The Mail-Journal, Volume 1, Number 44, Milford, Kosciusko County, 27 December 1962 — Page 3
Syracuse Christmas Happenings
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Folk and •Frank Culp of Goshen visited with Mrs. Folk’s sister and Mr. Culp’s daughter, Mrs. Robert Plank, and Mr. Plank and family of Syracuse on Christmas Day. The Clee Hibschman family Christmas dinner was held Sunday, Dec. 23, at the Hex grange hall with approximately 30 children and descendants present. They were Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Hibschman and children James, Joe and Jane, all of Syracuse; Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Hibschman and Donna Sue and friend and Larry of Jamestown; and Mr. and Mrs. Louis Firestone and Mr. and MrsGeorge Yerger of Ohio, Mary Jo, Tom, Jerry, Gary, and Dave, all of Syracuse except for the Yergers.
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Mrs. Ella Unrue of Syracuse spent Christmas Day with her nephew and family Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hickman and children of Milford. Rev. and Mrs. Carl Satre of the Grace Lutheran church of Syracuse left Wednesday for a holiday with Mrs. Satre’s mother in Illinois. Those present at the Johnnie Fisher family Christmas Day dinner and festivities were Mr. ana Mrs. Lee Mellnger and daughter Tammy of Bloomington, son Gary who is home from Tri-State Mr. and Mrs. Richard Neff and sons of Milford, son Guy Bill, Mr. and Mrs. Perce Bartlett of Syracuse and Mrs. Frances Cole, formerly of Oregon and now of Syracuse. ’
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Mellinger and daughter Tammy of Bloomington are spending the holidays with her parents Mr- and Mrs. Jonnie Fisher in Syracuse. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Disher and daughter Carolyn, home for the holidays from Indiana university, and Mr. and Mrs. Michael Disher, all of Syracuse, had Christmas dinner at the Charles Disher home. Christmas eve guests at the hornet of Mr. and Mrs- Glenn Stiffler south of z Syracuse were Mr. and Mrs. Emory Stiffler, Chet Stiffler, Mrs. Elnora Stiffler and daughter Connie, Mrs. Mabel Kitson and son Jay Lee and Emerson Coy, all of Syracuse. Sunday guests for a family Christmas dinner at the home of Mr. and' Mrs. Floyd Disher of Syracuse were Mrs. Nita Kline, Mr- and Mrs. Nick Bonifiglio, Sturgis, Mich., Mrs. Tom Moreno of Hobard, Ind., Marshall Moreno of Chicago and Mr. and Mrs. Gerold Kline and Mr. and Mrs. Terry Trexler and daughter of Syracuse. Mrs. Juanita Grimes and Mr. Syracuse entertained at dinner on Christmas day. Those present were Mr. and Mrs- Maxwell Simon and family, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Gilbert and two children, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gilbert, Miss. Jane Buster all of Syracuse, and Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Gilbert and daughter of r 1 Syracuse, Van Buren township. Pvt. Roger E. Fleischauer and Pvt. Donald Scarbeary of Syracuse aye home on 14-day leaves from Fort Jackson, South Carolina. Pvt. Fleischauer is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Fleischauer and grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Fleischauer, all of Syracuse, and Pvt. Scarbeary is the son ot Mr. and Mrs. John Scarbeary, also of Syracuse. Mrs. Juanita Brirmes and Mr. and Mrs. James Hann and sons Steven and Rodney of r 2 Syracuse, hosted the annual Gromes family Christmas dinner and gift exchange on Dec. 25. Others present were Mr. and Mrs. Robert Grimes and children, Marilyn and Richard, of Frankfort, Miss Pearl Grimes and Mrs. Mabel Grimes of Syracuse and Linda Grimes of Goshen.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Lower and daughters Connie and Carol of Toledo, Ohio, spent Sunday night with Mrs. Lower’s mother, Mrs. Ida Hibschman of SyracuseMrs. Hibschman then went with them on Monday to Garrett for a family Christmas dinner and gift exchange at the home ,of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Jensen. Others present for a turkey dinner and celebration were Mrs. Jensen’s mother, Mrs. Harvey Hawkins and Mr. Hawkins of Garrett, Miss Connie Leeper of Garrett and Lee Johnson of Marion. Michael Jensen had just returned home from the Garrett Community hospital where he had undergone an appendectomy on December 17.
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Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Schoeff of Wawasee Lake will be spending January in Florida. Mr. and Mrs. Johnie Fisher of Syracuse will be leaving soon after the New Year for a short vacation in Texas. Tom Firestone, son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Firestone of Hunnicutt Village, is spending the holidays home from Indana Central college. Mr. and Mrs. Everett Crow and daughters Renee and Natheta of Syracuse spent Christmas Day at home. James Botts was a guest. Mrs. Fern Bunger left Monday to spend the holidays with her son and family, the Hilary Bungers in New York state. * Chet Stiffler of Syracuse was a Christmas day dinner guest of Mr. and Glenn Stiffler of south of Syracuse. Mr. and Mrs. Larry Ryman of Nappanee were Christmas day callers of Mr. and Mrs. James Gilbert of Syracuse. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Snyder of Syracuse spent Christmas Day with Mrs. Snyder’s sister, MrsTruman Ball and Mr. Ball and a son and his family in Elkhart. James Hibschman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Hibschman of near Syracuse, is spending the Christmas holidays home from Findlay college in Findlay, Ohio. Jack Ridings, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jackson Ridings of near Wawasee Lake is home from Purdue university for a Christmas tionMr. and Mrs. Gerald Hubartt and sons Richie and Tim of Syracuse attended a family Christmas dinner Sunday at the home of Mr. Hubartt’s grandmother, Mrs. Zelma Mullen, at Syracuse. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Trexler and daughter Cindy of Wachula, Fla., spent Christmas with their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and MrsTerry Trexler and daughter Terri Lynn of Syracuse. Mr. and Mrs. James Alford of Syracuse, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Schoeff and JoEllen and Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Schoeff of Wawasee Lake spent Christmas day with Mr. and Mrs. Chris Schoeff at Huntington. Mrs. Audrey LeCount and daughters Ellen and Michelle of Syracuse visited with the children’s paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Elijah LeCount and other relatives in Goshen on Christmas afternoon-
Milford Locals
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Youngberg of Rainy River, Ontario, Canada, are spending the holidays with their daughter, Mrs. Arthur Smith, and Mr. Smith at Syracuse, and with Mrs. Youngberg’s sister, Mrs. Richard Brunjes, Mr. Brunjes, and son Allen. The Youngbergs and Smiths will be New Year’s day guests of the Brunjeses.
[ REMEMBER WHEN ; IT HAPPENED IN ; SYRACUSE
ONE YEAR AGO One hundred and twenty-five dollars was cleared at the Holiday Charity Ball held Friday night at Hoosier Skateland. A dedication service was held Sunday afternoon at the Wawasee Lakeside Chapel for the new addition of a social room, classrooms in the basement of the social room and a vestibule where members snd visitors can hang their coats. The directors of the SyracuseWawasee Water Safety organization met at the American Legion hall Dec. 13 with 21 present. Officers re-elected were: President, Robert Rule; vice president, Leila Connolly; secretary, Mrs. Richard Rondot; treasurer, Mrs. Arlene Mohler. FIVE YEARS AGO “Greetings” The very word “Christmas” brings back memories of childhood days. It is probably the most joyous time of the year. God’s great gift in Christ has given joy and happiness to multitudes. When the angel preached the first Christmas sermon, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace and good will toward men,” he announced that God through His Son would visit men, to guide their feet in the path of grace. All who heard the shepherds’ story wondered at the things which were spoken, “on earth peace.” Talking about peace is not enough. There is a higher and better response to the Christmas message than mere interest and wonder. Mary kept all these sayings and pondered them in her heart . . . the shepherds returned to their flocks glorifying God. How privileged we are to pause in the hurried stress of modem life and go back in spirit to the meager bed, “God manifest in the flesh.” Rejoice greatly in your hearts and homes and churches for this “unspeakable gift of God.” A blessed Christmas and may Christ abide in your hearts.—By the Rev Carl Sorensen. TEN YEARS AGO A special meeting was held by the Royal Arch Masonic lodge on Monday night to honor William C. Gants, who was presented a 50year award by Everett Dunn for the local chapter. “The Rose of Christmas” is the theme of the Christmas cantata to be given Sunday night, Dec. 21, by the Methodist church choir with Blair Laughlin, director, at the Syracuse Methodist church. Pioneer History The first road through the township followed the old Indian trail from White Pigeon through Goshen to Huntington, which the Indians called the “place of flints.” The internal improvement bill passed by the legislature in 1836 called for a canal connecting Fort Wayne and Michigan City. The right of way was surveyed and rumor had it that it would pass through one corner of the township which caused the boom of land in this vicinity. The thinly populated backwoods could scarcely float a million dollar enterprise; the sod was never turned. It had to be content with roads for which the three per cent fund was used, derived from sale of lands. Each taxpayer had to do road work regularly or pay some one else to do it for him. Communication was by word of mouth in the beginning; travelling was done on horseback or on foot. One early writer tells of hearing about the great divide, an important trail whence two streams starting within a few feet of each other flowed in different directions, one towards the Elkhart river. Farmers walked to Milford with their butter and lard to trade them for supplies and to hear the latest news from the outside world. The mail stage began its trips over the Goshen road once a week; on the evening it was brought to town a representative
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Pre-Christmas Business Good In Lakeland Area
Most merchants in the Lakeland area report a bristling preChristmas season. This was the net result of a perfunctory survey made among merchants by a reporter of this paper this week. Almost without exception, retail merchants did more business than in previous years, the survey revealed. Bank Deposits Up A forerunner of what was to come was the heavier-than-usual of nearly every family here would turn out to see who heard from Pennsylvania on the York State home. Postage from New England was a quarter. The first newspaper, written in round robin style and called The Warsaw Clarion, never reached this corner of the county. MRS. FRED MATHEWS SHOWING IMPROVEMENT Mrs. Fred Matthews of r 1 Milford, who was admitted to Goshen General hospital two weeks ago following a heart attack, is reported to be showing improvement. Her address is: Mrs. Fred Matthews Room 372 Goshen General Hospital Goshen, Indiana NO INJURIES IN MINOR ACCIDENT NEAR MILFORD No one was injured in a minor accident that happened one mile | east of Milford near the R. E. I Slabaugh farm at 7:35 Saturday evening. Mike Arnolt, 18, of Oswego, driver of one of the cars, and Ronald Baumgartner of Milford stopped at the Slabaugh farm and Mike had backed his 1962 Chev- | rolet Van from the driveway a- ' cross the road and was unable to get it in gear when a 1956 Ford, driven by Victor lavagnello, 18, Cromwell, collided with it. lavag- ' nello was unable to stop in time to avoid hitting the Arnolt van. Officers Dave Andrews of the sheriff’s department and Clifford Pierson of Milford investigated. No charges were filed. Damage was estimated at $l5O to the lavagnello car and S2OO to the Arnolt van. Locals = Pre-Christmas guests on Sunday in the home of Dr. and Mrs. Eldon Hurd, Milford, were Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hurd and family, Mr. and Mrs. John Hurd and son, Mrs. Esther Poynter and Mrs. Mary Hurd, all of Milford. . Christmas guests in the home of ( Gerald Grove at Milford were Mr. I and Mrs. Frank Grove and sons, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hurd and family, all of Milford, and Mr. and Mrs. Dale Graham and family of Leesburg. George Thornburg of r 2 returned to his home Friday following major surgery a week prior at the LaGrange hospital. He is reported improving satisfactorily.
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bank deposits reported by Lakeland banks when they reported their current year’s Christmas club savings. Bank deposits in the Syracuse, Milford, Leesburg »‘find North Webster banks were at an all-time high this year. This is usually an example of prosperity, making for a good Christmas business. Most all area factories are working this winter. The big Weatherhead plant at Syracuse, for example, has been working
Leesburg-Oswego
Mrs. Tom Church of Chapman Lake and Mrs. Everett Wenger attended a Christmas party at the Dutch Mill Restaurant in Bluffton Thursday evening. Mrs- Nettie Teeple of Stanton Lake was a Christmas day dinner guest of her son and family, Mr. and Mrs. John Teeple of Oswego. Mr. and Mrs. Ray McCartney of Warsaw were supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Teeple and family of Tippecanoe Lake, Christmas evening. Mr. and Mrs. Ab Shively and family of Warsaw entertained the following at a Christmas supper Monday evening: Mr. and Mrs. Everett Wenger, Jim and Wayne, Mr- and Mrs. Jack Longenecker and sons of South Bend; Mr. and Mrs Joe Longenecker and family of North Webster; Mr. and Mrs. John Longenecker and family oi Warsaw; Mr. and Mrs. Everett Hartman and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hartman and son of Warsaw and Mr. and Mrs. Chester Longenecker. Mr. and Mrs. Glen W. Hollar of Granger were Christmas Day dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Shue, David and Greg of Oswego. I Jon Dimberg of Chapman Lake was a Christmas Day dinner guest of Mr. and Mrs. Max S. I McMillan, Cindy, Skip and Debbie of Leesburg. Christmas Day guests of Mr. and Mrs. William Lippencott ot Oswego were their daughter l Marie of Hudson Falls, New York; Miss Nevada Lippencott of Warsaw; Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Lyons, [ Bill and Eddie of Leesburg and i Mr. and Mrs. Noel Rhinehart, Jack and Kathy of Monoquet. Bill Lyons is home from West Point where he is a cadet, he is enjoying a few days vacation with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Wood of Wood’s Landing, Tippecanoe Lake have returned to their home in Anderson for the winter, the Wood’s will return to the lake next springMr. Herman Anglin of Leesburg was sent home from his duties at the Western Indiana Gravel Company due to a disarranged saccoriliac. We wish Mr. Anglin a speedy recovery. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Parker, Dawn and “Bub” of Leesburg, enjoyed Christmas Eve at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gale Warner of Warsaw. Other guests were Mr. and Mrs. Larry Perkins and Jody; Mrs. Winifred Weldy; and Mrs- Marguerite Gregory, Tim, Tony and Teddy all of Warsaw. Christmas evening dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Archer, Jim, Christine, Jeff and Mark of Leesburg were Mr. and Mrs. Jim Kizer and Julia of Oswego; Mrs. John Toth of South Bend; Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lentz and Tommy of South Bend and Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Heaton of Leesburg. Mr. and Mrs- Norman. Archer, Christine, Jim, Jeff and Mark of Leesburg and Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Heaton of Leesburg were Christmas Eve guests of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Archer of Warsaw. Mr. and Mrs. John Anglin and daughters; Mrs. Herman Anglin, Cindy and Janet of Leesburg and Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Anglin of Oswego were Christmas Day dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs- Fred Anglin of Tippecanoe River. Mrs. Bertha Miller of Chicago is visitng her sister Mrs. Alma Bowers of Leesburg for the holidays. Ray Haines of Warsaw was a Christmas Day caller of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Edgar, Tommie and Suzie of Leesburg. Mr. and Mrs. Pete Murphy of ' South Bend are holiday guests of their daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. John (Norma) Anglin and daughters of OswegoRobert Conkle, Leroy, Pat and Wayne of Warsaw enjoyed Christmas dinner together with the Bibler’s of Leesburg, Ruth, Karen, Sue and Bruce. Saturday evening supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Gene Tenney, Ann, Gary and Danny of Oswego were Mrs. Gert Hartman of Leesburg and Mrs. Louise Crim of Oswego.
full time during the winter, with practically no lay-offs reported. Other smaller factories are working steady. One merchant commented: “This area is having a peak prosperity, in comparison with some areas. Business is good here. And it is particularly good for the merchant who is attempting to attract business. If he didn’t do business this Christmas, he wasn’t trying too hard.”
Dr. and Mrs. Norman Nine and Liza of Warsaw, Mr. and Mrs. Max Kuhn, Mike, Steve and Pam of Warsaw and Mrs. Louise Crim of Oswego, were Christmas Day callers of Mr. and Mrs- Merritt E. Tenney and family of Oswego. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Allen, Kay, Kip and Ken; Mr. and Mrs. Herman Allen, all of Leesburg, were Christmas Day guests of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Hartman of Leesburg. Mr. and Mrs. Max Miller of Leesburg; Mr. and Mrs- Gerald Miller and Paul of Warsaw; Mr. and Mrs. Richard Allen, Steve, Beth and Max; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Allen; Kay, Kip and Ken of Leesburg; Miss Ruth Yeager ot South Bend and Mr. and Mrs. • Kenneth Hartman of Leesburg were Christmas Eve guests of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Allen. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Yocum, Todd and Toni of Leesburg were Christmas Day dinner guests of Mr- and Mrs. Frank Rink and family of Milford. Mr. and Mrs. Esta Yocum of Leesburg and Mr. and Mrs. Norman Hunsberger of Milford were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hunsberger of Milford. Mr. and Mrs. William Jefferies and Mr. and Mrs Herb Metge of Leesburg were Christmas Day dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Johnson and children of Milford. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Edgar of Warsaw; Mrs. Marguerite Burt and Judy of Eikahrt and Miss Pearl Evans of Leesburg were Christmas Day dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Pat Rodgers, Mike, Steve and Larry of Leesburg. Mrand Mrs. Tom Edgar, Susie and Tommie were evening callers. Miss Rosemary Yocum of Fort Wayne; Mr. and Mrs. Norman Hunsberger of Milford; Mr. and Mrs. Paul Yocum, Todd and Toni of Leesburg were Christmas Eve guests of Mr. and Mrs. Esta Locum of Leesburg. Hattie Becker and Hilda Ruch of the Leesburg area were Saturday guests of Mr- and Mrs. Max S. McMillan and family of Leesburg. Mr. and Mrs. Doug Walls, Brooks and Brett of Warsaw were Saturday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Parker and children of Leesburg. KINDERGARTEN CHILDREN GO CAROLING Mrs. Skinner, teacher of the Kindergarten class of Leesburg, reports that her class enjoyed caroling to the senior citizens of Leesburg Thursday. Those enjoying the songs were Mr. and Mrs. Tom Orn, Mr. and Mrs- Ed Good, Mr. and Mrs. Ferd Byer, Mrs. Bertha McKibben, Mrs. Helen Zimmerman, Mrs. Eva Ervine, Mrs. Alma Bowers and Mrs. Jo Hopkins. The children sang, “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star,” “Jack in the Box,” “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer,” “Merry Christmas to You,” “Away in a Manger,” and “Silent Night.” CHRISTMAS VISITORS AT ORN NURSING HOME IN MILFORD The Orn nursing home on north Main street in Milford had many visitors during the Christmas holidays. Among the visitors were William Rex of Pierceton, Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Leinhart of Wakarusa, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Method and daughters, William Carroll and Mrs. Eldon Beer, all of Milford, and Mr. and Mrs. John Method of Nappanee. Other callers were Andrew Defroese and Carl Defreese of Goshen, Mr. and Mrs. Harve Defreese of Nappanee, Mrs. Roy Fox, Dewey Fox, Milford, Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Fox and family of Nappanee, Robert Fox of Warsaw, Mrs. William Berkey of Goshen, Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Stump of Milford, Mrs. Ollie McDonald and Mrs. Glad., s Sharp, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Hepler, Mr. and Mrs. Lamar Hepler, Mr. and Mrs. Don Hepler, all of Nappanee, and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Stouder of Goshen; Mrs. Kendall Biller, Mrs. Bernice Dwyer, Mrs. James Sumpter, Nelson Wuthrich, Theo Beer, Fred Wuthrich, Mrs. Robert Davis and Monte, John Martin, Mrs. Mildred Stoller and children and Mrs. Florence Stoller and children of Paulding, 0., Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Wuthrich and family of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wuthrich and Mrs. Peter Wuthrich, Mrs. Don Mishler of Syracuse, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Hilliard of Warsaw, Mrs. Gertie Hamsher, Gary Culp and Mrs. Kenneth Culp, all of Nappanee. The Syracuse Camp Fire Girls under the leadership of Mrs. Byrum* Conn, Mrs. Stanley Hoopingarner and Mrs. Carl Satre gave a short Christmas program last week. x
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