The Independent-News, Volume 100, Number 7, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 13 September 1973 — Page 3

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\lr. and Mrg. Harvey Sheneman ■ t Saturday afternoon with . Addie Hanson. hss Jane Glover, or Warsaw, . a guest Sunday of her grandaer, Mrs. Maude Pearse. Mr. and Mrs. Louis DeLee and Eriust Reasor, South Bend, ed on her sister. Mrs. Otto zhal on Sunday afternoon. lr. and Mrs. Richard Roush Mrs. Dairci Roush spent Sun. evening with Mis. Laura ,>h and Pearl. nnie Harbaugh was awarded TA scholarship of S2OO for the ol year 1973-74. The scholar, s go to students who are preng to teach in Indiana High Elementary schools. Connie . student at Bali State Univer. I> on R. Shupert, son of Mr. Mrs. Dale C. Shupert has । ■ promoted to airman first s in the U. S. Air Force. He communications specialist at mstrom AFB, Montana, serv. with a unit of the Strategic t Command. He Is married to former Kristine Brown, the zhter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert vn, Martindale Road. .!r and Mrs. Bernard Will, of araiso, and Mrs. Winnie Hol. of Kokomo, visited Sunday i Mrs Esther Harmon, a niece Mrs. Holston. Other visitors tly were Mrs. In ne Mangus. : u hanan, Michigan, and Mrs. a Mangus, of South Bend. John’s Lutheran Church i picnic at the North Liberty . with good food and enter, nent enjoyed bv all. ie Henry Ditmar family and Laura Fair attended a fam. get together dinner on Sunday 'he home of M| and Mrs. Fair in Kewanna. Others at--g were Dr. and Mrs. Bryce :y. of Hartford City. '. Otto Kurzhal spent the < <-nd with Mr. and Mrs. Ed. i Kurzhal, in Niles, Mich. ’ r and Mrs. J. c. Hawbhtzel -on Tony, of Canoda Park, ornia. were recent visitors aunt. Mis. Esther Harmon, was delighted and enjoyed • isit very much.

TOM & ALICE GEDGOUD Os The Y- Go *By Restaurant WISH TO THANK YOU For The Goodwill And Support You Have Given Us These Past 13 Years We Are Closing Our Doors On September 17 Roast Turey & Dressing On Sunday, September 16 Our Last Day In Business MMMMHHHMMMMMHHnmMMMMHMMMWnMnHMMMMMIMHnMnmRRHMMMI SPECIAL THANKS TO EMMA WOOD

John Six Jr., of Chattanooga, Tenn., visited over the week end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Six Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Strope s- pr.t Sunday afternoon witli Mr. and Mrs. Robert Strop? in South Bend. Mrs. Kathleen Smith, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. I). Stanley Houser, 21611 Riley Road, North Liberty, is enrolled in the second year class at Indiana UniversityPucdue University, Indianapolis. She is studying to become a res. pitory therapist and it is a two year program. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Springman. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Gall and Mis. Evelyn Stephenson attendee! the wedding and reception of her grandson, John Borror. and Anna Marie on Saturday evening in Three Rivers. Michigan. CELEBRATE 50TH W EDDI NG A NN! V ERS AR Y Mr. and Mrs. Homer Balsley were guests of honor at a surprise fellowship following the evening service at the First Baptist Church on Sunday, September 2. The occasion was in celebration of the Raisley’s 50th wedding anniversary. They were married on Sept end er 8, 1923. A three-tiered cake topped with the number 50 in gold cen. tered the refreshment table covered in gold colored cloth with crystal candleholders and lighted tapers of gold. Granddaughters of the couple, Connie, Kristi and Tanya Balsley served coffee punch and mints with the cake and another granddaught'r. Angela, took care of the guest book. The honored couple also have two grandsons, Keith and Vaugh Balsley. Mr. and Mrs. Allen Balsley and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Balsley were hosts and hostesses for the' stirprise ceebration /id presented flowers to their pa rents. Their son Alien, who graduated from Baptist Bible College, Grand Rapids. Michigan preached for tile evening service piece ling the part)’. Ho gave his testimony and showd various slides. He

just recently accepted a call to a Baptist Church in Pompano Beach, Florida, and will be moving soon. Memories . . - September 12, 1963 Thur.-day, September 5, will go down as one day that Ralph “Nick” LaFtber will not foig-t. On this day many of his friends gathei d at a patty for h.m at the store in honor of his retiring atter 50 years of business. The party was a surprise and when Nick returned from the bank, a laige group, including the high school band, were present to greet him. The enrollment figures for the Polk-Lincoln Metropolitan School Corp, show a total of 1210 students enrolled not including the k.ndergarten class which has 58 students. These ai ? housed in three buildings, an elementary school with grades one through seven having 440 in Walkerton, the high school in Walkerton with grades eight through 12 with 290 students and the Tyner School with 480 students in the 12 grades there. "Autumn Fashions" ty Wards, will be the theme of the St. Patrick Woman's Club style show and card paity Thursday n.ght at the school hall which will begin at 7:30 p.m. Department reports were heard by the members of the American Legion Auxiliary Thursday evening at the Walkerton post home. Mrs. John Groves and Mrs. Ruth Clark reported that while they were at the recent convention at French Lick, it was learned that the Poppy Wondow from Walkerton took first place in the state again. Last year the Walkerton display took Lrst in the district, the state and finally the nation. The display was done by Newton Williams. Miss Theresa Schmeltz, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Linder Schmeltz. route 2. Walkerton, rect ived the Indiana State Key Club Award at the annual St. Joseph County 4-H dinner last Saturday night. The award is the highest 4-H junior leader award in the State of Indiana. September 11. 1958 The resurfacing and widening of Indiana 4 from U. S. 31 to Pine Road is among the projects slated to be done in the near future for the Indiana Highway Commission. Surveyors have also been active in and around North Liberty with plans yet incomplete as to what to do about a similar project concerning Road 4 through North Liberty and

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west to the county line. The new state law requiring each student to have a seat on the tu~ has resulted in an unde, sirable situation. The law necessitates a double route for mary of the bus drivers. As a result a large gn up of children are brought to school 20 minutes earlier than the remaining group. Market report m the area has ground beef, 3 lbs. $1.39; swiss steak, lb. 69c; smok’d ham, lb. 93c; fry* rs, *9c; club steaks, lb. 59c; pork roast, lb. 39c; Whcatk 27 oz. box 31c; pizza mix, 3 for $1.00; KI enex tissues, t 200 count boxes 59c; potatoes, 10 ’ s. 28c; celery, stalk 21c; and bananas, lb. 10c. September 10. 1958 The American Legion’s Fall Fo-tival opens in North Libuy next Tuesday and continues to Saturday night. Two big tents which will house the merchand.se for the merchants’ displays will be ready for exhibits. The ladies will also exhibit many it.-ms. The North Liberty Elevator is sponsoring a field day on Sep. tember 24 at the Clark farm on Road 23 south of towm. Fifty acres of Funk corn grown in a special manner that is attracting attention is among many features of the day. Six Walkerton men enlisted in the Marine Corps during the past two months of July and August, according to the South Bend oL fice. They are Wayne C. Keene, Carl L. Tinkey, James E. Ulrich, Roger L. Kronk, Norman R. Long and John G. Nieubuurt. These men were sworn in at Indianapo. lis and sent to San Diego, Calif., for recruit training. September 9, 1948 The Four County Farm Equipment Co. and the Walkerton Motor Sales have moved from up. town Walkerton to their new home on Road 6 at the east edge of town. A 33 34 acre tract of improved land, just outside Walkerton, formerly owned by John Clark, which had teen mentioned as a potential county fair grounds for a four-county fair, is being of. feted fop sale by the War Assets Administration. Tlie car auction sale held at the Walkerton Sale’ Barn every Saturday atemoon is growing in interest and popularity each week. September 16, 1918 The Evangelical United Brethren Conference which was held at Winona Lake last week closed Sunday with the assignment of the coming year for the pastors and their duties b ing the high, light. Rev. V. L. Gamer ,who

l^inw—fw hi 11 HL - % SIDEWALK DAYS In North Liberty SEPTEMBER 14 & 15 We'll Have NEW, USED & JUNK With Prices You Can't Turn Down LIBERTY BELL Open 8:80 To 6:00 8:80 To 8:00 Friday 135 N. Main — North Liberty

has been serving the Pretty Lake. Burr Oak Church will come, ts Walkerton and Rev. Cecil R’ Smith, who has b >n serving ths Walkerton.Teegarden Church wifi go to Grass Creek. A number of West York residents have band'd themselves togather to put a stop to the reck, less drivir g wihm the project. Most of th> tfenders come from outsid • the town who disregar d the 15 mile per hour limit, and endanger the lives of every child in the project, September 16, 1913 Italy has fallen but the war is not oi i and you know it! Think of Berlin and Tokyo — think of the fhi n dying at this mom’ nt. There are more bat. ties coming, battles that must be won, tattles that will be tough, bloody. hard-to.wm. But we have to win them! Right now th- biggest task ah* ad of the folks at home Is to give the.-e fighting men and w< men the kind of backing that is most important to them — arms and equipment. Such supplies cost money and lots of it! The thud War Loan Drive is now on. Buy war bonds and support our boys and girls. American combat units on ail battlefronts are now being supplied with a shorter and lighter, but sturdier bayonet by the or<L nance department. The First Christian Church ha* been redecorating the interior their building and making some other needed changes. Among improvements, flourescent lighting has teen installed. The work is nearing completion and rededication set-vices have been set for September 26. The North Liberty Business, mens Club will continue its efforts to have Pierce Road improved. It was explained at th* meeting that the State Highway department has taken over the road west of highway 23 and put chased righ-of.way required by the state to g.ve th road proper! width. ’ The manager of the Rialto Theatre will donate the use of hj theatre and expenses of an out. standing film for a Premiere Showing on Tuesday evening with the price at aamiss.on ua purchase of a wax bond Indiana ranks fourtn in the number of fishing licenses issued. Only Michigan. Ohio and Minnesota exceed Indiana in this respect. The Hoo&er state rank* fifh in hunting licenses. A total of approximately $25,000,000 was spent for fi-hing and hunting licenses throughout the U. S. dur. ing the 1941-42 fiscal year.

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