Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 50, Number 290, Decatur, Adams County, 9 December 1952 — Page 3

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MONROE METHODIST W.S.C.4J IN REGULAR MEETING 'lk Members pf the Monroe Methodist W. S. C. S. met Recently in the church annex. A piano prelude opened the sessioq by Mrs. Elmer Hhrshm and * the group sang. *ra Little Town of Bethlehem.” Dtvo tions followed by Mrs. Qlpn WtA Inger. Mrs. Loren Burkhead, W., and Mrs.-Herbert Fruchte presented a vocal duet. Flossie tirandyberry gave ! a reading and the lesson was presented by Mrs. C. W. R. Schwartz, assisted by the members, Who hung a star on the Christmas tfee, in inejnory of the great women of the’ phstL , f A gift service was held and during this, Mrsi Doyle Hoffman reifd the'story, “The Small One.” (lifts were placed on the altar and an accordion duet followed by 'Sidney . Schwartz and Karen Brandt. Mrs. Harry Crownover presided at the business session and the exchange followed. \ i A tree and manger scene made

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up the decorations throughout the entertaining ij'ooms. The hostesses, Mrs. Elmo Stucky.; Mrs. karl Ray, Mrs. Kenneth Parrish, Mrs. freeman Walters, Mri Rose Rocker, Mrs. Daisy Mrs. James Kessler, Mrs. Richard Martin and Mrs. Russell Haines served a luncheon to sixty jmemherp during the social hour. 3 \ — . .. i-EVER-READY CLASS MEETS RECENTLY \ Mrs. Paul Edwards was hostess recently to tie Eyer-Ready of the First; Methodist church. Mrs. L. A. Cowens; president, presided over short business session, followed with a Christinas story by Mrs. R. D. Myers. Hostesses were Mrs. Mary Ahr, chairman, |<ybert Zerkel, }lrs‘. iTaf! Tyndall, Mrs. R. D. Myers. Mrs. Arthur, Suttles. Mrs. Delton Passwater and Mrs, J. T. Myers! P ' ■ ■ : ' 1 i, ’- 1 1 r j’-? ■ ' * ! miscellaneous shower HONNORS MRS. HIRSCHY A miscellaneous shower, held at the home pf^Mrs 1 . Glen Custard Sunday, honored Mrs. Vernoh Hirschy. the former Colleen Evans who was presented wjth a corsage upon arrival.' , ( L Games were played and prizes aiwirded to the honored guest. A

Society Item* for day** publication muit be phoned In by 11 a.m. (Saturday 9:30 a.m.) Kathleen TerVeer ' Phone 3-2121 TUESDAY J Christmas party, Union Chapel church, 6:30 p.m. , St. , Mary’s Twp. Farm Bureau, Pleasant Mills schooi, 6:30 p,tn. St. Dominic study \ fclub, Mrs. Harman Heimann, 7:30 p.m. Willing Workers class, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Strickler, 7:30 p.m. Eagles Auxiliary, Eagles hall, 8 p.m.\’ . . ■ Our Lady of Lourdes study club, Mrs. Max Kreps, 6 p.m. Ladies Fellowship, Missionary Church, Mrs. Herald Welty. 6 p.m. Monmouth P. T. A., Monmouth 8 p.m. i 'I Three Llnh dub, I. O. O. F. hall, 6 p.m. ‘ ] Rebekah lodge, I. O. O. F. hall, 7:30 p.m. , I r W. S. W. S., Trinity U. B. church." 7:30 p.m. . Dutiful Daughters class, Bethany E. U. B. church, Mrs. Ivan Stucky, 6 p.m. Wash. Twp. Happy luome Maker® club. Mrs. Clarence Mitchel, 7:30 p.m. . ' ' .J ' ' . Monroe Better Hpipes clujb, MrS. Lester Ehrsam, 6 p:m|. | St. Ann study club, Fairway, 6:39

p.m. . I ; E Delta Lambdd; Airs. Glenn Hill, 8 p.m. Circuit chapter of Valparaiso Guild, Zion Parish hall, 12 p.m.| Methodist W.S.p.&. Evening Circle & Woman’s society* Methodist church, 7:30 p.m. Rose Garden club, Mrs. Niland Ochsenrjder, 12:30 p.m. \': Delta Tau, Elks home, 8 p.fh. Tri Associate, Miss Frances Duggn, 6 p.m. ’ j Church Mother’s study elub, Mrs. Hugh Engle, 8 p.m. 1 WEDNESDAY Holy Cross Discussion group, Mrs. Donald Miller. 6:30 p. m. Girl Scout Troop 4, Lincoln school, 3:15 p. m. Lady of Victory Discussion club, Mrs\ Irenaeus Gase, 7:30 p. m. Ruialistic study club, Mrs. Amelia Miller, 8 p:m. \ Spakespeare club, Mrs. R. C. Herph, 2:30 p.m. Business and Professional Women,. Masonic hall. 6:3o"Vni- * * St. George study club. Miss Pat Appellman, 8 p.m. \ . \ j Kirkland W. C. T. U., Mrs. John Mishler, 1 p.m. Presbyterian Woman’s Association. church, 8 p.m. i Epsilon Sigma & Xi Alpha lota Exemplar chapters, Legion 6:30! p.m. Profit and Pleasure Home (Ecj club, Mrs. Alton Corson, 6 Root Tyirp. Home Demonstration club, Zion Parish hall, 10:30 a.m. THURSDAY Aeolian choir. Decatur school music room," 7:30 p 4 m. Queen of Rosary study club, Mrs. Bernard Staub, 6:ls\b. m. Union Chapel W. S. W. $., Mrs. Myron Frank. 7:30 p.m. Salem W. S. C/S., Mrs. Chester Bryan, 11:30 a.m. A || Unit 1 of Bethany R. U. B. cfiurch, Mrs. Glen Custer, 2 p.m. ] Mt. Pleasant W. S. C. S., at church, 11 a.m. ’ \ J ! P.T.A.f Lincoln School. 7:30 p.m. Dorcus Class, Bethany E. U. B. church, 6 p.m.\ i j ! Order of Eastern Star, stated —__a pink umbrella held the various gifts the guest of honor received. Refreshments were served to Rose Bilderback, Shirley Fox, Ilene Mitchel, Shirley Edwards, Marilyn Sipe, Shirley Johnson, Myrna Fooh Marilyn Noll. Borinie Roe, Grace Baltzell, Sally McCullough. Mrs. Richard Evans. Mrs. Carl Hirschy, the hostess and the honored guest. \ \ I CHRISTMAS PARTY HELD BL HOLY FAMILY GROUP ! 1 'Mrs. Bill Baker was hostess for

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meeting, .Masonic iiall, 7:30 p.m. Women of Moose; Moose horpe, 7:30 p.m., Officers, 7 p.m. FRIDAY W. S. W. S. df Calvary E. IjJ. B. Chdreh, at churifh, 7:30 p. m D. iA: V. Auxiliary, Hall 7:?0 p. n»- J J- :. American Legion Auxiliary, Legion home, 6:3(i p. ni. SATURDAY Christmos cookie |ale,. Psi lota Xi, Meyers Cleaners, 9 a, ml Monday ! Adams Central Pj T. A., School gj in. 7:30 p. ml . — —J -U U ! the party Monday Evening of the Holy Family i Discussion group. Guests arrivedi and were escorted to the entertaiping rooms, outlined in appropriate yujetide appointments. .| | ■jl Card games . were enjoyed during the evening ahd twfd Mrs. Eugene Bake| and Mrs. Arthur Baker, were Welcomed for the pro- '■ i : ■ A Dupng the social hour, refresh-, inents. were served the guests by the jiostess, aid this followed with ■a gijft- exchange. Mrs. Fred Laker. Jr„. will be hostess! for the next meeting, to be held' January 12. \ i ’ ; •— A Christmas program with a fifty cent gift exchange, hnd d pot-luck supper wist bje held Thursday evening 'at six-fifteen o’clock with Mrs. Berhard Staub hy the Queen of the Rosary study club members. Jl iVenaeus Gase will be hos; tes*® for the meeting Wednesday evening at seven thirty o’clock of the. Our Lady of Victory Discussion club. 4 Christmas program jvill be held by members of the Adams Central P. T. A. at the school gym at seven thirty o’clock Monday evening. — Yhe Union Township Fafm Bureau will have a Christmas party Friday evening at seven o’clock at-the Immanuel school house. Union Township Home Economics member® will be special guests. Miss Beiulah Berstch will talk and <;W>w colored slides on he - trip to Germany and Sania Claus will be present to distribute to* all the guests. The ?et and Hobby group will have charge of the program. ,'i . i ■ ¥ Ia Christmas party will bs held at? the Legion home by the American Legion Auxiliary Friday even-! ing. beginning with a dinner at sixthirty o'clock, which will be fifty cents, and this will be folloive|d with a fifty-cent gift exchange. Reservations must lie made by Thursday with either Mrs. Ralph £,.‘Roop.or Mrs. Frances Monahap. “J — l' ! - A Christmas meeting of the Wi,

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S. W. 8. of the Calvary Evangelical United Brethren church-will be held Friday at the church at seyen thirty o'clock. All ladies of the church and families are invited. A ‘program has been arranged, along with the topic. “We have a concern about our gifts to God.” No supper or exchange will be held this year, due to, church repair. . . Mrs. Donald Miller will be hostess to the Holy Cross Discussion group Wednesday evening at six thirty ‘O’clock. This Wiil be a Christinas party. ’ Jl V S A Christmas party will be held by members of the! D. A. V. Auxiliary Friday at the hall at seven thirty ofclock. A business meeting also will be held. \Girl Scout troop 4 is reminded to meet Wednesday at the Lincoln schooj at three fifteen o’clock and each girl is asked to bring an empty cereal or soap box. ! It | /' • I ' Mr. and Mrs. Richard Martin and daughter, i Sherrill of city were Sunday guests at the hdine ot Mr. and Mrs. Albert Amstuti at Berne. A number of other guests were also present to form a reunion of the class of 1943 of Monroe high school. ' d . \ A count completed by the Religion in American Life committee in Wells county shows that during the month of November 15,000 persons attended the church of their choice in the.xounty, Portland police report an accident whieh occurred near the Geneva bride in in which a collision of carp driven by True Andrews of Decatur and Dan Pensinger ,of Portland occurred. Both, cars were slightly damaged. Cub Scouts of Den 6\ boys living in the southeast part of the Homestead, are making original Christmas gifts for their mothers fpom plywood donated and cut by the Arnold Lumber company of jthe-bity. ' ' ' j Deputy sheriff and Mrs. James Cochrah are the parents ot a baby boy. born at 10:40 p m., Monday at the hospital and he weighed S ihs., 5.0», The mother was the former Janet Zeser and this is the third child and first son in the family. At 6:15 a.m. M°nday, a baby boy, weighing 7 lbs,. 4 oz.. was born to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Haminorid at the hospital. . j] . Trade In a Good Town—Decatur!

Admitted? Mrs. ilermah Bleeke, Decatur; Bert Pan, Berne; Lloyd Roe, Decatur; Mrs. Santford Chrisman, Geneva. ’ » \ " ■ | \ Painter Forfeits Sleeplessness Bet > Texas Painter Gives Up, Loses SI,OOO ' ' MIDLAND,. Tex., UP — A 30-year-old house painter ggve «up and Went to bed today after 3 going 98 Hours and 4 . minutes without sleep, losing a SI,OOO bet to another painter, wh a was still awake. The two painters, Jess. Hensley? 3fo| r and Robert Cook, 32, a SII,OOO bet last Friday because .they wanted to have more money to spend for Christmas presents. Hensley announced at 8:14 a.m. He was conceding and he went to tihe home of his brother, L. L. Hensley, and went to bed. He tell asleep at 8:55 a.m. Five men who had side bets on the contiest. joined Cook and Hensley bn their house painting job late Monday to persuade -them to keep on going. Both contestants had agreed to go v to bed and call it a draw. \ i‘l hate to do it; but money isn’t everything,” Hensley said. Hensley had a four day beard. lHe -was dirty, He was so tired he could hardly talk. > , on the other hand, . was clean and close-shaven. He? took six showers a day and (shaved

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twice a day as ipart of his. program for peeping awake. “I’ll buy soiner Christmas presents with the mbney,” Cook said: "I guess Fll buy Jess one. He deserves it.” * Coffee was what mjade the (difference, Cook said. “Hensley has been drinking |cup atter cup of coffee since last Friday,’’ Cook said, “and I’ve had very little.” ■ Hensley estimated he drank a gallon of coffee a day. The turn painters gave up trying to go on with their house painting job (Monday. They were willing then to give up the contest and call it* a draw.' But .friends with side beta joined them and kept thenj bwake through the night by talkfcig and singing and bringing them food and coffee. Pedestrian Killed \ On Railroad Track LA PORTE, Ind. UP —Georgb Vardaman, 37, La Porte, was killea by a west bound diesfel locomotive Monday night as he walked along the, New York Central tracks at a city crossing.. 1 Police said Vardaman recently returned from serving a six-month term at the! state penal farm, an|d they investigated the possibility his death was b suicide. . | Come to Kohne’s for gifts that are a pleasure to giie and exciting to get. i Kohne Drug Store.! ft

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GIRL SCOUTS < I .■ ’ j Brownie Troop 19 met at the Lincoln school Wednesday afternoon. Roll can was field and dues collected. We had a new girl join the ; troop and her name is Marilyn (Scott. We made Christmas gifts for our mothers and wrapped them,. Relnking had the treat. We plosed the meeting with a song. Scribe, Alice Schroeder

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