The Independent-News, Volume 92, Number 49, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 4 May 1967 — Page 1

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Volume 92, Num tier 49

Couple To Celebrate 60 th Anniversary i‘ I 1131/ W* —- EM ■ omßW® Ji ■

Mr. ana mis. wiinam H. Dutcher will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on Sunday. May 7. 1967, at their home, 303 N Main Street, North Liberty. Th< y were married May 4. 1907, at Tyner by Justice of the Peace John Collier. Mrs. Dutcher was the former Sylvia Campbell They went to housekeeping in Mishawaka, and after three years moved to a farm in Marshall County. In 1942 they moved to Walkerton where Mr. Dutcher was employed by the B.L Holser Company. Since 1954 they have lived at their present home in North Liberty. There were five children born to the couple: Mrs. Paul (Mildred i Tribbey, Lakeville; Donald of Huntington; Mrs. Violet Hicks. Fort Wayne; Keith of South Bend; and Mrs. Arthur (Ruth) Myers, Mishawaka. A grandson Dean Claxton of Mishawaka, also made his home with them. Tl\ y have 21 grandchildren, 54 greatgrandchildren. an 1 9 great-granJ-grandchildren, and 9 great-great grandchildren. Mr. and Mrs. Dutcher have been members of the Church of the Brethren for 55 years an J Deacon an 1 Deaconess in the church for 45 years. Mrs. Dutcher has also been a< live in the Ladies Aid for manv years. Mr. Dutcher recently celebrated his 83rd birthday. He enjoys gardening, cares for the lawn, and dues oil painting. Mrs. Dutcher does her own housework, embroiders, quilts, an I sews. Alumni Banquet Set For June 10 The Walkerton High Sch<x>l Alumni Banquet will be held on Saturday. June 10th in the John Glenn School Gym. Registration will begin at 6:30 p m. The dance will start at 9 00 pm. and end nt midnight The public is inched to the dan<e. The music will be provided by the Ken MorrisOrchestra of South Bend One of our own alumni Roger Kr< nk is a member of this band. Some of the committees already set up are as follows Tabb committee D- ug Baker and Di< k Cline. D'Ceriitions Beth Rhod< Verle Wathen and Shirley Rhodes Nominating Committ. Dave Mellin, Ralph Jackson Linda Huhnke and Jim Bolze. More information will be coming so watch for this in your Independent.

NOT! C E EVERYONE interested in decorating for the After-Prom, be at the grade .school gym on Thursday evening at 7:00 p.m. and also decorating will be done on Friday from 2:00 p.m. until finished. There is much to lx- done, due to the busy schedule at the grade school, we were unable to acquire the proper time to begin the decorating. Even if you could just come for an hour or two, your help would be appreciated. COMMUNITY ( LI B TO MEET FRIDAY The Woman’s Community club will meet Friday at 12:45 p m. at the Town Club. After a short business meeting the group will attend the fellowship tea at Teegarden.

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WALKERTON, INDIANA MAY 4. 1961

Dr. Walter Denaut To Be Honored By ISDA Group Dr. Walter Denaut Walkerton Dentist for the past 41 years has been informed he will receive a life membership in the Indian i St at■ Dental A js< iciati n. May 16 at the 109th annual session of the I.S.D.A. to be held in the Sherabn - Lincoln Hotel. In imnap lis To receive such an honor a person must have maintame I active membership for 35 years and reached the age of 65. Dr. I>< naut graduate! from Inman i I men it v D n al Schoo) in 1926. He opened an office in the funnel Denaut Buil iing I now’ tie site of Davi an J Rays Mai ket i on Him >i. St. Eleven years ago he moved to his p est n 1 cation < n Van Bun n Street. He is serving for the second time on the Walkerton Town Board. He has been active in Civic affairs throughout the years. He and his wife Gayn lie (nee Wintersi reside at fOl Georgia Street, Walkerton. Thev are the parents of two children. Danny of South Bend an I Mrs. Cha: les (Leigh > High of 601 Virginia St.. Walkerton. They have five grandchildren Mrs. High is her fathers assistant in the office. Dr. an<l Mrs. Denaut spend several months a year in Florida and when working at the office through th«- week when in Walkerton. spend most of their week ends near Delton, Michigan, where they enjoy fishing and the great outdoors. The Denaut family have a long history of professional men; his father. Dr. Matt Denaut practiced medicine in Walkerton for many years died in 1927; an uncle Dr. Jim Denaut practiced medicine in Hamlet for many years before his passing; a cousin Dr. James Denaut is a medical doctor in Knox, Ind. These names are hislorv in the counties of Starke an 1 St. Joseph. Walserton is proud of this honor bestowed upon this iincitizen and wish him m inv years of health, happiness an! his continued service to the community.

Howell, Linda Davi' and Pat Snxdei Four <>f the five go Is Were varsitv Veil | a<ler< •' • •' ♦ year with Janet Clingenpeel moving up from the B Team corps to th- var aty group ot tm-ciu

Arts & Crafts Displays Open Tp Public Sunday The public Is coraia’.iy invited to attend the Arts and Crafts Show sponsored by the PLJ PTA'S, the* Tri Kappas, and the St. Patrick's Women's club. The time is 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Sunday. May 7th, at the Elementary Building. Those who will have entrie are to bring them to the Walkerton Elementary School eym thi Saturday monvng. May 6th from 9:00 to 11:30 am. A’ tha time you will be asked to fill on' a f< rm to pn perlv label you: work and to put it where th signs designate. Entries will b< judged and labeled for ribbon an i prizes. When you return so. the display <n Sunday a’tein >cn you may see ail of the l art wort an 1 the winning contestants ma receive their p iz.es at th hi | < table. Entries should be claimed immediately after the showing i. over at 4 p.m. First prize entrie will be asked permission t< leavt their work with the art committee to be put on display in tie various schorls for a period <>' one Week following the close of the contest. The art committee will not be responsible for any other work left unclaimed at the gym after the public showing. Over 500 entries have been received in oil paintings, sketches, water colors, crayon drawings, wood and mental sculptures, < eramics, string designs, seed designs, marionettes and yarn pictures. Members of the art committee are: Chairman, Mrs. Jack Tiede. Mrs Robert Bauss, Roger Beehler, Mrs. Harry Malstaff, Mrs. George Robinson. Mrs. Bryce Rohrer. Mrs Gene Summers, an! Mrs. Larry Taylor. LITTLE LEAGI E REGISTR \TIOX Saturday, Mav 6 will be the last day for Little League's t sign un for summer baseball Re istration will Ie from 90( am. to 11:00 a.m. al the T.ion« Youth Buil lin”. 1 lease brin uniforms registration forms, an* three dollars fm insurance

Each girl had t< I nd in mliv.iual yell and th< n uric ur - p ch - 1 Thev were th. n jirl-- 1 i» the student bodv tn p 1 >, uni > n m the group cheer enthu iasni aril gymnastic ability

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JGHS Are Named Valdictoiian And Salutatorian For Harold R. Mun< ie principal at John Glenn Hi^h S< ho< I has announced that Dana Pletcher and Barbara Wilson will be this tear's valedictorian .in 1 .salutatorian respectively. 1 : ■ fEKE Dana is the son < f Mr. an ! Mrs. Gene Pletcher. RR 1 W Ikertnn. Activities that Dana p <;; < .pated in throughout hi> hi.h school career are basket 1 all biseball. sports editor of the Yt ji ix^'k. Junior play. Presi.lt nt of the Psychology Club alternate to Boys' State, and mem/ • : of the National Honor Society. Dana has been accepted at the Purdue University Northwest Campus at Westville for this comm"’ 'all. ” * a "■ ■ 3 a ' 3 :— Barbara ■ . ...v .»tr, and Mrs R.dpa Wds n of Walk, eit n Baib.oas activities in* < 1 i <• tb.e i’s ch I > ,y Club. Busi* ness Club p. p Cl ib. Editor-m* Chief ot tile Yearbook. National H<»n>r Society, Gils' State, Junior an I Senior I‘lax ani the Sound of Music. At the present time Barbara due> n I pLut to further her e .Uealion. BAKE \\D SALE Free coffee will be sewed at the Patrician K or (’ Wives club Saturday for their Bake Sale and Rumina < Sale whi< h will be held ,i s« c< nl Saturdav it the h nights of Columbus Hall 'll dax Mly 6, be* inning at 9 a.m. Proceeds w ill be use 1 to ledecmate the Wives kitchen accordin' to the president Mrs Everett P tnaude. The members have be n w- rkin< dihgcntlx to promt a ga . J sale. \OT I C t The Ep <1 n ('hi Ci'ap ^ of TH Kappa will m et i n Thursday e\- n.n~ f< ■ their n- übr meeting in t!> it me < f Mrs Russell Hartsough As a !■ ! • >n ounce p evention mi tints to a p uni >f usewon y f. r the future.