Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 57, Number 194, Decatur, Adams County, 18 August 1959 — Page 3

TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1939.

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Miss Helmrich Plans September 4 Nuptials

September 4, Miss Carol Helmrich and her fiance, Clarence J. Lovelady, will be wed in the Evangelical and Reformed church at Magley. The Rev. H. E. Settlage will receive the nuptial vows. The bride-elect is the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Otto B. Helmrich, route two, and her fiance is the son of Mr. and Mrs. James L. Lovelady. Woodstock, 111. Miss Helmrich is a graduate of Adams Central high school and is employed at the Leland Sm f. Insurance Agency in Fort Wayne. Lovelady attended Portland high school and is employed by Bowmar Instrument corporation, F/ t Wayne.

MISS MARLENE HARMON TO WED DONALD E. BARNA Mr and Mrs. Bert Harmon of Ohio City, Ohio, have announced the engagement and approaching marraige of their daughter, Miss Marlene Sue Harmon, to Donald E. Barna of Rockford, Ohio. The ceremony will take place September 12 at 11 a.m. in the St. Teresa Catholic church of Rockford. Miss Harmon is employed in Decatur as office nurse for Dr. Arthur Girod Her fiance, the son of

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Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Barna, is proprietor of Barna’s Case in Rockford. A reception will follow the wedding at 6 p.m. in the American Legion hall in Rockford. The Gals and Pals Home Demonstration club will have a pot luck supper Thursday evening at 6:30 o’clock at the Hanna Nuttman Park shelter house. The St. Paul’s Ladies Aid will hold their ice cream social Friday evening. The social was rained .out last Sunday. Entertainment will begin at 8 o’clock at the school with a bake sale also on schedule for the evening. Miss Keiko Shimizu is a guest at the Leonard Soliday home. She arrived last week from New Yonc and will stay with the Solidays until she begins her studies at Taylor University this semester.

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Three Local Families Hold Recent Reunions

Three family gatherings were held in the Decatur area recently with several out of town guests in attendance. Dawson Reunion The third annual reunion for the Dawson families of Decatur was held Sunday. New officers were elected by the group with Morris Dawson at the helm. Bill Dawson will serve as vice president while Mrs. Mary Dawson will handle the secretary’s job. A potluck dinner was served to those in attendance at the noon hour. Present for the occasion were Mr. and Mrs. Dale Plymate and daughter of Rankin, Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Emerson, Mrs. Eugene Addingto.l and son of Rockford, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. Morris Dawson, Mr and Mrs. Pete Dawson, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Dawson, Mr. and Mrs. Don Dawson, Mrs. Ira Wagner, Mr. and Mrs. Don Wagner, David Wagner all of Convoy, Ohio; Misses Mary Lou, Helen, Suzanne, and Betty Emerson of Rockford; Donnie Herley, Bobby, Wayne, and Alice Dawson; Karen and- Linda Dawson; Junior, Ricky, Kathy and Gary Dawson; Lois, Judy, Dickie, and Danny Wagner; and Miss Luella A. DawMr. and Mrs. Carl Bauman, Dale and Becky; William Schumacker and James Bauman, enjoyed a trip to Chicago Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Stoppenhagen and daughter, Kay, have returned from a vacation durine which they visited their son and brother, Gene, who is a graduate student at the University of Washington at Seattle and relatives in Edmonton, Canada. Mr. and Mrs. Earl DeWeese are spending a two-week vacation- in northern Michigan, where they have been fishing and sightseeing: Miss Dorothy Kohne will arrive today from New York city where she has been Visiting since returning from a vacation in Hawaii. She will stay here until Labor Day, and then return to Palo Alto, Calif., where she teaches school. Mrs. Gerald Kohne returned Monday from River Forest. 111., where she attended the funeral of Mrs. T.M. Carey, 52, a lifelong friend. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Holthouse will jeturn Saturday from a twoweek vacation at Lake George. Mrs. Melvin Maloney has been returned to her home on rural route 4, for convolesence after spending 11 weeks in the Clinic hospital. The Chester Center school in Wells county will begin one week earlier than other Wells county schools. Registration will be Monday morning. August 24, and regular classes will begin a week from today at 8 a.m. Mrs. Emma Heuer, Decatur, a patient at the Berne nursing home, suffered a fractured left hip, Xrays at the Adams county memorial hospital indicated Monday She suffered the break in a fall last Friday. Over 'AAW. 1 ny Democrats ar> ■old aud delivered In Decatur each day

Gimmicks Are Used To Promote Dress Sales

By PAT HERMAN United Press International PARIS. (UPI) The Paris dressmakers, who change women’s fashions, are as gimmick conscious as the automobile manufacturers who with clocklike regularity turn out different style ears. Both are in business to make money. Andt he Paris dressmakers admit it just as readily as do the merchants in Detroit. But in both cases, it's the basis design and the quality—not the gimmicks—that bring the customers back. There are good and bad dressmakers—even in the world’s fashion capital. But both good and bad use gimmicks to get their names across to the public. The best-known gimmick is drastically changing the skirt length, for longer or for shorter. But there are others—flattened or exaggerated busts or hips, waists that are bosom-high or hip-low. New York Pressure Another pressure to which all dressmakers are prone is that of U.S. dressmaking headquarters, Seventh Avenue. They know that the hundreds of American buyers come to Paris to see clothes that are different change is the secret of doing business, whether the business involves cars or dresses. But critics who dismiss the high fashion business as frivolous and flosy forget several very important things: —That the Paris dressmakers, many of whom are women and therefore never could be tabbed effeminite, have done as much to enhance the femal form as to distort. Thy were responsible for

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son, all of Convoy, Ohio. Feller’s Are Hosts Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Feller served as hosts for a meeting of several of their relatives recently 1 at Monroe. Members of the family who were able to be present included Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Fellers, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Barnes and son Keith. Miss Shirley Fellers, and Miss Linda Fellers, all of Geneva; Mr. and Mrs. Carl Fellers and children, Jane, Don, and Marlene of Morton, Ill.f' and Miss Marge Fellers of Portland, Oregon. Weldy Family Meets A carry-in dinner was served at noon to members of the Weldy family who met recently at the Preble home of Mr. and Mrs. I.E. Zimmerman. Among those attending were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Aurand, Mrs. Mary Stults, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Johnston, Mr. and Mrs. W.R. McMichall, Mrs. Bonnie Zimmerman and sons Floyd and Lloyd, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Zimmerman, Mrs. Thomas Hoffman, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Myers. Miss Phyllis Myers, Miss Miriam Dalrymple, and Miss Sharon Kunkel all of the Decatur area. CUJBS Calendar items tor today’s pu» cation must be phoned ir by 1 üb. (Saturday 9:30) Phone 3-Zlßl Marilou Boo* TUESDAY Pocahontas lodge, members and husbands, Mrs. Theron Dull, 6 p.m. Eta Tau Sigma, Joe Rash residence, 8 p.m. C.L. of C. August potluck dinner and social night, C.L. of C. hall, 6:30 p.m. Decatur Garden club ,Mrs. Gail Baughman, 2 p.m. Tri Kappa Pledge picnic, Boy Scout shelter, Hanna-Nuttman, 6:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY Decatur Home demonstration club, C.L. of C. Hall, 2 p.m. Pleasant Mills W.S.C.S., Mrs. Fern Frey,' 314 North Ninth street, 7:30 p.m. THURSDAY Gals and Pals Home Demonstration club pot luck supper, Hanna Nuttman park shelter house, 6:30 p.m. Zion Lutheran Needle club, Parish hall, 1 p.m. Friendship Village Home Demonstration club, family picnic, Lehman park, 6:30 p.m. Order of the Rainbow for Girls, Masonic hall, 6:45 p.m. \ Chairmen for Women of the Moose, Moose home, 7 p.m. _ZI FRIDAY St. Paul’s Ladies Aid ice cream social, school entertainment at 8 p.m. ... SATURDAY

Rummage sale at First Christian church, basement, 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.

liberating women from corsets, shortening skirts back in the twenties and giving them the bikini bathing suit. —That any fashion “gimmicks” they come up with must pass the scrutiny of the world press and hard-bitten buyers before the innovations are copied down to retail prices for American women. No “Frivolous” Business —That high fashion as a whole cannot be condemned as a “frivolous business when more than 20 thousand people in France depend on it for their livelihood and American buyers pay the equivalent of SI,OOO as assurance against pi racy to see it shown. The influx of Americun buyers, particularly since the war, has been so tremendous that many of the fashion houses chalk off the expense of their collections against their sales to the buyers. The buyer, who sees at least five or six collections of more than 100 models each, has to choose a “winner,” that is a dress that can be copied down to retail prices and that will sell. He is looking for something adaptable to American tastes. In the case of the controversial sack he chose a number which was hard to attractively copy down to retail prices because of its subtle cut. 7 You can be sure that he will modify the dramatic above the kneecap skirts shown this season by Dior because he knows that American women will not wear them that short. * 1 - in ii- i Over 2,500 Dally Democrats an •old and delivered In Decatur each day.

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Frey-Wass Vows Are Repeated August 9

Mr. and Mrs. Keith Lavern Frey will make their home at 2510 Sneridan Road, Fort Wayne, following their wedding trip. They were united in marriage Sunday evening, August 9, in the East Liberty E.U.B. church, the Rev. Joe Bear receiving the vows. ' The bride is the former Shirley Ann Wass, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Emerson D. Wass, route two, Monroeville. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Frey of 314 North Ninth street, are parents of the bridegroom. A setting for the 6:30 o’clock ceremony was formed with altar vases of white gladioli, palms, and candelabra. Traditional nuptial music was presented by Miss Nancy Hart organist, Chalmer E. Hart and Miss Naomi Viar, vocalists. The bride was led down the white bow-marked aisie led by her father. She selected a floor length gown of chantilly lace and tulle over taffeta. The fitted bodice wasfashioned with a V neckline outlined with sequins and long lace sleeves that tapered to points over her hands. Her very bouffant skirt was enhanced with side panels of lace finished with ruffled lace. A pearl necklace and earrings, a gift of the bridegroom, were worn by Miss Wass. A crown of lace studded with, pearls and sequins, held her elbow length French illusion veil and to complete her attire she carried a white Bible topped with an orchid and white streamers. Miss Loretta Wass, sister of the bride, was the honor attendant in a mint green dress of woven jacuarde brocade. The princess style gown featured a V neckline and a large bow of matching material that flowed from the back to the hemline. She wore a corresponding headpiece and carried a cascade arrangement of yellow gladioli and white mums. Miss Jean and Miss Jane Wass, twin sisters of the bride, were bridesmaids in gowns like that of the maid of honor only in yellow. They wore matching headpieces and carried cascade arrange-

Illinois Girl To Represent Indiana In Contest

. FEMININE HORIZON By HORTENSE MYERS United Press International INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) - Indiana's hopes of getting the beauty and talent of its young women recognized for the first time with a Miss America title is dependent upon an Illinois girl. This ironic situation developed when Miss Barbara Jean Kummer, Chicago, won the Miss Indiana title last month, entitling her to wear the Hoosier ribbon in the Miss America pageant at Atlantic City in September. But blonde, green-eyed Barbara, daughter of a Chicago realtor, is at least educationally loyal to Indiana. The Valporaso University sophomore picked toe Hoosier college for her future alma mater rather than attend toe University of Illinois. “I like Valparaiso for its friendly atmosphere” Miss Kummer explained. “The University of Illinois is so large.” Will Continue Studies —- The 20-year-old speech and drama student plans to spend toe SI,OOO scholarship she won when, she gained the Miss Indiana title, in continuing her studies at toe Hoosier institution. ( “The only reason I want to be Miss America is because it would be the greatest opportunity I am likely to get to further my career” she explained. “I’m studying speech and drama because I want to be a musical comedienne.” Miss Indiana's three - minute chance to gain points in toe tal-

ments of white gladioli with yellow mums. Wayne D. Frey, brother of the bridegroom, was best man while John S. Frey and Stanley D. Allison seated the guests. For her daughter’s marriage, Mrs. Wass selected a grey sheath dress of eyelet lace with pink accessories and a pink gladioli corsage. Mrs. Frey appeared in a pink cotton dress with white accessories and a corsage of wnite gladioli. The Decatur Youth and Community Center was the scene of the reception held following the roremonv. Servers included Miss Karen Allison, Mrs. Richard Rowdon, Mrs. Rodger Frey, Mrs. Donald Bieberich, Mrs. James Wilson, and Mrs. Allen Grote. For a wedding trip of an unannounced destination, the bride changed into a white and blue floral chiffon dress with the orchid from her bouquet. Mrs. Frey graduated from Decatur high school in 1956 and is a recent graduate of Parkview Methodist school, of nursing.’ The bridegroom is a Pleasant Mills high school graduate and is employed by the Harvester at Fort Wayne. i SfogpM Admitted Master Jan Bluhm, Monroe; Master Mike Sipe, Decatur; Carl Sargen, Berne; Clum Baker, Decatur. Dismissed Mrs Andrew Hoffman, Preble; Mrs. Carl Ftfbrote and baby boy, Decatur; Mrs. Richard Herman and baby boy, Monroe; : Mrs. Irwin Worthman and baby girl, Decatur. Over 2.500 Difly Democrats ar sold and delivered in Decatui each dav.

ent portion of the Miss America competition will be a brief “Toast of the Town” program, a la Ed Sullivan. “I am not sure which impersonations I will do. I usually include Eleanor Roosevelt, Arthur Godfrey, Rocky Graziano, Jerry Lewis and Mary Martin, but I have to cut the time down to three minutes so I may not be aWe to do that many.” Titles Nothing New Winning titles is nothing new for the Chicago girl. “In. grammar school I was chosen for the American Legion’s ‘outstanding girl' award and I won a scholarship to the Chicago Art Institute, too. Then at Valparaiso, earlier this year, some friends entered me in a ‘dream girl’ contest a fraternity was having and I won toe local contest." Miss Kummer’s good looks and her 34-22-35 figure probably are inherited from her mother, she conceded. “Mother is very attractive. She won a beauty contest once, she was Miss Sears Roevbuck & Co. People say we look alike, even though I am blonde and she is a brunet. 1 ’ Mrs. Robert Kummer will accompany her daughter when she flies to Atlantic City, Sept. 7. The beauty queen’s father and brother, Ricky, 12, will come later, — There will be no steady boyfriend in toe Miss Indiana party. “I date several now, and I have gone steady in the past. But the next time I go steady again, it will be the man I marry.”

Bnrta Marine Sgt. Robert and Bonnie Thearson Miller of Quonset Point, Rhode Island, are the parents of a baby boy born Sunday at the base hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Elmo Miller of Decatur, are paternal grandparents. At the Adams county memorial hospital: A nine pound, 12*4 ounce girl was born at 10:11 p.m. Monday to Cornelius and Barbara Hilty Troyer of rural route 1, Monroe. Jerome and Lois Geimer Rumschlag of rural route 6, are parents of a baby girl born at 2:45 a.m. today. I At 5:20 a m. this morning, Don-

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