Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 54, Number 103, Decatur, Adams County, 1 May 1956 — Page 3

TUESDAY, MAY 1, 1856

WOMEN OF THE MOOSE ANNOUNCE SPECIAL MEETINGS The Academy of Friendship of the Women of the Moose held Initiation for a class of candidates at the Moose home. Bertha Stolt ■was in charge of the chapter night program. During the business session it was decided t» sponsor a student nurse who is in a school of nursing at the present. The group also decided to buy three tickets for the Civic music concerts to be held in Decatur. A lunch was served by Bertha Zelt and her committee during the social hour. Ireta Judt received the attendance prise end Jenny McAlhaney was awarded the door prise. Special meetings of the organization to remember are the memorial service at the Moose home May 6, with the time to be announced later. The Academy of Friendship will meet in Indianapolis, May 6. The state convention of the Moose lodge will be May 25 and 26 at Indianapolis. The Women of the Moose will send two delegates to the convention. May 10, formal initiation will be held at the Moose home. WOMEN GOLFERS TO MEET FRIDAY AT CENTER All women who are interested in playing golf this summer are invited to meet at the Youth and Community Center Friday evening • — Helps You Overcome FALSE TEETH Looseness and Worry No longer be annoyed or feel Ul-at-ease became ot loose, wobbly false teeth. FASTEETH, an Improved alkaline (non-acid) powder, sprinkled on your plates bolds them firmer so they feel mor* comfortable. Avoid embarrassment cau»ed by loose plates. Get FASTEETH today at any drug counter.

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at 7; 30 o’clock. Those who are not able to attend the meeting but wish to play golf are asked to call 3-3022 or 3-2676. The W. M. A. of the Nuttman Avenue U. B. church will meet at the home of Mrs. Jessie Diehl Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock. The Ladles aid of Union Chapel church will hold an all day meeting Thursday at the church with a carry-in dinner to be featured at noon. Our Lady of Good Counsel study club will meet at the home of Mrs. Mark Colchin Wednesday- evening at 8 o’clock. The Wesley class of the Methodist Church will meet Thursday evening at 7:30 o’clock in the recreation room ot the church. w. - Mrs. Walt Gilliom will entertain the St. Joseph study club Thursday evening at 8:15 o’clock. The Zion Lutheran Needle club will meet in the parish hall Thursday afternoon at 1 o’clock. At the Adams county memorial hospital: Fredrick Schamerloh and Ruth Louise Schueler Schamerloh of Decatur are the parents of a baby boy born today at 3:35 a.m., weighing seven pounds and 7% ounces. Admitted Mrs. Mary E. Braun, Decatur; Mrs. William Hirschy, Berne; Cynthia Ann Gehrig, Decatur; Roy D. Clem, Monroeville. \ Dismissed Mrs. Robert Hunt and baby girl, Geneva; baby David Eugene Hermon, Berne; Mrs. Lawrence Springer, Decatur; ißoy Nevil, Geneva; Mrs. Edward Stoppenhagen and baby girl, Decatur; Mrs. Luther Osborne, Geneva. If you have something to sell or ropms for rent, try a Democrat Want Ad. It brings results.

q» .♦ i ■. ; s ' Mb ».Q.. ci SMWik, Ms -M'l’S A‘ - k. MR. AND MRS. FRANK FISHER of 116 South Ninth street, Decatur, will celebrate their golden wedding anniversary Sunday, May 6. The couple will observe open house at the Trinity Evangelical United Brethren church from 2 o’clock until 5 o’clock. Mr. and Mrs. Fisher were married May 3, 1906. in Decatur by the Rev. George Luke, They. . are members of the Trinity E. U. B. church. They have one daughter, Mrs. Milo Waggoner of LaFoun-, tain, and one grandson.—Photo by Anspaugh. , . — --- ‘--WiH—l — — V

Society Itema for today’s publication must be phoned in by 11 a.m. (Saturday 9:30 a.m.) Karen Striker Phone 3-2121 • TUESDAY Tri Kappa sorority, Youth and Community Center, 7:30 p. tn. Happy Homemakers home demonstration club, Mrs. Carl Adler, 7:30 p. m. Catholic Ladies of Columbia, C. L. of CL. hall, 7:30 p. tn. Lutheran Women's missionary league guidance institute, Zion parish hall, registrations at 6:30 p. m. Decatur Weight Watchers club, 1104 N. 2nd street, 7:30 n. m. Beta Sigma Phi city council, Bes?ie 8 p. m. Eta Tau Sigma sorority, Mrs. Lawrence Rash, 8 p. m. Gals and Pals home demonstration club, Pleasant Mills school, 7:30 p. m. ------ WEDNESDAY W. M. A. of Nuttman Avenue U. B. church, Mrs. Jessie Diehl, 1:30 p. m. Our Lady of Good Counsel (ttudy club, Mrs. Mark Colchin, 8 p. m. St. George study club, Mrs. Dan Gruss, 8 p.m„ for transportation call Mrs. Bill Mansfield or Mrs. Bob Steigmeyer. Psi lota Xi sorority, Youth and Community Center, 8 p. m. Lydia Ruth circle of Christian church, Mrs. William Teeple, route three, 7:30 p. m. Pythian Sifters district four, convention, North Manchester, registration at 12 noon. •Presbyterian Bible study, church, 9-10:45 a.m. Presbyterian Bible study, church, 8-9:46 p.m. Sancta Maria study club, Mrs. Charles O’Shaughnessey, 8 p.m. Mother and daughter banquet, Bethany E. U.- B. church; 6:30 o’clock, tickets 75 cents adults, 50 cents, Children.

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THURSDAY Ladies aid of Union Chapel church, church, all day, potluck dinner at noon. Zion Lutheran Needle club, parish hall. 1 p. m. “St" Joseph study club, Mrs.Walt Gilliom. 8:15 p. m. Wesley class of Methodist church, recreation room at church, 7:30 p.m. Girl Scout Leaders club. Boy Scout cabin at Hanna-Nuttrntt# • i park, 10 a. m. to 2 p. m. Church of God mothers and daughters, potluck supper, fellowship basement, 6:30 p.m. Woman’s, missionary society of Mt. Zion U-B. church of Bobo, Mrs. Charles Wagner, 7:30 p.m. Rainbow for Girls, public installation. Masonic hall, 7 p.m. Ladies aid society of Trinity E.U.B. church, church, 7:30 p.m., election of officers. Pleasant Grove W.M.A., 1 p.m., home of Mrs. Gorman Fox. Great Books discussion group, public library, 8 p. m. Everready Sunday school class of Methodist church, church lounge, 7:30 p. m. So-Cha-Rea. Mrs. Dick Ehinger, 7:30 p. m. FRIDAY Get acquainted meeting for Decatur Golferettes, Youth and Community Center, 7:30 p. m. Rummage sale, sponsored by Eastern Star, Decatur Hatchery, 1 pm.tos p. m. ~ V . Union. Preble, Root and St. Mary's townships, joint Farm Bureau meeting, Monmouth high school. r Mrs. J. C. Stephenson and children Carol and Fred of Missoula, Montana, are visiting Mrs. Stephenson's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Kunkel of north of Decatur. . Chicago — About one-third of all purchases from a typical large department store are delivered by truck, as are about 40 percent of foods purchased from an average independent grocer.

Veteran Telephone Employe Will Be Honored Wednesday Joseph A. Hunter, who has been associated with the Citizens Telephone company for 50 years, will be honored at a banquet Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. at the Decatur .Youth and Community Center. Attending the dinner will be employes, officers and board members and guests of the Decatur, Nappanee -and Argos exchanges. Gifts from the company and from the employes will be presented to Hunter in recognition of his 50 years of service. Charles Ehinger, president of the company, will be master pf ceremonies for the program, which will also include the presentation of certificates of service and service pins to other employes with more .han five years of service with the company. About 160 persons arc expected- to attend. Jack Loos of. Fort Wayne will present entertainment. The guest of honor will review his 50 years with the company. Ha started as an office boy in 1906 and since that time has worked as a trouble shooter, on line construction and other jobs a.nd is now in the plant engineering department. Bank Robber Given Life Prison Term Fountain City Man Enters Guilty Plea * RICHMOND, Ind. (INS)—A 28-year-old man who tried to rob a bank four blocks from hia home faces life imprisonment today. William Leonard Brouse, of Fountain City, entered a plea of guilty to a charge of inflicting a physical injury in the course of a robbery in a sudden appearance late Monday before Judge G. H. Hoelscher of Wayne circuit court. Previously, Brouse had pleaded innocent by reason of insanity, but changed his mind and told 5 officials that “I want to get it over with.” He was taken before the judge, and his attorney changed the plea. Meanwhile, the victim of the shooting which accompanied the March 3 holdup of the Fountain City Bank remains hospitalized with his injuries. He is Leonard Strickler, 62, the cashier .at the bank, 10 miles north of Richmond. Strickler is reported in “fairly good” condition at Richmond Reid 'memorial hospital 'with stomach wounds. Brouse was recognized by Miss Lucille Biga, another bank employe, as he ran from the bank with some $2,000 in loot. Bystanders chased after Brouse. who dropped a trail of bills behind him as he ran.

Most of the stolen money was recovered.

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Additional G. 0. P. Fireworks Expected Gov. Craig Plans Attack Ort Handley INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — Addi-1 tional Republican fireworks are expected with the announcement that Governor George N. Craig soon will launch another attack on Lieut. Grfv. Harold W.\ Handley, now fripnt runner 1 foir the GOP gubernatorial nomination. Craig is expected to charge that Handley has fought the state administration’s program for the past four years. . That situation was mentioned in a statement today by Senator Matthew E. Welsh, of Vincennes, currently ahead for the Democratic lamination tor governor, who said: “A party as hopelessly divided as the Indiana Republican party is unworthy of the confidence of the people and cannot be entrusted with the government of the State during the next tour years. “When the Republican chief executive lets it be known that he wil Istump the state against the second highest GOP official, it proves their party is too morally bankrupt to ask the support of any conscientious voter.” Much Cold Weather In U. S. On May Day Mote Like Winter Weather In Nation CHICAGO (INS) —The Weather report for the first day In May looks like a typical winter's day. Here's today’s picture — cold weather with light snow over the northern Rockies, most of the country east of the Rockies under a blanket of clouds and colder in the New England states. Light snow early this morning still was occurring in the northern Rockies but there was no appreciable accumulation in the past six hours. Scattered showers and thundershowers hit the northern section of Texas eastward into Tennessee, North Carolina and Virginia. . Widely scattered light showers and thundershowers also occurred in portions of the central Rockies and Kansas. Southern Texas and Florida were cloudy and warm with early morning temperatures in the 70s. In the New England states It was in the 30»Some early morning temperatures—Los Angeles 59, Seattle 46, Cutbank, Mont, 26, Great Falls, Mont., 29, Minneapolis 38. Boston 45, Key West, Fka., 78, Atlanta 66, Dallas, Tex.. «7,- Kansas City 47, Detroit 39 and Chicago 41. ~

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Switching Accident Causes Man's Death EAST CHICAGO. Ind. (INS) —A rail Switching accident within thg Indiana Harbor works of Inland Steel company at East Chicago has cost the life of Jesse Hayes, 43, of Gary. Hayes was crushed beneath the metal bumper on a pilot car being used on a rail line inside the plant to bring material to an open hearth furnace, late Monday. He is survived by his widow and nine children. Fire Sweeps Five Indianapolis Stores Four Other Stores Are Also Damaged INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — A fire, whose total loss may run as high as SIOO,OOO, swept five Indianapolis stores today? The fire in the 2100 block of Roosevelt also caused damage to four Other stores around the corner from the scene of the principal damage. > Indianapolis fire chief Arnold Phillips reported that the fire apparently began in the Roosevelt Inn and had reached the roof of the business block before it was discovered by a motorist. Some 12 pieces of fire fighting eqiupment arrived, but it was too late to save the other four businesses in the business block, which is owned by Frank Panden, of Indianapolis. Also gutted were the Roosevelt Pharmacy, Gaines Market, the John Jeffries barber shop, and C and C TV shop. Smoke and water damage also | was caused to the Oak Hill beauty shop, Williams paint store, Caroline Salon, and the C and C cleaners, in an adjacent business block facing Caroline Ave. Temperatures Below Normal Are Forecast INDIANAPOLIS (INS) —lndiana will have temperatures four to eight degrees below normal for the next five days, according to the forecast of the Indianapolis weather bureau today. Normal maximums are 67 to 72 degrees and mlniumums 44 to 48 degrees. • Showers were predicted for Wednesday and Thursday and again about Saturday.

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Stale Police Staff Vacancies Are Filled Sutton Is Promoted To Lieutenant Post INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — Six vacancies In the Indianapolis and Lafayette state police staffs were filled today by Supt. Frank A. Jessup of the Indiana state police. Promotions went with the assignments for the six, as follows: ' - Sgt. Richard Y. Sutton, of Coatesville, formerly of Decatur, was promoted to lieutenant and named to head the narcotics section at the state headquarters in Indianapolis. Det. Sgt. Marcellus J. Tlmme, of Cloverdale, was advanced to First Det. Sgt. and Trooper Robert K. Gray, of Indianapolis, to Det. Sgt. at the Indianapolis headquarters. At Lafayette. Det. Sgt. Marion A. Robbins, of Thorntown, was promoted to a first sergeant, and Corporal Ivan D. McCurdy, of Bringhurst, to detective sergeant Also trooper Bernard D. Leavitt, of Logansport, was named corporal and transferred to the Lafayette post