Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 301, Decatur, Adams County, 21 December 1939 — Page 3

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K|J RuTh gillig TE SS to her club i; t.'llnr was host,.** i<> x .,. I* Ila* La K iin -,. | , . ..-nillV f-.l a pt.-C lllnri w.m ..1.1. MM.- * .• h guests were ini.' . .( - <>ni w’i< .••.»,• K,.» »i< M rifts for oil . |K. :■■■> lilltmi'llt- II •!'.■• ■t. ... * -ii .'tins of 'll.- • pi;, h. .1 * I'll Mi- II >!:<» K. ■ Winch**!*'' ,«l*' ! M 11." Ti!. S.'hnl’z nvi K,p., uni R.iljih >ni'>.< I v ■ el< hia'* I 'be l.irtli j.t. of M S' hn’T M, s .■ ’z ami son* Hick an I tomorrow •••.•■■n"ii- < ii -tniait in Tampa. Bi-. .n< hi'l' tl M(-< M.r Ti' welller. Mrs. Sola Lilty K.n Don and Miss Bertha K«. v'<- th* <•«< hang.- of g|f.« j Iti'i'o r x-rve.l <i<otn an<! | t<> those present. K|-- 1.4. v Macy will ..ntoit.iir. By 4 p.i-tr S.ittitday aLernoon B- . I. • . o'clot k. the occasion Be. . t.-bration <>f her elev n'li Bh<. .' 'i!t.roiry Dm ms -r 21 Bli- Re!>' kah lodge will m.-.-t in Bl t> <> F hall Taesrhiy even if seven-thirty o’clock ffbS *ISO TWENTIES CLUB KOS CHRISTMAS PARTY hie Teens and Twntle- < In'., I* » Clirixtrna* patty a( the Lin . I school Tuesday night. 1p....: <’hi Ist mas moult wu« pt. grd in the chib chorus. crxn pout I- ne Foxiuiugh. Alice Hein z I. Hot Schwartz Carl Hein s Vthiir Alahop. Carl Bishop rry Bleeke. Florence Schultz I Hnl.ta Bteury. t ITiri-tmag jiantoinime "Th th of Christ." wan present >d Dy

r Flowers Complete Select ion (IT FLOWERS •nd POTTED PLANTS W. Adams tt. Ph#ne 100 .At ** M MY MISIiG Wo ore hoping that each of you enjoy the Morriott Chrittmai ever. I Your contideration of thit f»"" ■" she P* ,f hot boon of tromondou* importance and <t k with grtHudo for your pttronogt *>»*♦ *• extend our moat cordial good withe* for the Yuletide Seaton. Sutton Jewelry Store

the following dub members; Lydia jPromh, Arlirie jStr-ury. Mrs JJoy.l i . teplcr. Everett John.on. y r ,.,| .Fotnaagh, Elm-r Xu.sbaum , Itlil |nlla L'-hman R,yd Steplr-r. K„e||.r S'eury. Carl Rdnkfnt and Carl Hlfthop The entire Stroup . 3n g "Jingl" nolle, qfter which Canta Claim upfware.l ami gift* Hor . <z ( ] lan j.j by th*, dub mrvnters. Th., party closed with frame, condu. tel by Lydia Prc.«di and L" Ho Shwartz Th.- children ,f th" Zion ReTarm •d Sunday w honl a v to meet at the chiinch Saturdiy afternoon al twn o'clock to f,rar-tlre f or the Christmas enteitainrr.ent, after which th' M <.ion Bind party will* 1.0 held Kctal; L C Hur'zh a l of Monroe look I ed after bttilneM in I»e< atur thh ] morning Rev. F A Armstrong of rout' three to. >ei after btwlneaa h re I today. Mr. Merrill Schnllg anti *on< j hick and Ralph will Jeav ■ Frldsy tilght by train for Tampa. FloriAi. where ih. i will apend the Clirlet tnaa holiday, with Mr- St hnftz' mother. Mr. Cora Sn lei ami «on Clan le. and Mr and Mr. Herbert Hatten dorf I Hill Coffee Walt Hak.r, Janie. ,Eh Inger ami Vaughn Hily.iul at-1 pended th HuntitigtonS’.anmodorgame at Huntington last evening i Mr*. O dl. Haitlet! I and daughter i Louise united in Fort Wayne yea-' terdny Mr and Mr. Kermit Akin ml . family of Halrtrank.. Alaska, wer* It he gm st. for .eyeral days of Mr and Mu Harvey Teeple and family

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT TIII’RSD.W, DECEMBER 21, 1939.

CLUB CALENDAR teclcfy Dtsdllnt, 11 A. M. Fanny Macy Rhone* 1000 — 1001 Thursday Spanish ■ American Auxiliary Christmas Party, Motion Home, it io p. m. Pho-be Rihle eta-. Chrl.tmtts I arty. Zion Reformed Church, 7 30 1 |> tn ' Mary •. Home Economics Club. Mrs. Chn . XyffePr, all day. Tri Kappa Girl .Scout Troop School, t p m. Woman’s Foreign Mi onary Society, Methodist Chiln h. 2 p. m J First I’rilte.i Hrethren I> V I! ' Chrl.tma. Party. Mr. It. <) Wynn. •I 10 p m Our laidy Os Perpetual Help Club. Miss Margaret Humtchlag. 7:l# p. m. Friday Pocahontas Meige Called Meet. Ing. H d Mens Hill. 7 :iu p. tn j Philo cia««, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Baughn, 7:30 n m. j I’ T. A , Lincoln School, 1 In ip. m. Saturday Childrens' Practice and Mls.i-m | Hand Party Zion Reformed Cbun h 12 p m. ■ Children'. Practic* and Mission ■Hind Party. Zion Reformed Chut 'l. 1 2 p m. Tuesday I Rebekah Mulge. I (> <» F Hall. !7:30 p m ' enroute to Florida am l Texas and lexiu'ct to lot at pfrnv'titmtly Ini one of those place. Mr- Akin i« a cousin of Mrs. Teeple. Mrs Fred Patterson and Mrs C. c Pumphrey visit'd m Fort Wuyne Wednesday Person, m-eding a Santa Claus; Ito c lei,rate th-'ir < hristmi. are asked to notify ciuni Haker at the Xewberrr five ami t< n '"nt stop Mr and Mr. Clifford Saylor 11 an I «>n It h ha id have left for Florida. where they will enjoy th ! holiday. They left by trailer and 1 will r main to enjoy fishing ami < amping o CITY PREPARES tCOST!St Et' or. PAGE RIXt .'aged at the Ib'cautr Cntholl ’ high : school auditorium Friday night.* the Cloverleaf Cr meri'S party at the J) P O Elk's Thursday evening. the Mtyal Order of M <6." party al the Catholic school aiiii-i toririn Thursday night I! \ Stitckty’s jtariy ft-- the kiddl --at | ■ urday afternoon The Tri Kappn; and the Lions cluim hate air - d' ■ t staged parties (or boys and girl* | Private Parties Prevalent Private Christmas Eve par C-x land gatb rings will also Im pre. | I valent throughout lit • ty with. him ired. of kiddles wa Ing fori Sant'i Stans. T o- annual rtooil Fe low. club distiibutitm of camlies itoys. and necessities Sunday aft' i-1 noon and Sunday night, will pro ’ vide the biggest thrill of th- o< ca J Sion for the jtoor The Lion, cluh members, whi, conducted the toy repair pr tgram. i aided by th- WPA recreation de-pnrt-ment. will aid tn the df’lrlm ! lion. Business Suspended A. ft>r the city business will be practically at a .t-mdstlll for the two-lay holiday The norm;.

dMMMWWWW*AMMMWWMWWWIAM*ARAMRAAnMMRAMm P.D’s GROCERY 122 8o Bth 8t Rhone 381 open at 6 s m and Close at 9 p m. Closed on Band*/* Free Deliveries from 8:00 a. m. to 6 00 p m. — EGG*S for Friday and Sat. Doz. 1 WITH CACH 5 ITFMS OTHERWISE —DOZEN 1»c FRUIT COCKTAIL-Perfect* Br»n i 2 Tall Csns 25c PINEAPPLE- Perfect* Sliced No 2'/ can 21c: 2 for <oc MIM ED MEAT 1 For Tht»r« Oel.cioii* P »* ’ «* "•‘O* FANCY FILLED CAN DY. 100 . Fruil and Nul Filled — - - — ' w ll> HARD MIX. Assorted Broken 10c lb PEANI’T BRITTLE. Chuck Full of Peanut* .!0e lh Many Other ( andie* To Choow From. At Fair Price*. FREE GROCERIES EVERY SATI RDAY M:.‘JO p.m. MVWVWVWWWWWtiWMWMAAMtMAAAMAMRAAMAAMAMAMMAMAff

d*sai OWEHS I W The Perfect Gift V ikl i Problem Solution! r w V"' . TrJ& Bothered by what to give the >7;X\ Jk rp girl friend? Or may he it a mA ' ,,ur *^ r ,r m< ’ l ,r any cane. flower* the ‘ V tAvi ONE gift you can •* *ure of. Uy? HMI IB l !n, p in and make your M>le<i 4. 4- mB lion today, we will see thu! delivery al the right I lime. Open «,,n.n,. th,, -tek »nd D[t FLORAL CO. destination Nuttman Ave - PHONE 100 |

sation of bnsint'M will take place Sunday and will cunt In u* over Monday. Christmas Hay. The (tally iKrnocrat will not publish an edition, tfto post office will b» closed ind no mull, except «p<.. list deliveries, will lie deliver'd The library, all public office, and a maktrlty of business houses will be clo.cn On Tuesswy huslneiut will he re. sumed a. Usual, with only the school student, remaining on a holiday. ntk to return to classes until after Xew Year's Huy. o (OI’NTY HOARD , itiNTiNUEfi FHoa watte, opt*. ply Co., Fort Wayne; The W (J tt'Xeal Co. Crawfordsville. Cement. Lime Bids Awarded Th" cement ami lime bids were awarded by the commissioners thin J afternoon. The cement contract went to the ('ash Coal and Supply jat 12.35 a barrel. Th" hid of the Kocher Lumber Co. was 12 a barrel. The bld for one-half ton of lime was award'd to the Cash Coal and Supply at |‘l2s. The bld of the Km >ier Lumber Co., was 110. The »4tme two firm, submitted proposals on lumber. The contract had not been awarded at press time Stone And Screening Bids The base blds on crushed stone were identical, each bidder sub- ! milting a sliding scale proposed for ; stone at the tpiary. The hid of the Meshberger Bros. Stone Corp, of Lilin Grove, follows: first 10.000 tons. SOc ton. second JO.oOO tons. Mtc ton; third 10.000 tone, 70c ton; all over Jtttwiu tons. 00c per ton. The delivered price In Preble. Root, Cnlon. Kirkland. Washington. St Mary's. Monroe and Wabash townships Is 11.20 per ton. In Blue i Creek, Hartford and French townships. 11.10 per ton The bids were siibmiiteil on an estimate of ■ 25 t'tio tons. <>n stone screenings their bld was 50 cents per ton at quarry, on S.Otm tons. The delivered price in Preble, Hoot. I'nion. Kirkland, St. Mary’s. Washington. Monfoe. and Wabash townships is H per ton. 111 Blue Creek. Hartford and French townships, no cents per ton The other bids were not tabulal-t-d at press time. DRIVING SNOW -OONTINCKP FHOM WAGE ONSt . apfetl wiih slight bruises. Bernard Muller. 30. of Kanatah. ♦Cemetery Wreaths and Bouquets ♦Evergreen Grave Blankets Also a complete selection of materials for home and cemetery decorating. I "Jay iZ DECATUI fLORAL CO. NutEman Ave - PHONE 100 ■MIMMMMMMMMMMMMaKraMMMMIW

• skidded out of control near lai Porte Ironically, his mother, Mrs. Joseph Muller, driving In the opposite direction, Mopped her car \ I to investigate the crush and discovered his le>dy pinned In the wreckage ||e tiled In u lat Porte I hospital shortly after the accident. I Mrs Grace Prather, 55. Kokomo, was Injured fatally In « crossroads • collision near Kokomo when wot • snow packed the windshield of a j truck driven by Claude I, Nutter, tt. of Kokomo, and It < rushed Info , •Mrs Prather's car. Jack Jeffries, Io year-old son of Mr and Mrs. Clarence Jeffries of : Shelbyville, diet) of Injuries suffer- ■ ed Monday when he was hit by a ' car driven by Herbert Crane, JJ, I ’i at Shelbyvlllt Hix injuries were iielievt-d superficiai until an opr- | atlon disclosed that his Intestne . | hat! t,«'on ruptured and peritonitis ! i developed. . — —o ARRIVALS i Mr. and Mrs X H Saffor I are I the parents of a beby girl, born at . the residence, 120 b West Monroe I street, at 10:55 o’clock last night. , This Is th third child In 'he fa- , nilly an I has not : >«-n named BERNE OS By 8. M. SCHWARTZ Another former Berne Bear s' i ' Is making good tn college circles ' Janies "Jim" Raumgartne- . center ; • for the B ars for thi -e consecutive ' years. Is now at Butler ami is th* regiilaA center on the frewhnuan team and making a fine showing Jim Is home for his Christmas va - cition and reports that the Butb-r varsity, of which J -rome Steiner ’ is caplMti. Is really tough this year Th- Adam Biberateln farms con

1 J M BmtUdflU!—i \\ ti\ I |l\\ J LL—ff — II II with SERVICES of , 3,'lrirlooni PlaFc, i i “ t It * a ttunning tea. coffee or »erv. mg table of genuine mjhogany j wnh two drop leave*. It's a treat* utc chett, loo! Open ii* top and duster and there tn a utnnhproof interior it your tervicc ol Heirloom Plate, Come in.*»« thi* Heirloom Drop text Table today. HIIRIOOM | PUCt SETTINGS 0 allow er *5. 00 | OTHER WATCHES j B Ss.!».*> up I PUMPHREY j JEWELRY STORE I OPEN EVENINGS 1 P ’1 S • Yea* *»♦•••<v»«re<4BtM ” •». *4 > jHMPMBffBaaMMMWswd*saaMMMV -a********

slsflng of 2!»5 acre* were sold a* public auction on Wedtiewlsy, Det 2«i. The 200 acre farm was purt-has-<tl by Fr<-d Turner of Muncie st -> price of I**lso jar acre Th- !t5acre furan was thought hy Guy Shoe maker of Chhagti for fin an acre An unsuually large crowd attentlcil the sale, which was <<>nductc I by J. A. Michaud. Ho. Johnson and Amos Neu'-nachwander The Berne M-hools will dlsmbta Friday forth" Christmas vata'ion 'and will resume clu««t'« on Tm » la*. Jimniiury i Most of the i lerx who do not live h»r permiin ently will spend th*i. holiday v ,cations at 'heir r>«|> elite h ne I Tickets for tin- blind tourney to be play'll here on X"w Year's day are on sale and .ire reported to l.e selling rapidly \ full h > i-e is ex peeti-l at iio'h sessions of th" i tiir ney. Th p-irtii patinv teams wII be De atiir, Itlutft >i>. Hartford City

*®> JEWEILRY The Finest Gift of All i ' Bl Diamond Ring f j The rich, lien beauty ol lliamond-. . . - tha' » tt* lhe gift -he uanli* thi- .’ ear! Anti if- m> e.t-y TiM l<» L'ive it toher! Thi-duet has II Diamond*. ra . ■ ’NK choice of Mtlid natural while K< Id mountIniCM. The -upreme Christ ma* «if« from you' (Enlarged to *how detail.) l*.An EL(«IN JtiK i aturai relied gold plate ease 15 jewels' A lovely watch for DIAMOND ENGAGEMENT QXA king <5 siones) 2 , An K y;ijq $33.75 ItiK naiural rolled gold plate rase. DIAMOND WEDDING €1 C ■‘ ,l " n "“ l ”“"’ 1 RING <7*ione*) -9*5 ,3-A BULOVA $24.75 Rena: l<*K gold plated caaa. RINGS S6-9S. SSOO l-A HIT.OVA $39.75 9 Doi » Madison ilmtnu-tlv** 21 >w«»| All Gifts purchased at this ■ asxsEslA OTHER WATCHES store wrapped I* Khh. wesf.vtd Gru«*s ogm Hsmiltcn Longings 0u" watch** pr.csd (ram 81.00 to (100.00 sll-09 |r 1,. Kk"- . ii I> tl gold i’ioiii ' lor <* ■*- J 1,. ,x. ~i it. uitiftiiiv ta* 4 .» Ihamonds Man s ( arneo ~t ,i..« 1( t t„, i Dresser Set S9' so ' SZM SI0 “ gw wSS; J hjdbff Tn. gif: supieme" II would t;.-l -.me-bls ,l " girls, preme" handsome iltig' It i hly MB, <* vs Hi- lane center DlaQ,, Hr ’j ... MNSBBSI w (; o jj j Samples ol Sterling $6-95 ■' yjfi wm • ■ A ff’N ■ I ' ihteightfill gift she Silver In Stock ; 9 Diamonds •*»« J * 4Q.so ’ lirrnTm V ■* * Inlt.naiHin.il If///./////--''< to win i wi>m .i n s _ bint’ l<arg. teller ♦ WallaCf aide Solitl gold* <En ♦ Towle l.tir."l f." de-all 1 — — — KELLER JEWELRY STORE OPEN EVENINGS

| and Berne. I The annual union evangelistic Itneetfngs sponsor, tl l y the Ik-rn i Mini "trial Assoc iation will afaron Sunday. D-c IL an I continue for two wc-kx Dr M It Dellaan of Grand ILipl.ls M -higan will lw I the wjM-aker. R'tXle Kessler, former Berne man now employ.- lat th state reformatory ai Pendleton, was assessi e.| u fine of *ll In th For’ Wayne "It: court on a charge of speeding Th charge dev-lop.tl from an w ' lent It! which Kt—sler’s c»n . strut k t num a For! Wtyne re ■ < • inly, kill,ng htm Another mean thi f. Apparently - pt. paring for cliii-lm t a thief •' r into th" It ally Brother. ■ tmkyards h re and escaperi with a ?!o-pi»und shout which hid le-en c|eifver»d to the yard* by a nearby faim*-' Xo clue he lx- n ' >und •II my Winteregg. .t iiiernb of WWMW* ' MX OT ee, WVUWMH*

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(the Berne town count II for the j>ast 'J ten year*, lias an unumtal record During this time Mr. Winteregg has not missed a slngl* meeting of the t'aiard The lest regular meeting of th" old f ount II w»!x held thia week. Other retiring m<vnherx who will leave office c,n Dec 3| are ('. D Balxlger, Paul F"lh»r and Imvld D Stauffei Members of th* new ■ council who will take office on Jan. • 1 ar< Grover C Moser, Fr d Blum. Clarence Kprunger and Elmer i Llnchty Mr and Mrs Elam ‘tprunger of Fort Wayii* were the guexta of .Mr and Mrs Hiram Rpnunger of Berne Th annual Berne larmer's Inxif:i|t' will >.<• held Ht the Berne Auditorium on Thursday. February I. i Carl Amxiiiiz of J*ffc-r-«n township ■ ■ pies) lent of tie Institute. Other uff .-r ar- B*n Maaelin. vlce-pre-J. ' C'jjr .sprung r. '-crelary nd D an x la-twnan. treasurer. MMMs <M» • • dnsrXMaaSMBaBMMRaMaB* •