Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 49, Number 96, Decatur, Adams County, 23 April 1951 — Page 3

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;T ' J GEODE [CLUB EXTENDS TRIBUTE TO E. W. LANKENAU » “Our Tribute To E. W." was thej theme Os a dinner given by the Opcode last Saturday evening in the retirement of E. W. Lankenau, who has served as manager sMhe General Electric Company [off this city for thirty-one years. ! ’ ■ j .. Tables atJthe dinner, which was held,' at Masonic hall, were cleverly | decorated» with I wooden rail fencis around which forsythia and leaves were entwined. ivy planters (wooden candle holders' containing yellow candles also bedecked each table. Every place at the tables Wa» mark- ! ed with a small wishing Wefl and a ; picture of Mr. Lankenauas a re- i tnembrance for the guests. A large ! wishing, well was.placed at .the far i end of the room, and in the center 1 stood the Gecode club’s gift to 'Mr. i Lankenau, a game table. A skit portraying llnkenaq’s life was {presented byVnimbers otj ; j General feletetrlc and the jbankepau family, (after white h Harriet P6l- - decode- chib president, pre- 1 sented tbe guest of honoi* with an | honorary lifetime membership in I the club;. /, > ' | Guests of the evening were; Mr. | and Mrti. Lankenai, Mr. andSlrs. ! John Welch,\ Mr. and Mrs.' Ray f Laitz, Mr. and Mn. Charles Lang- I ston. Mr. and Mn. Frank Braun, i Mr. and Mrs. George La ii rent, Mr. I and Mrs., William Kohls, Mr. and (Mrs. Julius Baker, Mr. and Mrs. J J. Gage, Mr. and Mrs. Dave Em- | bier, Mr, and Mrs Hernan Lank- I enau arid Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hancher. I i Each/lady was presented with a[| corsage ( of sweet peas, and the 3 men recelved boutonnieres of yel-J low carpations from the J. which donsisted o! Rosemary Mil- i ler and Dorothy Schnep’, co-chair- | men; Dene Holthouth, Genevieve j August. [Effie McG 11, Be ly Moran, | Betty Sijyder, Phyllis Gerte, Joanne f Lichtenstiger, Eth?J Edinger, Ed-[ | winna gtucky, Charlptte McDaniels <| and Rose Miller. Dinner Snusic was t by Mrs. Kenneti Schnepf. y BIRTHDAY party fo* | MISS GLENDA THOMAS f iMr. and Mrs. Lester Thomas A entertained recently with a birth-J day party given ii honor of their daughter, Gleqda’s, thirteenth birth- g day. The guestp baftlcibated in a | pot luck supper And various gameri | during jthe evening. Thosfe present (were hs follows: $ Mh arid Mrs. Leis Brpnner and s’ family/ Jack Bebput, Mr. and Mrp. | -Henry? Hershey, Mr, .and Mrs. J. A-| Huddleston, Mr J'- and! Mrs. Mol Spangler, Mr. and JM<s. Raymond J Thom is. ‘ j •: MISS I JANE PARENT / 4 HONORED AT SHOWER Miss Jhne Pt.rpnt, formerly , of this city, I whose marriage to GeW Reiz of Pasadena, Calif., will tak& place M May, was/honored at $ linen Shower recently at the iomk oi Mr., and Mrs. Parent in Fort Wayne, Cai ds were e®joyed during the evening, and « a fater hour the hostess served |< delicious buffet lunch, after Your Best Clothes Will Look Better '/fc ' Lit? If You Have , Them Cleaned / ' ■ ■ f/- ■ :■ . '• by f I •' KELLY’f/ DRY CLEANING PHONE. 3-3202

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« i I ' i ;S 1 ' ■' f|ie bridk-elect opened her many fbvely gifts. ’ jvThe giiests: included: Mr. and sks. Ralph JI Roop, Mr. and {Mrs. Russell Schonler, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ulmah and Miss Marilyn .of this city;. Mr. and Mrs toward Clemens, Mr. and Mrs. gaul Parent, iMr. and Mrs.'Arnold Bertram, Julian Parent apd : the pisses Joyce and Vera Parent of g'ort Wayne;, Mr. and Mrs. ; Job parent of Columbia City, Mr. iand mrs. William Roop pf Toledo, and girst Lt, Martha Ann Parent of yravis Air Base, Calff. L I i ' jWJ' - z \ S The annual Alumni banquet of Hie Pleasant Mills- high school §ill be held Saturday evening at s»ven thirty at the l|. of P. hall in gtecatur. A program consisting of ft magician and a musical i entertainer will be presented. Members asked to send fdr reservations Qi Harold August, \ 1104 Wcs| Madison street, or phone DeCptUf f r 2,552 by Wednesday. . ! ■M e ' >• Our "Lady <j>f Victory Discussion Iroup wjll meet at the hoifie of Sirs. Herman! J. Milley Wednesday rwening at seven thirty o’clock; f’ \ ' : ——> ' i k Mrs. Elmp will be hostess to the RpralisDc Study slub on Thursday' evening at |lght o’clock. : • - | The jolly Housewives Home Economics olub will’ bold their fleeting at the Pleasant Mills High Tuesday evening, \Apr|l 21, It seven thirty. if ! ! I- ' -' 1 I f | .There will be a rehearsal of |be G. E. Aeolian phoir Tuesday |>vening at Jseven jthirty in the |nusic room of the high school, j The Si, Vincent dp Paul Society Svill hold ahmebtin£ .Wednesday |»fternoon at two o'clock at 'the t’.L. of C. hall. ! I . L t - - | I Mrs. Lawrence Grote will be hostess to the Übion township Women’s club at; her home at one thirty. Assistant hostesses are Mrs. Bertha Blakey and Mrs. William Roughia. [ . ■ d r —■ —I , Eta Tap Sigma sorority will meet at the home off Mrs. Herman fcirod Tuesday evening at eight, h’clock. Guarcilan Angel study dub |wlll meet at the home of Mrs, Waiier Baker Thursday evening !at bight o’clock. j GIRL SCOUTS i Brownie troop" 17 # met recently, and the meeting opened with the singing of a round, “Row Your Boat." Practice for court of pwards was held {outdoors. The rpeeting closed with the Gjijl Scout promise and ikws. Jar alee brought the i Scribe, Gayle Custer. \ —--b | ' Girl Scout troop 14<held its meeting Thursday at the Zion Evangelical and Reformed chupch. The meeting was opened by Elisabeth Milland and the dues were taken up. Refreshments were served by Twanriette Magely and Beverly Singer. There was an election for patrol leaders. The three patrol leaders are Twannette Magely, Sue Petrie and Ellen Welsh. There was a discussion on the Mother’s Dpy party and t,he committees were appointed. The friendship circle was formed and the meeting was dismissed. ■- !. ’ ■' Scribe, Betsy Embler. Democrat Want Ads Bring Results

> Society Items for day's publication must be phoheri In by 1 11a.m. (Saturday 9:30a. Phone 3-2121 ; 0 Phyllis Acheson > » i-'ip 11 MONDAY £ 4 Flo-Kan Sunshine girts, I home, G p.m. • I , Rosary society of St.| MAry’ri t church, K. of C. hall. 7:3$ p.r|. 1 , Pythian Sister Needle \ >lubi I K. of P. home, after Ten|ple. I TUESDAY t Eta Tau Sigma sorority, <*Mrsi Herman Girod, 8 p.m. -a $ :!i Jolly Housewives H|me jEc t flub. Pleasant Mills hig| sciiool, I 7:30 p.m. | Aeolian choir rehearsal, riusic , room' of the high.'school, f :3o“p.m. Church Mothers Methodist basement, 18:00 , F-m. , Root Township Home /fee 41ub, Mrs. John Magley. 1:30 |.m. : | Kirkland Ladies Hohie Economics club, Adjams Cen|ral Jiigh school, 7,30 p.m. Rebekah Lodge, IOOF ball, |7:30 f p.m. \ ’ Root Township Home fee 01ub| Mrs, John Magley, 1:30 p.m| | Delta Theta Tau buffet supper, Elks home, 6:3Q p.m, / Pocahontas Lodge meeting and pot luck supper, Red fhallj C p.m. | j / y! WEDNESDAY | ’ St. Vincent de Patil g society, 'AC. L. of C. hall. 2 p.in. | f Union township Women's |?lut>, ■ Mrs. Lhwrence Grote, 1:3§I p.iji. Our Lady of Victory liisculsion group,, Mrs. Hertnap J. M|lerf7:3i P ;in - \ \ | | • Bridge club. Mi*s. Bjerlji 7:30 p. m. / f : | Presbyterian Womens* tion. church, .8 ]>.m. I / | iSunny Circle Home E$ clkb off Preble township, Preble ftowhship recreation center, 7:30 mJ/: / Ruth and Naomi circle, Social room of the Zion and iL apd BL church, 2:30 p. pi. I \ Epsilon Sigm,a chapter of| Beth Sigma Phi, formal Founder’s Day banquet, Legion home, 6|15 p.m. | THURSDAY | | f Ruralistic Study cliij). 4 Mrs. Elmo Lengerich, 8 p.m. As ! . | Guardian Angfel study |lub£ Mrs. Walter Baker, 8p m. | | ; 'Ejmblem club formal Elks home, 7:30 p.m. t I Order of Eastern JJtas hall, 7:30 p.m. < • Insect school, open tdfthe pub lie, Lincoln school > e|iditffluiri 1:15 p;.m. [ \ | 1/ Women of the Moose| pot Irttek supper, Moose hall, 6:3o‘p.ni; Methodist circle 1, , Pcirter, 2:30 p. m. \ ’ > Methodist circle 2a, J !rs. Woyle • Collier, 2:30 p. m. . F i Methodist circle 2b, Wrs|l'Sy'l- ; veeter, 2:30 P./fn\ I’ ' > Methodist circle 3, jfrs. -Frank Krick. 2:30 pJ m. | Methodist circle 4, M[rs. Delton . Passwater,. 2130 p. m. | J Rdadside douncil Inc.|calf;meet- - Ing L Monroe Farm Boreal 1:30 ■v" ”■ 0 1 f ? . ’ FR,DAY ■ w » Monroe WCTU Mrs. i Russell Mitchell, 10 a&n. fA r ’ 1 fl f—- ' Thompson Is N|imod j As Vice-President | 5 iU ® r Robert M. of 4 this city, and former |irbductldn j manager of Cloverleaf Creameries, . Inc>, at Huntington, has been appointed vitee-presideht of, the company, W. A. Klepper, president, announced today./ Other officers of (he company r are: A. J. “Felix” ferafier, executive

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4 WO® MARRIED 50 YEARS-—Mr. and Mrs. Danjel C. Wagnerhwill observe their golden wedding anniversary Sunday’; with open house from 2 until 5 o’clock! in the afternoon at. their homie. 4 miles easit of_Geneva. They wAre married April 27, 1901, at the home of Mirs.- Wagner’s parents. Mr. and MrsV 0. L. Barties, east, of Mlllgrove;\ by! the Rev. R. S. Reed. They are the parents of one son, the late Viiigil H. Wagner, and have three grandchildren, Darrel and Rosalyn'j of Angola, and Coleeh of Decatur. ; Mr. Wagner is 76 and Mrs. Wagner is 71. They have;been active members of the New Corydpn Methodist A&hurch for 43; years. Mr. Wagner served as trustee of Wabash township for two successive terms. — Photo by Edwards.

vice-president, a former resident of this ity; Frahklin K. Bailey, superintendent in .[charge of engineering transportation and refrigeration; Frank P. Rautkis, comptroller; Glen Claus, sales manager, and Stanley Steele rissistant manager. Changes in the Huntington plant included the taking over of space in .the building by the ice cream department, which formerly was used by the whole milk processing department. Mr. and Mrs. David Baker and daughters Kathleen and Rosema'ry returned to their home in Marion. 0., after spending the weekend here. They were accompanied \home by Mrs. Baker’s mothe. Mrs. M., F. Harris, who will; visit in Marion for two weeks. First Lt. Martha Ann Parent of Clare. Mich,, and Miss Jane Parent of Rort Wayne left Saturday by car for California. Lt. Parent will report to duty at Travis Air Base, while Miss Parent will make , her new home in Pasadena. Mrs. W. L. Johnson. Decatur route 3, is still confined to her home with after effects of intei tmaj flu. Dr. and Mrs. Rolland Repperl have returned from a twv-weeks’ visit in Florida. ! ■ Mrs. Lewis Smith and Mr. and Mrs. Clark Smith returned today from Baltimore, Mdj., where they visited Lewis Smith who is in school in the Maryland city: Smith, is a partner in the Decatur law firm of DeVoss Smith and Macklin. G. Remy Bierly, local attorney, is attending the funeral of Judge James J. Moran today in Portland. Mrs. Carl Centlivre, James Eilinger and children Ann and Stephen, and .the Rev. Stanley 'Alanowski of Fort Wayne visited Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ehinger and cMldren of this city yesterday. Gerald Mair, of Sort Wayne, has Accepted an invitation to give the address at the Presbyterian. supper in Decatur the evening of May 2. The case of Herbert H. Stones against Leland M. Ramsey, for nosession of real estate pn written contract, has i been distnissed in the Wells Circuit court on motion cf the plaintiff. The case was venued to Bluffton a year ago. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Crider and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Edwards and son Stephen spent Sunday in Chicago* visiting Mr. and Mrs. O. N. Crider and family. Bids Participation In Opera Season An invitation to participate in .the 1951 light season, to be held in the News-Sentinel outdoor theater in Franke Park in Fort Wayne, was extended today to all residents of Decatur by officials of £*ort Wayne Light Opera \ Festival, line. First auditions, according to Lou Culp, business manager, will be held Thursday, Friday and Satur- ’ day of this week in the studios of Radio Station WGL 201% West Jefferson S,t. The first two nights tryouts will get underway at 7:30 p. m. On Saturday the auditions will be«in at 2 p. m. Everyone wl(o truly loves to sing is Invited to atf tend apd try out for the permanent t Chorus which Alfred K. Gcrmanson, { newly appointed director, Will form, I Germanson will use the tryout to : observe potential candidates for principal and supporting roles. A : few of the leading roles will be as- [ signed to professional singers from | New York and Chicago. | How To Save Money • Boston —/UP)— A book titled ' ‘Making Montey and Keeping It’ j and published/to sell for one dol- ; lar was offered at 19 cents a copy by a second hand bookahqp. -■

' A h ■'s a • ’‘‘i m MacARTHUR" HAT, created by Mr. John in New York, makes its appearance as welcome home salute to the “The General’s Deight,’’ called. -—1 Ed Newport Injured Saturday Afternoon Ed Newport, well known collecor of rubbish was painfully injured Saturday atternoon. He had taken a load to the city dump, un-\ loaded And was fastening the endgate of his wagon whin he slipped , and fell into the burning refuge. He got to his feet severhl times but slipped back into tie fire. His hands and legs were fceverly burned. requiring the attention of a physician.. He was able out today but suffering Will Discuss Price Stabilization Rules An all-day conference to price stabilization rulbs with business people in this irea will be held Friday in Fort Wayne by the Indiana district office of price stabilization, Walter? Deuser, an OPS price specialist,. will conduct three sessions—lo a.m., 2:30 p.m., and 8 p.m.—in the feort Wayne i Chamber of Commercb rooms. , Denser will covert specifically . the rules affecting { food whole-' - salers /at the morriing meeting; lestaurant owners ih the .after- , noon and grocers In’ the evening. There will be question periods at t each session. The; : Fort Wayne t meeting will be thej last chance ! for merchants in a 10-county area to confer with an OPS representative before the April 30 deadline t in several regulations. 1 —u — IpW' I sviipfKj} MAGIC LOOP . crfffce f'lHtotWP 1 onkfe lX /l Bumpers* exclusive coostructioa features give scientific support, proper tread, correct body balance. It’s die greatest baby aboe development in years, x Bring your child id - « foe ft fitting. 1 duo Kiddle Shop \ 147 So. Second

Millard Habegger Regional Winner Millard A. Habegger of Adams Central high school, has been announced as a winner of the regional meets in the math. English and Latin state high school contests sponsored hy Indiana University. These students will; be entered in the finale of the contests to be held on the University campus Saturday, April 28L A total of 998 students from high schools [throughout the state won regional! meets which were held March 31 in 35 centers. At the state meet April 28, 24| regional winners [will participate ip the Latin contest, 237 in the English examinations and 520 in oie math finals. Habegger iifUl b 6 entered in the comprehensive section of the math contest. A/ IMjOSftITAI U n Admitted: Rev. Clayton Steele, Geneva; Mrs. Della Beer, Monroe; Miss Eliza Cortez, Decatur; Mrs. Robert Godfrey, Decatur. Dismissed: Joseph! Kenney, Deca/tur; Lois Troutner, Decatur: Mrs. Melvin Klopfleisch and baby girl, Rockford, O ; Mrs. Don Abnet and baby boy, Bertie; Ray Kelsey, Willshire, O. 1 . Democrat Want Ads Bring Result* 1951 WALL PAPERS [ “The Best for Your Money** Kohne Drug Store

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A boy, Michael Edwards Crider, was born this rriorning at 5:29 in Chicago to Mr. ftnd Mrs. O. N. Crider. The baby weighed 6 pounds. Mrs. Crider is tfie former Patricia Edwards 'of; Decatur. Mr. and Mrs. r;ms Neuenschwandel-, Berhe, became the parents of a baby girl Sunday at (j:56 p.m. The baby was born'at the Adams county memorial hospital and weighed 6 pounds, 12 ounces. A boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Schroeder. Ossian, at the local hospital Sunday at 4:30 a.m. The baby weighed G pounds, 11 ounces. Pfc. and Mrs. John E. Doan became the parents of a baby girl yesterday at the local hospital. The baby was born at 6:47 a.m. and weighed 8 pounds/2% ounces. •On April 21;.at 11:10 a.m. a baby

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boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert. Johnson of Decatur. The o baby was named Robert Wayne, Jr., and weighed 5 pounds, 14 ounces. ■ * r— —-—- ■ Quality Photo ■ Finishing Work left before 8 P. M. Monday, ready Wednesday at 10 A. M. Holthouse Drag Co. WALLPAPERS See our large selection of 1951 Patterns KANE ‘ PAINT and WALLPAPER 158 So. Second Phone 3-3030