The Mail-Journal, Volume 5, Number 8, Milford, Kosciusko County, 29 March 1967 — Page 3

Wednesday Afternoon Club Meets With Mrs. Paul O. Warner Mrs. Paul O. Warner entertained the Wednesday Afternoon club on March 22. The president, Mrs. William T. Jones, Jr., called the meeting to order in the usual form. Mrs. Jones welcomed a ’guest, Mrs. Gene Ludwig, and a* new member, Mrs. Fitzhugh Turner. Response to roll call was "education". Notes oi appreciation were read from the senior girls who were honored at the last meeting. Committee chairmen were called upon for reports. Mrs. Richard Hey<te spoke about the county convention on April 12 and read a letter from the speaker for that occasion. Mrs. Parke M. Jessup. Mrs. Warner reported on the Cub and the flower fund chairman sent a report. An invitation from the Progress club at South Bend was read. It

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invited the Wednesday chib to attend their Federation Day Tea April 14 in their new clubhouse. Mrs. Ralph Thornburg and Miss Katherine Rothenberger will be the two from the Wednesday club to judge the Arbor Day essay’s. Mrs. Ray D Jones introduced the program for the afternoon. Mrs. Robert Searfoss gave a most informative and interesting review erf Stud Terket’s new book “Division Street of America”. This book gave a new arppivaeh to the timely racial program of Chicago. The meeting closed with the Mispah benediction. Mrs. Warner served refreshments from an attractive appointed table which carried out the Easter decor. Mrs. William T. Jones. Jn, The next meeting will be a tour at Fort Wayne, Wednesday,; April 19. The hostesses are Mrs. A. A. Pfingst. Mrt | Richard ' Heyde. Mrs. Ralph Thornburg and Mrs. Ray D. Jones.

Milford Methodist Men To Hear Otto Beer, Jr. The Milford Methodist Men will hear a talk and see color slides taken by Otto Beer, Jr., at their meeting' at the Methodist church Thursday night. The talk will follow a dinner at 6:30 p.m. Beer was part of a group who worked in Haiti for three weeks with the Men for Missions program. Future Builders Meet In Shearer Home Members of the Future Builders class of the Milford Christian church met in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Shearer Thursday evening following communion services. President Richard Mikel presided at the business meeting when committee reports were heard. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Shearer at the close of the business session. I

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20 YEARS AGO - MARCH 27, 1947 Mrs. Clyde McDonald entertained Friday evening, March 21, at a miscellaneous bridal shower for her niece, Thelma Chrispyn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Griffith, Milford, who will become the bride of George T. Wilson, son of Dr. and Mrs. James L. Wilson of South Bend. April 15. Funeral services for Rev. Amsey E. Clem, 75, were held Tuesday afternoon at Bethany church. He had been a minister in Bethany Church of the Brethren since May, 1369. A marriage license has been issued by the county clerk to Stanley D. Mikel, farmer, r 2 Milford, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Mikel, r 2 Nappanee, and Mildred Moore, Nappanee bookkeeper, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey C. Moore, r 2 Nappanee. Miss Betty Hall, 19, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cloyd Hall of Nappanee. formerly of Milford, is a patient in the Elkhart hospital. After having flu and rhumatk fever

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Miss Hall suffered paralysis on her right side. She is the niece of Mrs. Jack Wolf erm an. Announcement has been made of the marriage of Miss Katherine Hamman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Hamman of Milford, to Leonard Rassi. son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rassi of Goshen. The wedding took place Wednesday, March 19. Fire that began from an uncertain origin completely destroyed the large 34 x 54 foot barn on the Lee Gory’ farm two miles east of Milford on the Syracuse road early Friday afternoon. The C. S. Myers Fbrd Sales and Service has announced the installation of some new wheel alignment and balancing equipment for the convenience and service of Milford motorists. 30 YEARS AGO - APRIL 1. 1937 Mr. and Mrs. Merle Holderread are the parents of a seven pound boy, Otis Richard, born Saturday at the home of Mrs. Holderread’s parents in Cromwell. On last Wednesday evening Mrs. Jacob Fox of near Hastings fell and broke her wrist. She was enroute to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Rumfelt, nearby neighbors, when she lost her footing by stepping on a board covered with sleet. The 17th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kessler was observed Sunday. The marriage of Cornelius Reuter, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Reuter of Milford, and Miss Lois Elizabeth Christophel, daughter of John Cliristophel of Goshen, was solemnized' at the bride’s home at

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2:30 pm. Sunday. The Fuller Bros, store announces that on and after April 1, all charge accounts will be discontinued and that the store will operate on strictly cash basis. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Hartter and daughter, Vivian Ann, and Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Coy and children, Phyllis and Donald, spent Easter with Mr. and Mrs. Ross Finleny of Chicago. Philip Snyder, who ran a nail into his hand, has been out of school for a few days on account of an in- ■ feetkn which developed. Mr. and Mrs. Ford Albert and ' daughter Maxine of Jackson, Mkh., 1 visited in the Edward Closson home ■ Sunday. Mrs. Albert is a sister to ‘ Mrs. Closson. 40 YEARS AGO - MARCH 24, 1927 i William Kaiser and Miss Thelma Sumpter, both of Milford, were mar- . ried Thursday afternoon, March 17, I at 1:30 in .Warsaw by Rev. J. S. , Cain. The bride is a daughter of f Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Sumpter of , Milford and the bridegroom is a son of Mrs. Emil Kaiser of west of town. I A son weighing seven and a half pounds arrived at the home of Mr. ‘ and Mrs. Earl Wolterman early , Monday morning. The baby was I named Frederick George. Samuel Wenger. 50, prominent farmer and resident of Milford, died ' Tuesday night about 10 o’clock fol--1 lowing an illness of 10 days. I Calvin Beck of Syracuse, a forr mer teacher in the Milford school, • is a patient in the Elkhart hospital where he underwent an operation . for appendicitis. His place in the 1 Syracuse school is being supplied i by Charles Bachman. Miss Frances Becknell of Chicago i spent the week end in Milford with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Becknell. Mr. and Mrs. James Mci Kibbin and grandson were guests ! on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Alpheus Estep and Frank Ives and Mr. and Mrs. William Fisher of Edwardsburg, Mich., : were entertained at Sunday dinner by Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Irvine of Warsaw. Rev. R. H. Nicodemus spoke at the chapel service Monday morning for the Milford high school. His ■ subject was “Our Life’s Calling”. ■ Lawrence Flory and family were i Sunday visitors at the home of Mr. ■ and Mrs. John Bollenbacker of near Bremen. 50 YEARS AGO - MARCH 22, 1917 A marriage license was issued at Warsaw to Stephen H. Ray and Roda E. Graham, both of Milford. Mrs. William Haney died at her home on the comer of Fourth and Henry streets Saturday forenoon after a long and lingering disease of tuberculosis. The citizens of Milford were greatly shocked on Wednesday morning when the sad news was announced that Perry Miles, a well known and highly respected citizen iof Milford, had been instantly killed I ! while crossing a railroad two and a

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YOVNG - BAUER NUPTIALS — Mr. and Mrs. Lyle C. Young are at home on east Garfield avenue in Cissna Park, 81., after their marriage on February 12 at Cissna Park. Mrs. Young is the former Elaine Irene Bauer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Urban Bauer of Cissna Park, and granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs.

SYRACUSE LOCAL Mr. and Mrs. William Pipp and son, Bill, entertained at Easter dini ner, Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Betes of Lake Wawasee and Mrs. Estella Swartz, Syracuse. Mrs. Winnie Krom of Kale Island had as her Easter day guests Mr. and Mrs. Roy Keishner of Bluffton. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wagner, Warsaw, and Mr. and Mrs. Norris Krom Jof Urbana. half miles west of Milford Junction. Lawrence Dewart of Syracuse and Miss Gladys Neff of Milford were united in marriage Wednesday afternoon at the Presbyterian parsonage. Edward Berkeypyle will move on the farm of Henry Gibson south of town, known as the Gregg farm about April 1 or as soon as vacated by the present tenant Steward. Merrill Chatten, who was a student at Purdue and who was compelled to remain in the hospital for several weeks with scarlet fever, and who after almost recovering returned to his home at Milford last week, will not return to the university this term. While his health is improving, it was the judgment of his physician, it would be best for him to rest a short time. Mrs. Claud Stookey of Leesburg was in town on Tuesday and after visiting a short time with Mrs. Susan Teeple on west Emetine street, attended the funeral of Mrs. William Haney.

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Andrew J. Beer of r 1 Milford, who attended the wedding. Mrs. Young is a graduate of Mister Michael’s Beauty School, Champaign, 111., and is co-owner of Melaine’s Beauty Salon at Cissna Park. Mr. Young is employed at Howard Industries at Milford, 111.

Camp Fire Girls

Visit Shut-Ins On Monday afternoon, March 20, eight members of the Tan-Wapo-Ka Camp Fire Girls group of Syracuse visited in the homes of two Syracuse shut-in ladies to bring them a little spring cheer and at the same time acquaint them with some of the things the girls do throughout the year. Immediately after school the girls met in the Scout cabin for their regular meeting following which Gail Benson, Loree Snyder, Trudy Shively, Yvonne Spurling, - Janice Nichols, Laura Snyder, Denise Hostetler, and April Hapner accompanied by their guardian, Mrs. E. L. Nichols, and assistant, Mrs. Donna Hostetler, went to the home of Mrs. Estella Swartz, south of Huntington street. Mrs. Swartz turned the tables on the girls, however, and w’as well prepared to meet them. She served individual Easter Egg cakes all iced in varied colors, soft drinks for the children and cake and coffee for the adults. The girls gave a resume of the high-lights of past Camp Fire experiences. The history of the beads, emblems, and pins, which are sewed to each girl’s bolero jacket. Each jacket is different and tells a different story because as the beads, patches, pins, emblems and buttons are placed on the jacket they represent that particular girl’s project ior honor that the girl has done for I hat period of her Camp Fire life. | The girls then went to the next I home. This gracious hostess was Mrs. Bessie Van Sickle of Medusa street who received the girls warmly and let the girls re-arrange her furniture so they could spread out for their action songs and program. Both of the women seemed happy and glad to have the youngsters call on them and bring to them the fun and joyousness of childhood. The girls chose this project as one they wanted to participate in and it made the adults who work with the Tan-Wapo-Ka group proud to be a part of these activities which mean so much to the young ladies. , They left at each home a large chocolate covered and prettily decorated Easter egg. Mrs. Calma Keiser and Cecil Short), r 1 Pienceon, were at Syracuse on business last Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Emory Guy, Syracuse, spent Easter with Mr. and Mrs. Roger LeCount and family at Warsaw.

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