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The first meeting of the ’42-'43 season of the Portage PTA vu held Tuesday evening in the band room of Portage high school in Crisman. Rev. H. W. Franklin presided in the absence of Mrs. Adam Schiller, new PTA president. Rev. Alvin Vender walker of the McCool Methodist church, opened the meeting with a prayer. Miss Mary Miller, secretary, read the minutes of the last meeting, May 5, 1942, which were approved. Mrs E, A. Kidwell spoke briefly on the importance o£ the present scrap drive, after which O. D. Pranks, professor of botany at the University of Chicago spoke on children and teachers, jumping suddenly to plants and vegetables but with a fine connecting link. The next meeting will be on Oct. 6.At Monday night's meeting of the auxiliary of American Legion post 260, plans were made to send Christmas gifts to the sons of themembers of the auxiliary and post, who are serving in the armed forces. Mrs. Joseph Parker is chairman. It was also decided to buy two service flags for the hut, one for the sons of members and one for boys m the surrounding communities who are m the armed forces. Anyone having a son or sons in service should leave their names and addresses with Mrs. Mae June in Crisman or Mrs. Joseph Parker in Gary ton. Mrs. Rudolph Westergren and Mrs. Rymond Fenske were placed in charge of Saturday night’s dance.Mr. and Mrs. Leif Sandersen, Mi's. Ralph Blair and Mrs. E. Sandersen visited relatives in Chicago Sunday.Mrs. Lawrence Anderson, Mrs-Elmer Anderson, Mrs. Norman Kae-mmerer, Mrs. Roy Kaemmerer and Mrs. William Anderson celebrated Mrs. Nels Anderson’s 71st birthday Tuesday in the Anderson home in Garyton.Mr. and Mrs. Marcel Szparaga from South Chicago, have moved into their home in Crisman which they recently purchased from the Martin Kubiaks’, who moved to Gary. Two of the Szparaga sons are in the service, Corp. Walter Szparaga, stationed at Fort Smith, Ark., and Pvt. Joseph Szparaga in California.Miss Judy Bell and Norman Sharpe visited Miss Bell's relatives in Hammond and Chicago Sunday while Norman was on a short leave from the U. S. Coast Guard training station at Grand Haven, Mich.June Swanson of Ogden Dunes was a week-end guest of Jeanne Brooks in Indiana Harbor.A farewell party was held Sunday for David Borg, who enlisted in the armed forces and left Tuesday for Indianapolis. The party, held in the home of David's brother and sister-in-law, Mr, and Mrs. Harry Borg of Ogden Dunes, was attended by 25 relatives and friends who presented him with a gift.Milton Swanson of Ogden Dunes is now stationed at Camp Pickett in Virginia, where he has been promoted to Sergeant.Mr. and Mrs. Glen Hawkinson, who have moved into the former Frank Nicholson home in Crisman, were hosts Sunday to members of the Nels Nicholson family at a picnic in honor of Rev. and Mrs. Arthur Nicholson and son, whohave recently returned from IzuU and will reside in Valparaiso. Tti guests were from Chicago, Cbcttel ton, Liberty Township, ValpatwJw and Crisman.A girl, Pauline Catherine, wi bom last week to Mr. and Mr Charles Weber in Methodist hotpu in Gary. Mrs Weber is the formeBernice Sutler.Hugh Sharpe of Crisman. has rt ceived word through an Eng Us newspaper that his mother, Mr Eliza Sharpe, who was 90 yeai i old in June, died m her home ii Marden, Kent, England, on Augu*1?4fhTwenty-one members and guestof the Hope Luther League enjoy#a riding party Tuesday night a Mt. Ridge stables in Miller, late consuming large quantities of eoffe and doughnuts.Miss Mildred Greenhagen , wh will be‘married in Hope Luthera church on Oct. 11, to Edward Tim perely of Tacoma, Wash., was gues of honor at a shower Wednesda night given by Miss Goldie Biddli who will be Miss Greenhagern maid of honor, and Mrs. Roy Dahl m in the latter's home. During th game contests, prizes were won b Mrs, Wayne Bradford, Mrs. JameIHorner and Mrs. Emil Buhmar Miss Greenhagen received man lovely gifts from the 25 friend present.1Mrs. Oran Litchfield of Teagardei is visiting in the W. C. LitchfieL home m MeCooi.Tveva, 4 yaer old daughter of M: and Mrs. Harold Shavcy of WiU.cn Creek, is ill in Riley hospital 1; Indianapolis, with infantile paral ysis.During 1940-41, 1,352 wild Canad geese and 41 hand-reared birds wer marked with numbered bands slt; i that r.helr habits could be studic by wild-life experts.LAST TIMES7 I E T HAST ER ENTACERTS!ADDEDilWINGS OF DEFENSENews and Comedy
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Valparaiso Vidette Messenger
Valparaiso, Indiana, US
Mon, Sep 28, 1942
Page 8
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Porter C.
IN, USA 21 Apr 2022
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