The Mail-Journal, Volume 18, Number 38, Milford, Kosciusko County, 7 October 1981 — Page 13

It happened ... in Syracuse

10 YEARS AGO. SEPT. 20.1071 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Plank of Syracuse were hosts at a dinner Sunday at a local restaurant honoring the 50th wedding anniversary of the former’s parents. Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Plank of Syracuse. The senior Planks were united in marriage on September 27. 1921 at Saint Joseph. Mich They have two children, Robert Plank and Mrs Eli (Barbaras Kauffman, both of Syracuse and have seven grandchildren and one greatgrandchild. Others m attendance Sunday were Mr and Mrs. Richard Coy and son, Ricky, and Jan and Larry Plank Last week saw an improvement to the grounds at the Calvary United Methodist church, located on road 13 south of Syracuse, in that the driveways and parking areas around the church were all blacktopped The senior class of Wawasee high school will present a senior play for the first time in the history of the school The (day is Thornton Wilder’s "Our Town." It will be given on the night of October 23 at 7:30 in the Wawasee auditorium 20 YEARS AGO. SEPT. 28. 196 Approval was given here Tuesday night for 440 lots of the Enchanted Hills sub-division on Lake Wawasee by the Syracuse Plan Commission With final

Eby Pines Will Be Serving A Buffet Breakfast Saturday & Sunday 8-10:30 Varieties Os Ham. Bacon. Scrambled Egg*. Sausage. Gravy And Biscuits. Pancake* (Buckwheat &• Buttermilk) Grits. Hash Browns. CoSee Cake. Fruit And Coffee Wednesday /• Senior Citizen Day. 11 A.M.- 8 P.M. Closed Monday & Tuesday: Open Wednesday. Thursday. 11-8; Friday. 11-9: Saturday. 8-9; Sunday. 8-6 EBY’S PINES FAMILY RESTAURANT 3 Miles East Os Bristol On SR 120 848-4520

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approval of the plat Ind restrictions, this brings to a close a nine-months study by the Plan Commission of this multi-million dollar development Latest in the signs of progress in the mushrooming Syracuse Wawasee area is a new 154 acre channel subdivision now beginning construction near Wawasee Village Digging began last week by the Beer & Slabaugh Construction Co , of Nappanee for Merrill's Addition to Wawasee Lake, which will feature 18 residential lots, each o! them bordering a channel Don Byrd. Wawasee Golf Club pro set a new course record Sunday by firing a 10-under par 62. Byrd had previously held the course record jointly with Noel Epperson of Indianapolis Both had fired 63 s. Byrd twice. 30 YEARS AGO. SEPT. 28. 1951 Members of the Syracuse Fire Department, assisted by em ployee’s of the United Telephone Co., and the N I P S. Company and will this week-end install some 20 loud speakers in homes and business places of all Syracuse firemen This will enable the telephone operator at Syracuse, to notify all firemen of an emergency in 20 seconds The special wires and installation, with all equipment will cost about SBOO 00 The fire department, the town of Syracuse and Turkes

Creek township will ail cooperate in the cost. Henry Poinsaette, Fort Wayne, landed an eight pound wall-eye pike while fishing in Johnson Bay at Lake Wawasee. It is believed to be one of the largest ever taken from the lake. Poinsaette was trolling with a Creek Club bait when he landed the wall-eye, which was 304 inches long, and measured 14 inches around. 50 YEARS AGO. OCT. 1.1931 Today is the day the new driver’s responsibility law goes into effect This law requires motorists involed in destructive accidents to establish financial standing before they can drive again At a special meeting of the town board. Tuesday evening. W G Connolly was appointed trustee from the second ward, to fulfill the vacancy in the board caused by the death of Harry Clemens Connolly will hold office through this appointment until the first of January The organization of the younger Republican voters of Syracuse is under way. The committee in charge. Mrs Harry Greiger. Miss Olean Sneep. Walter Smith and Eugene Maloy are calling on young people tn their precincts and asking them to become members of the organization Twelve Boy Scouts from Syracuse accompanied Rev A J Armstrong and Court Slabaugh to Bloomington. Saturday, where state Scout day was celebrated Meter reader bitten by dog NIPSCo meter reader Shirley Gnsamer. r 2 Syracuse, was bitten Thursday. Oct 1. by a German Shepherd dog owned by Ivan Anderson. 214 S. 23rd St.. Goshen, according to Goshen police She was treated for lacerations and puncture wounds on both hands Police ordered Anderson to confine his dog for a 10-day observation period Oops! Club soda can help remove redwine spills from your carpet.

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TENTH ANNIVERSARY REUNION — Members of the Sounds of Hope alumni will be together again in their 10th anniversary reunion this week end. Oct. 10 and 11. A special concert, to be held in conjunction with the reunion, will take place Sundav afternoon. Oct. 11. at the First United .Methodist Church. Warsaw. The public is invited to attend the 2 p.m. concert.

Sounds of Hope reunion set

Members of the Sounds of Hope alumni will begin arriving in the area Friday' night. Oct. 9. in anticipation of their 10th anSIO,OOO fire at Beezley home A fire at the home of Bob Beezley on the south side of Webster Lake caused an estimated SIO,OOO damage Wednesday evening. Sept 30. North Webster firemen battled the blaze for over one and onehalf hours after being called to the scene at 5.03 pm. by a neighbor The cause of the fire is still under investigation. Saw, welder stolen from Mock property Kosciusko County Police received a report from Evelyn Murphy, a sister of the late Charles Mock, r 3 Syracuse, that a chain saw and a welder had been taken from a shed on the Mock property recently.

niversary reunion on October 10 and 11. The gathering will be held at the First United Methodist Church in Warsaw. The program will begin with registration at 9 a m on Saturday. followed by a brief social hour Rehearsals are planned for the remainder of the day. Slides will be shown in the evening highlighting the experiences of the European tours over the past 10 years On Sunday, Sounds of Hope alumni will become part of the morning worship service at 9:30 am. at the First United Methodist Church A concert, open to the public, will be given at

Atwood Troop hosts Scouts at Syracuse

The Atwood Troop was the host for the Boy Scout Fall Camporee at the Syracuse Scout Woods on CR 500 October 2-4 The area troops involved were Syracuse Troop 728, three troops from Warsaw, Atwood. Milford. Pierceton and North Webster for a total of 10 troops Among the activities was a canoe tnp through the Barbee Chain of Lakes There was a nature hunt patrol pioneering projects, cartipfire skits and awards, with the Syracuse Troop Jo Eccles uninjured in one-vehicle crash Jo E. Eccles. 33, r 2 North Webster, was uninjured in a onevehicle accident on CR 650. N. onetenth of a mile east of CR 650 N, Wednesday, Sept. 30, at 1 pm According to police she lost control of the auto and struck a fence and post belonging to Gail Conkling, r 2 North W’ebster. Damage was estimated at less than S2OO. Freak accident as car hits house Milford Marshal David Hobbs investigated a freak accident Tuesday morning when a 1974 Lincoln owned by David and Joni DelaFuente of 310 E Fourth Street. Milford, hit a house owned by John Holden. 308 East Fourth Street Mrs. DelaFuente put two minor children in the car with the motor running and returned to the house for a third child While she was gone one of the children put the in gear The vehicle left the drive, made a half circle and struck the Holden home Damages were listed at S6OO to the vehicle and S6OO to the siding and shrubs at the home Doris A. Gose charged, released Doris A. Gose. 54. r 2 Syracuse, was charged in Kosciusko County Court with conversion and released on her own recognuance Saturday afternoon. Oct 3. Vela charged Ruben Vela. 20. Milford, was charged in Kosciusko County Court with illegal consumption of an alcoholic beverage and operating a vehicle while intoxicated. He was released from the county jail on his own recognizance NI PSCo declares quarterly dividend Edmund A. Schroer. chairman and chief executive officer of Northern Indiana Pubbc Service Company- recently announced that directors of the utility have dedared a quarterly dividend of 574 cents a share on the outstanding common stock of the company. The dividend is payable November of business October 30 and is at the annual rate of $1 50 per share. Grape stains Grape juice stains may seem impmsihie to get out but there is 'help. Try rubbing a fittle hydrogen peroxide on the stain and then wash as usual.

2 p.m at the church Alumni reunions have been held in Fort Wayne, Milford, Epworth Forest, Flora, South Port. Wabash; Bluffton. Burlington and Warsaw At the previous reunions, townspeople have hosted members in their homes on Saturday. Anyone wanting to host an alumnus should contact Mrs. William Dickerson. Warsaw. or the First United Methodist Church The public is invited to visit rehearsals on Saturday, to attend the Sunday morning, worship service as well as to attend the Sunday afternoon concert

728 taking second overall Sunday morning church service was given by Rev. Jeff Stoke, a former Eagle Scout. Council-wide Scoutmaster was Jun Molbash. Warsaw Syracuse scoutmasters are Frank Krantz; Jim Smith, assistant scoutmaster; Paul Doege. committee chairman; and Mac Broekers. committee member.

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❖ Christian Church Os Milford To Celebrate * ❖ 115th Anniversary ❖ ❖ One hundred and fifteen years ago some people of principles y ♦♦♦ and vision met for the first time under the name "Christian . Their % *♦* goal was not to start a "new” denomination, there were already too many. Their intent was to cast off ail the man made traditions and > J rules and return to the rule and direction of the Bible only. Hence, y the simple name "Christian.” Jk IThis small group met in the Jacob Felkner Home, still standing, Y one mile south on Old No. 15 in the Fall of 1866. Moving a little f later to a small building at the present location of the corner of A Fourth and Henry Streets. Sunday, October the 11th, we are celebrating that 115th X anniversary of that historic event with our Rally Day Homecoming. X The sermon that morning at the 10:30 worship hour will be, Remove X Not The Ancient Landmark.” A There will be a special program at 5:30 P.M. that evening X with a carry-in supper for all. The meat, rolls and drink will be X provided, with families bringing the side dishes — vegetable, salad X \ and dessert. Highlights of the past will be featured in slides and X X displays. A short program of inspiration will conclude the day. Becky A X Replogle and The Hamman Trio, former members will provide the special music for the services of the day. V X Carl Shearer and Fred Walls, ministers of the churth, cordially y invite those interested, friends and former members of the con- y X gregation to attend. 9 • Morning Worship Swrvicws — A , ’Q 73O A M (Services For All y Agas. Nursery Through Adult) g ]B *s* * JU * un< k>y Evening Services At J®??' ❖ 7 00 P M T O • Family Night Bible Study — = X ‘ 7 P.M. Wednesday (y Fred Walls <6 Y wB • “■ A Minister ▼ i Christian Church Os Milford | Yfourth And Henry Greets 658-9151 MilfordY

Wed.. October 7.1981 — THE MAIL-JOURNAL

Syracuse youths caught at old Sunoco

Steve L. Kaufman, 17. Syracuse, was arrested by Syracuse Police and charged with possession of marijuana and Tools stolen John S. Hartzler, 14037 CR 50 Syracuse, recently reported to Elkhart County Police a set of tool and diemaker’s gauges and nozzles for actylene torches were taken along with a box of tools from the shed on his property. The gauges were marked with the numbers 81-100 and are worth S3OO. Many of the tools were Craftsman brand according to information given to County Sheriff's Ptl.. Warren Allender.

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trespassing after police apprehended the youth at the old Sunoco bulk plant in the 700 block of South Seventh St., Syracuse. Kaufman was charged in county court and no bond has been set. Syracuse Police received a call at approximately 9:10 a.m., Tuesday evening, Sept. 29, when someone observed two youths climbing the fence and going inside the area. When police arrived they observed Kaufman and Troy Minnix, 18, Syracuse, in the plant area. Officers confiscated two bags of marijuana, and one pack of Zig Zag cigarette papers along with other items. Minnix was released pending further investigation.

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