Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 7, Decatur, Adams County, 9 January 1946 — Page 3

IYIfDNESDAY, JANUARY 9,1946.

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AAistian endeavor union sSlmeet AT FORT WAYNE Indiana ChrlAllan ! :■ B|Hn han aiadc preparati. ;.. “ttU birthday ML" In varlou* part* of '*"■ '- , '" ft’- bruary 2 and >. with <>n- • f celebrations to take place In *. Wayne, at the Calvary United hren church. ho arrangements In this part of state as planned by the Porter Irtet Christian Endeavor union J Include Dr. Elmer Becker, 'ildent of Huntington college, an __Hrker for the Sunday afternoon ting on February 2, and peter Ichoon of (lary, as toastmaster ?" the fellowship banquet to open - rally on Saturday evening. J. ruary 2, at seven o'clock Mon- /* Smith of Michigan City, form Lii, state president of the union. . been engaged tp conduct the Id timers of Christian Endeaare to be honored at the han chtcigt *ltk • C. E. pin to he awarded he oldest endeavorer from each 1 bo: Allen, Adams and Well* coun eservattons for the banquet uld be placed With Frank (inks not later than January 28 I price of this meal In one ar. THERE STUDY CLUB • REGULAR MEETING he Church Mothers Study club 1 their regular meeting last nlng at the home of Mrs. Car! iter, with twenty seven mems present. frs. William Sanders was In rge of devotions Mrs. Ernrat rlek read several articles, taken m Parents magaalne, and Mrs. 11 Uhrlck gave an article from Christian Home. taring the social hour, delicious reshments were served by the itess, assisted by Mrs. Asa Polk, Mrs. Clyde Harris and Mrs. lilam Sanders. IS. CAL STEURY IS ISTESS TO SORORITY Mrs. Cal Steury Was hostess last inlng to members of the Eta Tau ima sorority. Following a short business mer-t---f, three tables of bridge were med. Prices were awarded Mm. orge Helm, Mrs. Ray Heller and ta Irerni Werllng A delicious luncheon was served the hostess at the close of the ■etlng. Fhe neat meeting will be held

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iii JiIIiUBIIIIIIIIIIIIII sh “ First United, I Brethren Church Madiaon at Ninth Extendi a Welcome to all to attend the Evangelistic Services 7:30 P. M. Dec. 30 to Jan. 13 »Mlm Luelta Martin Mreetor of Muelo Each evening except Saturday.

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at the home of Mrs. Homer Barton. TRI KAPPA HAS BUSINESS MEETING Tri Kappa sorority met last evening al the home of Mrs. Fred Smith for a called business meeting, during which time plans were made for Inspection, to be held February 19. The nest meeting will be a dessert bridge, Tuesday, January 15 JUANITA MAY MENKE WEDS WILLIAM E. LENHART, 8 1/c Mtsa Juanita Muy Menke, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Menke of Fort Wayne, and William Edwin Mnhart, S 1-c, non of Mr. and Mrs. Orval Muhart, 216 North First street, were united in marriage Saturday night, January 5. at eight thirty o’clock in the Methodkit parsonage by Dr M. O Mater. For her wedding the bride chose a two piece gold colored suit, with brown accessories. Mrs. Herman L. Mnhart, her attendant, wore a two piece black and white suit with black accessories. Herman Mnhart served the groom aa hest man Mm. Mnhart has been employed as a saleslady for the Murphy 5 and 10 store In Fort Wayne. Seaman Mnhart, before entering the navy, was emplayed as a brakeman on the Pennsylvania railroad, and is now stiffened at Pensacola. Fla. Mrs. Mnhart will return to Pensacola with her husband at ths explration of hiw leave. MRS. W GUY BROWN HOSTESS TO CLUB Mrs. W. Guy Brown was hoztera Monday afternoon to the members cf the Research club. The president, Mrs. Walter Krick, opened the meeting by reading a New Years prayer. Two excellent papers were given during the program. “Thomas Payne, Crusade for Truth” was read by Mrs. O. L. Vance and the “Romance of Sliver" by Mns. Clifford Srylors. Sub topics were given by Mra Harry Knapp and Mrs. Walter Krick. Officers elected for the next club year are Mrs. R. O. Gcntls, president; Mrs. L. A. Cowans, secretary; Mrs. J. W. Calland treasurer, Mrs. J. M. Doan wlB be hostcert at the next club meeting.

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CLUB CALENDAR Society Deadline, 11 A. M. Wsdnssday World Friendship guild of Presbyterian church, Mrs. Kenneth Runyon, 7:15 p.m. Mothers of World War 11. Mrs. Henry Llecbtenatelger, 7:30 p.m. Red t’ro'M ’owing, Legion. 1 to 5 p m. Ladles Shakespeare club, Mrs. Otto Beehler, 2:20 p.m. Historical club, Mrs. R E. Hite, 2: So p.m. Woman’s Guild of Zion Evangelical and Reformed church, church, 8 p.m. Methodist church choir, church, 6:15 p.m. Thursday District meeting of Mglon auxiliary. Post 17, Fort Wayne, 10:30 am. Happy Homemakers club, Mrs. Gale Cook, 7:30 p m. Methodist Youth Fellowship Supper, church, 6 p.m. Zion Lutheran Mfeafenary society, all day. Baptist Women's scckty, Mrs. Norman Kruee, 2:30 pan. Methodist W. B. C. 8., church social rooms, 2:30 p m. Mount Pleasant W. S. C. S, Mrs. Frank Singleton. 2 pm. Stated meeting of Eastern Star, Masonic hall, 7:30 pm. Union Chapel W. M. A. Mrs Omer Merriman. 1:30 p.m. Friday Red Crons Knitting, Red Cross headquarters, 1 to 5 p.m. American Legion auxiliary, Mglon, 8 pm. Monday Fireman's auxiliary. Mrs. Russell Baumgartner, 7:20 p m. Delta Theta Tau business and pledge party, Elka, 7:30 p.m. Pythian Needle club, K. of P., after Temple. OUR LADY OF VICTORY DISCUSSION GROUP MEETS Our Lady of Victory Dlscusefen club of the St. Mary's pariah unit of the Fort Wayne Deanery council of the Nation Council of Catholic Women, met at the home of Mrs. John F. Schurger Monday evening. Roll call was answered by giving the name and date of a feast day for the month of January During the evening, chapters of the book, entitled "The Saviour's Life," by Rev. Gilbert Simmons, were read ’ and discussed. Miss Rose Stelgmeyer read a letter from Catechist Al herding, now located at a mission near El Paso. Tex. Miss Hilda Heimann, chairman for the evening, read an artPi* from the St. Anthony's messenger, entitled "Heredity." The next monthly meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Edward J. Oase TOWNSHIP CLUB MEETS FOR REGULAR MEETING The Blue Creek Towtahlp Home Economics club, the Friendship Village club, met recently for their regular meeting. A delicious potluck dinner was nerved at noon from a beautifully appointed table, lighted with candles. Twenty nine members, four children and two guests were present. The meeting was opened with group singing, followed with a talk by Anna K. Williams, home demonstration agent. Scripture and the lesson were given by Mrs. Workinger. Roll call wau unowered by showing pictures of someone in the service, after which a short business meeting wag held. Names for the 1916 cheer alstr-ra were drawn and the Installation of the new officers was held, conducted by Mrs. E. W. Busche of Monroe. The meeting was closed with the Lord's Prayer. Hostesses for the meeting were Mm. Virgil Buchanan and Mrs. Nora Bollenbacher. REPORT GIVEN ON PROVINCE CONVENTION Delta Theta Tau held their business meeting at the Elks home la.it evening. The meeting was presided over by the treasurer. Joan Wemhoff Alyce Kay Byerly, president, has resigned her office and is leaving the city Helen Barthel, vice president, will complete the rest of her term In office. The Goodfellow club chairman, Mrs. Al Schneider, gave a report, stating the twenty four basket* of food were given to needy families. Included In each basket were a beef roast, can of peas, corn, green beans, peaches, rolls, cake, candy, apples and oranges. Toys and candy were donated by the McMillen Co., handkerchiefs by the E. F. Gass store, snd a ten dollar donation by Fred Schulte. Pat Rumschlag. delegate to the Michigan City convention, gave a report of the activities. Among the reports at the convention was the donation of three thousand, three hundred and twenty-five dollars to the Riley Memorial hospital at Indianapolis. Others attending the convention were Mrs. Charles Holthouse, Mrs. Al Schneider and Alice Roop. The next province convention wm voted to be held by the Fort Wayne chapter. The business and pledge party of the sorority will be held at the Elks home Monday evening at seven thirty o'clock.

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nJlfiEl i«F q I I MBII Gene Bass'tt, GM 3c, son of Mr. uml Mrs. Carroll Basset of 750 High street, was recently advanced to that rating aboard the USB Golden City, transporting troops. He arrived in Seattle, Wash December 19 and left January 7 for Korea, He received his gunnerM mate training at Great Luk«M. 111. His new address U Eugene Bassett. GM Sc. I'SS Golden City. AP 169 GFPO San Francisco, Calif. Cpl Dick Engle, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Engle, 4>as landed at Portland, Ore. from th" Japan war theater, after serving 20 months overseas. He wae with an amphibious force and served In New Guinea, the Philippines and In the Tokyo area. He l>i expected home in the near future and is eligible for discharge. Cpl. Jay Girard ki home on furlough from the army air forces at Fairfield. Calif., visiting with his parents, Mr. und Mrs. Adrian Girard of the McMillen addition. He has been In service 26 months. Grube Enroute Home Public relations officials with the 6th army In Japan report that Cap!. Harry T. Grube, former prosecutor here, is returning to t.he states after 32 months overseas with the famous 31th Infantry Regiment. He enlisted In the army In 1912 and after basic training went to officers’ candidate school, wae comrnkisfened In January. 1913 and sent overseas. Ills first combat experience was at Hollandia. New Guinea, followed by campaigns on Risk and the 262 Philippine liberation campaign. During this period, he did not miss one of i the 202 days of combat In which his regiment was engaged. He wears the Aelatlc-Psciflc and ! Philippine liberation ribbons with three bronze stars and a bronze arrowhead, the presidential clta- , tlon. combat infantry badge, bronze star medal and good conduct ribbon. At the time of his departure was serving with the occupak tional forces on Shikoku. Japan. ’ His wife, Mrs. Janet E. Grube, reside in Indianapolis, and his mother, Mre. E. M. North In Des Plaint rt. 111. tSe Union Chapel W. M. A. will meet Thursday afternoon at one thirty o’clock at the home of Mrs. Omer Merriman. The American Legto.i auxiliary will meet at the Legion home Friday evening at eight o'clock for a business meeting. All members are urged to attend. The regular meeting of the Fireman's auxiliary will lie held Monday evening at seven thirty o'clock at the home of Mrs. Russell Baumgartner. The Pythian Needle duh will meet at the K. of P. home Monday evening following the regular Temple meeting. Reva Stauffer, Elsie Stanley, Lettie Ar.nen, Lillie Hammond and Mary Ahr will lie hostesses. Lt. (Jg) and Mrs. Paul Brunton are visiting hero while tihe former Is on 30-day leave. He will report to Gi al latkes, 111., at the termination of his leave and will be dis charged from naval service In February. Lt. (jg) Brunton has been in the Pacific. — oo O Adams County Memorial Hospital o o Admitted: Glen Strickler, Monroe route 1. Admitted and dfemkrted: John Brunton, 109 South Fourth street; Mrs. Ida Patsel, Scbirmeyer sircet. Dismissed: Mrs. Edward Hesher, 122 North Tenth street; Mrs. Andrew Rhfrack, 121 North Fifth street; Jack Adams, Delphos, O. Mr and Mm. Leonard Johnston, 710 Nuttman avenue, are the parents of a baby boy, born at 11:10 a.m. Tuesday at the A lams county memorial hospital. He weighed 7 pounds, II ounces «nd has not been named. — —— -o— Os the original 13 states. New Hampshire was the only one which was not Invaded by the British during the American Revolution. After the Denver ordnance plant converted to artillery fuse production in 1911. more than 2,500,000 fuses were shipped from the plant.

Dutch Girl Writes “Pen Pal” For A White Wedding Dress

The poignant story of a love which weathered u year of Inter merit In the dreaded Buchenwald concentration camp and now a plea for a white silk wedding dress have been given here to Mrs. James Harvey, 228 Madison street as result of a "pen pil" acquaintance started with a Holland girl when Mrs. Harvey was Miss Virginia Taylor. ntiidet|t In the Mon roe high school The letter, received recently from the Dutnh girl, was the first since the Nazis overran her country and halted nearly all mall service. Recalling she suffering and hard ships that sh» and her fellow countrymen endured during the German occupation, the Dutch girl. Miss Corry Meljer, wrote n concise word picture of how her people were mistreated, starved and killed by the Nazi occupation forces and expressed her appreciation to the "Allied forces and our own brave countrymen" for their freedom. Miss Meljer. who liver at Ardbelrtraat 27. The Hague, Holland, recalled that when the two girls first started their pen j»al acquaintance through literary work in the school that she "was sixteen years old. a flapjier thinking mainly of new clothes, teat paper - and celebrations. Then I thought It’ very Interesting before my friend* t'hat I should have a penfriend in America." she writes. "Now I have grown into n young woman." she continues. “And 1 believe by this means we can come to a better utidei standing and so contribute our mite to a mure Iceaceful world In the future.'’ Honorable Discharge cpl Johnnie G. Waltke Decatur, from Camp Atterbury. cpl Cyrial William Des Jean from Camp Pendleton. Calif. Delbert E. Strahm, Decatur, from Great Lakes. 11l frtaJUCALS Guy Bets of Bluffton was a bud nest visitor In Decatur Tuesday Mr. Bese h a former Decatur resident. Joan Steffen, eight daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Toby I Steffen of route 6. Is receiving ‘ treatment at the Clinic hospital in; Bluffton Rev. and Mro. H. R Carson, of | Goshen, visited tn Decatur Tues i day. Mrs. Carson was formerly Miss Effie Patton of this city. Mrs. Richard Lingsbore and ala- j ter. Mlm Ruth Parrish of St. Louis, Mo., are visiting In Decatur at the home of .Mr. and Mrs. Homer Par rlsh. Mrs. Longshore and Miss Par-i rlsh will go on from here to Florida i for a vlelt before returning home , Mrs. Lovfna Heath had as her I Sunday dinner guests Mr. and Mra. i Harry Gaudy. Mrs. William Dancol and Richard Gaudy, of Barberton. ().: Mr. and Mrs. Kermit Bowen > and sons. Bob and Allen. Mrs Til ; lie Hower. Oscar Ainsworth, Jacob ; Heath and Dorris Heath. Charles W Baumgartner, former resident of Geneva, now blind and ' an inmate of the Wells county in J flrmary, who has been writing a ■ book entitled "Return of the Girl ’ of the Liberlcst," told a Bluffton ■ newspaper reporter that he haa! been offered 125.U00 for a half In j tsrest of the book by Virginia Ho-; cor, a niece of the late Mrs, Gene I Stratton-Porter, who resides some-1 where In the ea«st. Politics Is getting an early start! In Jay county. Clarence Bishop has | announced as u candidate for the! Republican nomination for sheriff. Leigh Bowen, who has been confined al St. Joseph hospital for! some time with a lung ailment, j Gas on Stomach . gdhsiS Is 1 m Saekte raw ■■■»> Wkas MMB (USMk MWM MlGtal. Mgue«l» tM SM «M> Msm* *e* tMenmirs, SinuH •raulr yrraa IM trtln* msSMiss ksvn anwiMMUt faUW-aatulSM !»»• umm l> M is I Issstire. Brti-ua ccsC.»i Is « M/anuratsutoWMtw awaMiMMiMea. as. I OU’LL find Gerber’s ready to serve you with the finest assortment of MEAT — in the city. Visit our market for a wide selection of choice cuts and Highest Quality. Gerber MEAT MARKET

Rhe told of meeting a youth, whom she named only as John, when Wiry redded on the tuiino street Ils IM9. Visits between the families became more frerßtenl until the two fell in love and were contemplating marriage after the completion of his st’idles In Oriental science. They were fi) move to the Dutch Ea t Indlew where her filance planned to work for lih government. After Nazi occupa tlufi, isuwever, John joined his country's underground forces working against their raptors. He was arrested, however, mid taken to the dreaded Buchenwald camp Now after a year's confinement he b hom>- again, suffering from tuberculosis, but on Ihe road to recovery mid once again the cm pie plan their belated marriage. At the dore of the letter Is the plea for tlie silk wedding dress "I tiatu to a*k you this, Virginia." she writes. “But while we are no longer hungry there are some thing’ we cannot buy. My whole life- it was my favorite desire to marry In i wJille dreum-drewt and now I can't get the material f >r It anywhere Once ma e. I hate asking. hut I see tn other solution." Needless to say. Mr>. Taylor holies to be able to purchase the material in order to fulfill her newly regained f iend's desire, i While she < annot send the money now. she writes that "the first clay we can send money to the I'. , R A., I Wil! he at the post office. You can depend upon that.” And Mrs Taylor warmly agrees ! with her Dutch pal tUiat their correspondence is to he faithfully resumed where It was Interrupted |in 1939 by the first shadow* of I World War II Hias returned to his home In Decatur. Mr Bowen » still confined to his bed. but is reported to be improved. James Andrews, local real estate dealer, who has been ill the last two weeks, is recuperating at the home c,f his son in Fort Wayne. - o « Trade In a Good Town — Decatur

Beware Coughs from common colds That Hang On Creomulston relieves promptly boI cause it goes right to the seat of the trouble to help loosen and expel germ laden phlegm, and aid nature to soothe and heal raw, tender, inflamed bronchial mucous membranes. Tell your druggist to sell you > a bottle of Creomulsion with the un- ! derstanding you must like the way it quickly allays the cough or you are to have your money back. CREOMULSION For Couch», Chet t Colds, B ronchitis NEW PIANOS Pre-War Quality and Price $325 Tax Included At Our Factory Cash or Terms £• 4' F* 4 u Now you can have what you have been longing for ... a beautiful new spinet piano of pre war quality ami at a pre war price. For the present we will sell i these pianos from our factory, direct to retail purchasers in this vicinity . . . until we can increase our output enough to wholesale to dealers. Limited Number Available Beautiful Case—Superb Tone Thoroughly Seasoned Material Full 88 Note Keyboard Guaranteed 10 Years Call at Our Factory or Telephone Bluffton 518 ESTEY PIANO CORP. Bluffton, Ind.

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