Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 45, Number 187, Decatur, Adams County, 9 August 1947 — Page 3

ATXWAY, AUGUST 9. 1947

■can Roop Weds Russell Schooler, Jr. ’ | lly Rite At St. Mary’s Church Today snapdragon* Hint baskets of tnixol Cow. r- decorated , the St. .Mary s. Cuiholic < hur< h for th* w.-l Hug of Ml-s only .laughter of Mr ami Mr* Ralph .1 Hoop. street. an.l Russ' II I. Schooler. Jr. -on of Mr an.l Mr* Sr " r l **' b * n "" performed at nine ... look this morn |H|{*v. Ignatius Vlchuras. The aisle of the church was car- —

e the nuptial high Ir 1 '“ ,l Oil'''* °" n ' l ’’ l,iO " ! Mother' .luiini! <Dm ..■father In a gown of 1 " vl "" ' , lt , with an im-eru-l In bodice from which . a full nylon chiffon m lona II wa« of imported Mi from ‘‘ " : <urri, ‘'' a ~,lb - !"■-••'■ " I 1 11 I’‘‘•‘’•'l ’ LjJlglMhi''.’ an.l lied with a satin I Bolinger attended K> as matron-of honor a uoWII l,f p***'" >'* * bi * wl,h a and very full skirt. w ‘‘* .'tihan. ed with I aJßefl.-. I edged in a white matching the ruf ' • 4^fcdK ,- ‘l the waist Ine She twiwß’’"'* , * n « ,h mIH " (>r material, and a semidaisies from which <<,,or r ** n ,u ■ ter Mrs. Robert lie- ! h-smaid and Miss :®W cousins of the bride b’lH w ” r '' i ‘ l ' " gowns of aqua bouquets ; irtriKad.-d roses, set in a clr knotted with satin and they wore of pearls, gifts of I Th«Boom's attendants in. lud Irf as best man an I Roop, brother of the Charles Schooler. the groom, ushers I sheer summer dress gloves and a white hat worn by Mrs the groom’s mother k summer sheer, with It hat and white gloves I dMiately following the cere was served the hall for the bridal party The g rl&Blable was centered with I* tier wedding cake, topp an arrangement of small a '"i surrounded with and lighted tapers in A reception fol two to four o'clock and low bowls of flowers the the | ‘j, ®e. laid in white linen was with the wedding cake. |*WB® on either side by white surrounded by smilax ('.else. Miss Kathleen l-UtßUr* Fred Bierly and Mrs. assisted In serving a' the dinner and re I oflftown guests included pMHorence Davenport of HoagJane Geise. Mr L'i's®‘rnard F’arent, Miss Vena Mr. and Mrs. Howard ■” HL* Mr and Mr " J<M> P “ r and Mrs Paul Parent. e ' ,r * Arnold Bertram ■Fort Wayne;. Mr and Mrs Galbraith. Huntington: I^B 11 Wr * fs * or * < ’ n,,it W|- ® n r' Hk and Mrs. Don Leßrun. I s *® Whitley; Miss Martha Ohio City; Miss Merl I Whitestown; Mr and I /J f <®Vaiter Schooler Mr and J B ’■ s<, hooler, Sr., and son. I Mrs Cliff Porter, all of 1 "" 1 '*••* Ru th School i bride was dressed In a frock, with black «» or p» H w p en t h,. I IPf * on a WP< '4lnK trip of l ' * ,PMlna, * on A cor I whpe -oses was pinned ens. mi l->. i W new Mrs. S< hooter grad I r ’ pf atu '’ •‘a’l'ol'c hieh | # nd i» emp’ove-l In the . office of the Centra! i ,T*® o " She is a member of chapter of Delta Theta r ° rity Th ® Kroom wltb the United Statss Guard on a destroyer es '.SM •• now employed at and Klenk. . w” ,heir return home, the g® f “uple will reside at 421 ' *■ Adams street. ■ JOHN FLOVO ■ess TO SOCIITY S ,"2 s r Jobn Floyd entertained the ::yown Ladies Aid society afternoon Twenty five and ten guests were In

— CLUB CALENDAR Society Deadline, 11 A. M. Phones 1000 — 1001 Saturday Rummage sale, Ixryal Daughters class of Bethany Evangelical U. B. church, church basement; ft am. to 1 pm. Monday Junior Women department of Decatur Woman's club. Miss Thais Bumgerdner, 7:30 p.m. Muelc section of Decatur Woman's club, Mrs. Harold Grant. 7:45 p.m. Tuesday Rebekah latdge. Odd Fellows Hall. 7:30 p.m. Tri Kappa sorority picnic, shelter house. Hanna Nuttinan, 7 p.m. Delta Theta Tau picnic. Boy Scout cabin. Hanna .X'uittnan. 6:30 p.m. Wednesday Ladi.-s Aid society of Salem Evangelical and Reformed church of Magley, all day. Zion Lutheran Missionary society, Rents cottage. Celina, all day. Thursday W. S C. S. of Methodist church, church, 2:30 p.m. Mnt. A. F. larke, president, was in charge of the meeting, opened with group singing and scripture, by Mrs. C. V. Elwood. Mrs. latke was in charge of the business meeting Mrs. Clarence Rapp conduct ed the following program: "Sunrise," Mrs. Frank Crist: reading, "The Grumbling Woman," Mrs. John Waltens; readings. "The Boys Dream’’ and “The Old Home," Mrs. John Floyd; solo, Mrs. Frank Crist; poem, Mrs. C. Rapp. Delicious refreshments were later served the mem Iters and guests at small tablew arranged on the lawn of the Floyd home. Following a social hour, a short playlet was presented. Those taking part were Mrs. John Floyd, Mrs. Dwight Meyer, Mrs C. Sapp. Mrs. E. W. Walters. Mrs. Joe Hainan. Mrs. Frank Jones and Mrs. HusseV Johnston. Mrs. Frank Crist sang a solo at the conclusion of the meeting. NUTTMAN AVENUE W. M. A. MEETS The W. M. A. of the Nuttman Avenue United Brethren church met Thursday evening at the home of Mrs. Hasel Foor The meeting opened with group song, "One to -Every Man and Nation," followed by prayer by Mrs. Van Gundy. The scripture from Matt. 22-21 was read by Mrs. Foor Opal Sudduth. Mrs. Fogle and Dorothy Darkless read several poems, and Mrs. Zehr. Mrs. Terrell, Mns Sheets. Mrs. VanGundy and Gladys Raver, gave special readings. "A Charge to Keep I Have" was sung by the group, followed by a short business meeting, conducted by Mm. Michel. A social hour followed. The Rebekah lodge will meet at the Odd Fellows hall Tuesday evening at seven thirty o'clock. All members are urged to attend. The general meeting of the W. 8. C. 8. of the Methodist church will l»e held Thursday afternoon at two thirty o’clock at the church, preceded by an executive meeting at one forty five. Mrs. Leigh Bowen will be devotional leader and Mrs. M. O. Lester, lesson leader, will give an acount of her trip to Mex ico. * • Tri Kappa sorority will have a picnic at the shelter house, Hanna Nuttman park. Tuesday evening at seven o’clock. Each member is requested to bring her own table service. Delta Tau will have a picnic Tuesday evening at six thirty o'clock at the Boy Scout cabin. Hanna-Nuttman. The members who recently attended the national convention in Los Angeles, Calif., will be the hostesses for the evening. A report of convention activf ties will also be presented, and all members are urged to attend. Members of the Music section of the Decatur Woman s club are asked to meet at seven forty five o’clock Monday evening at th«f home of Mrs. Harold Grant. - The Zion Lutheran Missionary society will have an all day outing at the Rents cottage al Celina, 0., Wednesday. A pot luck dinner will be served at members are asked to bring table service and a covered dish. Those desiring transportation are asked to call Mrs. Robert Freeby.

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WED RECENTLY —Mrs. Lorenz Steele was, before her recent marriage. Miss Irene Aumann. daughter of Mr and Mrs. William C. Aumann of route 1. The groom's parents. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Steele, reside a: route 2, Ohio City. O. The couple Is making its home with the groom's parents. (Photo by Edwards)

Guy Johnson of Columbus, Ohio was here the past three days art an Instructor In the Reppert school of auctioneering. He is a graduate most successful auctioneer in Ohio, most sufeeseful aultioneer In Ohio. I He and hirt son. Da'.id Johnson,! conduct a large farm and real estate auction sales agency In Col umbns. Mr. Johnson has retired from the ring a* a cattle and horse auctioneer. Mr. and Mrs. August Zastrow and family of North Tonawanda, New York, are guests at the Lutheran church manse over the weekend. Mrs. Zastrow is a elater of the Rev. Paul W. Schultz, and came to hear his farewell sermon to the members of the local Lutheran church. Another guest is Charles Aron, friend and classmate of the Mieses Edna Mae and Marelyn Shultz, of Valparaiso University Mr. Aron resides at Erie, Pa., but, may soon return to his native France, to engage In business in Paris. Miss Hussle Ennis, of Newport.; Ky. Is enjoying a vacation and is visiting friends In Decatur, New Haven and Monroeville and says! ehe Is having a grand time. Mr, and Mrs. John W. Shirk. David Moore and Jack Heller visited in Fort Wayne Friday afternoon. William Blythe has returned from a several days' outing at Ca-! lina. Ohio. In Mercer county, Ohio there were nine pavement blowouts Wednesday afternoon In widely scattered areas. The intense heat caused expansion to a point of explosion and large sections erupted In some cases. Three of the explosions were on route 33. Mr. and Mrs. Harvo Shroll of South First street, their granddaughter Miss Jane Brumley, Ind George Tester will leave on a motor trip to lx>s Angeles In the morning. They will visit with Mr. and Mrs. Howard Burdge and Mwrence Tester, former residents of this, city. . * | Mrs. W. A Redmond attended i

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a meeting In Chicago Thursday of the excutive committee of Zeta Tau Alpha, national college sorority, and representatives of the national society for crippled children adults to lay plans for the sorority's parlcipatlon in a campaign for raising funds to assist in the treatment of children suffering from cerebral paUy. Mrs. | Redmond will act as national serI vice chairman in this new philan throplc project which Zeta Tau Alpha plans to sponsor. Mr. and Mrs, Ed Bosse visited Friday in Fort Wayne. Miss Joyce Elaine Etzler of Convoy, ()., spent the past week with Mrs. Luella Ellsworth. Mrs. Jesse Hutton. Hr., is visiting with relatives in Buffalo. q_ Admitted: Ixiwrence Flaudlng. Bryant; Mrs. Zeal Miller, 227 North ;Fourth street; Henry Haugh, 204 South Tenth street; Carl Fiuttrow, Monroeville; Dillion E. Jordon, ‘Rockford, o.; Mrs. Frank W. De vor. Fort Wayne; Mrs. Melissa Murray. Geneva; Wllford A. Ray, 107 North Thirteenth street. Dismissed: Jim A. Fisher, route 4; Mm. William Meeks, and baby boy, John Lee, route 1; William Butcher, Montpelier. ————o I Mr. and Mrs. Raymond J. Huston. of Gibson City. 111., are parents of a baby son, born at 10:25 p.m. last night at the Adams county memorial hospital. He weighed 8 pounds, 14 ounces and has not been named. ..... . o It ser-ms so easy for back yard gossip to come to the front. Do nut complain, time thus expended is thrown away. The years teach much which the days never know. — Enieruon.

Dutch, Indonesians Report Os Fighting Serious Fighting On Despite Truce Batavia, Aug » (I'l*l Dutch and Indonesian communiques reported today the m<»t serious fighting since a Dutch-Indonesian "truce" began last Monday. The Dutch charged that 300 Indonesians. In the largest single attack of the "truce." assaulted llandegankoelon. near Soerabaj.i. i Java. Another Indonerlan attack . was reported on Goeboeg. near He - waning. Dates were not given. Indonesian communique charged i simultaneously that Dutch trooi* entered Toekboegel. four miles | south of Ambarawa. in east Java. ; ycoterday. The Dutch withdrew, the Indonesian announcement said, after inflicting slight casualties on Indonescians. Indonesians have warned that they will resum>- their scorched earth policy unless Dutch advances cease. Today'o Dutch communique said | Indonesians actually had continued to ha>t and burn. The town of Ka i bandjahe, 40 miles south of Medan, Sumatra, has been destroyed, the Dutch said. Among the wrecked buildings was a British school. The Dutch said many towns in Sumatra have been looted. In addition, the Dutch communique eaid. Indonesians interned 300 Indians west of Jogjakarta the day before the cease-fire began. It charged that the Indians were taken to the Republican capital of Jogjakarta. o_ Mother Is Held In Death Os Young Son Manslaughter Charge Is Filed On Mother Bloomington. 111.. Aug. 9 (UP) —An expectant mother, who admitted to authorities that her three-year-old son died after she i punished him with a "little stick." was under arrest today on manslaughter charges. Mrs. Katherine Krps was taken into custody last night after a coroner’s jury recommended that charges be filed against her. Bond was set at llO.ttOtf. The Jury also recommended that juvenile authorities investigate the condition of three other children of the stocky farm woman. A fourth child Is in the care of relatives. The jury found that William Erps. Jr., died of brain contusions caused by severe blows on the head and body. Mrs. Erps said she hit the. boy with a small stick when he would not mind her. Hhe told the jury she didn't mean to hit him hard. Her husband said the boy had been living with grandparents in I’e7ln. HL. for about two years and returned to the farm only a week ago. He said he was working in the fields when the beating i took place. Indiana Farm Price Index Is Increased Ijifayette. Ind.. Aug. 9 —(l'Pt Purdue University and federal statisticians today sail the Indiana farm price index on July 15 was 262. 37 points higher than last year. The Index h< based on 1935 39 prices on farm pro duce as 190. Grain price Index was 296 ns Mtn pa red with 252 a year ago while the livestock index rose to 269 from 202 in 1946. —— O To take the wind out of an angry man's sails, stay calm.

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BERNE BRIDE Mi Marjorie E. Baumgartner, daughter of Mr and Mrs. E. W. Bauingar ner. of Berne, and Noel D. Sprunger, son of la-onard F. Sprunger of Berne, were united in marriage in a r»< <nt ceremony, performed at th* bible’s parents' home by the Rev. Olin A. Krehbiel. The couple is residing with the bride’s parents at 317 Center street in Bern*, tl’hoto by Edwards).

Reusser Celebrates 50th Year At Work Berne. Ind . Aug. 9 — Henry M. Reusser, foreman in the compoaIng room of th<> Berne Witnews company, today celebrated his 50th year of work for Berne's tri-week iy newspaper. Reusser started his I duties on August 9, 1897, a year after th* Berne Witness .was founded. He has been wit') the firm | wince. Reusser started to work for ,• the late Fred Rohrer, founder of I the Witness, at 110 per month At that time all the type was hand set and the first press was a hand press. Reusser estimates he has ■ put 6600 issue of the Witness | “to bed” during these 50 years, as well ;m thousands of issues of other publications. Reusser is also known as Berne's official weather observer, a position he has held for more than 35 years. He Is married and the father of two sons. He is 71 years of age. Q Experimental Plane Falls, Three Dead New York. Aug. 8 —(UP) The The treacherous Heligate current hampered the efforts of rescue workers today to recover the bodlie of three crewmen killed when an American Airlines 1130.000 experimental plane crashed into Bowery Bay last night while attempt I Ing an emergency landing at La-1 Guardia field. Two navy divers reported the nus* of the plane was buried deep In the mud. and they were unable to determine whether the three. men the pilot, copilot and ai mechanic were inside. One of the two men who es-; caped before the place sank was in a critical condition Th* other was injured only slightly and wan treated on the scene. ————o We get the abundant life by giving to it rather than demanding from It.

Berne School Report Announced By Webb Berne, Ind . Aug. 9 The annual financial statement of the Berne school town, released today by Supt E. M. Webb, shows a balance on hand on August 1 <>:' *29,643.17. Receipts during the year were *97.060.61 and ependitures amounted to *57.417.44. The salaries to teachers for the year totaled *42,954.61. o— ———— Cornerstone Stolen Springfield. Mo. (UP)—First it was the weather that postponed dedication ceremonies of a new field house at Drury College. Then officials discovered that the building's cornerstone, in which they had planned to place archives and documents, had been stolen. ■■ i LITTLE Gale Semmclroth sports the latest in beachwear for her '‘picbaking" chores at Wildwood-By-Thc-Sea, N. J. (I nt er national)

What does your Mirror Say? tLook —after we give you a Machine or Machineless /7 cold wave. Zv // PHONE 2»15 /P Evelyn Hoop lleauty Shop * 108 North 9th DanMR9C9CDdIfiXOOOfiXXDCBaaMMMBNXSdK3CKXMXI>(MMMKMMBaBMM WANTED GOOD, CLEAN, BIG RAGS, Suitable for CleaninK Machinery. Cannot use underwear stockings, pants, coats, overalls, or any similar material. Will Pay 10c lb. Decatur Daily Democrat

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Photo Os Today's Bride Appears Lost A pa kage of potofft'Bphs and newspaper plates for the Decatur Daily Democrat, enroute from Phil adelphla, ha* apparently l>«»en lost in the mails. In ludeC was the picture of .miss Alice Roop, whoso wedding occurred this morning. Wo regret our inability to use the pic* lure on the society page. —• o ——~~ Good resolution* like a evreamiiig child should lie carried out. Non-Skid Straps ' \YV9276 V. s,zts B' > s 14 • 16 Z* / oßk*- 40 - 4 * A'V Pai 'dTtßYxlMs An apron so pretty you look for an excuse to wear It! Pattern 9276 Is practical, with good full coverage No side-seams, easy sewing! Use scraps for the ap plique flowers. This pattern gives perfect fit, Is easy to use. Complete. Ulus t rated Hew Chart shows you • very step. Pattern 9276: small (14-16), medium (IM-201. large <4O-42). Small size. 1% yds. 35-In.; % yd. contrast. Send TWENTY-FIVE cents In coins for this pattern to Decatur Dally Democrat. Pattern Dept. 155 N. Jefferson St. Chicago 80, 111. Print plainly your NAME. ADDRESS, ZONE. SIZE AND STYLE NUMBER.

| IALL/AABK 11 CARDS Large selection. SMITH DRUG C(j. NOTICE CLOSED ALL WEEK Beginning Aug. 11 SltH-ksdale Do-Nut Shop SMITLEY’S FLOWER SHOP Potted Plants. Potted Novelties, Mixed Bouquets, Corsages. Pottery. Flowers for your Every Need. All funeral work given special attention. W. Monroe St (At Cemetery I Phone 5112