Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 45, Number 180, Decatur, Adams County, 1 August 1947 — Page 3

FRIDAY ' 19,7

B oYcr."W* TKINB announced ' ,rs ,{ ' ” oy,e " f 1 ~nl> tluuglitt-r. J<> Njmil,, ...|| Walkin'*. :^wl> ‘" : "" r <l ' ir,, '' v In the ,l “‘ ,<) "' ,b ' w " r '' Mi * m f th*h.hll I! ■>< •'. I> otliei ’ Itß W" attired In a In’.elv a,k aeLs-otie- Iler bridal boU- (|, ,1 A ith the ribbon front w |K r ': redding nouquet and best tnan summer suit* boutonnieres. the return of the new of the was centered with a dei orated wedding cake were and Mir ... tMkins and nona. Burvll and Mis* HerO. Mr. Mr*. R. A. ■Hn sons. John. Tommy, and guests. Mr and Mm. are now residing in honored r sßwer. bridge Smith, whose marbe held August 7 in '*•' Itotto'eti Wednesday '* - sh<>A bridge held at the Manor in Ft Wayne The all bridal attendants. Win Black. Mrs Ken "rtftlßniei and Mr l-’t.ink ( arlo. I ' Wayne. n-lving. the guests were ssert at a large table In dining room. The table, the form of an anchor, with dnbonnet colored, and was centered with bowl of sweetheart roses id baby breath. Following bridge was played and aided the various win : Decatur attending the |> t.le hoiioiud gtle ; »| h ' la “’ an<l '**•* I twens. I !Br ~l " l ‘ y ' ,h ‘‘ of ,l “' ) | and iter daughter. ■U« Kvn. will be hostesses a' 1 J in Ft. Wayne, with a ' I for M m Smith I I v W* HAS MEETING EVENING ThOr M S of the Magley He phureh met at the home of ,9k ij I I krf ga it(r\ K' s ‘" Thnl- f I / i M »<”*• IBKg in While They Last tt W i wg B f mNb F sSL *Mlil - - jpW •BB 1B ■ Wk W Mg s' 1

CLUB CALENDAR Society Deadline, 11 A. M. Phones 1000 — 1001 Sunday Christian Endeavor St. Paul's Church. Lehman Park, Berne, 7 p.m. Monday C. L. of C. Chorus, Hall. 8 p.m. Tuesday V. F. W. auxiliary. Hall, 7:30 p.m. C. I. of C. regular Business meeting. Hall 7:30 p.m. Monroe W. 8 C. 8., Church Annex. 8 p m. Thursday Pleasant Dale Ladles' Aid and Kirkland Twp. W. C. T. U. church, all day. Mrs. Rufus Scherry Wednesday evening, with fourteen members and four visitors in attendance. The meeting was opened by the president. Mrs. Walter Egley, followed by the group singing "Tiding" Scripture was read and prayer given. Mrs. Egley then gave an interesting book review, “Portrait of a Pilgrim." It was decided to have a bake and rummage sale In August. Mrs. Win. Knietzman closed the business session with a prayer from the prayer calendar. At a later hour, colored pictures were taken of the group, and a delicious luncheon was served by the hostess, Mrs. Scherry. August 12, the W. M. 8 . will be entertained at the home of Mrs. Milton Scherry. The G. M. G. will entertain the W. M. S. members and the G. M. G. mothers at that tune. MRS. GRANDSTAFF HOSTESS TO PHILATHEAN CIRCLE The Philathean Circle of the Zion Evangleical and Reformed church entertained the Bethany circle of that church with a picnic at the home of Mrs. Anna Grandstaff, east of town. Fifty members attended, and Mrs Grandstaff was In chatge of the program. The Bethany circle presented Mrs. C. K Foughty of Fort Wayne, former member of the circle, with a lovely wedding gift.

ELLEN STULTS IS HOSTESS TO CLUB The Union Township Women's club ffiet Wednesday at the home of Miss Ellen Stults. •file meeting was opened l»y the group singing "America the Beautiful," followed by the pledge to the flag and the club creed. A motion was made that a flag be purchased for the Girls 4-H club. Legora Marke and Evelyn Gerke from a 4-H club will attend th* etate fair this year. Evelyn Gerke gave a demonstration on hanging pictures and Anna K. Williams gave the Icbson. "The club and I.” The next meeting will be a picnic Aug ust 17. at Shroyers Lake. Delicious refreshments were served to seventeen members and four guests. Hostesses were Mrs. Xariffa Walter* and Mildred Haller. WILLING WORKERS MEET ON TUESDAY The Willing Workers' Sunday School class ofjthe Pleasant .Mills Methodbit church met Tuesday evening at the home ol Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bauman.

The meeting was opened by the president, after which Mrs. Richard Speakman read the seventeenth chapter of Psalms. Prayer was offered by Mrs. Glen Mann. Eight members and one visitor were present. Ixively refreshments were served by the host and hostess. HOME EC. CLUB MEETS TUESDAY EVENING The Sunny Circle Home Economics club of Preble township met at the home of Mrs. Ervin Schuller, Tuesday, with Mrs. Edgar Ehlerding as assisting hostla». The business meeting was conducted by the president. Mrs. Wm. Kruetzman. It was decided to send Mrs. Ervin Schuller to the women's camp held the last of August as a representative from the club. Several new members were added to the club. Hostesses for this month will lie Mr*. Wm. Kruetzinan and Mrs. Wm. Werling at the home of Mrs. Werllng. The Dutiful Daughter*’ class of Bethany Evangelical U. B. church met Tuesday evening for a picnic at Hanna Nuttman park shelter house. The picnic was enjoyed very much, and the committee was Mrs Hubert Feasel and .Mrs. Dick McConnell. The V. F. W. auxiliary will meet Tuesday evening at seven-thltly o’clock at the V. F W. hall. All mem Iters are urged to attend. The Pleasant Dale l<adiew' Aid will meet all day Thursday at the church. In connection with this meeting there will be an all day meeting of Kirkland township W. C. T. U.

F/ i B ' 11 - v I iW a W * r\ < ’lk xwl *^* s *?** w j LIVING AT MARION Mrs. Doyle Hofferbert was formerly Miss ' Colleen Edge)), daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Edgell of this city. Rev. and Mrs. Hofferbert were married here by the Rev. J. J. Treaux lin the Church of the Nazarene. (Photo by Edwardsi

The C. L. of C. chorus will meet Monday evening at eight o'clock a* the hall for rehearsal. A good at-: tendance is desired. The C. L. of C. regular business ■ meeting will be held Tuesday evening at the hall at seven thirty The Monroe W. 8. ('. 8. will meet I in the church annex Tuesday even- 1 ling at eight o'clock. All members I are urged to attend. I The Women of the Moose held their regular meeting last night at the Moose home with one visitor from Fort Wayne attending. The door prize was won by Lillian Morin. The next meeting will be held Thursday. August 14. o i At 37. Boston's newljsconsecrated auxiliary bishop. JoMt J. Wright, is one of the youngest high chart bmen in the Catholic hierarchy in America.

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, DECATUR, INDIANA

Edward Fox of Berne was fined 111.75 by justice of peace Plank i of Bluffton following hix arrest by : deputy sheriff Hixon southwest of Bluffton for disorderly conduct. The fifth annual assembly of the church of the Nazarene for northeastern Indiana will he held at I their camp grounds southeast of Marlon the evening of August 5, it hus been announced. Dr. H. V. Miller. president of the association, will lie prim ipal speaker. Mr. and Mrs. J. Clark Macylin and daughters, Susan and Melie- ' *a. have returned from Knoxville, I Tenn, after vacationing with Jiiend* for a week. The Macylin* fofrmerly lived in Knoxville. ' Tlu' Rev. C. 8. Roberts and Mins Betty White of Willshire. 0., visited last evening with Mr. and Mrs. ' Charles Straw.

Little Susan Ogle of Norfolk. Va. Is pending the summer with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Giles Porter. Miss Charlotte Witham had as her guest this week. Royal Delter from New York City, N Y. The condition of Mrs. James Weed veld, who has been seriously ill in a Grand Rapids. Mich , hospital the past two weeks, was reporter slightly improved yesterday Imt Is still critical. Dr. and Mrs. Patterwon returned here last evening. Robert M. Hutchins, chancellor of the t'nlversity of Chicago, and Dr. Wendell M. Stanley, recent Nobel prize winner ami an Earlham alumnus, will be among the outstanding speakers at the centennial anniversary celebration of Earlham College. September lit to 33. Mr. and Mrs, Harmon Kraft and daughter. Phyllis, will leave Sunday for Tampa. Fla., to attend a big Western rodeo which lasts a week. While there thev will stay with Mrs. Kraft's brother. J. B. Townsend. The Very Rev. Msgr. Joseph Seirnetz. Arthur E. Voglewede and Fred Baker. Jr., have left for Quibell. Canada, where they will enjoy 10 day.t of fishing. The local party was Joined at International Falls by Dr. William Voglewede of Carrington. N. D. o gKgSI Admitted and dismissed Archie Wendell. 720 Elm St : David Chap man. Spencerville; Rebecca Baumgartner. Willshire. O. Dismissed: Mrs. Roy B. Freidly. 321 S. First SI., and baby daughter. Linda Lm; William Bernier. Uniondale. — oI * Major and Mrs. J. A. Ogle of Norfolk. Va., are the parents oof a baby girl. Sandra, born yesterday afternoon. She weighed 7 ponnds and 8 ounces. Mr. and Mrs. Giles Porter of this city are grandparents Mrs. Ogle wag the former Ruth Porter. Mr. and Mrs. John E. Acheson of Willshire. 0.. are the parents of a baby boy, John Eric, born at

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11:20 pm., yesterday at the Adams county memorial hospital. He weighed 5 pound*. 1214 ounces. .Mrs Acheson is the former Phyllis Hunter of this city. Mr. and Mrs. William Meeks of route 1, Decatur, are the parents of a baby boy, born at 5:57 a m. today, at the Adams county memorial hospital He lias been named John Lee. and weighed 5 pounds, 13 ounces. Mre Meeks Is the former Eleanor Mathieu, It N. of tills city. Western Trip Movies Shown Rotary Club The Rev. William C. Feller, pres ident of the Decatur Rotary club, showed colored movies of his recent western trip at the weekly meeting of the club Thursday evening. The movies were taken while Rev. Feller and family were enroute lo the annual convention of Rotary International at San Francisco In June. Five new members were welonted into the club last night, with C Bell delivering the formal charge to the members, who are Dick D Heller, vice president of the Decatur Democrat Co.- John B. Stulta, grocery proprietor and mayor of Decatur; Jirseph J. Thompson. industrial engineer for the Central Soya Co.; Ralph E. Roop, Deiatur city engineer, and Bruce E. Decker, of the Schafer Glove factory. o NETHERLANDS ((onllnurd from l*aar It The stab cut Java in two at its narrowest point, and almost I t the middle. It put the formidable Dutch force Into the south Java plain, where —for the first time —the Indonesians can not use mountains as defcn e works. An Indonesian communique reported fighting at Kroja last night. It also reported that Indonesian forces have occupie I townson an arc 20 miles west of Batavia in territory nominally controlled by the Dutch. The Indonesian announcement said "large-scale” offensives were being planned against Batavia and Bandoeng, in central west Java. — (j John Doan Returns From Page Duties John E. Doan, who has served four months as a page in the house

of representatives at Washington. D ('., arrived home this morning He and five other lads who had worked as pagfv arrived In Fort Wayne on the Liberty and John wag met there by his lather. John i M. Doan. The youth reports a wonderful experience and brought with him copies of Important speeches ami resolutions which he heard discussed while on duty. He will return to hclhmil here a* a sophomore. o ... .■..... The milk of human kindness will never lie rationed. o County Officials Recall County Home Fire Six Years Ago County officials today recalled an August 1 six years ago, which j they believe wae one of the most turbulent for several’ offlca-a in history. Six years ago last night, it was recalled by Frank Klt-on. county home superintendent, the old court- ; ty Infirmary building was destroyed liy fire It was at the height of Friday , night's street fair that year when the alarm wae first sounded in Decatur and the local fire department sent its trucks to the scene. For hours while the holocaust raged, the aged inmates of the institution were moved to safety on the lawn surrounding the burning building. Fortunately no one was Injured and because of the favorable summer weather no patient suffered greatly from the exposure. Inmates of the Institution were housed in neighboring infirmaries, the county jail ami In private homes while plans were started for a new home A modern, now concrete building now stands in the place once occupied by the doomed brick structure. SENATOR BRICKER 44 onllnurel /r«»m I’hkf 11 the caller. At the request of the senator suburban Upper Arlington police patrolled the residence where Mrs. Day was alone after her son-in-law-left for the rally. A police escort was given Bricker at the rally, although he did not request it. The police guard at the residence was lifted this morning and Mrs. Day said neither she nor the senator regarded the threats as serious.

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Bricker left for ifornlngstar Island in Temagami Lake, Ont., this I morning lo Join his wife who Is vacationing, I 9 SMITLEY’S FLOWER SHOP Potted Plants, Potted Novel- ■ ties. Mixed Bouquets. Cortapes, Pottery. Flowers for your every need. All funeral work given special attention. W. Monroe St. (Al Cemetery I | Phone 5112 «REE T I N « CARDS Excellent Assortment A card for every need. Holt house Drug Co. America’s Foremost Trumpet And Trombone Stylist fl SONNY DUNHAM AND HIS ORCHESTRA I At Edgewater Park 1 CELINA. OHIO < Sunday, Aug. 3 Dance 9 to 1.