The Mail-Journal, Volume 12, Number 44, Milford, Kosciusko County, 26 November 1975 — Page 6
THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., N0v.26,1975
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Ganger-McKibbin vows exchanged
Marriage vows were exchanged recently at New Paris Missionary church between Ronald Ganger of Goshen and Sandra McKibbin of Milford Rev George Swank officiated at the double ring ceremony. Nuptial music was played by Miss Cindy Kinney. The bride, escorted by Richard Felkner. was attended by Miss Joan Felkner. maid of honor, and bridesmaids, Mrs Nancy Eash, sister of the bridegroom, and Miss Cynthia Stoffel The bride's daughter. Miss Michelle McKibbin. served as junior bridesmaid. Dennis Ganger “ served his brother as best man and groomsmen were Glenn Mor ningstar and Nick Culp Todd
Airs. Allen Brunjes honored at stork shower Thursday
Mrs Allen Brunjes of Milford was honored at a stork shower in the social rooms of the Bethel Church of the Brethren in Milford last Thursday evening The gift and serving tables were decorated with a Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy theme For devotional thinking. Mrs Phil Angle read poems on motherhood and babies Winners of a contest were Mrs Betty Jackson. Mrs Dean Dowty and Mrs Fred Slabaugh
IA 1 FOLK GENERATION’S — Shown above are four generations Seated is Mrs. Bessie Nyce of r 3 Syracuse holding her greatgrandson.. Jason Avery. Jason's mother. Mrs. Jim Avery, of Milford is standing nest to her father. Walter Nyce of Milford. Reception held for the Mullens A reception was held November 15 tn North W ebster in honor of the November 8 marriage of Miss Deborah Lynn Mason. cWughter of Mrs Patricia (Kline> Mason of Milford and Jack Mason of Deerfield Beach. Fla and Larry I Mullens, son of Mr and Mrs. Clifford Mullens of (Tintwood. W. Va. A buffet dinner was served Following the cutting of the three-tier cake, dancing was enjoyed x Guests attended from Florida. Houston, Texas. Remmington and the Lakeland and Michiana areas. The newlyweds are residing at .120 S sth street in Goshen
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McKibbin. the bride's son. was ringbearer. Mrs John Stilwell, sister of the bride, was at the guest book and ushers were Rick Ganger and Greg Rhinesmith. brother and brother-in-law of the bridegroom. Immediately following the ceremony, the couple greeted the 130 guests at a reception in the church cabin. Those serving were Mrs. Jerry Showalter, Mrs. Milton Kline, Mrs Greg Rhinesmith. Mrs. Dennis Ganger and Mr. and Mrs. Ronn Shue. Parents of the bride are Mr. and Mrs Wilbur Knepper of Milford. The bridegroom’s parents are Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Ganger of rural Goshen. After a wedding trip to Florida the couple is at home near Milford at Waubee mobile home park
Special guests for the occasion were Mrs Elsie Bachtel and Mrs. Dons Lechlitner and daughter, Debbie, of Wakarusa. Mrs. Orlan Overholser and daughter Connie of Goshen and Mrs Richard Brunjes of Milford The mother to-be received lovely gifts from the 32 persons present and refreshments were served by the committee-in-charge, Mrs Ronald Smith. Mrs. Terry Thompson and Mrs Angle Sue Ellen Mabie is 1975 'Miss Christmas Seal' Sue Ellen Mabie, daughter of Arthur Mabie. Syracuse and Mrs. Dave Middleton. Warsaw, was crowned “Miss Christmas Seal” for 1975 at a luncheon held November 12 tipping off the 69th annual Christmas Seal campaign Sue Ellen is a student nurse at Indiana Central university The campaign is sponsored by the American Lung Association of Central Indiana to raise moneythrough the sale of Christmas seals to help combat tuberculosis and other respiratory diseases Granges have pot luck St-Mar-Kos . Pomona grange met with the New Tamerack grange on Thursday evening, Nov 20. for their Thanksgiving and Christmas party A pot luck supper was enjoyed The subordinate granges of New Tamerack, Bremen and Waubee gave reports The women s activity chairperson reported on new projects for the year. Mr and Mrs Robert Oakley, delegates to the state grange in October, gave an interesting report of the session The lecturer, Ruth Miller, opened the program with group singing of Christmas carols The pianist was Maybelle Bon Durant Each subordinate presented a variety of readings and quizzes on Thanksgiving or Christmas Gifts were exchanged. There will be no winter meetings The next meeting will be April 15,1976, with the Waubee grange It will be a pot luck dinner at 6:30 p m Mr. and Mrs Glen Pinkerton and Mr. and Mrs Herman Miller attended from Waubee grange LAKELAND LOCAL Mr and Mrs Herman Miller of Milford will entertain their daughter and son-in-law. Mr and Mrs James Wolf of Atwood and their grandson and family. Mr. and Mrs Joe Wolf. Jennifer and Jim Bob. Atwood, ' for Thanksgiving Day dinner.
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Mayor Tucker thanks Democratic Women's club The Kosciusko County Democratic Women’s club met on Tuesday, Nov. 11, at the REMC building in Warsaw. Mayor elect Dale Tucker appeared before the club and thanked those who had supported his campaign. Plans for a bus tour to be held December 4 were confirmed. The group will visit Lee Wards, have lunch at Swedish Village and visit Woodfield MaU in Schaumberg, m. After the business meeting, Lowell Beer of Syracuse presented a demonstration of floral arranging. The next meeting will be a Christmas party on December 9 at the home of Mrs. Merl Holden, south of Nappanee. There will be a gift exchange and members are asked to bring canned goods for needy families. Primary mothers work on breakfast Fourteen members of the Primary Mothers club at Syracuse met on Monday night of last week at the home of Mrs. Rick Baker. Mrs. Robert Carlson was a guest The evening was spent working on details of the forthcoming Santa breakfast. The next regular club meeting will be December 1 for a tour of a Goshen greenhouse after which members will come back to Syracuse for a meeting at the home of Mrs. George Vitaniemi. Co-hostesses for the meeting were Mrs. Jay Price and Mrs. Tom Leonard. Waubee Grange has dinner The Waubee Grange held its Thanksgiving dinner in the home of Mr and Mrs Glen Pinkerton of r 2 Milford last Friday evening. Turkey and other foods were served to the 20 members present. Mrs Pinkerton received a first placing on her tea ring at the state grange and a prize In the color photos group. Mrs. Raymond Pinkerton received second class D, close-ups of flowers. Mrs Herman Miller took first in class B of animals and was sent to the national grange as a choice of all four classes. The next meeting will be December 12 for a Christmas gift exchange and lunch by the ladies. The place will be announced later Twilighters meet in Henning home The Twilighters Bunco club at Syracuse met last Wednesday evening in the home of Mrs. Eugene Henning with Mrs. James Mench as co-hostess. There were 11 members and one guest, Mrs. Norman Robie, in attendance During election of officers, the following will serve for the ensuing year: President — Mrs. StanleyGrimes Secretary-treasurer - Mrs Robert Moser Plans were made for the annual Christmas dinner party to be held at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 10, at Foo and Faye's. High for the evening went to Mrs. Delbert Whitehead; low, Mrs. Bill Coburn; travel, Mrs Bill Ever; and door prize, Mrs. Grimes. Mrs. Whitehead received birth day gifts, and Mrs. Henning received an anniversary gift. Mrs. Warren Benson will be hostess for the January meeting with Mrs. Cobum assisting.
m IB ■ ■ • j|Kr fcl T PRESENT BICENTENNIAL FLAGS — Two Bicentennial flags are on display at the North Webster elementary school library, thanks to that community's lady Lions. Making the presentation from left are Mrs. Thurman Rinker, organization president: Mrs. William DeWitt, vice president: elementary principal Richard Long; and treasurer Mrs. Gary Eastlund. The flags are a Betsy Ross flag with 13 original stars and a Bennington flag, like the one flown at Bennington, VL, during the year 1776, commemorating the historic battle there on August 16 of that year.
Syracuse garden club plans for bell walk
Members of the SyracuseWawasee Garden club held a workshop recently in the home of Mrs. Ralph Clingaman, Syracuse. The workshop was held for the purpose of making tickets, posters, boutique items, etc., for the Christmas Bell Walk sponsored by the club. This walk is the only money making project the club has and monies from this will be spent locally for civic beautification. The signs of the swinging bells
Flag contest entries due Saturday, Nov. 29
Entries are due this Saturday, Nov. 29, by 5 p.m. for the Bicentennial flag contest sponsored by the Syracuse Primary Mothers club. Each submission of a Syracuse-Lake Wawasee Bicentennial must be submitted [ANSWERS TO TURKEY QUESTIONS Q. How do you decide on what size turkey you need? A. Figure on IVS pounds of turkey per person. This allows for generous servings and enough left for later use. It is always good use of time, energy and money to buy a large bird. Cooked turkey makes delicious . sandwiches, casseroles and crtfttned dishes. Q. What are the advantages of the deep basted turkey? A. A special vegetable oil basting mixture, containing no butter, is placed deep inside the white meat where hand basting cannot reach. As you cook it, a Butterball Swift’s Premium Turkey is basted from within to keep it tender and juicy. Q. Can you freeze what’s left of the cooked turkey? A. Yes you can. Remove the meat from the bones and wrap properly. Dale and freeze. Use within 2 months The stuffing may be wrapped and frozen, too. Use within 1 month. Cooked turkey and stuffing may be stored separately in the refrigerator. Use within 3 days.
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this year will lead persons to the homes of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Buhrt. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jones. Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Holmes, Mr. and Mrs. Merl Smith and Miss Priscilla Rhode. The walk will be held Sunday, Dec. 7, from 1 to 5 p.m. The tour is being planned for the pleasure of seeing how others decorate for the Christmas season and to inspire a deeper meaning of Christmas.
on a nine inch by 12 inch art paper or standard 84 by 11 paper with name, address and phone number clearly printed on back The design must incorporate both Syracuse and Lake Wawasee and will be made available to the community next spring. The entries will be judged on content unique to the area, originality and artistic endeavor. The background of the flag will be white, orange or yellow. The flag design must contain no more than three colors Entrants are asked to keep their designs simple. Entries should be taken to Tom Socks or Mr. Pickwick by 5 p.m. Saturday. Mrs. Grimes receives gifts Mrs. Berley Grimes was the best loser at the regular Monday night meeting of the TOPS In. No 106 club of Syracuse. She received the Christmas decoration gifts. Plans are being made to have a Christmas party on December 8 with a salad supper and gift exchange New members are welcome LAKELAND LOCAL Mrs. Pat Mason of Milford had as her guests for an early Thanksgiving dinner. November 16. Mr. and Mrs. Larry Mullens and Mrs. Paullo Smedzwick. all of Goshen. Mr. and Mrs. John Claude Mason and Johnnie of Houston, Texas, and Mrs. Cassandra Wrinkle and Mrs. Blanch Mason from Florida. Mrs Mullens is the former Debbie Mason and Mrs. Wrinkle is the former Cassie Mason. Pat's daughters.
Our Anniversary Sale Now In Progress
SILENT AUCTION — A silent auction of Christmas decorations and other items pictured above brought 14 guests to the November 20 meeting of Kappa Omicron. Beta Sigma Phi. The president. Mrs. Dave Griffith, called the sixth meeting of the chapter to order at the Lakeland Youth center. Roll call was taken with eight members, two excused and the guests. There were no treasurer’s report or minutes read. Service reported on a needyfamily. Mrs. Charlene Koser made a motion that club members bring canned goods to the December 18 meeting and that the chapter buy a ham or turkey for the needy family for Christmas. Mrs. Thomas Hoover seconded the motion and was carried by the chapter. Chapter By-Laws were reviewed by the chapter for resubmittal to Internationa i. A letter written by Mrs. Richard Keim to Senator Birch Bayh and Congressman Floyd Fithian urging them to adopt S. J. Resolution 517 (Beta Sigma Phi week as April 1-7) was read and signed by all members for mailing. The program for the evening was given by Mrs. K. G. Plikerd dressed as a two year old. The chapter asked her questions which she answered as a two year old would answer. Following the silent auction, refreshments were served by the social committee. Area garden club participates in show The Syracuse-Wawasee Garden club participated in the Elkhart Council of Garden clubs annual flower show “Spirit of 76 — Celebration of Holiday and Heritage”, held cm November 8 and 9 at the Pierre Moran mall in Elkhart. The entry was in a class of segment table settings entitled “Colonial ', and for this entry a blue ribbon was won. The arrangement was of dried flowers with fruit and included a one-place setting of dishes, glassware, linen and napkin. Members Mrs. Ernest Bushong and Mrs. Don Robbins arranged this entry.
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Mental Health Assoc, gathering gifts
The Christmas season began early in October when members of the Kosciusko County Mental Health Association began a campaign tp gather presents for patients in the Fort Wayne state hospital and training center, Mrs. Lester Taylor, Kosciusko county Christmas gift chairman, announced. “The association undertakes this statewide campaign every year to make sure that no patient at any state mental hospital or training center is forgotten at Christmas time,” she said. “Since more and more mental patients are being transferred to nursing homes, we are including them too.” Mrs. Taylor further stated that several local businesses have donated space to collect and store Christmas gifts for patients in the state hospitals and centers. Persons interested in sharing Christmas gifts with the mentally ill and retarded patients may obtain gift suggestion lists or leave gifts in the Unique Bake Shop. Warsaw; The MailJournal office. Milford and Syracuse, or Betty Rose Beauty Salon, Pierceton. Gifts must be submitted to the collection centers by Saturday, Nov. 29, to assure delivery to patients in Fort Wayne during the mid-December ward parties. Patients are asked what sort of gifts they would like to have at Christmas and volunteers working on the gift program
Leesburg Home Economists celebrate anniversary
The Leesburg Home Economists met for an anniversary’ party on Wednesday, Nov. 19, in the home of Mrs. Mary Miller, west of Milford. The committee for the day was Mrs. Charles Smoker, chairman; Hazel Kline; and Mrs. Harold McKibben. A short business meeting was conducted. Mrs. McKibben and Mrs. Emory Stookey presented readings. Mrs. Stookey gave the garden report on “fall bulbs”. Mrs. Don Lurson gave a report on past meetings. The health and safety report was given by Mrs. Mary Smith. It was announced that the county Christmas bazaar will be December 5 and 6 in the women’s building at the fairgrounds in Warsaw. There were 23 members and two guests. Mrs James Hearn Ebenezar Ladies Aid plan Christmas party Twenty members of. the Ebenezer Ladies Aid met last Thursday at the home of Mrs. Mabie Hontz in Cromwell. There were five guests. Mrs. Roy Wilkinson, president, presided for the meeting with devotions by Mrs. Hontz, Mrs. Jesse Swartz and Mrs. Alma Archer Co-hostesses were Mrs. Swartz and Mrs Archer. Plans were made for the Christmas dinner party to be held on December 11 at 12 noon at the Hex Grange hall northeast of Syracuse. A gift exchange will be held at this time.
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make all efforts to fulfill their wishes. The gift goal for Kosciusko county has been set at 704 Christmas presents for both men and women patients. This Christmas project, sponsored by the Kosciusko County Mental Health Association, is one of the many projects directly benefiting the mentally ill and retarded persons of Indiana. Groups which have already accepted the gift project include various home demonstration clubs, reading clubs, sororities and church groups. “If the general public responds as well as the churches, homemakers and civic service clubs have, it will be a meaningful holiday season for our hospitalized mentally ill patients.” stated Mrs. Taylor. “It is heartwarming to see the good will of these groups. Kosciusko county citizens may let an extra measure of love shine into the mental hospitals by surpassing their share of the state wide goal,” she said. Gifts that patients have wished for, but have not yet been donated, include soft candies and cookies, cuddly toys, unbreakable dolls, panty hose, billfolds, mittens, knee socks, instant coffee, playing cards, puzzles, men’s socks and men’s shirts (medium or large sizes). Gifts need not be wrapped.
and Miss Peggy Tom, present. Mrs. Bea Gross and Mrs. Dale Morehouse won prizes. The next meeting will be in the home of Mrs. Fred Kuhn on SR 15 on December 17. There will be a dinner and gift exchange. Meterings surprised with carry-in dinner Mr. and Mrs. Alva Ketering of Syracuse were surprised last Sunday with a carry-in dinner, cake and gifts in honor of their 63d wedding anniversary and Mr. Ketering’s 84th birthday. Those attending were Mr. and Mrs. Herman Rush, South Bend; Mr. and Mrs. Mike McKibben, Wolcottville; Mrs. Billie Warner, Milford; and Jim Warner, California.
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