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Daily Capital News, Jefferson City, Wednesday, January 19, 1944 i 0 SOCIETY TY dit Mrs. Forrest. Smith of Fairmount Boulevard spent the weekend with her daughter, Miss Forrestine, in Kansas City. Mr. and, Mrs.

Walter Steininger of Vineyard Square accom-1 panied Mrs. Edward E. Mansur Jr. of Kansas 3. City to HollyO wood, Florida, where Ensign Mansur is now training with the Naval Air Transport Service.

Mrs. Mansur and young son plan to remain in Hollywood. O. Mrs. Lloyd W.

King, who is moving to Washington, D. in' the near future, and Mrs. Carl G. Campbell; were honored Monday evening, at a party for members of the Fidelis Class of the' Baptist Church entertained in the home of Mrs. Russell Wren on East McCarty street.

hostesses were Mrs. Julian Wren, Mrs. Ted Kieselbach and Mrs. William Kehr. The occasion was a farewell party for Mrs.

King and a surprise birthday. party for Mrs. Campbell, teaches the class. The tea table was. centered a with a birthday cake with lighted candles and sweet peas decorated.

the buffet. A. dessert was served to members and one guest, Mrs. Frank Botz. King poured with Mrs.

Frank Stuckey and Mrs. V. Elder assisting. the. tea table and Mrs.

A. C. Hulen assisted generally. Sergeant Betty Baker of the U.S Marines, home on furlough 2. from San Francisco, California, and her mother, Mrs.

H. J. er; were: entertained at dinner at the Missouri Hotel by Miss Mabel Cook. D. Mrs.

J. W. Thurman was hostess to thirty members of the Sue. McDonald Class of the Methodist Church with a dessert a course on Monday afternoon at her. home on East McCarty Club Notes Reservations for the annual d.

Day Dinner for memBW and FS Chapters of PEO to at be the held Thursday at 6:45 Missouri Hotel should be made with Mrs. J. C. 2206, or Mrs. Robert C.

Goshorn, 1798. Miss: Mary Reeves; nutritionist for the. State Board of Health, will be the guest speaker at the afternoon- and evening meetings of the Outs Age We scheduled for Thursday. Wrest 7'A Study Group twill meet at 8 o'clock. this.ev evening.

with: Mrs. M. Wenkle at: 1905 North Circle Drive. Mrs. Roy Scantlin will lead a discussion on Youth and Democracy.

The Busy Bee Social, Club will at 2:30 today with Mrs. G. Gabler, and Mrs. Nettie Linville at 730. West Main street.

Church Affairs The Congregational meeting of (the Presbyterian Church will be held- this evening in the church parlors. Covered dish supper at $6:30 followed by organization reports. 0. The Ladies of the Methodist Church will sew for the Red Cross today at one o'clock in the church parlors. The St.

Anne's: Circle of St. Peters Church will meet at 2:30 this. afternoon with Mrs. Phil M. Dampf on Elm street.

The Mary' and Martha Circle of the Presbyterian Church will meet for: dessert luncheon today at 1:30 with Mrs. John H. Felt at the home of her daughter, Mrs. E. Dittbrennet, 1230 Elmarine Ave.

Mrs. H. H. Boyd is the assisting hostess. 0.

The Martha Circle of the Evangelical Church will meet. at 2:30. this afternoon in Sunday School with Mrs. Victor Heinrich. (The Immaculate Conception Church- Circle will meet with Mrs.

Robert J. Kerr. 811 East McCarty Mist et, at 2:30 thi- afternoon. 9 The McKenna Circle of the Christian Church meets today at 2 o'clock with Mrs. Karl street.

Mrs. William Sheley is coAutenrieth, 613 East hostess. 0 The Virginia Moon Circle of the Methodist Church will meet at 10 a. m. today.

in the church to cookies for the Jefferson City Canteen and lunchcon. 0 Disclaim Responsibility WASHINGTON. Jan. 18-(AP) The War Department today disclaimed responsibility for any. political poll of American sold-1 icrs in England.

DISCOVERY AES COLDS'RELIEF (home medicated mutton suet)-which grandia used for coughing--nasal congestion, muscle aches of colds-teaches 0 So modern their mothers a to follow relict her from example. these families get colds' miseries with Penetro, the salve with modern medication in a base staining double old supply fashioned 350. mutton Demand suet. Penetro. 25c, To Wed In The Near Future.

street. Mrs. R. A. Currie, Mrs.

Rex Whitton and, Mrs. Kyle T. Graham were the assisting hostess and Mrs. C. E.

Driver had the devotional in the afternoon. Mrs. W. E. Brown of Manhattan, Kansas, has announced the engagement.

of her daughter, Catherine Adelle, to William H. Amos, son of. Mr. and Mrs. J.

M. Arnos of 1509 West. Main in street. Miss Brown is employed at al Amos: is now 'stationed Fort, Riley, Kansas, and Camp Polk, Louisiana. The wedding date has not been set.

Miss Edna Schepers, whose marriage to Norbert Franken of the Coast Guards will take place on January 29th, was honored with a miscellaneous shower at an evening party given by. Mrs. Hubert Prenger, Mrs. Franken and Mrs. Clarence Schepers the Franken home on.

East High street. A dessert course was served and bingo was played with prizes going to Mrs. Louise: Burnett and Mrs. Henry Bemboom. Miss Schepers is employed in the office of the Sears and Roebuck Company and Mr.

Franken is now stationed at Wolf Lake, Illinois. Mrs. W. B. Brenton was hostess to members of the Jefferson: City Chapter of the Missouri Writers Guild on Monday evening at her home on Marshall street and served.

refreshments during the social Mrs. A. F. Elsea had the program and, discussed children's books of forty. years ago as pared to present day trends.

Mrs. Jeannette Dunford was. hostess to the Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic for a short. meeting on Monday ternoon at her home on West a McCarty street. Cole County Extension Club News Stringtown Club Reports On Machine Clinic Members of the Stringtown Extension Club reported at a meeting Saturday night that the sewing machine clinic held early in the fall had helped them produce better, looking garments on their.

machines. Mrs. Will Vieth reported that she had made twelve aprons for gifts for friends: and. that time she uses her sewing machine, it seems to work better. Mrs.

Fischer also stated that- her machine is working better than it had before the clinic. During the clinic each woman studied the construction of her machine and learned how to clean and oil it, and how to adjust the. tension and the stitch. -They also learned new ideas about how to darn on the machine. Members at the meeting held at the home of Mrs.

F. H. Cox in Lohman planned the program for and included in it a on learning to use sewing machine attachments. Recreation was led by Ethel Thompson and refreshments were served. Portland Club Elects Officers FULTON, Jan.

of Union Club of Portland, a women's community organization in. south Callaway, were elected last week at a meeting as Toomes; vice president, Mrs. follows: President, Mrs. Maude Lelia Gibson; secretary-treasurer, Mrs. Minnie Dulin; Mrs.

Doris I Pealer. The club has 17 members and meets each week to make quilts. During the seven years of its existence the members have quilted 143 quilts, which have been sold I and the proceeds given to charitable work. A total of $55 was donated last year from the sale of the quilts to the Red Cross and 1 War Relief Fund. Ambrose-4-H Club Holds January Meeting The Ambrose 4-H Club members held their January meeting Friday night at the Ambrose district school.

Twenty members and one visitor were present. Club goals for 1944 were set, and Ralph Popp was elected as member to the junior council. Betty Jean Mueller was junior project leader. A skating party at Julius Engelbrecht's followed. Men, Women! Old at Want Pep? Want to Feel Younger, More Vim? Do you sour blame exhausted, on vitality, old age? at 40.

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So if at reGet 35c. introductory aise for TODAY. At all drug stores everywhere -in Jefferferson City, al Crown's Cut Rate. Missouri Not To Restrict Its Rights as State Convention' Group Votes Powers to Legislature render its state rights by any co-: operative undertakings with the; federal government ed yesterday by the Constitutional approv-: convention's committee on health and public welfare. The committee adopted a section giving the legislature power to establish agencies to cooperate with the.

federal government on public welfare projects and to finance the state's share of the cost of such joint, activities. But it followed that authorization with a statement that "the state of Missouri does not intend by the provisions of this article to lessen, diminish or restrict the powers and rights of the state." That statement--adopted by a A Constitutional declaration that Missouri' does not intend to sur- 6 to 5 vole -was a modified version of an amendment proposed by Richard S. Righter. (R), Kansas City, which would have stat-! ed flatly that no. state agency "shall have the right by any means 'or for any purpose under any circumstances to surrender, lessen, or diminish in cular the sovereign rights and powers of this state." Some committee members argued the ban on restricting state rights was superfluous.

"The state can't sign away its" rights," said Dr. F. L. McCluer (D) Fulton. But Frank Williams (D), insisted "we should state definitely what' we mean in these sections." "It might be wise also to insert somewhere else in the constitution a declaration of state added Clem F.

Storckman (D), St. Louis. The committee's tentative action of yesterday still is subject to a final. vote on the completed constitutional article before it is recommended to the full convention for inclusion in the new constitution. Funeral Rites For Mrs.

Pearson VIENNA, Jan. -Funeral services will be held Wednesday at the Methodist Church here for Mrs. Charles. M. Pearson, 82, who died yesterday morning at' the family Mrs.

Pearson' spent most of her life in and around Surviving are her husband and two sons, Grover and Columbus. Rob Juke Box On Lafayette St. A juke box at the Lincoln Hoon Lafayette street was robbed approximately. $20 Sunday The proprietor told police that of 'the money was in nickels. With Soldiers, Sailors, Marines All Over the World Pormoted Sergeant Charles R.

Dodson has recently been promoted to Staff Sergcant at Camp Cox Comb, Calif. Alis wife, Mardelle: Dodson resides at Holt Summit. He has been in the Army since August 6, 1942 and is in the infantry. Promoted Marine -Staff Sergeant Larry Schulenberg has: been promoted from Sergeant and assigned as first combat correspondent attachto a combat unit at Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, Calif. Sgt.

Schulenberg has recently been at Marine Corps headquart-1 ers in Washington after service in North Africa and the Panama Canal Zone. His wife is the former' Mary Ann Dallas of Jefferson City. To Maritime: Service George Henry Wohlt, RR 3, volunteered for Maritime Service training in St. Louis recently and left for his seaman training at Sheepshead Bay, New York. Here on Furlough S-Sgt.

Richard W. Bell, former bartender in most of. Jeff City's better bars, is. home on furlough visiting his wife. at 511 W.

McCarty street. Promoted Promoted Herman Edward Schmidt, 215 West Alchison, has been promoted from Second to First Brothers Home Corporal Oscar Fluegel, who was at Guadalcanal, was home on furlough, visiting his parents, Mr. and. Mrs. Fred Fluegel of Lohman.

His brother, Sgt. Walter Fluegel was also here on furlough from Jefferson Barracks. It was the first tire the brothers had seen each other for four years. Cpl. Fluegel left Monday for Memphis, Tennessee, where he will be confined in a Naval hospital.

Goes to Hutchison, Kan. Cadet David E. Wunderlich has been transferred from Del Monte, pre-flight school to the U. S. Navy Air school al Hutchison, Kan.

If he makes the grade there he will be transferred to Corpus Christi to 'complete training. His brother John F. Wunderlich is a lieutenant (jg) in the same branch the service and is stationed somewhere in the Pacific. To Cadet Training Kenneth Paul LaGree, Avialion Ordnanceman first class, son of Mrs. Esther.

LaGree, of Jefferson City, has been chosen for aviation cadet training. LaGree received his boot training at Great Lakes, Illinois, and was red from there, to Florida. He went to Hollywood, 13 months' ago as a seaman second be class. He from is the second to chosen Hollywood for aviation cadet training. LaGree will report to San Francisco, California, for further transfer to flight preparatory school.

Here on Furlough G. Rackers is home on furlough visiting his mother, Mrs. Frank Rackers, 213 W. Elm, after. having completed his' boot training at Farragut, Idaho.

Before entering the Navy, he: was employed in the offices of the employment Compensation Commission. To Navy To Navy Tommie Howard, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. R.

Howard, left Thursday for service in the U. S. Navy, and receive his boot training at Farragut, Idaho. He formerly was employed at the Tweedie Footwear Corp. Enlist In Navy Eugene Russell Murry of Holts Summitt, Joseph Harrell Clark of California, and William Henry Walther, 408c Jefferson, have been accepted for enlistment in the United States Navy.

A few timely drops par help prevent many COLDS from developing Put a few drops of Va-tro-nol up each nostril at the very first sniffle or Its quick action aids Nature's defenses against colds. Follow VICKS directions in folder. VA-TRO-NOL NO COUPON NEEDED! Clearance Sale of RATIONED SHOES Without a COUPON! Flattering styles! Your opportunity to buy leather-soled shoes, ordinarily rationed at both a great saving in price and without a coupon from O.P.A. Release- Jan. 17th.

thru Jan. 29th. Women's Low Priced Shocs VALUES TO $500 Reduced 197 to and RATIONED SHOES ALSO REDUCED! Values $4.95 millsap's At Radio School Bluejacket Mahlon P. Goff, husband of Alpha M. Goff, 939 Moreau Drive, is studying a short intensified radio refresher course at the Pre-Radio Naval Training School located in Chicago, Illinois.

(Left to right) Miss Rita Kaullen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kaullen of 100 Polk street, who will wed E. A. Johnston, a former resident, at St.

Ambrose parish in St. Louis on February 5th. Miss Alvina Lehman, daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth Lehman, whose marriage to Sergeant. Clem.A.

Kaullen, now stationed in Nashville, Tennessee, will take place on January 22nd. Fourth War Loan Drive Gets Under Way In City and County The 550 Workers Are Asked to Accept Only Pledges and Not Money or Checks; Must Be Purchased In County, Gordon Says All residents of Cole county were urged yesterday by Thorpe J. Gordon, general chairman of the Cole County War Finance Committee, to: "greet the bond salesmen who upon you in the same 'spirit with which they are performing this patriotic task." The campaign to subscribe 070,000 worth of war bonds- a large share the amount in of small denominationsgot under way today. following a rally last night at. the Junior auditorium attended by more than 200 local.

"blockbusters." Instructions given the' army of 550 workers who will, carry on the house-to-house and farm-tofarm canvass are to accept only pledges; they are. not to accept money or checks. After' signing a pledge to buy a certain a- mount in war. bonds, the purchaser completes the transaction at any of the places authorized to sell war. bonds and stamps.

Gordon pointed out that it is important that the bonds be purchased in Cole. County, however, Former Vienna Teacher Engaged VIENNA, Jan. 18-Mr. and Mrs. William G.

Sipe of. Colorado Springs, have announced the engagement of their daughter, Maxine Irene, to D. Wayne land, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis of Cassville.

The bride-elect taught commerce in the Vienna High School last year and is well known: Maries county. She is now a legal, stenographer, Judge Advocate's Office, Second Air Force Head-' quarters, Colorado Springs. She is a former Nebraska State Teachers College and University of Missouri student. Wayne, a junior in the Missouri School of Journalism last year, recently returned to Columbia with a hundred Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets after basic! training in California, where he awaits. assignment to an Officer Candidate: School.

Miss Sipe attended grade school here when her father was superintendent of It. was while Mr. Sipe was school head that the present building was if credit is allowed on the county's quota. He listed the following places where bonds may be bought. Central Missouri Trust Comipany, Exchange National.

bank, U. S. Postoffice, Home Building and Loan Association, Tweedie Footwear Corporation, Capital City Building and Loan Association. Jefferson City Building and Loan Association, Jefferson City Production Credit Association, Company, U.C.E.S.I Credit Union, Eugene Postoffice, Farmers Bank of Lohman, Community Bank of Russellville Russellville Postoffice, People's Bank. of St.

Thomas, Henley Postoffice, and Iberia National Farm Loan Association. Elect Library Board at Vienna VIENNA, Jan. a recent meeting of the P.T.A., a new board of directors was elected for the Vienna Library. The: 1i- brary, with the assistance of the County Court and several 'individuals, has grown from nothing. to one of over.

a 1000 volumes, within the past year. The directors elected were Mrs. Elsie Henderson, Mrs. Louise Snodgrass and Frank Hodge, each to serve a three year term and Mrs. D.

E. Finley, to serve a one year term. Fulton Youth Wounded in Italy FULTON, Jan. On William Shiverdecker, 22, has been wounded in action in Italy, tel according to a' message received of by relatives. in Fulton from the night.

War Department. The message gav: details, but said a letter most would follow soon. Shiverdecker, who is. a paratrooper in the U. S.

army, entered the service in June, 1942. He served in Kiska, in the Aleutians, before being sent to Italy. More than 80 per cent of all winter "can't start" troubles are the result, of battery failures. Motorists are advised to follow these suggestions: check your battery regularly, use lights and radio sparingly, set the generator for winter use. Clearance of SHOES O.P.A.

RELEASE Women's Low Priced Shoes-Thru Jan. 29 No Ration Stamp Required! Broken lots and sizes 'of our regular lines. to get a bargain in fine It's your opportunity Free! footwear Stamp $300 WEATHERBY'S Wischmeier and Opel Pull the Trigger on Lazy "Innards" WHEN CONSTIPATION makes you feel punk as the dickens, brings on stomach upset, sour taste, gassy discomfort, take Dr. Caldwell's famous medicine to quickly pull the trigger on lazy and help you feel bright and chipper again. DR.

CALDWELL'S is the wonderful senna laxative contained in good old Sytup Pepsin to make it so easy to take. MANY. DOCTORS use pepsin preparations in prescriptions to make the medicine more palatable and agreeable to take. So be sure your laxative is contained in Syrup Pepsin. INSIST ON DR.

CALDWELL'S -the favorite of millions for 50 years, and feel that whole-. some relief from constipation. Even finicky children love it. CAUTION: Use only as directed. DR.

CALDWELL'S SENNA LAXATIVE CONTAINED IN SYRUP PEPSIN fresh AS SPRING Suits by A Martha Manning JONICA STYLES IN MISSES SIZES "RUSSIAN ADVANCE" A high neck and side button: closing are employed in this youthful pet 'of Old Glory rayon crepe. Just right for now and all through Spring! $12.95 AT PRE-WAR PRICESI -Barbizon- Slips, Pajamas and Quilted Bedjackets Just unpacked! Quality-famous slips in in pink or blue. Mostly tailored. pink or white Pajamas and Bedjackets SLIPS $2.00 PAJAMAS. $4.00 BED JACKETS $3.00 millsap's.

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