Kankakee Valley Post, Volume 8, Number 32, DeMotte, Jasper County, 7 July 1938 — WHEATFIELD [ARTICLE]

WHEATFIELD

Miss Katie Magers, who has been visiting relatives at Toledo, Ohio, fir the past few weeks, returned home Friday. ~ Mr. and Mrs. Max Name and family, of Mishawaka, and Miss Etta Vandercar, of South Bend, spent the Fourth of July here with relatives and friends. Clarence Holladay of Kersey, and E. T. Whitehead and Bert Vandercar, of Wheatfield, were business callers at Lebanon, Ind., Thursday. Wheat and rye harvest is in full blast here. In double-header baseball games here between the DeMotte team and the Wheatfield athletes last Sunday, the DeMotte boys won - the first game and the Wheatfield boys took the second game. The games were very interesting and a large number was in attendance to see the boysslap the ball around. Wm. Bahler of DeMotte and Allen Fendig of Wheatfied acted as umpires. If you wish to see some fine vegetable and flower gardens, take a peep at a few here. Mr. and Mrs. Ellison Williams and family, of Gary, were calling on relatives, here the Fouth of July. Guy C. Jones, who has been serving on the Board of Review at Rensselaer the past month, completed his work there Saturday. The good programs at our Wednesday evening street movies is surely attracting the largest attendance ever seen here and the number attending is steadily increasing. We invite the whole wide world. Come and get acquainted with the people of Wheatfield and the business men here. One of our popular business men went to Rensselaer Satui'day and purchased a tank with gold fish in. He can do his fishing at home now, sitting in an old arm chair. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Jensen spent the Fourth of July in South Bend, guests of their son and family, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Jensen. Miss Ruth Langdon, who is taking a course in nursing at Indianapolis, and Miss McClure, of Kokomo, are spending a few days with the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Langdon. A lady in Texas has assembled the photographs of her old fellows in an album—labeled “My Rogue’s Gallery.” A novel way to preserve your old “flames,” ladies!! The Jasper County baseball league has given the public some fine baseball games and the season is not over yet. All of the teams of the league are real players and they play to win. When you attend a league game, you are sure to see plenty of action and real contests. Mrs. John Matt, of Hammond, spent a few days with her mother, Mrs. Sidney Turner. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Jensen and family, of Gary, were visiting relatives here Sunday and Monday. John Parker, of Gary, spent the Fourth of July with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Parker. Good sense to marry your nurse if you’re old, rich or sick! One of the many interesting articles in The American Weekly, the magazine distributed with next Sunday’s Chicago Herald and Examiner.