Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 51, Number 5, Decatur, Adams County, 7 January 1953 — Page 3

'■ .I■/ WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 7. 1953

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T , - - 1 COUPLE CELEBRATE [ WEDDING ANNIVERSARY . Mr. and Mrs. ;E. I). l-.n ;»dor celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary Sunday with a family dini net at the noon hour, with their I two sons and 'Mr. and Mrs. Q. u F. Eftgeler and children, Jane. Rock, Ahn, Susan and Bill of Indianapolis, and Dr x and Mrs. J. E..Engeler tend son, Jed, of West Lafayette, present for the occasion. Another son, Robert D} of -New .J York City, was unable (to ‘attend thfe celebration. Open house was held that afternoon fr<>m two until four o'clock, during which time many friends of thle couple called to extend congratulations' i Out of Town guests included Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kngeler and Mr and Mrs. Jean Beugnot; of Fort Wayne, Mr. ’and Mrs. George T. Kocher of Lima. Ohio, and Mr. and Mrs. Raymbrid Meyer of Bluffton. ’ ■ L ' Ij i '. V . The meeting of the Past President’s: Parley.of the American Legion Auxiliary has been postponed to a week from Monday, .the time (and place to be announced later. A family party will be held ' evening at seven o’clock at, the Eagles halj. All members are asked to bring.a covered dish. ■ 4/: i , ■ 1 f |£psilon Sigma chapter of Beta Sigma ,Phi sorority will meet Wednesday at eight o’clock with Mrs.: Glenn MAuller. Mrs. Charles 0’- - Shaughn4ssey will present the lesson. •A . - : i ■— Thursday the Great Books Discussion group will meet in the library at seven thirty o’clock. AJiss Josephine Wolpert Will be hostess Thursday evening at seven r. " jger.< j . . * : . ...(I ■ WATCH FOR OUR SHOE .• r ■ SALE! SEE.. w x j j qiLL TOMORROWS AD! Save >/ 2 and More!; / j J* KAYE’S SHOE STORE r ‘ '• r FTdu mm inum >ew Yrrm

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- '’l ""'“F thirty o’HdCk toy|jpe Queen of Peace bisicussion group. IT LIT >LJ: • pnesilaj at twd o’clock the Rose Garden club will meet: with Mrs \Ralph E. Roop. Mrs. flarVy Stults Will he assistant hostess. ) Mrs. Robert Schmitz w.ip be hostess to; thie members! of, Our Lady of Good Counsel study dub Wedn i s day evening at eight o'clock. Lb 1 . —Br j T Mrs. Fred Baker, .In. will be in charge of (the meeting. Os the Holy Family; discussion club . Monday evening at eight thirty' o’clock. Ii i — i-.x-.ip nj f .\ j.■ Miss Mhry. Catherine: Peterson will be hostess Thursday evening at th<| home of .Mils. Leon Sieger.'Count(ry club aphftments. .for the St. Aghes Therese study dub. The meeting will begin at seven 6’clbek. P _ Mrs. <psc(ar Meshberger of Linn Grove has \ purchased the George Schlngebhanf residence' that village at public auction sot >4,725. Schlagenha if, is moving to Indianapolis to rfeside with a soil, Drl Hafo d Caylor 1 , of the Clinic hospital was elected president of the Blufftor Chamber of Commerce at the annual meeting Evening. J | ■ I. Esther Pearl 'SoWards of this Hty. ■ a sophontore at Ball State Teachers cdlllge. Muncie, has been recognized for having maintained an A| work during the fall huartetp .yMiss Sowardg is a member of foflysical education majors club; [ gHs 1| A baby gb|l wjas born to Mr. and Mrs. koy u’nah at 3:27 a m. today qg ; the hospital, weighing 6 lbs., S !1 /3 ozl | 1 i: p.|h At 9:52 pm. Monday, a, baby girl was' born to Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Klujkelhan and weighed 7 lbs., j ' I I '. I : .„|L ;■ !(', Mr. (and A cs. Vilas < Moser are the parentis cf a baby boy. weighing 4 I'hs.. 4 oz.. and born Monday at the hosjpitil at 4:45;p.m. Admitted,: L August MWgan,:, Bryant;; Mrs. Gegald CookP Decatur; Miss Mary Sc loler, Portland ;: Mrs. Howard Myets, Decatur} Edward Lintoh, Geneva; John Btehni, Celina; Ohio. | > Dismissed : I Mrs. Lloyd Lichtenberger ahd baby boy, ißdrne.y FILMS ■■ iiO' • n ■' v tTp-.ii pp' Developed by Edwards Li £i] \ 0 24 Hoiur Service dJI W Jl Kohne Drug Store

9. ■' \ ■«i IBfcl 'P ' P : : ' . ■ • . p HiL tip ■ . ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED — Miss Mary Lou IrWln’s engagement; to Kenneth E'vewltt, son of Mrs. Clara Trout of this city, wajg annouiued by her patwts, Mr. qnd Mrs; Herbert Irwin of 610 Line •street. T^he' bride-elect attended Decatur high school and is employe*}- at the Ideal Dairy Bar. i|gr fiaiicegraduated from Decatur high school and is an employe of Krogert store. The couple have anwyuneed no-' - definite wedding date. r ——

S&;! Society Items for pub* llcatlon must be phoned In by 11 a.m. (Saturday 9?gb a.m.) Kathleen Tervear Phone 3-2121 WEDNESDAY® Epsilon Sigma Mrs. Glenn Mauller, 8 p.m. P ! Our of Good Counsel StudyClub, ,Mrs. Robert 8 p.m.- \ Sancta Maria study 'c'lub, Mrs.; (Esther Meyer, 8 p.m. (' ( . St. George study club postponed., \ Bridge club, Mrs. G. Remy Bljerly,; 7:30 p.m. W. M. A., Nuttman Avenue U. B. church-,' Mrs. Edith Terrell, 1:30' p.m. x Historical Club, Mrs, Wm. Bel-, linger,; 30 p. m. -ii®\ ' p Girl Scout leaders ' qtiib cancelled. ( iP ‘ Shakespeare » club, Mrs', Jesse Rice, 2,:30 p.m. X‘si lota Xi. Mrs. Ronaldihjparrish, 8 p.m H , L .- x THURSDAY (ft ' St. Agnes Therese stijffiy club, Mary 1 Catherine. PgterSqja- Leon Sieger home. 7 p.m. J] (Eagles Auxiliary-, Famllfe party, Eagles hall, 7 p.m. ' GreAt Books DiScussiffijp club. LibraryJ 7:30 p.m. ? , of Peace Discussion c}uh, Miss Josephine Wolpert, fjjio p.m. Aeolllaih choir, High sch.<»i music room, |7:i3o p.m. dh Mqnroe Methodist W. C. S., church annex, 7:30 p.m. "SPieasarit Dale Ladies Xwd. Parish haill, all day. Queen? ocfr Rosary study c||b. Mrs. Robert Osterman. S p.m. Mt. Pleasant W r . S. C. jg’, Mrs. Pajtsy Sheets, 1:30 p.m. St. Jude study club; Mrji| (Harry Mtlssonrie, 8 p.m. So-Cha-Rea. Mrs. Vincent Bormann. Fairway., 6:30 p.m. .Methodist W. S-. C. S., M<iodist church, 2 p.m. . \ ffi 1 | D. A. V. Auxiliary, D. A.M. hall, 7:3(1 p.ip, 4 ■ ' ,'fti _i Easterin Star,, stated ■ fleeting. Masonicphall, 7;30 p.m. Unit 1, (Mrs. Carl HaniJhond), Bethany E. U. B. church, MIK Orte Newhard}, 2 p.m. Magley Ladies Aid, a'|(, day. church basement. |j Women ,-of Moose, MOose >’ home, 7:3P FRIDAY . . j American Legion Legion home. 8 | :jT| i W. S. W. S. of’Union Mrs. Norris, 1 p.r|i.j W. S. C. S. of .Mt,\Tabor Aiurch. Mrs. Ollje Culbertson, 7 p:;ip. WEDNESDAY . I SATURDAY 11 Ms. Pleasant church grout f (Bake salepEhihger’s store. 9 a.m. ; j | \ MONDAY ’j’ Holy ; Family Discussion iLroup,’ Mrs. Fred Baker, Jr.,. 8:30( 01 ■ TUESDAY !j; Rose Garden club, Mrs. ii|ialph E. Roop, 2 p.m.z ! Committee Named To Determine Benefits A comnjiitte/ to assign cosfts according received (rom the Porter-Homewood sewer it* the northern portion ol[ the ch||j has been. set up by Mayor John;( Doan to W-ork with city engineer iMalph R oop. 1 ; ■ B The committee cohsists Jtwi ’Herman Von Guntetj of Vthe Central Soya Co.; Dan Typdall of KrijJk and Tyndall; and Adolph City Councilman. ! if} Work of the committee apd the city engineer has not yet begun, according to Rodp’s stateme it today, but the machinery will^ begin in the near future, he said, j k —— n Trade In a Good Town—

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Four Known Dead In Explosion In Texas Shell Oil Plant Ripped By Blast SIfERIDAN, Tex.. Up’— An e*losion ripped through the Shell OR Company cycling plant today and the Colorado county sheriff’s ! \offjce said its squads reported four known dead and two others believed to be' dead. ; Fire engulfed the main plant • and there was little hope it wviulfl ; be saved. ; A dispatcher, at tjie sheriff’s of- ' five in Columbus, Tex., said scores , <sf firemen from surrounding towns succeeded for a short time in slow- , ing the fire but “It has taken a ; start,” typical with oil fires. I j The sheriff’s office said the plant, which sitk a short distance hack Crom state highway 200, has bjeen. closed to all but emergency personnel. _ ' The explosion occurred in an tank containing 200 bar* rels of ' highly volatile” heated O}i. The tank “ruptured,'.’ sending burning oil showering over Hie' plitWt and touching oiff fires over a wide 'area. “ j Ten to 12 nrren were workipg .Immediately under the tank, jthe sheriff’s office said. But some iof these were able to run 'safely ’Away, from the shower of burning oil.. The others were trapped. Several persons were known to |>e injured. I I ■5 j J 'j' More Disclosures Seen On Grunewald ■T ' Campaign Donation To High Officials , WASHINGTON 1 UP — Congressional iourcejs predicted today there may be more disclosures sb<m on ihe campaign contributions ot The Dutchman Grunewpld. - ■ (These sources did not specify who might be involved. But they indicated that more big might be. linked to the mysterious "man aboiit the Capital” who was indicted .recently for refusing to answer questions in a Congressional ; tax scandal inquiry, Sen, Joseph R. McCarthy R,Wls. Tuesday made publih photostats -of letters in which President ■Truman’ hnd Sen. A. S. Monroney p-Qkla. thanked Grunewald for pait campaign help. [ McCarthy told newsmen he had '•nothing more to reveal at presen£” Noir would he comment on reports that more disclosures may be doming. Ip bis letter. Mr. Trutnan thapked Grunewald for his ‘-generous;’ support. It was dated Nov, 24, 1948, three weeks after ,the President’s reelection victory. The White House said any such letthr would have been one of . marly routine acknowledgements of contributions sot the’ 1943 camppign- A spokesman said there was no way tp check the files now because all of Mr. Trutnan’g’ papers for that i period have been packed for shipment to Independence, Mo. Monroney’s letter, written May 11, 1950, during bis primary campaign for a senatorial nomination, thanked Grunewald for "your great help in this campaign.” Monroney haid he wanted Greenwald to know VhoYy much your valued contribution will mean to me in making this campaign effective. General services administrator jess Larson, an Oklahoman, disclosed ; later that he collected a >590; contribution from Grunewald and jgavp it to Monroney. , j . Trade In a Good Town—Dooaturl

■ * \ 'ij- ■■' ’ Handicraft School In Decatur Friday Teachers Named For Handicraft School Name of teachers ‘ and directors for learners for Friday’s handicraft school were announced today. Rug making, chair caneing, knitting and metal modeling instructions are being offered to all interested at the Decatur fire station both morning and afternoon. Rug making at this will be of the braided variety. Mrs. Oscar Meshberger of Linn Grove will show students how to cut and braid their rags. She will also teach the technique of. joining these braids into rugs with an invisible stitch that makes the rugs ‘ reversible and long wearing. Those who wish to learn this craft should bring some old wool material for riigs, scissor!*, needle, and thimble. Hooked rug making will be included in the Jan. 26 session. jIL Mrs. Leonard Schwaller will assist those who want to weave cane seats in chairs. Mrs. Schwiller of Monroe has had much experience in this work. Cane in a variety of sizes Will be available at cost at the school. Those-who wish to cane should bring one chair. A hammer and nut picks are helpful. . L j Knitters will receive instructions from Mrs. Noel Hemphill of Berne. They should bring some scrap yarn and needles. v j Metal modeling will be in charge of Gloria Koeneman, 4-H club agent. Material for this craft will be available at t the school. Instructors’ will be ready tor their glasses by 9:45 a.m. and continue the work through the afternoon until 3:30 p.m. This workshop is ,a pdH of the special interest program of the county extension office. L , Il Adams County Roads All Reported Open All Adams county roads are ope® and most of them are in good condition since the Monday and Tuesday snow, a check-up revealed today. All available highway employes have been working constantly on the roads and all plows were sent into operation at the start of snow. Superintendent Frank Singleton issued a warning, how- . ever, for all persons to drUre care}fully because there are numerous slippery places on the roads. Road centers have been worn down to the surface on most of the highways, arid this adds to the /lan-j ger of winter driving, because it is necessary to turn onto the slippery part of the road when passing another vehicle, Singleton said. Work will continue during the winter months to maintain traffic on all county roadst it was said and with the present equipment it is believed that all roads can be kept open at all times, barring a viery heavy snow. 14-Month-Old Girl Is Choked To Death INDIANAPOLIS UP — Fourteen-monCh-old Sandra L. Henthorn,, Indianapolis, choked to death on a piece of Christmas candy Tuesday! night. A baby sitter caring for her took the girl to a doctor, but she died before he could revive her. ,■ | •*— r —’"“l 1 ■ } ' -I Special Warning Is Issued To Motorists INDIANAPOLIS. UP — The Indianapolis weather bureau issued a “special warning” today of f*hazardous driving conditions” for Indiana: ( “Occasional freezing rain south portiop this afternoori and tonight” the warning said, will result in hazardous driving conditions. There will be occasional raini over extreme sou|h portion of‘state and rain or snow, over north Thursday.” Trade in a Good Town—-Decatur.

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I'Ual Emphasis Services Tonight Rev. Hammond Rev. Ray J. Walther ch.urch> will preside;. Rev. I Wood. ChurcW of the will leAd read the R<ij*ipTi,ure in Spiritual Hmphasis 'week hervfceai toriigiv at thie -A. —— L — .......T"

L i ' L L LL L! Prosecution Rests Tokyo Murder Case Defense Will Begin Testimony Thursday .A; si TOKYO UP — The prosecution today rested its case\against Mre. Dorothy knieger Smith for thfe knife murder of her husband after an army psychiatrist testified she had “suicidal and homicidal manifestations” and she vyas a drug addict. P His .testimony followed thjat of an army nurse who revealed, for the first time, that Col. Aubrey D. rSmith was asleep in one twin bed Is their bedroom when .Mrs. Srrtith plunged, a 13-inch knife into his right side, fatallfr wounding him. Lt. Col. Arthur Hessip, president of the psychiatric board whicn determined Mrs. Smith wag capable of\stanjing trial; said Smith indirectly was partly responsibly foi; his own death. He said Mrs. Smith was admitted [to Tokyo army hospital on April 30} 1952, for ‘‘simple drunkenness and emotional instability." \ Yet StDith "begged” him tci permit Airs. Smith to remain in Tbkyo. , the army doctor testified, he c had decided to order Mrs. Smith. , mother of two children arid dftugh- ' ter of the famed World War II . general, Walter Krueger, returned . to the United States. i‘ However, two arnly nurses lestl--1 fled for the prosecution that Mrs. > Smith told them she killed her • husband because he planned to k send her back to the United States ' because she was “a detriment to - his profession.” When the prosecution finished its case, defense counsel Lt. Col. Howard S. Levie immediately requested dismissal of the charge of premeditated murder against Mrs, Smith on the grounds the prosecution had "failed utterly” to prove < it. | His motion was denied. The defense will begin its case Thursday morning. GIRL SCOUTS v Browhie troop 5 met at Lincoln school for a- recent meeting. After roll call the dues were collected. (The meeting was called to order I by the Brownie promise and new ('officers were elected at this meeting as) follows: president, Julia Halterman, vice-president; Marion Caston, secretary, Sally J. Hohn, treasurer, Nancy Callow and scribe, Janet Baker. Scribe, Sharon Hess. Browne troop 6 met Mionday after school and had an election of officers as follows: president. Gene Lose, secretary Virginia Ralston, scribe, Judy Tutwetller. 1 \ j We .livartt to thank t|ie Mothers Study Club for inviting us to their Christmae party. Joyce Tricker was hostess tti the, members at this' meeting. J I Judy Tiitewiler,

Brownie’jscout troop 21‘ met at. the Lincoln school recently. We opened with the promise and collected dues. We elected new; officers, president. Melissa Mayelin, vice-president, Karen Bricker, gee-, retary, Carolyn Guild, treasurer, Sarah Sutton and scribe. Donna Bixler. We played games and dosed with the Browpie song. Scribe, Donna Bixler. ■ r—- ■ Eight New Members Inducted By Lions The Lions dub of Decatur met at the K. of P. home last evening' and inducted into the Lions eight new members: -Chalmer Deßolt. Glen Bill Schulte, Roger Geni tis, 1 Boh Frisinger, Ferd Klepk, j !/' 1 -7 ■! ;. ’* "• "

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T—Turn Haubcld and Dave Kaye. \ 'J? A speaker, was to have appeared last night, but somehow, says a spokesman, [he got his wires cross-i-ed and couldn’t make it. A discussion issued on different aspects of jthe minstrel fioon t<t be presented ) and the Lions called the . meeting to a (lose. January Clearance Sale \ Now Going On at the Style Shop. 4t2

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