Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 46, Number 213, Decatur, Adams County, 9 September 1948 — Page 3

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MISSIONARY party" was the theme JMati Lutheran Mission*: y Wednesday in the Devotional* were Mrs Itolieit Freeby Hu *hort busine** meet : lime Mrs Cecil hull tKoil nt the Women's Misre lillKim-KK meeting, the II penny to • fund for ea< h inch of Then the members were identify the baby *>y each lady Prise* by Mr.i. Henry KruckeRobert \shbau< her birthday cakes were a beautifully appointpastel flower* and lira. Louie Jacoba pre liaf-B* Howi.'d Hit' k and Mr* were hoxteaaea for Mrs Herman Kruecke Mrs. Jacoba were in the PARTY ■WEDNESDAY Alfoider was hostes* |flK> oe on Mercer avenue laat the bridge club. Prize* by Mr*. Kvere't Faulkner Wayne Fchnepf and Mr*. Mra. Hill Brown and Zerkel, Jr., were hour, dainty refreshserved by Mrs. Affolder. meeting will be held al Sfee of Mr*. Melchl. FAMILY Mn held family reunion wax at Hantia-Nultman a delicious basket dinn<M>n hour. Mrs. Roffert Gar during the business at which time officer* for isoalnn year were elected. Mrs was re-elected president; E. Patterson, vice preslJanet Brown, secretaryBrief talks were then fßiy Mrs. Clara Guthrie. Verl | Maynard Patterson, Orland Brown. Music for Hie Kin was furnished by Verl Patterson, Chester Mrs. Gerald Sheets. attending were Mr. and Brown. Mr. and Mrs. Brown and daughter, of Mich.; Mr. and Mr*. Donand Mr. and Mrs. Bob Jackson. Mich ; Mr • ■ Alvin Lewis. Saline. Mrs. Olive Murray. Dexter, Mr and Mrs Waller Light Benton Ridge. O Mra. Forest Light. Findlay, and Mrs. Veil Patterson Rosie Noneman and Paulding, O.; Mrs Beilford; Vernon

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Society Item* tor flay* publication must be phoned In by 11 *.m. (Saturday »:30 a.m.) Phone 1000-1001 Mies Betty Melchl Thursday l-adles Fellowship of Missionary church. Mrs. Ralph Myers, 7 pm. W S.C.S. of .Mt. Pleasant church. Mrs. Buri Fuhrman, 2 p.m. Progressive Workers class ol Trinity Evangelical r. B. church, Berne park. 6 p.m. Baptist Women's Missionary socle'y. Mrs. C. E. Bell. 2 p.m. Women of Moose, Moose home. 8 p.m., officers. 7:30 p in. Zion Lutheran Male chorus, church basement, 7:30 p.m. Eastern Star. Masonic hall, pot luck. 6:15 p.m., stated meeting, 7:30 p.m. Friday Class seven of Pleasant Mills Methodist church. Lehman park Berne. liainliow practice. Masonic hall. 6:15 p.m. Pocahontas lodge. Red Men hall. 7:30 p.m. V. P. M. B. of Xuttman Avenue I.'. B. church. Hanna Xutiman park, 7:30 p.m. American legion auxiliary instal lation. Legion home, 6:30 p.m. Ice cream social, St. Luke's church, Honduras. Zion Lutheran Sunday Schoo) teachers, church basement. 7 p.m. Ave Marie study club Mrs. Ray mond Kohne 8 p.m. Monday I'nion Chapel Girls Missionary guild. Marcella Walters, 7:30 p.m. laid les Firemen's auxiliary, Mrs. Roy Steele, 7:30 pm. Tuesday Delta Theta Tau sorority, Elks home. 8 p tn. Church Mothers study duh, shelter house. Hanna Xutlman park. 6:30 p.m. Tri Kappa associate chapter. Hanna Nuttman park, 6:30 p.m. Happy Homemakers Club, Mrs. Kenneth Parrish, 7:30 p.m. Guthrie. Selma; Mr. and Mrs. Waldo E. Brown and family. Bristol: Mr. and Mrs. .Maynard C. Patterson and daughter and Mrs. B. E. Putterson. Fort Wayne; Mrs. and Mrs. Vern Hankey and daunghter*. Butler; Mr. and Mrs. John E. Brown. Monroeville; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Garard. Mildred Huth and son. Mrs. L. D, Brown. O. W. Brown and son. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Sheets

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MISS NAOMI STEURY, daughter of Mr. and Mr*. David P Steury. of Berne, and William G. Polstra, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. William Pidrtra. of laifayette. were united in marriage recently at Berne, the lev N. .1 Schmucker officiating (Photo by Anspaught

and family and Mr*. C. O. Brown and daughter, all of Decatur. ENTERTAIN WITH DINNER SUNDAY John lieekey, of Gras* Valley, dinner Sunday at Edge water Celina. Ohio. Other guest* were Mr. and Mr*. Charles Straw, Mr*. Alvina King and grandson. Jeff Hann, Helen Sprunger. Mr. and Mr*. Russell Smith and family. Troy; Mr and Mr*. John Yahn and son, Mr. and Mr*. Bud Curry and son. Mr. and Mr*. Vaughn Dibble and children. Joe McFerson. Mr. and Mr*. Paul Xelhmeyer. of Celina, O.; Mr. and Mr*. Russell Shinn. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Shinn and daughter, Fort Wayne, and Mrs. John White ENTERTAINS WITH BRIDAL SHOWER Mr*. Owen K. Baker entertained with a party at her home Tuesday evening for Georgia Fletcher, whoso engagement to Orlln Fletcher, of Alma, Mich, wax announced re-

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cemly. Upon h*r arrival. Mrs. Fletcher war, presented with a lovely corsage by her hostess, and a gift for her new home by the gue*t>>. The remainder of the evening was spent In playing bingo, with the various prises being given to the bride-elect. At a later hour, delicious refreshments were served by .Mrs. Baker, assls ed by Norma Jean Archer. Guests at the party Included clerks at the Newberry store .Mrs Fletcher will leave Decatur th* latter part of the month to make her home in Alma. The Huppy Homemakers club will meet at the home of .Mrs. Ken neih Parrish Tuesday evening at seven thirty o’clock. Pocahontas lodge will meet Friday evening at seven thirty o'clock at lied Men hall The Church Mothers study club will open its year's activities with a pit nls at the chelter house, Hanna Nuttman park. Tuesday evening at six thirty o'clock Each member is asked to bring a covered dish and table service. Mrs. Winston Hawley will be devotional leader. Mrs. Wil Ham Sanders will review the article from Parents magazine, and Mrs. Wesley l.elrman will give the topic from tlie Christian Home magazine Hostesses will be the new officers Rainbow practice will Ire held at six fifteen o'clock Friday evening at the Masonic hall. All officers must be present. , Delta Theta Tau sorority will have a business meeting at eight o’clock Tuesday evening at the Elks home. The Union Chapel Girls Mission ary guild will meet Monday evening a: the home of Marcella Walters at se'en thirty o’clock. Class seven of the Pleasant Mills Methodist chnrch will have a pic nit- at Lehman park. Berne, Sun day. Among thcrse from here who visited the WLB headquarters at the 'ndlana state fair were Mias Elberta Wo thtnan and Mr and Mr*. Melvin Crozier. Ivan Mahan and James Rice, ea route by air from Springfield. Mo., to Fort Wayne, visited with Mr. Mahan's cousins. Mr. and Mrs Thomas Kane and family and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Urrentseen. of (.afayette. Mrs. Charles Mmlln had as her guests recently Mr. and Mrs. Roger French. Jr., and son. and Miss Betty French, of Cleveland Mr. and Mrs Don U Hakes, of Willshire. 0.. are the parents of a baby girl, born at •:!* pm Friday at the Adams county memorial hospital She has been named Judith Ann Mr. and Mrs. William F. Christen are parents of a son. born at 1:44 am today at the Adams county memorial hospital. He weighed < pounds. 2 ounces Mrs. Christen i is the former Mias Ruth Hammond | Mr and Mrs. Frederi k Coffee. of

Fort Wayne, are the parents of a baby girl, born at 10:45 o'clock today at the St. Joesph's hospital in Fort Wayne. She weighed 6 pounds. 13 ounces and has been named Sandra LOU. A baby Kiri was born to Mr. and Mrs. Riihard Davidson, of Berne, at the Adams county memorial hospital this morning nt 12:10 o'clock, i She weighed 8 pounds, 4 ounces. Admitted and dismissed: Mr*. Glen Reynolds. Hoagland; Homer Beard. Geneva. Dismissed: Mrs. Joan Martz, route 6; Mrs. John Hakes and daughter; Mr*. Robert Cully and son, Convoy. O. Two Autos Collide Wednesday Afternoon Automobiles driven hy Karl Koli ter. 20. of 804 North Second street, 1 and Hubert P. Schmitt, 20. of 107'4 North Second street, collided at 4:15 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the Intersection of Monroe and Thltd streets. Koller was pulling his auto away from the curb and | was struck by the Schmitt machine, police reported. Damage to the Kolter car was estimated at $75. and the Schmitt car was damaged| to the extent of |5. Two Men Token To State Penal Farm Henry Costello, the 49-year-old father of nine who was lound guilty of indecent exposure, and James Collins, the Erie railroad worker I from Pittsburgh who Indulged In vehicle taking under the eyes of ai law enforcement officer, were behind bars today. Sheriff Herman Bowman, assisted by W. M Dickason, took the pair to the state penal farm at Putnamvllle this morning. Costello must serve 120 day* and Collin* »u day*. QUALITY Photo Finishing Featuring OVERSIZE PRINTS HOLTHOUSE DRUG CO. T—A ■ .1 Ttu ms IvSI OWW JINS fir eat to Mm MONTHLY FEMALE PAINS Ar* you troubled by dlstrra of f*msl* functtonsi monthly disturb- ; anew? Do** thia mak* you suffar . from pain, feel to nrrti.uj, weak hlgh-ktrung—at *ueb Umaa? Than »o try Lydia B Flnkhatn a V**»tabl« Cksilpound to relieve such lymptonal In a recent medical tart thia proved remarkably helpful to •omen troubled thia way. Any drugstore k LYBIA E. 11 is 13 1 It will pay yew tn buy ynur New Washing Machine at Stucky & Co. MONROE. IND. We Deliver.

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Mitchum Trial Is Set For Sept. 21 I Narcotics Charges Aginst Movie Star Hollywood. Sept. S—(VP) Robert Mitchum, movie hero indicted by a county grand jury a* .1 marijuana smoker, w-nt hack into hiding today to read his fan mail and wait for Sept. 21 when he can plead innocent. The husky actor, who went into seclusion last week after pollee men arrested him on charge* of puffing a "reefer” in a movieland dope den. made a fleeting court appearance yesterday to surrender to narcotic* charge*. He sat glm faced and sib-nj wiiile superior Judge Thoma* I. Ambrose read the grand jury count* accusing him of possessing marijuana ami conspiring to violate the state narcotic* law. By Mi’chum'* side before the bench were three co-defendant*. starlet Lila Leeds, dancer Vickie Evan*, and realtor Robin Ford All were arrested early last Wednesday in a raid on Miss Leed*' home. All were ordered back for arraignment Sent. 21 and released Now She Shops ‘Cash and Carn” Without Painful Backache Wh»» dtoMrdtr W kMa*y fuarttwi preaft* PrtsMou* ■rttertereaaalaiaymirklood.it I ■ar*BM*aa>*ia*barkack*.rbmMteU«|rtaw Ire pahte. I*** of prp and varrry. (vtbrt up puffama uadrr tkrVyre. boadaaba* and dlteia»M. Frrewat or naaty paaaeaa with amartia* aad twain* aoaw. Ua»* rtow* tbar* i* saaaatkia* wr«a* with your kidaay* or hladdrt. Don't wait! Ask your dra**l>t for Doan * Pill*, a atimulant diuretic, urt iwerefuU, by miUioaa for ovrr 14 yaar*. Due*'a »>v« happy relief aad win bd* tbo I* ■!!■ of bidaa* tubaa flush out pmaoauua wart* fraa your Uoud. Cat ttaaa'a Pilb. presenting lovely, amooth-aa-a-carea* mnj.... j I lL« new PATENTED •lip MnMtion. It dta beautifully, waa't rid* up. aa*. twiat, or bind, thank* la De*na * PATENTED 3-*er* eonslrurlion! That** why ll'a aoarod to national aeelalm almost overnight. Styled In the now longer length*. Hero In yettr ala*. 4-M — also in stock — a tailored style without lace 3.9 M Niblick & Co.

on IHlbfl bail. The whole ceremony took lo** tliun 60 second*. When it was over the handy>rne actor strode grimly out of court and sped away in a shiny He stopped on y long enough to shake hands with Alva Burr, the . puliceman who arrested him “I wish you all the lu< k in the world. Bob.” Harr aald. "And I really mean it." Mitchum lisiked *iirpri-trd "Thank*. Al." he said. Shed Is Damaged By Fire This Morning Fire of undetermined origin broke out in * large shed owned Trad* In a Good Town — Oacatur

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