Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 53, Number 123, Decatur, Adams County, 25 May 1955 — Page 3

WEDNESDAY, MAY 25. 15)55

DISTRICT CONVENTION OF PYTHIAN SISTERS The forty-fifth annual convention of district number four of the Pythian Sisters of Indiana will be held Thursday at Montpelier. Initiation will be held Thursday evening and those wishing to at-, tend are asked to call Vera Barber. * ■' r— Those planning to attend jlrom Decatur are: Bessie Beehlei*. district excellent junior; Mabel Striker, page; Vera Barber, press correspondent; and Grace Weiland, grand junior of Pythian Sisters. MADELINE FRIEND TO WED ROGER BLACKBURN Mr. and Mrs. 'Royal Friend of 908 North Third street, announce the approaching marriage of their daughter Madeline, to Roger Blackburn, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Blackburn of Decatur. The wedding will take place Sunday, June 19, at 6 o’clock, in the First Presbyterian church. The Rev. Ray J. Walther will officiate. The bride-elect, a graduate of Decatur high school, is attending International Business college in Fort Wayne and is employed at Miller-Nieter-Smith, attorneys at law in Fort Wayne. The prospective bridegroom wws graduated from Decatur high school and is employed at the General Electric company. MARY BILDERBACK TO WED.LISLE KNITTLE Mrs" Thelma Biiderback of route six Decatur, announces the engagement of her daughter, Mary Khthryn, to Pvt. Lisle Knittie, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gregg Knittie of route five, Decatur. Miss Biiderback is a graduate of Pleasant Mills high school and is now employed at Borden’s in Van Wert, O. Her fiance was graduated from Decatur high school and is now stationed near Media. Pa. A December wedding is planned by the couple. ALDINE FRAUHIGER HONORED AT SHOWED MONDAY Miss Aldine F?auhiger was honored at a shower Monday evening SQUARE DANCE Every FRIDAY NIGHT MOOSE

' hi ~ i'nii ; r ■- SUMMER SKATING SCHEDULE Effective May 22, 1955 PUBLIC SKATlNG—Tuesday and Sunday Sunday Afternoon 1:30 to 4:30 Nights 7:30 to 10:30 TUESDAY NIGHT, Ladies’ Special. _3sc for PRIVATE PARTIES—CaII Decatur 3-8309 HAPPY HOURS ROLLER RINK Mr. & Mrs. J. C. Miller, Owners HOLIDAY WEEK-ENU VACATION NEEDS LARGE SELECTION OF SUN GLASSES KODAK FILMS — FLASH BULBS CARA NOME SUN BURN CREAM COPPERTONE SUN TAN OIL SHULTONS BRONZTAN SEA A SKI TANNING CREAM SUN’N’SURF SUNBURN CREAM SWIM CAPS — LUNCHEON NAPKINS PAPER PLATES — PAPER CUPS INSECT REPELLENT CREAM, LOTIONS A BOMBS 1 Gal. PICNIC COOLER $3.19 Keeps liquids Hot or Cold! Gal. PICNIC JUG $1.79 SMITH’S REXALL DRUG STORE F ■

given by Mrs. Harold Shoaf and Mrs. Gene Mitchel at the latter’s home. The honored guest was presented with a corsage of red carnations upon her arrival. Games were played and prises were won by the Mesdames William Frauhiger, Jr.; Leonard Reynolds, Sylvan Frauhiger, Louis Steffen, and the honored" guest; Mias Frauhiger; Refreshments were served to the following guests: The Mesdames Paul Hammond, David Meyers, Homer Bittner, Eveline Roop, W. H. Barber, Francis Shell, Earl Harmon, Leo Teeple, Louis Steffen, Tim Bauman, Ora Frauhiger, Bill Kipter, Jr., Paul Scott, Leonard Reynolds, Sylvan Frauhiger, Robert Brickley, William Frauhiger, Jr., Harold Shoaf, Gene Mitchel. The Misses Edith Mattox, Kathleen Shoaf, Judy' Shoaf, Carolyn Frauhiger. Dfonnoloh Frauhigeij, Patty and Debby Scott, and Janie; Kipfer. Those unable to attend wer the Mesdames William Frauhiger, Sr., Francis Howell, Lloyd Daniels, Arlene Hicks. Kenneth Arnold, and Delmore Troyer. MARY ANN LAURENT TO WED IN AUG.UBT Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Laurent of 304 North Third street announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their eldest daughter, Mary Ann, to Lamberto Michelin!, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Michelin! of 1802 Kensington Blvd., Fort Wayne. Their marriage will be an event of Aug. 37 at 9 a. m. in St. Mary’s Catholic church. The bride-elect is a graduate of Decatur Catholic high school and is now employed in the offices of the Fort Wayne General Electric plant. Her fiance is in the air national guard, stationed at Baer Field near Fort Wayne. OFFICERS INSTALLED BY DELTA THETA TAU The Delta Theta Tau sorority held a business and social meeting Tuesday evening at the Elks home. Mrs. Jesse Newton presided at the business meeting. Plans were completed for a stand that the group will have during the spring festival, June 13-18. Following the business meeting the installation of officers for the coming year was conducted by Miss Rosemary Spangler. New officers are as follows: president, Mrs. Harriet Mallonee; vice-presi-dent, Mrs. Jesse Newton; treasur-

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Norma Kelley Is Bride Os George Sonner The Rev. Dale Millner read the nuptial vows Sunday at 2:30 o’clock, which united in marriage Miss Norma Louise Kelley and George Sonner, Jr. The doublering ceremony was performed at the Macklin Methodist church in Bryant. Miss Kelley is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Kelley of Portland, and the bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. George Sonner of Decatur. The church was adorned with palms and candelabra and the musicale was presented by Mr. and Mrs. Ward Houser of Geneva. The. bride was attired in a full length gown of white slipper satin with a yoke of chantilly lace and an overskirt of nylon tulle and lace. Her fingertip veil was topped with a crown of lace and seed pearls. She carried pink roses on a white Bible. 1-

er, Mrs, Shirley Smith; recording secretary, Mrs. Vera Laurent; corresponding secretary, Mrs. Jane Lybarger; sergeant-at-arms, Miss Helen—“Mowery; historian, Mrs. Alice Brewer; pledge supervisor, Mrs. Vivian Krick; and publicity. Mrs. Mary Colter. A special hour was then enjoyed. with prizes being won by Vivian Krick and Mary Kathryn Spangler. 'Refreshments were served by the hostesses, Mrs. Vera Laurent. Mrs. Shirley Smith, Mrs. Jane Lybarger, and Mrs. Luetta Smith. The next meeting will be a business meeting at the Elks home on June'l4. The Ruralistic study club will meet with Mrs. Bertha Miller Thursday evening at 8 o’clock. The Union Chapel W. S. W. S. will have a bake sale at the Schafer store, Saturday, from 9 o’clock to 12 noon,. Washington — First rural free delivery mall route in the U. S. were placed in operation in West Virginia October 1, 1896.

f' Jr\/ lIA Zwick funeral has but two aims: \i* /y/ l' To honor the deceased, to Inspire J /I' the *‘ v,n 0 - Simple, dignified — I / j <fj 'I yet complete in every detail — \i f l It offers quiet comfort and lasting / ? | /Zy Li <<\ j memory to both family and O</X; f Ct friends. H '/'J K -s, " vIV X IO»E«T J. ZWICK ELMER WINTEREGC C ’1 / % 120 N. 2ND* PHONES: 3-3602 DAY , | \%u 3-3603 NIGHTS & HOLIDAYS

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* hwv us njißpauftii Miss Sandra Sonner, sister of the bridegroom, attended as maid-of-honor and Jady Smith and Celea Treece of Portland, were bridesmaids. The maid-of-honor wore a pink dotted swiss ballerina length gown and a large picture hat of the same material. She carried a colonial bouquet of blue carnations. Gerald* Grandstaff, Jr. of Fort Wayne, served as best man, and Tom Drew of Decatur, and Philip fiarmeier of Fort Wayne were ushers. Immediately following the cere--1 mony, a reception was held in the church basement with 180 guests present. Those serving were Mrs. Gerald Grandstaff, Jr. of Fort Wayne; Mrs. James Riley of Marion. and Miss Julia Bailey of Portland. The new Mrs. Sonner is a graduate of Wayne high school in Portland and the bridegroom was graduated from Monmouth high school. The couple is making their home ' at 2030 Warsaw street in Fort ' Wayne.

: Friends, Neighbors > Aid Frank Lundin In -Plwtins. H«.£b>p s ’ The neighborly spirit qf Adams ' county people was displayed again Tuesday when friends and neighbors of Frank Lundin, St. Mary's township farmer, came to his aid 1 with the spring planting. Lundin has been hospitalized 1 for many weeks with a severe ■ stomach ailment and although he 1 is now home he is still unable to do any work. Early Tuesday morning a group 1 of his friends came to his farm with their own equipment and before the day was over they had disced, harrowed and planted three fields—two In corn and one In beans. A total of 40 acres were planted by Lundin’s neighbors. Among those who helped Lundin were Dent Baltzell, Jack Ross, Je's- ! se Michaud, Carl Kuhn, Kenneth Parrish, Hubert Geisler, Roy Wable and son, Delmar Connlep, Robert. Bailey and son, 'Robert s Brown and Daniel Bailey, Mrs. Connley and Mrs. Lundin t prepared and served a dinner to these men at noon. J ■ a- ■

Bis Society Items for today's publication must be phoned In by 11 a. m. (Saturday 7 9:30 a. m.) Karen Striker Phone 3-2121 WEDNESDAY Bethany circle of Zion E. and R. church, at church, 8 p. m. YiecaturCub Scout skating party, all Cub Scouts and their families, Happy Hour roller skating rink, 7 p. m. to 10 p. m. Women’s association of Presbyterian church, fellowship meeting, it church, 7:45 p. m. Academy of Friendship, Moose 1 tome, 8 p. m. Friendship circle of Zion E. and ' R. church, Mrs. Eugen.e Miller, , ■oute five, 7:30 p. m. THURSDAY D. A. V. auxiliary, carry-in dinier„ entertain state officers, 6 p m. 4-H band practice, Farm Bureau co-op building in Monroe, 8 p. m. Order of the Eastern Star, regular stated meeting, Masonic hall, 7:30 p. m. St. Ambrose study elub, Mrs. ternard Kruse, 7:30 p. m. Guardian Angel study club, Mrs. Vernon Krugh, 8 p. m. Zion Lutheran Needle club, parish hall, 1 p. m. ~ Circle one of Methodist W.S.C.S., Mrs. C. R. Saylors, 2 p. m. Women of the Moose, Moose home, 8 p. m., officers at 7:30 p.m. Monroe W. C. T. U., Mrs. Harve Sells, 1:15 p. ui. Our Lady of Victory discussion, Mrs. Elmo Miller,’ 8 p, ni. Circle four of Methodist W.S.C.S., Mrs. Lloyd Cowens. 2 p. m. Circle two ofthe Methodist ihurch, church lounge, 2 p. tn. So-Cha-Rea, Mrs. R.. C. Hersh, 7:30 p. m. Dorcas circle and Mrs. John Nelson’s circle, - Mrs. Lloyd Cowens, 2 p. m. Ruralistic study club, Mre. Bertha Miller, 8 p.m. SATURDAY Union Chapel W. S. W. S.. bake sale. Schafer store, 9 am. to 12 noon. Topeka — Kansas permitted women to vote, in school elections, as early as 1861.

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Youth Speaker Gene McGee, director of Chicagolam} Youth for Christ, will be the speaker at the tenth anniversary Youth for Christ rallies, Thursday and Friday, May 26 and 27, which will be held at the First Mennonite church kt Berne at 7:30 o’clock. McGee came to Chicago in January from Atlanta, Ga.. where he directed the Atlanta Youth for Christ for the past seven years. Previous to thia he served as a United States army chaplain. At the Adams county memorial hospital: Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth McConnell of Decatur are the parents of a baby girl born Tuesday at 8:50 p.m., weighing seven pounds and 15 ounces. A baby girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. .Don-Burke of Decatur Tuesday at 9?25 a.nu weighing seven pounds and ten ounces. Mr. and Mrs. Warren Young of Decatur are the parents of a baby girl born today at 12:18 a.m., weighing six .pounds and 13 ounces. A baby girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon Wagley of Decatur today at 9:40 a.m„ weighing ten pounds and 13 ounces. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wolfe of Ohio City, 0., became the parents of a baby boy today at 9:45 a.m., weighing' eight pounds and 15 ounces. “ Washington —- The i|>stal department expected to handle 54 billion items during 1954.

Mr. and Mrs. William Schumacher of 416 South Fifth street celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary Tuesday. Senator Von (Fat) Eichhorn of Uniondale dropped over for a couple of hours Tuesday apd enjoyed his renewal of acquaintances. Funeral services were conducted yesterday in the U. B. church in Mercer county for William W. Wilson, 94, who died suddenly Saturday night at the home of his son, Harvey. He was active on the farm until a week ago. Jessie Bear, 50, of Lima, Ohio, who had just completed some work in Decatur and w’as headed for Bluffton, was arrested for dumping the contents of a septic tank along the highway near Craigville. He was placed under SSOO bond. Trooper Ted Biberstine made the arrest. Bluffton teachers have been granted a straight-across-the board increase in salaries of $250. Fred Busche left for Muncie this morning to attend the North Indiana conference of the Methodist church. Busche is lay delegate from the local Methodist church. Mrs. Marlow Schieferstein has returned from a two weeks’ trip to Bryan, Tex.; New Orleans, La.; Tampa, Fla.; and the Smokey I Mountains. While at Bryan, Mrs. Schieferstein attended the gradI uation exercises of Norman Schieti erstein. who received his wings I and commission as lieutenant in

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the United States air force. Lt. Schieferstein has been sent to Kanddlph air force base at San Antonio, Texas, tor further training. - Miss Harriet Gerber and Miss Dorothy Ulman left Sunday morbing for a trip through the west. From here, they went directly to Tucson, Arix., where Miss Uleman's sister will join them on to the coast. Miss Gerber will visit her sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. John A. Ridley in Pasadena. Calif. The girls will fly back to Decatur later in June. Admitted Gustav Bultemeier, Decatur; Mrs. Iva Brodbeck, Decatur; Master James Robert Moore, Berne. Dismissed 0 Miss Debby Stipp, Celina, O.; Miss Linda Kay Herman, New , Corydon; Miss Laura Morningstar, Geneva; Mrs. Goldie E. Valliet, Lamesa, Ariz., Master Orlyn Lehman, Berne; Master , Donald LaBrhn, Rockford, O.; Mrs. Herbert Myers and baby boy, Berne. TEE P L E MOVING & TRUCKING Local and Long Distance ; PHONE 3-2607