The Mail-Journal, Volume 5, Number 48, Milford, Kosciusko County, 3 January 1968 — Page 8

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20 YEARS AGO, JAN. 8, 1948 Miss Minnie Beef, aged 62, died Tuesday, Jan. 6, at the home of her sister, Mrs. Jay Beer. The cause of her death was pneumonia. Probably one of the most thrillpacked games iri the county of the 1947-48 hardwood season was played in the Milford gym Tuesday night between the Milford Trojans and the Nappanee Bulldogs. The score was 41 to 37. Eugene Harkey, aged 78, prominent Leesburg citizen died Sunday, Dec. 28, at the home of his sister, Mrs. Fred Berst. A capacity crowd packed the Milford gym Saturday night to see an exciting and entertaining game of basketball played by the renowned Globe Trotters, professional basketball team of all-colored players, and Warsaw’s capable Lakeland Motors. Mrs. Mel Lyon underwent medical treatment last Monday for a broken collar bone, which was sustained three weeks before when she fell into Milford lake at the Lyon cottage. In a ceremony performed Saturday, Dec. 27, at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr' and Mrs. Andrew Rapp of New Paris, Miss Lucille E. Rapp was united in marriage to Charles Dean Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde D. Smith of Freemont ' A new school bus was added to the Milford school force this week, it being owned and driven by Theo Beer. William Messick, 87, for many years a resident of Milford Junction, died early Wednesday morning at the Kosciusko county infirmary. Mr. and Mrs. Irvin L. Coy observed their 45th wedding anniversary with a dinner on Christmas Eve. John R. r Roberts, age 82, died Friday, Dec. 26, at his farm home one mile north of North Webster. John L. Schoos, 84, died December 20 at his home at Tracy, Ind. He was the father of Mrs. Howard Love of Milford. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Weeks are the parents of a daughter, Ruth Ann, born Monday. 30 YEARS AGO, JAN. 6, 1938 The marriage of Miss Lucile Craner of Elkhart, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 0. Craner of Toledo, Ohio, to Robert Scarlett, son of Mr. and Mrs? John Scarlett, Elkhart, which took place July 6, 1935, in Ohio, was announced Thursday evening in Elkhart. The Scarlett family was residents of Milford before moving to Elkhart. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Beer and Walter Beer have purchased the Syracuse Hotel and Case and were given possession December 27. Russell Neff has purchased a new ambulance car which will be delivered in the near future.. ' The marriage of Virginia McConnell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. diaries B. McConnell of Sidney, and Luther R. Vance, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Vance of near Claypool, was solemnized Sunday, Dec;. 26. The bride is now teaching economics and art in the Milford schools. Mrs. Lydia Harman, 77, wife of Peter Harman of southwest of Hastings, died Monday, Dec. 27, at the Price hospital in Nappanee. Mrs. N. G. Ludwig of Leesburg underwent an operation for ruptured appendix Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 29, at McDonald hospital in Warsaw. Her condition is satisfactory. Funeral services for George Eldon Rohrer, 50, of Mishawaka, formerly of Milford, were held at the First Brethren church in South Bend, December 24. George B. Tarman, 60, died in his home in New Paris, Saturday. He had been in ill ; health for a number of years and bedfast one week. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. John Weybright at the Emergency hospital in Warsaw early Saturday morning. Ren Clark spent last week in Chicago with his father. He arrived home Sunday. 40 YEARS AGO, JAN. 5, 1928 Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Lutes are the parents of a daughter born December 21. Harold Klein, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mathew Klein of Garrett, and Miss Madeline Lehman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herschel Lehman of Warsaw, were married on Christmas day at the Methodist parsonage in Warsaw. ’ < A son weighing nine and one half pounds was welcomed into the

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home of Mr. and Mrs. Russel Homan, December 24. The boy was named Elden Earl. William Neher and Mrs. Forence Smith, both of Nappanee were married Saturday afternoon, Dec. 24. Harold Remy, who underwent an operation at the Warsaw hospital recently for hernia, was removed to his home in Milford on Thursday. The new high school building at New Paris was opened Monday morning for use. Dedication of the new building will take place February 14. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Beer were fortunate indeed for on Christmas morning their home was blessed with a son, whose birthday came on the greatest day of the year. Miss Elva Charlton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Charlton, of west of Milford, was seriously injured Monday, Dec. 26, as the result of an automobile accident in Goshep., George Ogden, an employee of the Bedell Furniture Company, had his left hand injured while working with one of the milling machines of the local plant. Willis Mortimer, 20, of Elkhart, who was injured at the B & O railroad crossing at Milford Junction on Christmas night, is reported as improving. 50 YEARS AGO, JAN. & 1918 J. G. Withers, aged 78, died at his home near Milford on Thursday, Dec. 13, after an illness of two weeks. Peter Wuthrich and Miss Laura Graff were united in marriage on Thursday afternoon, December 21. The young people will reside on a farm west of Milford. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Strader of Nappanee were presented with a little son on New Year’s morning. The father of the New Year advent is a son of D. B. Stouder. Our community was shocked Wednesday afternoon of last week when the report flashed over the telephone wires that W. R. Deeter of Milford had passed away. Elder Deeter had not been feeling well for several days. Mr. Deeter was one of the most highly respected citizens of Milford and all will greatly, feel his loss. Mrs. Roy Traster of Carbon is spending several weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Victor Fuller, and other relatives. Claude Senour and children spent Christmas with H. D. Parks and family and Mrs. Elmer Doty. William A. Weaver and William Lemler left Monday for Florida. Harold and Donald Rodibaugh, sons of A. M. Rodibaugh of Wabash, both enlisted in the United States service during the summer, and today Donald is in England and Harold at Norfolk, Va. Word was received at Milford a few days ago that a little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Haney, aged about six weeks, had died. Ortie Leemon, who has been stationed at Fort Thomas, Ky., arrived in Milford Friday evening on a five day furlough. Mrs. Joseph Mernerding of Tipton and Miss Bernadette Forbing of Fort Wayne returned to their homes Monday after spending a few days with their brother and sister, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Forbing.

‘God’ Is Sunday’s Christian Science Lesson Sermon “Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice . . . And the peace of God, which passeth all hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” This Golden Text from Philippians sets the theme for this week’s Lesson Sermon on “God” to be read in all Christian Science churches Sunday. No wonder it’s hard to get our best men to run for office— the way we criticize them after they’re elected.

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Masons To Observe 150th Anniversary

The most significant Masonic gathering in recent history in Indiana will take place at Madison on January 12. It. will mark the exact 150th anniversary of the founding of Indiana’s Masonic £rand Lodge in that city on January 12, 1818, just 13 months after Indiana was admitted to the Union as the nation’s 19th state. The Madison event will be attended by Masons and their families from throughout Indiana. Special Masonic guests from Ohio and Kentucky also will attend. The events of the day will begin at 4 p.m. with a Service of Worship and Thanksgiving at Trinity Methodist Church. That service will recall a similar event of one hundred fifty years ago when immediately after the Grand Lodge had been founded the Masons in attendance marched in body to the one Methodist Church then in existence in Madison for the purpose of worship. That day, the sermon was delivered by Nathaniel Jenkins of Rising Sun, the first Grand Chaplain of the Indiana Grand Lodge, a Methodist circuit rider and member of Rising Sun Lodge No. 6. The sermon for the Sesquicentennial Service of Thanksgiving will be delivered by the Rev. George S. Taggart, Anderson, Past Grand Chaplain of the Indiana Masonic Grand Lodge, and likewise a member of Rising Sun Lodge No. 6. Other participants in the .service will be John L. Bloxsome, Terre Haute, Grand Master of Masons in Indiana; Dwight L. Smith. Franklin, Grand Secretary and General Chairman of the Sesquicentennial Commission; the Rev Elmer C. Johnston, LaPorte, Grand Chaplain and the Rev. James A. McKinney, Assistant Grand Chaplain and Minister of Trinity Methodist Church. Music for the worship service will be provided by the Indianapolis Scottish Rite Chorus under the direction of Frank S. Watkins. Mallory W. Bransford of Butler University will be organist. The entire service will be broadcast live over Radio Station W O R X, Madison. Members of thetOrder of DeMolay for boys will assist during the service as flag bearers, and will march in the grand procession with the officiants. A re-enactment of the founding of the Grand Lodge will take place at 8:00 p.m. on January 12 in the auditorium of Madison Consolidated High School, when the commemorative play, “And There Was Light”, will be presented by a talented cast of thirty-three actors, all members of the Indianapolis Scottish Rite

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dramatic cast. The play will consist of six scenes, under the direction of C. Arthur Landes. It was written by Dwight L. Smith, nationally known Masonic author, and writer of other Masonic dramatic productions. The Indianapolis Scottish Rite Chorus will perform during the play. Because of intense state-wide interest in both programs, tickets will be necessary for each event. They may be secured at no cost by Masons and their families from the general chairman of the celebration, Henry L. Herbert, 2512 Green Hills Drive, Madison. If tickets are ordered by mail, enclo.se a stamped selfaddressed envelope. Earlier in the day on January 12, two other important events will occur at Madison, and they will be of special interest not only to Masons but to the general public as well. The first edition of a 600-page history jof 150 years of Craft Freemasonry in Indiana, titled “Goodly Heritage”, by Dwight L. Smith who was Grand Master of Masons in Indiana in 1945-46, will go on sale for the first time. A limited number of copies will be available. The look contains 48 pages of pictures of historic Masonic events, persons and places. Also on January 12, the Post Office at Madison will postmark and mail a special events commemorative cachet bearing a Steeldie engraving of the famed Schofield <VVVVZVV>A/WVVVVVVVVVVWWA\VVVVVVVVVVVV ' wwvwww, $ Legal NOTICE TO BIDDERS Notice is hereby given that all interested bidders are invited to submit to the Board of School Trustees of the Lakeland Community School Corporation (Kosciusko County), sealed bids for any or all items of Furniture and equipment con- 1 tained in the following divisions for Wawasee High School. Division I—Furniture Division ll—Audio-Visual Division Hl—Distributive Education Division IV—Business Education Division V—Band and Music Division Vl—Art Division Vll—lndustrial Arts Division Vlll—Maintenance Division IX —Cafeteria Equipment, Detailed specifications are now on file in the office of the Business Manager, P. O. Box 638, Syracuse. Indiana. Individual divisions of the specifications are available to any interested bidder. Bids will be received until 7:30 p.m. (E.S.T.), January 23. 1.968, at the school administrative office in Syracuse, Indiana, at which time and place bids will be publicly opened and tabulated. All bids received after that ’ time will be returned unopened. The Board of School Trustees reserves the right to accept or or reject any or all bids and to waive any informalities herein. Dated at Syracuse, Indiana, this 20th day of December, 1967. Floyd H. Baker, Secretary Board of School Trustees Lakeland Community School Corporation (Kosciusko County) Administrative Office P. O. Box 638 Syracuse, Indiana 46567 M-J. Dec. 27 & Jan. 3

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