Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 50, Number 97, Decatur, Adams County, 23 April 1952 — Page 3

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 1953

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1 with the club prayer. Roll callwas answered by those present J The social hour followed. A luncheon was from" cleverly <: ecorated' tables of spring flowers ajnd small sprinkling cans, according to the theme -of the party, ‘Siring Showers.”^Tbe.coinmittee; in charge of the program were Mary Ann.: Laurrent, chairman, assisted by Patricia Applemart, Isabel Kintz, Kathleen Ter\eek and Betty Kohne. ■ Duri\is4 the business discussion, nomination of officers for the coming yeaj- was held with election to be at the next meeting. Minutes frijun the previous meeting were road and approved as was | correspondence. The meet in g closed with prayer. J 2—, 5-

RUTHAwAfITLER, FORMER WED MAY 3 Mr. and f|s| Robert N. White of i Harvev, | announce the approaching tLkrHage of their niece, Miss ’Ruthen Butler, to John A. ; Symmes. ®e wedding will take | place SaturMuy afterffoon. May .3 in the BrO i Jtfawr Community : church In Oicago. The reception will be |ield;;ht the (flub Royal in Calumet' Park. 111. j Miss Butler is a graduate of Mooseheart./ 11l . and is now employed as a? private secretary in the Chidago Office of tlije Portland Cement Co] Iler fiance is a law student.! U 1 4-.— • ■ COUPLE SURPRISED ON 25TH ANNIVERSARY Mr. and m|s. Earl Sipe, of ekst of Berne. Aij'ere pleasantly surprised byl friends and relatives at their home oir the occasion of their . silver wedding anniversarv recent!y. - . j; dinner was served by the couplb’s two children to fortyfour guests ptesbnt. Following the dinner, rt dearly decorated cake i wedding <bells and yeljbw rose buds was t The cpuple|was remembered on the occasion many gifts fittoj the Each was 1 i prdkented a i^rsage• of yellow and white - arnatiohs also and pictures - were taken’ during the evening. Mr. an<d Sipe were married 1 April 17. ,l!»2||and have twx> children. Betty atJl boyt. Present for|jhe celebration were ' Mrs. Dills Rtriidenbush, mother of Mrs. Sipe, aftd Mrs. Mary Sipe, mother of Mr.- Sipe, Mr. and Mrs. Lester Sipe, and children. Billy, Dianne, Jimmy and Larry, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sipe .and daughters, Connie and Pamela, Miss Shirley Jones, Betty Sipe, Nelson Moser, all of Berne and communWatch For The Little Green Signs at yciur Local Grocery Stores. 1 • I 1 -n i Say It With FLOWERS , From i. -w.

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Phone 3-2121 Kathleen Terveer Society Items for day’s publication must be phoned In by 11 a. m. (Saturday 9:30 a. m.) WEDNESDAY Bethany Circle, Mrs. Walter Bock man, 8 pi. m. St. Ambrose study club, Mrs. Henry I|leimann,. 7: 30 p. m. Ever Ready class, Methodist church, doughnut sale. ! Ruth and Noami Circle, Zion Evangelical Reformed church 2:30 p. m. Presbyterian Women’s Association, Presbyterian church, 8 p. m. THURSDAY ‘ Aeolian _ choir, dress rehearsal, high school music room, 7 p. m. Order of Easter Star, stated meeting, Masonic hall, 7:30. Monroe W. C. T. U., Mrk. Homer Winteregg. 7 p. m. Guardian Angel dub, Mrs.' Walter Baker. 7:30 p. m. Ruralistic study club, Mrs. Bentha Miller, 8 p. m. Eagles auxiliary, pot-luck supper, Eagles hall, 6:30 p. m. W. 8. C. S. t all circles, Methodist church, 2 p. m. Progressive Workers, Trinity E. I’. B. church, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Siinerman, 7:30 p. m. Academy of Friendship group, Moose home, 7:30 p. m. , FRIDAY Philo class, Baptist church*, church social room. 7:30 p. m. Zion Lutheran church, communion. 2-4-5-7 artd 8 p. m. •*” American Legion Auxiliary social. Legion home, 8 p. m. American Legion prill team practice. Leftion home, 6:30 p. m. SATURDAY Preble Lutheran Ladies Aid," bake ssjde. C ty Hall, 9 a. m. Galileon class, Mt. yictory Sunday School, Carey Knittie/7 p. in. 3' / ' / ■ 4; T" 1 / ity; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gable of Fort Wayne, Mr. and Mrs. Doyt Sipe and daughters. Sandra and Carolyn. Mr. and Mrs! (Don <Raudlenbush and children. I Jack, Rex, Nancy and Honnie. all es Willshire. 0.. Mr. and Mrs. Rolla Raudenhtish. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Raudertbush anil children. Linda. Pat, Diane and June, all of Monroe, Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Raudenbush and daughter, Nila, of Celina, Ohio, Mr. and. Mr|s. Noble Raudenbush and daughter, Janie and Sheryl of Decatur. ’ / CHURCH MOTHERS* \ STUDY CLUB MEETS The Church Mothers’ study club met Tuesday evening with Mrs. Smith. The meeting began with the group singing the club song, followed with devotions by •Mrs. Weldon Soldner. Mrs. Wesley Ya?hman.'president, presided, over the - business meeting Mrs. Roy Friedley presented a lesson “Better Neighbors Make — — all* cjr new \I — ,or <S\ 1952 [ ty J \ \ aH ' nei * 1952 colon all-now 1952 doolgnt / See these ** / fashionable all-new Imperial wall papers at our showrooms. SMITH DRUG CO.

Belter Parents,” from the Parents magazine, |vith discussion following, Mrs. Vincent Parker reviewed “Step by Step to Maturity’’ from the Christi in Home magazine.’ social ; followed with refreshments served to the thirty mein* beis and four guests, Mrs. Ray Walters, Joseph Hiles, Mrs. Writer WifienlleTger and Mrs. Gail Grubill. 1 The hostekiies assisting Mrs. Smith weiro jV rs>. Nathan Nelson, Mrs. Walt;r Sommer and Mrs. Pa il Uhricl:. 1 ROOT TWP. HOME EC. MEMBERS. MEET ‘ ’'wenty-eiighi. members Os the Root township Home Economics clyb met Tuesday with Mrs. Richar<! Moses. The discussion began wii h readii g bf the club creed and sir ging thia song of the month. Minutes aiid roll call were presented by |frs Sherman Kunkel. Mrs. Russell Fleming conducted thb business session and it was decided that the club will take part ,i!n the home demonstration fair in (Decatur June , 27. The club lest&n was given by Mrs. Lloyd Bowmaii and Mrs. Harold Owens. The meet ing closed with the collect. Assisting hostesses were Mrs. James Moses and MhL Dale Moses. D. A. V. AUXILIARY |HOLpS SOCIAL MEETING of the Disabled American Veterans auxiliary held a social party recently at the D. A. V. hall. Entertainment was provided by the Brownie troop 10, under the leadership? of Mrs. D. Painter and Mrs. Zane ■ Muesser. The troop, all secofid graders, presented ja play and held a business meeting to show what was done at ttyeir meetings to the delight of pie .auxiliary. Articles were also (displayed that the children had made during the year. At the Mose of the social, each child artd j leader received a gift from the auxiliary. 4 z. j ' —- MRS. VIRGINIA WITHEY SPEAKS TO WOMAN'S CLUB The Wciman’s club held? its final meeting of the <ttuh year Monday evening a| the library. Mrs. R. C. •Rhersch, retiring president, was in charge of the business Mrs. Virginia Withey, well known in the dramatic field,! was the speaker for pie evening and she was presented by Mrsf Roy Kalver, w io had charge of the program. Mrp. Withey, who has been active in movie, stage, radio, and television; presented several jixjems and skits, among which ’were “Tie Highwmyman.’’ “Billie Takes Hip Mother Shopping” and “On the ii:ls.”\She w’as nied by a young dramatic student. Together they presented the puppet show. “Hansel and* Gretel,” rtnd the aiecompanist gave the puppetry ver:don of “Ma and Pa Celebrating lheir Anniversary,’’ followed with, two skits entitled, “Leap Y«ar and “A Southern Belle at a Dance?’ Mrs. Withey closed her delightful performance with the poem. u ’My Madonna." \ The Aeolian choir will have dress rehearsal Thursday evening at the Dpcatur high I, school music room at seven o'clock. The Philo class of the Baptist church w 11 meet in the church soI cial room Friday evening at seven thirty o'clock. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Baughn and Mr. and Mrs. .Darrell Bedwell will have charge of the program. I The Zipn Lutheran church will have communion services Friday, at two, fbur, five, seven and eight o’clock. “I sha|l marry a ,beautiful woman; 1 avail be onehpf the wealthiest men in the land; I shall lead the army of my colony; I shall rule the nation which { help to create,” George Washington wrote in a letter when he was only 12 years old.

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Assessing Work Is r Near To Completion Winnes, Deputies Completing Work Washington I township assessor Will H. Winnies and his deputies are completing their actual assessing work this week and will de-? vote next week to recording the ‘ assessments. s , ’\ . ■ , All assessing work must be completed by May lis and the assessor said today that he was sure he would beat that deadline In Washington Mown ship. After all townships are complete ed. the assessments are turned over to the board of review, which meets for 30 days in June to consider remonstrances and objections from property owners in Cities, towns and townships the county. ' .j. i -j'; ■ After the lioard completes its work, final approval is given liy\ the coilhty tax adjustment board w'hich meets, usually for one day in September. Following the approval" of that board county tptal valuations for all taxing units become official and tax rates are basedi.on that valuation. With the exception of Washington township, where an assessor! is elected eac'h four years.. the work of assessing personal property is done 'by the respective township trustees. The Misses. Valeria Knapp, Bessie Verry and Nancy Allen, all of Boston, Mass., were Easter Week guests of Miss Frances Dugan. Miss Verry is the director of the Latin school in Chicago, 111., and Miss Allen is her assistant. Miss Knapp is director of the Windsor school in Boston and formerly worked with MisS Dugan while she taught there. \ ? Mrs. Maude,-Merriman is recovering satisfactorily from a broken ankle she received Saturday evening from a fall in the Mofris 5-10 tq SI.OO store where she is employed. Mrs. Merriman is at her home after being dismissed from the hospital. Her ankle will be in a cast from six to eight weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Weber and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hower have re--1 turrtetj from a motor trip! to Tulsa, 1 Okla. They attended funeral seryices for Dallas Hower, who died of a heart attack recently. Mrs. Clarence Lengerich -of Decatur has been dismissed as a pa* ’ tient in the Van Wert. O. hospital. Officials of Huntington have given up on makin'g the "courtesy ’ nickle" operate successfully after trying it out ’a year. Hereafter ■ those who violate the meter ordinance will pay a one dollar fine and the police will no longer drop, in the courtesy money just to help out. ■ <- The Erie railroad has issued a new time schedule for passenger trains effective next Sunday morning. Admitted: Metta Stucky, tur. Dismissed: Paul McGough, Rockford, Ohio; Wilson Beery, Decatur; Mrs. Elmer Rich and son, Barry Allan, Decatur; Fred Bienz, Decatur. i To tracks of British railways in order , eight special weedrkiWing trains spray them with 1,000.000 gallons of chemicals

Mr. and Mrs. .Carl Beehler are the parents of a son, Carl Lewis,/ Jr., born this morning at 7:30 o’clock at the hospital in Madison, weighing 9 lbs. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Beehler of this ? city are the paternal grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. Robert. Clark are the parents of a baby: boy,, born at 8 R. m. Tuesday at the hospital. A son was bqrn |to Mr. and Mrs. 1 Wilbur Blakey, weighing 7 lbs,.. 5 oz., Tuesday jat the hospital at 6:18 p. nl. -4 ' < ' - Mr. and Mrs. Oren Brames, of. ? . . ' ’ ■ V

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Hoagland, are the parents of a baby boy, born at the hospital at 12:23 p. m. weighing 7 ibk., 8 oz. E Thd area of Alaska is more than twice that of Texas. Mimeographing 5 Years Experience | Illustrations & Lettering Josephine Ivetich , 1022 S. 13th St. ' , « PHONE 3-2982 after 3:30 P. M.