The Mail-Journal, Volume 5, Number 43, Milford, Kosciusko County, 29 November 1967 — Page 16

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THE MAIL-JOURNAL Wednesday. November 29, 1967

It Happened In •. • Milford, Indiana Item Taken From The Files Os The Milford Mail

24 YEARS AGO. NOV. 20, 1947 In a two-car collision at the intersection of Jefferson and Sixth streets. Goshen, Sunday afternoon, Floyd Yoder. 19, r 2 Milford, was slightly injured and was treated for forehead lacerations in the Goshen hospital. The other driver was not injured. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Schlerfterback are the parents of a daughter, Joan Maria, bom Sunday at 9 p.m. at the Goshen General hospital. Mrs. Earl (Gertrude* Thompson. 62. died Saturday at her home in South Bend. The Thompsons formerly lived in Milford where Mr. Thompson had charge of the Milford himbcr company. Mr. and Mrs. James Barnes have moved from the apartment above the Lambert Glove and Mfg. Co. to the Russeh Homan town property in west Milford. Mrs. Mary Thomas and Mrs. Dan Levemier and daughter, Dana Sue. had dinner with Mrs. Thomas’ father. O. W. Wallace, who was celebrating his 90th birthday. Fred Lott, a former resident of Milford and owner of the Milford Lumber Co., died Sunday at Shelbyville, Tenn. Ernest Rogers, freshman of the Syracuse' high school, was seriously injured when he was shot in the right arm Monday while hunting. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Martin, who are spending the winter in Florida, 1 will observe. their 50th wedding anniversary on November 24. ' R E. Slabaugh returned Monday from a hunting trip at Big Bear Lake. Mich. He brought a deer home with him. » YEARS AGO, DEC. 2. 1937 Orville Neff. 69. a lifelong farmer of this community, died of a I heart attack W’ednesday afternoon. [ Nov. 24. Joe Ramey of Fort Wayne and Mta Eva Duncan were united in marriage Thursday morning at the [ home of the bride’s parents. Mr. and Mrs Maurice Duncan. 'Die north shore of Syracuse lake near Maxwelton manor was drag- I ged Friday to locate the body of Jasper Edgeil. 50. Syracuse painter. who was drowned when the boat upset while fishing with Delbert Wogomon, also of Syracuse. Ray Bray of Milford is planning to engage in business in Milford in the near future. He is an electrician and is considering the operation of an electric shop. Vere Kelly, present county treasurer. was selected as Republican county chairman to succeed Morrison Rockhill, who resigned after serving for five years. Miss Delphine Brock, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James P. Brock of

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Mflford, and a student in the St. Joseph Hospital School of Nursing Education, was elected president of the Sigma Phi Sorority. Mr. and Mrs. Roy McCorkle of i Tippecanoe Lake are the parents of | a son, born last week. James Francis Norwood. 77. father of Rev. Darrell Norwood, pastor of the Milford Christian church, [ died in his home in Elkhart Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Stout and son, ! Daniel, are planning a visit to Georgia and Florida during the Indiana university Christmas vacation. 40 YEARS AGO, NOV. 17, 1927 Milford easily won the second game of the season’s scheldue Friday evening when North Webster met them on the local floor. Mil- ■ ford’s score was 43 and North Webster’s 16. Herbert Mfller bought the Troyer residence located at the corner of Emeline and Higbee streets. Trappers of Kosciusko county commenced setting traps for fur bearing animals as the state legalizes the trapping of fur bearing animals from November 10 to February 10. M. D. Chatten, who was in Detroit last week visiting the Ford piants and inspecting the new Ford, was also given a r.dv in one of the Ford airplanes. The Rohrer hearse owned byCharles Rohrer New Paris and a Ford car driven by Louis Wicker, collided at Indiana avenue and Main street, Elkhart. Thursday as Mr. Rohrer was bringing the body of Mrs. R. L. Haley to the home in New Paris. Mary Jane Chokey. 60. wife of Charles Chokey. died Saturday at her home five miles northwest of Milford. John Paugh, brother-in-law of Mrs. John Helminger of Milford, died Friday at his home near Oswego ■ Andrew Douma. son of Frank and Julia Douma. was bom in Friesland, Holland! October 28. 1846. and died Sunday. Nov. 13, at his home in Milford at the age of 81. An 11 pound son was bom on Friday to Mr. and Mrs. Pem Kirkendotfer of northeast of Milford. 50 YEARS AGO. NOV. 15, 1917 Nettie Crane Prickett, died at the home of her daughter. Mrs. Jack Fuller at Cleveland. At one time she lived west of Milford. A surprise party was held for Quimby Elkins to remind him of his 16th birthday anniversary. No-

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vember 10. T. A. Cline, 68. died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. H. M. Hartman at Warsaw, Sunday. John Haney, 92, died at his home in Clay township, St. Joseph county, just one week after his wife died. Since the death of his wife he had not eaten anything. Samuel Agers, aged 87 years, died at his home in Syracuse Sunday after a two weeks’ illness of heart trouble. Our community was shocked Sunday evening when the news was flashed over the telephone that Dr. ' W. O. Benson of west Emeline street ‘ was dead. A little daughter was born to Mr. ; and Mrs. Roscoe Rush in Milford Monday evening. The concrete part of the base- ' ment of the public library -was fin- ! ished Monday evening. | Mose Fowler of southwest Milford took his little girl Dora, who is a mute, to a state school of that I character at Indianapolis so the ‘girl could be taught to read and write. E. C. Branham, proprietor of Hoi tel Milford, has opened his dining i room and is now serving meals as before. Mrs. Fred Rieder of Indianapolis came to Milford Monday and is spending several days with Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Kleder and other relatives. Be Grateful For how many more Christmas ?s will the world be waiting for peace on earth to all men? This we do not know. We can though; be grateful for the true meaning of Christmas. Be grateful to mankind’s greatest gift, the birth of the Christ Child. Be grateful for His birthday, knowing that the Spirit of good will on Christmas becomes the motto of all men.

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Highlights Os American Education 1636 — Harvard college was founded. 1642 — The Massachusetts School Law of 1642 required all parents to see that their children learned to read and write. 1647 — The Massachusetts School Law of 1647 required all towns of 50 or more families to appoint a teacher; of 100 or more families, to appoint a Latin teacher. 1785 — The Northwest Ordinance endowed the states and territories with public lands for use for schools. 18C2 — The Ohio Enabling Act granted section 16 of each township in states carved from the public domain few the township for the support of schools. 1812 — New York provided for the first state school superintendency. 1821 — The nation’s first free public high school opened in Boston. 1832 — Massachusetts established the first state board of education. 1839 — The first state-supported school for educating teachers opened in Massachusetts. 1845 — The first State education associations were founded in Rhode Island and New York. 1852 — Massachusetts passed the first statewide compulsory school attendance law. 1857 — The National Educat’on Association was founded in Philadelphia. 1862 — The Morrill Land Grant Act awarded each state 30.000 acres or its equivalent in scrip per congressman for the support of a college which would have as its primary purpose the teaching of

agriculture and the mechanical arts. 1867 — The U.S. Office of Education was created. 1870 — The Kalamazoo Case gave legal sanction to use of tax money to establish and operate public high schools. 1917 — The Smith-Hughes Act provided grants for vocational training in the public schools. 1918 — The NEA Commission on the Reorganization of Secondary Education promulgated the Seven Cardinal Principles of Education. 1921 — American Education Week was inaugurated by the National Education Association and The American Legion. (Later, the U.S. Office of Education and th® National Congress of Parents and Teachers joined as co-sponsors.) 1944 — The G.I. Bill of Rights provided educational benefits for military veterans. 1964 — The Supreme Court in [Brown vs. Board of Education, Topeka. Kans., ruled that separate schools for Negroes are unconsti- [ tutional. 1958 — The National Defense Ed(ucation Act authorized funds to strengthen critical areas in edu- ! cation. : 1963 — The Higher Education Facil- ; ities Act Authorised grants and , loans for construction at colleges, and the Vocational Education Act re- | vamped and expanded the nation’s ; vocational education programs. 1965 — The Elementary and Secondary Education Act provided the [most broadly based federal support of education to date, bringing funds ' to nearly 90 per cent of the nation’s school systems. For The Lady ' Decorate the cover of a laro® plastic dish with colored shells. Fill I the dish with cotton powder puffs — get a package of assorted colors.

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broker — three gold balls. The good bishop supposedly possessed miraculous powers. While on a voyage to the Holy Land, he calmed the waters erf the sea to save a drowning sailor. Sailors and pirates adopted him as their patron saint. Pirates even stdle som» of his relics from a Turkish church and took them to Bari, Italy, whzre a church was built for him in 1087. Born in southern Turkey, of wealthy Greek parents, Nicholas joined the church and became bishop erf Myra. It is said that he went em a pilgrimage to Jerusalem and was there imprisoned by Emperor Diocletian for his faith. Later released by the Christian Emperor Constantine, he returned to Myra, where he elied on December 6. 342. God’s Share In France. a portion of the Epiphany cake is often set aside as “la part de Dieu” — Geel'S share. It is given to the first poor person wher comes to the door.