Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 46, Number 142, Decatur, Adams County, 16 June 1948 — Page 3

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♦ ‘ 7 71 Afltak V frlMt li/* u i { Society hems ror day* publlcatlon must be phoned in by 11 am (Saturday »:3© a. m .) Phone 1000-1001 . Mice Betty Melehl Wednesday , Flo Kan Nun*hine council. Kof ‘ P. home. 6:30 p.m. St. Ann Study club, Mrs. Thomas 8 p.m, '■ Ladles Aid society of Union Chap- • el church, church. * Decatur Home Economics club, ’ Mrs. Henry Adler. 2 p.m, Thursday Rainbow girl*. Masonic hall, 7 " p in. advisory hoard. presiding Women of the Moose formal initiation and installation. Mouse home, executive committee, 7;30 p.m. lodge, 8 pm. " Victory class of Trinity Evangelical I'. B church. Homer Rittner home, 122 South Fourth street, 7:30 * p.m. ’ First Methodist all < hurch party, church. 7:30 pm. Pleasant Grove Missionary soc1 iety, church, 8 pm. ’ Do Your Best class of Trinity • Evangelical U B church. Mrs ■ Noah Sheets. 7:30 p.m. Pleasant Mills Methodist W. S.- * C. S.. church, 130 p.m. Missionary society of Church of! 1 God. (hutch, 8 p.m. • Women's guild of St. Luke Evan ! geiical and Reformed church. I ‘ church basement, all day. 1 Phoebe Bible class, postponed, indies Aid society of Presbyter ! ian church, l.awren<e Linn home,! 355 Mercer avenue, 2:30 p.m. Friday Philathea ( lass ot Baptist ■ hurch. ' Mrs. Noble Reynolds. 7:30 pm. Work and Win class of Trinity ’ Evangelical I'. B. church. Mr. and Mrs. Byron Myer Pocahontas lodge. Red Men hall. 7:30 p.m. Tri Kappa dan e. Hayloft. Hoagland. 10 p.m. to 1 a tn. Sunday Hamrick reunion. Weisser park, Hanna and Ekart streets. Fort Wayne Saturday ' Bake sale. Girls guild of Zion' Evangelical and Reformed church.. Gerlier’s market, 9 a.m. Rummage sale. (’ L. W class of Bethany Evangelical I' B. church, 1 c hurch basement. H am. to 12 noon Monday St. Catherine's club. Joan Jauregui. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday Sunny Circle Home Economics duh, Preble township. Magley parish hall. Delta Theta Tau initiation. Elks home. 6 p.m. Wednesday Hairdressers association, firesta tion. k p.m. Following the presentation of the golden keys to the initiates. Miss; Sue Harper was introduced and gave the response for the new members The musical portion of the program consisted of four duets sung by Mrs Dan Tyndall and Miss Helen Haubold. aud their gorgeously trained voices thrilled their listeners Mrs. Harry Dailey was the piano accompanist and she also rendered a solo At the close of the program aj model meeting was held at which time reports were given on the den-<

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HK ; " ’Z* w®' I A J MISS BETTY JOANN WEINMAN, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Weinman, of Hchumm. ().. and Eugene Vernon Rdc hard, son of John E Reichard, of Willshire, <). were united in marriage recently in the Zion Lutheran church at Chattanooga. (). The Rev. Waldo E Byers officiated Mr and Mrs. Reichard are residing with the bride's parents until their new home in Willshire. 0.. is completed ! Photo by Edwards)

tai clinic, the street fair and the I province convention to be held June 1 30 at Wabash The committees in charge of the I afternoon and evening functions were initiation, Mrs. Wendell , Smith Mrs J L. Kocher, Jr., and Miss Helen Haubold: dinner. Mrs. t'arl Gerlier. Mrs. Lowell Harper. Mrs. William Schnepf. Mrs William ! Christen. Mrs L. A. Cowens and j Mrs. Kenneth Runyon • LADIES FELLOWSHIP MEETING IS HELD The Indies Fellowship of the Missionary church held its June meeting recently at the home of Mrs. Forrest Baker. The meeting was opened with the group singing "Anywhere With Jesus.” followed by the lesson study on "Safety of the Godly," taken from Psalm 121. given by Mrs Harold Idiewine. Mrs Philip Baker led the group in prayer At a later hour, refrshments were served by Mrs. Baker, assisted by Mrs Bert Ralston Thliteen ’ memlters and one guest. Mrs. Martin Sprunger, were In attendance. MISS IRENE ANDRESS HONORED AT SHOWER Miss Irene Kay Andress, brideelect of June 20. was the honored guest at a miscellaneous shower reI cently, given by the Misses Anna Catherine Friedley, Mary Ju Butler and Joan Cowan. Various games were played and prises were won by Mrs Phyllis I Stevenson and Mlm Mary la>u RobI inson. in turn presented them to Miss Andress The bride-to-lie was j then invited to the dining room. I where she received many lovely ; gifts •laively refreshments were served to the Misses Barbara Bracey. Mary Alice Beineke. Maty U>u Robinson. Harriet Myers. Ann Maddox, lads Chronister. Norma Jane Hazelwood. Mrs M Myers. Mrs. Roy An dress. Mrs. Phyllis Stevenson. Mrs. Ann Grandstaff. Mrs Rolcert L. August. Mrs Pat Myers and Mrs Clyde Butler. PLEDGING IS HELD BY DELTA THETA TAU Omicron chapter of Delta Tbetv

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- Tau sorority held impressive pledge •services for seven new members at I the Fullenkamp cottage on latke George Sunday. The new pledges i are Miss Norma J. Appelman, Miss I Ardella Miller. Miss Peggy Braun. I Miss Kathleen Terveer. Miss Jane . Parent. Mrs. Bernard Clark and . Mrs. Opal Burg. i Following pledging, dinner was I served from iong tables arranged on the lawn of the cottage. The ' committee In charge included Florence Holthouse, Pat Ginter, Arlene Heare. Joan Zener, Phyllis Daniels. s Betty Thompson, Phyllis Owens. » Rosemary Holthouse and Lois Meyf er. t Initiation for the new pledges will t be held Tuesday evening at the I Elks home. Reservations must be f made by Saturday noon. ' KUM JOIN US CLASS MEETS , The Kutn Join Vs class of the Bethany Evangelical United Breth- ( ren church met Tuesday evening .I at the church Devotional* were glv- : er. by Mrs. Raymond Eichenauer, using as her topic "The Beauty of Nature." A solo. "Trees.' was sung by Mrs F 11. Willard. During the business meeting, conI ducted by the president. Everett i Hutker. thirty two members an ! swered roll call with "Why I like . i summer." Seven children were also | ',•( attendance. I The remainder of the evening , was spent in celebrating June, the . month of brides. The Rev. F. H. ( Willard presided at the microphone ( to entry out the biide and grrnim I program. Three couples of the class had had June weddings. Mr. and Mrs Ralph Habegger. the most recently married couple attended by Mr. and Mrs Francis Ellsworth, was the couple married on the program. Mr and Mrs. Merritt Alger were honored as the longest married of the June couples. Other clever games were also enloyed. To complete the bridal story, delicious lefreshtnents were served at tables, dec-era ted for the bridal i party. The committee in charge included the Rev. and Mrs. Willard and Mr and Mrs. Merlin Correll. The Hairdressers association will ' meet at eight o’clock this evening 1 at the firestation. The Girls Guild of the Zion Evangelical and Reformed church will sponsor a bake sale at Gerber’s market Saturday morning, beginning at nine o'clock. The Philathea class of the Baptist church will meet at the home of Mrs. Noble Reynolds Friday evening at seven thirty o'clo Mrs. Charles Massonne will lie the assisting hostess The Rainbow girls will meet Thursday evening at seven o'clock Members are asked to bring rit uals and are requested not to wear slacks or shorts. The advisory Ixiard meeting will precede the regular meet Ing* The Sunny Circle Home Economics club of Preble township will meet Tuesday at the Magley parish hall. Miss Anna K. Williams, home demonstration agent, will attend 1 and give a demonstration on eake I trotting. Mrs. fc. W. Busche will also be a guest. Mrs. Alton Bittner and Mrs Clifford Mann will be hostesses. Lineman Killed By Bolt Os Lightning Reshville. Ind. June 16 — (VP) - Ralph M Davis. 37. Rushville, was killed yesterday when a bolt 'of lightning struck him Authorities said the telephone lineman was struck jrfMr Mth ngiu fiit a truck rad Ilf or and traveled aloa* a wire as hg strung a telephone Lne I Trade In a uoee lepra «► Hecate.

Mrs. Oren Schultz has returned home from Gladwin. Mich., where she attended funeral services for an uncle, James it Kiggins. Mr. Kiggins formerly lived in Ohio City, i O. Robert Anderson, city attorney, who underwent an emergency operation 10 days ago. was uptown this morning for the first time since bls operation. Mr. Anderson said he would return to his office either the last of this week or the first of next week Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gass and children Eddie and Mary Ixrnlse. of Lake City, la., are visiting with Mrs. E. F. Gass and other relatives and friends. Mrs. Mildred McConnell of ,thls city has been admitted as a patient in the Van Wert. 0., county hospital. M. McStoope, of Petersburg, mails an Invitation Io the commencement exercises ot the Decatur public high school for Friday evening. June 17. 1881 at the court house. Os the graduates and others on the program, only one. Fannie Dorwln, now Mrs. Dugan, is living. Prof. Hasting* presented the diplomas. Rev. Kanouse gave the invocation and Rev. Metz* the benediction )lr M( Stoops also enclosed an invitation to a dance at Kover's hall April 27. 1875. with muale by Ihe Decatur Quadrille band. The hail storm last Saturday did severe damage to crop* in the north part of Van Wert county, it is reported. The ministerial association of Van Wert county has requested the city council to bun Saturday midnight shows liecause of the "damaging effect" such shows have on Sunday morning church services 0 E. Shafer, 73. engaged in the automobile business in Bluffton for more than 40 years, died Monday night ax the result of a fall from a ladder several day* prior. The widow. a son and two daughters survive. Funeral services were held this afternoon at the Thoma funeral parlor. Bluffton, with burial in the Elm Grove cemetery. Charles John* of Kansas City receieved severe chest Injuries when his semi-trailer outfit collided with in empty stone truck at the intersectiu) of highways 224 and 1. 12 miler west of Decatur. John* was taken to the Wells county hospi tai. where it is reported he Is recovering. Mr and Mrs Lewis R Atwood. : as Worchester. Maae., and Mr. and Mrs. Lewis R. Atwood. Jr., and son. Tommy, are house guests of Mr. md Mrs. Charles Knapp. The Atwoods have gone to Chicago today to attend commencement exercises at Northwestern university. Mr At wood. Jr., received a degree of doctor of dental surgery from the Northwestern dental school. Q n (Visiting hours 3 to 4; and • to S p.m.) Admitted William E. Lehman, route 4: Peter Heiman, route 6; Bonnie Jean Fulton. 828 Dierke* street; Miss Grace Daniels. 710 Ind iana street; Mrs. Bernice Sipe. 619 Kekionga street; Mrs. Ethel Chris ten. 5t»4 North Second street. Mrs Nellie Woodruff. Geneva. Dismissed I) J Haviland. Decatur; Patty Lou, Nancy Jane and Kenneth Marion Frank, route 5; Mrs Hubert Zerkel. Jr., and son. Alan Craig. Decatur; Jess Fckrote. Geneva. Two Youths Are Held Temporarily Todoy Two youths, one from Willshire. 0.. and one from Wren. 0.. were l.eld temporarily this morning bysheriff Herm in Bowman after their capture near Pleasant Mills. The youths admitted stealing rome melons from the Halberstadt grocery at Pleasant Mill*, but they readily agreed to pay for the melon and no charges were preferred by Thoma* Halberstadt, proprietor. The boys had a shack along the river near Pleasant Mills where they had Iteen staying. They were not Implicated in any other thefts, no they were released Cane Is Presented By Decatur Lions The Lions club presented Gerhard Bleeke of Union township, who lost his eyesight several years ago. with a white cane at the club's meeting last evening. Dr. N. A. Bixler was in charge of the program. Catholic Churches Planning Building Collegeville. Ind . June 16 — (UP) — The Roman Catholic church will spend about 110.00A.0n0.000 in the United States during the next ten years on building*, a survey by a St. Joseph’s (Olftge group showed today The business and Industry foun da'ion of the college said its sur vey reveals that more money will be spent for hoepitale and high schools than tor churches.

| ■ MRS. FRANK DeKONINCK wax Ml«* Phyllis Ann Ranch, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred H. Rauch, route I. before her recent marriagt in the St. Mary's Catholic church The groom's parent<. Mr and Mt Alphonse l>eXoninck. reside in Hoagland. (Photo t>y Edwurdri

Air Rifle Is Taken From Decatur Youth A young "shoot 'em up" Decaturite is minus his air rifle this morn Ing and sheriff Herman Bowman is looking up the law on hew to dispone of it. The sheriff was (ailed to the southwest part of Decatur Tuesday on complaint of several people that a young boy was shtait Ing at "people, chickens and pets" with an air rifle. The sheriff made a hurried call to the scene and found the lad. who was still having a great time with his gun. The gun wa* confiscated and the boy was sent home with! an admonishment not to get anoth er gun Two Autos Damaged In Wreck Tuesday Two automobiles were damaged to the extent of aliout 3160 In a mishap east of th* Monroe street bridge Tuesday evening Cars driven by Mrs Lucy Dick, of Decatur. | and Mrs. Edna Marson. of Cam-; bridge City, were involved The Marson car attempted to go around a third automobile which was attempting to park, and in so doing struck the front of the Dh k lUto. No personal injuries were renorfed. Deputy sh< riff Robert Shrauka inves igated Knights Os Pythias Will Meet Thursday The Knights of Pythias lodge will meet at the lodge limns Thursday- evening at 7:30 o'clock Important business will be discussed and all members are urged to be present. Indiana Man Dies As Plane Crashes Beaverville. 111.. June 16 (UP) — Clyde Greenawalt. 34. Cass. Ind . was killed yesterday and Benjamin Field*. 27. Beaverville, his brother -in-law was critically burned when Greenawalt's light airplane crashed after a takeoff near here Cause of the accident had not been determined The plane, a total loss, burned after it hit the ground Greenawalt was enroute ba< k to Cas*. with Fields accompanying him Lightning Causes $50,000 Fire Loss Bedford. Ind., June 16 (UP)— Workmen cleared away wreckage oday left when lightning struck a storage building of the Walter Knight Furniture Moving and Store Co. here last night, starting a fire IOWA'S GOF gubernatorial candidate. William 8. Beardsley, who stopped incumbent Gov. Robert . D Blue s campaign for a third term, la still receiving congratulations. Stata Rep Beardaley polled a A3.000 majority, largely from farm and labor opposition li tosGoveraoc Blue (Inttrnational)

that < ail-.ed an estimated |.',t>,oi'<>' iamage. Peter Heiman Injured In Fall From Ladder Peter Heiman. 75, Is a patient hi tile Adams county memo) lai hospital suffering from a fracture of his i left shoulder, sustained in a fail' from a ladder at Ids home on route a. His condition i* re.pcrted us good FORMER <<’(»rit F'r<»fh Ofi*> mf*nt r hi* I UiMt *»■»'«. (»OP < hairman .lame ■' ' """ "*" will enjoy an Electric Kazor. Ask almut Schick's ten-day trial offer it HolthoiiM? Hruif Co. Say It With FLOWEKS from NERVOUS Ad cranky ‘every month’? Ar* you troubled by distre.e of trmutr funrUi-nsl perl Stic dlsturban.es? !)<«•* this rusk* you fest so tired, high-strung, nervous—et such times? Then no try Lydia K Pinkhams Venerable Comte,und to relieve such symptoms! Pinkham's Compound li* made erpeciai.v for women It *l*o haa what Doctors call a stomachic tonic effect! Any drug-tore LYDIA I. PINKHAM S

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i Emmert permitted two gubernaj torlal candidates to switch dele- ! gates to Creighton and thus defeat Son William E Jenner. But I 'he Democrats said no candidate ; could withdraw or even go before ; th« convention without special delegate permission “In the interest of the success •>f the party and for the proper i geographical distribution of canI didates," said Mybeck, "I ask my good friends to cast their votes for John Watkins " laike county and scattered other delegates stuck with Mybeck. : but Watkins received the highest .ndlvidual vote of the day, 1.192. | lu win easily. Support* rs carried Fleming on heir shoulders to the speakers’ rostrum after hi* victory and the ' jubilant Watkins praised Mybeck's "gracious withdrawal." Fleming urged the party to "go forward with demex ra< y In Indiana. the same type as shown in 'bi. unliossed convention." During the whole proceeding. Schricker sat chatting with : friends in his box seat. He had taken a hands off attitude in the . •other contexts. ——

- - YOUR BULGES ’j WILL VANISH when you , ' don your V SPENCER H/r—dexigned \li \\ just, for Sr-A-4 YOU I - \ Mr* Leota Connell J \ ' 209 S. Third 4 Phone 845 SPENCER SUPPORTS Stucky's AT MONROE. INDIANA are offering in their Hardware Department For FATHERS DAY • Electric Shavers • Electric Hedge Trimmers • Fishing Tackle Boxes • Casting Rods • Mall Electric Portable Saws • Tools • Flashlights