The Mail-Journal, Volume 2, Number 44, Milford, Kosciusko County, 12 December 1963 — Page 3

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25 YEARS AGO, DEC. 8, 1963 Mrs. Inda M. Rumfelt, 53, wife of Oscar Ruinfelt .of Hastings, died at the McDonald hospital in Warsaw Thursday morning. Besides the husband she is survived, by a son,. Robert Rumfelt, of near Milford; a sister, Mrs. Cora Weaver, of near Leesburg; and a brother, Alpheus Estep, of southwest of town. Perry Hoover brought to our office a cottoh plant grown in his garden. The frost arrived too early for it to properly mature, but j it produced several pods filled with I cotton.' Dr. E. R. Hurd moved his dental office the forepart of. this week from the McLaughlin rooms , to the office building which he rb- ■ eently purchased of Dr. V. G. Horsey. ; . ■ I Frank Beer, wife, and sons, Levi and Junior, are in Wichita, Kans., visiting a daughter, Mrs.. George Lambert,'and family. A. J. Ogden, 56, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. George Ogden of' Milford, was found dead. Saturday ! morning in his bed at Logansport. He leaves his widow, Marie .Mackey Ogden, and one married daugh- | ter, Helen Louise, of Logansport. | O. W. Leemon .and Harold Myers arrived home Sunday morning : from Pennsylvania where they., spent a week hunting deer. While * hunting Mr. Leemon was accidently shot in the right arm near the shoulder. . J Jacob and Wayne Bucher were i winners of silver fiveacre corn plot contest sponsored by the Indiana Corn Growers As- I s’n. y. ■ • Harvey H, Mclntyre, 79, a pioneer resident of Milford, died Friday afternoon at his home in South Bend. Surviving are one daughter. Mrs., Gertrude Schohl; five grandchildren {and three great-grandchildren. Mr. Mclntyre conducted a studio and portrait gallery in Milford. 35 YEARS AGO, DEC 6, 1928 Miss Elva Charleen Charlton, daughter so Mr. and Mrs. J. W, Charlton “of Milford, and Otto Wiggs, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Wiggs of North Webster, were married Thursday morning, Nov. 29, at the home of Mr.,and Mrs. Noble Neff. ; Dr. H. C. Snyper, member of. the | town board, tendered his resigna-j tion at the . regular meeting on Monday night. The members of the Columbian ■ Reading Circle with their husbands met .at the home of Mrs. Fred Lott on Nov. 30 and partook of a j potluck supper. They were cele-, brating the 33d anniversary of the

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club. ■ | Mrs. George Harlan- of Nappa- ! nee is a guest this week in the I homes of C. E. Harlan, W. D. Groves, and J. W. Robinson. Miss Gladys Weybright, daughter of .Mr. ' and Mrs. Chauncey Weybright, suffered bruises to her back Friday morning in Elkhart when the.auto in which she riding and driven by Orris Hauk of Elkhart, was struck by another I auto. I Charles Schultz celebrated his I 52d birthday Sunday at his home east of Milford. 40 YEARS AGO, DEC. 6, 1923 ■ J. W. Estep recently purchased the. Fremont Tom farm, located southeast of Milford. Rev.’.E. E, Miller, 57, died .on Thursday at his home, four miles west of Milford, of cancer of the liver. He was pastor of the Hastings Evangelical church. He is sur-‘ viyed by his wife, and three sons, Virgil and Arthur, at home, and, , Walter of T’oledo. 5 The-Milford high school five won in an easy game from Pierceton at that place last Wednesday even- ; ing. The score was 30 to 8. I Mr, and Mrs. William S. Rogers', and Mr. and Mrs.. Tom Dye of Warsaw visited Miss Katie Rudin on Sunday afternoon. Mrs. S. J. North, 85, died Tuesday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Clara B. Ruley, at Pensacola, Fla., She is survived by another daughter, Mrs. Frank U. Wagner of Chicago, several grandchildren. and six nephews, A. R. Ga-.vthrop of Milford, Victor Gawi throp and Charles Gawthrop of Leesburg, John Gawthrop of Layering, Mich., John and Haines Egbert of Goshen. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John 1 Egbert, who were among the first, 'settlers of the village. | Mr. and Mrs. William E. Cox entertained at a roast goose dinner on Sunday for Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Fuller and daughter Virginia, and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Tom. 50 YEARS AGO, DEC? 4, 1913 Lincoln and Harry Martin of Milford each brought down a wild goose on Thanksgiving day. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stuart of Elkhart took Thanksgiving dinner with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Benton Dubbs, corner of Henry and Fourth streets. Dale Umbenhour and wife moved to the farm northeast of &ew last week. Mr. and Mrs, M. F. Lentz were the only family in town where a goose was set before the . guests Thanksgiving day.

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LEAD CUB YELLS — Pictured, above are the four girls who are I on hand at all Pierceton’s basket-1

Mrs, Elmer (Jessie A.) Thwaits, 28, died Nov. 6. She was a daughter of Abraham and Ella Silveus. She is survived by the husband and two sons, Noble and Ralph. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Mitchell Sunday. Nov... 30 . . . A son was born to Mr, and Mrs. Edward Deeter on Monday, Dec. 1. 1 Donald and Helen Vander veer, who are in college at Ann Arbor, Mich., spent Thanksgiving time ' with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Vanderveer. • Leesburg Grain Co. Buys Farm Bureau Co-op Here An announcement was made to I the editor of this paper by Robert Mishler, manager of the Kosciusko County Farm Bureau Co-Oper-ative Ass'n,, Inc., stating that the Pierceton branch Os the Farm Bureau Co-Operative Ass’n;, Inc., had been sold to "the Leesburg Grain company at Leesburg. The sale was. transacted on Wednesday, N0v.<,20. The owners of the Leesburg Grain company are Howard,- Flqyd and Ray Smith. The three are the father, Howard, and his two sons, Floyd and Ray. The change of hands will take place Dec. 31, . The decision to sell was made at. a recent meeting of' the local board of directors. Mr. Mishler said that the Pierceton patrons would be served both by the Packerton and the Warsaw branches. The present manager of the Pierceton branch, Doyle Gunter, will - be the assistant manager of the Packerton branch, of which Harold Slater is the manager. / . SHOP AT HOME

ball games to lead the yells for the Cubs. Left to right are Cinda Wright,

MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT FOR SYRACUSE The following is the November .report for the Syracuse police and -Ufire department: Calls answered by officers .. 3S ' Accidents investigated 5 Traffic arrests . . . .......... 1 Criminal arrests ............ 2 ? { Warnings issued ~..... . . ... 2 ' . Restricted parking tickets issued . - 1 Vandalissum reports investigated 21 - Thieft reports investigated . . 4 I Dog calls investigated 1| Police car driven 18-19 miles cn 1 patrol. '. ; ’ Central dispatch answered 524 j calls ' ■ I

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Fire phone . 29 Police Phone ....... . . 136 Police-radio . ,233 Utilities 5 Information . . . . . . 121 - Firemen answered 9 fire calls and made one (1) first aid run. The following phone numbers have been given for the police and fire departments: Fire Only — 457-3211 Police Only — 457-3366 Information and Utilitys — 457-3216 Shop at Local Phone in news items.

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Nappanee Recreation Department Considers Ceramics Class A s very qualified teacher has expressed interest in starting a Ceramics class in" Nappanee. She is i Mrs. Ronald J. Farrell of Bremen, and has had 12 years of Ceramic ; Sculpture at Flint Institute ini Michigan and at the South Bend I. Art Center. The Nappanee Recreation department will sponsor such a class if enough interest is shown. Interested persons may call: i> Mrs. Ronald Farrell (Betty) — Bremen — LI 9-0573: Mrs. Lloyd Miller (Stella! — Nappanee — 773-3825; or Mrs. Curt Crane i Dorie) —- Nappanee — 773-7287 in addition to this class the Proudly' Presents Si Zentner And 17-Piece Band Tues., Dec. 17th Dance 9 - 1:00 TICKETS $5 PERSON Includes Prime Rib Dinner - Call or Write JACK—4S7-3833

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Nappanee Recreation department is how sponsoring two adult Water color classes, two children’s water color classes and an oil portrait class. These are open to all area I residents and classes are continuotfe so anyone may start at any i time. Adult Water Color Classes are | on Mondays. One class from 1 to 4, another from 7 to 10. The teacher is Jozef Wrobel of South Bend. Both held at the West Side Park

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pavilion in Nappanee. ' . Adult oil portrait class on Wednesday evehings from 7 ,to 10. The instructor is Harriet Monteith of Elkhart. These classes are held in East Side high school art room. Children’s -Water Color Classes are on Saturdays. Younger students (under 11) meet from 12:30 to 2:30. Older students (11 and up) from 3 to 5. Jozef Wrobel is instructor.

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