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Newspaper
Daily Gazette
Location
Sterling, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1971
Page
4
The last indoor meeting of the Camera Club will be held Thursday at p.m. The session features a slide presentation Rip the Orient by Floy Chapin along with the annual business meeting. Ward Manchester covers camera types and pros and cons. Members may bring spring slides and area camera fans are invited.
Rob ert Callighan, a former Sterling man and professor of speech at Jefferson State Junior College, was elected president of the Speech Communication Association serving 17 Alabama junior colleges. He spoke at the Alabama junior college conference about creating better communication among colleges to raise standards in speech.
Sauk Valley TOPS reports 21 weigh-ins at the June 14 gathering. JoAnn Swanson crowned queen for May after an elimination Tree Con that ended with her as the lone survivor. Winners include Sue Swindenhammer and Clara Folkers for consecutive losses, with Sue earning a jewelry piece and a queen’s gift.
The text references Moses as a Hebrew name and notes Greenland as the largest land area. It presents these as standalone facts without further details or context.
Four Rock Falls High School juniors will join a French culture and language study tour sponsored by the Foreign Study League. They depart June 28 and return August 8, visiting Rome Leysin Paris Versailles London with possible side trips to Germany and Denmark guided by RFHS teacher Brad Eklund.
Emerald Hill Country Club hosted a two ball Sunday event on June 13 with committees led by Tony Carrino Joe Lewandowski William Friel and later June 27 committee members John Mangan Francis Hanson. Honors went to Bertha Rutt Don Sweet and Robert Mohr with prizes to Stetson Rutt Sweet Olson Dietz Schuldt Stimlie Thielen and other pairs. Next play set for June 18 chaired by Terry Powell.
The Gyro Crippled Children's Clinic at Community General Hospital on June 4 admitted 75 patients. Attending orthopedist Dr. Douglas Mains and pediatrician Dr. Edward Greaves led the effort, with George Stevens and Lothar Grade among specialists in speech, braces, and more. Nursing and social services aided families. Sterling Gyro Club sponsored. Next clinic set for July 1. referrals via family physicians.
Fourth quarter honor rolls list Rock Falls Elementary students by grade and average. Seventh grade A B averages include Susan Adams Todd Bell Susan Bennett Catherine Boze Betty Buchholz Tom Davis Darrell Hagenow Sue Rott Lori Houston Laurel Long Sally Marquez Ann Maquis Tom McNitt Kathy Monroe Marsha Musselman Lori Nehrkorn Debra Schrader Jeff Stuker Penny Tackett Evein Walker Pam Weslen Jon Williams. B average names span seventh grade and more with Debbie Anderson Rhoda Burgess Wes Chapman Jammie Estes Kathy Fowler Harold Henrichs Mark Hinders Lois Keime James King Debra Lathrop Candy Law Cherie Leppard Debbie Linboom Karla Livingston Monica Marquette Eddie Marquez Kevin McDaniel Jim Nesbitt Brad Pursell Clarence Renner Laura Sands Garry Stevens Cindy Tolley Debbie Torres Vicki Veracini Jeff Wescott Randy Wieser Robert Wypasek Linda Ebenezer. A average includes Cindy Corrett Vicki Cossairt Cindy Ebenezer Dana Weckesser David Wolker. A-B average includes Carol Brockman Tim Calsyn Julie Chaffee Jane Davis Jerry DeGroot Kevin Duncan Chris Frank John Gregerson Jeff Lumbard Jennie Martin. B average lists Gerald Adams Kevin Bohms Ron Bonnell Dave Brotheridge Bill Buckingham Marguerite Davila Barbara Denny George Elgin Brenda Enright Jeff Fitts Lu Ann Franks Valerie Gallentine Rose Garza Robert Harris Donna Harrison JoEllen Hines Scott Houston
Cliff Sands urges Rock Falls residents to attend the annual parade on Saturday at 3:30 PM starting on 1st Ave and ending at Rock Falls High School. The event features floats, antique cars, beauty queens, and bands from the Mid-West National Band Championship with a 7:30 PM program at Hinders Field and trophies for top bands. Local officials Richard Davis and Lee F. Wolfe attended the meeting.
The 35th annual session of the Northern Illinois Association of Odd Fellows and Rebekahs was held Saturday June 12 in Kewanee with local lodges hosting. Oliver Gorham presided. flags were presented by Sterling Canton 1 and auxiliary. Helen Gorham gave the invocation. Walter Pence gave the welcome and Robert Wick replied. Officers, attendance from 32 counties, guests from multiple bodies, and talks on the Eye Bank and a June 26 rehab dinner were noted. 239 registered for the evening. officers installed by Olympe Macari.
Memorial services marked the J H Montague Rebekah Lodge meeting with pro tem officers named Dolores Anderson Dor othy Chapman and Marjorie Sprankle Vera Donaldson as right and left supporters of the noble grand The secretary treasurer books will be audited before July first by the finance committee A district deputy president may be chosen at the July 12 meeting The service honored deceased members Minnie Davis Jessie Snow and Gertrude Bowen with Sprays of white flowers and a musical rendition by Emma Strayer and Marjorie Sprankle The next meeting June 28 will feature veteran jewels for 25 to 35 year recipients The Lillie Past Noble Grands Club plans a program led by Lucille Humphrey and Dorothy Insley Refreshment committee for June 28 includes Clarice Welts Esther Carney Betty Wescott Dorothy Wolf and Dorothy Chapman A charter draped in memory of Gertrude Bowen who died June 5 and a resolutions of respect were part of the observance Holtslander Rebekah Lodge invites District Association Eight for June 22 The Lillie Past Noble Grands Club will meet June 23 and Rock Falls Sterling Odd will host UN Pilgrimage delegates July 4 5 The annual Lincoln Children s Home picnic is set for June 27 with Yellow roses on tables and refreshments by Frances Tyne Eva Purdue Mildred Ryan and Marjorie Sprankle.
Gladiators were said to battle to the death at Etruscan funerals to accompany the deceased in the afterlife, a claim attributed to Encyclopaedia Britannica. The source notes this as part of ancient ritual practice.
Patricia Johnson, Debra La throp, Tim Lengfelder, Paul Lester Randal, Linton, Terri Martin, Debbie Miller, Bruce Minson, Ron Newton, David Pitts, Cindy Rank, Jill Reglin, Kevin Rubright, Tom Rucker, James Schultz, Debra Smith, Sue Staelens, Terry Sword, Joyce Tabor, Grace Trudo, Mike Veracini, Paul Williams and Joyce Woodring were listed as participants in the community event, with no further details provided.
The World Almanac reports Memorial Day was officially observed on May 30 1868. General John Logan commander of the G A R inaugurated ceremonies to honor comrades who died in defense of their country during the Civil War.
The 19th Holcomb Lair reunion gathered at Sinnissippi Park Sterling on Sunday June 13 with a noon potluck. Attendees included many Holcomb relatives from Rock Falls Sterling Pearl City and surrounding towns plus several others from Iowa and Illinois. Prizes were awarded for egg roll and watermelon contests and attendees enjoyed horseshoes and games. The next reunion will be at Sinnissippi Park with Robert Holcomb in charge.
Miss Paulette Selmi daughter of Mr and Mrs Art Selmi Rt 2 Rock Falls leaves this morning for the Illinois Girls State session at MacMurray College Jacksonville June 15 to 22. She is sponsored by Rock Falls American Legion Auxiliary Unit 902 and will join 500 delegates learning election procedures party platforms and government functions. A 13th District bus from Galena will pick up Miss Selmi at 7 05 a m at Home and return June 22 stopping at the Legion Home for the trip back.
Pamela Bradley of 515 13th Ave won an honorable mention in Northern Illinois Gas Co. school safety poster contest. A student at St. Andrew's School, she was among several area children cited. The contest drew about 5000 posters from grades one through four judged by experts from the National Safety Council and the Walt Disney organization.
Police investigated a burglary at Marvin Pursell residence 700 9th Ave Rock Falls discovered by Pursell at 8 a.m. Tuesday. Intruders forced a kitchen window and a tan purse with a check book license and about 65 dollars. A Rock Falls youth Steven Bohms 912 W 5th St was cited on three counts after a driving incident near 11:51 p.m. Monday. Minor injuries were reported to four year old Anthony Nelson after a run-in with a car at 9th Ave and US Route 30. Nelson was taken to a family physician.
Mrs. Gregory Knox formerly Lynn Lamb was honored at a bridal shower June 11 at the home of Mrs. Ralph Lamb in Rock Falls. Guests enjoyed cake and beverages, with prizes awarded in bridal games and many gift ecards read aloud by guests. The Red Star of David symbol noted on an Israeli Red Cross emblem appears in the text.
Rock Falls High School band students announce advance tickets for the Mid-West Band Championship. 2000 grand stand tickets available with bleachers and standing room later. Adult tickets 1.50, students 1.00. Junior high concerts start 7:30 p.m. Friday June 18, high school concerts Saturday June 19 from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., at Rock Falls High School gym and the evening competition at Hinders Field. Money and unsold tickets to be handed to Mr and Mrs L Meenen.
Local ad promotes Ora's Farm House Fabric Shop offering a new fall line with hand picked fabrics priced 50 cents to $5 more affordable per yard than typical stores. The ad touts low overhead, sewing classes, fabric pre testing by washing, and a special get acquainted offer: first yard at regular price, second yard 10% off. Location details point to Route 88 near the airport.
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