Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 40, Number 42, Decatur, Adams County, 18 February 1942 — Page 3

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CLUB CALENDAR Bacloty Oaadllnt, 11 A. M. Fanny Macy Phonta 1000 — 1001 Wednesday V. R. C R. of Beulah Chanel. Mrs. William F.hrman, All Day. Adama County Nurse* Avaoclatlon. Miss Florence l.lchtenstelger. »p m. » Business and Professions! Wm men's Club. West End Res<surant. <; 30 p. m. Shakespeare Club, Mrs. la>lgh Bowen. 2:30 p. m Historical Club Guest l,un*heon. Methodist Church, 12:30 p m. Decatur Home Economks Club. Mrs. C. W. Dellinger. 1:45 p. m Home Hygiene Class. Lincoln School, 0 p. m. Thursday Women of the Moose En'ertalnmeni and Pot Luck Hupper. Moose Home, a p. m. Work and Win Class. Mrs. George Foors. 7:30 p. m. Pocahontas Group Meeting In Fort Wayne. Members to Meet at Staleys. 7 p. m Young Crusaders Class. Miss Betty Hamma. 7:30 p. m. Friendship Village Home Economics (Tub. Mrs. Homer Can, 1:30 p. m. Presbyterian tadies Aid. Mrs. Dale Moses, 2:30 p. m. St. Luke Woman's Guild of Honduras, The Misses Hulda. Anna and Cora Gllckman. 0 a. m. Ladies' Aid Society. First Evangelical Church. 2 p. m. Lincoln School P. T. A. Founder Day Banquet, I’nited Ptethren Church. <:3O p. m. C L. W Class. Jannlta Edged. 7:30 p. in Joint Entertainment of Knight* of Pythias and Pythian Slaters, K. of P Home. 7.10 p m Friday Philathae Claes. Mr*. Norman Kruse. 7:30 p. m. Golden Rule Class. Mr. and Mr*. Forrest Durr. 7:30 p. m. World Day of Prayer. First I’nl’ed Brethren Church. 1:30 p. m. Baked Goods Sale, Brock Store. 9:30 a. m Pocahontas 1/vdge. R»d Men Hall. 7:30 p m. Sliver Tea Art Festival of the Adam* County Federation of Clubs. Masonic Hall. 3 p m. Saturday Geode Pioneer Party, lx>gion Home. gpm. Monday Research (Tuh. Mrs. W Gtty Brown. 2:30 p m. Pythian Slaters Tampla Meeting. K of P. Home. 7 p. m. Red Cross Production Center, Legion Home. 12:30 to 4:30 p. m. Tuesday Church Mother* Study Clnh Methodist Church, 2 30 p m. , of flowers. Aulstlng hostesses Included the Mrs. James Cowan, chairman, and the Mesdame* Chalmer Deßolt. , Paul Hancher. Alfred Beavers. Role ert Zwick. Dick Macklin and the Misses Phyllis Hunter and Peggy Gaunt. SORORITY HAS ’ BUSINESS MEETING The Delta Theta Tau sorority held a buslnetui meeting at the Elks home last night with the president, Mis* Vivian Lynch, presiding. Plan* were started for the stand to be held at Decatur free street fair this summer. Arrangements were completed for the telephone bridge Ms'ch 12. and announcement made of the change In place of the national convention which will be hell neat June at South Bend ins'ead of Fort Wayne. The sorority also voted Io take membership In the Chambr r of Commerce. RESEARCH CLUB REGULAR MEETING The Research club met Monday afternoon at the home of Mrs. John R. Parrish, with Mrs. Charle< Langston as leader. After the routine opening Mrs. presented an interesting paper on "Inter-American C.toperat Ion." The club will meet next week at the home of Mrs. W. Guy Brown with Mrs. l-eo Saylna us the leader. Her subject wII be •Northern Output* for DefenaeNewfoundland. Iceland. Greenland and Alaska.” PLANS COMPLETED FOR FEDERATION TEA The annual art festival and silver tea of the Adams County Federation of Cluhs will be held Friday afternoon at three o'clock at the Masonic hall and an excellent program has been arranged according to announcement made (hi* morning by the Federation president, Mrs. Milo Black. The Adama county chorus will present a vocal recital directed by Mrs. R T. il-begger, provided through »txw courtesy of Mrs Roy Price. Miss Bernice Clifton accompanied by Karla, her "seeing eye” dog. will be the guest speaker and will present a film In technicolor in connection with the Intetestlng talk Miss Clifton, who has 'raveled thousands of miles with the capable Karla as her only escort has bad

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He’s One-Man U. S. Army! i I ***• z . k >' I F/ / /- / 9 / ' Captain Arthur W. Wermuth Here Is America's No. 1 one-man army. Captain Arthur W Weernuth of Chicago, who is reported to have killed 116 Japanese soldim and captured many more as a member of the 67th Filipino Scout regiment attached to General Douglas MacArthur's valiant 1 forces on the Batan peninsula In the I’hilippines. Wermuth, who once played football for Northwestern Military academy at Lakt Geneva. Wia., has won the Silver Star for gallantry, the Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary heroism and the Purple Heart with two clasp*. Wounded three times, he is said to have spent more time behind the Japanese tinea than the American. Stories of iua exf-ioits and daring read like movie serial thrillers.

i the honor of having been presented to the conference of duh presidents > and program chairmen In Chicago. She also appears on radio P'ograms and has spoken over coast lo coast broadcasting system*. ) She la an instructor of Braille and also conducts a newspaper column and Decatur duh women f cannot afford lo overlook the privilege of hearing het latecesliiwt , talk. The Federation extends an invl- . tat lon to any person who is blind to attend as well a* all others. » SURPRISE GIVEN FRANK GARWOOD • ‘ Mr. and Mrs. Frank Garwood arrived home from church Sunday to • find a delightful surprise awaiting I them Their children had gathered • in their absence and prepared a • birthday dinner honoring Mr. • Garwood's 57th anniversary • Present Were Mr. and Mrs. lister Garwood and sons Ron it io and Jerry of Dayton, Ohio. Mr and Mrs. Ivan Garwood and son Tommy. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Garwood; t Mr. and Mrs. Ds-lxiyd Garwood and i sons -Bobble and Donnie, all of Decatur; Mr and Mrs. Clarence Smith and sons la-land. Steven and Dick ’ all of Van Werl. Ohio; Miss Vera ’ Bu< hinst and John Lin as of Dayton Ohio. LADIES OF COLUMBIA HAVE POT LUCK SUPPER The Catholic Ladies of Columbia held a pot luck supper last night ' at the K. of C. hall. "Happy birthday’’ was sung to member Mrs. ' William Schumacher and Mrs. Hen- ’ ry Braun. Appointments were in red. white and blue. Cards were enjoyed after supper and prtesa awarded to Mrs. Braun for bridge; Mrs. Kllubeth ’ Costello, five hundred; Mias Ignes Wolpert. pinochlK and Mrs. Clara Meyers, rhunr The committee tn charge of the meeting Included the Mesdames Mary Borg. L. C. Perry. Mary Om- ■ lor. Haymond Kohne. G.-rirude ftchurger. Clem la-ngerlch and Joe ’ lame. i o —■ Geneva Physician 1 Injured In Wreck Dr. Corwin Price, of Geneva. Is confined io the Adams coun'y memorial hospital suffering from injuries sustained this morning In ■ a two-car collision in Geneva His injuries are not believed seiious. He Is suffering from a head Injury, other cute and bruises. The slippery ' condition of the streets was hlam--1 ed for the accident. Q !-r i Actress At Novy Booster War Rally ’ Indianapolis. Feb. 18. — (UP) — Katherine Cornell, the actress, will fly to Indianapolis Bunday to appear at navy booster day I war rally, it was announced last i night. I Russell w. McDermott, secretary of the Indiana navy booster I club, said Miss Cornel) had phoned i her promise to appear apt! take I active part In honoring hundreds

I of navy mothers. The rally wa« expected to he the liiggwl the slate has ever seen i Thousands of seats have Ireen made available for tile expected crowd at the Butler university fieldhouse, , Q ——- Rural-Urban Meeting For Rotary Thursday * - The weekly meeting of lite De- ■ cater Rotary club will be held at I 6:30 o'clock. Thursday evening al the Lulheian school in the Bleeke settlement. L. M Busche of the Purdue university extcnslcn department. and son of Mr. and Mrs K. W. Busche of Monroe, w.ll be the principal speaker. Farmers of ' the Bleeke community will also at- ! lend the banquet meeting I — -• 1 n * Adams County Memorial Hospital ♦- ♦ I Admitted: Karl Blackburn. 512 Marshall street; Master Donald Garwood. 88? North Fifth street land dismissed*: Dr. Corwin Price, Geneva; Mrs. Florence Miller. Monroeville; Dr. Joseph Denny Morgan. Hixon. Ohio; Chester B iwan. Monroeville. Dismissed; Mrs. Claude fa>ugh Geneva; Harry Scott. Mon-ueville. 0— —— Two Men Killed As Train Smashes Taxi Scottsburg Ind.. Feb. 18—(VPl --Wilbur Weddle. 33. and Raymond Chandler, 23. Austin, were killed yesterday when a Pennsylvania train struck the taxi In which they were riding. Witnesses stated that Chandler drove the cab directly into the path of the train. Dodger Star to Wed I Iw J ■ Peter Reiser and Patricia Hurst Peter Reiser, Brooklyn Dodgers* outfielder and leading hitter in the National league last season, is I shown above with his fiancee. Pa- ' trtcla Huxst of St. Louis. No data i has been set tor the wedding.

ERrsonals Mr mid Mr*. Itan F. Nbroyer of North Third ,treet are awjw/’ng a winter vacation In Miami and Kt. Petersburg, Florida. En rout-, home they will go to Columbia. M.i. for u visit with their daughter Kathryn at Stephen* '-allege. Simon flllllg of Berne was a visitor in Decatur Tuesday. Marta of Monnie I"] spending a few day* with her |>ar ent*. Mr. and Mr*. Harley Itoi.p und family, northwest nt Decatur. Mrs. Francis Peat of Maywimd. N J and Mrs May l>-gler of Chicago. 111., are visit Ing Mr. and Mrs. Coy Marts and Mr, and Mr*. Frank Marta of Monroe Mr*. Legler waformerly Ml** France* Tabler of Monroe. Mr. und Mrs. C. It Kmifh nf Mun cie visited here yesterday ind attended the fleet grower*' meeting at thw library. Mrs. Ford Warthman and son Virgil of Fort Wayne were among yesterday'* liu«ine«» visitor* here Mrs. latsler Eckrote of Fort Wayne looked after husine»i here Tuesday. Dorothy MFontaine, clerk in the auditor'* office. I* reported ill at het home with influenxa. Waller (.eider. New York furrier, will Im- in Decatur Friday and Nat urday at the Economy More. Mrs. Owen K Baker is ill at her home at 'H« Ja< keson afreet. Mra. Glady* Chamberlain I* *uf sering with a severe cold .it her I home on South Third Street- — —— -■ * • • • News From Adams County Youths In Service Os Nation w • w • First Lieutenant D Burdette I Custer write* from EdgewixMl Atw- i enal. Md.. where he I* stationed He has lieen assigned to the chemical warfare school and later will Im- transferred to the air base al Jackson. Mis*. He expel te to atop | in Decatur for a few hour* on hl* j way to the south, leaving Edge wimml on March 14 Lt Custer left | for camp last week Max O Bahtier, of Monrce has returned to Fort Knott, Ky . after | •pending the weekend with friend- , and relative* in Monroe. Balmer. | formerly a first da** private, with i Ith specialist rating, ha* be-»n promoted to the rank of *erge»nt in the 42nd medical battalion. Ist ar-1 tnored division, at Fort Knox Mr* Vomica Wolpert -tas re I ceived word that her son Ed was inducted into the army at Fort Hayes. Columbus and then assign-1 •■d to the medical corp* a’ Danville. Ky. Hi* address Is Pvt Edward J. Wolpert. Da mail Genera! Hospital. Danville, Ky. Mr. and Mra. William Affolder and Mrs. Vernon Affolder have returned from New York Ci y where they enjoyed the w-ekend visiting their eon and husband. Pvt Ver-; non Affolder Pvt Affolder's In the I best of "health and spirits" and ask* that all hi* friend* wr.te to hint. 0 DEFENSE AREA 'rtONTINUBD FROM FSOB ONMt I factories during the year It is estimated several hlindre<l aditional workers will be employed during 1942 and survey* show no rental properties available. NEW EQUIPMENT oowTtMtTFn rwow Fann hmmIn which he asked authority to employ additional counsel for conducting the city's defepse In the dam- . age suits of Nanle and Thomae II , Martin, recently venued to Wells circuit court. The suit* were brought a* result of an alleged fall by .Mrs. .Martin on Routh Second street during the street fair two years ago. ■■l I ■ 1 ■■■l- • * 1 1 ■-■ Illinois Publisher Heads Inland Press Chicago. Feb. 13.—(IIP! -John W. Potter, co-pubiisher of the Rock island (Illi Daily Argus, was elected president of the Inland Daily Press Association at the i group's 58th annual convention last night. A. C. Hudnntt, publisher of the | Elyria (0.l Chronicle Telegram I was chosen vice-president and Fred W. Schaub, business manager of the Decatur (111.) Herald and Review, was elected president nf the hoard of directors Slhpery Streets I Earned For Wrecks Slippery streets were blamed for two accidents in the city this morning a* biitxard-like weather swept upon the city. No one wa* hurt In either accident. Cars driven by l-eo Coyne. 30. of Decatur and Mrs. Josephine Andrews. also of Decatur, collided at the corner of Marshall aii-1 Tenth at 11:50 a. m , shortly aft*r cars

| driven by Vernon Hur*t. 19. Dera-. tur a»d Edward lane. 25. Decatur. i ollid-d al the corner of Madison ' land Third streets. Police chief I James Borders investigated Isrthl accident*. Chief Border* reported all < I'y streets slippery while the nharlffsj office reported ioad* in 'he county in a similar condition Dtlvlnx wa* reported haxardou* on Isnh county and «tat» highway al-1 <hou*h snowplow- were -ent into I | action thl* morning Divorce Suit Filed In Circuit Court Thelma Davl* fll<-d suit ' r di- j vorce In Adam* circuit court tm*i morning from Charle- D,vls The

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