b M ' r . l the holiday* . . . Norma *h-«r and the children are off to Sun Valley after Chriatmaa. . . . Mr*. Jack Conway (Virginia Bualimani U giving up her antique ahop--too hard to get ahlpmenta from £? ro pe ... We made a *J>P of U* typewriter ye*lerday. *" tv Millea picture a* "Northweet l>a***gc " The real title, of courae. la "Northweet Mounted Police Steve Fl*hcr, Paramount writer hi* wife and two youngatera came too daa* to aarioua injury ln a craah on Cahuenga Pane ■ ■■ Bobby Breen ha* inherited part <> a Loa Angelea movie theater through the death of a . There’* a atrong rumor here that the Heiacher Animated mudlea of Miami. Fla., may move at Teaat p*rt of It* acUvitlea to th* coaat. Thia company iatM producer of "GuMiver’a Travel*? of which we hear acnaational report*.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20. 1939.

I CLUB CALENDAR •ueluty Dsadllna, 11 A. M. Fanny Macy Phone* IQOO — 1001 Wednesday ■ Itak-d Goods Male, United Brethren Church told Constitution!, 9 » m. to C p. mZion Junior Walther Christmas Party, Lutheran Church, ":-Itt p m. Decatur Home Economics Club Christmas Party, Mr*. j.;d Warren, I '3tt p nt. Zion S*>nior Walther fa*'!gne Christmas Party. Lutheran Church ":3<J p in. Thursday Spanish - American Auxiliary Christmas Party, la-glon Home. 7:30 p. m. Phoebe Bible Class Christmns Party, zion Reformed Church, t f>. m ■St. Mary’s Home Economic* Club. Mr*. Cha*. Nyffeler, all day. Tri Kappa Girl Scout Trmp, School. 4 p. m. Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society, MMhodlst Church, 2 p. m First Cnlti-d Brethren D. Y. B. Christmas Party. Mr* II O. Wynn. <!:30 p. m Ottr Lady of Perpetual Help Club. Miss Margaret llumM-hlag. * bi p. m Friday Pocahontas lasdge Called Meeting. Red Mens Hilt. p tn. Philo Class. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Banghn. 7:3# p. m. P. T. A. Limidn School, 1:30 p. m. ies,. candy and coffe - were served. All women of the church had lieen given invitations and the following visitors were present Me-dame* Walter Conrad. G orge Bluhm. Fred Peters. Milton Girod. Gerber. Harry Worden. Jesse Edward Frueehte. Earl Woods. Elsie Young. Gust Perk. Alvin li Inoke. HI Borne. Sam Rinehart, Glen Girod. Allien Reppert. M .rtin Rep- ■ pert. Alliert Beineke. Rufus i Sdierr . Anna Helmrich and John ! Peters Our laoly of Perpetual Help discussion club will 'nee< at the home ' of Miss Margaret ltu*<hlag Thursday evening at seven thirty o’clock. After the meeting memiier* will enjoy a gift exchange, games «nd refreshm- nt* The Christmas program of the , First Christian church will not hgiven this year It was formerly announced for Thursday evening ETA TAU SIGMA CHRISTMAS PARTY 1 Mrs. Cai •t-ury entertained th” 1 Eta Tan Sigma sorority with a lovely Christmas party Tuesdif evening Table* were formed for bridge sn I prix-* riven to Mr*. Dhk Arnold and Mis* Uirtha Christen The hostes* assisted by her mother. Mr*. John Ikian served a delicious luncheon at small ta> le« centered with lighted red tapers In holly holdrr*. A gift exchange was held and THE G I FT| (iff fl GRUEN 11 J i ’A’’ rs/ \ Jr gs } ■ jf A’ yTj AICAIHA ... YstUw *®td » ll *'t r OlOilA AG«UlNe«<tS* ? . "s-« t .J 14 *« • »» * AVHIAMO Ystloe wM M |7 «*«i tu* • The styli«h smartness ... the real va/ue o< » distinctively deigned M w GRUEN will always be appreciated. Unrivallsd beauty of design •nd world famed precision timekeeping accuracy make a Gfuen Watch the ideal gif’ both beau* |ul and useful. Come in this weeksee our showing of the latest styles. OTHER WATCHES $5.95 up PUMPHREY JEWELRY STORE OPEN EVENINGS

Bremen Finale i • — _ *—-.A I I Saga of the Bremen, Orman luxury liner, comes to an end as tha transatlantic liner eludes British men-of-war and gets safely back i to the home port. Bremerhaven. Germany, where It la pictured in thia radiophoto. The Bremen first made a daring run acroaa tha AtlanUc ahortiy before war broke out, finally winding up at Mur* mansk, Russia. capsule friends for Hie past year were revelled and new namet drawn Th" n xt meeting of the sorority will be held the thlr I ■ Tuesday In January, with Mrs I Robert I'hraluka as the hostess i TRI KAPPAS GIVE CHRISTMAS PARTY •Forty-five girls were the gnsata) of the Tri Kapjai sorority last evening at a pretty Christmas party, the Elks donating the u«<- of the h'tri" for the affair. The guests were Invited Into the dining room, where they discovered a huge tree surrounded by gifts. Flues at the table* were marked by stockings filled with candy and fruit. A delicious lunch was served. after which the guests enter tained th- chapter with Chris'ma* carols. Santa then arrived and presented each girl with a doll As they were leaving, each received a *• t of dishes from the sorority The committee in charge included the M Mbimes Ervin Goldm-r. Milton Swearingen. Bryce Thomas and the Misses Sana and Harriet Kunkel and Kathryn Affolder During a -ihort business meeting preceding the part!, plans were completed for the Christmas dance to tie held Friday, December 2S at the Elks home at seven o’clock I The chapter will >ilao prepare a treat for ?f> Mexican children. C. L. OF C ENJOY [CHRISTMAS PARTY The (Mtholic ladles of Columbia enjoyed a lovely Christmas dinner and party last evening at the K of C hall which was most attractively decorated with a lighted tree at one end of the hall and a le-autifu! manger scene it the other. Dinner was a- rved at six-thirty o'clm-k In the form of a delicious thre*-<-ourse dinner The officers were sestet at one long table an I th remainder of the guests at small tables, which were lighted by candle* and resplendent with (■hrls’ma* deioratlons Mr* f. A Holthoaae famished music during the dinner After dinIner Santa irrlv -d and distributed gifts Cards were enjoyed and prlxes awarded a* follow*: bridge. Mis* Rose Nesswald; pinochle, Mr* George Htults: five hundred. Mr*. Ell*ah»th Costello; bunco. Mias Agnes Nenwald Mr*. Nick Braun was party chairman and was a»si*ted by the Mesd me* Herman Gelmer, Mark Braden. Hwnry Braun. Rena Eiling and the Misses Rose and Mary Coft*# and Frances Braun nurses enjoy yuletioe party The Adams count! nurse*' a*»oilatkui enjoyed a Christmas party last evening at the ho«ne of Mr*. Vernon Aurand. with Mrs. C. W. Strickler «• the assisting hostess When the guest* nrrivtd at eight o'clock they were *eated at small candlelighted table# for dessert. Afterwards the game of heart* was played and prtges woa-by Mr*. Harold DeVor and Mrs Edgar Lug Inblll of Berne 'Picture* were matched Io find thu exchange gift* -end many pretty Christmas d coral lon* added to the festivities During a brief *meInes* meeting Ml** Leora U ulllman wa* reelected president; Ml** Luella riofet tter. vic* president ant Ml** Rosemary Rumtwhlag secretary-treasurer The Go«»l Deed* club enjoted a , Christmas party at the home o’j Mine Joan Cowan Tuesday evening |

after school. Games were enjoyed and an exch.ing.- of gifts held At six o’c|o*r ( H deliciou* supper was served. A lighted Chrlslmi* tree added to the festivities, o— ■■ ■' — Mrs. Charles Keller and son tldale and daughter Karen of Montpelier. Ohio will arrive in Decatur thia evening for a several day’s visit with Mrs. John P’lerson. On Saturday, accompanied by Mr. md Mrs. Robert Peterson and daughter Joyce of Detroit the parly will motor to Indianapolis, where they will he th" guests of Mr. and Mrs. J Dwight Pet r«on and family over Christmas. John Wilson of Ixts Angeles, who Is a freshman at I I’., -will also join them for the holiday*. Mr. and Mr*. B. R. Farr of Knightstown will arrive in Decatur Friday tn spend the Christmas weekend with their son In-law and daughter. Mr. and Mrs. laoi Klrs.-h and family. Mr. and Mrs. Torn Allwein of G1 son (’lt!, 111, will spend Christmas with relatives and fri nds here. 'Mr and Mr* Don Firr of Elkhart visited In Decatur Sunday Mrs. MiU'le Dorwln and daughter Mr*. Helen Hughes will leave Friday for Honor. Michigan to spend Christmas with the former's son In-law and daughter and grind daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Alliert Gehrig and daughter Greta Mrs. j Hughes will arrive home from An-|d‘-r*on Friday where she bis been tenching. -Mis* Merle Burd* nf Poulan I visited In Decatur Tuesday Mr*. W A. Klopp t and daughter visited In Fort Wayne yesterday. District census office* have been opened at the federal building in Fort Wayne by Arthur Meyer* an.) Roliert Smith The n XI step will be to name a director in each icoiiiity. I'nder these will ‘e district or precinct c -nsits takers. The work will start Immediately after the first of th*- y>or and in the early spring the new population figures will lie announced I Get a card in the Good Will edition to be published Friday for

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Reports to F. D. R. V’Ky W Joseph E. Ihixles IL S Ambassador to Belgium Joseph E. Davies Is shown nt the White House door in Washington where he called upon the president to report on the Euro peat, situation Davie* predicted a long European war. Christ ma*. A little snow this morning but it looks like old Santa will have to use a streamline train or a planto cover his territory. Mr*. U-sler Raney of North Ninth street has reiurn»d from Astego. Michigan, where sh - attended the funeral of her sister Mrs C. O. Btetler. Miss Alto Ruth Klef.per is horn*' from Ml Ft. Joseph college. Chi clltnatl. Ohio, to enjoy the holidays ' with her parents, Mr and Mr*. W A. Kli-tipor and family of Mercer; avenue. iMlss Betty Hunter, who Is a freshman at Heldelle-rg colli -e. Tiffin. Ohio. Is horn fur a holida vacation with her patent*. Mr. and Mrs Floyd Hunter and family of First street. Mis* Dolores Klepper of New

York City will arrive Saturday for! a holiday visit with her parents, j Mr and Mrs W A. Klepper and { famih L'-wls Smith of Indiana law school, indhrmpoliw, arr|v *l lasi wi-ek-c-nd for the holidays. ■Mrs. Minnie Wllklnron will g ( to Misreetieart, lillonols, tomorrow to visit with her grandchildren »' th" M'«>s*-hvart horn"

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Move Short But Significant W*-st College Corner, Ind (U.F) Indiana had a new newapaper today. th<- College Corner News. But th*' News moved only three doors from its former oEret in Ohio. For years It was published a! College Corner, Ohio. ♦. - Trad* in a Good Tawn « Oecatue