Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 43, Number 176, Decatur, Adams County, 27 July 1945 — Page 3

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MECHNG Mrs • ■ -•Kentertained The n»‘‘in- "... H^Bhptlinnv circle of the ‘li|jatattßl<l of the Zion Evan'"l|m|Befortno<l church Wedin the church par■K of Esther” was the fiwdevotionals, given by j 8 }:Beouar ,ls < ,n - During the of news of the women was given was enjoyed. were serv- . during ,ht ‘ 8O ’ ,August meeting will a ?otK k dinner at the home ‘‘ Mrs Thompson. ~k - : LE Bhas hußs D A Y Ks the W. S. C. S. Os church ■i?cerßn at the home of Mrs. was opened by the ""WeJUB II - '■ Stuckey. During ,j W rKsiness meeting, it was FnQ«»C^t at there would be no ;r.-ie during the month of w'njst. H. 'iolm Nelson read the ........Kid the le.-eon from the ; say ■i»B w:,s S* ven ,jy Mrs - vir * B social hour, delicious were served by the Istcd by Mrs. Stone's. Miller. N FOR RED INESDAY ■ "riie*lKl tiervice department of ~~K)’s guild of the Zion niai» and Reformed church i- Betlßß Hi: ‘ y atternoon dt tlle L hm«K s ' Sa,n Baumgartner t 0 ~.. f o | H Red Cross. Women are (1 .(i uKserve Wednesday after- . .boaOKto four o'clock, for this ,i:r’.'»fftKd are invited to attend meetings at different LgKK Wednesday’s meeting home Os MIS- Char ’ ten ding the meeting Worthman, chairBanU|M| Charles Beineke, Mrs. tnhn nKk. Mrs. Susie Reppert, |rs. Harlow, Mrs. Cal Yo<st, Heuer, Mrs. Fred AshDan Studler, Mrs. H:;ry and Mrs. Sam

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■ HARRISON CARROLL 1 Syndicate Writer 1 KwOOD—On doctor’s or- ’ K Each His Own” will be 1 K HaviUand’s last picture 1 K*. They say she must 1 Hr health. Olivia never has t from an illness contract- <

ed on her trip i to the Pacific. . That was why ! she went to ! Boston for a ’ checkup. Glad to re- i port, however, that the rumors about Van Johnson’s physical condition are not true, I have this straight

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Wan's doctor. The bobbyB delight is tired from a lot ■res but the only remaining Beets of his head injury are ■es when he gets over--1 And these, the doctor as■e, will disappear when nagoinpietes the formation of ■sue on the brain covering, ihad a nice quiet trip to Bead with the Keenan B He’s given up the idea of to New York. “I don't think I good idea to travel right P-d to have a fuss made over [Van tells me. “After all, pave I done?” [ed Drummer Buddy Rich pan Sutherlin decided not to Bntil September to get marpi they had the knot tied in Pgas and started their honeyjin San Diego where Buddy Io play with Tommy Dorsey’s Itra. Kucer Buddy De Sylva so limproved that he can attend Iniere of “The Stork Club." I will be screened in the audiF at the Cedars of Lebanon r a *- Guest of honor will be pr-old Anabelle Shapiro, who f es the room next to Buddy’s, foungster has had four major lions. pner Orchestra Leader Claude pnill was stricken with a sinus r ar infection at Tarawa and Band had to go on to New ?a without him. . . . Don’t be -sed if Victor Mature shows 1 Hollywood again soon. But 01 route to another assign- •• • ■ Charlie Chaplin, Jr., was with Patton’s Third r ’ writes Artist Dolya Gout-

CLUB CALENDAR Society Deadline, 11 A. M. Phones 1000—1001 Friday Baptist Philo class, Hanna-Nlift-man shelter house, 6:30 p. m. American Legion auxiliary, Legion home, 8 p. m. Monday Cub day,-camp, picnic and swim, junior-senior high school gym, 10 a. m. Tuesday Delta Theta Tati called business meeting, Elks home, 8 p. m. Kirkland home, economics club, Kirkland gymnasium, 8 p. m. Wednesday Zion Lutheran Married Couples club “Farm Frolics’ party, Orley Walters barn, ® p. m. Thursday Women of the Moose, Moose home, 7:30 p. m. Heidelberg class of Zion Evangelical and Reformed church, family pot-luck supper, Boy Scout cabin, 6:30 p. m. Pleasant. Dale ladies aid society, church parlors, all day.' Baumgartner. The hostess served delicious refreshments to the group. JUANITA JOHNSON’S ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED Mr. and Mrs. William H. Johnson of route one. Monroe, announce the engagement of their daughter. Miss Juanita L. Johnson, a member of the now stationed in Washington, D. C., to Major Robert Young, M. D. Major Young has recently returned from two years of overseas duty and is now under temporary orders in New York City. The marriage will be solemnized Johnson its a niece of Mr. and Mrs. in Washington August 26. Miss Johnson is a niece of Mr. and Mrs. Dick Boch of thus city. CIRCLE 111 OF W. S. C. S. MEETS Circle 111 of the W. S. C. S. of the Methodist’ church met Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. John Doap, with ten members present. 'Mrs. C. A. Krugh led the devotions and Mrs. N. A. Bixler, lesson

man that he’d like to become an actor after the war—if his father will let him. . . . Loretta Young is being showered with congratulations and gifts an the birth of her son. A soldier sent the baby a hand-carved wooden jeep and John Frederics sent Loretta a gorgeous hat filled with flowers. . . . Jack Beutel, who played the lead in Howard Hughes’ "The Outlaw,” is in an Alameda naval hospital with a broken ankle. He’s a storekeeper third class. . * . The townsfolk on the Island of Capri are repairing Gracie Fields’ villa, which was damaged when floating mines struck the sea wall, * Fleeing bobby-soxers in Atlanta, Sonny Tufts got a cab slammed on his hand. By the time he reached Cincinnati, infection had set in and he had to go to the hospital. But he’s okay now and will be home soon. The big fire on the Universal back lot burned up the famous Franz Josef carriage that Eric Von Stroheim brought over from Austria for "Foolish Wives.” And thus ends a tradition. On the finish of every western picture, the cast was hauled up and down in the carriage. The “Frontier Gal" troupe was within two hours of this ceremony when the bla z • broke out. HOLLYWOOD HI JINX: Jimmy McHugh and Harold Adamson have completed a number for the Eighth War Loan drive. Title is "We’ve Got Another Bond to Buy.” Lt. Harold Kirsch, husband of publicist Charlotte Rogers, has been awarded the Purple Heart. . . Most whistled-at girl in the nation is Virginia Weidler. She was one of three women in a New York to Washington train on which every other passenger was a serviceman. . . . Harvard wants the university seal taken off the cover of Count Basies song, "Harvard Blues.” . . . Bruce Cabot at the Mocambo with Bob Hutton’s estranged wife, Natalie. . . . Capt. Ken Noulton, Army pilot, headed here soon to see Ramsay Ames. . . . Mother of Lt. Robert E. Lopez, who died heroically at Okr nawa, says we had it wrong. Charlie Ruggles didn’t help to put her son through college. The boy's family, alone, was responsible. . . . Eddie Norris with Dorothy Faulkner at Charley Foy’s. . -No experts available so Carmen Cavallaro is painting the interior of his new house. .' . . Vacation tip from Irene Ryan: Stay at home and let your mind wander.

leader, gave a very interesting review of the article ‘‘What the Church and Missions are doing toward Peace.” Mrs. Doan was assisted by Mrs. E. A. Slamp and Mrs. Laura Krill in serving delicious refreshments. MRS. O. L. VANCE HOSTESS TO CIRCLE Mrs. O. L. Vance was hostess Thursday afternoon to the members of Circle I of the W. S. C. S. of the Methodist church. Mrs. Robert Mills was devotional leader and Mrs. Clyde Harris gave an interesting review of the chapter, "The Land of the Golden Book,” Burma. Thirteen member's answered the roll call, and twenty calls were reported. During the social hour, delicious refreshments were served by the hostess, assisted by Mrs. Russell Owens and Mrs. Cattschall. The Kirkland home economics club wil lentertaiu their families and the 4-H club at. the Kirkland gymnasium Tuesday evening at eight o’clock. r 1— The Heidelberg class of the Zion Evangelical and Reformed church will have a family pot-luck supper Thursday evening at six thirty o’clock in the Boy Scout cabin at Hanna Nuttman park. The Pleasant Dale ladies aid society will have an all day meeting Thursday in the church parlors. Mrs. Maude Weller and Mrs. Pearl Yake will be hostesses. Mr. and Mrs. John R. Roth entertained with a seven o’clock dinner Wednesday avening (or Lt. Donald Shady, who is home on leave after spending a year overseas. Guests included Lt. Shady, Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Shady and son Billie, and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Anderson. 0 O o Adams County Memorial Hospital o ____________ 0 Admitted: Mrs. Holmes McCouley, 'Elyria, O.; Miss Sally Marquardt, Monroeville, route 1: Mrs Edgar Archer, Pleasant Mills; John Harvey, Bellmont road; Mrs. Ben F. Tickle, route 6; John Acampo, Monroe route 1; Mrs. Jay Osborn, 115 South Seventh street; Mrs. Elton Brown, 223 North First street. Admitted and dismissed: Lee Whittaker, Monroe route 1; Oscar Garwood, Willshire, O. Dismissed: Mrs. Harold Miller and baby girl, Willshire, O.; Mrs. Ross Miller,Geneva; Daniel Sprang, Decatur: Miss Marlene Ann Dietrich, Willshire, O. route 1; Miss Bess Harb, Rockford, O.; Norma Jean Bailey, route 6; Miss Ruth Elaine Smith, Preble; Miss Thresa Kortenber, 111 John street; Mrs. Gerald Bieberich and baby boy, route 2. — —o— -— . Mis Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Mann, 121 South Sixth street, are the parents of twin boys, born at 8:14 a. m. and 8:30 a. m, this morning at the Adams county memorial 'hospital. They weighed '6 pounds, 1 ounce, and 4 pounds, 15H> ouu. < 'S ami have not been named. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Welker, 414 North Seventh street, are the parents of a baby girl, born at 1 a. m. this morning at the (Adams county hospital. She has not been named. A baby boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Gerhart Bieberich of route 2 at 7:48 a. m. Wednesday at the Adams county hospital. He has not, been named. o— — -— Trade in a Good Town — Decatur

IrPR! jiF ■ i •- ■ * -***■ » s.’- 5/;' < SEEN FROM A COAST GUARD Helicopter, the LST 503 nears the end of her homeward voyage, flying the long "homeward pennant” from her masthead. The LST was one of four which brought back American Army and Navy personnel and men of the Netherlands fighting forces. This Is an official United States Coast Guard photograph. _____ (International Soundphoto)

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—— •- jy .— _ ■i gK I) WM Gets Unit Citation Tec./5 Darold B. Borne of Decatur route two, is a switchboard operator in the 80th “Blue Ridge” infantry division’s illustrious anti heroic 2nd battalion of the 318th infantry regiment, in Germany, which recently received the coveted presidential unit citation in the name of the late President Franklin I). Roosevelt, as announced by chief of staff George C. Marshall. The decoration accompanying the citation is a gold framed blue ribbon, worn on the right chest, the only American decoration so worn. Led by Lt. Colonel Glenn 11. Gardner, the 2nd battalion of the 318th infantry regiment relentlessly ground through the ring of Nazi steel around Bastogne to reach the encircled garrison within the city. The vital, valiant role of the battalion in this epic drive which stemmed the tide of Von Rundstedt’s winter offensive will go down in military annals as one of the finest’ chapters in the history of the United States army. Enroute To States Enroute to the United States from the European continent, Pfc. Ross Guilder, of §2l W. Madison street, is now being processed at Camp Atlanta in northeastern France, as a member of the first ETO armored division to be ordered to the Pacific. Pfc. Guilder is a member of 93 Cav. and served with the 13th, Armored division in the battle of the Ruhr pocket and in the drive through Bavaria into Austria. The 13th, popularly known as the Black Cat Division, captured more than 20,000 German prisoners in the fighting in the Ruhr and took an additional 19,000 in Bavaria. in the Closing days of the war in Europe, it captured Hitler's birthplace city of Braunau, Austria, and liberated 14,000 Allied prisoners of war. Pfc. Gunder is the son of Mrs. Fay Gunder, 1416 E. Pontiac street; Fort Wayne. He wil) be given a furlough before the division begins its training for action in the Pacific.

Awarded Third Place In District Contest ' Yesterday, " Jean Lautbnschleger brought honor to Adams county by winning third, place in .the district baking judging contest field at Columbia City, Ind. Twelve counties participated in ' this event, each sending two delegates in each judging contest. Mary Ann Ewel placed sixth* in the clothing judging contest and Elenore Meyer seventh in the food preparation contest. Other 4-H club members from Adams county present were: Rosalyn Wagner, Ernesta Hofstetter, Phyllis Riggin, Shirley Striker and Thelma Daniels. The Adams county demonstration entered in the demonization contest was “table courtesies,” given by Dorothy Flaugh, assisted by Carol Kai ver and Marilyn Jaberg, was given a B rating. 0 Mrs. Reba Stroube Dies At Hospital Mrs. Reba Stroube, 41, of Bryant, died Thursday afternoon at the Adams county memorial hospital, following an operation performed

1 Timetable Tor Returning Vets Palis, July 27--(UP)—-Today’s redeployment timetable of U. S. army divisions: Ninth Army llq: Main body expected to reach United States late next week, few final elements awaiting shipment at Le Havre. 20th Armored: Bulk of division on high seas, final elements expected to clear Le, Havre today. 30th Infantry: Being processed at Camp Oklahoma City in Reims assembly area. 35th Infantry: Being processed at Camp Norfolk in Reims area, expected to go to Le Havre for embarkation late next week. 45th Infantry: Being processed at Camp St. Louis in Reims area, expected to leave for Le Havre in about two weeks. 13th Airborne: Being processed at Camp Pittsburgh in Reims area for August shipment. Advance parties of all listed divisions except 4th and 13th airborne on high seas. 0 (Continued From Page Ore) armed forces, with adequate assurances of good faith. The Allies then will impose these terms: 1. Elimination “for all time” of the authority and influence of the militarist, industrialists and others who have deceived and misled the people of Japan, and establishment of a new order in Japan of peace, security and justice. 2. Allied occupation of Japanese territory until such a new order is established and until Japan’s war making power is destroyed. 3. Enforcement of the Cairo declaration which strips Japan of all her conquests since the turn of the century: and limitation of Japanese sovereignty to the four principal home islands and some minor ones. 4. Disarming of all Japanese forces and permission for them to return home. 5. “Stern justice” for war criminals but no plan to destroy the Japanese as a nation or a race. 6. Maintenance of all industries needed to sustain Japanese economy. but an end to those which would enable Japan to rear. 7. Withdrawal of occupation forces when these objectives are accomplished and a “peacefully inclined and responsible government’’ has been established. 0 Congressman Gillie Visits In Decatur Congressman George W*. Gillie of Fort Wayne, spent yesterday in' Decatur calling on fripnds and conferring with local' ftepublicjin leaders. ■ He was accompanied here by Richard Prickett of Albion, editor and publisher of the weekly newspaper there. . ■ Mr. Gillie.,will return here next Thursday and is scheduled for- a talk on post-was conscription-be-fore the Decatur Rotary club,- Joe Glrfldg, program chairman, announced. The epngressman is inciting a trip throughout the fourth district, which he represents in the national congress. several days ago. Surviving are the parents, Mr. and Mr>3. Wilson Betz, of Bryant; one daughter, Mrs. Emmett Lefavour of Bryant; o’he son, Billy, at home; three sisters, Mrs. Rose Addington of Redkey, Mrs. Sadie Kercheval of Atlanta and Mrs. Mildred Roll of Bryant: three brothers, Gattis Betz of Wabash. O, Wilbur of Kalamazoo, Mich., and Dallas of New Castle. Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Sunday at the Bryant Wesleyan Methodist church, with burial in the Gravel Hill cemetery near Bryant. The body will be removed Saturday from the Baird funeral Imine at Portland to the home of the paren's in Bryant.

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Mr. and Mrs. Lyman L. Hann will go to Indianapolis tomorrow and accompany home their son, Pfc. Carl Hann, wounded war veteran, from Billings General hospital. Pfc. Hann arrived in New York last Friday aboard the S. S. Gueen Elizabeth and was transferred to Fort Benjamin Harrison. lie was transferred to Fort wounded April 9 in Germany when a mortar shell exploded and shattered his left* leg. Mrs. S. E. Brown underwent a major operation at the local hospital Wednesday evening. She was reported as resting very well today. Sheriff Leo Gillig returned last evening from Michigan City after turning Robert Porter over to prison authorities to istart a prison term for grand larceny. Remember to put out the waste paper hnd tin cans for tomorrow morning when the Boy Scouts will gather them. The advisory board, session and triiisteeis of the First Presbyterian church will meet thie evening. This will be the last meeting until September and all members are urged to attend. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Burdg entertained with a dinner Thursday for the latter’s brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Grishum of Popular Bluff, Mo. Other guests were Mrs. S. E. Shamp, Mrs. H. Murray, Mns. Merle Burdg of Portland, and Mr. and Mm. Cal E. Peterson. ~S/Sgt. Paul Reed and Mr. anil Mrs Walter Cumbie of Indianapolis are the weekend guests of Rose and Herb Fullenkamp. Mr. and Mrs. James Gilbert of Monroeville, Joan Gilbert and Mr. and Mrs. John R. Roth were Sun day dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Anderson. Mrs. D. M. Reed will return to her home in Indianapolis Sunday after a two weeks visit with Rose and Herb Fullenkamp. She will be accompanied by Miss Fullenkamp and Mr. Fullenkamp, who will visit with Mr. and Mrs. William McAtee and family. _____ 0 $600,000 Fire Loss At Hoosier Capital Indianapolis, July 27 —(UP) —A $600,000, three-alarm fire destroyed six buildings of the Climax machinery, company early today.

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Minneapolis Union Organizer Is Slain Minneapolis, July 27 —(UP) — Albert Schneider, 37, a trustee and organizer for the General Drivers and Helpers Union, Local 544, (AFL), was shot to death in a tavern brawl early today. Police held two men and two women for questioning. Schneider was shot in the chest, neck, forearm and abdomen with a .38 caliber pistal. Police said the slaying apparently took place during a fierce fight. QThe Chicago Art Institute has a larger membership than any other art school in the United States. o Attention Moose! Family - picnic Sunday, Sunset. Bring the family. Side-Buttoned

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