Shoemaker 40th Anniversary Open House in Rock Falls
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Shoemaker of Rock Falls celebrate 40 years of marriage with an open house from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Rock Falls Ramada Inn. They wed Sept 4 1949 in Dixon. The couple has three daughters Linda Ricketts Pam Charleston and Diane Shoemaker plus five grandchildren. Gift omission requested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Elmer Shoemaker
Rock Falls
Rock Falls Ramada Inn
Elmer Shoemaker
Frances Curry
West Side Church
Dixon
Adam L. Lutzwiler
Linda Ricketts
Pam Charleston
Diane Shoemaker
Tinely Park
Charitable April bridge match links New York and Paris
An unusual April bridge marathon ran from April 1 to 15 linking the Caven dish Club in New York and Le Club de Bridgeur in Paris to benefit charity.Men won by a slim margin after 2 532 deals. Dorothy Truscott shone in a three no trump deal despite the 6 am start, executing a precise sequence to secure the contract.
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New York
Paris
Cavendish Club
le Club de Bridgeur
Dorothy Truscott
Bridge hand bidding and play from the West table
In a bridge deal South is declared vulnerable with dealer status. West passes to show a balanced hand, North passes, East passes, South opens 2 clubs then 3NT is bid, all pass. Opening lead is a seven.
Twin girls born in Rochelle with multiple family details
CHANA BALCOM welcomes twin daughters Tiffany Lynne 4 lb 11 oz 17 in and Brittany Anne 4 lb 132 oz 17 in born Aug 17 5:07 am at Rochelle Community Hospital. Welcoming them home is Jessica 4. Grandparents Balcom, McCaslin, and Nance, with various great-grandparents listed.
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Chana — Gay Balcom
Rochelle Community Hospital
Tiffany Lynne
Brittany Anne
Jessica
James Balcom
Chana
Albert Balcom
Gordon McCaslin
Rochelle
James Burton
Benjamin James
Beverly Bremenschenkel
Mendota
Fred Harris
Wilbur Burton
Lee
Richard Nance
Leon Haag
Oswego
Amnella Burton
Batavia
Ashton
Lee Nelson
Putnam
Elmer
Marion) Buffington
Milledgeville
George Heggemeyer
Princeton
Eastern graduates named as 608 earn degrees atEIU
The Charleston area reports 608 summer graduates at Eastern Illinois University with Daniel P. Van Holten of Walnut earning a masters. In Tallahassee Bob Thompson, son of James A. and Sharon A. Thompson of Dixon, is a Florida State University senior in communications.
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Charleston
Eastern Illinois University
Area
Daniel P. van Holten
Walnut
Tallahassee
Fla
Bob Thompson
James A
Sharon A. Thompson
Dixon
Florida State University
P.O. Box
Dubuque
Iowa
University of Dubuque
Army
David Hage
Selec
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Mr. and
Mrs. Elmer
James Jacoby
West
East
Dorothy
King of Diamonds
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
North Pjotf
Hake
Lucinda Marie
Higinio C. Perez
Theresa Johnson
Vernon Hills
Carolina Reyes
Ciudad Juarez
Mexico
Concepcion Perez
Mexico City
Leiegraph
Berniece Nelson
Bellflower, Calif
Mark
Cindy) Silvius
Copley Hospital
Aurora
Kelsie Nicole
Duane
Marie) Ackland
West Brooklyn
Ron
Judy) Silvius
Cora Morris
Howard Ackland
Ron Smith
Bessie Silvius
Montgomery
John D. Hays
KSB
Kaitlynn Elizabeth
Dale Hatch
Knoxville
Harry Tutwiler
Raymond Hays
Alexis
Stacy F. Sear
Galesburg
Tom Corken
Bill Palen
Bob Shumaker
Paul Ratner
Craig Harrison
Marty Eccles
Warren Walder
Harold Rhodes
M. Galena Avenue
Bob Shomaker
Bob
Ted
Army College
Telegr Graph
Midwest
Growmark, Inc
Bloomington
Ill
Grewmark
Chicago
Illinois
Wisconsin
Matthew Gusse
David
Charlene Gusse
Jonathan Baldwin Turner
Gusse
U of I
Dixon Meer
Pennie
Sterling
Bernard Sullivan
Bic
America
Caner
Bigelow
W. First St. Dixon, Ill
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