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Newspaper

Frankfort Leader

Location

Frankfort, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jun 29, 1961

Page

2

Orland Park Firemen Auxiliaries Card and Bunco Party

The Orland Park Firemen Auxiliaries sponsor a card and bunco party on Wednesday July 19 at 8 00 p.m. in the fire hall with Mrs Kenneth Apel as chairwoman Refreshments follow after games. May officers elected for the coming year include Lucille Granat president Mary Ballou vice president Mary OConnor treasurer and Louise Frank secretary. Mrs Hilda Nitsche retiring president installed officers.

Sherman Knox Firmen Banco Kenneth Apel Mesdames Lucille Granat Mary Ballou Mary O'Connor Louise Frank Hilda Nitsche

Green Garden Cooking Groups Hold Talks and Events

Green Garden Snip n Snack 4-H club met at the town hall with president Sandra Bettenhausen presiding. Members reported by Sharon Homerding Susan Lauffer and Suzanne Nagel. plans included refreshments at the New Lenox horse show on July 2 and upcoming July events clothing judging July 11 12 13 a surprise Home Bureau tour July 14 and state flower arrangement July 18.

Katharine Heisner Frankfort Town Hall Sandra Bettenhausen Sharon Homerding Susan Lauffer Suzanne Nagel New Lenox Sandra Nagel Sharon Gordon Carolyn Patz Electrical Committee Diane Rab Carol Sippel Nancy Steinberg Marie Ann Bettenhausen Laurel Lauffer Rita Weber Jean Heisner Susan Dralle Carol Waldhouser Green Garden Sharon Hamerding Sherry Dralle Helen Ebert Bonnie Lauffer Jo van Rheedan van Horne Woods

Navy Secretary Authorizes Brevet Medal for Marines

On June 7 1921 the Secretary of the Navy authorized the Brevet Medal, the sole decoration specifically for Marine Corps personnel.

Secretary of the Navy Marine Corps

Marley Charles Lauffer Tours Western States and Alaska

Weekend motor trip through northwestern Illinois plus a 17 000 mile western states and Alaska journey by Charles Lauffer with two Bradley University classmates. Bonnie Sproat confined to home with measles. Regular missionary society meeting at Marley Baptist with program on Stan Lemon Viet Nam trip. July church events listed.

Charles Lauffer Alaska Bradley University Jack Rawlings Jesse Cory Earlville Adella Sproat Willard Rowley Homer Charles Elliott Englewood Presbyterian Church Wildwood Harry Sabin St. James Hospital Chicago Heights The Missionary Society Dan Sass Cora Hyink Glenn Peterson Joe Bruns Jack Jordan Stan Lemon Viet Nam Jordan New York City Clare Berg

Lincolnwood Girl Scout Troop Plans Camp-out and Flag Ceremony

The Intermediate Girl Scout troop 375 met at Miss Ginger Rudd’s home to plan a July 7 camp-out at Hawthorne Ridge and a June 28 cook-out replacing the regular meeting. Two girls Pamel a Garrish and Jeannine Heitman will take part in a flag ceremony at Joliet Memorial Stadium at 7 p.m. on July. Refreshments were served after the meeting. The Busy Hour 4-H club met at Miss Barbara Taylor’s home with attendees including Mr. and Mrs. Robert Taylor and daughters Barbara and Kathy plus several others. The group spent a few days at J.W. Wells State Park in Menominee, Mich., to inspect camping facilities for the upcoming August band camp.

Haley Park John Purdy Mary Frances Henry Hyink Dowagiac Mich Frank Liszt Gertrude Tesh Ruth Miller Sioux Falls South Dakota Charles Elliott John Handorf Marley Baptist Ian Brown Delores Anderson Lincolnwood Ginger Rudd Hawthorne Ridge Pameela Garrish Jeannine Heitman Memorial Stadium Joliet Robert Taylor Barbara Kathy Della Hussey Donna Gayle Huss Kay van Rheeden Mary Ann Sampson Buddy Erickson Charles Ball J.W. Wells State Park Menomenee

Will County Auxiliary police host supervised shoot at Nicholson farm

The Will County Auxiliary police held a supervised shoot at the Nicholson farm range on Sunday and plan another with a July 16 start time. Various locals and visitors attended church and family events, including a 25th wedding anniversary in Morton Grove and graduation celebrations in Frankfort and Arbury Hills.

Emil Wille Frankfort Will County Rudy Urbano Louis Urbano Waldemar Peterson Morton Grove Peterson Mrs. Urbano

Weekend Church Activities and Community Events

In the afternoon residents crafted ceramic flower pots and enjoyed a scavenger hunt. A wiener roast capped the day with evening stunts. Rev Cecil Koop led Sunday masses at 9 and 10 am while Rev Waldemer held 10 am Sunday school and 10 45 am worship. Calvary Bible school closed June 16 with prizes awarded to Judy Clark, Jimmy Vaughn and Barbara Ball for bringing the most boys and girls.

Irene Stelter A. Lach Forest Preserve 143Rd Street Highland St, Anthony's Cecil Koop Calvary Baptist S. E. Waldemer Calvary Bible School Judy Clark Jimmy Vaughn Barbara Ball

N Lenox Girl To Get Special Speech Course

Sandra Oldt of New Lenox student at Lincoln Way High School is among 32 students from 26 Illinois high schools selected for the summer Institute in Speech at Illinois State Normal. She will pursue forensics and the workshop runs July 9 to July 29 housed in Hamilton Whitten Hall.

Sandra Oldt New Lenox Lincoln Way Illinois Illinois State Normal Miss Oldt Hamilton- Whitten

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