Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 49, Number 123, Decatur, Adams County, 24 May 1951 — Page 3

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GROTRIAN-SCH EUMAN VOWS WILL BE READ SATURDAY The engagement and approaching marriage of Mlsa Doris Louise Grotrian to Vernon Scheuman. son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Scheu man of route one, has been announced by the bride-elect’s parents, Mr. and C. Grotrian of route three. ' The wedding will take place at six o’clock Saturday -evening in St. Peter’s Lutheran church, with the Rev. Fred W- Droegemuellei officiating. Miss 'Grotrian is a graduate of Monmouth high school and Warner Beauty College, Fort Wayne. She is employed as chief - manicurist at the Wayne Knitting Mills? Her fiance was graduated from Hoagland high school and is now serv Jng with the army at Camp Breckinridge, Ky. •< ’ PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN MEET LAST EVENING The May meeting of the? Presbyterian Women’s Association was held last evening at the churcn. Mrs. A.C.E. Gillander presided in the absence of the president. Singing of the national hymn opened the meeting and Mrs. Ed Engeler. gave the devotions, using as her topic ’’Faith.” Mrs. Oillander offered prayer. •i / . Guest speaker for the evening was Miss Barber, of Gary, who gave a very interesting talk on

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| “The Gary Neighborhood House,” [of which she is director. Her adi dress was illustrated With many I pictures showing the various projects and activities of the home. A brief business meeting was held and the meeting closed with the Mizpah benediction.. \ . [Members and guests were then invited to the dining room, where refreshments were served by members of the Mary Circle. n ■ f. FAMILY.’REUNION HELD RECENTLY \ Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Beery, of route two, Entertained Sunday, May 13, for Mr. Beery’s brothers and his sister in their first reunion for many years. The day was spent in reminiscing and a cafeteria dinner was served by Mrs. Beery at noon. : i ! ■ Those present were Robert p. Beery, of lU>ng Prairife, \Minn.. Harry W. Beery, Indianapolis; Joseph D. Beery, Palo Alto, Calif., Mr. and Mrs. Emery Keif er, of Battle Creek, Mich., Mr. and Mrs Roy Beery qmd sons* Robert Beery and family and Don Beery and family, allo f Fort Wayne. The Pythian Needle clubwill meet Monday evening after Temple at the K. of P. home. The meeting will be In charge of Mrs. Lillie Hammond, with Mrs. Maude Hower, Mrs. Reya Byerly and Mrs. Vera Harris assisting.

MRS. MELCHI ENTERTAINS BRIDGE CLUB WEDNESDAY Mrs. Bill Melchi entertained last evening for members of the S. E. Bridge club, Mrs. Wendell Smith and Mrs. Gerald Strickler were guests. Prizes for cards were won by Mra. David Terveer, , Mrs. \ Ned Johnson and Mrs. Rolland Affolder. At a later hour the hostess served refreshments at small tables, covered in white ahdj centered with bouquets of mixed flowers. Spring flowers were also used in the entertaining rooms. ST. VINCENT DE PAUL HAS CLOSING MEETING Members of the St Vincent/ de Paul society held their final meeting until fall Wednesday afternoon at tl|e C. L. of C. hall. Il C<rds were played and prizes won by Mrs. William Schumacker, rhum, Mrs. Ben Eiting, five hundred; Mrs. Henry Braun, bridge. Refreshments were served at the close of the afternoon by the following committee, Mrt. Dick Hoch, Mrs. Tom Durkin, Mrs/ H. P. Engle, Mrs. Lawrence Kleinhenz, Miss Lollle Meibera, Mrs. Art Moyer, Mrs. William Parent and Mrs. Carl Steigmey& ' MRS. BOWMAN HOSTESS TO HOME EC MEETING Mrs. Lloyd Bowman was hostess Tuesday afternoon to members of •he Root township 1 Home Economics club. Twenty-six members were present. V > ' The meeting opened with the history of the song of the month, ‘For the Beauty of the Earth.” The club creed was repeated in unison and roll call was answered with eaeh member showing a picture of her mother. At the business meeting, conducted by the president, Il Mrs. Adolph Weidler, tickets for thie style show' to be given by the Adams. County Home Economics Association on June 7 were distributed. The lesson on “Household In sects” was given by Mr». Kenneth Runyon and Mrs. ShermEn Kunkel. Mrs. Gerald Eadyygave the lesson on “Freezizng Farm Foods.” During the social hour, Several contests were held and prizes awarded to Mrs. Kunkel, Mrs. Royal Friend and Mrs. Herbert Banning. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Bowman, Mrs. Otto Spelgel and Mrs. Arthur Hall. \ *... . The Rosary Society of St Mark’s church will meet Monday, evening at seven .thirty o’clock at the K. of C. hall. Mrs. Frances Terveer is chairman of the committee in charge. — —i 11 —— 1 Society Items for day's publication must be phoned In by 11 a. m. (Saturday 9:30 a. m.) Phone 3-2121 Phyllis Acheson •-1 >- ■• \ • V . : i 1 ■THURSDAY Ruth and Naomi Circle, social room of Zion E- and R. churcn. 7:30 p. m. Circle 1 of Methodist W.S.C.S., .Mrs. Harry Dailey. 2:30 p.m. Little Flower study club, Mrs. Margaret Braun, 8 p.m. Ruralistic study ’club, Mrs. Norbert Case, 8 p. m- . Methodist Circle 2 B, Mrs. R. A. Stuckey. 2:30 p. m. Methodist Circle 3, Mrs. Samuel Emerick, 2:30 p. mMethodist Circle 4, Mrs. Amos Yoder, 2:30 p. m. 4-H Band practice, Monroe, 7:30 P- m- ’ ;j!..1 i ' Order of Eastern Star stated meeting, Masonic hall, 7-30 p. mGuardian Angel study club, Mrs. Herman Geimer, 8 p. m. / ‘ P. T. A. all day conference for county, executive boards, and committees, Lincoln school. 10 a. m. to 3 p- m. . , FRIDAY Philo class of Baptist church, social rooms of church, 7:30 p. m. C.L. of C. degree team practice, C. L.-of C. hall, 8 p.m. G. ’E. Aeolian Choir, High School, 7:30 p. m. \ . Emblem club business meeting. Elks home, 7:30 p.m. American Legion Aux.llary social meeting, Legion home, 8 p. m. Zuercher Accordion band. First Christian church, 7:30 p.m? 1 SATURDAY Rural Life Program, Union Chapel Church, 8 p. m. Bethany E. U. B- Children’s Day practice, church, lp.m. _ SUNDAY M.Y.F. Class of Methodist Snr day School, Owens College, Lake Wawasee, 10:30 a.m. ?l| MONDAY Rosary Society of St. Mary’s church, K. of C. hajj, 7:80 p. m. Pythian Needle club, K. of P. tome, after Temple. ' Methodist Circle 2 A, Mn|. Niland Ochsenrider, 7:30 p- m. Methodist Circle 5, Mrs. Ralph Allison, 7:30.

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Three Bluffton couples will leave Friday for Atlantic City to attend the Rotary International annual convention. They are Mr and Mrs. W. C. Ratcliff, Mr. and Mrs. Ware Baker and Mr. and Mrs Glen O’Laverty. Sessions atari Sunday and continue five days. Mr. and Mrs. William Kleinknight, former Tocsin residents, now residing in Bluffton,/ celebrated their 65th wedding-anniver-sary yesterday. They lived' 56 years on one farm near Tocsin. WIOSRITAL Admitted: Charles Martzloff, Portland. Dismissed: Yarry Mrs, Don Agler and baby gin. Anita Jo, Decatur; Mr?- Anlseto Cancina and baby girl, city; Mrs. Ferdinand Reynolds and baby girl, city. * |' • ' Purdue Professor To Research Post Auburn. Ala.* May 24 —(UP) — Dr. R. G. Sturm, a professor a-. Purdue University, accepted a position as the director of the Auburn research foundation, it was announced today. President Ralph B Draughon of Alabama Polytechnic institute said Straum would take over duties July 1. Strum also will be director of the API engineering experiment station. I j /' Strum was professor of engineering mechanics and a research professor on materials at Purdue since 1944. He also has been a cdnsulant to the atomic energy com-’ mission since 1947. / Telephonlng Hazardous Memphis, Tenn.\— (UP)Mrs. John Ayers broke her arm talking on the telephone. She explained: “I was talking on the telephone, slinging my arms around gesturing, and hit the corner of a desk.”

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Truman Uncertain On Barnstorm Trip i President Says '52 Plans Are Unchanged Washington, jKy 24.—(UR>— President Truman said today *7.a . any barnstorming" trin I. h ixe . this summer w’’’ |rc fcalgrc-d tc give the t a irm.it abort ms forelg.- l oomestic J olicies. Mr. i’ lonian wo’ild not say definitely ne will undertake a cross-country tr’p, but 11* gaVw every cf it iirfp. • in his if can get a from the' press ot official Y;i' houae buslnes for'a relatively b»l«o period. I - The president also said .ob troversy over the dismisjai Gen. Douglas MacArthur h<*J n»»., (hanged his mind about his IXi* plans. '\ 1 j As he said recently, he repon-**! that his mind is made up hbou. what to do in 1952 but he ils not nlsclosing his decision. He added today that this not stop anybody else in the Democratic party from seeking the job. The chief executive, in response to a question, said he now conriders himself to be serving his first term and if he ran for reelection, he would be running for a second term. He advised a reporter to examine history and find out that the first term of a president is the one to which he is first elected.. The president added that this was beside -the point anyway because the constitutional amendment limiting a president to two terms specifically exempted him: GIRL SCOUTS Brownie Troop 4 entertain i j their mothers on Tuesday in t f i-sembly room at Lincoln gchoc Each mother" was given a cor sag • and a program was enjoyed b_all. At the close of the program the mothers and guests were invited to the tea table where r freshments w6re served. Scrlve. Barbara Littere«

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£. 0. Plum, vice-president of the Indiana Bell telephone Co., made the award to Eugene Wood, who rescued a ift-year-old boy when he tumbled into a water hole while I playing last Marek 10. The medal was established as a memorial to Theodore Vail, former president of the American telephone and telegraph co. 4-H Bake Sale. Happy Hustlers. Saturday, May 26 at Publix. 123t2