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Newspaper
Henry News Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1944
Page
13
Community items include local travels and visits of residents from Sparland and nearby towns. service members listed with Army and Navy postings. Memorial Day parade observations and Cadet Robert Scardon’s participation. local clubs and church society meetings. Sparland Cemetery beautification. and family letters from Germany highlighting everyday life and requests for parcels and sweets.
Mrs Elizabeth Riddell and others outlined plans for the church year. The last Quarterly Conference will be held Friday at 7 45 pm with officers and friends urged to attend. Sunday School observes Students Day June 11 with a 10 00 to 11 30 am program and guest speaker. Annual conference meets in Jacksonville June 13 through the following Sunday. Woman's Society meets June 7 at the church. Dr Atherton of Peoria will lead the Quarterly Conference Friday evening.
The Baptist Church reports a fine morning service and strong Sunday School attendance. Superintendent Mrs. Furrh has left to be with her husband, with thanks expressed for her service. Visitors Paul Meller and Donald Flening attended from out of town. Next Sunday features Mrs. Moore as speaker in the morning and pictures of his work in the evening. Service begins at eight with Sunday School at 9 46 and worship at 11.
Mr and Mrs Raymond Moore, longtime workers in French West Africa, will appear at Sparland Baptist Church on Sunday June 4. Mrs Moore speaks at 11 am in a return engagement, followed by an 8 pm program of motion pictures showing African people, wildlife and tribal life. The Moores plan to resume work in Africa this coming August.
William Gray, son of Mr and Mrs William Gray of Sparland, earned a bachelor of philosophy magna cum laude from St Joseph's College Collegeville at the May 21 commencement. An active pianist and vocalist, he plans to enter St Millard's seminary Indiana in June after pre theology studies and participated in the Columbian Literary Society the Sanguinist Club and the Poetry Society during college.
At the request of Roscoe Ball of Wenona 80 trees from the State were sent to Wenona and planted on the east edge of Wenona High School. Half are sycamores and half American elms.
Dornd E Fleming of Sparland Illinois has graduated from Deming Army Air Field The AAFs Border Bombardier School and been commissioned a second lieutenant He earned silver bombardier wings after an 18 week high altitude precision bombing course plus navigation and aerial gunnery training before joining the Army Air Forces He studied at St Louis University prior to military service
Mary Medilla Wilson 91 of Pioneer Wenona died April 24 at the home of her daughter, Ed Nelson, in Lenox Iowa. She was born January 6 1863 near Wenona and married Thomas Corwin Wilson in 1871. Funeral services were held April 26 1944 at the Federated Church in Corning with burial in Walnut Grove Cemetery. She left eight children, 16 grandchildren, seven great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren, plus sisters in law Marian Dillman Rosella Stranach and Ida Judd.
List of new subscribers includes Corporal Glen E Malone in San Francisco Ensign Kathryn Wolff Shoemaker California En a Varna Chapter F F A Varna Norman Oklahoma and other names with addresses. Public notice urges victory bonds purchase and support.
The column lists visits by Miss Edith Gants and Miss Florence Ganits in Wenona and Texarkana, and gatherings of families from Osk Park Dixon and Sugar Grove. It covers a Friends General Conference program in Cape May and Swaney Alumni Reception, with seniors and class history discussed.
An election of officers for 1945 was held at Dixon Schools. President Lewis Pletsch, vice president Walter Griffith, secretary Verna Schoff, treasurer Elsie Paulson, historian Dorothy Ashdown were named.
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