Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 45, Number 92, Decatur, Adams County, 18 April 1947 — Page 3

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Ed K E 'X T c O offee [ „. llt ha* "‘«‘ , ‘’ f , n d ..|.|h<m»* »»;»»« r K mU «"" ai r M .-nd Mr*. Bernardi f Kort Wayn*-. F“‘d' , r | [ **>•• '•» a " d .. <-j illin t ity L *» «*“* I, , -s.nirdi'.' morning. I . patrl k'« Catholic tRt If* M-ttr I J»» Lnahatl oTTiciallng[..,v Kinta will '••• 1,,r I' id ~f honor, while I ... ) M-rve his brother | | „ ;1! > i.f-i- '-"••y ■ # m i, ingbe.trer and L M**» I ui n-tvniak and Patricia I r. I. elect has! L. (1 i k H.itidloti and RichI f" i‘' . .. |i.! i i • <>f (‘t iiiral ( atholh'! L„j. the le ide olect i* CHI I, Rib Way market I A ,. _ aduuted from D<--ailtoli hi-’h r -bool and in... -.,.» * with th* navy , .„ .• if oversea*. He i* j ’ t-aip'loye of the Security Co ♦ krON COUPLE 10 |VE ANNIVERSARY L „.| of )m al pemona are ' L to attend the golden wed-j hiire-ary elebration being i k . Mr and Mie William L Bluffton for Sunday. Thej Milliter at noon will be fol-1 L open house from Iwo to; Lock ill the afternoon. Ljl Mi- Lynch were marIHliiffton <m April 17. Mr*. It He form Melissa Miller. L resided in this county L two i hildren. Mr*. Carl L of I'niondale and Mr*. [Jiritz of Chicago. 111. and ■nd hild Eyn h. nerenty two, retired

Smwwwwmmmmaaamwmamaaaaaaaaaaaaamw urgett’s Special for Saturday... ‘SuttetMteA, Scwdae : 30c VAM'E FOR ONLY A £f E ' !4c <H 24 ' ide with two generous scoops of Page’s Delicious ' H ream. topped with Butterscotch syrup and pecans ! then covered with rich, fluffy whipped cream ano | irachino Cherry. ] Burgett’s Soda Grill ; For the Best Hand Packed Ice Cream < , in town, try Burgett’s first. MAAAAMWWWMMWUMMUUWWMAAAAAAAAMWIAAA — IAJ.OI.OS ARE FOR NNIVERSARJES TOO Jus. as th? diamond is the symlxtl of love at iragement time, so it’s a renewed pledge of love o observe an anniversary. We have diamonds in a:. f° r metl and women . . . tested on the •>ni'>ndscope to assure you of enduring value. Registered memi>er of American Gem Society flt Etl STEIE l» Tew EL EK ’ I 1 ANEIKIN C(l SWIFT! I J

from biislnetw *>ve , ( | year- ago. Mr* Lynch i* seventy year* of age HISTORICAL CLUB HAS CLOSING MEETING I On Wednesday. member- of the 111 toil al club met at the home of | Mr* Blanche Robinson for their ■ 10-.na meeting of He- club year A carry in dinner win *<-;ved at twelve thirty o'clock al email tabledei orated will) spring Hower* Following the afternoon bust ne»* meeting. Mr*. Gay lie Bittner I read an interesting paper on "The • Great Walled River " Hostess*,* for the meeting »*■ •• •the Mosdame* Velma Porter, Ada ! Lower, Nannie Pa**water, Blanch ! Robin-on. Alma Brayion. Mary Ahr. Gaylie Hit Iler ami Leota Ib-ery YOUNG ADULT CLASS MEETS The Young Adult class of the Bethany Evangelhul fnited Brethren church met laet evening at tinhome of Mr* ami Mrs Arthur j Beeler, lievol ion* were read Ity Mrs. Bill Christen. After a -hurt business meeting, deli loti* refreshments were »e| j ved by the hostess DUTIFUL DAUGHTER CLASS IN MEETING ; Mis. G:egg McFarland was host i <-s* to the Dutiful Daughter- clans j j of the Bethany Evangelical Cnited Brethren church Tuesday evening. I Mrs. Brie Roop conducted the ' devotional*. Mrs. McFarland, assisted by Mrs. Arthur Baker, served uelir-lous freshments during the social hour. BAPTIST WOMEN S SOCIETY MEETS Seventeen member* and one gue-t of the Baptist Women’s society met at the home of Mrs II N Shroll Thursday afternoon.

CLUB CALENDAR Society Deadline. 11 A. M. Phones 1000 — 1001 Friday Phllathea class of Baptist church, Mim. Maude M< rrltnan, 7:30 p.m Calvary Ladle- Aid society. Mr. and Mr*. Latirn Shoaf. 7:30 p.m Fithful Workers <hi-< of I'nlon ( hap* I Ev.m-eli al I lilted Broth ten church, llannn-Nuttman park. <1:30 p.m. Women'- Mie-binary sot lety of Antioch (,iu: h. U *. Minerva Ray and Mi Roy Rickard. Saturday Eastern Star rummage .ale. Zint*ma e, motor *,il*-s. 9 am to I p m Sunday N c. (' W di tri 1 meeting. Bluffton, 2 p m. Ml Tabor W S C S. Mrs C. C. Conn. 7: 3u p m. Monday Gamma Nll .orority, Mr-. Law--1 erne Rash, 7:30 pm. Si Maryb ociety, C. L. of C. <'oriutliian < las of Christian chiirt h , Mi.- Harmon Kraft, 7 3n P in Tuesday Hoot Townnhip Home Econ omii - < luh. M s Robert John-on, l :3o p m. Church Mother* Study club mothers party, Mr*. Francis Ell* worth. S p tn. Eta Tan Sigma sorority, Mtm I Faurote, x p.m. Rehekah lodge, 7:31i pm. Three Link club following. I nut suay So Cha IL a .Mis. Clinton. Hersh, 7:30 p m. The meeting wan called to order by the president, Mrs Warren Lehman, after which devotion* were t eatl by Mr*. Wldon Soldner. using as her topic "Home Influence. Giving Several Reason* for a Family Altar in the Home." "Faith of Our Father" was.then sung by the group, followed by prayer by .M s. Soldner. During the busiiuv* meeting, a report of the white cross committee was given by th.- chairman. Mi--1 Shroll. Mrs. Shroll also presented the following names for election preaident, Mt*. Warren Lehman: vice president. Mix. Mattel Reppert; secretary-treasurer, Mr*. Maude I .Merriman The lesson study on "Cooperation Through the ChristI ian Council." was reviewed Ity I M «. Alva Baker, ami the closing prayer was offered ity the Rev j C. R M<xer Tin- hostess, assisted Ity .MrJames Strickler, served refreshI ments during the oocial hour The new officer- will be hostesses for the next meeting. The meeting of Rehekah lodge will lie held Tuesday evening at seven o'clock The Three Link club will meet following the regular lodge met ting A (stt luck I supper will lie served and all mem- ' Iter* are urg--d to attend The St. I'.iul's Walther league of I’reltie will present the play "Wei-ome Home Jimmy " Saturday

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evening at the .Monmouth high! scho'l. beginning at eight fifteen o clock Tickets are print! at forty cent* for adults and twenty five tents for t-hildren Ticket* may be purchueed at the iloor A meeting of the Corinthian t|,i-s of the Chr'rtiian church will 1 be held ut seven thirty o'cock Mon flay evening nt the home of Mr* Harmon Kraft. o f Mis* Mary Jo Butler I* -perilling the weekend with her p.iri-nt*, Miami Mr*. Clyde Butler. Mr. and Mo Lt o T Gilllg have received a radiograin, greeting* f om Wake Island, from their -tin. Sgt Albert F Gilli-. who lias been stationed there forth- past tight months Sgt. tlillig was recently advanced to that ratin'. His ml titt ... i I.',a ",:mi;. N V B. Wake i. land Navy I IM. Det 39. 145th , A C S Sipln . < o Fl’ft Sin Fran , < st 11, Calif. Jasper Buller has returned from (twos*.l. Mil h , where he visited with hl* 92 year-old biot her. Ed bailer, who has been seriously ill Jli'ti. S E. Brooks hi.* returned ( here after visiting with tier children. attending Indiana university tit Bloomington. The’ Rev Russell J Jterg. who lias been newly assigned to the i’nohyterian 1 liuri h in Newcastle, Del, i* vjsiting here for several wieks. befo e assuming his charge A native of this city. Rev Jaberg is visiting here for the first time in about 15 years. He io a son of the < late Martin Jaberg. former county I . auditor. Herman Krueckehet g. cashm-r at the Flr-t State hank has returned I from Indianapolis, where he attend-1 ed a consumer’s credit a-sociation | meeting Th<- organization include*| . Indiana bank* that maintain a per-1 eonal loan department, and plan** were made at Wednesday'* meeting 1 to enlarge the servoce* in this parti-1 ( cilia' department of banking • Admitted: Henry Kttkelhan. route 5 Willodyne Luginbill. Berne; John Heller. Geneva; Mrs Amos Moser. Be ne Dismissed: Mrs. Robert Lamlwrt and baby girl. Roberta Claire. 113 Mercer avenue; Mrs Kenm-th Lay. I’o tland: Mr*, ttrvai Gilliert. Mon- . roeville. „Q Mr and Mr*. Glen Ehrsam of 1 Monroe, are parent* of a baby son. born at * 15 pm Thur-day at the \dams county metnori.il hospital. He weighed * pound*. 13 ounces ami • has not been named Trade In a l»ooc :ovo, -

CARD OF THANKS I wish to thank my friend* and neighbor* who remembered me in my Bines* with cards, flower* mid prayer*. Mrs. Emily 0. Mitchell. — 11 I im Mtrnage Licenses Elmo Wolfe. Will-hire. Ohio mil Ruth Smit ley. Decaf 11 <» Four Gunmen Obtain $25,000 In Robbery Union Officio! Is Tortured By Gunmen Chit ago, Apr 1* <1 Pl F >'c htaxied gtinmt ti fled wih fj.itm" early today after they to; lure I an offi ial of the \FL lenms’erunion and fort 1 <1 him to open th< union's ruf--The bandit* forced the union* clerk. Lewis I’eieh. 37. to open tile afe in the union's Office after applying burning paper to the soles of his shoeless feet The robbery occurn-tl after a meeting of local 705 of the team sit rs union last night attended liy about 400 members. Police believed the gunmen may have atIt n led the meeting or waited outside. After th<- meeting Herschel Wood, secretary treasurer of tinI* union, drove with peich to the union office, jilayetl cards ami drank beer. Peich then drove an I other union member home Enroute to ills own home Peich was forced to the curb by a car • containing the four bandits, police I said. I The handit* drove him to a • garage. I’ciclt said, ami struck ihim in the t hest with their gun* end fists. They demanded that t lie open III'- union safe. Peich said. Peich demurred anti the bandits took off his shoes ami sock*, ignited twisted paper ami applied it to the soles of his Itare feet, peich finally agreed ami they drove to the union office. Tin re. Peit II fold the gunmen he didn't know the combination, hut that Wood, the secretary treasurer who was asleep in the next room, could open the safe. Peich said lie knocketi on the door to awaken Wool, but that the gunmen forcetl him Io stop because of the noise. Peich said the gunmen then forcetl him to open lite safe at gunpoint, took about s2s.mm in cash ami check*, ami bouml him wit It win-. Peich finally managed to awak- j cn Wootl who called police — —-o— ——■ —- ■ — I. U. Scholarships To Decatur Students Three Decatur high school atu-

dent*, meinbt :* of the 1917 enlor I class, have te<t-lve<i t liolarship- » to Indiana t’nive -ity. ii was an < nouni ed today Tin- three are Tom Sharp. Jcannlne Nelson anil Dick Heller. Jr. Each ha, waived .1 letter announcing the award* The scholarship* pay the tuition - Ito Ihl* state university lor the 1947 |4H year. Heller ami Miss Nel-on j 1 received state «cholar*hi|* and Shaip retelved a merit scholar I I -hip All were the result of exam illation* given re ently by tin- uni I I versify. » Former Fort Wayne C. C. Teacher Dies South Bend. Ind . Apr.l Ik tl'Pt Brother Harold. <'. S ('. the for I liter Walter A Grind* II of San iltisky. <>. will he hit i- -I al Notre 1 Dame iinive sily ea-ly n< xt wet k. 1 it wa* annoiim e<| totl.iy Harold, a 47 year-old prominent educator, died at Long Beach, t ai We htestl.iy \t the llliu- of his I death he was p in< ipal of St \nI tliony's high *«-;>■»«»!. lamg Brach He formerly taugllt w-hool at Central Cathulh- high rchool in Fort Wayne and at Reitz Memorial. 1 Evansville. •' o-4-H Committee To ‘ Visit Club Grounds Tlie I II club committee on location of a permanent 111 <luh home met recently in the county extension office They feel that . - ■—

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'lt* it fit Mt task I- the acquisition of a trai l of land that can lie deve h*ped for 111 purpose They ur>;open to Huggeetion* or plan* from I Individual- <u o that ; will help to further the idea Saturday tin- comtmtlee will i It-ii Huntington ini t'olumbia

W ■ *\ T HR < A-;.', I J « ' f > 4 <-’4 '/‘\t ' a-L HEARINGS on the Centralia, 111 coal mine disaster open again in Washington. D C.. with return of Senator Guy Cordon (right), (R), Ore. and his Senate public lands subcommittee from Centralia. Summoned as witnesses are Frank Perz (left), mine inspector, and R R. Sayers (center), bureau of mines chief. (International)

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( itv to vi*-w the 4 H club ground* .it Hio-c points and learn how those comtnutlitfe. developed their project. Stanley Arnold 1* chairman of thl« committee. Martin Steiner, i:*nj G*-rke. Mrs Robert Stuber and Mis* Mildred Worthman are the other member*