Kankakee Valley Post, Volume 11, Number 7, DeMotte, Jasper County, 2 January 1941 — DeMOTTE [ARTICLE]

DeMOTTE

Mr and Mrs. A 1 Ewart and daughter Betty Lou spent the Xmas holidays with Mrs. Ewarts mother and brother in Rosewell, New Mexico. Mrs. Charity Wolfe spent Christmas in Chicago with friends and relatives. Mrs. Sam Burroughs and daughter Ruth Ann of Monon visited a few days at Fairchild hill. Dr. and. Mrs. Morris spent Xmas at Cambridge City, Ind. Tresa DeHaan received a box from Jier cousin in Washington Friday containing two steel head salmon. One weighed 16 Mi pounds and the other 14 Mi pounds, dressed. Andy | says, “Good eatin’, too!" Dr. and Mrs. Oosfen spent Xma s holidays with their daughter and son-in-law, Captain and Mrs. Hugh Socks at Fort Custer. The Fort is large, covering 7,000 acres and at the present time government officials are negotiating foij another 3,000 acres on which to accomadate a portion of the conscripted forces. The Thompson farm, of which Geo. Timson is manager, Shipped seven carloads,of cattle to Edst Buffalo and Detroit markets last Saturday. Fo&r carloads going to the New York market and the remaining to the Detroit yards. Mr. Thompson plans to ship seven more loads this week-end. C. R. Rice, one of the largest and oldest commission mein in Chicago and owner of a farm hear Virgie, also shipped one carload to Cleveland.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred DeVries of Chicago 3pent Xmas at the home of the former’s mother, Mrs. Geo. DeVries. Mrs. H. Fink, who resides northwest of DeMotte, “ entertained a group of ladies at i one o’clock luncheon on Monday, j Mrs. C. Curtin, who recently submitted toJa major^operation at fee Margaret’s hospital in Hammond, was brought home Suhday and is recovering nicely. Her many friends wish her a speedy return to her activities in the community. '-’ I 1 Mr. and Mrs. John Bjorem of Tomahawk, Wisconsin, visited friends in DeMotte Monday. | Clarence DeHaan, Edward Boer, and Clarence Boersma have returned to their studies at Calvin College. / . Mr. and Mrs. Lee Miller and two son* of Wheatfield called at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Hanaway Sunday. Mr. and Mrs* Leslie Clark and ‘Lefty’’ of Rensselaer sjsent Xmas at the O. P. Rowens. t. \ Mrs. L 80l spenT Christmas in Chicago with her'sons. ■ i ' t Miss Tresa DeHaan Returned Friv day evening from Ava, * New York, after spending the Christmas holidays with her sister anjd brother-in-law, Rev. and Mrs. James Benes.

’ Robert Ever s of Camp Custer, Mich., and Lillian and Verna Evers of Gary spent Xmas with their parents, Mr. and Mrs Richard Evers. % Betty Lageveen spent the weekend in East Chicago with her room mate. ' Mr. and Mrs. Bill May spent Thursday and Frfday here visiting friend. s - j 1 : : " . ■ * J Danny Walstra and Bernard Tysen - stationed at Chanute Field, are home 4 for a few days. j ; ;- - . ' i i Mr. and Mrs. A. Kleinblossom and Richard Osting spent Sunday in Chicago. Ann and Delia Kleinblossom, who had spent the Xmas holidays there, returned home with them. Chas. Moolenaar has returned to Hope College after spending the Christmas vacation with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Moolenaar. Vic VanMeertt n ancl family of Gary spent Xmas at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Phil VanMeerten. fc -j o Christmas guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. Grevenstuk, Sr. were their daughter Hattie and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. Gus Hanford of Onargo, lU., Richard Jr., and wife and family, and Mr. and Mrs. Melvin J&elly and family.

Mrs. Grace Grunwald spent Xmas at Lowell with her children. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Ruck and Phillip Ferris, and Mary Peterson spent Sunday at the home of the former’s parents, Mr, and Mrs. E. W. Ruck, in, Tampico, Illinois. Christmas guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs* Herman Heimlich and family wet 3 his mother Heimlich of Lafayette, who arrived Monday and returned Wednesday evening; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Heimlich and Clara and Caroline Heimlich, all of Lafayette. Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Bauman spent Christmas day at \yheatfield, guests of Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Blue. Paul Bauman, spent Tuesday in South Bend, Ind. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Ramp and Mr. and Mrs. John Konovsky spent Xmas with Mr. and Mrs. Estel Myers in Rensselaer. Mr. and Mrs. Myers are the parent s of Mrs. Ramp and Mrs. Konovsky. . : 4 , , | : ‘ . Mr. and, Mrs. A 1 Ewart and Mr. and Mrs* Cal EWart and their families and Mr. and Mrs Winfred Hammerton spent New Years day at the Sid Carlson home in Crown Point. Mrs. Carlson is a sister so the Ewarts. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Ruck and Phillip Ferris j spent Tuesday and Wednesday in Peru, Illinois, visiting Mrs. Ruck’s parents. Hank Zylstra is Spending his vacation with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nick Zlystra. He plans to return to his coßege studies the first of next week. -,j T i : . Mr. and Mrs., Marvin Kessinger entertained 15 relatives and friends on Chrstmas Day. ?

Mr. and Mrs. Elb Cheever entertained a large number of relatives at their home on Xmas day. Jay Spencer called at the home of Mary Spencer Monday. ! Mrs. Mary Peterson speht Xmas at her sister’s home in Tampico, 111. H .