Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 43, Number 213, Decatur, Adams County, 10 September 1945 — Page 3

IqNDAY, SEPT. 10,1945:

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VN F« HOUSER E MELDREN kreps, JR. S P :„. of the loveliest of late weddings, solemnized Sun- ■ August 26, Miss Carolyn b. ■ s ; daughter of Mr. and Mrs. ■ s ' , Ff , t z of Elwood, be- ®' P bride of Meldren Kreps, ■ of Mr. and Mrs. Meldren ■ ' S " of this city. The Rev. of Huntington, form- ■ ()f the East Main Street K.. iall church in Elwood, per- ■ ' lhe double ring ceremony K c an improvised altar, arin an archway in the home ML bride’s parents. An assortof piumosus flanked eithei Kot the archway, marked at in- • Sals With homiuelri of orchid K a nd white gladiolus. ■Ceding the ceremony, Miss Mnie Hester, pianist, played “inKezzo” and "To A Wild Rose,” ■ accompanied Mrs. Roy Manon, ■ sang “At Dawning" and “InBn Love Call.” Lohengrin’s and ■debsohn's wedding marches ■e used. Bur bride was lovely in a gown ■ . blue satin, fashioned with a Bare neckline, leg -o - mutton Bws and a full skirt with a pa- ' Bof ruffles at the back, with Line beneath for an old faBned effect She wore a finger ■vfil of blue silk net, and a cor- ' Be of gardenias. She also carried Barm bouquet of Kellarney roses Hj a small white Bible, a gift 1 Ku her maternal grandmother. Br only jewelry was a single Bgb strand of pearls. Bllrs. Ralph Watson attended her Birraa matron of honor in a pink B gown with a square neckline, Brt puffed sleeves and full skirt. B carried a nosegay of gladioli ■d fern. The Miuses Katherine E Elizabeth Fetz, sisters of the Kr. and Miss Lurlene Kreps, sisBof the groom, were bridesB'l'h The Misses Fctz wore idenKally styled gowns of pink net, square necklines, short puffed ■eves and full skirts. Mses Kreps Kie a pink taffeta gown, with a ■are neckline, puffed sleeves and ■ll skirt. The three attendants Kiried bouquets ot gladioli and, ■rn. ■ Cail Barnett of this city served Be groom a<a best man. I Mrs. Fetz was attired in a strfeet ■ngtli drew of black crepe, while ■e groom's mother wore a navy Bepe dress. Both wore corsages of Kaiilenias. 3 Following the ceremony, a re■eption was held at the Mangae ■afeteria for approximately seven■y guests. The bride's table was ■entered with a large wedding Bake, topped with a miniature Bride and groom. The Misses Helen Kill. Karol Kleinbub, Joan McKuinn, Lurlene Kreps, Katherine ■e:z and Elizabeth Fetz assisted Bz serving at the reception. Following a short wedding trip, he couple will be at home at 127 East Wayne street .in • Fort Wayne. The bride is a graduate of th© Elwood high school and International business college in Fort Wayne. She was employed in the office of the Guide Lamp Co. in Imlerson. The groom, a graduate ot the Warren high,school and Inttraational business college in Fort Wne, u associated with the Burrougliß Adding Machine Co., in Fort Wayne. FRITZINGER, BERTSCH WEDDING solemnized Miss Virginia Fritzinger, young*st daughter ot Mr. and Mrs. Curt ritzinger of route 3, became the “'de of Sgt. Lewis R. Bertsch, of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius of ei) eva, Saturday afternoon at five o clock in the Zion Evangelical and Reformed church. The Rev. Wilh® c. Feller performed the douring ceremony. The bride wore a street length of aqua and brown, with town accessories, and carried a . Bible. Her corsage was of ’»« gladiolas. Mrs. Reinhold Sauan/ ? n<led heF Si3ter in a be, K e ..... I)rown street length dress, i brown accessories, and wore yellow gladiolas. Cpl.

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Lloyd Munro of Geneva served the groom as best man. Mrs. Bertsch attended the Monmouth high school. The groom was employed at the Central Soya Co. before entering the army. lie recently returned fro in several months duty in Italy. J SOCIAL ACTIVITIES LAUNCHED BY SCHOOL The social activities for the 1945- 1 1946 school year of Hartford town- 1 ship schools began Friday evening when trustee and Mrs. John H. * Duff, assisted by Mr. and Mrs. F. 1 J. Duff and Ivan Duff entertained at the high school for the county ' •superintendent, advisory board members, school faculty, bus drivers and janitors at a get acquainted and fellowship meeting in honor 1 of the new faculty members, who * were initiated by an entertainment committee composed of Mr. Cobb, chairman, Miss Sprunger, Miss ! Auguhurger, Miss Schlagenhauf 1 and Miss Glendenlng. An old fashioned school session 1 was conducted by the committee as teachers and pupils. ( Remarks were made by members 1 of the factulty, superintendent Hann and ex-trustee Baker. ( A song given by Miss Grandlien- 1 ard, dedicated to Mr. Cobb, was cleverly rendered. 1 Refreshments of ice cream, cake, wafers and coffee were served to all seated around a long table tas- ‘ tily decorated for the occasion. Present were Mr. and Mrs. Ly- 1 man Hann, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ringham, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Johns, ‘ Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Cobb, Miss Phylle Stuckman, Miss Ruth * J. Grandlienard, Miss Sy bi Ila , Sprunger, Miss Beulah Augsburger, ’ Miss Edna Glendening, Miss Mary ( Schlagenhauf, Mrs. Charles Grand- ‘ lienard, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Ziegler and son, Richard, and Mrs. 1 Roy Fields and non, Bobby, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Dubach, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Moser, Menno Mertz, ' Harvey Garboden, Edward Meshberger, Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Baker, 1 and Jane and Larry Duff. The Women of the Moose will meet Thursday evening at the Moose home for a chapter night program. A class of candidates will also be initiated. The program a will be in charge of Ireta Judt. All officers escorts and committee chairmen are requested to come prepared for forman initiation. The Mount Pleasant W.S.C.S. will meet Thursday afternoon at two o’clock at the home of Mrs. Gerald Grandstaff. There will be a meeting ot the W.M.A. of Union Chapel church Thursday afternoon at one thirty o’clock at the home of Mrs. Glen Hirschy. A good attendance is desired. LADIES AID SOCIETY MEETS THURSDAY The Ladies Aid society of the First United Brethren church met Thursday evening at the home of Min. Ves Baker. Devotions were given by Mrs. Clarence Drake, Mrs. William Pennington and Mrs. Frank Bohnke/ During the business meeting, conducted by Mrs. Hubert Gilpen, sixteen calls were reported, and the work committee turned in thirty dollars. Mrs. Judson Passwater, Mrs. Elzey and Mrs. Drake were appointed to the work committee for September. Lovely refreshments were served by the hostess, assisted by Mrs. Tom Fisher and Mrs. Willis Reed. Hostesses for the October meeting will be Mrs. Manley Foreman, Mm. William Strahm and Mrs. Floyd Death. The Better Homes ciub will meet Thursday evening at seven thirty O'clock at the home df Mrs. William Stucky. Members are asked to come dressed ae school children. Mr. and Mrs. Philip Carper have returned home from a few months visit with their sone and daughter in Monterey and Chico, Calif.

CLUB CALENDAR Society Deadline, 11 A. M. Phones 1000—1001 Monday Adams county home economics club ehorus, Mrs. James Lybarger, 6:30 p.m. Pythian Needle club, K. of P. home, after Temple. Firemen’s Auxiliary, Fire Station 7:30 p.m. Our Lady of Victory discussion group, Mrs. Nick Braun, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday Church Mothers study club, Mrs. Alton Corson, 6:30 p.m. Woman’s Christian Temperance Union, Mrs. Jesse Niblick, 2 p.m. Dorcas class of First Evangelical church, church parlors, 7:30 p.m. Dutiful Daughters clase of First Evangelical church, Mrs. Ivan Stucky. 7:30 p.m. Delta Theta Tau business meeting, Elks home, 8 p.m. Rebekah lodge, Odd Fellows hall, 7:30 p.m. Otterbein guild of First U. B. church, Mss Jean Strahm, 7:30' p. m. Wednesday Presbyterian World Friendship guild, Mrs. James Kocher, Jr. 7:45 p.m. St. Luke girls guild, Gladys and Eleanor Mankey, 8 p.m. Woman’s guild of Zion Evangelical and Reformed church, church parlor, 8 p.m. W. S. C. S. of Beulah Chapel church, Mre. Harry Breiner, all day. St. Ann Study club, Miss Matilda Meibens, 7:30 p.m. Thursday Presbyterian Missionary society, Mrs. Charles Dugan, 2:30 p.m. Women of the Moose, Moose home, 7:30 p.m. W.S.C.S. of Methodist church, church parlors, 1 p.m. Mount Pleasant W.S.C.S., Mrs. Gerald Grandetaff, 2 p.m. W.M.A. of Union Chapel church, Mrs. Glen Hirschy, 1:30 p.m. Better Homes club, Mrs. William Stucky, 7:30 p.m. Eastern Star, Masonic hall, 7:30 p.m. American Legion auxiliary district meeting, Post 82, Fort Wayne, all day. Women's society of Baptist church, Mrs. Charles Massonee, 2:30 p.m. Friday American Legion auxiliary, Legion home, 6:30 p.m. The regular stated meeting of the Eastern Star will be held Thursday evening at seven thirty o’clock at the Masonic hall. Preceding the stated meeting, a potluck supper will be served at six o’clock. The meat, butter, rolls and coffee will be furnished by the chapter. The W.S.C.S. of the Beulah Chapel church will have an all day meeting Wednesday at the home of Mrs. Harry Breiner in Peterson. All ladies of the church are invited to attend. The St. Ann Study club will meet Wednesday evening at seven thirty o’clock at the home of Miss Matilda Meibers. All-Purpose Frock W orEjJ ML*#’# Ww -9332 Z/ ? £ sizes Z m 34fc /# $ * b- 4 f n -i? & m Mi JI tWt Marian Martin Your Fall wardrobe should have at least one good shirtwaist dress, like Pattern 9332, with simple, slenderizing lines. Why not make several —in wool, rayon, or mixture? Pattern 9332 comes in sizes 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44 and 46. Size 36 takes 3 yards 39-inch fabric. 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 OUTI The Marian Martin Summer Pattern Book, a collection of all that’s new and smart in book. Send Fifteen Cents for FREE Nightgown Pattern printed in wearing apparel for the family, your copy.

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The American Legion auxiliary will have an ull day district meeting Thursday at Post 82 in Fort Wayne. The district installation of officers will be held, Members of the local auxiliary who wish to attend are asked to meet at the Legion home. The' Otterbein guild of the First United Brethren church will have a meeting Tuesday evening at seven thirty o'clock at the home of Miss Jean Strahm, with Mrs. Keith Smitley us assistant hostess. The Women's society of the Baptist church wiil open their fall program Thursday afternoon' at two thirty o’clock at the home of Mi»s. Charles Massonee. A good attendance U desired. iStHI ||mM Pfc. George L. Bailey, son of Mrs. Mary Bailey of Decatur route six, was awarded the combat infantryman’s badge, in addition to the oak leaf cluster to the Purple Heart, at the Newton D. Baker General hospital, Martinsburg, W. Va. The latest citation is for exemplary conduct in action. Mr. Bailey’s wife and eon, Patrick, reside in New Martinsville, W. Va. Lt. Phil Byron returned td his duties in Cleveland, Ohio last night after a .short leave here. Mrs. George A. Foos hae received word that her husband, M/Sgt. George Foos, has reached his distination. M-Sgt. Foos is with Co. “D” of the 361st engineers regiment, special service. His regiment, after serving ten months in France, sailed direct to the Pacific. He is now on .Luzon. AWARDED AIR MEDAL First Lt. Robert B. Hunter, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd B. Hunter, 321 First Street, is now assigned to the AAF Redistribution Station No. 4 at Santa Ana army air base. Lt. Hunter, a B-17 pilot in the Bth Air Force with 28 combat mie■zions to his credit, entered the service on Feb. 24, 1943 and went oven eas in January, 1945. He has been awarded the air medal with three oak leaf clusters, the presi 1 dential citation, and the European theater ribbon with three battle stars. Mrs. Sam Brooks received a tele- , phone call from her son, Bernard, last night informing her he had won the ping pong tournament at the San Diego USD center. “Barney” was quite happy over the championship and says hello to ail I hie friends. He was recently transi ferred to San Diego from Great 3 Lakes, 111. O o Adams County 1 Memorial Hospital j o o Admitted: Mis. Carl Feller, Decatur; Mrs. Lloyd Mishler, Monroeville, rou'e 2; Frank Hesher, Bluffton! Miss Frances Brite, route 2; Miss Kathryn Hullinger, 619 Kekionga street; Mrs. Paul Schultz, 1022 West .Monroe street. Admitted and dismissed: John Laurent, 30'4 North Third street; Ervin Mauller, route 6; David D. Roop, 341 Line street: Mrs. Onie Bates. 346 Stevenson street: Thomas Rambo, 409 South Fifth street; Jason Moser, Wren, O.: Mi,,s Ida Sprain, Ohio City, O.; Janies Voc- . tor, 255 Rugg afreet. I Dismissed: Dan Barkley, Fart Wayne route 2; Wilmer Jack, I Muncie; Mrs. Franklin O. Baker, 342 Nor’h Eleventh street; O. F. Gilliom, Berne; Mrs. Gale McClain, Willshire, O.; Ralph Isch, Decatur. Pickled Beets Canning pickled beets is a good way to put up some of the beet crop. The acid of vinegar used in pickling helps preserve beets and keep them a bright red. A pressure canner is not necessary for canning pickled beets: .If pickled beets 'are 3 to be kept more than a few days. , they should be processed in a boil- , ing water bath, as in canning fruits ; 0 - Trade In a Good Tow l ' — Decatur If you need to ffINUMIP RtOBlOOO! Dim To Monthly Losses If you lose so much during monthly periods that you feel so weak, “dragged l out” this may be due to low blood-iron —so try Lydia E. Pinkham's tablets—one of the greatest blood-iron tonics you can buy. Pinkham’s Tablets are also famous to help relieve symptoms of monthly functional disturbances. I Follow label directions. Lyfia L PiiUnni’s TABtCTS I

met K I w A . J u... «• ■¥. ,J SGT. CHARLES A. MACGILLIVRAY, one ot the 28 top heroes recently decorated with the Congressional Medal of Honor by President Truman, is shown with his bride, the former Esther Manning, South Boston, at their home in Quincy, Mass. The sergeant won the nation’s highest award, which they hold above, for exploits near Wolfing, Germany, where he lost his left arm. He killed 79 Germans in the fight. Now honorably discharged from the Army, he is unable to return to his former occupation because of his handicap, but he hopes to get a civil service posL (International Soundphoto)

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X&JHCALS Harley Smith visited with Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gaskill at Etna Green last week. The UaskilU for- ’ merly lived here. Mr. Gaskill is 86 years old. Miss Ruby Miller visited with friends in Jackeon, Mich, over the week-end. Mr. and 'Mrs. C. 11. Colter of Kendallville visited at the Earl Colter home Sunday evening. Glen Falk, former Decatur citizen, is seriously ill from high blood pressure at University hospital, Coral Gables, Fla. His daughter flew there from California and his son ha« been notified at the Bermudas. He has resided at Lake Worth a number of years. Mr. and’ Mrs. W. E. Wagoner of Muncie were Decatur visitors last

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