Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 38, Number 118, Decatur, Adams County, 16 May 1940 — Page 3

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Mr and Mrs. Owen D Hours; Mr. • and Mrs. Uwrence Noll and children. David. Kenneth. Gene and 1 Norina and Miss Kathryn Kun- I Ikel of Geneva. | Mrs. laavlnu Burke. Mias Mary I i Diehl. Mrs. Via tor Graher. Sr.. Miss Hetty Graher; Mr. and Mrs. 1 | Noah L. Hala-gger and children. 1 , Ih-vonn and Arthur of Rente; Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Gehm and Hoy • ! Christian of Celina, (thio; Mr. and Mrs. Jack Smith Herman Smith. 1 Mrs. Nettle Roop; Mr. and Mrs. Roy Baumgartner and son Jimmy; 1 Mr. and Mrs. Russel Baumgartner and children. Dick and Kenneth. 1 all of Decatur. Mr and Mrs. Glen Baumgartner and children. Bonnie luiu and Jack of t'ralgvllle; Mr. ami Mrs. Joseph 1 Baumgartner and sons John. Carl. Dale and Don and Darrell Shackley of Berne; Mi and Mrs Charles 1 Yager and children. Richard and Darlene; Mr. and Mrs. Otto C. Smith and son David; Mr. and Mrs. j Paul Johnson and children Ruth. I Paul. Jr.. Norma and Sharon; Mr. I and Mrs. Mavin latmpe and son Gene, and Geraldine Crick, all of | Port Wayne and the honored guests ! Mr. and Mrs. Heftier. MRS MARY MILLER HOSTESS TO SOCIETY The Calvary ladles' aid society (met at the home of Mrs. Mary MilIler recently for the regular meeting. The president. Mrs Darr, con{ducted the devotional* fourteen I I members responded '<> the roll call. I Readings appropriate to Mother's i Day were given by Mrs. Amanda • Helm. Mrs Eva Mauller and Mrs. lona Rhifferly Refreshments were I ■ served at the dose of the meeting 1 Iby the hostess, assisted by Mrs.] | Iva Teeple. HOBBY SHOW ANO DOLL FESTIVAL The Methtsllst Junior church will J hold a hobby show and doll fesli- . I val In the church social rooms | , Ftlday evening. May 24 at 7 o' . clock. All parents are urged to help the children select collections “• articles for the exhibits which arc to Im- brought to the church Friday. May 24 at 1:20 p. m. There will Ih- one exhibit of all kinds of dolls. Ribbons will Im* given for the oldest, smallest, largest and moat unusual collection of dolls If any adults wish to bring dolls for the exhibit. they are welcome to do so. The children will furnish the program and all children wishing to be on the program are asked to call Mrs. Graham at IM. Children 12 years old and under are eligible to bring collections for the hobby show exhibits. A free will offering for missionary work will he taken All parents and friends are Invited to attend. FRIENDS GATHER AT HOCKMEVERS A group of friends and relatives gathered at the home of Mr and Mrs Hilbert Horknmeyer Tuesday evening to assist the latter in celebrating her birthday anniversary. Cards and a delicious luncheon | Were enjoyed during the evening Present were Mrs. Emille Berning and sons Ellw-rt and Erwin. Miss I-conn Miller. Mr and Mrs. Henry Berning. Mr and Mrs Fted Berning and children Tillie. Fred. Arthur and l*eellela. Mr and Mrs. Fred Braun and daughter Leona. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Keddeltneyler and children Henry. Otto and Ijullia. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Seddelmeyer. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Harman and children Dolores. Delbert and ArJoilla. William, and Henry Horman, all of Fort Wayne; Miss Helen |Behnke of Decatur; Mr. and Mrs. I Edgar Hockemeyer. Mr and Mrs. Herman Hocfcemeyer. Elmer and Wanda. Mr and Mrs Fred C Hockemeyer and children Walter, l-or-ena and Harold. 'APPROACHING WEDDINGS (ANNOUNCED WEDNESDAY I Mr and Mrs. Menno D Nussbaum of Rente entertained a number of »helr friends last evening with a lovely three course dinner at their home The table was attractively decorated with an amber console set with orchid candles »nd a bouquet of lilacs. Hmall yellow fans held by orchid and green ribltons on white nut cups mark'd each guest's place. During the dinner Miss Helen Roop drew from her cup a slip of paper containing the words “A match Anoll and Wilson. June I.” announcing the approaching marter of Mr and Mrs Freeman Walters of Monroe to Wilson Mann, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ilario Mann of Decatur. Miss Walters then drew from her nut cup a slip of pspei on which was written, “Imcllle and Ell—June IS," announcing the approaching marriage of Miss Eucllle IA llllgms. daughter of Mrs Clarence Mitchel of Monroe and Ell H< hwart*. son of Mr and Mrs John J. Rchwarti of Berne. Gueata at the patty Included the Mlaaea Waltera and Williams and

CLUB CALENDAR •eclety Deadline, 11 A. M. Fanny Macy Phonee 1000 — 1001 Thursday W'. M. A. of Nuttman Ave U. B. Church. Mrs. L. J. Martin. l :«o p. in. Spanish American Auxiliary Business .Meeting, Legion Home, 7;30 p. m. (CDT). Friendship Village Club. Mrs. Herman (Brod, 1:30 p. m. iCHTI. Woman's Foreign Missionary Society Mite Box Opening, Mrs. W. O Little, 2:50 p. m. Our laidy of Perpetual Help. Mies Josephine Wolpert, a p. tn. St. Paul Ladies' Aid Society. Mrs. Charles Shoaf, all dsy meeting So Cha Ilea Cluh. Mrs. Harold Daniels, 7:30 p. m Evangelical laid les Aid Society. Church Parlors, 2 p. in.. (CDTI. Tri Kappa Mother's Day Banquet, Masonic Hall. 0:30 p. m. Women of the Moose. Moose Home, 7:30 p. in Friday St. Lukes ladles' Aid Society, Church Basement, all day meeting. Phllathae Class. Baptist Church.! 7:30 p. m. Presbyterian Rummage Sale. I Wall Building. 3rd and Monroe Sts. • Saturday. Saturday Zion Evangelical and Reformed Cafeteria Supper. Church 5 to 7 p. m. Presbyterian Rummage Sale. Wall Building. 3rd and Monroe Sts. i Monday Phoelie Bible Class. Reformed Church. 7 45 p m. tCDTI. Helen Roop and Florence Hlrley land the Messieurs Wilson Mann. Ell Schwartz. Chris Innlger. Dan Hale-gger and the Iwist and hostess, Mr. and .Mrs. Nussbaum — OPEN HOUSE FOR MISS ACKER Tuesday evening the patrons and teachers of the South Ward school will hold open house at the school, from 7 to u o'clock honoring the principal of the school. Miss *.va J Acker, who is retiring from active teaching this spring All former pupils, patrons of the I school, teachers and friends of ■ Miss Acker are invited to call at the i school and also to register In the Imok which will Ih- provided. Mrs. John Doan Is chairman of the affair and all those Interested are urged to Ih- present. The Adams county woman's chorus will meet at the Moose Home. 2 p. m DISCUSSION CLUB HAS REGULAR MEETING The St Ann discus-lon group met last evening at the home of .Mrs. Anselm ilai-kman Mrs. Ralph sloop read a paper on "The ideal Mother." Mrs. Jarred Reed. "Life of Blessed Gasper, the patron of Catholic action." Mrs. Slelgmeyer will Ih- hostess for the June 12 meeting and Mrs. Hackman the leader. • The Women of the Moose will meet at the lodge home this evening at seven-thirty o’clock. WESLEY COUPLES CLASS MEETING The Wesley Couples class held Its regular meeting last evening in the social rooms of the Methodist - church. Group singing was enjoy- , ed under the leadership of Rev. 11. W. Graham Mrs. Perry Gould had the devotlonals. As this meeting closed the class y<-ar. new officers were elected . with Watson Maddox chosen as . president. Mrs. Lloyd Nell, vice I vice-president. Mrs. Wilfred Hale egger. secretary-treasurer. and Mrs. George Harding, assistant | Sides were chosen and various . contests enjoyed with points a . ward'-d after each contest, and the i side having the most points was , given a prize. Ice cream topped with fresh | strawberries. <h<H-olute cake and . coffee were served by the commit- ■ tee in charge which III: lulled Rev and Mrs. Graham. Mr. and Mrs. NOW Vttdtr-ariH Cream Deodorant Stops Perspiration I t///// / y E //f f 1 1' i f f A ® 1 nJ > 1. Does not roc dressn. does not irntste zkm. 2. Nowaiungtodry.Canbeused right after vhaviag. 3. Imtantlv atopa penpiratron for 1 to J dayi Removes odor , from peirpiratioa. 4. Apure.white.gteaaeleas.tumleta vanithtng cream. •. Artid hat been awarded the • Approval Seal of the American • Intriture of Laundering for being harmless to fabrics. 29 MILLION Jars of Acrid I ha vebHs sold. Try a Jar today I 1 ARRID , ar sH ssms *»lUaa Mist »-—* r JT'sH' (stasia lag seia*rr H"

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_ s New Dodge Truck Model ■ ■ * ■xiisssaiH'--.jd"*2SaaSaassaM"m 31 E i sj Hr aMtMPm* New Job-Rated 2-ton cab-over-engine truck model just announced by Dodge aa a companicn to the I’A-ton truck of tlie same type. .

Plasterer. Mr. and Mrs. Gould and I Mr atul Mrs. Clyde Harris. The next meeting will Ih- held June 20 and will Ih- a pot luck sup per al the CCC <amp in Bluffton. MOTHER DAUGHTER PARTY AT MONROE The aid society and the mission-. ary society of the Meihodist church in Monroe will unite in giving a mother daughter banquet In the annex of the Methodist church Tuesday evening All those wishing to attend will Ih- welcome and are asked to call either Mrs. John Floyd or Mrs. E 1 W Husche for tickets. OR BONNELL SOUDERS IS GUEST AT MEETING The Business and Professional Wom»n'a club held Its regular meet ' ing a’ ’.he Rice Hotel last evening and celebrated the third anniverIsary of the organization of Hie 'club In Decatur. The table was cleverly and attractively decorated with May poles wrapped with colored streamers , gorgeous bouquets of tulips and other spring flowers and < entered 1 with a whit--* birthday cake bearing three pink candles. A large basket of lilacs stood on the piano The president. Miss latrine Teeple opened the meeting and I Miss Elsie Brunnegraf. chairman, presided She was assisted by Mrs 'Adrian Burke and Mrs. Martin Welland • During the dinner, mu-lc was furnished by Darwin Loitz and four

---— — - - - ; - - - Mart tirguiliity Irayraurr F.r'rr! ■ — — -— x \ 8“ d I HELENA RUBINSTEINS -■ I It’» the most remarkable success story we’ve ever known—the way this innocent, unsophisticated I fragrance, like a maiden just up from thecountry, has captivated the hearts of a nation Cool as a watermelon, frank as a young girl s imile, sPPLE blossom can brighten )out life too. Try it in any one of its enchanting forms 1 ry one of them and you’ll want them all. APPLE BLOSSOM COLOGNE. 1.00 APPLE BLOSSOM DUSTING POWDER 100 APPLE blossom EAV DE TOILETTE. 1.75 apple blossom dusting powder <ia atw •haker top bos) .50 APPLE BLOSSOM BATH OIL. 1.00. LUO * Sample bottle of Apple llhmmim Free with each 25c purchase of Toilet Article*. B. J. Smith Drug Co

I selections were sung by James 1 Darkless. < Dr. Bonnell Souders of Auburn. ninth district director, was a ape- i < lai guest at the meeting and talk- < -d on the convention to be held at I , latke Wawasee commencing this : I Saturday. — — —., g IMAIS J J. Helm left yesterday noon ; for his home In Miami. Florida ! after a short vlrtt here and In Fort Wayne. He also nccompanlwl Ids daughter to Cincinnati, where she was married last Saturday Mrs. Helm will remain for a month's visit with fri< nds and relatives. Theodore Grallker attended a! meeting of bankers in Indianapolis | yesterday Mrs. J T Merryman and Mrs ; Avon Burk visited In For* Wayn< yesterday. Mrs. Clyde Butler visited in Fort . Wayne this morning Mrs Ed Whltrlght visited Ini Fort Wayne where she called on ' tier son-in-law. Raymond Johnson who has been confined to the hospital there for some time She reported that he was slightly la-tier yesterday although his condition Is still very serious and no visitors are allowed Mr Johnson lias lieen ill since last fall Mr and Mr* Harmon Gilllr and 4on Dli k and Mrs. Johli Itoan returned '<Hinv from Indianapolis

where they attended the funeral directors' convention. They also were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hanley while In tin- city Mr- Robert Zwlck and M,- Irene Zwick attended the funeral dlr*-- ■ tors' convention at Indiatiapoli Wednesday o .Muncie Store Bought By Decatur Merchant Sam Broks of the Economy Store In this city announced today that lie had purchased the Alexander department store In Mumle. Purchase of the stock, fixtures and business was made l»y Mr. Brooks yes terday In federal court bankruptcy prcH-eedings. He stated that he will likely bring the major portion of the stock to this city for sale. He Is undecided about the future operation of the store In that city. The punhase of ihe Muncie store brings to lour the number in the Economy Blcr>- < haln. owned and operated by the local Imsiness man. Al present stores are being operated in Deca tur. Herne and Fort Waytie o Lost: Telephone Directory St. Joseph. Mo.. tl'Pl A fincollection of telephone' iiiisiif <-r< was lost here when a WPA worker washed a wall In the circuit clerk's office. Numbers had been scrawled there for more than 25 years o Berne Population Shows IK7 Increase A preliminary census count at the town of Berne showed the total population to be 2.070. according to i word received from the office of i Arthur Meyer, district supervisor. This Is an Increase of IS7 over Hie 1930 census, when the count gave Berne a population of Lllk3. II Is IH-lieved that the prelhnlnaiy figure will he raised slightly after an of-

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ficial tabulation is made. The census In l»2o was 1.537; |

L i Make cellar floors 4* easy to dean with Kyanize. Seal out 5L P —Tver- s P ux ' jirw:. A life <*» all floors — wood, concrete or pattern-worn * kun*. I lour I n.imcl able. V. .Itcrproof 1 rv t!lc | il '- a '- 1,, P el fee* a two-color spatter finish.< .hoove FLOOR tNAMEI KOHNE DRUG STORE 11 ~~ " " 2~~ _—2 EQUITY Dairy Store k FEz\TI ’RE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY Ic Sale Ic ( REAMED BUTTER MILK Buy \ <|u'irl at regular pr.ee of l<>e , < * ANI> (JET ANOTIIER (|IART H’K 4V . jßring your own container* RASPBERIH FESTIVAL KASPBEBRY HIPPI E ICE ( REAM Pull Quart Brick — A / ws» Lavender Lady f Ifeep Purple lAc MNDAE ... * vv MILKSHXKE | I'ull Line of DclicioUN Home Baked 15c CAKES 29c ' I —MIUI ■■ I H gill — i>H ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■—

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Illi 1900, 1,037, for a gain of 340 In I to years.