The Mail-Journal, Volume 27, Number 11, Milford, Kosciusko County, 27 April 1988 — Page 13

It happened ... in Milford

10 YEARS AGO, APRIL 19,1978 Miss Rachel Morris has been named “Miss Milford Lions” by the Milford Lions Club. She will represent the organization in the annual “Queen of the Lakes” contest in North Webster in June during the annual Mermaid Festival. She entered the 1976 “Queen of the Lakes” and was chosen “Miss Congeniality” by her peers. A surprise party was held Sunday, April 16, honoring the 40th wedding anniversary of Wayne and Irene Bucher of r 3 Syracuse. The party was held in the Bucher home and was given by their children, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Bucher, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Don Bucher and Mr. a nd’Mrs. Stanley Harper. The Buchers were married on Easter Sunday, April 17, 1938, in the Riverside Christian Church in Elkhart. They have five grandchildren.

From the Syracuse Police Log —

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The following information was obtained from the log of the Syracuse Police and Fire Departments: APRIL 20 2:45 a.m. — Received a report of heavy smoke coming from a business 7:50 a.m. — Request received for an officer. A plate is missing 8:21 a.m. — Received a report of a blonde girl inside an area where the water meters are kept at an apartment complex 10:15 a.m. — Request received for the location of Palm Drive 12:24 p.m. — Advised the police chief that a vehicle ran onto the grass in front of the town hall 3:56 p.m. — Fireman’s application requested 5 p.m. — Loose dog reported on South Huntington Street. The caller gave the possible owner’s location Syracuse girl bitten by dog A Syracuse girl was bitten by a dog when she entered the yard of a friend at 6 p.m. last Saturday, April 23. Penny Summerlot, 213 W. Washington St., walked into the backyard of a home owned by Dan Byrer with one of Byrer’s daughters where she stood while the Byrer girl fed the leashed dog. Summerlot attempted to flee the area when the dog growled at her but was bitten on the left thigh. A Kosciusko County Humane officer was notified and Byrer .was advised to keep the dog tied for two weeks, until tests can determine if it is infectious. Summerlot was treated and released for the injury. - Dewart Lake Association plans fishing contest The Dewart Lake Protective Association met April 11 with 10 directors present. Details for the fishing contest were announced and will be mailed in May with the newsletter. A slate of officers and board directors was presented to be voted on at the June meeting which is the annual association meeting open to all members. Other business included the time and placement of buoys this summer and the removal of silt from in front of the dam. The board will be taking bids for that removal from qualified contractors. If an association member has an item of business or topic of interest to be discussed, contact the lane representative before the May 9 meeting.

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The Milford Lions meeting was held at the Milford United Methodist Church and Lions dined on charcoal broiled steaks. The Lions nominated a new slate of officers for the new year, to be duly elected at a later date, as follows: Robert Brooks, president; Gervas Schafer, first vice president; Elmer Sorensen, second vice president; Kerry Price, third vice president; Paul Reith, Lion tamer; Dean Cousins, tail twister; Alvin Schmucker and Doral McFarren, directors (one year); Everett Owens and James Wilson, directors (two years); Bruce Lamb, secretary; and David Siegfried, treasurer. Tammy Miller, 17-year-old daughter of Dr. and Mrs. T A. Miller, Section Street, Milford, has been selected to represent Milford as the community’s Kosciusko County Fair Queen

5:54 p.m. — Received a report of a lockout of a vehicle at a business 11:17 p.m. — Request received for transportation to a home on Waco Drive APRIL 21 7:22 a.m. — Report received of a vehicle parking on the sidewalks at the corner of North Huntington and Allen 11:48 a.m. — A call was received concerning a bicycle 4:56 p.m. — Received a call concerning a dog running loose 8:43 p.m. — Report received of a car sitting along the railroad tracks on Medusa Street APRIL 22 12:09 a.m. — Received a request from a woman wanting to know if her husband has been incarcerated 12:03 p.m. — Report received of a loose dog in an apartment complex. It bit the caller’s daughter 1:04 p.m. — Received a request for an officer, reference kids skipping school 3:06 p.m. — Request received to know if there is a state law on curfew 4:10 p.m. — Call received regarding a yard sale permit Items taken from area businesses Kosciusko County Police are investigating three break-ins in which the thief or thieves took an undisclosed amount of cash and lawn equipment. Harold Jones, P.O. Box 245, Leesburg, notified authorities at 6:35 a.m. April 16, that the Jones Food Center, Vanßuren St., Leesburg, had been broken into and vandalized. Police found a window had been broken out and freezer doors left open with food scattered throughout the building. An unknown amount of food and cigarettes were stolen as well as an undisclosed amount of cash. The theft occurred after 10:30 p.m. April 15. Gary D. Whetten, P.O. Box 543, Milford, called police at 12:02 p.m. April 17, to report a theft at Leesburg Liquor Locker. The theft occurred sometime between 10 p.m. April 16 and 11:30 a.m. April 17. An undisclosed amount of cash was taken from there. ” Harry Linback, director at YMCA Camp Dick Runyun, North Webster, reported the theft of a variety of lawn maintenance equipment from the camp. Linback notified police at 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 22. The theft occurred between October 1987 and April 22. The items, valued at $470, were taken from a locked storage shed.

candidate. The Wawasee High School junior was selected by sponsoring organization of the Milford Area Development (MAD) Council from junior girls living in the community. Roy Teeple has been chosen as the 1978 Boys’ Stater. Jeff Maggert has been chosen as the alternate. Both boys are juniors at Wawasee High School. Roy is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Teeple, r 2, Milford. Jeff is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gellef of North Main Street, Milford. 20 YEARS AGO, APRIL 17,1968 Lydia Tucker, a second grade student at Milford and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Tucker, was named the Milford grand prize winner in The MailJournal—Syracuse, Milford merchants’ Easter coloring contest. She will receive a $5 gift cer-

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5:29 p.m. — Report received of horses in the roadway on County , Line Road 11:25 p.m. — Received three complaints of two males walking out in front of vehicles on SR 13 APRIL 23 1:17 p.m. — Officer reported information on a disabled boat 6:03 p.m. — Report received of a girl being bitten by a dog 7:40 p.m. — Received a call from a man in Warsaw wanting to know if there was a warrant on him 11:09 p.m. — Report received of loud music from a resident living in the county APRIL 24 1:52 a.m. — An officer requested a business be contacted to have some vehicles moved from an alley behind that location 2:21 a.m. — Report received of a possible loose rail at the Main Street railroad crossing 7:52 a.m. — Property damage accident reported near Turtle Bay 10:50 a.m. — Received a CB report of an intoxicated driver driving east on US 6 by the weigh scales 6:46 p.m. — Report received that there is a mosquito problem on North Street

Playhouse to hold local auditions

Enchanted Hills Playhouse will hold local auditions at the Playhouse on Saturday, May 7, from 2 to 5 p.m. for its 1988 summer season. Parts will be available in “A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum” and “Sweet Charity.” People auditioning may take a prepared piece of music and a cutting of their selection. An accompanist will be available or the person may use a tape. The cutting should not be more than two minutes in length. Interviews will also be held for those people interested in assisting with the summer

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tificate from Augsburger’s IGA and an additional $5 from the newspaper. Mr. and Mrs. Larry G. Haney of r 2 Milford are parents of their second daughter, Hbura Sue, born at 10:30 p.m. Friday, April 5, in Goshen hospital. Laura tipped the scales at seven pounds, 13 ounces. Her sister, Karen, is two years old. John Perry is wasting no time when it comes to enlarging the drug store. He’s already started work on the Thomas building which was recently purchased from the Dan Leverniers. Top award winners during the past year were recognized at the annual Future Farmers of America parent-son banquet: Louie Davis, top general livestock judge; Dave Beer, swine farming; Dan Beer, top dairy judge; Ricky Rapp, top

APRIL 25 9:05 a.m. — Received a request to have a sea wall permit mailed to the caller 12:55 p.m. — Information is requested concerning a moped 1:41 p.m. — Received a request to know the moped laws 2:47 p.m. — Request received concerning first aid classes 4:30 p.m. — Call is received from an operator who advised us a subject needed an ambulance but hung up, the operator reported she had a telephone call, but the line was busy 11:55 p.m. — Received a request for an officer at a location for a domestic problem APRIL 26 12:02 a.m. — A person came to the station and reported a subject threw car keys out a window and broke a car window 1:44 p.m. — Received a call from a person at the school confirming a tour 3:30 p.m. — Report received of a car speeding on North Street 4:23 p.m. — An officer is requested at Woodland Acres concerning a vandalism 7:25 p.m. — Received a call from a man who stated he would like to bring his son in and talk to an officer

season. People will be needed to usher, direct parking, work with the tech crew, etc. Those interested should go to th playhouse during the auditions to discuss possibilities with the staff. All positions are voluntary. For further information, call the playhouse between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Rehearsals for volunteers will be held in the early evening hours as well as Saturday. Each play is proceeded by a two-week week and will be performed for two weeks with 13 performances.

seed salesman; Dave Baumgartner, top discussion award; Charles Baumgartner, dairy judging; Greg Jackson, dairy judging and DeKalb award; Larry Kammerer, general livestock and seed sale; Hubert Krull, general livestock and seed sales; John Davidsen, talent; and Roger Korenstra, star greenhand. Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Corl of Milford are parents of their first child, Brent Douglas, born at 4:16 a.m. Thursday, April 11, in the Elkhart hospital. Brent Douglas weighed in at seven pounds, 10 ounces. A distribution of funds from the estate of the late George Felkner of Milford was made by the trust department of the First National Bank of Warsaw, with Milford branch manager Robert J. Hurd making local distribution. The esthte totaled approximately $140,000. Mr. Felkner had been a long time Milford elevator and service station operator. The town of Milford received a check for $15,000 to be used by the town’s water department; Milford public library, $1,000; Milford Christian church, $1,000; Milford Methodist church, $1,000; Milford cemetery association, $300; Felkner cemetery association, $300; other beneficiaries included the Riley Memorial hospital in Indianapolis and the American Foundation for the Blind. 30 YEARS AGO, APRIL 17,1958 Mrs. Devon Davis entertained several friends of her son Ted Thursday night in honor of his 12th birthday. Guests were Denny Wertenberger, Bobby Tusing, Tommy McKibbin, Stanley Price, Phillip Barkey, Dick Scott, Arthur Hepler, Leo Anglin, Jr., and Donald Bucher. Members of the Milford high school band which is tutored by Joseph Judkins, joined the other bands of the county in a festival concert Friday evening at Syracuse high school. The 530 students in uniforms made an impressive spectacle. Al G. Wright, director of bands at Purdue

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university, was the guest conductor. The rumor that has been floating around Milford and vicinity that Dr. Floyd Rheinheimer was considering moving away from Milford is entirely false. Dr. Rheinheimer does not contemplate leaving Milford now or in the future. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Davis and granddaughter, Cheryl Harmon, spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Stump. After returning from the band concert at Syracuse Friday night Sharon Dewart was hostess to several of her friends at a slumber party. Most of the night was spent eating ... and NO sleep. Friends were Dorothy Kann, Eleanor Williams, Linda Young, Judy Ahms, Judy Widup, Hazel Estep, Nancy Wise, and PliviA QpaT f Milford Fire Chief Harold Kaiser, ten volunteer firemen and Civil Defense chairman Raymond Pinkerton went to Baer Field at Fort Wayne today where they will see fire fighting techniques of the jet age demonstrated. Several students of Milford schools had exhibits in the northern Indiana regional Science Fair at North Manchester College, Saturday, April 12. In the senior division were exhibits by: John Hagans, exhibiting bomb shelters; Bob O’Blenis, exhibiting Robie the Robot; Doral Haab, exhibiting Jacob’s Ladder; Stuart Jones, exhibiting Atoms for Peace; Elizabeth Oversledt, exhibiting Hematology: “Blood;” and Glenn Price, Jr., exhibiting Experiments in Vitamin B-6. 50 YEARS AGO, APRIL 20,1938 The first edition of the “Blue and Gray,” a Milford school newspaper, was distributed last week. The journal contained numerous interesting events of the school year. A very appropriate article in commemoration of the late George Ralston, a member of the faculty for many years, appeared in this edition. Miss Louise Oswalt, daughter of Mrs. Bessie Oswalt, and Ver-

Wed., April 27,1988 — THE MAIL-JOURNAL

non May, son of Mr. and Mrs. John May, both of Milford, were united in marriage Saturday forenoon at 11 o’clock at the home of Rev. and Mrs. Noble Neff. They left Saturday afternoon for Chicago for a brief honeymoon and after their return will reside at the Klopenstine residence located near the Bedell factory where Mr. May is employed. Lee Cory is making preparation for the building of a new barn at his farm east of Milford. Otto Beer has the contract and expects to start work soon. Harlan Stoller and Odell Troup were the first to report the finding of mushrooms here. Troup came in with about 50 small ones and Stoller had about 25. The find was made on Sunday. Elizabeth Schori has accepted employment at Katie’s Case. Miss Schori was formerly employed there. Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Reuter are the parents of a daughter. Roberta Jane, weighing 5 1 / 2

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pounds and born at the 4 Mishawaka Hospital April 12. Mr. 2 and Mrs. Reuter reside on the Orville Neff farm near Milford Junction. Frank Merrick is driving a new ■ automobile. , The cottage at Wawbee lake be- -> ing built by Russell Homan is nearing completion. Joycees' fun books go on sale The Syracuse Jaycees’ Fun • Book, which consists of coupons from Lakeland area merchants , in Kosciusko and surrounding counties, has gone on sale. These books offer substantial savings ■ including food, service, enter- y tainment and much more. , These books may be purchased from any Syracuse Jaycee.

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