Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 27, Decatur, Adams County, 1 February 1946 — Page 3

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I Legion Dance : fl Sat., Feb. 2nd ; B LEGION HOME ! r 10 to 1— Music By ■ H BILLY ROSE ORCHESTRA ■ H I legion Members, Wives, Sweethearts, Auxiliary i» I an <i Husbands, Men in Uniform. ■ fl Come And Have A Good Time ;

E *■■■■■■■■ i Special Services B SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 3 B ■■ ■ ■ -gfiHjaaa Speaker— K 1 Ke%. • l '’ l '" 11 K l "‘- ''l'l'"’' B Singers— II "Echoes of Calvary" Male Quartet B WEB? BBH \ndcrson College <K Theological seminary. K'WBK' , \nderson. Indiana BMBf BHRRm Sneaker and Singers: 9:'!0 a. in. - : |>. ni. *** g o q I it . ■•. i \ \i I ’J| ■. ' in fc -- ; |’ Fi-b. I 1. 1.. 17 ■ Ijg I R», & Me. f '<<J " f'Evangebtts S "• l ° s < > ■ JBMMI e !lU *' ‘ rs '’ "■' " »Walgw \ ■ Vibraharp U Picture Sermons Rev. 4 Mrs. Edgar • J *hn H. Kane Child Evangelism. u Bu,rh n Safe —Scriptural EvanffcHnn H CHURCH OF GOD t. 7:30 Each Evening.

ter of Tri Kappa sorority. Mr. Stephenson in the son of Mr. and Mr*. William P. Stephenson of Missoula. Mont, and la a graduate of Montana State university. He served four years In the army air forces, having n reived his discharge recently. PHILALETHEAN CIRCLE MEETS WITH MRS. WORTHMAN The Phllalelhean circle of the Zion Evangelical and Reformed church met at the home of Mrs. Martin Worthman recently. Mrs. Herman VonGunten vm the leader, using as her topic for discuoslon a chapter fr >m the study book, “West of the Bate Line.'* Mr*. Adolph Weldler, president, conducted the short businem meeting, after which delicious refreshments were served by the hostess, assisted by Busin Repp. rt FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE MEETS WEDNESDAY Mrs. William <’. Feller wan hostess Wednesday evening to twelve members of the Friendship circle of the Zion -Evangelical and Reformed church. The meeting was opened with the devotions, read by Madge Barton. An interesting lesson from the book '‘Christianity Whore You Live," wax given by Mrs. Ray Heller. The meeting was cloned with piayer. During the social hour, bunco wm played and prizes were award ed to Mrs Lewis Lltterer and Juanita Bonflgiio. The hostess, assisted by her mother, served delicious refreshments. WOMEN OF MOOSE TO HAVE ANNUAL PARTY PARTY At the regular meeting of the Women of the Moose, held laet evening at the Moose home, plans were made for the twenty-f Mirth annual party to lie held February 14. A pot luck supper will be nerved at six o'clock, with the meeting following Formal initiation will be conducted for a class of candidates, and a chapter night program will be piesented by the ritual committee. Mrs Ruth Martz of Marlon will be the official visitor. Mrs. Hatti Worthman gave a report of the conference held in Marion recently. and it was announced that a large crowd attend-

CLUB CALENDAR •eclsty Dsadllna, 11 A. M. Friday French Township Home Economics club, Mrs. Sniii E. Kuohr. 2 P tn. Ave Maria study club, Mrs. Elmo Smith. K pm. Work ami Win class of First I'. B church, Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Gilpen, 7:30 p m. Pocahontas lodge, 7:30 a tn. Good Samaritan < lass of Nazarone church. Mr. and Mim. la-o Roe, 7:30 pm. Sunday I'nlon chapel Otterhein guild, Miss Betty Harvey, 1:30 put. Monday Decatur Woman's dub, postpon* ed. Our Lady of Victory Discussion group, Mrs. Edward Gase. 7:30 pm. Research club. Mrs. Carrie Haubold, 2:30 pm. Tuesday Tri Kappa business meeting, Elka home, S p.m. Catholic laidlew of Columbia. K. of c hull. 7:3 p.m. Wednesday Zion Lutheran Married Couples club, church basement, x pm. Psi lota XI business meeting. Elke home, x p nt. laidles Shakespeare club, .Mrs J«ws Rice, 2:30 pin. Thursday Presbyterian Missionary society annual mite box opening, Mrs. Hu-la-rt DeVoss, 2:30 p.m. Reheccah lodge. Odd Fellow hall, 7:30 p. in. ed the meeting Os the Limbcrl<»>t la'gion of the Moose and bing > party in Fort Wayne. Mrs. Ruseell Biumgartner was awarded the door prize. Ritual practice followed the regular meeting The Rebeccah hxlg) will meet Tuesday evening at seven thirty o'clock at the Odd Fellow ball InstiiltaLion of oflii ers will l>e held. «• The Catholic Ludhu of Columbia will meet Tuesday evening at seven thirty o’clock at the K of C hall for a regular business meeting and installation of officers. The Good Samaritan class of the Nazarene church will meet Friday evening at seven thirty o'clock at the home of Mr and Mrs. U-o Roe In Monmouth All members and friends of the class are Invited to attend. The annual mite box opening nt the Presbyterian Missionary society will be held Thursday afternoon. February 7, at two thirty o'clock at the home of Mrs, Hubert DeVoss, with the Meedames Roy Runyon. lad* Black. Ed Engler and W. E. Smith ax assisting hostesses. I Mrs. Charles laingston will present I I he program, itrtlng as her .nibject ' Youth In the Church." A good attendance Is desired. SO CHA REA HAS i MEETING THURSDAY Mrs. Richard ('. Ettinger was hotI ties last evening to the members lof So Cha Rea. A short business meeting was |<• inducted, following whl It bridge ' was played and prizes were awardfed Mrs. Rusriell Byer and Mrs. Clyde Butler. The next meeting will be In two weeks at the home of Mrs. 11. C. i Deiningen The Our i.a>ly of Victory Di* j cussitm group will meet Monday I evening at seven thirty o'clock a* [file home of Mr*. Edward Gase. o Trade In a OooV Town — Oteatur

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On Okinawa Lloyd J. Daniela, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Daniels of route three, is serving with the V. S. Navy on Okinawa He entered the service on June 4, 11*45 after graduation from the Pleasant Mills high “< hool. His rate Is storekeeper, third class tint) his address: Freight Distribution Center. NSD. Navy 325*i Hut A5, '} FPo. Han Francisco, f'alif. ImJMjTI I II offlltlmiltliHllttlllHH* iW Pvt John o Miller, stationed at Fort Devenw. Mare . Is spending a furlough with hl* parents. Mr and Mrs. Otto Miller, 1011 West Adams street. Max Leonardson. Sic. son of Mr and Mrs S E. Leonardson of this city, has arrived here after receiving his discharge from the I'nit -d States navy at Great wa>i in service three yearn. o Mr. ami Mrs. Gordon Acheson have returned from a motor trip to Dallas. Tex. llouMrt Hunter left Thursday for Heidelberg college, Tiffon, Ohio, where he is enrolled as a freshman.

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Miss la-ttle Um, John Joseph. Mr. and Mrs. Clem F. Kortenber and daughter. Donna l«ou, were dinner guests at the Dr. Will Korti-n---her home in New Haven Thursday evening Mrs. Curtis Hill un-derweht surgery at the Caylor-Nickel clinic in Bluffton Wednesday. Iler condl Hon Is reported as good. Mrs Dick Bnrdg has returned home from Detroit, Mhdi. and Hastings, Mich, where she has been visiting her hueband Mr. Burdg is assisting In the <orotru< tlon of the A. W. Bliss office building’'. Mrs. Ralph Yager and daughter. Catherine, and Ml«s Mathilda Sollemeyer will spend the weekend in Indianapolis and Bloomington. Mrs. Yager will be one of the participants in the commencement • xerch' s at Indiana I'nlveußy Sunday afternoon, when she will receive her Mtuiters of Science degree. o Honorable Discharge RM3c Donald E. Roeder. 71G Marshall street from Naslivßle, Tenn. Naval Station. Cpl. Robert D. S< hi.tdler from Camp Atterbury SF2c Richard Harold McCollum from Great latkes, HI. Cpl. Thomas Junior Johnson from Marines at Great laik<«*. 11l Max leonardson, Sic, from Great Lakes, 111. First Sgt. George W. Ray from Camp Atterbury. Te<h Sgt. Thomas Sheehan | from Camp Atterbury - - ■ —o o Adams County Memorial Hospital o o Admitted Don Gehres, Wren. 0.; Roger D. Huffman. 1240 Master drive; Ernest Anderson. Jr. route 8; Lawrence Smith. Geneva: Mrs. Elizabeth Gelsxler, Willshire, O.: Mrs. Fred Thieme, route 3. Admitted and dismissed: Miss Mary Jane Winners. Convoy, (>. rout* 2: Carl Royce. X 27 North Fifth street; Robert Allen Eicher. Willshire, (>.. route 1; Mrs. Jesse Ruppert, rout*’ 4; Robert Lee Scheimann. rout 5; D•• Jones, Bertie; Elgene Hoile. Hoagland route 1: Jack Richardson, route I; Ms*. Elizabeth Igihure. Berne. Dismissed: Orley Krugh, Convoy. it. -rout*’ 2; Mrs Elm* r Noon-

Sells Interest In Clifty Falls Mills George C Thomas of this city, a former vice-president of the Central Soya company, has sold his interest in the Clifty Falls Mills at Madison. The feed mill was formerly owned by Eugene V. McCann, who moved from this city to Clifty Falls last year. Mr. Thomas stated that he plans to have a lengthy vacation la-fore en'eritlg business again. He was witli Central Soya an I McMillen Feed Milk* for 11 years and in recent years had ills office in For’ Wayne. Mr. Thomas is a director of the Ami-riian feed manufacturing ussochitioK and regional c inservation chairman of the feed industry council, lie is widely known In t ie feed industry. o — . Two Meetings Today At Court House Farmers of Adams county attended a meeting this afternoon, in the couft room of the county courthotioe to discuss weed control in a program arranged by L. E. Archbold, comity agricultural agent. Oliver C. Lee, Purdir* extension botanist and chairman of the governor's weed commission and A. S. Carter of tiie state weed commission staff, were the speakers. The meeting at 1 pm. was t • lie followed by another meeting in the courtroom at 3 p.m of all Decatur merchants and busiDeHsmen. The latter meeting w.-f* railed by the retail merchants’ committee of the Chamber of Commerce. o Semi-Monthly Dance At Legion Saturday The **emi monthly dance of Adam,* Post 43, American Legion will be held Saturday night at the Legion home, starting at 10 p.m Members, their wives and sweethearts, auxiliary members and their husbands, men Jn uniform are invited to the affair Billy Rose ami his orchestra will furnXh the music. * o Jackson Returns To Miller-Jones Store Robert Jackson, former MillerJones shoe store manager here, today re-assumed charge of the store after three years’ service with the U. S army. He received his discharge last November and had lieen residing In Hartford City since then. Mr. Jackson succeeds Fred Cooper, who will manage a company store at Galesburg, Hl. o ■ Trade In a Good Town — Decatur

Divorce Suit Filed In Circuit Court Action Is Taken In Other Cases Sult for divorce has been tiled in Adams <ir*uif court by Avery Sprunger against Mary Kay Sprunger, charging <rm I and Inhuman treatment. The complaint state* that they were married January S, IS3X and separated July 3n. 1945, and avers that the defendant associated with other men; Is a constant it *-r of alcoholic lieverages and drinks to excess with other men; that she told him on frequent occaxions that she woul I be his wife until lie was discharged from service to get allotment checks. He asks <uxto<ly of two children, aged live anil one and one-half years. H R Mi t'h nahan is plaintiff's counsel. In the action of Kathryn vs. Frank Lough, a compromise setDement of hack support money was made. The defendant, who has been in service, was in arrears 1352-50, the entry stated, ami the plaintiff accepted $175 with lit/ weekly payments to continue for the support of three minor children. D. Burdette Custer represent«-d the plaintiff ami John L DeVoss the defendant The First State Bank filed a suit for the (olieitioll of a note from Francis J Sihmitt. which. It is averred, was Issued in March. B*3X for $275 The complaint asks for interest and attorney fees in a demand of $•'•*"» Ferd L. Lltterer Is plaintiff's attorney A petition wax filed to change the name of Robert Eugene Smith. 13. to Robert Eugene Dague o- — Miss Alice Owens In School Production Muncie, Ind , Feb. 1 Miss Alice Owens of Decatur is a member of a committee of scene painters foi ihe Spotlight production. "The Whole Town's Talking.” which will be presented at X o'clock Thursday evening. February 7, in assembly hall at Ball State Teachers College Miss Owens, a sophomore. Is a member of Pi Kappa Sigma sorority. girls club, Kullislu art club, Y WC A, and Spanish dub o ’ —* Edwin H. Kaufman Assumes City Post Edwin JI Kaufman today assumed bls duties in the light and water offices of the city hail. He was named to Hie position recently by Mayor John B S»ults and the city board of public works and safety to ,iuccee<| Mrs, Allee it. Christen. —o— Monthly Report Os Adams County Clerk Dan Cupid's efforts In Adams county during the month of Jan uary suffered a i-evere setback. Records in the county clerk's office show that during January 2*> mar tiage licenses were granted but 13 divorce suits were f led. The monthly report of the <lerk shows also that 332 free hunting, fishing and trapping Hcens*M were granted veterans and others sold a* follows: IXB. hunting, fishing aid trapping; 11 female fishing, three annual noit-realdent fishing and two non-resident hunting, fishing and trapping.

Sore a Throat ■MMSSMIMM due to colds Let a little Vicks Vapoßub melt on the tongue. Works fine, to soothe sore throat due to colds and helps relieve irritation in upper breathing passages. To Ease Spasms of Coughing: Put a good spoonful of Vapoßub in a bowl of boiling water. Wonderful relief comes as you breathe in the steaming medicinal vapors that penetrate to cold-congested upper breathing passages ... soothes the irritation, quiets fits of coughing, helps clear head. Fit Added Reliof. rub Vapoßub on throat, chest, back. Let its famous double-action keep * a a on working for | Ve lw> 5 iKXirsasyousleep. ▼ VASORUS

New Bus Schedule • S EFFECTIVE FEB. 1,1946 ■ ■ ••••• t !••••• ■ P.M. P.M. P.M, A.M, AM. AM. AM. A.M. A.M, P.M. P.M. P.M. ® 11:15 9:38 4:38 11:08 9:18 7:00 Lv. Dsecatur Ar. 7:00 8:45 11:35 2:40 8:30 11:10 ■ 11:59 10:25 5:25 11:55 10:05 7:45 Ar. Fort Wayne Lv. 6:20 8:00 10:50 2:00 5:46 10:80 • * Daily ■ t Daily except Sundays. A. B. C. COACH LINE Rice Hotel Phone 57

Magley Conservation Club Meets Monday The annual business meeting of the Magley conservation club will lie held Monday night at 7:3'* o'clock at the Gerber filling station in Magley, i* was announced today. The Magley club has a memberrblp of about 500. At the Monday night meeting, new officers will be named for the year and the program for 1948 also will be diecussed. o — Divorce Is Sought For Cruel Treatment Alvin Nuexbaum. of route one, Decatur, filed suit for divorce from Maxine Nussbaum in Adame circuit court today, charging cruel and Inhuman treatment in that she was continually fighting with the plaintiff Howard Benningh iff is plain tiffs counsel.

Find Out the FACTS ahout your HEARING In your hearing lohn NerioiiN? Will a hearing aid help — if no, exactly how much? Visit the Sonotone HEARING CENTER Careful audiometric test Nhow.s the kind and extent of hearing lons and Sonotone correction. No charge or obligation. (’. E. MACKAY CERTIFIED SONOTONE CONSULTANT RICE HOTEL DECATUR Saturday, Feb. 2 1 to 6 P. M. Sonotone Hearing Service 710 Gettle Bldg Fort Wayne, Ind.

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REVIVAL SERVICES Union Chapel, United Brethren Church Feb. 3rd to 17th 7:30 P. M. Daily except Saturday Gospel Sermons by the Pastors. Revs. D. H. and Celia Pellstt. Music in charge of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Chase. The community is urged to share in these meetings. ('time, and bring your friends.

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er, Monroe route 1; Mrs, Robert Finnegan. 514 North Second street; Charles Brunvtrup. Monroe route |. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Inniger of Berne, are the parents of a haby bom this morning at 12:47 a. m. at the Adams county tnempnlal hospital. She weighed 8 pounds. 14 ounce* and has been named Ann Marie. A baby boy wax born to Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Jackson of .339 Stevenson street Thursday morning nt 4:43 a m. at tlx- Adams <<>unty memorial -hotnital. He weighed X pounds. 7 ounces and has not been named. Mr. und Mrs. Joe Jesse Corral. Jr., route 2, are the parents of a baby boy. at 4:47 p. m. W dnesday at the Adams county memorial hospital He has not been named

Visit the L Anspaugh Studio First & Monroe St. SAT., FEB. 2 9 a. m. to 8:30 p. m.

H. F. Zwick M. D. Practicing Medicine and Surgery. Office opened Feb. 1, 1948 in the office formerly occupied by the late Or. O. D. Beavers. 134 N. First St.