The Independent-News, Volume 87, Number 18, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 2 May 1963 — Page 1

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Walkertoir Athletic Boosters Plan First Annual Letterman's Banquet

The Walkerton Athletic Boosters Club, an organization formed this past school year to aid the athletic programs of Walkerton High Sch<xil, will have their first annual Letterman's Banquet on Thursday, May 16, at the Walkerton Elementary School gym at 6:30 pm This evening is planned as a big one for the letter winners of Walkerton High Scho >1 from 1025 to the present date. ■ “''-ft A highlight of the evening will he the nuun speaker. Dwight Tallman, coach of Muncie Central Bearcats, the 1963 State Champions of Indiana^) will deliver the address at this banquet. /Tallman is the youngest coach ever to direct a team to the state crown He is a former New Castle and DePauw star »n basketball and football He was a high school teammate of Jerry Rains, president of the Athletic Boosters. Coming with Tallman to the banquet will be Rich Jones, Muncie Central’s star guard who will bn wearing the number 1 for Indiana in the annual all star ba - Acetball game against Kcntu< ky in June. The banquet will have special honor for past letter winners of the Walkerbn High School a . i special effort has been made to contact all of the e since t!r earliest record: of 1925 are available All letter winners from, tha* year thr ugh 1953 will be given a special award this night Ai all coa< h< s that can he re uh. d have been issued an invitation to this banquet. Tickets for the banquet will bv g 1.75 per person and it is open to the public. All lettermen have been went an invitation for them and their lady guest and any other friends or members ot the family are welcome Reservati on .nd ticket sales must be taken care of as s<x»n as possible to plan the meal for that night Ticket are avaiaiablc from all officers of the Athletic Boosters anti at several business plaices including the In-dependent-News Co Doll s Service Station, have and Ray Reed’, Electric and Heil's Restaurant. The committees for the evening an I preparations prior to the banquet will be named next wo k in the paper. The Johnson Town hip Pioneer 4-H Club is sponsoring a card partv at the Johnson Township Community Building May I at 8;oo pm. The public is cordially invited. Many a mar thinks he’ playing the race: when in reality the races are working him. A man has to know the rop< . if he expects to get a pull

Snethen Contest Thursday Night The annual music and speech contests sponsored by E. O Snethen. Indianapolis attorney and graduate of Walkerton High School, will be held at 7:30 pm Thursday, May 2. in the Walkerton High School gymnasium. The Snethen contest, a traditional event of the Walkerton High School has afforded the most talented students of music and speech a rewarding medium for public and financial recognition now over thirty years. Contest entries for the current music and speech events are listed by category below: Mush 1 Division Instrumental Jack Watkins Piano Dia-a Doll. Tun Gardner, Carol Mann and Jean Ream Vocal Sue Brown. Jan t Gilmer Spis'ch Division Orations Bill Rawly. Walter Johnson. Then a S< hrmdtz. Sharon Smith. Don Swanson Dramatic Janet Gilmer. Kenneth Murphy. Sandra Schmeltz Humorous Pam Bu-sic. Pat’i Gaddis, Dennis John on, Carol Mann, Janet Owens, Contestants are permitted no < le< ironic aids or special equipment They will appear in numerical sequence without introduction and must wear normal civilian attire free from identifying insignia There will be no applause until all contestants have performed in each event. < Tickets Available For Testimonial Dr. Hardy Dinner The committee in charge of the Testimonial Dinner for Dr. John J Hardy, of North Liberty, announce that there are still tu kets available for the May 11 du - ner R* creation • mu d b* made bv Monday night and everyone is urg'd to get their tickets while they last a.s the nppl'. l limited They are available a’ ' immunity Stab Bank D' V.- I’l imbr market m North Liberty and at jj, ~p Drug Store m M ilkert m The dinner w ill be at 6:00 pi in the Elementary School gym at North Liberty on the evening ot M ly llth Tickets are $2 00 pet Elementary Spring Festival Friday, May 3 On Friday night May 3, the Walkdto: High School gym ' ill be the <Tiie of the annual S| ring Fe tnal of the Element ar y Music Department Th* program will begin at 7 30 pm. wit h the < i - onation of the Kirg and Quon who will reign over th** Fe tival (The band ■ of thr Eleme'tarv School will perform th> fir-t half of tl • progt <n foil wed le. i program of folk mu ic by tudent of the first thru eventu grades. Admis ion will be 2'c pc *udont- fifty c ents for adults Pk kcts may lie purchas'd ft >m in-, student in the fourth thru 7th grades or at the door Frida-, night. — —— ( Many a man save his pennies and amasses a fortune lie don't i need, and leaves it to relative* who don’t desene It. <

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Rauen - Gordan Miiw Barbara Joan Hauen and Charles A. Gordon exchanged nuptial vows at 10:00 am. Saturday in St Patricks Church. Walkerton, Rev Anthon} Letko, pastor, ott’a idling. .The- biide is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Rauen. of North Lihirty The bridegroom's parents are Mr and Mrs Keith Gordon, of North Liberty. Va o‘s of pink an I white gladioli | decor it< d the al’ >r Mr- P i mk Ki an ' r pl <v< i mg in sele< ' n»r • M Kay Pheghw In o> . V i the I; le: ! h< 4V >1 3 fid M 1 ■ Jud\ Ram r V. in ita ar I M i Pau!»tt< I’i' gh } 1 iCrosse. " brid st nd- All are coil m- oi the bride R twit Gordon, North lab ; ' . was best man for hi. brother Csh*’ were Ralph z. t N>'th Liberty. uncle of the bnd<w! and Mnhael Phegley l-i T scousin of the bride A gown of Ho< kt i nylon wi*h a tm\ flower deign over t'm was won. by th,.- bride wlm । escorted by her father The at wa.- styled with a round neckl long deexos coming to bridal points at the wrists and a Lr. tram A wuid length veil .4 m v, i • attached to a t rown of mail hearts embellished with pariSilo tarried a bouquet of a white < rehid iiirrotindcd by white deph anotis. I’ll, bride' attendants v m aqua an<l white die se- with barrel shaped skirts Tin dresse had aqua top with mall straps ami white ikirt i witti iqua de gr Their t a bling-• rose headpu • • n. itched their dir v and th' V carried bouquets of mum dyed aqua. Tim bride's m< th* r' ht --a blue suit Ire i with, beige o . es-oru - The bridegroom' mother wow blue lace sheath and had beige accesHoru Each w re a win! ■ carnation corsage The w^ldin.' <Hni <r wa «< rved in the Vt ' a i of Pmei. n WarHall in X r th Liberty and the r cepti m wa- d-o hi Id there The

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newlyweds will hve in Norfolk, Va., where he Is stationed with the Navy The bride was graduated from North Liberty High School and the bridegroom attended that school. He has been in the Navy four years. Engaged Mi and Mrs B D Wdli.m . : Walkerton mnounce Lm e. gag.-, merit and appt ad. ng marruu?' • 4 their dammter. Rene hull . to I : \I. Jack i son of Mi and Mt ! hn Jan. I of ('lm ig Julv 2 t La <- n let t1 as the w> a . ' ■ Mi Wdli u.m is a gra iu it. a W d-ci to Hu h S hool and atte i. d li d.ami I'niver ity Mi J . ; a mal 1ate j Ch cag.. \ - itmnal hool and is en ph yt d m t hat « itv X<H I< H The \\ iik‘ito: I.een -■ Bra - h as an office under the jurisdict: n of the Governor, will bt --d Mo. 7 be. in t of I'rimars F . - tions. The Driver Examiner who ia here tn mi s a> to 12 *>o n wi i have to h ave nt 11 00 a m on M<y Sth. Mr,. Wilmu Awald

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Polk-Lincoln High Schools Are / Guests Os "Sox" V Ir a li i minute es.mn before deadline this week it was announ< ed that th* Polk-Lincoia I nited S' h<«*l t.'orporation high .school grade* will be guests of the Chicago White Sox on Saturday. May 11 at Conuskey Bark This is possible through the fa t that Tim Gardner, a freshman at Walkerton is the official be’boy for the Sox this year. The Sox^ battle I*os Angeles on this da,te t ^ Details other than the date haven t been worked out with th« exception "f the transportation, which will be handle*! on school busses of the school corporation. Admittance to the game is fiee. Included in this group is tne high school building at Walkerton, the upper four grades at Tyrer, the staffs of tne schools and the s< hoo] board n embers Tin.* h being worked out thru Claude Ymk Supormtendent and Sylvester Amsler principal at W dkt rton The mnplete details, plans ml itinerary f r the* tr.p, will te ,tmv>unced r.ext week. St. Joe. County NFO (.roup Is ( bartered The st I-S. ph County Chapter of the N FO w t- chartered April 25th i' tlie Gleaner Hall one half mile n- rth of Roosevelt R ad on Oik S;un Thompson, national organizer from lowa, presided. The following others were elected: Carlyle Bu .s, president; Loyal Burkholder, vice president; Ruth Burkholder, secretary; Loren Shearer Jr treasurer, and Edith Snydet publicity. Trustees elected for three two and one year term are Victor Kring, August Cooreman, I. Klein John Ferguson is the Congressional District Reprr .entative The following men were elect 1 on tin' meat commodity I> <»’-1: Darrel Carl - n Carlyle Buss. Rubert M klry Lawrence Snyder and John Feiguson Those on g* tin ar- • John Ming Claude Me. End us. r Rahil B.iughman. Loy. K Tb.e fi' sr Thur day night wi3 cho-, ! f r t e mmithly meeting d.t’ - Th*' n« xt m.eetrg w ill be Th !• I . i iht Mcy 2 at the Gb met I f ill at s I > k E\ > ryon* Wileome. Oar ■ dto i \ quitter never wins a winner never quits. BULLETIN y \\ A JHINGToN D <’ - Vance Hl' :1O vs Bin h B ivh V S S. ’ ngr - ■ o Bi ad- t. is join ( | us ann mm. General Serve es Ad -o’■r ,■■ i>r is mng in r - ’ nbitud.’'' pur. ha.*e fm ,t f Km. ury ordnance Plant near LiPoite al- ut rtxod ju re with ii ,-u \< i •u' ■ B Is to tie i pt-ned 3 00 p m June 7 Vance H trike vs Birch B ivh, CSS. IF F \ D \\< F *WI RDM \ I tof 111 HI I, 1 DING S.itm io night has been as th > night f"i the weekly Teen l>an c again at the Li tis Club \ mh Budding in Walkertcw. Wit! tht avy confh 'of h«>o| u tivitce- t, , n - "<>**’ until the end of Im the dates will varv so watch ' I pei f l T'- n Dances. A* u .a ' '• tc- ent tdi - o n is cha: l»d it the di* ■ and the dancing is to rec rd* d me Civile Biik i. th* la >n memb* n charge of t hapt runes for tua month