Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 45, Number 288, Decatur, Adams County, 8 December 1947 — Page 3

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BLiYN NORTH |KID BOROFF has been made < |B el of Miss Caroly ge ns T I*’- North c ■fionald Boroff, son c ■j Harry Boroff of Mei K ring vows were rea fIH t eo IT Krny 011 Se pten Hl'hy thirty o’clock in th ■1 United Breth re ■p?e b wa" attended by Mt ■S'.vin ?haw of this atj !■%,.. Boroff graduate. IKtiir high school and i Kbaud graduated fron high school and own |HLs a stock yard at Elgin -— —-— ■ HklN WITH mEiINDAY Kirs. James Burk and Mi Mir... Kai ver united in en Hat aii Italian dinner Sun K at the Burk home oi ■ rd street. The entertain ■ were decorated in ai ■around and while th. ■ a t small tables coverec ■traditional W ue and w^*tl K ind white checked table ■ recording machine rend ■an music. ■ n ? the dinner a series o ■nies were played by th< ■o included: Dr. Gerak ■ r and Mrs. C. I. Finlay KI and Mrs. J. K. Gunther ■ lr < Stewart W. McMillen Sirs S. J. Karjala, Mr. anc ■ Gerber, Mr. and Mrs. Dicl ML Mrs. Gladys Chamber School, group ■county home ■ration for the Christmas ■he class and student ■ council of the Decatui ■ high school spent Friday ■ touring the Adams conn K ary . Under the direction ■airon. Mrs. Joanna Kit ■ officers started their torn ■ visiting the institution’s ■t adequate jail. ■Kitson pointed out to ths ■e benefits of this new anc ■building which houses forty ■at the present time. In ths Bf the tour the officers ex ■ the seventy-five year olc ■ book of the institution which Kd every inmate that ever ■ connection with the farm ■ completing their tour, the ■ obtained a complete list I inmates and unanimously a ■hat each one would receive K two presents and three Bg cards. Kers making the tour includ I a Doll Wedding 1 r Is ‘‘a thrilling gift f or any dol-owner! A lovely 5 £ “ and headdress. Pat.w has complete trousseau b negligee, panties for her V,l ern „ gives perfect fit, is Chan ' Com Ptete, illustrated fern 94fif WS you every step. Uic 1S mailable for fardaee? B^ 20 ’ 22 inches tall- - T n,„. t see Pattern. for cents In ' Demon, ? ttern t 0 Decatur N. j e X P ? ’ Pattern Dept, Print D1 St ” Chicago 80, HESS 7nx y YCTUR NAME, ‘'wag; Sl2e and •! Get »S Wmt MA ?- IAN MART ’ Only ai tor f ashion Book J 11 ’ f!lWr«®> n v Cents hr,l, SS Patter a hook of easvthe b « st of ta the k ® ~ a patterD and bag°° k ’ a ?dy mad ’

CLUB CALENDAR Society Deadline, 11 A. M. Phones 1000 — 1001 yn ul °f Monday of Art Department, Mrs. A D Sutil- ties, 7:30 p.m. Philalethian circle of Zion Evanid gelical and Reformed church, Mrs n- Forrest Owens, 8 p.m. ie Needle club fifty cent gift exn change, after Temple. i Music department dinner party, r. Mrs. Herman Conter, 6:30 pm y- St. Ann Study Chib, Mrs. Joe sd Wolpert, 6:30 p.m. is Ladies Firemen's auxiliary, Mrs ic Herman Dierkes, 7:30 p.m. m Monroe Better Homes club, Mrs is Martin Hoffman, 6:30 p.m. n. St. Mary’s Township P. T. A Pleasant Mills school, 7:30 p.m* ’ Girl Scout council meeting, high school, 7 p.m. Dramatic department, Mrs. Arr. thur Voglewede, 7:30 p.m. n- St. Agnes Sodality Christmas n- party, C. L. of C. hall, 6 p.m. in Literature section of Woman’s n- club, Mrs. Lohnas Mclntosh. m Junior Women, Miss Donnabelle ie Roop, 7:30 p.m. id Tuesday :e Happy Homemakers club, Mrs. e- Wilbur Stanley, 7:30 p.m. d- Dutiful Daughters class, postponed. yf Delta Theta Tau Christmas party, ie Elks, 6:30 p.m. d Beta Sigma Phi sorority, Mrs. y- Clarence Ziner, 8 p.m. r, Monmouth PTA, Monmouth i, School, 7:30 p.m. d C. L. of C. Chorus, K. of C. Hall, k 7:30 p.m. r- Dorcas class of Bethany Evangelical U. B. church, church, 6 p.m. W. S. W. S. of Trinity Evangelical U. B. church, Mrs. Frank Bohnke, 7:30 p.m. ,s Rebekah lodge, Odd Fellows hall, it 7:30 p.m. ir W. C. T. U., Mrs. Frank Bohnke, y 2 p.m. 1- Wednesday n Flo-Kan Sunshine council, K. of t- P. home, 6:30 p.m. ir Profit & Pleasure Home Econ's omics Club, Mrs. Clarence McKean, 6:30 p.m. e Academy of Friendship pot-luck d supper, Hattie Worthman, 6 p.m. y Ruth and Naomi circle of Zion e Evangelical and Reformed church, t . 12 noon. d Children’s Christmas party of h Church Mothers Study club, Meth,r odist church, 3 p.m. lt Wesley class of Methodist church, e church, 8:30 p.m. st Little Flower Study club, Mrs. j. Mary Foos, 6:30 p.m. e Thursday e Order of Eastern Star, Masonic, 7:30 p.m. j. General meeting of W. S. C. S. of Methodist church, church, 2:30 p.m. executive committee, 1:45 p.m. Salem Methodist W. S. C. S. Mrs. Charles Burkhart, all day. | Ladies Aid society of Bethany I Evangelical U. B. church, church, I 2 p.m. I W. S. C. S. of Mt. Pleasant church I Mrs. Earl G. Fuhrman, all day. | Girls Missionary guild, Mrs. R. O. I Wynn, 6:15 p.m. Friday Calvary Ladies Aid society, Mrs. | Rolland Miller, pot-luck 6 p.m. Baptist Philo class, parsonage, ' 6:30 p.m. Saturday i. American Legion auxiliary Xmas party, Legion home, 4:30 p.m. Golden Rule class of St. Paul I church, Helen Fairchild, 6 p.m. I ed Richard Rumschlag, president | of the student spiritual council and I president of the senior class: Ron- | aid Smith, vice president of the council and president of the junior ' class; Philip Terveer, treasurer of | the council and also of the junior I class; James Meyer and Joseph I Loshe, president and vice president I respectively of the sophomore I class; and Isabelle Kintz, president, I James Voglewede, vice president, I and Dorothy Kohne, secretary of I the freshman class. MARRIED COUPLES CLUB ELECTS NEW OFFICERS I The Rev. O. C. Busse of St. Paul’s Lutheran church at Preble, was the main speaker at the Zion Lutheran Married Couples club carryin banquet held in the church bases ment Sunday evening. f The Rev. Busse stressed an op- - timistic viewpoint and insisted that i a Christian had every reason to r have faith in the future of his church and country. He pointed out 1 that there is still room for much , progress toward better and happier r living if there is a return to the I. religion which made this country great. He cited numerous examples i in American history where a faith r in the future was more than justi- > fied in the years that followed. ; -Club officers for 1948 elected at the meeting were Arthur Bieberich, president; Henry Krueckeberg, vice i president, and Mrs. Aaron Weiland, - secretary-treasurer. t The tables were decorated for the 9 holiday season and a number of ‘ Christmas carols were sung. Recordings were also made and then ’ replayed to the group. Doris Krueckeberg was the accompanist.

, RECENTLY WED —Esther Schultz, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Florian Geimer, 111 North Fifth street, and Jerome Braun, son of Frank Braun of route 4, were united in marriage recently in the St. Mary’s Catholic church, the 4’ery Rev. Msgr. J. J. Seimetz officiating. (Photo by Edwards).

The committee in charge of last night's meeting included Mr. and; Mrs. Henry Krueckeberg, Mr. and Mrs. Chester Kleinknight and Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Spiegel. The committee for the January meeting was announced as Mr. and Mrs. Richard Mailand, Mr. and Mrs. Karl Reinking and Mr. and Mrs. William Schnepf. After the banquet, progressive games of hearts were played and 1 prizes awarded to Mrs. Paul German and Richard Mailand. Thurman Schieferstein acted as Santa Claus and distributed the Christmas exchange gifts. ever ready class IN MEETING THURSDAY The Ever Ready class of the Methodist church met Thursday at the home of Mrs. Floyd Acker for its annual Christmas party. The Acker home was beautifully decorated in keeping with the holiday season. Twenty five members answered roll call, after which Mrs. N. A. , Bixler conducted the devotionals. Christmas carols were then sung ’ by the group. A gift exchange was ■ later held. During the social hour, lovely re- , freshments were served by the hostess, assisted by Mrs. Fred Handler. Mrs. Forrest Elzey, Mrs. Delton Passwater, Mr. Clyde Toman and Mrs. W. P. Robinson. RAINBOW FOR GIRLS HAS INITIATION Decatur assembly 24 of the Order of Rainbow for girls formally initiated seven new members at the Masonic hall recently. The class included Caroline Alger, Kathleen Wolfson, Marilyn Mauller, Julia Ann Myers, Patricia Gause, Carol Klusman and Lois Ann White. A mason, several members of the Order of Eastern Star, and a past worthy advisor, Miss Mary Jo Krick, were guests. New members were welcomed by Mrs. Glenn Hill, mother advisor, and Kristine Striker, worthy advisor. The Junior Women of the Decatur Woman’s club will have a white elephant sale at their meeting this evening at seven thirty o’clock at the home of Miss Donnabelle Roop. A meeting of the Ladies Aid society of the Bethany Evangelical United Brethren church will be held at two o'clock Thursday at the church. Hostesses will be Mrs. Wendell Seaman, Mrs. Ralph Habegger, Mrs. Ladoyt Miller and Mrs. Fred Striker. Mrs. Frank Bohnke will be hostess to members of the W. C. T. U. at her home, 121 South Eleventh street, Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock. The Calvary Ladies Aid society meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Rolland Miller Friday evening. A pot-luck supper will be served at six o’clock, with the Christmas exchange following. The American Leion auxiliary will have its annual Christmas party Saturday afternoon at four thirty o’clock at the Legion home. A fifty cent gift exchange will be held. Members are also remined by Mrs. Clark Flaugh that December 15 is the deadline for 1948 dues. The Little Flower Study club will have its Christmas gift exchange Wednesday evening at six thirty o’clock at the home Mrs. Mary Foos. The W. S. C. S. of the Mt. Pleasant church will have an all day meeting Thursday at the home of Mrs. Earl G. Fuhrman. A pot-luck dinner will be served at noon, followed by the annual Christmas party. Members are requested to bring their own table service.

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I The Golden Rule class of the St. Paul church will have a pot-luck i supper and Christmas exchange at six o’clock Saturday evening at the home of Helen Fairchild, 120 South Tenth street, with Mr. and Mrs. William Thornton assisting. Members and their families are invited to attend. i The Girls Missionary guild will have a Christmas supper at the home of Mrs. R. O. Wynn Thursday • evening at six fifteen o’clock. Miss i Eloise Jackson will be lesson lead- ■ er. The meeting of the Baptist Philo class will be held at the parsonage Friday evening at six thirty o’clock. All members are urged to attend. — o Harry Stopher, of Warnock, 0., visited in Salem recently with his ' sister, Mrs. Eli Bixler, ’ Mrs. Grace Bixler, of Salem, ’ visited recently in Celina, 0., with her daughter, Mrs. J. R. Baumgardner. Mrs. Ed Warren, who recently . was dismissed from the local hospi- . tal, is reported as progressing rapi idly at her home from a major operation. The funeral services for Archie Park of Ossian were - held at the Thoma funeral home in Bluffton this afternoon. Mr. Park fell from a scaffold while working on the Baptist church at Bluffton September 28, breaking his back He was 55 years old. The widow and one daughter, Mrs. Joseph Bailey of Churubusco, survive. Rev. Allison of the First Presbyterian church at Fort Wayne was the speaker at the annual missionary meeting of the First Presbyterian church here last evening, giving an interesting and able appeal for foreign missions. Mrs. Tyndall and Miss Haubold sang several numbers and Mrs. Haubold presided at the organ. Mrs. William L. Harper presided. o Admitted: Sharon Ann Merica, Monroeville; Mrs. David Wulliman, Berne, route 1; Mrs. George Wemhoff, Decatur: Donna Venis, Decatur. Admitted and dismissed: Martin Gilliom, Berne; Ronald Thieme, Monroeville; George Aechlman, Fort Wayne. Dismissed: Mrs. Harley Straub and daughter, route 5; Victor Schaadt, Rockford, O.: Mrs. Russell Deam and daughter, Decatur; Mrs. George Michner and daughter, Monroe; Mrs. James Stewart and son,

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Decatur; Mrs. Paul Bauermelster .and daughter, route 2; Mrs. Nellie Eady, North Seventh street; Mrs. I James Harkless. Stevenson street; Mrs. Simeon Hain, Jr., and son, North Third street. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Bricker, Decatur, are parents of a daughter, born at 1 p.m. Sunday at the Adams county memorial hospital. She has not been named. o Beg Pardon tn the dea'h notice of James Glick, who died last week at Monroe, the Daily Democrat was erroneously informed that seven foster sisters and brothers were included among the survivors. This was incorrect, as those listed are ha'f-brothers and half-sis-ters of the deceased. They are: Mrs. Leon Deigel and Mrs. James Studler of Fort Wayne, Mrs. Robert Hathaway of Springfield, 0., Troy Babcock of- Logansport, Frank of Florida, Sylvan of Grand Rapids, Mich., and Charles E. of Fort Wayne. o Two Escape Injury As Autos Overturn Two Pleasant Mills young men escaped injury about 1 a.m. today when their car overturned three miles east of this city on U. S. 224. John Baumann, owner and driver of the car, and Sherman Gould, both escaped with a severe shaking up. The car was practically demolished after rolling over and striking a fence, deputy Sam Bentz, who investigated, reported today. The men were returning to their homes from Ohio when the car slid on the slippery pavement and went out of control. A Fort Wayne man was reported to have escaped serious injury when his auto slid off the pavement and into the ditch on U. S. 224, near the Ohio-Indiana state line about 1:30 a.m. The rear of the auto was badly damaged. 0 Modern tomatoes are the descendants of species no larger than marbles which originated thousands of years ago. 0 Delicious Pangburn’s Candy in beautiful Christmas packages at Kohne’s Drug store. 288t2 Direct from Atlanta, Ga. Genuine Chenile BEDSPREADS now on sale nn Blue, White, Pink, up. Green, Yellow, Salmon Your choice of 100. Excellent Christmas Gifts DAISY MAE Fruit Store

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S. S. AMERICAN LEADER, which will carry cargo collected by Friendship Train to Europe’s needy, arrives in New York from Philadelphia to pick up additional 5,400,000 pounds of food.

Margaret Truman Is Cheered At Concert Denver, Dec. 8 —(UP) — Margaret Truman was called back for three encores and seven curtain calls in her concert here last night. Her program ranged from traditional folksongs to showy, fluteobligato arias. An audience of 3,000 persons was appreciative. Jack Gaskie, Rocky Mountain news critic, said “even the Republicans” enjoyed Miss Truman's coloratura soprano. o Trade In a Good Town —Decatur

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