The Indiana Journal, Volume 34, Number 13, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 29 July 1937 — Page 8

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Fire Threatens State Bank OfSyracuse

FLAMES ARE CONFINED TO BASEMENT Firemen Check Blaze; Business Suspended for an Hour. The State Bank of Syracuse, | Main and Huntington street wasp threatened by fire Tuesday at noon, when flames started in the : coal bin of the basement. Members of the” Volunteer Fhe i Department Were summoned and ; extinguished the blaze with client- ' icals. Damage was confined to the basement, however the entire twostory building, was filled with smoke. Charles C. Bachman, Jr,., assistant cashier, discovered the Hames after he returned from his i lunch hour at 12:30 p. m. The ■ bank is closed from 11:30 until 12:30 each day and the lire is believed to have started in refuse and papers piled in a box near tne , coal bin. Firemen arrived at the scene immediately after the alarm was sounded aH,d put two chemical lines to play on the fire from the front and back of the building. Efforts made to enter the basement through the stairway were not successful due to smoke and fumes. Firemen reached the jfire through a coal chute on Main street and a basement window in the rear of the building. The bank lobby and Offices were fdled with smoke as- were the offices of Warren T. Colwell, attorney, Dr. Q. C. Stoelting, dentist and Dr. Clifford Hoy, physician, located on the second floor of the bank building. Business was suspended in the entire structure for about an 1 hour. Syracuse Girls On Honor Roll List Totalled One Hundred and Thirty-Seven Students for Semester. Bloomington, Ind., July 29.— J Carina Lee Parkhurst and Harriet Bachman, graduates of Syracuse high s&iool, were on the ' honor roll at Indiana University for the past sepiester, it was announced here today by Registrar 1 Thomas A. Cookson. One hundred and thirty-seven students at In. * diana University last semester were on the honor list. Os the 137 s honor students, 25 were freshmen, 23 sophomores, 28 juniors, 34 seniors and 27 postgraduate students. 1 Bloomington high School with ’ ten students on the honor roll led the high schools of the state. Shortridge high school of Indian- ’ apolis came second) having seven ’ “students on the honor roll. Tech- ' nical high school of Indianapolis 1 had five students, while Central high school of South Bend had four studehts on the honor roll. Columbus high school, South Side? high school of Fort Wayne and Bosse hig& school of Evansville ’ had three each. The following ' high schools were represented by two each: Anderson, Elkhart, Kendallville, Logansport, Colum. ' bia City, Washington, Bedford, Syracuse. Miss Parkhurst, a freshman in the University last semester, made 15 hours of “A”, while Miss Bachman, a senior last yeap made 15 hours of “A” and two hours of “B” work. Syracuse School Buildings Painted .The Syracuse Grade school and the High school buildings have both been painted and redecorated, in preparation for the beginning of the school term in Sep-: tember. The painting at the| grade school was done by Daniel | Wolf and Walter Sloan while the} high school building was painted I by Samuel Rasor, Charles Brady' and Donald Davis. ,! New York —Motorists will be. glad to learn that the New York World’s Fair of 1939 has set aside parking space for 35,000 automobiles within its grounds.

Syracuse Social and Personal'

Ellen Davidsen, local telephone I operator, spent the weekend with! i her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Davidsen, Milford. .Frederic Durham, Lake WawaIsee, was in South Bend Monday.: „ Mr. and Mis. Van Murphy and daughter, Mary Alice, Indianap-, olis, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Sol Miller Friday. Edgar P. Schmidt, Westville, is! a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph .Sarver. . ■ Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Disher and son were in Fort Wayne Friday. Mrs. O. C. Stoelting is attending the Council Meeting of 13th District of the Federation of Clubs in Culver today. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Myers and fafnily, Muncie, will arrive this week to spend the month of Aug-ust-at Kale Island. Mr. and Mrs. James Longfield and daughter and Mrs. James Chilcote, Nappanee, visited Mr. < and Mrs. Crist Darr Friday. •Charlotte Roseboom and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Doharty, of Paulding, 0.. spent, Saturday and Sunday in Syracuse. Gerald Bushong is .visiting his aunt in Missouri. Mrs. Roscoe Barrett and three children, Barbara Ann, Nancy and Judith Barrett, of Chicago, visited Dr. and M.S. Garnett Latham Tuesday. Roy Darr, who recently returned - to Syracuse from Buffalo, N. Y. left Monday for Jeffersonville where he is employed. Dr. and Mrs. J. Collier Ragsdale and Mis. Minnie Aichey of Indianapolis, visited last weekend as guests of Mrs. Anita Scott at the Schaaf cottage. Mr. and Mrs. Morgan and son, Wawasee Lake, and Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Geyer visited Mr. and Mrs. Crist Darr Tuesday evening. f Mrs. IL A. Bowser spent Monday in South Bend with her daughter, Mrs. Albert Keller of Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Eby and two children, Bourbon, and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Chilcote, Milford, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Chris Darr Sunday. Alice Baum, of Bremerton, Wash., is in Syracuse disposing of her residence and furniture. Miss Baum lived here for a number of years with her mother previous togmving West. A. NT Henry, Chicago, visited his hephew Ralph Sarver last weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Stump ' returned to Goshen Sunday after visiting Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Wo- 1 goman. ; Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Godshalk and son, South Bend, were visitors of William Hartleb last weekend. ( Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Davis and family, Muncie, will spend the month of August at Kale Island. , 1 Mrs. J. IL Miller, North Man-chester,-and Mrs. Perry Ort and,, daughter, Churubusco, were! guests of. Mrs. Sol Miller Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. John Darr, Three Rivers, Mich., spent Saturday and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. 1 Crist Darr. Mildred Sarver, St. Joe, Mich- ' igan, visited Mr. and Mrs. Ralph : Sarver Saturday and Sunday. ' George Xanders and three sons, Laucks, Henry and Thomas, of Syracuse, and brother, Laucks Xanders, York, Pa., left today for Canada where they will spend the next ten days fishing. Mayme Wogoman and Margaret Wolf were in SoutF Bend Saturday. Delphine Brock spent Sunday in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Brock, Milford. James Callander, Gravelton, visited his son, —-Q[int Callander Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Dodge and daughter, Nancy Ann, and Mr. and Mrs. Louis Heerman and son, Spencer Heerman, all of South Bend, and Mrs. Frances Culler ■ were guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Culler. Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Larsen and I Mr. and Mrs. F. Allan WeatherI holt spent the weekend at Pokagon ; State Park. I Mr. and Mrs. A. W‘. Bauer l and family of Hammond, spent from Saturday until Monday visiting Mr. and Mrs. Silas Bauer. Donald) Bauer who has bgen visiting here the past two weeks returned to Hammond with them.

' I The Week at I The Pickwick Thursday — Family Night — ! i Edward. Everett Horton and ; Genevieve Tobin in the com. : j edy romance “The Man in the I I Mirror. Second feature Tex i Ritter and the Arizona Rangers I ,in “Riders of the Rockies.” Friday and Saturday, Shirley Temple, Robert Young and Alice Faye in “Stowaway.” Added, latest news events, ; color cartoon, news in sports and screen snapshots. Special matinee at 2:30. Sunday and Monday, Bing Crosby and an all star cast in “Waikiki Wedding.” Added attractions Movietone News, and color cartoon. Continous beginning at 2:30. Tuesday— Family Night Charles Ruggles, Eleanore Whitney in the musical rom- ; ance “Turn Oft’ the Moon.” Ad- | ded, news in sports, color ear. toon and popular science novelty. Wednesday and Thursday, Will Rogers in a re-issue of his finest achievement “David Harum.” Ned arrived in Syracuse Monday evening to spend his vacation with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Har,ey - Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Gnssomer, and family of North Dakota, are visiting relatives in Syracuse. Mrs. Emma Mabie, Indianap- , olis, will spend the remainder of the summer in the homes of her children, Mrs. Ralph Method \nd Eldred Mabie. The Past Chief Club met Tuesday with Mrs. John McGarity. Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo Searfoss, Hammond, visited Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Searfoss, Sunday. Mrs. D. M. Jehkins and sen, David, Bloomington, 111., visited from Friday until today with her father, Charles C. Bachman, Sr. ’ Mr. and Mrs. John Darr, Mr. and Mrs. Manford Mishler and son and Finley Whitmer, visited Rev. and Mrs. Eilor in 'Greentown Sunday. ‘ Mrs. Willis Blue, who has been ill for several weeks is being cared for by her daughter, Mrs. Nora Shannon, Goshen. Mary Jane Troxel, South Bend, i .was the guest of Ruby Rogers Sunday. Mrs. Charles Lockwood visited her daughter, Mrs. Melvin Prickett in Benton. Mrs. Prickett is < reported improved after an ill- ; ness of several days. < Finley Whitmer left Wednes- 1 day for his home in Colorado after s visiting friends and relatives here < for the last month. j Mr. and Mrs. Guy Smith entertained friends Sunday in honor of : Allan Smith’s birthday annivers- i aTy. i Guests of Mr. and Mrs. David 1 Holtzsinger Sunday were Mr. and ' Mrs. Harry Mcßride. 1 The Solomon Creek Bible Study Class met at the Solomon Creek parsonage Wednesday evening. Christian Endeavor and evening services will be held Sunday evening. Funeral Services for Mrs. Peter Klein Funeral services for Mrs. Emma Ellen Klein, aged 69, who died Friday evening at her home in Claypool were held Sunday afternoon at the U. B. Church in Claypool. Burial was in the Claypool cemetery. Death was due to a stroke of paralysis which she suffered about two weeks ago. The deceased was born near Mil-; ford, but had spent the greater! part of her life in Claypodl and; the vicinity. She was a men'ber; of the Ladies Aid Society of Claypool and the United Biethren church. Surviving are the husband, Peter Klein, two sons by a former marriage, Allen Tully, of Fair Haven, Mass., and Jacky Tully,! of Claypool; two daughters, Miss Gladys Glein, of Claypool, and Mrs. Bessie Kreis, of Silver Lake; and three sisters, Mrs. Matilda Smith, of Milford, Mrs. Ada Coy, and Mrs. Dessie Hoover, both of Syracuse.

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4H Tour Planned Bg Syracuse Club Girls and Boys Groups Meet at Indian Hill on Lake, The Syracuse boys and girls 4-H ( clubs held their monthly meetings! at Indian Hill, on Lake Syracuse, ' on Thursday and Friday nights of; 1 last week. During the business ! sessions it was decided to hold a 1 club tour in place of the regular August meeting. Committees were appointed to arrange the tour and to plan the ■ recreation for the day. It was also decided that both the boys and girls club should present two demonstrations during the tour and demonstration team members were appointed by the leaders. . 1 Recreation for the evening in- 1 eluded swimming and weiner and ’ marshmallow roasts. Issue Invitations for Colonial Tea Members of Committee No 1, Methodist Episcopal- Ladies Aid Society, Syracuse, have issued invitations to a Colonial Entertainment and Tea to be held Thursday, August 5, from 2:30 until 5 p. m. DST at the home of Mrs. E. W. Latham. The affair will be featured by a showing of Wil-; kinson Sisters’ quilts. Now Playing NIGHTLY i Maurie Sherman and HIS ORCHESTRA Direct from Casino Parisienne Chic. Bargain Nite — Every Mon.-Thur. 25c per PERSON Amateur Nite — Every Monday ; CASH PRIZES WACO — Lake Wawasee

A. F. Mathieson Is Enrolled at Purdue Lafayette, Ind., July 29. —A. F. Mathiesen, agriculture teacher of Syracuse high school is among the nearly 1150 students registered in the annual summer session of Purdue University. Included in the record) breaking enrollment are studeiyts from 37 states and the District, of Columbia. Thirteen students from six foreign countries, ' including Canada, Central America, China, Mexico, Philippine Islands, and Turkey, are also represented. Drum Corps Goes to Churubusco The Syracuse-Wawasee Drum and Bugle Corp will attend the pre-State Convention Jubilee of the American Legion Association tonight in Churubusco.

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Mentone Starts Safety Drive A campaign against reckless driving was inaugurated at Mentone Sunday evening. The Mentone town board is up in arms against reckless drivers and has arranged to have special attention given to conditions there in the immediate future in an effort to stamp out carelessness and 1 lawlessness. - ; Century-Old Tree Is Damaged by Storm — One of the oldest landmarks in j Syracuse, a crab apple tree over 100 years old, on the Ocal Craft; property was so badly damaged by the wind’ storm here last week; that it had to be removed. This tree is known to almost everyone; who has attended the grade school for it was here they all gathered! 'during recess to get apples.

Feature Fireworks at Elkhart Fair Fireworks will be a nightly, spectacle at the Elkhart County Fair August 31 to September' 4 for the tenth straight year. t The “Battle of the Argonne" will be the feature display with all of the epochal warfare being depicted in colorful array. Some -of the other displays include the Temple of Flora, Bug of Mystery, Sheba’s Brooch, Monarch of thei Air, Eclipse of the Sun, Krazyj Kat, 4-H Emblems, Old Glory, | Niagra Falls, and hundreds of | beautiful sky shells. On the opening afternoon and night, 'l'uesday August 31, the new WLS 1937 outdoor National Barn Dance will be presented in ! front of the grandstand Many States (Continued from Page One) Delware, Washington, D. C., ; Florida, Georgia, Illinois, IndiI ana, lowa, Kansas, Kentucky, i Massachusetts, Michigan, Minne- | sota, Mississippi, Missouri, New ' Jersey, New York, North Carol- | ina, Onio, Oklahoma, Pennsyl- ! vania. South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, West Virginia, and Wiscon- ! sin. China and the Philippines also have students attending the : summer term at LU. County Students. i Kosciusko county students attending Indiana University this summer are as follows: Atwood: Pauline Henderson — (nurses training school, Indianapolis) Etna Green: Nellie Mikel, Mil-

dred Shively. Mentone: Frances Clark, Margaret Mentzer. Pierceton: Guy Bushong. I Syracuse: Joseph Freeman, Mary Stoelting (nurses’ training school, Indianapolis) Warsaw: Helen McWhorter (bijological station, Winona Lake), Martha Slater. Winona Lake: Eldon Whiteman ■ and Lester Whiteman (both at bi-1 ological station, Winona Lake),. Rachel Wylie.

SUMMER HOMES and ESTATES Now being offered for sale I , I ■ c IVe would like to tell you about them LOCATION: Kale Island '■— Pickwick* Park — * Grand View Park — South Shore — Lake View Park on the north side—Cottingham Beach at the east —Cedar Point —Papakeechie—Syracuse Lake —In Syracuse on the Lake — ASK ABOUT V Our Island Estate. — Nothing like it in tjie Middle West I " WAWASEE REALTY SERVICE CO. p JUork SYRACUSE INDIANA ' . ' -5 t

THURSDAY, JULY 29, 1937

Vehicles Limited I . ’1 ‘ (Continued from Page One) L • proved allowing vehicles to use • posted roads or - bridges if the gross weight of the vehicles is greater than the load for which the road or bridge is posted, unless it is impossible to get to the idestination any other way. If it is necessary a heavy load 'to move over a posted bridge, it | must be fully understood that the applicant will be held entirely responsible for any damage. “Application to move loads more than ten feet and six inches wide should be kept to a minimum, especially if they are to be moved i any greater distance. “Application to move heavy 1 shovels, etc., over highways on | their own power should be kept ;to a minimum and should never be granted for more than a mile or- tw<> if the machine can be , I hauled on a trailer. t Observe Wedding Anniversary "i Mr. and Mrs. F. Allan Weather- ' i holt observed their first wedding : anniversary Monday evening at * their home. Guests included Mr. land Mrs. H. D. Harkless, Mr. land Mrs. Ernest Bushong, Dr. and Mrs. Fred 0. Clark, Mr. and : Mrs. Roy J: Schleeter, Mr. and ’'Mrs. William J. Pracht, Mr. and , Mrs. Orville Miss I l.elia Connolly, Mr. and Mrs. Carl B. Tuttle, Matt Katzer, Bruce Wilcox, and Mr. ai>4 Mrs. M. D.

Chiitten and H- K. Larsoh. Special Services at Episcopal Church The St- James Choir, of South Bend, under the direction of Mrs. Ganmer will be a special feature at the Episcopal church on the South side of Lake Wawasee during the morning service Sunday. There will be a • special anthem and Mr. Widup, tenor, will alsti sing. Bishop Grey will officiate.