Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 303, Decatur, Adams County, 23 December 1939 — Page 3

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dinner RILEYS I M Jam* • Border* of , ii number of rein . nd Chrlstma* day ., d Mr* M-rb- Rile. ~f m- •< Smith of Bern.-, M 11-i'tiau Cirod and i, .nd family, alao of xf Old Mr*. Jr<«>- Girod , i Mr. and M-v G|. ti |K 41 ly. all of D< ■ SB Jrd M • G.orgr Flander* |^B :r >’. Gladys Cham . njo» dinner c'.rht |K B.Tghoff Garden--a -i. Th,--,- will b,. j,>in< d > ■■n r ««ii Caril>!<- and i’ .- Flander*. Hr DANCE AT CLUB held this EVENING K;- | XI ami ILlta Theta |H * ill unite this even z . ’!•• first of the large * at th" Drusitu: ; i >b Frankie Schenck ■■■ hand will pl.n -.-n "i •- y until one-thirtv had morn will festive |B ( "i is de- orations and will play from d a« a living room. • and enotvnoiis ■ f-om which will radiate flame*. SB.--. bearing the yule. . • Met IV < 111 l-t . New Yeti" Will be sea - In-orations Chtiatuia* gB» ,so •». placed altont the have be< n regerv.il ■ s-.-- ■ -owd is anticipated K AND ANNA NESSWALD ■i CHRISTMAS PARTY B: mployed In the c.iur' ■ s’.-! .I.Strait offices i-njoved Bintn.i: Chriattnus partv list a* th* home of Rose ami - said At six lliilfy • dinner was -.-i ,| a' aides, cleverly <i* hum rift boxe«. 8.-’ Uixea filled with rand. d -ach gue»t. were gr. ■ After dinner bridge -t. ’ Ai-te played ami p- .>• ■ o Mr*. Sylvester Ever- ■ M.-s Gertrude Weh.-rt, Miss ■ S hull i and Mrs Robert! were placed on a '!»!•• M- ne Chris-ntsts tr,-. and ■ < ' 'ailed among th. g-i.-.ts K' ■ nninr muni* »- • de. orated with a large tree, pine hnui- o’.-l candle*. ■SENCK WALTERS ■r TO COWORKERS Walters, foreman of departmen’ of the Mt’ Company, gave a Christ-Mpa-ty for his men Thursday at hi* home on Hicth A lighted Christmas tree ■l to the attractiven>’*s of the ■ >'x o'clock, a dehi’lotis thr-‘-dinner was served in th" ■*!<»>■!> at two ion* tables <|e< wi’h lighted red tr pers The Mpos.nted their host with a r<Ae. Mr Walters gave « talk of appreciation for ’hr of hl* men and their J tie** In their work Cigars B rSAflhtf Your Home A GIFT! Btty U wilh^lau^r} n kCATUt FLORAL CO. Ave -SHOHt 100

Flowers ( omplele Selection F (lT FLOWERS POTTED PLANTS Z/ / f^^V g W Ad.m. PhOne

CLUB CALENDAR Society Deadline, 11 a. m. Fanny Macy Rhone* 1000 — 1001 Saturday Childrens' Practice *nd Mission Rand Party, 7, inn Reformed Chiiri h 2 p m. Children's Prat tire and Mhsion | Band Party Zion Reformed Chur, h 2 P m Tue«aay Rebekah lu>dro. 1. o q p || al) 7:30 p. m Chunh Mothers Study Club. Methodist Church. 2 3o p m. Wednesday I’nion Township Home p, iho mlc* Club. Mr« Harve K’>o« All Day Meeting St. Vincent de p a il Society, g of C. Hall. 2 p m. and candy were passed t t the con elusion of the dinner. The guests were Robert Strick «er. Henry RMberlch. William Stuckey. Ray Walters. John Alberding. Jr, John M. Clure. Rernnril I’lman, Herman Alherdlna. Fred Knight, la-e Hllyard. Harlan Jackson. Moran Stetler. Clarence Painter, William S:-tler. Kenneth Hoff man, Francis Andrews. Charlie Ward. The evening was spent playing 1 pinochle anil other ca’d games Mr. und Mrs Ri-n Shroyer, son of Frederick and daughter Kathryn and Fdgar Mtitiwhler will en-i joy dinner Christmas day at the Coppes cottage west of Monro. C. L. W. CLASS ENJOYS PARTY The C. I. W class of the Evan igelleal Sunday school held Its annuul Christmas party at th>- hotm 1 of the teacher. Mrs. Dl.g McCon I I nell. Thursday evening. After a brief Ituslnes* meeting, a I social hour and the gift exchange I were enjoyed The class presented Mrs. McConnell with a gift and I she in turn gave each m- mlw-r a gift Oame« were played and prizes | won hy l*at«y Gar.rd Retty Brown Harriet Elze-. Ali< • Brunn -graf , and Pat McConnell. A lovely him h- ] | -on In keeping with the holidays was served ALL DAY MEETING AT MRS NYFFELERS The St. Alary’s township horn--economics cluh held Its annual Christmas party in th- form of an all day meeting at the home nt Mrs. Chatles Nyffeler Thursday. Assisting Mrs Nyffeler as bostes ws were th<- Mesdame* (I M Syphers, 0 J Snman and Albert Tlrtkham. The entertaining room* were attractively decorated with a Ught.-<1 tree and other Christmas decoratUon* At noon a sumptions pot luck dinner was enjoyed hy the fortyone members, three * hlldren ami five visitors present. Guests other than members In. ltld< d lhe Mesdames Fred Bluhm. John Bailey. Walter Scot’, civile Jolies and E T Jones. After dinner Mrs. Harry Crownover. vice-president, presided over the business meeting which opened with the dub son* prayer and creesl. Prayer w-is also given by Mrs. Fred Bluhm who Is vice-presl dent of all county dubs Christmas carls were sung At the conclusion of the meeting the gift exchange was held and the names of cheer sisters revealed PHOEBE BIBLE CLASS CHRISTMAS PARTY HELD Mrs Umollle Fogle. Mrs. Dorplms Schlickman. Mr*. Henry Nelrelter and Miss Lulu Gerber werhostesses to the forty members of the I’boehe Bible class of the Zion Reformed Bttndiy *chool. when they held their annual Chrlsltna* parly at the church last evening The entertaining room was attractively dei-orated with two lar* Ifghtetl Christmas trees and other pretty decoraUons were in k'*p in * with the season Miss Matilda Sdletneycr » is the program leader and Ud charge of tbe devotlonals. after which Jd-

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« < n Miller played a piano solo. Mr* ' I'h lager then told in an Inter•’tin* manner how Christmas Is “P-nt in Bethlehem. Mrs. Edgar Geipa-r phyed several piano seine lion*. Mr*. H VonGunten presided over a brief buslne** meeting, after which games were enjoyed and prige* aiwurded to Mrs Otto Kirsch ah i Mrs. George Bm kley A delicious on- coarse lnn<->n-on was served at small tables center- | •>d with ri-d lighted candle* held In r-d and green rosobud holder*. As ti-r the luncheon, an exchange of gift* Wi* i-hjoved. — - HAS CHRISTMAS PARTY FRIDAY EVENING Pal*y Gariird was hosies* to a ' groun of her girl friend* at a i Chrlatma* party at her home Frl-l day i-venhi* A pot lin k *upper - Was served at fi 3o after which I the exchange of gifts took place I Th. girl* enjoyed the remainder ' of the evening up town. The following were present:' Donna Craft, Betty Ro**, Betty Mi-lchl. Ramona Oliver. Catherine Davis, lad* Franks Flora BelliKohls, Alois Jam- Eady. Mary Jane Wilson, and Patsy Gutaitl The party Is an annual affair - —o T eed* tn a Good Town — Oecatu-

- —■— I I pj “rible! My store was so empty last fa MB AT week that I didn’t take in enough to \ e yj overhead. it gets Mr la- to IREA D ? - I ? THE DEMOCRAT? ? i , <* 5} — / A u I'm surprised! I thought we’d have a hard / Tfc S time getting rid of that old washer. And we got ... if much more than we expected, too!” “I can't Complain—my ad in the Democrat packed my FA IB "■ store. Sav. you read the Uemocrat anti tut do your custo- , •—mer< why don’t you advertise in it? u * tt a. KI ' wB m |S the man who makes his daily investment \ s\L a newspa)M*r rarely, if ever, voluntarily give., up that S I privilege—regardless of the necessity for watchinjr m 1 pennies. Poor man and rich man. business man and g b| ; e laborer, housewife and office girl - the newspaper is S ’ their primary source of in formtition in all fields of gen- h /. irW era ’ * ntcrest foreign situation? A jol»? New g ar g .likK legislation? Tomorrow's <1 inner.’ Ihe answers can !»<• Ti y ♦ k f found today, ami every day in the newspaper. Ihe u tt C- newspajjer is the reviewing stand from which individ- g du * uals are able to analyze issues of the day. It is the free- g S W dom market place for merchandise and messages. tt 5c the iJemocrat Want Ad«. u 1A A I •I lout a Hale the other day |^ a( | | )Uy (|r s< »|| j| j n J|m tt tt because I didn’t know a young [ rt\ * iVF uB tt J w |! M j? fl anil were uhopping for hotiMc- WX ww ww -B'*i» lA * j| |H tt » h..M Decatur ■?. .4 s I e.leh m.. He— DaHV PB S fl on _ X I V tt Democrat every evening and «—V I W U keep pouted on all the local W JT fl fl new* event* that interest my YOVR HOME PAPER* T* 7 / \ tt cu'tomer*.*’ ||

GENEVA MAN IS < CONTI NL’RD FHOM FAQ I, <IMB> cil. oh wa» the milk truck Involved in the colllkloii. The truck driver ••tuapeil unhurt. Dr. Campbwll I* doing Hpe< la>l«t work In artificial dl***nilnatlon In a Marlon dairy If“ I* a brother of Mr*. Tom Burk of Decatur. — o FIRST LADY IS •CONTINUED FROM FAOtJ ONBI ■nd candy From then until late i-vening Mr*. Roonevelt will not have a free hour. I The Flrat Unly will pro*ld>- tonight a* ho*le** at a family rei union. _ o ■ ■— ’ — VwZALj! Dan Holt'nou*e. J ten Krick. Bob Johnxon, Dave Macklin and Tom Andrew* have arrlv-d home from Indiana t'nivenity, Bloomington, to enjoy the holiday* with their respective families Rlcbird Ulman of l‘itt*burgh I* I -.jM-ndlng Chrl«tma* with hi* father 'li.i I'lnian. of tltl* < Ity

FINNS FORCE BACK CONTINUED FROM FAOK ON«> that a *now yi-gierdny afternoon covered the ruin* of building* *tna*hed In Thurtulay * raid*. A Helnlnki dlapatch to the rut-1 llonal Tldende, emanating from I Flnnlah amtree*. *ald Ruaalan | lo««i-a had averaged 2f> time*' Hioae of the Finn* and '.hnl th<-1 llu*«lan force* were SO lime* a* I great a* thoae of the Finn* .. Beer Pope: Police Alarmed Clinton, Okla.-fUJD Thing* wore j dull around headquarter*, but po-1 lice anapped Into action, drawing I tht-lr pluol* when three loud ex-1 pliMion*. originating In the aher Iff’a office adjoining their*, reverberated through lhe city hall. Nobody came out ahoetlng. The *unahlne had been too much and three bottle* of conAtu-etrd beor had exploded. ...... . ...... Three .Men Killed In Auto Accident “ r " Chicago. De,-. 23.— (U.R) Three men were killed aud a fourth waa Injured aerloualy l«at night when

their automobile <-ra«hed through i eroding gale* and wu* at ruck by 1 a Chicago rapid tranait elevated train The aix-coat h train waa loaded with Chriatmaa ahoppeixl I

I - EVERYONE IS HIVING •B <9 H Ml rk. WJt 1 B Ml i B Large *ele<-lion of Beautiful jj | |mßß* BwJJ_L I !<•.-•- -ucet I’.a- Balti Mum*. - "Jagit with far your convenience we wUi tie open DFk All I P 110 KA 1 tO Sunday till 1C p. m Deliveries made “ ■*%*•*■ Iw 1% I fcww fwH WVI :r;:'7:; Nuttman Ave. - PHONE 100

i Inn none waa Injured ’ The victim* were Arthur J Mi jl’hemon. 3S; Philip Crull. 22. and Cornell** llalfery. 31 Roy Queen 1(5, the driver, »ufferetl a tGn iiii. il

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J akull The men. all Chicagoan*, t were returning home from work iat a wax factory The accident oc- • curved at a grade where the "I." praika run on Cue atrr-et yurface.