Dinner Honors Retiring School Superintendent
Clyde Campbell former Morrison Elementary superintendent was honored at a Morrison Camera Club farewell dinner at the Brick House. He plans to move to Fremont Nebraska and spend winters in Phoenix Arizona after retiring July 1. He received a club gift and shared slides of San Francisco and Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morrison
Clyde Campbell
Brick House
Morrison Camera Club
Campbell
Fremont
Neb
East 11Th Street
West
Phoenix
Ariz
Joe Gorzney
San Francisco
Calif
Nebraska
Club
Josephohine Smith
Floyd Adams
Erie
Steven Brackemyer
Jacob J. Brackemyer
Near Morrison
Rochelle Township High School
Rochelle
Friendship Circle Polo meets in Fellowship Hall
The Polo Church of the Brethren Friendship Circle met June 28 with 33 members and 15 guests. Mrs. Dan Fierheller led, programs included a birthday tribute to Mrs. Ray Hedrick and Mrs. Anna Powell, who turned 92, and Mrs. Powell spoke on Old bottles. Guests toured the church kitchen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendship Circle
The
Polo Church of the Brethren
Fellowship Hall
Polo Friendship Club
Dan Fierheller
Ray H. Hedrick
Anna Powell
Powell
John Chase
Everett Webster
Arthur Hunn
Rebekah Lodge
Marco Polo
TOPS Queen Lyndon Leads June 26 Weigh-In
Twenty one members attend the TOPS meeting at Lyndon on June 26 with Eleanor Cooper named monthly queen for six weeks of loss and half way to goal. Lucy Saxby wins weekly pounds lost and Gertrude Corbin takes the monetary prize while Rose Meier earns the fruit basket. Marilyn Woodard reads an article from Readers Digest on weight control. Next meeting set for July 3 at 9 a.m.
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Lyndon
TOPS
Eleanor Cooper
Lucy Saxby
Marilyn Woodard
Gertrude Corbin
Rose Meier
Walnut Rotary honors Loyal Andersen Citizen of the Year
The Walnut Rotary Club awards its Citizen of the Year to Loyal Andersen but illness kept him from attending the luncheon. Lee Ganschow handed the gavel to incoming president Allen Wallace. Visiting rotarians included Chuck Novak and Bill Goff. No meeting until July 11 when Wallace leads a preview of next year’s activities.
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Walnut
Walnut Rotary Club
Sven
Andersen
Lee Ganschow
Allen Wallace
Isiting
Chuck Novak
Bill Goff
Princeton
Wallace
Walnut Community Consolidated Grade School Board
Mountford Roofing Company
Meadow Gold Dairy
Kewanee
Nedewis Agency
Old Republic Insurance Company
Nelson Briefs Highlight Local Graduations and Visits
Joan Sendra earned an associate degree in fashion merchandising from Bauder Fashion College in Miami. Ellyn Stitzel graduated from Laboratory Institute of Merchandising on May 31 1973 in New York City. The notes also record visits by Robert Reed of Fresno and family gatherings, including a Rock Falls High School anniversary celebration and a Fathers Day dinner in Tampico with multiple relatives visiting from several states.
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Nelson
Joan Sendra
John Sendra
Bauder Fashion College
Miami
Fla
Dupont Plaza
Richard Stitzel
Darien
Conn
Sherri Farley
Dixon
Joan
Pekin
Donald Estabrook
Earle Stitzel
Ellyn D. Stitzel
Richard W. Stitzel
New York City
N.Y
Stitzel
Alexander Department Store
Stamford
Jul
Reed
John Gale
Irvin Bartels
Jamie
Monroe
Wis
David DeVries
Robert Reed
Fresno
Calif
Edward Gale
Rock Falls
Clemens May
Debbie
Mike
Rockford
Ron Anderson
Cathy
Addison
Bonnie Revak
Pennsylvania
Unday
A.L. May
Anderson
Miss Revak
May
Jack Thompson
Chicago Heights
Mike Regan
Jackie
Milledgeville Club Marks 50th Anniversary
Milledgeville hosts a 50th anniversary picnic at Point Rock Park Mt Carroll for the Double H Club founded January 18 1923 as a domestic science group. Original members Abe Reiff and Ray Meyers remain active. Dan Fierheller organized the club and was its first president.
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Reiff
Orion Stover
Harold Kimmel
Harry Bushman
Dallas Hartsworn
Firemen Plan Fourth Of July Event At Harmon
The Harmon Volunteer Fire Department and its Woman's Auxiliary host a Fourth of July Celebration at the Harmon Community Building starting 11 a.m. with a Fun Fair. Carnival booths, a concession stand, a clown, and baseball games amuse all ages. Firetruck rides and a 5 p.m. barbecue park dinner precede a dark fireworks display. Proceeds benefit the fire department.
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Harmon
Harmon Volunteer Fire Department
Ays
Fire
Golden Wedding Honors At Stern Family Gathering
A June 24 gathering at the home of Mr and Mrs Lyle Stern Sterling marked the 50th anniversary of Clarence Stern and his wife from Rock Falls. Attendees included Gale Stern Garwin IA Dale Albee Toledo IA Forrest Linton Pam Yates Tamara Lynn Mackey Sterling Robert Stern Rock Falls and Martin Kenneth Stern Sterling. Clarence Stern’s anniversary date was June 21 with many friends neighbors and relatives visiting.
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Coleta
Lloyd P. Mackey
Lyle Stern
Sterling
Ntsr
Clarence Stern
Rock Falls
Gale Stern
Garwin
Iowa
Dale Albee
Toledo
Forrest Linton
Pamela Yates
Tamara
Harold Book
Lynn Mackey
Robert Stern
Martin
Kenneth Stern
Genesee Grange
Fred Volkers
Fred Geise
Milledgeville
Grange
Northern Illinois
Boone County Fair Grounds
Belvidere
John Q. Hubbard
Rook
Arthur Milroy
Elizabeth Kraft
Lanark School Board Won't Increase Teacher Salaries
Lanark School Board rejects salary raises beyond the 1972-73 contract and directs negotiations. Supt Bruce Setchell to draft the 1973-74 budget, new teachers hired, Title II reimbursement filed, and facility lounge plans discussed. Kenneth Wiersema earns a University of Maryland BA, Linda Ellinor named to Augustana Dean's List.
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Lanark — Lanark School Board
Lanark Education Association
Bruce Setchell
Sheryl Rosentretter
Dorothy McCall
Rade
Dwayne Shaffter
Kenneth Wiersema
Henry Wiersema
Lanark
United States Army
University of Maryland
Shea
Gisella
Europe
Stephanie
Ken
Boston University
Hear
Army
Linda Ellinor
Wayne Ellinor
Augustana College
Rock Island
Chadwick Graduate Accepts Teaching Post in Wisconsin
Cathy J. Hartman, Chadwick graduate and University of Wisconsin Platteville alumna, has accepted a third grade teaching job in Elkhorn Wisconsin for the 1973 74 school year. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Lee A Hartman Jr. The Lamplighters meeting at Chadwick Park featured 4 H members and mothers with lessons on outside cooking and barbecueing and the metric system.
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Chadwick
Cathy J. Hartman
Lee A. Hartman Jr
Elkhorn
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Glen Hartman
Gene Hendrick
Larry Gipe
Vernon Fink
Blood Storage Advances Extend Safe Liquid Blood Shelf
Papers from the South American Red Cross Annual Scientific Symposium report that human red blood cell and blood preservative research may extend safe liquid blood storage from 21 days to 42 days and possibly to 56 days.
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Sth American Red Cross
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Steve
Morrison Community High School
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb
Whiteside County Fair
Smith Trust and Savings Bank
Whiteside County Bank
Joe's Smoke House
New Sentinel
Joseph Ruggerio
Ruggerio
Erie and Prophetstown
Kenosha
Dolores Nice
Cecil Nice
Hesston Deanaesesston
Kans
Banks
John Banks
Olivet Nazarene College
Kankakee
Verlye Kinsel Spencer
Palmer College
Davenport
International Chiropractors Association
WCTU
Church of the Brethren
Max Plum
Mary Wragg
Hone
Mette
Mautz
Uber
Fred Beese Sales Store
W. 3Rd St. Sterling
Nelson Briefs
Bill Peters
Portland
Ore
Marlin Nielsen
Ray Klockenga
Walter Klockenga
Ralph Echelbarger
Henery Nielsen
Ethel Peters
Clinton
Marlin Nielsen and Sons
Gary
Eddie
Terry Adams
Oregon
Regan
Chicago
Re Oe
Urday
LaVon Ene
Batavia
William Weber
Milledgeville Club
Billy
Hazel Ae
Frank Fogel
Norma Grove
Carol Frye
Eel
Margie Gouhl
York
FE. A. Sollenberger
Miss Grove
William Pryde
Edinburgh
Scotland
Duncan Robertsona
Cabot
National Paint Store
Locust Sterling
John H. Fritz
Eleventh St
Avenue D
Jack Daven
Tom Weir
Sits Rock Rims Company
7Th Ave
Art Weir
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