The Mail-Journal, Volume 23, Number 54, Milford, Kosciusko County, 7 January 1987 — Page 6
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Sesquicentennial Memories
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It happened ... in Milford
10 YEARS AGO, JAN. 5,1977 Eighteen Milford Lions club members received 100 percent attendance pins at the club’s Monday night meeting as follows: Arch Baumgartner. Robert Brooks, Jerold Bushong, Dean Cousins, Marshall Estep, Karl Keiper, Leon Newman, Raymond
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Pinkerton, Kerry Price, D.G. Seely, Wayne Sholtey, David Siegfried, Richard Smith, Elmer Sorenson, Donnie Wolferman and Gervas Shafer. Did you know Santa and Mrs. Claus were both in Milford over the holidays. They called in the home of Gladys Coy, giving treats to her great-grandchildren
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and a gift to her. The gift was a trophy honoring her as Milford's senior citizen’s queen. Mrs. Coy says she has no idea who put Santa up to this and would really like to find out. Several Milford women have signed a petition to submit tq State Senator John B Augsburger stating they are
Robinson, Raymond Sechler and Forest Helminger. The staff of The Mail-Journal hopes the readers have enjoyed this column. Beginning next week we will be switching to Syracuse Sesquicentennial Memories in honor of the coming Syracuse Sesquicentennial celebration.
against the ERA! Augsburger said earlier most of the calls he had received are against said bill. Airman Wesley D. Kilmer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Orvil R. Kilmer of r 2 Milford, has’been named outstanding airman of the month in his unit at Homestead AFB, Fla. An administrative specialist, Airman Kilmer was selected for professional skill, duty performance and exemplary conduct. He is assigned to the 31st organizational maintenance squadron, a part of the tactical air command. 20 YEARS AGO, JAN. 4. 1967 A 4-H leader is needed in Milford as Mrs. Willard Schieler is retiring from the post. Anyone willing to work with the Junior Merry Maidens club is asking to call Mrs. Elmer Rapp at 658-4942. Open house will be held in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Graff of r 1 Milford bn Sunday, Jan. 15, from 2 to 5 p.m-., at their country home northeast of Milford. All relatives, neighbors and friends are cordially invited to help them celebrate their very special golden wedding anniversary day. No invitations will be sent and they request that gifts be omitted. Oscar Graff and Hulda Beer were married Jan. 10, 19.17. at Warsaw. They have lived in the Milford area all their married life and are very well known throughout the community. A remodeling program is currently underway at the Milford town hall with the work being done by police chief Ralph Gansert and deputy Don Drake. The floor of the hall, meeting room and police office is being tiled and the police office is being paneled. Jail cells, once housed in the police office, are currently being sanded and will be installed in the basement when completed. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Richard-
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son of Milford had as guests over the holidays Mr. and Mrs. Bob Richardson and family and Joe Richardson of Lowell, and Eldon Thompson of Goshen. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kaiser and daughter, Miss Jeanne Ann Kaiser, Milford, spent last week end at Morton and Bloomington, 111., with Mr. and Mrs. C.W. Frautschi and family.. > 30 YEARS AGO. JAN. 3. 1957 ■ Many Milford people watched the Tournament of Roses parade on TV New Year's Day. Those who had colored TV were especially fortunate. Several people from Milford who are visiting in California planned to See the beautiful spectacle. This was the 68th year the parade has been shown and an interesting fact is that Mrs. Arilla Bowers saw the parade 53 years ago in California. John E. Michael, of Royal Oak, Mich., son of Mr. and Mrs. Plomer Michael, of Milford, has been elected vice president of Smith and Andrews Construction Co., of Detroit. Smith and Andrews constructs large buildings in many of the largest cities <ythe United States. 4? Mrs. Billy Little IffiF’TwV daughters, Victoria, - 2' 2 ,- and Judy, 1 1 2 , will leave Sunday, Jan. 13, from Municipal airport in Chicago forFrankfort, Germany. They will fly by German airlines and will go byway of .Montreal. Canada. Mrs. Little states the trip will take about 26 hours. They will land at Frankfort, Germany, when her parents will meet them and take them to their home at Darmstott, about 25 miles away. Mrs: Little and her daughters expect to be gone about 10 weeks. Harriette and Harpld DeFries are spending the winter months in Florida. They are located on Little Pine Island near Fort Myers.
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REUBEN • JEFFREY Miller was the first baby born in Elkhart County in 1987. He made his arrival at the Goshen General Hospital at 2:56 a.m. on January 1, pounds, five and one-half Miller requested that Cynthia Swank, nursing assistant, hold Reuben for the picture taken by The Papers Incorporated staff photographer Judy Steckly. * Mr. and Mrs. Marlin (Mary) Miller have since taken Reuben to their Amish home at r 2 box 136, Milford, where he was by two brothers, ages nine and seven, and three sisters, ages 11, five and three. \ DR. BRUCE Lamb of the Milford Large Animal Clinic and president of the Kosciusko County Beef Cattle Association, accepted the “Outstanding Affiliate Association’’ award at the Indiana Beef Cattle Association convention held in Indianapolis in December. The Kosciusko beef producers were actively involved during 1986 in promoting beef and the Vkttle industry throughout the' county. The group also sponsored many 4-H beef activities during the county fair. —o— NED SPEICHER, principal of Unemployment insurance claims drop Indiana's unemployment insurance claims dropped by 736 to 53,802 during the week ending December 27, the Employment Security Division reported. Clarence D. Broadus, director of the division, said annual holiday shut downs contributed to an increase of initial claims. Large lay-offs were also reported in the Bloomington, Elkhart and Marion areas. However, the increase in new claims was offset by a significant decrease in continued claims, he said. The week’s total was 10.6 percent below the comparable year ago amount. Leesburg man released on bond Carl W. Click, 28, Leesburg, posted SIO,OOO bond in Tuesday, Jan 6, and was released from the Kosciusko County jail. Two charges of criminal recklessness, z'a class D felony, had been filed against Click after he was arrested on Friday night, Jan. 2. After a brief chase he was apprehended by Kosciusko County police on Old Road 30 West, near Westhaven Estates in Warsaw. Click was stopped for questioning following a reported shooting incident at a mobile home court in Etna Green in which no one was reported injured. Click was carrying a handgun without a permit, a misdemeanor, and may face additional charge of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Assisting in the arrest were Etna Green authorities, reserve officers and Warsaw city police. One cancer cure BOSTON — A simple drug treatment is virtually 100 percent effective in curing a form of reproductive cancer that is a major health hazard among women in many parts of the world, new research concludes.
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Wawasee High School, enjoyed the trip with the school band as it traveled to Jacksonville, Fla., to perform at the Gator Bowl. However, after arriving there he became ill and suffered with aching limbs, fever and chills all during the parade and. the football game. 0 Speicher said; “That was the longest day I ever spent. The bus ride home was terrible and I was never so happy to get home in my life.” He added that, even with all his problems, he was very proud of the Wawasee Band. —o— MAIN STREET has ohefdver tree, as the next to last Igfge soft maple tree in front of-tne Milford Public cut down yesterday, Jan. 6. Librarian. Mary Jurss reported that library neighbor ITed Baumgartner, whom she refers to as the library’s/arborist in residence,” donated /the cost of having the tree, estimated to be between 80 and 85 years old, removed becqnse it and dangerous if it shoulcT fall in a storm. V The librarian said a little known fact is that Ted has had six other trees and their stumps removed when it was deemed’ necessary to cut them. Each time] one is removed, he has a new maple tree planted. Number
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I By DORIS McMANIS CAMDEN J The bleak, wintry days of January have descended upon Indiana. This is a time that is joyfully anticipated by genealogists. They huddle over their .typewriters and charts, writing letters and sorting out bits of information that have been waiting for them all summer. The ills of the world and the unsavory television programs are far away and forgotten. During these blustery days and evenings, much help can be gleaned right in your own home. I refer to the Hoenstine Rental Library in Hollidaysburg, Pa. Rental items are not for sale. Books may be kept for 30 days. There is a deposit for the books. Seventy-five percent of the deposit is mailed back to you within 10 days of return. The library pays postage to you; you pay to return the book. The library also has genealogical supplies and services for sale. They will do photocopying from any of their rental items. Obituary search from local newspapers from 1836 can be done. Personal visits may be made to the library. Floyd G. Hoenstine’s 604-page “Guide to Genealogical and Historical Research in Pennsylvania” is available. Write to Barbara Ann Hoenstine, PO Box 208, Hollidaysburg, Pa. 16648 or call 814-695-0632. A Guide can be seen in some libraries or purchased. In it are 327 pages of individual name listings so that you have an idea of what to order. Your queries are solicited for this column as well as-for the quarterly “Our Missing Links,” a publication of the genealogy section of the Kosciusko County Historical Society. Mail your queries to me at PO Box 214, Warsaw, Ind. 46580. Please limit to 50 words, typed or printed. Both are limited to Kosciusko County and there is no charge for either.
seven will probity be going strong next spring. r~_o_ALTHOUGH NOT visible from Main Street, a major move is going on this week inside the building of The Papers Incorporated. The large seven unit Goss press which has been in its present (third) location since 1974 is being moved into its new " home in the building addition completed last fall. Homer Miller, press and plate room supervisor, said tlfe press will use its present folder, capable of folding 18,500 papers per hour in addition to a new folder, capable of folding 25,000 papers per hour. Chuck Manders, from Goss Service of ’Rockwell International Corp, in Reading, Pa., will be here all week to assist in moving the equipment. MONICA BICE, Milford ClerkTreasurer, is excited these days as she is getting acquainted with the new IBM Compaq Desk Pro 286 computer the town recently ’ had delivered. She said the first jobs sjie will program to the system will be processing water and sewage utility payments and the town’s ledger system. Computerland was low bidder and supplied the computer. —o—- . ■ i ■ •. ■ '■ ' MOST CROPS are in, according to Cathi Stookey at Milford Farm Bureau'Co-op. She said it was a bumper year for local grain crops although some who low giuimdjiad to wait for the ground to firm ujHqget at their crops. X. Cathi said Frances Bender/X who farms Dick Casto’s land, hired an Amish farmer to bring in his horse drawn equipment to pick corn in a wet field where his tractor couldn’t go. (Isn’t mechanization wonderful?) —o— BERNIECE DWYER of North Main Street, Milford, was a plapard-carrying demonstrator Tor President Reagan’s policies Monday afternoon in Lafayette Park just across the street from the White House in Washington, D.C. “I never thought I’d do anything like that,” she said upon her return to Milford on Tuesday.
208. Looking for Isaac Lightfoot and wife, Lydia Jones. Kosciusko County in 1850 but moved by 1860. Would like to know if the name is Indian. C. E. Cochran, box 1453, Shawnee, Okla. 74802. 209. Searching for ancestors and descendants of Daniel Reed Gage, born April 1824, in Vermont or New Hampshire. Died in March of 1882 in Kosciusko County. He married Caroline Adeline Cool Cole. Children were Harriet, Adeline, and John. He then,married Millie Ann Shireman Shoup, daughter of Dan Abel and Lydia Shireman. They had sons, George D. Gage, born January 1875, and Arthur J. Gage, born March 1881, in Kosciusko County. Would like to contact descendants. Bonnie Jacobson, 31944 Linda Ladera, Yucaipa, Calif. 92399. 210. Wish to correspond with descendants of John S. Baer and Margaret A. Brown of Kosciusko County. Children: Charles, George, John, Everett, and Arthur. Wish information about David A. Moore who married Electa Ann Wood in 1851 in Kosciusko County. Where did they go? Wish correspondence with descendants of William Freeman married Millie Jane Brown in 1879 in Kosciusko County. Children: Elizabeth who married Klingel; Ethel who married Heiser; W. L. and Harley H. Marguerite Moore, 7730 Emerson Ave., Los Angeles, Calif. 90045. 211. Looking for David Williams and his wife, Mary J. Owens. They lived in the Silver Lake area in 1880. He was a preacher at a log church there. Daughter, Martha Ann, married John W. Heiselman in June of 1860. Would like any information on family or church. Mrs. Theold Heiselman, 3918 Madison, Lincoln, Neb. 68504. 212. Would like information about my grandparents, Simon Silveus and Mary Lucinda Babcock. They settled in Kosciusko County prior to the birth of my father, Loyd Silveus, in 1879. Lois M. Robbins, PC Box 5727, Sarasota, Fla. 33579. Interest rate down The government reduced the minimum guaranteed interest rate for new U.S. savings bonds from 7.5 percent to 6 percent, dimming the luster of what had been one of the best investments for small savers.