Kankakee Valley Post, Volume 2, Number 42, DeMotte, Jasper County, 2 March 1933 — SAN PIERRE [ARTICLE]

SAN PIERRE

KENNETH WEINKAUF

The teaching staff of the San pierre school attended the 46th annual meting of the Starke county teacher’s association at Knox last Friday and Saturday. Misses Frances and Miriam Moran returned to Indianapolis and Chalmers, respectively, after spending last week end here. Mrs. Jack Carroll, of Chicago, visited at the Charles Brown home last Friday, where she has been helping care for Mrs. Martha Gorrell, who has been ill the past week. The Guards went to LaPorte Thursday where they were winners over the Center Reds. The Guards once held a 20-9 lead, but the teams were tied 25-25 at the end of the regular playing time. The locals scored two baskets to win, 2927. The Guardsmen, who entered the annual Independent Sectional tourney at Knox, last week gave a good account of themselves. Saturday morning they played Brook and were victorious by a 28-18 score. Saturday afternoon the locals met the Michigan City Mac Men, a leading team from the Harbor City, in a game which proved the feature tilt of the tourney. The Guards held a one point margin at the rest period, but were forced to taste defeat by a score of 43 to 38. The Mac Men later turned back North Judson and Knox A. C. in the finals, declaring them winners and entitling them to represent this section at the state tourney at Tipton. Rev. C. W. Walmer, Mr. and Mrs. R. Haines, Mr. and Mrs. F. Gilmore represented the Zion Evangelical Sunday School and church at a conference held at Elkhart, Friday Mr. and Mrs. I. T. Bartman and daughters of Oak Park, Ill., were Sunday dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Maines. Mr and Mrs. Fred Lindberg and children, Mrs. John Lindberg, and son, Claude of Valparaiso, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Eckert. Jesse Seeley, of South Bend, spent the latter part of the week among relatives here. Ed. Hardel and family and Mrs. Paul Hardel went to LaFayette Thursday where they were social callers. The Cards closed their home season Tuesday with a victory over Medaryville, 40-30. Elton Christenson, of Chicago, visited here Saturday and Sunday.