Syracuse-Wawasee Journal, Volume 52, Number 39, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 30 July 1959 — Page 3

SYRACUSE-WAWASEE JOORIAL

Thursday 30 July 1959-

Wawasee Visitor First To Catch "28" Fish Theodore W. Witte of Indianapolis, visiting at Wawasee Lake for the first tini'' last week, caught the first "28 ’ tagged fish, a 10*4 inch rock bass weighing I*4 pounds. This is the only “28” tagged fish reported to date at the Ken Harkless Wawasee Boat Company, where all fish entered in the contest are regis tered. Witte, who is a retired mailman of Indianapolis city deliv ery service. and his wife spent last week at the Cleo Foster cottage at Johnson Bay. Witte said he caught the bass with a spin rod using a beaver tail bait and fishing in about three feet of water, which is the way he usually fishes. Witte who is 66, said he and his wife usually go to a different place each trip they make but they plan to return to Wawasee the latter part of August. Largest fish registered in the "Let’s Go Fishin’ ” contest for the week ending Friday noon, w-as caught by William Norton of Marseille. Hl. His catch was a 32” great northern pike weighing six pounds and he caught it. while fishing with Will Remy, well-known summer resident and fisherman from Indianapolis nicknamed Basser Bill by his friends. Norton had brought a group of Explorer Scouts to the lake for a week and the entire group appeared on Channel 28 TV program Saturday night when Nor ton received his prize spin cast rod and reel. ’Duplicate first prizes were awarded to Norton and Witte and second prize rod and reel went to Doyle Smith of Redman Park, whose 21’4” 6 pound bass was the second largest fish registered for the week which ended Friday noon. “Lat’s Go Fishin' ’’ contest is now in its third week and will continue through 4 September. It is sponsored by WSJV-TV Channel 28 at Elkhart along with local participating sponsors who are Ken Harkless Wawasee Boat Co.. Tom Socks. Foo & Faye. Wawasee Motel. State Bank of Syracuse and the Syra cuse-Wawasee Chamber of Commerce. Prizes are awarded each Saturday night during the 10:30 show on WSJV during which time nictures of Syracuse and the lakes are featured with em phasis given the local sponsores. Two. prizes are given each week, one for the largest fish registered and one for the larg est 28 tagged fish caught tn Wawasee or Syracuse lakes All fish must be registered at Ken Harkless Wawasee Boat company. _ SrAACUSCfNf . . . Sunday guests of Mrs. Ella Unrue for a picnic dinner at Lakeside Park were Mr and Mrs. Ralph Harold and family of Toledo. Mr. and Mrs. Rick McLaughlin and family of Elkhart.

ANGLER’S COVE Restaurant & Grocery (OGDEN ISLAND) Come By Boat & Bring The Kids! Business is good and you people have been real patient. Bear with us and we will get you a seat for our usual Good Food. Choice Steaks & Sea Foods Sandwiches * Soft Drinks - Cold Beer . IF OUR FOOD DOESN’T MAKE GOOD—WE WILL! MARY JANE & PAUL CHRISTINE (Billy Paul, too)

Nine Day Exhibit By Local Artists Begins Saturday

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Artists from throughout northeast Indiana will participate in an art exhibit which will open Saturday 1 August at Hoosier Skateland on Highway 13 south of Syracuse. The show is sponsored by the Wawasee Property Owners Association and will continue through Sunday 9 August. Hours are from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. daily. Mrs. Paul Warner of Lake Wawasee is chairman. A large exhibit is planned, including oil paintings, watercolors, pastels, as well as art in other media. Professional artists and instructors will be represented and there will be pictures by students and “Sunday painters” many of whom are exhibiting for the first time. Mrs. Warner emphaized that anyone wishing to have pictures in the exhibit should bring them to Hoosier Skateland Friday 31 July. Pictures should be ready for hanging. Ed Fiedeke of Lake Wawasee will be in charge of arranging the pictures for display. Wives of directors of members of the Wawasee Property Owners Association will act as hostesses Penn Plays With Lake Winds And Wins Again Paul Penn. Jr., gamboling away from the center of the fleet, won Wawasee Yacht Club sailing race Sunday 19 July. Penn chased elusive zephyrs almost into shore then swung back to the first mark while other skippers “drifted” along a more direct course. There was almost no wind on the first leg of the race. Reaching the first mark shortly after Penn were Bruce Baiden. Jim Wellington and Carl Winnebald. but they were unable to catch the leader and finished second and third. Winnebald was caught at the second mark as fluky winds bypassed him allowing John Nixon. Larry Lorentson and George Wright to close a long gap. Nix on passed Winnebald near the finish line for fourth. Winnebald was fifth: Lorentson. .sixth: Wright, seventh. Saturday night club members enjoyed a dinner based on a Hawaiian theme The party was termed one of the most successful Jn recent years. ON THE FAIRWAYS South Shore Ladies Twenty three members were guests of the Wawasee Golf Club Tuesday for the Land-O-Lakes tournament played by four local ladies clubs from Maxwelton. Tipplcanoe Country Club. South Shore and Wawasee. Luncheon was served in the clubhouse followed by the pres entation of prizes.

Mr. and Mrs. Lesley Trowbridge and family and Mr. a nd Mrs John Van Berger and family, all of Mishawaka, and Mr. and Mrs. Dale Hickman of North Webster.

for the exhibit and will be on hand each day to answer questions about t£e pictures. Among those serving as hostesses are Mrs. Arthur Irmscher, Mrs. Frank Fisher. Mrs. Kenneth E. Kinnear. Mrs. Berkley Duck, Mrs. Lynn Summers. Mrs. W. E. Long. Mrs. Ben H. Crews. Mrs. John Abshire. Mrs. Claude Coppes. Mrs. Ed Fiedeke and Mrs. A. R. Scheldt. Mrs. George W. Davidson. Mrs. Robert Armstrong. Mrs. George Pepple. Also some of the artist exhibitors themselves: among them Sally structor at the Fort Wayne Art age. will be hostesses on opening day. Among the Syracuse and Wawasee residents showing in the exhibit will be Mrs. Raymond Talmadge. art instructor in the Syracuse schools. Mrs. Frank Fisher. Don Fiedeke. Mrs. K. K. Wooling. Mrs. Paul Warner, Fletcher Marsh and a number of his students. Edith Russell Bollinger of Warsaw and Forrest Stark instructor at the Fort Wayne Art School will show pictures. Goshen artists who ha' e entered are Norman Wilson. Arthur Sprun ger. Carlos Morgan. E. S. TTershgorger. Mrs. Robert Deahl. Mrs. William N. Rieth. and Mrs. Charles A. Judd. Elkhart artists will also be represented. There is no admission charge for this exhibit, which is open to the public. Arthur Irmscher. president of the Wawasee Property Owners Association, has in vited everyone interested to attend. Sponsors hope the exhibit will become an annual affair. LOCAL MEN PAY FOR TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS Thomas Tuttle. 20 has been ordered to appear in the Wabash city court 8 August to answer charges of speeding. He was arrested Saturday on SR 13 by state troopers. Max Carlson. 39. was fined a total of $175 in Goshen city court recently for driving on an expired license. Thomas V. Buskirk appearing in JP of Wilbur Gill at Warsaw was fined $5 and costs totaling $22.75 for speeding. He was ar rested by' State Trooper John Hammersley. James L. Charters is listed by Bureau of Motor Vehicles as having his driver’s license suspended for one year because of a drunken driving charge.

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