Mrs G W Bell Dies Saturday in Rock Falls
Mrs George W Bell formerly of 1211 Griswold Ave Sterling died early this morning at Colonial Acres Rest Home Rock Falls Funeral services at 1 30 p m Monday Melvin Funeral Home Rev Harley Stauffer pastor will officiate burial Riverside Cemetery Surviving are four sons Mason Gene Harland Bell two daughters June Teachout Joyce Koplin five brothers John Wentling Clyde Wentling and others plus 13 grandchildren and two great grandchildren She was born May 28 1896 in Pennsylvania and married George W Bell in 1914.
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George W. (Marie) Bell
Griswold Ave
Sterling
Colonial Acres Rest Home
Rock Falls
Melvin Funeral Home
Bell
Andrew and
Lillie Schweigert Wentling
George W. Bell
Averung
West
Mason
Gene
Harland Bell
Dennis Bell
Nashville Town
June) Teachout
Joyce Koplin
Roc Falls
Fred
Annetta) Beese
Murray Wentling
Lawrence Wentling
Theo Wentling
Dixon
John Wentling
Arkansas
Clyde Wentling Sterling
Funeral for Robert W. Gegenf Beloit man in Rock Falls
Funeral services for Robert W. Gegenf 72 of 226 Caldwell Ave Beloit Wisconsin were held at Wheelock Allen Funeral Home Rock Falls with Rev. Lowell D. Allen officiating. Burial followed at IOOF Cemetery Rock Falls. Organist Mrs Wayne E Larson and singers Mrs Frances Stroup performed including Just A Closer Walk With Thee How Great Thou Art Take My Hand Oh Precious Lord and Precious Memories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Connolly
Wheelock-Allen Funeral Home
Rock Falls
Robert W. Gegen
Caldwell Ave
Beloit
Wis
Beloit Memorial Hospital
Lowell D. Allen
Area College Students Named to Dean's List and Graduates
The announcements note Jose Calahorrano of Sterling named to the U S Naval Academy Dean's List for the second semester while on cruise ports including Japan. Virginia Engel completes four years at the University of Iowa earning a BA in marketing and heads to San Francisco. Donna Sonderoth graduates magna cum laude from Western Illinois University and will pursue a master’s degree. Billie Appenzeller of Sterling earns a BS in accounting from the University of Illinois and will join Arthur Young in Chicago.
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Jacinto Chacon
Sterling
U. S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Jose Calahorrano
Jose
Rock Falls High School
Naval Academy
Japan
Awaili
Virginia Ee
Clifford J. Engel
3Rd Ave
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Alpha Chi Omega
Iss Engel
San Francisco
Calif
Donna Sonderoth
Estern Illinois University
Macomb
Earlybird program session starts at 5 30 a.m
The Sterling Park District launches a new Earlybird session this Monday at 5 30 a.m. The program offers tennis basketball handball swimming and a workout on the Monster machine with sessions three times weekly from 5 30 to 7 15 a.m supervised by Dick Cox. The eight week course costs 3 30 dollars and inquiries may be directed to the Recreation Center at 625 1265 or to the 211 E St Marys Rd location.
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Sterling Park
Dick Cox
E. St. Marys Rd
Court Report Magistrate Court Sterling Division
Wallace V Prater 412 Avenue Dee speeding 45 in a 30 zone $15 fine and costs. Lee F Willman RR 1 Rock Falls too fast for conditions $10 fine and costs. Robert Beveroth 1010 E 3th St Sterling speeding $12 fine and costs.
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Sterling
Wallace
Welsh Language Death Shrinks Speakership in Wales
Eric Evens head of the Welsh language unit in Galmorgan County warns the census may show a drop from 650000 Welsh speakers by 100000. The language is now mainly spoken by over 50s and young children, aided by teachers. Urdd Gobaith Cymru with 50000 members plans a Cardiff conference in September to promote the tongue.
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Eric Evens
Galmorgan
Wales
Urdd Gobaith Cymru
Cardiff
CNS
Paris Tops Europe as Most Expensive for Meals
The Michelin guides rate Paris as the priciest city in Europe for meals while Geneva is noted as charging the highest lodging rates.
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Europe
Paris
Geneva
Firemen on Ambulance Lead Busy Life in Lexington
Emergency Medical Technicians Logsdon and Johnson ride a Lexington Fayette County Ambulance, answering about two dozen calls daily. They train for 81 classroom hours, 80 ER hours, and 40 instructor hours, communicating with UK Medical Center by radio as they rush to accidents, fires, and medical emergencies.
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Bob Cooper
Associated Press
Lexington, Ky
Fire Department
John Logsdon
Logsdon
Norm Johnson
Lexington-Fayette County
Norm
Johnson
Logsdon and Johnson
Rock Falls Fire Crews Fight Trash Fire at Street Garage
The Rock Falls Fire Department answered a Thursday 2 50 p m alarm at the Rock Falls Street Department Garage and extinguished a trash fire with no damage reported. The cause is undetermined and they returned to the station at 4 27 p m. Earlier, Wednesday night, they responded to a false alarm in Allen's Addition west of Rock Falls.
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Rock Falls
Allen
Roses Last Longer With Sugar Water Guide
A garden expert advises cutting roses at noon on sunny days when sugar in leaves is highest. For vases, add 2 teaspoons of sugar or honey per pint of water to extend life.
Morris on Hospital Happenings Patients and Births
Admission list for Morrison Community Area on June 28 includes Master Robert Conrady Prophetstown and several Morrison residents along with discharge notes. New arrival at MCH reports a son born to Mr and Mrs Charles Abell Prophetstown on June 2%.
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Morrison Hospital
Morrison Community Area
Robert Conrady
Prophetstown
Ramond Franklin
Mary Tichler
Morrison
Henry A. Steffen
Port Byron
Leslie Twing
Hillsdale
Raymond J. Frohling
Lynette DeVries
Reynolds Revy Jr
Miles Blean
Carol Bradshaw
Eric
Edward Merema
Lyndon
Reginald C. Basham
Albany
Missie Pease
Charles T. Hall
Sterling
Jefferey Abbott
Mch
Charles Abell
Morrison Community Hospital
Lawrence Wallingford
Nelson
KSB Hospital
Dixon
Donald Baker
Kelli Meyers
Rong
Rockets Boosters Meet On Monday
The Rock Falls High School marching Rockets Boosters plan a Monday meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the high school gym to discuss results from the Mid-West National Band Championships and future plans for the band.
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Rock Falls
Anniversary Open House for Hampton Couple
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Hampton will be honored at an anniversary open house this Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Steak House West in Sterling. The event will be hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hampton. All friends and relatives are invited to attend.
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Steven Hampton
West
Sterling
Robert Hampton
Sweet Charity Message On Buckinghamshire Church Board
A bulletin board outside a Methodist church in Buckinghamshire displays the note Drink Is Thine Enemy with a contrasting charitable reply Love Thine Enemy. The snippet reflects a moral tension expressed in public scripture versus benevolent sentiment.
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Buckinghamshire
England
CNS
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Tonite
Jerimiah Johnson
McCabe
Mrs. Miller
Sun
Wingin
Siewardesse
Emisphere
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ENEAR
Area College
College of Commerce
James
Alpha Lambda Delta
Beta Alpha Psi
Miss Appenzeller
Arthur Young Public Accounting
Chicago
Italy
Funeral Home
Harley Stauffer
Riverside Cemetery
Gazette
Paul E. Laursen
Harold Eeenne
St. Francis Hospital
South 9Th St
Pekin
Richard McCall
Steven Plock
Lanark
Freeport
Freeport Memoria
Iveshe Pfulrath
Ae Hospital
B. Glen Ward
Shoreline Heights
Lisa Jo
Art Pulford
Arnie Pederson
T. A
Clinton, Ark
Anna Fritz
Community General Hospital
Rock Falls Colonial Acres
Joy Sheldon
Rock Falls Manor
Martin Barron
E. 11Th Ave
Monmouth
Claudine Ingersoll
Round Lake
Ill
Dixon Public Hospital
Daniel Gross
49Th Ct
Cicero
Joseph Keigley
Lisle
Northwestern Railroad
Dixon Pen Hospital
Northern
Illinois
Fresno Wier
Margot Kidder
Jennifer Saltsisters
Colorey Moviel
Sisters
Brian DePalma
Alfred Hitchcock
Time Magazine
Rockets Boosters
Sweet Charity
SE Mai
Warner Bros
Warner Communications Company
Eugene Fester
Wheelock-Allen Funeral Homes
Thomas Garland
Parse Theatre
United Artists
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