Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 46, Number 155, Decatur, Adams County, 1 July 1948 — Page 3

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VfRA LOUISE COTTRELL M*DB BRICE F. SHEETS The wedding of Mi*« Vera Ixraise <*ott|el! daughter of Mr. and Mrs. KC. Cottrell, Hr., of route 3. M F. Sheet a. non of Mr. and A. Sheets, route 2. took inday afternoon at four thir■k at the Mt. Tabor church, he Rev. C. C. Conn received the ongic vow*. KPM»i cdirig the service, Miss Dorothy Fuhrman gave a fifteen minuUMpasii ale and accompanied Mrs. Ci : Jfc Chronister and Mizs Myrtle s in singing ‘I Love You and “Savior Like a Shepad Ua.” bride, given In marriage by Ilher, wore a light blue gown tin. fashioned with a high neckline, tight sleeves, which d to points over her hands, very full skirt. Her fingerI was of light blue net. and rried a bouquet of American roses. tnatron-of-honor. Mrs. Frank>t troll, sister-in-law of the wore a pink satin gown, with a sweetheart neckline, raffed sleeves and a full skirt, uquet was of pink carnations. HMt Sheets and Martha Eileen 'tort attended as flower girls. ■Knklln Cottrell, brother of the uj||i was best man. and Charles •beats. brother of the groom, and the bride's brother, fIMB. Cottrell chose for her daugb«h||wedding. a street length dress »t Bffvy blue, with black accessorop Willie the groom's mother wore twilh matching accessories, corsages Were of pink lreception for two hundred was held at the Bobo school lately following the nuptial three-tier cake, flanked with i and lighted topers, centerserving table. >wing their wedding trip, the couple will reside in their furnished home on route 2. Sheets is employed at De iuper Service. V LOU SHUG GEO TO WtD and Mrs. Carl Shug. of Monday made known the engageind approaching marriage of aughter, (Tara Lou, to James . sou of Mrs. Joseph Hunter, city. ffeie event will take place Sunday, uly 25. '-OUPLE OBSERVES ILVER WEDDING ■r and Mrs. Walter Walchle CHbrated their twenty-third wedtag anniversary Sunday at their Gtoe near Preble. A pot-luck dinner was served Io I All Ruffled Up C; Xi hU k ' jjljL A 90681 SIZES |B z—io inikiddMa Htig thrill for little girls! Pat lu 9048 is so pretty! A cool Mid res* with new petticoat rnf K a perky blouse, and—oh prec■i underpinnings — gay frilly powers! Whig pattern gives perfect Bt, Is ty to use Complete. II ustrated w Chart shows you every step. Pattern MM comes In slsee 2. 4. 5. IS. Rise 8. sunfrock. 1% rds 35-inch; bloomers, % yd. Rend TWEJTTY FIVE cents In ins for this pattern to Decatur lily Democrat. Pattern Dept.. 5 N. Jefferson St.. Chicago M, I. Print plainly TOUR NAME. SDRKRR IONE, SIZE AND ■TLE NUMBER Many smart slenderising fashis la your correct else' They're oer MARIAN MARTIN Pattern wk tor Summer’ Twice as ex Ing as ever. tMe cat slog of we making fashions la yowrw for FTEEN coots more Printed Eht tn the book, a FREE pattern d direct lona for a brack utility ff!

* T .l Society Items ror oays publication must be phoned In by 11 a.m. (Saturday 9:30 a.m.) Phone 1000-1001 Mies Betty Melchl Thursday Rainbow for Girls. Masonic hall, 7p.m. Heidelberg class of Zion Evangelical and Reformed church, church, Bp.m. Ladles Aid society of First Christian t hutch, <hur< h bar.ement, 5:30 p.m. Bethany Evangelical U. B. church, childrens picnic, church, 2 p.m. Union Chapel Iradiea Aid Society, Mrs. Ammi Miller. 1:30 pin. Women of Moose, Moose home, lodge, 8 p.m., executive, 7:30 p.m. Pleasant Dale Itodiea Aid society, church basement, all day. Magley Ladies Aid society, parish hail, all day. Kirkland Iradles Home Economics club, high school, 1 p.m. Friday Sacred Heart Study Club, Mary Coffee, 8 p.m. Sunday Ice cream social, Immanuel Walther league. I nion township, church grounds. 8:30 p.m. Tuesday Tri Kappa sorority business meeting. Elks home. 8 p m.

Mr and Mrs. Dallis Walchle and daughter, Dianna. Mr. and Mr*. Fred Walchle, Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Kohler. Mr. and Mr*. Melvin Kohler, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hlrschey. Mr. and Mr*. Reuben Walchle and family, Mr. and Mrs. Maivin Walchle. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Snyder and daughters, Sharon and Janet. Mr. and Mrg. Wayne Hirshey and children, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Hirechey and son. Scotty. Miss I*»tty Bittier. Mrs. Marianna Walchle. Mr. and Mrs Ray Moser and sob. Danny. Kendall. Russel. Violet, Ijirry and Walter Walchle. Mr and Mr*. Ray Moser also observed their twenty-third wedding anniversary on the same day. HOME ECONOMICS CLUBS OBSERVE ANNIVERSARIES The l-adies clubs of Kirkland. Union and St Mary's townships celebrated their silver anniversary with a tea held at the Pleasant Mills high school recently. These clubs were formed in their respective townships twenty five years ago by groups of women desiring to foster better living In their own homes and communities. The number of charter members In these clubs wm quite small in comparison to the present number In the large active clubs. These members were especially honored at the tea by bin| escoited to a table prepared in tbeir honor after corsages of lovely summer flowers were presented them. The auditorium was decorated with large bouquets of roses. Other guests were seated at card tables at rang'd around the larger tables, which were centered with small bouqugto a tiny corsage and a name card in the form of a stiver tea pot to which they attached their game and the name of their respective club were given the guesta At each table was seated one member from each of Kirkland. 8t Mary s and Union township clubs and one guest, giving an opport uaity for members of the various tlubs to become better acquainted Chairman of the tea. Mrs. Carl Frey of the St. Mary’s club, presided at the program, opened with the group singing the club song and repeatiag the ciub creed, followed by a reading. Mrs Marie Marbauch of Union Township and the club's history, Marie Barkley; duet, Mrs. Harold Henschen and Mrs. John Leyse, Kirkland club, club's history. Mrs Albert Belneke: ree ling. Mrs. Bessie Koos St. Mary's club, and elub's history. Mrs Charles Nyffler. Mrs. Dorothy Eichenauer then conducted a Doctor I. Q program. Mrs. E W. Busche. president at the Adams county home economics associstlon, attended the meeting and gave a brief talk. The pro,'ram waa closed with a solo by Mrs. Noah Arnold, of the Kirkland club, accompanied at the piano by MrsEdna Shady The guests were then emorted to the beautifully appointed tea table.

KIRKLAND LADIES CLUB IN MEETING The regular meeting of th* Kirk ' land Ladle* Homa Economic,- club was bald Tneeday afternoon at the high aebool The meeting, conducted by the i p real den'. Mr*. Ralph Freeh waa opened with the eong The -ftran ’ ger of Galilee." rang by Mr* Wal- ' ter Egley. followed by de»< tioo*. i Mr* Edward Kolter; poem. “The House by the Side of the Jtoad." ' Sherman Arnold, eong of the mon * th. "Iter* of the Bummer Night." led by Mr*. Walter Egley elub , creed; roll call, “deecripilon of my *4 rd I ra de&aa • ** lahAmihEh * Qrt"e3 * '»• wweg *

KTm v . i ■HHK ■tin I I B BR MRS. HENRY BERYL GRIMM was, befor • her marriage. Miss Vera Louise Soldner, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. T. 11. Soldner. of Bern*. The groom's parents. Mr . and Mrs. E D. Grimm, reside in Lima. O. The ceremony was rear! by the Rev. O. A. Krehble! in the First Mennonite church in Berne (Photo by Edwards)

"Storage Spaces in Closets," "Those Extra Storage Space*." Mrs. Floyd Arnold. Mrs. Luther Arnold; beauty talk. Mrs. Joe Zimmerman. During the business meeting, the group voted to have 4-H ciub members as guests at the next meeting Mr*. Joe Baumgartner and Mrs. Joe Zimmerman were also welconi f-d as new members. !,ovely refreshments were later served the twenty one membra and three guest* in attendance. Hostesses were Mrs. Edward Kolter. Mrs. Wesley .Mankey. Mrs. Edward Arnold. Mrs. Thomas Adler and Mrs. Hansel Foley. The Sacred Heart study club will meet at the home of Mary Coffee Friday evening at eight o'clock.

Mr*. J Clark Maydln and daughters. Susan and Melissa, left Monday for lx»s Angeles, Calif, to vis it with Frederick Shroyer and Miss Ella Mutschler. for six weeks. Charles Harold Swartz who has been seriously ill in a Toledo. <J, hospital for some time, has been brought t«» the home of his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Swartz on Second street. His condition remains serious Mrs. Charles iaimlin visited with Mr. and Mrs. John Elzey in Bol>o Tuesday. Fred R. Ellsworth and son Mer rill Leon, of Fort Scott. Kan, are visiting here with Mr. Ellsworth's brother, Ed Ellsworth. Mr. -Ells worth owns and operates a large printing plant in Fort Scott. He specializes in producing calendars and advertising novelty printing and employes 5b [teisons in his plant. Donald Schaefer, of Bluffton, driver of a truck between Chicago and Fort Wayne was held up by a negro who threw a beer bottle through a window of the truck and demanded money from Schaefer and a relief driver who was riding along. They refused and the negro drew a knife and stabbed Schaefer about the heart and legs, inflicting severe wounds. He was taken to a Gary hospital.

S&JOMTAL o** HoftA (Visiting Hours 8 to 4; and , to 8 p m.) Admitted. Raymond O'Compo. 703 ; North Eleventh street; Wilford Ray 187 North Thirteenth street: l-ouise Wa*s. Monroeville, route 2; Carolyn C. and Marilfh Borg. Monroeville route 2. Admitted and dismissed Mrs. Andrew Doyle. Grand Rapids. Mich, Everett John. Wren, O. Dismissed: Alien Scheiderer 370 Stevenson street; Mrs. Mary Copeland and son. 128 North Third street. Report Deer Sighted On Form Near Berne Berne. July L—Members of the David Wickey family residing southeast of Berne report seeing a deer this week on the Dan Wag ner farm in that vietoity. They saw the deer in an oat* field and watch ed it make Ito way into a nearby woods. The deer was a doe and medium sited It is believed to have . wandered here from southern In diaaa.

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Youth Planned To Kill Both Parents Lost Nerve After Killing His Mother Neenah, Wls, July 1-(UP)—A lanky farm boy told authorities today that he practiced shooting sparrows so he could “liquidate my parents." and that he kited bls mother l>ut had "no grudge against her " Gordon Fisher. Jr, 18, said It was his father that he hated. But he said he realized that he hpd to kill his mother "to make H a perfect crime." Then. wh<*n he aimed at his father, he said his foot slipped and he lost his nerve. The gangling youth, who mens tire* 8 feet 2 inches, made the statements in a written confesion to district attorney John A. Moore. Young Fisher said he shot his mother to death in the kitchen of 'heir farm home Tuesday as she was bending over the ironing Iward He said he had olanned •o ki’l both parents for several months. He ha'ed hit* father, he said because "I was treated like a grown min when it came to doing chores, but like a kid when I wanted the family car" The youth was captured yes ‘erday in a barn on the Flaher 'arm. He had spent Tuesday light hiding in the woods. Al though he was carrying a shot gun when deputies seized him He put up no resistance. The district attorney said the vouth had practiced shooting a 22 rife from his hip and could kill six out of !<• sparrows in that manner But he said he de<ided to use a shotgun because he fel' •he rifle lacked the power to kill hi« 'ather The youth said he shot his mother twice, because the first blast was not effective. “She was groaning and I want »d to put her out of her misery." he said. Fisher said he laid the groundwork for the Intended double Maying by telling neighbors recently that his parent* panned to take a trip to Canada He planned to kill them and di*nose of their bodies, he eaid. then <ell the farm and leave. He said that he decided to kill his parent* Tuesday after his 'ather ordered him to w-'ean out ■he calf pen* He said he sho' hi* mother first because she was alone in the house Then, he said, he hid behind the barn and drew a bead on hi* fath er. who wa* working in a field Rut hi* foot slipped and he f ed. ALLIED Frrvm Pwr* their long and fruitless efforts to ge» soviet agreement on economic mlf tea'ion of Berlin and all Germany 4. They would emphasize that revival of allied control machinery In Berlin is vital to avert future difflcul'ies in the city. It is considered almost certain here that such a protest would be rejected by the eovlete with the sto'ement that the transportation restriction* were invoked for "technical reason* and repairs ” Nevertheless. the protest would he an important step to build up the weetera case if th dispute wind* up in the lap of the United Natioos.

si fir uL « K Vffll * F 11 !-1 ■ j ■ f V 1 lb MISS MARIUM R. DAWSON, daughter of Mr and Mrs. George V Dawson, of Monroeville, and Robert H W. Gmlz eldest son of Mrs. Alma Go-z, 310 North First street, were united in marriage recently in the Zion Lutheran church, the Rev. Edgar Schmidt officiating Mr and Mrs. Goelz have returned from a wedding trip to northern Michigan and are residing on route 3. (Phoio by Edwards)

Nicodemus Quits As Berne School Teacher Berne. July 1. Alonzo Nicodemus, sixth grade teacher in the Berne schools, has resigned his position. He has accepted a similar post in the Frankfort city schools. Nicodemus is the son of Rev. and Mr*. Alonzo Nicodemus of Nine Mile. He is married and he and hi* family have resided at Linn Grove. In addition to filling the vacancy caused by the resignation of Nicodemus, the new Berne-French township school board will name three new teacher* to be employed itecauae of the increased enrollment. Many physician* say that < limb(ng stairs is likely to injure ihe health of people past their youth Some doctors recommend the use of elevator* even in private homes if more than one storj.

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ALLIED (Cont. From Pag* One) ceive your lunch at this quadripartite building." This seemed unlikely. The ' building stands in tiie American : zone of Ber in. and almost all j food served in the dining room is American. An American spokesman said later that Gen. Lucius D. Clay. 'I U 8. mi.itary governor for Ger- - 11 many, had not been informed in jaivance of the Russian decision to smash the Kommandatura. f j Under the monthly rotation ‘ scheme. Russians now are chairmen of Iwth the Kommandatura and the Allied control council. Meanwhile, the bint that the ! blockade might be lifted or eased came from official Russian quar ■ ters. 11 Trade In a Good Town — Decatu'

North Dakota Bans Religious Teachers Ban Nuns, Priests In Public Schools Bismarck. N. D. July 1 (UPI— Catholic nuns and priests have been prohibited from teaching in public schools, nearly complete returns for North Dakota's primary election showed today. Voters approved a measure to prohibit the weaving of religious garb in public schools. The measure would bar nuns and priests from teaching in some rural ■ schools. From 1.848 precincts, the vote in favor of the measure was 84,370, to 78.031 against. Gov. Fred G Aandahl won renomination on the Republican i ticket in Tuesday's balloting, the | tetura* showed, but one of the. state's two representatives at | large appeared to have been defeated. | Rep. Charles R. Robertson ran 1 third in the four-man race for nomination to two congressional! seats. Veteran incumbent William Lemke ran first, while Usher L. Burdick apparently won nomina tion to the other seat. Robertson's bid for another term was rejected by the voters despite the fact that he, along wlth| Lemke, had the support of the Re-1

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publican organizing committee, the state's "regular” Republican faction. Burdick and Mrs. Agnes Geelan, who finished fourth, ran with the support of a triple alliance formed by the nonpartisan league, the farmers union and organized labor. The old nonpartisan league had conducted an intensive campaicn to regain control of the state's Republican party. The latest returns: For governor l.*9f» of 2,241 precincts: Aandahl kff.kpx Ervin Schumacher of Drayton. 70,338. For congress 1.900 precincts: Lemke 78.833, Burdick 77,199, Robertson 88,004, Mrs. Geelan 49. 271. Elephants do forget, in fact their memories are very poor. If elephants had good memories it would be impossible to train them because they are bound and starved when first captured.

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