Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 49, Number 300, Decatur, Adams County, 21 December 1951 — Page 3

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ADAMS COUNTY CHORUS HAS CHRISTMAS PARTY 3 1 Decatur members of' the Adains ■ County Chorus entertained the group Monday evening at the annual Christmas z party. Dinner was served in the social rooms of the First Presbyterian church. Seasonal decorations appointed the social rooms and the tables were\ decorated with miniature Christmas trees and evergreen. Place cards were small choir; boys holding books, and a larger group formed a centerpiece. z Following the Mrs. Martin Neuenschwander# director of the choir, had charge of the carol singing and Mrs. Carl Kuhn played the piano accompaniment. The .i thirty-six members present th’en • exchanged gifts. Hostesses were Mrs. Noble Reynolds, Mrs. Alva Lawson, Mrs. Harve Koos, Mrs. Bert Walter Lister, Mrs. Mae Luttman, Mrs. Henry. Adler,: Mrs. Lucille Miller, Mrs. /Clarence Snjitlev, Mrs. Roy Price, Mrs. Niland- Ochsenrider and Mrs. 'Robert‘Garard. - . BETHANY WSWS UNIT MEETING THURSDAY. Unit 3 of the Bethrtny Evangelical United Brethren W.S.W.S'. met; Thursday evening at the home of Mrs. Ivan Stucky. Mr®- Ruth Sea- “ man was the program leader. Group singing of “Silent Night” opened thjo ” meeting and Mrs. Amos Ketchum read scripture from the Second chapter Os St. Luke. Mrs. Martha Rawley read a .poem entitled “My Responsibility” and Mrs. Adolph Kolter gave an article entitled “How to Pray for Missionaries.” Mrs. 1 Harruff read a paper on "Helping Foreign students in our country” and the closing prayer was offered by, Mrs. Adler. » ,i ? Mrs. Jennie McAlhaney assisted the hostess in serving refresh-i ments. • - ' . I I CHRISTMAS PARTY IS | HELD AT BETHANY if .< | The Kum-Join-Us class of Bethany Evangelical United Brethren church held a carry-in supper Tuesday night at the church. The tables were decorated with pine boughs > and red and green candles. Eaßh place was marked with a candy cane. : Twenty-four adults and ■dive children attended the party. A short , business session was held followed , by a showing of colored pictures. The party concluded /with the annual exchange of gifts. ■* ’ EVENING CIRCLE IN MEETING ON MONDAY The Evening Circle of the First Methodist Woman’s Society of Christian Service met Monday evening in the church basement with’ eleven members present.-De-votions were given by Mrs. Hubert Zerkel, Jr. ■ * - A i The lesson for the evening was presented by Mrs. Walter Welsen--7 Sizes To 52 "V w '"I II llwßlW ItF’ -I—l jJ. || 1 ■IIH It II I 1H - 9032** A FIND! This youthful sL/fe comes in the larger sixes! jTs a trim, slim shirtfrock with tne good quiet lines that take you anywhere—'beautifully. For extra flattery—scallops decorate revets and pockets. You- have FOUR >■» sleeve-versions to choose from!, -Pattern 9032 in sizes 34, 36, 38. 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50. 52. Size 36 3 takes 5 yards 35-inch. Send THIRTY .cents in coins for this pattern to Marian Martin, care of Decatur Daily Democrat, Pattern Dept., P. O. Box 6740, Chicago 80, 111. Print plainly YOUR NAME. ADDRESS. ZONE, SIZE and STYLE NUMBER.

berger. She continued the review of the book “We Americans, North and South” by Dr. G. Howard. Refreshments were served at the close Os the evening by Mrs. Delmas Feasel, Mrs/ Robert Smith and Mrs. Vaughn Miller. The next meeting will beheld January 14. ST. VINCENT DE PAUL HAS CHRISTMAS PARTY Members! of St.'Viiicent de Paul Society enjoyed their annual Christmas 'party \ Wednesday afternoon in the C. L. of C. hall. Dessert was Served at party tables decorated in keeping with the season and the exchahge>of gifts was held. f ; Prizes pot cards were won bv Mrs. Barnriy Wertzebetger, fivehundred* and Mrs. T. J. Metzler, bridge. Hostesses for the party were Mrs. Robert Gase, Mrs. Ralph J. Roop, Mrs. Engle, Mrs. Grover Clauser and Mrs. Edward Keller. MISS COLEEN WAGNER \ HONORED AJ SHOWER Miss Wavelene Lehman and Miss Phyllis Riggins entertained a group of friends at the Peter B. Lehman hope recently with a surprise bridal shower in honor of Miss Coleen Wagner. > Games and contests were played and the' prices won by Miss Esther Sowards'" ,Miss Bernita Spruuger and Miss Dhris 1 Sprunger were pre-, sented to the guest of honor. Gifts attractively arranged on a decorated serving cart were given to the bride-elect. Refreshments were served to -the follow guests, the Misses Alice Tumbleson, Shirley Sprunger, Josephine Sprunger, Bernita Sprupger, Doris Sprunger, Gloria Koenemann. Esther Sowards, and Barbara Lehman, Mrs. Norman Becher,- Mrs. Merle Kuhn, Mrs. C.W.R. Schwartz, Mrs. Claude Riggins and Mrs. Peter B. Lehman. h L -■ Members of Epsilon Sigma chapter of Beta Sigma Phi sorority are asked to notdj that the meeting scheduled for Wednesday has beer postponed. The chapter will not meet until their first regular business meeting in January. • ' A' - '.' I ’ Grain Storage Improved, prefabricated grain bins developed through research by the department of agriculture now provide a practical means qf long time storage of grain on farms. Hog Leaking Pipes leaking water pipes may be temporarily repaired with old leather, or heavily paraffined cloth for cold water pipes. Hold in place by means Os wire tightly secured with pliers

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SSSJ Society I terns for day's publication phoned In by' 11 a. ni. (Saturday 9:3o'a. m.) b Phone 3-2121 Phyllis Acheson I. | FRIDAY Gir\ Scout Council meeting, postponed. . u ; Delta Theta Tau Good fellow’s Club, Fire Station, 7 p.m. i i SATURDAY Zion Lutheran Sunday school Christmas rehearsal, 9:15 a.m. Emblem Club bake wale, city hall r 9 a.m. > Presbyterian church Christmas program practice, 1 p.m.\ SUNDAY Zion Lutheran Church Christmas dandle-lighting Vesper, 4 p.m. TUESDAY Zion Lutheran Christmas Festival Service, 9 a m. WEDNESDAY Epsilon Sigma chapter of Beta Sigmi Phi, postponed. Mrs. Robert Witham will enter Lutheran hospital, Fort Wayne today where sh 6 will, undergo minor surgery. « z Mr. and Mrs. Hubbard W." Steiner, of Strattqi£ Place, are spending Christmas in Stratford. Ontario, Canada. 1 Two Decatur students are active in Hanover College musical organizations for the current college year. Dan Mills, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Mills, 228 .N. 4th St., is a member of the mdn’s glee club and the college chorus. Roger Gentis, son of Mrs. R. O. Gentis, 226 Marshall, is a member of the men’s glee club. Bolh are affiliated with Bptk. Theta Pi Fraternity. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Marbach and soh Terry have returned from Harrisburgh. Pa!, where they attended the weddfpg of Pfc. Merritt Marbach and Miss Ellen SaiyerS.l Pvt. Monte Marbach also, accompanied his parents to Harrisburg and went from there to his new assignment at Baltimore, Md. Miss Jane Drew, iq nursing school in Indianapolis, and CpL Rpbert Drew, with the air force in Alexandria, La., both arrived home Thursday to spend the• Christmas holidays with their pareutk; ;MT. and Mrs. Thurpian I. Drew, of route 3. ' ' V.; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rape, of Geneva, will hold open hjjuse Sunday in their home from 2 to 4 jkoi. in commemoration of their 25th wedding anniversary. . Admitted: Loren Little, Decatur; Mrs. Christena Schultz. Decatur; Herman Reimann, Decatur; Doris Bollenbacher. Celina, O.| Mrs. Thomas Clay, Decatur; Ernest Foreman, Decatur; Mrs. Encaraicion Riogas and Amelia Riogas, Decatur. .' \ Dismissed: Lee Owens, Decatur; Mrs. Jerome Miller and baby boy, Celina, O. Trade in a Good Town - Decatur

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Ql A ■ ■ I * ''EEi '' s-i ♦ ' i'wßH MARRIED RECENTLY—-Mr. ; and Mrs. Ray Black I were married Sunday. December 9 ? in a double ring ceremony performed in the Zion Lutheran church at Schumm, Ohio, by the-Rev. Werner !p. Kuhlberg. M rs - i { i was former-Miss Ellen Sehum|m, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Schumm of pear Willshire. 0., apd husband is the sori of Mr. and Mrs. Noel ft’ack of Willshire. Mrs. Black is employed as secretary at the Burk Elevator in this city and her husband isjpmployec at Central Soya company. They ai|e residing porarily .with the bride’s parents.—Photo by Edwardi \

s® Mr. and Mrs. Warreh Gaskill pt Monroeville, are the parents of a baby girl, born 1:18 p.m. Thursday at the Adams county memorial hospital. -She weighed 6 pounds, ounces. [ Mr*, and Mrs. Vance Clem are the parents of a baby girl, born: pt 2:59 a.m. today at the Adams county memorial hospital. | Mr. and Mrs. - Gerald Brewster are the parents of a baby born at 5:46 p.m.\ Thursday at the Adams county memorial hospital. She weighed 7 pounds, 13 ounce*. ■ ■ _X_ ? -J ■ f . , Motor Courts In 1922. there were only 600 motor courts in the triple nation. Today there are 20,000 motor courts with an average oJ ’22 rooms to epch court t • 1 fHI LIST of UN prisonens submitted by Communist negotiators at Pan Mun Jom, Korea, is reported to contain the name of Maj. Gen. William F. Dean, 52. missing since the bitter battle at Taejon in July, 1950, when Dean’s U. S: 241 h Di-, ■vision wa* retreating Dean was the first UN command-\ ing general tn Korea, and was awarded the Congressional Medal? of Honor later. (Intemaiwnal)

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- ■ ■ ’ —— *— | Robs Bank, Wanted i Money For Christmas . Unemployed Laborer < Admits To Robbery Sullivan, Ind., oic. 21—(UP) — William O. Monrqe, 42. an unemployed laborer, admitted robbing the nearby Bank of $576 because het “wanted Christmas for his nine children," authorities said. Sheriff Hubert Wagner said Monroe told him he drank a few beers in Sullivan and suddenly decided to rob the bank. Then he bought a realistic toy revolver, staged the daring; daylight robbery, Wagner quoted him. Wagner said Monroe, abandoned rhe car four miles south of Fairbanks and ran tp his home at Merom. Authorities found the car snd arrested two of Monroe’s sorts when they came for it. They released the youths and Vent to the Monroe home where they recovered $534 of the Amount reported missing. Monroe' at first denied the robbery but Admitted it early today under questioning, the sheriff said. Monroe told authorities he had been laid off two Greeks ago ,at the Crane, Ipd., naval ammunition depot where he worked for a Construction firm. Bank robbery charges! will be filed today, Wggndr said. Police said Mpiiroe tied a bandanna handkerchief around his face yesterday and approached the bank. Manager Floyd Thompson saw him and told th* bookkeeper. Mrs. Lois Pound, Lthat it “looks like we re going toTbe held up.’’ Thompson said tie tried to lock the ddor but was too late. He said the bandit demanded money from la cash drawer, stuck it in his pocket and fled. • l told police he burned the handkerchief after abandoning bis ear. . j ' ■ Authorities found four rolls of pennies in Monroe's heifllouse\ They were similar to rolls taken from the bank. i —— if You Have Anything To Sell Try A Democrat Want Ad—lt Pays.

Christmas Party Is ! feld By Central Soya Annual Party Held Here For Children Approximately*! 1,50 c person* attended the Central Soya company’s employe Christinas party at the high .school auditorium last evening. An hour and one-half entertainment was given by actors and dancers from the Dorothy Durbin studios in 7 Fort Wayne. Features ck the bill included a ventriloquist,' dancing reindeer and ripper-man.. The acts were tops and the crowd, composed largely of children, enjoyed it immensely, h The climax of the show was th* appearance of Santa Claus; who was presented to the audience by Joseph- Brennen. Santa rode his sleigh onto the « - ' More tan SI,OOO in gifts were preMpre than SI,OOO in gifts were preployes. The gift counters were arranged in age groups and local office personnel assisted Santa in distributing Christmas present* to the children. Mr. and Mrs. Harold W. McMillen, Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Crowe and Paul Hensel of the com- ’ pany’s home bfifee in Fort Wayne, j were among f those who attended the party. ‘ ’ t \.7 ] r Add Another Hoosier V To List Os Prisoners , Washington, Dec. 21 —(UP) — The defense department added am other Indiana man’s name today to the list of U.S. servicemen whom the Communists.+clhim to hold prisoner in Korea. • ; 7- SgV Paul R. Sanders, 24th division. son of Mr. and Mrs. John F. Sanders, R. R. 3, Shoals, Ind., was among 41 additional names released- The li*t said Sanders was held at a camp 1 at Chiang’-Song. That raised tlie total of Hoosiers on i the ijist to at least 80. \ ' ' Nvunsh To produce 100 bushels of corn, the soil must deliver 5,000,000 pounds qt water, 150 pounds of nitrogen, 23 pounds of phosphorus, 72 pounds of potassium and 68 pounds of lime plus organic matter

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CERTIFICATE OF GOOD WILL i W hereas - - the Joyous Holiday Season is now ... Whereas ~ - the Spirit pf Friendship and Good Will now prevails everywhere ... ! Whereas - - we‘ value greatly our Friendly gelations ... Whereas -- we wajit to express our appreciation for this Friendly Association ... ' Therefore - - we are P^ to send you this Certificate of Good Will which ‘ carries with it our Sincerest Wishes for a < "' ' i Merry Christmas and a Happy Niw Year , ’ ■ KENNETH RUNYON \ DECATUR INSURANCE AGENCY ESTABLISHED 1887

/ A /! HL ->\LV j I' I ANNE MARTIN University of Hawaii freshman, displays one of the sights—a pineapple—-you’ll see if you happen to get over Honolulu way for the Pineapple Bowl game on New Year! day. San Diego State win provide competition for Anne’s alma mator. (International) | CHRISTMAS PORTRAITS I IN YOUR HOME - - - - Y 1 J r ' Have a portrait of that family gath- ! » t, ering taken around the Christmas * Tree or portraits of your children, j They will always be remembered, g * We will be glad to come to your £ * home .. Just phone for appointment, g THOMAS BRIEDE ( - ' 509 W. Jefferson St. * I PHONE 3-2625 r? w

9 That Delicious EQUITY Christ- R mas Tree and Bell Center Ice El Cream is Now Here, Stop in and I Buy Your Family Needs for Christmas 55c per Quart M "BRACHS BRACH’S B Wi 3 tb. Box of ?1 Ib. Box ■■ CHRISTMAS Assorted Assorted Chocolates H El Chocolates Fine Gift Box I $ 79c m r H H FOR FINE DAIRY PRODUCTS H H . COME JO EQUITY. n We Carry A'Nice Variety I H Cold Meats. E| Frank Lybarger, Mgr. K3' Phone 3-3216 ‘ Home 3-2273 H. ii ■

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