Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 43, Number 178, Decatur, Adams County, 30 July 1945 — Page 3

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f.McConnell, Lt (jg) Simeon Hain IXed Sunday In Baer Field Chapel . alll ] impressive ceremony, solemnized Sunday afterr ‘Block "1 the Baer Field chapel in Fort Wayne. Miss t t! 'K('onnel). only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred McConThird street, became the bride of Lt. (jg) Simeon f K son of Simeon J. Hain, Sr. Father Goss. Baer Field I "Bic double ring vows before an altar decked with white f®W ]ms an d lighted with tall white tapers.

E'Kiiid Mendelssohn S tKs were by J‘®laiil»d(l. organist, irHyed Ave Maria," F ..H al ise," D’JTardelot, 18-,, ii Truly," Bond. |K." Debussy, was fciWflie c eremony. 1,1. n in marriage by E ■ lovely in a prin- |[ JE of wiiite iace, U a sweetheart neckfcjwiih seed pearls. EiKil fell from a tiartHl! seed pearls, and ga HhoUiiliet of white MK o ,u| baby brcatb - Kunkel attended ■K pale blue colored Sc B iwi ' w ' ,b e ' bow fitted bodice and Eg® wore a blue cllif ‘ carried a colonial asters, delphinium Bernard Hain £ filler as best man. and Miss cousins of 99K t . usherettes, and fcjSad.-d gowns with MEKiite carnations in was attired with matchand site wore a EHliart reuse colored EgSfoilowing the cerefor approxiguests was KMiezzanine of the HHin Fort Wayne. gLSbe-. centered with Shß ,, 'dding cake, was ■ Brated with crystal |H white gladiolas. ■"B"" N.-ering, Betty ■’ Briet Kunkel and ErHiniieH assisted in ER* wore gowns in EjßiGtli corsages of in their hair. Bißn> were P layed by r B y siB reiii,iii s tri p int ° | Ksiiigan. the bride EMBned silk suit of ft K with brown acces-

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gJWSON CARROLL fr'Bes Syndicate Writer BnK)D—A sailing acci- || i»? E the P lans of June fcMick Powell to honey|g»»S Dick’s yacht. June fetSfrheel in Balboa Bay 8.. the other afternoon and colbded wi th an ‘ jEWfe other boat. The | impact threw Powell overyyßßh board and stove k in the bow of ■■>' H - 1h e y a c h tQuestion now is whether it can jgja&gj be re P aired in |||||||| time for the wedding, which is expected to B take place soon B■> of Powell’s R-K-0 E®ered.” jßjjk going mad about gW A1! tickets for her g^g| ncer ts were sold out jg'W s ’- Some purchasers jHy a - m. until noon for jgpff of the box -office. %rMps were offering the |FB a Pair. ar y c ’ Turhan Bey was I’,W Turner’s cars K. ar ri - s - Lot the machine Mi Mt even than those of Esf Cers ’ so Turhan dipK® )Ug ht himself a 1933 with fellow soldiers HB* a pass to come to K,.® Last time, incidentalfirst look at “Night f.B the picture he made ■ne jJberon g®f passes, Jon Hall K sur Prise Frances Francisco but gr.'i'hiadder attack en S' 5® to return to Camp ■S- Warner, Jr., of all Ed P a ' s t° send him » ( ,W in ' u P Pictures. . . . Em radio commentator £gViserable for Betty |c B ar , y James by giving EiS -k telephone numhotel) over th-i air. ft B Aguirre, adviser of oeiegation to the ■Hr? conference at San fert K la test mentioned I wHr T ? e Robe -” Mervyn LE® him ’ ’ • ’ Ma rtha fcE® t 0 lx- an aunt r ■p !R the stork visits

i . r sories. Her corsage was of shell ■ pink carnations. The bride, a graduate of the ■ Decatur high school, is president ■ of the local chapter of Tri Kappa 1 sorority. Lt. Hain graduated from the Decatur Catholic high school and enlisted in the naval air ' corps in the summer of 1942. He ■ was commissioned a bomber pilot ■ at Corpus Christi, Tex. and recently returned to the states after ' several months duty in the Southwest Pacific. At the expiration of ' his leave, he will report to Sebring, Fla. Out-of-town guests at the wedding included Lt. and Mrs. David Plant, Sausolits, Calif.; Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ryan, Chicago, Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sheets, Soutli Bend; Miss Olive Walters and George Reker, Fort Wayne; Mrs. Cassius Keller, Washington, D.C., and Mrs. David Kunkel and son Mickey, Portsmouth, O. BORNE REUNION HELD SUNDAY The thirty-second annual Borne reunion was held Sunday at Han-na-Nuttman park, with fifty persons in attendance. A pot-luck dinner was served at noon, and following a short business meeting ip the afternoon, bingo was played. Delicious refreshments were served at a later hour. The next reunion will be held in Fort Wayne. MISS MARY JANE WILSON TO WED CALVIN BURNETT, Y 3/C Mr. and Mrs. Francis Howard, 409 West Jefferson street, announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Miss Mary Jane Wilson, to Calvin C. Burnett, Y 3/C, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Burnett, North Second street. The marriage vows will be read Saturday night at eight thirty o'clock in the-First Evangelical church, with the Rev. F. H. Willard officiating. Miss Witeon is a graduate of the Decatur high .school, and was form-

the home of her brother, William/a sergeant stationed in Florida.; ; , . Bette jane Greer goes io court 1 ! Aug. 1 to have her name legally; shortened to Jane Greer. Did you know she used, to sing with Enrio Madriguera’s orchestra in .Wash* ington? .» * # Add post-war plans? Brian Donlevy had made the down payment on a house in ■ which he plans to use for vacations, and, between times, to rent ton other celebs visiting the islands. ... With a couple of pictures still, unreleased, Gloria Jean will taka; advantage of those big offers formore eastern personal in September. _ Richard W. Sale, Sat-eve-post writer and author of the novel,' "Passing Strange,” heads for New York soon to try and effect a property settlement with his estranged wife, Arline. Object, divorce. Out here, Sale has been writing for Paramount and recently has collaborated with Mary Anita Loos on a story. Quite a colorful guy, this 30-year-old Leslie Vincent who had a good role with Connie Bennett in “Paris Underground.” With his father, Vincent owns 52 islands in the Palmyra group near Hawaii, J, HOLLYWOOD HI JINX? Thd Jan Savitt’s household belongings are stalled somewhere betwixt New York and here and the family didn’t have a stick of furniture for their new house until Nancy Sinatra came to the rescue with some cots and chairs. >•» Surprise twosome: Buff Cobb and Ted Howard. > . . New York nightclubs are begging for Hoagy Carmichael at the fancy price of $5,500 a week. He can’t accept now but may later. ■, » Carl Laemmle, Jr., and pretty Peggy Maley were cutting up capers at the Mocambo. Jimmy Walker getting the glad hand from everybody at the same spot . . • Rena Morgan and Jack Oakie at Giro's. >»» Janis Paige with Milton Mack, at the Beverly Tropics.... Mary Foy concentrating on Bert Boyer. » . « Lina Romay will go back with Cugat but just for camp shows, . . . Charles Boyer now owns Vincent Spragna’s painting, xha Bathers.” ... Crooner Perry Como after Twentieth Century-Fox to put a bartering sequence into “Doll-Face,” so he can demonstrate his skill at his old trade. .. . Hattie McDaniels’ Dalmatian dog just had a tonsilectomyl

CLUB CALENDAR Society Deadline, 11 A. M. Phones 1000—1001 Monday Cub day-camp, picnic and swim, junior-senior high school gym, 10 a. m. Tuesday Delta Theta Tan called business meeting, Elks home, 8 p. m. Kirkland home economics club, Kirkland gymnasium, R p. m. Kirkland Karnaval, Kirkland gym, 8 p.tn. Wednesday Zion Lutheran Married Couples club “Farm Frolics’ party, Orley barn, 8 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. Ladis Aid society of First U. B. church, Mrs. Clarence Drake, 7:30 p.m. Union Chapel ladies aid society church, 1:30 p.m. erly employed at the General Electric Co. in this city. Mr. Burnett, also a graduate of Decatur high school, recently returned to the states after twenty three months in the South Pacific. The Ladies Aid society of the First United Brethren church will meet Thursday evening at seven thirty o’clock at the home of Mrs. Clarence Drake on North Seventh street. Mrs. Orley Brown and Mrs. Judson Passwater will be the assisting hostesses. All members are urged to be present as the election of officers will be field. MARRIED COUPLES CLUB TO HAVE “FARM FROLIC” The Zion Lutheran Married Copules club will have a “farm frolic” next Wednesday evening at evening at. eight o’clock at the rural home of Mr. and Mrs. Orley Walters on road 27, north of Decatur. Music and entertainment for the evening will be furnished by a quartet consisting of Karl Reinking, Hank Schamerloh, Don Grote, and Carl Bischoff. Various games and special refreshments have been arranged by the committee consisting of Mr. and Mns. Earl Caston, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Krueckeberg, and Mr. and Mrs. Louis Jacobs. Members are urged to contact club officers or the committee if they desire transportation.

ROOT TOWNSHIP CUB HAS MEETING RECENTLY The Root township home econoinioclub met recently at the hoine of Mrs. Charles Johnson, with Mrs. Harold Owens assisting. The business session was conducted by the president, Mrs. Archie SuedOrf. During the demonstration hour, Mrs. Herbert' Banning and Mrs. Richard Mo.-es prepared various isalads. Delicious refreshments were served by the hostesses. Mrs. J. C. 'Grandstaff and Mrs. Gerald Piaysuit and Skirt /Fttl f l\ I \ \ V’ A \ i_ x V / /f / Iw 9045 /■ / / i 11 sizes /I/ 7/ HN 30 ’‘ 10 ■ | I J; liO ~ I A P / \ . h•si >/ ■ MW ml Marian Martin The mainstay of a summer wardrobe, Pattern 9045. Simple-to-make playsuit for your playtime hours, button-front skirt, to match or contrast, for movie and luncheon dates. Pattern 9045: 12, 14, 16, 18, 20; 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40. Size 16, playsuit, 2% yds. 39-in.; skirt 2 yards. Send TWENTY CENTS in coins for this pattern to. Decatur Daily Democrat, Pattern Dept., 155 N. Jefferson St., Chicago 80, 111. Print plainly SIZE. NAME, ADDRESS, STYLE NUMBER. JUST OUT! The Marian Martin Summer Pattern Book, a collection of all that’s new and smart in wearing apparel for the family. FREE Nightgown Pattern printed in book. Send Fifteen Cents for your copy.

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Group Os Local Men On Luzon Have Been Together 31 Months TOP ROW, left, to right: Cpl. Ralph Martin, Cpl. Lawrence Beavers, Cpl. Wendel Smith, Sgt. Russel Meyers and Ist Sgt, Loren Hoffman. Bottom row, left to right: Cpl. Russel Stump, Cpl. Karl Beer, Cpl. Alfred Zumbrum, Pfc. Melvin Crozier, Cpl. Roli&rt Mcßride. This group of nine Adams county men holds the unusual record of being together in one unit ever since they entered the army on Decembr 21, 1942. The above picture was taken on Luzon, Philippine Islands. A 10th member of the group, Frank Krick, Jr., of this city, was confined to the hospital when the picture was taken. The 10 men took basic training at Camp Bowie, Texas and advanced training in California and Mississippi. They left for overseas in April, 1944 and are with the 671st Engineering Co., (topography). The men each have battle stars, including the Leyte and Luzon campaigns.

Eady were guests at the. meeting. The Farmerettes home economics club of Geneva will be guests in the studios of WOWO, Fort Wayne, during the broadcast of the modern home front, Thursday at 1 p.m. Jane Weston, home economist for the station who conducts the modern home forum has .set aside each Tuesday and Thursday as visitors’ days and this visit of the Geneva club is one of a series of guest appearances of such groups. During the broadcast, members of the club will be interviewed on the air by Jane Weston and Don Btfth, the announcer on the program. The Union Chapel ladies aid society will meet Thursday afternoon at one thirty o’clock at the church. The election of officers will take place members are urged to be present. Members are also asked to bring their coin cards. CIRCLE IV OF W.S.C.e. MEETS THURSDAY Circle IV of the W.S.C.S. of the Metijpdist church met Thursday afternoon at the home of Mis. Floyd Acker, with thirteen members and one guest present. The’ meeting was opened with the group repeating tire Lord's Prayer, followed with devotions by Mrs, Afnoq Yoder. The lesson study was given by Mrs. M. O. Lester. During the social hojtr, delicious refreshments were served by tfie hoptejs, assisted by Mrs. W- X Beery and Mrs'. Fi;ed 'V’.ische*

Mr. and. Mrs. Gcrpld Smith and (jliiidren are enjoying a two week’s outing at Lake Webi3tei v . , " Mr. and Ajrs. Chester Nelson of Portland visited at the home of Mr.’ and Mrs. N. C. Nelson last evening. Will Linn, clothing merchant who underwent a major operation thrrte weeks ago, is improving and is able to be about some. He will have to take things a little easy for a while, however. Reports from the St. Joseph hospital concerning C. C. Schafer, who suffered a severe stroke a week ago Saturday evening, is that his condition is “fair". ,He has shown some improvement the past couple of dayri. Mrs. Charles Ehinger left this morning, after a 30-day visit at Fort Wayne and here for the home

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of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Campbell in Louisiana. She is motoring to Little Rock, Ark. with friends, will travel by bus from there to Texarkana, where her parents will meet her. Miss Catherine Atchison returned to her home in Detroit yesterday after a several weeks’ visit here. She was accompanied to Fort Wayne by her aunt, Miss Fannie Hite. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Heller were guests at the Dick Heller home in Fort Wayne over Sunday. Mrs. IR. B. Myers of Kokomo, Mrs. Beatrice Hawkins of Rushville, and Mrs. Goldie Roth of city are the guests of their sister, Mrs. J. A. Beery of route 2. Timetable For Returning Vets Paris, July 30. — (UP) —Here is today’s deployment time table of American divisions. 9th army hq: on the high seas, first elements expected to reach the United States next weekend. 20th armored division: on the high seas, expected to start arriving in the United States the middle of next week. 28th infantry division: op, high seas, expected to reach port aboutAugust 6. 30th infantry division:’en route to Southampton where will leave ■for New ’ York aboard the Queen •Mary. , ■ t 35th infantry division: processing at Camp Nqjfolk, Reims -assembly area; expected to goto Le Havre late this week. 45th ihfantry division: processing at Camp St. Louis, Reims, scheduled to go to Le,Havre about Aug--10. 13th airborne division: processing at Camp Pittsburgh,. Reims, for August shipment. ■ . "Advance p-isties of all these-divi-i-piqmt except the 13th are on Hie high ways. ' ■" • -—o — —-j-’:.-Democrat Want Ads Get Results

AS ARMY BOMBER CRASHED INTO EMPIRE STATE BUILDING r : ■ itn <FI ’ JR r 1 e: ' i s «w-.* WB aWMHk I y-’urA -Wr <■ Wdr •’’As,'3 * 111 > MHE KyF li ■ Bl 9> -31 1 Mi HB' HI ! SMOKE AND FLAME crown'the Empire State building in mid-town bomber pilot’s vision, probably causing the crash. Photo at right New York, left photo, after it was struck by a B-25 Anny bomber, shows the huge hole blasted in the side of the towering office causin/f at least nine fatalities and injury tS 100. The pinnacle of building when the bomber exploded, hurling sheets of burning high the building is lost in the fog which, it is believed, obscured the octane gasoline into the interior.

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Cpl. David Terveer returned to St. Joseph, Mo. Sunday after spending a 15-day furlough with his mdther, Mrs. B. T. Terveer, and other relatives and friends. Master T/Sgt. William R. Roop, USMC, was recently advanced to ‘that rating, according to word received by life parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph J. Roop of North Tenth street. He lias been in the marine corps for three years, and in the Southwest Pacific for approximately one year. Cpl. Kenneth J. McConnell of this city is now completing hie training as gunner on a B-29 Superfortress crew at Smoky Hill army air field, Salina, Kansas. He is the 19-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. R. K. McConnell. A graduate of Decatur high school, he was formerly an employee of F. McConnell and Sons. He received his preliminiary training at Buckingham army air field before arriving at Smoky Hill where he is preparing for combat duty overseas. Meet In Philippines Mrs. Alice Christen is happy for a cablegram from her sons, Dan and Billy, both of whom have been serving in different units in the Philippines and who were finally able to meet each other over the week-end. The message simply stated; “We are together and having fun,” but that meant a lot ,to the family here who have been hoping that would occur. Both boys are fine. James A. Holthouse, 20-ycar-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur R. Holthouse, was commissioned an ensign in the U. S. naval reserve in ceremonies held this morning at Navy Pier, Chicago. Enlisting in the navy in June, 1943, Ensign Holthouse took his boot training, followed by 16 weeks in the navy’s quartermaster school at Great Lakes. Enrolled in the navy’s V-12 program, he took a year’s course at Notre Dame university and a month of specialized training at Princeton university. He was then sent to the midshipman school at Abbott hall of Northwestern university, Chicago, where he was graduated today.... .. Ensign Holthouse will report immediately to Miami. Fla., for assignment and active duty. Hfa brother, Lt. (jg) Dan C. Holthouse, USNR V is aboard a- heavy with the fleet. . >. .-- > ' Robert D. Williamson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Byrl Williamson of route 5, and Ralph -L. Reef, -on of Mr. and Mrs. Adam Reef, 80S North Second street, are receiving their boot training in the Uniled States navy in Sampson, N. Y. Records of the Army Air Forces show a perfect physical fitness score of 100 is made only once in about 100,000 attempts.

Lt. V. N. Llniger of Mt. Clemons, Mich, spent Sunday with his wife, son and parents, Mr. and Mis. Frank I iuiger. Ted Eady, AOM 2/C, arrived home this morning to spend a leave witii his parent.- - Mr. and Mrs. .1. K. Eady of North Sixth street. Special Services And Meetings Os Churches In Area I J Camp Meeting The annual camp meeting of the Adams county holiness association will be held from August 2 to 12 at Monroe. The Rev. John R. Church, of Winston Salem, N. C., will be the evangelist and the Rev. and Mrs. W. 11. Brand of Fort Wayne, will conduct the singing. O O Adams County I Memorial Hospital I o o Admitted: Mrs. Albert Williams, route 6; Jackie Lee Pyle, Bryant, route 1; Ronald Fifer, Bryant, route 1: Miss Betty Lou Miller, Bryant; Mrs. Mary Buckey, Geneva; Mrs. Grover Trego, Ohio City, O.; Mrs. Lewis Huff, Columbus, ().; Miss Selma Koenemann, route 2; Miss Marjorie Myers, 243 North Third street; Miss Rose Roebuck, Pleasant Mills; Benson Npiford, Van Wert, 0., route 4. Admitted and dismissed: Thomas Allen Shoe, 401 North Third

— t > ■ulHi HI Hr I * i - SWifu, s FLYING home from Kassel, Germany, on an emergency furlough, Pfc. John Maglio joins his wife at a New York hospital in a death vigil beside the bedside of their two-year-old son, Bobby, who has been In a coma for the past 41 days.with encephalitis, an inflammation of thejiervous syatem causing paralysis. (I nt crmtion.il Soundphoto)

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street; Miss Beverly Kay Fuelling, route 3; Miss Jean Voglewede, route 2; Miss Donna Jean Thieme, 526 Studebaker street; George Sorg, 333 North Third street; Charles Loshe. 316 North Firq street; Donald Leo Jones, Willshire, 0.. Elmer Raison, 618 Line -trhet; Arthur Beer, Berne route 1. Dismissed: Mrs. Edward Dye and baby girl, 409 South Second street; John Harvey, Bellmont Road.; Mun Sally Marquardt, Monroeville route 1; Mrs. Holmes McCouley, Elyria, O.: Mrs. dgar Archer, i'leaeant Mill?, Mrs. Paul McFaul and baby boy, 957 Walnut strict: Mrs. James Downing, Bryant route 2; Mrs. Lewio Hainea and baby boy, route 6; Baby Joseph Vore, route 3; John O'Campo, Monroe route 1; John Deßolt, 2'15 North Eleventh s’reet; Mrs. Herman Koehns and baby girl, Fort Wayne route 2; Mrs. Paul Handier, Homesteead 42; Mrs. Lawrence Ladig and baby girl, route 1. MiTs 'Mr. and Mrs. Robert Maloney of Wren, 0., are the parents of a baby boy, born at 12:23 p.m. today at the Adams county memorial hospital. He weighted 8 pounds, 1 ounce and has not been named. Mr. and Mrs. William Sanders, 540 Studebaker street, are the parents of a baby girl, born Saturday night at 9:45 p.m. at the Adams county hospital. She weighed 7 pounds and has not been named. A baby girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Ladig of route lon Saturday at 16:20 p.m. She has not been named. Mr. a 114) Mrs. Roman Sprunger are the parents of a baby boy, born Sunday at the Van Wert county hospital. He hats not been named.