Syracuse-Wawasee Journal, Volume 2, Number 39, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 1 September 1939 — Page 12

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Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Hacker of Decatur, Indiana, stopped at Oakwood, Saturday evening, en route to their home from a trip in Michigan. Mrs. Brady Ramsten and son, Eugene, returned to their home In Joliet, after spending the summer at Oakwood hotel. Gerig, pastor of the First Missionary Church of Cleve- • land, Ohio, is spending two weeks at Oakwood Park. Rev. Gerig preached at Oakwood Park. Chester Winters spent Sunday evening in Elkhart where he preached at the Evangelical Bethel church. Edward Johnson returned to Elkhart recently after spending the summer at Oakwood Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Fletcher and family of Lakewood, Ohio, spent a few days last week at Oakwood Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Ludwig and family of Mishawaka, are spending a week at a cottage in Oakwood Park. Dr. and Mrs. C. A. Nickels and family of Bluffton, Ind, spent Sunday at Oakwood Hotel. Mrs. Neva Niles of Oakwood Hotel visited her daughter in . South Bend, Sunday. Mr. Ray Arnold of Milford spent Sunday at Oakwood Hotel. Clarence Bitzer, Jr., spent last week at Andrews, Indiana, visiting friends and relatives. Rev. and Mrs. J. H. Arndt of Louisville, are spending two weeks at their cottage at Oakwood Park. Rev. and Mrs. F. G. Kuebler and son George, of Indianapolis, are spending a few days at Oakwood Hotel. Rev. and Mrs. C. R. Bitzler of Oakwood Hotel spent Tuesday at Winona Lake. Miss Marvis Ott, Mrs. Lois Davis/Miss Helen Bitzer, Lawrence White, and Rev. C. R. Bitzer, attended the peace play entitled, “Brothers,” at Camp Mack at Mil- t ford, last week. j Miss Marvis Ott of Oakwood Hotel spent Sunday evening with her parents, east of Syracuse. Dr. C. A. Nichels and family of Bluffton, Indiana spent Sunday afternoon at Oakwood Hotel visiting friends. Mr. and Mrs. Joe McCoy of Churubusco and Rev. and Mrs. John McCoy of Pennsylvania were visitors at Oakwood Hotel Friday. Rev. and Mrs. R. L. Loose returned to their home in Selina, Ohio after spending the summer at Oakwood Park. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dynes and daughters Marjorie and Loretta returned to Indianapolis after spending the season at Oakwood Park. itr. and Mrs. Frank Stick and daughter, Evelyn, of Chicago, were the week-end guests of Miss Lillian Clancy.

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Mr. O. H. Blanchard spent Sunday at Oakwood Hotel. Rev. C. S. Priest of Kokomo is spending this week at Oakwood Park. Miss Avis Holloway, Miss Janet Huff, Miss Ann Warner, spent last week at Oakwood Park. On Thursday they spent the evening with Miss Marion Weybright of this city. The girls are all from the vicinity of South Bend. / Mrs. George Bouse and sons George and Bobby, who spent two weeks at Oakwood Hotel. The Girls Missionary Circle of Nappanee held a picnic at Oakwood Park recently. Afteerwards a business meeting and a program were enjoyed at the Oakwood Hotel. The New Paris Community Picnic was held at Oakwood Park Thursday afternoon and evening. On Sunday the Young People of the First Evangelical church of Fort Wayne conducted a vesper service at Oakwood Park. Fifty Young People from the Gospel Temple of Fort Wayne spent Monday at Oakwood Park. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Steineker and sons Denny and Bob of Louisville spent several days at Oakwood Hotel. Don Sheets of Avilla visited Helen Bitzer Sunday afternoon and evening. Mrs. Nora Hummel spent a week visiting in Nappanee. Miss Angela Rookstool spent last week in Elkhart. ( Mr. and Mrs. Jason Gerig of Fort Wayne are spending a week at Oakwood Park. Mrs. William WiHhide of Goshen gave a luncheon for 14 at Sargent’s Hotel on Tuesday, August 29, Charles Beck, who attended Manchester College, will teach at Roann this year. M r. Beck, besides being coach of athletics will teach mathematics and health. j Mrs. D. H. Myers of Maxwelton spent Monday visiting in Fort Wayne. The Elkhart county golf tournament was held at the Maxwelton Golf Club on Sunday, August 27. Dale Peffley of the Goshen News-Democrat won first prize. Eight other prizes were awarded. The annual caddy tournament at Maxwelton Golf Club was held Monday and Tuesday. Bud Williamson, pro of the Orchard Ridge Golf Club spent Wednesday at the Maxwelton Golf Club. Lee Williamson of Chicago visited his brother and other friends at Maxwelton Golf Club last Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Cy Vail of Tippecanoe had as their house guest over the week-end, Miss Marjorie Coffee of Fort Wayne. Bill Williamson of the Maxwelton Golf Club had dinner there Sunday.

Lawrence White returned to Culver Tuesday after spending the summer at the lake. The United Brethren Church of Albion enjoyed a picnic at Oakwood Park last Tuesday. Rev. and Mrs. Leroy Geiger of Fort Wayne returned to their home in Fort Wayne after spending several weeks at the lake. Dr. and Mrs. N. A. Bixler and family of Decatur, Indiana, visited Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Stucky on Sunday. James Stucky will leave here to attend the North Central College in Napiervtlle, Illinois, on Monday. Earl Shindler and Molly Steiner were guests of Grant Smith and family over the week-end. Mr. (X K. Bangs of Ligonier gave dinner for several friends at Sargent’s Hotel last Monday evening. Mrs. George Fales of Maxwelton Manor gave a dinner for nine at Sargent’s Hotel on Monday evening, August 28. Bill Williamson of Maxwelton Golf Club spent Sunday evening In Fort Wayne. Mr. Erve Allen of Dayton, Ohio, visited friends here recently. Mr. Richard Wilmot of Fort Wayne spent Thursday and Friday visiting Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Myers and family. Fifty employees of the Continental Assurance Co., who convened at the Spink-Wawasee Hotel Wednesday and Thursday of last week, held a tournament at the Wawasee Golf Club. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Burke of Goshen spent Monday at their cottage on the south side. Miss Betty Harkless, Miss Lois Ford, and Harry Appenzeller took John Huffer to his home in Huntington on Monday. Mr. Huffer spent the summer here. Stan Norris, leader of the band at Waco, celebrated his birthday at Emerson’s Case, Sunday. Mrs. Mary Landlaw has been ill for the past few days. Mrs. John Teetor and Mrs. Van Antwerp spent last week-end at Mrs. Teetor’s cottage on the South Side and were visited by Mr. and Mrs. Joe Teetor and Mrs. Frank Teetor. Mr. and Mrs. J. Everett Jones of Anderson are spending this week at the lake. (Mr. and Mrs. Charles Braun have returned to their home in Anderson after spending a month here. Miss Mildred Bunting of Syracuse ds spending a short vacation with her father in Minnesota. Mrs. Helen Mai fa, who has been visiting her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Wilcox, returned to her home in Indianapolis, Tuesday. SURPRISE PARTY GIVEN A surprise farewell party was given for Brace and Jane Wilcox on Thursday by the members* of the South Shore Golf Club where Mr. Wilcox is the pro. The party was held during the final Ladies' Day meeting. Individual travel kits were presented to Mr. and Mrs. Wilcox.

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Crowds Around Fish Display Ponds. Fish, birds, animals and snakes —common or once native in Indiana—form a popular attraction at the Department of Conservation s outstanding state fair exhibit again this year, it was announced recently. More than forty species of fish; twelve species of snakes, nineteen species of animals; twenty species of birds and a dozen species of waterfowl are included in the exhibit which will be opened for public inspection, Friday, Sept. 1, and will continue for eight days. Carl Bougher spent Tuesday evening in Nappanee visiting his parents. Don Swisher and Pug Allen tied for first place in the proamateur tournament held at Tippecanoe Golf Club on Monday. On Tuesday, September 5, a pro-am golf tournament will be held at the South Shore Golf Club. The state tournament for the Professional Golfers Association will be held at the South Shore Golf Club on September 5, 6 and 7. Mrs. Ray Monger of Elkhart gave a luncheon for 20 friends at the South Shore Inn, Tuesday, August 29. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Levy of Miami, Florida are spending " a week visiting Mr. and Mrs. John E. Boyts at the South Shore Inn. Mr. and Mrs. William Muchler of Goshen gave a dinner parly at the South Shore Inn on Wednesday evening. / Mrs. Harriet Vaughn Rigdon is spending several weeks in Boston. Enroute home, she will make a brief stop in New York. Sixteen members of the Fellowship class of the Methodist church met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. O. C, Stoelting, on Tuesday evening. After a short bhsiness meeting, a delightful program was given and then refreshments were served.

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Many new species have been added to the exhibit this year while all the favorites from former years will again share in the visitor’s attention. The family of black bears, the mother wolf and her five cubs, raccoon, coyotes, skunks, fox, and other animals, including the beaver and muskrat, will be exhibited. Birds and waterfowl will include owls, pheasants, quail, geese, ducks, teal, grouse and partridge; while the snake exhibit will include the poisonous rattler and copperhead and the non-pois-onous black, garter, water, chicken and indigo snakes. The fish display can be divided into three general classes — the game fish — bass, bluegills, pike and trout; the coarse fish — carp, suckers, quillback and shad, and the undesirable species — gar, dogfish and hellbenders. This is the only opportunity that most Hoosiers have to see and compare as many different species of fish as are found in Indiana waters. Attendants will be on duty at the various displays making up the conservation exhibit, ready to answer questions and give information on Indiana’s conservation program and activities. k Mildred Harmon of Evanston, 111., tried to make a plaster cast of her own face, but when it hardened, she had to havo it chiseled off. An 11-year-old runaway Negro boy from Birmingham was recently picked up by the Alabama highway patrolmen. He was carrying a zipper bag and a police whistle, and said he used the whistle to hail drivers of trucks for a lift. Dr. and Mrs. J. R. Laughlin of Ogden Island and Chicago spent part of "last week visiting in Chicago. Miss Grace Rockwell and her sister, Mrs. Johnson, of the north side of the lake, gave a dinner for twelve at Sargent’s Hotel, Wednesday evening. The Gosinger family of Cincinmer at the lake, enjoyed a dinnati, who are spending the sumner at Sargent’s Hotel Wednesday evening. — 1 'l'<