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Schoolmates of 59 YearsAgo Meet at Benner SchoolSrhootmata* of SO years ago hod such • food tim* visiting Saturday afternoon at the Benner schooTattending tha first reunmn. 90 ; UN m#n and woman who had at*Yandad school on tha waning dawsouth of Wood bum that they had no lima for organizing Nothing was said about gat ting togatharnext fall to ohaarva tha sixtieth anniversary of tha opening of tha Benner srhool so busy wart tha pupils of 99 yaars ago visiting wtth aach othar during tha Saturday.About 900 parsons gathamd attha school Saturday aftarnoon for tha first reunion of charter** pupils aver held there Tha school had bean built on tha north watt corner of tha Henry C Scheldt farm 99 yaars ago. Of tha 300dicate that tha govern man t InFranca will maintain its dominance in Europe over October. That country will be able to obtain tha support and cooperation of othar nations in attempting to maintain peace throughout tha world.nearly 90 yaars ago.Directors of this school had preserved all tha achool records during tha 99 years Tha hooks ware taken to tha school Saturday by tha directors and WOfO laid down for the inspection of tha viaitors which Included the entire neighborhood Tha original enrollment of pupils of September. 1*7*. was tha book that attracted the most Interest. During the afternoon this enrollment that carried the names of (1 pupils was examined with greatinterest by the 30 attending the reunion Saturday whoat names were ot» tha Hat, Theat 30 accounted for 33 persons who ire tsnown to be still living while there may be more than that number. Attending the reunion Saturday were five members of the Benner family including C C Benner of 2321 Sanford avenue. Mrs. LydiaHeal and Mist Ella Benner of 1*39 Worden avenue. Mrs Emma L. l.uken of 2515 Amelia street, and Theodor* Benner of Abingdon. 111. All the family had attandad tha Bennar school although tha young-er members of tha family did not attend tbs first year but did attend the stcond year.While those attending the reunion Saturday w^n too busyvisiting to discuss plans for naxtyear, it was said today that planafor the sixtieth reunion to ba held naxt Septemhar would no doubt bs mad* later on.MEN LOVE GIRLS WITHPEPftWt*4 fa* *f fax, asa »ffiMb * I tm i -A s»CT aSfti ■ ■I I '■ ■ ■ m arr*# * « Mfcl «£tnmif hm* hw 1 mwiK3 «ma■mssfiwuswi Mi Umm MSS Is #«ttf M« Mrs■MM* fell#1 ■%% : c ffwyjja f %^ s,j; „19k' - fwoVATWisr* *“mm**iUJa.
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Alton Evening Telegraph
Alton, Illinois, US
Mon, Sep 19, 1938
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