Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 45, Number 61, Decatur, Adams County, 13 March 1947 — Page 3

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crHAFER SPEAKS 5 o P W. CLUB • RE ! I'wrfesxional 1 “'"‘d'-hp; March meeting f " ~ i. U»’ evening. "i' sl ,he “ WM ,1 with S'**' •”‘ 1 * h “* i * i . .amnxkx interming’i there in »•”' n> wd, « '7J" Individusl ’»**”•*, an t' ,S.« '-’"■’"X . I .ru«‘ xr«en iv> H by tall f'cen and whit* Hie speakers table , f Xlinir'. and Mia. Opal J , , tl4 nW. entertained mem...,s with the selections. 'f, and Indian , ~r Miss Harris presented , -S’ »: lld !„... <»'l T>» «■•>" '"■ 1 1 apeake f« 'he evening h Max Chafer lals.-r director , < entral Sova Co Db»cussing < ,j. -The Industrial Scene. „ut the economical ami, , (a t „ r » <(.using the great 11 rfw.en capital and lalmr and n . d>atisf.iction among the ( also gave an account experiences with labor ■. ip ital during his five and one- , ~j r - with ‘he Soya company I y the busintHS session which | t«i tte program, the club I t<> give 'en dollars to the (•„„ The <lub father a- ‘ to j.tin the magazine of the h Hub as suggested by the.: i.itlm.il federation p'lun is that each member] U tin- club agrees to send one I mod magazine a month toovesejs member for the batof the year. Names of over- 1 meinlie x will lie distributed next meeting. A nominating I jittee was appointed, compos- ‘ if <;-a< e Weiland. chairman, line Snell and l.tiella Ells- I , membership committee, with lb Foughty as chairman, ass!*- ] by Matilda Sellemeyer. BurStewart and Heien Miller, In eha ge of the meeting. i IEN S SOCIETY OF ILO SERVICE MEETS r regular monthly meeting of Women's Society of World ]re us the Trinity Evangelical,' Id Btethren church was Mid 1 h>- church Tuesday evening. t Mrs Huis Wynn as the lea-J Her theme was "Partners in a 1 d .Mission Beginning in Judea < In Samaria " * I ► Frank Bohnke opened the Ing try playing "Blessed Hour j ’ nuye " followed by prayer. I hl by the leader. Scriptures] i ihort talks were given by Mrs.

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CLUB CALENDAR Society Deadline, 11 A. M. Phones 1000 — 1001 Thursday Girl Scout leaders training dan. Junior • senior high school. 7:30 pin. Eastern Star stated meeting. Masonic, 7:30 p. m., carry-in dinner, 6:30 p. m. Women of the Moise. Moose. 7:30 p. m. W. S C. S. of Met’u Pat chnrd:, chtirt n. 2:30 p.m. Mt. Pleasant W S. C S, Margaret Sheets. 2 p.m. Queen of the itosary etudy club Miss Ann Lengerich. 8 p.m. W. S- U. S. of Union Chapel Evangelical B. dut ch. Mrs. C. O. Brown. J:3<» p.m. Victory dass of Trinity Evangelical V. B. church, Mr. and Mrs Clarence Morgan. 7:30 pin. St Mary's Township 4-H dull organization meeting. Pleasant Mills high >•< hool, 7:30 p’.m. St. Cecilia Discussion dub, Miss Delores Geels. 8 p m. Aeolian < h dr. junior senior high school. 7:30 p.mWomen'ri guild of Zion Evangelical and Reformed church, church, x p.m. Friday Legion auxiliary. Legion home, s pm. Pocahontas lodge. Red Men Hall, 7:30 p.m. Junior Wometf rehearsal. Betty Mek-hl. 7:30 pm- . ' Sunday Bobo Methodlet W S. C. S., Mrs fjiwrence Andrews. 7:30 p.m. Monday Adams County chorus, Monroe high school. 7:30 p.m. W. B. A. Girls dub. Helen Sauer, 7:30 pm Tuesday Tri Kappa tioclal meeting. Elks, s p.m. V. F. W. auxiliary, hall. Decatur Home Economics dull. Mrs. Fred McConnell. 2:30 p.m Wednesday Psi iota Xi sorority, Mrs- Harriet Durkin. S p.r.i. Decalu- Home Economics club, Mrs Alva Hnffenbarger. Mumma. Mrs. Frank Fisher and Mrs Cha'les Hukes. The hymn "in Xhriet There is no East or West," with quotations after each verse, wax sung by the group. The following topics were then given: "Jews in the discovery of America." Mrs. Clarence Motgan; "the German-Jewish Immigrants come to America." Mrs. Paul Wletfeldt; "Washington and the Jews," Mrs. Floyd Death; "Jews of America today.” Mrs. Frank Jones The meePng wax closed with prayer.

offered liy Mrs. Mina Light and] Mrs. Hubert Gilfwn. Mrs. Carl Fisher prodded over the business meeting. PYTHIAN NEEDLE CLUB IN MEETING The Pythian Needle dull held Us tegular meeting Monday evening at the K of P. kame after Temple. Following the businaas meeting, the members we <• invited to the dining room where they were seatat attra lively arranged tables, decorated with green crepe paper in keeping with St Patrick's day Each place wax ma ked with a shamrock. Bingo waifthen played ami prizes awarded the various winners. Mrs. Bud Sauer won the door prize. The committee in charge included Mtv. Olive Butler, chai man. Mrs. Edith Boley, Mr,. Gallic Bittner, Mrs. Florence Moses and Mrs. Elsie Stanley. ETA TAU SIGMA SORORITY MEETS TUESDAY EVENING Mrs. Roltert Shraluka wax hostess Tuo-day evening to memlterx of the ?.ta Tau Sigma sorority Miss Iverna Wei ling p esided over Hie short business meeting Bridge was then played, and prizes were won by Minx Mildred Worthman and Mrs. Don Stump Mrs. Shraluka serve-1 a delicious luncheon in St. Patrick's day appointments during the social hour. Mr-. George Helm will entertain the memitem at the next meeting, to lie h«!d March 25. MRS. OMELIA BEARD OBSERVES BIRTHDAY Mrs. Amelia Beard of Monroe wax the honored gucet at a surprise birthday party last evening at tile home of Mr. and Mrs Wayne Wittwer A delielos pot-luck supper was served, following which Mrs. B< ard yceived many lovely gifts. Those present were Mr. and Mtw. Arthur Shoaf and children. Nancy and Jackie. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Everl.art. Mrs. Eliza Hahnert. Mrs Esther Rowe. Mrs. Harm Wittwer and son. Donald. Miss Li'tda Schug, Mr. ami Mrs Wittwer and son, Larry, and the honored tyi<et. LADIES AID SOCIETY IN ALL DAY MEETING The Ladles Aid society of the Evangelical and Reformed church of Magley met recently at the home of Mrs. Franklin Fruchte.

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A pot luck dinner wax served at noon, after which a short business inte-ting wax conducted by the president. Mrs John Borne The Rev. J. M, Michael gave the scripture reading and offered prayer. ! Members present were the Mesdames Mina Reppert. William Kruetzman. Walter Hildebrand, Otto Peck, l-ena Fruchte. Ed Koller, Ed Borne. Otto Hildebrand. 1 Martin Reppert, Rev. and .Mrs. 1 Michael, Martin Fruchte. August • Peck, Waller Conrad. John Borne. Otto Helmrich. Russel .Mankey, 1 Caroline Fruchte. E J. Worthman and the hostess, Mrs. Fruchte.; Guests attending were Mrs. Frank Yager. Mrs. Dan Rhoades. Mrs. Alton Corson. Mr. and Mrs. William Reppert, Mrs. Walter Reppert. Mrs. J. W. Mankey. Mrs.! Albert Beineke and Mrs. Delores Moser. Hostesses for the April meeting will be Mrs. Ed Kolter and Mrs. Henry Bloemker. The V. F. W. auxiliary will meet Tuesday evening at the hall. Host-i esses will l>e Mrs. Paul Halber-1 stadt, Mrs. Jay Clark and Mrs. Florence Noll. The Hocial meeting of Psi lota Xi sorority will lie held Wednesday evening at eighl o'd-a-k at the home of Mrs. Harriet Durkin. | Members unable to attend are urg-i ed to < all the hostess not later than Tuesday morning. Mrs Fred McConnell will lie hostess Tuesday afternoon at two thirty o'clock to members of the Decatur Garden club. Mrs. Amos ' Ketchum and Mrs Ed Warren will be the assisting hostesses. “ i I Tim Decatur Home Economics) club will meet Wednesday at the home of M x. Alva Buffenbarger. <527 North Seventh street lEach member is requteted to bring an:' article from a foreign country for 1 the response to -oil call. JpERSONAIS Dan Tyndall has returned from several days in Indianapolis. Jesse F. Niblick, of Fifth street, is spending a week at Celina. 6.. with his brother. John Niblick. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wagnet

of Ontario. Cal. are planning a visit here and at Cloverdale. Ohio, with relatives The Wagners recently laiught in the California city and will return theie next fall Mr. Wagner, a World War II veteran, wax formerly employed in the cpy water department here. A letter from J <) Sellmeyer includes several cartoons "rlbldng" the G. O. P. tor falling to act on important affairs an I Indi ating that J. O. is still loyal to the Democrats He is planning a visit to New York <n a few weeks and will stop in Decatur for a week Q ggssamrmrw IgMFIrIIM Admitted: Mrs. Charles Mahnenxniith. Ossian: Mrs Harold | Kelly, rou’e 5; Glenn McMillen. ] Pleasant Mills. Admit), d and dismissed: Mrs. Anna Troutner. <IK Johns street; Arthur LIIHch. 642 North Second -tr.<t: John A Pickering. Monroe Dixmitxed: Mrs. Frederick Oliver and baby is>y. Thomas Benton. Berne. Mrs. James Frank and baby j i girl. Be ne; Mrs Frank Ix-oh Mexhlierger and baby boy, Geneva; ] Frank Merriman. Berne. — o ., Mr. and Mrs. Howard VanMatre ot Bryant, aie parents of a baby hoy, liorn at 5:25 p.m Wednesday! at the local hoxpital. He weighed I 7 pounds, 2 ounces and bae not i i been named. o Card of Thanks I wish |n this inanne- to express our sincere appreciation for the prayers, flowers and cards of our | friends ami neighbors during my recent illness Clarence "Joint" Fmlth and i Family. o Trade In a Good Town —Decatur

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Bookie Identified As Ragen’s Slayer Deacon And Newsboy Make Identification Chicago. March 13 tl'Pt church deacon and a newsboy "put the finger" on a bookie today and positively identified him ax the man who shot James M Ragen. Sr.. <zar of the nation's racing information service. liagen wax shot at a busy street Intersection June 24. 1946. and died August 14. The deacon and the newsboy, whose identities are being closely guarded to prevent gangland reprisals. viewed a police xbowup of him- persons, and identified Wil liain Block. 36. ax the man who leaned from the rear of an armored pickup truck and shot Rigen as he halted his automobile for a stop light. Police said the churchman and the newsstand attendant both were "Istsitive” in their identification, and said the newsboy had to duck back out of the line of fire when Ragen's assailant poked a 12 gauge shotgun from the truck. "I got a clear view of the man, and I couldn't lie mistaken." the newsboy said. Ragen had told police several weeks before the shooting that members of the syndicate were atQUICK RELIEF FROM Symptoms us Distress Arising from STOMACH ULCERS due to EXCESS ACID Free BookTeUs of HomoTre stawwt that Must Help or It Will Cost You Nothing Over two million bottles of th-- WILLARD TltK ATMKST have been sold lor relief of symptoms of UixtriMosrUins fi omSSsf sb so<t DwWsnal Ulcsrs due to tuo, AtM — Peer Olgsstlen. Sew or UgssS Stomach. ■awve-.—vww, wv*, wwvswww, w*w-s due to Cscsss A*M. Sold on IA days' trial! Ask for -‘Willard’s Ms*tags" which fuUy isplaUM lids treatment —wse— at Holthouse Drug Co. Smith Drug Co.

' tempting to kill him. and claimed that the late* Al Capone, then ill at Miami, wax leading an outfit to take over hix racing news service. Police identified Block ax an employe of a racing handltook and an ex-convict whose < riminal ret ord dates back to 1928 and a conviction for stealing coins from pay telephone-. He was included in the polite xhowup after an alert park police man who naw Block throw a pa< k age into the Douglas park lagoon became suspicious of Block's story Block, when quest toned by the patrolman, said he had thrown away one of his daughter's toys I which wan broken and which might have cut her. The politk-man noted Block's license number and returned to hlx station for a pair of rubber hip iMMitx whi< h he wore to wade into the lagoon to recover the panel The wrapped package contain- ; ed the barrel of a 12 gauge shotgun. A 12 gauge shotgun Used in ! the -hooting wax found in the I pickup truck, the liaek end of which i had been reenforced with sheet steel ami camouflaged with fruit bankets, but the barrel had not been sawed off. Block admitted that he threw the package in the lake, but would make no further statement. A writ of habeas corpus for his re

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