Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 38, Number 175, Decatur, Adams County, 24 July 1940 — Page 3

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' initiation of new pledge*. to be held In the near future INTIREtTING MEETING OF MISSIONARY hOCIETY The member* us the I'nlted Christian Missionary *oclely met it the home of Mr*. I Kira Alley Monday evening Mrs. J E Anteron. president of th* organlutlon. had < harge of the meeting which opened with scrlptue and prayer Mra. Jame. Kitchen wa« the program leader, and .he tooh a. he,- { .abject. "The Book if the Church", the theme of which wa* ”1 will Build My Church." Mra. Anderson read and dlac«aard "Shifting Population. In Am crl<W" and Mra Dorphu* Drum reported on "Christianity on the March In Puerto Rico." Mra. Kit i hen reviewed a chapter of lhe study book "f'ily Shadow." and her .übjeit wa. "Plghllng for Health." A round table dlwu««lon wa. held The meeting clo.ed with .i iH-iH'dli'ilon. and Mr. Akry. a.--IMed by Mm. Rena Huffman, nerved refreshment.. The nett meeting (will be held with Mra. Pred King and Mla« Margaret itanlrla will trthe leader. ETA TAU EIGMAh ENJOY PICNIC The member, of the Eta Tau Sig ma sorority enjoyed a picnic at the SunHrt park, east of Decatur. Tuesday evening Mis. Mildred Worthman had charge of the event. Following the deliclou. .uppr-r. a so- < lai time was enjoyed. MEETING OP RAJ MA CHEF CLUB The Raj Ma Chef club met recently at the home of Miss Edna Fritcha. One new memtier. MMs Rosemary Mugerman. wa* wet<otned Into the organltatlon After the buslnesa meeting, game* were played and priaaa were awarded to <uth Kinta and Mary Catherine Spangler. Refreshment, were serv-

CLUB CALENDAR BeaMy DaadiiM. 11 A. M. Fanny Many Pbanaa lEOO — 1881 Waanaaaay t’nlon Township Home Econo 1 mica dub. Mr* George Motrla. 1 lu p. m (CDTi. Thuraaay Women of Moose. Moose Home, bpm 1 St Mary, townablp home eco- ' nomlca duh, Mra. Dave Movlne In ’ Pleaaant Milla. IE 10 p m H'HT I M K. Udlea Aid aodety. Mra ; E N. Wlcka. l lo p m I > Evangelical laidle* Aid aoclety. church parlura. 1p m. Il Ruraliatlc Hi tidy Club Mra Amelia Mfller, k p m. Pythian Slater farewell party and i 1 picnic. Hanna-Nuttman park, i 10 p m W O. T. M.. Moo.e Home. • p. m. h Friday Pinochle club. Mra. Albert Mill ’ er. 7; 10 p. m. i American I .eg ion Auxiliary. Mra. i ' E F. Ga*a. bpm. 11 ed by the hosts... M!«* Fritcha aa-1 1 sHted by Alice Kln't Mem tier* present were the Mlsae* i Marianna Hrlte. Ruth Klntt. Jeanette Braun. Rosemary Lengerich,: Rosemary Spangler. Justine Brlte, < Helen Kinta. Rita Braun. Alice i Kinta. Mary Catherine Spangler I Vera l<engerldi. France* Brlte. Mar- < jorlo Kinta, the hostess, and a i guest, Mia* Dunnabelle Arnold The i hep meeting will be held at the I home of Mina France* Brlte. The Indies Aid society of the j < Evangelical church will meet In the 11 church parlor* Thursday afternoon at two o'clock. The July section Will i, have charge of the meeting. ( The Pythian Slater lodge will ( hold a farewell party and picnic | ( for Mra. V R Fenimore. at the , Hanna Nuttman park Thursday , evening at five-thirty o'clock. All member* of the organisation are In- , vlted to attend, and io bring covered dishes and their table arrvlces. , The Women of the Moose will ' meet Thursday night at eight o'-p clnek at the Moose home. The Women of the Moo«e will ' meet at the Moose home Thursday ' | night at eight o'cldek. ——• J —« . Adams County Memorial Hospital Admitted: Stanley Arnold, route; 2, Decatur; Mra. William Zimmer-' man. Geneva. Dismissed; Phyllis Ann Helman? route 4. Decatur. Miaa Eloise Noll. I 1 R. R . Ihacntur; Mr*. Mark L. Var- 1 ner and baby, *27 North Fifth street. Decatur; Mrs Harry A Hlr- 1 achy and baby son. 422 Sooth Fifth 1 street. Decatur; Arthur Black. Van 1 Wert. Ohio. Mr*. Edwin Affolder. Berne. o Glenn Hill Joins 11 Insurance Agency Announcement was made today i of lhe formation of a partnership < In the operation of the Iceland Smith Insurance Agency. < Glenn HU), former creamery products salesman, ba* become a part- i ner In the Insurance firm with Mr. i Smith The firm will operate under ( the same name i The present office rooms in the 1 building, corner First and Monroe j i street*, will also be maintained by ■ the firm The agency, in addition to |' handling the State Auto Insurance i association, sell* other type* of I Insurance and bond*. < |lß||||R||| I — B J*k AJjjjLyJk IAN employer with Fidelity Bond protection tnakcß a happy com* binatiofl in any buginem. i /ETNA-IZE |i I CaaMh n* lag ill y*e* bawdiag w* ■ Tbs Ana l a fcsmy Company ad I Hartford, C-m, mm ad sb* latpm. beadtoa ■■■F->*« bi «ba **oawy. The • Suttles-Edwards Co. Agent* | Decatur, Ind. Niblick Store BldgUllid Isl fl

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Mr and Mr* Henry U Bleberu h of Fort Wayne, spent Tuesday evening with Mr. and Mra Dick Engle. N. R Hteury left Tuesday for a business trip to Chicago He will return here tonight. Mr and Mr*. C. A. Stapleton. Mra. Harold Sautter and Mr*. Irene Shaffer spent Tuesday afternoon In Fort Wayne. Mr*. Shaffer remained In Fort Wayne for a week * visit with her slater. Mr*. Bill Myer* of Muncie I* • pending a week with her parent*. Mr. and Mr* George Hquler Mis* Jane Linn will leave Thur* day for Marion, where she will vieIt with relative*, returning Sunday. Mr. and Mr*. <’. C. luingaton. daughter. Alice, and *on. Imvld. and Mr*. W. 11. Ntrock will leave ' Saturday for Adam* lake where , they will spend a W"ek. Mr*. Joe Tybor of Pue;U» Rico. iis spending * week here visiting with her brother and si*ter-81-laW, Mr and Mr*. George Sprague Mr*. Charles Bra era and grand daughter. Shirley Braem. of New Orleans. lx>ul*Una. ind Mr*. Dll lon and Mr* Stanton of Dnyton. Ohio, visited in this city Tuesday with Mrs E W. and family. and Mr* IxruN Webert and family Stucky and Klrchhofer of Geneva will be exhibitor* of the Brown Swim cattle at the Muncie »treat fair which open* next Sunday. Mr* H. H. Stoner of Chicago I* •pending two week* with her moth er. Mr*. John Niblick In this city. Mia* Opal l*mert of Pawnee, Oklahoma, who ha* been the guest |of Mr. and Mr* Immollle Fogle here for the paat two week*, will leave for her home Friday Mr*. Arthur Imtx and daughters. Virginia and Mary Ann. of lx»ui« vllle. Kentucky, will arrive here Thursday to spend a month with her father. Alphonse Kobne, and I other relative*. Mr. and Mr*. Tillman Gehrig and sons. Howard and Jerry, and Charles Weber witnessed the Junior American legion hall game in I Fort Wayne. Tuesday night Mr*. Fred King, daughter. Mie* Katheryn. and son. Dick, spent ; Tuesday in Celina. Ohio, visiting with Mrs King* sister. Mr*. John Yahn. Mr and Mr*. A. N. Hilton and Mr and Mr*. Orlen Brown and son -will leave Naturday to spend the week at Lake Pleasant. : Mr and Mr*. Charles Straw of U'edarvllle. arrived here Tuesday to spend Wednesday with their son-in-law and daughter. Mr. and Mr* Fred King Mr*. King will accompany her parent* to Cedarville for a several days' visit. Mr. and Mr* Orlen Brown and son and Mr and Mr* Theodore Bovine. and Mary Maxine Hilton have returned from Columbus. Ohio, i where they spent the weekend visiting with relative*. Mr. and Mr*. J. H. Dague visited with Mr. and Mrs. Norman Jacob, east of Geneva. Bunday. Mr and Mrs. Homer Myer*, daughter. Betty, and son. Norbert, will leave Thursday morning for a motor trip to Colorado. They will spend a week at Eads. Colorado, and will visit In Craig, Colorado for a week. Mr and Mr*. Carl Fisher and son*. Jackie and Jimmy, left Tuesday for Mendon. Ohio, where they will visit for several day* with rela- ; tive*. Paul Weber of Huntington. a memlier of the state tai board visited here last evening Mr. Weber ha* been recommended for the appointment of postmaster In Huntington. Mr. and Mr*. Timothy Corbett of Fort Wayne visited here with their daughter and son lu-law. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Pullen kemp and family. Charles Brown of Geneva visited here last evening Charles Bahner of Monroe wa* i builnes* visitor here last evening. Wilson F Beery, who will retire i as rural route mall carrier on July 11 is enjoying a vacation thl* week Mr. Beery Intend* to make hl* last [trip on the fast day of the month He ha* been with lhe postal service i for 21 years. Arrangement* are complete for : the delivery of S.OOf copies of Friday a Issue of the Dally Democrat 1 to the homes in the local trading I territory. Mr. and Mr*. Bernird Loshe and Mr. and Mr*. John Loshe left Tuesday eveniag for a several days' mo I lor trip through Boutbern Indiana Mr. and Mrs. 11. L. Kraft and family left this morning for a motor trip through Wisconsin, and northern Michigan. They will rffurn Monday. Mr. and Mra. Felix Maier attended funeral service* for A. Field In Fort Wayne Tuesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hammond and Mr. and Mra. Walter Ryf will spend Thursday in Bluffton Mra. R G. Hoffman of Huntington. who I* spending the week here with her eon-in-law and daughter. Mr. and Mra. A. B. Hooten, will return to her home Sunday - Harriet Gilson is spending a few days at Lake Hamilton with Mr. and Mrs. Grant Fry. Jane and Joyce Hooten, daugh-

ter* of Mr and Mr*. A. B Hooten will have their ton*ll* removed at the Adam* county memorial hospital Thursday A. D Weldy of Berne wa* a bu*lne*« visitor In thl* city Tuesday Mr* Phil Macklin will leave Bunday for lake George, where >he will spend a week with her eon-in-law and daughter. Mr and Mr* Ralph Tyndall of Bluffton Dr H V DeVor. Carrol Cole and Joyce Ellcnl.erger "pent the Wter noon fishing at Crooked lake. Walter Bergboff of Fort Wayne wa* a bualnoM visitor In Decatur Tuesday afternoon E F Rberman of Arne*. lowa left Tuesday for bis home after spending a week here with hl* daughter. Mrs. Norman Kruse Mi** Katheryn Affolder Will leave Thursday morning for Esd«. Colorado. Whore she will spend two weeks with Mr. and Mra. G. N Ach e*on and son. Jud Acheson Hhe will accompany Mr and Mr* Ho mer Myers and family to Ead» Mias Florence Sherman of Buckeyo, lowa, baa arrived in thl* city and will make her home with her annt Mr*. Norman Kruse Mbe will enter the Decatur high school a* a senior thl* fall. ■ n - Former Decatur .Man Im Besieged By Tough Luck It never rains but II pours' Walter Deltsch. former Decatur grocer who recently moved to near St. Mary's, Ohio, will attest to the strength of thia old adage Several days ago Walter's barn burned down and the loss wa* estimated at 110,000 Then a hor«e stepped on Walter’s fool and crushed several bone* A neighbor offered hi* aid Incutting hay on the farm, but he chopped a prise turkey hen’s leg* off aa she sat on her nest Then Waller's pet dog was caught In the fence and hung himself What . next, say* Walter The only ray of sunshine wa* the fact that fat or <o neighbor* banded together and finished his thrashing ARRIVALS Mr and Mr* Ellis Hquler are the parent* of a boy baby, born at the Bt. Joseph Hospital. Fort Wayne. Tuesday afternoon at 3 IS o'clock The baby weighed r.itie pound* at birth He ha* not been named Mr. Bquter is the son of Mr end Mr*. ' George Bquler. Mr. and Mr*. Dori* A. Stalter of I' Willshire. Ohio, are the parent* of 1 a girl baby, horn at the Adam* county memorial hospital at 12 23 ' o'clock Tuesday afternoon The 1 lastry weighed six pounds and one ' ounce at birth. ■ —- W " - — 1 ( anting Company To Clone For Week The Decatur Casting company will close down Friday night and remain closed until Monday. August S. In order to give all its em-1 ploye* a vacation and an opportun-! Ity to attend the street fair. The foundry la employing about one hundred person* and ha* been running three and four day* a week Mibb Stetler Dies At Infirmary Mis* !a*na Stetler, 74, died Tuesday al the Adam* county Infirmary, where she had been an inmate for i the past nine year*. There are no near relative* surviving. Funeral service* will be held at the B. E Black funeral home Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock, with Rev. George 8 Loxier officiating. Burial will be : In the East Haiem cemetery. oYoung People Plan Ice Cream Social The St. Pau)'* Walther league of Preble will hold an Ice cream social at the Lutheran school, one and one-half mile north and one-half mile west of Preble Bunday evening. August 4. Entertainment and refreshment* will be provided for the evening The public I* invited to altead. Highway 224 Detour On Marshall Street Lawrence Green, of the state highway department, stated today that the detour for the fair on federal road 224 through the city will run on Marshall street Instead of Jackaon, as was previously announced. ——o Telephone Lineman la Killed By Fall Marlon. Ind.. July 24 - (UP) - Franklin Maateraon. 21. a telephone lineman, died yesterday from a broken neck suffered Monday when he slipped from a pole on which he was working and was hung by hl* safety belt.

FDR PRESENTS CAMPAIGN PLAN Center* Fire On Democrat* W ho DeMert To Willkie Camp Hyde park N Y . July 24 AJJ9 President Roosevelt today had pre vented the outline of the lampaigli he will conduct for a third term a hard hitting frontal attack on the Republican ticket and Demo crat* who desert their party to; support Wendell L Wlllkle Taking the offensive. Mr Ro»*e ! I veil centered hl* fire on four Demo ! crat* who have rebelled again*! a i third term to join rause with the G O F. nominee At the same time, he attacked Republican strategy by announcing i that he assumed hl* running mate. I Henry A Wallace, would remain' in hl* cabinet a* aarretary of agri ' culture Republican leader* hav demanded that Wallace resign, con lending that lhe million* he will dlsburne thl* year in farm lietiefll payment* might have a coercive In fluence on the election Firing hla first broadside of the campaign. Mr Roosevelt followed the line he set forth In accepting a third term nomination last week Haying that problem* of national defense would keep him close to Washington, he announced that hl* campaign would lie mainly Ihtough hl* semi weekly pres* conference* and occasional radio report* to the nation OGordon KentMchlrr Is Board Chairman Gordon S Rentschler, co-founder of the Decatur Caatfng company In thl* city, ha* lieen elected Ixmrd, chairman of the National City ' Bank In New York Mr Rentm-h , ler was president of the bank lhe second largest In the I’nlted Htate*. from 112 V He wa* succeeded by ' James It Perkin*, senior prestd- iit The bank ha* total assets exceed Ing three billion dollar* Mr Rentschler, with hi* brother Peter Rentschler. Br. of Hamilton. Ohio, established the liecatur Canting company in I»2<i He ha* visited this city several time* He I* an uncle of Peter Rentschler, assistant secretary and treasurer i of the local foundry .... -W- 1 —■ ■ Faces Murder Charge For Killing; Cousin lafayette. Ind . July 24 tl'Pi Boyce Strader. IS. Dayton. Ind died last night of a bullet wound and today hl* cousin. William Lak». | |2n. of laifayette. faced murder chargas. laike told officers that he shot Strader because he had lieen carry Ing on an affair with his 17-year-old wife. Gllbrrta lakr Strader wa* shot Sunday night with a 22 caliber rifle when laike returned home and found the couple together.

■gittgr Yu big. strapBuick in your garage you’ve really got something! You've 'Br put your money into u tangible asset that you can use and enjoy and really get some benefit from. slgrt-und lake udvan- IMF luge of low prices* ’ A hundred-plus husky horsepower that currently glirt al.. under the bonnet - engine tuned to for , he business coupe, delivered at wriat-watch smoothness-soft coil Hint, Mich.; transportation based on springs that go forever without alten- rail rales, slate and local taxes (if any), lion —a stout, sturdy, time-defying optional equipment and accessories mechanism that’s always ready for in- — extra. stent action and won’t nted to set tkr v , , , ~ . , , , , Your Buick dealer s waiting — w< . hjm fi>r dv , aj|<j (>f , he So why not do the smart thing? Make deal in town. your trade before the old-car troubles * Prices subject tn change without notice. J CXIMMAS O* tMMSAI MOfOtS VAUM saylors;motor co. 141 S. Second St. Decatur. Ind.

Important MtnionF I ■ r B Bk. jK V 1 A i t arallle Chautemp* Projected South American tour of Camilla Chautemp*. former vice j premier In the Petain government ' of France, ha* caused consider- ; able speculation in many world capital*. Officially, Chautemp*' mlasion la to "aecure" the position at French po*ae**lon* He i wa* portrayed by the French tadio aa going primarily on an in(ormatory Journey. Truck-Auto Crash Is Fatal To Driver Kokomo. Ind . July 24 <U.E) H B Rhode*. .10. of Walton died today In a Kokomo hospital of In

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I juries teceived last night when the trm k he wa* driving crashed at a crossroad* west of Kokomo with a <ar driven by Earl Mohler. 44 of Logansport Wayne lamp 14. who was riding with Rhodes wa* injured serious ly. Mohler and hi* wife. Caroline, 43 were injured less serioualy ... . French Prem Aid From Germany Grenoble Frame July 24 HP) The cloaely cont ruled French press appealed to Germany today for aid through winter and called upo i the Flench people to maintain a loyal attitude" toward their loliqueroi* The *u horliatlve I vtlt Imuphlnid* said in t. ft cut pngt edltotlal that France was tu -<-d with a serious • hortage of fuel and food and that the solution rested In the band* of the German*. • Kokomo Man Killed Near Wabauh Tuesday Wabash. Ind July 21 tl'Pi Thoma* II Nike). <7. Kokomo, was - killed late yesterday when the autoi mobile in which he wa* riding overI turned near hern. *f [Nervous Restlessi A* I I Cranky) Reatle**' I.IVIA I < an l Sleep’ Tire I j: I |A ’ es.ilr’ Annoyed tn UNI* Iff B female funrttonsl | "disorders" and monthly dutreseThen try Lydi* E Pinkham's Vegeutile Compound. Piakluun’* Compound Is famous for helping such rundown, nervous condlUone M*d. eiperially /or Icomen WORTH TRYIMOt