Obituary notices from Prophetstown and Sterling figures
The Rev. Melvin Lee Easley Sr died at 60 after two days in Community General Hospital Sterling. Arrangements are in Gardner Chapel, services at Full Gospel Assembly Sterling Wednesday 7:30 with burial in Oak Lawn Meredosia, body to go to Meredosia after Sterling services pending word from sons in Korea and Germany. Survivors include three sons Eldon Eugene in Korea Melvin Lee Jr. and Billy Wayne in Germany. three daughters Betty Jane Bruhns Nina Christine Munson Marsailles. five brothers Leonard John Courtney Albert. two half sisters Nellie Clark Sylvia Easley. two half brothers Charles Bernie. five grandchildren. Other notices list Mrs Dessa Null 88 of Rock Falls funeral at Wheelock-Allen Rock Falls. Rev Albert Jones Sterling officiating. Oak Knoll Memorial Park burial. Mrs Wa Larson organist. pallbearers Eugene Grim William Grim Robert Moorhead George Carl Louis Brunk Jr. Richard Scott. flowers Landstroms.
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Prophetstown
Melvin Lee Easley Sr
Community General Hospital
Sterling
Gardner Chapel
Full Gospel Assembly
E. L. Welch
Oak Lawn Cemetery
Meredosia
Korea
Germany
Easley
John Wesley
Adah May (Floyd) Easley
Bgl
Eldon Eugene
Melvin Lee Jr
Ransom
Billy Wayne
Betty Jane Bruhns
Streator
Nina Christine Munson
Marsailles
Leonard
John
Vernon
Courtney
Albert
Charles
Springfield
Bernie
Beardstown
Lucille Hi
Rosetta VanKyning
Nellie Clark
Sylvia Easley
Wheelock-Allen
Rock Falls
Dessa Null
Holland Drive
Albert Jones
First Christian Church
Oak Knoll Memorial Park
Wa Larson
Eugene Grim
William Grim
Robert Moorhead
George Carl
Louis Brunk Jr
Richard Scott Flowers
Landstroms
Mrs Saul Druker Of Rochelle Dies
Rochelle Mrs Kathryn June Druker age 55 of 137 Joanne Lane died at home from an apparent stroke at 11 a m Monday Funeral services are set for 1 30 p m Thursday at Unger Funeral Home with burial at Lawnridge Cemetery A funeral notice appears to have been truncated indicating a service time on Wednesday
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Rochelle
Saul
Kathryn June) Druker
Joanne Lane
Unger
Lawnridge Cemetery
Funeral notices for Kermit D Krell and Mrs Aldrich
Lanark and Freeport carry two obituaries. Kermit D Krell born May 31 1908 in Woodbine died Wednesday at St. Clare Hospital Monroe Wisconsin. He farmed in Lanark area then worked at Case Co Rockford for five years. He married Thelma Bertsch Sept 26 1928 in Chicago. Survived by widow two sons Gordon Baileyville and Larry Freeport seven grandchildren six sisters and other relatives. Burial at Chapel Hill Freeport. Mrs Aldrich born April 19 1892 in Carroll married Ralph Aldrich July 4 1916. He died April 28 1929. Survived by one son Jack B Aurora Colorado six grandchildren and a sister. Burial arrangements noted.
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Lanark
Kermit D. Krell
Freeport
St. Clare Hospital
Monroe
Wis
Krell
Case’ Co
Rockford
Woodbine
George and
Emma (Matthe) Krell
Thelma Bertsch
Chicago
Gordon
Baileyville
Larry
Paul
Elsie) Bonjour
Savanna
Austen
Lucille) Eastman
Elizabeth
Cora Schlichting
Verle
Sadie) Shaw
Effie Heidenreich
Crystal Lake
Bernice Kreil
Freeport Memorial Hospital
Burke-Tubbs
Richard Norton
Calvary Baptist Church
Aldrich
Im Carroll
Calvin and
Allie (Sprouse) Gill
Ralph Aldrich
Jack B
Aurora
Colo
Mrs Clarence Hinricks Morrison Funeral Services
Funeral services for Mrs Clarence Hinricks Morrison who died Sunday will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Reynolds Funeral Home with Rev Robert Stone officiating. Visitation will be after 2 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be at Grove Hill Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Hinricks Morrison
Clarence Hinricks
Reynolds Funeral Home
Robert Stone
Grove Hill Cemetery
Miss Eberley to Attend Delta Gamma Leadership School
Miss Maureen Eberley of 412 West 13th Street will travel to Columbus Ohio on June 2 to join the Delta Gamma Leadership School for officers and chapter presidents. Ninety nine collegiate chapter presidents from across the United States and Canada and 60 officers will attend the three day event at Ohio State University. The program will cover all phases of fraternity activity and feature an exchange of ideas among chapters with a new Collegiate Chapter Officers Manual. Miss Eberley will visit the fraternity’s international headquarters during her stay.
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Maureen Eberley
William Eberley
W. 13Th St
Columbus
Ohio
Delta Gamma Fraternity
Everley
Delta Gamma
University of Arizona
Tucson
United States
Canada
Delta Gamma Foundation
Lewis School
Oxford
Mississippi
Biennally
Eberley
Ohio State University
Radio sets in the United States total 320 million
A report notes the US owns about 320 700 000 radio sets. The figure reflects widespread radio ownership across households and institutions, underscoring the medium's reach in American daily life.
Missionary in Peru to visit St. John's Church
Fred J. Wolff, on furlough from Peru, will speak at St. John's Lutheran Church Sterling on June 2. A 6:30 p.m. share-dish dinner on the southeast lawn precedes an 7:30 p.m. slide talk detailing his work with Peruvian Lutheran congregations and a day care center serving over 65 children. Weather considerations will move the event to the main hall.
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L.C.A
Wolff
Peru
Casa Belen
Pastor Wolff
Sterling
Neb
Midland College
Fremont
Northwestern Seminary
Minneapolis
Kansas
Nebraska
Central America
Lutheran World Federation
Lutheran Church
Arthur Doty
Potluck Lunch by WSCS at Fourth Street UMC
The Woman's Society of Christian Service at Fourth Street United Methodist Church invites members to a potluck lunch on Wednesday June 23. Gather at Sinnissippi Park shelter area at noon with a dish to pass and table service. Coffee tea and lemonade provided. nursery available at the church.
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Woman's Society of Christian Service
Fourth Street United Methodist Church
Sinnissippi Park
Stock Market Gains Amid Selective Buying Turnaround
New York prices rose slightly as bargain hunters stepped in after recent losses. Dow Jones industrials edged up to 877.85 at 2 p.m. with advances leading declines 7 to 6 on the NYSE. Treasury, cattle, and grain markets also show mixed moves and futures rallied on soybeans and corn.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
S. Boise Cascade
Lockheed Aircraft
S.S. Kresge
Swift Rochelle Plant Hog and Beef Prices Report
Market prices paid at the Swift and Co plant in Rochelle at 10 a.m. today show beef cuts by weight classes ranging from 14.75 to 17.20 and hogs with a top of 19.50 and lean 36-40 percent grading between 18.25 and 19.00. Notable weight bands include 200-225 pounds at 16.75 to 17.20 and 190-240 pounds at 15.75 to 16.75.
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Utality
Canners & Cutters
Swift Rochelle
Swift and Co
Rochelle
OES Plans Anniversary Events and Socials
Sterling Chapter OES met in the Masonic Temple with Verna Harshman as associate matron and Frank Hunsberger as warder. Plans include 75th anniversary events for Sterling Chapter on October 29, invitations for Rock Falls Chapter events, and open house for Dr. and Mrs. W. F. Wright on June 30. Additional notes cover meals, dates, and member updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verna Harshman
Frank Hunsberger
Sterling Chapter
OES
Masonic Temple
Jack Weinstine
Ramona Stone
Sterling
Rock Falls
W. F. Wright
Elora Arthur
Alice Ann Lundstrom
Lillian Goulding
Colonial Acres Rest
Vera Lesher
Prophetstown
Irma
Dave Plum
Mt. Carroll
Market prices for wheat corn and soybeans tick up
Chicago cash grain quotes show Wheat No 2 soft red 1.63 per bushel No 2 hard red 1.60 Soybeans No 1 yellow 3.25 and Corn No 2 yellow 1.58 with Soybean oil at 13.70 per unit Oats No 2 extra white 0.765.
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Chicago
Chicago Cash Grain
Chicago Produce Eggs Prices Steady On Receipt
Chicago markets report eggs delivered to Chicago unchanged to 1 cent higher with grade A whites at 31 to 32 cents, medium whites 23 cents, standards unquoted.
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Chicago
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Melvin L. Easley
Penny
Dennis
Harry Cottong
Iowa
Druker
Rock River Valley Boat Club
Dixon
iGlen A
Pauline) Mogle
Roy
Cambridge
Clairmont
Moline
Mrs
Saul Druker
Helen Funeral Homes
Kermit D
Petunias
Sultanas Perriwinkles
Coleus Hardy Mums
Begonias
Zinnias
Coleus Red
Asslysum
1706
East Fifth ST
Miss Eberley
Columbus, Ohio
Fine Foods
U.S
Sally Schaefer
Sirloin
T-Bone
St. John’s Church
Fred J. Wolff
WSCS
Maxmor
Timber Lake Playhouse
Illinois
H. W. Beeler
O. M. Nysather
Loewi , Company, Inc
Admiral Corporation
American Brands
American Motors
American Tel. & Tel
Beldon Corp
Bethlehem Steel
Buffalo Forge Co
Caillar Tractor
Chrysler Corporation
CMI Investment Corp
Collins Radio
Commonwealth Edison
Empire Gas Co
Ford Motor Co
Frantz Manufacturing Co
General Electric Co
General Motors
Holiday Inns of America
International Harvester
International Paper
Jones & Laughlin Steel
Marcor
McDonnell Douglas
Northwestern Steel & Wire
Outboard Marine
Ozark Airlines
Sears Roebuck
Sperry Rand
Standard Oil Co. Calif
Standard Oil Co
N. Jersey
STP Corporation
Texas Gulf
Heinhold
Chicago Stockyards
Atkinson Market
Chicago Livestock
USDA
Chicago Grain Review Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Aan
Chicago Mercantile
Shell E
E. Lincolnway, Sterling
George C. Scott
Patton
Joanne George C. Woodward
Scott
MANA
Matar
Calaveras
Stefan Kanfer
Time Magain
Dustin Hoffman
Little Big Man
Panavision
Technicotor
Fe Uverhalt
Ieet
Starys
Metro-Goldwyn. Mayer
Burt Kennedy
Suata
Dirty Magep
Venice
Natra
Alvin Gamze
David
Sylva Koscina
Aun Banavision
Metrocolor
Tom
WSDR
AJP
Baby Mate Inc
Michigan
Prince Castles
Prince
Hamburger
TOP Hat Sundae
Silver Star Soda
Princetta Castles
W. River ST
Iiler
RTE
Francis
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