Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 46, Number 84, Decatur, Adams County, 8 April 1948 — Page 3

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S ALICE MCCOMB ANO r l YOST ARE WED .. \i ..■ Mcf'otnb. eldest r Mr. and Aire James p. <>{ Fort Wayne, be- ,’. v t Robert L. Yost. ,n<l M Yoat, of .lav afternoon at '. „do. k in the rectory - Catholic church. Port H,-, Charles Girardot ,J a! the double ring < ere- ,.... presente of member# i mediate famine*. White I ~|i snapdragon* and ,d i ... beauty vaseg on h h »f the fireplace. i,1.. chose for her wedding I U ,. gabardine suit with a ~. k<-t and a ballerina , . --oile* were gray arried a cluafer of or ,| -weetpeas. p.'ri a AL Comb attended . (dentl al cult in . navy blue u , • and white Yost wore gray, i tr. A.-r Pur- ...... .imn.-t for Itnmed- •- and a few close I ‘rijgl. ~-*••'! at tin- Hotel Keen-' ... Howers and . Idin ■ ake . entered the .• coup'.- will reside |g A .., li.one in Decatur. sjWW- the .ridegroom will l.e as >,j with his father In the fagßi tr Hoti <‘o The bridW uttah'.: Western college at Oxuniversity. ~ • > • 1 of Tri Kappa sor I, to ity The bridegroom will his engineering degree Purdue university in June. ...I two and a half years a* -1.. > in th- army air forces member of Phi Delta Theta ity. TA Xi SORORITY iUSINESS MEETING Eugene Durkin presided at I lar business meeting of a Xi sorority held last even th. Elks home. Mrs. Bill and Miss Hetty Meli-hi were I. .I a* .. .ha mien of a comtMl.r ri’. bingo stand at the IM I t. lul■ 3Mr i .-t li.-ilh.'i ami Mrs Raat arrish are chairmen of that d.,v dinner to be held 21 Gim s guild MttTS RECENTLY |Tfc- n.n'tily meeting of the t.. lof St Luke's Evangel!ral> i me.| .Hurt'll was held the hottie of Mrs Ervin Loeb* ,-• i-abr for the evening was Alibi .-.| Beer During the busin . ting, the gtoup decided a -uij-liine box Io Ihe sick t#C ; »- v month * golden deed ■h . • freshinetlts were f hM-,i..| 'iie thirteen memlsers Mflyu-sts v the hostess. Nulphi mu SORORITY IN FIRST MEETING Delta chapter of Xu Phi held its first meeting - i i;. . i..h |„. a t t||,. home of «« Hetty Stults. T • ■ rit._- . onducted pv Miss opened witl. the salute ,ig ..nd the ritual 801 l call M answered by telling "why I

I Hammond Bros. Fruit Mkt. Corner Jackson & 27 • WEEK END SPECIALS . . • * ' I 1 ■MHANA KATHADIN POTATOES JE ■3 Ib. peck Vic Ppr IM Hm. J Hancx Washington Delicious dCf Bm.Es 4 Ife. ■J"’ lhan APPLES 4Q ■ancx pgj-u | M >x » re 'h STRAW BERRIES Eflc ‘ —Only 37 VbHda Juice Iftr ■ttANGHS doz. 1 CERTIFIED SEED POTATOES , ■. , Os All Kinds rs* c,a ’ — S. No. 1 Certified Cobblers £jt HP'- JOO lbs ■ hathadin-. ( hippewas Early Ohiaa. Rita Triumphs. i [ ■ e<«- Buy now for real values. ■ SPECIAL MARSH.MAI.LOWS —' AU You Want 9Qf< •’uritan Bfand 10 oi. . _ M * • • * I -I • • Open Every Night tjll 9p. «. j : • Saturday!* till 1(J p. m. * t to « It • * I OPEN ALL DAY SUNDAY

Society items for days publicstion must be phoned In by 11 a m. (Saturday 9:30 am.) Phone 1000-1001 Mis* Betty Melchi — Tnursoav Aeolian choir. junior .-nior high i school. ~ 30 p in. Victory flaks of Trinltv Evamzelt- 1 Tai I', B ciiuf< h, Mr mil Mr*. Chai-' mer Barkley. 7 ?,h pm. Ladies Fellowship of Missionary I church. Mrs Herald Welty. 7 pm.' Qijeen of Rosar. Stud. ihlb. Ml - I Severin Schurger. 6 hi pm. Tri Kappa painting exhibit, Lib-, rary. 12:1a to S:3'i p.m. j W. S. W S o' I nloii Chapel | Evangelical I'. B < miieli, Mrs. Earl Chase, 1 :’<i p m W. S: c S. <>f Methodist church, hurcli, ' iu pm. Order of the Easl.-rn Star. Masi mile hall. 7: 3<< p . i. •I Baptist Women s Missionary Soc- • iety, Mrs Paul Cirmnilnzs, pm. W. S C. S. of Ml. Pleasant I church, Mrs Truman Guhlner, 2 V ntWomen of the Mo. se. Moose home, executive. 7 hi p m , meet luk. s p m. Friday American Legion auxiliary business meeting. Legion home s pm. Mt Pleasant Bible class, Mrs. Florence Susdorf, 7:30 pm. St Luke Evangelical and Reformed church pot lu k super and fellowship night. 7 p tn. Lincoln P T. A.. Lincoln schisd. 7:3# p in . Dr. Ben Duke, epeakerj Y. P M B. of Xiittman Avenue I . B. church. Deloyd fiarwisMl. 7:30 p m. Calvary Ladies Al<l society, church. 7 30 p in, Saturday Baked goods and noodle soup sale. Zion Evangelical and Reform I ei| church basement. Coles market. I 9 a m. Sunday (’ L. of C chorus rehearsal. ('. 1 I. of ('. hall, after Holy Hour. Monday Art department of Decatur Woman’s club. Mrs Forest Lake. 7:30 p tn Ladies Firemen's auxiliary. Hotel Coffee Shop it 3o p in dinner. Mrs. Joe Smith hosti- s Pythian Sister Temple. K of P home. 730 p m Xeedb- < lub following Music department <>f Decatur [ Woman’s club. Mrs Dwight M ■ ! Curdy. Civic department of Decatur Woman's club. Mrs Phil Mai kliti. * p.m Ladies F remen t auxiliary. Hofei I Coffee shop. '1 30 pm. Junior Women department of Dei catur Woman’s club, Mias Betty Meh hl. 7 30 p m T uesday Dutiful Daughters class of Beth any E'.an .-ell< al C B church. Mrs I Fred McConnell. 7 3d p in. Monroe Better Home,- < lub. Mrs Harry Beitler. 73" pm Church Mothers Study club. Mrs ’ Roy Price. S p in. Wednesday Historbal dub. Mrs Homer Lower. 12 noon Ladies Shakespeare duh, Mrs Vance Hudson. 3# pm Joined Xu Phi M i Open discus ■dons were then held on the ihllles and offiies. I ,

■HBM^QHKpY’MR. AND MRS. DOYT GIPE are linking then- home on a farm <■« ■ of' Bertie, following their re< ent marriage Mrs Sip, Is the former, if i- pat i., la Noll i Photi» by I a

GIRL SCOUT LEADERS CLUB MEETING HELD The Girl Scout Leaders dub meeting was held Wednesday as teriKH/n at the junior senior high school Mr* R C He, li presided ’ Mr- Puinani distributed the new Promenade AH ” and "The Ditty Bag" rong hooks to the varfoutroop leaders, following which an invitation was extended to attend Camp Munde on April 21 and 25 Mis. Lowell Harper and her asi sistants. Mrs Katt. Mrs Bone- | keinper, Mrs South and Mrs i Lo< ke. coiidti, ted an interesting j dk*< iission on Girl Seo it safety During the business meeting Mr* Erman Johnson and Mr- Dan Jefferies were elected to serve on the nominating eommitte,- for the I Ollll' 11. Refreshnivllts were later served 'by Ml- Byron Smith dr- Wa: ren Lehman and Mrs. Don Jeffer I ies. KIRKLAND TOWNSHIP P T A HONORS TEAM MEMBERS Approximately three hundred members and guests attended the \i ril inee in: of the Kirkland Township P T \ Monday evening in Hie ■> hisd gym A p>t in k sup per was served at seven ‘o'clock, honoring members oft! <■ ha-kut ball team, coaih and veil leaders Follow ng the supp>- the Rev Xull gave the devotional* and r>marks were given by L L. Hann The eleitioti of O'ficer- followed Mrs Walter Elzey, piesldent: Ylon zo Smith, vice president; Hubert Zerkle. Jr. secretary - ireasurer The homi- economics departmen: I then ave a very colorful dres- re vue under th,-, dire Hon of their tea' tier. Mrs Howard Haugk. The ■ tage was de. o ated with stream ,-rs in pn-tel shades, forming an arch way at the ba< k Basket- of pussy willows added to the s, • lie The high school music departmeir also presented several selectiondire, ted by Mr- F 11 Willard, as ter wiil-li various ,-electjons • Iven by I‘ grade «■ hol The meeting wa* < io e<| with tingroup sillgili; tile ■>< liool song The Monroe Better Home: ilub will meet Tuesday evening at -ev eli I hit tv oclo. k at the home of Mrs Harr' Beitler The Historical club will have a arry-ln dinner at twelve o'clock noon Wednesday at the bom.- of Mrs Homei* Lower Each member is. asked to bring a co en-d dish \ ring of the ci . i.- depart ueiit o. t ie De.atur Woman's elub ' w'.H be held Monday evening at •|ght o'cldck at 'he home of Mr*. Phil Ma.klln Mayor John Doan will la- the guest , peaker, using as .is topic "Dur C'ty The Aeolian choir will have regular n-iiears.il this evening at sev n thirty o. lo k in the mush loom of the Junior senior high s« liool. Mrs I w Mi Pheetera will be hoaU-ss to the Lndies Shakespeare lub W.-dnesday afternoon at two thirty o’clock at the home Os MrVance Hudson. The <' L "f <’ « borus will have ehears.il SurnUv afternoon follow ng Holy Hour at il»e <’■ I- " f l ' hall The Pythian Staler temple will meet at seven thirty o'clock Mon 'a. .ifinir- at the K of p home followed by the meeting the * Needle < I'jb The regular Nhaineaa meeting of the American Legion auxiliary will w laid Friday evening at eight o'etm k at the Legion home. All are arged. t<» att.Jtd A meeting.of the Music depart mens of the L>e. a’ur Wontan'a club will lie held Monday ejenfhg at seven forty five o'viock at the home of Mrs. Dwight M> Curdy. The meeting was originally scheduled I f<»r«Monday. .April 19.

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Ihe Art department of the De iaiur AAoman's club will meet Monon evening .it si'.eii thirty o'clock at the honp- of-. Mrs Forest Lake on Sopth First street M s Frt-d McConnell will be hosl> to the Dutiful Daughters class t ■■ !'.<• hulty EviMH-elhul I lifted | Brethren < Inn b Tue-day evening i ;r -• v, H thirty o', Io k Mrs Ralph’ tb-titi .ill be the assisting hostess ( Mr and Mrs Joel Angshtirgcr ( of Berm anuotiiice the engagement and apptoa< hitig marriage of their daughter, Barbara Elizabeth, of l.o* Angeles to Glen Calhoon. of AA n hita Kansas The veddtllg will; be an event of late spring anti will Hike pla '• in I.os Angeles The ’ bride elect I* a former army uurs<ami - how ernploved at a veterans 1.0 pl a! near Los An.-eles Mr and Mrs Davit) Schaadt. of i.rar Chattanooga. Ohio ami par ents of Henry St haadt of Berne, -will observe the i golden wedding anniversary AVednesday. April 11 The anniversary will l.e comment nioiateil next Sunday a' their home wi ll a family dinner ami open • AL St haadi. a retired farm e- i« 71 llh- wife is • Both are it: < is! ht-.il h I bey have three . hiltl I ell. o Dr H It Frev and Dr X A Hix ler of this city, attended the ■ mthly meeting of Hie northear-t ■rti Indiana optometric society "I,i. day night in F-rt AVayne. Di Howard II More of Fort AVayne was ,-lected pre- lent, ami Dr It I' AVilhelm of Fort AVayhe. re..e ted -e, re'a 1 treasurer Ge, rze Du'i of I'orl AVayne. toimer well known Decatur r'.otleii'. vi teil with relative* here AVeilnesilay I o *,£;:.■* from la»Angele* that be and his sister.

DIAMOND BIRTHSTONE FOR APRIL o 3^-^' ■r /*w ■F 1 ■ W J? -1 ■F • .' £ ■ mv * ■ ■ Ijaf • ; . MM BK ft n > ■ ■ *■ * * i t vmik, 3 1 I li d£f Jp- *‘t ?j rS H H 9 In ■’’ \ MJ Ilk * < 11 'd»j| ' I u |k IyJK * 7k£ ML*l. ftii .iitifl IOTMK \y*' rfj/ *B.;|jltffl, ’.:ffireWl j i''3* Jw Sill I - •*»»<• UMk fas •uovro BY MIO B fOB ALMOST A HUNMIO TIABS (ISM-IB4B) 9 cu^ctl •9 9 % i

Aliv- Esther arrived houic -ufoly • Attar passing Cirot'.h s,-ve al snow storms thev ate dinner at home in tin; p.'vtio where the temp ,- ahire was '! Ilutil n-t. u plans to boost water rates money to neceeMryl improvement to the plant The »ity council will meet Monday night toi consider the pnnpo.al of John AA Moore A < <tm|tany. consultlna engineers. Mr* Burton Louth, of Fort Wayne, underwent a major oper i at on at Hie St Joseph ,‘io-fi'tal In Fort AVayne this morning Herl' condition i* r, porte I a- satisfai 1 1 tnry. Mr and Mr* Weldon Zt-h . route 1. are the parents of a batty daugh- j ter, is.rii at 11 5s am Wednesday! at the Adams t 'unt; tltemorial hospital She wt ’.lied 7, pounds. \ Pa ounces. , t (I U n -' ■ "■■■■* i ■ i * •Visiting hours 2 to 4; sM , ■o H p.m.) , Admitted Mrs Lola Shafer. Geneva. Clarem e Zidinan. Convoy o : Janies Hague. Xorth Second street Alts Marv Schindler. Bertie. Arnold Ostermeyer. lllul AVest Mon roe street Diemissed Mrs. Roseila Stock etiberry, route I. Mr* Rolland Fennlg ami son, route I. Bryant Mrs Philip Xeuenst hwander ami daughter. Judith Kav. Berne. Former Monroeville Bank Cashier Dies .1 Earl Rummel. •»•». former cash it r of the Monroeville Citizen* State Bank, tiled AVednesday after ' noon at Hie Adams county meinoral hospital Survivois include a -i-tei a pals .roHiet a d two half *isters Funeral services w ill be held at * 15 a.m Saturday at the Alar<|uart Ar Painter funeral home ami at ft ,t tn. at * f Rose Catholic church. > Monroeville, the Rev J J Hennes I >fli ia'inz Burial will t,e in the I t'atholi - cemetery at Fort AVayne o r rade .'od row -Decatur) SPENCER nvOMOMUrotsu • A SUPPORTS ; V om« MM /- ‘ C ECONOMY | Medtrst* C»»tl t / ’ j j i tosg Wvsrl I j FvHy Cssrsstvsd Mrs. Leola Connell 209 S. 3rd Phone 845 SPENCER'ESST SUPPORTS

Driver Fined After Auto Truck Accident Berne Apr,! * - Andrew I! 1 Myerr. of Ceylon, paid a fine •< 11 ami -.islr. totaling 19 50 in the oiirt of E .1 Stengel, local 1 P ; AA’i-ilnestlay. following a tnl< k-aufo mobile crush. Mvers was t hsrged by trooper AValter St hindler with failure to-observe a stop sign and' ■ auslng the wre k It happened east of Geneva as th'- interset Hon of state road lift ami the Xgw Corv tlon road Myers wax going north 1 and a milk truck driven by Xorman Corev ami owned I y lii.-hard Mtrnet traveling w«* t The truck was turned over, spilling a lot of milk and damaging the vehit le in the amount of |L ,, t' (l Thme tar owned by Myers suffered damage to the. • xtent of filetximi Xo one was in aged seriously Divorce Suit Filed In Circuit Court Mary A Fall ba* filed sulf for divorte from Irvin F Fall in Adams circuit court, charging lie I* i-one for :t week at a time, and ci;red het two children by a former marriage They were married June jo. lb Id ami separated April 1 194 k She asks restoration of her former name of Weaver Severin II Schurger is plaintiff’s counsel Xettie Zehr has filed application ' sere tr DONUT? Want to make Leap Year your wedding year? Then let our delicious Leap Year Donuts help you ge» your man. What a nioulh-watering treat! Fluffy fresh donuts, tender and tasty, topped with a delicious rich frosting that wi!l win any man's heart. Come in for a package today. Stock'-duk’s Donut Shop E. Monroe St. Phone 72

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Ku fitter ill Hje e-QCc of DtSVl'l /.fit Personal pop,./!-, is valmat as Sl.tinu Yo real ~-tate is listed.) The widow amt *yn an- heir* Hen!ry B Heller is altornev - - o “ - Portland Man Fined On Speeding Charge <’ I. Lenhart. Portland, was fin t tml $l an<l < ■••' by Justit eof peat e ( Ernest Stenzel at Betne on .a) speeding charge lute Wadnesaay. i He pleaded guilty following bin ar ' rust Ity shariif Herman Bowman on Alerter avenue in il l* i ity. o - —. Suffers Broken Leg Tearing Down Wall . Berne, April k Mrs. Mae ! Shanks, of Geneva routfl I. stiffer | oil a fra fund lag while l>. Ipltlg j tear down a stone wall in Lilin

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i (tt-nvi- She w.t ull top <>f the vail ami mil to tin- ground The tru< - Itiir,- wa- -<-t at flu- nffice o a Io 't al dm iov itl'f !>•• wa* returned tu I her home. <> Sudivan Man Killed When Hit By Train Sulliian. Inti . April * (FPi Kenneth Lloyd Cleveland. 3,, Sull! f .an. was killed last night wtien strut k by a t'hieagt, and Eastern Illinois railroad train 500 feet fYmii the Sullivan station. A coroner * leport said th# death w:w- at i Identia! The victim was det apitafc.) and both legs were severed ai the knee. ”0 Baked rimkls and chicken noodle soup. Cole’s Market, Zion Evangelical and Reformed church basement. Saturday, !> a. m. *3g3t