Walkerton Independent, Volume 74, Number 1, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 31 March 1949 — Page 3

March 31, 1949

Walkerton Independent Published Every Thursday by VBB INDEPENDENT-NEWS CO. Charles M. Finch, Editor Clem DeCoudrcs, Business Mfr. Entered as second class matter, Way 20, 1880 at Postoffice at WalkBrton, Ind., under the act of March 1, 1879. pcnwumj Mr. and Mrs. Milt Baker of Plainfield, 111., and Mr. and Mrs Otis Cripe spent the week end with Mrs. Allen Cripe. Mr. and Mrs. David Stachowski and son, David, spent the weekend in South Bend with Mr. and Mrs. John Stachowski. Martha Sue, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cleo Clark, underwent an appendectomy in Holy Family hospital, LaPorte, Tuesday morning.' Mrs. George Goppert who has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Carl Kiser in Pierceton, has returned toher home with Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Kiser. The Kisers continue to improve after their siege of illness. NOTICE Anyone doing any excavating or digging, and having any surplus dirt, may dump same on the two lots adjoining St. Patrick’s Church. This will be used to 'fill in the lots, al Father Letko Drive carefully always. i DR. B. L. FURST DENTIST Evenings, Wednesday - Friday Closed Thursday Afternoons Phone 15, Walkerton

^ptdiAE While They Last Compa»e the m ™ Value WKaEQUQr gJQQUF in this ° n 1 y \ SUPER BUY ■oo Go " * • _- You'll like its special styling . . . from its rounded corners to toe room at base. Porcelain oven and broiler linings. Oven heot control. Large storage compartment. Cooking perfection with every meal is yours with Skelgos. Enjoy the famous Skelgas features of cooking speed and efficiency. Clean, too — no soot to soil walls and curtains. And cost is so little! Come in today. Here is a once-in-o-decade value you simply can't afford to pass byl Walkerton Plumbing & Heating Co. Phone 60 617 Roosevelt Road

| Mrs. Wilfred Erwin entertained her bridge club Wednesday after--1 noon in her home. The strong wind Sunday wrecked the television aerial at the home | of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Rhodes, i Mr. and Mrs. William Bouse have moved from the Cripe apartments on Indiana street to West York. JUST RECEIVED a new ship- । ment of Nylon hoF» in the new । spring shades, sizes 9 to 10P, at I $1.29 pair. Gordon’s Gamble Store. ! David Arthur Nicholas, son of enlisted in U. S. Navy. He left Mr. and Mrs. Norman Nicholas Monday morning for training at Great I^ikes. I Mrs. Will Leßoy had as her Saturday afternoon guests her sister, Mrs. Clara Cunningham, and Miss Clara Roush and Mrs. Victor Waite ass o's South Bend. Mrs. L. A. Wills has returned to her home in Walkerton after spendinn' two months in Florida. She visited Mr. and Mrs John Hippert in Alford for several days. Mr. and Mrs. Philip Waldron were in Chicago Sunday to attend a fashion show at the Vogue School of Art, in which their daughter Ruth Anna was one of the models. Mrs. Charles Cripe, Jr., entertained last week with two quilting parties in her home. On Wednesday the women of the E. U. B. church were her guests, and on Friday, twenty-three relatives and 'close friends from Lakeville, North ' Liberty, Plymouth, Argon, Culver and Walkerton did the quilting. Dinner was served to each group. Deloyce Cripe, Walkerton’s boywonder baseball player, is in Pine Bluff, Ark., at the invitation of the St. Louin Browns. Tor training and try-outs in (heir baseball school. He called his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cripe Jr., Tuesday 1 evening to tell them that 1 e hail been asked to remain several days. He has been placed at third base. “The experience I am getting is worth a million,'’ he t< id his parents, “although it is hard work and I am very tired.’’ It is too soon t<’ know what will happen to Deloyce, but his Walkerton friends think he rates a chance with the big leagues.

Bako Sale Saturday morning, April 9, at Wright Motor Sales. Special, chicken and noodles. The American Legion Auxiliary A7p There will be work at the E. U. B. Church next Tuesday. Let everybody that can, come and bring your paint brushes. Work will start at 4:00 . in the afternoon There is lots to do, so wo need lots of help The ladies will serve refreshments. Pfc. Gera’d B. Zahrn, a paratrooper who was injured several weeks ago while out on the firing range, is now in Walter Reed hospital, Washington, D. C., receiving treatment for an eye and ear injury caused from conclusion. Mrs. Wayne Cover entertained the members of her bridge club Wednesday evening in her home. Two tables were in play and included Mrs. Glen Walz, Mrs-. Stanley Hostetter. Mrs. Everett Baker, Mrs. Fred Schnoibor, Mrs. Gerald Storey, Mrs. Audrey McDaniel, Mrs. Nelson Walz and Mrs. Devon 'Smith. EASTER SPECIAL March and April 12.00 off on nationally advertised cold wave permanent; also machine and machineless, from $5 t to $lO. Open Evenings by Appointment. Ph. 16M, Walkerton Hazel's Beauty Shop 901 Virginia Street

I 11 W: 'BAKED APPLES J ||| • Li JpvwL 5F LiCiT RVg BREAD , play, “Jessica’s Journey,’’ by Ed- ■ -T UK KLIN 1 win Scribner. The members of the Ay nil 1 HA i Lawn Roller . per day 50c Filip, Mrs. Holm, Mrs. Abel, Mrs. ■ —— ■ ■■ „ Taylor, Mrs. Carlson, Mrs. Paxton. 1 Mrs. Clark and Mrs. German. Pro- U w w Y v 1 ceeds will be used to purchase A W-J 11 O W B-J w VAT O M refrigerator for the lunch room. Z 1 lUvlMd JK ACII VJ. W CXX CJ* Buy Easter Seals- Help a crip pie. F jpMWMMHHSBS • Be sure to see the I —— ■: ■? - '■ ■ him wmu ' Pontuu — /hl (ri-fund Lowest Priced Car with GM Hydra-Matir Drire! i

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TYNER Ml S4C FESTIVAL Something new and different will be presented by the band and chorus of Tyner high school when they will present a Spring Music Festival, under the direction of Mrs. Marjorie Fredrick, on Sunday April 3 at 2:3(1 p. m. in the Tyner school gymnasium. The tin me of the festival will be the Easter Parade. Patrons and parents and the public are invited to attend. •

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