Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 52, Number 192, Decatur, Adams County, 16 August 1954 — Page 3

MONDAY. AUGUST. 18, 1954.

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MRS. NILE WILLIAMSON ENTERTAINS W. 8. W. S. The August meeting of the Union Chapel W. S. W. 8. was held recently at the home of Mrs. Nile Williamson. ■Mrs. Donald Smith, leader for the evening, used as her topic ‘‘Clirist Calle (Me to New Frontiers." The meeting was opened with the singing of the hymn, “Lead On, O King Eternal,” after which the fellowship of prayer was led by Mrs. -L. T. Norris and Mrs. Charles Burrell. "The World My Home” was read in unison and “A personal Inventory” was also real by those present. The closing chapter "of the book, "Where’er the Sun,” was given by the leader. It was announced that the leader for the September meeting will be '-Mrs. Nile Williamson. Following the business meeting, lovely refreshments were served by the hostess to the Mesdames ■Myron Frank; Philip Bird; L. T. •Norris; Glen Roughia; Charles Burrell; Ora Fell; C. O. Brown; Donald Smith; Earl Chase; Virgil Draper; Lee Owens and the Misses Veda and Frieda Williamson and Janet Brown. BPW CLUB NAMES PROGRAM CHAIRMEN At a recent meeting of the program committee of Business and Professional Women’s club, the 1954-55 program chairmen were napied. The finance committee directed by Joan Wemhoff and Mary Catherine Spangler will be in charge of the Sept. 8 meeting, which will open the new season. Other meetings scheduled include Oct. 13, Jean Ann Sink and Fram.Be Mclntosh; Nov. 10, Marie Felber and Matilda Sellemeyer; December, Christmas party; Jan. 12, Glennys Roop and Grace Welland; Feb. 8. Edna Roop and Irene Hicks; March 9. Anna K. 'Williams and Opal Drum; April .13. Luella Ellsworth and Grace Lichtensteiger; May 10, Phyllis Jennings; June 8. Harriet Mills and Vera Doty. The Wednesday Night Bridge club will meet at seven-thirty o’clock that evening with Mrs. Robert Miller. The Indies aid of the Union Chapel church will meet all day Thursday with a pot-luck dinner served at noon. Sewing and quilting will be conducted. The Pleasant Mills ■Methodist W. S. C. S. will meet Thursday afternoon at one-thirty o’clock with Mrs. Will Evans. The Hanna-Nuttman park shelter will be the scene Thursday evening at six o’clock of the Union Township Home ‘ Demonstration club picnic for the members and their families. Each is asked to •bring a covered dish, table service and sandwiches. Thursday evening at eight o'clock the Monmouth P.T.A. will hold the final executive board meeting with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kolter, Preble. A bake sale will be held in connection with the Preble volunteer fire department festival Friday and Saturday. Baked goods will be for sale both days. A lawn supper, bake sale and bazaar will be held on the church grounds of the Antioch Lutheran church. Hoagland, at five-thirty o’clock Saturday afternoon. r— Quality Photo Finishing Work left before 8:00 p. m. Monday, ready Wednesday at 10 a. m. Holthouse Drug Co. rfSTTern'l will begin September 13 Court., in erof.ttlonol Accounting, I Iwututivu Sncretorlol, Bv.ln.tt AdminiUreflM / end Flnoncu I Approved for Veteran Training I Previous (uslnsss Training I NOT required 1 International College ? Fort Wayne 2, Indiana J

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Society Items for today’s publication must be phoned In by 11 a. m. (Saturday 9:30 a. tn.) Sharon Kimble Phone 3-2121 , MONDAY V.F.W. Ladies auxiliary, V.F.W. home, 8 p.m. FRIDAY rb Story-book hour, public library 4 p.m. J D.A.V. auxiliary, hall, 8 p.m. Art department of Decatur Woman's* club, public library, 7 p.m. TUESDAY Union Township Home Demonstration club picnic, Hanna-Nutt-man park shelter house, 6 p. tn. Catholic Ladies of Columbia, C. L. of C. hall, 6:30 p.m. Decatur Garden club and Berne Garden club, Wells county state forest 6:30 p.m. Trinity E.U.B. church picnic and reception, Hanna-Nuttman park, 6 p.m. WEDNESDAY Decatur Home Demonstration club, Mrs. Gerald Durkin, 7; 30 p.m. Adams County chorus California tour, Rice hotel, 8:30 a m. THURSDAY Monmouth P. T. A. executive board meeting, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kolter, Preble, 8 p.m. Ladies aid of Union Chapel church, all day, Wednesday Night Bridge club, Mrs. Robert (Miller, 7:30 p. tn. Women of the Moose, Moose home, 8 p.m., officers, 7:30 p.m. Friendship Village club, KimBey school, 1:30 p.m. Women's guild of St. Luke’s Evangelical and Reformed church, church basement, all day. Pleasant Mills W. S. C. S., Mrs. Will Evans, 1:30 p. m. FRIDAY Story-book hour, public library, 4 p. m. SATURDAY Lawn supper, bake sale and bazaar, Antioch Lutheran church. Hoagland, 5:30 p.m. Mrs. Charles Dugan will have as a guest John Wheeler (Moriarty, her great-grandson, who will arrive in Decatur today from Camp Broeius, Wis. and Lake Tahoe, Calif. He will return to his home in Indianapolis with his aunt, Mrs. Louis Haerle, later this week. Mrs. Ralph Unkefer. the former Helen Dugan, and her daughter, Dorothy, will arrive Tuesday from their home-in Ithan, Pa. for a visit with Sirs. Dugan. Miss Frances Dugan is spending the month of August with friends at Folly Cove, Mass. The Dr. James Burk family is vacationing at the Fullenkamp cottage at Lake George, Mich. Virgil Doyle left Saturday night by plane (or Fort I-auderdale, Fla., where -he will be merchandise manager for a group of 5-10 cent stores, owned by Robert Lewis, formerly of Hartford City. Mrs. Doyle and children will go to Florida later. Mrs. Doyle, who recently underwent surgery, at Bal! memorial hospital, (Muncie, is convalescing at the home of her parents. (Mr. and Mrs. Russell Clark in Hartford City. The Doyles sold their home on Mercer Avenue to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Haneher. Mrs. H. L. Koontz and daughter Marion are epending a week at Webster. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Kidd, of near Chicago, visited with friends and relatives in Decatur Friday. Mrs. Van Grant of Rensselaer is visiting in Decatur with Mr. and Mrs. Dick Heller. Miss Helen Kocher of California is visiting for two weeks with her parents. Mr. and Mrsi J. L. Kocher in Decatur. The Rev. and Mrs. Ray Walther are in Chicago this week where Rev. Walther is attending a church conference. The Walthers will spend the second week of their two weeks' vacation at Baltimore. Md. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Smith of this city are visiting for a few days at Tippecanoe lake. SOCIETY PAGE ... a BAKE SALE will be held in connection with the Preble Volunteer Fire Department Festival on August 20 and 21. home baked goods will be for sale op both days. It

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Dorothy IVitte Wed Recently Tr Raymond Schapei The Zion ?,utfieral- 'chuicri, Friedheim, was the setting Saturday, Aug. 7, at seven o’clock for the wedding of Miss Dorothy Witte and Raymond iE.' Schaper, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Schaper, Woodburn, route 2. Parents of the bride are Mr. and Mrs. WiHtam E. Witte, Decatur, route 1. ' The Rev. A. A. Fenner read the double-ring rites before an alter graced with palms, assorted flowers and candelabra. White eatin bows marked the pewe. ■E. Katlhoff, organist, and Theo Weher, Jr., cousin of the bride, vocalist, presented a musicale preceding the ceremony. Selections were “Beautiful Savior," “Take Thou Their Hands and Lead Them" and "The Lord's Prayer.” Given in marriage by her father, the bride was lovely in a Chantilly lace-over-white satin gown. The neckline of the (Kxlice was styled with a cutout pattern of lace applique end sprinkled. wiCHiequlns. Her long fitted sleeves came to points over her hands and the bouffant skirt, cascading into a cathedral length train, featured in front a scalloped redingote of lace which revealed a sunburst of accordion pleats. Her only jewelry was a two-strand pearl necklace. A modified coronet of seed pearls held in place her veil of mplorted silk illusion and she carried an orchid atop a white Bible. Miss Laura Witte, sister of the bride, selected an orchid strapless gown topped with a lace bolero. Her floor length skirt was designed

Wabash Parishioners Visit St. Mary's Parishioners from St. Bernard's church. Wabash, on a Marion Year pilgrimage, visited new St. Mary’s church in this city Sunday afternoon. The group visited three churches on their tour before returning home. ' . Arrest Two Drivers On Speeding Charges Maty Agnes-Stang, of Dayton. 0.. was fined $5 and coats in justice of the peace court for speeding 50 miles an hour on 13th street at 11:05 p. m. Sunday. Arrest was

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RICHARD LAVOIE (wearing straw hat). 40, ts shown with policemen after being caught in fiiwamp near Pawtucket, R. I. He was one of five desperate, long-Jerm eonvjcts, captured 24 hours after they fled trora the Norfolk (Mass.) State Prison, armed with a guard hostage. The latter. Walter F. De Adder, 20. father of a small daughter, is shown at right He was found tn the marshland with Lavoie. (International)

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of tiers of net-over-taffeta. An eye veil was caught to a bonnet of matching taffeta, scattered with small artificial flowers, and her bouquet was an arrangement of yellow roses. Wearing identical gowns of green and yellow were the bridesmaids, Miss Lorena Witte, sister of the bride, and Miss Marilyn Schaper, sister of the bridegroom. Their bouquets were of peach and orchid gladioli. Miss Lavera Witte, sister of the bride, and Miss Diane Woeb•beking, cousin of the bridegroom were junior bridesmaids in gowns of yellow and green respectively. They carried arrangements of orchid and yellow gladioli. All the attendants wore a pearl bracelet and earrings, gift of the bride. Serving as best man was Richard Kirsch and ushers were Alvin Witte, brother of the bride, and Allen Leatherman, brother-imlAw of the bridegroom. For her wedding Mrs. Witte chose a pink lace dress with white accessories and the bridegroom’s mother was attired in an aqua lace frock with white accessories. Both wore corsages of white carnations.’ The home of the bride’s parents was the scene of the reception which followed the ceremony. Serving the guests were the Misses Betty Kukelham, Iv* Kiese, Darlene Bohnke, Mariam Selking and Ethel Cook, all of this cRy. Mts. Ha Jesse, Miss Alice Werilng and ■Miss Shirley Gerke recorded the gifts and Mrs. Wilbert Bratmueller and Mrs. Allen Leatherman cut the wedding cake. For traveling west the bride changed to a navy blue nylon ensemble accented with the white orchid from the bridal bouquet. Upon their return the young couple wtll reside at Woodburn, route 2.

made by the city police. ■Loris E. Neuenschwander, of Fort Wayne, was also arrested for speeding 45 miles an hour in a 30 mile an hour zone at 10:50 p. m. Sunday. His trial date has (men set as 7:30 p. m.. August 19 In justice of the peace court here. Moose To Initiate Candidates Tuesday The Noose lodge in this city will initiate a class of candidates Tuesday night at 8 o'clock, with the Celina, 0., degree staff conducting the initiation. All members are urged to attend. Free lunch will be ■served following the initiation.

Hiram C. Wall Dies Today At Hospital Funeral Services To Be Wednesday Hiram Clayton Wall, 91, of six miles southeast, of Berne, died this morning at 8-r2O o’clock in the Adams county memorial hospital. A resident of this county wince 1913, Mr. Wall was a retired farmsen He was born April 10. 1863 in Wells county, the son of Hiram and Delila Clawson Wall. He was married. April 2, 1887 to Mary Magdalene Blocker and after her death married Mary Esther Harrison on Aug. 20, 1914. His second wife is also deceased. Five sons and one daughter survive. They are Roscoe of Metz, Bert of Howe, Ray of Sturgis, Mich., Royce of Bryant, Donald Os Fremont, and Mrs. Warren Augaburger of Geneva. Virgil rison of Quincy, Mich., a stepson, also survives. The deceased has 22 grandchildren, 19 great-grand-and two great-great- ' grandchildren. Two sons, two daughters, three brothers and three sisters preceded him in death. The body was taken to the Vager funeral home at Berne where friends may call after noon Tuesday. The funeral will be held at the funeral home Wednesday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. O. P. Van Y of Geneva officiating. Burial will be in the Alberson cemetery. Two Youths injured In Accident Sunday Cecil Masis, 22, of Decatur, and Feliz Guereue, 24, of Bluffton, were injured early Sunday morning in an accident on state highway. 101 at the bridge south of Monroeville. The two were taken to the Adams county memorial hospital where they are reported in fairly good condition. The driver of the car, Morno Macedonio, 18, of near Payne, 0., was not injured. The aceldent occurred when Macedonio fell asleep. The car struck the northeast corn of the bridge and slid about 12 feet, extensively damaging the front end of the vehicle. The bridge has been the scene of several serious accidents recently. ’ * -f — Trade in a Good Town — Decatur. If you have something to sell or rooms for rent, try a Democrat Want Ad. It brings results.

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Agnes Geimer Is Wed Saturday To Sheldon Daniels In a wedding ‘ceremony read at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Miss Agnes Geimer-became the bride of Sheldon Paul Daniels. The Rev. Robert Contant read the double-ring rite in the rectory of St. Mary’s Catholic church. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Geimer of Decatur, route five. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Daniels of 603 Marshall St. are the parents of the bridegroom. A gown of white embroidered Swiss organdy was chosen by the bride. The bodice was styled with a scoop neckline, cap sleeves and a satin cumberbund. The bouffant skirt was waltz-length. The bride wore a headband of satin and net yelling and carried a bouquet of baby white roses. Miss Vera Geimer was her sister’s only attendant in a gown of aqua silk shantung. The gown was fashioned with a softly draped bodice, cuffed portrait neckline and

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Attending Mr. Daniels as best man was Victor Porter. A wedding dinner for the bridal party and members of the immediate families followed at th’e Fairway restaurant. For her daughter’s wedding Mrs. Geimer was attired in navy blue and white print with white accessories. The bridegroom’s mother wore beige with rust accessories. For traveling the bride changed, to a navy blue ensemble with white accessories. After their wedding trip to Canada the bridal couple will reside at route two, New Haven. Mrs. Daniels is a graduate of Decatur Catholic high school and is employed in the office of the General Electric company at Fort Wayne. Her husband was graduated from Decatur high school. He is an employe of the International Harvester company in Fort Wayne. r rsd.e in a Good Town — Decatur If you have something to sell or rooms for rent, try a Democrat Want Ad. It brings results.

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WjOSMTAL Qm Mm .Admitted William Reuge, Monroeville; Miss Marilyn Arnold, city; Cecil Macias, city; Felix tluereu, Bluffton; Fred Selking* Monroeville; Mrs. Minnie Kaeser, Berne; Caro* lyn Boerger, city. Dismissed ’ Mrs. William Miller and baby girl, Monrob; Paul Bailey, Geneva; Mrs. Alphonso Costello and baby son, ,city; Mrs. Ralph Berning, city; Mrs. Alvin Knipstein and ' baby boy, Hoagland; Mrs. Herman Smith and baby boy, city; Mrs. Erwin Franz and baby daughter, Monroeville; Mrs. Ralph Landrum, city; Mrs. Donald Wefel and baby son. city; Mrs. DeLane Bowman, Monroe; William Leo Sheets, city. Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Mlnich, Orlando, Fla., became the parents of an 8 pound, 11 ounce baby daughter Saturday at 1:15 p.m. The mother is the former Barbara Sautter, of this city. A baby girl, Lpls Rebecca, was born to Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Reed Fort Wayne, at the Lutheran hospital in that city Monday, Aug.. 9. The infant, weighing 6 pounds and ’i ounce, is the fourth child and I third daughter. Mrs. Reed is the former Dorethy Ogg of Decatur. At the Adams county memorial ; hospital: , I A baby son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Sprnnger at 4:57 p.m. Saturday. He weighed 7 pounds and 5 ounces. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Drake, city became the parents of an 8 pound, 15 ounce baby boy at 9:30 p.m. Saturday. Pete Ripple Wins Sunday Night Race • Pete Ripple won the feature event at the Lake View speedway at Clem's lake Sundayenight, with Bill Harmon second and Keith Kendall third. Heat winners were Al Cook, Fred Bischoff and Ripple. Thursday night races will be discontinued, effective this week. The regular races will be staged next Sunday night, with time trials starting at 7:30 o’clock. A« an added feature next Sunday, a “Powder Puff” derby for women drivers will be staged.