The Mail-Journal, Volume 23, Number 4, Milford, Kosciusko County, 22 January 1986 — Page 11

It happened ... in Syracuse

16 YEARS AGO, JAN. 14,1976 f A birthday party last week in the Jack Kline home, Syracuse, honored him for his birthday on January 5. He was 91 years of age. The party was given by Helen Kline. Guests included Father Eugene Zimmerman, Ethel Robinson, Rolean Junkin, Hazel Bornhoeft, Marge Fisher and Mr. and Mrs. Everett Keter* ing, all of Syracuse. Rev. and Mrs. Sidney E. Bryant of Syracuse announce the engagement of their daughter, Patricia Karen, to Buddy Ray Chandler, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Chandler of Pierceton. The wedding vows of Mrs. Mabel Stouder of Syracuse and Harvey Kaetzel, Hillsdale, Mich., will be exchanged this Saturday 10 YEARS AGO, JAN. 21,1976 In a brief, 22-minute meeting last night, the Syracuse town board authorized city engineer Jerry Lessig to give letters of intent to three firms that they have been granted tentative contracts on the tows proposed water system improvements. Mr. and Mrs. William Cable and son, Edwin, of rural Syracuse, have returned from a trip to Upland, Calif., where they visited in the new home of son and brother, Bruce, a CPA there. The Syracuse chapter 283, Order of Eastern Star, met last Wednesday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Larry Haviland presiding in the East. Mrs. Virgil Bobeck was hostess to the Wednesday afternoon club last week with Mrs. Richard Heyde of Syracuse assisting. Fourteen members responded to roll call on India i>handwork. Seventeen members of the Junior Mothers club at Syracuse met Monday night at the home of Mrs. Paul Moore. Sixteen members and three? guests were welcomed into the home of Mrs. Ross Cook for the January meting of the Ladies of the Round Table at Syracuse. Mrs. James Nelson was cohostess. Mrs. Stephen Eldridge was welcomed as a new member of the club. Guests were Mrs. Robert Ahrns, Mrs. David Martz and Mrs. John VanLue.

Area students make dean's list

Manchester CoDege Dean of Academic Affairs, Robert S. Keller, announced the names of Manchester students listed on the -fall 1986 dean’s list. Named to the honor list were 93 students at the North Manchester campus which places them in the upper 10 percent of their respective class at the school. This includes 30 freshmen, 25 sophomores, 20 juniors, and 18 seniors making up the list. Additionally, Keller noted 19 Manchester College students finished the semester with perfect 4.0 grade point averages. Those students from Kosciusko County that made the list are as follows: ; Claypool — Timothy A. Ogden, r 2, senior/psychology, 4.0 grade average Ligonier — Mark Schermerhorn, r 1, junior/biology-chemistry (premed) Milford — Jay Michael Baumgartner, P. O. Box 266, freshman/accounting; Rosalie Rouch Mcßride, r 1, junior/biology-chemistry (premed), 4.0 grade average Pierceton — Lori Mishler, r 1, sophomore/business Syracuse — Portia Elaine Vandalism and thefts at Syracuse Three cases of vandalism and/or theft interrupted an otherwise quiet week for Syracuse police. While on patrol Thursday morning, Jan. 9, Robert E. Houser, a Syracuse police officer, noticed that someone had broken a siding glass door at Captain’s Place, Pickwick Road. The culprit got away with S3OO cash from the business and done an unestimated amount of damage to the door. The case is still under investigation by Syracuse poUce. Up to $125 damage was done to the Worth Tax Service office, r 1, box 108, Syracuse, when a suspect kicked in a door and broke out a bathroom window sometime between 5 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 11, and 11 a.m., Sunday, Jan. 12. Nothing was reported stolen in the incident, which is still under investigation. In another occurrence, reported at 7:58 a.m., Sunday, Jan. 12, a subject broke into a vending machine at Augsberger’s Super Valu, SR 13, Syracuse, getting away with an unknown amount of change. The incident, still under investigation, occurred between 9 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 11, and 7:45 a.m., Sunday, Jan. 12, according to Syracuse police.

at the Syracuse Church of God. Service time has been set for 7 o’clock. Plans have been completed for the first Bicentennial observance in the Syracuse-Wawasee area, to be sponsored by the ministerial association, on Sunday, Jan. 18, at 6 p.m. in St. Martin de Porres parish hall located three miles south of Syracuse on Indiana 13. Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Hughes and Laura Warner of Syracuse have returned from a trip to Florida. They visited Mrs. Hughes’ son, Richard Warner of Jacksonville, and spent a few days at Sarasota with Mr. and Mrs. Paul Tague and Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Cobbum. They also visited with Mrs. Cobbum’s sister, Mrs. Wilma Steemoel, with Mrs. W. E. Long and Mr. and Mrs. Russell Fergerson of Holly Hill. 20 YEARS AGO, JAN. 19,1966 ’ A letter of resignation from Walter Hagerdon, sanitation commissioner, was read by Syracuse town board president A. Byron Connolly during the board’s regular meeting Tuesday evening. The resignation is effective January 31. Fire which apparently started from an open wall socket, did from SB,OOO to $9,000 damage to the Syracuse Case, located in the corner of Huntington and Pearl streets in uptown Syracuse last Sunday night. Willard Nusbaum was elected president of the Syracuse Plan Commission during an organizational meeting held Thursday evening. Serving with Nusbaum are Mrs. Frank (Blanche) Bates, vice president; and Hilary Bachman, secretary. Ray Yoder and Clyde Weaver of Syracuse left by plane from. > Chicago Thursday evening for Phoenix, Ariz., and Acapulco, Mexico. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wilkinson of Syracuse have gone to Bradenton, Fla., and will then go to Punta Gorda, Fla., for the rest of the winter. Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Beck of Syracuse are spending a winter vacation at Pompano Beach, Fla.

Price, 600 Front St., senior/elementary education Warsaw — James Mark Carlson, One Miner Addition, senior/biology-chemistry (premed) Winona Lake — Shantel Newton, 105 Boys City Dr., freshman/accounting Manchester College is a fouryear liberal arts college affiliated with the Church of the Brethren. Manchester has 965 students enrolled. Two named to dean's list Two area students have been named to the dean’s list for the fall term at Rose-Hulman Institute of Techbology, Terre Haute. John A. Hapner, r 2 box 582, Syracuse, son of Jerry and Carolyn Hapner, was among 419 undergraduate students who earned at least a 3.3 grade point average (on a 4.0 scale), according to Dr. Jess R. Lucas, vice president for student affairs. John J. Wilkinson, r 5, box 339, Syracuse, son of Paul E. and Sue E. Wilkinson, was also named to the list. Rose-Hulman has an enrollment of 1,330 students and one out of four ranked in the top three positions of his graduating high school class. One in 11 is also the winner of a National Merit Scholarship and the median Rose-Hulman student ranked in the 95th percentile of his high school class. The college offers degrees in chemical, civil, electrical and mechanical engineering, chemistry, computer science, economics, mathematics and physics. Less injuries CHICAGO — The number of college, high school and recreational football players left paralyzed by spinal injuries has dropped 75 percent since 1976 rule changes that outlaw head-first tackling, according to a new medical study.

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20 YEARS AGO, JAN. 12,1966 The narrow old Front street bridge in Syracuse is coming out, and a new one will be in its place within six weeks: Workmen of the Beer and Slabaugh construction company began to dismantle the old structure early last week and now have it nearly out. Mr. and Mrs. Alva Ketering of Syracuse and Mr. and Mrs. Otto Huff of Mishawaka were recent guests of Mrs. Sylvia Miller at Kimmell. Eddie Robison of r 3 Syracuse has returned to his home from Fort Lauderdale. Mr. and Mrs. James Hamman, Syracuse, have returned home from Macon, Ga., where they visited their daughter, Mrs. Ted Williamson, Mr. Williamson and daughters. Mr. and Mrs Harry Nicolai of Syracuse are spending a vacation in Florida. Mr. Nicolai will get in some fishing while there. Mrs. S. F. Betes and Mrs. Ada Zeltinger of r 4 Syracuse were Tuesday dinner guests of Mrs. Estella Swartz of Syracuse. Mrs. Wilbur Nausbaum, Syracuse, returned to Castle AFB, Calif., with her son-in-law and daughter, Capt. and Mrs. John Berg and family, for a twoweek visit. 30 YEARS AGO, JAN. 19,1956 J. Barton Cox, linotype operator at the Farmer’s Exchange, New Paris, and also chairman of the Syracuse Board of Town Trustees and chairman of the Syracuse Library Board, today denied rumors that he is associated with the newspaper venture announced recently by Fred Nolan of Goshen, former resident of Syracuse, and justice of the peace here. Winners were announced last week end for the Poster Contest for Syracuse High School students sponsored by the Pickwick Theatre. First prize went to Gleneen Peters. Caroline Coil won second prize. Nancy Baumgartner received the third award. At a meeting of the Town Board Tuesday night, SI,OOO was appropriated for the purchase of street signs in the town. Lee Fisher, chairman of the committee concerned with street lights, presented the request. The board plans to conduct a survey to determine what signs are needed. Nearly 700 passenger plates had been issued by the Syracuse Auto License Branch at noon today. Mr. and Mrs. Milo Snyder and Mr. and Mrs. John Beck of Cromwell visited with Mrs. Catherine Beck Sunday aftennoon. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Gray of Syracuse Lake are leaving this weekend for a trip to Spain via freighter. Included in their itinerary is a plane trip to the island of Majorca off the coast of Spain. Miss Florence Moore and Mrs. Opal Nolan visited last Sunday in Paulding, Ohio. On their way home they stopped in Fort Wayne to see Mrs. Nolan’s brother and family, the L. D. Wordens. Foo and Faye Wong and Corkey left last weekend for a three week vacation in Florida. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Appenzeller and children returned a week ago from a two week visit to Florida where they visited Mrs. Appenzeller’s parents, the H. D. Harkless’ in their new home at Lake Worth. They reported cool but pleasant weather. 31 YEARS AGO, JAN. 12,1956 Syracuse is destined to become a beehive of publishing activity if plans of local and nearby publishers are carried out. This became apparent Monday when Fred Nolan announced that a new paper, to be known as the “Syracuse Community Buyer’s Guide,” would be published the second and fourth week of each month and distributed to every Syracuse, Wawasee and surrounding area resident. Harold Glass announced this week that he has purchased the coal yard owned by the Stiefel Grain Co., and plans to operate under the name of Jones Coal Service. In addition to coal, the company will handle feed and supplies Employed to operate the business are Frank Johnson manager, and Fred Traster. Mr. and Mrs. John Abshire were entertained for dinner Sunday night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Bushong. The Abshires left this week for a winter vacation in Honolulu. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Heyde, their daughter, Joan, and son Larry, and Mrs. C. Heyde,

formerly Miss Carol Trook, visited the Leo Druckamiller family Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Lawer and daughters, Connie and Carol, of Toledo, Ohio, were weekend guests of Mrs. Lower’s mother Mrs. Ida Hibschman. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Harkless and their niece, Miss Vivian Conover, left Sunday from Chicago by air for the west coast and from there will fly to Hawaii where they will be for several weeks. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Long returned to Syracuse for the first of the year and have now left for their Sarasota, Florida home. Plans for spending the holidays in Hawaii were cancelled due to adverse traveling conditions at the time. Mr. .and Mrs. Horace Gottschalk and daughter, Linda spent last weekend in Chicago. Mr. Gottschalk’s mother, Mrs. Stagg of Libertyville, returned to her home with them after spending the holidays here. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Cramer and daughters, Marie Ann and Vicki Geanne, moved into their newly built National Home on Kale Island this week.

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50 YEARS AGO, JAN. 23,1936 In Syracuse thermometers showed 8 above yesterday morning. It was zero by noon. By 4 p.m. it was 13 below here in town; Mrs. Sherman Deaton reported 20 below at their home. By 7 p.m. Matty Katzer said the thermometer on one side of The Tavern showed 20 below; the one on the other side showed 21 below, so he was staying in the middle. Mr. and Mrs. Levi Kitson plan to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary, Sunday, Jan. 26th at their home on Main Street. Their many friends, relatives and neighbors are all invited to come to their home and enjoy the yellow cake, nuts, tea and coffee which are to be served. It is to be open house from 1 until 4 p.m. Mr. and Mrs. Kitson have lived in this vicinity most all their lives, nine years on the farm, four years in Milford and 37 years in their present home. Mr. Kitson is 73 years of age and his wife 69, and both are in good health. Last week Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Kline and family moved from the Crow property to the Dan Klink property on West Main street.

Mrs. Wallace Baugher and daughter Sonya Kay spent Monday with S. O. Jeffries and Miss Helen Jeffries. Will Rapp and Roy Niles commenced carpenter work yesterday on rebuilding the Fred Hoopingarner home which was almost destroyed by fire several weeks ago. Mrs. Ralph Thornburg, Mrs. Isabel Grieger, Mrs. C. R. Hoy and Miss Nellie Mann spent last Thursday in Fort Wayne. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Drake entertained Rev. and Mrs. Jarboe and Rev. and Mrs. Austin at dinner at their home Monday. Harry Culler’s car was out of order the first of this week and Orval Klink carried mail for him, on his rural route. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Long were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Mart Long, Friday evening. Miss Blanche Mellinger and Dr. Robert Riddle of Butler called on Mrs. J. T. Riddle, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ballard went to Chicago, Sunday, for two weeks’ stay. Her daughter, Mrs. Maria Major is staying in the Ballard home during their absence.

Wed., January 22,1986 —THE MAIL-JOURNAL

56 YEARS AGO, JAN. 16, &6 With 37 business men of Syracuse and vicinity in attendance, the Chamber of Commerce re-organized at a meeting at the Grand Hotel, last Thursday evening. Since that time the membership has increased to 41 paid members. The annual meeting of the Stockholders of the State Bank of Syracuse, was held on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 1936, at 10 a.m. At the meeting there were present in person and by proxy, 329 shares represented out of a total of 350 shares. After satisfactory reports had been made as to condition of the bank, and its operations during the past year, the election of directors was held, in which the same directors were elected for the year 1936, namely: Charles H. Purdum, Ralph E. Thornburg, Stephen Freeman, Donald Vanderveer and Jesse E. Eschbach, said election being made unanimously. Mr. and Mrs. Royal Montel and family and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Cooper were Sunday guest of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Ulerv.

Mr. and Mrs. Everett Darr of Goshen and Mr. and Mrs. Orley Plank were Sunday afternoon visitors at the Jesse Darr home. Mr. and Mrs. Hallie Holloway c , entertained a party of guests at a fish supper at their home, Tuesday evening. Zeno Smith and family of Goshen called on Mr. and Mrs. Bert Cripe, Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Edna Hess spent Saturday and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Clark Green. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Miller and family, moved to the former home of Mrs. Clara Stookey, Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Garrett Grissom entertained, Tuesday evening at a waffle supper in honor of their nephew, Robert Beal from West Unity O. Miss Bertha Raymond and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Dempsey were other guests. WPA workmen are cutting back the hill on the side of the road leading to Potawatomi Park and are placing dirt and gravel on the top of the ice in front of the city park, for it to sink when the ice melts and form a bathing beach.

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