The Independent-News, Volume 86, Number 31, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 2 August 1962 — Page 1

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Volume 86; Number 31

4-H FAIR CONTINUES THRU SATURDAY

North Liberty Summer Recreation Program An atmosphere of laughter and gaiety, mixed wtih moments of echoing cheers of encouragement enveloped the Park on Friday afternoon when approximately 100 boys and girls from the ages of 6 to 16 met on the field of battle. After the dust had cleared, many of the children a little less active after the sack rai e. the crab crawl, and other races started home with, prizes in their pockets. dust and grass stain in then clothing and a mental picture of themselves winning every prize next year. Thanks to the boys and girls, the "Park Day" was a big success. Little League The Angels played the White Sox a double header Wednesday night. In the first game, the regularly scheduled game. Binninger gave the Sox a hard tune by allowing them only one hit while striking out nine batsmen in a 10-0 three inning contest. Set nor broke up Binningers no hitter with a single in the third. The Angels got eight of their 10 runs in the first from 5 walks, 3 hits, and one error. In the second game, a previously rained out contest, it was the Angels again 12-6. J. Hurt had 3 singles and teammate M. Knepp got two safeties for the winners. The Sox had five scattered hits. The Twins downed the Phillies 7-1 to take a tighter grip on first place. C. Fields had two hits for the Phillies as the Phillies out-hit the Twins 5-4. Friday night the upset-minded A’s bumped off the Angels 6-5. M Summerfield and D. fm i.sley did a good job against the Angels’ hitting power by scattering two hits each, M Knepp K. Rinninger and J. Hurt. M. Groves, ami L. Alward scored 2 runs apiece for the As. The same night at the school field, the Phillies downed the White Sox 9 to 5. I). Hill got 2 hits for the Phillies and C. How<4l banged out a triple for the losers. On Monday the A’s did It again! This time they slaughtered the Phillies 14 to 0 in three Innings. D. Sousley allowed only a single to G.. Hughes while L. Alward and K. Naragon were getting two hits each. Naragon « first hit was a three run homer over the center field fence. The Twins sewed up the championship Monday by beating the second place Angels 8-1. B. Albert collected two hits for the Twins. R. Trapp and M. Knepp got the only two hits off J. Fannin. The final game of the regular season saw the champs downing the White Sox 18 to 6. G. Ross got 3 hits and M. Clark had 2 each for the Sox. J. Fraser and J. Fannin got 2 hits each. Fannin and M Ja< kson whalloped home runs for the Twins. Final Standings Twins 11 5 Angels 9 7 Phillies 8 8 Athletics 7 9 White Sox 5 11 There will be a short series this year involving the first four

ENGAGED MISS DOROTHY WALSH Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Walsh, of Route 2. Walkerton annoum e the engagement of their daughter Dorothy Katherine, to Charles Korbuly, of Pasadena. Calif . son of Mr and Mrs. Laszlo Korbuly, of Budapest. Hungary. Dorothy is a Technical Writi r and Russian Translator at the .Jet Propulsions Laboratories of the California Institute of Technology in Pa-sadena, and Mr Korbuly is a Detail Engineer and lead man with the California Water an«l Telephone Co Their wedding will take place at Sacred Heart Church at the University oft Notre Dame on December 29th. Walkerton And Cnlver Chapters Hold Inspection Inspection of Walkerton and Culver Chapters of the Order of Eastern Star by the Worthy Grand Matron, Mrs Herbert Scott, of Dana, Ind., will b« held at the Walkerton Masonic Temple Friday evening. August loth. A dinner will he served at six o'clock at th,- Temple, with re creations to be in to Mrs. Cha Steinke by August 7th. Baby dedication will be held at 7:10 o'clock, fifty-year memberships will be presented by Mrs Scott at 7:15 prior to the opening of chapter at 7:30. A social hour will follow the closing of chapter Practice fur officers of both chapters will be held Tuesday, August 7th. at 7:30 at the local temple. Walkerton chapter will have the opening and closing and Culver will give the initiatory degree. Be Wise —- Advertise! places of the league On Monday. August 6th. the Twins will plav the Phillies at the park. The same night the Angels will take on the Athletics at the school. These games will begin at 6:15. Tuesday, August 7th. the two winners will play for the senes championship at the park at 6 15. The remainder of th" Little League activity will be the tup to Chicago the 9th and Awards (Nigh’ the 10th at 7:00. All winners in the decathlon, the badminton tourney and the two leagues o’ baseball '-hould be present at the Awards program. Tlic recreation director- wish to thank the boys and guls, the park board. the school officials and the citizens of this community for making it possible for us to carry on this park program.

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Takes Life With Shotgun Sunday Morning , A 21-year-old Walkerton area woman took her own life Sunday morning with a shotgun in the kitc hen of her farm home west of Walkerton, in La Port- County. Mrs. Llyod Edward Dankert leaned over a shotgun and pulled the trigger at 11:15 a.m. Mrs. Dankert was in the kitchen of her home and her husband was in the bedroom when the blast occurod. Be ran to the kitchen and found her on the floor, the shotgun beside her. A note written by Mrs. Dankert was on the table that indicated family trouble as the <ause of suicide. A phone call to the operator then contacted the W alkerton Police who notified the LaPorte County Sheriff’s department. Deputies Clifford Arnold and Sam Mannen and Deputy Coroner Leßoy Thomas, investigated ti e case, which was ruled suicide by them. Death was caused by injuries mllii ted by the single blast from the shotgun. Mrs. Dankert was born on June 26. 1911 at Benton Harbor. Mich., to Dale and Marie i Morris) Kilpatrick. She was married on June 23, 1960, at Walkerton to Lloyd Edward Dankert and had lived in the Walkerton area since that time. Survivors include her parents and husband and two half-broth-ers Jack and Jerry Bruff, both of Benton Harbor. Funeral services were held at 2 pm. Wednesday at the Nusb nun Funeral home in Walkerton, with the Rev. David Owen of the Presbyterian church officiating. Burial was in the Woodlawn cemetery at Walkerton, Mrs. Selma Florence Ronberg Mrs. Selma Ronberg. 70, died at 9:10 p.m. Friday night at Koon z. Lake, she had been m f illing health for two years Sim lived at 11001 A Venue L. Chi< ago. 111. She was born Man h 22 D 92, in Sweden. She ej* ie to Chi- igo 15 years ago. She was married in 1910 to Nels Ronberg, who died in 1960. Surviving aie one on. Walter, of Chicago; two sisters, Mrs. James McCoy route 3, Walkerton and Mrs Fred Hult, Chit ago. two grandchildren and on e > great grandchild. She was a member of Andrea Lodge of Chicago. Funeral services were held Wednesday, August 1. at the Claude Gnesel Mortuary, Chi' ago. Burial was in Oak Hill Cemetery, Common Worth. Illinois 4-H Achievement J Night Wednesday^ For Lincoln Twp. Th" annual 4-H Achievement night is planned for Wednesday. August S. .it 6 30 pm The pot jut k dinnei and program will be held in the Walkerton High S< hool gym. This wdl climax th-' 1962 I H program by the awarding of rib hons. pins anil trophies to the l-H wmnm NOTH E The office of the Clerk Treasurer of the Town of North Liberty. will tie closed the week of August 6th for vacation.

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Mary Lee Loucks Wins Championship In Two Projects Miss Mary Lee Louks, daughter of Mr. ami Mrs. Howard Loucks, won two Grand Championships in her projects at the St. Joseph County l-H Fair. Mary Lee. a senior at North Liberty High School, won in the 7th year Clothing project and in tin Daytime Dress Division. / Her entry in both divisions was a moss green wool dn s with a criss-cross trimming of satin on th" bodice front, and belt She wore a matching hat and brown accessories. Mary Lee. with the other 1 II champions and winners, appeared on the 1 lonr makers Hour TV Show on WSBT TV. Tm -lav morning, modeling her priz.e-wm ning entry. She al — i modeled at Robertson's Tea Room during th luncheon hour. At Robertson's, she v. .is joined by three other Liberty Township girls who .<!. > modeled. Misses Sandi i Shade Nancy Mangus and Carole Batsleer. Band Concerts Resume This Friday Night The ninth in the series of ten summer concerts by the Walkerton High School Band will be held Friday evening. Align'd 3. in downtown Walkerton. These concerts are held in conjunction with the Jackpot Drawing sjxmsored by the Walkerton Chamber of Commerce, and the public is urged to attend for some fine band music and a chance of winning some money. Th- concert program for this week is: Indiana State Band - Farrar Or inge Bowl - Fillmon Palamar - Bennett Michigan State - Akers Pennsylvania Polka - Air. Hill S I B \ - Hall Alba ■ inn - Hall .After You've G- ne - Air. Reed Blackjack - Buffer Mi<l-West Gloiy - Edwards Highlights from "The King and I" - Air. Herfurth Men of Ohio - Fillmore Americans We - Fillmore TEEN HAM E FRIDAY AT YOUTH Bl ILDING Despite the conflict of the 4-H Fair, the Teen Dances will continue on Friday night of this week There will also be a band concert on the corner so many of the younger set will be in town The time is 8:30 to 11 00 pm. with recorded music and a ten cent donation. LINT <>i \TH H D<LI B TO HOLD PICNIC At (.IST 'TH The Lincoln Township Home Demons! iat ion Club will bold its annual picnic Tm sday. August 7th. at Place Park. A pot lu< k dinner will be served at noon Hostesses w.l’ he Mrs Cloyd Smith. Mrs Manu-' Miv Mrs. Nin.i Jackson and Mrs Myrtle Bellinger. A ISI \l I/F To be able to tel! good fish stories, a man must have complete confidence in his imagination. It’s the black sheep of the family who paints the town red.

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/ Richard Houser Is Named "King" The crowning of the Queen and King of the 1962 St. Joseph County Fair was one of th® highlight- of the opening festivities of the fair and Richard Houser an 18-yeai old Lincoln Township hoy. was named king for this year. Joining Richard in the honorary spotlight was Margaret Ixuise Rowings. 18. of Center Township a Kiley High School graduate. Richard, son of Mr. and Mrs. Grant D. Houser, Walkerton, and Margaret, daughter of Mr. and Mrs James E. Rowings, of 19857 Southland St . were selected over more than 3 000 other 4-H youths on the basis of their overall 4-H performances. Richard graduated from Walkerton High School in May and will enroll at Indiana State Teachers College Terre Haute, in September Richaid’s l-H record includes nine years of 1 H work He his carried 15 diff, r- nt projects for a total o! 56 project years li.s pi ojto ts inc lude beef, crafts. el< - ti ie. entomology. f u r< >tn . garden, woodworking soil conservation, photography and junior leadership. He was awarded a matching Set of cuff links and tie cla-p b; Franklin D Sc hurz, editor and publi-'her of the South Bend Tribune. After the opening ceremonies, a parade was held on the faiigrounds for the first time. It featured state county, city and fair officials in lead ears followed by bands from Greene Twp. and Lakeville High Schools, the New Carlisle Tigerettes marching unit, and floats from Clay. German. I’nion. Warren Madison. Penn, Portage, Centre and Lincoln townships. The parade was divided up into townships with 4-H youths marching or riding on mobile units in each township group. The parade units passed before a reviewing stand after being routed around the fairgrounds jnidway. The t raftsmanship involved in the construction of each of the floats was judged and the builders of the float from Centre Twp. won a check for $25 for having the best float. German Twp. had the second best ll 'i’ and w r a Check for sls. barren and Madison Twps tied for third and e a< h received a $lO ch- k The Fair will continue through Saturday night with bu c, a a featured each night The Fa rgrounds are located at Ironw and Jack on Roads just south -f South Bend.

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