Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 45, Number 53, Decatur, Adams County, 4 March 1947 — Page 3

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CLUB CALENDAR Society Deadline, 11 A. M. Phones 1000 — 1001 i Tuesday Tri Kappa btislnnss meetins. Elks. Pm. * V. FW. auxiliary, hall. 7:30 p m Hebekah lodsre called meeting, : <»dd F<Hows hall. 7:30 pm. Catholic Ladien of Columbia. 1 after church1 Auxiliary Junior Girin, legion r j Home. 7 :30 p m T. P M It <>f Xpttman Avenue i| I’ I! church. Paul Eddy. 7:30 pm , Girls Missionary society of Trln-‘ 1 fly Evangelical C B. church. Paley Case, 7:30 p in. Wednesday Tnion Township IJome Economics club. Mrs Frank Gleckler. , all day. Zion Lutheran Married Couples club, church baxemenf, after Len ’ ten services. Psi lota XI Imeiness meeting. ( 1 postponed (Lenten services). Legion auxiliary drill team, i.e1 g lon home. 7:30 pm. 1 Historical club, Mrs Fred Han eher, 2:30 pm. * Huth and Naomi circle, Mrs Sam , ’ nel Baumaa'titer. 3:3o'p.m Ladies Shakespeare dub, Mrs. J F. Sanmann. 2:30 p,m. Thursday Presbytei lan Woman's Mission ary society, church parlors, 2:30 1 pm. Pleasant hale Ladies Aid society, church, all day la«di"S Aid society and W 8. W S. of Bethany Evangelical U. B church, 2 p tn. - ( W. M A. of Nuttman Avenue* • V B. church. Mrs. Ona Bowen. 7:30 p.m. I'nion Chapel Ladies Aid society. ■ Mrs Earl Chane. aIT day. , Monroe W S. C. s birthday. J c hurch. 7:30 pm Ladies Aid society of Trinity > Evangelical V. B church. Mrs. i K O. Wynn. 7:30 pm. i Women of Moose called meeting. Moose home, 7:30 p.m. . Ever Ready class c.f Methodist . < hurch, Mrs John T Myers, 7:3<t . pm. Ladies Aid society of Salem ~ Evangelical and Reformed church i of Magley. Mrs. Franklin Fruechte i all day. I I .ad lex Aid society of First I Christian church, Mrs han Roop. |t:3« p.m. WMFS and YPMS of Nazarene church, church. 7:30 p.m. Willing Workers class of Bolat , I’. B. church. Mrs. Roman Sprunger. 7:30 pm. Friday ! I’nion ToWnxhip Home Economics club, Mrs. Gleckler. all day r Ave Marie Study duh. Mrs. W A , , Work and Win class of Trinity , Evangelical I'. B. church. Mr. and I Mrs. Ed Hower. 7rtO pm. Called meeting of Baptist Youth l Fellowship. Mrs. N. E. Winslow.; after school. 1 gram will he omitted for this meet--1 ing. but a short business meeting lx to l»e held. Refreshments and entertainment will !>e under the direction of Mr 1 find Mrs. Paul Handler, Mr and Mrs Otto Spiegel ,md M.. and Mrs ‘ Edger Reinking. NAZARENE CLASSES IN COMBINED MEETING » I The Good Samaritan and Am-1 liaxsador classes of the Church of , the Nazarene held a combined meeting reiently at the borne of Mr. and Mrs. Orville Sudduth. The meeting was opened with, '•group singing and prayer, offered ( ! by Mns Marie Huston, after which , the following program was given: r |M>em, Frabds Roe: duet. Mr and r Mrs. Irenios Mattox; short talks by Is*o Roe and Lootiaid Foster ' on ''How to get people In our Sunday school and how to keep people ( in our Sunday school." trio. Mrs J T. Trueax. Mrs M*ot aid Footer and Mrs. Glen Habegger. Following the program, a short f meeting was held, and # games and contests we e enjoyed, with Rev. Ttueax. Jewe Edged and I Mr. Sudduth lieiug awarded the I prises Delicious refreshments were served by the hostess at a later hour. , BUTTON COLLECTION ON , DISPLAY AT MEETING t The Art department of the De catur Woman's club p esented for , I their annual gewral meeting pro i. ‘gram ls.it evening at the library, p the button collection of Mrs. Mary t Leonardson. tated aa one of th*finest in this jiart of the country 1 Mis. I«eonardson gave a talk on the i.! artistry tn buttons, and displayed 1 a part of her <olle<tlon dating back to 1M». aa well as original x signed glass cr»ationa designed a and manufactured by craftsmen of i today. chairman of ths program, asaiated Mias' Mildred Worthman was in tbs arrannomeats by Mlaa Her 1 nice Nelson | Procedteg the program, a routine 1- tmslnes* meeting wan condmtsd khy the -hairman Mrs Mdtoa

SweiH iir.en Th? next general meeting will lw held March 17. with the Junior Wi*iiien in charge ot the p ngram rite date for the Jefferson Junior class play, -Girls are Like I hat. which wax to lie presented on Vtednexday and Thursday of this week, ha- been changed to Wednesday and Thursday ot next week. March 12 ind 13. due to Im passable roads Admission prices to the three act comedy, to be given at the Jefferson s< hool and starting at —veil forty . five pm. are 35 cents and 25 cents. A meeting of the Work and Win class of the Trinity Evangelical I mted B ethr.-n church will lie h» Id Friday evening at seven thirty o’clock at the home of Mr. and Mix. Ed Hower. A called meeti.l ; of the Baptist i Youth Fellowship will lie held after school F itlay afternoon at the home of Mrx N E Witixlow. 122 S North Tenth street The Ever Ready class of the Methodiet <-hu ch will meet Thursday evening at fie home of Mrs. John T Myers. Mrs Franklin Fruechte will be hox|ex,< to memlterx of tile Ladles Aid society of the Salem Evangeli'al and Reformed chit ch of Magley Thursday in an all ;i;»y meeting. Memlters of the Lalies Aid society of th. First Christian church Will meet al Hoven thirty o'clock Thursday evening at the home of M Dan Roop of Monroe street. All ladies of th" church are invited The WMFS anj the YPMS of the .Nazarene < hurch will meet at the <hurch Thiiisils/ evening at seven thirty o'clock. This will be a combined service and ail members are urged to attend The public is also invited The Builders, young married couples class of the Church of God. met recently at th< home of Mr and Mrs Paul Strickler. During the social hour, games were played, following which delicious refreshment* were served by the hostess at small attractive candle lighted tables Mrs. Roman Sprung, r will be hostess to members of the Bobo I’nited Brethren Willing Workerclass Thursday evening nt e.ven thirty o'clock o li&lU-HdlMB lujskZEuHM Admitted: Lewis Harrell. Bryant. Admitted and dlxmi-sed Joseph Ktehr. 11<t Lille street. D'nmlssed Ned Ray. untie fi; Marcus Baumgartner, Berne - - o - — Trade In a Good Town - Decatur 1

I - — - . ——. .... ' r ' ■ “ JUNIOR MISS APES OLDER SISTER IN SPRING OUTFIT '©tW $ - 899^# fl 4 .’A Kmi 1 fT A '»<<•-■ k Jl rvu’ ifcSoWWI TH wM JT f »\M\vw A i 9|r /■BW) & * HI ittSNr^k^** 1 . 1 111 n ii --■ fll fl I nliliiHili 19 I I. 11l UH. roy.n butcher Im." teal.'. dr.tt, md, white end blu. royew; HU" rwy.n and wak bbnd Heck Following Jklly in the footstep. of her older ateter. the junior mu. will present a .imlUriy attractive picture thu spring in subtle colors and longer torao lines Rayon crepes rank first in popularity tor their drapeable quality The left hip drape and tow dipped peplum are often seen as are pleated and draped sleeves Rayon butcher linen is another favorite with the younger Mt. and a smart, serviceable frock in that material IS shown l left I above It la a Jaunty two-piece drees with a bolero top. It consists of a navy skirt and top with rwi band at waist and white collar and cuffs The striped dress (centers is made of one-denier spun rayon in a trt-cotorod stripe at red. white and blue The mafertal packs nicely and washes and iron, as smoothly as can be The last frock shown la m a rayon and wool Mend with a UtUe whtte collar, cuffs and peplum f/Msrastteaa/l —

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JptaSONAU Sam Hite, well known local grocer, lias been returned from the Van Wert county hospital, where he underwent an c.peratlon for the ..-rnovicl of a piece of steel from thesinus tract below an tjye. He Is improving but is ■‘till quite weak. Mr- and Mrs. Floyd Acker returned home from Florida Monday because of the ill:i.»cs of Mr Acker's fithqr- They were accompanied by Mrs. Lawrence- Green and Mrs Dick Burg While In Florida, they visited with Mrs. <’. W. England in New Port Rfrhy and in Miami and Key West. A marriage lic-.oi-- has b.-en issued in Bluffton to Nova Fiechter of C aigville, and Walter W. Steffen. eon of Mr. and Mr* John StefI fen of route t Mr. and Mrs Raymond B. Kohne Lad their we.-k.-nd gtiexts their daughters. Ro-email< and Kathryn, and th.- Mlrises Patrica Kriexting. oi Seattle. Wash., and Elsa Valutennl of Crown Point, all ivtudents at St. Mary's college. Notre Dame. Mi-s Jayne Eady and Miss Edna Wright, students at Heidelberg college, spent the weekend With the f irmer's parents, Mr and Mn*. Franc is Eady. Dr. F. M Williamson, well known Bluffton veterin i ian, i seriously 111 at the Clinic hospital-in Blnf fton a* the result of a heart attack. Samuel li Nitesbauni. contractor from near Berne, was slugged and ■ otilied while on bis way to a railroad station to return liome f om Chicago. After knocking him down, the thugs kicked Nussbaum in Hie face, inflicting wound* that required several stitches His Injuries are not le-lleved serious. Paul Bahner has u-turned from California, where he has lived the pgst year, and has put chased the burl M-r shop at Monroe formerly owned and operated by his father. (Ttarley Bahner. Chelsey Miller of Monroe township was in the bleachers that collapsed at Purdue Ihhi week but escaped with a bruised leg. Bob Heller was one of three members of the logsilature who was so busy last Week they forgot to sec-U'e 1917 plates for their cars The Indianapolis News took a picture of the cars parked near .the statehouse and ran it with a story "kidding" the law makers. Coroner Alxpaugh of Van Wert county has ruled that the accident in which Walter Gehixs of Wien was killed Saturday and two others Injured wax an a.-cident. al*<olving Harold Sheets, driver of the highway truck. Mr. and Mrs LaVc-rn McDonald, formerly of Holiart have moved to In catur from their residence In lAike county. Mr. Mc Donald is employed l>y a construction cotice n In Fort Wayne Mrs. McDonald i« a daughter of Mr and Mtw C O France of Gary, formerly of De I catur

CHURCH NEWS St. Mary's Catholic The Rev. Donald J Muldoon, assistant at St Paul’s. Fort Wayne, will deliver the third of the series of lenten sermons at St Mary'a Catholic church this evening. Father Muldoon will speak on the subject. "What is alienating the World from Christ." Zion Lutheran The third in a se les of midweek Lenten services will la* held at the Zion Lutheran church Wednesday evening at 7:30 o'clock, with the Rev. Paul Schultz, pastor of the church, a* speaker. The public is Invited to attend the service. Zion Reformed The third in the series of mid week Lenten services will be held at Gie Zion Evangelical and Reformed church Wednesday eve nliig at 7:30 o'clock. The theme of the message by the pastor, the Rev. William C. Feller, will be "The Ciichangin-.- J’hrixt.” Special music will be provided by .Mrs. L. A. Holthouse and Miss Pauline Brintzenhofe The public i* invited to attend. Youth Rally Dr. Robert A. Cook, director of Chicagolatid Youth for ('hrixt and pastor of the Midwest Bible church of Chicago, ha* been engaged for a mammoth youth rally planned as -pedal "high school night." to be held Friday. March 21. at 7:30 o'clock at the First Mennonfte church at Berne High schools of the county will furnish music, both instrumental and vocal. Although thix is a program with emphasis on "Youth” the public is cordially invited to attend. 0 Krugh Funeral To Be Held Wednesday Funeral services for Charles <) Krugh, til. grain and livestock buyer of Ohio City. O. who died Sunday, will be held at 2 p. ni (ESTi Wednesday at the Ohio City Methodist < hurch. with burial at Ohio City rfurvlvors include the wife. Cora; four children. Mrx. Harold Kline. Mrs. Ivan Hunter and Glenn O Krugh. all of Ohio City, and Mrs Kenneth Profit of Venedocia. O : four brothers. Frank. Satnuei and Carey, all of Ohio City, and Orley of Convoy. O ; two sisters. Mrs. Edmond Tickle of Fort \\'ayne and Mrs. Myrtle Gephart of Wooster, o. and his mother. Mm. W B Krugh of near Ohio City Native Os Decatur Dies At Fort Wayne Martin Franklin Martz. 79. a native of Decatur, died Monday at his home in Fott Wayne, where he had lived since 1915. Survivors include his wife, Jenevera; a son. Walter, of Kendallville, a brother.

Au tin I of Dunkirk and overall nieces and nephews. Funeral services S'ill Im- held at 1:3« pin Weffhesday at the C. M ' Sloan 4) Sons ft:ner.il home in Fott Wayne, with the Rev John Norman Morrison officiating. Burial will lie in Lindenwood ceme- ' tery. — o Explosion Victims' Funeral On Thursday i Fort Wayne. Ind . March t-d'Pl-. Funeral servi ex for Mr. and Mr* | i Harry W Koons, who were killed in a Chicago explosion Sunday, will be held her» Thursday. A bellhop at the Van Buren hotel In Chicago said that the couple had a-ked him how to get to a sports show on Sunday. He told them to walk east Mistaking his directions, they! walk'd west and were caught in the blast shortly after leaving the hoted a few blot kx after noon. If they had gone east they would have been two blocks away. Noblesville Youth Is Accident Victim Noblesville. Ind.. Maich 1-ll’P>-Police eaid today the body of an is . year • oitl Noblestfile ybtith lay in his wrecketl automobile nearly.two hours yesterday before it wax discovered by a passing motorist. The victim was identified ax | William G Cutte. son of Mrs HextClainpitt. Noblesville, Authorities said the car driven by tlte youth apparently slid on an Flower-Fresh (’harm 9263 V ' • H SZES J. |• . 12 20 40 f ‘ ’ 1’ [ —j. e ■ JJ- 1 'UT'w»**» TfkvtTf *♦ You cut a fine figure in this’ Pattern 92(13 nip* your waist with ht’>d basque, back Ge belt, gives you flower fresh charm with tulipapplique pm-ket. Easy sewing, too’ Tills pattern gives perfe< t fit. is easy to use. Complete, illustrated Sew Chart shows you evety step Pattern 926-1 comes in sizes 12. 14, I'i. 18. 20 and 40. Size Hi takes >'« yards 35-lnch fabric. Send TWENTY-FIVE cents in coins for this pattern to Decatur Daily Democrat. Pattern Dept.. 155 N. Jefferson St., Chicago 80. 111. Print plainly Your Name. Address, Zone, Size and Style Num ber. Our Marian Martin Spring Pattern Book is Jl'bT OFF THE PRESS, with brand new easy to-1 sew fashions for everyone. Printel right on its page* is a FREE] pattern for an Infant's Sacque and Bootees. All yours for only Hf'een cents more? a-« • 8 «MW •■•ewixq. Try « £ Smith Drug Co.

j mH® ■ \ I /• / r - ■ ly " '\ n J -y- " HF • * 1 * / / / V \ - r ‘ -‘i' ■ * DURING A TOUR of a new government owned and operated project for atomic research at Brookhaven, L. 1., N. Y., Dr. Philip Morse and Edward ■ P.eyrtolds (right) look over a vertical boring n-.ill which will be used for n.aking large metal parts for a cyclotron and other instruments. The new atom-slashing machine, when completed, will be ten times more power<nl Ikon nnu nvolnlrnn r« if icf FFIPA nt nrg‘K4»fit ( Isl [CTfIQ i i'JTUII )

ful than any cyclotron in existence a Ice - packed seldom - traveled county road west of Carmel, piling ed over an embatikmen' and crashed Into a tree. ■ ■ -o —— Trade ln # a Good Town - Decatur I Spade: In loving memory of our 1 dear husband, son. and brother. I Private First Class Ralph J I Spa le. «Rh<» gave hl* life for his I country in Buttgen. Germany.:! March 4. 1945 I Our grief the world will never I know I In day* of sadness that are ours. I As with the years we older grow I Tin- dearest man the world could I lud'l. I The cherished smile and a heart |l of gold. I To those who knew him all will R know I How much we lost two years ago | Sadly missed by Wife, Mother. Father, fl and Sisters.

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it present. iiniernauvnni/ Nation's Highways The nation's highway system includes some 415.000 miles of state highways. 2.400.000 miles of county, township and village roads, and 250 - 000 miles of city streets. Os this, 1,415.000 miles are unsurfaced.

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