Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 53, Number 169, Decatur, Adams County, 20 July 1955 — Page 3

WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 1958

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BRIDAL SHOWER HELD FOR MISS SHIELA AHR The Pythian Sisters held a mis* cellaneQus .bridal shower Monday evening at the K. of P. home in honor of Miss Sheila Ahr, brideelect of David Owens. The honored guest was presented a corsage and her mother, Mrs. Uoyd Ahr, was also given a corsage. The tables were beautifully decorated with pink and white crepe paper and candles. The gift table was decorated with pink crepe paper, a. large pink umbrella, a doll bride, and bridesmaids. ■ The program included piano solos, readings, and a duet. Games were played and prises were awarded to the various winners. GILBERT FAMILIES GATHER AT MONROE The Gilbert families gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Gilbert of near Monroe for a dinner, recently. Those attending were: Mrs. A. J. Sehurman of Huntington, W. Va.; Mr. and Mrs. Chester Duse of Coldwater, Mich.; Mrs. Leo Henning and family, Battle Creek, Mich.; Mrs. Elmer Smith and children, Union City, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Gilbert North Manchester; John A. Gilbert, Quincy, Mich. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Granlund, Huntington; Mrs. Donald Granlund, Huntington; Joan Alberso. Petroleum; Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Gilbert and family. Decatur; Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Gilbert, and Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Gilbert and family, all of near Monroe.» MARY ANN LAURENT HONORED AT SHOWER Miss Mary Ann Laurent, who will become the bride of Lamberto Mickelinl of Fort Wayne Aug. 27, was honored with a bridal shower

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Tuesday evening at the home >1 Mrs. Joe Brennan. Games were played and prizes were won by Mrs. Joe Laurent and Mrs. Harmon Gillig. Refreshments were served by the hostess. Shower gifts were presented to the guest of honor in a basket decorated to look like a sail boat. Qjiests included Mrs. Mike Mickellni, mother of' the bridegroomelect; Mrs. Joe Laurent, mother of the future bride; the Misses Clara, Jessie and Mary Mickelinl, Bisters of Mr. Mickelinl, and Mrs. Don (Giant of Maples and Miss Jane Laurent; sister of the guest of honor. Also attending were Mrs. Dora Laurent, Miss Virginia Laurent, Mrs. George Laurent, Miss Marlene Laurent, Mrs, Ireneus Gase, Mrs. Severin Schurger, Mrs. John Schurger, Mrs. Mark Schurger, Misg. Clara Schurger, Mrs. Robert Laurent, Mrs. Pat Costello, Miss Helen Thomas, Mrs. Jerry LeStz, Mrs. William Bowers. Mrs. Henry Neir. eiter, Mrs. Roy Hague and Mrs. Gillig. BUSINESS MEETING HELD BY AUXILIARY The V. F. W. ladies auxiliary held a business meeting Monday evening with 17 members present. The auxiliary was asked by Eular Dull if they wanted to accompany the post and Father’s auxiliary to Fort Wayne to give a party at the Veteran’s hospital, the first Thursday in December. The auxiliary plans to attend the party. Dull also stated that a V. F. W. picnic will be held in the Art Erwin woods August 21. The following various committee chairman gave reports at the meeting; cancer, Crystal Hook; hospital, Glennys Martz; letters, Mrs. McGinnis. The letter, which was read by Mrs. McGinnis, was a letter complimenting the auxiliary and post on their recent party they gave at the Veteran’s hospital in Fort Wayne. The committee for the next social meeting. August 1, is Agnes Baker; IdaFishef.GTenny s Ma rtz, and Ruth Stucky. HOME DEMONSTRATION PICNIC NEXT MONDAY Next Monday has been set for the annual home demonstration ■picnic, 6r30 p; m. at~the Lehman Park in Berne. Every club member In Adams county is urged to bring a covered dish and table service. The place and date for this event was set by Mrs. Noah Habegger. Mrs. Raymond VanEmon and Mrs. Warren Augsburger. The committee in charge of program and games includes Mrs. Thearl Stults, chairman: Mrs. George Thomas, Mrs. Leo Teeple and Mrs. Charles Morrison. The purpose of such an annual event is to become better acquainted with other chib members and to spend a few hours of socializing and relaxation away from home. Mrs. Frank Krick, Jr., of Fort Wayne, entertained with a 1 o’clock luncheon Tuesday, for Mrs. D. A. Byerly of Banning, Calif. Guests were: Mrs. Bill Coffee. Mrs. James Ehinger, Mrs. William Ketttler, Mrs. Robert Bieberkh of Fort Wayne, and Miss Ethel Kleinhenz of Decatur. Rainbow for Girls will meet Thursday evening at 7 o’clock at the Masonic hall. Admitted Miss Miriam Moore, Decatur; Mrs. Harry Suman, Decatur.

I » V \ ' I -41 iMIPF. ... , JK/F ! W?7»' i ■77'77 L. ? .. . ■ a I. „ ; . X... MR. AND MRf. CHALMER K. SHEETS of route five, Decatur, announce The engagement of their daughter, Mary Louise, to William Lee McCarty, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. McCarty of route one, Cutler. No date has been set for the wedding.

■ * J Society Item* for today’* publication must be phoned In by 11 *. m.. (Saturday 9:30 *. m.) Karen Striker Phone 3-2121 WEDNESDAY Pleasant Mills Methodist W. s. C. S.. Mrs. Dave sovine. 7:30 p. m". Zion Lutheran Walther League, 6:30 p. m., in parish hall. THURSDAY Zion Lutheran Needle club, parish hall, 1 p. m. V. F. W. Esther's auxiliary, business meeting, post home, 8 p. m. Friendship Village home demonstration club, Kimsey school, 1:30 pt Women’s guild of St. Luke E. and R. church, church basement, all day. Salad sandwich luncheon, Martha and Mary circles, Presbyterian church, 1 p. m. D. Y. B. class of Trinity E.U.B. church, Mrs. Manley Foreman, picnic supper, 6:30 p.m. Women of the Moose, Moose home, 8 p. m., officers at 7:30 p. nr. Rainbow tor Girls,.Masonic hall, 7 p. m. FRIDAY Zion Lutheran Communion announcement devotionals in church, 2,4, 5,7. and Bp. m. SUNDAY Zion Lutheran Clitfrch Communion celebrations, at 7 and 10:30 a. m.— Dismissed David Cqlchin, Decatur; Mrs. Ricliard Foster and baby girl, Monroeville; Mrs. Weldon Zehr and baby boy. Fort Wayne; Mrs. Gerald Gaskill and baby boy, Dixon., O.; Mrs. John Rickord and baby girl. Decatur; Mrs. John Baker and baby boy, Decatur: Mrs. Robert Boze, Berne; Floyd Lee Norton, Bryant. At the Adams county memorial hospital: Mr. and Mrs. Vernon. Bleeke of Decatur became the parents of a baby girl born Tuesday at 2 p.inweighing seven pounds and 11 ounces. Scouts And Scouters Will Meet Thursday Decatur Boy Scouts and Scouters planning to make the trip to Beaver Island are asked to meet at 7;jfa o’clockaThursday evening at Worthman field. Plans will be discussed for the annual summer trip. Terre Haute Youths Killed In Accident PLAINFIELD. Ind. (INS) —Three Terre Haute youths were killed Tuesday night when their car crumpled against a tree along U.S. 40 two miles west of Plainfield. Dead were James F. West, 17, driver and owner; James F. Ellington, 21, and Larry Eugene McCrocklin, 19. State police said there is evidence that West was racing with another automobile at the " time of the crash but that no tract of the other car has been found.

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CORRECTION In last evening’s local topics is was incorrectly stated that Mrs. William Zerbe is the daughter of Ed Booth of Decatur. Mrs. Zerbe is not a daughter but a niece. The Rev. and Mrs. Harvey H. Hocker of Monrovia, Calif., were guests of- Mrs- Gerald Vizard, a niece of Rev. Hocker, arrd also visited Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Hocker. Mr. Hocker is a brother of Rev. Hocker. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Cole and children Barbara, Michael, and Danny, left Saturday for Colorado Springs, Colo., where they will visit Mr. and Mrs. David Cole and son Eric. The Coles plan to return in about two David Liby of Decatur, route two, has accepted a position at the Airplane service station at Bluffton to succeed Kenneth Reinhard, who is entering the army. A marriage license has been issued to Harry J. Schwartz of Bluffton and Miss Rowena Neuenschwander of Berne, route two, at Bluffton. • A new aluminum truck trailer owned by the Cartage Company of Chicago and driven by W. R. Judge of Ossian, traveling south yesterday morning through Van Wert, 0., noticed street signs that a center line was being painted so he drove over to the side of the road. As he did so the top of the trailer struck the limb of a maple tree which overhung the street. The entire right side of the trailer top was ripped off and the cargo of merchandise was dumped on the street. The- .tree had to be cut down. District FFA Meet Scheduled Thursday Portland Site Os District Meeting The annual summer meeting of the sixth district of Future Farmers of America will be held at the Portland high school Thursday. A softball tournament will get underway at 1 p.m. The business and entertainment sessions will begin at 6:30 p.m. Shuffleboard, horseshoes, tennis and swimming will also be featured during the afternoon. Refreshments will be available. The Decatur chapter under the direction of William Journay, local vocational agriculture instructor, will attend the meeting and will enter a team in the softball tourney. Twenty-four chapters from high schools in Adams, Blackford-, Grant, Huntington, Jay, Wabash and Wells counties are included in the sixth district. It was announced today that, in event of rain Thursday, the meeting will be postponed to Saturday. Favor Deepening Os Channels To Lakes Recommendation is • Made By Engineers WASHINGTON (INS) —The army engineers recommended to congress today a 110 million dollar project to deepen all channels connecting the Great Lakes to a

Woman Is Acquitted By Coroner’s Jury ■- Handles Own Defense In Winning Verdict WASHINGTON (INS) — A 28-year-old mother of four handled her own defense and won a ruling of accidental death Tuesday in the shooting of her balding husband's 19-year-old red haired mistress. Then, Mrs. Katherine Ann Haynes, who worked nights at a post office while her husband spent his time at a love nest, asked reporters to give him, this message: "I’ve lost you. Bill, but I love you.” A coroner’s jury of six melt cleared the attractive Mrs. Haynes of any blame for the shooting of Nancy Penton, who was fatally ‘wounded early Tuesday by a .22 caliber revolver bullet that passed through her left hand and lodged in her liver. However, a government prosecutor said he would recommend the case be sent to a grand jury anyway, and Mrs. -Haynes was still in police custody on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon. The coroner’s jury acted following a four hour inquest during which Mrs. Haynes did most of the cross examining and her 32-year-old husband Willis, a vacuum cleaner salesman, waived his constitutional privileges in order to testify against his wife. Haynes said she forced him back into Miss Penton's apartment after he had left it and made .him watch while she shot the girl, not even letting her put on a bath robe. Miss Penton was wearing only a pajama top when she was shot. But Mrs. Haynes said that “Nancy bumped my hand and the gun went off. I had no intention of shooting her.” During his testimony, Haynes said his wife once told him she was suffering from cancer. Mrs. Haynes refused to comment when reporters asked her about it. She and her husband have been married 13 years. Their children, all girls, range in age from two to nine. controlling depth of 27 feet. The army report, sent to the house and senate public works committees, estimated this would save 10 million dollars annually by permitting shipments ’of iron ore, stone, grain and other commodities in larger vessels. *5 The channels involved, Mary’s river, Straits of/Mackinac, St. Clair River, Lake St. Clair and the Detroit river. They connect Lakes Superior and Huron, Lakes Huron and Michigan, and Lakes Huroh and Erie. The controlling depths are now from 21 to 25 feet. The report also recommended a cut off channel, if this is found to be feasible, in Canada at southeast bend on the St. Clair river. This would cost $5,491’000,.. plus slo,oof annually tor maintenance. Half-Size Ga'dabout \o/ k ’•< * *#4/ \ iVv* I* \ \ / VI I 4 *f* rl 1 :? + f If g I I * I x * VV I I 1 I- »l I * t * *l* H I J I yI * I 1 I [ 9181 In/ HlamCvm It’s a house-dress, town-dress! Also the prettiest flattery the shorter fuller figure could have! See the graceful scallop detail — the clever his pockets that make you look so much taller, longerwaisted. Sewing is very-simple — no alteration problems,! Pattern 9181:' Half Sizes 14%. 16%, 18%, 20%, 22%, 24%. Size 16% takes 3% yards 35-inqh fabric. This easy-to-use pattern gives perfect fit Complete, illustrated Sew Chart shows you every step. Send Thirty-five cents in coins for this pattern—add 5 cents for each pattern for ist-class mailing. Send to Marian Martin, care of Decatur Daily Democrat Pattern Dept, 232 West 18th St., New York 11. N. Y.” Print plainly Name, Address with Zone, Size and Style Number.

R ' w IB 1 I' i A SAILOR, one of the 22 injured, is pried out of wreckage of the Braniff airways plane which crashed in Chicago, killing 22 aboard. The plane was landing in fog. — (JnterualianalJ

Pastor And Teacher Are Honored Sunday Friedheim Pastor, Teacher Honored FtiemlS''and members- of the Zion Luthafiau church at Friedheim paid tribute* last Sunday to their minister, the Rev. A. A. Fenner and' their school’s teacher, E. H. Kolthoff, of Rev. Fenner's 40th anniversary as and Kothoff’s 25th year as a teacher. . Rev, Fenner has been at Friedheini for the last four years and prior to that time he served two other churches in Indiana at Arcadia and Mishawaka and he also served in hospital work for several years at Cincinnati. Kolthoff has been the teacher at Friedheim for more than a year and has been active in the teaching profession for 25 years. The Rev. W. C. Vetter of Union ia and Mishawaka and he also services and following the services a social hour was held, at which time the two honored guests received gifts from the congregation. all who attended. t Lisis Precautions On Swimming Safety Promote Safety In State Park Areas INDIANAPOLIS (INS) —The state conservation department and the American Red Gross today announced rules -and precautions to promote swimming safety in state park, bathing areas. Among them wereLearn to swim, preferably from a trained instructor; then never over-estimate your swimming ability' Even experienced swimmers should swim only on well supervised waterfronts and should never swim alone. Channel - swimming trainees should always be accompanied by a boat and should swim parallel to the shore line within reach of help. Inflated inner tubes are not permitted on state park beaches. Never linger'in front of diving boards, which are always, danger spots. Diving in shallow water is dangerous, especially to the inexperienced, who are unable to control the depth of their dives. The boy who cries wolf is especially unwanted in water, Call for help only.when you are really in. trouble, and then don’t hesitate. Avoid painful sunburn by using a good suntan oil and limiting the time of your exposure. Don’t plunge into cold water when your body is overheated; wade in gradually and give it a chance to get used to the change. Rest a while after eating to avoid painful muscular cramps. DotTt duck, push, splash or throw sand on other people. More than one-fifth of all radios in the U. S. are in automobiles.

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Six Arrested Here On Speeding Charges The police department’s electric speed timer trapped six more violators early this morning on Thirteenth street. Those arrested were; Walter Burgin, Geneva: Samuel B. Hart, Geneva; Mary C. Bayrett, Modoc, Roy Moser, route two, Berne; Robert D. Teeple. route pue< Bryant, and Richard B. Ross, Mon,roe. All will appear before justice of the peace later, One accident was recorded. A car driven by Florence Llchtenstiger hit an auto operated by Thomas Drew at The intersection of Fifth and Second streets Tuesday evening. Damage to the Drew auto was estimated at $75 and the Lichtenstiger car $125.

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Nightclub Robbed Os Over $5,000 Indianapolis Club Robbed Early Today UNDJANAiPOLIS (INS) —Two,'' • tall men early today held the proprietor of an Indianapolis nightclub and several patrons and employes at bay with a sawed off shotgun and a revolver while staging a robbery that netted them between $5,000 and $.7,000, - Steve Brodey, 46. owner of the Brodey’s Village Inn, said both bandits were six feet tall and wore cheese-cloth masks over their faces. They staged the holdup Just after closing hours early today, while some , late leaving patrons still were in the club. One of the two bandits struck Brodley when he first balked at opening his safe, but the owner was not hurt. One of the gunmen threatened: “If the cops come, we re going to put the ladies in front as a shield.” But the bandits fled before po- —- lice arrived.

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