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PAGE TWO SOCIETY Pountry Club Open Party To Attract PUjua Women Plqua women who enjoy playing bridge, either contract or auction, are looking forward to the big open card party at the Plqua Country club next Thursday afternoon. There will be handsome prizes and many of them and there will be delicious refreshments served following the card games. A cordial invitation is extended to Plqua women to attend this smart even; with card games beginning at two o'clock. Party For Miss Esty One of the loviliest parties arranged for Miss Helen Esty, whose marriage to James Waring of Chattanooga, will be an event of Saturday October 2, was that of Friday evening when the hostesses were the Misses Virginia Heater, Jean Greenbank and Gracia Earl at the Heater home on West Water street. Fall flowers beautified the living and dining rooms where four tables were arranged for contract.

Miss Prudence Purdy proved to be most skillful of last night's players and received first prize, the second went to Miss Avonelle Patrick, the travel to Mrs. Walter Killen and the con solation to Ihe bride to be. A daintily arranged salad course was served at the small tables and after refreshments. Miss "Esty was presented with a beautiful electric clock. Guests whom Miss Heater, Miss Greenbank and Miss Earl had in vited for Miss Esty's pleasure were Mrs.

Edwin Vogler of Dayton, Mil dred Frentz, Eileen Kuechler, Pru dence purdy, Jean Statler, Marjorie Fisher, Catherine and Eleanor Patterson, Lucille and Benita Moore. Church School to Open. The opening 'services of St. James Episcopal church school will be held Sunday morning at 9:30 o'clock. All members and all young people.

01 scnooi age wno are interested are urged to attend the opening service. Classes will be arranged for all ages for pre ldndergarten through high school. CUonlan Club Begins Meeting. Fourteen members of the Clionian club gathered for their opening meeting of the fall on Friday at one o'clock for luncheon at the Better tea room. The luncheon was arranged by Mrs.

Harry Oda, chairman of the program committee, assisted by members of the committee includ ing Mrs. Arthur Marks, Mrs. George Packman and Mrs. E. H.

McCartney, president ex officio. Following luncheon Mrs. McCartney welcomed the club most informally and discussed the work for the coming year as outlined by the club calendars which were dlstrm iited at this time. Arrangements were also made for a card party to be given in the Tinstone alM DIPPU TIDES Your account Buy everything for your car on our Budget Plan. MOORE TIRE SERVICE lain A North Phone 26 Listen to the Voice of Firestone; Monday over N.

B. WEAF NetWork SUNDAY Special Dinners AT POST OFFICE RESTAURANT 11 A. M. to 9 P. M.

50c Choice of Roast Prime Rib of Beef with Mushroom Sauce; Roast Young Chicken with Dressing or Broiled Beef Tenderloin Steak. Potatoes Salad Vegetable Dessert Drink 35c Choice of Roast Young with Dress int; Creamed Chicken with Noodles or Baked Sugar Cured Ham with Wine Sauce. Potatoes O'Voie ri Drink future, the time and place to be announced later. Those enjoying Friday's luncheon were Mrs. Albert Elbrecht, Mrs.

J. Gross, Mrs. Luther Hall, Mrs. E. H.

McCartney, Mrs. A A. Marks, a. Miller. Mrs.

Leonard Mollman, Mrs. H. H. Oda, Mrs. George Packman, Mrs.

George Ease, Mrs. H. Serena, Mrs. H. H.

Spencer, Mrs. Charles Trostel and Mrs. J. W. Tucker.

The next meeting on October 8, when the hostesses will be Mrs. Gross and Mrs. Serena. Dr. McChesney Will Teach Dr.

W. R. McChesney of Cedarville college will teach the adult classes of the First Presbyterian church school on Sunday morning at 9:30 o'clock. At 10:30 o'clock he will an address on the Constitution In the church auditorium. The publl Is invited to attend these services.

Junior Dance Club The Junior Dance club met Friday evening at. Ingles Hall and most of the members, were present. The' club will meet this winter at the American Legion hall. The next dance will be Friday evening, Octo ber 1, when Joe Goodman, formerly of Major Bowes' amateur show, will be a feature 01 the floor snow. Neff Hoblnaugh Mr.

and Mrs. Wilbur Robinaugh were the attendants when the marriage of Mrs. Sylvia Robinaugh and Jerome Neff was quietly solemnized at 6:45 o'clock at the parsonage of the Plqua Baptist church. The Rev. J.

W. Poorman officiated. The bride wore a becoming gown of brown crepe with matching accessories. Mr. and Mrs.

Neff will make their home In Fletcher where Mr. Neff has resided for several years. Buy Your Tickets Tickets for ftn Entertainment Festival, starting next Wednesday, September 22, at Plqua Central high school auditorium, are being sold by members of the Parent Teach ers Association and in th6 schools. This Festival will continue for four successive weeks, each event comprising a really worthwhile and cultural entertainment. The first event is a concert by the Hugo Brandt Concert com pany, a group of talented musicians and dramatists, who will present a program so decidedly varied that it is bound to suit all tastes.

Money from the ticket sale will be applied to the work of the Parent Teachers Association so those buying tickets will do this splendid organization a great good besides adding to their own cultural advantages. To Attend Dayton Wedding Mr. and Mrs. W. W.

Wood 3rd, Mrs. Charles C. Jellef and Henry Kampf will go to Dayton this afternoon to attend the wedding of Miss Louise Houk, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R.

T. Houk, and Warren Kampf, son of Mr. Harry Kampf of Piaua. The wedding, which will lead all social events in Dayton today, will take place at half after four o'clock this afternoon at St. Paul's Episco pal church, Oakwood.

Nelehborhood Dinner Neighbors of the. Esty family gathered Friday night for a dinner in honor of Miss Helen Ef.ty, whose marriage to James Waring of Chat tanooga, will take place Octo ber 2. The dinner was served at the Ehlers home on South Main street and the bride elect was pre sented with a handsome wool blan ket from the guests. The neighbors who gathered li compliment to the bride elect in eluded her mother, Mrs. Simon Esty, with Mrs.

Henne of Ashtabula and Mrs. A. C. Kuechler, sisters of Miss Esty, Mr. Kuechler and their daughter.

Miss Eileen, Mr. and Mrs. John Soerhoff, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Trostel and sons, Don and Jack, Mr.

and Mrs. Loren Brown and sons, Earl and Lee, Mr. and Floyd Hilbert, Ml', and Mrs. Charles Pettit. Mrs.

Mary Ehlers and daugh ters, the Misses Adda, Mary, Rose and Carrie, and Miss Doris Mcpherson of Port Huron, Mich. PERSONALS Mrs. Fred Adams and Miss Helen May will spend the week end in Dayton with Mr. and Mrs. Max Bucklew and son, Billy.

Mrs. J. W. Tucker of 1036 Nick lln avenue has returned from at tending a delightful five day house party at the home of Mrs. 1 Dlckensheets on Orchard Island.

Five Lima women were also 1 bars of the house party who entertained one evening of their stay when Mrs. B. w. stump ar ranged a six clock dinner and con tract games following at her Orchard Island cottage. Miss Nelle Page has recovered sufficiently from her recent illness at Memorial hospital to leave today for Oxford where she enters Western College.

Mrs. V. C. Bruce Wetmore and little daughter, Suzanne, of Boston with the former's mother, Mrs. John M.

Innis of Dallas, Texas, arrived WANTED Experienced Sheer Metal man and Furnace installer. Call 1373 or write Box 627, Piqua. this morning to be guest of Mr. and Mrs. James S.

Graham of the Park Downing apartments. Mrs. Inula, who Is Mrs. Graham's aunt, en route home after spending the summer with her daughter in Boston and Mrs. Wetmore is bringing her as iar as piqua.

s. Mamie Retallc, Mrs. Luella Keeler, Lebanon, and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Linn of Troy were In Plqua Thursday, called by the death of their cousin, Miss Laura B.

Jones. Mrs. Wlllam Rike (Lucille Clouse) and twin daughters, born September 14 at Memorial hospital, were taken Thursday afternoon to the home of Mrs. Hikes parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Charles Clouse of near Covington. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Rike, residing near Piqua, are the paternal grand parents of the girls who weighed six pounds each at birth. Mrs.

Weaver of Dayton and her mother, Mrs. Frank Trapp of Troy, were guests Thursday of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Yoney. Mrs.

Frederick Henne and baby daughter, Julia Ellen, left today for Detroit to spend a week with Mrs. Henne's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L.

Barker. Mrs. Hildred Wilgus of West Boone street has returned home from a two weeks' visit with relatives in Columbus and Mansfield. OPERATES A GAR AT THE AGE OF 92 Thomas C. Brown, retired farmer, who lives on the Farrington road, south of Piqua, and who is well known in the city, was taken in town this morning and called at the office of deputy registrar of motor vehicles, Forrest Bohlander, In the Kresge block, Ash street, for his tor car license.

When asked his age he replied that he is 92 years old It was an astonishing Incident dur ing a rush for licenses for there was nothing in the appearance of Mr. Brown that Indicated his great age. He was Immediately the center of interest and received many congratulations. Br. Brown carries a cane and has a quick step and says he Is very well, retiring at 8 o'clock and arising at 6.

He wears glasses only for reading by artificial light and signs his name with a steady hand. So far as is known Mr. Brown is the oldest operator of a motor car In Miami county and has driven for thirty years without an accident. GAR IS UPSET IN UNUSUAL ACCIDENT M. M.

Manson, 65, Anderson street, and his wife escaped Injury last evening apparently when their car overturned In a ditch along Josse Hill in a somewhat unusual accident. Mrs. Manson was driving and In coming down the hill she pulled sharply to her right in response to a horn signal from a car to the rear. In pulling over, the Man son car dropped into a washout at the edge of the road and ran down into the ditch to overturn, Manson told police. Police said that Manson complained of domlnal pains after the accident but declined to see a doctor.

JAPANESE SHELLING (Concluded From Page One) tune since Aug. 14 when war brought chaos to the metropolis. Although the situation remained fraught with danger for Shanghi 3,500,000 inhabitants, the city Is gradually crawling out of its shell of fear and trying to approach nor malcy. Two of the largest hotels re opened despite the ever presen danger of exploding shells and fall ing shrapnel. Nearly all European operated cabarets and dance halls rang agam wth the clamor of Am erican jazz as graceful Russiai taxi dancers and their partners mostly foreign sought to forget the grim reality of war that might intrude again at any moment.

The city's entertainment centers eagerly awaited the arrival tomorrow of 1,500 United States Marines who will bring American forces here to a total of 2,700. The fresh troops members of the sixth regiment, are due from San Diego, Sunday to reinforce members of the fourth regiment. Food stuffs are daily becoming scarcer and more expensive but most restaurants catering to Americans and Europeans unboarded their win dows while a majority of the retail stores also began to bid anev trade. Seven large Chinese cotton mills with a total of 374,000 spindles re opened, giving employment to mor than 10,000 Chinese, but the big Japanese mills have not yet ventured to resume operation. As Shanghai sought forgetfulness Chinese officers said two Japanese superdreadnaughts had appeared off the mouth of the Yangtze river near the city preparatory to a wider offensive of Japans land and sea forces.

At Peiplng, Japanese announced a triple headed thrust deep into the Chinese central Hopeh province lines pushed the defenders back toward a fortified line which neutral observers believed would see the decisive battle of the Slno Japanese conflict. Despite fiercest resistance, the Japanese declared their forces hao. swept on past Chochow, the walled city 40 miles south of Peiplng whioh fell late yesterday, and taken new positions along the railway lines New York state had ten Dutch governors before the English acquired final possession THE PIOUA DAILY CALC SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1937 Strait Jacket Often spoken of but seldom actually seen is a strait jacket as the one in the above picture, which holds unshaven Horace Wamble securely in the jail ward of a Memphis hospital where he is charged with shooting his pretty 30 year old wife and her mother to death. Notice how the straps hold Warn ble's arms to the bed and how they secure his whole body at the sides and head and foot. The bandages cover head injuries Wamble received when he attempted, to commit suicide after the shooting, by diving from a window of his second floor apartment.

HIGHLIGHTS OF Washington, Sept. 18, yf) Highlights of President Roosevelt's Constitution Day speech: This great layman's document was a charter of general principles completely different from the "whereases" and the "parties of the first part" and the fine print which lawyers put into leases and Insurance policies and installment agreements. I believe that democratic government In this country can do all the things which common sense people have the right to expect. I believe that these things can be done under the constitution. The constitution guarantees liberty, not license masquerading as liberty.

The present government of the United States has never taken away and never will take away any liberty from any minority, unless it be a minority which so abuses its lib SUBURBAN SOCIETY Birthday Party FLETCHER Ray Hetzler was guest of honor Tuesday evening when Mrs. Hetzler entertained friends in honor of his birthday. A splendid evening was spent socially after which cake and ice cream was served. The guests present were Mr. and Mrs.

Harry Mrs. Neva Jane Pierce, Miss Anna Zirkle, Charles Zirkle, David Millhouse, Jack Westfall, Jacob Millhouse, Floyd Baker, and the Hetzler family. BRADFORD Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fessler entertained at dinner at their country home in honor of their sons, Lester and Floyd, who celebrated their birthday anniversaries.

Those present were Mr. Clyde Fessler and daughter, Clara Lois, and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Roth and family of Troy; Mr. Margaret Clarence i'essler, Mr.

Ray Fessler and daughter Nancy Ann, and Mr. and Mrs. Otto Kiser and family all of Covington; Mr. and Mrs. Lester Fessler and family of Bradford, Miss Francis Fessler, Paul Fessler and Howard Rucolet all of Dayton and Mr.

and Mrs. Frank Fessler and son, Floyd. Civics Club Meets OONOVER Thursday afternoon the Lena conover Civics Clug met for its first session since last June at the home of Mrs. E. H.

Hetzler. Following a brief business meeting an informal program was given. The hostess served a salad course at small tables decorated with bittersweet. Guests of the club were: Mrs, Frank Geble and Miss Mar garet Geble of Piqua, Mrs. Everett Meeks and son Donald, of Fletcher.

Mrs. Frank Brecount of Conover, Mrs. Earl Cox and Mrs. James Rolfe of Lena, Mrs. M.

A Hetzler of Fletcher and Mrs. Clark Garber of St. Paris. The October meeting will be at the home of Mrs. Webster Kirby in Conover.

Mrs. Russell Wagner of Dayton was the only member from a distance. NINE GOLFERS WILL (Concluded From Page One) fust five strokes off the pace set by Snead. Snead, who has collected around $7,500 in his first season in blg tlme play, was after his first major championship. The only big tournament title he had to his credit before the Western Open was the St.

Paul Open championship. me of the "experts" were pre dicting today that Snead would slip from his leadership, but the gallery made It clear that It had to be convinced. Snead made his hot 68 yesterday In the morning when the was at us worst, and few 01 the scores close to him were brought In before the wind had died down considerably in the afternoon, Trusses Injured Murder Suspect F.D. ADDRESS erty as to do positive and definite harm to its neighbors constituting the majority. I ask that majorities and minorities subordinate intolerance and power alike to the common good of The known and measurable danger of becoming Involved In war we face confidently.

As to that, your government knows your mind and you know your government's Tolerance and fair play would disappear here as It has in some other lands If the great mass of people were denied confidence in their justice, their security and their self respect. You will find no justification in any of the language of the constitution for delay in the reforms which the mass of the American people now demand. BROWN DEFEATED Conover, Sept. 18. Under its new coach, Harold Heitz man, the Lena Conover High 1 school baseball team defeated Brown township here yesterday 3 1.

The local girls' team also Won 15 10 in an exciting con test. Next Friday LCHS plays Rosewood here. INJURIES OF CHILD ARE TO RE PROBED Mansfield, Sept. 18, Fractures of both arms and 11 ribs on a four month old child stirred Richland county authorities today to Investigate the cause of the Injuries. Neither the 19 year old mother nor the 17 year old father of the baby shed any light on the case.

Sheriff B. P. Long said a physician, who notified authorities yesterday when the child was brought to him, said the fractures were several weeks old. Names were withheld, SPEEDER IS FINED Leland Dexter, West Milton, cited by police for speeding at .40 miles an hour on South Main street paid a fine of $5 and the costs in municipal court yesterday. NOTICE C.

T. al Travelers A full attendance Is desired this Saturday Eve. Sept. 18 1937. Regular Meeting at 8 P.

M. We will be looking for you, Committee Photos showed a light 42,000.000, 0000,000,000,000 miles away to be an exploding star. A film executive, good at cooling tempers, Is en route with a contract. A California judge rules he has no Jurisdiction over Mexican marriages. This follows the old U.

S. principle of non intervention In guerilla warfare. Then there was the bridge player who stopped hi to listen to an old time barn sale and didn't realize he was vulnerable until he opened the bidding. There may be some sympathy for Japan's desire to erect a memorial to humanity in China, but this ground breaking ceremony is becoming rather tedious. trlotic.

CHILLED FOR CHILL Chill plates, dishes and glasses in which cold foods and drinks are to be served. The food and drink will stay cool much longer. White eggs are laid by most birds nesting in dark places. DIG ENROLLMENT AT 0. U.

IS PREDICTED Dr. Rightmire Believes That 13,500 Students Will Be Enrolled 1,000 More Than in 1936. Sept. 18, VP) Presi dent George W. Rightmire of Ohio State university offered today the assertion, "certainly our difficulties in solving state, national and inter national problems in the past decade offer no evidence that there is too much learning in our citizenship, to persons who say that too many are going to college.

Dr. Rightmire said he expected an enrollment of 13,500 at Ohio State, or 1,000 than last year's record total. RIGHT OR WRONG? Test your knowledge of correct social usage by answering the lol lowing questions, then checking against the authoritative answers below: 1. Is It necessary to wait until all guests arrived to stait serving cocktails? 2. Should the cocktail glasses be removed from the living roon before the guests return from din ner? 3.

Would It be correct to serve sherry in a large tulip shaped wine glass? 4. Should one serve cocktails before a meal at which wine Is to be drunk? 5. What kind of wine is served with fish? What would you do if You wish to ice wine before serv Ing (a) Put ice In the glasses? (b) Put bottle in regrigerator? (c) Place bottle in an Ice pall? 2. Certainly. S.

No. Sherry glasses 'are small and shaped. 4. No. Cocktails dull pallates for wine.

5. White wine. Best "What Would You solution either (b) or (c). sure to know to what degree the particular wine should be chilled. Golf Course Bandit is Sought by Authorities Cincinnati, Sept.

18, (fl) Police sought a golf course bandit today who hold up Allan Vetter and Gillispie and robbed them of $18 at the 14th green of the Ridgewood Golf club. They said the bandit had a sugar sack over his head and pointed a revolver at them, ana al ter taking wallets forced them remove their shoes and throw th into a nearby weed patch. These Chilly Mornings Are Serving Notice That It Will Soon Be Time To Have That BROKEN GLASS Taken care of. Do it Now We call for and deliver. Prompt attention given any size or make of sash.

Caulking Compound It is also time to caulk up those large or small gaps around the Window Sash to save on the fuel bill. You would be surprised how a few cents now will save dollars later this winter. MR. JAMES THOMAS is now connected with us and invites his many friends to call and see him at his new place. The Piqua Paint Co 204 N.

Wayne St. jM AKE THIS MODEL AT HOME BUTTONS HHJBUOHT CAY PANEL FROCK THAT'S FASHION RIGHT FOR FALL YouH find It Irresistible this umlnx panel frock and so dis tinctive in style that none of your admiring friends will believe that you made It so quickly and easily all by yourself I Highlighted by a Jaunty row of bright buttons. Pat tern 4566 also boasts trim, wlde at the shoulder sleeves, an eye catching panel, distinctive yoke, and practical action back. Make It now and wear It to an your social activities throughout Fall and Winter. For fabric, you'll find great chic In colorful lightweight wool crepe, le of the new spun synthetics, or wool and cotton mixture.

Pattern 4566 is available in misses' and women's sizes 14, 16, 18, 20, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40 and 42. Size 16 takes 3 yards 54 Inch fabric. Illustrated step by step sewing ln sturctions Included. Send FIFTEEN CENTS (18c) In coins or stamps (coins preferred) for this Anne Adams pattern. Write plainly SIZE, NAME, ADDRESS and STYLE NUMBER.

Our NEW Fall and Wlntei ANNE ADAMS PATTERN BOOK Just off the press! Order at once I Here are the "makings" of smart new frocks, a dashing new coat or suit, "career girl" clothes "at home" styles. Debs, Kiddles, Junlorl a school portfolio just tor YOU, complete with campus to kindergarten styles, all easy to sew. Newest Fabrics! Accessories! Budget gifts! Chic for the matron, too. BOOK FIFTEEN CENTS. PATTERN FIFTEEN CENTS.

TWENTY FIVE CENTS FOR BOTH WHEN CATCHING THE EYE Suppose some person who was equipped and skilled In some service that was or Interest; and benefit to the general public, should decide that a large 'and ornate sign would be of value to him in attracting the attention of people; and suppose that he should have Constructed Just such a sign, bright in color and high In attention compelling value. However, and here's what Is Important It he hired someone to erect the sign for him and they failed to erect It at a strategic point where it would catch the public eye, not all the color execution would make it effective. And so It Is with advertisingif you choose a medium of wide circulation, one that Is really "reaching out" there's where your results come in. Therefore, let our classified section effectively carry your message to the public eye. There are 30,885 American victims of the World war burled abroad.

Miami LAST TIME TONIGHT GENE AUTRY IN "OH, SUSANNAH" Sunday Monday A TRUE EXPOSURE OF THE MUSICAL CARTOON NEWS NOTICE! i ES A LAST TIMES TONIGHT 2 BIG FEATURES FEATURE NO. 1 TONIGHT AT 11:30 SUNDAY MONDAY FRED WARING AND HIS PENNSYLVANIA DICK POWELL VAI4V WANT ADS Phone 450 Rosemary and Prlscllla Lane Lee Dixon Ted Healy and 100 Co eds. Color CarlKin gftsLK "DOG DAZE" jjJJ.

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