Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 42, Number 207, Decatur, Adams County, 31 August 1944 — Page 3

aifiSPAY, AUGUST 31, 1944.

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■Rendell smith Br ED WITH PICNIC ■ !{,/,.,! Bumgerdner and K,<{ || ghU'id united in enterK W.<ln< -<i.iy evening with a ■ ,upper in the shelter house K.,, \,rtna i park, honoring KSmith. The long table B\ keeping with *he color K„r pink and blue and was K.,1 with flowers. K, attending were the Mew--3[ Walter Bockman. Janie* K, 1.01-11 Hudson, Cimater K fiiarleu Hite. Kenneth Ar-Eaiii-v Krl* k. Jr. Jac k Holt- ■); , h'.n Ilham. Holier! Odle, B || IH , it), and Mrs. Robert L k „f Santa Ann. Calif, the B Peggy Staley. Ethel KleinE U I„. Krit k. Vlyc e Baker, and Ku J.,n<- Sc hroc k of WashingB c. ■ T Kappa sorority will have* ■regular meeting at the Elka I Tuesday evening at eight L installation of officers will K and all menfbetw are urged ■present. ■|l ny Circle of the Zion L-lical and Reformed church Lie a picnic this evening at Keek at Hanna-Nuttmah park. 1 Pci lola Xi sorority will ■ their ImsineM meeting Tuoa■venim.- at eight o'clock at the L home All mhers are urgI be pre.ent. ■ and Mrs David Adatna. 115 ■ Xu h Street, enleralned L dinner last evening for Mr, I m William BHilman, Sr. ■< >- - i of Cincinnati, ()., Mr. lIY ALLURING • LOW-COST RM AMENT WAVE C>... , ■■■:■ ind» a vet now [,,. . . , ji home. Doit IKRMT ■I Ttwamaung 0 If/ MltalAKgNT IMWf/faH WAVS MIT >'« n’*d. permanent Ccurko. »** ’’•’MF Ch Ivor ot lune I‘racewi by H«Uy»<««l E itara Ovrr 5 million •old. Get a k-tarl K - mday. - Pel all drug stores.

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CLUB CALENDAR Society Deadline, 11 A. M. Phones 1000 — 1001 Thursday Men's Union Prayer Service. ■ ground floor public library, 7:30 '' p. m Called meeting of So Cha Rea cluh, Mrs. V. J. Bormann, 7:30 p m, V. I. S. class of United Brethren church, church basement, 7:30 p. nt. Bethany Circle. Hanna-Nuttman park. 6:3* p. in. Women of Moose, .Moosn Home, 7:30 p. m. Friday W. P M. 8.. Mra. laiwronie Michel, 7..T0 p. nt. Union twp. Woman's club pot lack supper, Mr. and Mra George Morris, 7 p. m. Tuesday Eta Tau Sigma sorority, Mra. Leo Faurote, K p. m. 'Pal lota XI sorority. <x-gion home. It p. m. Tri Kappa Sorority. Elks home x P m. and Mrs. Walter Deftsch of St. Mary’s. 0.. Mr. and Mra Ed Miller and Mra Susie Reppert of tills city. W. P. M. B. of the Nuttman Avenue United Brethren church will meet Friday evening at seven-thirty o'clock at the home of Mra laiwrence Michel. Manuals 'Dr. and Mrs. C. M. Hudson have been visiting the former's parents, Mr. and Mra. Vance R Hudson of Wincheater Street. Dr. Hudson is an interne at the Riley hospital in Indianapolis and Is In the naval reserve. Mrs. Don Lutes and Mrs. IL L. Koontz were among those who attended the flower and vegetable show In Berne today. •An oil well drilled on tha Forreitt Theurer farm, in Jay county, eight miles east of Portland, is expected

The Purple Heart Ib'rsjW' F Pfc. Richard Hoffman. 20 year old Marine son of Mr. and Mrs. Francis F. Hoffman of Monroe, was wounded a second time in action on Saipan In the Pacific He was wounded first in the battle of Tarawa. In the South Pacific, last February. He has been overseas 16 months. In writing to his parents he Staled that he suffered a shrapnel wound below the right eye. He has been awarded the Purple Heart, which medal was recently received by his parents. to produce 40 to 50 barrels of oil a day Other wells In the vicinity are producing 10 to 15 barrels a day. Oil well activity la ibeing renewed in Adams county and more leases are being obtained in Harford and Wwbash townships, it was reported. ■Mrs. Harry Maddox and daughters. Jane and Ann. have returned from a 10-day visit with relatives and friends In Chicago. Miss Frances Dugan wib leave for Ihston tomorrow to resume her school duties after a several weeks' visit with her mother. Mrs. C A. Dugan of Monroe street. Mra. Gladys Chamberlain is enjoying a several days’ visit in Chicago this week The Masonic lodge will hold a meeting Friday evening at seven o’clock to confer the entered apprentice degree. The Geneva schools opened this morning. Several other schools in the county also convened today. The tax rate for Berne for 194a has been fixed at *2 90. a 14 cent Increase over this year’s rate. Mrs. J. S. Nlblici. daughter Miss Barbara and Miss Marlon Goodall of Indiana Harltor are guests at the Jesse G. Niblick home on North Second street - ♦’ 1 "— —— ■" "■ " ♦ Adams County Memorial Hospital ■Admitted: Roman Braun. Portland’, Miss Edna Mast. Portland: Miss Bernice Bollenbacher. Fort Wayne. Admitted and dismissed. Henry Schinnerer. Willshire, (>. route 1; Mrs. Minnie Holthouse. -11 l Madison Street

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wfgs'l 11 111 1111 1 1111 lilt II -SAM* UHII MillUIIIIIIIIlliilllHlHjM Tach. Sgt, Leonard Morrison, w.io was advanced to that rank recently, has been overseas since August 1943, Instead of going oversea this month, as stated In an hem in lu«<t evening’s paper. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Morrison of South Fifth street. ■Donald E Roeder. S 2'c son of Mrs. Ada Boeder, lias been transferred from an Pedro. Calif, to the following address- N. T. S. (radio* Batt. 32 Sec 2. Northwestern University. Evanston. 111. Arnold Speigel, radioman 3/c. stationed In the Marshall Islands, recently met and talked with Walter Franz. U. S. N„ son of Mr. and Mra. Herman Franz of route 3. Speigel wrote Ills parents. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Speigel, that It was the first time he had seen anyone from home in the nine months he haV been overseas. Pvt. Raymond H. Sprunger, wounded tn the liack by shrapnel on August 11, In France, has recovered from his wounds and Is back on duty again, according to a letter received by his mother. M’S. Emil Sprunger of Berne. The latter bus three sons in the service. 'Mra. Joseph Poffenberger has received word from her husband, Pvt. Joseph Poffenberer. that-he has been returned to England, and is confined to a hospital there. He had been serving on the front, but the source ot his injury is no- known. METAL SUPPLY LIMITED In view of the restriction* on the use of metal, which limit* our monthly quota of new metal entailed in the making of electro*, (picture cut*) thi* newipaper I* unable to furniah more than one electrotpye of servicemen. The exception to thi* rule, which i* governed by governmental regulation of metal i* when a serviceman ha* been promoted to a commissioned rank or ha* been recognized by the army or navy for meritorious service overseas; casualties or unusual event*. Our file* now contain more than 1.000 picture cut* of servicemen from thi* county, ('pl. T«-d Mann, son of Mr and Mr*. Robert Mann. Cecil O, Is now in France, according to word received by his parent*. H“ enlisted in the army the day after Pearl H.ii<lm>i' and was called Inta active

|| Reports Sharp Boost In Army Casualties Heavy Fightinq In France Responsible Washington. Aug. 31 (l’P» Late July'rt heavy fighting in Northern France cairned a sharp Increase in I'. S. army casualties, acting secle'.ary of war Robert P. I’lTerson , i disclosed today, swelling the total , for all theaters to 2X4.through , Aug 13. , This represented an Increase of i 23.249 over the total reported a I week ago. and Patterson said th'' ' increase wa,t "largely rePeeted in ‘ service January. 1942. leaving for , overseas In January of thta year, i arriving first in England. L'pl. Mann I plays the clarinet and saxaphone l and is with the Mth A G. F. band.

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th»> period of heaviest fighting In Northern France near the end of July." Patteraon alxo dIM-loned that the fighting in Southern Frattci-. from the landing* on Aug. 15 through 1 Aug. 24. had cost the Am'-rlcanx 1.242 killed or ininalng and 5.W0 ‘W >unded rekuively light :■,-»-■-< ; which he «aid Illustrated German ■. wiaktiftrix in that area Patteraon'* a n n o u :i c < ni <- nt* brought to 349.523 the number of ca-ualibe thus far announced heie tor all xervlcex since Pear! Hartior Navy flgurie for today show 5*.353 navy. Marine and coast guard <ascaltite Including 23.544 dead. 2U.701 j wounded, 9X14(2 mining, and l,4C'j prisoners of war Os the army total Paler, >n ’'a' | ed 53.101 ax kllb-d. 112.65 C sound ! ed. 41.643 miming and 44.409 prisoner* of war. Os the wound-d. 6'1.311 have been returned to duty — o ’ Aibout 90 million spectator* see 1 baxketilHill games played in the I'. S every season.

Picnic Held Here Wednesday Evening Au enjoyaible picnic w.ie held a’ | Hanna-Nuttman park last evening when employe* of the Adam* coun- ' ty highway d« parttm-nt, the county i comm -ftiionerx, county auditor and I o'!h-i.i. With their families, met 111 a • getacaiuainted gathering. There were 9o people present and young and old enjoyed it. Refrishmentr included watermelon, co iteloupe, i< ecream and pop. — o — „ Hartford City Youth Is Drowned In River Marion, Ind, Aug 31 Il'Pi Lloyd Needier. Hartford City, was treated for seriouo burn* about the head and body today after an accident on the Mlx'xlsslnewa river yesterday in which hi* non Gene Albert Needier, lx, drowned. Their mo'orboat exploded an burned and

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the father wa* unable to pull bis son to xafoty o —• Ex-Senator Norris Condition Critical McCook. Neb. Aug 31 (UP) - ‘ Physicians attending former Sen. George W Norris said today his ! condition was "quite critical.'' Dr. F. W. Shank and Dr. E. F. Leininger ,<atd .Norris, who Is *3. do* - not ri-epond when spoken to I and 5- in a -cini conscious state. Norris suffered a cerebral hem- . orrhag*- early Tuesday in the little stucco home to which he retired in 1942 after being ibeaten In hi* bid for a sixth term in the senate.

NOTICE We will lie CLOSED Sept. 4 to 9. inclusive. Ruth's Beauty Shop.