Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 43, Number 78, Decatur, Adams County, 2 April 1945 — Page 3

DAY, APRIL 2. 1945.

BsocihT prominent Couples Celebrate Golden Kino Anniversaries Easter Sunday ,|, r , )nl inent Adams county couples celebrated their n'..- anniversaries Sunday with receptions at ive homes. .

MB ' Hite ■ B a-ddiim anniv.-r-tn f ■ ° ,-,,l at their B® ~fn rnoon with a re- ■» cS many friends. ■J* of ■tfi)’ .-'x- ■ J th., dining room K , ” !I ' l R’rfii a bouquet of yellow V ■ i1 " 1 M,'.. Strickler presided at nllll . Mis. Brice Butler. Hite. Mrs. Sylvia ■met itildrell of included I .KU E. Hite. I’ll. M. and Mrs. Frank ■By". l!; ,| M.S, Willis Hite, ■ ami , ' 1 " 1 Carlo. David ■; ”L.. Wanner, and Mr.- Jud Hall anil daughE all f i’" rl Wayne; Mr. and ■■];,. r, Mr. and Mrs. Dewey of Bluffton: Mr. and of Mansfield, BMqantl Mr- H. L. Kennedy ■ VanlM' " 0. and Mrs. Char- ■ yggi of Pioneer, (). ■ Busche ■■nul reception Sunday asEoon Elden|" dditi? anniversary of K aß( i ■t jjloni'oe. The guests were Et atlho door by L M. Busclie. ■K, received by Mr. and E Bi, die in the reception K», i They then inKd tit ,v Miss Etiised Elkhart and Mrs. L. M. Lafayette poured at E «(>. decorated with yellow ■ed fi ■Out-of >wn guests at the re■ption eri Mr. and Mrs. Harold ■cMill«t and family. Mr. and ■s. MF. Shirk. Mr. and Mrs. Koyd phirk. Mr. and Mrs. Carl ■Bls Judith Wittwer. Ar-[ ■ur Wi "'ci'. Mrs. Ralph Bogar■s and son. Mrs. Mary Longer)-. ■fger Flank. Mr and Mrs. Char-' ■|S Pepper and son and , L. Loben ! ■in, al of Fort Wayne; Mrs. L. Mi-- lean Boese, of I ■ion City; Mrs Juanita Thomas j ■on of Brazil. Mr. and Mrs. : ■£■. Lamont of New Haven. Mrs. William Diehl of i ■khart. Mr and Mrs. Carl Klep■r ■lliuiiiiigton, .Mr. and Mrs. ■ward iendricks and family of i Mich., and Miss Reba ■e of Creh-vilh’. o. ■ Hahnert one hundred ■nests jatteniled the reception at of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. i ■■> living one mile west of 1 ■**t Mills. Sunday afternoon, ■uorin; them on their fiftieth anniversary. The servdecorated with

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yellow snapdragons and jonquils, and was centered with lighted candles and a large cake. Guests at the reception were Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Hahnert and family. Mr. and .Mrs. W. 11. Adams, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cull, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hoffman, till of Huntington; Robert Hahnert, electrician’s mate first class; Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Andrews of Angola, Mrs. D. E. Murphy. Mr. am! Mrs. William Isch and children, Mr. and Mrs. Elija Merriman and family, John McKean. Mr. ami Mrs. J. B. Stoneburner, Mr. and Mrs. John Crist, ami Mr. and I Mrs. James Kistler, all-of Monroe; i Mr. and Mrs. Marion Feasel and children of New Haven. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Feasel, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Nyffeler, James W. Andrews. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Price. Mrs. Jack DeVor, Mrs. Albert Beery, Mrs. Belle Andrews, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Hocker, all of this city; Delmas Feasel and Albert Huser of Berne. Rev. Seth Painter. Monroeville, and Mr. ttnd Mrs. Albert Davidson of Pleasant Mills. Grandchildren attending the reception were Miss Phyllis Roller of Bloomington. Betty Hahnert and Jack Hahnert of Kokomo, Janet Hahnert of this city, Sandra Sue Hahnert of Monroe and Master Steve Hahnert of Detroit. MISS MARGUERITE STALEY WEDS ADOLPH C. REHM IMiss Margueriate Staley, daughter of James K. Staley, 235 North Sixth street, and Adolph C. Rehm. 508 Suttonfield Ave,, Fort Wayne, were united in marriage Saturday afternoon at four thirty o’clock in the Zion Lutheran church in this city. The single ring ceremny was performed iby the Rev. Paul Schultz before an altar banked with white flowers and palms. 'Preceding the ceremony. Mrs. Schultz presented an organ musicale. consisting of “Ave Mari by I iSc.hulbert. ' Nuptial Song.” “Love ■ Diaine All Loving Excelling.” and I'’J Love You Truly,” “Oh. Perfect I Love”'was played softly during the | cTremony. The traditional wedding i marches were used. The bride, who was given in marI riage by her father, chose a suit I of soft gre n, a 'white flower hat , and brown accessories. She carried I a white Bible, covered with white camellias. iMii-s Alyce Bak r, as maid of honor, wore a gold wool suit, a flower hat and brown accessories. She carried a hand corsage of talesman roses.. Roger Stab y. 'brother of the Stride acted as best man. and Neil Highland and Joseph Daniel ushered. I 'The bride’s grandmother wore a blue suit with black accessories and wore a corsage of pink carnanatione. The groom’s mother also wore a 'blue dress with black accessories and pink carnations. A reception was held at the (bride's home after the ceremony. Later, the couple left on a short wedding trip. For traveling, the bride topped her suit wi'h a brown .short coat and wore a . corsage of camellias. The bride is a graduate of the Decatur high school, and is an active memlber of Tri Kappa sorority. She had been employed in the offices of the General Eletric Co. liefore her marriage. IMr. Rehm is a graduate of the South Side high school of Fort Wayne and Indiana Technical college. He is employed is a toolmaker at 'Nash-Kelvinator in Kenoshia. Wise., where the couple will be a' home after April 4 MARY MAXINE HILTON IS WED SUNDAY MORNING In an impressive ceremony solemnized 'Sunday morning at seven forty five o’clock in the First t'nited Brethren church in this city. ■Miss Mary Maxine 'Hiltou. daughter of Mr. and Airs. A. N. Hilton. 417 Elm street, and Sgt. Theron .Lee Dull, eon of Mr. and Mrs. Jess Dull of Wren. 0.. were wed. The Rev. IR. iR. Wilson officiated at. the dou<ble ring ceremony, before an altar decked with assorted flowers. iHarold IMumma. organist presented a fifteen minute musicale preceding the ceremony. He played “Intermezzo.” “Always.” and I Love You Truly.” “The Rostary” was played softly throughout the ceremony. The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore a white marquis' tte gown with a sweetheart neckline trimmed with s- ed pearls, and long full sleeves, ending in points over her hands. The long full skirt ended in a long train. She wore a shoulder length .veil of illusion, held in place by a 'white satin ribbon, with shoulder length streamers. She carried a ouquet of Eeaster lillies, and wore a single strand of pearls ,a gift from the groom.

! CLUB CALENDAR Society Deadline, 11 A. M. Phones 1000 — 1001 Monday Decatur Woman's club, Lincoln I school, 7:15 p. m. Pythian Sister Temple, K. of P. 7:30 p. m. American Legion junior auxiliary ) Legion honi', 7:30 p. tn. Tuesday C. L. of (’, K. of C. 7:30 p. m. Psi lota Xi inspection, Mrs. James Ebillger, 8 p. m. lEta Tao Sigma sorority, 'Mrs. Herman Girod. S p. m. Wednesday W. sleyan class reception, Methodist church basement, after ser-' vices. Historical club, Mrs. S. E. Hite, I p. m. Red Cross Sewing Center, Le- . gion, 1 p. in. Zion Lutheran Married Coupbs club, 8 p. m. Zion Lutheran Married Couples chub, church basement, 8 p. m. Thursday Evangelical Women's missionary society, church basement, 2 p. m. Men's i’nion Prayer Service, I ground floor public library, 7:30 I p. m. Friday Red Cross Knitting Center, Legion. 2 p. m. to 5 p. m. Her attendant. Miss Laura E. Brown, wore a pastel blue jersey dress with a sweethiart neckline and shirred bodice, and carried a colonial Ibouquet of pink roses and sweet peas. She wore pearl earrings. a gift from the bride. Carlos Hey of Fort Wayne served the groom as 'best man. ißoth mothers were attired in 'blaack dresses with black accessories and wore corsages of pink carnations. the ceremony, a wedding breakfast was served at the home of the bride to twenty-five guests. The serving table was cent- red with white candles and a tiered wedding cake. The 'bride is a graduate of the Decatur high school and is employ-j ed at the General Electric Co., in : Syracuse, N. Y. The groom grad- I u.iied from the Wren high school, and at the expiration of his furlough | ■will report to t’ani]) A'teitbury. G. Y. O. CLUB HAS MEETING The members of the G. Y. O. ! chiib m t at the home of Miss Shir-j ley Myers last evening, witii the Misses Janet Goldner and Mary El- j len Johnson as assisting hostessts. ' 'During the short 'busin-ss meet-; Ing. an interesting talk was given j Jiy Miss Phyllis Teeter concerning! the mysterious occurrences of the • past Following the business meeting' a delicious luncheon was served. 1

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By HARRISON CARROLL King Features Syndicate Writer HOLLYWOOD -Rians are under : way for Olivia De Havilland to be , the first Tokio born woman to I christen an American warship. The I

ceremonies probably will take place next, month. Doth Olivia and Joan Fontaine were born in the international settlement at Hirohito's capital, but moved away I a fe w yea r s later. ’ Olivia, tnc 1dentally, still is ailing and can’t

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report for work on "The Well Groomed Bride." No alarm clock needed at the Bill Demarest menage. Two of Bill’s sisters-in-law, each with a two-year-old baby, are living with the comedian and his wife while their Marine husbands are in the Pacific. Had you noticed that Our Hearts Are Growing Up" will be a screen reunion for Demarest and Brian Donlevy? Their first picture together since “The Great McGinty." At last reports, the Frank Sinatras were phoneless, theirs having been yanked out while Frankie was in New York and Nancy in Palm Springs. The kids were at home with their Aunt Tina. Never can tell who’ll turn talent scout. Brig. Gen. John S. Allard sent Leroy Prinz a clipping from the Eighth Air Force newspaper showing a beautiful English girl named Frances Henry. He thought she might be a movie prospect. Leroy said she would be, too, if she were in this country. And that he might even be able to find a spot for her in "The Time, the Place and the Girl." Errol Flynn’s fever didn’t keep him from giving a dinner party at his house for John Perona. The boys had a lot of laughs, especially around desert-tune. . • • Invitations to the second wedding for Sonya Sorel and John Carradine read: "Mr. and Mrs. John Carra-

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Thi- next ineetitig is Io lie held til the home of Miss Donna Gilpin, with Miss Geraldine Ray ns assisting hostess, PLEASANT MILLS CLASS WILL PRESENT PLAY The junior class of the Pleasant Mills high school will present the comedy play, “Aunt Susie Shoots the Works.” at the school auditorium Tuesday ev-uing, April 10, at eight o'clock. Members of the cast of characters are as follows: Patricia Noll, Mary Jam i.My, re, Audrey Painter, 'Mary Jones. Betty Allen, Jean Foreman. Phyllis G- isler. James Teeple, i t’hahner t.Miller, Ernest HindenI lang and 'Lester Jlackitous. Eta Tan 'Sigma sorority will meet ! Tuesday evening at eight o’clock at the home of '.Mrs. Herman Girod. Monday Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Verhon HoagI land of Monroe are the parents of [ a baby boy, born at 3:40 p. tn. Sunday at the Adams county memorial hospitatr He weighed (1 pounds, 7’4 ounces and has been named Donald Leon. Pfc. and Mrs. Donald. Schumm of Rockford. 0., are the parents of a baby girl, born at 1:42 a. m. Sunday at the Adams county memorial hospital. She weighed 6 pounds. 13 ounces and has been named Judith Ann. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Henry Robinson, route 3, are the parents of a baby boy. born Saturday at 8:55 p. m. at the Adams county hospital. He weighed 8 pounds, s’i ounces and has been named James DeWayne. Pvt. and Mrs. Hubert Smitley, route 2. are the parents of a baby girl, born Saturday afternoon at ! 2:38 p. tn. at the Adams county ■ memorial hospital. She weighed 5 ’ pounds. 7’g ounces and has been j named Sharon Kay.

Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Harold Pol- ! ing, 609 Indiana street, are the parents of a baby boy, born at 4:43 I p. m. Saturday afternoon at. the s Adams county hospital. He weigh|ed 7 pounds, S',2 ounces and has I been named Donald Harold. tßev. and Mrs. M. J. Sprunger, of ■ Multberry, are the parents of a girl i iba'by, 'rhe parents formerly lived I near iMagley, the mother b- ing Mies Irene Sclterry. Rev. Sprunger is pastor of the 'Evangelical and Re- . sot :md church a' 'Mailierry. The, ! child” Was named Ruth Irene.

I dine request the honor of your presence at the California solemni- • zation of their marriage, etc.” - - . ! Doctors discover that Spade Cooley | worked several days at Warners I while suffering from pneumonia in I his left lung. He finally collapsed I and will be bedded for an indefinite | spell. . - - Glenn Ford’s cousin, Senior Flight Officer Stewart Bishop, of the R. C. A. F., is reported missing over the Saarland. He was within three missions of a furlough. . . . John Hubbard now 1-A. He left the "Good Night Ladies" company in Pittsburgh and will come here to wait induction orders. His wife stays with her people in East Chicago, Ind. . . . Wonderful squelch Helen Forrest delivered to an annoyer at a late spot: "I don’t know where I could find another person just your type—without digging!” The picture at R-K-0 must have fired George White up. Now he’s planning a new stage edition of the "Scandals" to open in San Francisco in September and work its way east. Last Broadway showing of the "Scandals” was in 1942. What does an actress do when a soldier sends her his air medal with a bronze star? It just happened to Gloria De Haven. Staff Sgt. Rex A. Savelez was the fan. HOLLYWOOD HI JINKS: The Vancouver customs office just about ' wrecked Johnny Mack Brown’s per--1 sonal appearance routine when they refused to let him take his f "twirling” pistol into Canada. It finally cleared just in time for the first performance. . . . Paulette ; Goddard and Burgess Meredith are I giving a “hero" party for their i house-guests, Capt. John Patrick, • Capt. Pat O'Leary and Lt. Barrett I Galagher, all decorated. . . • The : first edition of Jimmy Starr’s . thriller, "Three Short Biers,” sold ! out in three days. . . . The Bob i Georges tossed a Mocambo party : for Annette Tuthill, sister of MarI tha Sleeper. . . . Navy Lt. Lloyd McDonald with Jacqueline White at Tom Breneman’s Hollywood. > . . . Maxie Rosenbloom with Cat price Capron at Lyman’s. . . . The : draft has taken four of Ted Straetr er’s band. ... Ed Gardner really ■ pulled a bluff when he challenged ■ half a dozen people at Palm > Springs to play tennis for a SSOO • war bond. He’s only learning!

Promoted aS, i i # iT.lte promotion of Lewfe L. tSchnepp, of Decatur, to technician fifth grad was announced recently in Belgium. Since coming over-; sead in December. J 943, I'pl Sell- j nepp hart handled munitions for the I ordnance company of this servic- 1 I uni* which repairs and keeps in j trim P-47 Thundei'bolts. He ie the ; son of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Schnepp. route four. I ♦ ♦ Adams County Memorial Hospital | Admitted: Mrs. William LeFevor. Berne route 2; Dwight Osborn I route 5. Dismissed: Mrs. Chalmer Bollenbacher and baby girl. 910 Walnut street; Rev. Clyde Westervelt. Montpelier; John D Rempel. Mont pelier; John Brown, route 4; Miss j Beneta Thatcher, route 6; Mrs. i Robert. McCray and baby girl, 7Ui J Indiana street; Mrs. Edgar Ehlerding. route 1; Mrs. Adrian Harold Poling and baby boy, 609 Indiana \ street. 0 _ I Landscape Work Landscaping can add much to the beauty and enjoyment of a home. Making a map of the home and grounds so that the work can be carefully planned should be the first , step in the family landscape proj- , i ect.

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“I’m your automobile dealer .., the man who handles Plymouth, Dodge, DeSoto or Chrysler cars right near you. It’s time for me to speak up. Too many people are driving today with their fingers crossed . . . hoping nothing will happen. It doesn’t make sense to neglect your car when regular check-ups often prevent trouble.

. - o, ****sb> FOR TROUBLE-FREE SPRING AND SUMMER DRIVING* iffll mor.’.™"™: 1 mode for Plymouth, Dodge, ♦Change to summer lubricants; check oil filte- and air cleaner *Check steering < DeSolo Q „d chry.l.r cor., alignment *Test brakes *Rotate tires *Flush cooling system; examine hose con- Dodgo Job . Roled Truck.—Chry.hr Corponections *Tune engine for warm weather driving * Repair dents; touch up rust rotion —Port. Division. spots; polish car for protection. T unu in Mo j or Bowes ' Program Thursday, 9 PMK | | P BUYING WAI BONDS EW T., CBS Nutwork FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY HAVE YOUR BRAKES CHECKED TODAY!

wrEi Mr O Hiniiiior111111!lii!i!;|!u Ijr Ov rio in- j i ignment awaits 2nd Li. Maurice E Spaii'-'ler. .-on ot Mr. and Mr- Joseph Spati'-ler ol route 5. who has completed his required ph". ',s of coinlni 'raining , at th- Mountain Home army air field. 'Mountain Home. Idaho an airplane commander of the Lib erator bomber, prior I > hie entry into the iservie- he 'was dedicating his career to larming. Tecii. Sgt. Phillip B Carper. son ] of \l i and U re. Phillip B. Cai pi i "1 . ■Syracuse, and grandson of Mr. and i Mrs, .Phillip M. Carper of Decatur I | route two, hue In eii awardeii the I Purple Heart for wounds receiv' d lin action on 'March I on Luzon. | 'Sgt. Carper ii.'io been in 'he r. "ttiar I.limy lor oix years and ov rgea" . two years Sgt. Jesee L. Carper, .son of Mr. ami Mre. Phillip 'M Carper of Decatur route two. who suffered trom malar.a. htm been pirn-- din the re-, placement group and may lie re ■ turned to the states, his motlmi ; stated. He hats if en in Burma and oversetus in the India sector of the , war for the pa< : two y' ns He joined the army tin e >» ago last • Fi-ht uai y Second Battle Star .An Eighth Air Force Aerial Re-j connaissance 'Station, England 'Station England Sgt Wayne C ; Bodie, 25. a eon of Mr. and Mie.' Ira G. Bodie, 318 South lllth street. I Decatur. Ind., recently mid-d a- - battle star to hie theater of opi'i’al ioiiß I’jLbon. It si.miififs par- , ta-ipation by th. seventh photogra • pbic group in the Normandy campaign. Hie first .star r- premm's trie' group’s participation in the air offelieive over Europe. Sgt Bodie ie a group clerk and typist at tide P-'i"’ ' station commanded by iLt. Col.; George W. Hnin'breeht of St Louie, Mo.

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I'iineeton itnivetriity pre-mldtdilp- : man bcliool to Hie midrihinmaii I si iiool at Nortlrw-«tern university, i wiiere he will complete his naval ir.lining. He recently cotnplo'*d the [ Y 12 training at Notre Dant.- uhiverulty.