Syracuse-Wawasee Journal, Volume 1, Number 51, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 25 November 1938 — Page 1

Syracuse-Wawasee Journal

VOLUME 1

WOMAN GETS 10 DAYS FOR DRIVING WHILEDRUNK MRS. HELEN HANNON. 26, DRAWS FINE AND-JAIL SENTENCE IN WARSAW COURT Mrs. Helen Hannon, 26 years of age, of Chis locality, received a $lO fine with an additional cost charge of $lO, and a 10 days jail sentence Tuesday, in Mayor Clifford C. DuBois’ court in Warsaw. The trial and sentence climaxes a drunken spree of Mrs. Hannon, who was involved in an auto accident in this city early on the morning of October 8, while driving a car on South Huntington street while she was in a highly intoxicated condition. Mayor Dußois dismissed a second charge against the woman, that of driving without an operator s license. Filed Campaign Expense Walter Koher, re-elected trustee of Turkey Creek township filed his campaign expense as $30.50 with the county clerk last Friday. MRS. KATHERINEMfLARK DIED AT LUTHERAN HOSPITAL LN FORT WAYNE MONDAY MORNING Mr. and Mrs. Roy Brown received word Monday of the death of Mrs. Katherine Clark, aged 83, mother of Dr. H. H. Rogers, of the Waco at Lake Wawasee. Mrs. Clark passed away at 2:30 Monday morning at the Lutheran hospital in Fort Wayne, where «he had been a patient for some time. She had lived with her son since the death of her husband three years ago. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon and the body was laid to rest in Linwood cemetery in Fort Wayne. TOWN “KICKERS” There are many boosters of Syracuse who are always satisfied witn their town and who let folks know it. But every city no matter how large it may be, has its allotment of kickers. There is no community that does not need some improvements. Nor is there a community where no controversy exists among its citizenry when attempts are made to do something about the needs of the town. There are always defects in management and public service and there are always those constant fault finders who call attention repeatedly to these defects. As a general rule the biggest home town kicker is usually last to try to do something constructive to remedy the fault. A bit of bustling about to get folks inerested in repairing the need, to create sentiment in favor of the improvement, is much more apt to carry results. We will always have the man who thinks the small town should have all the advantages of the large one, who is eternally dissatisfied with things in his home place. The majority of us feel that we in the small town have mucn that a large place can’t offer us.

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Tri-County Paragraphs ELK H ART- KOSCIUSKO-NOBLE Milford Man Fined MILFORD —Joseph Rehieche of Milford, arrested by State Police Officer Nelson for speeding througn Milford, was fined $1 and costs in the court of Justice E. B. Smith. GOSHEN MAN ARRESTED GOSHEN—Noah C. Bates, 34, of 210 1-2 East Monroe street, was arrested at his home about 8:00 Pm. Friday on a charge of failure to provide for his children. The complaint was filed by his wife, Doris Allen Bates. The arrest was made by Goshen police. SENTENCED TO JAIL ELKHART —Layton Kleckner, of Elkhart, formerly of Bristol, was sentenced to serve 30 days in the Elkhart county jail when he pleaded guilty Saturday in Elkhart city court to a charge of issuing a fraudulent $lO check. CAMERA STOLEN GOSHEN—-Robert Marty, of Millersburg, reported to Goshen police that two cameras an Eastman Kodak and a Goldeye vest-pocket size camera, were stolen from his automobile while it was parked in Goshen last Monday on Washington 'street near Fifth street. The cameras were valued at $49. John Emmons Is Fined WARSAW —John Emmons, residing south of Mentone, was fined $1 and costs in the court of Justice Edward B. Smith Thursday night on a charge of reckless driving. Jesse Hatfield, Burket, complained that on November 17 on highway No. 2b, two and three-quarter miles soutn of Warsaw Emmons was driving in a reckless manner. STUCKMAN WINS HONORS NAPPANEE — Loyal Stuckman, well known Elkhart county farmer, living near Nappanee, won several placings in the Northern Indiana Muck Crops Show held at Walkerton last week. Loyal won first in 1,000-bushel onion club class; first in the 400-bushel potato club; first for best 15-pound sample of toppea carrots; fifth for best peppermint oil; fourth for best 25pound sampie of red onions. Howard Burkholder also of the Nappanee community won fifth for best 4-H club potatoes. Files Divorce Suit Gertrude Troup, of Syracuse, formerly of Milford, filed action for divorce from Frank Troup in the Elkhart circuit court Saturday at Goshen. The plaintiff charges cruet and inhuman treatment. 1 They were married June 1, 1935, and separated March 20, 1938. Mrs. Troup asks custody of their two-year-old daughter, Linda Lee, and filed an injunction against the defendant to prevent him from entering the premises of her mother, Mrs. Samuel Tyler, of Syracuse, where the plaintiff now resides. Talks Before Conservation duh Milton Wysong, of this city, and a member of the Department of Conservation of Indiana, gave an illustrated talk before the St. Joe (Indiana) Conservation club last Thursday evening. In the afternoon Mr. Wysong talked to the student body of the high school of that place on phases 1 of this work.

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Wedding Dress Parade Draws Capacity House

The much anticipated Wedding Dress Parade held at the Methodist Episcopal church Thursday evenrng, November 17th proved to be one of the most interesting and beautiful pageants ever given in Syracuse. The church was filled to xtsjUtmost capacity, with people standing :n every possible vantage place. The front of the church was beautifully decorated with palms, ferns, green oak garlands and White chrysanthemums, A rich toned Dubonnet rug covered the floor, which made an effective background for the beautiful wedding gowns. Wrought iron candelabra with white candles and large white bows topped with huge chrysanthemums on the pews at the center aisle gave a very realistic setting for a wedding pageant. Mrs. A. L. Miller at the organ began the service with a fifteen minute prelude of appropriate music. Ruth Eleanor Mendenhall, talented violinist, of Goshen, followed with a selection. Then began the procession of old dresses which were not bridal costumes but may have been worn by guests at weddings in days gone by. Mrs. Purdy at the lectern gave an accpunt of the history of each dress as the model walked slowly down the muslin covered aisle. Mrs. A. L. Miller played old familiar airs. Following the parade of historic dresses Arnold Beckman, well known local pianist, played Liszt’s arrangement of the quartette from Rigoletto in his usual brilliant manner. Miss Mendenhall then rendered two violin numbers, followed by Mrs. Fred Clark who sang, I Love You Truly and O Promise Me. Mrs. Otto Stoelting, dressed in a 50 year old brown satin gown worn by her mother, then lifted the folds of a veil from an heirloom trunk and recited a prologue in verse, in which she imagined brides of yesteryear and brides of today walking side by side. The procession of bridal gowns was preceded by two ushers, Robert

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Searfoss and Maurice Crow, the ring bearer, Master Jackie Cla?'K, dressed in white satin, two flower girls, Sasha Ann Hire and Marcia Fobes adorable in long empire style dresses, and two bridesmaids Virginia Culler and Louise Hooper. The brides walked slowly down the aisle and across the platform in chronological order, according 'o the age of the costume they were modelling, accompanied all the while by soft organ music. As the last bride left the platform Mendelsohn s Wedding March was played. l\e program was concluded with the benediction by Rev. Travis Purdy. Following is a list of gowns modelled and a brief history of each: Historic Dresses Dress worn by Mrs. Geo. Brown of Ligonier at her son’s wedding over 20 years ago. Fan loaned by Mrs. Wm. DePew of South Bend, is 50 years old. Modelled by Mrs. Joe Rapp. Mrs. Rapp was accompanied by little Donna Blakesley who modelled a dress and shawl worn by Mrs. Wm. Fields, mother of Mrs, Purdy, 60 years ago, ana carried a rag doll over 100 years old. „ Dress made for Mrs. Jack Cougle, now of LaPorte, Indiana, by a Chicago tailor 35 years ago when she and her husband went on a vacation to New York City and Toronto, Canada. Modelled by Betty Miller. Black silk skirt and velvet jacket 40 years old worn by Mrs. Lot V. Oglesby of LaPorte, Ind. Hat loaned by Mrs. Frank Green and worn by her mother 40 years ago. Modelled by Mrs. Ray Frevert. Suit designed, made and worn by Mrs. Blanche Hinderer Mann in 1907. Modelled by her daughter, Nelle Mann. Wedding coat of Mrs. Frank Strieby worn on March 4, 1898 when she was married at the home of Mrs. Richard Guy by Rev. Orange Richhart. Hat belonged to her husband’s aunt, Phoebe Jones and is (Continued on Page 2)

Washington Snapshots By JAMES PRESTON The votes are counted and about six weeks must pass before the new Congress—the seventy-sixth — officially comes into being, but Wasaington is anything but relaxed these days, as one might expect. There is no relaxation for the thinker-uppers. They are sitting up late nights. There is no let up for the pulse-feeling observers, for air though they have talked and written themselves into analytical exhaustion, they have another important question that can’t be ans were© until the Congress convenes, That question is this: What attitude will develop toward business, and what, therefore, is the fate of economic recovery? Too many “ifs' loom on the Washington scene now to guess whether future emphasis will be in recovery and jobs or upon new reforms. Almost no one in Washington denies that the pendulum has swung back toward the middle of the road, but the Capital spectators are wondering if it has far enough to completely discourage those who put reforms ahead or jobs. Many think that it has not. They say the cap-and-gown theorists who work back stage, safe from approval or disapproval at the polls because they are political appointees, will stil crack the whip for more regulatory “must” legislation. Another “if” adding to the complexity of the question concerns the tax and budget problem. Another “if” concerns more experimental spending. But there is almost genagreement on ail sides that the great question ahead politically is spending versus taxation. If the spending goes forward without limit, taxes must be increased upon the middle classes. Many believe it was the pinch of the tax collector upon this group that changed many votes against the spenders in the recent election. So the question that is posed is to continue spending and jeopardize a revolt of the middle classes, or drop the spending and jeopardize a uareback from those on relief who want to stay there and are not looking for jobs. Washington's side-line spectators are also wondering what effect the happenings of November 8 will have on the plans for exploring the “general welfare” clause of the Constitution” Most every school child can recite from memory the historic preamble of the Constitution, which begins with these well known words—“We the People.” But never has the authority embodied in these four words—“promote the general welfare”—been fully tested. In recent months, the behind-the-scenes legislative strategists have been drawing up plans for just such a test. They have been drafting new experimental social legislation, based, of course, on their concept* of those four words. It is known that some of them want to go ahead with the plans regardless, but others are advising that that new Congress won’t be receptive to such ideas and should be left alone to make present reform measures workable —with amendments where necessary. (Continued on Page 6.)

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CHARLES SNYDER DIES SUDDENLY OF HEART OCX WAS WORKING ON TRUCK IN FARM GARAGE WHEN DEATH OCCURRED Charles L. Snyder, 68 years of age, died suddenly of a heart attack at 10:45 a. in. Tuesday while working on a truck in the garage at his farm, one and one-half miles northeast of Goshen. Mr. Snyder had been in fair health and did not complain of feeling ill when he left his home at 324 North Third street in Goshen Tuesday morning. Mr. Snyder was born on a farm one and one half miles west of Syracuse, on the Syracuse-Milford road, May 6, 1870, the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Snyder. He grew to manhood on the old home place, and was married to Myrtle Lutes August 23 1891, and they had resided on the farm "northeast of Goshen before moving to Goshen about a year ago. Surviving in to his wife are six daughters, Mrs.j Riith Stultz, of Buchanan, Mich.; Mrs. ChrUdia Smith, of northeast of Goshen; Mrs. Rebecca Dillen, of Syracuse; Mrs. Helen Gisloson, of Chicago; ana Natalia and Rosemary Snyder, both at home ;> two M. W. Snyder, of Los Angeles, Calif., and D. A. Snyder, of Mishawaka; 11 grandchildren, an*d a half-brother, Clarence Snyder, of this city. . LEGION STAGED PROFITABLE TURKEY BINGO PARTY I*AST SATURDAY’ NIGHT Wawasee Post No. >225 of the American Legion staged a big turkey bingo party last Saturday night in the corner room of the Pickwick building. The affair drew a large crowd and a most enjoyable time was had and several turkeys were awarded to the lucky bingo players. Free popcorn and sweet cider was freely dispensed to those in attendance. The m mbers of the Post wish to express their thanks to all who helped to make the affair a successMorgan to Penal Fann John W. Morgan, Lexington, X>-> 41, a transient arrested here and sentenced to the penal farm for 30 days by Mayor C. C. Dußois of Wat-, saw on a public intoxication charge, was taken to that institution Friday by Sheriff Burton B. Foulke. Officers say Morgan will have to serve 41 days as he was unable to pay the fine of $1 and costs. Morgan’s- two companions, who were given a like sentence on a similar charge, were taken to the farm the first part of the week. These were Walter Slusser, 39, Cincinnati; and Gus Landmark, 23, Chicago. Underwent Nasal Operation Chester Middleton, of this city, underwent a nasal operation in the McDonald hospital at Warsaw last Friday.