Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 54, Number 133, Decatur, Adams County, 6 June 1956 — Page 3

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MISS THELMA BALTZELL WEDS FRANK ROBINSON Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Mias Thelma became the bride of Frank E. Robinson in the Pleasant Mills Methodist church with the Rev. Bill Springfield officiating for the double-ring ceremony. Parents of the couple are Mr. and Mrs. Dent O. Baltzell of route six, Decatur, and Wallace Robinson and the late Mrs. Wallace Robinson of Oaklyn, N. J. Baskets of white majestic daisies, pink gladioli, and garden flowers adorned the church altar. Sherman Nyffler, pianist, prerented a 15 minute musicale preceding the ceremony. "I Love You Truly,” was sung by soloist Kenneth Von Gunten. The bride was attired in a ■white nylon tulle over satin gown. • Lace fashioned the yolk with its Sabrina neckline and brief sleeves edged with Vai lace, which was repeated at the hip line, from which the fully gathered skirt billowed to waltz-length. A heart shaped plateau designed with hand clipped Vai lace and trimmed with tiny seed pearls held her shoulder length veil of illusion. She carried a bridal bouquet of white carnations centered with pink sweetheart roses. .Attending the bride as maid-of-honor was Miss Sally McCullough, who .wore a pink organdy dress fashioned with embroidery trim. A pink horse hair hat completed her ensemble. She carried an arrangement of pink and white carnations. . ■> Walter Ballinger of Michigan State University, attended as best man and ushers included Allen Girod and John Baltzell, brother Kuf the bride. /'■ Approximately 125 guests at/tended the reception which was held in the church basement. 7~Pink and white decorations were / used througout. Servers were: / Mrs. Donald Everett, Miss Wanda ’ Baily. Miss Nancy Parrish, and Miss Wanda Mann. The reception was supervised by Mrs. R. H. Everett and Mrs. Murry Holloway. A dark blue suit with navy accessories was the attire of the bride as the couple left for a two weeks trip to the east coast. Mrs. Robinson is a graduate of Pleasant Mills high school and received her B.S. degree in home economics at Purdue University. Her husband was graduated from Oaklyn high school, and received his A.B. degree from Rutgers University. He is now completing j-Worlt on a doctor’s degree in f; agronomy at Purdue’ University. 4? . Following their honeymoon, the •’ couple wfll reside at the Purdue campus apartments. Guests from a distance included Miss Edith T. Robinson, Oaklyn, N.J.; Mr. and Mrs. Barton S. Howard and Miss Jane E. Howard. Glenelden, Pa.; Howard Rob- ’’ inson. Camden, N.J.; Alfred R. Kluge. Wyomissing, Pa.; Mr. aid Mrs. Harold R. Steiner, Lemont, Hl.; Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth B. Wisley and daughter Lanna Jo. * and Mrs. Raymond Pratt and children Regena and Rodney, Alvada, O.: Mrs., James Bonnet and Cleon Steiner, Bluffton, O.

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PLEDGE PICNIC HELD BY 1

TRI KAPPA 80R0RITY The Trt Kappa sorority held their pledge picnic Tuesday evening with a potluck supper served on the terrace at the home of Mrs. Clark Mayclin, which 50 attended. Following the supper an impressive pledge service was held for the , following girls: Janet Lane, Judy Keller, Ruth Townsend, Joyce Callow, Sharon Kreischer, Mary Voglewede, Elinor Schnepf. Mrs. Paul Hammond and Mrs. James Rieke. Judy Frans was unable to attend the pledge service and will be pledged at a later date. Following the pledge service a dessert was served. Committee in charge of the affair included Miss Sunya Stuckey, chairman, Miss Barbara Cole, Mrs. (Roger Fruchte, and Miss Gaynel Lankenau. The next meeting will be a business meeting. June 12, at the home of Mrs. Mildred Kocher and all menfteM. are urged to attend. V.F.W. LADIES AUXILIARY HOLDS MEETING RECENTLY - The V. F. W. ladies auxiliary held a combined business and social meeting recently, with 22 members present. (Glennys Martz won the door prize. The auxiliary will give a hospital party July 5, at the FoM Wayne V. A. hospital. Initlutieri was held for Evangeline Witham and Edna Davidson. Joan Harrell gave a report on the coming safety program. Games were enjoyed and refreshments were served. The next meeting will be held June 18. PIANO RECITAL TO BE PRESENTED THURSDAY Mrs. Edgar Gerber will present her piano pupils in a recital Thursday evening at 7:45 o'clock at the Zion Evangelical and Reformed church. Those participating will include Dianne Miller, Nancy Gerber, fames Hoffman, Elaine Weidler, Candace Johnson, Joyce Hehn, Nancy Helm, Judith Worthman. Jeannie Hoffman. Ruth Ann SelkIng, Paul Feller, Connie Bergman. Ronnie Baker, Betty Baker and Linda Jackson.

Rainbow for Girls will meet at the Masonic hall. Thursday evening at 6:45 o’clock. The Women’s missionary association of the Mt. Zion U. B. church will hold a meeting Thursday evening at 7:30 o’clock at the home of Mrs. Louise Bunner. Tuesday evening at-7 :«<>• o’clock the Rebekah lodge will meet in the Old Fellows hall. ADD CAL TUESRAY Rebekah lodge, Odd Fellows hall, 7:30 p.m. .. . ... ™ Three nationally acred’ted judges will be on hand at the annual flower show Saturday, to be held at the publci library, sponsored by the Decatur and Rose Garden club. The three judges are Mrs. Gladys Antnon of Muncie, Mrs. Ward Carty of Pendleton, and Mrs. Simpson Stowe of Selma. The Builders vlass of the Trinity E.U.B. church will meet Friday evening at 7:30 o’clock at the .church. Hostesses will be Mr. and Mrs. David Wynn and Mr. and Mrs. Don Cochran. Due to illness in the community, the children's day service at the Pleasant Grove United Brethren in Christ church, has been postponed from the original date of June 10, to Sunday evening, July 1, at 7:30 o’clock. A reception for the minister of the Pleasant Mitills Methodist church will be held at the church Friday evening at 7:30 o’clock. The honorary members of Psi lota Xi sorority are invited to attend the pledge service of the sorority, to be held tonight at the Youth and Community Center at 8 o’clock. The American Legion auxiliary

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unit 43 Past Presidents parley will meet at the home of Mrs. Arthur Myers Monday evening at 8 o’clock. Mrs. Dick McConnell will be hostess to unit three W.S.W.S. of the Bethany E.U.B. church Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock. The Monroe Better homes demonstration club will meet with Mrs. Forrest .Ray Tuesday evening at 7:30 o'clock. . < ’ ) A ham supper is being sponsored by the V. F. W. ladies auxiliary Saturday evening from 5 until 7 o'clock and the public is invited to attend.

* *•! HMMV"" mmotmhmmAhbmbmw—hmmml Society Items vor today’s publication must be phoned In by 11 a-m. (Saturday 9:30 a.m.) Karen Striker Phons 3-2121 WEDNESDAY St George study club, Mrs. Dan Kwasneski, 8 p.m. Sancta Maria study club. Miss Esther JSeyers, 8 p.m. Psi lota Xi sorority, pledge service, Youth and Community Center, 8 p.m. Women’s guild of Zion E. and R. church, church, 7:30 p.m. THURSDAY Rainbow for Girls, Masonic hall, church, 7:30 p.h. Women’s missionary association of Mt. Zion U. B. church, Mrs. Louise Bunner, 7:30 p.m. Zion Lutheran Needle club, parish hall, 1 p.m. W.S.W.S. Unit 2 of Bethany E. U. B. church, Mrs. Bertha. Smith, 2 p.m. Ladies Aid of Trinity E. U. B. church, at the church, 7:30 p.m. Decatur Peppy Gals 4-H club, Decatur high school, 1:30 p.m. Wesley class of Methodist church, recreation room of church, 7:30 p.m. Everready Sunday school class of Methodist church, church, 7:30 p.m. D. A. V. junior auxiliary, picnic, Hanna-Nuttman park, 3 to B p.m. Women of the Moose, formal initiation and election of officers, Moose home, 8 p.m. Unit three W.S.W.S. of Bethany E.U.B. church, Mrs. Dick McConnell, 2 p.m. FRIDAY Builders class of Trinity E.U.B. church, church, 7:30 p.m. Reception for minister of Pleasant ' Mills Methodist church, church, 7:30 p.m. W, S. W. S of Calvary E.U.B. churth, at the church, 7:30 pjui SATURDAY Ham supper, sponsored by V. F. W. ladles auxiliary, V. F. W. home, open house, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Bazaar and bake sale, sponsored by Decatur and Rose Garden clubs, north room of library, contributions to be in between 7:30 £.m. and 10:30 a.m. - MONDAY American Legion auxiliary unit 43 Past ' esidents parley, Mrs. Arthur Myers, 8 p.m. TUESDAY Monroe Better Homes demonstratioon club, Mrs. Forrest Ray, 7:30 p.m.

Mr. and Mrs. J. IR. Smitley and Mrs. Melvina Sheets and daughters Carol and Sally, all of Decatur, spent the past week-end at the home of their son and daugh-ter-in-law, the Rev. and Mrs. Keith Smitley of Pyrmont, who are the parents of a new baby boy weighing eight pounds and 14 ounces and named David Joe. One of Adams county’s oldest residents, William Michaels, Sr., of near Monroe, will observe his 97th birthday anniversary Thursday in the Adams county memorial hospital. Mr. Michaels fractured his hip in a fall at his home a few weeks ago and his .condition is considered satisfactory. Ham Supper, V.F.W. Ladies Auxiliary, Saturday, June 9, from 5 to 7 p. m. — OPEN HOUSE. 133 t 3 Trade in a Good Town — Decatur.

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Eight From County Graduate At I. U. Annual Graduation Exercises June 11 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Eight Adams county students are among the 3,188 in the graduating class for the 127th commencement of Indiana University June 11 as tentatively announced by university registrar C. E. Harrell. The class, one of the largest in the university’s history, includes those who completed their work in February, the regular June graduates, and those due to complete their courses this summer. All are eligible to participate in the commencement ceremonies to be held at 10 a.m., June 11, in memorial stadium. Baccalaureate services will be the preceding evening with president O. P. Kretzman of Valparaiso University as the speaker. The university’s commencement season will-center about the dedication of its new David Starr Jordan hall of biology, regarded as thfe most modern and best equipped structure in the country for teaching and research in bacteriology, botany, and .zoology. Preceding its dedication at 3 p.m., June 8, a three-day symposium will be held in the three sciences. The tentative list of students in the 1956 class and their degrees includes: Berne — Gordon W. Hirschy, A. in linguistics; Jackson R. Lehman, master of business administration. Decatur — George M. Bair, Jr., B. in business; Margaret F. Biting, B.S. in nursing education; Erwin J. Gutowitz, doctor of medicine; Marilyn R. Kirchenbauer, dental hygiene certificate; David A. Owens, master of business administration. Geneva — Nancy A. Drew, graduate ' nurse.

South Pacific Will Open On June 22 “South Pacific,” Rodgrs and Hammerstein’s long-running hit musical (nearly five lears on Broadway), opens the Festival Music Theater’s 1956 season’June 22 at Franke Park, Fort Wayne. Tickets for “South Pacific,” which will have six performances June 22, 23, 24, 29, 30 and July 1, are now on sale at Room 411, Standard Building, <217 E. Berry St. Mail orders, accompanied by stamped, self-addressed envelope, may be sent to this address, while phono reservations may be made by calling Anthony 2582. The downtown box office is open Monday through Saturday, 10 a m. to 6 p.m. The Franke Park box Office is open performance nights only. Season memberships, good tor specific seats on a specific night, are available at >7.50 for box seats and >5.25 for terrace seats and cover all three shows of the 1956 season — "South Pacific,” “Guys and Dolls" and “Kismet.” An illustrated brochure, containing a seating chart, is free for the asking. Tickets for individual shows are ;>".50 box seats, >1.75 terrace seats, and >1 general admission. Owen Wemhoff Gains Ball State Degree Owen Wemhoff received his M. A. degree in education from Ball State Teachers College during tbe annual commencement exercises at Muncie Tuesday. He received his degree in high school administration. During the summer months, Wemhoff is employed by the state school in Fort Wayne working with mentally retarded children. Wemhoff the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wemhoff, is currently employed as teacher and assistant coach at Decatur high school

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fe jdHte»x & ’ jfl MR. AND MRS. LOUIS J. HOUK of route one, Decatar, will celebrate their golden wedding anniversary Sunday, June 10. Open house will be featured at their home from 2:30 until 5 o’clock and from 7 until 8:30 o’clock. The couple was married June 7, 1906, by the Rev. Henry C. Roehner at the home of the bride’s parents near Monmouth. They hate one daughter, Mrs. Herbert Banning, and tyro grandchildren, Herb and Sue Ann Banning, all of this city.—Photo by Anspaugh.

Two From County Are Heidelberg Graduates William Bertsch, Jr., of rural route 4, Decatur, son of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Bertsch; and Mildred Alice Miller, of rural route 1, Geneva, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Miller, are among 113 seniors at Heidelberg College, Tiffin, Ohio, who will receive their diplomas when the college graduates its 103rd class Sunday, June 10. Bertsch majored in history at Heidelberg, Miss Miller in elementary education. Both will receive the bachelor of arts

Funeral Rites Held For Mrs. Rockne SOUTH BEND, Ind. (UP) — More than 400 friends, neighbors and Notre Dame football figures attended funeral services Tuesday for Mrs. Knute Rockne. A solemn requaim high mass for the widow of the great Irish coach was celebrated in Sacred Heart Chapel. She was buried in' the family plot at Highland Park cemetery beside the grave of her husband, who was killed tn a Kansas plane crash 25 years ago. State Traffic Toll Above 1955 Figures INDIANAPOLIS (UP) — Indiana added 28 more names to its 1956 traffic death toll last week, raising the current total about 5 per cent above the same time last year. The year's death box score as of midnight June 3 was 429. A week earlier, it stood at 401. A year ago, the toll was 411 for 1955, and only 12 new names were added in the course of the corresponding week last year. Workers Return To Atomic Power Plant SCHENECTADY, N. Y. (UP) — Workers returned to their Jobs today at the Knolls atomic power laboratory here and at the West Milton, N.Y.,. test site. A meeting was arranged for today in an effort to iron out difficulties that led to the walkoff Tuesday. About 400 men were involved in the dispute which reportedly stemmed from a layoff. General Electric Co. operates the installations for the atomic energy commission.

At the Adams county memorial hospital: Robert Sheets and Leda Nickels Sheets of Wren, p., are the parents of a ba >y born Tuesday al 3:08 p.m., weighing seven pounds and 9% ounces. A baby boy was born to Robert Rider and Audrey C. Miller Rider of Decatur Tuesday at 10:16 p.m., weighing seven pounds and 13% ounces. ; r Lambert Mlckellni and Mary Ann Laurent Mickelini of Fort Wayne are the parents of a baby boy born today at 11:95 a.m,,' weighing seven pounds and 3% ounces.

SOIRITAL I Admitted Miss Thelma Corey, Bertie; Edward Miller, Decatur; Fred Hockemeyer, Decatur; Miss MaDonna Pensinger, Portland; Mrs. Ida MaeKoesber, Pleasant Milla; Master Daniel Baker, Decatur; Master John Baker, Decatur. Dismissed Master Daniel Hees, Decatur; Miss Karen Hakes. Decatur; baby Fredrick Card, Decatur; Edward Miller, Decatur; Mrs. James D. Yoder, Berne. < Toll Road Building Ahead Os Schedule SOUTH BEND (UP)—Constrution of Indiana’s upstate east-west-toll road is about 81 per cent completed and 30 days ahead of sched; ule, officials announced Tuesday. A spokesman of the J. E. Greiner Co., supervising.. engineers, said the superhighway from the Ohio line to the MiddMbury interchange is scheduled to be opened July 1; and from Middlebury to the U.S, 31 interchange north of South Bend by Aug. 15. At the present construction rate, officials figured the turnpike will be opened as far as the Gary interchange by Sept. 17, and to the Illinois border in November. Rome — Old manuscripts on file show that manufacture of writing inks had reached a high degree of permanency and perfection even in the Middle Ages.

Japanese Freighter Explodes, Sinks ” SAIGON. Indochina (UP) — A Japanese-manned freighter carrying 900 tons of surplus munitions and bombs exploded, burned and sank 156 miles south of Saigon Tuesday. French officials announced today. Two members of the all-Jap-anese crew were killed, 26 were in-jured-8 crltically-and 5 are missilng, the report said. Two Persons Killed In Jet Plane Crash MINNEAPOLIS (UP) — An air force FB9 jet fighter killed two persons Tuesday night when it crashed through a fence at the end of a runway and slammed into an auto. The dead were Mrs. Clair Usher, Minneapolis, and her daughter, Rita, 5. Three other passengers in the auto were injured. The

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