Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 42, Decatur, Adams County, 19 February 1946 — Page 3

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WOTICE * Bo Bank Depositors || You are hereby notified that all ■BB Deposit Liabilities of Farmers State **» H/3 Dank, of Preble, Indiana, are assumIj ed by the First State Hank, of De- » catur, Indiana, as at close of business February 13, 1916. Deposit Liabilities includes checking sccounts, savings accounts and certificates Hffiggi of deposit, both demand and time, issued by this bank up to and including February ”■ 194< - All checks drawn by depositors of this bank against their balances at indicated . by ledger record will be accepted and paid H by First State Bank, of Decatur. Indiana. H Whatever changes you desire to make conEl cernlng your bank deposits with this bank jf get In touch with those in charge of de |-| posits at the First State Bank and they & i I will gladly advUe you as to your desire ■I V or request. It Is our aim that all depositH ors of this bank shall feel they retain SJ i their usual disposition of their funds conEl sistent with the kind of deposits they may It have nad at the above effective date. Warmers State Bank By C. R. Smith. Liquidating Agent

*■ * "ML < HEWft/fIW vL Moose Members 111 * / »■ Q/ who h:ne st ‘ r ' ed in " orld " ,,r 11 j and have received their invitation to the ; Bloose Party-Thurs. Feb. 21*6:30 pm BANQUET—DANCE—FLOOR SHOW rH| "e asked to call the Secretary for Reservations. YOU’LL HAVE A GOOD TIME. BE SURE TO ATTEND.

field hmtpltals throughout England, Franco, Germany and Austria. Lt Col. Mulligan commanded a field hospital in the third army. Mias Leyse attended Indiana university und received the master's degree in dramatic art from Northwestern univeivdty. For a time she was employed Js a teacher of speech at the Monroe high school After ten days In New Orleans und on the gulf, the couple will re side at the Hawthorne apartments,, ♦475 Went Pine Blvd. St Jaiuls, Mo. Friday YOUNG COUPLE ARE WEO WEDNESDAY Miss Norma Jean Swygart, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lase Swygart of this city, and Dwain Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. ('. L. Smith of Richmond, were united In marriage Wednesday, February 13. at the home of the bride's sister, Mrs. Roy Baumgartner. 321 North Ninth St. The young couple are now residing with Baumgartners MRS. R. 0. GENTIS HOSTESS TO CLUB Mrs. R. O. Gen tie was hosteos to the members of the Research club Monday afternoon Tbo topic for discussion was •‘Memorials." Mrs. A. It. HolthotMM* and Mrs John Doan, leaders, gave Intonating accounts of the •'Lidice" memorial ami memorials of World War 11. The next meeting of the club will be held in two weeks at the homo of Mrs. Harry Knapp HOME ECONOMICS CHORUS HOLDS REGULAR MEETING The Adams County Homo Economics chorus held its regular mt eting last nlglit ut the Farm Bureau building. Mrs. Gladys Neuenschwander directed the meeting for Mrs. C T. Habegger. A short business seston was held and it was decided to serve the farmers' banquet at the Masonic home on March 11. Mrs. Viola Dennison, chorus pianist. was presented with a lovely wedding gift. Mrs. Ham Beeler of Geneva. was a new member pres-

CLUB CALENDAR Society Deadllno, 11 A. M. Tuesday Tri Kappa sorority, Elks home. 14:30 pm. Ik-catur Garden club, Mrs Nl<k| Braun, 2:30 pm. Catholic laidlee of Columbia. Hull. 4:30 p m. l-oyal Daughters class of First ' Evangelical church, Mrs. George Sprague, 7:30 pm. Eta Tail Sigma. Mrs. Don Stump. H p m. Kum Join Vs class of First Evangelical church, Mr. and Mrs. Francis Ellsworth, 7:30 pm. Wednesday Psi lota XI chop suey dinner, Elks'home, 4:30 pm. ■ Decatur Home Economics club. Mrs. Herman Bleberlcn, 1:45 pm. I aid les Shakespeare club, Mrs. J Krick, 2:30 pm. Phoebe Bible i!m«, Zion Evan ! gellcal and Reformed church, pot--luck, «; pm. St. Ann Study dub, Mrs. George Wemhoff. 7 30 p m. Historical club, postponed. Thursday St. Paul Ladbn A'd society, Mre. Floyd Smltley, all day. St. Luke’s Ladles Aid guild, church, all day. Lincoln school T7A, aeuuoi auditorium. Friendship Village Home Economica club, north brick school building. 1 p.rn. D. Y. B. class of Firwt U. B. church, church basement, 7:30 p.rn Presbyterian ladles Aid society, church parlors, 2:30 pm. Progressive Workers class of Flrwt U. B. church, postponed Friday Adams County Federation of clubs, Imls Black, 2:30 p m. Baptist Philo dub, Mr. and Mm. Weldon Holdner, 7:30 pm. Baptist Philo club, post|>oned Saturday Cafeteria supper. Masonic, 5 to 7 pm. i ent at the meeting, attended by twt nty-six members. Tho Progressiva Workers class of the First United Brethren 1 church will not meet Thursday evening as originally scheduled. The meeting was postpone-! to March. The Presbyterian ladies Aid so- ’ ciety will meet Thursday afternoon at two thirty o'clock in the church parlors, with the February section • In charge. Each member is naked J- to bring an article for the silent ■ I auction. > Mrs. Laurence Rash < ntertalned J with u chilli supper last evening for > the Hotel Coffee sh< p bowling [ team. Those present were Phyllis ’ McFarland, Frandh- Reidenbach, ! Pauline Halberstadt, Eileen DeJ Ixmg and the hosfees, Mrs Lauri ence Rash. i Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Hannan of ijnear Wren, <).. entertained ut din >iner Bunday Mr. and Mm. A. L. ! i Harman, John Groves, Nor* liar>iman, Duane Harman and Miss I Doris Adler of this city. Miss Deplores North. Van Wert. ().. Clifford II Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Maullur [ and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Kelly of • Monroe, Mich. Afternoon callem pwere Mr. and Mrs. Harold Miller of • I Convoy, o. 0 — J ; q o ; i Adams County ; ' Memorial Hospital o o > Admitted: Charles Walters, ’ Bluffton route -I; Mrs. Oren Moser. • Berne route 1; Miss Jane K. Jen- ' nlnga, 1023 West Adamo street. >; Admitted and dismissed: Mrs. ! I James Kitchen, 42S Mcßarnes ’ I street. !| Dismissed: Mm. Earl Thornell, ’iroute I; Mrs. John Dougherty und • jbaby boy. Larry l-ee, Geneva; Mrs ' Caroline Arnold, route 2. l Trade in a Good Town — Decatur

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Pf.-. Donald J. Affolder. serving with the It. S army in the Pacific I has Iwen advanced to the rate of corporal, according t > word receiv-1 ed by his parents, Mt. and Mrs Charles Affolder. — Cpl. John M Burger has returned to his home on route five, after being discharged from the V. H army at Coral Gabies, Fla. Lt. Commander Arthur Sundermann returned to his home in Avilla this morning after un overnight visit with the Elmer Anspaugh family. Lt. Commander Sundcirmann is on a 115 day terminal leave from th navy after sev-; eral months duty in the Pa< lfl<. M-Hgt. George Foos arrived in Seattle. Wash, last night from Jap an. where he has been serving with the oci-u pat lona 1 forces, according to a telephone call received by his wife. He in expected to lie dblcharged from service shortly Mr. ami Mrs. Frank Fullerton have returned to their home in Zalo, Ore., after visiting tho paot two weeks with Mr. und Mrs. lieniry Bauman and the Thurman I. Drew family. Mr. Fullerton is a nephew of Mrs. Bauman ami this was their first meeting in fifty years. Mr. and Mrs. George E. Ray and family of Waterloo. Mrs. John Hendricks and family of this city and Pfc. Ches ter Ray of Campbell. Ky. were Sunday dinner guests of Mrs. Pearl Ray and daughter of Twelfth street. Mr. and Mrs. RueeCll Syders und family of this city spent the weekend in Huntington with relatives. Mrs. John Hocker of Monroe had as her Sunday dinner guests Mrs. Dan Roop and daughter, Gh-nnys, of this city, and Mr and Mrs. R. J. Myer of Monroe. The Rev. and Mrs. M W. Sundermann of Avilla, have returned home after recuperating from inJurk s sustained in an automobile accident in December. Mrs. William Affolde.r and jdrs. Roy Price were dinner guests of Mrs. C. W. Hudson at Kendallville yesterday.

Jani's Price, son of county treasurer ami Mrs. Roy Price. U confined to his home with the measles. —■■■ . ..q ~,,,, — Honorable Discharge Roland Volz Cline, marine corporal. from Great latkes. 11l Donald Lavere Williams, Marine corporal, from Great Lakes, HI. Capt. Ruth E. Worthman, from Fort Sheridan, 111 T-5 Arthur F A. Krueckeberg, from Camp Atterbury. Cpl. Lofton Rich, from Camp Atterbury 2nd Lt. Harriet Zimmerman, from Fort Bragg, N. C

•FBIkTHS Mr. and Mrs. David Gruber of Berne, are the parents of a baby girl, born ihin morning at i;08 a in. at the Adams county memorial hospital. She weighed 9 pounds, and has been named Janet Ijoukie. Mr. and Mrs. William Thornton, 131 Mcßarnes street, are the parenta of a baby daughter, born at the local hospital this morning at 12:47 am. She weighed 7 pounds, i 15 ounce* and has been named I Allee Marie. o „.— Kathleen McConnell Elected To Society Miss Kathleen McConnell, daughter of Mr. and Mm. H. K. McConnell of this city, has been elected to Phi Theta Kappa, national scholastic honorary society for junior college*. at Christian College, Columbia, Mo Miss McConnell, a graduate of the Decatur Junior-senior high school, is a freshman at Christian college. _ ■ o ——- — ‘ Automobile Stolen At Berne Lost Night A 1937 black Ford coach, owned by E. L. Fiuecklger. was reported stolen at Berne last night. The Berne man was painting at the Berne Overall company and when he went outside to g«t some material from his car he found it had been taken from its parked position. Berne police authorities notified Sheriff I-eo Gilllg of the theft. The car bore plates numbered 523 475.

Former Decatur Girl Is Class Secretary Ruth Joann Miller Honored By Class Ml«s Huth Joann Miller, daugh-i t«-r of Mr. and Miw. Albert Miller of Washington, D <’., tormerly of Hile city, was elected aeeretary of jthe class of nursery management at Michigan State College which 1 met in Detroit last week. I Miss Miller is specialising In nursery management. She was the <mly girl member of the class.! I which was largely composed of i I former G. I.’s, who were furthering their training. Her picture ap ; pea red in the Detroit New* with; other members and class officers. Mr Miller Is superintendent of the Washington National Ceme-! tery. which Is located three and one.half miles from the Capitol. i Previously he had superintendent! of the Decatur cemetery. Commenting on hie work, Mr. ; Miller states. "We now have 10,< 00 I tulips in the ground. 3,000 early i blooming pansies amt 2,090 rock, plants In variety. Next month we will plant G.mio petunias, geraniums and other summer blooming plants, i Il's (cemetery) Just a great big; flower garden. We also have a Sound system With eight speakers on the grounds, which Is used for Internment servicio ami Sunday as- ’ ternoon sacred concerts." The Millers live outside of the i district, in prince George county.! Md , where ihey have registered | anil Will vote. They receive the ! home newspaper and commented about tho activities going on here , und the stress laid on new homes, i ■o— II Fourth Os Motorists Without New Plates ' Indianapolis, Feb 19— tl'Pi— I The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles found today Hint one- , fourth of Hoosier motorists have not yet bought their 19PI automoblie license plates Director II Dale Brown said that only eight days remained before the March ' \ 1 deadline. Brown estimated that ■ | 200.000 plates remained to be sold • before the deadline for driving • ’ with 1945 tags. , o • Ih-vil’s Tower in Wyoming das the appearanco of a great ti: e • stump. I — MASONIC Entered Apprentice degree al ■ Masonic hall Tuesday. February ' 19. at 7:30 p. m. ’ Walter J. Krick. W M. ♦lb2lx Spring Chic 1 ! » 11 \ jOMx / ! \\ |L'»’ •H ,B| jr 9256 I i SIZ£S IsKS / / I* 20 d / / M 42 Marian Martin DEFINITELY new season! Pattern 9254 features a beguiling roll collar. The deep armholes are very comfortable, so flattering! Gathers below belt give front fullness. Pattern 9254 comes In sizes 11, i 14. IS. 20; 32. 34. 36. 34. 40. 42. Size Ifi takes 2% yards 39 lnch. I Rend TWENTY cents In coins for thia pattern to Decatur Daily Democrat, Pattern Dept., 155 N. Jefferson St., Chicago 89, 111. Print plainly YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, ZONE. SIZE AND STYLE NUMBER. The Marian Martin Spring Pattern Book Is now ready . . . it'a yours for Fifteen Cents. Full of smart styles for the family plus FREE pattern for the n#w "bag-on-a-belt" printed right Inside the book.

Indiana Legion Asks Baer Field Hospital Emergency Use Os Hospital Is Asked Indianapolis, Feb l'» — (I’Pi The Indiana American l<eglon to- ' <biy asked th I'. R Veterans' administration to establish an emergency bo pi'al at Baer army uir 1 field. Fort Wayne Department Adjutant William E Sayer sent a t<-k gram to national I rehabilitation director T O. Km livl of the I-egion of Washington. ; urging him to seek use of the Bear Held hospital on a I. mporary Imais Buyer asked the use of the hoI pltal "To afford amergency ho-p ital Iw'ds for si< k and disabled 1 veterans in Indiana." Sayer auld that then was a I waiting list of 315 e*-s«rvicemen iat the Indianapolis Veterans ad- ' ministration faillity who wcie approved for hospital admission. The vet; runs' administration an- ■ i nounerd recently that a 2mt-bed l general and medical hospital i would he built at Fort Wayne. "By taking over Buec fli-ld army | hospital," Bayi r said, "with its I present f taff. we could bridge the • emergent y mid take care of disaided veteran during t.iie year <> Is months it will require to build a new veterans' hospital At the same time, the la-gion I xpressed a ho|w' that the veteiaiis' i administration would remain only ! temporarily in two buildings it ‘ lea<* d tills week at the Indiana state fairgrounds. State la-gion commander Henry B. Siebenmark of South Bond said the state's generosity in arranging additional space for Hi vetcriin-' administration nffleei was apprei - la ted. "But despite this arrangement," Siebenmark said, "lhe situation Is far from satisfactory for the wounded ami sick veti runs who come from all sections of the state." —- o • Clemency Sought In Soldier's Sentence Newcastle, Ind. Feb. 19 —(t’Pi I —Clemency in the federal penitentiary sentence of Pvt. la-iund .! Bmihner, 2(<*. was sought by the ; »oldi‘-r's friends amt relatives j here today. Boohner was given a life sentI ence last March when a court ' martial convicted him in conm-c-I tian with the death of a 11 yearold Filipino giil. I Relatives said they had con- ! tacled the war depattment, seekI Ing clemency or a new trial on j the basis of Boehner's allegations that his original trial was unfair. Trade in a Good Town — Oecatut

emo *L / ’ A > - 2 „io Home Seekers fiß r j <>ni ‘ **** commendJ able ambitions of man is to own £ b* s °" n borne. "e like to help 1 people attain this goal by loan]S ing them money on a mortgage gßjSSsjiM..'? ■ Jl p,an suiud ,o ,hrir p ' K ‘ k ‘‘ l ' WjjjpEjjijßi I /' ■■ books. J | When V- ■ building or buying a home, B whether it’s a city or farm property, come in and talk it over uV b with ~ur Every Ik will Im- made to handle it your IF Federal Deposit £ B way. » Insurance Corp. I ■v- 'mj Min a'-" FZ3 XraKRU. F ■hb^HYST EM — ~~~~~~ The First State Bank is completely equipped to serve financial needs of individuals as well as business firms, and you are invited to make full use of its many services. bank fe J CONSECUTIVE YEARS OF SERVICE TO DECATUR ANO COMMUNITY. r ,

Mrs. Anna Liechty Is Taken By Death Funeral Services Friday Afternoon Mi Anna Sprung*-' Lieihty, 93 prominently known Berne noneg i-naritin. died this morning ut 1:5o o'clock ut her home in that town. Death was attributed to contplica (ions and Infirmitk s. following an attm k of influen&i She was born September I. D 52 in Putnam county, Ohio, but had spent miMit of tn» life in Adams I county She was married to Emanuel J. Sprunger. who preceik <1 her hi death. July 17. 1*75. Surviving are the following < hll dren Calvin R. tn-at Berne. Mana sa M ne.i Berni ; Mrs Roberta' Sprunger, Robert mid Mt- Hiram Sprunger, all of Berne; Reuben E of Montpelier; David of Bertie one broth r. Benjamin Sprunger and a sister, Mrs Damiel Stucky j 'of Berne; 43 grandchildren, 47 grant-grandchildren and three d'eat The husband, a son and six broth rs precided her in death Funeral services will he held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock ut the First .Meiinonlte < hurch. of which sli was a ineinboi, and lair ial will Im- In the M. R E rwnH

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cry The hisly will be returned *o the Hiram Sprunger residence W dnesdny morning at 9 o’clock, where it may be viewed until time for the services COLDS aS Relieve misery, m most mothers do. Rub thea <h<-st W H a.y,aVvA>Sui - ffITCIHMfcK umr WMBAMMP 1 ffffPINDAIU rfWOMAWI 130 N Second St. Across from A A P Store.

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