Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 46, Number 7, Decatur, Adams County, 9 January 1948 — Page 3

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ION CHAPEL W. S. W. S. MEETING THURSDAY he W. S. W. S. of Union Chapel mgelical United Brethren : rch held its regular monthly Thursday afternoon at the \e of Mrs. Glen Rcughia. Mrs. rry Bauman was the program ler. he meeting was opened with the up singing “How Firm a Fouuion,” followed by prayer by s. Charles Rabbit. The group n sang “Beneath the Cross of us,” and the Rev. Celia Pellett bred prayer. he leader, Mrs. Omer Merriman, 'e a report from the book “Com'ted Unto Us” and “Immigration United States.” She also offerthe closing prayer. •uring the business meeting, the '“sident, Mrs. Bauman, urged all [tnbers to read the book required , the reading course. The next ■eting will be held at the home , Mrs. Robert Workinger, with i. Ermal Johnson as the leader, 'hose attending the meeting -e Mrs. Rabbit, Mrs. Bauman, s. Pellett,, Mrs. Myron Frank, 1. Merriman, Mrs. Ralph Bluhm, h. Charles Burrell, Mrs. John •iters, Mrs. Nile Williamson, Mrs. ■1 Chase and the hostess. Mrs. tghia. lelicious refreshments were ved at a later hour by the hos- >. NTHLY MEETING OF LEM W. S. C. S. HELD lembers of the Salem Methodist S. C. S. met at the home of 3. Marcella Davison Thursday their regular meeting. Ruth rriman, president, conducted the sting, opened with the group jing “What a Friend.” Devotions . - e read by Mrs. Tricker, follow>by the lesson study “Thy Way j>n Earth,” reviewed by Fawn itz, Blanch Bryan, Lydia Myer Ruth Merriman. The World Outk was given by Helen Burkhart, 'ollowing a short business meetr the program was closed with le Lord’s Prayer.” :S. CLEM KORTENBER STESS TO SO CHA REA Irs. Clem Kortenber was hoss last evening to members of Cha Rea. Bridge was played and •tes were won by Mrs. Dick Deiner and Mrs. Clyde Butler. Mrs. ce Butler was awarded the guest je. ? he next meeting will be in two eks at the home of Mrs. Clint rsh. , RiSTIAN CHURCH - OUP IN MEETING Members of the Ladies Aid soeY of the Christian church met the home of Mrs. Henry Lichteniger last evening. <frs. James Strickler read the ipture lesson from the twelfth .pter of Romans, and Mrs. Earl nhower offered prayer. Mrs. Elr Darwachter conducted the buses meeting at which time fifty irch chlls were reported. Mrs. follower then discussed briefly ns for the coming church revival £. Darwachter gave the topic on islation. Irs. Lichtensteiger served delics refreshments, assisted by her ighters, Florence and Grace ■htentensteiger, and Mrs. Sol ■d. Seventeen members and two ists attended the meeting. The iruary meeting will be held at home of Mrs. Daniel Roop. JEEN OF ROSARY UDY CLUB MEETS i'he monthly meeting of the een of the Rosary Study club ! s held last night at the home of s. Naomi Tricker, with Mrs, xine Schultz as leader for the iming. Phe meeting opened with prayer, lowed by roll call, answered with 'ent events. Mrs. Schultz then xd an interesting article on matnony, the topic for the evening, luring the social hour, a delicis luncheon was served by the stess. The next meeting will be Id February 12 at the home of s. Celeste Peterson. S. C. S. ENJOYS INCHEON THURSDAY Phe Women’s Society of ChristI Service enjoyed a carry-in icheon in the dining room of the -st Methodist church Thursday, e new officers were in charge. Mrs. J. M. Doan, president, preled at the meeting and outlined i work for 1948. The lesson theme • the year will be “That Thy ay May be Known Upon Earth.” >e penny a day fund will be conned this year. Mrs. William Por- • gave the devotional lesson from a sixty-seventh psalm. Announce3nt was also made that Circles I d II will unite in their circle aetings, and circles 111 and IV II have joint meetings. Mrs. N. €. Nelson, program lead- . assisted *by the officers, gave

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CLUB CALENDAR Society Deadline, 11 A. M. Phones 1000 — 1001 Friday Work and Win class of Trinity Evangelical U.B. church. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hower, 7:30 p.m. Y. P. M. B. of Nuttman Avenue U. B. church, Mrs. Faye Michael, 7:30 p.m. Saturday Order of Eastern Star bake sale, Ziner’s Electric shop, all day. Sunday Aeolian choir rehearsal, Zion Lutheran church, 2 p.m. Mt. Tabor W. S. C. S., Miss Myrtle Clements, 7:30 p.m. Monday Pythian Sister Temple, K. of P. home. 7:30 p.m., installation, Needle club party after Temple. Kirkland Township P. T. A., Kirkland gym, 7:30 p.m. South Cub den, Lincoln school, 7 p.m. Past presidents parley of Legion auxiliary, Mrs. Dallas Brown, 8 p.m. Ladies Fireman’s auxiliary, Mrs. Ethel Foor, 7:30 p.m. Civic department of Decatur Woman’s club, Mrs. George Rentz, 7:45 p.m. Tuesday Church Mothers Study club, Mrs. Malcolm Locke, 8 p.m. Beta Sigma Phi sorority, Mrs. Clarence Ziner, 7:30 p.m. Monroe Better Homes club, postponed. Dorcass class of Bethany Evangelical U. B. church, Mrs. C. E. Hocker, 7 p.m. Wednesday Profit and Pleasure Home Economics club, Mrs. Eva Engle, all day. Flo-Kan Sunshine council? K. of P. home, 6:30 p.m. Business and Professional Women, hotel dining room, 6:30 p.m. World Friendship guild, Mrs. Leo Nussbaum, 8 p.m. Ladies Shakespeare club, Mrs. J. R. Denny, 2:30 p.m. Thursday Women’s guild of St. Luke Evangelical and Reformed church, church, all day. • the lesson study “Thy Way Upon Earth.” WOMEN OF MOOSE MEET THURSDAY The-Women of the Moose held iti meeting last night at the Moose home. The door prize was won by Catherine Stalter. Following the regular meeting, bunco and pinochle were played. The next meeting will be held Thursday, January 15, with ritual practice following the regular meeting. i The Women’s guild of the St. Luke Evangelical and Reformed church will have an al! day meeting Thursday at the church. Mrs. Bert Seesenguth will be hostess and Mrs. Clark Funk, lesson leader. The Mt. Tabor W. S. C. S. will have its monthly meeting Sunday evening at seven thirty o'clock at the home of Miss Myrtle Clements, with Mrs. C. E. Chronister assisting. Installation of officers will be conducted. The Civic department of the Decatur Woman’s club will meet at the home of Mrs. George Rentz Monday night at seven forty five o’clock.

The Dorcass class of the Bethany Evangelical Unuited Brethren church will meet at seven o’clock Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. C. E. Hocker. Mrs. Alva Buffenbarger will be the assisting hostess. All members are urged to attend. The Ladies Shakespeare club will meet at two thirty o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. J. R. Denny. O Eggs stored small end up lose eating quality much faster than those turned with the small end down. TWIN HIT Two lotions of loveliness —O— Special Time-Limit Offer, $2.50 value, now $ 1.50 SMITH DRUG CO.

Personam • Word has been received by relatives of Mr. and Mrs. John Schroll, of Miami, Fla., that they will move back into their home in about two weeks. They were forced to vacate their residence by the hurricane of last November and the property was badly damaged. The Schrolls formerly lived in Decatur. Mr. and Mrs. Peter D. Schwartz attended funeral services for James D. Harp, 73, a Spanish-Amer-ican war veteran, in Kendallville Wednesday. Harold Sauer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Phil Sauer, has arrived at Laramie, Wyoming, where he is enrolled in his second year at the University of Wyoming. According to word received by his parents, he encountered little difficulty in motoring to Wyoming. He said road conditions were bad as far as Clinton, la., but that the highways were clear west of there. B. W. Shraluka, a former Decatur resident, is reported recovering from an emergency appendectomy, to which he submitted Thursday night at the Lutheran hospital in Fort Wayne. — — o —-

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(Visiting Hours 2 to 4; and 7 to 8 p.m.) Admitted: Mrs. Nora Allen. Berne route 2; Dwight Amstutz, Berne; Milp Fox, Monroe. Admitted and dismissed: Amos L. Ruse, 227 North Fourth street; Miss Grace Call, 110 East Grant street; Mrs. Dorothy Alger, 328 North Fifth street; Thomas Fairchild, route 6. Dismissed: Mrs. Minnie Miller, Monroe. o State Coal Output Near Record High Terre Haute, Ind., Jan. 9 —(UP) — The coal trade association of Indiana announced today that coal production in Indiana mines amounted to 25,500,000 tons last year, a record exceeded only once since 1918. Highest production mark for Indiana was the 30,679,000 tons mined in 1918. Second high year was 1944 with 27,000,000 tons. C. C. Lydick, managing director of the association, noted the 1947 production mark W’as achieved despite a railroad car shortage which held up operations, the miners’ mourning period and the loss when fire closed Indiana’s largest shaft coal mine. I I Trude in n Good Town — Decaf nr

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Brant Motors Plans Open House To Show 1948 Ford Trucks Brant Motors, Inc., of Decatur, announces the first public showing of the new 1948 model ford trucks, to be conducted at an ‘‘open house” January 16, 17, and 18. With the streamlined new trucks — the first post-war products of the Ford Motor company — as the main attraction, the Brant Motors, Inc., will welcome the public to its show rooms to inspect these new trucks, also elaborate parts, accessory, and service departments. “Open house” will be conducted 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday through Sunday. “We arranged “Open House” program for public announcement of the 1948 truck line because we feel that this is the most important new truck showing in Ford History,” said W. E. Brant. “We are entering the greatest truck market of all time with the widest range and capacaties Ford has ever produced. We expect to receive trucks during the coming months in quanities increased sufficiently to permit us to meet the heavy demand. o Recover Woman’s Body From River Killed Last Month By Jealous Suitor Gary, Ind., Jan. 9.—(UP)—The body of a young woman recovered from the Calumet river was identified today as that of Georgia Cummins, 23, formerly of Madison, Wis., who was shot to death by a jealous suitor last Dec. 2. A motorman for the South Shore electric railroad discovered the body yesterday. It was wedged beneath the trestle a block away from the bridge from which it was thrown by Alex Habeeb, 47, after he shot the girl. Identification was made through Miss Cummins’ clothing and a bullet slub which was takeit from her head. Authorities notified the girl’s mother, Mrs. Jesse Graham, Madison. Miss Cummins was shot by Habeeb, a Chicago taxi driver, after a wild ride through downtown Gary. Habeeb was killed by police shortly after he dumped Miss Cummins’ body into the river. 0Birth tertineare Notice Is hereby given that Edna Wolfe has filed a petition In the Circuit Court of Adams County Indiana, to have the time and place of her birth determined. Said petition Is set for hearing on tile 16th day of January, 1948. EDWARD F. Jnherg Clerk of the Adams Circuit Court Jan. 9

Hold Mental Patient For Killing Father Freed On Furlough On Father's Plea Indianapolis, Jan. 9. —(UP) — Police today held a 38-year-old furloughed mental patient who was charged with killing his father in the backyard of his parents' home. Dr. Max Bahr, superintendent of the Central State Mental hospital, said Oscar J. Lang, had been a dementia praecox patient in the hospital, but received a six-months’ furlough Nov. 7 at the request of Oscar E. Lang, 65. his father and the victim. Police reconstructed the fatal shooting through testimony of two neighbors, who said they saw the younger Lang step from the Lang garage with a 16-gauge, double-bar-rel shotgun. Allen and Winfield Sutphin said they saw Lang fire both barrels at his father. Meanwhile, inside the Lang home, Mrs. Lang, 62-year-old wife of the victim, was giving a music lesson to a 12-year-old neighbor child. She did not hear the shots and did not learn of the crime until a reporter called for information. Police said they recovered the weapon, wrapped in a newspaper, hidden in the younger Lang’s room. Detectives said efforts to question Lang had proved fruitless, because he was "not rational.” 0 Man Is Fined For Running Stop Sign Fritz Reber, Fremont, Mich., was arrested Thursday by sheriff Herman Bowman on charges of running a stop sign at the junction of U. S. 27 and state road 118 in Berne. He pleaded guilty when arraigned before justice of peace Ernest Stengel and was fined $1 and costs, totalling $11.90. o Action Is Filed To Appoint Guardian Fred H. Koeneman has filed an action in Adams circuit court for the apointment of a guardian for Wilhelmina Koeneman. In another action Grace M. Rufner was given possession of real estate in Fort Wayne and a judgement set aside awarding the property to Earl Rufner, following a divorce suit. o Princess Anne To Join Exiled King Copenhagen, Jan. 9, — (UP) — Princess Anne of Bourbon Parma, happy and smiling, boarded the Nord Express today to join exiled King Michael in Switzerland and perhaps arrange a wedding day. Anne said she expected to remain in Switzerland about two weeks. During that time it is expected that her marriage to Michael will be discussed. o Indianapolis Mayor Opposes Rent Boost Indianapolis, Jan. 9 —(UP) — Mayor Al Feeney today lined up with tenants in a controversy over raising rents in Indianapolis. The Indianapolis rent advisory M Relieve miseries direct —without “dosing” MW"“ , VLC o ks

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hoard voted 5 to 2 yesterday ter recommend to the office of housing expediter a 25 percent “across the board” rent increase over the rent level of June 30, 1947.

Feeney announced immediately afterward that he would write Washington, asking that full consideration be given to the tenants’ side in the controversy. — o Fort Wayne Youth Is Accidentally Killed Fort Wayne, Ind., Jan. 9 —(UP) — A home accident was blamed today for injuries resulting in the death of 13-year-old Waveland Bernardin, Jr. Bernardin’s father said the boy apparently was trying to remove a rifle from above a door when the gun discharged accidentally. o Studebaker Foresees Record 1948 Output South Bend, Ind.. Jan. 9 — (UP)

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Cifficials and workers at tlie Studebaker automotive corporation today looked forward to setting a new record in 1948. after the board chairman announced that 1947 production was almost a third greater than in any previous year. H. S. Vance, chairman of the board of directors, said the output of 191,451 cars and trucks far exceeded the previous all time record, set in the post World War I boom of 1923. Vance said 150,192 vehicles were produced in 1923, and 133,882 in 1941. The last full production year before the war. o Two and one-half per cent of Nebraska births are illegitimate. o 2,000 ARABS (Continued from Page 1) were believed to be Palestine Arabs who had completed their course of training in Syria preparatory to the holy war proclaimed by the Arab

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leaders. Haganah sources said the organization’s intelligence had anticipated the Arab invasion, and had “successfully repulsed” the invaders.

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