Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 57, Number 124, Decatur, Adams County, 26 May 1959 — Page 3

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Mr. and Mrs. Hoffman Married In Denmark

Mr. and Mrs. Erick Jensen of Copenhagen, Denmark, wish to announce the marriage of their daughter, Miss Anna Marie Jensen, to Eugene Hoffman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hoffman of rural route 1, Decatur. ' The wedding took place April 18 at 5 o’clock in the afternoon at the Hostickob Lutheran church. Denmark. Hoffman, who is a graduate of Decatur high school with the class of 1952, is completing his service with the United States Army. The new Mrs. Hoffman will reside with ner parents until his Army obligation is over and they will then move to near Indianapolis.

Older Members Os Church In Session “The Golden Age Group,” comprised of men and women over 65 years of age from the First Methodist church in Decatur will conduct a noon luncheon and social meeting at the church building on Thursday. Mrs. Elmer Conner proponent of aged citizen groups in Connersville and now residing in Decatur, is promoting the activities of the Club. Mrs. Conner said that each of the ladies will bring a covered dish, while the male contingent was relinquished from doing so. Table service will be provided by the church. Those who attended the first meeting of the group two weeks ago and formulated plans for Thursday's meeting are Mrs. Dorothy Shady. Mrs. J. T. Myers, Mrs. Jesse Niblick, Mrs. Ethel Farr, Mrs. E. W. Johnson, Mrs. Lloyd Ruse, Mrg. Mary Ahr, Mrs. Leona Fisher, Mrs. Olive Peterson, Mrs. Mary Colter, Mrs. Rose Weldy, S: - - ' " ■-1

WEEK DAY SPECIALSI PLATE LUNCH 65c SCHOOL - - - LUNCH Burger in a Basket, French Fries, and Coke Hotel Coffee Shop at the RICE HOTEL, Decatur, Ind. ■

==j2 - 1 • •• * ■ ■ .. . . Glad you came to town, but I’ll be unable to keep my appointment, for, you see, I must go to Haugk Heating and Appliance and see the new Philco 2 door Refrigerator they are selling for just $299.95 and trade. I talked with Marsha yesterday, she says it's fully automatic, and has a 90 lb. freezer. Be seeing you. . ' ~ Sandia,

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and Mrs. Bertha Lanning. Mrs. Conner said that the success of Thursday's luncheon will undoubtedly foster many more such occasions. Mr. and Mrs. William Schumacher observed their ' 49th wedding anniversary Sunday. Among those who attended the Sunday marriage of Miss Carol Needles and William Reynolds at Findley, Ohio, were Mrs. Fred Marbach and son Terry, Mrs. Nellie Price, Miss Bernice Brodbeck, Ronald Price, Mrs. Greg Knittie of Decatur, and Mr. and Mrs. Chalmer Beodbeok of Convoy, Ohio. Mrs. Lester Bunaiart of route 6, is in the Clinic hospital in Bluffton where she underwent surgery recently. Her room number is 260. Bud Shady, of Bluffton route 4, was released from Clinic hospital Saturday after treatment.

SOCIETY

WOMEN OF THE MOOSE HOLD SPECIAL MEETING Women of the Moose met Thursday evening for their mother and daughter banquet. Following the dinner, entertainment of music and games was directed by members of the entertainment committee. A potted plant was presented to the oldest mother, Mrs. Millie Fields, and the youngest mother,• as well as the mother with the largest > family, Mrs. William Noll. . The next meeting will be held June 4, with an election of officers. DUTCH MILL IS SCENE OF MISSIONARY BANQUET The Dutch Mill restaurant in Bluffton, was the scene of the meeting of mothers and daughters of the Decatur Missionary church. Fifty seven women were present for the meeting. Mrs. Harold Idlewine offered the invocation and Mrs. Gerald Gerlg served as mistress of ceremonies for the program held following the steak dinner. Miss Barbara Harden played an organ solo after which a poem, “Where Is Mother?” was read by Mrs. Lawrence Gallogly. Mrs. Eileen Beam gave a reading of mother and a girls trio composed of Miss Sharon Harden, Miss Janet Rupp, and Miss Carolyn Amstutz, sang, “Home Sweet Home.” Miss Norma Jean Sprunger of Fort Wayne, who taught as an exchange teacher in Germany, showed colored slides of interesting places she had visited while in Germany. The closing prayer was offered by Mrs. Lawrence Gallogly. final program planned FOR LUTHERAN P.T.L. The final program for the Immanuel Lutheran P.T.L. will include a special business meeting with Dr. Arnold Spiegel in charge. New officers will be elected for the forthcoming year and a delegate to the seventh annual convention of the national P.T.L. will be selected. The convention will be held at Valparaiso University August 2,3, and 4. Mrs. Edgar Krueckeberg, program chairman, will introduce the main speaker, Thang Ik Moon. The public is invited to the meeting to hear the speaker, who is a Korean studying for the Lutheran ministry at Concordia Senior "College: A final report will be given by Robert Huebner, principal, as well as all committee chairmen. Refreshments will be served followj ing the meeting. NEEDLE CLUB MEETS AT MOOSE HOME A meeting of the Pythian Sisters Needle club was held following the Temple meeting at the Moose home recently. Mrs. EdAhr, vice president, presided at the meeting for which twenty members answered roll call. ... Games were played daring, .the evening and prizes awarded to the winners. Mrs. Bruce Christen received the door prize. Refreshments were served at the meeting’s close by hostesses, Mrs. Ceil Gause and Mrs. Giles V. Porter. ADMITTED Herman Hegerfeld, Monroeville; Master Jacob William Schlemmer, Monroeville; Master Kenneth Wayne Isenberg, Monroeville; Master Brice David Fisher, Decatur. DISMISSED Miss Nancy Stucky, Berne; Master Jack Baxter, city; Mrs. Allen Felt and baby boy, Monroeville; Master Mark Belella, city; Mrs. Pearl Yake, Decatur; Miss Shelia Foreman, city; Mrs. Emma Simerman, city; Mrs. William White, Jr., and baby girl, Decatur; Mrs. Albert Huston and baby girl, Decatur; Mrs. John H. Neyil, Geneva; Mrs. Harlow Hart, Geneva; Master Kenneth Schwartz, Berne; Glenford Beitler, city. Over 2,500 Daily Democrats are sold and delivered in Decatur each day.

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MRS. CHARLES BROUWER IS HONORED SUNDAY A surprise birthday supper was held in honor of Mrs. Charles Brouwer Sunday evening at her home. Mrs. Brouwer was lured away from her home and whs?n she returned, she’ found several guests who presented her with many gifts which she opened later in the evening. Those attending the surprise supper were Mr. and Mrs. Russell Brouwer and family; Mr. and Mrs. Herman Gresley and daughter; Mr. and Mrs. Carl Scott; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bolyard; Mr. and Mrs. Ray Giant and daughter; Mr. and Mrs. George Rothgeb and family; Mr. and Mrs. Milow Clay and family; Mr. and Mrs. Harold McBride and family; Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Scott and family; Mr. and Mrs. Cletus Miller, Jr., and son; and Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Scott and son. Invited but unable to attend were Mr. and Mrs. John- Knox and daughter; Mr. and Mrs. Russel! Noll; Mr. and Mrs. William Duff and family; and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kennerk. Members of the St. Anne’s study club should take notice that the meeting scheduled for Thursday afternoon has been postponed. The pot luck supper scheduled for members of the K. of C. auxil- , iary tonight, has been cancelled. Tuesday at 7:30 o’clock, memberslpf the Rebekah lodge will meet at the Odd Fellows hall. Three Link will meet following the lodge. Mrs. Tilman Gehrig will be hostess for members of So-Cha-Rae Thursday evening. The dessert bridge will begin at 7:30 o’clock. Sally R. Beer Is Manchester Graduate Two hundred four students will receive degrees during the 70th annual commencement exercises at Manchester College at 10 a.m. Monday, June 1. Speaker will be Dr. Andrew W. Cordier, executive assistant to the secretary general of the United Nations. Included in the graduates is ■ Sally R. Beer, qf Berne. CMJBS I Calendar Items for today’* pub . -cation must be phoned in by 11 . üb. (Saturday 9:30) .. ~. Phone 3-ZUI < Marilou Roop TUESDAY K. of C. Auxiliary pot luck supper, cancelled. / St. Vincent DePaul Society, Cancelled one week. Eta Tau Sigma sorority, Mrs. Lawrence Rash, 6 p.m. Sunny Circle Home Demonstration club, Preble township community building, 8 p.m. Kirkland Ladies club motherdaughter banquet, Family Inn, 6:30 p.m. Adams County Historical Society, Decatur public library, 8 p.m. Jolly Housewives Home Demonstration club, Bobo school, 7:30 p.m. Delta Lambda and Xi Alpha Xi chapters, Mrs. Jerome Keller, 8 p;m. Delta Theta Tau sorority, Dutch Mill restaurant in Bluffton, 6:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY Ruth'and Naoni Circle, Zion E. and R. church, 2 p.m. Friendship circle of Zion E. and R. church, Mrs. Fred Corah, 7:30 p.m. Live and Learn Home Demonstration club, Mrs. Louis Drake, 1:30 p.m. Woman's Association, Presbyterian church, 8 p.m. Ave Maria study club, Mrs. Jack Brunton, 8 p.m. THURSDAY St. Anne’s study club, postponed. So-Cha-Rae, Mrs. Tilman Gehrig, 7:30p.m. ; ~~— Rebekah lodge, Odd Fellows hall, 7:30 p.m., Three Link to follow. Emanuel Lutheran P.T.L., school, 8 p.m. Order of Eastern Star, Masonic hall, 7:30 p.m. Monroe W.C.T.U., Mrs. Jack Mcßride, 7:30 p.m. FRIDAY Work and Win class of Union Chapel E.U.B. church, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Gaunt. Trade in a good town — Decatur.

Marge & Charles Dance Studio Announces Registration NEW CLASSES STARTING Register Wednesday, May 27 4:00 P. M.'to BK>O P. M. Decafur Youth & Community Center

w JMM QUEENING IT— Jean Schweizer, “Tulip Queen” for the annual Holland, Mich., Tulip festival, gives out with a big smile while spending her prize - winning weekend in New York. She a 18, will begin nurse training.

Mrs. Jessie Mcßride Dies This Morning Mrs. Tessie Mcßride, 77, of near Craigville, died today at 12:05 a. m. of an extended illness after being bedfast for two months. Born in Dixon, 0., July 21, 1881, she lived in Craigville for 36 years. Mrs. Mcßride was a member of the Pleasant Valley Methodist church. Survivors are a son, Roy McBride, of Craigville; a foster son, Wilfred, of Ossian: a brother, James O. Gilbert, near Dixon, O.; 11 foster grandchildren, and two great-foster grandchildren. Her husband, William, preceded' her in death in 1945. Services will be conducted Thursday at 1:30 p. m. inVthe Zwick funferal home, the Rev. Don Orr officiating. Burial will be .in the I. O. O. F. cemetery in Monroeville. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p. m. today until time of the services. John C. Thompson To Teach At Louisville The board of trustees of the University of Louisville has announced the appointment of John Clair Thompson as assistant professor of real estate in the school of business for the next academic year. He will be teaching courses in real estate, management, and marketing and will also teach courses in the master of business administration program. Thompson is the son of Mrs. Joseph Thompson of Decatur and is a graduate of Decatur high school. He received the bachelor’s degree from the University of Illinois in 1954, a master of business administration degree from Harvard University in 1956 and expects to receive the doctor of philosophy degree from the University of Illinois this summer. His doctorate dissertation concerns the subject of regional social accounting and is being written in the department of economics. While at the University of Illinois, he has assisted in courses in real principles and management and investment management. Thompson, his wife and son are living in Urbana, 111., but will move to Louisville in time to begin his teaching duties in the fall. Summer Schedule Is Announced By Center Dick Linn, director of the Decatur Youth and Community Center, today announced the summer schedule for 'the center, which will be effective June 1. q The hours for the Community Center will be 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, while the Youth Center hours will be 3 p.m. to 10 p.m., Tuesday through Friday and 1 to 10 p.m. on Saturdays. The Center will be closed Sunday and Monday except by reservation. Linn also said the shuffle board and horseshoe court facilities are now available for interested persons. A record hop is planned for Friday, May 29, 8-11 p.m. New Shoes If the new shoe pinches, wring out a cloth from very hot water and lay it across the tight spot while the shoe is on the foot, changing as soon as it cools. This will cause the leather to shape to the foot. ...... ■ - ■

Purdue Graduate Exercises Sunday LAFAYETTE, Ind.—The annual commencement exercises of Purdue University will be held Sunday, with the traditional morning and afternoon programs in the Edward C. Elliott hall of music. Students meeting degree requirements in the schools of agriculture, home economics, industrial management and science, education and humanities will participate in the -9:30 a. m. program while those graduating in the schools of engineering and pharmack will get their degrees at the program starting at 2:30 p. m. Dr. Frederick L. Hovde, president of Purdue, will give the address and formally confer the various degrees at each, program. In addition to the more than 1,800 candidates for baccalaureate and advanced degrees in the current semester, 644 students completed degree requirements last January* and 526 were graduated last August, bringing the total in the 1959 class to approximately 3,000. Attendance at commencement is not required of the Janu- | ary and -August graduates but; several will return for the public • conferring of their degrees. Special music will be provided | at the exercises by the Purdue, symphonic band and the varsity; glee club. Each program will op- ! en with the academic procession and each will include the traditional induction of graduates into the Purdue alumni association. Among the candidates for degrees of the semester ending May 27 are the following from Adams county: Berne —Max N. Yoder. R. 1, bachelor of science in electrical engineering. Decatur—William S. Bowers, 128 Monroe street, master of science; | Daniel T. Kitson, 305 Oak street, bachelor of science in chemical , engineering; Doyle L. Myers. 367 Stevenson St., bacheldr of science in electrical engineering; Ronnie L. Vetter, R. 5, bachelor of science in agriculture. Geneva —James B. Long, R. 1, bachelor of science in aeronautical engineering. — Merchants Showcase . Winner Omitted Fred E. Kolter, executive secretary for the Decatur Chamber of Commerce, said today that a name was omitted from the list of winners of the Merchants Showcase prizes. Howard Evans, was named winner of the prize awarded by the Adams County Builders Supply, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Karl Beer of Wausau, Wis., are the parents of a' seven pound, 11 ounce boy born Sunday. The grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Kimble and Mrs. Edwin Beer, the new arrival has been named Brian Michael. At the Adams county memorial hospital: —■ Raymond and Mary Weaver Gibson of Monroeville, are the parents 1 of an eight pound, two and one half ounce boy born at 5:32 p.m. Monday. A seven pound, 11 and three ounce boy was born at 16:42 a.m. today to Donald and Carol Koenig Swygart of 602 Marshall street.

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'- -1 VAN WERT, O.—Miss Sara Drury, a senior at the Van Wert high school, was recently .named the 1959 Queen Jubilee XV of the Van Wert peony festival, scheduled for June 6. Miss Drury is shown here gathering her first bouquet of early peony blooms from „ one of the home gardens in the city. This peony is a rich double red flower, often referred to as “Grandma's Peony” or the “Decoration Day Peony.” Two street parades, one at 1:45 p. m. and the other at 8:15 p. m. will be held in the city with over 40 bands and 30 floats in the parade line. An art and flower show will be held in connection with the peony festival in the Van Wert Armory, opening Friday, June 5 and closing Sunday, June 7.

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