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held '”'■ i’* l "*'"' ,übl '' h-1.l Thun--lU-Dha Heuser leader. tM n “' ' ■''“ l,lK ' . ag all the member* and V1? t« MrS *' A Holy Bible Hook •."s *«t *>'• !i rime MrH M “ ", H table and directed * yMtW”' l L,,r ' l 8 , ’ r “- v *’ r - 1,-sson for the eve " th- *:ibje< t ' Where ”• TIISIB*'" 1 '" 1 T,l ' !av ' baaed .'"sAfds MM <l—d< Among the were three from «th« 9dM*' bi-uentenniai M beB t*»i« >’“" r at A«pen :■ TWI W®'hi -• Ki-au-t si holm Albert Echweit ZSaMVitiHi th- book on <a " ,e all ,he way to deliver the irn 6«ethe H- is mi author U have been two of the ii>rU'» But-St Individualists with a "tin Evening l,y MrH MW. Border conducted meeting guests were .; !e 4 ('■L dining room, where -• UwH*'"' beautifully decand lightI were Mrs Keller und Mrs. el MEETING Ltf.S. of the Antioch I an all day mooting I the home of Mr. and I Kreigh in Tocsin. The b spent in sewing for ■e luck dinner at noon Rae birthday dinner for I Carper A beautiful ■ed as the centerpiece k table. h><- business meeting, jpt was made that the Rte society this year b hundred dollars for ■lona for the October ■art A program followmeat were the Moek Hauck. Ellis Rkiles. rare! and daughter. JoyBrubaker. Oscar Geisel. |er and daughter. Mary I Beery. Harry Stults. And. Lloyd Null and Ihirloy, John Arnold, Igh, Alice Carper, GeorWalkaway Suit ilk J\. 1 \ I / / M r Uv S 7 f iVt I Hfiii ! - 17 h-ij tee UlkgfM ""year t a in a walkaway' coming and going Two flirty box VB deep skirt pleat and a s «B«i*rlng fit Definitely a LTB ub ,or ’ ,ou - J “ n >»f Miss' 7W TSIS4 ln Jr Ml «» •*«» Jffr 17 1S - *% r<>» Ml >a w T M • R T Y cents in th, » Patera to MARION . E «*r« of Deeatur Daily Pattern Dept . P O Box n * Prt “‘ Plainly ~rBA ME. ADDRESS, ZONE SB YLg •’’UMBER .TB 11 ~ our Marion Martin .IB 1 Winter Pattern Book! W" clothing to sew at ZB-** r cent « this book — ■Pattern la printed in Up ■ new ssMklt to wear with “Bria and dreeaea!

Sis Society Items for day’s publication must be phoned In by 11 a. m. (Saturday 9:30 a. m.) Phone 1000-1001 Betty Terveer Saturoay Cafeteria supper, Methodist church, 5 to 7 p. m. Bake and canned goods sale. 'Preabyteriau Ladies Aid, city hall. 9:30 a.m. Sunday Annual Cowan and Daniels din net, Sun Set park. Temperance lecture. Pleasant Grove church, 7 p. m. (CST). Monday Pleasant Mills Methodist Willing Workers class, Mr. and Mrs. i Hubert Ehrsam, 8 p.m. Music department of Decatur Woman's club, library. 3:30 p. in. Our I-ady of Victory study club Mrs. Edward Case, 7:30 p.m. Pythian Sister temple. K. of P home. Holy Family study clhb, Mrs. I Norb Hess, 8 p.m Tuesday Root Township Home Economics . chib, Mrs. Richard darkless. 1:30] p.m. Rebekah lodge, Odd Fellows hail, 7:3(f p.m., Three Link club, Mrs Amos Yoder. Beta Sigma Phi, city hall. 8 p.m Jolly Housewife home economics club, Pleasant Mills school, 7:30 p.m. Delta Tseta Tau, Elks home, 8 p m. , Sunny Circle Home Economics club of Preble. Magley school. 8 p tn. Wednesday Bethany circle of Zion Evangelical and Reformed chdrch, Mrs Wesley 8 pin. Union Township Woman's club, Mrs Marie Barkley. 1:30 pm St. Vincent de Paul, C. L. of C. hall. 2 p. m. Historical dab. Mrs. Fannie, Christen. 12 noon. Friday , tyummage sale, associate (hap ter of Tri Kappa. Den. 9 a m. to & p.m. i ge Bright and the Hostess. Georg la Kreigh. LEGION LADIES HAVE SOCIAL MEET The American l,egion anxiliarv. met Friday night at the Legion ; home in a social meeting. A short business session preceded the even Ing's program Bridge awards were given to Miss Rose Steigmeyer and Miss Margaret Braun. In plnoclilo. Mrs. Amanda Dierkea and Mrs Gertrude Zimmerman were winners and at bunco Mrs. Betty Shaffer and Mrs Ethel Ray won prises Pauline Britzenhofe sang t*o songs. She was accompanied at the piano by Mrs L. A. Holthouse Refreshments were served Mrs. Helen Myers, chairman of the refreshment committee, was assisted by Mrs. 1 Katherine Kitson. Mrs Joe McConnell. Mrs. Elizabeth Aurand. Mrs.

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Mildred Beltz and Mrs. Verona Moyer. ~.M The following local members attended the fourth district meeting Thursday at Ligonier: Mrs. Ed Bauer. Mrs. Herman Dierkes. Mrs. t’lark Flauzh. Mrs. laiwrenee Rash, I Mrs. Dallas Brown. Mrs. Wilmer Raudebush. Mrs. Charles Rape. Mrs. Harold Thieme. Mrs. T. (’. Smith ,and Mrs Elmer Darwacbter. CLUB ENTERTAINED AT BUTLER SHELTER HOUSE I The shelter house In the flower I garden of the Clyde Butler home on North Second street was a lovely setting for a picnic supper Thursday evening, when Mrs. Butler was I hostess to the So Cha Rea club memtiers. The guests were seated at long tables gaily arranged with ’ fall flowers and yellow china. Later, a short business meeting ; was held and five games of bridge were played. Mrs. Vincent Bormann was awarded first prize. Mrs Dan Zeser seond prize The next melting will be held with Mrs. Bormann as hostess, *■ ANNOUNCE WINNERS IN HOME EC DISPLAYS The displays In the Berne audl- . torium by the various home econoI mics clubs of the county attracted much interest Thursday and Frida... The exhibits were removed Fridav evening. The following winners i were named in the various projects: Lesson displays: selection and alternation of patterns; Ist — Union 1 Women's club; 2nd — Hart fold I township. Vegetables for vitality: Ist — Profit and Pleasure, West Washington; 2nd — Root township. Short cuts In sewing and madovers for children: Ist — Pleasant Neighbors of Jefferson township; 2nd — Sunny Circle of Preble township Table setting and party favors: 11st — Friendship Village. Blue Creek township; 2nd — Decatur club. Sewing machine attachments: Ist I — Better Homes Club, Monroe; Sad — Swiss Village, Berne How to handle new fabrics: hit — Happy Homemakers. East Washington; 2nd — French. Remodeling kitchens: Ist — M. , W. Friendship, Berne; 2nd — Jolly Housewife club of St. Marys towniship. 1 Red Cross home nursing: Ist — Good Neighbors, Monroe township; 2nd — Llmberlost, Geneva 1 Camping — Ist Kirkland Ladlzs club. Champion over all display: Ist — i Monroe Better Homes; 2nd Friendship Village. Blue Creek township; 3rd Good Neighbors. Monroe township; Ith Kirkland. Sth — Happy Homemakers. Ea.it Washington Decorated cakes: Ist Mrs. Mabie Hawkins. Happy Home Makers; 2nd — Mrs. Chester Is-h. French; 3rd — Mrs. Arthur BieberIch, Bunny Circle. Preble. Textile psintlng: Ist Mrs Chesiter Isch. French; 2nd — Mrs. William Bertsch. French; 3rd I Mrs. William Neadstine, Blue Creek The Jolly Housewife home economic club of St Mary's townshin will sponsor a gypsy jamboree a* the Pleasant Mills high school Friday night. October 7. at seven thirty o'clock. Aiong the many attractions will cake walk, auction of home ma* articles, fortune-tell-

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At School Monday The first in a series of assembly programs has been scheduled for Monday at 8:15 a. m.. at the Decatur high school, it was announced today by W. Guy Brown, principal. Students of Decatur Catholic high school will lie guests, and the program is open to the public. The Wasantha Wana Singh trio will present the program of “music and dances of India.'' Singh plays the musical instrument known as the saroda-veena; another member of the troupe. Rohini. Is soloist on the “mauri." an instrument said to resemlde “a peacock In shape and color with a sound somewhat similar to the cello.” The third member, Mias latkshlmi i Singh. Is an interpreter of Indian dances. ing booth. Home-made candy and potted plants also will be sold. All sorts of refreshments will be served and the entire family Is Invited. -The St. Vincent de Paul society will meet Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock at the C. L of C. hall. The committee In charge Includ-s Mrs. John Loshe, Mrs. Ed Keller. Mrs. John Miller and Mrs Bernard Loshe. The Union Township Woman's club will meet at the home of Mrs. Marie Barkley Wednesday afternoon at one thirty o'clock. Members are asked to bring a school day lunch. Rebekah lodge will meet Tues day evening at seven thirty o'clock at the Odd Fellows hall. Following lodge. Mrs. Amos Yoder will entertain the Three Link club' at her home. 215 North Fifth street. A meeting of the Bethany Circle of the Zion Evangelical and Reformed church will tie held at the home of Mrs. Wesley Lehman at eight o'clock Wednesday evening Mrs. Agnes Yager will be the leader. Mrs. Richard Darkless will be hostess to the Root Township Home Economics club Tuesday afternoon at one thirty o'clock. The Van Wert. 0.. Telephone company has petitioned the Ohio public service commission for the authority to increase rates They ask to boost residence rates from 92.75 to 13.75, business phones from 91 50 to 97 00. rural 10 party line rates from 92.15 to 92.85. The average Increase Is 28.9 percent. Mr. and Mrs. Van Grant of Renselaer arrived here Friday for a several days visit with Mr. and . Mrs. Dick Heller. Mr. and Mrs Grant and Mrs. Heller motored to . Hanover today to see the HanoverCanterbury football game.

Admitted: Mre. Drucllla Myer* Fourth street. Decatur. Associate Chapter Tri Kappa Rummage Sale. Sept. .30, Oct. 1. Ist building went of Legion Home. T HAVING Zipper Trouble? We maintain a zipper department and repair all types. We also replace new zippers. 209 W. Jefferson St. PHONE 134 Decatur Dry Cleaners Phone 134 209 W. Jefferson St.

Fort Wayne Man Is Indicted In Murder Murder Is Charged In Death Os Wife Fort Wayne. Ind . Sept. 21 - (UPI —An Allen county grand jury was in recess today after indicting August F. Schmidt. 40. in the death , of his wife and before considering the newest evidence in three un-1 ( solved sex slayings. Schmidt was charged with first-' ' degree murder in the Aug. 18 suf focadon of hl« wife. Bertha. 11. [ When police found her body in her, bed. Schmidt was lying beside her with his wrists slashed Authorities said when the jury returns Tuesday it will consider evidence against Franklin Click. , 30. who confessed slaying three women in 1914 und 1915. Ralph l-obaugh. Kokomo, was sentenced to death for two of the slayings and Howard Christen was sentenced to life imprisonment for a third slaying Ixibaugh also confessed. Click also confessed a third of i four sensational killings which shocked the city. Spiritual Council Names New Officers The Student Spiritual Council ot the Decatur Catholic high school has elected their officers for the coming school year. Bill Gillig. a senior, was elected prefect; Vincent Faurote. a jun-' lor, vice-prefect; Ann Gass, a jun-: lor. treasurer, and Joanne York, a senior, secretary. Bell Hearing Is In Indefinite Recess Indianapolis, Sept. 24—(UPl — A hearing on Indiana Bell Tele phone company's rate Increase petition was in recess indefinitely today. possibly until late November. Adjournment came yesterday when PBC public counselor William E Steckler refused to crossexamine more witnesses until the commission ruled on his request to force the opening of Beil's pen-1 sion fund hooks. LIMiAI. WOTICK <»V PI HI.H IIKSHIMi Notice is hereby given that the Leal Alcoholic llevcrsg- Hoard of Atlants County, Indiana, will, nt 2 j P. M on the 11 day of October, Ittlh st the Co. Cooinilsaloiit-r a Ilonin ‘ Auditor's office In the City iof itei-at ir. Indiana In Sa d County, begin investigation of the applications of the following nanii-d ' persons, miuestlng the Issue to the I applicants, at the locations hereinafter set out. ”f the Alcoholic H-v. erage Permits of the classes hereinafter designated and will, at eaid I time and place, receive Information | concerning the fitness of said apjilli cants, and the propriety of issuing ‘ th>- permits applied for to such applicants at the premises named Sarnes I.ovations classtrienlluns Jerome W Meyer <«*Ul> lIS N 2nd St . Decatur, liver. Liquor and Wine Itetail. Itestaurant. Cletus II Miller <S»l2o> N 2nd St. Decatur. Beer. Liquor. Wine lietail Restaurant. PAID INVEXTIG AIION Wild. BE (•PEN To THE PUBLIC. AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Id ItEXjl ESTEP. INDIANA AJX'iiHoLIC BEVEItAGit-: COMMISSI >N Dy JOHN F .NOONAN BERNARD E DOYLE thairrnan HEPT. 21 O<’T. 1 Tracey Jones, missionary in China, advises: "Be patient with China, her problems and her people. There is no simple aolu-1 tion to her problems and we must I all be careful not to brand any one side. I have no fear of the ; future of the future of the Christian church in China. It is now a part of China and will not be uprooted! If it faces persecution, it j may be strengthened rather than s weakened The chances of perse cution are slight More likely it will be “hedged in" but not actively opposed; love and patience in time should be able to make this period one of opportunity and growth."

LB' DANNY IYAN, 14. hugs hit paralyzed pup for joy at Palisades Park. N. i„ police headquarters, where he waa taken after being found aaleep in wilda of the park. He ran away from his Brooklyn. N. T, home to save "Teddy' . from being put to death But now, a veterinarian who examined the pup told him proper treatment would restore its hind lege, para I lyeed in a fall. (/ateraafieaaf)

Geneva Town Board President Resigns Herne. Sept. 21—Loren Hoffman, president of the Geneva town board hai resigned bis position, es fectlve at once. The vacancy is to be filled by an appointment to be made by the other two board members. Martin J. Brennan and Harold T. Fields. Four Persons Die In Head-on Crash Three Others Hurt In Indiana Crash I Danville. Ind . Sept. 24— (UPl—, Four persons were killed and three others injured last night when two' automobiles collided head-on on U. 8. 36 near Avon. The dead were Miss Doris June Hewitt. 27. Riverton. 111., driver of one car; Donald A. Dwyer. Roachdale. Ind., driver of the other, and two passengers in his car. Miss Elizabeth Waters. 50, and Mrs Laura Jean Evans. 58. North Balem, Ind The injured, also riding with Dwyer, were Miss Marjorie E 20. in fair condition at Methodist hospital. Mrs. Earl A. Cox and Miss Phyllis Stewart, sisters, both in serious condition. Bheriff Leon Bayliss said it ap-' peared Miss Hewitt's car, in which she rode alone, ran off the road at ; high speed and swerved back into the path of Dwyer’s car r ■ New Resuscitator Is Put To Use At Berne Berne. Sept 24—A resuscitator 5 which the Berne volunteer firemen have purchased and which is on display at the Berne fall festival here, came to good use this week A man operating a concession here during the festival suffered a severe attack of acute indigestion and had difficulty breathing The firemen used the resuscitator and he responded promptly and has recovered. A baby girl was born at 6:12 o'-. clock this morning at the Adam» county memorial hoapital to Mr. : and Mrs. Robert Schindler. The baby weighed six pounds and twelve ounces. A five pound, seven ounce baby girl was born at 2:30 o'clock thl« morning at Spencerville. XJ to Mr i and Mrs. Don Boroff. of that city Mrs- Boroff was formerly Miss Car- ; olyn Miller of Decatur. The child is the first in the family and has not | Iteen named Send your contnnution today to the polio enldemic emergency drive. Mail to POLIO, care ot your local Post Office. Trade in a Good Town — Deeatur

-f gVb ’ fi MpFall FALL SHOWING • FALL MERCHANDISE IS BEING DISPLAYED PROMINENTLY IN THE WINDOWS OF DECATUR'S LEADING STORES AND IN THE COLUMNS OF THE DAILY DEMOCRAT. • STOP AND SHOP AT THESE MERCHANTS. THEY OFFER THE BEST QUALITY MERCHANDISE AVAILABLE ANYWHERE. Decatur Daily Democrat — YOUR HOME NEWSPAPER —

A study of New York State fiscal organizations shows that one of every three dollars In bank debits in the U. 8. is reported by New York banks. 1 •- -- «, , Trade in a Geod Town — Deeatur j

Hammond Bros. Fruit Markets ON THE HIGHWAY 18th & Jackson Htn. Mclntosh U. S. No. 1 APPLES POTATOES 10 Iba. — 530 Peck 49c 12.99 cwt. SWEET CIDER - - -69 c gal. Buy Your Apples And Potatoes For Winter Now. I ■! nr i- 1 ’ r > . ■ n - . - i “■ I i . ... I MTERSIIM PLAIN GARMENTS CLEANED & PRESSED COATS O’COATS . DRESSES SUITC . WwV MEN’S HATS Cash and Carry MYERS CLEANERS Cor. Madison & Second Sts.

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Card of Thanka Wo wlnh to thank the people for their many klndnewaew and all of thone who helped u» In our bereavement and aorrow. peter Kirach and Famil/.