Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 51, Number 10, Decatur, Adams County, 13 January 1953 — Page 3

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LOUIS H. MILLERS] TO < CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY •Mr. and Mrs. Louis H., Miller of Wrist Monroe will celebrate theHs fiftieth- bedding anniversary, Wednesday at their home with their' family and friends. No elaborate Celebration has been planned. \ Bth Mr. and Mrs. Miller- are enjoying good health and are the parehts of the following Children: Arthur J. Miller' and Mr* Cloyce Vandertook, both of Dectsjtur. and Mrs. Clarence haffer Toledo, Ohid. Mrs. Carl Olinske of Cleveland,- Ohio and 1 Doyle Miller of Portland. Oregon. : " lEight grandchildren xqmplele the family. PARENTS ANNOUNCE '"S DAUGHTER'S BETROTHAL ? Mr, and Mbs. Clarenc# Derscih of 11G3 West Monroe street, announce the betrothal of their daughter, Arlene, to Francis SfentZ; dm of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bentz of 521 South Fifth street. R . i A graduate of high school, the bride-elect is iefbployed by the Caaad in New Haven. ;\ Mr. Bentz attended Decatur Catholic high school and is an employe of Salisbury Axle in. The couple have announced no definite wedding date.

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nussbaum-smith vows READ -SATURDAY j ; The Rev. H- .IL Mtsckstrptlf solemnized the double ri ig vows uniting Miss Eloise Lucille ‘ Smith, daughtejr of Mr. and Mrs.; Alonzo Smith of ' Monroe, and Howard Nussbaum, son [of Edwin] Xusshaum of heme. 'in a six ! o’clock ceremony ;in the [St. jlphtj Evangelical church. 4t Vera Cruz Saturday evening. [•>/ , The bride selected a bro[wt two piece knit suit to which she pinned a red rose i corsage .ror her marriage. Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Nepenschwander were the couple'si only attendants. Mrs. 'Neuensc.hwahder was attired in a p|nk kbit suit with. a corsage pf yellow roses. [ Mrs.- Nussbauinj, graduated from the Berne high sbhbpl and fs em- | -ployed at the Stucky store in Monroe.. H‘*r husband is a gradual of '.Monroe high schobl and is engaged ,i in farmtng.h . V j '•• • • '[. J The couple will reside in MonI roe. I MISS CHARLENE ENGAGED TO ROBERT SHIOUP The engagement of Miss Charlene Eyansqn, daughter of M *. and Mrs. Charles I). or 211 ! North Third street, ha's been ian- ’ nbunced by her parents, to Fobert ID. Shoup, only son of Ms. anti Mrs.

i.] ■lWfrl Society Items day's publication must be phoned in by 11 a.m. (Saturday 9:30 a.m.) Kathleen ’tprveer - . • Pho " e W ’ ' TUESDAY Dutiful Daughters}.jclaiss. Bethany E.1'.8. church, .Mrs.iamos Ketchum. 7 30 p.m. porous class.. R|thany E.U.B. church, 7:30 p.iri. H Tri Kfjppa, postponed to January 20, Gerber. 8 p- ,n - i - W ' ■ W. S. W. S. of, ißnily E. U. B. church, at church. 11'30 p.m. Monmouth P. T. M, 8> p.m.. executive meeting, 7:3o|jp.m. school. Woman's Guild, E R. church ' basement, 8 pnil Moproe \ Better ponies Demonstration club, Mrs. HBrairi Wittwer, 7:30 p.m. M « Eagles Auxiliary,lpagles hall, 8 pm. “ h Rebekah Lodge, ®O. O. F. hall, 7:30 p.m.; officers t®nd installing staff, 5:35 p.m; ' il|h St. Dominic studySjclub, Mrs. Har[mon Gillig. 7:3op.mi . Our Lady of Lourdes study club, •Mrs. Arthur Meyer,p.m. Delta Theta home, 8 1 D- n ’- } It Willing Workers^ 1 cldss, First Christian church, ®r. and Mrs. (Charles Jessup,[ 7:3(K'p.ln. . Church Mothers sjmdy club, Mrs. Walter Ford, 8 p.m.b Delta , Lambda, Chapter, Mrs. Janies Kane. 8 p.m.fi WEDNESDAY Missionary meeti|fc, [Church of \ v azarene, 7:30 p.m. ||i Epsilon Signta Hjhapter, Mrs. Glenn Mauller, 8( p | Holy Cross Dis<sission Mrs. Karl Schnepp, >.m. , Ladies of study club. Airs. John " Alberilin.sl[ 8 p.m. Zion Lutheran. . Missionary Society, Zion Parish ha |, 1:30 p.m. St. George study rijpb. Mrs. Robert Steigmeyer, 8 p.j& Representatives} Council of Cnited church Ironieri, Mrs. George Helm, 1 i‘;3ffip.m Lydia Ruth Clrclt||, First Christian\church, Miss Fltwnce Lichten-i stiger, 7:30 p.m. •: i|; i Profit and Pleasurfe, IL-ine i»em-’ bnstration club. Mrs Harvey ’7:30 p.m. |i\ ' Pleasant Dale Ladiss Aid, all-day, ’ Palish hall. I Preble Twp. Farm f Frjedhelm School. 7,:3<> p.m : Business and I’roWfestoii! Women. Legipn home, fij; 0 pm. Xi Alpha lota Exerp'plar chapter, 'Mrs. Eugene Beam. 3’l'p in. , Decatur Home chib, Mrs. Frank Sc twit z. 2 p.m. Ruth Circle, DeBolt. s p.m. U‘p Naomi Circle, M -s. Richard Macklin; 8 p.m. , 1 | • THURSDAY Lincoln P. T. A- LHicdln school. 7:30 p.m. "(J • Little Flower stud; . club, Mrs. Jack Ne'ering, 7:30 n. Phoebe Bible chss|| pon E. & R. churt h parlors.. 7 3b Ladies Aid. Union (^ape l church, all’day. ® ; Kirkland M*c:T.u|. Mrs. John Detwiler, all day.r S' \ ■ Woman’s Guild, St.| juke E X- R. church, all dny. ■. g ; Ann study eiuixlrtrs. Ed Keller. 7:30 p.m. | ! i Past [Matrons iclulfe Mrs. Nitali Niel. 7:30 p.m. | | I Ladies Fellowship Missionary' church, church btsemfenJ. 7 p.m: Friendship Home Ec. 'club, Kimsey sMipol, L jj.rh. Mary Circle, Mrs. -®at’l Adapts, ’2:30 p.m. Martha Circle, Mrs 3 fWilnam Afifolder, 2:30 p.m. y[ FRIDAYtji . ‘ Phileathea class, first Baptist church, 7:3b p.m. |l| 11 W. S. W. S. of Chapel, M.rs. Lawrence p;m. Decatur Girl ScoutQ,Association, Legion home, 7:30 pMj. Adams County Federation of cluijs.-Mfsj a. R. HoftlHmip*, 2 p.m: satUrdaW Cafeteria supper; Theta Tau, Elks hofne,;4-l:||; p.m. if ' MONDAY? Adams Central P. AJ school, 7:30 p.m. W ? i-s : ■ —l4 —|Uu Robert J. Shoup Os Wmbhire, Ohio. Miss Eyanspn is a'i|iiegraph operator in the WesteS: Vnion office in Fort Wayne, While her< fiance ii employed 'at|fed Central Soya Company in' thtejeity. No wedding d|te lw> |bjeen announced.. ' M! '’ — A CIVIC DEPARTMENtI HOLDS JANUARY MEETING! MONDAY' The January of the:,Civic Department of the /jiYcatur Woclub was heMaiwith’ Mrs. Nonpan Kruse evening, with thirty two members present. iMrs.'N’. A._Bixltr, chairman, was in qharge of the business and this followed with an interesting paper by Mrs. George Rentz iiiSn inflation, its causee and remediO. During the social Sour, bingo was enjoyed aiad refreshments were served the the hostess, assisted by Fuhrmpn, Mrs. Frank Mrs. Fred Hahcher and Mrs. Retfftz.i

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holy Family croup MEETS MONDAY EVEJNINfc Mrs. Ri< hard Jackson. Mrik John Holthouse, Jr., Mrs. ißcbeuLvlAurent, Mrs. Russell] Sihooler, LCo ..HaCkmtfn, Mrs. Arthur Baker and Mrs. Eugene Baker wer * webcorned as new members by ’the Holy Family Discussion club. whei| the group met Monday evening- for a regular meeting with Mrs. Fred Baker. Jr. ' . ' . During t]ie business hour, it was voted to recite the living rosary every day for peace and to study the lives of the Saints. Tl»e study of the first Christophers Was containucd and the meeting adjourned with the recita.ion of the rosary. MISS ALICE GEIMER HONORED WITH SHdWER The Mesdames Don Roeder, El-'l met Wehdall and Victor HMmrick were hostesses at the former’s home in Monroe, Sunday afternoon, for a miscjellapecus shower in honor of Miss Ali<Y Geimer, bride-elect of January 1,7. . Upon the arrival of the of Donor, a lovely i orsiage was [ presented by the hostesses. Clever and amifsihg games were then played and .prizes won by Mrs. Leo Alberding,| Mrs. Vernon Ginter. Mrs. Robert Geimer arid Mrs. Dick Gage, were in turn given to Miss Geimer. [ } The bride-elect then opened her initny lovely gifts\and a luncheon was served to the, following guests: Mrs. Herman Geimer* Y rs - Jack Brunton, Mrk. Richard Miller, Mrs; William Miller, Mrs. Marcel Welling. Mrs. Jerryl.eitz, Mrs. Dick Gage, Mrs. Richard Geimer, Mrs. Robert Geimer,. Mrs. !>'■» Alberdijng and the Misses V’era and Agnes-Geimer and Miss Mayj: My-\ ers. • ; •* . * j Unable to fbe present werfe Mrs. Paul], Bruntop, Mrs. Handd Keller and Mrs. Carl Geimer. ’ r The Lincoln P. T. A. will meet Thursday evening at the Lirfeoln school at seven thirty o clock? '' ! .■!?-> Mrs. John Alberding will bp hostess Wednesday evening at' eight o’clock to the Ladies of Victory study club, i \ ' <• '' I" .Members of the Holy Discussion group will meet [with Mrfii. Karl Schnepp WGdnesdiiy evening at eight o > clock. -j A cafeteria [supppt will he served [by members'[of Delta Theta Tau sorority Saturday from four t|Asl seVen thirty o’clock- at the ElSs home for Hie convenience of thbse wishing to eat bptweein county tourney gkme time, and for a >reasonable price. Hot dogs. ch;ili and noodle soup, perfection salad, pie. coffee, milk and cake will l|e serve'd and the is incited. [ A Missionary meeting of ..the Church of the Nazarene will be held Wednesday evening ,Bft the churth at seven thirty o’clix k. $ ~ lEpsilon Sigma chapter of Beta Sigma Phi sorCrity will pieet Wednesday evening' with M s. ‘ Glenh Mauller at eight o’clock. f The Philathea class of the First Baptist church will meet Friday evening in the church basohjent at seven thirty, o’clock for a skjeial program. Hostesses will be Mrs. Hila.Murray ,\ Mrs. Dora MlassAninee and Mrs. Helen Reypoltjls. Maud Merriman will be the le|idCg iind a silent auction will follovy with:an, efficient auctioneer in charge. -This ili thh first meeting of the new' year and all members are asked to be present for the entertaining evening and to bring an article for the sAle. • . ' ■ [ ’

Speaker for the Adams* Central jp. >T. A. meeting Monday evening ut seven.thirty o’clock at the high school will be Rudy Meyer of the Indiana conservation department Special 'music will be presented by a quartet from St. Paul’s church, of Honduras. A special program will be given for the children and’ everyone is urged to attend. ENTERTAIN RELATIVES AND FRIENDS SUNDAY Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Mfche& of Eleventh and Marshall streets, entertained Sunday in honor of the Rev. and Mrs. Clyde Meadows of Chambersburg. Pa.'The diaper was in the! form of a pot luck and was. served in the Michel® itiipacbasement. Ttyose present to eiijoy the Affairs besides the honored guest® Were: Rey. find “Mrs. Samuel’ Emerick and sons. Rev. and Mrs. A. B, Neuenschwander, Rev. and Mrs. Ensminger and family, c. S. Mumma of Huntingtqn.' father of Mrs. Meadows: Mrs. Clara Laehr, MonroeviHj?,. Mjs. Ella Peckham and daughter, roeville; Mrs. Mary Ahr, Mrs. Cllf Harkless and daughter/ Mr. and Mrs. Frank 'Harkless and family, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Harden and son. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Garard, and the host and hostess. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Michels. During the afternoon the Harkless children gave several numbers on their musical instrument®. — J r-' ; ' The statue of Christ the Redeemer atop Corcovado Mountain overlooking Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is built of reinforced concrete and stands 130 feet high. From the tip of each outstretched Arm to the other is 92 feet. Each hand, 10 feet in length, weighs eight tons.

James Kitchen, injured July 7 in a gas explosion in his home, is progressing very slowly at the Veterans hospital in Fort Wayne, and [as .yet is unable to sit up and will remain there for some time, his father, James Kitchen, reported to this office today. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Norman have returned to their home in this city after spending' the past week visiting in Gary. . ' —-—(—r— Platinum Blonde Is [.• j i Arrested In Thefts \ Chicago Woman Held For Theft Series CHICAGO UP — ‘A middle-aged platinum blonde was held for questioning today aboqt a four-year series of thefts from the homes of. wealthy women w'hose friendship she pad cultivated. Mrs. Clara Lebolt; 45. arrested at the door of a friend’s apart-i meat .Monday, denied any connection with the burglaries. ShP said she merely was “walking down the hall’j when police seized her in a trap they had laid. • Detectives said she serriamed, “I can’t stapd a pinch—l’ll kill myself.’’ [ \ Two guards were posted outside her cell Monday night to forestall any suicide attempt. Police said most of the burglaries ednsisted of jewelry, cloth jpg and other items, and'that it Wotild be impossible to estiipat® the value of the loot. l Police capt. Albert Anderson said Mrs. ’ Lebojt knew the poliep had per under surveillance for most of the last four yearp but wpnt [ahead with her forays wealthy women friends. \'L I “We’ve had a line on her for four years, we’ve had: a telephpnp' lap on her for a year, and my men have been following hpr for a year, but we couldn'jt pin a thing on her urftil shd made one silly mistake.” Anderson said. . ;, “She mistooik a new door for an old one,” He explained that Mrs. Ijebblc had \slipped an apartment key out of a friend’s purse, had it duplicated at a locksmith’s and then, in a mental lapses returned the new key to the woman’s purse. When the friend spotted the strange ke.v, she cooperated with police in laying a trap for the flashily* dressed Mrs. Lebolt. Anderspn said the platinulm blonde ipade friends with well-to-do women ip Chicago's Hyde Park residential district at “poker parties, bridge | parties and feteam baths.” She then used the friendships to gain knowledge of how to burglarize their homes, he added. The pleasingly plump woman was believed to be a friend of the late beer baron, Waxey Gordon, police said. Her husband is serving a sentence in the Attica. N. Y. Prison on confidence I game charges, officers said. They identified the husband as Joe Schoeuerger. . A 2,4-year-old man. Andrew Moetis, believed to be the fiance of Mrs. Lebolt’s daughter, was arrested with her. He said it was his fiAst brush with crime? - Mrs. Lila Dreyfus, the victim of Mbnday’s atempted burglary, said she visited Mrs. Lebolt last Friday. Later sh,e noticed that the key in her purse was npw and did not fit her lock [ properly. Police advised Mrs., Dreyfus not to let Mrs Lebolt detect her suspicions.

Admitted: Miss Cheryl Eyanson. Decatur; Mrs. Thomas Goldthwaite, Monroeville; Miss Marcella Bausser. Berne; Mrs. Carl Scholer, Portland. Dismissed: Mrs. Fred Amstutz and baby girl, Geneva; John Brehm, Celina, Ohio? EXPERT Watch Repairs ...COST NO MORE AT.. BABER’S famous for Watches Decatur—-Fort Wayne h ■i I ' \ 1 Experienced Watchmaker In Our Decatur Store Gives Your Watch The Best Repair. r\ SATISFACTION GUARANTEED

Regular Meeting Is Held By Rural Youth County Will Back f Basketball Team ■ 'i? \ The A%rns county rural youth held thbif regular meeting Monday nigW at the a Lincoln school with 21 members and five present. During the business fleeting, conducted by Gloria Hineman, president, the following was decided: Adams will have u basketball this yepr. Henry Getting,: district sports! gave the rules and regulations. lie stated t|M|' any member wishing to play pHiSt have his name in Cihe reeprd IJook and [attend three! of the last meetings before the game. Fpt further details contact James Merriman, county basjdejtI all sporis chairman. The rugad youth will join the other coupes again this year in a \ rad io [blba'dcAst over • station WKJG. TJiey also, voted to gjve 815 .to international farm youth exciSpnge. Plans Were made to attend’She district meeting? d|t tiie [ 4-H cpb building at Wabash, Monday p4ght. Jahuary 19. . All Jk’ere urged to attend this meeting. The group will leave the extenAm office at, 6 o’clockHenry (yttihg gave a report on the state youth tour to Florida Marched -8. For' further information coyact the local extension office. f ‘ A> Officers the extension committee t»M year are Henry Oetting, treasurer, and Coleen Allminidinger, secretary. Earl Yodel* and Norman -Sheets gave, a repor] on the rural youth day at Purduel The ibujsines'a meeting closed with P panel discusa|on consisting of the following members:. Henry Getting; Coleen Allmindinger. Ed Springer, Margie Menter. Tobi Nollj. Barbara Kelley. Norman Sheets* and [ Sally McCullough. Tlie meeting closed with recreation and refreshments. <Jlien Johnson, Blackford county rura). youth president, was a guest at this meeting. The next meeting will be a backwards party, February 12.

Robert (Fdward is the name of the boy bay born to Mr. and Mrx. Fred Kirsch at Methodist hospital, Fort: Wayne. The child weighed eightj pounds, six ounces. Mr. and Mrs. Kirsch are planning to move to Berne, where they recently purchased the Stengel and Craig drug store. Mr. and Mrs. Ottp Kirsch of this city are the baby's paternali grandparents. Hike Ceiling Prices On Plumbing Fixtures WASHINGTON UP — The government authorized manufacturers jto raise ceiling prices > today on plumbing fixtures sjuch as bathtubs. lavatories, sinks, drinking fountains and a wide range of. hospital equipment. GIRL SCOUTS Brownie Troop 19 inet at the Lincoln school Monday afternoon. The toll was called and dues Col lected- We did some handicraft work and then we were treated by Alice Lankenau. We closed with a song. Scribe, Alice .Lankqau

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Theater Manager Stabbed By Thief INDIANAPOLIS UP — . Earl SChoenbacftler,. 33, inanager of the Ohio theater, wai? stabbed in the bdek Monday nignt by a thidf who grabbed a March of Dimes collection box containing 812 to 814. Schoenbachler said the thief stopped, landed him the box aptf slashed him with a knife in the moyie foyer. The thief escaped and

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