Circle Meetings at First Baptist Church Women’s Circles
Women’s Fellowship Circles met at the church during the week. Circle of Christian Social Concern gathered Monday at 7 40 p.m. with Mrs W F Monfort as chairwoman Devotions by Mrs FE E Tall on After Easter What New projects included sending 50 draw string bags for a mission school in the Philippines Circle of Christian Service met Wednesday 1 30 p.m. Devotional thoughts by Mrs Claude Musgrave on He Came to Serve and notes from Miss Ann Hansen commemorating the Telugu Baptist Women’s Convention Oct 8 11 1970 Four lap robes were tied for veterans hospitals Refreshments by Doris Newman and Marcella Stern Dorcas Circle weeded and beautified church flower plots Celia Cossum Circle met at Mrs A G Keiser’s home with officers elected for many posts Devotions by Mrs A G Keiser Listen Love and Respond from Secret Place Eleanore Circle hosted by Mrs Bernard Roden Quiet time presided Mary Circle hosted by Mrs Leslie Stern and Devotions by the chairwoman Have you Opened all the
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First Baptist Church Women's Fellowship
Circle of Christian Social Concern
W. F. Monfort
FE. E. Tall
Philippines
Circle of Christian Service
Claude Musgrave
Ann Hansen
Mellore
South India
Doris Newman
Marcella Stern
Dorcas
Celia Cossum
A. G. Keiser
Hugh Phillips
Eleanore Circle
Bernard Roden
Roy Foote
Missions
Harry Loos
Christian Service
Harry Kirchner
Vernon Bean
See Williams
Leo Berard
Howard Harvey
Circle
Sandra Wright
Mary Circle
Leslie Stern
YMCA Schedule and Church Announcements
The YMCA lists daily activity blocks for youth, adults, and special programs across pools, open gyms, and instructional swim. Highlights include junior high and high school open gym. family and co ed swim. and various supervision systems and classes. Church notices cover leadership, potluck for graduates, and Woman’s Fellowship meeting with circle hostesses and speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thacethenay
Ogee
Two Drivers Injured in Rock Falls Crash
A two car collision at 12:00 a.m. Saturday in the 900 block of 1st Ave Rock Falls left Frederick P. Dowding 20 Sterling and J James Mangan 24 Rock Falls with injuries. Mangan was cited for reckless driving after his southbound car struck the oncoming Dowding vehicle sending Dowding into a yard.
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Community General Hospital
Frederick P. Dowding
Sterling
J. James Mangan
Dixon Ave
Rock Falls
1St Ave
Mangan
Dowding
Reed Exhibits Paintings In Bank Display
Local artist and instructor E. E. Reed shows four pictures in the Rock Falls National Bank lobby titled Warrior Silos Spring and Spring on the Farm. Other Rock River Art Association members also show occasionally with Mrs. W. P. Rock and Mrs. Alan Haberle having exhibited there.
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Eugene E. Reed
Rock Falls National Bank
Reed
Annaheim
Costa Mesa
Calif
Rock River Art Association
W. P. Rock
Alan Haberle
Bible School At Rock Falls First Christian Church
Vacation Bible School for children ages three through grade six at Rock Falls First Christian Church from June 21 to July 2. Sessions run 9 to 11 30 a m daily Monday through Friday with all welcome to attend.
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Rock Falls
First Christian Church
CITGO Dealers Meet at Arlington Heights
John Dillon and 1,100 CITGO dealers and spouses from Illinois Indiana and Michigan attended CITGO Cities Service Oil gala Car Man in Arlington Heights Illinois. The Show N Tell Car Care and Safety Program for women was introduced by Charlotte Montgomery Good Housekeeping speaker and National Safety Council vice president.
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John Dillon
CITGO
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Cities Service Oil Company
Arlington Heights
Ill
Charlotte Montgomery
Good Housekeeping Magazine
House
National Safety Council
Montgomery
Clean Up and Fix Up Weeks Declared in Rock Falls
Rock Falls City Council set May 24 to June 5 as Clean-Up and Fix-Up Weeks. City crews from Street and Garbage Departments will haul away refuse placed along curbs or in alleys. Residents may call 625-3903 or 625-1575 for pickup. 50-gallon barrels will be emptied this year.
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Rock Falls
Frank Roseweiler
Herman Shaw
Squirrels in Rock Falls Sent for Rabies Testing
Three Rock Falls squirrels with hair loss due to mange mites were examined by a Sterling veterinarian. The heads were sent to the Illinois State Public Health Laboratory for rabies testing with results due by May 2. A fourth infected squirrel was later found near W. 5th Street and Seward's Park, prompting a public warning not to handle squirrels.
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Sterling
Rock Falls
Earl Howard
W. 5Th St
Howard
Dr. Z
Seward’s Park
Four Way Stop Light System To Control Busy Intersection
Electrical work progresses toward installing a four way stop light pattern at a busy intersection. The $18 000 project aims to ease heavy traffic and reduce accidents by adding a new traffic signal system deemed a valuable public safety device.
Rock Falls Man Faces Theft Drug Possession Charges
A 24 year old Rock Falls man Michael J Walljasper of 602 ard Ave was jailed on theft and possession of a dangerous drug charges after a Foodlane shoplifting incident. He collapsed at the Rock Falls police station and was taken to Community General Hospital.
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Rock Falls
Michael J. Walljasper
Walljasper
Community General Hospital
Women’s Fellowship Officers Elected at May Meeting
Reports and devotions followed by Mrs. Fugene Corzett at the First Congregational Church meeting. Rummage sale netted 179.54 with blankets, nylons, glasses collected for aid. Officers elected: President Mrs. Farl, secretary Mrs. Harold Tolter, treasurer Mrs. Stanley Reeser. district meeting announced for June 16. picnic set for June 18 hosted by Mrs. Don Eades.
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Fugene Corzett
May Women's Fellowship
First Congregational Church
G. Longfelders
Women's Fellowship
Stanley Reeser
Pilgrim Park
Lyndon Church
Earl George
Women’s Fellowship
Don Eades
Miriam Circle
Cleo Wilson
Truth Circle
George
Fred Yeoward
Joe Atkinson
Ed Petrashek
Farl
Harold Toler
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YMCA
David Cramer
Wayne Rude
Roy Payne
Alvin Teske
Sunshine
Charles Newman
Guy Coats
Mason Allen
Joe Rogers
Woman’s Fellowship
Nathan Williams
Daisy Verain
Paul Parks
Foreign and Home Missions Circle
Kline
E. E. Reed
Christian Church
Dillon, Citgo
Ron
East St. Louis
Granite City
Peice
Gazette
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Dan Frankfather
First Ave
10Th St
Dan
Garbage Department
Rock Falls News
United States
Bank of North America
Jack
Dale
Humphrey
Ethel Sheldon
Leland
Reeser
David Proctor
Speaker & Lendman
St. Ave
the Daily Gazette
Second Ave
Sterling, Mllnois
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