The Independent-News, Volume 94, Number 40, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 27 February 1969 — Page 1

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VOLUME 95, NUMBER 10

American Legion 189 To Celebrate 50th Anniversary Wf -* •* I ' ** । i ■i % w x / A ' *»r- ' * jf L -■> ~ i f£* ’ *YF I^^ J ' 2 Ofc ■ r .* .J inr annual Birthday Party of the Walkerton Orville Easterduy American Legion Post No. 189 will be hi Id Saturday Marc h 8. Thh year m irks the 50th mmversary of the founding of the Organiruth <t A carry in supper will be served nt 7 o’clock EST at the Post home. Honor guest will include In-h.ma Department (’omni inder o the Legion. Ralph V’. Cushman, of Veedersburg, who will be the speakt.. A ifalary special guest., expected will be wui bi* the speaker Auxiliary special guests expected wir! be I>epartment President. Mi Beui . i Guide, Indianapolis; Northern Vice Pn ddent. Mrs. Gilbert O Dell of Argos; Depirtment Merit chaum.H. Mrs. Raymond Kinser, c.‘ Michigan City; 3rd District President, Mis. Donald Conn, S»uth Bend; 3rd district vice president. Mrs. John Groves. Walkerton; Beatty Hospital Representative, Mrs. Ross BaUer of Westville, and m my others post Commander, lander Schmeltz md Unit pre i lent. M’s. Elsie Fttzke of the host organixatmns Hill welcome al! md make introductions. Commander Cushman who Is h norrd by being the Commander for the 50th year of the Legion will be the speaker He was h -rn in West Frankfort, 111,, Jan 8, 1919 The family moved to Veedersburg when he was ix months old Since 1937 he has been an employee of the IS. Post office m Vc dersburg. A veteran o' World War 11, Commander Cushman served in the U.S. Army and was discharged in Aug. 1941. because .f an injury to his shoulder. He immediately became a member of the organization at the Po t, District and Department levels. These include: Post Commander, District Common hr, Department Southern Vu e Comm mder, Department Member hip Chairman. In addition he 1 active in many other civic ;m<l Veteran Group , Boy Scouts, Son -t th< /\mer.ran D'gion leader P»r Is year . Volunteer hire Department. i past Chancellor of the Knightof Pythias and mmy others Ibis a member <f the Methodi t Church. Eagles . Li ns Club, Mou* Lodge and thu D. o übh J Amei: m Veter in /(e is married .nd ha -two children. Brad 15 an 1 D< r ■ th 10 HD mess, ge will be of in’< •• d to ex cry one nd fru n ' » • evih I to db-nd b th thi dinner an 1 the meeting. Auxiliary member . M Dm thv Flaugher. M- W ' 1 man md Mr E!w o I Kl< t’*’ Mein ate In (-huge c t-e p* - gram n " w n„ the -pe Io ’ A hil; - ’■ it wth ' I • local Unit i wmb« • i n’.it ai.

4th Os July Committee Plans For Big Affair The Walkerton 4th of July Committee is ume ugain beginning to formulate plans for thi ■ years Ith of July celebration. This years show promises to be better than ever. Duc to much comment I। <t yea ml mm h < i । >,n?m. ■ ' eX P" • I iA er thl k \ dl \e I (n >w called p• t p•. t'hu' ■ t i ’id I'' n g .1' Ie t ( p, lorm, W< h iv» ।.' • m । nt 1 -t। ■ | them. an ! i' rp* " n w hk' Iv ta it the will I at lea • om '.ini p s । two sh >w fm us. Thi. win be on S tin I \. Julx 5. E 'I- Ihe mam ittt mt:- n <■: < p 1 hi>w ■ n the tth al n wi‘h < u regul.i- tiiai ti n .H' h is thi Dixie Walker;. w» have cont; et I wnh th !' uta Ben I (’hopie* c sh,. local Bi’-her shop group to come down and put on a package show ‘o»- u It Wi'l include some chorus song - with 32 man chorus and possibly some m-dividu il quartet singing. We are very pleased to have them singing for us as there are -evnal heal men involved with thi group, and Bubeishi p Quartet are once again regaining popularity. This years tides will ix* provided by the mime Drago Amusements that we have had in tne put, but we will hive this year their biggest unit instead of the one we have had before. The tide will be operating -from June 30th to July sth. They h ive assured us that this will provide the same rides an before and very hkelv some new ones which we luAve not had before. We will again continue our horae-shoe pitching competition, and hope to have a concert by our high school bind this year. N (> T I C E World Day of Prayer will be at Bno p m EST in the Pre bx ten in Fellowship Hall, W ilke' ton "n Friday. March 7 Chur< he. participating are the Piest>\I terian. Tyner, Teegarden, an I Walkerton United Meth.-ii t. United Mi «ion try church, Koontz Like anl St. Patricks Oitholn i church, i — Use Our Classified Ads ) i "Mother, "Mother yi ur tio (Hi for Pot" will Im* preMn’ed by g numlier of unit members I. past performances given by this group mean anything, this production promises to "take the cake."

Wisconsin Stafe Univeisity Conceit Band To Appear Here

Th* .him Glenn Hi.n S<h 1 Audit alum will be the scene i fine pr -gram Tue dax • ventr. • the Wisconsin St de Univers;’, B tv! will b in Wilkt” n for i one-night en Th-* t - in: bnd u • o'. t>< r -c the one P'-n iman “ i ! brought t- W bnS ■ f- U the - pel ..ti r. >/ th' Cliuiio ’

WALKERTON, INDIANA, THURSDAY, FEBRI AK4 27, 19«9

□ n OBIT U A R I U S □ n Mrs. Harry (’. Doll Mrs. Caroline S. Dili, 63 of 201 Roo evelt Rd.. Wilke, ton. ! died at 830 pm. Sunday. Feb. 23 | ■ t the High! in I Geneial H >spit d. j Sebr ing. Fl i. She wa- bon N \ 1 1. 1905, in Chicago, an l came to I Wilknmn 36 years ago imi ; Kendallville. In i. (>n June 1 I 1 b-'! mW - ’ i i n. -b' w a m-: lit Ito Hai iy <' D I who .u ' viv' \ 1 -ui vtving ire a ■ *■. i I•' 11 !■ 'W Dd o' Wa Iki . t 11. n I thn । gi rnlchil Iren F- pn I i may । ill until nun Thur; lax ; t ( the Nus cium Fun» ral H >me an . i in 12:30 p in. 'I . u- day uni. tl-.e time of the service at the chin h. Sm vices will be hebl t 2 pan. iHSTi Thuisdiy at tl W i Iker ‘ n I’n *a 1 Mr! an a ! (’hirc’i Him >is st bml amg. wit Rev. Harold E. William-, pad offici itin.. Burial will be in Wood! iwn Cemetery, W >lk< : i. She wa; a membe r o' the Unitc i Methodist Church n! a pit matron of the Walkeit n Orc.'' e. Ea tein Stir. Chapter 31! The Oiler of E stern Str Chapter 319 conducted service at the funeral home at spg Wednesday. U illiam 11. Dutcher 'Villiain 11. Dutcher, Si, yf 303 N. Mdn St . North Liberty, lied at 5:5.5 a.m. Friday in Osteopath!' Hospital following a short illnes>. He wa.- i retired Summer Grain Elcvit r employee He w i" b un April 16. ISM, in Siu field Ma ;., and came to North Liberty 15 years ago * rom Walkerton. May I, 1907. in Tyner, he married Sylvia (’impbell, who survives Also surviving are two s<ms. Is nald H of Huntington and Keith W at home; three daughter", Mrs Mildred Tribbey of Lakeville. Mr s. Violet Hick" of Fort Wax ne arvl Mr-. Ruth Myers of (ice' la; 18 grandchildren; 65 gieatgi mdchiklri n; an-l 15 greatgreat - grandchildren Service" were held at 2 pm Sunday in the North Liberty Church of the Brethren with A P. Wenger, pi ■ ’ r, (Z! i< rit mg. Bun il was in the Tyner Cemetery. He wi, 20-vear member the Brethnn Church. NOTICE I>IST Hospital b*\ s. Trie ‘American TJ'gJon putck i <d these beds for anyone b u-<■ without charge. To dut< unlj 2 t.i-.i" I>a be accounted for 1 anvene has one of the e be.', plea e notify the Legb-n. phone 556 2995.

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A I ill! I . I .4 street crossing of the B & O railroad in Walkerb n to. k the life of a mother and diu h’er m l injured four others Thur.day aiternoon, February 20. Mr.;. Nola Ream, 10, and Glenda Ream, 17. were both pm nounced dead on arrival at Memorial Hospital in S utti B- r. The Ream family live, in Tec garden, Indi m i. The accident occured uoii'i 3 30 p.m. EST i - the Beam car, northbound on Adams stre»' pulled onto the crossing and w i struck by the westbound p issengw train .•.truck the auto on tl.. right side. Another car i*'< ad the Ream vehicle had just ch i... the crossing. There are no warn ing lights or cross bars at th! crossing but the View 1* un obstructed in both directions Thtrain was traveling at ippr ex un itely 70 miles an irmr. Fi irr other membeis / tb family were injine I in the dent. The two died o' mu’ injuries. Roderick Ream. 13 xi miHied to Mt in .i o h" m’ with a skull fracture mu’t p cuts. Gwendolyn Ream. 16 i‘ feted a fractured p vis .n multiple cuts We-ley Heim, ret rived a h doc di ! tup •" multiple cuts an l F, ir! lb ri •UI ried a (lilt luted C 'III li.a an I mul’ip!<‘ cut \’ the . d'rn wr-r tn the '* H- lai I" Johnson School sy ten. wf - to t i .im 4 a -i nr ■■ ai .1 dm (.’< . • High School. Accordin : t > aut ' ' ’ driver o f f, e car wi- Mr I. i"’ The train tn ’.net w i DI.

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both or Garrett, Ind., md the • conduct u w;ii G (’ McKm’cx ! The engineer -c n the -ir ahc i and the Ream v» hi le. but was un ible to st p the tr n 1 speed. The tr dr. w i a -"x-car passenger emnute ‘ > ( ha i.o. The impact tore the right ~le of the car । ompletely away anl the seats md pieces o' met >! wen- thr >wn in ill d'.'" ’i n up to distance' of 100 fc,-t T 1 •’ victims were thr-wn up to so ’ feet from the <-io-mg The «< cident was invt ‘ by the Walkerton and the I* - Uim i S it* Police. M-s. Nola Ream wa- born June 6. 1928. in B ur!."r md ha 1 live I here 35 year . On Julx 21. 1916, in Teeganlen, -he wis m irried b> Theo D' n Ream, who sur(>ther mrviv >• ir lu Ie the children Gwend lx n 16 We ley 12 an l Ear l 7 wh > w* "e in the a dent in ! het p •n’ Mr m I Mr F. • W ■ •IP 1 W Iker, ton. n I-• r. 1 I w' '. the US A• m m Grrn mx- i daughter, Mr - T- u!x (» th n of Rt 1 W dk< Hn, a hr Oher, E irl Wiles J Px m< i;”’. and a h ilf-si .ter, M: Puhx I . -e. k of (’run.stow n Glen 1 । w b" n M r h 19, 1951 in LiP -te n I xx n - mn1>: ’ Jr 1- Gt nn I' *’ Sho ' A I -ir Ie in> • I vi e w h hell i’ 2 p’’- iESTi Sun! ix at the Tee • i \ 'I !'r m I Me’h 'l ‘ < 'hut h XX . R. \ P 111 (uner ar: t B x (’ > 1 • St . .!» !! of-.i- --' i’tm Ba i.' xx i -i ’ i ‘ k Tw p ^’emeb : ’

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