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'■[nrickard IKeaC) WEDNESDAY ■, „,i Zizdnian. oldest Mr and Mrs. Charles ■ ,M<ii'l 'n. " • : ‘-t'd Jam** 1 ■ )<'»<!<> *" n " f Mr R, Hi' k»"<- *’ f M *' n l 111 ma.rlage Wp<l Kv.-nin-’ a' thirty] parsonage «»f th*! ’H rn.'iii Brethren church. gK c .1 Mericle read the Ku nuptial rite. K d ,. , tl ,h.' for l.er wedding K . | .treet length dress. K aim a lined bmlice and H, ... f|. r .mscssories were Kn<l -In- wore a <orsa«e of K,.,,. 0.0 i.. lied with white Kjv aoendant. Mrs Wetly K.,.'.,. g.dd street length Him black accessories. and S„ of deep pink carnation*. ■ Mihm served the bride■a first man. is residing in 'he house on Columbia ll.akfon). O. ■j S GUILD HAS K.y meeting ■monthly meeting of the E guild Os the Zion Evan End l(< foi med church was Kdnesday night at the Sdr. ns-ioii for the devotBrvitv. The Way of Peace ■p. was led by Mrs. Willand the sound motion ■ We Hear Witness" was ■y 'he He. Feller. The.film ■ the first American church-Kurv.-y of the condition of Kisiian church in Japan fol■the signing of the peace ■ Harold Hoffman presided Ku- business meeting, and K<- following announcements: Klee <lul> from the .Mission ■ will appear here on March ■id day of prayer February Ki o'clock at the Zion Evan- ■ and Reformed church. This Knual union service and Rev. Kty of Huntington will lie the ■peake Several reports were K<i>- of the regional educat■conference held In Fort ■ recently Mrs. Hoffman Eted Mie Ed Miller, Mrs. I Worthman and Mrs. Fred ■ to a committee io purchase ■nd prepare sunshine boxes K invalid church membet's ■ will offering was taken 4t> ■ the expense. Announcement ■lso made that the March ■ meeting night waa changed ■r-day. .March 13. because of ■iiten service. Volunteers were I by the social service departIto help sew the material I the chairman. Mrs. M F. ■man. has in her possession, ■ng the social hour, a silent In sale was conducted. HostI were Mis. Edward Jaberg. If red Heuer. Mrs Floyd HunInd Mrs Harold Hoffman. Ihty w. m. a. p TUESDAY f "" M A. of the Trinity EvanII United Brethren chunfl I*' 'he church Tuesday evenp Sephu* Jackson was the F for the evening lining as I'opi' Partners In a World lieginning In Judea." .Mrs. pes White opened the meeting rsymg America the Beautl[The call to worship was given f r * Jackson, after which the r Pr nise Him. Praise Him." bung by the group Pjolet. entitled "A Visit With was included in the Fam. W jih ( O || ow |ng per- [ 1,1 'he east: Mrs. Charite F Mrs. Harold Stauffer. Mrs .• h * r Mrs. Floyd Death. I harles RobenoM and Mrs f IJ «ht. Mm. David Wynn 'he program with prayer. J*>rt business session folowby Mrs. Carl Fisher •J** f°r the meeting were rrank Fiahe r< Mrs. Nina *"’* Mr * George Myers. - SOCIETY OF SERVICE MEETS V’omen a Society of World * * "» I nion Chapel Evan err u*^ 4r ” ,he ho, ne of Mrs. tine ,Or * n •” d «y • pot !u.-k dinner is th. r* ' Th * u th. > ' W a " ,IM, y group. I - “>«**• aat the Thres Ire c.tT 'n P ' <,,c U*«ion. *.h r P *”*" *'** A -Th 'u , m PrOU- Ot »- J*t. W,U ’ ,he Wt *M«en Labor and Industry in f ° Or r,r * B ** "Woman: the Fer -r? rh »rte« Rabbitt. ' Uf* tov’" I*® 1 *® ' out ‘ , Rr ‘ B * T-k. ' Mrs. Wen- ‘ ft-— g ”* 8 &r

CLUB CALENDAR Society Deadline, 11 A. M. Phones 1000 — 1001 Friday Legion auxiliary business meetin-'. Legion home, 8 p.m. Y. P. M. B. of Nuttman Avenue [United Brethren church. Mrs Wayne Troutner. 7:10 p.m. Sunday W S. C. S. of Bolm Methodist church. Mrs. Olle Cubertson, 7:30 p.m. Women of Moose twenty-fifth anniversary, Moixe home, 2 p.m. Monday Research club, Mrs. Harry Knapp. 2:30 p.m. Past presidents parky of Legion auxiliary Mra. Annabelle Gehrig. * p.m. Decatur Woman’* club. Lincoln school auditorium. 7: <5 p.m. Tuesday C- L. or C. pot-luck supper, hall 0:30 pm. Tri Kappa social meeting. Elks. S p m. Kum Joln-Ua das* of Bethany Evangelical U. B. church, church basement. 7:30 pm Friendship Village club of Blue Creek township. North Brick school house, 1 pm. V F W. auxiliary, hall, 7:30 p.m Decatur Garden club, Mrs. Martin Zimmerman. Wednesday W. S. C. S. of Beaulah chapel. Mrs. William Ehrman Psi lota Xi sorority. Elks home, 8 pan Decatur Home Economics club. Mrs Robert Garard, 1:45 pm Thursday Kt. Luke Women’s guild, church, all day. < Ixtyal Daughters class ot Bethany Evangelical U. 11. church, Mrs. Carl Striker. 7:30 p m. Happy Homemakers. Mrs. Kenneth Mitchell. 7:30 p.m. inldslonary crusade meeting will Ire held next Thursday at the laincaster church- The meeting will start at two thirty o'clock with a carry-in supper and evening service. Mrs. Thurman Drew had charge of the thank offering program. Those present were Mrs. Niles Williamson, a new member. Mre Ralph Bluhm. Mrs. Drew. Mrs. Earl *4'ha»e. Mrs. Johnson. Mrs. Sheehan and daughter. Mrs Myron Franks, Mrs. Bauman. Rev. Celia Pellett, Mrs Charles Burrell, Mrs. Rabbitt. Mrs. Glen Roughia. Mrs. Knefelcamp and the ho-teas, Mrs. Workinger. The next meeting will lie held the home of Mrs. C. O. Brown, with Mrs. Amos Lehman as the leader MRS. DAVID DOWNS ENTERTAINS GUILD The World Friendship guild of the Presbyterian church met Wed nesday evening at the home of Mrs. David Downs, with twemy! ohe members and five guests present. Mrs. Roliert Frisinger gave the devotions, and the lesson, dealing with race problems, was presented by Mrs. Herl'frt Braun. After the lesson. Mrs. Robert Frisinger. a recent bride, was honored with a pantry shower. She received many useful gifts of canned fruits and vegetables. Mrs. Bertha Rice sent a gift of money to the guild > to be used to celebrate its seventh anniversary, and with this money small nosegays with a small plant in the center were purchased and given to each member present as a gift from Mrs. Rica. Guests at the meeting were Mrs. Thompson. Mrs. Robert Macklin. Mrs. Bud Townsend. Mrs. Don Nordquist and Mrs. Earl Mounsey Delicious refreshments were served during the social hour by Mrs. Downs, assisted by Mrs. R. <’. Hersh. Mrs. Roliert Jackson and Miss Marion Koontx. WOMEN'S CLUB TO HAVE GENERAL MEETING MONDAY The Dramatic‘section of the De calur Womett's club will present at their general program Monday evening at seven forty five o'clock at the Lincoln school auditorium a three-act play, entitled “The Family Tree," by Olive Price. Thia Is a morern <omedy of a young girls attempt to trump up "background’’ to impress the members of her fiance's family who belong to Back Bay Boson's most exclusive society. The difficulties In which she becomes entangled by this deception pave the way for many arnus tag situations before she Is finally brought to realise that her own family tree is gulte adequate even for Back Bay Boston The play Is being directed by MhL C Knapp The cast includes: Mias Roeamond Gould Mias Grace coffee. Mrs H. Beck. Mrs. W. A. Redmond. Mm H Heimsn. Mm.

■■■■Ki k,. DEATH came to Mm. Donald Nelson. 28-year-old wife of the for- ' mcr War Production chief, who 1 has been confined in a Hollywood hospital for a month with a liver ailment Her husband, now head of the Independent Motion Picture Producers* association, was at her bedside. (International) GENERAL MEETING OF W. 8. C. 8. HELD The general meeting of the, W. 8 C. 8. of the Methodist <-httr< h was held Thursday in the church parlors. The meeting was opened with a twelve thirty o'clock carryin luncheon •» Mrs. N. R. Steury then Introduced Mrs. Luella Burry of Berne a returned missionary from India, I who gave u splendid addrms on the customs, dress and her work in India. Mrs. Burry was dressed in tin- native costume Mrs. Paul Edwards, devotional [ leader, used as her toph- "The | Muster Calls.’’ Mrs John Purrish presided over the business meet , Ing, during which it wae announc- i ed that a rummage sale would be held March 1: tile circle II and HI meetings would lie held in two weeks at the home of Mrs. Walter I Krick, and circles I ami IV at the home of Mrs. Parrish The next general meeting will be held February 24. BAPTIST WOMEN MEET WITH MRS. CHARLES MABSONNEE Mrs Charlrx Maasonnee was hos-' tess Thursday afternoon to memIters of the Women's Missionary society of the Baptist church. Mrs. Noble Reynold* was the assisting hostess. Mrs. Warren Lehman president, j presided over the meeting, opened with devotions, read by Mrs Helen Baughn, followed by the Lord’s prayer, repeated in unison. Nine-

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teen membeiM atihwered toll < all with a scripture verse written on u Valentine presented each member present by Mrs. Masaonnee Reports of various committees were given during the short bindness meeting, following which Mrs. Norman Winslow gave the lesson study on "India Christian Youth." The meeting ww dosed with prayer. Delicious refreshments were served during the Meial hour by I the hostess and her assistant. The next meeting will be held at the home of Jlrw Roy Johnson. The U. L of (' will have a pot- | luck supper Tuesday night at the K. of C. hall. The committee Inti tides the chairman. Matilda Gelmer. and Mary Geitner. Mary Ellen I Geinier, Ixtuise Braden. Mildred Berlin#, Rose Coffee, Helena Durkin. Catherine Lengerich, Clara 1 Lengerich, Marie Schmitt. Stella j Smith, Virgene Smith, Marie Zeser, Margaret Gage. Agnes Lichtle, Gladys Coffee and Blanche Irvin. The committee will furnish ham salad sandwiches. The ol»;ervan«e of the twentyfifth anniversary cf the Women ot the Moose will he held Sunday > afternoon at two o'clock at the local Moose home. W. R. Edmund son of Indianapolis will be the uuest speaker, and the celebration will be featured with initiatory services and a formal teaThe Loyal Daughters class of the Bethany Evangelical United Brethren church will meet Tuesr day evening at seven thirty o'clock at the home of Mrs Carl Striker. Mrs. Clarence Wel>er ami Mrs. George Meyer will lie the .xsistlng hostesses. The V. F. auxiliary will have a social meeting in the form of a patriotic party Tuesday evening at seven thirty o'clock at the hall. llosteMes will Im* Mrs. Mildred I Darwachter, Mrs. Allie Nidi and i Miss Eloise Noll. The St. Luke Women's guild will have an all day meeting Thursday at the church, with Mrs. Alton Carson as hostess. Mih Lena Beer will Im* In charge of the lesson. The Happy Homemakers home ! economics club will meet at the home of Mrs. Kenneth Mitchell .Ttnuday evening at seven thirty o'clock. JpERSONAIf Mrs Clyde Butler and Mrs. T J. Metzler motored to Bloomington today where they will meet Mary Jo Butler, student at Indiana university Miss Butler will accompany them home to spend the mid-

remailer vacation. Chairman Gerald Visard and other Adams county leaders have' been invited to attend a Demucratlc gathering at the Berhoff Garden* In Fort Wayne this evening »• which time Plea* Greenlee, state chairman, will discuss politics 0 ' Admitted: Miss Alice Crablll. Monroeville; Wayne Peterson. «01 West Monroe Mtreet; Mrs. Russel Freidt. 1616 Madison street. Dismissed: M s Minnie Knapke, 604 North Second street; Mrs. Gerald Ix-ngerL h and baby girl, route 2; Mrs. Frederick Fuelling and baby boy. route 3 . .. 4) ... Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Rote of Preble. are parents of a baby lx»y. Irorn this morning at 8:28 a.m. at the Adams county memorial hospital He weighed s |s>unds. S ounces and has been named Michael Glenn. I Dr. and Mrs. John Carroll are parents of a daughter, born at the local hospital thlri morning at 6:30 a.m She weighed 6 pounds, 13 ounces and has not Im en named. A Ira by girl was iMirn o Mr. and Mrs. Donald Witidmiller of Geneva,! this morning at 1:41 a.m. at the Adams county hospital. She weigh-1 ed 6 pounds. 2 ounce* and has not been named. Mr and Mm. Roger Augsburger f of Berne, are the |>areiits of a son.' ’born at 8:29 p.m. last night at the | Adams county hospital He weighed 6 pounds, 15 ounces. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Ryf of Berne, route 2. are parents of a daughter, born Wedm sduy afternoon at 4:55 pm. at the local hospital. She weighed 8 pounds, 5 oun.-ex and has not been named. o Teen-Age Dance At Den Here Tonight A dance for all high schiud ten- j agers will be held tonight at the Den. fidlowing the Yellow Jacket-! Berne basketball game in the lat-1 ter town, it was anounced today | by Deane Dorwin. Den supervisor.! — o 500 Girls Homeless As Dormitory Burns New Yory. Feb 14 — (UP! -Fire in the dormitory of the Mount larrelto Home on Staten Island left sm-' girls homeler.i today. coiDsaa Relieve misery, aa most mother* V’apoßus

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Search For Slayer Turns To St. Louis Alleged Killer's Son Foils Police Columbus. Ind., Feb. 14. (UP) —A 17-year-old boy. whose mother was slain In a family quarrel admitted today he had misled police in their search for his indulgent father, who had pampered him with airplanes, automobiles, a motorcycle, and a boat. The missing man was David Edman. Sr.. 40. a retired electrical engineer who made a fortune out of war contracts. Edman was hunted as the slayer of his divorced wife, Ruth 38. Shortly after the slaying yesterday Edman's son. David. Jr, had told police that he had driven his father to Henderson. K>. Police | said tiMlay, however, that the boy had changed his story and told them he took his father to Evansville, Ind., where he bought i train ticket to St. Louis. Indiana state police detectives said at Indianapolis that they were told by employes of a Henderson case that a man and boy answering the description of the Edmans ate breakfast there early yesterday. They said the man had a cut , over one eye. When the youth changed his story. |K>llce began to doubt his , contention that he did not know his mother was dead until he returned to Columbus add was informed by two Judice officers who ' arrested him. The elder Edman, who lived in a mansion at nearby Ogilville. had sought unsuccessfully a reconciliation with his wife after she ole tained a divorce last Nov. 16 on grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment. Mrs. Edman was killed and her father. Nate Clark, 69. was wound ..a ■ ■■ SPECIAL T-Bone and Sirloin Steak lb. 15c Beef Roast lb. 33c & 35c Round Steak lb. -18 c Beef Chops lb. 43c Boiling Beef lb. 25c Fresh Ground Beef. lb. 35c fresh Ham Ih. 4He Fresh Sausage Ih. 45c Veal Steak lb. 4Nc Smoked Ham lb. 59c Bacon lb. 49c Fresh Side lb. 39c FRESH LARI), lb 28c Sudduth i MEAT MARKET 8. 13th St. Phone 228

ed when her former husband appeared early yesterday at Clark's home and started a fight in which he and Clark battled with shotguns. David. Jr., dividing his time between his parents, in recent weeks ‘ had lived with his father, who lavished him with affection and costly gifttj. which im hided two airplanes, two automobiles, a motorcycle and a boat. The youth showed no emotion when told of the slaying. “He's not the type of boy to cry," I prosecutor William Lienbergefl said. "He’s a strange youth He | is hl-■ father’s boy. I believe he’s' telling the truth" Divorce Suit Filed In Circuit Court Janet Gephart has filed suit for divorce from Victor Gephart in Adams circuit court. charging citation for the defendant, re! that he beat, struck and cursed her j and called her vile names. Tn. comjdaint states tb'.t they were married on Fehr’ ary 10. 1936 and sepurted Feoraary 11. 1947. H. R McClenahan is jdaintiff* counsel. In the divorce action of Rita Smltley against Stanley Smltley. a citation for the defendant, returnable February 21, was ordered Issued to the sheriff of Allen county. In the divorce action of Bonnie against James Manning, the case was redocketed and u citation for the defendant ordered issued to the ohiriff of Randolph county, returnable February 2!

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