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TEDD PASBWATER T0 z MABRY FORT WAYSBGIRL Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Kesler of Fort Wayne, have announced the engagement of their daughter, Darla, to Tedd E. Passwater, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Passwater of Willshire, Ohio. A grauate of Fort Wayne Central high- school, the bride-elect is employed by the Fort Wayne Blue Prirtt company- Her fiance is a graduate if Willshire high school and of Ravenscroft school of beatuy. lHe is employed in the beauty salon of Wolf and Dessauer in Fort Wayne, The couple have set their wedding date at June 21 with the ceremony to take place in the Westfield church in Fort Wayne. TRI KAPPA’S COLLECT $13,000 FOR MENTAL HEALTH Mrs. William F. Christen, president of the local chapter of Tri Kappa sorority, announced today that $13,000 was raised by an estimated 800 “coffees” for the mental health fund. This amount Was derived from silver offerings of friends who were invited into the homes of Tri Kappas in 107 to w n s and cities over the state Os Indiana. Mrs. Wilbur F. Pell of Shelbyville, charman, and the members of the sorority’s state mental health committee, have met With professional advisors, headed by Dr. Earl Mericle, president of the Indiana medical association and chairman of .the professional advisory committee of the Indiana association for mental health, to learn the most critical needs for fundi. The recommendations of Mrs.

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1 ■■■ - ■ ■ ..Pell's committee have been submitted to Tri Kappa’s state officers for study and the decision on the expenditure of this $13,000 will be announced by Mrs. E. R. Elliott of state president of the sorority. LEGION AUXILARY HAS SOCIAL MEETING RECENTLY The American Legion Auxiliary members held their social meeting Friday evening at the Legion home. Games were played during the evening, and prizes were awarded to Mrs. V. J. Bormann and Mrs. Dee Fryback for winning in bridge. Mrs. Martin Zimmerman and Mts. Frank Bohnke won in pinochle and prizes in bunco were presented to Mrs. Wilson Beltz and Mrs. Otto Fuelling. A Valentine theme luncheon was served by the hostessess, Mrs. Jerome Keller, Mrs. Carl Gattschall and Mrs. Joe Hunter. The next meeting will be a business meeting to be held February 13. DeltWCTheta Tau sorority members wll meet Tuesday evening at 8 o’clock at the home of Mrs. Gordon Gregg. Thursday, Women of the Moose will meet at the Moose home with officers meeting at 7:30 o’clock and regular lodge to be held at 8 o'clock. Mrs. Dorus St alter,, college regent, will be the hostess and all having a birthday in January will be honored. A Needle club meeting will be held following the Pythian Sisters temple meeting tonight at 7:30 o’clock at the Moose home. Initiation practice will be held Wednesday at 6:30 o’clock at the Masonic hall for • members of the Order of toe Rainbow for Girls. Thursday at 7 o’clock, initiation will be held at toe Masonic hall. All officers are to turn in their rituals at this meeting. The C. L. of C. hall will be the scene of the Wednesday afternoon meeting of members of the St. Vincent de Paul society. The meeting will start at 2 o’clock. The meeting dr members of the Jolly Housewives scheduled for tomorrow night has been postponed for an indefinite period. A meeting of members of the Eagles Auxiliary will be held Tues* day at 8 at the Eagles hall. A socia 1 meeting will be held by

I * I roinnaar tt»m> tor today*! pub(cation must be phoned in by 11 Mi. (Saturday 9:30) Fnone 3-2121 MarUon Roop MONDAY Pythian Sister, Mooae home, 7:30 p.m. Pythian Sunshine Girls, Moose home, 6:15 p.m. Methodist Evening Circle church lounge, 8 p.m. St. Ambrose study club, Mrs. Henry Heimann, 7:30 p.m. TUESDAY Decatur Home Demonstration club. C. L. of C. hall, 2 p.m. Kum Join Us class, Bethany E. U. B. church. 7:30 p.m. Rebekah lodge, 1.0.0. F. hall, 7:30 p.m. t Adams County Historical Society, Lincoln school, 8 p.m. Sunny Circle Home Demonstration club, Preble township community building, 7:30 p.m. - Jolly Housewives, Bobo school, 7:30 p.m., postponed. Kirkland Ladies club, Adams Central school, 7:30 p.m. Delta. Lmbda and XI Alpha Xi sororities. Legion home, 8 p.tn. Delta. Theta Tau sorority, Mrs. Gordon Gregg, 8 p.m. Eagles ’ Auxiliary, Eagle's hall, 8 p.m. WEDNESDAY Ladies Shakespeare club, Mrs. Fred Smith, 2:30 p.m. Presbyterian Woman's Association, church, 8 p.m. Ruth and Naomi Circle, Zion E. and R. church, 2 p.m. Decatur W.CT.U., Mrs. Jess Niblick, 1:30 p.m. Union Township home demonstration club, Mrs. Jack Gray, 1:30 p.m. Christian Women’s fellowship. First Christian, church, 7:30 p.m. Zidn E. and R. Friendship circle members. Miss Margaret Klickman, 7:30 p.nv Initiation practice for Order of the Rainbow for Girls, Masonic hall, 6:30 p.m. St. Vincent de Paul Society, C. Epsilon Sigma and Xj Alpha lota L. of C. hall. Elks home. 8 p.m. ____ THURSDAY Monroe W. C. T. U., Mrs. Jack Mcßride, 1:30 p.m. Women of the Moose, Moose home, officers, 7:30 p.m., lodge at 8 p.m. Order of the Rainbow for Girls, Masonic hall, 6:30 p.m. members of the Epsilon Sigma and Xi Alpha lota chapters Wednea* day at 8 o’clock at the Elks home.

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Holthouse Drug Co. In Final Contest Holthouse Drug Co., local drug store, has been selected to compete in the final leg of a contest to pick the top retail stores in the U. S., Canada and Hawaii. The contest, sponsored by Brand Names Foundation, began with thousands of entries, which have been whittled to 558. These finalists will be judged in March on their 1958 brand advertising, sales training, and other promotional activities. A first place prize and four “certificates of distinction” will be presented in each of the 25 retail classifications. Assault And Battery Charges Are Filed Local Man Charges Beating From Pair Charges of assault and battery have been filed by a local resident against two Decatur men for an incident that occurred Friday night on. Winchester street. Arthur Krauss, 518 North 10th street, filed the charges against Frank S. Cottrell, 30, 927% North Fifth street, and Robert C. Roebuck, 25, of Simmerman’a Trailer Court, on Mercer avenue, Saturday morning with toe prosecuting attorney charging that the two men attacked him in front of the Dinner Bell restaurant Friday evening at 7 o’clock. The original complaint filed with the prosecutor charged that the two men blackened Krauss’s eye, tore his jacket, inflicted injuries to his other eye, and struck his nose. Cottrell and Roebuck were taken to the Adams county jail on the warrant issued by the prosecutor for their arrest, and were later released after each posted a bond of SSO. The cases will be heard in mayor’s court next Monday at 9 o’clock. | Word has been received that Mrs. Don Aschliman, who underwent a series of spinal operations in Rochester, Minn., is getting along as well as can be expected. Mrs. Aschliman’s address is Methodist hospital, S. Ward I. Ernest Tumbleson, retired farmer and former highway- employe, is confined to his home with a severe case of shingles. 'i,., - w > ... ,

Silver Bar Won By County Rural Youth Award Presented At Farm Science Days A silver bar was won by the Adams county rural youth dub at the annual state rural youth day held last Thursday at Purdue University. The award - is given on the basis of the scoring of the club’s activities during the past year and the bar will be attached to the plaque in the extension office; the award is given by the Prairie Farmer WLS. State rural youth day was held in the new memorial center on the Purdue campus and the morning session featured an address by Dean E. L. Butz. Dean of Agriculture at Purdue University. Also included id the morning session was the WLS Prairie Farmer program with Kelso Wessel, past state president and Maynard Bertsch of WLS presiding. Group discussions opened the afternoon session with members from over the state meeting in small groups and discussing verious phases of rural youth work including their programs on education, recreation, and community service. Featuring the late afternoon session was Dr. Herbert True, of South Bend. Dr. True is an outstanding young speaker and prov- ; ed to be very popular with the rural youth group. Dr. True i spoke on “Looking at Yourself,” i using illustrated slides with his talk. Concluding the afternoon session was “I Am The Nation” — slides illustrating the United States. A tour of the Purdue campus 1 and recreation by the Folk-A-Whirles club of Purdue followed ; the afternoon program. The rural youth banquet featur- ! ed the evening program with Dr. 4 True again as the speaker, his topic for the program was “Powering Yourself.” The party and dance held in the ballrooms of the Union Building concluded the day’s program. Those attending from Adams county were Golria Koeneman, k Ted Kipfer, Dallas Neuenschwan'der.SaUyMcCullough, and Leo ’ N. Seltenright, county agent. » „— . Parents Os Bride Die As Wedding Rites Performed MISHAWAKA, Ind. <UPI> — A moment after Miss Rosella Armantrout repeated her marriage vows, the priest who read, the mass took her aside and gently told her that her parents had just died. Miss Armantrout and James Patnaude exchanged vows Saturday at the altar of St. Monica’s Catholic Church, with the Rev. John E. Gillig reciting the mass. During the cerempny. a note was handed to Father Gillig. After the ceremony. Father Gillig called the newlyweds into the sacristy adjoining the sanctuary. He told Mrs. Patnaude that her father, Frank Armantrout, 69, died just before the ceremony and her mother, Mrs. Theresia Armantrout, 69, collapsed and ; died upon receiving word of her husband’s death from a serious : illness in a hospital. Only Slight Damage In Car-Truck Crash Only slight damages were caused to two vehicles involved in an accident which occurred at Five Points at 9:17 a m. today. The police report shows that a truck owned by the Teeple Truck Lines company and driven by George A. Foos, 48, route three, Decatur, struck a car driven by Carl W. Faurote, 30, Decatur, when the truck was unable to stop i at the stop sign due to the icy road conditions. The truck slid into the intersection striking the back of the Faurote vehicle, causing S3O damages, and $lO damages, to thd truck. Fire Department Called Saturday The Decatur fire department was called Saturday afternoon at 12:40 o'clock to the home of the late Lewis Murphy,, of 903 Winchester street, in answer to a fire that occurred in the kitchen. Fire chief Cedric Fisher stated today that a fire occurred at the home when a gas line on a water heater broke, spreading gas on the floor and Igniting by the flame at the base of the heater. Fisher said that a small hole burned in the floor, but that damage was not considered heavy. Kbihthsl I ' David and Barbara Little Hilemann of route 2, Rockford, Ohio, are parents of a seven pound, three and three fourths ounce boy borp at 9:20 a.m. Saturday. An eight pound, five and one half ounce boy was born this morning at 5:25 o’clock to Kent aud Gloria Anu Bolleubacher | Schindler of Geneva.

Historical Society Will Meet Tuesday Indiana historical memorial* and state parks" will be the subject of the Adams county historical society meeting at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Lincoln school auditorium, Gerald Durkin, president, said today. • _ jy, Eudolph Holycross, ColumbiaCity teacher and a resident of Larwill, will address the society, and show colored slides on the subject. Holycross is a well known speaker in northeastern Indiana, and was highly recommended by the Allen county historical museum curator. Make Distribution To Counties, Cities Motor Vehicle Tax Distribution Made INDIANAPOLIS (UPD—The Indiana state auditor's office Friday distributed about 11 million dollars to Hoosier counties, cities and towns' as their share of motor vehicle taxes for the quarter ending Dec. 31. A total of $23,231, 455 was collected during the quarter, most of it from the state gasoline tax. Os that amount $7,434,066 was sent to counties and $3,484,718 went to the cities and towns. The state received $12,312,671. Counties received $7,742,714 and cities and towns got $3,629,397 during the last previous quarter ending in October. ‘ - Distribution by counties included: Adams, $63,886; Allen, 209,250; Blackford, $33,174; DeKalb, $67, 165; Huntington $67,498; Jay $64, 1?6; LaGrange, $60,631; Noble, $76, 577; Steuben $55,903; Wells, $63, 496; Whitley, $59,989. Distribution by cities and towns included: Decatur, $9,038; Auburn, $7,308; Bluffton, $7,552; Columbia City, $5,898; Fort Wayne. $180,084; Hartford City, $9,833; Huntington, $18,743; Kendallville, $8,155; LaGrange, $2,352; New Haven $3,242; Portland, $8,781; Wabash, $14,508. Owen C. Wimhoff Is Slugged And Robbed Word has been received that Owen C. Wemhoff, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wemhoff of this city, was slugged and robbed in his apartment in Fort Wayne Sunday night. Wemhoff grappled with the intruder in his apartment, and in the scuffle, was knocked out from a blow on the head. The intruder then proceeded to rob Wemhoff of his money, and also stole articles , from the apartment. Wemhoff was hospitalized during the night, and was released today at noon. He was reported recovered and suffering no ill effects from the blow, but will be under the care and observation of friends for a few days. Wemhoff is presently the principal of the Fort Wayne school for retarded children. He is a former teacher and coach at Decatur high school, assisting in both football and basketball. Two Drivers Fined On T raff ic Charges Two traffic cases were heard in mayor’s court this forenoon- by Mayor Robert D. Cole. A fine was imposed in each case after the of- ■ fenders pleaded guilty to the charges. " James F. Klenk, 19, Decatur was arrested by the state police Thursday on U. S. 224 approximately three fourths miles east of Decatur for improper headlights. He appeared today and pleaded guilty to the charge and received a fine of $17.75. Frank E. Liechty, Decatur was arrested by the city police Friday at the intersection of Nuttman avenue and Ninth streets for failure to stop at a posted fetop sign. A fine of $8 was charged for the city Violation. L_ ,

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Co-op Credit Union Holds Annual Meet 4 Annual Meeting Is Held On Saturday The Adam* County Farm Bureau Coop credit union held annual shareholders’ meeting al Monroe, Saturday eevning. Reports of 1958 business of the credit union were presented to the shareholders. The union reported paying a 314% dividend on shares in 1958. Edwin Neubauser and Willis Sommer Were elected to serve on the board of directors. Harry S. Crownover and Erwin F. Fuelling were elected to the credit committee and supervisory committee, respectively. Directors of the union are Edwin Neuhauser, Harvey Lehman, Willis Sommer, Delmore Wechter and Wilmer Bultemeier. Supervisory committee members are Erwin F. Fuelling, Edison Lehman and William Kauffman. Harve Ineichen, Harry S. Crownover and Ernest Lehman are the credit committee members. The board of directors reorganized after the shareholders’ meeting, electing as officers for 1959, Edwin Neuhauser, president; Harvey Lehman, vice president, and Wilmer Bultemeier, secretary and treasurer. Forest J. Tucker was named as assistant treasurer by the board. pl V A Admitted Miss Tressela Murphy, Decatur; Ollie Chronister, Decatur; F. J. Schmitt. Decatur; James Geyer, Monroeville; Mrs. Paul Striker, Geneva; Mrs. Victor J. Kneuss, ■ Decatur; Master Roger Andrews, Decatur; Elmer Voril, Monroeville; Miss Mary Elizabeth Dye, Decatur. Dismissed Mrs. | James Marquardt, Fort Wayne; Mrs. James Cowens and baby girl, Decatur; Wavil J. Reef, Willshire, Ohio; Mrs. Carl Beitler, Decatur; Mrs. Gerald holler and baby girl, New Corydon; Master Ronald Massonnee, Decatur; Master Brenton Scotty Coon, Geneva; Clemens May, Geneva; Mrs. Noel I Thatcher and baby boy, Decatur; Mrs. William Garwood and baby ’ girl, Decatur; Mrs. Victor_J. Kneuss, Decatur; Mrs. Iva Brod- ' beck, Decatur; Mrs. Flora Brite. 1 Decatur; Carl Hurst, Monroe. — —_■ ■ - ■ —

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Beef Tour Planned In County Thursday A beef tour wW be conducted Thursday morning for persons interested in beef cattle or feeding operation paid, Paul Kofane, chairman of the, beet project* committee of Adam* cduny. The tour itinerary is: 10, Ezra Kaehr farm—feed lot operation, S miles west of Monroe on Ind. 124; 10:45, Lengerich Bro*.—commercial beef herd operation, 114 miles north of Monroe on U.S. 27; 11:30, Lanark farm—G. Stickler and Van Holsapple, 314 mile* north of Monroe on 27; 12:15, lunch at the Fairway followed by a discussion on beef cattle and feeding led by Ken McDonald, Purdue U. animal husbandry expert. To Take Donations For Flood Victims Volunteer Cross workers and members of the Girl Scouts will be at the bank Friday and Saturday, accepting donations for aid to flood victims. About 725 families in Indiana are affected by a wive of recent floods caused by heavy snows and rapid thawing. The Indiana Red Cross is trying to meet the emergency situation with volunteer workers, supplemented by professional help from their chapter offices. In the stricken areas, food, shel- , ter, clothing and medical care are being provided for the needy by the Red Cross. Antidote AMHERST, Mass (UPD—School authorities decided to investigate a report that pupils were asked to write composition for English class on the subject, "How I Would Poison My Family.” PHOTO FINISHING Films Left at Studio I Before 5:00 P.M. Finished At Noon Next Day 1SERVICE GIVEN 6 DAYS A WEEK i' —— EDWARDS STUDIO •— ' — '