Syracuse-Wawasee Journal, Volume 2, Number 41, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 15 September 1939 — Page 1

Syracuse-W awasee Journal

VOLUME II NUMBER 41

MERCHANTS END SEASON; WIN OVER S. WHITLEY Vanette Gets 19 Strike-outs; " Horners to Win 2-0. The Syracuse Merchants closed the 1939 baseball season with a thrilling win over the South Whitley Merchants last Sunday to a tune of 2-0 in the full nine innings. This was the last game of the season and gives the locals a .643 game average for the season by winning 9 out of 24 games played. Bob Vanette veritably stole the show again in this game when he fanned 19 opponents and came through with a home run in the fourth with Schultz on base to win the game for his team. He allowed only two hits and four bases on balls, with brother S. Vanette catching. Rudig and Woods formed the batteries for South Whitley, allowing two bases on balls and only six hits while they collected 12 SO’s. Schuyler, Whitley left fielder, stopped another streat for the Merchants -/hen he dove into a tennis court Wackstop to catch a long hit by Bob Vanette after he had previously scored the home run. Thirty-one strikeouts is a lot of “fanning” in any ball game and with both pitchers bearing Gown, it seemed that there was quite a wind blowing around South Whitley last Sunday. Three errors were committed during the game, two by the locals and one by their opponents.. The game a» a whole was well played throughout' and proved to be one that held plenty of thrills for all who attended. BOX SCORE Syracuse (2) AB H R Crocket, 2b ...' 4 0 0 Wade, If 4 0 0 Schultz, 3b ..4 11 B. Vanette, p 4 2 1 S. Vanette, c 4 9 0 Estep, lb 4 1 0 Fisher, cf 4 1 0 H. Vanette, ss 3 1 0 Plank, rs .. . .. 3 0 0 34 6 2 S. Whitley (0) Linn, 3b 4 O’ 0 Harley, 2b 4 0 0 Rudig, p ..... w . 4 0 0 Schuyler, If 4 1 0 Peabody, cf * ....4 0 0 Green, ss 4 0 0 Woods, c .. . .4 0 0 Knepple, rs 4 1 0 36 2 0 INDIVIDUAL AVERAGES Syracuse Merchants - 1939 Season G’s AB H Pct. Schultz 13 51 15 .248 E. Vanette 9 32 15 .422 B. Vanette .13 53 20 .421 Auers 11 43 15 .321 Beck ..10 35 11 .350 H. Vanette 10 39 7 .220 Hite 4 14 5 .380 Laugh 4 15 4 .210 Jones 5 15 5 .350 Crocket 4 13 2 .170 Byland 4 13 2 .170 Wade 3 8 1 .120 The resume of the games played by the Merchant’s this season follow: Jlay 21—Milford, here; won 4 .1: Beck, p. May .28—Milford, there, lost 72; Vanette, p. Please'ltera te page eight'.

BOWLERS TO ORGANIZE; MEET NEXT THURSDAY With preparations for the coming season, the bowling alleys in the Pickwick building are fast being completed and will be ready for use very soon. All former league members and other persons who are interested in bowling for this season are invited to meet at at the Pickwick room formerly oc cupied by the Kline store, next Thursday evenings at 7:30 p. m. Refreshments will be served. The alleys are to be opened Saturday, September 23, and league play is to start on October 2nd. Both the alleys and the league have been santcioned by the American Bowling Congress and ten teams will make Up the organization. Names of the teams and their sponsors will be announced soon after the meeting. Officers of the local league, who were elected at the close of the last season are: President, Bill Jarboe; Secretary, Roy Schultz; and Treasurer, Charles C. Bachman, Jr. These officers will preside during this season and the next election will be held at the end of the 1939-1940 sea. son. ANNUAL COUNTY FAIR TO BE HEI D SEPT. 26-30 The 24th annual free fair of Kosciusko county will be held at Warsaw five days, September 26 to '3O, in what promises to be the laigest fair that has ever been held under the direction of the Kosciusko county fair association. The program will be complete with six free acts performing every day besides the large number of contests that will take place during the course of the fair. Among those of Syracuse and vicinity who are active in the promotion of the fair are: Guy Fisher, Milford, Supt., and Mabel » Buhrt, Syracuse, secr’y of the agricultural dept.? Mrs. Jess Miller, south of Syracuse, member of the committee of the culinary dept.; E. J. Hippensteel, Leesburg, and Glen Whitehead, N. Webster, of the educational dept, committee; Mrs. Sherman Deaton, sec'y of the girls’ division of the 4-H dept.; Lloyd Felkner and Emory Little, supt’s. in the cattle dept. Horse pulling contests, industrial parades, school parade, horse show and parade, and the pony race are just a few of the entertainment features of the entire fair. Premiums for entries in the various departments will be paid only to residents of this county although all entries are free. Premium lists and general information booklets are out and may be secured from the fair association. CALLED TO ILLINOIS BY DEATH OF FATHER Mrs. Blair Laughlin spent last week in Galesburg, 111., where she was called because of the death of her father, Mr. Herbert C. Gardner. Mr.’ Gardner died after 20 months’ illness of a malignant nature. He had been for 27 years, the vice-president and general manager of the Purington Paving Br. Co., of Galesburg. He leaves besides his daughter, Mrs. Laughlin, one son, Harbert Gardner of Omaha, Neb., ■ art _ Laddie and Blair k. l*«chlin,Jr.~

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1939, SYRACUSE, INDIANA

HELD-SMITH VOWS READ THURSDAY Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Held, Syracuse, have 'received word of the marriage of son, George M., to Miss Willie Smith at Norfolk, Va., Thursday. The groom is employed in a dairy company at Norfolk which is the home town of the new bride. The couple are to arrive here Saturday for a short honey-moon vacation with the parents of the groom after which they will take up permanent residence in Norfolk. Mr. Held is well known in Syracuse, having attended the lical schools and has a large host of friends who wish he and his new bride the best of happiness. MACY-GRUBBS NUPTIALS READ AT LOGANSPORT A wedding of interest to local people was that of Miss Mary Jane Grubbs of Logansport and John M. Macy of Lake Wawasee, Sytacuse, Indiana, which took place at 4:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon, Sept. 9th, in Logansport, Ind. The single ring ceremony was read in Broadway Methodist church parsonage. Only immediate relatives of the bride and groom attended the event. ! Mr. and Mrs. Wendell O. Macy, the former a brother of the groom, entertained for the guests at a tea in their home near Logansport, following the ceremony. The couple left for Canada and afterwards will establish residence at 1807 High street, Logansport. Those from here attending the wedding from here were Mr. and Mrs. M. Wales Macy of Lake Wawasee, brother and sister-in-law of the groom. ISSUED LICENSE Rupert L. Irvine, 40, president of a motor freight company, Chicago, son of Sam C. Irvine, deceased, and Millicent F. Miner, 37, Syracuse, rural route 3, daughter of William W. Miner, were issued a marriage license Monday. GEO. STACKER SUSTAINS INJURY TO WRIST George Stacker, living at the end of the North Huntington st. pavement had the misfortune to sustain a crushed wrist bone and badly sprained the ligaments of inis right arm Wednesday when he attempted to crank his Ford. A local physician reduced the fracture and dressed the injured member. HONORS 86th BIRTHDAY OF MRS. DAN SEARFOSS The 86th birthday anniversary of Mrs. Dan Searfoss was observed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. McClintic Sunday evenng, although her-birthday was actually on Monday. A pleasant time was enjoyed visiting after which delicious refreshments were served. The guests were the quests of honor, Mrs. Searfoss, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Humphrey of South Bend, Mr. and Mrs. Link Martin of Milford, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Bassett of Syracuse, Mr. and Mrs. Charles McClintic of Warsaw, and the host and hostess, Mr. and Mrs. B. E. McClintic. READ IT IN THE > JOURNAL • FIRM

AMBROSE FINLEY, 77, DIES WEDNESDAY Ambrose M. Finley, 77, resident of Syracuse, passed away at the McDonald hospital, "Warsaw, "Wednesday at 7:00 a.m. He had been ill for about two weeks and had been confined to the hospital during that time. Mr. Finley had undergone a major abdominal operation which seemed to have lessened his resistance and his death followed within a few hours. Mr. Finley was born at Larwill, Indiana, on August 27, 1862, the son of William and Mary Finley. In 1922, he was united In marriage to Elsie Humbarger, his second wife, who survives with their daughter, Mrs. Geo. F. Worner, Canton, Ohio. Another daughter by the first marriage also survives besides seven grand children, two great-grandchildren, and one brother, Asher D. Finley, Battle Creek, Michigan. Ambrose M. Finley was a member of the Church of the Brethren of Syracuse, at which church the burial rites will 'be read on Friday afternoon at o’clock p.m. (DST).‘Rev. Lee Cory will officiate at the services with interment being made in the Syracuse cemetery. U. B. PASTORS RECEIVE NEW APPOINTMENTS The conference of the United Brethren churches of Indiana appointed to new stations at a meeting which was held recently affecting changes in almost, every case with very few ministers remaining in their present locations. Appointments for the Elkhart district of which Syracuse is included, were as follows: Burr Oak, Alva Ward; Elkhart Castle, B. E. Chambers; Elkhart Albright, Dotson; Ligonier. H. W. White; Nappanee, A. Nicodemus; Solomon’s Creek, J. C. Bailey; South Bend, R. F. Wilson; Sugar Grove, H. E. Swihart; Syracuse, Gerald Giger. In the Warsaw group, appointments were: Atwood, I. E. Longenbaugh; Burket, W. N. Sherrill; Claypool, R. R. Wilson; Etna Green, E. M. Cornelius; Laketon, J. W. Dickinson; No. Manchester, N. McCoy; Warsaw, M. S. Livengood; Warsaw Circuit, J. F. Bright. ; ”3 Former pastors of the Syracuse church who have received new stations are; Newville, O. P. Givens (Butler group; Fairview, Win. Zimmerman (Huntington group); Jefferson Center, E. Hollings worth, (Lafayette group); Pyrmont, O. G. Al wood (Lafayette group; Erie, Wm. Eiler (Peru group); Bremen, E. C. Reidenbach; Walkerton, L. E. Eaton, (Plymouth group). LOSES FINGER IN MISHAP AT FACTORY Ed tScott of this city lost one finger from his right hand Thursday at the W. M. Wilt Industry while operating a shaper. It was reported at the time that z wo of his fingers had been taken off by the machine but factory officials stated one finger was removed at the second joint. Scott was taken to the office of Dr. Fred O. Clark for medical attention. TRY JOURNAL WANT ABH

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VICTOR MILLER CHARGED WITH RECKLESS DRIVING Victor Miller, Syracuse, late Sunday was fined $1 and costs and his driver’s license was revoked for six months in the court of Justice of Peace E. B. Smith on a charge of reckless driving following his abandonment of an antomobile which he had wrecked early Sunday morning on state road 13, three and one-half miles south of North Webster. An investigation by Deputy Sheriff Charles Ward revealed Miller to be the owner of the car. He was taken to the county jail where he said that he was blinded by an approaching car causing him to run down over an embankment, tearing down several feet of fence, on a farm tenanted by Ralph Menzie. Several cattle belonging to Menzie escaped, causing a menace to traffic on the highway and later getting into a neighbor’s corn where more damage resulted. The auto was found badly wrecked and the license plates removed. Under questioning by Deputy Ward at the jail, Miller denied removing the plates and said that he did not know who removed them. He insisted that an oncoming car blinded him, but Deputy Ward Ward stated that he had learned this was incorrect and said that Miller was believed to be holding back the true facts of the accidents. Miller had just regained his driver’s license after having it revoked so±aG time ago Sijjr reckless driving. Plates from the damaged car were found by Miller in the yard of his home Sunday morning, some time after the accident. He was alone at the time of the mishap, but occupants of cars following helped him from his car. He was uninjured. —Times. CLUB ENJOYS OUTING AT LIMBERLOST CABIN The Wednesday Afternoon Club held its opening meeting on Wed*, nesday, September 12. The president and officers were in charge. At 11 o’clock a.m. they met at the home of Mrs. William Gants. From there they proceeded to the former home of Gene Stratton Porter on Sylvan Lake This home Limberlost Cabin, as it is called, is filled with memoirs of Miss Porter and many of her possessions and keepsakes. Miss Porter’s niece is in charge of the cabin and conducted a tour through the place for the ladies of the club. The club was served an appetizing picnic luncheon on the beautiful grounds surrounding the cabin. On the way home the group stopped at the Kneip sanatorium to view the beauiful gardens there. The entertainment committee consisted of Lucy Miles, Evelyn Gants, Esther Weaver, Georgia Miller, Grace Slabaugh, Mary Hoy, Lou Sprague and Birdella Pfingst. RETURNS HOME 4 Tom Schlect, of Syracuse, returned to his home 'Sunday from the McDonald hospital. PARENTS OF SON Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bell, local residents, became the parents of a bouncing boy, their fourth child, last Friday at their home.