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

SHELBY

MAX DICKEY

We won’t get home until morning etc” that was the theme song of the eighteen Legionnaires and friends who attended the big American Legion stag party held at 44th and Madison streets in Gary and sponsored by Gary Post 99. It was reported that John Flatt and Lafe Head insisted on occupying seats in the front row. Why? Well, it’s a deep, dark secret. John Arnold went to Hammond Monday on business. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Mauck visited friends and relatives in Calumet City, Illinois, Sunday. Thomas Miller, principal of Shelby grade school, drove to Terre Haute after school adjourned Friday afternoon where he enjoyed the week end witli his brother, who attends school there. Mrs. Tom Spitler, of Thayer, spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wann. The stork seems to be hovering near Shelby lately. This time he dropped in to pay a visit to Mr. and Mrs. Ben Clemans, leaving a nice, big baby girl. She was born Thursday, but has not been named as yet. Mrs. Gerald Fehlman was stricken with ptomaine poisoning Friday, but soon recovered after being given proper medical attention at Valparaiso where she was immediately taken by her husband. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Davis, Mr. and Mrs. George Hathaway, and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Sirois were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Sims at Beecher, Illinois, where they enjoyed a delicious turkey dinner. Earl Pace and his actors and actresses have started practice on their play which is to be given at a date not yet announced for the benefit of the Shelby Bear’s Baseball Club. Watch this column for the date. Miss Mary Dickey spent the week end at the home of her aunt, Mrs. Anna Dickey, in Crown Point. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wann entertained Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Fehlman playing pinochle Thursday evening. The condition of Mrs. Flora Cox remains about the same. It certainly is strange the way this jig-saw puzzle craze continues. Everyone is either buying new puzzles or trading with someone else it seems. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Dickey and family, of Hobart, Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Dickey and little daughter of Hammond and Miss Anne Rodabaugh, of Hammond, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. George Dickey

and family and Mrs. Josephine Dickey. Miss Mabel Nelson and Arthur Burk motored to Rensselaer Sunday afternoon. Oliver Fuller left for Dallas, Texas, Monday. We hope he has lots of luck in his new job there. Mrs. Charles Uhter entertained the 500 Club Thursday evening. Prizes were won by Mrs. John Flatt, Mrs. Robert Johnson and Mrs. Geo. Hathaway.

Earl Carlson, the boy who is so popular among the weaker (?) sex is back in town after a several days sojourn at Hammond. Mrs. Hattie Ross returned to Hessville Wednesday after a several weeks stay with her sister, Mrs. David Fisher. Ward Yeagley, section boss of the N. Y. C. was supplanted by Henry Miller of Wheatfield, Monday. Ward was moved over near Kankakee, Illinois. There was a very good attendance at the Christian Church Sunday night. Won’t you come and make the attendance even larger Sunday night? If you weren’t at the Lowell--Crown Point basket ball game last Friday night, all we can say is that you missed the very best game of Lowell’s season. The final score was 28 to 27 with Lowell on the heavy end of the score and the game was a complete ‘nip and tuck’ affair. Our two local donations to the Lowell team, Hugh Rieke and “Pete” Bodnarick, played one of the best games of their careers, doing more than their share to help their team to win. This Friday and Saturday the sectional tourney takes place in the huge Memorial gym in Gary. Lowell has drawn Emerson, one of the biggest teams in the county, as their first opponent. However, this does not scare them as they’ve already beaten other teams of the same calibre. All they need is a little encouragement and if you can’t attend the tourney, at least give the boys a slap on the back and show them you’re interested. They’ll appreciate it and do their very best to bring home the bacon. We’ll be there to watch them do it! Will you? It is reported that Forrest Harlow and Ica Randerson were married last week but as yet we have not been able to verify the report. If so, congratulations! Mr. and Mrs. Silas Latta, Roscoe Chaffee, and Mrs. Glen Mauck attended the First and Second Congressional Districts Rural Mail Carriers meeting at Morocco last Wednesday night, Washington’s birthday. The meeting was held on that date because Washington was the first rural mail carrier. Mr.

Latta and Mr. Chaffee are mail carriers, while Mrs. Mauck is the local postmistress, and they certainly are an efficient group! Mr. and Mrs. Neal Sirois and family have completed their moving. We’ve glad to have them back in Shelby. Several people were disappointed to discover there was no dance after arriving in town Saturday night. Mr. Hathaway says there wil be a dance this Saturday night, though. Mrs, Jake Press (nee Flossie Fisher) who we said last week couldn’t find the postoffice says that the town should be given the razz.

A. E. Condon, superintendent of Lake County schools, presented Mr. Miller with a continuous commission certificate Monday. This certificate entitles a graduate of Shelby grade school to enter any Indiana high school, regardless of size, without further entrance requirements. As this is the first time the school has met the required standards. Mr. Miller should be given much credit for his work in installing showers, lunch room and other facilities. Art Burk has a complete line of magazines now so you don’t have to leave Shelby to secure reading material.

Disappointed again. We had always pictured Jesse James as a big, bold, bad bandit, one who never gave in to anyone, but the modern Jesse gave up without a struggle, but then who wouldn’t under circumstances? Last Thursday Harry “Jesse” James answered a knock on the door of his cottage near the river, only to be confronted by four deputy sheriffs armed with shotguns and sub-machine guns and a cry “put ’em up and keep ’em up”. The deputies were hunting some men along the river, supposedly with South Chicago hoodlums. After much palavering and argument Harry convinced them

that he was not one of the men and that his cottage did not or had not housed any thieves. The men were found later further down the river. But just imagine Harry’s embarassment, especially with a couple of machine guns staring him in the eye. Who said Shelby never has any excitement.

Wedding bells are ringing full swing around DeMotte. Gerrit Bennema and Miss Leona Kooy were married Tuesday, February 28. George Dexter and Miss Minie Nanninga were married March 1. Earnest Davis and Miss Oleda Myers of Kniman were also married last week.