Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 53, Number 254, Decatur, Adams County, 28 October 1955 — Page 3

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 19»m

CHURCH GROUP HOLOS MEETING recently The Ruth and Naomi circle of the Zion E. and R. church met in the social room of the church reoerttly. Mis,j Harry Frauhtgw, chairman, conducted the business meeting. Mrs. Charles Meyers, leader for the afternoon, spoke to the group on “Why Were Saints Saints,” and “Man God in the City.” A playlet was given ed'titled “Quilting Bee.” by Mrs. Albert Harlow, Mrs. Charles Beineke, Mrs. Bob Kiess, Mrs. Morris Pingry, Mrs. Merlin Robs, Mrs. Floyd School, Mrs. Baker, and Mrs. Rufus Kirchhoffer. ZThe next meeting will be held November 16. At the close of the meeting refreshments were served by the Mesdames William Feller, Carl A4l.tr, and Ada Stepler. UNION TOWNSHIP CLUB MEETS WITH MRS. CHASE The Union township home demonstration club met at the home of Mrs. Earl Chase, with Mrs. Nile Williamson as the assisting hostess. Mrs. Thearl Stults, president, had charge of the meeting. ,The group repeated the club creed, sang the club prayer, and the song of the month, “Hail Purdue ” A very interesting lessoh, entitled “interior Paints and Painting," was presented by Nellie Price. The safety lesson was given by Mrs. Chalmer Barkley. An offering will be taken next month to buy Christmas gifts for the mental patients. Mrs. Barkley and Mrs. Paul Morgan will purchase the gifts. Mrs. Stults announced that the handicraft meeting will be held November 2, at the Farm Bureau building in Monroe, from 10 a. .m to 3 p. m. Election of officers was held with the following elected; president, Mrs. Thearl Stults; vice-pres-ident, Mrs. Chalmer Barkley; secretary, Mrs. Paul Morgan; treasurer, Miss Erma Rabbitt; leaders, Mrs. Donald Smith and Mrs. Leo Workinger; publicity, Mrs. Earl Chase; and safety chairman, Mrs. Fred Marbach. The nominating committee included Mrs. Rolland Gilliom, Mrs. Thunnan Drew, and Mrs. Donald Smith. Refreshments were served to 16 < members and six children present. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Paul Morgan, with Mrs. Thurman Drew as assisting hostess. MONROE W-A X.H. HQLPS MEETING THURSDAY Mrs. Floyd Morrison was hostess to the Monroe W. C. T. U.Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Fenton Sprunger giving the devotions and Mrs. Frona Floyd offering prayer. The secretary’s report was followed by roll call and the paying,, of dues. Irene Winteregg conducted the . business meeting and urged the members Io attend the state convention which will be held Tuesday, November 1, at Peru. Hattie Longenber presented an article on “Sweden's New Fight against Alcohol.” “God's Intervention” was presented by Ada Crist and a poem was given by Georgia Gage. Martha Kindell closed the meeting with prayer. The November meeting will be held one week earlier on November 17, at the home of Hattie Longenberger. The Research club will meet Monday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock with Mrs. D. B. Erwin.

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W. S. W. S. unit two of the Bethany E. U. B. church will meet with Mrs. Faye Miller of 104 North Ninth street, Thursday evening at 7:30 o’clock. The Methodist W.S.C.S. observed Quiet day Thursday at the Church. An instrumental prelude opened the meeting with Mrs. Har- ? ry Dailey at the organ. Prayer and meditation keynoted the meeting with talks being given on the different missions; Brazil was Mrs. John Doan, Bethlehem Center, Mrs. Raymond Walters; Burma, Mrs. Leonard Soliday; India, Mrs. Orval Baughman, and Liberia, Mrs. Harry Dailey. The members of the Welcome Wagon club and their husbands will have a picnic Tuesday evening at Hanna-Nnttman park in the Boy Scout shelterhouse at 7:30 o’clock. Members are asked to bring a covered dish and table service. The Salem W.S.C.S. met at the church for prayer and self denial recently and the meeting was conducted by the vice-president, Mrs. Claude Foremen. The worship call was entitled “A Trust Oh Lord From Thee." Talks were presented on Bethlehem centers, Burma, In dia, and Liberia, by Mrs. Roy Frank, Mrs. Chester Bryon, Mrs. Floyd Meyer, Mrs. Claude Foreman, Mrs. Oscar Young, and Mrs. Merle Riley. The meeting was closed with prayer in unison. 4&Joshtal*| IV 1 Admitted Miss Rosemary Baker, Decatur; Master Stewart Spiegel, Deeaturt Master Steven Spiegel, Decatur; Miss Ann Westerberg, Willshire. O. Dismissed Mrs. Adrian Baker and baby girl, Decatur; Michael Tucker, Berne: Arlene Hirschy. Berne; Mrs. Arthur L. Miller and baby boy, Decatur; Larry Arnold, Portland. Homer Tschannen, of 421 West Madison street, was recently, admitted to the Veterans hospital in Fort Wwyaw»Wis inai rnntte—*»■ 4E770. < Mrs. Otto Spiegel of this city, has returned home from Fergus Falls, Minn., where she attended the funeral of her mother, Mrs. A. O. Christianson. 83. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Christianson of Underwood, Minn., and Mr. and Mrs. Christ Petersop left this morning after spending several days with Mr. and Mrs. Otto Spjegel of Decatur. FOOD — Cafeteria Lunch, Traditional New England Dinner. Visit the New England Shops, Methodist Church, November 16th, T Zion Evangelical & Reformed Church “Fall Festival.'’ All Day, Saturday, October 29. Noon Lunch! Evening Cafeteria. Home-made Gifts. Candy. Plants. 253t2 Trade in a Good Town — Decatur

I, ■k" Jink. w 8 4 J > IF’. ■ •w; 1 IT <J< ’ > wd 51 WlOllnf J ff lil i ; < r I- ; H’ ■ L mßHuh h hlsJ 11 •' THE ENGAGEMENT AND APPROACHING MARRIAGE of Miss Elsie Louise Flora to William B. Van Vranken, has been announced by her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Flera of Decatur. Parents of the prospective bridegroom are Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Van Vranken of Malverne, Long Island, New York. The wedding will take place at the First Presbyterian church in Tulsa, Okla.. November 24. at 2 o’clock in the afternoon, for. Edmund F. Miller will officiate. The bride-elect is a graduate of Hoagland high school and is attending the University of Tulsa, majoring in elementary education. She is employed at McFarlain library in Tulsa. Her fiance was graduated from Malverne high school in Malverne, N. Y., and is attending Spartan school of Aeronautics where he is studying for a career as a flight engineer. He is employed at Douglas Aircraft company.

Retraction An announcement of approaching marriage of Mr*. Thora Ray in Thursday’s Daily Democrat was an error. The item was telephoned to this office and was handled in the usual manner. Today it was learned that the information was false. This newspaper is therefore retracting the statement with apologies. BLOCK SOVIET (Continued from Page One> Among those mentioned as posMBWTI!!1BII!M Item India, Sweden, Burma and Greece/ - Baltimore — An average adult person breathes *IO,OOO to 12,000 ] quarts of air each day.

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13th Death Reported From Sleeping Sickness ; EVANSVILLE, Ind. (INS) —The death of Mrs. Allie Stanhope, 86, of West Salem, 111., in Evansville’s Wellborn Hospital Thursday was the 13th fatality blampd on a twomonth outbreak of sleeping sickness, or encephalitis. The outbreak, which began at Fort Branch, still is under investigation by state and federal health authorities who have determined that some of the cases were of the St. Louis, epidemic variety of the disease. Xt !easl“ s*‘persons were hospitalized during the outbreak, which now has subsided. ! Trade in a Goch' Town — Decatur

SIS Society Items for today's publication must be phoned In by 11 s.m. (Saturday »:30 s.m.) Keren Striker Phone 3-2121 FRIDAY Zion Lutheran church communion announcement devotionals it* church at 5,7, and Bp. m. Delta Lambda and Xi Alpha Xi chapters of Beta Sigma Phi, Mrs. Lloyd Neil, 1103 North Second street, 8 p.m. Beta Sigma Phi sorority, “Hard Times”, party, Mrs. Nilah Neil, 8 p. m. Union Chapel Work and Win class, Mrs. Junior Nidlinger, 7:30 p. m. ilnterroediaite class of Union Chap-el Sunday school, Mrs. Robert Folk, Halloween party. SATURDAY Bake sale and bazaar, Firestone store, 9 a. tn. SUNDAY Zion Lutheran chureh communion celebration at 8 and 10:30 a.m. Zion Lutheran church confirmation reunion service and candlelight vesper at 7:30 p.m. MONDAY Research club, Mrs. D. B. Erwin, 2:30 p. m. TUESDAY Tri Kappa sorority, business meeting, Youth and Community Center, 8 p.m. Beta Sigma Phi council, Mrs. Jerome Keller, 8 p.m. Eta Tau Sigma sorority. Miss Iverna Werling, 8 p.m. Catholic Ladies of Columbia, C. L. of C. hall, 7:30 pjn. Happy Homemakers home demonstration club, Mrs. George Thomas of route one, Monroe, 7:30 p. m. , Decatur’s Fat and Fickle club, 1127 Nuttman avenue, 8 p. m. Welcome Wagon club and husbands, picnic, Boy Scout shelterhouse, Hanna-Nuttman park, 7:30 p.m.

IHm In g| liood Sdionls raU John M. Doan ' * - • . ' . . , u-— ■■.-/■——» —fr- rt I wish to compliment the officials and faculty of the Decatur Schools on the new Northwest Elementary School. The construction of this new school, with the most modern ° facilities, was exceptionally well-planned and shows faith in the future and progress of Decatur. 1 Our administration has been very happy to co-operate with the officials of the Decatur schools in the building program in the past, and we pledge our continued support to help carry out the school building program for the south part of our city. ***"•-„ F- ' I believe in the future of Decatur, and know that with the continued co-operation of our citizens, Our City Will Continue to Progress. a ’ ..i- * S Sincerely, ■' ' I ■ ' . ~ CONTINUE PROGRESS ...VOTE FOR DOAN ?l , ' * ’ Pol. Advt.

WEDNESDAY Bethany circle of Zion E. and R. church, Mrs. Harry-Knapp, 8 p.m. THURSDAY W. S. W. S. unit two of Bethany E. U. B, church, Mrs. Faye Miller. IM N. 9th street/7:3-0 p. m. Future State Police Plans Are Disclosed Jessup Speaks At I.U. Conference BLOOMINGTON, Ind (INS) — F. plans of the Indiana state police department were disclosed by «Jate police Superintendent Frank A. Jessup at the Indiana University conference on state government today. They include: New police post installations at Redkey. Bloomington, Versailles, Terre Haute and Kentland. The Redkey post will be activated Nov. 1. Fifty troopers are now in training, with another 25 to be trained early in 1960. Twenty-five other troopers are in training for toll road duty in 1956, using funds allocated by the ! Indiana toll road commission. Jeesup reported that “wolfpack patrols” by troopers have stepped up traffic arrests 161 per cent over 1952. Electric timers are used in speed control at rural and suburban schools and congested areas. A 12-man safety education unit helped 525 industries install off-the-job plant safety programs and assisted 200 communities hi local safety promotion attempts. At the same time, motor vehicle commissioner Morris Carter recommended to the conference that the price of driver licenses behlked from 91.69 to |2. Carter said the additional $625,000 a year that would be realized through this increase could be given to high schools for driver training courses. The commissioner said records | of other states indicate that driver

training decreases recklessness 50 per cent. He added tha lack of funds currently is keeping helf of the state’s 46,265 available driver trainees from having instruction. Hold Box Social At Elks Saturday Plans have been completed for the old time box social for members of the Elks lodge and their ladies Saturday, beginning at 9:30 p.m. The October committee in charge has planned other entertainment in addition to the auction of the boxed snacks which is scheduled for 11 p.m. Dr. and Mrs. H. R. Frey, chairmen, and Mr. and Mrs. Al Anderson, co-chairmen, have announced that no admission will be charged. However, eaeh lady must pack and wrap a boxed snack for two which will be sold at an auction conducted by Gerald Strickler, a member of the club. A large group of Elks club members are assisting the chairmen in plans for entertainment. This is the first of a series of parties with a new committee in charge each month. * Girl Slightly Hurt When Hit By Auto Mama Borror, four-year-old dan ghter of Mr. and Mrs. William Borror of 304 North Ninth sitreet escaped serious injury when she | was hit by a car in front of Harmon’s market on Adams street at 12:15 p.m. Thursday. The child was coming out of the racket with her mother when she ran out into the street behind a parked car. She ran into the path of an approaching vehicle driven by Phyllis M. Black, 18, of Decatur, who did not see the child in time to stop. Mama was treated at the Adams county membrial hospital for bruises and then released. • Washington—There are 6.5 million men, age 20-25 in the U. S. now as compared with a record of 7.25 million in 1945. I

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