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Vidette-Messenger of Porter County from Valparaiso, Indiana • 12

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1 f.l iCH TWK1-VE THE VIDETTE-MESSENCER. VALPARAISO. INDIANA FRIDAY, AUGUST-13, 1937 "Wk. Mr, and Mrs. J.

D. McAlpin, Mr, and Mrs. Allen Thatcher; the couple 59 hits. Including two home runs, a triple, three doubles arid one single by one otihe fair sluggers, EXTRA 30 DAYS FOR WELFARE'S MERIT SYSTEM HEBRON By Mrs. Hafry William Phone Hebron 34B BOONE GROVE By FLORENCE LUDINOTON Phone Boone Grove 106R SCFTI5AIL SCORE 65-0 JACKSON." Mich: (UP) A 65-0 ore as run up in a girls' gsme her with the Neubecker r.d Ebarkey teams winning from Jrepers.

The winners made overnight on Sunday enrouie back Price IN FINE 59 $1 to Muncie. where she had acconv panled a party of Ball State itu dents to Chicago where they" visit' ed the Field Museum and Art In stitute. Mr. and Mrs. Cedric Klatt spent the past week on a vacation trip to Wisconsin.

Harry McGlnnia and Raymond Martin visited over the week-end at Land-O'-Lakes, the guests of Tom Nolari and Clifford Garvey. Carol Jean Anderson, small daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dewy Anderson, is convalescing from a recent toncll operation in Gary. Mr.

and Mrsranklin Petry.and baby visited over the week-end with relative at Richmond, Ind. Phillip Aylesworth left 'on Tues day for a short visit in Michigan before returning to his work in Washington, D. after visiting for several days with Hebron relatives and friends. The Charles Hewitt family motored on Sunday to Oak Park, where Ihey visited the MUo Burge family. Mrs.

Hewitt and daughter, JoaYi, remained for a longer visit. Mrs. Dolly Johnson of LaPorte visited days with her mother, Mrs. Florence Lowman. Mr.

'and Mrs. Alden Blood and children visited Friday and Satur: day with Dr. and Mrs. R. P.

Blood. A number of the McAlpin family relatives attended a family picnic; on Sunday in the Hugh Fickle home northeast "of Valpo. Those and Mrs. Alonzo Norrls, Bob Keith and Betty Alice enjoyed a piinc cjUnner at Michigan City park on Sunday. In the evening they were joined by Harold Norrls, Terry Von Osinskl, Eugene Wright.

Kenneth, Nethery, who partook of a picnic supper In honor of Harold's seventeenth birthday. Miss Berniece Henderson return ed, home on Monday evenlne from Christian hospital where she sub-knitted to an appendix -opera tion I The Herbert Rosenthals enrtaln-' ed the Penochle Club on Friday evening. and Mrs. Virgil McAlpin of Kankakee. 111., spent the week-end in the J.

D. McAlpin. home and at-: tended the McAlpin picnic on Sun- dap at Hugh Fickle's home at Valpo. Mrs. Margaret Hamilton left on Saturday morning for her home In Eagle Rock, Cal.

She will spend a 'ew days in Chicago. Last week-end the Misses Carrie Downs, and Lois Sweney visited relatives at Marion, and'ths David McDermits at Logans port. Mr. and Mrs. John Witters visited over the week-end at Florens, with the latter's parents.

Miss Ethel Cram accompanied them. Mr. and Mrs. Roland Feece and Arlene attended the Feece and Hartman family reuhlon on Sunday near Rochester. Mrs.

Florence Lowman and daughter, Miss Ruth, have moyed to Hartford, to make their future home. Miss Margaret Dinsmoore stopped 1 i and Mrs. Henry Miller and family, Mrs. Sadie Hoshaw, Miss Maude Mc Alpin, Mr. and Mrs.

E. T. Sweney, Mr. and Mrs. Nell Sweney and son, Thomas Eugene, Andress Crawford, Mr.

and Mrs. O. T. Chllds, Mrs. Minor Sweney and son, Harold, Mrs.

Lottie Bagley and daughter, Ber niece, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Fry, all of Hebron, Mr, and Mrs. Irvln O' Connor and son, Jimmy, Crown Point, Mrs. Olive Stroner and two sons, New Buffalo, Mr.

and Mrs. Virgil- McAlpin, Kankakee, Marylin Sweney and Maxine Wilson, Gary. Grandma Richardson has recover ed sufficiently from her recent 111 ness to be ableto go to her home at Medaryvllle on "Sunday. Wort was received here this week by relatives of the death of Mrs. Glenn Fox of Hessville.

Mr. and Mrs. Lee Fox attended memorial services for her at Danville, 111, on Tuesday. The automobile building at "the Lake county fairgrounds was the gathering place of the members of the Fry family Sunday, Aug. 8, 1937, Ronewing old acquaintances and making ew ones among the older ones was the order of tho7 day.

After a sumptuous basket' dinner, business meeting was held and offi cers elected and prizes given: Wayne president; F. M. Dilley, vice- president; Beth Nolan, secretary and treasurer, and Mrs. Ward Kessler of Hessville as chairman of entertaining committee. Prizes were given to the oldest one present, Mrs.

Lena Fry, age 92, Mrs. Martha Donahue, the oldest direct descendant, age 82 years; the youngest baby, Russell Kessler, Jr, age 7 months: rn IB A SE' XI .50 Irregulars Red Robin Hosiery, at Pliilley's Gift Shop INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 13 (UP) An extra thirty days has been granted Indiana county welfare, departments in which to conform to reg-ulatiqns for extension of the merit system as set up by the 1937 state legislature, it was announced today. The state welfare board had asserted previously that county welfare, departments expecting to be reimbursed by the state for fifty percent "of the salary paid each -welfare employe had until September 1 to meet the requirements. The deadline is now September 30.

Work of the bureau of personnel which is conducting a e-examlna-tlon of county employes under the new system will be completed August 31, the state board announced. The board ruled that field workers will review applications for blind assistance In the future. Previously applications were investigate by state and county welfare departments. Also adopted by the board were rules and regulations for paying public assistance ta inmates of nri- vate institutions. Regulations define a private Institution as a home not supported by tax funds or caring for persons over sixty years of age or ior oiind persons over twentv- one, regardless of whether the in stitution' is.

operated for profit. Death Takes Famous Queen Off Elephants WASHINGTON, Aug. A groUD. Of small hnv ttnnA UVUVA around a molnd at the Washington zoo today and mourned-the death of old "Babe," famous queen of circus elephants and in cap- imiy. There was no funeral for Babe, who died at 99 years of age, but acting Zoo Director Ernest p.

Walker showed her many friends the giant mound that covered her grave in back of the zebra house. "She was a grand old lady," Walker told them. "The zoo Is for live animals and It Is not our custom fo hold services when one dies. But Babe will be missed more than most," Until Sunday Babe had not been off her feet in nine years. She had been afraid to lie down lest she never get up again.

But on Sunday, she tripped 'and fell. Zoo keepers knew then that she would never stand up again. They made her last days pleasant by giving her plenty of soft food. Those who had admired her, during her three years In the zoo here came to see her. When Babe died, "Smithsonian Institution experts Jotted down in their records many events In her life and hy condition at death.

Then a big truck hauled babe up the hill to the grave behind the zebra house. Just a few more days and she would have been queen of the zoo's new elephant house. Lose something? fledsl Watch present were Mrs. Jennie Gidleythe couple married longest were Mr. (Formerly Thimble el ARE GOiflG UR.

BROS. THEY AHE GOING 1)0 Marvin Baird and wife were out from Gary last Sunday and spent the day at Al Balrd's. Gerald Vergln took-a bus load of Boone Grove band members to Michigan City last Saturday afternoon to play there. Delbert Casbon and Roger Baird were home from Bend last Sunday. Mrs.

Erve Baird spent a few days last week at her daughter's, Mrs. -Roy Hockleberg in Mr. and Mrs. William Rampke returned home Sunday evening after a week's visit at -Blue Island. 111.

Mrs. Rampke has been 111 all this week. and Mrs. Reid Westbay and family are enjoying their vacation with relatives here. The Loyal Builders' class party was held at the home of Mrs.

Glenn Thatcher last Friday afternoon with, about thirty present. Mr. Moore gave a very interesting talk about Australia. Ice cream, cake and ice tea were served. After the.

meeting a shower was given for Mrs. Moore. The Rlgg families had a dinner at Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Thatcher's last Sunday In honor of Mr.

and Mrs. Chelf of Valparaiso. Mrs. Alice Phillips was able to ride to Boone Grove in a car' Monday. The Verglns are putting a cement floor In their garage.

You have what someone elM wants. Why not tell them about (t through the classified columni of this newspaper. IL IS Tonight and Saturday AMBUSHED The out days- of theWe live ogam os pioneers blaze their way ihrougH a barrage of death 1 BOB nLLEU in RANGER" COURAGE A Columbia Picture with Martha Tibbett Episode No. 5 'Lost Jungle7- Cartoon News 15c Children 10c MClST DiSOSSSSS ECONOMY AH U. S.

Stamped Young Steer Ifs married most recent were Mr. and Mrs. Paul Russell; the person com lug the longest distance was Lorenzo B. Fry, of Jerome, Idaho. Relatives from Hebron, Hessville, Lowell and otberjsurrmmding towns to the number of about, 114 with 14 visitors, were present'.

All en Joyed Ice cream, at the close of a jery pleaesant anTenjoyable day, Miss Elinor (Lewson and Mrs. Muriel JarodA of Gary visited Sun day evenlngand Monday with the E. Hlatt "and W. Antrim families, Mr. and Mrtohn Sweney and Mr.

and Mrs. Lawrence attended the Fry reunion Sunday, p. m. L. BT Fry of Jerome, Idaho.ar rived in Hebron Saturday evening to be in.

attendance at the Fry reunion. He will be membered nere by the older pec-P1 as Lenz Fry, Born and raised In this community he went west about 40 years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Alyea of Lowell were Hebron visitors on Monday.

Rev. and Mrs. Aiex Moore ana son, Bobby, of St. Louis, are visit ing In Hebron community. JAIL HAS TRUSTIES ONLY HENDERSONVILLE, (UP) Hard times have fallen upon the Hendersonvllle county Jail.

three prisoners comprise the population, all- being The new Jail's prison list is at Its low est ebb since its construction. SACRAMENTO, Cal. (UP) State statisticians show that the most dangerous age for traffic victims is between 20 and 30. The most perilous hours are between 7 and 8 in the morning, with very little change afer 3 p. m.

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