Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 51, Number 289, Decatur, Adams County, 9 December 1953 — Page 6

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First Showing Tomorrow NE W 1954 MERCURY With New 161-Horsepower Overhead Valve V-8 Engine I Cn ' o,> ‘'/Vi c? ' ' ' ' ‘ - . /■ , ■_, j. • •.-, ■. j||ggPu\'.:K IT<|< ■ <MM«r . Wk> / Jre<\\ ~ { : > ;^ z IL igk f WH Ml -« HHHf joSF^ NEW STYLING, NEW INTERIORS! Mercury is completely new in design, front and rear—looks wider, longer, lower than ever. Stunning new colors, many new fabrics never before available. Entirely new performance that makes any driving easy! U body wants—but you don’t ' . i Ha* Khfe/1 know what easy driving is until you % drive this new 1954 Mercury’ The new 161-horsepower V-8 k/'fll £1 engine is only part of the story. New engine design gives you the easiest, ' - - smoothest, sn/esZ response you've ever 4Kdn experienced in an automobile —and p t» with greater economy, too. You W| 4MV*B| M aPIhB only a small part of that energy for normal driving—so you've a tremendous reserve available on L g *“ hill*, highways, in traffic, anywhere. t • '>r-<W , ..,. Ball-Joint Front Suspension is * l "* w y 4CI tar nsta hadbai! Here's Naw tal-jaial saspension far easier, safer control. This is First transparent-fop prodnctien car—The Mercury Sun found only in Mercury in its price e 6 nest engine ever used in a a Mercury first—exclusive in its class—and Valley opens up new horizons in automotive design 1 As w minutes behind the wheel popular-priced car. And it has a gives an effortless new kind of handling ease— —a dream car of tomorrow come true today. Now c _ , ’ ,_r i me, *< new 4-barrel vacuum-operated better . cornering and road stability—easier you can enjoy overhead visibility with the comfort, of thu wonderful 1954 Mercury can and overh ead valves. parking. the wind and weather protection of a coupe. The tell you far more than words ho*. 161 horsepower gives Mercury Mtaa drWfet as easy as yw wish—s optional powor iaahns! permanently fixed plexiglas roof is specially tinted ’J much easier and safer it makes cor- more power per cubic-inch dis- 1) 4-way Power Seat, 2) Power Steering, 3) to keep out . glare. Exclusive interiors add to its nering, turning, and parking. placement than any car in its Power Brakes, 4) No-shift Merc-O-Matic Drive distinction. The cost? Much less than you would For the easiest driving you can class for easier, safer acceleration or gas-saving Touch-O-Matic Overdrive, and expect. Here’s the car that will cause more excitebuy—drive a Mercury! *•. and even greater economy. 5) Electric Power Window Lifts, x ment than any other on the road in 1954! SCHWARTZ FORD CO., Inc. Comer 3rd & Monroe Streets Decatur, Ind.

SOCIETY EVER READY CLASS MEETS SUNDAY J ’ Thirty members of the ‘Everready class of the Methodist chuidh with iMrsJw. P Robinson. The Scripture lesion and prayet were given by Miss Etta Mallonee Mrs. D. Pass-water read a Christmas story after which Mrs. Asa Pollack sang a solo During the ousiness session, new officers were elected for the coming year. A gift exchange was then enjoyed. Assisting hostesses w£re the Mesdames W. Guy Brown, .Anola CTist, B. Lanning, A. Stucky, Harry Sipe, Herbert Zerkel, S?., and Dan Tyndall. Adams Unit 43 of the American Legion auxiliary will hold a Christmas party Friday evening at six thirty o’clock with a 50-cent gift exchange. The dinner will be 75 cents. The members are asked to bring a gift for a girl or boy, ranging in ages 4 to 18, at the Knightstown Soldiers and Sailors home. The Bobo Willing Workers class will have, a Christmas party and potluck dinner at the home of Mrs. Roman Sprunger Thursday evening at six o’clock.

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Mrs. Elmer Scott will he o the hostess Thursday evening at ’ .sev-en-thirty o’clock for the of God Missionary society Christmas party. Tuesday afternoon at two o’clock the Decatur club will meet at the home of Mrs. Homer Lower for a Christmas party and 50-cent gift exchange. Assisting hostesses will he Mrs. Martin Zimmerman, Mrs. George Rentz, and Mrs. Russell Acker. \ The Pleasant Mills Methodist Willing Workers class will hold a Christmas party Monday evening at seven-thirty o’clock at the home of Mr. arid Mrs. Glen Mann. Driver Is Arrested On Traffic Charge ' Richard G. Drake, 31, 812 Adams street, is to appear in justice of the peace court to face charges of failing to yield right-of-way. Drake was arrested following Jan acpjdent at Ninth and Nuttman' 1 Tuesday. Police said Drake, southbound on Ninth, ran through a stop sign and collided with a car driven by: Howard L. Gehrig, 30, 110 Harvester Lane, eastbound on Nuttman. Damage was estimated at SSO0 t to both cars. If you have something to se|l or rooms for rent, try a Democrat Want Ad. It brings results.

Mr. and Mrs. Lester Thomas, city, became the parents of a baby boy at Jj:os p. m. Tuesday. He weighed 6 pounds and 4% ounces. At 8:14 p. m. Tuesday Mr. and Mrs. Menno Mast, Portland, became the parents of an 8 pound, 9 ounce baby son. A baby girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Merlin Sprunger, Berne, at 4 a. m. Wednesday. She weighed 7 pounds and 8 ounces. Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Arnold, city, became the parents of a baby son Wednesday at 8 a. m. He weighed 7 pounds and *ll ounces. Wednesday at 1:10 p. m. a baby daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Miller, city. She weighed 6 pounds and J 2 ounces. U n Admitted i Donald Gene Blarikenbaker, city; John Bowyer, Monroeville; Miss Nancy Callow, city; Edgar Swager, city. Dismissed Miss Patricia Treece, Geneva; Master William Herman, city; Mrs. Vincent Wurm and baby son, Monroeville.

Robert Sprunger will appear on Jane Weston’s program, broadcast over radio station WOWO, Friday afternoon at ; one-thirty o’clock instead of Jhursday as was announced in Tuesday’s paper. Leigh Nelson, Fort Wayne, merly of Decatur, who has been seriously ill in a Fort Wayne hospital, has been removed to bis home in that city. His condition is said to be slightly improved. Mrs. Ed A Bosse of this city is a patient at St. Joseph’s hospital, Fort Wayne, where he was taken Tuesday. Reinhart, Gepbart, and Simon Bleeke have returned from Georgetown, Tex., where they attended the wedding of a niece, Miss Helen Bleeke. Miss Ruth ’ Miller of Georgetown, Tex., accompanied them back to Indiana and is now s visiting with her sister, Mrs. Norbert Bleeke, of Decatur. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lundin received word of the death of their 18 month old grandson, John Randolph Lundin, of Norfolk, Va., on December 8. Sol Lord and E. M. Lichtensteiger have returned from a weke's vacation which they spent with Jerry Lichtensteiger at Toronto, Canada, and Paul E. Lord and faulty of Beaver, Penn. Mrs. W. Guy Brown left today for a several days* visit in Springfield, O. James Cowens, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Cowens of this city, have returned to Decatur after serving a second stretch in the U. S. navy. Jim was discharged this week at Charleston, S. C. and he stated today that be would decide in the next few days what his future plans would be. Judge Myles F. Parrikh of Adams circuit court is recovering from a severe cold. He has left his home almost every day, however, to take care of his routine court and docket work. Mr. and Mrs. Chris Sommer'of Geneva visited over Sunday at Lebanon, and attended the services at which their son, the Rev. Eugene Sommers was ordained as minister of the Congregational Christian church. He is a graduate of the Geneva high school. Chris Meshberger of Berne has been granted a divorce from Martha Meshberger in the Wells circuit court. He givrin custody of tWo minor children and ordered to pay the costs of case and the support of the defendant while she is confined tb the state hospital at Richmond. — 3 . If you have something to sell or rooms for rent, try a Democrat Want Ad. It brings results.

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GIRL SCOUT Brownie troop 18 met Monday after school. We played games and made Christmas party invitations

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WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 9. 1953

for our mothers. Donna . Jean Heare brought the treat. We closed the meeting with the Brownie closing song. Scribe, Babrara Addy.