Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 307, Decatur, Adams County, 29 December 1939 — Page 3

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SgSfoHN FLOYD *, ; «SS TO CLASS K|K’ -U’ ".<■ k< . • ./ ■ !■ V -tio-list , htlrch ESLm- <>f '1 •«. John Flowl 1 - ■■t ■ --dmMnc' meeting. '' ‘’ ! * : ~■ . T'i<- ■ Mix I'.nl . ..<ll \V.,l'< <n.l M. Walters ■U- ' ..• n -f t ’"■• :<• ,| I -|< wire ,-njowd EK. F!>.-,|. ' 't-"< hl- .i r .. M Limi I k |M ',<• T.s or la Iles' ;.,i I «-,< ’h<- h ,' m, 4 Th *4i. o’clock. BK ' i I', ii ixon \| 1...*-i entertained ( |lnEK. -veiling for M’ and Mw • - John Ewt.i■KI Mrs John Udler HM , !! ...« Kirin of •!)•■ \nier« :w!l:iry will me,-I al 111. >i <n. Tuetulav ■< k Olfi. ,-l « » |„ ~(,., . ..'I CLUB HBalL day MEET ||M ' n Townsh p ll.ono I:. ~ i.' home of Mtn ll.irw-y MK \ -l-liclou* politick .linnet |K . .<■ noon. th. , were In keeping w 'll ■JK .-.tint In 'he afternoon :t-1 by singing thT'i<- history of the of ■t.t,'!i was given by Mm 11-n 'Oh l.ittl. Town|Kt I w repeat, I. f..;|„w. bi Mrs Cha* Halil, ■' |K- wan anww. r. d In gaaine or paper (hat comen ■’YTE GARDENS MK MIDDLEBURY. OHIO I BEER ■ I Ikint-init every nite Bl and Munday Afternoon IMi i Kl.'» ACT Floor Show I ■ I New Year’s Eve. ■B 1 I EGG NOGG wB i I MIX Bmk I 1 K for ■ new YEAR’S I STALEY'S KiXFECTIONERY

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CLUB CALENDAR •oclety O«idlin«, ti a, m , finny Macy Rhonea 1000 — 1001 Tuosoay PiI rl u K * PP * Meeting. r.lks Home, g p. , n Dutiful Daughters, Mm han Stucky. 7:30 p m. 'Mt. Tabor Aid. Mm Ora Gilpin *3 p m American la-glon Auxiliary Jun for Girls. legion Home. 7 „ m Delta Theta Tiu. failed Meet In .: Mm C E Holthouse. 7:'!o p m Kirkland W. C T I' Mm John Arnold, I p m. Catholic laulion of Coltimhln. K of C. Hall, 7t30 p m Wadnatday laidien' Sliakenpea-e Club MtBryt e Thoman. 2:30 p. m. Hiatorkal Club. Mr« Duvid' Campbell. 2 M p. m to m> home. , The followliiK conwnilteen wort .%p|ndnted for the eomitit; year program. Mm George Morrln, Mm Thurman Drew. Mm Clide Morrlr m< rnftemhip. Mm Rolland Grot and Mm Morion Stultn; flower. Mra. Fred Hhaffer and Mm. Hmrli NMlinger. Chrlntman caroln were mint , playlet. "A week before Chrlntm i- j wan given by Mm. Huth Xidllng ' ' Mra. Forrett Walit-m and Mm l Thurman Drew, recitation* by pet-1 ricla Barkley and Marcelh Wai ' tern. A Chrintman ext haute wan held atnl cheer alntem were revealed, alno new cheer alatcra were drawn for next year. The karfera to to to I’urdue con ference the week of January n ar. Mra. Harry U-hrman and Mm , Homer Rittner. There were 30 member*. I vitdtnr and four children prenent. The analntint hotteaaea wore Mm Glen j Roughla. Mra Earl Chaao and Mm Forrent Wiiltem. A called moetinx of the Belta Theta Tut aorority will be held .at the home of Mm. Chari n E ' Holtbouae Tueaday evening a: •even-thirty o'clock. Dance tick, twill be checked and ntonev forth, tlcketa |ml<| All mend>er* are ore e,l to be preaent for thia check and any mmnber unable to attend I* aaked to tend her tlcketa and money with another m> nilx-r The Oithollc I aid le« of Columbi.i will hold their regular monthly meeting Tueaday evening at * ven thirty •'dock at the K of C. hall Installation of officer*, will In- hold at thl« time. LADIES SOCIETY MAKE MANY PLANS The ladlea' aid aoclety of the Metho<li*t church met yeaterdav afternoon in the aoclal room of the ichurch, with Mra. Percy Gould in charge of the devotiontl* Arrangement* were nude for the | twrvlce* to be held at the church New Year'* Eve Plan* were made [for a 36 cent plate aup|ter to b nerved Saturday. January 13 A birthday party with a carry-in ■ upper will l>e enjoy -d January l't Following the btialne** meet inr Mr*. II I. Nell prem-nte.l I kind

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Ow-n*. who give a recital lon followed by two elever playlet, on Stowand«hlp' under th, direction of Mr». Gould. During the *ocial hour refresh menu were »erv<-d by the M, <■ dame« Dob-h. Owona omi Nell. The Kirkland W c. t I' wf'l meet .With Mr*. John Arnot I Toe*, day uftornorin at one ob-iook lam Ehlnger, alate parole agent and mate police officer Mark Nel*on have returned from a hu.liie** trip to Sneadvllle, Tenn. Jo- Bell of Miami. FlnrHa I•pending the day vl.lting friend* in Fort Wayn- He 1* attending the I nlverajty of Mlmioiiri ami enjoying the Chrbitma* holiday* with hl* aunt and unde. Mr. and Mr*. French Quinn. He w’ll return to *<-hool Monday. Ilobrnt Fuhrman ha* returned to hi* work in Vlncenne* after *pend ting <'hrl«tnia* horn. Mr and Mr*. Frederic Schafer *pent y Mterdai in Chicago. lair* Haugen of Wilton, North (Dakota arrived thia morning to «pend »everal day* vbtillng bl* non In-law and daughter. Mr. anil Mr*. John Ih-llolt. Jr. and family. Mia* Mary K T'mhll of Ind lanapoll* will up, nd the New Year'* holiday In thl* city with her par i ent*. Mt ami Mm Dan Tyndall FIRST BABY TO icnNTlN'l'Hti FRIM PAGE >NKI nitiire store, bed lamp and *h.'id<* White Ro*e Service Station, five i gallon* or ga*ollne. Central Sugar Co, *r> |M>iiml bag of Sparkling Cry.tal While *titai; Gerlier'* Meat Market, tenderized picnic ham; Decatur lainndry mid Dry | Cleaner*. |l.tut credit. C A Dottg-L-i* Co. Infant'* knit net. cap. •weater and bootie*. j Snyder'* I liner, two Sunday din i I nor* Him- Creek Dairy. 18 quart* of paateurlted milk, and Decatur Dally Denim-rut. five *ilvar dollar* [ YOUTH (OI’NCII, imvTfWt'Kv. VKHM PAtIK <!!*<• Walter Byer* wa» alao elected a* 1 the r,-pre»entmlve to the National if,-thodf*t youth organtxatlon The conference council of youth .I* provided for In the plan r>t [ union of the New Method!*) I church Gl.idy* Miller of the local j Methodi*! church having lieen, elected a member of the Fort Wayne dl*trlct council of Metho-1 dl*t youth. I* al»o a tnemlier of ih,conference council and wa* pre* ent at the meetlnt Hubert Zer I kel Jr. al*o attended the meeting ! Rev Ralph Waldo Graham pa*tor | of th,- local Mi'ih<wll*t church, di* ; trie: leader of t in lit lan educatiuli. ! anil dean of the Epworth Forest Institute I* ex-officio a member of both the district council and the Conference council mid wa* present a' the meeting o Bank Stockholders Will Meet Tuesday Th<- .',7th atinii*) meeting of the t •toe} holder* of tile Fir*! Stat, | Bink will b- held Tueaday In thl* citv a’ the bank No change I* ex pecte,| in the directorate of the I bank The vote for director* will be receli i<l from 2:30 to 3 30 o’clock I In th«- afternoon Theodore Graliker. preii'letit of the lk,nk. «tate<l tha’ the director* would convene lm*n<-dlateb following their election and elect officer*. I The tiank ha* enjoye.l a good yt'ir. the number of d<-po*ltor* and ai mount of depoult* having Increa*led I

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ROOSEVELT 80S HURT IN WRECK Franklin Ronspvclt Jr., And Wife Are Slightly injured Winchester. Vn . Dec 29 <(J,R) Franklin Itooa, veil Jr., and hl* wife, (he former Ethel Du Pont, j *uffer*d minor Injuries In an suite mobile accident mur here early today. Th,- young Roosevelt* had attended a charily party at the home of Kenneth Gilpin a! Boyce. Va . la»t night and were on their way hack to Washington, where they were *pendlns the holiday, when the accident occurred near Purl*. Vn. Ilnapltal attendant* *ald the Roosevelt car smashed Into a truck which had halted on the highway. Iloih young Roosevelt mid hl* wife suffered laceration* but Dr. Fred Cline, attending physician. said the Injuries were minor The Roosevelt* Were brought to Winchester memorial hoaplial for treatment. The hospital said they proliably would be released today. The accident in-<-urr,‘d between <:3O a in mid 5 a tn almut 12 I mile* fi oin Winchester. ('poll lielng advised of the accident. Mr* Franklin D. Hooaevell left ih>- White Hou*,- for the hospital The young Roosevelt'* son. Franklin It Roosevelt. 11l wa* not with hl* parent* at the time of the accident. He hud remained al the White Hou*,- when hl* pnrenl* left. Young Itooscvell I* a law student m the l'nlv<-r*lty of Virginia. Charlottesville. o BRITISH SHIP CONTIb'I.'F.D FHOa rAdt! ONBI i im-h gnn*. eight six Inch gun*, mid • four inch gun*, three pounder*, -ins l aircraft and machine gun* ■ Th,- vessel* carry four airplane* each with catapult altschmest. JURY TRIAL IS ICONTiNUKD FROM PAOB ONBt tur; Allguata Dubach. Herne: Florence Hierly. Decatur; Ethel dra Roop. Decatur: Truman H ■ Goldner. French; David Yoder. ! French. ————o - Injured Berne Man Reported Improved Itavid Steury. V>. >f Berne, who *sff>-red a fractured leg in October.: ' was reported today to In* on the [ t oad to recovery. St-ury suffered the fracture on O<t<»ber 13 when h-> fell from a barn on the It P. Hi-lunitt farm. When the fracture failed to knit correctjy. It wa* d« tiled to re-open and re-set It. Hu Is reported pne greasing nicely. Bernard Hain, who wa* ,-onflned An the hospital on November t after suffering a fractured leg in an ‘auto accident. I* alm rrqmrfed Im I proving Mra. Anna Schafer Dies This Morning Mr*. Ann* Miller Schafer. 30, died at the home of het- *on John In French township, 'hl* morning at 2:&« o'clock D atli followed a two week'* lllne** of aithtna Mra. Hi hafer was liorn in Swhierland Nhe la survived by her liusliand. Frei, and the following children: John Nchafet. Decutur ruril route, Fr<<l and Mr*. Mary Dubach of

Bluffton rural route. Frieda fer and Miss biggie Hr-hafer. both of Decatur rural route and Joel of Berne. Funeral service* will Ik, held a’ the John Nclyifer home Niindny at I o'clock and at the f'hrlstlan Apostolic church at I'3B. The body will be taken to the residence from the ! Jahn funeral home In Bluffton and 1 may b- viewed until time for the service*. '"e 11 fry -e—e- ■ —— I - New Year’s Eve Show At Adams Theater A* an added attmctlon Now Year's Eve, the Adam* theater will present at 12 midnight, Nunday night a special surprise feature pic-1 lure, in addition to the regular pro gram Patron* coming In the theater by !« O'clock will «„e "Stanley A Livingstone" and i complete short* program, and promptly ar the stroke of the New Year, there will bo additional screen novelties plus the extra surprise feature, which I* said to he n gay. musical r-omody The managirnent of the Adam* will not divulge the name of the extra show, holding tbit back as a aurprl*,With many place* of entertainment not open thl* New Year'* Eve, (he Adiwii* midnight show offer* a late rend -xvotr* for rhe holiday <• -li'bratils .—._£ a— ———— Two More Students Enrolled In School I Two mor<- students have be>-n enrolled In the Heppert Hchool ot Auctioneering. Col Fred Repper' reported today. The new menib-r* are;; Olen Hiylelt. Coldwater. Michigan and FrancJ* Carcoran. Earlville, Illinois. The first public auction aulo will be held Niturday afternoon and evening In the Chevrolet building on Thlro street. — 0 Former Berne .Man Dies IdiNt Night John Emery. 62 former Berne business man. died Thursday night [ at hl* home in Akron. Ohio, after] an lllne** of neural months II • 1 wa* horn In Willshire. Ohio, but lived most of hl* life In Berne, leaving there »lx year* ago. He I* survived by th- widow, formerly Wilma Wilson of B>-rne.' two son* and one daughter Funeral service* will he held nt Akron Rundav. with burial In the M It E cemetery near Berne. ■ —~O--Conservation Cluh To Sponsor Shoot — . The country conservation club will hold a shooting match Sunday. | December 31 the range, six ami lone-half mlie* north of Ducstur on I federal road 27. It »a« annoiiii, ■ d today. MARRIAGE LICENSES Harry Dailey. Decatur to touts* Haubold. Decatur Hubert Frederh k Fuelling. Monroeville to Bertllece Helen Bellieke. Decatur Marden C Hsbegger Bern* to Marianna Etisr Vlsall. California Names Daniel Bell To Treasury Post — I Washington. Dec 29 <U.K> President Roosevelt announced to-1 day that Daniel W Bell, veteran j treasury official and for several' years acting budget director, will] lie th* new under secretary of the treasury. o Kound and square dancinx. Sundav, New Year’s Eve.

MURDERER GIRL ISIDENTIFIED (Girl Slain In U»n Angeles In Identified An "B” Girl lai* Angeles. D>-< 29 '(JR) The "girl with the red rose" wa* Identified today. Police learned all they could of her Inst moment* Hut it only added io the mystery ' of her murder | Nhe was Jerry Burns. 23. a It girl one of a class of girl* employed by California bars to induce customers Io drink more than they might otherwise An hour liefore her body wa* found In a coul yard, she had gomoff with one of her customers, telling one of het colleagues: "thl* guy hn* a big roll" But If the murderer had been n casual customer of (he bur In which Mis* Burn* wotked and hail dated a "H" girl, which Is not iiiiusii.il. why had he been at such (islii* to try to prevent her luely lielng Identified? Why had he Mashed and pulled the skin from her face? Why had h<- stripped off her clothes and left hei b. ,y miked In the nail yard ' | hi tearing off her die**, a red rose of < lolh fell off It and it uis benealli her luxly when it W.I« illscovered yestefday Police learned also that Mis* , Burns hud hud al least on,- hitsband, perhaps two Th- List one wa* "Curly" Burn*, lairry Brew • ter. a musician, who worked In the same bar said Burn* enirie RnsmmwwßnmuswsnmsmmMw. a i ~ u i ■ ms—

' . — I City Meat Market | I THE HOME OF GOOD MEATS I S 2.17 MONROE STREET SI CC ESSOR TO MITSC HEERS |g I Beef ROASTS - lb 19jc| ■ Pork Chops “lb Isc| I Fresh-Side ■lb I2c| « * it |Circle-“S" = lb 15X1 I LARD lb 8c | = Sausage lb 15c I IkRAFT CHEESE 50c « AMERICAN - URICK • VEI.VEETA * ■ ANO ONE BOX OE SI NSHINE KRISI’Y CRAC KERS S I Butter No 1 Ib29jc I Cottage Cheeselb 5c I $ For Your New Year’s Party p I BOLOGNA Ring or Slicing 1 O1 p I I PUDDING-MINCED HAM lb * I I Swiss Steak lb 25c | ~ Bacon 16Jc I IsmokedCanadian-BaconlbSßJcl ■ OUR MOTTO: BETTER MEATS FOR LESS! I I Phone HHi - FREE DELIVERY - Phone 106 I ( losed All Day New Year s. I Happy - New - Year|

Ifrom Kan Bernardino. Cal, Police said they a anted to talk I 'o "Curly " They found letters In ' her room Indicating that before : j "Curly." *he hud heen married totn man named 'Jake" and they I wanted to talk to him, 100 , Bui mor, preaalnsly sought wa* Mis* Hum*' Inal liialonw-r tier friend. Peggy clarke, told fail 1,about him Mis* Burn* had plant! <-d to spend the night with her. she said “He tried to pick iis up on th* street." she said “Then he fol lowed it* Into the case and sat at our table and ordered drink*. H> t011,,w,-i| u* out Io the street again and engaged Jerry In converaution I told her to ignore him but *h<'old tm- thl* guy's go' a big roll. I mid I'm going with him ' They drove off in the customer's machine which was an old ino,|ei . light tru< L If RENEWED SHOC KS • CUNTINUKb FK<>o I'AUB ONK> ptace* th,- people watched helpI le»»|y the flame* that st 111 raged | Nome earthquake gone towns had ■ received no foml. few had received medical supplies Relief espedl i lion* were confronted with emu tnous dlflii ollie* because the [ «h>n ks illsriipted eoiiiinunieaiioii*. ‘railroads and highway transport. Emergrmi-y crew* repaired rail mid* ami bridge* to Erxlniaii last night, and lb, first relief train got through fuller trans laden with bread anil other f,Hu| stuff* medi, al supplies, coffins, tent*. *uigeon* mid iitinu-s. were on the way Pre«l,leiit l»m< t Inonu. who as- : ■time,! personal direction of relief < work, ordered G<m Klazlm Orbay. leader of a recent military mission

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• to Ixrndon. Io take up his post at Entincan and dlrer-t relief from I there It was indleated that Errlncan ■ wa* th,- center of the quake son* and the city most tragically hit. The whole town wa* in ruin*, seversl fli<-« were burning, and thousand* ot p,-ople were without home* Temperatures as low as 22 lalow xero were reported, and it wa* feared that many person* had perished from cold Newspaper* published their earthquake report* with wide Ida, k mourning border* around their first page*. Public ■iib«<'rl|iHons were »|e ,ied for survivors Falk Ottrak. minister of Interior, and Dr Hulu*) T< hakir. minister of health, reu, li'-il th«- devastated non* early <oday Gu Gallm yer of Oxslai looked uf,<r husim i in Decatur today. IF THROAT IS SORE % IF A COLP has given you 1 *P a miserable wre throat, lierc's how to relieve tlie - 7\ suffering r DO TM!> ROW-Ltelt a small lump of Vapoßub on your tongue anil feci the lomfortmg medication slowly trickle down your throat — bathing the irritated nwmbranes - bringing blessed relief wlwre you want it, when you want it. 00 THIS TONtCHT - Rob thrust, i iw t with Vapoßub. Its long continued poultwe-and-vapor acnori k*Mcr» pitlegm, relieves irritation, eases cough- I ing, invites IfIVKw healing vlccp. ▼ Vapoßuß