Albert Schildgens Married 25 Years
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Schildgen marked 25 years of married life with a family dinner on Saturday night November 24. The couple’s children Joan Clem Don Mary Lou Gordon Joyce and two sons Dale A in the Navy at Norfolk and Kenneth F at Crosier Seminary in Quamia Minn joined in the celebration. They have lived in Forest Park for 21 years at 501 Ferdinand.
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Albert Schildgen
Joan
Clem
Don
Mary Lou
Gordon
Joyce
Schildgens
Dale A
U. S. Navy
Norfolk
Kenneth F
Crosier Seminary
Quamia
Minn
Schildgen
Forest Park
Ferdinand
Sails for Germany on Christmas Liberty voyage
Julia Weinhold of 911 Hannah sails December 14 aboard the French liner Liberty for Germany. She plans to spend Christmas with three brothers and a sister and expects to remain in Germany for several months.
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Julia Weinhold
Hannah
Liberty
Germany
Local Women Installed Officers In O E S Ceremony
Victory chapter 810 of the Order of the Eastern Star held an installation at the Circle Masonic temple in Oak Park on November 17. Henrietta Ohmacht Paul Pagels and Matilda Gilbert were among those installed as officers.
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Victory
Order of the Eastern Star
Circle Masonic Temple
Oak Park
Henrietta Ohmacht
Jackson
Paul Pagels
Matilda Gilbert
Engagement announced for Nancy Maedke to Robert J. Tripp
Engaged couple Nancy Maedke of Brussels Wisconsin and Robert J Tripp of Forest Park Illinois plan an April wedding this year at Millikin University Nancy is a senior majoring in elementary education Her parents are Mr and Mrs Harold Maedke and Mr and Mrs James Groppis both of Forest Park
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Harold Maedke
Brussels
Wis
Nancy
Robert J. Tripp
Elgin
Forest Park
Millikin
James ,Groppis
Circle
Wead Fund Drive at Millikin University
The annual Campus Chest Drive begins at Millikin University in Decatur TI with student co chairmen Miss Martha Groppi Forest Park and Bob Krebs Mt Vernon directing the campaign. They will oversee the Campus Chest assembly an all student carnival and other campus activities.
Party a Success at Bowman Dairy Club Ecard Event
The Merry Makers club held an annual ecard and party on November 13 at Bowman Dairy Co and planned card parties for veterans at Vaughn's hospital. Donations from local and out-of-town merchants were welcomed. The group met again on December 5 at the Wigwam Lounge.
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Merry Makers Club
Bowman Dairy Co
Vaughn's Hospital
Wigwam
Man's Experience: Wants and Woes of Desires
A saying on desire notes that people chase many things they cannot have while obtaining much they do not want, illustrating the paradox of human want and contentment in everyday life.
First Savings highlights insured safety and local service
A promotional note touts First Savings as a centrally located community association. It emphasizes federal insurance up to $10,000 and claims warm personal service with funds that are safe profitable and accessible.
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Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation
First Savings
Millikin names 16 students in Who's Who list
Sixteen Millikin University students in Decatur are selected for the 1956 57 Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities. Martha Groppi a 1953 Proviso Township High School graduate and Millikin senior majors in elementary education and participates in dramatics music and religious life activities. She sings with the A Cappella choir and has acted on campus and in church solo work and aids in the telecourse Children’s Literature on WCIA Champaign.
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Millikin University
Decatur
Martha Groppi
Proviso Township High School
Millikin
Groppi
University Youth Fellowship
Alpha Epsilon Rho
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Albert Schildgens
O.E.S
Madison Street
UO Ey Tae
Forest Park, Ill
Who
Elgin Starlette
Eady Elgin
COCA
Madison St
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