The Mail-Journal, Volume 4, Number 16, Milford, Kosciusko County, 26 May 1965 — Page 3
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20 YEARS AGO, MAY 24, 1945 Mr. and Mrs. Byron Gnibb of Syracuse announce the engagement of their daughter, Kathleen, to Ryland Moik, son of Mr MClaren.e Mo. k. .'also <rf Syracuse Mias Grubb attended the Milford school while her parents lived here several years ago. The Milford Produce Company, organized by Cleo Estep, is entering its 31st year in business in Mil--1915. Mr Estep started business in the building now occupied by The Milford Mail, dealing in poultry’, produce, and cream
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Mrs. Theo Beer is spending this week with her sister. Mrs. Forrest Ritzman, and family at’ .Akron, Ohio. The Ritzmans became the parents of a son recently. ' The Lonely Widows club met at the home of Mrs. .Marjory Hollar on Tuesday evening There are three other members. Mrs. Ivane- PirJcerman, Mr- Bernice McFarren an 1 Mrs. Betty Tribble. The dub was organized and named so, for the duration while the husbands, are in service, all being overseas. The marriage of Miss June Coy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Inin L
Coy of Milford, and Robert L. Laudeman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest E. Laudeman of Bremen, was solemnized May 19 in the United Brethren church at Peru. Miss Eunice Steffen hhs sold her w e.-t Emelihe street property to Ev- | erett Closson of Kokonro, formerly of Milford. Pfc. Garret Graham, 27, son of | 1 Mr: and Mrs. B. H„ Graham of Lav- | aca, Ark . and a nephew of Mrs. Wilaam Wyman, has been awarded the I Purple Heart for wounds suffered on February 28 on Luzon. 30 YEARS AGO, MAY 30, 1935 Miss Maryann Mathews who has i resigned her position in a Goshen | office, is here visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs Fret! Mathews, before g ng to Winona Lake where she has other employment. I Noah Clause sold the 15 acres and buildings which join the? farm of : Frank Heiber on the north in Jes-. ferson township to Ot’.o Beef He.also sold the 15 acres joining the Irvin Pinkerton farm in Van Buren township to Theo Beer Sunday, May 26. being the 90th birthday anniversary of Mrs E. < Dtlbbs. about 75 re ariws and'friends gathered at the spacious dining hail of Camp Mack, in her honor. I Miss Belva Bfamer of Toledo, Ohio, on May Sth announced her en- i lenient to Jahn Weybright, also .it city. . ■ ' r Mrs Ray Miller and Everett Fet- • ters will stage one of their popular ! * comic acts in the WLS show at War- 1 1- week ' ■. ■■■ Lawrence Randall and family are tnow residing in Leesburg' They, had ' lived for several years with her par-' ■ Mr, and Mrs Samuel Hartter, ' west <>f Milfprd / Harley ' Bawdier of Valparaiso. ’ M D 'Uhatten-. Burr - Sharp and J 1 Parker Phend are attending the auto races at Indianapolis Thursday. • 40 YEARS AGO. MAY 28, 1925 A marriage license was issued I Saturday byithe county clerk, to Ev- J erett Tom >i South Bend and Miss < Violet Fisher of Milford || Mr and Mrs H G Davis anti the t latter's mother, Mrs C J. Seizer. t were dinner guests at the home of j Sunday. i Mrs George Tom of southeast of <
Milford died at her home Monday of dropsy and complications. She is survived by her husband, three daughters, and five sons, all at home, except Everett and Vassie of South Bend. The fourth new cottage at Camp Mack, Waubee Lake, is being comI pleted at this time. The new resort is being promoted by the Church of the Brethren and was named in memory of Alexander Mack, the first I member of this church denomination who came to this section of the country’. Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Bowers anj nounce the marriage of their daughter Gertrude of New Market. Va., t<> .Allan Randolph O’Roark, also of New Market on May 18th. Mrs. John DeFries and sons, Harold and Junior, and daughters, Ruth, Ruby and Miriam-, left on Tuesday by automobile for Denver, ■ Colo.. where they will spend the summer with a married daughter, i Mrs. ROy Plauoier and husband. I Miss Neva Haney, a daughter of, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Haney of west of Milford near Hastings, will be ■one of tlx* five to graduate as a trained nurse from the Elkhart General hospital. 50 YEARS AGO, MAY 27, 1915 Thomas Clayton. 78. former Van Buren township trustee and one of trie first in organizing what is known as the Progressive Dunkard church at Milford, died Friday. He is. survived by his wife and seven sons. Miss Maude McLaughlin and Miss Thelma Miller of the Columbian Reading Circle and Miss Bessie Burris and Mrs. F. M Neff erf the Sorosis club, attended the annual convention of the 13th District Indiana Fed- -' oration of Clubs at Mishawaka. Saturday. | A little girl of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Barnhart of Milford was saved by . the mother Wednesday morning by a niche of time The little girl had J been missing from the home, for some time and the mother started j out on the hunt for her. After an hour had been spent she went into ' the closet of John Helrriinger and there found her little girl, almost I gone, lying in the bottom of the i vault || William Martin of Milford has ac- [ i cepted a position with the Lincoln ; 1
Oil Company of Cleveland. Mrs. Hattie Chilcote, 81, died on Friday at her home in New Paris. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. .dfred Showalter of New Paris and Mrs. Christian Darr of near Syracuse. Airs. E. W. Higbee and Mrs. George Ogden were in Warsaw Wednesday of last week, spending the day calling on friends. Air. and Airs. Cart Coy, who live near the Waubee Gravel Company plant, have had their entire house repapered. E. C. Langley completed the work Saturday alterr.oon. BUSY BEES MEET WITH MRS. RALPH MILLER I Airs. Ralph Aliller recently ei> j tertained fourteen members of the Busy Bee club of Milford and four 1 members of the Silver 60 s Home j Demonstration club of Silver Lake. | The members of the visiting clirf> | were Mrs. Beverly Collins. Airs. Jeanie Perry. Airs.* Caroline O’Hara I and Airs. Iva Nelson. I President Mrs. Cleveland Shuder opened the meeting, with the club . creed and pledge to the flag. For meditation Mrs James Chambers, I read ‘ Prayer" by Alargaret Warner. Airs. Jesse AliUer gave the health and safety lesson on sunburn. Garden remarks were given by Airs. .Mthur G Ibert on care of philoden- i dron. • •>. J Airs. Delbert Aloneyheffer led in < singing "Faith of Our .Mothers.” An interesting lesson on health quackery was gixen by .Mrs. E\ erett Butrick. A buffet luncheon was served by 1 the hostess and cb-hostess, Mrs. | Doral McFarren Oher guests pre&C ent were Airs. Carrie McFarren and . Mrs. Helen Humphrey, both of Alii-1 ford. I The club ladies will entertain their j husbands at the Jtme meeting. Air. and Airs. Roscoe Smith. Milford. spent Sunday in Coloma, Mich., in the,home of his son and family,) Mr. and Airs. Phillip Smith and sons.
Ricky Stump Honored At Family Dinner A family carry-in dinner held in the home of Air. and Airs. Dale Stump and son Stanley at Alilford honored another son of the Stumps, Ricky, who is serving with the U.’S. Alarines, recently. Ricky left Tuesday for Camp Pendleton, Calif. In June he wilt leave for overseas duty. Present at the dinner were Mr. and Airs. Amos Om, Air. and Airs. Randall Dewart, Susanne and John. Air. and Airs. Darrell Om and family, all of Alilford; Air. and Airs. William Om and son of Goshen: Mr. and Mrs. Lorraine Steinke and Air. and Mrs. Ben Stockton and daughI ter. all of South Bend; and Mr. > and Mrs. Terry Steinke and sons I iof Elkhart. 1 '■ ~~ I Four Fined In JP Koher’s Court I Nicholas Skrumel&k. Alilford. j committing a violation. $15..75. Os- i ■ fleer Fred Personette. J Richard Vandupembos; New Par- ■ i is. speeding. $19.75. Personette. j Earl Stidham, Syracuse, reckless) .driving $18.75. Don Eiiyeart. ! Amos E. Johnson, Warsaw,; no | valid drivers license. $22.75. Offtc> rs Enyeart. Bethel Golden Rule Class Meets May 16 [ The Golden Rule Sunday school ' class of the Bethel Church of the , Brethren in Alilford met May 16. in the social room of the ciiurch for a noon meal. Air. and Mrs. Ralph Miller and Mr. and Airs. Cornelius Reuter were j host and hostess for the day. There , i were 12 adults and 15 children present. I After a short business meeting, I the afternoon was spent socially. SOUTH SHORE GOLF NEWS Most tournament was the play, f the day at the South Shore golf club on Tuesday, May 18. |. Winners of the 18-hole playi were Katie Ruple and Doris E>ar- ■
Wednesday, May 26, 1965
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FFA OFFICERS — Officers of the Syracuse Future Fanners of America were announced recently at the annual banquet. Standing left to right are Joe Brown, parliamentarian: Roger
I — DEKALB WINNERS — Five mem- Pictured above, left to right, are bers of the Syracuse Future Far-Fred Green. Joe Brown. Joe Hibschmers of .America recently receivednian. Jon Roberts, and Doug Coy. plaques for perfect scores in the De Photo by Tirri Yeager. Kalb corn growing contest. .'
nell. ,tie for first: Barb Hulley and Bunny Cripe, tie for-second; ,Bake Cripe, third tind Tonmiie Alillef - .. fourth. In the nine-hole play L. Shively., H. Hoyt, Pestrl Herrtnan and c
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Kern, reporter; Rick Stalter, treasurer; Doug Long, sentinel; Jon Roberts. president: Larry Tom. vice president: and Max Richcreek, secretary. Photo by Tim Yeager.
rie Caldwell, tied; Mildred Denzel, Bertha Lehman' Betty Scott and Lenore. .Waker, tied: and Edna Hutsell. Read the CLASSIFIEDS
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