Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 42, Number 291, Decatur, Adams County, 9 December 1944 — Page 3

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- —— ■ MRS. LEONARD SAYLORS TO PRESENT BOOK REVIEW Mr». Leonard Saylor* will pr<«en< her review of the book. ■ Yankee from Olympus,” <by Catherine Drinker Down. at the Prmi.yterlan church Sunday afternoon at three forty-five o'clock. A fifteen minute musical program. tn Charge of Mm. Carrie Haubold. will precede the review. The missionary society of the Presbyterian church la sponsoring the review and program. No admission will be charged but a silver offering will be received, which will lie used exclusively forth- mtaslonary enterprise. \ Tffc Music department of the Decatur Woman's club will have charge of the Christinas program Monday evening at eight oclock at the Zion Evangelical and Reformed church. The program will constat of organ, piano and vlbraharp selections, and the choir will he under the direction of Mrm Helen HauboM. Mm. Ixiuta A Holthouse, chairman of the committee, will be agitated by the Mesdames .James L. Kocher. Jr . J. Fred Frueh'e, Sephuw Jackson and Francis H. Willard. Mmttberi are urged to use their guest tickets. •Mrs. J Ward Calland will lie hostess to the Research club Monday afternoon at two thirty o'clock. The Pythian Sister needle club will meet Monday evening at six memorial hospital at 5:30 o'clock annual Christmas party. The Young People's missionary society of the Nut'inan avenue United Brethren church will meet at the home of Mtas Dora Fairchild. 135 Tenth street, at seven forty-five o’clock Tuesday evening

CLUB CALENDAR Society Deadline, 1, A. M. Phonee .000 — 1001 Monday Fireman's auxiliary Mie. Joe Kortertber. 7:39 p. m. . Corinthian class of Christian church, Mm. Viola Rchlederer, 7:30 1 p. m. 'Re-earch duh. Mm. J. Ward CalI land, 2:30 p. m. D-iStur Woman’s duh, Zion Evangelical and Reformed church, p p. m. Pythian Stater needle eluh, K. of P home, t; p. tn. Tuesday Evangelical Dutiful Daugh'em icl os. Mrs. Fred McConnell, 6:30 j p. tn. , Kirkland home economics club, high school, all day. Rebekah lodge, odd Fellows hall. 7:30 p. in. Delta Theta Tau Christmas exchange. Elks home. 0:30 p. m. Dorcas class of Evangelical church, church parlors, 6:30 p. m. Nuttman avenue f. ||. Young People'* missionary Society, Mtas Dora Fairchild. 7:45 p. tn. Wednesday Historical club. Mrs. W. F. Beery, 2:30 p. m. Methodist Church Mothers study club, church parlors. 2 p. tn. Business and Professional woman's eluh. K. of P. home 6:30 p. m. St. Jude's study club, Mrs. Anna B. Smith. S p m. Presbyterian World Friendship guild. Mrs. Fred Smith. 7:45 p. tn. t'a'hollc Laid les of Columbia, Catholic school, 7:30 p. m. Red Cross Sewing Center. Legion, Ip. m. l-adlee Shakespeare club, Mrs. ■ Jesse Rice. 2:30 p. m. Thursday St. Luke's women's guild, church, Men's Union Prayer Service, I ground floor ptfbllc library, 7:30 ' p. m. Men show their character in nothing more clearly than In what they think laughable, Goethe.

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David Rhoda of Fort Wayne ta the weekend guest of Mrs. Bern Erwin David ta the son of the former Mtas Betty Erwin. % The IxidlM Shakespeare club will hare their annual Christmas party Wednesday afternoon at two thirty o'clock M the home of Mrs. Jesse III*. 1 A .in was horn to Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Magley at the Adame county memorial hospital at 5 30 o'clock ls*M evening. This is the first child in the family. Mm. Magley was Mim G ildine Krelscher before her marrl >g ■. Light Waves Check Gauße* Lincoln Park. Mich-tUPt-Wave* of artificial light will check the accuracy of precision gauge* for American industry after the war. according to George F. Eglinton, president of Lincoln Park Industries. Inc. Best light wave* for this purpose have been found to be the red of catfmlum and the green of krypton.

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By HARRISON CARROLL Mis* Feature* krndlrato Writer HOLLYWOOD- The Grepg McClure* (he playa the lead in "The Great John L") are (till weak from fright. Their two-year-old baby.

Tejl Ann, swallowed 50 laxative pills. Luckily Mr* McClure came in as she was gulping down the last mouthful. After her stomach was pumped out the youngster was pronounced okay. You hear everywhere that Gloria Da Haven

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and John Payne are altar-bound, but when I put it up to Gloria, she said: "No, we go together a lot, but we are not engaged.” M-G-M will be glad to hear this. They are planning big things for Gloria and they had rather she wouldn't get married for a while. Hollywood nearly lost one of its best known fan magazine representatives in that air-liner crash near Van Nuys. Carl Schroeder was in San Francisco to confer with Victor Mature about Vic's book. “The Great Conceit,” and had tickets to return to Los Angele* on the doomed plane. He and Vic went on a party and they sent the ticket* hack at the last minute. Thoug ' her baby is due soon (maybe on Chriatma* Day! Rita Hayworth ha* felt well enough to •hop around for a beach houae Finally found a modest two-bed-room place at Carmel. That's where she’ll rest up after the baby is born. Rita told me a long time ago that *he'« not going to rush back before the cameras. Columbia wants her for a musical and schedules on musicals are tough. Rita Is going to be sure she has her Strength back before she takes on 1 •uch an assignment. b 1 That lieutenant who sent Deanna i Durbin flowers from Honolulu Is I G cabling them from the Euro- I theater. His latest gift was a I loraage of 25 orchids. I ULx .

UNC'IbE Eugene E. Knodel has been tranoferred from Mountain Home. Idaho tu AAt'-TRC-IHU' No. 3. Sheppard Field. Tex. Pfc. Charles V. Bcßride, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Mdßride of route 6. lum been transferred froia Greenvile. N C. 1 1 the following addi. -s: taM4 91 Mug 91 MCA.4. Cherry Point. N. C. The Mcßride* have two other koim in the serv'ce. Cpl. Rub.-rt Moßride and <’pl. 'Jack McBride. Ctgt Ralph E. Hawkins, stationed with the U. S. army in Alaska, hae been promoted to that rank from conporal. according to word received by hie paren s, .Mr. and Mm. Emery Hawkins of 510 Cleveland St. The addrera of Leo E. Borne, A/S, oon of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Borne, is Co. 3204 USNTC. Great Lakes, 111. S/ISgt. Leo Hackman. who left for oversow duty about six weeks ago, has recently been promoted to that rank. SASgt. Hackmun, eon of Mr. and Mrs. Anselm Hackman. ta in England tut a radio man with the signal corps. Ben Snyder Commissiuned Fort Benning. Ga.— Ben Snyder, formerly Decatur, Ind., was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Army of the United States today upon successful completion of the officer candidate course a*, the infantry school at Fort Benning. Lt. Snyder is the uon of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Snyder of Evantiton, 111. Mr. Snyder was formerly vice-president of both the Central Sugar Co., and Central Soya Co. The new lieutenant was inducted into the attny on Sept. 16, 1943 and served with the Parachuta Troops as a physical and jump training Inst ructoi before going to officer candidate school four months ago. He held the rank of Sergeant before being commrissloned. The new officer ta a graduate of Eiutatton high school at Evanston, and I-afayette college at Easton, Pa., where he was prominent as an all-out football player, also basketball, boxing and basebull. Sgt. Ed Lose -Edward F. Lose, son of Mr. and Mr«i. Charles C. I»se of 604 Mercer Ave., Decatur, has been recently promoted to the grade of sergeant

Clark Gable of for Washington tomorrow on more Army business. ... Jimmy McHugh and Harold ■ Adamson have another flourishing hit in "I'm in tlw Middle of Nowhere.” Sixteen recoi dings will be made of it this week. . . . It's a baby girl for the Danny Dares (he's the former dance director whom Paramount has upped to the rank of producer).. . . The Marion* Parsennetts are expecting a baby in April. He’s a Tw< ntieth CenturyFox scenario wr.ter. . . . June Knight's ex, Arthur Cameron, concentrating on En> Aldridge. . . . After an earh’ miming wrestling scene with Betty Hutton for "Duffy's Tavern," Ed Gardner moaned: "I'll bet Morgenthau is still sleeping and here I im working for him.” Errol Flynn gr» himself wounded In a scene for “San Antonio.” Nb. not In a light. A steel guitar string snapped and gashed the star's left hand.

At a party. Eddie Buzzell was Introduced to Judge J. F. T. O’Connor. The judge didn't know Eddie was a movie dlr-rtor and Buzzell whispered confidentially: "You know the last time we met, you sent me up.” A few minutes later, the judge got Eddie aside. "Mr. Buzzell,” he said, "What was your trouble then?"

I HOLLYWOOD HI JINKS: Boi gota, Columbia, will name a plaza after Singer Carlos Ramirez. . . . Marc Cramer is dating Jane Hamilton. . . . Emil Coleman, of the Mocambo. predicts the samba will • die out a* an American favorite unless some catchy new ones are introduced. Says the dance fans only are familiar with two: "Brasil” and "Twice Tice." . . . Lillian Bond is going with Writer Andrew Solt. . . . Tall twosome: Dorothy Ford at the Clover club with Joel Ashley, who played with Mae West In "Katherine Was Great." . . . Ava Gardner with Tony Owen at Ctro's. . . . Seen In one corner at ' Billingsley's Tropics: Bing Crosby. Tommy Dorsey, Woody Herman and Stan Kenton. . . . And speaking of musicians. Richard Himber ' la so mad about not being able to And a place to live that he's nego- I listing to buy an apartment house

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at the Army Air Field. McCttok. Nebraska, where he ta a medical laboratory technician In the station hospital. He attended the Decafur' Catholic high school, gnadnating in 1934 He has al<o attended the medical helkiriHory technicfa.i school at Davis-.M n Field. Tucson, Arizona. Sgt. !x*o- entered the army in January of 1943. Prior to this time, he was a baitber and shop manager in Decatur, being owner and operator of his bunlneM since 1939. He is a member of the Journeyman barber's union, of which he waa secretary from 1932 to 1937. He ta also a member of the Rotary IntertMtional. Sgt. Ixtse's wife, the former Virginia Dtdch of Decatur, ta residing with her husband in MdOtwk. ^ — — — Road To Berhr By United Preea The distance rn Berlin from advanced Allied lines today: Western front .’fit; miles tfrorn point sou"heao: of Nijmegen. Unchanged.) Eastern front 315 mike (from Warsaw. Unchanged.) Italy 528 miles (from Mexaano. Gain of four miles in week). o— Soldier Aids Homefront Pratt, Kan.— (UP) Lend-lease did a rightabout-face recently when Sgt Benny Maynard, reading in an American paper overseaa that ping pong balls were scarce here, shipped a supply to the local Chamber of Commerce. Maynard is stationed in England where there ta no shortage of the recreation equipment.

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Called meeting. Master Mason degree, Monday. December 11 at 7:30 p. m. Edward F. Jaberg. W. M. 291-li2tx

i i -—. ’ Hr -.■«*■ wni / «* *> ■ i • t s ' APPOINTMENT of Lt. Gen Lucian K. Truscott, above, to succeed Lt. i Gen. Mark W. Clark as commander of the Allied Fifth Army in Italy has been announced. Clark recently was named deputy supreme commander in the Mediterranean theater. (latar national) Budget Special! Ik w y [ I '** f 9380 / SIZES -10 /v r I 11] I I MARIAN MARTIN Smart economy! Pattern 9350; jumper and jacket, size 4, % yd. J 54 in.; Size 6, juniper only. Iyd 39 In. Pattern Includes blouse. Pattern 9390 comes in sizes 2, | I. •. M and 10. Size R, juntp< r and jacket, takes It* yards 54 Inch, blouse, % yard 35 inch Send TWENTY CENTS in coins for these patterns to Decatur! Daily Democrat. Pattern itept.. j 155 N. Jefferson St., Chicago SO, | 111 prim plainly SIZE. NAME. ADDRESS, STYLE NUMBER. FIFTEEN CENTS more brings you the Marian Martin Fall and Winter Pattern Book full of smart eaay-to-make styles. A free bedjacket pat'ern is printed right in the hook

Slaying Victim In Death Car B* 4 Courtesy--Palladium Item. Richmond In the alwive photo, police chief Ellin Duckett of Richmond ta shown looking at the body of Mrs. Mary Johnson, slain by her former husband. Orval Johnson. The taxly ta face down on the floor of the car. She was wearing a black, fur coat.

CONFESSED SLAYER (Continued From Page 1) molesting the car. He went to the car and later returned to the hotel, but could not sleep, he stated. Johnson arose early and continued to drive eouth. eventually arriving In Richmond. He Inquired twice where th<- police station could be found and a short distance from the building, parked his car and walked into the chief's office and told him that he had a body of a woman in his automobile. Another officer was summoned and they walked with Johnson to the parked car. Uncovering the body, they drove tbe car and Johnson back to the station and placed Johnson in jail Johnson first told a story that he had a struggle with bls wife and that she was fatally wounded in the scuffle. Dinner was served to Johnson in the jail and a few min utes later he told officers he wanted to tell the truth about the shooting. In the presence of the officers he said that he shot her and that while traveling along the road south, had tired a second shot. Funeral services for Mrs. John-

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son will be held at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the Johnson home and at 2:30 at the First Baptist church, Rev. Carey R. Moser, pastor. officiating. Burial will be In the Zion cemetery, one tnlie south of Honduras. o The public ta cordially Invited to hear Mrs. Leonard Saylor'a review of "A Yankee from Olympue" at the First Presbyterian church at 3:45 I Sunday afternoon. 0 ♦ ♦ Adams County Memorial Hospital ♦ —■ ♦ Admitted: Mm. Wesley W. Williams. Rockford. <).; Mrs. Robert Fmitley. Van Wert. O. Admitted and dtamlmed: Mrs. ; Jenny Gehrig. 115 North Eighth ilreet. Dirmtased: Mm. George Wornhuff, 309 North Eighth street; Fred < Hoile, route 3: Mm. Patricia Ixtuiee Johre m. route 5.